Memorial Day Weekend Roundup, May 25 – 29

May 25, 2023

Summer 2023 will officially kick off this weekend. Before you head out for some fun in the sun, don’t forget to honor the men and women in uniform who have […]

Helen Hayes Awards Draws Large Crowds; Night’s Big Winner: GALA Hispanic Theatre


So many awards, so little time. An awards show that deserves its own award? Celebrating what’s best in Washington’s theater arts over the past year, more than 1,600 enthusiastic theater-makers […]

On the Cutting Edge: Woolly Mammoth’s Maria Goyanes  

May 22, 2023

Why in the world would Maria Goyanes leave New York’s Public Theater, birthplace of “Hair,” “A Chorus Line” and “Hamilton” (which she helped produce), for a relatively small company in […]

Cafritz Young Artists to Sing Russian Arias, May 25 

May 18, 2023

On Thursday, May 25, the Russian Chamber Art Society will conclude its 2022-23 season of concerts with “Voices of Spring,” a program of arias and art songs sung in Russian […]

Weekend Roundup, May 18 – 21


As we round out the spring and gear up for the unofficial kickoff to summer next week, so many great May activities await. Whether you’re biking to work for the […]

Opera Gala Celebrates ‘La Bohème’ 


The Washington National Opera held its annual gala on May 12 to 13, with an evening of embassy dinners throughout Washington, D.C., a pre-performance cocktail reception, a performance of Puccini’s […]

‘From the Deep’: Afrofuturistic Aquatopia at African Art Museum


The artist Ayana V. Jackson is very much part of “From the Deep: In the Wake of Drexciya with Ayana V. Jackson,” the exhibit she created now at the Smithsonian Institution’s […]

Mother’s Day Weekend Roundup, May 11 – 14 

May 11, 2023

It’s spring in Georgetown and if you want flowers and gardens, we’ve got flowers and gardens! Plus, so many primo weekend events all over town. However you chose to spend your […]

Summer Arts Preview  

May 10, 2023

The D.C. area is full of wonderful ways to spend your summer hours, soaking in all the culture and arts scene. Check out these noteworthy events this May, June, July […]

Social Scene: Good Deeds & Good Times


The Washington Ballet Gala Spring Soirée Kicks off 2023 C&O Canal Season The Phillips Collection Gala: Threads of Connection   Smithsonian Craft Show WHCA: A Weekend of Many Events   […]