Tudor Place’s ‘Ancestral Spaces’ Pays Homage to Its Black History

February 29, 2024

By Hailey Wharram Tudor Place opened an exhibition entitled, “Ancestral Spaces: People of African Descent at Tudor Place,” on Feb. 6, timed for Black History Month. It is proving so […]

Irish Film Festival Leaps In, Feb. 29 

February 22, 2024

How many Irish films can you name? Sorry, but “How Green Was My Valley” and “The Quiet Man,” American classics directed by John Ford (born John Martin Feeney), don’t count. […]

Onstage, Georgetown: March Into These Shows

February 21, 2024

Onstage, Georgetown by Mark Edelman Maybe it comes in like a lion, maybe it doesn’t. Either way, it’s the perfect time to check out these plays and musical in and […]

Dancing Into the Year of the Dragon 


The Diplomats of Dance Society hosted a Lunar New Year Celebration featuring Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company at the Arts Club of Washington on Feb. 10. The large gathering […]

Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana Sharif to Speak, March 21

February 20, 2024

Hana S. Sharif, who became Arena Stage’s fourth artistic director in 2023, following the 25-year tenure of Molly Smith, will speak at The Georgetowner’s March 21 cultural breakfast at the […]

Celebrating Presidents’ Day, Washington’s Birthday at Mount Vernon


Mount Vernon will celebrate our first president, George Washington, on Feb. 22, (which would have been his 292nd birthday) with free admission. The day will begin at 9:30 a.m. with […]

10 Arts Institutions, and Great Wedding Venues 

February 15, 2024

When we set out to marry (please excuse the pun) our weddings and spring arts preview issues, we knew we had to include a roundup of great art institutions in […]

Artswatch : Rubenstein Leaves KenCen; NGA’s Cornell Trove; Helen Hayes Nominations

February 14, 2024

Rubenstein to Conclude Kennedy Center Chairmanship   Chair of the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees since 2010, philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group global investment firm, will step […]

Spring Visual Arts Preview


Building Stories   National Building Museum    Opened Jan. 21    Curated by children’s book historian Leonard S. Marcus, a founding trustee of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, and featuring […]

Spring Performing Arts  Preview


Duke Ellington 125   Born and raised in Washington, D.C., orchestra leader and composer Edward Kennedy Ellington was nicknamed “Duke” early on for his sense of style. These events celebrate the […]