Annual White House Easter Egg Roll Delights All Ages
• April 10, 2023

The annual White House Easter Egg Roll, a tradition dating back to 1878, was held on the South Lawn April 10. The typical traditions of rolling and hunting for eggs […]

Best Friends Foundation 35th Anniversary Benefit Features Dionne Warwick
• April 6, 2023

Best Friends Foundation held its 35th Anniversary Benefit March 30 at the Four Seasons in Georgetown. The theme of the evening was “Make Music Not Madness.”  Following cocktails and a silent […]

‘Shout Sister Shout!’ at Ford’s Theatre Brings Audiences on a Rollercoaster of Successes, Sorrows
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Settling into a seat for “Shout Sister Shout!” at Ford’s Theatre, one expects to hear a voice capable of raising the historic rafters: that of Carrie Compere as “Godmother of […]

Dutch Tulip Days 2023 Presents 15,000+ Flowers to Highlight Tulips, Bicycles at Ambassador’s Residence
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Flowers and bicycles are iconic images we associate with the Netherlands. Dutch Tulip Days, running now through April 7, at the Dutch Ambassador’s residence, are showcasing thousands of the colorful […]

Make-A-Wish: 40 Years of Reaching for the Stars
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A packed ballroom celebrated 40 years of wishes at the annual Wish Ball for Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic at the Ritz-Carlton on 22nd Street on Feb. 25. Full of joy and inspiration, […]

Mapping Georgetown: Where Will Georgetown Take You?
• April 3, 2023

How cute is Georgetown native, Emily Durso — whose Mapping Georgetown stories we feature today — and how clever is her 1960s Book Shop poster for the Francis Scott Key […]

Celebrating Sergei Rachmaninov in Song: April 4 at French Embassy
• March 30, 2023

On Tuesday, April 4, the Russian Chamber Art Society will mark the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninov’s birth with a performance of his vocal and chamber music at the Embassy […]

Cultural Power Breakfast: GWU’s Corcoran: ‘A Very Different School’ 
• March 27, 2023

Of the storied institution that was the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art and Design, Dr. Lauren Onkey, director since 2021 of George Washington University’s Corcoran School of […]

Weekend Roundup, March 23 – 26
• March 23, 2023

Another weekend awaits! Enjoy springtime in D.C. with signature events like the Blossom Kite Festival, find some delightful food and drink at the Spring Wine Fling and take in some […]

‘King Lear’ at Shakespeare Theatre
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Shakespeare’s “King Lear” is based on a story of a mythical King Lear and his three daughters — but the play is no fairytale. The first production of “King Lear,” technically […]