Weekend Roundup, Oct. 31-Nov. 3
• October 31, 2024

Welcoming November’s arrival this weekend, there are plenty of things to do, including Dia de los Muertos celebrations, a new exhibit at Dupont Underground, tractor rides at Mount Vernon and […]

Last Chance: Throwback ‘Babbitt’ Has Lessons for Today
• October 30, 2024

“Babbitt,” starring two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick and directed by Christopher Ashley, has been the hot ticket at Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Harman Hall this month. You have a few days […]

Founder Prepares to Bid Opera Lafayette ‘Adieu’
• October 28, 2024

Speaking at The Georgetowner’s Oct. 24 Cultural Leadership Breakfast, Ryan Brown, artistic director of Opera Lafayette, commented on the coincidental link between the event’s venue, the President Woodrow Wilson House […]

Choreographer Diana Movius Is Nov. 21 Breakfast Speaker
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On Thursday, Nov. 21, The Georgetowner’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series will present a talk by Diana Movius, recently appointed choreographer-in-residence at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Admission to the event, […]

All That Jazz, Georgetown: November
• October 23, 2024

By Mark Edelman November keeps the music warm and inviting in clubs and concert venues in and around Washington, D.C. Check out these night spots as we swing our way […]

OnStage, Georgetown: November
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By Mark Edelman November welcomes rich fall colors: the ones that stage lighting, scenery and costumes bring to theaters in and around Washington. Don’t miss all of the vibrant theater […]

Ben Folds to Record Live Album with NSO
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Ben Folds likes what he calls “a good dose of fear” every now and again. He is referring to his upcoming performances at The Kennedy Center October 25 and 26 […]

Weekend Roundup, Oct. 24-27
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We round out October this week with Graham Nash at Wolf Trap, celebrating Dia de los Muertos at the National Museum of the American Indian and of course some Halloween-centric […]

Raymond O. Caldwell Reimagines ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Folger Theatre
• October 17, 2024

For the first show in Folger Theatre’s ‘Whose Democracy?’ season, director Raymond O. Caldwell refreshes “Romeo and Juliet” for a D.C. audience by transposing the Montague-Capulet feud onto our country’s […]

Where Fashion and Dance Collide: “Dance For All” at Dupont Underground
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By Lucy Cullen The Washington Ballet recently performed at Dupont Underground, an arts organization that has transformed the abandoned space under Dupont Circle into a space for contemporary arts. Partnering […]