In STC’s ‘Frida…A Self Portrait,’ Vanessa Severo Paints Us All
• October 15, 2026

By Catherine Meale and Ryan Allen In the opening moments of Shakespeare Theatre Company’s “Frida…A Self-Portrait,” Vanessa Severo asks the audience if we can see Frida Kahlo in her. Of […]

Dogs, Fall, & Halloween: October-November Community Calendar
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Carve pumpkins at the Hoya Harvest Festival, let your dog roam Oak Hill Cemetery and shop the Georgetown Fall Market. Then celebrate Halloween with the Woof Walk on Wisconsin Avenue and a haunted light show on the Exorcist Steps, and vote on Nov. 3.

Adventure Theatre MTC’s Platinum Jubilee Season
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Remarkably, Greater Washington, D.C., is home to three children’s theater companies of advanced age. Imagination Stage, founded as Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts in 1979, is 47. On (actually under) […]

Weekend Round Up October 15, 2026
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In this Weekend Round-Up, choose an author talk tonight at the National Museum of Natural History or Politics and Prose.Choose an author talk tonight at the National Museum of Natural […]

Hollywood Meets Hunt Country at Middleburg Film Festival
• October 13, 2026

The 14th annual Middleburg Film Festival runs from Thursday, Oct. 15, to Sunday, Oct. 18, bringing an impressive selection of independent films, documentaries and anticipated awards contenders to Virginia’s Hunt […]

Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company Premieres ‘Vectors’ at Kreeger Museum
• October 8, 2026

By Sueraya Shaheen On Sept. 26, the Kreeger Museum welcomed a sold-out audience to its main gallery for the premiere of “Vectors,” a dynamic 30-minute work for 10 performers, by […]

Gay Men’s Chorus Tackles Sports at Fall Cabaret, Oct. 24
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The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington will toss out the first ball of its 2026-27 season, “Unapologetically Joyful,” at the Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW, with a sports-and-games-themed fall […]

Weekend Round Up October 8, 2026
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Talk about fall flavors! Persimmons and chile peppers on Saturday, hard cider and oysters on Sunday. Weekend destinations in the nabe include the Ritz-Carlton, the embassies of France and Sweden […]

Latino Culture at the American History Museum
• October 1, 2026

National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Why? Because five Central American nations celebrate their independence on Sept. 15. Mexico celebrates on Sept. 16 (not on […]

Weekend Round Up October 1, 2026
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Dine on Saudi Arabian delicacies tonight, sample dozens of wines on Friday, watch dachshunds dash on Saturday and hear a Great American Songbook recital on Sunday. Right in our own […]