Remembering Roberta Flack (1937-2025)
• February 27, 2025

R&B and pop singer Roberta Flack rose to fame in the early 1970s with hits like “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and the iconic “Killing Me Softly […]

All That Jazz, Georgetown – March 2025
• February 26, 2025

By Mark Edelman “It might as well be Spring,” Sinatra crooned. And you might as well take in a jazz concert or a couple of sets at a DC area […]

Weekend Roundup, Feb. 27-March 2
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As we round out winter, there are plenty of things to do this weekend including Mardi Gras at The Wharf, a new show at Imagination Stage, an exhibit to kick […]

Washington Ballet’s transcenDANCE: An Evening of Powerful Storytelling Through Movement
• February 24, 2025

By Charlotte Meyer-Schoenherr The Washington Ballet’s latest production, transcenDANCE, which opened last Thursday night at the Eisenhower Theater and ran through Sunday, was a profound exploration of contemporary stories through […]

Irish Film Festival Returns to AFI, Feb. 27-March 2
• February 20, 2025

Google “mrs robinson movie” and “The Graduate” comes up. Simon and Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” was first heard in the 58-year-old film, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Anne Bancroft as […]

Weekend Roundup: February 20-23
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February continues with lots of winter fun including a new celebration at The Yards and a plaque unveiling with the Capitals at Washington Harbour. Have a great weekend! Check Out […]

Opera Lafayette Premieres Dédé’s ‘Morgiane’
• February 18, 2025

The week before Abraham Lincoln’s and Frederick Douglass’s birthdays, Opera Lafayette — best known under founder Ryan Brown for performances of French baroque works — presented the world premiere of […]

SNL at 50: Like ‘Buttah!’
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As Robert De Niro said Sunday evening, “I came here for a little friggin’ break from our world right now.” De Niro was, of course, referring to Saturday Night Live’s […]

AU Museum Opens 5 Shows
• February 13, 2025

Is the American University Museum the District’s most stimulating visual arts venue? It was on Feb. 8, opening night for five spring shows, the most anticipated being “Fred Folsom: Women […]

Weekend Roundup: February 13-17
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Happy Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day weekend! There is plenty to do, including a concert with the National Chamber Ensemble, the D.C. Independent Film Forum and of course celebrating George […]