DC Artswatch Aug. 8, 2018
A monthly compilation of cultural news in the Washington, D.C., area.
DCArtswatch July 11, 2018
Compiled by Richard Selden
BASTILLE DAY A DAY EARLY
A day-early celebration of Bastille Day will take place on Friday, July 13, from 7:30 to 11:30...
It’s (Capital) Fringe Month!
Plays in the festival, which runs through July 29, are all uniformly and un-uniformly out of the mainstream, unique, fresh and original. Our writer's system is to look for companies with odd names and plays with offbeat themes.
African Art Museum Director Speaks in Georgetown
In his work, not only for museums but as a writer, lecturer and broadcaster, Augustus (Gus) Casely-Hayford has sought to overcome the centuries-long assault on and denigration of African culture.
DCArtswatch June 6, 2018
Compiled by Richard Selden
AU MUSEUM GETS CORCORAN ART
Nearly 9,000 works of art from the Corcoran collection that the National Gallery of Art chose not...
LAST CHANCE: Thursday’s Breakfast With Scott Tucker
RSVP to Georgetown Media Group's May 3 Cultural Leadership Breakfast, at which the Choral Arts Society of Washington's artistic director will speak, by emailing richard@georgetowner.com.
DCArtswatch April 4, 2018
Compiled by Richard Selden
FILMFESTDC RETURNS
The 32ndannual international film festival known as FilmFestDC will take place April 19 to 29, presenting 80 films from 45...
Weekend Round Up March 8, 2018
The 48th annual St. Patrick’s Parade of Washington, D.C., is this Sunday. Get your Gaelic on the night before at a concert by the Irish Tenors at the National.
Air and Space Curator Shares Revamp Plans
Chief Curator Peter L. Jakab, who spoke at this month's Cultural Leadership Breakfast, started out at the National Air and Space Museum seven years after the museum opened, during the nation’s bicentennial.
LAST CALL: Georgetown Night at ‘Hamlet’
Use the GEORGETOWNER55 code to order your tickets for the Thursday, March 1, performance of this attention-getting Shakespeare Theatre Company production, including a special pre-show reception.
