Solstice-Timed Season for Chamber Dance Project
Featuring two world premieres, the four-performance season, the company's sixth in Washington, D.C., will take place June 20 to 22 at Sidney Harman Hall.
Antiques Addict: Buttoned Down With Antique Buttons
A perk of collecting buttons is that they can be found everywhere, from garage sales to flea markets and trade shows. They are relatively inexpensive historic artifacts, combining artistic merit and quotidian use.
By The People Festival Returns, June 15 to 23
The free festival has four official hubs: the Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building; Union Market; upscale development CityCenterDC; and a barge that will dock at Washington Harbour from June 15 to 17.
Weekend Round Up June 13, 2019
The 2019 DC Jazz Festival will shoot the works with free afternoon and evening shows on Saturday and Sunday at the Wharf. Also this weekend: final performances of two Shakespeare plays.
‘Hello, Dolly!’ Kicks Off Summer of Kennedy Center Musicals
As embodied — and that’s the right word — by Broadway legend Betty Buckley, Dolly (Gallagher) Levi has settled in at the Kennedy Center Opera House through July 7 in a new production of “Hello, Dolly!”
Taste of Roaring Twenties at Dumbarton House
Transformed into Jay Gatsby’s mansion, Georgetown’s historic Dumbarton House will host an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby,” presented by Picnic Theatre Company.
LAST CHANCE: This Thursday’s Breakfast With Molly Smith
Smith, artistic director of Arena Stage since 1998, will speak at Georgetown Media Group's June 13 Cultural Leadership Breakfast at 1310 Kitchen & Bar. RSVP to richard@georgetowner.com.
‘Whistler in Watercolor’ at the Freer
On view at the Freer Gallery of Art through Oct. 6, this small jewel of an exhibition is the first major exploration of these works since the 1930s.
Weekend Round Up June 6, 2019
The 2019 Capital Pride Parade steps off from 21st and P Streets at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Also this Saturday: Pride on the Pier at the Wharf and CultureFest DMV at National Harbor.
Weekend Round Up May 30, 2019
On Saturday: mandolinist Chris Thile’s “Live from Here” will broadcast from Wolf Trap and balalaikas will ring out in Rockville.
