Juneteenth Celebrated with a Night of Music at Blues Alley

June 24, 2025

By Caroline Moore Juneteenth took center stage last night as Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va) performed along with the David Kline band and Abena Koomson-Davis at Blues Alley in Georgetown. The […]

Fête de la Musique Brings Live Music to the Streets of Georgetown 

June 23, 2025

By Annabel Taylor  D.C., a city influenced by French urban planning and built by French architect Pierre Charles L’Enfant, shares more than just a layout with Paris. In 1982, France’s […]

GALA Theatre’s Gustavo Ott: ‘We Are Ready’


“I left everything in Texas and I came here,” GALA Hispanic Theatre Artistic Director Gustavo Ott told attendees at The Georgetowner’s June 19 Cultural Leadership Breakfast, held at 1310 Kitchen […]

Jewish Museum Puts the J in LGBTQ

June 18, 2025

Pride Month Pop Quiz: Name three LGBTQ historical figures (a) with a connection to Washington, D.C., and (b) who were or are Jewish. Larry Kramer, Wilson High ’53 — author […]

Weekend Roundup: June 18-22


This weekend, we celebrate Juneteenth, which is tomorrow. Friday through Sunday, check out the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle, the RalRose Rum & Rosé Fundraiser and don’t miss ‘Twelfth Night’ […]

S&R Evermay’s Open Studios Event Brings Art, Community to Georgetown

June 16, 2025

By Caroline Woodward Open Studios is an unique opportunity for members of the public to see, experience and interact with the spaces and creations of various local artists. It is […]

‘Delighting Krishna’ at the National Museum of Asian Art

June 12, 2025

In 2011, I happened upon a Brooklyn Museum exhibition called “Vishnu: Hinduism’s Blue-Skinned Savior.” One of the showstoppers: a large painted textile of eight milkmaids in a line — four […]

Weekend Roundup: Nelly & The Nats, Last Chance to Catch ‘Forever Fearless’


Another weekend awaits with plenty to do! Check out a community-driven performance at Folger, see Nelly after the Nats game Friday and don’t miss the last chance to see the […]

D.C. ArtsWatch

June 10, 2025

Georgetown’s Tudor Place Gets Public History Award  Tudor Place Historic House & Garden received the National Council on Public History’s Outstanding Public History Project Award for the Georgetown historic site’s […]

The Room Where It Happened: The 78th Tony Awards Recap

June 9, 2025

Those who attended the 78th Annual Tony Awards were lucky enough to be in the room where it happened—the 10th anniversary of “Hamilton” and its Broadway debut “mixtape” celebration that […]