Weekend Round Up September 17, 2026
• September 17, 2026

This Saturday, three Brians mix jazz with Chopin. Also that day: the National Museum of Asian Art’s Chuseok Family Festival and the H Street Festival on H Street NE. Hoist […]

The Kennedy Center: Dead or Alive?
• September 16, 2026

Mr. President, Please Don’t Assassinate the Kennedy Center. The Kennedy Center is in crisis. On Sept. 15, its board voted to close the main building immediately, citing serious structural problems […]

Art All Night Is a Hit in Georgetown
• September 14, 2026

By Natalie Gordon Georgetown was extra hectic this weekend as the Art All Night festival returned to Wisconsin Avenue. The annual event took place at 18 locations around the neighborhood […]

Blues Alley Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
• September 13, 2026

By LaMarr Funn This fall, explore the rich sounds and traditions of Latin America at Georgetown’s legendary Blues Alley. Tucked away at 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the historic jazz club […]

Auction Block: Poster, Print, Bracelet, Clock, Roller Skates, Porsche
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In this month’s Auction Block: a copy of the most famous American World War I recruitment poster, an Art Nouveau clock, a cuff bracelet by Native American artist Marian Denipah, […]

Collection of Cisco, Ayrshire Farm Founder Sandy Lerner Comes to Auction
• September 10, 2026

By Leland Schwartz Sandy Lerner, famous for building network router company Cisco Systems in Silicon Valley, for preserving Jane Austen’s family home in England and for her organic farm in […]

Bunch Resigns as Smithsonian Secretary
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On Sept. 8, Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, 73, announced his resignation. He is expected to depart the Smithsonian — named for founding donor James Smithson, a British […]

Weekend Round Up September 10, 2026
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More than a dozen law-firm rock bands compete tonight and tomorrow night at The Atlantis. Art All Night brightens up Cleveland Park on Friday and Georgetown on Saturday. Also on […]

DC JazzFest Opens on a High Note at The Hamilton Live
• September 3, 2026

By LaMarr Funn The 22nd annual DC Jazz Festival kicked off Wednesday, Sept. 2, at The Hamilton Live. Opening night was a success! This year’s festival was launched before a […]

Art All Night Returns to Georgetown, Sept. 12
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For one thing, Art All Night — taking place in all eight wards of Washington, D.C. — isn’t one night, it’s two: Sept. 11 and 12, starting at 7 p.m. […]