Weekend Roundup, Oct. 31-Nov. 3
• October 31, 2024

Welcoming November’s arrival this weekend, there are plenty of things to do, including Dia de los Muertos celebrations, a new exhibit at Dupont Underground, tractor rides at Mount Vernon and […]

Founder Prepares to Bid Opera Lafayette ‘Adieu’
• October 28, 2024

Speaking at The Georgetowner’s Oct. 24 Cultural Leadership Breakfast, Ryan Brown, artistic director of Opera Lafayette, commented on the coincidental link between the event’s venue, the President Woodrow Wilson House […]

Choreographer Diana Movius Is Nov. 21 Breakfast Speaker
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On Thursday, Nov. 21, The Georgetowner’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series will present a talk by Diana Movius, recently appointed choreographer-in-residence at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Admission to the event, […]

Ben Folds to Record Live Album with NSO
• October 23, 2024

Ben Folds likes what he calls “a good dose of fear” every now and again. He is referring to his upcoming performances at The Kennedy Center October 25 and 26 […]

Art and Graphic Design of the European Avant-Gardes Opens at the Frary Gallery
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By Sheila Wickouski The Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti wrote  in 1909 the “Manifesto of Futurism,” a call for artists to reject the past, “destroy museums, libraries and  academies”  and […]

Weekend Roundup, Oct. 24-27
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We round out October this week with Graham Nash at Wolf Trap, celebrating Dia de los Muertos at the National Museum of the American Indian and of course some Halloween-centric […]

Raymond O. Caldwell Reimagines ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Folger Theatre
• October 17, 2024

For the first show in Folger Theatre’s ‘Whose Democracy?’ season, director Raymond O. Caldwell refreshes “Romeo and Juliet” for a D.C. audience by transposing the Montague-Capulet feud onto our country’s […]

Where Fashion and Dance Collide: “Dance For All” at Dupont Underground
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By Lucy Cullen The Washington Ballet recently performed at Dupont Underground, an arts organization that has transformed the abandoned space under Dupont Circle into a space for contemporary arts. Partnering […]

Weekend Roundup, October 17-20
• October 16, 2024

As we work our way through October, this weekend includes lots of fall-centric events. There’s a fall market in Georgetown, the Oak Hill Cemetery Gala is Friday and Mount Vernon […]

Kennedy Center’s ‘25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Is Sweet As Honey
• October 15, 2024

William Finn’s Tony Award–winning musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is spellbinding crowds at the Kennedy Center until Oct. 20. Directed by “Kimberly Akimbo” alumnus Danny Mefford, the […]