‘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 […]

The Washington Ballet Announces 2nd Season Under Liang


“Dense with moments for the cast to shine in everything from solos to groups sections, if you were to offer up just one ballet to exemplify the breadth and beauty […]

A Confluence of Art and Dance in Kalorama 

June 5, 2025

An Art Salon at the Home of Artist Kelly Dinglasan Minton  A star-studded art salon was hosted on May 29 by visual artist Kelly Dinglasan Minton and her husband Joel […]

June Onstage, Georgetown


By Mark Edelman June, as Oscar Hammerstein put it, is busting out all over. As the temperatures climb, why not spend a cool summer night at one of these great […]

Weekend Roundup: Pride, Global Rhythms & Gospel Choirs


World Pride continues this weekend with some of the biggest events of the festival. The Nats host a night OUT, Pride heads to the Wharf, Pride Plays will be performed […]

GALA Theatre Artistic Director to Speak at June 19 Breakfast

June 2, 2025

On Thursday, June 19, The Georgetowner’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series will present a talk by playwright Gustavo Ott, artistic director of GALA Hispanic Theatre. Admission to the event, at 1310 […]

Bucoy-Calavan’s Vision: Choral Arts as the Ambassador Chorus

May 29, 2025

Along with excerpts from (as a social media post put it) “all the choral bangers” — Handel’s “Messiah,” Beethoven’s Ninth, the Mozart, Brahms and Verdi Requiems and Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” […]