Kirk Douglas, Superstar
• February 6, 2020

The man of many parts, but always one part, too, died yesterday, Feb. 5, at the age of 103 in Beverly Hills, surrounded by family and friends.

Breakfast With Chase Rynd POSTPONED!
• February 3, 2020

Georgetown Media Group plans to reschedule the talk by the National Building Museum’s executive director, which was to take place on Thursday, March 19.

Last Chance: Turner Watercolors in Mystic
• January 30, 2020

Connecticut’s Mystic Seaport Museum is the only U.S. venue for “J.M.W. Turner: Watercolors from Tate.” The show’s last day is Sunday, Feb. 23.

A Beethoven Tribute by Mutter and Orkis
• January 29, 2020

Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and pianist Lambert Orkis will perform three Beethoven sonatas on Saturday, Feb. 1, in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

Jazzman Jason Moran’s Bandwagon
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When they picked Texas-born Jason Moran to become the Kennedy Center’s artistic director for jazz, they picked the right guy. When it comes to jazz, Moran — a highly regarded […]

Bourne’s ‘Swan Lake’ at the Kennedy Center
• January 23, 2020

With six performances between Thursday, Jan. 23, and Sunday, Jan. 26, this is the first Kennedy Center visit of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures production.

Marcel Duchamp at the Hirshhorn
• January 14, 2020

“Marcel Duchamp: The Barbara and Aaron Levine Collection,” explores Duchamp’s monumental influence through and past the scope of his era.

The Golden Globes: First Out of the Gate
• January 6, 2020

Host Ricky Gervais managed to get off cheap and bleeped jokes about “Cats,” including one so inappropriate that it seemed to offend even him. 

Actors, Writers and Others We Lost in 2019
• January 2, 2020

Trying to count up and track the losses is a sorry task but also an uplifting one. You know you will leave people out, for reasons of taste or carelessness, and include others just because.

Weekend Round Up January 2, 2020
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Saturday is ArchaeoCon and Sunday is the Fiesta de los Reyes Magos. Other options include a winter tree walk, a cheese tasting and a magic show by the Great Zucchini.