Arts
Filmmaker Gets Foot in the Door With ‘Step Back, Doors Closing’
In Ellington Show, Students Respond to Art With Art
November 18, 2019
•“In My Shoes” is on view at the school, 3500 R St. NW, on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Dec. 14. A $20 donation is suggested.
Walking the Red Carpet at the American Portrait Gala (photos)
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Guests were treated to a private viewing of the honorees’ portraits, which will remain on view in the museum’s “Recent Acquisitions” exhibition through Aug. 30, 2020.
Weekend Round Up November 14, 2019
November 14, 2019
•Musicians coming to town this weekend include Silkroad, Yonder Mountain String Band and cellist Carter Brey. On Saturday, you can sweat at Union Market then swing-dance at the Torpedo Factory.
Weekend Round Up November 7, 2019
November 7, 2019
•Georgetown’s Fall Days of Design are underway in Cady’s Alley, with a cocktail crawl tonight from 5 to 8 p.m. Also tonight: legendary jazz critic Dan Morgenstern, 90, will speak at the Library of Congress.
‘Bonnard to Vuillard’ at the Phillips
November 6, 2019
•On view through Jan. 26, the exhibition explores the tail end of Post-Impressionism through the Nabis, a group of painters that constituted the last great movement of this era.
Verdi and Mozart at the Kennedy Center
November 5, 2019
•The confluence of “Otello” and “The Magic Flute,” with each other and with the city’s joyous baseball victory, proved again that the world of opera might not be so elitist as some assume.
Portrait Gallery Competition on View
October 31, 2019
•More than 2,600 entries from 14 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico were received for the Outwin Boochever competition. Artists were encouraged to submit works dealing with themes of socio-political relevance.
Weekend Round Up October 31, 2019
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Halloween events will take place starting tonight at venues including Heurich House, the Graham, Decades, Congressional Cemetery, the French Embassy and the National Portrait Gallery.
Weekend Round Up October 24, 2019
October 24, 2019
•Plenty of macaroni will get its cheese on in Buzzard Point on Saturday. And it’s your last chance to see “Stormy Weather” at the Atlas and “Fences” at Ford’s.
The Spirit of Louise Nevelson at Theater J
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From Nov. 7 to Dec. 8, the late sculptor will be among us at Theater J, a shadow portrayed, interviewed and interrogated in the Edward Albee play “Occupant.”