Arts
CEO Ana Harvey’s Notes From Underground
‘Whistler in Watercolor’ at the Freer
• June 6, 2019
On view at the Freer Gallery of Art through Oct. 6, this small jewel of an exhibition is the first major exploration of these works since the 1930s.
Weekend Round Up June 6, 2019
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The 2019 Capital Pride Parade steps off from 21st and P Streets at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Also this Saturday: Pride on the Pier at the Wharf and CultureFest DMV at National Harbor.
Weekend Round Up May 30, 2019
• May 30, 2019
On Saturday: mandolinist Chris Thile’s “Live from Here” will broadcast from Wolf Trap and balalaikas will ring out in Rockville.
Bunch Named 14th Smithsonian Secretary
• May 28, 2019
The first African American secretary, Bunch is also the first former director of a Smithsonian museum to occupy the top spot since ornithologist Alexander Wetmore.
LAST CHANCE: Washington National Opera’s ‘Tosca’
• May 23, 2019
The final performance of the Puccini classic will be this Saturday, May 25, at 7 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Opera House.
Herman Wouk: Writer With a Big W
• May 20, 2019
For a considerable time, starting in 1951, Wouk and his wife Betty lived on the corner of Potomac and M Streets in a home that is part of Smith Row, dating to 1810.
Summer Arts Preview: Performance
• May 16, 2019
Highlights of the summer season in theater, opera, music and dance, along with the harder-to-classify By The People and Capital Fringe Festivals.
Helen Hayes Awards: A Portrait of D.C.’s Theater Community
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This year’s presentation of the Helen Hayes Awards, the 35th annual, took place on May 13 at the Anthem in the Wharf development.
America Loses Its Sweetheart, Doris Day
• May 14, 2019
The big band singer and movie star celebrated her 97th birthday only a few months earlier, still in good health, but reportedly succumbed to pneumonia.
