Arts
Filmmaker Gets Foot in the Door With ‘Step Back, Doors Closing’
Weekend Round Up March 14, 2019
• March 14, 2019
Along with celebrating St. Patrick — and all things Irish — you can sketch orchids, tour Heurich House with the kids and wander the Travel & Adventure Show.
A Resonant ‘Onegin’ from WNO
• March 11, 2019
It’s taken 30 years to return this opera to Washington National Opera, but for those who longed for its arrival, it was probably worth the wait.
Spring Arts Preview: Performance
• March 7, 2019
Our writer on the performing arts points to spring shows of special interest, covering opera, choral, classical, jazz, rock, pop and country, as well as theater.
Spring Arts Preview: Visual Arts
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Our writer on the visual arts highlights several of the most intriguing museum exhibitions on view this spring.
Weekend Round Up March 7, 2019
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Prepare to be smitten, as Charles II was, by Nell Gwynn at the Folger. The show, with Alison Luff playing Nell, closes this weekend.
Green’s the Thing at Alexandria St. Patrick’s Parade (photos)
• March 4, 2019
The Ballyshaners, a nonprofit organization that promotes Irish heritage in Alexandria, organizes and hosts the annual event, one of the earliest St. Patrick’s parades in the nation.
Weekend Round Up February 28, 2019
• February 28, 2019
This weekend’s options include a Whiskey Walk and a Jazz Service. Ready for St. Patrick’s Day? Alexandria’s parade is this Saturday and an Irish tenor will sing at the Perry Belmont House on Sunday.
The 2019 Oscars: Hooray for Hollywood
• February 25, 2019
From the moment when what’s left of the stadium band Queen rocked the house, you could let out a sigh of relief that things would be okay.
Weekend Round Up February 21, 2019
• February 21, 2019
The Atlas Intersections Festival is in full swing (with a Sunday screening of “The Adventures of Prince Achmed”) and the Architecture & Design Film Festival runs throughout the weekend.
‘Pink Ranchos’ at the Art Museum of the Americas
• February 19, 2019
The exhibition, at the Art Museum of the Americas through May 19, invites audiences to experience Columbian American artist Carolina Mayorga’s interpretations and musings on the slums and their occupants.
