Weekend Round Up April 12, 2018
• April 12, 2018

Today through Sunday: the Washington Ballet’s “Mixed Masters” program and the second half of the Shift Festival of American Orchestras. Also on Sunday: the Gay Men’s Chorus small ensembles at the Barns.

LAST CHANCE: Thursday’s Breakfast With Scott Tucker
• April 9, 2018

RSVP to Georgetown Media Group’s May 3 Cultural Leadership Breakfast, at which the Choral Arts Society of Washington’s artistic director will speak, by emailing richard@georgetowner.com.

Bruning Gets Breakfast Attendees Moving
• April 5, 2018

Diane Coburn Bruning, founder and artistic director of Chamber Dance Project, carried out some basic choreography on three volunteers at Georgetown Media Group’s April 5 Cultural Leadership Breakfast.

Weekend Round Up April 5, 2018
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The National Cherry Blossom Festival continues with the official Japanese stone lantern lighting on Sunday. Also this weekend: indie bands, tango dancing and the Bubble Guppies.

Women Cartoonists at Library of Congress
• April 4, 2018

In the past century, I can’t think of two subjects more overlooked in art history than the contributions of women and the influence of cartoons. A protracted struggle has long […]

DCArtswatch April 4, 2018
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Compiled by Richard Selden FILMFESTDC RETURNS The 32ndannual international film festival known as FilmFestDC will take place April 19 to 29, presenting 80 films from 45 countries. Tickets for the […]

Dressing Up for Awesome Con 2018 (photos)
• April 2, 2018

In the six years of its existence, the pop culture festival has expanded from requiring only a small corner of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to occupying virtually the entire space.

Live from Brooklyn … It’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
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On Easter Sunday, April 1, the audience yelled when John Legend as Jesus himself showed off his upper range, when a roaring trio of guitars did their thing, when Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas blasted the title song out into Brooklyn and beyond. 

Weekend Round Up March 29, 2018
• March 29, 2018

On Saturday, go fly a kite on the grounds of the Washington Monument, then take a full moon/blue moon walk to see the other monuments and memorials — and, with any luck, some cherry blossoms.

Huge Outdoor Art Show Coming to Rose Park in May
• March 22, 2018

Bulgarian-born artist Kiril Jeliazkov is bringing 128 pieces of outdoor artwork — titled “The Orange Step” — to the grounds of Georgetown’s Rose Park for the entire month.