Artswatch : Rubenstein Leaves KenCen; NGA’s Cornell Trove; Helen Hayes Nominations

February 14, 2024

Rubenstein to Conclude Kennedy Center Chairmanship   Chair of the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees since 2010, philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group global investment firm, will step […]

Spring Visual Arts Preview


Building Stories   National Building Museum    Opened Jan. 21    Curated by children’s book historian Leonard S. Marcus, a founding trustee of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, and featuring […]

Weekend Roundup, Feb. 8 – 11

February 8, 2024

Happy weekend! So many options, including performances by The National Philharmonic and The National Chamber Ensemble. Celebrate Mardi Gras at The Wharf, enjoy a book talk on Phillis Wheatley at […]

Weekend Roundup, Feb. 1 – 4

February 1, 2024

Happy weekend! February is Black History Month and The National Gallery of Art is hosting some great programming. Lunar New Year celebrations are at The National Museum of Asian Art […]

Rubenstein to Leave Kennedy Center, Possibly Buy Orioles


After 14 years at The Kennedy Center, Chair of the center’s Board, David Rubenstein is ready to play ball — with the Baltimore Orioles that is. The Angelos family, current […]

Weekend Roundup, Jan. 25 – 28

January 25, 2024

The weekend is upon us! Enjoy “Annie” at the National Theater, the opening of new wine shop, the Urban Grape, or catch a screening of “Killers of the Flower Moon” […]

Weekend Roundup, Jan. 4 – 7

January 4, 2024

Happy New Year! If you’re looking to get back into some weekend fun, we’ve got lots to do. Don’t miss the last weekends for Georgetown Glow, an exhibit from the […]

Weekend Roundup, Dec. 14 – 17

December 14, 2023

Can you believe it? Christmas will be here next weekend. Hanukkah ends Friday. Kwanzaa starts Dec. 26. Basically, the holiday season is flying by! Here are some ideas for what […]

New York Bound? Seek Out These 6 Art Shows 

December 7, 2023

Since the holiday season triggers trips to New York City, here are write-ups of six art exhibitions now at Manhattan museums — in north-to-south order — for your short list.   […]

Help Fallingwater Live On 


[Sponsored Content] Sixty years ago, on a serene fall day in 1963, Edgar Kaufmann Jr. entrusted Fallingwater to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.  Since that day, our mission has been clear: […]