Weekend Round Up October 10, 2019
• October 10, 2019

Two much-admired musical acts — Over the Rhine and India.Arie — will perform on Friday night. And two classic, 400-year-old dramas — by Shakespeare and Calderón — are closing this weekend.

Weekend Round Up October 3, 2019
• October 3, 2019

The Kennedy Center is celebrating the centennial of modern choreographer Merce Cunningham. Dancer or not, you can get moving early on Friday morning at the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building.

Weekend Round Up September 26, 2019
• September 26, 2019

Sunday’s offerings include the annual Turkish Festival on Pennsylvania Avenue, District Winery’s fall harvest party and a fall farm dinner at Arcadia Farm in Alexandria.

Californian Takes Charge at American History Museum
• September 25, 2019

On the job for seven months, Anthea Hartig, who spoke at Georgetown Media Group’s Sept. 19 Cultural Leadership Breakfast, is the first woman to lead the museum.

Weekend Round Up September 19, 2019
• September 19, 2019

Senate Beer is in season on Saturday at the Heurich House Museum’s Oktoberfest. And on Sunday, things will get outlandishly appetizing on K Street at this year’s Taste of Georgetown.

Weekend Round Up September 12, 2019
• September 12, 2019

On Friday at noon, cartoonist Lynn Johnston will illustrate a presentation in real time. Up Wisconsin Avenue from Georgetown, 19 Tenleytown venues are participating in Art All Night on Saturday.

Fall Arts Preview: Visual Arts
• September 10, 2019

Here are some of the museum exhibitions opening this fall that our visual arts writer is most looking forward to.

Weekend Round Up September 5, 2019
• September 5, 2019

The Reach Opening Festival, celebrating the Kennedy Center’s dramatic new pavilions, runs from Saturday, Sept. 7, to Sunday, Sept. 22.

Weekend Round Up August 29, 2019
• August 29, 2019

Justice Ginsburg, David McCullough and José Andrés will be at the National Book Festival on Saturday. And the portcullis will be hoisted this weekend of the Maryland Renaissance Festival.

202Creates Showcases D.C.’s Creative Economy
• August 26, 2019

The initiative is led by Angie Gates, director of the Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment. September is the designated month of celebration, but there are ongoing programs to support local creatives.