Artswatch: Arena Stage’s New Director, Atlantic Festival Returns, Latest on Folger
• September 13, 2023

Hana Sharif Follows Molly Smith at Arena Stage   As successor to Molly Smith, who retired last summer after 25 years as Arena Stage artistic director, Arena’s board appointed Hana S. […]

Renowned Local Jazz Artist Heads DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
• August 28, 2023

D.C.-based artist Aaron Myers was appointed the new executive director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities in May — and hasn’t looked back since.  The renowned jazz […]

Weekend Roundup, Aug. 24 – 27
• August 24, 2023

Happy weekend! It’s crazy how fast summer has flown by. Enjoy the last full weekend before Labor Day with a National Dog Day event, Bourbon Steak’s Summer Somm Soirée, bread-making […]

ArtsWatch: Architect Selected for Bezos Learning Center; Phillips Collection Acquisitions
• August 17, 2023

This month’s ArtsWatch includes a generous donation to the Smithsonian American Art Museum, an architect selected for the new Bezos Learning Center on the National Mall and an official reopening […]

Weekend Roundup, Aug. 17 – 20
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Things are a bit quieter this weekend as we continue moving through the dog days of summer. School starts soon (can you believe it?) so get out and about and […]

Weekend Roundup, Aug. 10 – 13
• August 10, 2023

Happy weekend! Summer is (sadly) winding down, but that does mean more cool activities around town. Check out a tribute at the Exorcist Steps, a hip-hop block party at the […]

Summer 2023: When Women Saved the Economy 
• August 3, 2023

We can all learn a thing or two from the entertainment landscape this summer. With Taylor Swift about to finish up the first leg of her massive Eras Tour (which […]

Weekend Roundup, Aug. 3 – 6
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We’re now officially in the dog days of summer! Despite August being a traditionally slow month in town, there’s plenty to do this weekend. Enjoy live music downtown to end […]

Museum Picks: RBG, ‘Red,’ ‘Look Here,’ Frank Stewart 
• July 27, 2023

‘Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’ “Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg” — at the Capital Jewish Museum — is both a […]

Life in Plastic Is Fantastic: Why I Can’t Wait to See the New Barbie Movie 
• July 20, 2023

I’m not ashamed to admit it. I’ve spent the better part of the last four months defending the movie “Barbie” to my coworkers at The Georgetowner. Our editor-in-chief and managing […]