Weekend Round Up December 21, 2017

December 21, 2017

In addition to Christmas music, shows and meals, there are jazz, beer and comedy options this weekend — not to mention a Falafel Frenzy and a Matzo Ball on Christmas Eve.

Vermeer at the National Gallery

December 20, 2017

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) could manipulate the emotion of light better than any painter I have ever seen. There is a milky, atmospheric delicacy to his best paintings that it is […]

Georgetown ‘Glow’: Reimagining the Season of Light (photos)

December 14, 2017

Presented by the Georgetown Business Improvement District, the fourth edition of the light show, with more artists than ever before, will be on view through Jan. 7.

Weekend Round Up December 7, 2017

December 7, 2017

Presented by the Georgetown Business Improvement District, “Glow,” Georgetown’s exhibition of light art, will feature nine installations by local and international artists, with works lit from 5 to 10 p.m. nightly.

Neighborhood Visionary: Anne Truitt at the National Gallery

December 6, 2017

The National Gallery of Art is not your average neighborhood art gallery. While part of the D.C. community, the National Gallery of Art is a colossal institution. On the entire […]

Antebellum Portraits by Mathew Brady


This is a rare exhibition, in equal parts fine art, Americana and a history of photography. It is a remarkable opportunity to look into the eyes of the past — and have them staring right back at you.

Georgetown to Glow Starting Dec. 8

December 4, 2017

Nine unique interactive light installations by artists from around the world — some from light-art shows in Holland, Lebanon and India — will be featured in the 2017 edition of “Glow.”

‘Light Up the Season’ Switches on the Yuletide

November 30, 2017

At the Nov. 29 kickoff party at the Four Seasons, Santa Claus was played by Tim Connaghan, also known as National Santa, who “has served in the Red Suit since 1969.”

Holiday Arts Preview: Visual Arts

November 22, 2017

If you’re not leaving town for the holidays, December is the perfect month to visit Washington museums. Warm, spacious havens from the claustrophobic chill of winter — and a half-decent […]

Holiday Arts Preview: Visual


If you’re not leaving town for the holidays, December is the perfect month to visit Washington museums. Warm, spacious havens from the claustrophobic chill of winter — and a half-decent […]