‘We Choose to Go to the Moon’ at the Portrait Gallery (photos)
The final performance of the dance piece, choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess, will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 6:30 pm.
Family Follows Tree from Oregon to Washington
Following the Dec. 6 lighting ceremony, the Capitol Christmas Tree, an 80-foot-tall, 8,300-pound noble fir, will be lit from dusk until 11 p.m. nightly during the holiday season.
Capitol Buzz: Lots of Goodbyes
Our columnist reports on the loss of George H.W. Bush and the departure (and arrival) of representatives and senators, also recommending some novels and memoirs.
Celebrating Hanukkah at National Menorah Lighting (photos)
This year marked the 40th lighting of the National Menorah, a free event, open to the public, that dates back to 1979, when Jimmy Carter was president.
Basketball Hoyas Off to a Flying Start (photos)
Coach Patrick Ewing's Georgetown University men's basketball squad extended their record to 6-1 this week with home victories over the Campbell Flying Camels and the Richmond Spiders.
TTR Sotheby’s Hosts ’70s Loft Party
A fashionable crowd kicked up their heels to the music on Nov. 10 at the Tuscaloosa Building in Adams Morgan.
Capitol Buzz: Home Rule, Campaign Finance, Voting Rights
The Georgetowner's Capitol Hill columnist looks at three issues that are especially timely with the midterm elections at hand.
Dancers Brings NPG’s ‘Silhouettes’ to Life (photos)
Inspired by the exhibition "Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now," the dance company of Dana Tai Soon Burgess premiered a modern dance work called "Silhouettes" on Oct. 27 and 30.
Halloween Fun in Georgetown
From 9 p.m. until midnight, M Street was gridlocked with pedestrians dressed as (and cars full of) pirates, ghosts, witches and zombies.
Washington International Horse Show: 60 and Still Jumping (photos)
Four-time Olympian Elizabeth "Beezie" Madden (USA) riding Breitling LS took the featured event, the $135,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Washington, topping a 24-horse field.
