Huge Outdoor Art Show Coming to Rose Park in May
• March 22, 2018

Bulgarian-born artist Kiril Jeliazkov is bringing 128 pieces of outdoor artwork — titled “The Orange Step” — to the grounds of Georgetown’s Rose Park for the entire month.

Last Chance: Thursday’s Breakfast With Diane Coburn Bruning
• March 12, 2018

The founder and artistic director of Chamber Dance Project will speak April 5 at Georgetown Media Group’s next Cultural Leadership Breakfast at the George Town Club. RSVP to richard@georgetowner.com.

Air and Space Curator Shares Revamp Plans
• March 8, 2018

Chief Curator Peter L. Jakab, who spoke at this month’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast, started out at the National Air and Space Museum seven years after the museum opened, during the nation’s bicentennial.

Pelosi Donates Speaker’s Gavel, Suit to Smithsonian (photos)
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Also among the donated items: the speech Nancy Pelosi gave when sworn in as speaker of the House, the Congressional Record containing the speech and the tally sheet of the vote electing her.

One-Sided Parking Sparks Lively Debate at ANC
• March 5, 2018

The hall at Visitation School was standing room only Feb. 26, and the commission devoted over an hour to two proposals by Commissioners Jim Wilcox and Peter Murphy.

A Very Different Hollywood?
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All the pre-publicity, stories, predictions and gossip leading up to the March 4 event seemed full of not a little anxiety about how the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement would affect the proceedings.

Statue of Former Mayor Marion Barry Unveiled (photos)
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One of three African Americans with a full-body statue erected and standing in Washington, D.C., Barry is the first local elected official to be honored with a statue.

Florida High School Alums Grieve in D.C.
• March 1, 2018

Well over 100 Stoneman Douglas alumni came together in Georgetown with supporters and legislators on a few days’ notice Feb. 27 to grieve, to support and to plan.

Weekend Round Up March 1, 2018
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Dorrance Dance is at Strathmore and Bowen McCauley Dance is at the Kennedy Center. Also this weekend: a showcase of Oscar-nominated short films at the National Archives.

Trump Takes Over CPAC (photos)
• February 26, 2018

With the exception of Ted Cruz, none of the other 2016 presidential contenders bothered to show up at this year’s event, held Feb. 22 to 24 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.