It’s (Capital) Fringe Month!
• July 9, 2018

Plays in the festival, which runs through July 29, are all uniformly and un-uniformly out of the mainstream, unique, fresh and original. Our writer’s system is to look for companies with odd names and plays with offbeat themes.

Festival Showcases Cultures of Armenia, Catalonia (photos)
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At this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Catalans stood on each other’s shoulders, building towers called castells as high as eight levels over the National Mall.

Anderson, Montevecchi Leave the Stage
• July 5, 2018

Last month, the entertainment world lost a leading man and a leading lady with long, noteworthy careers: Stanley Anderson and Liliane Montevecchi.

Weekend Round Up July 5, 2018
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Asian culture is on display, with an art opening at the Korean Cultural Center on Friday, the Chinatown Community Festival on Saturday and a festival of South Asian Dance on Saturday and Sunday.

Independence Day in the Nation’s Capital (photos)
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After the 3rd U.S. Infantry Fife and Drum Corps performed, Abigail and John Adams, Ben Franklin, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington read the Declaration of Independence aloud.

On the Mall: Armenia and Catalonia
• June 28, 2018

At the 51st annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which runs through July 1 and from July 4 to 8, visitors are invited to engage with the traditional arts and food right on the Mall.

‘Hamilton’ Popping Eyes, Ears, Minds in D.C.
• June 21, 2018

Founding Father Alexander Hamilton — in the form of the Broadway smash “Hamilton” — has finally landed in Washington, D.C., ensconced until Sept. 16 in the Kennedy Center Opera House.

Weekend Round Up June 21, 2018
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Metropolitan Washington BBQ & Grilling Week ends Friday. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, four blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue will be smokin’ for the National Capital BBQ Battle.

Hess Is More Offers Respite from the Heat
• June 20, 2018

What makes this type of jazz different from the traditional kind is how the Hess Is More band has no hesitation in bringing in a strongly classical influence.

Chamber Dance Project to Premiere ‘Chant’
• June 18, 2018

The June 21, 22 and 23 performances will also feature the Washington premiere of the poignant “Vespers,” the beautiful “Wild Swans” and the athletic and witty “Time Has Come.”