Weekend Round Up March 29, 2018
• March 29, 2018

On Saturday, go fly a kite on the grounds of the Washington Monument, then take a full moon/blue moon walk to see the other monuments and memorials — and, with any luck, some cherry blossoms.

Scena Returns to ‘Beckett Trio’
• March 22, 2018

Nanna Ingvarsson stars in Robert McNamara’s production of three short plays by Samuel Beckett — “Footfalls,” “Not I” and the wrenching “Rockaby” — at the Atlas Performing Arts Center through April 8.

Weekend Round Up March 22, 2018
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The National Cherry Blossom Festival’s opening ceremony is Sunday. Also this weekend: more cherry blossom doings, the tail end of the Environmental Film Festival and two cultural spectacles at the Kennedy Center.

WNO’s Princess Eboli: Jamie Barton
• March 12, 2018

In Verdi’s “Don Carlo,” which runs through March 17 at the Kennedy Center, Barton holds her own with a high-powered cast and high-profile characters.

Last Chance: Thursday’s Breakfast With Diane Coburn Bruning
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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.

Wilson’s ‘Two Trains’ at Arena Stage
• March 8, 2018

With the coming of “Two Trains Running,,” starring Carlton Byrd, Washington theatergoers will see why August Wilson’s “Pittsburgh Cycle” is so fluid and appealing to all sorts of audiences.

Weekend Round Up March 8, 2018
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The 48th annual St. Patrick’s Parade of Washington, D.C., is this Sunday. Get your Gaelic on the night before at a concert by the Irish Tenors at the National.

A Very Different Hollywood?
• March 5, 2018

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.

Dr. Ruth Unpacks at Theater J
• March 1, 2018

Always onstage, answering her 1990s-era cell phone, opening and climbing on boxes, breaking into dance, Naomi Jacobson, portraying the 4-foot-7 dynamo, has a lot to do.

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.