Recent Passings of Note
• February 26, 2018

Georgetown lost Joan Burgess Shorey on Feb. 20. Also among the recently departed are a number of singers, dancers, actors, writers and such.

Weekend Round Up February 22, 2018
• February 22, 2018

The Atlas Intersections Festival starts intersecting tonight on H Street NE. This weekend only: the Progressive International Motorcycle Show at the Washington Convention Center and the American Craft Show at the Baltimore Convention Center.

LAST CALL: Georgetown Night at ‘Hamlet’
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Use the GEORGETOWNER55 code to order your tickets for the Thursday, March 1, performance of this attention-getting Shakespeare Theatre Company production, including a special pre-show reception.

2 Powerful Operas: ‘Maria di Rohan’ and ‘Don Carlo’
• February 15, 2018

Washington Concert Opera presents Donizetti’s “Maria di Rohan” on Feb. 18; Washington National Opera follows with Verdi’s “Don Carlo” from March 3 to 17.

Bruni Brought ‘French Touch’ to the Birchmere
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The former first lady of France’s sold-out show in Alexandria, Virginia, promoting her second album in English, was Carla Bruni’s first American engagement since 2014.

Weekend Round Up February 8, 2018
• February 8, 2018

Some options this weekend: tasting chocolate, cooking Indian food, learning about bridal etiquette and attending classical, jazz and choral concerts.

Halcyon Hosts Arts Lab Open House
• January 25, 2018

The former Fillmore School now houses studios for Halcyon’s artist fellows; a dance studio named for Septime Webre and the “one-room” Mysa School.

Richard Thomas Is Here for ‘The Humans’
• January 11, 2018

In the midst of the second leg of its national tour, Stephen Karam’s Tony Award-winning play is at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater through Jan. 29.

‘A New Day’ at Golden Globes
• January 8, 2018

Receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award, Oprah Winfrey gave what was described as the speech of all speeches. “Time is up,” she said.

Women’s Voices Theater Festival Returns to D.C.
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A citywide collaboration that launched the 2015-16 season, the 2018 edition comprises 13 world premieres and 10 American or regional premieres.