Onstage, Georgetown: December
• December 1, 2025

By Mark Edelman The holiday season sashays on with standard Christmas fare and some new entries on stage this month. Give the gift of theater this Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or […]

PostClassical Ensemble Goes All-Natural
• November 25, 2025

Since the blue in “the pale blue dot” — Carl Sagan’s cosmic pinpointing of our home planet — is Earth’s global ocean, Claude Debussy’s “La mer” was a natural choice […]

Weekend Roundup: Thanksgiving Warmth & Holiday Charm
• November 24, 2025

Let Thanksgiving Weekend 2025 commence! Wherever you are, or however you choose to spend it, we hope you have a wonderful holiday. Enjoy these local things to do, including Light […]

Q&A with Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Edward Gardner
• November 20, 2025

Conductor Edward Gardner will be leading Tchaikovsky’s popular Symphony No. 5 at the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall with the National Symphony Orchestra this Thursday, Saturday and Sunday only. The symphony’s […]

Weekend Roundup: Holiday Cheer Is Coming
• November 19, 2025

With Thanksgiving just one week away, holiday events are revving up. There are lots of options for things to do this weekend, including taking the family to see a new […]

Next Month at the Hirshhorn: New (and New-ish) Music
• November 13, 2025

“The 20th Century Consort probably needs to consider changing its name to something like the 21st Century Consort,” wrote Joan Reinthaler in 2004 in the Washington Post. With a single […]

Weekend Roundup: Get a Head Start on the Holidays
• November 12, 2025

This weekend, head to S&R Evermay’s last Listening Room series edition celebrating Broadway, enjoy Four Seasons Wine & Dine, see Silkroad Ensemble at Strathmore, shop early with Georgetown’s Holiday Head […]

2025 Holiday Arts & Things to Do Preview
• November 10, 2025

Wondering where to spend the holidays with your family, on a date, with your best friend, or perhaps where to take mom and dad? The D.C. area has plenty of […]

The Georgetowner’s 2025 Holiday Theater Guide 
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THIS MONTH ONLY …  “Vildanden!”    That’s no greeting, it’s the original Dano-Norwegian title of Henrik Ibsen’s “The Wild Duck,” folding its wings this weekend in Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Klein Theatre. […]

Spotlight Artist: Duke Ellington School of the Arts’ Reginald Cyntje
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By LaMarr Funn Reginald Cyntje — Educator, Creator, and Director of Jazz Studies at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts For the past nine years, award-winning trombonist and recording […]