Cultural Distancing Marches On
• May 28, 2020

As D.C.-area arts organizations firm up their summer and fall plans, here is a handful (screenful?) of current recommendations for cultural distancing.

DC Artswatch: Wolf Trap, In Series, Hillwood Book
• May 19, 2020

Wolf Trap’s summer season is now set to start on Friday, July 3. As of this writing, the rest of the season remains on the books.

Shakespeare’s Birthday at Home
• April 23, 2020

The public is invited to post their own scenes, monologues, sonnet readings, selfies, artwork and baked goods on social media, tagging @folgerlibrary and using the hashtag #ShareYourShakespeare.

Staff Entertainment Picks; Send Us Yours
• April 16, 2020

Bored during shutdown? Here are movie, TV, music and book picks from several Georgetowner staffers. We invite you to email your own to us at editorial@georgetowner.com.

An Appreciation: Gary Tischler Was Our Best
• April 9, 2020

Gary Tischler never wrote an inauthentic word in his life, says colleague Ari Post, who adds: “He wrote about Bryce Harper the same way he wrote about Puccini.”

DC Artswatch — COVID Edition
• April 8, 2020

With a surge in COVID-19 cases looming, the District Council is expected to vote to extend D.C.’s state of emergency — declared on a parade-less St. Patrick’s — by 45 […]

‘Celia and Fidel’ at Arena Stage
• March 19, 2020

These are clearly two people who had an epic love story, set on an epically rich historical and political stage, but we only get fragments of their true characters.

PostClassical Charts ‘An Armenian Odyssey’
• March 12, 2020

The 90-minute musical program, on March 4 at Washington National Cathedral, consisted of a single piece, a world-premiere commission by Armenian composer Vache Sharafyan.

J’Nai Bridges: New Star of ‘Samson and Delilah’
• March 11, 2020

Remaining performances in the Kennedy Center Opera House are Friday, March 13; Monday, March 16; and Saturday, March 21.

Max von Sydow: Jesus, Knight, Priest, Assassin, Emperor
• March 9, 2020

The passing of the Swedish actor on March 8, at the age of 90, meant that many memorable characters and roles went with him — and in a sense were resurrected.