Weekend Round Up July 26, 2018
On Saturday, after an aquatic happy hour, you can hear Willie Colón and the best of Wagner’s Ring. Recover on Sunday with glassblowing at Glen Echo and landscape-looking at Waverly Street Gallery.
Glimmerglass: Summer Opera in Cooperstown
Even with the presence of the open-air performance treasure house of Wolf Trap, and various summer offerings from Washington area theaters — the new...
At Carol Joynt’s Q&A Cafe: Rocker ‘Derek Smalls’
There were many insights into the making of the 1984 mock rock-umentary "This Is Spinal Tap," directed by Rob Reiner, which recounted the North American comeback tour of the loudest band in England.
Lively Performances at Rainy Fiesta Asia (photos)
Traditionally scheduled for May to coincide with Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the 2018 event had been postponed once, so the decision was made to carry on despite more calls for rain on July 21.
Weekend Round Up July 19, 2018
This weekend, adults can tap into comedy at the Kennedy Center and kids can widen their eyes at the National Gallery and stretch their ears at Wolf Trap.
Opera Singers Find Inspiration in Art
Fresh from lead roles in Wolf Trap Opera’s production of “Idomeneo,” Megan Samarin and Ian Koziara — two of this summer’s 20 Filene Artists — were preparing for a July 19 recital at the Phillips Collection.
Tab Hunter: From Westerns to ‘Polyester’
The heartthrob and teenage idol, movie star, singer (yes, singer) and gay icon died last Sunday of cardiac arrest at the age of 86.
Weekend Round Up July 12, 2018
In between Capital Fringe shows, spend time outside, cleaning up Theodore Roosevelt Island and picnicking with sculptures at the Kreeger and to the sounds of folk and Southern rock in Rose Park.
The Music Man Behind ‘Ain’t Too Proud’
One thing you can say about Harold Wheeler: he plays the piano.
That’s a singular thing about a very singular man. But what Wheeler —...
It’s (Capital) Fringe Month!
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.
