Weekend Round Up May 30, 2019

May 30, 2019

On Saturday: mandolinist Chris Thile’s “Live from Here” will broadcast from Wolf Trap and balalaikas will ring out in Rockville.

LAST CHANCE: Washington National Opera’s ‘Tosca’

May 23, 2019

The final performance of the Puccini classic will be this Saturday, May 25, at 7 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Opera House.

Helen Hayes Awards: A Portrait of D.C.’s Theater Community

May 16, 2019

This year’s presentation of the Helen Hayes Awards, the 35th annual, took place on May 13 at the Anthem in the Wharf development.          

America Loses Its Sweetheart, Doris Day

May 14, 2019

The big band singer and movie star celebrated her 97th birthday only a few months earlier, still in good health, but reportedly succumbed to pneumonia.  

Strathmore’s New CEO in the Spotlight

May 13, 2019

Monica Jeffries Hazangeles spoke at Georgetown Media Group’s May 9 Cultural Leadership Breakfast, held at 1310 Kitchen & Bar by Jenn Crovato.

LAST CHANCE: Strathmore CEO to Speak This Thursday

May 6, 2019

Strathmore President and CEO Monica Jeffries Hazangeles will speak at Georgetown Media Group’s May 9 Cultural Leadership Breakfast at 1310 Kitchen & Bar. RSVP to richard@georgetowner.com.

Chorus Stands Out in ‘Oresteia’ at Shakespeare

April 30, 2019

The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s new production of Ellen McLaughlin’s adaptation of Aeschylus’s “The Oresteia” is the last production to be directed by Artistic Director Michael Kahn.

Vibrant Summer Season Ahead at Wolf Trap

April 25, 2019

Where Catherine Filene Shouse grew crops and bred horses and dogs — also hosting Washington’s political, business and social elite — stars from Herbie Hancock to UB40 will perform this […]

Shakespeare’s 455th Birthday at the Folger (photos)

April 17, 2019

The celebration concluded with a grand appearance and cutting of the cake by Queen Elizabeth I herself, accompanied by her favorite, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burleigh.

Appreciating D.C.’s Jazz History

April 10, 2019

On April 17, at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, the Citizens Association of Georgetown hosts Georgetown University professor Maurice Jackson conversing with local jazz greats.