Culture
At home and abroad, what’s happening in the art, entertainment and literary world.
Shining Through
Georgetown / December 16, 2024
All The Devils Are Here at Shakespeare Theatre
Theater / December 12, 2024
Leopoldstadt
Theater / December 8, 2024
Celebrate 70 Years of The Washington Winter Show
Antiques / December 5, 2024
Book Hill Tree Lighting
Holidays / December 4, 2024
From Fired to Fabulous
Georgetown / December 2, 2024
You're Fired!
Georgetown / November 24, 2024
Summer, 1976
Theater / November 19, 2024
First Ladies
Georgetown / November 14, 2024
Gary Fisher
Art / November 10, 2024
Breaking It Down: Conversations from the Vault
Art / October 30, 2024
Atelier Verre
Real Estate / October 27, 2024
My Name is...
Books / October 23, 2024
Jane Austen Ball and Garden Soiree
Georgetown / October 22, 2024
The DMV Collects the DMV
Art / October 20, 2024
Kim David Smith
Music / October 17, 2024
Mosaica: Italian Code of a Timeless Art
Washington DC / October 15, 2024
Journey In The Abstract
Art / September 30, 2024
3D Pop-Art Artist Charles Fazzino
Art / September 25, 2024
Exception to the Rule
Theater / September 24, 2024
From RdV to Lost Mountain
Wine / September 23, 2024
Georgetown Celebrates in Style
Georgetown / September 22, 2024
Georgetown Garden Club Gifts Trees to Library
Georgetown / September 18, 2024
Sweden on the Roof
Music / September 17, 2024
Comedy of Errors
Theater / September 16, 2024
Oh My Heart, Oh My Home
Theater / September 10, 2024
Remembering Lafayette in the Nation’s Capital
History / September 8, 2024
Trio con Brio Copenhagen Live
Music / September 5, 2024
Brazilian Jazz Guitar at Blues Alley
Music / August 29, 2024
Artist Talk and Tai Chi Workshop
Washington DC / August 26, 2024
Twilight Zone: Hidden Wonders of the Ocean
Museum / August 20, 2024
MAMMA MIA!
Theater / August 18, 2024
Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment
Art / August 12, 2024
Plein Air Workshop
Art / August 8, 2024
Jersey Boys
Theater / August 1, 2024
She is the Ocean
film / July 31, 2024
Melba Moore Live at Blues Alley
Music / July 30, 2024
Utama Screening at Georgetown Library
Theater / July 23, 2024
Gordon Parks: Camera Portraits
Photography / July 17, 2024
Capital Fringe Festival Comes to Georgetown
Arts / July 15, 2024
Cynthia Howar and Jamie Peva Visit Oak Hill Cemetery
Georgetown / July 14, 2024
Dance on the Lunar Lawn
Dance / July 11, 2024
Eric Byrd Trio at The Kreeger Museum
Music / July 11, 2024
The Colored Museum
Theater / July 9, 2024
Bastille Day Gala
Georgetown / July 8, 2024
Funny Girl at Kennedy Center
Theater / June 30, 2024
Chryssa Wolfe Art Show in Rehoboth Beach
Art / June 27, 2024
10,000 Dreams
Dance / June 19, 2024
Dr. James D'Orta and Jed Ross Celebrate Peter Rosenstein
Books / June 18, 2024
Bounty of the Cutting Garden
Landscape / June 17, 2024
The Hatmaker’s Wife
Theater / June 13, 2024
Bye Bye Birdie
Theater / June 11, 2024
Peter Rosenstein On His New Memoir
Books / June 9, 2024
Nordic Jazz Festival 2024
Music / June 5, 2024
Summer On The Georgetown Waterfront
Georgetown / June 4, 2024
Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women
Arts / May 28, 2024
The Candidate Live in Georgetown
Theater / May 26, 2024
32nd Tudor Place Garden Party
Gardens / May 23, 2024
Mary Page Evans at Addison/Ripley
Art / May 23, 2024
Georgetown Dish by Beth Solomon
Books / May 22, 2024
The Georgetown Garden Club's 94th Annual Garden Tour
Gardens / May 19, 2024
Alonzo King LINES Ballet: Deep River
Dance / May 15, 2024
Problems Between Sisters
Theater / May 14, 2024
The Human Flood
Art / May 12, 2024
32nd Annual Tudor Place Garden Party
Georgetown / May 8, 2024
Storytelling with Italian Books for Kids
Books / May 7, 2024
Dupont Kalorama Museums Consortium's Walk Weekend
Art / May 6, 2024
Kitty Kelley Dazzles in Georgetown
Georgetown / May 5, 2024
Fête De La Musique World Music Day
Music / April 30, 2024
Coffee & Conversation at Addison/Ripley
Art / April 28, 2024
Kenny Garrett Live at Blues Alley
Music / April 24, 2024
Telling the Stories of Enslaved People at Tudor Place
History / April 17, 2024
Celebrating 30 Years at the Kreeger
Art / April 16, 2024
Macbeth a Tour de Force for Ralph Fiennes
Theater / April 14, 2024
Up Close with Paul Cezanne
Art / April 11, 2024
AI Exhibition at House of Sweden
Georgetown / April 4, 2024
Blues Alley Jazz Guitar Symposium
Music / April 3, 2024
Hester Street
Theater / April 2, 2024
The Georgetown Garden Club Centennial
History / March 27, 2024
Recollecting and Retelling Black Georgetown
History / March 26, 2024
Georgetown Spring Art Walk
Art / March 20, 2024
A Walk in the Park
Georgetown / March 18, 2024
The Sisterhood
Books / March 12, 2024
Piaf! The Show
Theater / March 11, 2024
Pucci's La Rondine at Italian Embassy
Music / March 7, 2024
Isekai: Blooming Parallel Worlds
Art / March 4, 2024
Voices of Zion's DC Emancipation & The Vote
Theater / March 3, 2024
Bella! This Woman’s Place is in THE HOUSE
Theater / March 3, 2024
The Lehman Trilogy
Theater / February 29, 2024
Bridget Kibbey in Concert
Music / February 22, 2024
Meet Stefanie Stark at Addison/Ripley
Art / February 19, 2024
Lena Jonsson Trio in Concert
Music / February 15, 2024
Bonnard's Worlds
Art / February 14, 2024
Naomi Nakanishi Live at The Kreeger
Music / February 13, 2024
Ancestral Spaces: People of African Descent at Tudor Place
History / February 7, 2024
This Much I Know
Theater / February 6, 2024
The Boy and The Heron
film / February 5, 2024
Confluences: Intersectional Visions of Italy
Art / February 4, 2024
Black Georgetown: The Story of a Proud Community
Georgetown / February 1, 2024
Substack
Washington DC / January 31, 2024
tick, tick... BOOM!
Theater / January 29, 2024
Battle Scars in Georgetown
Books / January 22, 2024
Love, Love, Love
Theater / January 16, 2024
A Sisterhood of Spies, Spirits, and Secrecy
History / January 15, 2024
A Weekend of Fine Antiques and More
Antiques / January 11, 2024
Robin Sutliff Art at Canal Square
Art / January 10, 2024
Stefanie Stark at Addison/Ripley Fine Art
Art / January 9, 2024
Still Something Singing
Art / January 4, 2024
Ella Loves Cole
Music / January 3, 2024
Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill at Washington Winter Show
Arts / January 1, 2024
Tallā Rouge Viola Duo Live in Georgetown
Music / December 28, 2023
Enjoy Winter Art
Art / December 26, 2023
Third Thursday
Art / December 19, 2023
Girl From the North Country
Theater / December 17, 2023
Not Your Mother's Wrapping Paper
Art / December 14, 2023
Melba Moore Live at Blues Alley
Music / December 12, 2023
As You Like It at Shakespeare Theatre Company
Theater / December 10, 2023
Swedish Fika for the Holidays
Dining / December 7, 2023
Moses at Theater J
Theater / December 5, 2023
Georgetown GLOW is Back!
Art / November 30, 2023
For the Joy of It
Antiques / November 23, 2023
Jane Monheit Live at Blues Alley
Music / November 16, 2023
The Genius of Gianni Versace Alive
film / November 15, 2023
Tea for Two, or Quite a Few
Washington DC / November 14, 2023
Dorothea Lange: Seeing People
Photography / November 13, 2023
It Came to Me on a Whim
Books / November 7, 2023
Jackson Art Center Open House
Art / November 6, 2023
Georgetown University Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert
Music / November 5, 2023
Wives Who Won the Cold War Walking Tour
History / November 2, 2023
Eric Jacobsen & Friends with Tanner Porter
Music / October 31, 2023
Darwin and the Art of Botany
Books / October 29, 2023
The Daughters of Yalta Author Talk in Georgetown
Books / October 24, 2023
The Chameleon
Theater / October 17, 2023
African Modernism at The Phillips Collection
Art / October 16, 2023
Macbeth in Stride
Theater / October 15, 2023
Spy Tour of Georgetown
Georgetown / October 11, 2023
A Brief History of a Very Long Trail
History / October 4, 2023
DIGEST DESIGN XVIII: Ehrengard
film / October 2, 2023
Latin American Design Week
Design / October 1, 2023
Death Comes to Tudor Place
Museum / September 28, 2023
Fall Concert in the Park
Georgetown / September 27, 2023
Poetry is a Country
Museum / September 19, 2023
Hillary Clinton Joins Jill Biden at the White House for Global Arts Event
Arts / September 14, 2023
Black Georgetown Walking Tour
History / September 12, 2023
Gerald Albright Live at Blues Alley
Music / September 4, 2023
The First Family With Cassandra Good
History / August 30, 2023
Addison/Ripley Presents New Work by Jackie Battenfield
Art / August 28, 2023
Georgetown and Washington DC History and Architecture
History / August 24, 2023
Digging Deep
Georgetown / August 17, 2023
Bach is Back
Music / August 16, 2023
Museum of Failure Coming to Georgetown
Museum / August 14, 2023
Jazz at The Kreeger
Music / August 13, 2023
Moulin Rouge! The Musical at the Kennedy Center
Theater / August 6, 2023
The Land Carries Our Ancestors
Arts / August 3, 2023
Melba Moore Live at Blues Alley
Music / August 2, 2023
Watercolor Monotypes With Felicity
Art / July 26, 2023
A Tale of Two Cemeteries
Georgetown / July 23, 2023
What's Buzzing?
Georgetown / July 6, 2023
Feliz Cumpleaños, Jaleo!
Dining / June 28, 2023
The Lion King
Theater / June 25, 2023
Jelleff Community Center Survey
Georgetown / June 25, 2023
Layered Beauty
Art / June 21, 2023
Disney's The Lion King is Back
Theater / June 18, 2023
Summer Jazz Festival
Music / June 15, 2023
One Jewish Boy at Theater J
Theater / June 14, 2023
Thinking in Clay: How Antonio Canova Made His Sculptures
Art / June 13, 2023
Nikolaj Hess Live at Blues Alley
Music / June 11, 2023
The Defining Day
Georgetown / June 4, 2023
Frank Stewart's Nexus
Photography / June 1, 2023
Brick City
Museum / May 28, 2023
Spring Garden Party at Tudor Place
Georgetown / May 25, 2023
Glass: Art. Beauty. Design
Museum / May 24, 2023
DIGEST DESIGN XVII: Toma Blok
Arts / May 23, 2023
A Serious Game
film / May 21, 2023
In the Weeds at Tudor Place
Georgetown / May 18, 2023
A Conversation With Mary Louise Kelly
Books / May 17, 2023
Good Bones
Theater / May 16, 2023
Here There Are Blueberries
Theater / May 14, 2023
Breaking Ground on New Georgetown Residences
Georgetown / May 11, 2023
Georgetown's Annual Spring Garden Party
Georgetown / May 10, 2023
Spring Soiree Kicks Off 2023 C&O Canal Season
Georgetown / May 7, 2023
Arts & Crafts Workshop
Georgetown / May 3, 2023
Doing The Work
Art / May 1, 2023
250 Years of Trees at Kew
Landscape / April 25, 2023
All Aboard: The Spring Soiree
Georgetown / April 18, 2023
Suspicious Package
Hollywood on the Potomac / April 17, 2023
Les Misérables
Theater / April 16, 2023
Trevor Young at Addison/Ripley Fine Art
Art / April 12, 2023
A Moment in Time: Little Rock Nine
Georgetown / April 9, 2023
Dagmara Weinberg's Nature Photography at Fairmont
Art / April 5, 2023
Richard Serra Film at Glenstone
film / April 4, 2023
On The Road to Paris 2024
sports / April 3, 2023
Variations at Washington Printmakers Gallery
Arts / March 30, 2023
New Book From Mary Louise Kelly
Books / March 27, 2023
Cherry Blossom Margarita Cruise on the Potomac
Washington DC / March 23, 2023
À Bientôt
Georgetown / March 16, 2023
Gloria: A Life
Theater / March 14, 2023
Robin Sutliff Art at L'Enfant Gallery
Art / March 9, 2023
Spy Tour of Embassy Row
Washington DC / March 8, 2023
On the Breath of Angels
Music / March 6, 2023
Spring It On
Washington DC / March 5, 2023
Kenny Garrett Live at Blues Alley
Music / March 1, 2023
House of Sweden Hosts Photography Exhibition
Photography / February 28, 2023
Pour, Tear, Carve
Arts / February 27, 2023
Into the Woods
Theater / February 26, 2023
Walking Tour of Georgetown
Georgetown / February 23, 2023
Paris on the Potomac Photo Contest
Washington DC / February 22, 2023
Romeo and Juliet at The Kennedy Center
Theater / February 16, 2023
Faraway So Close at House of Sweden
Embassy / February 15, 2023
Tudor Place Reopens
Museum / February 9, 2023
Bobbi & Sam Kittner at Dumbarton Concerts Art Gallery
Arts / January 30, 2023
CAG Presents Georgetown's African American History
Georgetown / January 26, 2023
Holy Inventions
Arts / January 24, 2023
Two Jews Walk Into a War
Theater / January 22, 2023
ENGLISH at the Studio Theatre
Theater / January 16, 2023
VIP Preview Night for Washington's Premier Antiques Show
Arts / January 12, 2023
La Galette des Rois
Embassy / January 11, 2023
Jazz at The Kreeger
Music / January 9, 2023
Master Storyteller of the Renaissance
Art / January 4, 2023
C'est La Vie!
film / December 29, 2022
New Year's Eve at Mansion on O
Museum / December 28, 2022
A Blues Alley New Year's Eve
Music / December 27, 2022
Jane Anger
Theater / December 18, 2022
Wicked at the Kennedy Center
Theater / December 15, 2022
Washington Winter Show is Back!
Arts / December 13, 2022
The Tallis Scholars Live in Georgetown
Music / December 8, 2022
ART+ NFT Opens at Addison/Ripley Fine Art Gallery
Art / December 4, 2022
Much Ado About Nothing
Theater / November 20, 2022
People, Places, Things
Theater / November 15, 2022
The Day You Begin at Kennedy Center
Theater / November 8, 2022
Giuseppe De Nittis at The Phillips Collection
Arts / November 3, 2022
America in Flanders Fields
History / October 25, 2022
Julia Bloom at Addison/Ripley Fine Art
Arts / October 24, 2022
The Pianist of Willesden Lane
Theater / October 18, 2022
Planet Word
Museum / October 11, 2022
Welcome to Washington
Politics / October 10, 2022
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
Theater / October 5, 2022
The Fifth Act
Hollywood on the Potomac / October 4, 2022
Open House at Kreeger Museum
Museum / September 29, 2022
Move The Way You Want
Museum / September 28, 2022
Preserving the Stories and Sacred Places of Black Georgetown
Georgetown / September 26, 2022
Ain’t No Mo’
Theater / September 18, 2022
JFK Exhibit Opens at Kennedy Center
Museum / September 12, 2022
Start-Up Nation
Books / August 30, 2022
Dolley Day at Dumbarton House
Georgetown / August 17, 2022
Grace of Monaco
Hollywood on the Potomac / August 1, 2022
Melba Moore Live at Blues Alley
Music / July 28, 2022
Champagne at Seven
Books / July 24, 2022
Ukraine Art Benefit Show
Georgetown / July 13, 2022
Movies on the Lawn at Library of Congress
film / July 11, 2022
Summer Jazz Celebration
Music / July 6, 2022
The Hot Wing King at Studio Theatre
Theater / July 4, 2022
To Kill a Mockingbird
Theater / June 26, 2022
Lou Stovall at the Phillips Collection
Arts / June 23, 2022
Marcia Chatelain Wins James Beard Award
Books / June 20, 2022
Iron & Steel Printmaking Exhibition in Georgetown
Arts / June 13, 2022
UpWest Opens in Georgetown
fashion / June 7, 2022
Marrying The Ketchups
Books / June 6, 2022
Making Music With Found Objects
Music / June 1, 2022
Chris Baer at Addison/Ripley
Arts / May 30, 2022
NYT Names DC One of the World's Best Biking Cities
Georgetown / May 29, 2022
Herbie Hancock Live at the Kennedy Center
Music / May 24, 2022
Gallery Article 15 Opens
Georgetown / May 23, 2022
Celebrating the Music of Tania León
Music / May 17, 2022
The Rodham Institute
Education / May 15, 2022
Washington National Opera's Carmen
Music / May 9, 2022
Wilfredo Lam's Your Own Life
Arts / May 4, 2022
John Proctor is the Villain
Theater / May 3, 2022
Bitty & Beau's Coffee Open in Georgetown
Georgetown / May 2, 2022
A Georgetown Icon Has Returned
Georgetown / May 1, 2022
Jazz at the Kreeger
Music / April 19, 2022
Mean Girls
Theater / April 11, 2022
Notre-Dame Interactive Exhibition
Museum / April 10, 2022
Music to the Rescue
Music / April 7, 2022
The Merchant of Venice
Theater / March 27, 2022
Jazz at The Kreeger
Music / March 24, 2022
Scavenger Hunt at Georgetown Library
Kids / March 21, 2022
Frank Hallam Day Artist Talk in Georgetown
Arts / March 9, 2022
Cold War Tech: Spies, Cameras, and Incredible Images
History / March 2, 2022
Jesus Christ Superstar
Theater / February 27, 2022
StudioLab RD Opens in Georgetown
Arts / February 24, 2022
Beau Soir Ensemble Performs in Georgetown
Music / February 23, 2022
Picasso at the Phillips
Arts / February 22, 2022
Kim Waters Live at Blues Alley
Arts / February 10, 2022
Broadway at The National
Theater / February 7, 2022
What a Relief
Arts / February 1, 2022
Mirror Mirror On The Wall
Arts / January 26, 2022
The Back Porch Years
Books / January 25, 2022
Italian Embassy Screens Film to Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day
film / January 24, 2022
White Noise at Studio Theatre
Theater / January 23, 2022
John Makin's Economic Essays
Books / January 17, 2022
Dumbarton Arts and Education
Georgetown / January 16, 2022
Making DC
Georgetown / January 6, 2022
DC Entrepreneurs Release Children's Book Series
Books / December 21, 2021
Once Upon a One More Time
Arts / December 20, 2021
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Theater / December 19, 2021
Architecture & Design Film Festival DC
Arts / December 15, 2021
James Van Der Zee's Portrait of Harlem
Arts / December 8, 2021
Gaëtan de Séguin at Sofitel
Arts / November 18, 2021
What Do Our Futures Hold?
Arts / November 18, 2021
Tuesdays With Morrie
Arts / November 17, 2021
Ted Leonsis Supports Georgetown Entrepreneurs
Georgetown / November 15, 2021
Georgetown Ice Skating is Back
Georgetown / November 14, 2021
Watch Red Notice
November 2, 2021
Washington National Opera is Back
Arts / October 31, 2021
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens in the Fall
Georgetown / October 20, 2021
The New Woman Behind the Camera
Arts / October 19, 2021
Georgetown Celebrates The Arts
Georgetown / October 17, 2021
Meet Lauren Onkey
Arts / October 17, 2021
Taking Stock
Denmans Garden / October 5, 2021
Tudor Place Garden Party
Tudor Place / October 5, 2021
Becoming Dr. Ruth at Theater J
October 4, 2021
Copenhagen: Gateway to the Baltic Sea
Travel / September 30, 2021
Skål
September 28, 2021
On Hygge Holiday
September 19, 2021
There She Was
September 14, 2021
Lady Liberty
August 30, 2021
'He Named Me Malala'
August 22, 2021
Go Gogh
August 8, 2021
Olympic Kickoff!
July 25, 2021
'The Master of Whites'
July 13, 2021
'The Conservation Game'
July 11, 2021
Addison/Ripley Gets Minted
July 8, 2021
Jessie Gifford at Washington Printmakers Gallery
July 1, 2021
'The Mauritanian'
April 4, 2021
'Lucky'
March 31, 2021
'Boys State'
March 25, 2021
Helene Schmitz Dreamland Photography March 25
March 14, 2021
James A. Baker III
March 11, 2021
Georgetown's Got a Spring GLOW
March 7, 2021
'Lincoln: Divided We Stand'
February 15, 2021
CAG Celebrates Black History Month Feb. 16
February 11, 2021
Outdoor Exhibit at The REACH
January 25, 2021
The Phillips Collection Celebrates Centennial
January 21, 2021
'For There is Always Light'
January 21, 2021
Art for the Soul
January 11, 2021
Outdoor Winter Art at Georgetown's Washington Harbour
January 11, 2021
KC Spotlight: Hope Matters Jan. 8
January 7, 2021
Pippi Longstocking is 75
January 6, 2021
A Conversation With Chris Addison
January 3, 2021
Eva Cassidy Live at Blues Alley on YouTube Jan. 3
December 30, 2020
The Phillips Collection Presents Musicians Conrad Ta and Stefan Jackiw
December 29, 2020
Rock and Roll President
December 21, 2020
View 'Scenes from an Island' Swedish Exhibition
December 17, 2020
Getting Out of Hell!
December 14, 2020
Addison/Ripley Welcomes Jackie Battenfield and Cindy Qiao
December 9, 2020
'Hillbilly Elegy'
December 2, 2020
Enjoy National Symphony Orchestra at Home
November 15, 2020
Here's Looking at You, Kid!
November 5, 2020
The Art of Tom Meyer Now at Addison/Ripley
November 4, 2020
Smithsonian Streams Frida Kahlo Nov. 17
November 3, 2020
A Conversation with NIAF Chairman Patricia Harrison
October 12, 2020
And the Award Goes to ...
October 7, 2020
Sculpture Garden at Kreeger Museum Reopens
September 6, 2020
'The Outpost'
June 29, 2020
'Brag Better'
June 16, 2020
Poet in Residence Judith Bowles
October 22, 2019
What I Learned In The Galápagos: Part II
September 14, 2017
Food Diplomacy
February 16, 2017
Great Scots of Georgetown: Tudor Place Lecture October 1
September 26, 2013