Folger Theatre releases full program lineup for the second year of The Reading Room Festival (January 25-28)

Folger Shakespeare Library announced Folger Theatre’s eagerly-awaited second iteration of The Reading Room Festival. The festival offers a premier platform for playwrights inspired by, in response to, or in conversation with the plays of William Shakespeare. Staged readings of plays at this year’s festival will be complemented by an array of activities that invite all attendees to immerse themselves…

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The National Building Museum Hosts a FREE Community Day (January 21) to celebrate the opening of BUILDING STORIES

Opening Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 10am, Building Stories is a new long-term exhibition that will bring kids and adults alike on an immersive exploration of the world of architecture, engineering, construction, and design found in the pages of children’s books. Occupying 4,000 square feet of prominent exhibition space on the Museum’s ground floor, Building Stories is the most ambitious…

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McLean Project for the Arts to Host November 18 Art Insights Panel Discussion and Alumni Art Exhibition 

Collectors’ panel and gallery tour part of MPA’s inaugural MPA Inspires: A Weekend of Collecting and Connecting event McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) will host an Art Insights Panel Discussion and Alumni Art Exhibition Showcase on Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 2-5pm. Part of MPA’s inaugural MPA Inspires: A Weekend of Collecting and Connecting celebration, the event will…

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Marriott Commits Over $5 Million to DC Central Kitchen, Expanding Its Iconic Culinary Job Training Program

Marriott International and The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation have committed $5.125 million to DC Central Kitchen (dccentralkitchen.org), the iconic Washington, DC-based community kitchen, as part of the nonprofit’s Bringing the Kitchen Home comprehensive campaign. The investment is the latest in a decades-long partnership between DC Central Kitchen, The J. Willard & Alice S. Marriott Foundation, and Marriott International, especially focused on the organization’s…

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McLean Project for the Arts to Open Spring Solo Exhibitions April 13

Exhibits include works by Chris Combs, George Lorio, and Josh Whipkey McLean Project for the Arts will open its Spring Solo Exhibitions on April 13, 2023. Featured works include Industry Standards: Works by Chris Combs; Concerns: Sculpture by George Lorio; and With My Face Against the Future: Paintings by Josh Whipkey. The exhibition will run through June 10, 2023, with…

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Sakusaku Flakerie Open Weekends at The National Building Museum

 ABOUT SAKUSAKU FLAKERIESakuSaku Flakerie, owned by Yuri and Jason Oberbillig, creates Japanese-French fusion pastries in Washington, D.C.’s Cleveland Park and the National Building Museum. Bringing years of experience at the best bakeries around the world, the Oberbilligs combine technical mastery with twists on traditional flavors to make unique creations. Follow SakuSaku Flakerie online at www.sakusakuflakerie.com and on Instagram.

The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day at the Kennedy Center June 4

As we observe Memorial Day, consider this upcoming performance at the Kennedy Center, focused on the final months of WWII in Europe. The dramatic story is told through the eyes of Ernest Hemingway, LIFE Magazine photographer Robert Capa, Vogue model-turned-photojournalist Lee Miller, and a young American soldier. Their journey and the valor of units like the all-Black, all-female 6888 Battalion come…

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Requiem for the Enslaved Premieres June 17

Georgetown University Assistant Professor and Kennedy Center composer-in-residence Carlos Simon‘s debut album on Decca/Universal, entitled Requiem for the Enslaved, will be released on June 17 ahead of the Juneteenth Federal Holiday. The new work was commissioned by Georgetown to honor 272 enslaved people who were sold for $115,000 by the Maryland Jesuits, the founders of the university,…

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