Abbie Spallen’s award-winning dark comedy draws a line in the mud for Northern Ireland. This political satire is, according to the playwright, “about frustration and impotence at the hands of the powers that be.” August 21st – 7pm at Kelly’s Irish Times 14 F St NW (near Union Station) Lally’s child is stuck down a well. But with…
Author: Haley Fults
It's not New York or San Francisco, but DC has some surprising cultural moments to be discovered. And I'm going to tell you about them. Special attention to free, super cool, or just plain strange events.
Champagne Benefit with the American Pops & an American Songbook legend at Arena Stage August 20
Maestro LUKE FRAZIER and THE AMERICAN POPS ORCHESTRA — Washington, DC’s innovative hometown orchestra — will launch their all-star third season with a special benefit event featuring a rare DC-area appearance of vocal legend Marilyn Maye. It will take place on Sunday, August 20 at 3:00 PM at the Orchestra’s new home, Arena Stage…
Navigating Manufactured Truths in New Target Gallery Exhibition – Opening Reception July 13
Target Gallery, the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory Art Center, welcomes Detroit-based mixed-media artist Sarah Nesbitt for her first solo exhibition in the greater D.C. metropolitan area. Sarah Nesbitt: Making Sense of What We Have is on view Thursday, July 13, through Sunday, September 3, 2017. Nesbitt’s show arrives at a time where…
Historic Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Offers Free Admission and a Chance to Meet the Artists for Centennial of the Everyday
Gadsby’s Tavern Museum is offering free admission on Saturday, July 15, to give visitors an opportunity to see Centennial of the Everyday and meet the artists who created it. This public-art exhibition features layers upon layers of artistic interventions tucked in among Gadsby’s exhibits. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., is…
The Hive Has Arrived at the National Building Museum
WHAT: The National Building Museum’s latest Summer Block Party installation – “Hive” – in Washington, DC is now open to the public! Designed by Studio Gang, Hive is built entirely of more than 2,700 wound paper tubes featuring a reflective silver exterior and a vivid magenta interior, and reaches a height of 60 feet. Work Zone…
An Octoroon Makes Its Triumphant Return to Woolly Mammoth July 18
Last year’s most talked-about, most unforgettable production is returning to Woolly for a limited three-week run: An Octoroon by new MacArthur “Genius Grant”-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins! Tickets are now on sale, so waste no time. You won’t want to miss this play! A plantation on the brink of foreclosure. A young gentleman falling for the part-black…
Sackler Gallery To Temporarily Close for Updates and Revitalization July 10
Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Reopen Oct. 14 With Weekend Celebration The Freer Gallery of Art is undergoing renovations and upgrades to its galleries and infrastructure and has been closed for the past year. The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery will also temporarily close its doors starting Monday, July 10, to allow for reinstallation of the exhibition…
Impress Yourself with Cameron Hughes Wines
Let’s face it: drinking wine in DC is a pretty ego-centric affair. Unlike ordering your own cocktail, the choice of wine can be more about what you think others will like than what you like yourself. And it can be nerve wracking to try to select a wine others will enjoy. The only way to know…
Art Installations at Alexandria’s Historic Gadsby’s Tavern Reflect City’s Past
The City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts partners with Baltimore-based artists Stewart Watson and Lauren Frances Adams for a series of site-specific, all-media installations inspired by the history of Gadsby’s Tavern Museum. Centennial of the Everyday features artistic interventions tucked in among the historic exhibits. It will be on view May 15 – September…
DC Style Is Real 