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Toy Story & Four Other Disney Favorites Combine for ‘Worlds of Enchantment’

Four favorite Disney stories skate along together as Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment at the Capital One Arena for ten performances from February 14-18. The action-packed ice spectacular showcases beloved characters from Disney•Pixar’s Cars, Toy Story 3, Disney’s The Little Mermaid and Academy Award®-winning Frozen. It all starts with Mickey’s Dance-Along Pre-Show, then enthusiasts will see high-speed… Read More

STC Announces 2019/2020 Season Under Incoming Artistic Director Simon Godwin

2 days ago by Kate MichaelAround Town

Incoming Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Simon Godwin, at a special press and subscriber event at the theatre’s Harman Hall, announced the company’s 2019-2020 Season to much fanfare. Taking over from Michael Kahn, whom he described as “mighty,” Godwin explained that structuring his first season was… Read More

DC Artist, Allen “Big Al” Carter Celebrated at First Area Exhibit Since Passing

2 days ago by Staff WriterAround Town

On Friday, January 25, 2019, the Fred Schnider Gallery of Art hosted an exclusive opening of local Washington, DC artist, Allen “Big Al” Carter’s new exhibit, “Big Al Carter: A Retrospective,” the first exhibit in DC of Carter’s artwork since his death in 2008. Carter’s daughters, Flora O.… Read More

For a Real Brainteaser, Don’t Miss Constellation Theatre’s “The Master and Margarita”

3 days ago by Jordana MerranAround Town

Play-within-a-play story lines are a common literary device in theater (say, Shakespeare’s Hamlet) and film (The Producers or Moulin Rouge). The meta-plays both advance the plot and highlight important themes or messages in the story. Or, they can totally scramble your brain and leave you wondering “Wait,… Read More

Vid: Inside Dupont’s Groundhog Day Festival

2 weeks ago by Kate MichaelAround Town

Potomac Phil, the National (taxidermied) Groundhog, made an appearance to offer weather and political predictions at Dupont Circle on Groundhog Day, February 2, 2019. Phil, amidst a crowd of neighborhood revelers and a polka playing accordionist, let DC know to expect 6 more weeks of… Read More

14 of our Favorite Cupid’s Day Dinners, Date Nights… and Even a Singles Soiree

2 weeks ago by Kate MichaelAround Town

Celebrating love… looking to get lucky… or just trying not to be lonely? Here’s a list of our top 14 Cupid’s Day festivities, including prix fixe dinners, date night ideas, and even some activities for singles! Lupo Verde Osteria (4814 MacArthur Blvd, NW, 20009), offers… Read More

This DC “Classic” is Winning a James Beard Classics Award

2 weeks ago by Staff WriterAround Town

The James Beard Foundation recently announced the five recipients of its 2019 America’s Classics Award, revealing one honoree daily via the Foundation’s Instagram page. And DC has a winner! Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse (1609 17th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20009; Owner: Paul Katinas) endures as a nexus for… Read More

‘Admissions’ – Privilege, Power, and the Perils of Whiteness

2 weeks ago by Kerry ReichsAround Town

“Admission” (n.) is a word of dual meaning. It can mean “the process or fact of being allowed to enter a place, organization, or institution,” but it also can mean, “acknowledging the truth of something.” Joshua Harmon’s riveting Admissions at the Studio Theater embodies both these definitions in… Read More

Introducing the Park Hyatt’s New Wedding Specialist

2 weeks ago by Kate MichaelAround Town

“I love everything about a couple’s wedding day. I know that sounds like a cliché, but I really do,” says Ildiko Juhasz, newly appointed Special Events Sales Manager & Wedding Specialist at the Park Hyatt. “I love the moment they see each other for the first time… Read More

‘American Moor’ – Othello for 2019

3 weeks ago by Kerry ReichsAround Town

There is much to be plumbed from blistering necropsy of race that is American Moor at the Anacostia Playhouse. The one-man show written and performed by Keith Hamilton Cobb is a unique and thought-provoking experience of contemporary theater, and the seemingly innocuous structures and codes behind which… Read More