Events/Things To Do

The Trust for the National Mall will celebrate its tenth anniversary as an official partner of the National Park Service with a benefit gala, the BALL for THE MALL.   WHAT:            CNN’s Wolf Blitzer will serve as the Master of Ceremonies for the program,… Read More

PAUL D. MILLER aka DJ SPOOKY: REBIRTH OF A NATION Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 8 p.m. By Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky Featuring Sound Impact Eisenhower Theater–from $19 Conceived as a reimagining of director D.W. Griffith’s infamously racist 1915 silent film, The Birth of… Read More

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT HONORING JOHN F. KENNEDY Wednesday, May 24, 2017, 8 p.m. National Symphony Orchestra Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano Concert Hall–from $79   Program:   Copland:                           Fanfare for the Common Man William Grant Still:               Poem for… Read More

HUBBLE CANTATA Thursday, May 25, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Paola Prestini, composer Royce Vavrek, librettist Concert Hall–from $15   The Hubble Cantata, brought to life by Metropolitan opera star Nathan Gunn (with soprano to be announced), music director Julian Wachner, a 20-piece instrumental ensemble, and a… Read More

Between a film premiere and a West End debut, there’s Strathmore. Unparalleled in her breadth and versatility, Audra McDonald brings the music that has shaped her career to the Music Center at Strathmore on Friday, May 26, 2017 at 8 p.m. The concert follows the premiere of her latest… Read More