Events/Things To Do

Disco Dance Party 7 p.m. -12:30 a.m. (Great Hall) Gloria Gaynor Live: Disco Dance Party The Library of Congress opens the doors of the Thomas Jefferson Building for LOC Disco Night, a celebration of the Library’s collections and the music of Gloria Gaynor, with an… Read More

Charlotte Hollister Annual Gala What: Charlotte Hollister Annual Gala at the Arlington Arts Center Featuring: Jane Franklin Dance When: Sunday, May 21, 2016 at 6:00 – 8:00 pm Where: Arlington Arts Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201 Directions to the Arlington Arts Center at… 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

The 2017 Events DC Embassy Chef Challenge presented by TCMA (A Drew Company) will highlight dishes and flavors from all around the world. Embassy chefs will gather on Wednesday, May 24 in the Atrium of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, where they… Read More

WHAT: Embassy chefs from around the world will gather for the 2017 Events DC Embassy Chef Challenge presented by TCMA (A Drew Company), to showcase the unique flavors of their countries in a friendly, delicious culinary competition. With more than 30 embassies participating, this year’s event… 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