Events/Things To Do

7:30 p.m. Family Theater The Improvised Shakespeare Company Based on one audience suggestion (a title for a play that has yet to be written) The Improvised Shakespeare Co. creates a fully improvised Shakespearean masterpiece right before your very eyes! The night could reveal a tragedy,… Read More

The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City will launch its second season of this popular series with two bestselling authors: Frank Miniter and Dean Reuter. The author series is complimentary to the public and gives attendees the opportunity to meet and purchase the authors book, along with a… Read More

Women Looking at Women: LIFE Magazine’s Female Photographers Thursday, October 3, 2019, 5:30-8 p.m. Alissa Schapiro, museum curator and art historian, will explore LIFE Magazine’s female photographers and their documentation of the fluctuating status of women in the United States while solidifying their own place within LIFE’s male-dominated photography staff.… Read More

Mid-Century Muses: Looking at Fashion in the Photography of Alfred Eisenstaedt Thursday, October 10, 2018, 5:30-8 p.m.  Megan Martinelli, Hillwood’s assistant curator of apparel, jewelry, and accessories, will provide an in-depth look at Alfred Eisenstaedt’s role among twentieth-century fashion media, expanding upon the special exhibition Mid-Century… Read More

Ultimate Insiders: White House Photographers and How They Shape History Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 5:30-8 p.m.  Kenneth T. Walsh, award-winning White House correspondent, will share stories of White House photographers, the ultimate insiders, emphasizing their personal observations and visual histories of the presidents the photographers… Read More

  Let’s Get Cheesy…. Food Trucks, Restaurants, Food Vendors, and Chefs from MD/VA/DC will be serving up the best Mac and Cheese creations! There are also over 60 craft beers, wines, ciders, bourbons, whiskeys and spirits to sample. Over 25 Kinds of Mac and Cheese… Read More

Life in the Art World: LIFE Magazine and Modern American Art Thursday, October 24, 2019, 5:30-8 p.m.  Melissa Renn, collections manager at the HBS Art and Artifacts Collection, will demonstrate how LIFE magazine shaped both the public and the critical reception of modern art and architecture in the United… Read More

The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary of Washington, DC to Host 70th Anniversary Platinum Celebration Fashion Show Luncheon & Auction Annual fundraiser supports previously homeless young mothers with children and survivors of human trafficking throughout DC communities When: Friday, October 25, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Where: The Ritz-Carlton Tyson’s… Read More

Spooky Pooch Howl-o-ween Celebration Saturday, October 26, 2019, 3-5 p.m.  Grab your four-legged friend and high-tail it to Hillwood for an afternoon of Halloween fun on the Lunar Lawn. www.HillwoodMuseum.org  4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Marjorie Merriweather Post: The Life Behind the Luxury Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 5:30-8 p.m.  Estella Chung, Hillwood’s director of collections, will share a look at Marjorie Merriweather Post, revealing her to be an astute business executive, a generous humanitarian, and a committed philanthropist, expanding on… Read More