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Curator's Tour for Adults

 The Mansion at Strathmore
Sat. Jul 20

Tour: Italian Renaissance Collection

 National Gallery of Art
Thu. Jul 11

Montpelier Instructors Showcase: Opening Reception

 Montpelier Arts Center
Sun. Jul 7

Artists in Fiction Book Club

 The Mansion at Strathmore
Wed. Jul 17

Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C.

 DCPL Deanwood Library
Sat. Jul 6

Detroit 48202, Conversations Along a Postal Route

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Sat. Aug 3

Exiled, America's Deported Veterans

Mt Pleasant Library
Fri. Oct 4

A Capital Fourth Concert & Fireworks

 West Lawn US Capitol
Thu. Jul 4

Bootleg Shakespeare: Richard III

 Folger Theatre
Sat. Jul 27

Gallery Talk: Suffragists and Suffragettes

 Library of Congress
Wed. Jul 17

Portrait Party for Young Learners

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sat. Aug 17

Tokyo Waka

 National Gallery of Art
Jun. 27 – 29

Brilliant Darkness: Hotaru in the Night

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. Jun 29

Ran

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Jun 30

Conversations with Artists: Oliver Lee Jackson

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Sep 15

David C. Driskell and Curlee R. Holton in Conversation

National Gallery of Art
Sun. Sep 22

The Moon in the Age of Photography

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Oct 20

Jazz in the Garden: Hendrik Meurkens Quartet

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jun 28

Jazz in the Garden: The JoGo Project

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jul 5

Jazz in the Garden: Eleke

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jul 12

Jazz in the Garden: Miles Stiebel

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jul 19

Jazz in the Garden: Incendio

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jul 26

Jazz in the Garden: Son del Caribe

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Aug 2

Jazz in the Garden: The Bailsmen

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Aug 9

Jazz in the Garden: Dixie Power Trio

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Mon. Aug 19

Jazz in the Garden: Funky Dawgz Brass Band

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Aug 23

Arlington Philharmonic Pops in the Park at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jun 28

Encore Stage and Studio: A Sidewalk Stroll at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Jun 30

Signature Theatre Cabaret at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jun 29

U.S. Army Blues at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jul 5

The Fuss at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jul 6

Reptiles Alive at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Jul 7

Carly Harvey at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Aug 9

Company Danzante at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Aug 2

Dogo at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jul 19

Encore Stage and Studio: Rocket Woman at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Aug 11

Hot Lanes at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jul 20

Irene Jalenti at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Aug 3

King Soul at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jul 13

Levine School of Music Interactive Family Concert at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Jul 28

Mariachi Los Amigos at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jul 26

Mr Gabe and the Circle Time All Stars

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Aug 4

Rainbow Rock Band at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Jul 21

Rocknocerous at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Jul 14

Shamans of Sound at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jul 27

Veronneau at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Aug 10

Vox Pop at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jul 12

Los Cenzontles

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center

The Eurasia Festival

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. Jun 25

Astrid Kuljanic: Croatian Farewells

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Jun 26

Cosmic Explosions and Cosmic Accelerators

 Library of Congress
Thu. Aug 8

The Recent Discovery of Organic Matter on Mars

 Library of Congress
Thu. Sep 12

The Ionosphere: Exploring our Electric Atmosphere

Library of Congress
Thu. Oct 17

From Sun to Solar Wind: The Perplexing Solar Corona

 Library of Congress
Thu. Nov 7

Space Lasers and Satellite Measurements

 Library of Congress
Thu. Dec 5

Jane Franklin Dance: Mouse in the House

 Cherrydale Branch Library
Mon. Jul 8

Live from the Lawn: Front Country

 Strathmore
Wed. Jul 10

Live from the Lawn: Band of Us

 Strathmore
Wed. Jul 17

Live from the Lawn: Joe Falero Band

 Strathmore
Wed. Jul 24

Live from the Lawn: Miss Tess & The Talkbacks

 Strathmore
Wed. Jul 31

Live from the Lawn: The Josanne Francis Septet

 Strathmore
Wed. Aug 7

Live from the Lawn: Rare Essence

 Strathmore
Wed. Aug 14

Live from the Lawn: UkeFest Finale

 Strathmore
Wed. Aug 21

Live from the Lawn: Aaron Abernathy

 Strathmore
Wed. Aug 28

Mouse in House at Glencarlyn Library

 Glencarlyn Branch Library
Mon. Jul 8

Complete Dogness

 Westover Library
Wed. Jul 17

Mouse in House at Columbia Pike Library

 Columbia Pike Branch Library
Tue. Aug 6

Mouse in House at Shirlington Library

 Shirlington Library
Tue. Aug 6

Family Fun Entertainment Series-Dixie Power Trio

 Reston Town Center
Sat. Aug 3

May Art Walk in the Park

 Glen Echo Park
Jul. 5 – Sep. 6

Family Fun Entertainment Series-Groovy Nate

 Reston Town Center
Sat. Jul 27

Family Fun Entertainment Series-Guava Jelly

 Reston Town Center
Sat. Jul 13

Family Fun Entertainment Series - Mark Lohr

 Reston Town Center
Sat. Jun 29

Los Cenzontles

 Library of Congress
Tue. Jun 25

Cedric Watson

Library of Congress
Thu. Jul 25

Lakota John Locklear

 Library of Congress
Wed. Aug 7

The Murphy Beds

Library of Congress
Thu. Aug 15

Archive Challenge Sampler Concert

 Library of Congress
Wed. Aug 21

Les Filles de Illighadad

 Library of Congress
Thu. Sep 19

Complete Dogness at Central Library

 Arlington Central Library
Thu. Aug 8

Family Fun Entertainment Series-Rocknoceros

 Reston Town Center
Sat. Jul 6

Family Fun Entertainment Series-Turley the Magician

 Reston Town Center
Sat. Jul 20

Lunchtime with the Arts at Mason-Bernstein Does Broadway

 Reston Town Center
Thu. Oct 10

Lunchtime with the Arts at Mason-NOVATEQ

 Reston Town Center
Thu. Sep 26

Lunchtime with the Arts at Mason-Singers and Players from the School of Music

 Reston Town Center
Thu. Sep 12

Lunchtime with the Arts at Mason-The 8th Green Machine Division Band

 Reston Town Center
Thu. Jun 27

Summerbration: Battery Lane

 Reston Station
Fri. Aug 23

Summerbration: By & By

 Reston Station
Fri. Aug 9

Summerbration: Cedar Creek

 Reston Station
Fri. Jul 12

Summerbration: Far Away

 Reston Station
Fri. Jul 19

Summerbration: Four Star Combo

 Reston Station
Fri. Aug 16

Summerbration: King Teddy

 Reston Station
Fri. Jun 28

Summerbration: New Line Brass Band

 Reston Station
Fri. Jul 26

Summerbration: Oasis Island Sounds

 Reston Station
Fri. Jul 5

Summerbration: The Swingin' Swamis

 Reston Station
Fri. Aug 2

Take a Break Concert Series-Bluegrass Tones

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. Jul 4

Take a Break Concert Series-Cheick Hamala Diabate

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. Jul 18

Take a Break Concert Series-Dance Night with Crawdaddies

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. Jun 27

Take a Break Concert Series-Dance Night with Mambo Combo

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. Jul 11

Take a Break Concert Series-Dance Night with Squeez Bayou

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. Aug 22

Take a Break Concert Series-IONA

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. Aug 1

Take a Break Concert Series-Texas Chainsaw Horns

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. Aug 15

Take a Break Concert Series-The Rick Whitehead Trio

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. Aug 29

Take a Break Concert Series-Tower House Band

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. Jul 25

Take a Break Concert Series-Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. Aug 8

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Cello Fury

 Reston Station
Sun. Jun 30

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Dave Lange – Country & Blues Music, Face Painter

 Reston Station
Sun. Jul 28

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Dixieland Band

 Reston Station
Sun. Aug 11

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Face Painter, Balloon Twister, Juggler

 Reston Station
Sun. Aug 25

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Flow Circus

 Reston Station
Sun. Aug 4

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Interactive Theater Of Jef

 Reston Station
Jul. 21 & Aug. 18

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Juggler, Balloon Twister, Glitter Tattoos

 Reston Station
Sat. Aug 3

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Latin/Salsa Band with Dancers

 Reston Station
Sat. Aug 10

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Mark H. Rooney – Taiko drums

 Reston Station
Sun. Jul 7

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Motown/Rock

 Reston Station
Sat. Jul 13

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Pan Steel Drum with Dancers

 Reston Station
Sat. Jul 20

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Rocknoceros

 Reston Station
Sat. Aug 24

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Ryan Forester Band

 Reston Station
Sat. Aug 17

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Síneadh Fada with Foley Academy of Irish Dance

 Reston Station
Sat. Jun 29

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Stilt Walker, Juggler, Face Painter

 Reston Station
Sun. Jul 14

Summerbration Fun Brunch: The Apple Core

 Reston Station
Sat. Jul 27

Sunday Art in the Park: A Little Charm from Across the Pond

 Reston Town Center
Sun. Aug 11

Sunday Art in the Park: Broadway Baby! An Evening of Musical Hits

 Reston Town Center
Sun. Aug 18

Sunday Art in the Park: Divergent Duos with Donovan Stokes and Vasily Popov

 Reston Town Center
Sun. Jul 14

Sunday Art in the Park: Jazz Trio Conversations

 Reston Town Center
Sun. Jul 21

Sunday Art in the Park: Luis Hernandez and Friends

 Reston Town Center
Sun. Jul 7

Sunday Art in the Park: MLO Fusion Project

 Reston Town Center
Sun. Aug 4

Sunday Art in the Park: Two Bass Hit

 Reston Town Center
Sun. Jun 30

Sunday Art in the Park: VoxClarus

 Reston Town Center
Sun. Jul 28

Sunday Art in the Park with GRACE

 Reston Town Center
Jul. 7 – 28

Complete Dogness at Aurora Hills Library

 Aurora Hills Library
Thu. Aug 8

Artist Talk with Shani Shih

 Woodridge Neighborhood Library
Sat. Aug 10

National Park Service Escape Room!

 National Archives
Jul. 24 & Aug. 7

Kiran Deol

The Kennedy Center
Thu. Jun 27

Smithsonian Folklife: Sisterfire Showcase

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. Jun 29

Smithsonian Folkways: Pete Seeger Tribute

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Jun 30

Smithsonian Folklife: Rio Mira

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Jul 1

Smithsonian Folklife: The Sunlit Path

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Jul 3

Two Ton Twig

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. Jul 5

Serenade! Choral Music Festival

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Jul. 6 & 7

Serenade! Choral Music Festival Grand Finale

 The Kennedy Center
Mon. Jul 8

NSO Summer Music Institute

The Kennedy Center
Tue. Jul 9

Target Family Night: All-American Boys Chorus

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. Jul 11

Cheick Hamala Diabate

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. Jul 13

WNO Opera Institute

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Jul 14

NSO Summer Music Institute Orchestra

The Kennedy Center
Mon. Jul 15

Yanga

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. Jul 16

Jovino Santos Neto

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Jul 17

Sriram Gopal & Friends

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. Jul 18

Black Masala

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. Jul 19

NSO Project—Apollo 11 @ 50

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. Jul 20

Lakou Mizik

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Jul 21

Casuarina

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Jul 22

Cimarrón

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. Jul 23

John Scott Dance Actions

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Jul 24

The Cedric Watson Trio

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. Jul 25

NSO Summer Music Institute Orchestra

The Kennedy Center
Sun. Jul 28

Dave Meder

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Jul 29

Old Salt Union

Tue. Jul 30

Suzie Brown

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Jul 31

The Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret: George Washington, Slavery, and the Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon

 Anderson House – The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
Tue. Jun 25

Native American Brass Bands and Beyond

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thu. Jul 18

Lunch Bite – The 1786 Published Edition of the Marquis de Chastellux’s Account of His Travels

 Anderson House – The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
Fri. Jul 19

Lunch Bite – A Collection of Images Illustrating the Art of War in the 18th Century

 Anderson House – The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
Fri. Aug 16

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: Concert with Miguel Ángel Pellao (Pehuenche)

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Fri. Aug 9

Indian Summer Showcase with Indian City

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Sat. Aug 3

The Lafayette Escadrille

 Anderson House – The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
Wed. Aug 7

The Disaffected: Britain’s Occupation of Philadelphia During the American Revolution

 Anderson House – The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
Thu. Jul 25

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Brass Quintet

 Reston Station
Sat. Jul 6

Lunchtime with the Arts at Mason - Autumn Jazz with Mason Music Productions

 Reston Town Center
Thu. Oct 24

Gallery Talk: Plans to Prosper You

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sat. Jul 20

Film Screening: African Twilight: A Forty Year Odyssey Meets the Return of a Legend

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thu. Aug 1

Gallery Talk: Keith Morrison

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thu. Jul 11

Parking: DMV Printmaking

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thu. Jun 27

Curator's Talk: Barry Farm/Hillsdale

Anacostia Neighborhood Library
Mon. Jul 1

Curator Talk: Ten Strong: Women of Barry Farm/Hillsdale

Anacostia Neighborhood Library
Mon. Aug 5

Amazing Grace

 Allen Chapel AME Church
Fri. Aug 16

Curator's Talk: Civil Rights Activism and the Barry Farm/Hillsdale Community

Anacostia Neighborhood Library
Mon. Sep 9

Sinawi: Harmony in Disharmony

 The Kennedy Center
Wed. Jun 26

DuPont Brass

 McLean Central Park
Sun. Jul 7

Frontiers-A Journey Tribute Band

 McLean Central Park
Sun. Jul 14

Justin Trawick and the Common Good

 McLean Central Park
Sun. Jul 21

Slippery When Wet: The Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute

 McLean Central Park
Sun. Jul 28

Sonia de Los Santos

 McLean Central Park
Sun. Jun 30

The Apollo

National Archives
Tue. Jun 25

DC Casineros

 Dance Place
Thu. Jun 27

Dance on Film Series

 Mess Hall
Jul. 11 & Aug. 8

Ayanna Gregory

Arts Plaza at Monroe Street Market
Thu. Jul 18

Jonny Grave

 Arts Plaza at Monroe Street Market
Thu. Aug 15

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Jun 26

LGBTQ+ themed Story Time

Smithsonian National Postal Museum

NPM Tribute to Gregory Hines on National Dance Day

Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Sat. Jul 27

Opening Reception: Chinese Art Deco Posters: 1914-1935 & Dennis Lee Mitchell: Smoke Drawings

 gallery neptune & brown
Wed. Jun 26

BKO Quintet: A Journey into the Heart of Mali

The Kennedy Center
Thu. Aug 1

Voices of Carmen

The Kennedy Center
Sat. Aug 3

The Washington International Piano Festival

The Kennedy Center
Aug. 4 & 5

Ever More Nest

The Kennedy Center
Tue. Aug 6

John Lakota Locklear

 The Kennedy Center
Wed. Aug 7

Tag, Rag, and Bobtail: Women Belonging to the Army

The Kennedy Center
Sun. Aug 11

Meg Okura & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble

The Kennedy Center
Mon. Aug 12

The Murphy Beds

The Kennedy Center
Thu. Aug 15

Integriti Reeves

The Kennedy Center
Fri. Aug 16

Blac Rabbit

The Kennedy Center
Sat. Aug 17

Target Family Night: The U.S. Air Force Band

The Kennedy Center
Tue. Aug 20

MK Zulu

The Kennedy Center
Wed. Aug 21

Victory Boyd

The Kennedy Center
Fri. Aug 23

Saxophone Genesis

The Kennedy Center
Sun. Aug 25

Oh He Dead

The Kennedy Center
Wed. Aug 28

East River Jazz Collective

The Kennedy Center
Thu. Aug 29

Fairfax VA: Independence Day Parade

 City of Fairfax
Thu. Jul 4

Fairfax VA: Evening Show & Fireworks

 Fairfax High School
Thu. Jul 4

DC JazzFest: East River Kickoff

 The Big Chair

Wildlife Ambassadors: Wild Life/Wild Art at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Aug 25

Mad Science of DC at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Sep 8

The Great Zucchini at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Sep 15

Landmark Lecture: Bound by Fortune and Fortitude

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Tue. Nov 19

Landmark Lecture: Houses Divided

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Tue. Oct 22

Landmark Lecture: Unhappy Separations

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Tue. Sep 24

Falls Church 4th of July Celebration

 George Mason High School
Thu. Jul 4

Rockville Independence Day Celebration

 Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park
Thu. Jul 4

REMIX: K-Style

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thu. Jun 27

LOC Movies on the Lawn: Mary Poppins (1964)

 Library of Congress North Lawn
Thu. Jul 11

LOC Summer Movies on the Lawn: Beauty and the Beast (1991)

 Library of Congress North Lawn
Thu. Jul 18

LOC Summer Movies on the Lawn: A League of Their Own

Library of Congress North Lawn
Thu. Jul 25

LOC Summer Movies on the Lawn: Jaws

 Library of Congress North Lawn
Thu. Aug 1

LOC Summer Movies on the Lawn: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

 Library of Congress North Lawn
Thu. Aug 8

LOC Summer Movies on the Lawn: Jurassic Park

 Library of Congress North Lawn
Thu. Aug 15

Tour: Fierce Women 2.0

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Jul 7

Gallery Talk: Ursula von Rydingsvard

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Jul 3

Free Community Day: August

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Aug 4

Free Community Day: July

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Jul 7

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Jul 24

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Aug 7

Gallery Talk: More is More: Multiples

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Jul 10

Gallery Talk: More is More: Multiples

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Jul 17

Gallery Talk: More is More: Multiples

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Jul 31

Tour: Fierce Women 2.0

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Aug 4

Fabricated City

 Korean Cultural Center DC
Fri. Jun 28

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Aug 28

Gallery Talk: More is More: Multiples

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Aug 14

Gallery Talk: New York Ave Sculpture Project

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Aug 21

Tour: Portrait Party for Young Learners

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sat. Aug 17

DC Art Book Fair

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Jul 7

Written in Knots: Curator Tour

 Dumbarton Oaks
Jul. 5 – Aug. 16

Architecture Tour

 Dumbarton Oaks
Jun. 28 – Nov. 1

Opening Reception: July Exhibit: For the Love of Art

 Reston Community Center
Sun. Jul 7

Closing Reception: July Exhibit: For the Love of Art

 Reston Community Center
Sun. Aug 18

Opening Reception: July Exhibit: Lasting Impressions

 Reston Community Center
Sun. Jul 7

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

 Greenbelt Community Center
Tue. Jun 25

Storytime on Screen

 Greenbelt Community Center

The Lady Eve

 Greenbelt Community Center
Mon. Jul 1

The Art League Happy Hour at Chadwicks

 The Art League
Wed. Jun 26

RCC Fun Around Town: Ice Cream Social

 Island Walk Community Center
Fri. Jul 19

RCC Fun Around Town: National Night Out

 Westglade Neighborhood Center
Tue. Aug 6

RCC Fun Around Town: National Night Out at Hunters Woods Plaza

 Reston Community Center
Tue. Aug 6

RCC Fun Around Town: Family Fitness

 Stonegate Community Center
Tue. Jun 25

Richard A. Serrano

Library of Congress
Tue. Jun 25

Take Me Out to the Ballgame: The Story of Katie Casey, Suffrage, and Our National Pastime

 Library of Congress
Sat. Jun 29

Cardboard Culture: The Origins of the Great American Baseball Card

Library of Congress
Fri. Jul 5

Walter Isaacson on Changemakers Throughout History

Library of Congress
Thu. Jul 11

Leadership in an Age of Political Conflict

Library of Congress
Tue. Jul 16

REMIX: Express Yourself(ie)

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thu. Jul 25

Portrait Story Days: Dizzy Gillespie

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Jun. 28 & Jul. 27

Art AfterWords: A Book Discussion

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Tue. Jul 16

Portrait Story Days: Marian Anderson

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Jul. 20 & 21

Towards a More Inclusive Women’s Military History

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thu. Jul 18

Curator Tour: Women of Progress: Early Camera Portraits

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sun. Jul 14

Reception: Richard Siegman New Work

 DC Arts Center (DCAC)
Thu. Jul 11

Fall Plant Sale and Picnic

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Sun. Sep 29

Dress Rehearsal: A Capital Fourth Concert & Fireworks

 West Lawn US Capitol
Wed. Jul 3

July 4th at The National Archives

 National Archives
Thu. Jul 4

Fourth of July Family Day at the National Archives

 National Archives
Thu. Jul 4

Teen Titans Go! To The Movies

 Greenbelt Community Center
Tue. Jul 9

Jubilee Voices at Fort Stevens

 Fort Stevens
Sat. Jul 13

The Writer’s Center Live! A Literary Variety Show

 The Writer's Center
Thu. Jun 27

Independence Day Celebration

 Langley High School
Thu. Jul 4

Step by Step: Building a Feminist Movement

 National Archives
Fri. Jun 28

M.A.K.U SoundSystem

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. Aug 30

Cissa Paz Band

 Franklin Square
Fri. Jun 28

Art Movie Night at The Art League

 The Art League
Thu. Jul 18

Creative Practice Book Club

 The Art League
Thu. Jul 25

Opening Reception: Showcasing 30 Years from the DCAC Archives

 DC Arts Center (DCAC)
Fri. Jun 28

Curator Talk & Closing Reception: Showcasing 30 Years from the DCAC Archives

 DC Arts Center (DCAC)
Sun. Jul 21

Hot! Art Reception

 Gallery Underground
Fri. Jul 5

Hill Center Galleries Opening Reception

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Wed. Jun 26

That's One Small Stamp for a Man: The Philatelic Journey of Apollo 11

Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Wed. Jul 24

Open Studio Fridays

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Jun. 28 – Aug. 9

Genealogy Camp for Kids (Five Days)

 National Archives
Mon. Jul 8

Rights and Responsibilities Learning Lab

 National Archives
Thu. Jul 25

Constitution in Action Learning Lab

 National Archives
Fri. Jul 26

2019 K-Pop Academy DC (4 weeks) Application Deadline June 21

 Korean Cultural Center DC
Mon. Jul 22

Culture Shock Washington, DC

 Dance Place
Thu. Jul 25

Project ChArma

 Dance Place
Thu. Sep 26

Urban Gardening Series: Seeds and Plant Propagation in the Washington Area

Martha's Table at the Commons
Sat. Jul 27

Urban Gardening Series: Summer Harvest, Looking to the Future

Martha's Table at the Commons
Sat. Aug 24

LGBTQ+ Pride Flag postcard workshop

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Sun. Jun 30

Shake Up Your Saturday: United States of Shakespeare

 Folger Theatre
Sat. Jul 6

Shake Up Your Saturday: A Fool! A Fool!

Folger Theatre
Sat. Aug 3

Shake Up Your Saturday: How to be a Shakespearean Actor

 Folger Theatre
Sat. Sep 14

Shake Up Your Saturday: Supernatural Shakespeare

Folger Theatre
Sat. Oct 5

Shake Up Your Saturday: Courtly Greetings and Country Meetings

 Folger Theatre
Sat. Nov 2

Shake Up Your Saturday: I Take My Leave

 Folger Theatre
Sat. Dec 7

Ongoing Events

Tour: Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Building

 Library of Congress
Thru Feb. 1, 2020

Tour: Anderson House

 Anderson House – The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
Thru Dec. 31

Baseball Americana

 Library of Congress
Thru Jul. 27

Tintoretto: Artist of Renaissance Venice

National Gallery of Art
Thru Jul. 9

New York Ave Sculpture Project

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Thru Sep. 20, 2020

Invitational Sculpture Exhibition

 Montpelier Arts Center
Thru Jul. 28

Color-Full

 Publick Playhouse
Thru Aug. 3

Portraits of the World: Korea Exhibition

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru Nov. 17

Americans

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Dec. 31, 2022

Nation to Nation

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Dec. 31, 2021

Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Sep. 30, 2020

Return to a Native Place: Algonquian Peoples of the Chesapeake

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Jan. 1, 2022

The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Jun. 1, 2020

Eye to I: Self-Portraits from 1900 to Today

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru Aug. 18

Gallery Tours

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Dec. 31

The Architecture of the Folger Shakespeare Library

 Folger Shakespeare Library
Thru Jan. 5, 2020

Oliver Lee Jackson: Recent Paintings

 National Gallery of Art
Thru Sep. 15

The American Pre-Raphaelites: Radical Realists

 National Gallery of Art
Thru Jul. 21

A Century of Lunar Photographs from the 1850s to Apollo 11

 National Gallery of Art
Jul. 14, 2019 – Jan. 5, 2020

The Life of Animals in Japanese Art

National Gallery of Art
Thru Jul. 28

Andrea del Verrocchio: Sculptor-Painter of Renaissance Florence

 National Gallery of Art
Sep. 15, 2019 – Jan. 12, 2020

Alonso Berruguete: First Sculptor of Renaissance Spain

 National Gallery of Art
Oct. 13, 2019 – Feb. 17, 2020

Mechanical Reproduction

 Brentwood Arts Exchange
Thru Aug. 10

Beautiful Blooms: Flowering Plants on Stamps

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Thru Jul. 14

Story Time in our Explore! Family Space

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Tue, Wed, Thu & Fri

Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru Jan. 5, 2020

In Mid-Sentence

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru Mar. 29, 2020

One Life: Marian Anderson

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Jun. 28, 2019 – May. 17, 2020

Squire Broel

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thru Aug. 11

Forward Press: 21st Century Printmaking

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thru Aug. 11

Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote

 National Archives
Thru Jan. 3, 2021

Revolutionary Reflections: French Memories of the War for America

 Anderson House – The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
Thru Oct. 27

Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote

Library of Congress
Thru Sep. 1, 2020

Whitman Bicentennial Display

 Library of Congress
Thru Aug. 15

Art in Meditation – the Chakras Art Exhibit

 Del Ray Artisans
Thru Jun. 30

Remembering Our Veterans:

 Howard University
Thru Aug. 31

Organic

 Eleven Eleven Sculpture Space
Thru Aug. 17

Art in Action: Herblock and Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times

 Library of Congress
Thru Aug. 17

La Cascada by Luzinterruptus

 Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain
Thru Sep. 27

John Lennon: The Green Album

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Thru Jul. 7

Section 14: The Other Palm Springs, California

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Jan. 1, 2020

Navigating Eternity

 Zenith Gallery
Thru Jul. 6

Change/Transformation - Women’s Caucus for Art of Greater Washington

 Waverly Street Gallery
Thru Jul. 6

Being Here as ME- New Media Art Exhibition of Women Artists from Taiwan

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thru Aug. 11

Crossing Boundaries & Breaking Borders: DMV Printmaking

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thru Aug. 11

Maia Cruz Palileo

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thru Aug. 11

Passages: Keith Morrison, 1999-2019

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thru Aug. 11

Plans to Prosper You: Reflections of Black Resistance and Resilience in Montgomery County’s Potomac River Valley

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thru Aug. 11

Right to the City @Shaw Neighborhood Library

 Shaw Neighborhood Library
Thru Apr. 20, 2020

Right to the City @Mt Pleasant Library

 Mt Pleasant Library
Thru Apr. 20, 2020

Right to the City @Anacostia Neighborhood Library

 Anacostia Neighborhood Library
Thru Apr. 20, 2020

Right to the City @Woodridge Neighborhood Library

 Woodridge Neighborhood Library
Thru Apr. 20, 2020

Water: The Mirror of Life

 Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain
Thru Sep. 27

Art Connection in the Capital Region Presents: Moving Walls

 Atlas Performing Arts Center
Thru Jul. 31

The Light of Venice Art Exhibition

 Gallery Underground
Thru Jun. 28

Not so Far Away: Regional Landscapes Solo Show

 Gallery Clarendon
Thru Jul. 7

Tabletop: Ceramics, Textiles, Metalwork and Glasswares

 The Art League
Thru Jun. 30

Chinese Art Deco Posters: 1914-1935 & Dennis Lee Mitchell: Smoke Drawings

 gallery neptune & brown
Thru Jul. 27

Royal Philatelic Society London’s 150th Anniversary

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Oct. 18 – 19

Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition

 BlackRock Center for the Arts
Thru Jul. 13

Play - Protection - Peril

 H-Space
Thru Aug. 25

Fair Water: The Water Office

 Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain
Thru Jun. 30

Miniature Shakespeare Books from the Harner Collection

Folger Shakespeare Library
Thru Dec. 31

Winners' Circle Exhibit

 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)
Thru Aug. 17

Marcia Wolfson Ray: archiTERRA

 Montpelier Arts Center
Thru Jul. 28

Lori Ulmer-Hanson

 Montpelier Arts Center
Thru Jun. 30

June Exhibit: Beaches, Canyons, Caves and Cows

 Reston Community Center
Thru Jun. 30

June Exhibit: Reston Photographic Society Exhibit

 Reston Community Center at Lake Anne
Thru Jul. 1

Life Cycles: Water Media Abstracts

 Stone Tower Gallery at Glen Echo Park
Thru Jun. 30

The Sound of Colors: Carl Eugi Hall

 Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park
Thru Jun. 29

Visions & Voices 2019

 Popcorn Gallery at Glen Echo Park
Thru Jun. 30

Uncommon Alexandria Art Exhibit

 VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital
Thru Sep. 29

July Exhibit: For the Love of Art

 Reston Community Center
Jul. 1 – Aug. 18

July Exhibit: Lasting Impressions

 Reston Community Center
Jul. 1 – 29

Ursula Miller: Same, But Different. Boxes and Corners

 Harmony Hall Arts Center
Thru Aug. 3

Richard Siegman New Work

 DC Arts Center (DCAC)
Thru Aug. 18

Showcasing 30 Years from the DCAC Archives

 DC Arts Center (DCAC)
Jun. 28 – Jul. 21

Hot! Art Exhibit

 Gallery Underground
Jul. 1 – 26

Black & White Art Exhibit

 Gallery Clarendon
Jul. 8 – Aug. 4

Solo Exhibitions

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Jun. 26 – Sep. 8

Drop-in Summer Saturdays (Free, all ages)

 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)
Thru Aug. 10
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