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Free Events in Metro DC

Performances

LACE, Elisa Monte Dance, DJ Twelve45

National Gallery of Art
Sun. Apr 21

Seoul to Soul

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Apr 21

The Mystery of Picasso

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Apr 21

Rough Magic: Performing Shakespeare through Gaming Technology

 Folger Theatre
Mon. Apr 22

Signed JV, but Not by Vermeer: Young Woman in an Interior by Jacobus Vrel

 National Gallery of Art
Mon. Apr 22

Stamps on Film: Selena

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Mon. Apr 22

Storytime On Screen

 Old Greenbelt Theatre
Mon. Apr 22

The United States Army Band Pershing's Own Chamber Players

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Apr 22

Young Portrait Explorers: Rachel Carson

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Mon. Apr 22

Digital 21 Live

 Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain
Tue. Apr 23

Earthrise: the Photograph that Changed the World

 Library of Congress
Tue. Apr 23

Free Landmark Lecture: A Remarkable Friendship

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Tue. Apr 23

Women Making Waves: Julie Packard and Marcia McNutt

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Tue. Apr 23

After Hours: Inspector Oldfield and the Black Hand Society

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Wed. Apr 24

First: Sandra Day O’Connor, An American Life

 National Archives
Wed. Apr 24

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Apr 24

Hip Hop, Car Culture, and Black Life in Houston, Texas

 Library of Congress
Wed. Apr 24

Jeremy Dutcher

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Apr 24

NGA: Cuba Compendium Film Series - I Am Cuba

 National Gallery of Art
Wed. Apr 24

On the Finland Watch

 Library of Congress
Wed. Apr 24

Whitman 200: By the People Crowdsourcing Campaign

 Library of Congress
Wed. Apr 24

Flint, Shield, and Fire: Exploring Ancient Maya Warfare

 Library of Congress
Thu. Apr 25

Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. Apr 25

Reach for Gold: Copyright and Sports

 Library of Congress
Thu. Apr 25

REMIX: Can You Dig It?

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thu. Apr 25

The Swindlers

 Korean Cultural Center DC
Thu. Apr 25

Thursdays at Noon: Curator’s Choice

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thu. Apr 25

Todos están muertos (They are all dead)

 Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain
Thu. Apr 25

Conversation Circles

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Fri. Apr 26

Duo Sonidos Fourth Friday Sound Sketch

 National Gallery of Art
Fri. Apr 26

If I Survive: Frederick Douglass and Family in the Walter O. Evans Collection

National Gallery of Art
Fri. Apr 26

Open Studio Fridays

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Fri. Apr 26

The Poetry Party: 130 Years of Poet Lore

 The Writer's Center
Fri. Apr 26

Dead Letter Office: Gallery Experience

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Apr. 25 & 27

Portrait Signs

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Apr. 25 & 27

Carousel Day 2019

 Glen Echo Park
Sat. Apr 27

Family Day at the American University Museum

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sat. Apr 27

FMMC: Greenspring Concert Series

 Greenspring Retirement Community
Sat. Apr 27

Franz Liszt’s Sardanapalo

 Library of Congress
Sat. Apr 27

Jeffrey Levine & Susan Sonde Poetry Reading

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Apr 27

Kristina Penhoet : Indeterminate Identities

 Waverly Street Gallery
Sat. Apr 27

National Philharmonic Singers Present Spring Concert

 Christ Episcopal Church
Sat. Apr 27

NGA: Cuba Compendium Film Series - The Translator

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. Apr 27

Shaw Pong Liu

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. Apr 27

Portrait Discovery Kits

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Apr. 21 – 28

Portrait Story Days

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Apr. 21 – 28

Living Earth Festival 2019: Farm to Table

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Apr. 27 & 28

Artist/Curator Talk & Closing Reception: Then/Again

 DC Arts Center (DCAC)
Sun. Apr 28

Concert: The Brandee Younger Trio

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Apr 28

Fourth Annual Earth Day Plant Sale & Picnic

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Sun. Apr 28

Ken Burns and the American Story

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Apr 28

Living Earth Festival 2019: Freddie Bitsoie and Sean Sherman

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Sun. Apr 28

Louder Than a Bomb

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Apr 28

Miraculous Icons and Dynastic Time

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Apr 28

Philanthropy and Plutocracy—2016 in Museums, Money, and Politics

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Apr 28

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sun. Apr 28

Women themed Story Time

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Apr. 22 – 29

Frances Benjamin Johnston at the Tuskegee Institute

 National Gallery of Art
Mon. Apr 29

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

 National Archives
Mon. Apr 29

U.S. Army Blues

 The Kennedy Center
Mon. Apr 29

Whittall Pavilion Open House

 Library of Congress
Mon. Apr 29

Mahidol University School of Music

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. Apr 30

The Lasting Effect of Lunar Exploration

 Library of Congress
Tue. Apr 30

The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border (Francisco Cantú)

Mt Pleasant Library
Tue. Apr 30

Where We Find Ourselves: The Photographs of Hugh Mangum, 1897–1922

National Archives
Tue. Apr 30

Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society

 Library of Congress
Wed. May 1

Gallery Talk: Ursula von Rydingsvard

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. May 1

NSO Prelude

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. May 1

Opening Reception: Organic

 Eleven Eleven Sculpture Space
Wed. May 1

Aura CuriAtlas Physical Theatre

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. May 2

FMMC: Strathmore Concert Series

 The Mansion at Strathmore
Thu. May 2

Inside Signature: Kevin McAllister

 Signature Theatre
Thu. May 2

Atlas Presents Silent Film: Sounds of Silence

 Atlas Performing Arts Center
Fri. May 3

Chiara Izzi & Kevin Hays

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. May 3

Korean Craft: Yesterday and Today Opening Reception

 Korean Cultural Center DC
Fri. May 3

Opening Reception: Sacred Feminine Art Exhibit

 Del Ray Artisans
Fri. May 3

Ciné-concert: Coeur fidèle

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. May 4

Conversation with Bill James

 Library of Congress
Sat. May 4

Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sat. May 4

Family Mural Art Workshop with Luis Peralta del Valle (2 Days)

 Sat. May 4

LA TI DO: Where Spoken Word and Musical Theatre Collide

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. May 4

May Revels at National Cathedral Flower Mart

 Washington National Cathedral
Sat. May 4

Opening Reception: Ben Tolman & David Nash: Drawings

 gallery neptune & brown
Sat. May 4

Tetzlaff-Tetzlaff-Vogt Trio

 Library of Congress
Sat. May 4

Turbulence Opening Reception & Gallery Talk

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sat. May 4

Art of Absence: Voices of the Leftover Subject

National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 5

Contemporary Women Artists from Art21 (Part 2)

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. May 5

DC Concert Orchestra - Postcards

 Church of the Epiphany
Sun. May 5

Fierce Women 2.0

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. May 5

FMMC: Riderwood Concert Series

 Riderwood Village Chapel
Sun. May 5

Free Community Day: May

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. May 5

Hale County This Morning, This Evening

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 5

Intro to the Exhibition—The Life of Animals in Japanese Art

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 5

Jackson Arts Center: Open Studios

 Jackson Art Center
Sun. May 5

JRA Distinguished Artist Lecture: Elizabeth Brim

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sun. May 5

Julie Polt: Opening Reception

 Montpelier Arts Center
Sun. May 5

May Revels at BlackRock Center for the Arts

 BlackRock Center for the Arts
Sun. May 5

Poulenc Trio From Nature, Truth: Whitman, Ruskin and the American Pre-Raphelites

National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 5

Vinicio Capposela

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. May 5

A History of Jews and Yale

 Library of Congress
Mon. May 6

Capitol Cantata Series

 St. Peters Catholic Church
Mon. May 6

Mary Pinchot Meyer: Artist

National Gallery of Art
Mon. May 6

Monday Matinees: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

 Old Greenbelt Theatre
Mon. May 6

Mouse in the House

 Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library
Mon. May 6

The U.S. Navy Band Cruisers

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. May 6

Across a Hundred Mountains (Reyna Grande)

Solid State Books
Tue. May 7

Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. May 7

Downtown Cantata Series

 Church of the Epiphany
Tue. May 7

Danish Clarinet Trio

 National Gallery of Art
Wed. May 8

Džambo Aguševi Orchestra

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. May 8

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. May 8

Shenson Chamber Music Concert: Amaranth Quartet

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. May 8

After Hours: Evenings at the Edge

 National Gallery of Art
Thu. May 9

Playing Baseball Across the Pacific

 Library of Congress
Thu. May 9

Solving the Puzzles of Planet Formation

 Library of Congress
Thu. May 9

The Moving Print: An Evening of Print & Performance

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thu. May 9

Cristian Ianculescu - Dialogues

 Waverly Street Gallery
Fri. May 10

Free Folger Friday: Pop-Up Exhibition

 Folger Shakespeare Library
Fri. May 10

Lee Narae: A cursed woman, Ong-nyeo

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. May 10

FMMC Chorale

 Lutheran Church of the Reformation
May. 9 & 11

Alphabet Rockers

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. May 11

Janie Geiser Double Vision: Recent Shorts

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. May 11

Janie Geiser: Artist’s Talk

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. May 11

End as Beginning: Dynastic Time and Revolution

National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 12

Paolo Angeli

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. May 12

The Canales Project: A Mother’s Day Celebration

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 12

A Western Bestiary

 National Gallery of Art
Mon. May 13

Vladivojna La Chia & 4Trio

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. May 13

A Conversation with Ron Charles + Diane Seuss

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Tue. May 14

All Souls Church Unitarian Choir

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. May 14

Dick Spottswood: A Discographer on the Record

 Library of Congress
Tue. May 14

FMMC: Dumbarton House Series

 Dumbarton House
Tue. May 14

Free Landmark Lecture: The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Tue. May 14

Gallery Talk: Ursula von Rydingsvard

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. May 15

Glyphs on Pots: History of Maya Ceramics

 Library of Congress
Wed. May 15

Isabel Pfefferkorn and Hanna Bachmann

 National Gallery of Art
Wed. May 15

The Bamms

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. May 15

EyeSoar

 Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library
Thu. May 16

Jessye Norman

 Library of Congress
Thu. May 16

Joe Barbieri

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. May 16

Gaithersburg Chorus

 Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church
Fri. May 17

Georgian Culture Center’s Pesvebi Ensemble

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. May 17

Jazz in the Garden: Rob Curto

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. May 17

Polaris Piano Trio

 Potter Violins
Fri. May 17

Target Family Night: Sticks+Bars

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. May 18

Walt Whitman Bicentennial: Manhattan

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. May 18

Walt Whitman Bicentennial: Street Scene

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. May 18

Hawaiian Cultural Festival

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
May. 18 & 19

Godard’s The Image Book

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 19

Miss Tess & The Talkbacks

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sun. May 19

Two Writers on Art, Music, and Modality

National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 19

Yumi Kurosawa, koto

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 19

D.C. Boys Choir

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. May 20

Columbia Heights Educational Campus (CHEC)

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. May 21

Gaithersburg Chorus

 Rosborough Cultural Arts and Wellness Center
Tue. May 21

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. May 22

Identify: Performance Art as Portraiture—Jeffrey Gibson

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Wed. May 22

Maritime Voices at Friendship Heights

 Friendship Heights Village Center
Wed. May 22

School Without Walls

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. May 22

Conversation with Helen Zughaib

 Library of Congress
Thu. May 23

North Mississippi Homeplace: Photographs and Folklife

 Library of Congress
Thu. May 23

Whitman 200: Opening Night Party and Song of Myself Marathon Reading

 Busboys & Poets @ 5th & K
Thu. May 23

Whitman 200: Song of Myself Marathon Reading

 Busboys and Poets @ 450 K St
Thu. May 23

Wilson Senior High School

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. May 23

Jazz in the Garden: Futurist

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. May 24

Whitman 200: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Writers

 Bloom Bars
Fri. May 24

Whitman 200: The Quick Loud Word: A Poetry Workshop Inspired by Walt Whitman

 Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library
Fri. May 24

Whitman 200: Whitman, Neruda, Ginsberg

 Politics and Prose
Fri. May 24

Roberto Rossellini: The War Trilogy - Rome, Open City

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. May 25

The Arboretum Cycle of Nathaniel Dorsk

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. May 25

Unleash Your Superpowers! An International PeerPositivePOWER Presentation

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. May 25

Whitman 200: The Quick, Loud Word: A Poetry Workshop Inspired by Walt Whitman

 Chevy Chase Branch Library
Sat. May 25

Whitman 200: Walt Whitman Meditation

 Friends Meeting of Washington
Sat. May 25

Curator's Tour for Adults

 The Mansion at Strathmore
Apr. 27 & May. 26

National Memorial Day Choral Festival

 The Kennedy Center
Sun. May 26

The Baker’s Wife

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 26

The Kennedy Center Youth Council

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. May 26

Washington International Competition for Voice - Finals

 Terrace Theatre
Sun. May 26

Whitman 200: Growth of Becoming

 Dock 5 at Union Market
Sun. May 26

Whitman 200: Songs of Ourselves

 All Souls Church Unitarian
Sun. May 26

Honor Vets at the Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Rally

 National Mall
Mon. May 27

National Memorial Day Concert

 West Lawn US Capitol
Mon. May 27

Roberto Rossellini: The War Trilogy - Germany, Year Zero

 National Gallery of Art
Mon. May 27

Roberto Rossellini: The War Trilogy - Paisan

 National Gallery of Art
Mon. May 27

Whitman 200: I Have Thought of You: An Epistolary Poetry Writing Workshop Inspired by Walt Whitman

 Shaw Neighborhood Library
Mon. May 27

Whitman 200: Memorial Day Tours of the US Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery

 US Soldier's Home National Cemetery
Mon. May 27

Whitman 200: The Quick, Loud Word: A Poetry Workshop Inspired by Walt Whitman

 Shaw Neighborhood Library
Mon. May 27

National Memorial Day Parade

 Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th Streets
Tue. May 28

Whitman 200: District Lit’s Celebration of Nature and Walt Whitman

 Colony Club
Tue. May 28

Whitman 200: The Quick, Loud Word: A Poetry Workshop Inspired by Walt Whitman

 Bellvue Neighborhood Library
Tue. May 28

Whitman 200: The Quick, Loud Word: A Poetry Workshop Inspired by Walt Whitman

 Anacostia Neighborhood Library
Tue. May 28

Whitman 200: Whitman Humanitini

 Busboys & Poets @ 14th & V
Tue. May 28

Whitman 200: Yawp: A Leaves of Grass Read Aloud

 Loyalty Bookstore
Tue. May 28

Gallery Talk: Library and Research Center Special Exhibition

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. May 29

Paco de Lucía: La búsqueda (The Journey)

 Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain
Wed. May 29

Rhythm Project All-Stars

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. May 29

Whitman 200: Todos Somos Whitman: Latin American Area Poets Reading their Whitman-Inspired Poems

 Institute for Spiritual Development
Wed. May 29

NSO Youth Fellows

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Apr. 23 – May. 30

Take a Break Concert Series - Origem

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. May 30

Whitman 200: Civil War Medicine in Washington

 Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
Thu. May 30

Whitman 200: Dearest Queerest Body Electric

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Thu. May 30

Whitman 200: Happy Birthday Walt! – Digitized Walt Whitman Collections from the Manuscript Division

 Library of Congress
Thu. May 30

Whitman 200: I Have Thought of You: An Epistolary Poetry Writing Workshop

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Thu. May 30

Dance Institute of Washington: Magic Kente Cloth

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. May 31

Jazz in the Garden: Billy Price

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. May 31

Whitman 200: Poetry Films

 Rhizome
Fri. May 31

Whitman 200: Walt Birthday Concert and Poetry Reading

 Arts Club of Washington
Fri. May 31

Whitman 200: Walt Whitman 200 Birthday Performance Showcase by Artists of Capturing Fire

 Busboys & Poets @ Takoma
Fri. May 31

Whitman 200: Walt Whitman-Themed Literary Cocktails

 Loyalty Bookstore
Fri. May 31

Cristian Ianculescu - Dialogues

 Waverly Street Gallery
Sat. Jun 1

FMMC: Avanti Orchestra

 Cultural Arts Center at Montgomery College
Sat. Jun 1

NGA Film Series: New Cinema from Romania - Alice T.

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. Jun 1

NGA Film Series: New Cinema from Romania - Infinite Football

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. Jun 1

NSO Prelude

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. Jun 1

Open Rehearsal: New York Opera Society

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. Jun 1

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

 Library of Congress
Sat. Jun 1

Whitman 200: A Bicentennial Celebration of Walt Whitman

 Folger Shakespeare Library
Sat. Jun 1

Whitman 200: Beyond Psycho — The Musical Genius of Bernard Herrmann

 Washington National Cathedral
Sat. Jun 1

Whitman 200: Introductory Lecture and Workshop on Walt Whitman

 George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
Sat. Jun 1

Whitman 200: Pan-Naturism in Whitman and His Literary Descendants in the U.S. and Abroad

 Van Ness East Condominium Hall, Social Hall
Sat. Jun 1

Whitman 200: Poetry Hike – Walt Whitman

 Rock Creek Park
Sat. Jun 1

Whitman 200: Walt Whitman-Themed Literary Cocktails

 Loyalty Bookstore
Sat. Jun 1

Whitman 200: Walt Whitman’s Birthday Party

 Library of Congress
Sat. Jun 1

Apollo Orchestra with Elizabeth Bishop and Barry Banks

 Church of the Little Flower
Sun. Jun 2

Cristian Ianculescu - Dialogues - Artist Talk

 Waverly Street Gallery
Sun. Jun 2

Hellwana

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Jun 2

New York Opera Society

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Jun 2

NGA Film Series: New Cinema from Romania - One Step Behind the Seraphim

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Jun 2

The Moon in the Age of Photography

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Jun 2

Whitman 200: Growth of Becoming

 Dock 5 at Union Market
Sun. Jun 2

Whitman 200: I Have Thought of You: An Epistolary Poetry Workshop Inspired by Walt Whitman

 Shaw Neighborhood Library
Sun. Jun 2

Whitman 200: The Quick, Loud Word: A Poetry Workshop Inspired by Walt Whitman

 Shaw Neighborhood Library
Sun. Jun 2

Photography from the Sunny Side of the Alps

National Gallery of Art
Mon. Jun 3

SigWorks: Soldiers of the Cross

 Signature Theatre
Mon. Jun 3

U.S. Army Band Mozart in Boots

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Jun 3

Whitman 200: Art AfterWords: Book Discussion of Specimen Days by Michael Cunningham

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Mon. Jun 3

Whitman 200: Book Discussion of Specimen Days by Michael Cunningham

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Mon. Jun 3

Whitman 200: I Have Thought of You: Epistolary Poetry Workshop Inspired by Walt Whitman

 Northeast Neighborhood Library
Mon. Jun 3

Whitman 200: The Quick Loud Word: A Poetry Workshop Inspired By Walt Whitman

 Northeast Neighborhood Library
Mon. Jun 3

Whitman 200: Walt Whitman Open House

 Library of Congress
Mon. Jun 3

Whitman 200: What is your song? Self-expression Through Poetry Workshops for Seniors

 Georgia Avenue-Petworth Senior Wellness
Mon. Jun 3

Target Family Night: The Capitol Symphonic Youth Orchestras (TCSYO)

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. Jun 4

A Drag Salute to Divas and Devos

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Jun 5

DC JazzFest: Stefon Harris & Blackout

 Residence of the Denmark Ambassador
Thu. Jun 6

Exhibition Opening Reception: Creative Crafts Council biennial

 The Mansion at Strathmore
Thu. Jun 6

Inside Signature with the Cast of Spunk

 Signature Theatre
Thu. Jun 6

Take a Break Concert Series-Dance Night with Radio King Orchestra

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. Jun 6

Free Folger Friday: Paster Reading Room in Play

 Folger Shakespeare Library
Fri. Jun 7

Jazz in the Garden: Shannon Gunn

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jun 7

Lori Ulmer-Hanson - Opening Reception

 Montpelier Arts Center
Fri. Jun 7

Marcia Wolfson Ray: archiTERRA

 Montpelier Arts Center
Fri. Jun 7

Opening Reception: Art in Meditation – the Chakras Art Exhibit

 Del Ray Artisans
Fri. Jun 7

Sculpture Exhibition: Opening Reception

 Montpelier Arts Center
Fri. Jun 7

The Role and Representations of Animals in Japanese Art and Culture

 National Gallery of Art
Fri. Jun 7

DC JazzFest: Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Jun. 6 – 8

DC JazzFest: Georgia Anne Muldrow, Justin Brown's Nyeusi and Miles Okazaki

 The Sandlot
Sat. Jun 8

DC JazzFest: Nanny Assis

 Mr. Henry's
Sat. Jun 8

Opening Reception: Mechanical Reproduction

 Brentwood Arts Exchange
Sat. Jun 8

Chamber Music Concert

 Saint Mark's Episcopal Church
Sun. Jun 9

DC JazzFest: DC Jazz Jam

The Brixton
Sun. Jun 9

DC JazzFest: Kelly Green Trio

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Jun 9

DC JazzFest: Nag Champa Art Ensemble

Wild Days
Sun. Jun 9

Krakauer-Tagg Duo

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Jun 9

The Wildmans

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sun. Jun 9

DC JazzFest: Amy K. Bormet

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Jun 10

DC JazzFest: Jordon Dixon

University of the District of Columbia
Mon. Jun 10

DC JazzFest: Future Band

Ivy City Smokehouse
Tue. Jun 11

DC JazzFest: Trent Cokley: Heal Our Hearts

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. Jun 11

FMMC: Dumbarton House

 Dumbarton House
Tue. Jun 11

DC JazzFest: Joe Herrera feat. James Zimmerman

Wild Days
Wed. Jun 12

DC JazzFest: The Noa Fort Quartet

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Jun 12

Color-Full: Reception

 Publick Playhouse
Thu. Jun 13

DC JazzFest: Dante Pope After Five Experience

Franklin Park at Greenbelt Station
Thu. Jun 13

DC JazzFest: The Barry Gurley Trio

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. Jun 13

Hurricane Hunting NASA Style

 Library of Congress
Thu. Jun 13

DC JazzFest: Kevin Cordt Quartet

Mr. Henry's
Fri. Jun 14

DC JazzFest: The King and Mic featuring Micah Smith

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. Jun 14

Jazz in the Garden: Adwela & the Uprising

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jun 14

Raul Midón at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jun 14

DC JazzFest: Alison Crockett

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Allyn Johnson & Sonic Sanctuary

 Transit Pier at The Wharf
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Coniece Washington Trio

The Phillips Collection
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Jose Montaño Trio

Transit Pier at The Wharf
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Joshua Redman Quartet

 District Pier
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Michael Franks

 District Pier
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Sasha Berliner and Band

 The Wharf
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: String Queens

 Transit Pier at The Wharf
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Tarus Mateen & Beyond Genre

District Pier
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: The Elijah Jamal Balbed Quartet

 Kreeger Museum
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra

 The Wharf
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Yannick Rieu

District Pier
Sat. Jun 15

Justin Jones at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jun 15

NGA Film Series: New Cinema from Romania - Charleston

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. Jun 15

The 11th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival

 Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza
Sat. Jun 15

Young Learners Tour: Color-Full Fun

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sat. Jun 15

DC JazzFest: Cinema Italia

 Transit Pier at The Wharf
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: El Violin Latino

 Pearl Street Warehouse
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Evan Harris

 The Wharf
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Joey Alexander

 The Wharf
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Nommo

 Market Stage
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Oleg Butman and Natalia Smirnova

 Pearl Street Warehouse
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Olli Soikkeli Trio

 Transit Pier at The Wharf
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Ralph Peterson & Gen-Next Big Band

 District Pier
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Sean Jones: Dizzy Spellz

 The Wharf
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science

 The Wharf
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: The Cornerstore

District Pier
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: The Eric Byrd Trio and the Jazz Ambassadors

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Jun 16

DC JazzFest: Witness Matlou Trio

 Pearl Street Warehouse
Sun. Jun 16

Inscape Chamber Orchestra

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Jun 16

Mr Knick Knack at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Jun 16

NGA Film Series: New Cinema from Romania - Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Jun 16

Gallery Talk: Women Abstractionists

 National Gallery of Art
Mon. Jun 17

The U.S. Navy Band Commodores

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Jun 17

NGA Film Series: New Cinema from Romania - Marita

 National Gallery of Art
Tue. Jun 18

Yogev Shetrit

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. Jun 18

AIR Workshop: Secrets for Success with Trey Sorrells

 The Mansion at Strathmore
Wed. Jun 19

Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Jun 19

NGA Film Series: New Cinema from Romania - Pororoca

National Gallery of Art
Wed. Jun 19

UNHCR, World Refugee Day

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. Jun 20

Archival Screening Afternoon

 National Gallery of Art
Fri. Jun 21

Full Power Blues Band at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jun 21

Jazz in the Garden: Black Masala

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jun 21

La Marvela: Pura Verbena

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. Jun 21

Summer Solstice Reception: Art in Meditation – the Chakras Art Exhibit

 Del Ray Artisans
Fri. Jun 21

1900

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. Jun 22

Air Force Strings

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. Jun 22

BlaqueStone

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. Jun 22

Sin Miedo at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jun 22

Air Force Strings: The Latin American Spirit

National Gallery of Art
Sun. Jun 23

Augusta Savage: A Woman of Her Word

National Gallery of Art
Sun. Jun 23

Grandsons Jr at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Jun 23

Horse Beings

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Jun 23

Sneaks

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Jun 23

Los Cenzontles

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Jun 24

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

Arlington Philharmonic Pops for Pets at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jun 28

Jazz in the Garden: Hendrik Meurkens Quartet

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jun 28

Tokyo Waka

 National Gallery of Art
Jun. 13 – 29

Brilliant Darkness: Hotaru in the Night

 National Gallery of Art
Sat. Jun 29

Signature Theatre Cabaret at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jun 29

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

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Jun 30

Ran

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Jun 30

A Capital Fourth Fireworks

 West Lawn US Capitol
Thu. Jul 4

Jazz in the Garden: The JoGo Project

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jul 5

U.S. Army Blues at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jul 5

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

 DCPL Deanwood Library
Sat. Jul 6

The Fuss at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jul 6

Montpelier Instructors Showcase: Opening Reception

 Montpelier Arts Center
Sun. Jul 7

Reptiles Alive at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Jul 7

Jane Franklin Dance: Mouse in the House

 Cherrydale Branch Library
Mon. Jul 8

Mouse in House at Glencarlyn Library

 Glencarlyn Branch Library
Mon. Jul 8

Front Country

 Strathmore
Wed. Jul 10

Tour: Italian Renaissance Collection

 National Gallery of Art
Thu. Jul 11

Jazz in the Garden: Eleke

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jul 12

Vox Pop at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jul 12

King Soul at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jul 13

Rocknocerous at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Jul 14

Artists in Fiction Book Club

 The Mansion at Strathmore
May. 15 & Jul. 17

Band of Us

 Strathmore
Wed. Jul 17

Complete Dogness

 Westover Library
Wed. Jul 17

Gallery Talk: Suffragists and Suffragettes

 Library of Congress
Wed. Jul 17

Dogo at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jul 19

Jazz in the Garden: Miles Stiebel

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jul 19

Hot Lanes at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jul 20

Rainbow Rock Band at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Jul 21

Joe Falero Band

 Strathmore
Wed. Jul 24

Jazz in the Garden: Incendio

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Jul 26

Mariachi Los Amigos at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Jul 26

Bootleg Shakespeare: Richard III

 Folger Theatre
Sat. Jul 27

Shamans of Sound at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Jul 27

Levine School of Music Interactive Family Concert at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Jul 28

Miss Tess & The Talkbacks

 Strathmore
Wed. Jul 31

Company Danzante at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Aug 2

Jazz in the Garden: Son del Caribe

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Aug 2

Detroit 48202, Conversations Along a Postal Route

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Sat. Aug 3

Irene Jalenti at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Aug 3

Mr Gabe and the Circle Time All Stars

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Aug 4

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

The Josanne Francis Septet

 Strathmore
Wed. Aug 7

Cosmic Explosions and Cosmic Accelerators

 Library of Congress
Thu. Aug 8

Open Studio Fridays

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Apr. 26 – Aug. 9

Carly Harvey at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Fri. Aug 9

Jazz in the Garden: The Bailsmen

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Aug 9

Veronneau at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sat. Aug 10

Encore Stage and Studio: Rocket Woman at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Aug 11

Rare Essence

 Strathmore
Wed. Aug 14

Portrait Party for Young Learners

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sat. Aug 17

Jazz in the Garden: Dixie Power Trio

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Mon. Aug 19

UkeFest Finale

 Strathmore
Wed. Aug 21

Jazz in the Garden: Funky Dawgz Brass Band

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Aug 23

Aaron Abernathy

 Strathmore
Wed. Aug 28

The Recent Discovery of Organic Matter on Mars

 Library of Congress
Thu. Sep 12

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

Exiled, America's Deported Veterans

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Fri. Oct 4

The Ionosphere: Exploring our Electric Atmosphere

Library of Congress
Thu. Oct 17

The Moon in the Age of Photography

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Oct 20

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

Ongoing Events

Painted in Light

 Korean Cultural Center DC
Thru Apr. 22

Emerging Artists

 Bohrer Park at Summit Hall Farm
Thru Apr. 22

Peripheral Visions

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thru Apr. 24

Out of Place Member Show

 Gallery Underground
Thru Apr. 26

Breaking Boundaries

 Korean Cultural Center DC
Thru Apr. 26

Women who Work, Care, and Create

 Zenith Sculpture Space
Thru Apr. 27

Space Cowgirls: Ciara Barsotti

 Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park
Thru Apr. 27

Orchids: Amazing Adaptations

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru Apr. 28

Kentlands Flower Show

 Kentlands Mansion
Thru Apr. 28

Then/Again

 DC Arts Center (DCAC)
Thru Apr. 28

Hill Center Galleries

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Thru Apr. 28

(No) Comfort Zone

 Del Ray Artisans
Thru Apr. 28

All Nature Is But Art

 Popcorn Gallery at Glen Echo Park
Thru Apr. 28

Patricia Bowden

 Montpelier Arts Center
Thru Apr. 28

The Work of Susan Lyon

 Stone Tower Gallery at Glen Echo Park
Thru Apr. 28

Kristina Penhoet : Indeterminate Identities

 Waverly Street Gallery
Thru May. 4

VOGUE Solo Show by Courtney Kolker

 Gallery Clarendon
Thru May. 5

Megan Partridge: Bugs. Or Kafka on Prozac.

 The Art League
Thru May. 5

Meaning Making Through Art Making

 Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia (JCCNV)
Thru May. 10

Crisis Mode: Endangered Earth

 Zenith Gallery
Thru May. 11

Black and White

 Arts Barn
Thru May. 12

(IN)Justice Systems

 Brentwood Arts Exchange
Thru May. 18

Contemplating Our Waters: Nicole Salimbene

 Harmony Hall Regional Center
Thru May. 18

Roman Holiday

 Brentwood Arts Exchange
Thru May. 18

Lincoln's Contemporaries

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru May. 19

Champions

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru May. 19

One Year: 1968, An American Odyssey

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru May. 19

Drawing in Tintoretto’s Venice

 National Gallery of Art
Thru May. 26

Venetian Prints in the Time of Tintoretto

 National Gallery of Art
Thru May. 26

Incommunicado

 Montpelier Arts Center
Thru May. 26

Kenneth Victor Young: Continuum

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thru May. 26

Testament of the Spirit: Paintings by Eduardo Carrillo

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thru May. 26

Jill Tanenbaum and Cathy Abramson

 Montpelier Arts Center
Thru May. 26

Turbulence

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
May. 4 – 26

Julie Polt

 Montpelier Arts Center
May. 5 – 26

Postmen of the Skies

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
May. 1 – 27

Observe the Flag-In during Memorial Day Weekend

 Arlington National Cemetery
May. 24 – 27

Still Life To Portraiture

 Publick Playhouse
Thru Jun. 1

Daguerreotypes

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru Jun. 2

Sacred Feminine Art Exhibit

 Del Ray Artisans
May. 3 – Jun. 2

Arlington Arts Center Spring SOLOS 2019 Exhibition

 Arlington Arts Center
Thru Jun. 8

Ben Tolman & David Nash: Drawings

 gallery neptune & brown
May. 4 – Jun. 14

Korean Craft: Yesterday and Today

 Korean Cultural Center DC
May. 3 – Jun. 21

Art in Meditation – the Chakras Art Exhibit

 Del Ray Artisans
Jun. 6 – 30

Tintoretto: Artist of Renaissance Venice

National Gallery of Art
Thru Jul. 9

Beautiful Blooms: Flowering Plants on Stamps

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Thru Jul. 14

The American Pre-Raphaelites: Radical Realists

 National Gallery of Art
Thru Jul. 21

Baseball Americana

 Library of Congress
Thru Jul. 27

The Life of Animals in Japanese Art

National Gallery of Art
May. 5 – Jul. 28

Invitational Sculpture Exhibition

 Montpelier Arts Center
Jun. 7 – Jul. 28

Color-Full

 Publick Playhouse
Jun. 6 – Aug. 3

Mechanical Reproduction

 Brentwood Arts Exchange
Jun. 3 – Aug. 10

Forward Press: 21st Century Printmaking

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

Squire Broel

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

Whitman 200: Whitman Bicentennial Display

 Library of Congress
May. 15 – Aug. 15

Organic

 Eleven Eleven Sculpture Space
May. 1 – Aug. 17

Eye to I: Self-Portraits from 1900 to Today

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru Aug. 18

Whitman 200: Remembering Our Veterans: A Memorial Day Remembrance

 Howard University
May. 20 – Aug. 31

Oliver Lee Jackson: Recent Paintings

 National Gallery of Art
Thru Sep. 15

Revolutionary Reflections: French Memories of the War for America

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

Portraits of the World: Korea Exhibition

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru Nov. 17

Tour: Anderson House

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

Gallery Tours

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Dec. 31

Story Time in our Explore! Family Space

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays

Rightfully Hers

 National Archives
May. 10, 2019 – Jan. 3, 2020

Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru Jan. 5, 2020

The Architecture of the Folger Shakespeare Library

 Folger Shakespeare Library
Thru Jan. 5, 2020

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

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

Andrea del Verrocchio: Sculptor-Painter of Renaissance Florence

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

Tour: Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Building

 Library of Congress
Thru Feb. 1, 2020

Alonso Berruguete: First Sculptor of Renaissance Spain

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

In Mid-Sentence

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
May. 3, 2019 – Mar. 29, 2020

One Life: Marian Anderson

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

The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire

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

Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote

Library of Congress
Jun. 4, 2019 – Sep. 1, 2020

New York Ave Sculpture Project

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

Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World

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

Nation to Nation

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

Return to a Native Place: Algonquian Peoples of the Chesapeake

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

Americans

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