7+ hour, 21+ min ago  (532+ words) In February, one of our local institutions of higher learning hung up a bunch of horse blankets. And not just blankets " saddle covers, under-saddle cloths and other horsey garb. They didn't come out of a barn or a tack room....

1+ day, 49+ min ago  (195+ words) District of Punk Walking Tour'georgetowner.com Note: All submitted events must be approved before they appear in the calendar. District of Punk Walking Tour In the 1980s, the Reagan Administration was reinstating the Selective Service, hippies were turning into yuppies, and…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (602+ words) As we head into Easter weekend, enjoy an egg hunt and storytime at Barnes & Noble in Georgetown, Easter brunch at The Fairmont and much more. Have a great weekend! Barnes & Noble is Hosting an Easter Egg Hunt and Storytime Barnes…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (512+ words) Metro's General Manager and CEO Randy Clarke celebrates 50 years of Metro with riders on March 27. Courtesy WMATA. Fifty years ago this week, some college kids from Georgetown University on G Street boarded the first Metrorail trains to run in Washington,…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (330+ words) Random Harvest, the stand-out store of handpicked selections of furniture and accessories at 1313-1315 Wisconsin Ave. NW, will close on May 2 " but, until then, it offers 40 percent off on everything, something they've never done. Owner Beth Aberg spoke with The Georgetowner…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (453+ words) Not counting an appearance in late May at Carnegie Hall, the Choral Arts Society of Washington will close out its 2025-26 season with a mid-April performance of two works by esteemed British composers: Gustav Holst " whose suite "The Planets" regularly orbits…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (860+ words) With cherry blossoms about to be in peak bloom and spring back in full force, take your pick of these events happening this weekend. Evermay is Back with More "The Listening Room" A new season of "The Listening Room" at…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (133+ words) 60 Years of Jubilation: Washington Performing Arts Gala Raises $680K'The Georgetowner 60 Years of Jubilation: Washington Performing Arts Gala Raises $680K By The Georgetowner " March 24, 2026 0 1 The evening included a silent auction, cocktails and dinner by Well Dunn, as well as performances from the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (119+ words) The exhibition also highlights the connections behind these exchanges. "What I love about this exhibition is how it shows a decades long exchange and influence," said Jonathan P. Binstock, Vradenburg Director & CEO of The Phillips Collection. Mir's repeated visits to the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (152+ words) I'm really inspired by the visceral qualities of the materials themselves," Davisson said. I get really excited about the paints, mediums and other tools and how they interact with different surfaces." I think it's a response to"a sort"of…...