Arts and Culture

Longtime customs as well as brand-new developments are on our list of things to do in the District this weekend, March 29 to 31. Springtime continues with a variety of events, whether it’s welcoming a new local festival for the trans…

Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective and subjective guide to some of the most interesting arthouse and repertory screenings in the coming week. ASH IS PUREST WHITE (Cohen Media Group) The latest film from Chinese…

For Denise Rolark Barnes, the publisher of The Washington Informer, operating the newspaper is family business. When asked if she ever thought she’d be where she is today, she said, “Let’s put it this way — yes, I did. Did I want to be…

This weekend, March 22 to 24, is full of ways to get out and enjoy the arrival of spring. Outdoor options include a historic walking tour and park cleanup. A wine and art class as well as local jazz are on the list for those looking for a…

Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective and subjective guide to some of the most interesting arthouse and repertory screenings in the coming week. THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT (The Orchard) With the help of director David…

Sitting in the rotunda of the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design’s renovated Flagg Building across from the White House hours before the highly anticipated opening of artist Robin Bell’s exhibition Open, Corcoran director and curator…

Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective and subjective guide to some of the most interesting arthouse and repertory screenings in the coming week. MAPPLETHORPE Much as the 2013 film CBGB transformed a vital underground music…

Options for going out in the District this weekend, March 15 to 17, include the world’s largest environmental film fest, local jazz and choral music, and a fundraiser to end world hunger. There are also plenty of seasonal events for not…

About 100 people celebrated last week’s opening of an art exhibition at the Pepco Edison Place Gallery full of revealing photographs of daily life in DC’s neighborhoods — but instead of wine at the reception, there were Capri Suns. …

How often have you flung up your hands and decried this moment of “political theater” in the United States? Richard III — showing through Sunday at Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Sidney Harman Hall — stands among Shakespeare’s great works…

The abundance of military history and appreciation in DC — from the seemingly endless list of names at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the captivating fountain display of the World War II Memorial — makes it fertile ground for Susan…

Throughout this weekend, March 8 to 10, DC will host opportunities to support local dance, music, art and film, as well as bike and restaurant businesses. Events geared toward International Women’s Day start things off on Friday. The…

Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective and subjective guide to some of the most interesting arthouse and repertory screenings in the coming week. THE WEDDING GUEST (IFC Films) In writer-director Michael Winterbottom’s…

As the nation grappled repeatedly with the issue of police brutality, 10 teenage girls participating in a Ward 5 after-school program met weekly from 2015 to 2017 to collaborate on a novel, drawing from their own experiences and…

Radical Matriarchy, a New York-based art project focusing on the condition of women, staged a Valentine’s Day protest outside of the National Gallery of Art to call attention to the fact that 97 percent of the gallery’s collection was…

Editor's Note: Women's History Day at the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, listed in this article as taking place on Sunday, March 3, was mistakenly included among this week's items with information from last year's activities.…

Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective and subjective guide to some of the most interesting arthouse and repertory screenings in the coming week. GRETA (Focus Features) This wildly plotted but oddly tame thriller from…

As an art student at Howard University in 1949, David Driskell spent his evenings working as a taxicab driver to make extra income. But it was his daytime job that sparked his lifelong career as a scholar, painter and authority on…

Novelist and critic Thomas Mallon stands out for his character-driven approach to writing historical fiction. In 2012’s Watergate and 2015’s Finale — his two most recent titles — he followed an often-used practice in historical fiction by…

The District is closing out February with a varied slate of arts and humanities events, plus a Wizards game on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Night during the last weekend of Black History Month. There is also a housewarming…