Arts and Culture

Festive events taking place throughout the District over the next few days include benefit parties, holiday tree sales, seasonal marketplaces, art productions and a boat parade. Service opportunities like a park cleanup as well as book and…

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. LITTLE JOE Oh, the plant kingdom! Its delicious species supply us with…

Those in town this holiday weekend can get a first glimpse of the annual light show at the National Zoo — plus festively decorated Christmas trees in Shaw, at CityCenter DC and on Capitol Hill. The District is also building community…

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. WHITE SNAKE (GKIDS) This new fantasy from the Chinese studio Light…

Thanksgiving isn’t the only sign this week that the Christmas season is upon us, with the curtain rising on two incarnations of The Nutcracker ballet at DC theaters. An evergreen holiday tradition that originated in Russia in 1892, the…

The holiday season is in full swing this pre-Thanksgiving weekend with ice skating and Christmas light displays getting underway — plus multiple markets for getting started on seasonal shopping. Other options for the next few days, Nov. 22…

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. SYNONYMS This semi-autobiographical film from writer-director Nadav Lapid…

The District is celebrating families this autumn weekend, with an adoption ceremony downtown and a field day in Anacostia. Festivals focused on cider, music, film and fossils — plus a history walk and a 5K/fun run — are also on the Lineup…

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. MARRIAGE STORY Is it a spoiler to warn viewers that a character…

While you don’t need to be a comics aficionado to appreciate the new installation Comic Art: 120 Years of Panels and Pages at the Library of Congress (LOC), you may be inspired to become one after seeing it. The exhibit showcases comics as…

Veterans Day weekend in the District includes a free event just for the area’s veterans, a recreational run/walk past war memorials and a tour focused on a local family’s wartime history. Also on the docket are a festival where kids can…

Natwar Gandhi, who became famous locally during 13 years as the chief financial officer of the District, has penned an engaging memoir looking back at his boyhood in India and later adventures — setbacks and successes — in the United…

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 IRISHMAN From Mean Streets to Goodfellas to The Wolf of Wall Street,…

November may have arrived with some force, but the District isn’t quite done with October just yet, with a few post-Halloween celebrations slated this weekend — plus a parade and rally to mark the end of October baseball and the Washington…

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. DESOLATION CENTER The Washington area doesn’t lack for DIY ventures that…

The Washington Ballet launched its 2019-20 season last week with NEXTsteps, an aptly named glimpse of dance’s interdisciplinary and collaboration-centered future. The show at the Sidney Harman Hall featured three evocative dances: Jessica…

The Washington Nationals and their first-ever World Series home games figure prominently in the city’s weekend plans, but it’s not all about baseball: The District is gearing up for Halloween next week with quite a few fall festivals and 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. BY THE GRACE OF GOD French director François Ozon has been a reliable and…

Whether it’s a social scene to get to know a stranger, or a space for internal reflection, 29Rooms: Expand Your Reality offers just the right backdrop. This inspired, eclectic and culturally conscious festival — featuring interactive…

Plenty of events over the next few days are associated with community fixtures in the District: The Washington Blade and the Davis Center dance school both commemorate their 50th anniversaries, and DC United kicks off the first round of…