Arts News

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (815+ words) Blind singer-guitarist Raul Midón is bringing his transcendent music to the Mansion at the Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland, on Sunday. The blind singer and guitarist from New Mexico has been wowing audiences worldwide for more than two decades. His…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (780+ words) Starting Oct. 16, the Folger Shakespeare Library is exploring how Black women have engaged with the works of William Shakespeare both on and off the stage through the centuries. In the exhibition, “To Hear Her Speak: Black Women and Shakespeare,” guests…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (112+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Jennifer De Angelo Baxter, a Virginia public school teacher, handcrafts elaborate creations…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (460+ words) William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130—the one beginning, “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”—is one of his best-known and most beloved poems. A satire challenging the way conventional European poetry described women, it has sparked literary debates, class discussions,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (12+ words) Artist Zane Killgo will present digital collages he created depicting the neighborhoods....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (100+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. For all its national symbolism and historic weight, the John F. Kennedy Center…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (453+ words) Chevy Chase-based chef Pati Jinich wants readers of her new cookbook to know the people behind the food and the region that shaped these foods and traditions....