Begin Your St. Patrick’s Celebration Early
The calendar may not say summer, but daylight savings time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday. Remember to turn your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed Saturday night or you will be late for brunch on Sunday or the D.C. St. Patrick’s Day Parade. There are many other activities this weekend too, including the Atlantic 10 basketball playoffs. As of Friday, George Mason was still in the competition, but George Washington had been eliminated. And the weather looks dry and mild, so get out and enjoy!
Red Line trains single track between Judiciary Square and Union Station from 10 p.m.-close on Friday and Saturday and all day Sunday with trains operating every 15 minutes during those times and on a regular schedule at other times. Orange and Blue Line trains will single track between Smithsonian and Federal Center SW from 10 p.m.-close Friday and Saturday and all day Sunday with trains running every 20 minutes during those times and on a regular weekend schedule at other times. Because of work on the Orange and Blue Lines, Silver Line trains will operate between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston ONLY after 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and all day Sunday. On Friday and Saturday after 10 p.m. and all day Sunday, Green Line trains will single track between Prince George’s Plaza and College Park with trains running on regular weekend schedules. On Sunday, Yellow Line trains will run every 15 minutes between Huntington and Mount Vernon Square ONLY.
George Mason be the University of Massachusetts 80-75 on Thursday to advance into Friday’s Atlantic 10 Conference semifinals at the Capital One Arean. (Photo: Mitchell Laff/Atlantic 10)
Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship
Capital One Arena hosts the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Chamipionship for the first time. The NCAA conference features notable local teams such as the George Mason Patriots, the George Washington Colonials, the VCU Rams and the Richmond Spiders. GW lost to St. Louis in the second round on Thursday 70-63, but the other local teams have advanced to Friday’s quarterfinals. Expect plenty of spellbinding action during the tournament as teams battle for a conference title and a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament. Fans can watch VCU take on Rhode Island at noon, George Mason take on St. Joseph’s at 2:30 p.m., Richmond take on St. Bonaventure at 6 p.m. and Davidson take on St. Louis at 8:30 p.m. in the quarterfinals on Friday. Semifinals start at 1 and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and the finals are at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
March 9 beginning at noon and March 10 and 11 beginning at 1 p.m. at the Capital One Arena, 601 F Street NW. Tickets are $20-$199.
Women House
In Walking House), Laurie Simmons creates a playful yet disconcerting image of the female body being consumed by expectations and responsibilities.
(Photo: National Museum of Women in the Arts)
Inspired by Womanhouse, a vital 1972 project by Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro, the new Women House exhibit explores how 36 women artists interpret the concept of the home. Through work that dates from the 1960s to today, the artists examine the stereotype that the house is a feminine space. The exhibit includes photography, sculpture, video and installations that cut across eight distinct themes.
March 9-May 28 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 and older and students and free for children 18 and younger.
Atlas Intersections Festival
The annual Atlas Intersections Festival combines theatre, dance, poetry, music, film, writing, sculpture, photography and arts of all kinds into three weekends’ worth of shows. Discover how art, culture and connection happen on H Street. New this year: a workshop series and an expanded full-day Youth Summit on March 10. This weekend features a free Family Fun Day from on Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon in the lobby with the Culture Queen, who uses music, movement and storytelling to teach children to celebrate black history and love themselves. Other highlights include the New Millennium Howard Players performing The Intruders, about gentrification hitting a decaying urban block and the silent battle that ensues, at 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday; the Furia Flamenca Dance Company performing Flamenco, Passion and Soul on Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m.; and Theatre for the Very Young performing Inside Out on Friday at 2 p.m., Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. See the entire schedule online.
March 2-4 and March 10-11 at various times at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. Tickets are free-$30 with most around $20.
D.C. Bluegrass Festival
The Gibson Brothers headline Friday night’s D.C. Bluegrass Festival in Tysons Corner. (Photo: Gibson Brothers)
The annual D.C. Bluegrass Festival celebration of Americana music is full of award-winning musicians and songwriters, including Friday night’s headliners the Gibson Brothers and Saturday’s featured performers the Becky Buller Band, the Molly Tuttle Band and Appalachian string-band legend Tim O’Brien. Saturday also features workshops covering songwriting and various instruments, from mandolin to fiddle.
March 9 from 5-11:15 p.m. and March 10 from 9:30 a.m.-11:15 p.m. at the Sheraton Tysons Hotel, 8661 Lessburg Pike, McLean. Tickets are $19-$99 online or at the door.
The Wiz
The Wiz debuts at Ford’s Theatre, but if ou don’t already have tickets you will have to wait since this weekend is sold out.
(Photo: Scott Suchman)
Ease on down the road with Dorothy and her friends Scarecrown Tinman and Lion on their quest to meet The Wiz. This Tony-winning musical puts a delightful spin on L. Frank Baum’s magical novel, The Wizard of Oz. Songs infused with R&B, soul, gospel and pop highlight Dorothy’s journey after being whisked away by a tornado and her quest to return home. They will run into Munchkins, flying monkeys and an evil witch on your wondrous visit to Oz.
March 9-May 12 at 7:30 p.m. most nights with noon matinees on Friday and 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday at Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. Tickets are $27-$71. Tickets are sold out for opening weekend.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon returns to D.C. on Saturday.
(Photo: Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon)
Choose from three different race formats and run and rock through D.C. during the annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. On Friday, visit the race’s free health and fitness expo from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at the D.C. Armory, where participants can pick up their race packets and try out new running apparel and technology. On the big day, conquer the marathon, half-marathon or 5K. Each sport scenic routes that allow you to marvel at D.C.’s monuments, as well as the White House, Smithsonian Museum, sections of the Capitol Hill historic district, Rock Creek Park and more. The full course map is online. There is also more music to the course this year and the finish line festival at RFK Stadium and the D.C. Armory Mall feature Lady Mary & InDaHouse Band from 8:30-10:15 a.m. and Vintage Trouble from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Of course, the race brings many road closures that will be in effect from 6:30 a.m.- 3 p.m. Check all the road closures before you head out.
March 10 beginning at 7:30 a.m. at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW while the 5K starts at 8 a.m. at RFK Stadium. Registration is available at the health and fitness expo on Friday for $189 for the marathon, $175 for the half marathon and $75 for the 5K. Admission to the health and fitness expo and Finish Line Festival, as wall as cheering on runners along the route, is FREE!
NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo
The NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo features free health checks and tests, healthy cooking demonstrations, exercise classes, speakers and more. (Photo: NBC4)
Interested in leading a healthy 2018? Then the 25th annual NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo is a must-attend. Join some of the station’s most notable personalities, as well as leading fitness and health experts, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Prepare for entertaining, exercise-related fun and education, including free health tests and checks including B12 shots, blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, dental exams, glaucoma, hearing, HIV, vision testing and more, presentations, healthy cooking demonstrations, Zumba, yoga and dance classes and much more. Special guests include Olympic gold medal women’s hockey player Haley Skarupa at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, actress Fran Drescher at 11 a.m. Saturday, actor Damon M. Gillespie at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and author and Real Housewifes of New Jersey’s Teresa Guidice at 1 p.m. Sunday. There is also a Kids Zone for children with an indoor play area, rock climbing wall and developmental screenings.
March 10 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and March 11 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. Admission is FREE!
We Can Do It! Women in Aviation and Space
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center honors women in aviation and space on Saturday. (Phtoo: National Air and Spcae Museum)
The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center celebrates Women’s History Month with We Can Do It! Women in Aviation and Space. It will include hands-on activities, such as a Heroines in the Museum treasure hunt, moving a Lego robot thorugh a maze by learning basic coding and testing your skills in flight simulators. Special guests include NASA’s Catherine Barclay, F-16 pilot Heather Penney, STEM professionals and air traffic controllers. There will also be talks about astronaut Barbies, space-themed toys, women working in space and military demonstration pilots and photo opportunities with Rossie the Riveter. Throughout the day, groundbreaking women of the past will be honored and the incredible possibilities for women in the fields of aviation and space will be highlighted.
March 10 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly. Admission is FREE, but parking is $15.
Ireland on The Wharf
The Wharf celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a free party on Saturday. (Photo: The Wharf)
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, The Wharf development is bringing Ireland to the Southwest waterfront. Celebrate the holiday at Ireland on The Wharf with bagpipers, a beer garden, Irish dancers, family-friendly activities and live music from the Aine O’Doherty Band from 2-3 p.m., The Danny Burns Band from 3:15-4:30 p.m. and The ShamRogues from 4:45-6 p.m. Pints of Guinness will also be available from Kirwan’s Irish Pub.
March 10 from 2-6 p.m. on District Pier at The Wharf, 1100 Maine Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Washington Women in Jazz Festival
Shannon Gunn performs at the Smithsonian American Art Gallery at 6 p.m. Saturday as part of the Washington Women in Jazz Festival. (Photo: Suzette Niess)
The annual Washington Women in Jazz Festival features eight days of concerts, jam sessions and workshops featuring creative musicians from the DMV and beyond. Highlights include local trombone player Shannon Gunn honoring female composers and lyricists during a free show at the Smithsonian American Art Museum at 6 p.m. Saturday; Viennese bassist Judith Ferstl joining an all-star quartet of local musicians for a free concert at the Embassy of Austria at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; and New York composers and musicians Anna Webber and Angela Morris leading the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra during a free performance at THEARC at 4 p.m. on March 17.
March 10-18 at various times and locations. Most of the festival’s events are free, although some require RSVPs and others cost up to $20.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
D.C.’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes place at noon on Sunday along Constitution Avenue between Seventh and 17th Streets NW. (Photo: Wayne Miller)
Honor the Emerald Isle with a bundle of pageantry at D.C.’s annual St. Patrick’s Parade, which marches for a mile down Constitution Avenue this Sunday. The two-hour celebration of Irish culture will feature more than 100 marching bands, traditional Irish dance schools, floats and other groups along with the inevitable swath of green attire. The parade has grown from a small gathering on Massachusetts Avenue to a full-blown party in the heart of the city.
March 11 at noon along Constitution Avenue from Seventh to 17th Streets NW. Admission is FREE. Grandstand seats between 15th and 16th Streets are $15.
Direct Current
Orange Grove Dance perfors free at the Kennedy Center at 6 p.m. Sunday as part of its Direct Current Festival. (Photo: Kennedy Center)
A 15-day festival of contemporary American art, music, film, dance, drag and activism, the Direct Current converges at the Kennedy Center with fascinating presentations that will be new to DMV audiences. This Sunday, catch the Orange Grove Dance free world premiere of Remnants at 6 p.m. and Mason Bates’s KC Jukebox: California Mystics priced at $25 at 7:30 p.m.
Through March 19 at various times at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW and other locations around the District. Most performance are FREE, but tickets to others range from $10-$89.
Ongoing Events
1968: Civil Rights at 50 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 2 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is $21.21 for adults, $16.96 for seniors 65 and older, and $12.71 for children ages 7-18 in advance or $24.95, $19.95 and $14.95, respectively, at the door.
Americans from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through 2022 at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
The Artistic Table from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday through June 10 at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for college students, $5 for children 6-18 and free for children younger than 6. Adults and seniors get $3 off weekdays and $1 on weekend if purchased online.
Beautiful Blooms: Flowering Plants on Stamps from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through July 14 at the National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Admission is FREE!
Becoming Dr. Ruth at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Sundays and Thursdays and noon Wednesdays through March 18 at the Edlavitch DCJCC, 1529 16th St. NW. Tickets are $39-$69.
Brand New: Art and Commodity in the 1980s from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through May 13 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue and Seventh Street SW. Admission is FREE!
Day to Night: In the Field with Stephen Wilkes from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. through Apr. 22 at the National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St. NW. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students, seniors 62 or older and military, $10 for children ages 5-12 and FREE for kids younger than 5.
Don Carlo at 2 p.m. March 11, 7:30 p.m. on March 14 and 16 and 7 p.m. on March 17 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $45-$300.
Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Oct. 20 at the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Admission is FREE!
Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice across Asia from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Nov. 29, 2020 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
The First Lady of Song: Ella Fitzgerald at 100 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Apr. 2 at the National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! The Great Society at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. Tickets are $50-$99.
Heavenly Earth: Images of Saint Francis at La Verna from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through July 8 at the National Gallery of Art, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Hold These Truths at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays through Apr. 8 at Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. Tickets are $91-$111.
Hung Liu in Print from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through July 8 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 and older or students and free for children 18 and younger.
In Her Words: Women’s Duty and Service in World War I from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through May 8 at the National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Admission is FREE!
In the Tower: Anne Truitt from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Apr. 1 at the National Gallery of Art East Building, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Making Room: Housing for a Changing American from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 16 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for seniors 60 or older, students, and children ages 3-17.
The Marines and Tet: The Battle That Changed the Vietnam War from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through July 8 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is $21.21 for adults, $16.96 for seniors 65 and older, and $12.71 for children ages 7-18 in advance or $24.95, $19.95 and $14.95, respectively, at the door.
Mark Bradford: Pickett’s Charge from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Nov. 12 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Marlene Dietrich: Dressed for the Image from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Apr. 15 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Michel Sittow: Estonian Painter at the Courts of Renaissance Europe from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays through May 13 at the National Gallery of Art, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Mural from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 11 a.m-6 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 28 at the National Gallery of Art East Building, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Noura at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Lansburgh Theatre, 450 Seventh St. NW. Tickets are $44-$92.
Outliers and American Vanguard Art from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays through May 13 at the National Gallery of Art, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Portraits of the World: Switzerland from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Nov. 12 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
The Prince and the Shah: Royal Portraits from Qajar Iran from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Aug. 5 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Recent Acquisitions from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Nov. 4 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Remembering Vietnam from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 6, at the National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through May 28 at the National Gallery of Art, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!!
Secrets of the Lacquer Buddha from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through June 10 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Subodh Gupta: Terminal from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through 2020 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
The Sweat of Their Face: Portraying American Workers from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Sept. 3 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Tamayo: The New York Years from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through March 18 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Ten Americans: After Paul Klee from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon-6:30 p.m. Sundays through May 6 at The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and visitors 62 and older and children 18 and younger are FREE!
Tomb of Christ from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Aug. 15 at the National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St. NW. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors/students/military and $10 for children 5-12.
What Absence Is Made Of from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through the summer of 2019 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue Sw. Admission is FREE!
The Wolves at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 7 p.m. Sundays through March 18 at Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. Tickets are $20-$106.
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