Smithsonian Hosts Jazz Garden Party Jay Gatsby had nothing on Smithsonian at 8 when it comes to a great setting for a garden bash. He had a Long Island mansion, but the museum has a Castle. Put on your flapper dress and blazers and time travel in true Jazz Age style from 8-11 Read More

Shakespeare Theatre Co. Presents Much Ado The Shakespeare Theatre Co.’s Free For All offers free performances of a Shakespearean classic to the general public each year since 1991. This year, the theater company is presenting Much Ado About Nothing from Tuesday through Sept. 1, Read More

It’s Time to Party! Even though summer is coming to an end, that doesn’t mean you can’t still have fun. Virgin Mobile FreeFest is back at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md., on Sept. 21. Gates open at 11 a.m. and the show ends at 10 p.m. There will be Read More

It’s Farm-to-Table Restaurant Week Washington, D.C., is a foodie’s town and Washingtonian diners are savvy about where their food comes from. Thousands of residents visit one or more of the many farmers markets each week from Dupont Circle to Columbia Heights, and Read More

The Dual Lives of D.C. Dreamers Often within my coffee shop explorations and meanderings around D.C., I encounter people who describe themselves as living two different lives. Upon meeting them, they often introduce themselves with the line: “Well, I do ____ by day, but my Read More

Area Independence Day Celebrations On July 4, 1776, the United States declared independence from Great Britain. Wear your finest red, white and blue to show your pride and come out to celebrate United States of America’s Independence Day, at any of these holiday Read More