Date: Friday, March 7, 6pm – 8pm
Location: Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage
Cost: Free (Online advance reservations for a given performance date will open on a rolling basis, opening every Wednesday two weeks out from the date.)
Members of the National Symphony Orchestra play an assortment of chamber music.
Date: Saturday, March 8, 6pm – 8pm
Location: Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage
Cost: Free (Online advance reservations for a given performance date will open on a rolling basis, opening every Wednesday two weeks out from the date.)
Ranky Tanky has achieved many firsts for South Carolina’s West African–rooted Gullah community since their formation, earning yet another milestone at the 2019 Grammy Awards by taking home the Best Regional Roots Album prize for their sophomore release, Good Time.
Date: Saturday, March 15, 12pm – 6pm
Location: 760 Maine Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024
Cost: Free
Festival featuring live Irish music, Irish dancers, and more.
Cherry Blossoms at Tidal Basin
Date: Sometime mid-March – mid-April. Use the link to check the peak bloom forecast!
Location: DC Tidal Basin
Cost: Free
From Himmelfarb Library, it’s a 1.5-mile, 34-minute walk to the Tidal Basin, where you can find cherry blossoms and many social media-worthy photo ops. Go early in the morning for quiet and fewer people, but regardless, don’t miss this beautiful time of the year in DC!
Date: Through May 19, Tues-Sat, 10 am-5pm
Location: The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, 701 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20052
Cost: Free
Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the museum at GW, this exhibition explores the histories of two D.C. residences central to its story. In Foggy Bottom, the Woodhull House was home to notable figures in university and national history before its renovation as a museum space. In the Kalorama neighborhood, founder George Hewitt Myers recruited architect John Russell Pope to design his residence, which, together with the adjoining building, housed The Textile Museum for nearly 90 years.
Community Day - Black Women: A Force for Change
Date: Saturday, March 22, 11am – 3 pm
Location: African American History and Culture Museum, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560
Cost: Free
Celebrates the legacy of renowned educator and reformer Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955) and other Black women social change agents: art activations inspired by flowers associated with Mary McLeod Bethune and Sybrina Fulton and writings of poets and playwrights (Explore More! Gallery on L2); cabaret performance by Roz White and Duke Ellington School of the Arts students presentation of Spoken Word pieces inspired by great women (Heritage Hall); and, Sweet Potato Pie available for purchase, inspired by the pies that Mrs. Bethune made and sold to raise funds for her school for Black girls, now Bethune-Cookman University in Florida (Sweet Home Cafe).
Beyond the Studio: Cherry Blossom Embroidery with Capital Stitch Co
Date: Sunday, March 23, 1 pm – 3pm
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Cost: $15 Registration Fee - Participants must register by 7 p.m. ET on March 13.
Local maker Miri Artyukhina of Capital Stitch Co comes to SAAM to lead an embroidery workshop inspired by DC’s favorite flowers, cherry blossoms. Participants will learn embroidery basics and all skills required to create a festive spring artwork.
ALMO & Júlio Resende: Portuguese Music Reimagined
Date: Friday, March 28, 6pm – 8pm
Location: Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage
Cost: Free (Online advance reservations for a given performance date will open on a rolling basis, opening every Wednesday two weeks out from the date.)
Join us for an unforgettable evening as ALMO & Júlio Resende bring their unique fusion of jazz, improvisation, and Portuguese soul to life.
Date: Saturday, March 29, 4pm - 9pm
Location: DC Wharf, 760 Maine Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20024
Cost: Free
Visit The Wharf for Bloomaroo®, a free spring extravaganza featuring an evening of cherry blossom-themed art, music, fireworks, and family-friendly fun along the waterfront. Enjoy fireworks and three stages, each with its own lineup of live music.
