Final Lap - Petting Zoo
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025; 10:30 am – 1pm
Location: G Street Park
Cost: Free
Need a study break? Come hang with some furry (and fluffy) friends! Join us for the Final Lap Petting Zoo, hosted in partnership with Squeals on Wheels. Whether you’re cramming for finals or just need a little serotonin boost, we’ve got the cutest crew of animals ready for cuddles, pets, and stress relief. Recharge, reconnect, and pet your way to a calmer mind. You’ve earned it!
Queer Prom: A Queer Night in Oz
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025; 7pm – 10pm
Location: Grand Ballroom, USC 3rd Floor, 800 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052
Cost: Free
One short day, in the Emerald City for.... MSSC's Queer Prom: A Queer Night in Oz. Dress to impress in your best emerald green or gold as we dance the night away. All are welcome to attend as we celebrate the beauty and resilience of the community.
ANA ARLEDGE|MADISON DOMANSKI - A Corcoran Dance Capstone
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025; 4pm – 5pm
Location: The Fillmore School, 1801 35th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20007
Cost: Free
Join us for SPACE // TIME, a Corcoran School of the Arts & Design thesis presentation showcasing two distinct works by Ana Arledge and Madison Domanski, each offering a unique approach to movement, pedagogy, and choreographic exploration.
Museum Studies: Marie C. Malaro Symposium
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025; 5pm – 8pm
Location: Flagg Building, Corcoran School for the Arts and Design, George Washington University. Please use the New York Avenue Door. 500 17th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20052
Cost: Free
The Marie C. Malaro Symposium honors Professor Emerita Marie Malaro, former director of the Museum Studies Program and co-author of A Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections, the leading text on museum law and ethics. A champion of professional standards and critical inquiry, the symposium continues her legacy by exploring new ideas and perspectives in museum studies through student and professional dialogue.
JAZZ, BLACK & GOLD, HIP-HOP - A NEXT Music Ensemble Showcase
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025; 6pm – 9:30pm
Location: University Student Center, 800 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052
Cost: Free
This one has it all!!!! GW Uber Combo starts it all at 6 pm, followed by the Latin Combo. Then the vocal stylings of BLACK & GOLD, and finishing the evening, GW's Hip Hop Ensemble. You won't want to miss a beat!
First Friday Art Wellness
Date: Friday, May 2, 2025; 12pm – 1pm
Location: Military Community Center, 2035 F St NW, Washington, DC 20052
Cost: Free
Join GW Vets and the GW Art Therapy Clinic on the first Friday of every month from 12-1 pm this spring semester for a relaxing and creative art therapy session! Open to all skill levels, these sessions are designed to foster self-expression, stress relief, and community building. Supplies will be provided, and no prior experience is necessary.
LADY'JORDAN MATTHEWS-MASON - A Corcoran Theatre & Dance Capstone
Date: Friday & Saturday, May 2 & 3, 2025; 7pm – 8:30pm
Location: Flagg Building, Corcoran School for the Arts and Design, George Washington University. Please use the New York Avenue Door. 500 17th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20052
Cost: Free
Spotlight on Lady'Jordan Matthews-Mason in the Hemicycle Gallery, featuring selections from Anna Deavere Smith's Twilight: Los Angeles 1992, as the NEXT Festival continues
MAX COHEN - A Corcoran Program of Music NEXT Capstone Recital
Date: Friday, May 2, 2025; 7pm – 8pm
Location: Square 80, George Washington University, between 21st & 22nd Streets/F & G Streets, NW Washington, DC 20052
Cost: Free
The NEXT Festival continues with Max Cohen's senior capstone Groan Didion, making fun of a stuck character with the chorus “You’re a theme park kid on a leash!”- all outside on GW's Square 80!
Flower Mart
Date: Friday & Saturday, May 2 & 3, 2025; 10am – 5pm
Location: Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
Cost: Free
All Hallows Guild has hosted Flower Mart since 1939, and this will be our 86th festival! Flower Mart covers the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. Flower Mart is our largest annual fundraiser for the Cathedral's gardens and grounds.
Percussion! - A NEXT Music Ensemble Showcase
Date: Monday, May 5, 2025; 7pm – 8:30pm
Location: Phillips Hall, Room B-120, 801 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC 20052
Cost: Free
Join the Program of Music celebrating the Percussion Ensemble...fascinating rhythms that can't be beat!
National Gallery Nights - '70s Disco Prom
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025; 6pm – 9pm
Location: 4th Street and Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565
Wrap up the spring season with a groovy prom! Bring your best '70s-inspired outfit and boogie to the sounds of DJ Farrah Flosscett. Plus, explore art from the decade in our galleries.
Remember Me: Celebrating Mary Lou Williams in Poetry and Music (with poet Fabu Phillis Carter and pianist Jane Reynolds)
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025; 6pm
Location: Millennium Stage, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Cost: Free
Mary Lou Williams became one of the most influential pianists and composers in jazz history, whose work encompassed all eras and styles of jazz. Poet Fabu Phillis Carter and pianist Jane Reynolds share her story, from child prodigy to the “first lady of jazz.”
Fiesta Asia!
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 3rd & 6th Streets NW
Cost: Free
Embrace Asian Heritage Month with a day jam-packed with culture, from the performing arts to culinary delights.
A Tale of Two Houses
Date: Through May 19, 2025; 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.
DCPS Performing Arts Festival: Passion & Power: A Musical Journey Through Life Featuring School Without Walls
Date: Friday, May 23, 2025; 6pm
Location: Millennium Stage, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Cost: Free
This concert takes the audience on an emotional ride through love, ambition, heartbreak, and resilience. Each song represents a different facet of the human experience—whether it’s the excitement of new love, the pain of loss, or the triumph of self-discovery.
Duke Ellington School of the Arts Instrumental Music Dept. Honors Recital
Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025; 6pm
Location: Millennium Stage, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Cost: Free
The Kennedy Center is proud to be a managing partner of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and presents The Duke Ellington Instrumental Music Department Honors Senior Recitals!
