Nightlife & the Arts in Washington, D.C.

Nightlife Overview

Name	Category	Location

American Century Theatre Devoted to staging overlooked or forgotten 20th-century American...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center This state-of-the-art center for film is a restoration of architect...	Film	Washington, D.C.

Arena Stage The first regional theater company to win a Tony Award performs...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

Armed Forces Concert Series In a Washington tradition, bands from the four branches of the...	Music	Washington, D.C.

Atlas Performing Arts Center Known as the "People's Kennedy Center," this performance venue...	Arts Centers	Washington, D.C.


Avalon The Avalon, built in 1923, is operated by a nonprofit group and...	Film	Washington, D.C.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra The world-renowned Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, under the leadership...	Music	Washington, D.C.

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Choral and church groups occasionally perform at the largest...	Music	Washington, D.C.

Capital Fringe Festival Brought in D.C. in 2005, Capital Fringe Festival sends every...	Festivals	Washington, D.C.

Carter Barron Amphitheatre On Saturday and Sunday nights from June to September, this 3,750-seat...	Music	Washington, D.C.

Center for the Arts This state-of-the-art performance complex on the suburban Virginia...	Arts Centers	Washington, D.C.

Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress Over the past 80 years, the Coolidge has hosted most of the 20th-century's...	Music	Washington, D.C.

D.C. Jewish Community Center The DCJCC hosts the Washington Jewish Music Festival and the...	Arts Centers	Washington, D.C.

DAR Constitution Hall Acts ranging from Steve Harvey to Josh Gorban to B.B. King perform...	Arts Centers	Washington, D.C.

Dumbarton Concerts Dumbarton United Methodist Church, a fixture in Georgetown since...	Music	Washington, D.C.

Filmfest DC Twenty-five years running, this annual citywide festival of international...	Film	Washington, D.C.

Folger Shakespeare Library The library's internationally acclaimed resident chamber music...	Music	Washington, D.C.

Folger Shakespeare Library The library's theater, a 250-seat re-creation of the inn-yard...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

Ford's Theatre Looking much as it did when President Lincoln was shot at a performance...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

Gala Hispanic Theatre This company attracts outstanding Hispanic actors from around...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

Glen Echo Park The National Park Service has transformed this former amusement...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Avant-garde and experimental first-run documentaries, features...	Film	Washington, D.C.

Imagination Stage Shows like the classic Dr. Doolittle, and such original fare...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

In Series Trademark cabaret, experimental chamber opera, and Spanish musical...	Opera	Washington, D.C.

Institute of Musical Traditions Emerging, near-famous, and celebrated folk performers such as...	Music	Washington, D.C.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts On the bank of the Potomac River, the gem of the D.C. arts scene...	Arts Centers	Washington, D.C.

Joy of Motion Joy of Motion includes the resident Dana Tai Soon Burgess &...	Dance	Washington, D.C.

The Keegan Theatre at Church Street This tiny 115-seat black box theater is tucked among the scenic...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

Landmark's E Street Cinema Specializing in independent, foreign, and documentary films...	Film	Washington, D.C.

Lincoln Theatre Once the host of such notable black performers as Cab Calloway...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

Lisner Auditorium A 1,500-seat theater on the campus of George Washington University...	Arts Centers	Washington, D.C.

Loews Cineplex Uptown 1 The Uptown is a true movie palace, with art deco flourishes...	Film	Washington, D.C.

Montgomery College-Takoma Park/Silver Spring Cultural Arts Center This brand-new facility boasts three stages that accommodate...	Arts Centers	Washington, D.C.

Music Center at Strathmore Located just outside the Capital Beltway in North Bethesda, this...	Arts Centers	Washington, D.C.

National Archives Historical films, usually documentaries, are shown here daily...	Film	Washington, D.C.

National Gallery of Art The National Gallery offers a variety of music. On Friday from...	Arts Centers	Washington, D.C.

National Gallery of Art, East Building Free classic and international films, often complementing the...	Film	Washington, D.C.

National Geographic Society Documentary films with a scientific, geographic, or anthropological...	Film	Washington, D.C.

National Symphony Orchestra Under the direction of Christoph Eschenbach, the NSO performs...	Music	Washington, D.C.

National Theatre Though rebuilt several times, the National Theatre has operated...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

Phillips Collection Duncan Phillips's mansion is more than an art museum. On Sunday...	Music	Washington, D.C.

Rorschach Theatre Rorschach stages some of the most creative plays in Washington...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

Screen on the Green Every July and August this weekly series of classic films turns...	Film	Washington, D.C.

Shakespeare Theatre This acclaimed troupe crafts fantastically staged and acted performances...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue Known for its author readings, with guests ranging from comedian...	Readings / Lectures	Washington, D.C.

Smithsonian Institution Throughout the year the Smithsonian Associates sponsor programs...	Arts Centers	Washington, D.C.

Studio Theatre One of the busiest groups in the city, this independent company...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

Theater J In recent years Theater J has emerged as one of the country's...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

Ticketmaster Ticketmaster sells tickets for events at most venues. You can...	Tickets	Washington, D.C.

TICKETPLACE TICKETPLACE sells discounted tickets, advance and day-of-show...	Tickets	Washington, D.C.

Tickets.com Tickets.com takes online reservations for a number of events...	Tickets	Washington, D.C.

Verizon Center In addition to being the home of the Washington Capitals hockey...	Arts Centers	Washington, D.C.

Warner Theatre One of Washington's grand theaters, the Warner hosts Broadway...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

Washington National Cathedral Choral and church groups frequently perform in this breathtaking...	Music	Washington, D.C.

Washington Performing Arts Society One of the city's oldest arts organizations stages high-quality...	Music	Washington, D.C.

Washington Stage Guild This company performs neglected classics and foreign plays in...	Theater	Washington, D.C.

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Wolf Trap is the only national park dedicated to the performing...	Arts Centers	Washington, D.C.

Woolly Mammoth Unusual avant-garde shows with edgy staging and solid acting...	Theater	Washington, D.C.
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