#washington-music

#washington-music

Families can go on wagon rides, roast marshmallows, and take photos with a jumbo Easter egg while searching for treat-stuffed eggs at Loudoun County's outdoor play place.

Knumears is releasing their debut album Directions on April 3, showcasing their unique sound within the Los Angeles screamo scene. The album is available through Run for Cover and Summer Shade.

The $165-per-person brunch at Park Hyatt includes a sprawling spread of starters like charcuterie and seafood, followed by plated entrées such as pastrami-smoked salmon Benedict and slow-roasted prime rib.

Jesca Hoop has announced a tour in support of her upcoming album Long Wave Home. Dates are with Faun Fables and include NYC's Le Poisson Rouge on June 29.

The Baltimore Museum of Art landed her highly anticipated exhibition, 'Amy Sherald: American Sublime,' after the painter pulled her show from the National Portrait Gallery due to concerns over censorship. The exhibit has been a significant hit at the BMA: It was completely sold out by late February.

The Dupont Circle bar is playing the tournament across 15 screens with the volume on. Pair game play with $13 cheesesteak egg rolls, $13 smoked chicken nachos, $7 Miller Lite, and $10 Tito's palomas.

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday amid attacks on civil liberties and marginalized communities, museums and galleries in the nation's capital are opening exhibitions that question what it means to be an American.The National Gallery of Art presents 115 works in Dear America while other shows focus on individual artists such as Mary Cassatt and Nick Cave, all in the pursuit of exploring "Americanism" as a facet of education, expression, and aesthetics.

Gallop downtown to ring in the Lunar New Year with family and friends at the Lunar New Year Parade. The year of the horse jamboree spotlights cultural performances and a firecracker finale between 6th and I streets, NW (Sun, free, Downtown). Lunar New Year Festival at the Smithsonian. Mark the year of the horse with art, jewelry-making, lion dance performances, food, and more at a Lunar New Year Festival. All ages can watch traditional drumming and cultural dance showcases from visiting groups such as Di Dim Sae Korean Traditional Art Institute and Vietnam Society (Sat, free, Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art).

Polymarket announced on X that the grand opening is scheduled for Friday, positioning the launch as both a gathering place and a live window into world events. The company describes the spot as 'the world's first bar dedicated to monitoring the situation,' and plans to fill it with the same information streams traders follow online. Inside, guests will see walls of screens carrying social media feeds, flight tracking maps, Bloomberg terminals, and dashboards showing live prediction market odds.

One of the under appreciated perks of living in the DC area is the unfettered access to free cultural and educational experiences. It's easy to forget how lucky we are to have spaces like Millennium Stage -until you visit venues in other cities and are required to pay *gasp* an entrance/ticket fee. Now that the temperature is back in double digits and the snowcrete is finally melting, there's no better time to venture out to Millennium Stage.

I have withdrawn from my upcoming performance with the NSO at The Kennedy Center. Performing there has become charged and political, at an institution where the focus should be on the music. I look forward to playing with the NSO another time in the future when we can together share and celebrate art.

Playwright Rachel Bonds's new production narrates a woman's journey through school, romance, and the complexities of modern adulthood (Wed through April 19, $55+, Logan Circle).

There's no shortage of discounted drinks and snacks (even on weekends) at these Cuban cafes' happy hours. Try a piña colada or daiquiri for $8. Snacks like goat-cheese croquetas and guava barbecue chicken sliders are $8, too.

At only 17 years old, the Eugene, Ore., native Maria Telesheva is already an accordion wizard. I have trouble simply pushing the right button in an elevator. So watching Telesheva's fingers fly gracefully over more than 200 buttons on her bayan, as the instrument is called in Russia, is a thrill. She makes the tightly braided voices in J.S. Bach's thicket of counterpoint sing and dance.

Happy snow day, DC! Have a snowball fight, indulge in frosty food deals, and then venture out to the theater. There are several new performances opening this week, such as Chez Joey and world premieres from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Plus, Ramy Youssef arrives at Warner Theatre to tell his hilarious clean jokes. Best Things to Do This Week and Weekend January 26-February 1

Alison Luchs, a National Gallery of Art curator, has recently gone viral through funny Instagram videos. Dan Kolko is the new play-by-play announcer for the Washington Nationals, replacing the now-retired Bob Carpenter. Doni Crawford has been appointed to fill Kenyan McDuffie's seat on the DC Council.

Tiny Desk Radio co-hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present performances from the next generation of Americana music: Sierra Ferrell, whose sound is firmly planted in the roots tradition; Wyatt Flores, an Oklahoman "red dirt" country singer; and MJ Lenderman, an indie rocker who doubles as the guitarist for the band Wednesday. Sierra Ferrell: Tiny Desk Concert Wyatt Flores: Tiny Desk Concert MJ Lenderman: Tiny Desk Concert

Angels exist, I swear! If you were at the sold out Austra show on Monday, you would have witnessed Portland-born, Berlin-based multidisciplinary artist Colin Self descending from the heavens to bless us mere mortals with their angelic vocals and cherub-like presence. If you're looking for something to believe in, believe in music-it's one of the very few things with ability to unite complete strangers in dialog, movement, and tears.

Valentine's Ball at the Embassy of Italy Get glammed up in your best ball attire for a romantic night in Verona. Waltz with your date across the ballroom floor, and then view a Roméo et Juliette opera performance. After the show, you can continue dancing to top 40 hits played by a DJ, and dine on Italian cuisine, including cannoli at the dessert buffet ($106+).

This Sunday brings three capital-B Bowls: Super, Puppy and Benito. See below for our recommendations for where to spend your favorite one. Bad Bunny fans who want to get the halftime show started early have several dance party options Saturday night, and area bars (including Atlas Brew Works) are hosting events for the Winter Olympics from Opening Ceremonies onward. In addition to early Valentine's Day celebrations, this week has cozy crafting nights, another "Heated Rivalry" party and the kickoff of the D.C. Independent Film Festival.

This is one of the biggest holiday weekends of the year, as celebrations of Mardi Gras, Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day overlap and blur. (Sadly, no one organized our dream soiree with a brass band performing for singles dressed as Babe-raham Lincoln and other sexy presidents.) We have separate lists for the area's best Mardi Gras parties, Black History Month events, Lunar New Year celebrations,