Song, Dance, and Theater in DC  
 

• Cultural Calendar - from WETA
• DC City Guide - from the Washington Post
• Kid Friendly events from OurKids
• Washington City Paper - clubs, comedy, music, dance listings
• Washington Entertainment and Arts - list from Yahoo
• Events listing - from the Washingtonian

• Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center has free performances every day at 6 pm
• Jazz in the Garden -  Enjoy summer evenings of jazz in the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden. Sculpture Garden hours are extended to 9:00 p.m. on these nights.
• Screen on the Green - free films on the Mall in the summer 
• Shakespeare Theatre Free For All - free Shakespeare in the summer
• Free summer concerts in Washington, DC - from the National Park Service
• Summer Cinema at the National Theatre
   

Lists

• Arts and Events from the Washington City Paper
• Bars and Clubs, from The Washington Post
• DC Registry, clubs
• music, from The Washington Post

Clubs

• nightclub 9:30 - 815 V Street NW, Washington, DC
• Birchmere, The - 3701 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA  703-549-7500
   

Lists

• DC Registry, dance
• DC Registry, movies
• DC Registry, theatre
• Helen Hayes Awards - professional theatre list
• League of Washington Theatres - lots of theatre
   

Venues

half-price tickets from TicketPlace

• Arena Stage

  6th Street and Maine Avenue, SW.  202-488-3300 800-777-2238

• Carter Barron Amphitheatre

  Part of the National Park Service, lots of concerts, some free, during the summer. 4850 Colorado Ave, NW (16th and Colorado). Concert Line: 202-426-0486. Park Information: 202-254-2468.

• Center for the Arts at George Mason University

  Offers concert series, opera, dance and other affordable arts in northern Virginia, near the Beltway.  703-993-8888

• Children's Theatre, The (of Arlington, VA)

  Performances at the Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, 125 South Old Glebe Road, Arlington, VA.  703-548-1154

• Discovery Theater

  Performances for young audiences. Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building 900 Jefferson Drive, SW. 202-357-1500

• Folger Shakespeare Library

  201 East Capitol Street, SE (Behind the Library of Congress). This library has one of the world's finest collections of rare English Renaissance books and a large collection of Shakespeare's works. Plus, there are many programs and concerts at the Folger theatre. The building and gift shop are open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Tours are available Monday through Friday at 11:00 a.m., Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., and Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. Call for tour information and event times: 202-544-7077. Metro: Capitol South

• Ford's Theatre

  511 10th Street, NW, 10th Street between E and F Streets, NW. Building is open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the exception of Christmas.  202-426-6924. 202-347-4833

• John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

  New Hampshire Avenue at Rock Creek Parkway, NW. 202-254-3600. The Foggy Bottom/GWU Station (23rd and I) is the closest Metro stop. From there it is a seven minute walk via New Hampshire Ave. OR use the free Kennedy Center Show Shuttle (signs are towards the left as you exit the escalator). It departs every 15 minutes from 9:45 a.m.-midnight Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-midnight Saturdays, and noon-midnight Sundays and 4:00 p.m.-midnight on federal holidays. Metro: Foggy Bottom/GWU

• Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University

  21st and H Streets, NW.  202-994-6800  Metro: Foggy Bottom/GWU

• Merriweather Post Pavilion

  10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044 Directions. Offers symphonic music, and pop concerts. Only open during warm weather.   800-551-7328 and 301-596-0660 (in DC)

• National Theater

  1321 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.  202-628-6161

• Opera Camerata of Washington

  info: 1534 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-722-5335
  email: OCW@operacamerata.org

• Shakespeare Theatre Company

  Box Office 202-393-2700 The Shakespeare Theatre is located at The Lansburgh on 7th Street between D and E Streets just north of the National Archives on Pennsylvania Avenue.

• Source Theatre

  1809 14th Street, NE Mainstage.  202-462-1073

• Studio Theater

  1333 P Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, Box Office: 202-332-3300

• Synetic Theater

  1611 N Kent St Arlington, VA, 703-824-8060

• Washington Ballet

  3515 Wisconsin Avenue, NW.  202-362-3606

• Washington National Opera

  Ticket office telephone: 202-295-2400

• Washington Performing Arts Society

  2000 L Street NW, Suite 810, Washington, DC 20036-4907.  202-833-9800

• Washington Shakespeare Company

  601 South Clark Street, Clark Street Playhouse (just north of Crystal City), Arlington, VA.  703-418-4808

• Wolf Trap

  Virginia Route 7 near Vienna, Virginia. The nation's first National Park for the performing arts offers opera, symphonic music, pop concerts, jazz and ballet. Only open during warm weather. Price of admission varies depending on program.  703-938-3800

• Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

  641 D Street, NW (7th & D), Washington, DC. 202-393-3939