Visiting Washington, DC

Song, Dance, and Theater in DC  
 

• 15 Best Places to Go with Kids in the Washington DC Area

• Top 10 Things to Do in the Washington, DC Capital Region

• 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

• 100 Free (and Almost Free) Things to Do in Washington, DC
  
   

Lists

• Arts and Events from the Washington City Paper

• DC Registry, clubs

• Top 10 Live Music Clubs in Washington, DC

Clubs

• nightclub 9:30 - 815 V Street NW, Washington, DC

• Birchmere, The - 3701 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA  703-549-7500

• Blues Alley - 1073 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-337-4141
   

Lists

• DC Registry, dance

• DC Registry, movies

• DC Registry, theatre

• DC Theatre Scene

• Helen Hayes Awards - professional theatre list

• League of Washington Theatres - lots of theatre

• DC Theater - from The Washington Post
   

Venues

half-price tickets from TicketPlace

American Shakespeare Center and Blackfriars Playhouse
10 South Market Street, Staunton, VA 24401 Phone: 540-851-1733

Arena Stage 
1101 Sixth Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024, 202-488-3300

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.

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. 202-633-8700

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: 1819 Shepherd Street NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20011, Phone: 202-386-6008

Shakespeare Theatre Company
Box Office 202-547-1112

Source Theatre 
1835 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009  202-204-7800

Studio Theater
1501 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005, Box Office: 202-332-3300

Synetic Theater 
Venues,  Box Office:  800-494-8497, Administrative Office: 703-824-8061

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 510, 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. 

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company 
641 D Street, NW (7th & D), Washington, DC 20004, 202-393-3939

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