Arts and Music

Around Town Best Bets

Every week, WETA critics are bringing you the must-see arts in and around DC: Our best bets in film, theater, museums, and more!

September 27, 2024

The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, and a small sampling of its treasures are on display in a brand new gallery space. Philippa Hughes takes us through Collecting Memories.

September 13, 2024

Explore the evocative views of New England in an exhibition over at the National Museum of Asian Art. Robert Aubry Davis takes us on a tour of Shifting Boundaries: Perspectives on American Landscapes.

August 30, 2024

Poor Things filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos reunites with Emma Stone for an unsettling trio of stories about unhappy people searching for love, belonging, and the divine. Travis Hopson reviews the absurdly dark and humorous Kinds of Kindness.

August 16, 2024

One of the most distinguished American photographers of the 20th century has an exhibition on view at the National Gallery of Art. Robert Aubry Davis gives us a tour of Gordon Parks: Camera Portraits from the Corcoran Collection.

August 2, 2024

Kevin Costner returns to the Old West for his passion project, a personal epic he's wanted to make for 40 years. Travis Hopson reviews Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1.

July 26, 2024

A breakout one-woman production from Edinburgh Fringe Festival makes its way to D.C. — and gets audiences in on the action. Chris Klimek takes us into the riotous Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.

July 12, 2024

George C. Wolfe's landmark satirical play makes its return to Washington, D.C., and it's just as biting as ever! Chris Klimek reveals why you shouldn't miss The Colored Museum at Studio Theatre.

June 28, 2024

Glenn Powell shoots nothing but bullseyes in a new action comedy from Richard Linklater. Travis Hopson takes us into Hit Man, the action comedy based on a wild true story. 

 

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