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Encore Creativity singers from across the nation join together for a grand celebration of older adults in the arts with the joy of singing!

Join us for a Kwanzaa celebration! For more than 30 years, the Dibinga Sisters have been a pillar of support for Boston’s youth. This year marks a significant milestone as their nonprofit, OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center, celebrates three decades. Come celebrate the second principle of Kwanzaa (Kujichagulia - Self-Determination) through African inspired dances and music celebrating 30 years.

Enjoy an amazing family day of music, performances, an African marketplace, authors, and books! Seven authors will present their books focusing on African American History, family, and mental health. We will be graced with a libation ceremony and a dance performance by Nana Malaya Rucker, “The Dancing Diplomat.”

Join us as we celebrate over five decades of handbells at St. Matthew’s UMC in Annandale, VA. Under the direction of Tamara Freeman, the Peace and Carol Ringers will perform Songs of the Season.

Join us for a FREE film screening in the Justice Forum at the REACH. As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants to have a perfect family Christmas. However, things go awry quickly.

Jill Sobule’s work is at once deeply personal and socially conscious, seriously funny and derisively tragic. Having released a dozen albums, her hits include “I Kissed A Girl” and the alt-rock anthem “Supermodel” featured in the film Clueless.

Trio Sefardi, a Northern Virginia–based ensemble, performs traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. The Washington Post said the ensemble “gave lovely and luminous performances.”

Join medieval fiddle expert Niccolo Seligmann and percussionist Lucas Ashby on a musical tour of the Middle Ages. From Spanish miracle songs to whirlwind Italian dances and more, this concert illuminates how bright the Dark Ages really were.

Join us for FREE film screenings in the Justice Forum at the REACH. Monica Sorelle’s tender feature debut is a multigenerational drama that deftly explores the relationships between immigrants and their children, the looming threat of gentrification, and the pursuit of the American dream.

Zar Electrik pays homage to tribal cultures, particularly through the incorporation of the ancient Zar ritual originating from Ethiopia and Egypt. The group transports us into its unique universe, where the reigning forces are trance and dance.

TAE & The Neighborly is a Wisconsin-based soul-pop R&B group. It was formed during 2020 over their shared love of cake baking. The Cowboy Gazette says their live show is “...going down smoother than a can of [beans] warmed on the campfire.”

Blind singer-songwriter and guitarist Raul Midón is nothing if not prolific. His 14th and latest album Lost & Found is a blend of what he calls “smooth folk,” “alt-pop,” and “jazz.”

The Cartography Project presents two new opera works: The Seer (by Brittini Ward and Levi Taylor) and Future of Dreams (by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton and Jaylin Vinson).

Join The Lion’s Den DMV and friends to learn DC’s very own, Beat Ya Feet, along with Bmore’s Baltimore Club, and a style from Los Angeles, KRUMP. Be sure to stay for the open hour for a special drumming workshop & exhibition by DMV’s local legend, Malik Dope!

Illustrate imagination with the design app Procreate and give life to your big ideas! Learn the basics of digital design and create your own GIF. Moonshot will lend iPads and Apple Pencils for the duration of the class, but feel free to bring your own tablet preloaded with the app. 12:30 p.m. class for kids ages 8–10 and their adults, 3 p.m. class for ages 11–14 and their adults.

Songwriter Vienna Teng reemerges this fall with her We’ve Got You—her first new music in over a decade—but her fans have been here the whole time. Teng’s new mini-EP reflects the complexity of her life over the past decade: climate change work, community building, parenthood.

See the latest performances from our free series, and delve into full-length encore performances from over 20 years of Millennium Stage.

Eleven black dancers from historically white ballet companies were commissioned by �AVto create and perform a brand new ballet in just two weeks. This is their story...

The Cartography Project seeks to use music as both a source of healing and a way to open dialogue about the future of anti-racism. The NSO, WNO, and Kennedy Center commissions composers and librettists from regions spanning the entire country to create work that responds to an event that has occurred in that region and also asks, “Where do we go from here?”

Active Hope explores how the country’s vanguard artists and arts leaders can shape this transformational, historical, and polarizing moment in history. After emerging from a global quarantine while still figuring out what the new normal is, the second season of our podcast orbits the theme of “Organizing Hope”.

Get the fascinating story behind the new play by Alexandra Palting, the 2022 Artist-in-Residence at the Kennedy Center with the Local Theater Residency Program. The piece is named for the number of letters that Alexandra’s grandparents wrote to each other during a three-year long-distance courtship between the U.S. and the Philippines.

The REACH aims to both mobilize people and bring them together. To educate groups in mass, and inspire individual reflection. With bold and engaging programming and a warmly inviting atmosphere, it’s a shared space for collective healing, exploration, and experimentation across disciplines.

A conflux is the place where two flowing rivers meet and become one. è��AVsits on a conflux where the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers meet. The Conflux program is a confluence of efforts where the Kennedy Center and a flagship national community partner – each with its distinct missions, values, and social impact objectives combine efforts. The result is a series of transformative programming that advances the field and maximizes our collective impact.

Join us for free movement-based classes on select Saturdays in the REACH. Dancers are invited for three one-hour structured classes and an optional Open House Hour. Free, pre-registration is highly recommended. 

Local Theatre Residency is a curated developmental residency program for local DMV theater companies and playwrights. Hosted at the Kennedy Center’s REACH, we seek those who leverage their artistry to amplify stories that are often overlooked.

Catch a FREE screening of impactful films in the Justice Forum at the REACH.

Office Hours is a curated developmental residency program hosted at the Kennedy Center’s REACH. Provided with access to studio space in the REACH, artists have the sole task of creation. Office Hours seeks artists with an interest on site-specific work and supports the ideas of playful exploration and spatial intervention.

�AVSocial Impact projects are calling for your help. See our open call auditions and find the right one for you.

Moonshot Studio at the REACH celebrates creativity and the artist in everyone through hands-on art-making. The recommended age is 5 years old and above. Stop by anytime from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on (most) Saturdays & Sundays to explore our projects.

Join us for a FREE film screening in the Justice Forum at the REACH. As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants to have a perfect family Christmas. However, things go awry quickly.

Join us for FREE film screenings in the Justice Forum at the REACH. Monica Sorelle’s tender feature debut is a multigenerational drama that deftly explores the relationships between immigrants and their children, the looming threat of gentrification, and the pursuit of the American dream.

Children and their caregivers are invited to move and groove in this fun, interactive experience with Imagination Stage!

Join The Lion’s Den DMV and friends to learn DC’s very own, Beat Ya Feet, along with Bmore’s Baltimore Club, and a style from Los Angeles, KRUMP. Be sure to stay for the open hour for a special drumming workshop & exhibition by DMV’s local legend, Malik Dope!

Join us for FREE film screenings in the Justice Forum at the REACH. Academy Award®–nominated filmmaker Liz Gabus gives an inside look at adventurer Jacques Yves-Cousteau and the experiences that made him the 20th century’s most renowned environmental voice.

The whole farmyard is getting ready for a hoedown—but it needs your help! Presented in collaboration with Teller Productions and developed specifically for toddlers, this immersive show features puppets, storytellers, and a string quartet from the National Symphony Orchestra.

Curated by interdisciplinary ritual artist Tara Aura, this Dance Sanctuaries brings together three of DC's most beloved yoga teachers for a special day of integrated mental health and wellness support. Come join dynamic yoga classes, guided meditation and a soundbath to benefit from a nervous system reset and come away with a greater sense of calm, clarity and confidence.