Weekend Roundup: Balloons, Portraits and Winter Enjoyable

Congrats, you made it by the primary week of the yr! Why not rejoice with some weekend enjoyable at Imagination Stage with “Balloonacy,” or see the 2025 Portrait of a Nation honorees on the National Portrait Gallery? There’s heaps extra to do as effectively. Have an excellent weekend!

‘Balloonacy’ is at Imagination Stage

This movement-based present revisits the traditional movie “The Red Balloon.” An outdated man spends his days grey and dreary till he’s visited by a pink balloon. The present is about within the type of Thirties silent motion pictures, with the outdated man an grownup model of the boy within the film. More info on the present, which runs this Saturday by February 15, might be discovered here.

Folger Shakespeare Library Continues ‘Contemporary Art at the Folger’
Since October 2025, the Folger Shakespeare Library began their “Contemporary Art at the Folger” sequence, which can lengthen to April of this yr. The Folger will host small solo exhibitions that includes the work of 4 current artist fellows on the Folger Institute. Next up is Dominick Porras, whose artist discuss will happen on Friday, January 9. Porras’ images and new media installations discover the wealthy tapestry of his heritage as a Chicano artist. More info on Porras might be discovered here.

Don’t Miss the Last Weekend of ‘Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750’

The exhibit “Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750” on the National Museum of Women within the Arts ends this Sunday. The exhibit shows a wide variety of labor by over 40 Dutch and Flemish girls artists like Gesina ter Borch, Judith Leyster, Clara Peeters and extra. More info on tips on how to get tickets might be discovered here.

See the Portrait of a Nation 2025 Honorees on the National Portrait Gallery

The Portrait of a Nation Awards honor those that have made transformative contributions to the nation. This exhibit shines mild on the latest recipients like Steven Spielberg, Jason Aldean, Temple Grandin and extra. The present is curated by Director of Curatorial Affairs Rhea L. Combs and made doable by the Portrait of a Nation Endowment. More info the exhibit might be discovered here.

Catch the Winter Skate Spectacular on the National Building Museum

The National Building Museum is internet hosting a “Winter Skate Spectacular” now by February 9 within the museum’s Great Hall. This yr, visitors can take pleasure in skating all through the week with early hour instances, daytime hours and after-hours skate classes too. There may even be theme days, like this Saturday’s “Divas Night.” More info on the skate spectacular might be discovered here.

Catch the Last Few Weeks of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

Signature Theatre’s manufacturing of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ ends January 25. The iconic musical is staged in-the-round in Signature Theatre’s intimate environment. It’s directed by Joe Calarco, who directed Signature’s productions of “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Gypsy.” Expect to depart the theater with all the standard songs like “Sunrise, Sunset” and “If I Were a Rich Man” caught in your head. More info on tickets might be discovered here.

 

 

 

 

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