Add Some Sumptuous Silence to Your Halloween Watchlists with Lon Chaney’s ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ September 20, 2021
Witness the Birth and Evolution of a Genius: Three Early Makoto Shinkai Films Land on Blu-ray June 16, 2022
Annual Events Awesome Con Keeps Growing, Keeps Getting Bigger, Better, and More Inclusive Awesome Con is only a few years old (it turns 7 this year), but it has quickly become one of the Washington, DC, ... By Jamie GreeneApril 24, 20190
Featured Post Smithsonian Sleepovers Lets You Have Your Very Own Night at the Museum Living around Washington, DC, can sometimes be incredibly frustrating. The traffic, politics, and congestion are inescapable. But sometimes? I just have no words ... By Jamie GreeneMarch 27, 20190
National Park Service Track Down the Lincoln Conspirators with the History on Foot Walking Tour at Ford’s Theatre Like many cities, Washington, DC, has its fair share of walking tours. Straight-up historical tours, architectural tours, presidential tours, garden tours, ghost tours…you ... By Jamie GreeneOctober 2, 20180
Conventions Ticket Giveaway for Awesome Con 2018 Awesome Con is only a few years old, but it quickly became one of the Washington, DC, region’s must-do events. For the longest ... By Jamie GreeneMarch 22, 20181
Backroads Travel Sleepover at the National Archives There’s certainly no shortage of amazing, unique opportunities in Washington, DC. Most visitors to the city hit a lot of the same standard ... By Jamie GreeneFebruary 16, 20170
Performances Kennedy Center: Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis’s novel Bud, Not Buddy first slipped onto my radar in 2012. Yes, the book was published in 1999, and it ... By Jamie GreeneJanuary 13, 20170
Performances Kennedy Center: Into the Woods I have a checkered history with Sondheim’s Into the Woods. I came to the show very late. I listened to the recording and ... By Jamie GreeneDecember 12, 20160
Performances Kennedy Center: Where Words Once Were playing at Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) dates: now through November 27, 2016 directed by Colin Hovde written by Finegan Kruckemeyer Roar Score: 5/5 We’ve long been ... By Jamie GreeneNovember 20, 20160
Interviews Questions from a Kid: Dr. Scott Sampson (previous interviews in this series can be found here.) Welcome to another installment of Questions from a Kid. Today, Zoey chats with paleontologist Dr. Scott ... By Jamie GreeneMay 17, 20160
Disney Ticket Giveaway: Disney On Ice Presents Treasure Trove It’s that time again. Disney on Ice is returning to the Baltimore/Washington area, and they’re bringing a new show. This time around, it’s ... By Jamie GreeneJanuary 25, 20160
Performances Elephant and Piggie’s We Are in a Play! Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play! playing at Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) dates: now through January 3, 2016 directed by Jerry Whiddon Roar ... By Jamie GreeneNovember 30, 20150
Annual Events LEGO Prototyping Challenge The National Week of Making was a few weeks back in June, and the event coincided with the National Maker Faire here in Washington, ... By Jamie GreeneJuly 9, 20150
Performances Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament (Baltimore) I have to admit, I didn’t quite know what to expect as we walked into Medieval Times. I mean, the reputation kind of ... By Jamie GreeneFebruary 26, 20150
Disney Ticket Giveaway: Disney on Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy Disney on Ice is still putting costumed characters on ice skates. Seems dangerous to me, but the performers at these shows are actually pretty ... By Jamie GreeneJanuary 21, 20155
Past Giveaways Ticket Giveaway: Monster Jam This is one my son will go absolutely bananas for. Gigantic monster trucks crashing into and crushing things in their way? That’s pretty ... By Jamie GreeneJanuary 15, 20151
Tours The Capital Wheel at National Harbor So, apparently huge Ferris wheels are now a thing. This trend probably traces its roots to the opening of the London Eye (still ... By Jamie GreeneDecember 22, 20141
Museums The BIG Maze – National Building Museum The National Building Museum in Washington, DC, is one of our favorite places in the city. It has been since the kids were ... By Jamie GreeneAugust 7, 20140
Museums Madame Tussauds Washington, DC A bit of history: when I was a kid, I used to love wax museums. If we saw one, I’d make my parents ... By Jamie GreeneJuly 28, 20140
Interviews 5 Questions with a Smithsonian Paleontologist (previous interviews in this series can be found here.) Welcome to another installment of 5 Questions with a 5-Year-Old. Today, Zoey sits down ... By Jamie GreeneMay 20, 20140
Annual Events One-Day Hike 2014 Every year in late April, the Sierra Club and a whole gaggle of amazing volunteers sponsor and put on the One-Day Hike. The ... By Jamie GreeneApril 28, 20141
Add Some Sumptuous Silence to Your Halloween Watchlists with Lon Chaney’s ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ September 20, 2021
Witness the Birth and Evolution of a Genius: Three Early Makoto Shinkai Films Land on Blu-ray June 16, 2022
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