Washington Speaks

Reviews and notices of events in Washington, D.C. including, but not limited to, the performing arts, speakers, authors, lectures, meetings, books, movies, cycling, hockey games, exhibitions, buildings, and an occasional post about other places and things.

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

WWII German prisoners in the Soviet Union

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That’s the subject of Susan Grunewald ’s new book   From Incarceration to Repatriation: German Prisoners of War in the Soviet Union  (2024) ...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Shakespeare's 'On Beckett' is Oh Beckett!

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 Bill Irwin is Samuel Beckett in Shakespeare Theatre Company's On Beckett /  by Craig Schwartz   Bill Irwin   is a Tony Award winning ac...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Sayonara to Philadelphia's super surrealist show

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art/ photo by Patricia Leslie It's not too late to get on the train and head north to Philadelphia to celebr...
Thursday, February 5, 2026

Barnes's spectacular Rousseau ends Feb. 22

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  Portrait of a Woman in a Landscape,  1899, Barnes Foundation.  This may be Rousseau's mother who died the next year.  The church spire...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Book review: 'Stan and Gus,' highly recommended

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Some things never change like testosterone levels or old men chasing young girls, like  Stanford White   (1853-1906) did which led to his mu...
Saturday, January 10, 2026

Anti-ICE, Anti-Trump at Tysons, VA

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A demonstrator today at the Anti-ICE/Anti-Trump rally / By Patricia Leslie, Jan. 10, 2026  at Tysons, VA  in honor of Renee Nicole Good  At ...
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