With winter break in effect for all children, many parents are wondering how to keep their kids busy once the initial excitement over new Christmas toys wears off. Here are some of my favorite places to look for activities to keep my little ones busy.

In a city where the term "Arab" is heavily politicized, it's refreshing to attend an event where simple things like music and traditional dances do more to bring people together than a seasoned politician can muster.

WASHINGTON -- The ninth edition of the DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition continues with the final four showcases tonight, Wednesday a...

WASHINGTON -- The ninth edition of the DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition continues with the premieres of showcases nine through twelv...

It's a week in the D.C.-area of familiar faces, old friends, and those who waited too long to visit. There aren't any headline-grabbing shows or tough tickets.

As MMOTHS, Jack Colleran creates sonic dreamscapes so ominous and haunting that one could spend entire songs wondering if in fact it's a nightmare.

The 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival will be an unforgettable weekend that responds to a growing desire for ways to better understand and interact in meaningful ways with the vast array of technology impacting our lives.

WASHINGTON -- "Bully!: The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt" is a new book put out by D.C.-based Regnery Publishing. It's a biography of the wi...

WASHINGTON -- Not everyone has an emperor's riches. Arena Stage is holding a pay-what-you-will toga party for "You, Nero," a play by Pulitzer-finalist...

WASHINGTON -- It's time again for women of varying hair colors to play Powder Puff football and raise money for a worthy cause. This Saturday marks...

FotoWeek DC 2011 is just about here. The launch party is Friday night -- it starts at 5 p.m. at FotoWeek Central (1800 L St. NW), then moves to the...

WASHINGTON -- On Saturday, the tenants of the Norwood Cooperative in Logan Circle will be celebrating. After six years of organizing, and a $9.7 milli...

WASHINGTON -- A new low-budget movie that riffs off "Doc Hollywood" likely won't interest everyone, but political gawkers in the nation's capital migh...

WASHINGTON -- WAMU 88.5-FM, D.C.'s much-loved public radio station, is turning 50. A black-tie gala featuring past and current WAMU voices will be...

WASHINGTON -- Chris Garlock, a mobilizer for the AFL-CIO and creator of D.C.'s labor history online map -- will be leading a walking tour of the Distr...

WASHINGTON -- Former D.C. resident Jeff Simmermon's storytelling-and-burlesque show "And I Am Not Lying" is coming to the Black Cat Backstage on Nov. ...

California artist Glenn Arthur paints sexually charged pieces featuring beautiful (and frequently naked) women, skulls, flowers and hummingbirds. Arth...

WASHINGTON -- Remember Agnes Bolt, the artist who lived in a plexiglass bubble in collector Philippa Hughes' condominium for a week to see what would ...

WASHINGTON -- The Corcoran Gallery of Art has a timely exhibit in Gallery 31, its free exhibition space. "Agents of Change" documents and explores pov...

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Ballet announced on Wednesday that this year's performance of "The Nutcracker" will feature live musicians. Why the big f...

All the turrets and tree-lined streets you can handle, this weekend! On Saturday, the Bloomingdale Civic Association is hosting its third biannual hou...

Relive awkward adolescence tonight. Mortified returns to D.C. for another round of angsty love poems, diary entries, letters from camp, and this time,...

WASHINGTON -- The Walter Reed Local Redevelopment Authority is hosting a community forum Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., to discuss the Walter Reed A...

Saturday night, NoVA Roller Derby has its inaugural bout against Maryland's Free State Roller Derby. It's the "Battle of the Beltway," taking place at...