The Arts and Culture Connection

Introducing . . .The Arts and Culture Connection!

Join Har Shalom friends —both new and familiar— for exciting creative arts and cultural events around town; plays, concerts, exhibits, culinary events and more! We aim to provide an inside track to Jewish events happening in the DMV and create an opportunity to take in the best of it as a group!

It’s a two-part initiative: Join us as we offer creatively inspired outings that connect us not only to great art and culture but also help us forge greater connections to one another!

To contribute suggestions for upcoming events, please contact Mikki Ashin (mikkiashin@aol.com) or Nancy Light (nlightr@gmail.com).

Register & Join Us!

The World to Come, A Theater J production, Woolly Mammoth Theater, 641 D Street NW, DC (Penn Quarter) - February 12, 2026, 8:00 pm
This new, relatable play is produced by Theater J in partnership with Woolly Mammoth. It is a story set in the SeaBreeze Hebrew Home for the Aging; a story that reveals how powerful friendship can be as a form of resistance. Tix: pre-reserve your tickets HERE by Nov. 30. You will be billed in December.

An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 7 pm, Strathmore Music Center, Rockville Pike
Israeli chef, author, James Beard Award recipient and renown London restauranteur. Ottolenghi will demonstrate food from his new book, Ottolenghi Comfort and discuss his approach to delicious, healthy food. Please click here to indicate your interest in attending as a group by Dec. 3 - you will be contacted by the ACC Committee to purchase your tickets in the Har Shalom block tickets available in Har Shalom block .

What To Do Around Town:

The Dreidel Players Present. . . . Best Hanukkah Show Ever! Presented by Gaithersburg Arts Barn (The Kentlands) in partnership with Sandy Spring Theater Group. Runs from Nov. 28-Dec. 14. Tickets and more information online at  GaithersburgMD.gov/ArtsBarn / Box office: 301-258-6394

Chanukah in the Dark, an original play from Theater J’s artistic director, Hayley Finn. A song- and story-filled production perfect for ages 5+. Runs from Dec. 6-21. Presented at Edlavitch DC JCC (Dupont Circle); weekend performances only at 11am and 3pm. Box office: 202-777-3210

Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750. Currently hanging at the National Museum of Women in the Arts until Jan. 11, 2026 (closed on Mondays). 1250 New York Avenue, NW (Penn Quarter) Tickets at NMWA.org

Russ & Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing—a book event with Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper, owners of NYC’s Russ & Daughters appetizing cafes. A lively hour discussing history, tradition and delicious food—primarily an array of smoked fish, latkes and matzo ball soup along with other Jewish delicacies. Tickets available for both live and virtual attendance at Sixth & I. Dec. 1, 7 pm. Tickets available through the Sixth & I website and on Eventbrite. (Sixthandi.org)

Alex Edelman: What Are you Going to Do – a comedy show starring popular upstart comedian Alex Edelman, Tony Award and Emmy Award winner (for his Netflix special). Dec. 13, 7:30 pm—one night only at Sixth & I: Live Tix available through the Sixth & I website and on Eventbrite, for attendees 13+

Fiddler on the Roof at Signature Theater, 4200 Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA. Runs through January 25, 2026  
The iconic musical gorgeously staged like never before in Signature’s intimate setting and directed by Joe Calarco (Jesus Christ Superstar, Gypsy). Tevye, a poor Jewish milkman, his family and their tightknit community honor tradition but must contend with a changing world and a rise in antisemitism at their home in Czarist Russia.  

Art Exhibition on Jewish Identity, at Adas Israel, 2850 Quebec St NW, May 2026, date to be announced 
A major multimedia art show representing artists from around the country, curated by Ori Zoltes, professor of Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University and author of several books about Jewish art and architecture.