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09/17/2009 Edition

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Classical Music: Symphonies, Operas, and other Concerts

Fall Arts Preview 2009

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Readings: Authors, Writers, Politicians and Personalities

Fall Arts Preview 2009

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Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz

Fall Arts Preview 2009

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Art: Museums and Galleries

Fall Arts Preview 2009

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Dance: Ballet, Modern, International

Fall Arts Preview 2009

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Movies: New Films and Festivals

Fall Arts Preview 2009

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Stage and Theater: Plays, Musicals and Performance Art

Fall Arts Preview 2009

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Fall Arts Preview 2009

Our annual comprehensive listings to the local arts and entertainment season

Compiled by Doug Rule and Randy ShulmanCover Photography by Todd Franson

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Marching On

As clock ticks down, local and national advocates work on planning, fundraising for Equality March

by Clare Shepherd

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Renegades Routed

Stead Park no longer rugby-ready

by Yusef Najafi

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Staying in the House

Barney Frank won't seek Kennedy's Senate seat

by Lisa Keen

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Congressional Calling

Easter Spencer answers White House call for Mautner client at health care speech

By Will O'Bryan

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Plea Accepted

Hannah free on bond till 'simple assault' sentencing in Hunter death

by Yusef Najafi

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Plea-Bargain Backlash

Community outrage and anger greet defendant's deal for “simple assault” in Hunter homicide

by Yusef Najafi

Film

Punctuation's Mark!

Matt Damon gives exclamation-point worthy performance in The Informant!, but the movie fails to ignite or excite

by Tim Plant

Opera

Looney Tunes

Even if you first heard it from Bugs, Rossini's The Barber of Seville shows there's plenty of spirited fun to be had in opera

by Kate Wingfield

Stage

More than a Cabaret

First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb

by Doug Rule

Stage

Portraiture

Dorian Gray never fails, but it does falter a bit, while Moonlight gives us Pinter the way Pinter is meant to be

by Tom Avila

Commentary

Time To Act

Center Field

by Richard J. Rosendall

Horoscope

Horoscope

September 17-23, 2009

by Carrie Megginson

Events

Busch Garden

The gay theatre icon helps Ganymede kick off its festival

By Will O'Bryan

Food

Grass Is Greener

Local farmers tout nutrition and taste of grass-fed beef

by Yusef Najafi

Do It!

The Ushers

GLBT theater enthusiasts have been attending plays for the past two decades

by Yusef Najafi

Snapshots

BHT's Annual Gay and Lesbian Day at King's Dominion

Richmond, Virginia

Ward Morrison