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  • Terror Tour

    Beyond the halls of power, Washington might not seem like a very spooky place. Nearby Baltimore or Richmond seem far more haunted, with the ghost...

  • Halloweenie

    Sure, it may be conventionally considered a gay holiday, but -- diversity being the bane of the monolithic -- Halloween is not universally loved by...

  • Outing the Vote

    According to figures posted by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics, the District of Columbia counts about 330,000 registered voters. About 90 percent of...

  • Reel Affirmations 18

    Welcome to Metro Weekly's guide to the Reel Affirmations film festival for 2008. There's more than 60 presentations of film and video shorts this year...

  • Where We Live

    Old Dominion Diversity It's akin to Wisteria Lane meeting reality. Welcome to the City of Falls Church, with manicured yards and sun-dappled flowers in planters...

  • Gay History Month

    In September, for example, the Library of Congress announced that a collection of materials from pioneering gay-rights local Frank Kameny, known as the Kameny Papers,...

  • Milk-ing the Silver Screen

    Harvey Milk, one of the pivotal figures in the gay-rights movement, will soon have his brilliant but too-short life and career depicted on the big...

  • Bloc Party

    Gay liberation was a product of its times. Its birth at the end of the '60s was no accident. By the time street queens and...

  • Months to Mark the Years

    The idea of Black Gay History is about as far out there as is Gay History Month, and the two curiosities are not unrelated. The...

  • The Gold Standard

    Mitchell Gold has been busy. Those Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams ''signature stores'' keep popping up, including the local outlet near 14th and Church Streets...

  • Irreverent Icon

    Some might argue that ''icon'' is too reverent a word to apply to Holly Woodlawn. From Puerto Rico to Miami to Times Square, Woodlawn has...

  • Gender-Juggling

    Special Agent Galactica is every woman. ''She's a rock chick. She is a '50s dynamo singer. She's pop. She is whatever is necessary,'' says Jeffrey...

  • Schedule of Events

    All performances at the Church Street Theater, 1742 Church St. NW Prices as noted, otherwise Pay What You Can. September 26 Opening Gala Featuring Holly...

  • Classical Music

    BACH SINFONIA 301-362-6525 www.bachsinfonia.org The Genius of Haydn -- A festive program exploring a wide range of works by Haydn, including Overture to La Fedeltá...

  • Pop, Folk and Jazz Music

    THE BARNS AT WOLF TRAP Tina Turner at Verizon Center 1645 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA 703-255-1900 www.wolf-trap.org · Noel Paul Stookey -- the ''Paul'' in...