On August 23, Kathleen Turner will take to the stage at Arena Stage playing late, legendary, liberal newspaper columnist Molly Ivins in Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins. But next week she stops by the Newseum for a discussion about Ivins and the show with the show’s co-creator Margaret Engel, a former Washington Post reporter and former managing editor of the Newseum. Wednesday, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m. Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Tickets are $20 for general admission, or $10 for Newseum or Arena Stage members. Call 888-NEWSEUM or visit newseum.org.
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