Arts + Entertainment
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O.A.R. at Merriweather
The five-piece rock band O.A.R., from Rockville, Md., has a devoted national following — selling out New York’s Madison Square Garden twice, for starters —...
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Reality Check
Ruben Fleischer's 30 Minutes or Less should be a perfectly serviceable buddy movie. Sure, it falls for some typical pitfalls -- a slacker trades bro-laced,...
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Greek Love
In one Greek myth, Hercules is overcome with emotion at permanently losing the young Hylas to nymphs. The question is: Was Hercules Hylas's father, or...
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Gays and Dolls
''It's one of the great gay musicals of all time,'' Gordon Greenberg asserts of Guys and Dolls. No, there's nothing gay per se about Frank...
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Soviet Disunion
Love hurts. Work is pointless. Authority is a joke. Life in Uncle Vanya may not be grand, but Chekhov certainly is -- particularly in the...
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Luck Be a Lady! Guys and Dolls at Wolf Trap
Guys and Dolls, Frank Loesser’s spirited, Tony-winning musical from 1950 is packed with hits, from “Luck Be A Lady” to “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the...
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Southwest DC Waterfront Boat Home Tour
Ever wonder what a lived-in floating boat looks like on the inside? Well, here’s your chance to sneak a peek. Twenty-three houseboats, housebarges, cabin cruisers,...
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Glee’s Telly Leung performs at the Blue Moon
Telly Leung appeared on the last season of Glee, as Wes, part of the all-male a cappella Dalton Academy Warblers. His Broadway credits include Flower...
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The Phillips explores Wassily Kandinsky
“Kandinsky and the Harmony of Silence: Painting with White Border” provides a fascinating, in-depth look at Wassily Kandinsky’s creative process during the five months leading...
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INXS with Berlin at Wolf Trap
The Australian pop-rock group INXS has been trying to rekindle its ’80s-era hitmaking magic for years now. In 2005 they even appeared in a reality...
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Step Afrika’s Summer Steps
The Washington Performing Arts Society presents a Summer Steps program with young members of Step Afrika!, showcasing the traditions of stepping and other percussive dance...
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Death Cab for Cutie rides into Merriweather
For a decade now, Seattle-based Death Cab for Cutie has been an enormously popular alt-rock band whose silly name actually captures its sound: cute but...
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Small Works at Washington Printmakers
“The 14th Annual National Small Works” competition contains 30 prints from artists across the nation, all approximately 13×13 in size. Running concurrently is the solo...
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Studio Theatre does some housecleaning
The Studio Theatre hosts its Annual Garage Sale on today, Saturday, August 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sale features items from 2010-2011...
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CHAW presents DHS Pinafore
Every summer the Capital Hill Arts Workshop presents a different Gilbert and Sullivan production in partnership with the GLBT Arts Consortium. This year brings a...
