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  • Masks and Mischief at GLOE’s Purim Party

    By on March 17, 2011

    The DC JCC's Kurlander Program for Gay & Lesbian Outreach and Engagement — aka GLOE — presents its fourth annual Masquerade and Mischief Purim Party,...

  • Fabulous Beekman Boys visit Martha Stewart

    By on March 16, 2011

    Entertainment Weekly’s website EW.com has released exclusive footage from the upcoming March 21 episode of The Fabulous Beekman Boys, as they pay a visit to...

  • Yanni Webcast today at 1 p.m.

    By on March 16, 2011

    Today, Wednesday, March 16, at 1 p.m., Yanni — in advance of his North America tour — will answer fan questions in a live streaming...

  • Get ready for the Prom!

    By on March 16, 2011

    The Capital Queer Prom, that is. B.O.I. Marketing (headed by Metro Weekly’s Outspoken host Ebone Bell) presents this fifth annual event, this year benefiting the...

  • Jewish Conflict

    By on March 16, 2011

    You don’t go to the theater for silence. It’s not a place for meditation or prayer, after all -- at least not if it’s a...

  • Joker's Wilde

    By on March 16, 2011

    For those familiar with Bill Bryson's latest doorstop, At Home, a humorous and highly informative historical account of Anglo-American domestic life, the Shakespeare Theatre Company's...

  • Nothin' Dirty Goin' On

    By on March 16, 2011

    The message popped up on the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC's (GMCW) Facebook page early on Thursday morning, just about a week before the...

  • Return to Form

    By on March 16, 2011

    ''It's just like me to overstay my welcome,'' Michael Stipe sings near the top of R.E.M.'s new album Collapse Into Now. Later, the queer artist...

  • Norwegian Nonsense

    By on March 16, 2011

    ''It's just a ridiculous name for a group,'' chuckles Svein Berge, one-half of the Norwegian duo known as Röyksopp. ''Let's call ourselves something that is...

  • Marriage Convenience

    By on March 16, 2011

    Mayor Gray may have taken time out March 3 at the Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ to mark the one-year anniversary of marriage equality...

  • Hanson’s exuberant new music video

    By on March 15, 2011

    Hanson’s new video for the upbeat single “Give A Little” — to be released on iTunes on April 5 — is playful, punchy and, quite...

  • The Strokes headline Sweetlife Festival Sunday, May 1 at Merriweather

    By on March 15, 2011

    Just announced — The Sweetlife Festival 2011 is coming to Merriweather on Sunday, May 1, and what an amazing line-up of acts: The Strokes, Girl...

  • Loretta Lynn Postponed

    By on March 15, 2011

    The Loretta Lynn concert set for this Thursday, March 17 has been rescheduled. The new date is Oct. 15, 2011. Tickets will be honored. Refunds...

  • Whores and Hard Candy

    By on March 15, 2011

    This weekend the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington presents a fully staged, all-male production of the Broadway musical The Best Little Whore House In Texas...

  • The Big Uneasy at AFI Silver

    By on March 13, 2011

    Simpsons castmember — voice of Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders and Principal Skinner, among others — and New Orleans resident Harry Shearer will appear...