Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Kathy Griffin at the Kennedy Center

    By on February 23, 2011

    Kathy Griffin‘s hit a rough patch of late. She recently lost in her third bid for a Grammy for Best Comedy Album, this time to...

  • Bill T. Jones pays tribute to Lincoln at the KenCen

    By on February 23, 2011

    The ever-provocative Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, led by the great Tony Award-winning choreographer Jones, offers a performance of “Fondly Do We Hope"¦Fervently Do...

  • Crystal City’s 1K Wine Walk

    By on February 22, 2011

    In partnership with the Crystal City Business Improvement District, the Washington Wine Academy offers a “wine walk” through the interior walkways of Crystal City, with...

  • Glee Live is coming to the Verizon Center

    By on February 22, 2011

    The cast of Glee will perform at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 9. Tickets for Glee: Live on Stage go on...

  • Tony Kushner at the Smith Center

    By on February 22, 2011

    The University of Maryland Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and its School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies presents a conversation with gay Pulitzer/Emmy/Obie/Tony-winning playwright...

  • Second Lives at the Textile Museum

    By on February 19, 2011

    “Second Lives: The Age-Old Art of Recycling Textiles” highlights the ways people in various cultures ingeniously have repurposed worn but precious fabrics to create beautiful...

  • Richard Whitmore at Politics and Prose

    By on February 19, 2011

    Richard Whitmore‘s The Bee Eater: Michelle Rhee Takes on the Nation’s Worst School District offers a profile of the rabble-rouser Rhee, fleshing out the public...

  • Edgeworks Dance Theater

    By on February 19, 2011

    The all-male company celebrates its 10th anniversary season with a special program featuring signature works performed by former and current members, plus the D.C. premiere...

  • Rock & Roll at the Washington Ballet

    By on February 19, 2011

    The Washington Ballet touts Rock & Roll as an edgy program featuring Christopher Bruce’s “Rooster,” set to the music of the Rolling Stones, Trey McIntyre’s...

  • Drumline Live

    By on February 19, 2011

    More than 40 musicians and performers from Historically Black Colleges and Universities are showcased in Drumline Live, honoring the black marching band tradition, with explosive...

  • Keegan presents The Weir

    By on February 19, 2011

    Set in a pub in rural Ireland, Conor McPherson’s celebrated drama The Weirf ocuses on the bar’s regulars and a young Dublin woman newly moved...

  • AMC’s Best Picture Showcase

    By on February 19, 2011

    Feel like going on an Oscar Bender? With 10 nominated films at the 2011 Academy Awards, seeing all of them in one day is nigh...

  • Correction – Jonathan Edwards is at the Barns at Wolf Trap

    By on February 18, 2011

    CORRECTED VENUE: We made an error in an earlier post reporting this event. Here is the correct info: Veteran folk singer/songwriter Jonathan Edwards was raised...

  • Amy Schumer at Arlington Draft House

    By on February 18, 2011

    With praise from Ellen DeGeneres — “Amy is one of my favorites, I expect to see big things from this girl” — Amy Schumer has...

  • Grease Sing-A-Long at the AFI Silver

    By on February 18, 2011

    The American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre presents a new “Sing-A-Long” 35mm print of the popular 1978 musical Grease, with animated subtitles. We’re hopelessly devoted to...