Arts + Entertainment
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Auntie Hero
At first glance, the upcoming OutWrite ''Pioneers'' event at The Center, the area's LGBT community center, is already substantial, celebrating re-releases of two powerful books:...
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The Glory and the Gloom
With Placido Domingo singing his last role as general director of the Washington National Opera, it's hard not to take the somber – at times...
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Clark Bars
Jeremiah Clark was weaned on sad contemporary Christian songs. But now that's he secular? '' doesn't have to be Jesus on a cross...
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Stand Back
Stevie Nicks is back with her first album in 10 years – 30 years after her solo debut. She almost sounds like she never left....
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Cheers to Beer
While living in England nearly 30 years ago, Garrett Oliver developed a taste for beer. Real beer. Not beer mass-marketed in America, or what he...
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Funniest Fed Competition
Once a week through June 24, twenty-seven contestants from a variety of federal agencies, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. Army and Marines will compete...
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Editor’s Pick: Liberty Smith
One of the largest and most expensive shows Ford’s Theatre has yet mounted, Liberty Smith features 20 glorious singing actors, reenacting and reinterpreting the history...
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Win tickets to Raphael Saadiq at the 9:30 Club
We’re giving away a pair of tickets to Raphael Saadiq at the 9:30 Club! Enter directly at metroweekly.com/win or using the form below.
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La Mission at Film Forward Festival
Benjamin Bratt plays a traditional Latino father who struggles to come to terms with his teenage son’s homosexuality in La Mission, which screens as part...
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Win tickets to Britney Spears!
Britney Spears is coming to the Verizon Center this summer and we have a pair of tickets to give away! Fill out the form below....
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The District’s proposed 6% tax on ticketed arts events
A source at the Helen Hayes Awards sent out this email alert on Friday regarding the district’s proposed six percent tax on ticketed art events....
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Court Yard Hounds at Sixth & I
Without leader Natalie Maines, the Dixie Chicks might sound a lot like Sheryl Crow. At least that’s the impression left by the music of the...
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Fran Lebowitz speaks publicly on Public Speaking
The inimitable Fran Lebowitz will appear at a special screening of Public Speaking, Martin Scorsese’s 2010 documentary about her career. Andy Warhol gave Lebowitz her...
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Echo & the Bunnymen at the 9:30 Club
The British post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen toured last year in support of a new album, The Fountain, but this year they’re back to...
