Arts + Entertainment
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Deconstructions
It's not often that a top Washington tourist destination aims to reach the stone-washed masses and the discerning, over-educated locals, but Ford's Theatre strives undaunted....
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Fractured Fairy Tale
Of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, the illustrious Dr. Johnson wrote: “To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the names...
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Marine Life
While being discharged from the military just for being gay can deal a gut-wrenching blow to a member of the armed forces, it's certainly nice...
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Military Serenade
Mike Almy only came out to his parents after he became a leading activist pushing repeal of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. ''I...
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Winds Power
''We're a family,'' says Laura Harris, president of D.C.'s Different Drummers. ''We try to take care of each other, we look out for each other.......
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3 Dollar Bill
Some of the national gay community’s most talented and dynamic writers appear for a queer reading at the 2011 Association of Writers & Writing Programs...
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GMCW’s Open Mike/Piano Night
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington hosts a monthly piano bar and open-mike night at Dupont’s Black Fox Lounge. Singers of all levels are welcome...
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Alvin Ailey at the Kennedy Center
The popular Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre returns to perform several mixed repertory programs, including Ailey’s signature piece Revelations, celebrating its 50th anniversary next season....
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Robert Plant and the Band of Joy
Before Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant had formed a short-lived group called the Band of Joy. He’s now revived the name, this time with famed singer-songwriter...
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Dar Williams in concert with IBIS at the Artisphere
Pop-folk musician Dar Williams, whose music has always defied gender and genre, has taken it a step further by teaming with Ibis for a “crossover...
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The Upright Citizens Brigade at Harman Hall
For a taste of what’s happening in improv comedy in those far funnier, far edgier coastal cities, keep an eye out for The Upright Citizens...
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Suzanne Westenhoefer at the Birchmere
Suzanne Westenhoefer was the first openly gay comedian to appear on television, from appearances on David Letterman, HBO and Bravo. These days she maintains a...
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Gay/Bash! at the Black Cat
Local DJ Joshua spins for Gay/Bash! A Queer Night of Rock and Pop Gems, a party featuring gay-popular pop throughout the years — or at...
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Classical Treatment
''Until very recently, I went out of my way in all of my songs to... in the second person,'' says singer-songwriter Dar Williams. ''Because then...
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Swinging Standards
''It's all right for younger people to like older music,'' says pianist John Eaton, an expert of the Great American Songbook and jazz music from...
