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  • Richard III at the Artisphere

    By on October 24, 2010

    One of Shakespeare’s most complex and fascinating characters is central to the bard’s most entertaining history play, Richard III. The Washington Shakespeare Company is a...

  • David Sanborn at Blues Alley

    By on October 22, 2010

    Renowned and revered the world over as one of the greatest saxophone players of all time, David Sanborn has inspired countless other musicians while creating...

  • AFI’s Scary Cinema

    By on October 22, 2010

    The American Film Institute’s annual scary cinema series at the Silver Theatre includes screenings this weekend of the “rom-zom-com” Shaun of the Dead, Dawn of...

  • Will Calhoun at National Geographic Live!

    By on October 22, 2010

    Will Calhoun — most recognized as the drummer for the rock band Living Colour — has earned repeated praise for his fearless explorations of jazz,...

  • Arena Stage Homecoming

    By on October 22, 2010

    The President and First Lady help open Arena Stage’s sparkling new Southwest complex with a gala ceremony on Monday, Oct. 25, but first comes a...

  • Color Splash’s David Bromstad at Strosniders

    By on October 22, 2010

    Gay HGTV hunk David Bromstad — last week's Metro Weekly cover profile — gives an interactive, 90-minute presentation on color and decorating at three Strosniders...

  • Purple Rain at Landmark’s E Street CInema

    By on October 22, 2010

    Through early November, Landmark’s E Street Cinema is hosting weekend midnight screenings of camp and cult classics. This weekend brings Albert Magnoli’s 1984 Purple Rain...

  • Reel Affirmations Night of DADT on Screen

    By on October 21, 2010

    Reel Affirmations presents two military-themed films on Friday, Oct. 22 — A Marine Story, a drama starring Dreya Weber and Alex Everett, at 7 p.m.,...

  • The Flying Karamazov Brothers at Wolf Trap

    By on October 21, 2010

    Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov inspired this legendary American group's name and each performer has taken on a Russian persona. The Flying Karamazov Brothers offer...

  • Belly Horror at The Birchmere

    By on October 21, 2010

    Now in its fifth year, the cabaret Belly Horror features performance artists in what is billed as "a sinisterly sensual smorgasbord of belly dance, inspired...

  • Songs of the Dragons at Studio 2ndstage

    By on October 21, 2010

    Young Jean Lee's show is more jagged kinetic poem than traditional narrative, and it plays with stereotypes at a pace that is at once furious...

  • Catie Curtis at Jammin Java

    By on October 20, 2010

    The New Yorker calls the energetic Catie Curtis, part of Massachusetts’ thriving lesbian folk scene, a “folk-rock goddess.” She puts on a lovely show, and...

  • Henry VIII at the Folger

    By on October 20, 2010

    Robert Richmond directs Henry VIII, Shakespeare’s final history play that reverberates with power struggles — both political and personal — as Henry’s advisors, paramour Anne...

  • Cho-sen One

    By on October 20, 2010

    When gay-fave Margaret Cho takes to the Warner Theatre stage Friday, Oct. 29, she won't be alone. Aside from the audience, there will be one...

  • Law and Order

    By on October 20, 2010

    Last year it was The Blind Side. This year it’s Conviction. That feel-good, based-on-a-true-story film that allows established stars to flex their acting muscles by...