Metro Weekly

Features

  • Music: Classical and Opera

    ARTISPHERE 1101 Wilson Blvd.Arlington, VA.703-875-1100artisphere.com Aurora Opera Theater — The Secret Marriage (10/15-23, Spectrum Theatre) National Chamber Ensemble — NCE celebrates the bicentennial of Chopin...

  • Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz

    9:30 CLUB Cyndi Lauper 815 V St. NW202-265-0930930.com Justin Jones — a show to promote 9:30 Records’ first release, The Little Fox EP (9/16) Superchunk...

  • Dance

    CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER University of MarylandCollege Park, Md.301-405-ARTSclaricesmithcenter.umd.edu Lauren Withhart — They Are of Threaded Glass is an MFA Thesis Concert from this...

  • Museums and Galleries

    1708 GALLERY 319 West Broad St.Richmond, Va.804-643-17081708gallery.org SECAC/MACAA Juried Members Exhibition — An exhibition in conjunction with a joint gathering of the Southeastern College Art...

  • Readings

    BORDERS BOOKSTORES Various locationsborders.com John Prendergast — The human rights activist co-wrote The Enough Moment with actor Don Cheadle to reveal the steps being taken...

  • Above and Beyond

    BARNS AT WOLF TRAP 1645 Trap RoadVienna, Va.703-255-1900wolf-trap.org The Flying Karamazov Brothers — Troupe offers amusing comedic skits, entertaining musical numbers and juggling feats (10/20-21)...

  • Booth Buddy

    Parties and Places Bounty of different ballots mark D.C. primaries Washingtonians have a reputation for living and breathing politics. Certainly that's more true for some...

  • June in Bloom

    In June Crenshaw's world, every minute matters. The 49-year-old lesbian from Tulsa, Okla., who has been living in the D.C. area since the mid-1980s, has...

  • Neighborhood Watch

    Cuts, bruises and a shoe print. That's what remained on Todd Metrokin's face after he was beaten on an Adams Morgan street by a group...

  • Life After Folk

    ''Could you tell me, like, where's a good place to go?'' -- Justin Taylor, Episode 1, Queer as Folk. Many of us first saw Randy...

  • Fenty v. Gray

    Elections are sometimes decided – unofficially – during the primaries. In the overwhelmingly Democratic District of Columbia, that's the rule for choosing the mayor, not...

  • Going Gray

    There's no question that the Vince Gray for Mayor campaign has been picking up steam. From straw polls to multiple unions to – most importantly...

  • Fenty's Followers

    Moving to the District in 1973 to write his dissertation, Jerry Clark has a long relationship with the District. His career has taken him to...

  • A NOM Connection

    Leo Alexander is on the ballot in the Democratic primary for District mayor, although his campaign did not respond to a request for information about...

  • Fenty Statement

    I am committed to results for all District residents. From reforming schools to lowering crime, I believe that over the last three and half years,...