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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...
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Tom Stoppard’s The Real Inspector Hound
Metro Stage presents The Real Inspector Hound, Tom Stoppard’s hilarious send-up of classic Agatha Christie murder mysteries. John Vreeke directs a cast that includes Ralph...
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The Textile Museum goes Green
Green: the Color and the Cause is the second exhibit in the museum’s year-long exploration of the ties between textiles and environmentalism. The exhibit explores...
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Editor’s Pick: Cocktail tasting with Dale DeGroff
Master mixologist Dale DeGroff shares anecdotes from historical drinking spots and traces the evolution of the cocktail in his book Life In Saloons, Speaks and...
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NSO Pops: Jon Secada and Tito Puente Jr.
Marvin Hamlisch conducts the NSO Pops in a concert paying tribute to Latin rhythms, courtesy of percussionist Tito Puente Jr., son of the legend, and...
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Win tickets to The Twilight Singers at the 9:30 Club
From the 9:30 Club website: “Whenever you’re here, you’re alive” are the first words sung on Dynamite Steps, the fifth album from Greg Dulli’s Twilight...
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams
A Slate film critic said that Werner Herzog’s latest film, Cave of Forgotten Dream, a three-dimensional documentary about 30,000-year-old paintings in the Chauvet cave in...
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Three literate lesbians — Lisa Gitlin, Fay Jacobs and Amy Dawson
Three lesbian authors will entertain as they read from their recent works. D.C.’s Lisa Gitlin reads from her comic memoir I Came Out For This?,...
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Nick Benton’s Gay Science
The author of the provocative “Gay Science” historical analysis series, Nick Benton will speak on his views about gay identity and purpose at Georgetown’s Dumbarton...
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Open Studio today and tomorrow at 52 O Street
The Ward 5 artist home and gallery 52 O Street, formerly a People’s Drug warehouse and Decca Records office, offers its annual Open Studios event...
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US Olympic rep Peter Vidmar slammed for Mormon politics against gay marriage
“I have dedicated my life to the Olympic movement and the ideals of excellence, friendship and respect. I wish that my personal religious beliefs would...
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Gay blog Queerty revived by GayCities
“More than five years after launching Queerty, and establishing what would become one of the most well-read and respected voices in LGBT media, I am...
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Gay singer Chely Wright publicly supports Blake Shelton over Twitter controversy
Hey, if we all agree that words we use- as public figures matter- then let’s not question @blakeshelton‘s sincerity. He stated his position. make no...
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Resorts Casino Hotel opens gay nightclub Prohibition
Resorts Casino Hotel announced this week that it has opened Atlantic City’s only casino-housed LGBT nightclub, called Prohibition. “Atlantic City has plenty of world-class amenities,...
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Wanda Sykes talks about gay boycott of Chick-Fil-A on Tonight Show’
“You know, I call Esther. She’s getting bigger…. Esther and I — we’re always at odds. We have a real big fight going...
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Galactica’s Rapture Rehearsal
Local drag phenom Galactica (a.k.a. the “pink-haired diva” a.k.a. Jeffrey Johnson) will preview her upcoming show with her band Capt. Satellite (a.k.a. musical director Christopher...
