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Un Ballo in Maschera at The Washington National Opera
The Washington National Opera company kicks off its new season with Opera Colorado’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera, about a king who...
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Eastern Market Music Series
The Capitol Hill Community Foundation presents the Eastern Market Music Series, a month-long series of free Sunday concerts by local acts, beginning this weekend with...
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Universal Gear's Fall Fashion Preview
On Thursday, September 9, Universal Gear held a Fall Fashion Preview show at its flagship store on 14th Street in Washington, D.C. Metro Weekly's Justin...
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The Presidential News Conference, And What I Didn’t Ask
Although it was exciting to consider the possibility that I might ask President Obama a question at today’s news conference in the East Room of...
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Microsoft XBox still banning the “gay” in online gaming
”I’m proud of where I live and this makes no sense…. I’m amazed that in this day and age they would flag the word gay....
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Rachel Maddow covers court decision “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell;” gay baiting by Christine O’Donnell of Delaware [video]
”I was kind of shaking my head in wonder. This is what the Justice Department’s argument was: They wanted to know how I showered and...
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Kennedy Center Open House Arts Festival
The 26th annual Kennedy Center Open House Arts Festival helps kick off the center’s 2010-2011 season and comes as part of its Celebrate Mexico 2010,...
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Vampire Weekend at Merriweather Post Pavilion
From its self-titled debut to the new Contra, Vampire Weekend has maintained a consistent sound — a melting pot combination of Afro-pop, British New Wave...
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The Day the Earth Stood Still at the AFI Silver
The American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre screens a new 35mm print of Robert Wise’s 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still, about a...
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BSO’s Season Highlights Concert
Marin Alsop leads the BSO in a Season Highlights concert, with excerpts from this year’s classical programs, focused on youth and beauty, plus the work...
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Trial Court in Log Cabin Case Finds DADT Unconstitutional
U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips ruled this evening that the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is unconstitutional, violating the free speech and...
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MD Governor O’Malley sticks with gay civil unions; passes marriage decisions to legislature, court, public opinion
”I think somehow we have to find a way to recognize rights equally. Other states have figured out a way forward. Some of them have...
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Olympic swimmer, Stephanie Rice, apologizes for using gay slur on Twitter [video]
”I owe it to those who I have offended to publicly say I am sorry. I also want to say it’s just not me to...
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Return of the King featuring a Live Orchestra
A live orchestra and soloists perform Howard Shore’s Oscar-winning score to Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the final installment of Peter...
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Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s season opener
Christopher Zimmerman leads the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and pianist Phillipe Bianconi in a performance of Tchaikovsky's The Tempest Overture-Fantasy and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 3, which...
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DC Shorts Film Festival
Washington's only festival solely devoted to films with run times 20 minutes or less returns for a seventh year with 97 films screening in nine...
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Demetri Martin at the Hippodrome
A former staff writer for Late Night with Conan O’Brien and also a former writer/performer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Demetri Martin is...
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Many Steps to a First Step
Dana Beyer, a candidate for Maryland House of Delegates, is one of six candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to represent District 18, which includes Wheaton,...
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CA AG’s Office: Prop 8 Appeal “Would Be Frivolous”
On September 1, the California Third District Court of Appeals refused an attempt by lawyers with the Pacific Justice Institute on behalf of Pastor Joshua...
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New York’s Paterson Signs Inclusive Anti-Bullying Bill
Earlier this morning, New York Gov. David Paterson (D) signed the Dignity for All Students Act into law, an inclusive anti-harassment bill hailed by safe...
