Arts + Entertainment
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Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at Wolf Trap
The celebrated dance troupe, led by the gay Tony Award-winning Bill T. Jones, presents the D.C. premiere of Story/Time, a series of one-minute autobiographical stories...
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Tracy Morgan at The Howard Theatre
The former Saturday Night Live comedian and now star of 30 Rock, Tracy Morgan sometimes flies off the cuff in his standup and lands right...
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Open City: London, 1500-1700 at The Folger
The exhibit “Open City: London, 1500-1700” documents London’s shift from being simply the capital of England to the heart of a world empire, which altered...
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Bombay Bicycle Club at Ram’s Head and 9:30 Club
Jack Steadman, Jamie MacColl, Suren de Saram and Ed Nash comprise the British indie-rock quartet Bombay Bicycle Club, named in reference to an Indian restaurant...
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Audacia Ray posts Red Umbrella protest video
At yesterday’s AIDS 2012 panel “The U.S. Congress and the Global AIDS Epidemic,” chaired by Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), protesters holding red umbrellas interrupted the...
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Pop-Up Books
Next weekend, D.C. gets its own pop-up gay bookstore. ''We are temporarily taking over the empty storefront right next to the center,'' explains The DC...
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Generating Sparks
Socially inept boy meets cute, oddball girl. Boy woos girl. Despite his self-absorbed neuroses, girl loves boy just the way he is. Girl doesn't change,...
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A John Waters Christmas returns to the Birchmere
Christmas in July? Well, sort of. Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 27, for John Waters return to the Birchmere in December. The legendary...
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Pet Shops Boys debut Winner video, featuring transgender roller derby player
The Pet Shop Boys have released the video for “Winner,” the first single from their new album, Elysium, slated for relase September 18. The video...
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Register for Tomorrow’s “Return to Lisner”
Whitman-Walker Health confirms that there are still some seats remainging for the July 24 “Return to Lisner” event, marking 29 years since the first AIDS...
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Rufus Wainwright at Wolf Trap on Tuesday
Gay crooner Rufus Wainwright appears on Tuesday at Wolf Trap for a concert in support of his new solo set, Out Of The Game, produced...
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Sheryl Lee Ralph reading and signing at Busboys and Poets
Redefining Diva: Life Lessons from the Original Dream Girl offers highly personal reflections from Sheryl Lee Ralph, the Broadway star of the original Dreamgirls, including...
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Animal Style, the new video from rapper Murs, advocates for gay rights
In his new video, straight hip hop artist Murs deploys a powerful narrative to show support for gay rights. Read more at the Last Word....
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Jay Brannan, tonight at U Street Music Hall
Jay Brannan isn’t the most charming of gay folk-pop singers, and he can be testy live. But he’s definitely got the looks and more importantly...
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New Video: Wut from Le1f is not-so-vaguely homoerotic
Wut is the new video from Le1f’s Dark York mixtap. Can anyone say “homoerotic”? Follow @metroweekly Get Soundwaves in your inbox. Join our mailing list.
