Arts + Entertainment
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Book It
''It's so rare these days that we have the opportunity to celebrate LGBT literature,'' says David Mariner of The Center, D.C.'s LGBT community center. ''We've...
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Kelly's Dilemma
Kelly Rowland is a tease. Take a few headlines over the past year as evidence. ''Kelly Rowland Tries Disco for Third Album.'' ''Kelly Rowland's Album...
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Jersey Boys
When William Waybourn took the photographs for the D.C. Strokes 2008-2009 calendar, he was able to pose the rowers -- or at least keep a...
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You gotta love this Matt & Kim video
Yet another irresistible music video that uses New York as a “set,” this one from the fetching duo, Matt & Kim. Follow @metroweekly
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Auditions alert: Laurel Mill Playhouse
Laurel Mill Playhouse, a community theater at 508 Main Street in Laurel, Md., is holding auditions for Sarah Ruhl’s In the Next Room or the...
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ABC Family comes out on top of GLAAD’s annual “Responsibility Index”
That intrepid LGBT media watchdog GLAAD — The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation — released its fifth annual Network Responsibility Index this morning. The...
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Washington International Piano Festival at the KenCen
Participants in the Washington International Piano Festival festival, in collaboration with the Catholic University of America, perform a recital of solo piano music on two...
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NYC Girl: A jumpin’ feelgood video from The Orion Experience
We’re digging the “flash mob style” video for The Orion Experience’s “NYC Girl.” The melody has a nice kick to it and the video is...
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Spank Rock’s new video
This video from Spank Rock’s forthcoming album, “Everyone is Boring & Everyone is a Fucking Liar,” to be released on Sept. 27 on Bad Blood...
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Oklahoma! Back at Arena!
After snagging four Helen Hayes Awards, including Outstanding Musical, Arena Stage revives the show that christened its new Mead Center complex last fall and now...
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Drinking up the history of the Martini
The Red Palace offers the first in a series of cocktail classes with a look at the creation and development of the American martini. But...
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Western Encounters
Let's get something out of the way: Cowboys & Aliens is not an attempt to turn camp into cash. The movie's got plenty of the...
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Dolly Parton comes to Wolf Trap
Some people refer to her as the Queen of Country, and that’s all well and good. In fact, Dolly Parton is one of the savviest...
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Southern Comfort
Welcome back to the Chinquapin Parish of Steel Magnolias. Nothing's changed in this neck of the woods in Louisiana since the last time you were...
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Courting Controversy
Gino Tassara has learned the hard way: A gay play can be a tough sell. ''I was thinking it would be very easy to produce...
