Arts + Entertainment
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Out in the Media: Sean Bugg and Charles Perez at the DC Center
Roby Chavez hosts an OutWrite discussion with authors Sean Bugg and Charles Perez. Bugg, Metro Weekly co-publisher and editor, comically recounts his life experiences in...
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Can peer pressure save the world?
Join The Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform The World explores the value of peer pressure to make positive social change. The book, written by...
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Just announced: Britney Spears launches North American Tour
Tour dates for Britney Spears‘s North American Summer tour have been announced, and they include a Washington, D.C. date — July 31 at the Verizon...
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Kaki King is everywhere, including the Birchmere on Tuesday
From collaborations with uber-producer Timbaland and other artists such Tegan and Sara and the Foo Fighters, plus contributions to movies such as Into The Wild...
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Hot Pick: The Grand Sushi Event
This one’s for sushi lovers only (though, really, who doesn’t love sushi?). At National Geographic Live’s Grand Sushi Event, author Casson Trenor signs copies of...
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Hot Pick: Jil Aigrot
Charming French vocalist Jil Aigrot, who provided the singing voice for Edith Piaf in the film La Vie En Rose and specializes in chanson francaise,...
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Hot Pick: Elton John’s Greatest Hits
Legendary piano popster Elton John brings his “Greatest Hits Live” concert to our area this weekend. The concert boasts number one chart hits and classic...
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Hot Pick: The Whiz at Dance Place
The Whiz is a loosely based adaptation of The Wizard of Oz for the Obama generation, featuring choreography by Nicolas Leichter and a commissioned adapted...
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The Tennessee Williams Centennial Festival
Georgetown University, in partnership with Arena Stage, offers a festival with famous guests in tribute to the legendary gay playwright, whose father called him “Miss...
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Ricky Martin launches world tour
Ricky Martin launches his “Musica+Alma+Sexo” world tour tomorrow, his first in over three years and certainly the first since he came out. Giorgio Armani is...
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Hot Pick: The Agony and the Ecstacy of Steve Jobs
Following his smash hit monologue The Last Cargo Cult, Mike Daisey pulls back the curtain veiling America’s most mysterious technology icon. With a wickedly funny...
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And the Curtain Rises: Signature’s Pride Night
Part Three of Signature’s American Musical Voices Project, aimed at nurturing new shows, focuses on this valentine to musical comedy, a classic backstage comedy about...
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Scoring Sondheim
Anthony De Mare prefers to know the score before seeing a show. '' I used to just go to the record store and...
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Feeling Alright
Jennifer Hudson has done it. She's managed to persevere through some of the most tragic personal experiences a human can face -- chiefly, the murder...
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Cutting Crew
Last year Cut Copy turned down Lady Gaga. ''We were literally in the middle of making our record and we couldn't commit to a year...
