Spotlight
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Folger’s MLK Tribute
The Folger Shakespeare Library celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with dramatic readings of speeches and poetry, all on the au courant theme of protest....
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Hurry! The Smithsonian’s Frank Kameny exhibit closes Monday
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s exhibit on the gay pioneer Frank Kameny, who died in October, includes protest signs donated by Kameny, and...
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Violinist Leila Josefowicz at the NSO
Hannu Lintu conducts the orchestra and violinist Leila Josefowicz, who has “exceptional technical aplomb and nuance,” according to the Baltimore Sun, in a program including...
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The next best thing to seeing ABBA live
Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson — the two B’s in ABBA — have given their stamp of approval to the show put on by The...
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Chris O’Brien’s Winter Brews Tasting
“Beer activist” Chris O’Brien, author of Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer and Save the World, leads a “tutored tasting” of beers that have been...
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Youth Lagoon’s new video, July, and concert dates
We like the trance-like build of Youth Lagoon’s new video, “July,” from their album The Year of Hibernation. Worth checking out. Youth Lagoon will appear...
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UPDATE: READING POSTPONDED – Roger Rosenblatt at Politics and Prose
From Politics & Prose: “Due to a scheduling conflict, Roger Rosenblatt has had to postpone his visit. Stay tuned for an update about when this...
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Weaving Abstraction at the Textile Museum
“Weaving Abstraction: Kuba Textiles and the Woven Art of Central Africa” is the first exhibit in the U.S. to showcase the artistic inventiveness and graphic...
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Gaylarious presents Jim David
For the December edition of its popular monthly gay comedy show at the Riot Act Comedy club, Gaylarious presents Jim David, a veteran of The...
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Gershwin giddy at the BSO
Jack Everly conducts the BSO SuperPops in S’Wonderful, a tribute to the George and Ira Gershwin songbook. Pianist Stewart Goodyear joins to perform “Rhapsody in...
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Last few days to catch Jersey Boys at the National!
As crowd-pleasing as Broadway comes, Jersey Boys, which just may be the most successful jukebox musical in history, proves that the Four Seasons was no...
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New Year’s Eve Retro at the State
This month, State Theatre’s popular party The Legwarmers, billed as D.C.’s “biggest ’80s Retro Dance Party,” takes place on New Year’s Eve. The party is...
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Much Ado: “The Bard done right”
Wince you might at the idea of Much Ado About Nothing rendered as a 1930s screwball comedy set in Cuba, but the concept — and...
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Andy Warhol: More than just soup cans
Not one but two area museums are offering exhibits focused on the work of Andy Warhol. The Hirshhorn presents “Andy Warhol: Shadows 1978,” comprising 102...
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Waltzing in the New Year
Alexander Steinitz conducts the Strauss Symphony of America and fellow Viennese performers soprano Rebecca Nelsen and tenor Thomas Sigwald, plus dancers from the Vienna Imperial...
