Spotlight
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Jonathan Franzen discusses Freedom
Folger Library presents a PEN/Faulkner discussion with former National Book Award recipient Jonathan Franzen, reading from his latest bestselling novel, Freedom. Tonight, Friday, Feb. 18,...
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The Avett Brothers at DAR
Fresh from performing with Bob Dylan at the Grammys, the North Carolina folk-rock band, led by brothers Scott on banjo and Seth on guitar, are...
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What’s up at the Corcoran
Washington Color and Light presents major works by the artists associated with the Washington Color School — Gene Davis, Thomas Downing, Morris Louis, Howard Mehring,...
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A Constellation of Razzle
Constellation Theatre presents Tom Stoppard’s delightful comedy On the Razzle, directed by Nick Olcott. Two curious shop clerks seize the day and travel to Vienna...
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Jane Franklin Dance takes the KC’s Millennium Stage
In “Take a Deep Breath,” Jane Franklin Dance company performs pieces including “Branch,” “Same Place at the Same Time” and “Leroy,” with musical accompaniment. Wednesday,...
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Rockin’ and Rollin’ with the Washington Ballet
The Washington Ballet touts Rock & Roll as an edgy program featuring Christopher Bruce’s “Rooster,” set to the music of the Rolling Stones, Trey McIntyre’s...
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Savion Glover taps into Strathmore
The incomparable tapper Savion Glover, with his company of musicians and dancers, arrives at Strathmore with “SoLo iN TiME,” blending the sensuous, style of flamenco...
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Charming Billy at the Round House
Blake Robison adapts Bethesda writer Alice McDermott’s National Book Award-winning novel Charming Billy in this world premiere production, offering a masterful look at how a...
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John Mellencamp plays DC tonight
Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame a few years back, Indiana rocker John Mellencamp has sold over 40 million records worldwide. He’s...
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Let Me Down Easy — Final Weekend!
Well known to some from NBC’s The West Wing, Anna Deavere Smith is a triple threat actress/playwright/author. But she’s also a storyteller and historian, capturing...
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Fela! Live from London at the Harman
The Shakespeare Theatre offers a simulcast screening of Fela!, last year’s rousing Tony Award-winning musical, which recently transferred from Broadway to London’s West End. The...
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GMCW’s Let’s Hear it for the Boys
The Gay Men’s Chorus will serenade Mike Almy and other LGBT servicemembers in a tribute to the long-overdue end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell on...
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RA Xtra’s Children of God screens tonight
Kareem J. Mortimer’s tough and touching drama, set in Brazil, Children of Godfocuses on two young men struggling to come out. The film screens as...
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Misstallica — All-Girl Tribute to Metallica
What will it sound like to have a woman sing “Enter Sandman” or “One”? Misstallica — All-Girl Tribute to Metallica is your chance to find...
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Lizz Wright at The Birchmere
A blues-fired R&B singer with a countrified bent and a gospel and jazz background, New Yorker by way of Georgia Lizz Wright sometimes powers her...
