Spotlight
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BearCity at the Harman Center
In lieu of a full festival — that will wait until the spring — Reel Affirmations presents a few film screenings this month, kicking off...
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Paula Poundstone at The Birchmere
Longtime standup comic Paula Poundstone, self-proclaimed “virginish” and “asexual,” is these days usually the funniest person on NPR’s amusing weekend news quiz show Wait Wait"¦Don’t...
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Cinematic Titanic at Lisner
Creator Joel Hodgson and members of the original cast of the award-winning cult television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 return for more movie riffing, this...
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Enchanted April at Clarice Smith Center
In an Italian villa in the 1920s, four Englishwomen — formerly strangers — open themselves to new possibilities and find unexpected pathways to self-discovery. Matthew...
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Ibex Puppetry at Clarice Smith Center
In Panther and Crane, Ibex Puppetry’s Heather Henson carries forward the legacy of her father Jim Henson through her own vision, with a story of...
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Angella Foster at the Kennedy Center
Angella Foster’s commissioned piece “Speechless” uses movement, text, live music and video projections to tell the stories of families who care for special needs children...
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Kruder & Dorfmeister at the 9:30 Club
The Austrian chillout electronica duo Kruder & Dorfmeister celebrates (as its new compilation puts it) Sixteen F**king Years of G-Stone Recordings, which includes new tracks...
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Dear Harvey: Tribute to Harvey Milk
Georgetown University presents a staged reading of Patricia Loughrey’s Dear Harvey, with music by Thomas Hodges, that pays tribute to the first openly gay man...
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Now at the Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery
“Memory of a time I did not know"¦” features works on paper by Miriam Morsel Nathan, Silver Spring resident and former director of the Washington...
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The Tenth Man at American Century Theater
The American Century Theater has made it their business to present thoughtfully selected plays from the 20th century, offering a chance to experience contemporary theater...
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Roger Waters at Verizon Center
Roger Waters, the co-founder and principal songwriter of Pink Floyd, Waters commemorates the 30th anniversary of the band’s legendary The Wall with a historic tour...
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Anita Ratnam at the Fall Festival of Indian Dance
Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company presents FACES: Blessed Unrest by Anita Ratnam, blending images of familiar faces with movement and music to convey emotions. Dakshina...
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Mavis Staples and Bettye Lavette at Lisner
A star-studded, soul-stirring concert by Mavis Staples and Bettye Lavette — two iconic R&B vocalists, both promoting new albums. This is a one-time joint performance,...
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Falsettos – Final Performances
Ganymede Arts’ production of Falsettos is stylish to a fault. Set up in the intimate, cabaret-scaled “Noi’s Nook” in the back of Go Mama Go!,...
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Deez Nutz 2010 at Dance Place
The Final Chapter explores sex and relationships from the perspective of local men in D.C. For mature audiences only. Saturday, Oct. 9, at 8 p.m.,...
