Spotlight
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Archimboldo at the National Gallery of Art
“Arcimboldo, 1526–1593: Nature and Fantasy” features 16 examples of the fantastic composite heads painted by Arcimboldo in their first appearance in the United States. Through...
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Jean-Michel Cousteau at National Geographic
In My Father, The Captain: My Life with Jacques Cousteau, the famed explorer’s son, Jean-Michel, himself an award-winning documentary filmmaker, celebrates the centennial of his...
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Velocity DC Dance Festival
Following a sold-out debut last fall, the Velocity DC Dance Festival, presented by Dance/MetroDC, Washington Performing Arts Society and the Shakespeare Theatre Company, returns for...
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What We Leave Behind at Evolve Urban Arts
“What We Leave Behind” features works by encaustic collage artist Marty Ittner and painter Michele Cormier — visually dense works referencing the discarded physical and...
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Robbie Schaefer at The Barns at Wolf Trap
Robbie Schaefer, the famed guitarist and songwriter from folk-rock band Eddie From Ohio and host of XM’s “Robbie Schaefer’s Stuck in a Real Tall Tree,”...
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BSO Superpops: Gotta Dance!
In “Gotta Dance!” Jack Everly conducts the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Superpops in a vast exploration of music and movement, as dozens of dancers join the...
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Les Ballets Trockadero at The Kennedy Center
Les Ballet Trockadero is a playful, entertaining company of professional male dancers who perform — in tutus, tiaras and tights — ballet and modern dance...
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Todd Wright at Jammin Java
D.C. native Todd Wright has supported acts including Lucy Woodward, the Pat McGee Band and Better than Ezra. Tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m....
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Lizz Wright at The Birchmere — POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS
UPDATE: TONIGHT’S LIZZ WRIGHT SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO ARTIST ILLNESS. Refunds are available at place of purchase through 10/20. The Birchmere has rescheduled...
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Mark Bittman at Sixth & I Synagogue
New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman offers The Food Matters Cookbook: 500 Revolutionary Recipes for Better Living, recipes relying mostly on fruits, vegetables and...
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The Wiz at Center Stage
Ease on down the road with Dorothy and her friends in The Wiz, a funked-up adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz featuring...
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Esperanza Spalding at the Lincoln Theatre
Following two performances at the White House and a sold-out appearance at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, this bassist and vocalist returns to D.C. with...
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Nature/Data at Industry Gallery
Nature/Data is the first solo U.S. exhibition for New York-based Italian designer and architect Antonio Pio Saracino, with works executed in plywood, metal, carbon fiber...
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Girl in a Coma at The Black Cat
As a lesbian trio from Texas, sisters Phanie and Nina Diaz with Jenn Alva — aka Girl in a Coma create noisy music inspired by...
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Drake at D.A.R.
This charming, cute Canadian hip-hopper Drake is one of the genre’s newest stars, part of the Lil Wayne family. His debut album Thank Me Later...
