Spotlight
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Krista Detor at Jammin’ Java
The traditionally Americana artist Krista Detor is touring to support her forthcoming lush and dark indie-pop album Chocolate Paper Suites. Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 7:30...
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Suzanne Carriero at Borders Books & Music
In The Dog Who Ate the Truffle, veteran food critic Suzanne Carriero recounts her time in Umbria and shares recipes and traditions of the modern-day...
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Of Montreal, tonight at the 9:30 Club
The Athens, Ga., band Of Montreal has ties to the French Canadian city in name only — but critics love their indie-rock just the same....
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Jaws at the AFI SIlver
In celebration of the 35th Anniversary of Jaws, the American Film Institute's Silver Theatre screens the original summer blockbuster from Steven Spielberg. It’s the movie...
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Touchstone Gallery reopens
Penn Quarter’s Touchstone Gallery, started in 1976, reopens in its new space, a custom-designed, ground-floor site next to Acadiana restaurant, with a group show featuring...
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Now at the 1708 Gallery
Mama Pajama Rolled Out of Bed features paintings and animations by Brooklyn artist Marcie Paper — in this case, works created during a two-year period...
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Director’s Cut at Washington Printmakers Gallery
Director’s Cut features five member artists and five complementary outside artists, all favorites of the gallery’s director Annie Turner. On display to Sept. 26. Washington...
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Gaelic Storm at The Birchmere
The Celtic rock band Gaelic Storm formed at an Irish pub in Santa Monica, Calif., in 1996, and a year later they appeared in James...
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Un Ballo in Maschera at The Washington National Opera
The Washington National Opera company kicks off its new season with Opera Colorado’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera, about a king who...
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Eastern Market Music Series
The Capitol Hill Community Foundation presents the Eastern Market Music Series, a month-long series of free Sunday concerts by local acts, beginning this weekend with...
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Kennedy Center Open House Arts Festival
The 26th annual Kennedy Center Open House Arts Festival helps kick off the center’s 2010-2011 season and comes as part of its Celebrate Mexico 2010,...
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Vampire Weekend at Merriweather Post Pavilion
From its self-titled debut to the new Contra, Vampire Weekend has maintained a consistent sound — a melting pot combination of Afro-pop, British New Wave...
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The Day the Earth Stood Still at the AFI Silver
The American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre screens a new 35mm print of Robert Wise’s 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still, about a...
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BSO’s Season Highlights Concert
Marin Alsop leads the BSO in a Season Highlights concert, with excerpts from this year’s classical programs, focused on youth and beauty, plus the work...
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Return of the King featuring a Live Orchestra
A live orchestra and soloists perform Howard Shore’s Oscar-winning score to Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the final installment of Peter...
