All posts by Doug Rule
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Dance: Ballet, Modern and Cultural Performances in D.C.
Washington may not be a capital when it comes to the art of dance, but a growing number of nationally known dance companies do call...
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Classical Music: Symphonies, Operas and Choral in D.C.
The region's fall classical music season doesn't start in earnest until after the leaves begin to turn. And then in no time it's holiday season,...
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Above and Beyond: Comedy, Readings, Discussions, Spoken Word, Multimedia, Tastings, Tours in D.C.
Next weekend ushers in the National Book Festival on the National Mall, and later comes a locally focused day-long literary event at the Folger Library...
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Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz
From Beyoncé to Pharrell Williams to the Zac Brown Band, if it’s big you want, big you can get this season at area concert venues....
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Bell Labs
''All I know about Alexander Graham Bell is I think he invented the telephone.'' Which is exactly what Jim Lehrer said after he was asked...
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Art After Dark at OAS Tonight
If you’re looking for some culture over cocktails, you can’t beat tonight’s Art After Dark event at the Art Museum of the Americas (AMA), part of...
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Teachers' Lounge
It's that time of year again when kids are getting ready to go back to school -- and when many local public school teachers pay...
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Staging the Impossible
''Every seat in the house has a little bit different experience of the show,'' says Jenny McConnell Frederick, referring to Rorschach Theatre's Neverwhere. As staged by...
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Harried: ''Potted Potter''
Daniel Clarkson has a valid fear of “Potterheads.” “These people come dressed up with all their wands,” he says about fans of Harry Potter. “Although...
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Kiki Starter
Recently, Ana Matronic left a voicemail. But it wasn't for Pickles, so she didn't ham it up. And since she was calling for a Metro...
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‘Call Me Maybe’ Tonight at Wolf Trap
It may have been the Song of Summer last summer, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still listen to it. As simple as it is,...
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MOW50: 5 Things to See and Do
“There’s so much going on in the days leading up to the 28th,” Terri Harris Reed of the George Washington University tells Metro Weekly. She’s...
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Eric Himan at Town Tonight
“I feel the gay community, we can create our own popular musicians,” says Eric Himan, who, point of fact, is one of the gay community’s...
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Sara Bareilles To Rally The ‘Brave’ to Lincoln Theatre
Yesterday, we told you about Janelle Monae. Turns out, she’s not the only talented female singer-songwriter coming to the Lincoln Theatre in October — with...
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Night Beat
A few years ago, Shea Van Horn performed at night on the National Mall as part of the Hirshhorn Museum's After Hours programming. Next Thursday,...
