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  • Dance

    By on March 17, 2011

    ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 1333 H St. NE202-399-7993atlasarts.org Classical Repertory Dance Theatre -- Program includes world premieres of What We Leave Behind by Miya Hisaka...

  • Readings and Lectures

    By on March 17, 2011

    BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC 5871 Crossroads Center WayBaileys Crossroads, Va.703-998-0404borders.com Mark Childress, Georgia Bottoms -- Combining the hilarious and the absurd (3/19)Meg Waite Clayton, The...

  • Above and Beyond: Spring Arts 2011

    By on March 17, 2011

    ARLINGTON CINEMA N' DRAFTHOUSE 2903 Columbia PikeArlington, Va.703-486-2345 arlingtondrafthouse.com Live Stand-Up Comedy -- ''DC Area's Best Stand-up Comics Only $5'' (every Thursday night)Charlyne Yi --...

  • Tiara Fairy Tale

    By on March 16, 2011

    When David Lowman says he has performed as Reba McEntire, he's not just being an over-the-top drag queen. ''I actually toured with Reba McEntire for...

  • Jewish Conflict

    By on March 16, 2011

    You don’t go to the theater for silence. It’s not a place for meditation or prayer, after all -- at least not if it’s a...

  • Return to Form

    By on March 16, 2011

    ''It's just like me to overstay my welcome,'' Michael Stipe sings near the top of R.E.M.'s new album Collapse Into Now. Later, the queer artist...

  • Norwegian Nonsense

    By on March 16, 2011

    ''It's just a ridiculous name for a group,'' chuckles Svein Berge, one-half of the Norwegian duo known as Röyksopp. ''Let's call ourselves something that is...

  • Adult Swim

    By on March 10, 2011

    ''I will never wear a dress,'' says Eboné Bell. The 29-year-old, who describes herself as ''more masculine or butch'' than your typical woman, gave up...

  • Club Rites

    By on March 9, 2011

    ''The '80s are a bit of a blur,'' laughs Stephen Pevner. The 50-year-old is pretty sure he went to storied New York club Paradise Garage,...

  • Close-Out Concert

    By on March 9, 2011

    Jeffrey Johnson recalls Noi Chudnoff shopping at thrift stores for bras and panties -- for him to wear. ''It's so funny,'' he laughs. ''What other...

  • Family Style

    By on March 3, 2011

    David Winer didn't know his nephew Josh Hahn was gay when he hired him to work at Grillfish, the reliable West End restaurant specializing in...

  • Rose Garden

    By on March 3, 2011

    Rose Garcia is extremely proud of her work on Showtime's reality show The Real L Word. ''I can remember when I was growing up,'' the...

  • Mixing It Up

    By on March 3, 2011

    ''It was really great. Lots of new people, younger people, and a lot of the performances sold out.'' Scott Kenison is still basking in the...

  • Avant-Garde Homos

    By on March 3, 2011

    ''What's the model for this? Is it the Village People?'' Brian Freeman's '90s-era group Pomo Afro Homos may not have been nearly as popular as...

  • Winds of Change

    By on February 23, 2011

    When Valerie Coleman was forming what became the Imani Winds quintet, Mariam Adam says, ''she wanted the players to look like her.'' Specifically, Coleman, a...