Metro Weekly

All posts by Doug Rule

  • Spacing Out

    Jared Davis is doing his part to establish a ''holiday for space.'' Now in its third year, his party Countdown to Yuri's Night celebrates the...

  • The Wedding Issue

    It's one thing to know than you can get married. It's another thing to actually do it. Now that marriage equality is the law of...

  • Wedding Snappers

    Your Uncle Sal is a great guy -- maybe he's even a great photographer. But you should think long and hard before making him your...

  • Hand Holders

    You're getting married to have someone to hold your hand for better or worse. So why not hire a professional to hold your hand as...

  • Hot Sauce

    ''I didn't realize how many salseros we have out there,'' says J. Martin. After repeated requests from the community, the lesbian Latino party promoter teamed...

  • Opera Queens

    Terrence McNally was angry with John Glover. ''So, what's going to happen? I've called and offered you this part and I haven't heard from you,''...

  • Hitchcocked

    ''I'll never be able to watch a Hitchcock movie again without laughing,'' said one viewer of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps in a posting to...

  • Re-emergence

    Just what is Sade's problem? Some might question why it took the singer Helen Folasade Adu -- Sade for short -- a decade to return...

  • Above and Beyond: Comedy, Spoken Word, Tastings, Tours, Etc.

    BARNS AT WOLF TRAP 1645 Trap RoadVienna, Va.703-255-1900wolf-trap.org The Second City 50th Anniversary Tour – Chicago’s historic comedy troupe celebrates 50 years of improv and...

  • Classical Music

    BACH SINFONIA Takoma Park/Silver Spring Performing Arts Center Montgomery College Georgia Avenue and East-West Highway Silver Spring 301-362-6525 bachsinfonia.org The Art of Lute/The Art of...

  • Dance

    CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER University of MarylandCollege Park, Md.301-405-ARTSwww.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu Gesel Mason — Through dance, personal stories and video images, Women, Sex, & Desire: Sometimes...

  • Museums and Galleries

    1708 GALLERY 319 W. Broad St.Richmond804-643-17081708gallery.org 20th Annual Art Auction — ”Home Is Where The Art Is” is the gallery’s largest fundraising event of the...

  • Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz

    BARNS AT WOLF TRAP 1645 Trap Rd. Vienna, Va. 703-255-1900 wolf-trap.org Greg Brown (3/12) Altan – Traditional Irish music ambassadors to the world (3/15) Battlefield...

  • Readings and Lectures

    BORDERS BOOKSTORES Chelsea Handler Various locations borders.com Chelsea Handler — Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang (3/27, 18th & L Streets NW) Lloyd Constantine — In Journal...

  • Stage

    AMERICAN CENTURY THEATER Master Class at Kennedy Center Gunston Theater II2700 S. Lang St.Arlington, Va.703-998-4555americancentury.org Stalag 17 — The Academy Award-winning film adaptation of this...