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All posts by Randy Shulman

  • Bill T. Jones discusses his work at the U of Md.

    Celebrated gay stage director and choreographer Bill T. Jones (Fela!, Spring Awakening), among other hats, sits down for a wide-ranging discussion about his life and...

  • Jitters

    Reel Affirmations 2011 Órói Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (3 out of 5) Saturday, 10/22/2011, 3:00 PM Feature presentation, $12 at Lisner Auditorium English with Icelandic and Engl

  • Reel Affirmations 20: Day 10 – That’s a Wrap!

    Reel Affirmations winds up its 20th Film Festival at Lisner Auditorium with several extremely strong films, including The Wise Kids (Five Triangles, Critic’s Pick) at...

  • Suede and Vickie Shaw join forces

    Alexandria’s Birchmere offers a night of lesbian cabaret and comedy this Saturday, Oct. 22. The stunning lesbian performer Suede, who got her start in D.C....

  • Coming to the 9:30 Club: CSS and MEN

    The headliner at the 9:30 Club this Monday, Oct. 24, is enough of a draw all its own — CSS, which stands for Cansei de...

  • Hudson Taylor at Team DC Awards

    Three-time All-American wrestler Hudson Taylor, founder of LGBT-affirming Athlete Ally, is the special guest at Team DC’s 2011 Champions Awards, recognizing the stars of the...

  • Horsenet Horse Rescue’s Fall Festival

    Maryland Secretary of Public Safety Gary Maynard and members of the Mt. Airy Volunteer Fire Company and local State Police will appear as special guests...

  • RESCHEDULED: Chely Wright at Birchmere

    Due to artist illness, tonight’s Chely Wright / Lucy Wainwright Roche show has been rescheduled for Thursday, Nov. 3. All Oct. 20 tickets will be...

  • Bite Marks

    Reel Affirmations 2011 Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (1 out of 5) Thursday, 10/20/2011, 9:30 PM Feature presentation, $12 at West End Cinema ENOUGH WITH THE...

  • Reel Affirmations 20: Day 8 – Vamp Night!

    It’s Vamp Night at Reel Affirmations, with two vampire films showing back-to-back at the West End. The first is the lesbian-oriented German We Are the...

  • Velocity DC Dance Festival

    A special partnership between Dance/MetroDC, Washington Performing Arts Society and the Shakespeare Theatre Company, the popular Velocity DC Dance Festival returns for a third year...

  • Reel Affirmations 20: Day 7 – Love in Action

    Reel Affirmations hits mid-week with all three of today’s showings at the conveniently located West End. The first screening is at 5 p.m. with the...

  • Kazim Ali at The DC Center

    A novelist and a translator and assistant professor at Oberlin College, Kazim Ali will focus a discussion at the DC Center on his poetry, reading...

  • Under the covers with Johnson and Goss

    Popular local folk troubadour Tom Goss performs with Jeffrey Johnson, aka drag queen Super Agent Galactica. The duo’s show is billed as “Under the Covers...

  • Women’s Shorts

    Reel Affirmations 2011 Oh Yes, It's ... Ladies' Nite Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (5 out of 5) Tuesday, 10/18/2011, 7:00 PM Shorts presentation, $12 at...