All posts by Randy Shulman
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3 Dollar Bill
Some of the national gay community’s most talented and dynamic writers appear for a queer reading at the 2011 Association of Writers & Writing Programs...
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GMCW’s Open Mike/Piano Night
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington hosts a monthly piano bar and open-mike night at Dupont’s Black Fox Lounge. Singers of all levels are welcome...
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Alvin Ailey at the Kennedy Center
The popular Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre returns to perform several mixed repertory programs, including Ailey’s signature piece Revelations, celebrating its 50th anniversary next season....
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Robert Plant and the Band of Joy
Before Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant had formed a short-lived group called the Band of Joy. He’s now revived the name, this time with famed singer-songwriter...
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Dar Williams in concert with IBIS at the Artisphere
Pop-folk musician Dar Williams, whose music has always defied gender and genre, has taken it a step further by teaming with Ibis for a “crossover...
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The Upright Citizens Brigade at Harman Hall
For a taste of what’s happening in improv comedy in those far funnier, far edgier coastal cities, keep an eye out for The Upright Citizens...
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Suzanne Westenhoefer at the Birchmere
Suzanne Westenhoefer was the first openly gay comedian to appear on television, from appearances on David Letterman, HBO and Bravo. These days she maintains a...
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Gay/Bash! at the Black Cat
Local DJ Joshua spins for Gay/Bash! A Queer Night of Rock and Pop Gems, a party featuring gay-popular pop throughout the years — or at...
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Classical Treatment
''Until very recently, I went out of my way in all of my songs to... in the second person,'' says singer-songwriter Dar Williams. ''Because then...
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Put on the Gloves Fashion Show Fundraiser at Town
Put On The Gloves Fashion Show is a benefit for the Trevor Project and its suicide prevention work. The event also benefits the Capital Queer...
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Legacy of 'The Laramie Project' [video]
Few plays have taken root in the public consciousness — and served as the public conscience — as has ''The Laramie Project,'' Moises Kaufman and...
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The Tango Fire Company of Buenos Aires
In “Tango Inferno: The Fire Within,” The Tango Fire Company of Buenos Aires, Argentina’s most acclaimed dance company, performs to traditional tango music played by...
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Author Mark Hertsgaard at Politics and Prose
Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth documents innovative responses from various regions around the world already struggling with climate change-driven problems like...
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Pianist Sofya Gulyak at the Kennedy Center
The Washington Performing Arts Society presents Russian pianist Sofya Gulyakin her Kennedy Center debut in a program that includes Schubert, Chopin, Franck and Ravel. It’s...
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The Dismemberment Plan at the 9:30 Club
A D.C.-based indie-rock band formed in 1993, The Dismemberment Plan actually dismembered a decade later, in 2003, with a final show at the 9:30 Club....
