Metro Weekly

Features

  • Reel Affirmations 16

    By on October 11, 2006

    Here's your advanced look at this year's Reel Affirmations festival presentations, from Thursday, October 12 - Saturday, 21, 2006: Reviews by Tom Avila, Sean Bugg,...

  • Gay Is Good

    By on October 4, 2006

    Frank Kameny's life in the upper Northwest, Palisades corner of Washington looks quiet enough. The retiree lives in a modest home on a serene, tree-lined...

  • Girl on Film

    By on September 27, 2006

    Eighteen years ago, Margaret Murray faked her way into a life in film. A single mom living in Florida, Murray was working in a bank...

  • On the Scene

    By on September 20, 2006

  • Film

    By on September 13, 2006

    Opening dates are tentative. Subject to change at a studio's whim. SEPTEMBER Gridiron Gang -- The Rock stars as a counselor at a juvenile detention...

  • Stage and Theater

    By on September 13, 2006

    ACTORS' THEATRE OF WASHINGTON 202-319-7227 www.atwdc.org Never the Sinner -- John Logan's ''docu-drama'' about 1924's infamous Leopold and Loeb case, in which two young heirs...

  • Pop, Folk and Jazz Music

    By on September 13, 2006

    THE BARNS AT WOLF TRAP 1645 Trap Road Vienna, Va. 703-255-1900 www.wolf-trap.org The Nields (10/7) · John Gorka (10/14) · The John Cowan Band (10/19)...

  • Classical and Choral Music

    By on September 13, 2006

    BACH SINFONIA 301-362-6525 www.bachsinfonia.org Henry Purcell -- Dido and Aeneas (10/28, Woodside United Methodist Church, Silver Spring, Md.) · From Shakespeare to the Sephardim --...

  • Dance

    By on September 13, 2006

    CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER University of Maryland College Park, Md. 301-405-ARTS www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu Limón Dance Company -- The company honors the memory of legendary choreographer...

  • Art Museums & Galleries

    By on September 13, 2006

    ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY 1050 Independence Ave. SW 202-633-1000 www.asia.si.edu Perspectives: Simryn Gill -- The first major exhibit in the U.S. of contemporary Singapore-born artist...

  • Readings & Lectures

    By on September 13, 2006

    HILLWOOD MUSEUM & GARDENS 4155 Linnean Ave. NW 202-686-8500 www.hillwoodmuseum.org Geometry in the Garden: The French Formal Style and Its Influence -- Using Hillwood's French...

  • Final Spin

    By on September 6, 2006

    The election wheel turns once more, and D.C. finds itself in the midst of a tightly fought race for the mayor's office. This being a...

  • Racing for the Council

    By on September 6, 2006

    When Mayor Anthony Williams decided not to pursue another term, there was trickle-down effect. With Council Chairman Linda Cropp and Councilmember Vincent Orange leaving behind...

  • The Shadow Knows

    By on September 6, 2006

    Philip Pannell has given decades of service to various D.C. communities. He's worked for the city's Democratic Party and NAACP chapter. He's been an advisory...

  • Maryland May Make History

    By on September 6, 2006

    With a record number of openly GLBT candidates, Sept. 12 offers an exciting primary for Maryland voters. Among these eight candidates is Dr. Dana Beyer,...