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  • Unchained Arias

    Joey Arias is one strange fruit. That's true not just because the gay male performance artist gained some fame a couple decades ago singing –...

  • Born to Puppeteer

    When Basil Twist saw Joey Arias flirting with his puppets, he knew it was fate. ''They had so much chemistry together,'' Twist says. ''The puppets...

  • Art: Spring Arts 2012

    1708 GALLERY 319 West Broad St. Richmond, Va. 804-643-1708 1708gallery.org Oscar Munoz: Ambulatorio – Black and white aerial photographs of artist’s hometown of Cali, Colombia, are installed...

  • Above and Beyond: Spring Arts 2012

    AFI SILVER THEATRE 8633 Colesville RoadSilver Spring301-495-6720afi.com/Silver Bill Plympton – ”The king of indie animation” discusses and screens a selection of his works, including Weird...

  • Film: Spring Arts 2012

    In order of scheduled release date. Dates subject to change at the whim of a studio executive. MARCH THE HUNGER GAMES – Set in a...

  • Stage: Spring Arts 2012

    ADVENTURE THEATRE Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Glen Echo, Md. 301-634-2270 adventuretheatre.org Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day — Book...

  • Pop Music: Spring Arts 2012

    9:30 CLUB 815 V St. NW202-265-0930930.com Fatboy Slim – The dance music legend (3/23) Band of Skulls w/We Are Augustines (3/24) Housse De Racket (3/25)...

  • Classical Music: Spring Arts 2012

    ARTISPHERE 1101 Wilson Blvd. Arlington 703-875-1100 artisphere.com National Chamber Ensemble – Violinist Leonid Sushansky and pianist Carlos Rodriguez perform Brahms’s sonatas for violin and piano...

  • Dance: Spring Arts 2012

    ALDEN THEATRE McLean Community Center 1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, Va. 703-790-0123 mcleancenter.org/alden Limited Visibility — A World Premiere by CityDance’s resident dance company, Christopher K....

  • In the Pink

    Jeffrey Johnson has been part of Washington's cultural fabric for 15 years, even if he got his start on the stages of Columbia, S.C. But...

  • Making a Splash

    It's March 1, and Judy Dlugacz – '''de-loo'-gatch,' it's very common in Poland'' – is getting ready for a party. She's got a day to...

  • Good Wood

    As an associate broker at D.C.'s City Houses, it's no wonder that Ed Wood volunteers some of his time professionally, serving on the board of...

  • The Pride of Thomas Roberts

    Nearly six years ago, MSNBC's Thomas Roberts told attendees at the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association that he was gay. It was, he says,...

  • Frantastic!

    In January of 1985, intruders broke into the Los Angeles home of Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson. Drescher was raped, while Jacobson, held at...

  • Camp Classic

    Audience participation is common, part of the human experience. In its most simple expression, it's applause. Add a bit more gusto, and you've got a...