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  • Dance

    By on September 15, 2011

    CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER University of Maryland College Park, Md. 301-405-ARTS claricesmithcenter.umd.edu Maryland Dance Ensemble (12/2-3) 29th Annual Choreographers' Showcase -- Choreographers from the area present...

  • Classical Music

    By on September 15, 2011

    BACH SINFONIA Takoma Park/Silver Spring Performing Arts Center Silver Spring, Md. 301-362-6525 bachsinfonia.org Suoni Belli: Instrumental Wonders of the Italian Baroque -- A journey into...

  • Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz

    By on September 15, 2011

    9:30 CLUB 815 V St. NW 202-265-0930 930.com Atari Teenage Riot (9/17) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (9/17) Molotov (9/18) Girls (9/19) Pepper & The...

  • Above and Beyond

    By on September 15, 2011

    AFI SILVER THEATRE 8633 Colesville Road Silver Spring 301-495-6720 afi.com/Silver Opera In Cinema -- Landmark productions from some of the most venerable opera houses in...

  • Museums and Galleries

    By on September 15, 2011

    1708 GALLERY 319 West Broad St.Richmond, Va.804-643-17081708gallery.org FEED 2011: A Juried Biennial -- Featuring artists Kyan Bishop of D.C., Larissa Borteh of New York, Shawn...

  • Fall Arts Preview 2011

    By on September 14, 2011

  • Manji's Mission

    By on September 8, 2011

    Irshad Manji has new pieces in her life. There's her new book, Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage To Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Then there's...

  • Urban Empire

    By on September 1, 2011

    If gay D.C. has an ''A-list,'' David von Storch is certainly on it. Most obviously, he's got the looks and the money. Just ask Men's...

  • This Land Is Your Land

    By on August 24, 2011

    Jose Antonio Vargas came out of his first closet in high school, when he told his classmates and family he was gay. He came out...

  • Sampson's Strength

    By on August 17, 2011

    As a little boy, transplanted to D.C. from Evergreen, N.C., Sampson McCormick already loved comedy. It might be a gift today, but it wasn't necessarily...

  • All or Nothing

    By on August 11, 2011

    It would be overly dramatic to say that Adam Ebbin is in the race of his life. Still, Aug. 23 will be a defining moment...

  • Game Theory

    By on August 4, 2011

    Some people play to escape. Some people play to belong. Some people play to experience virtual worlds of fantasy, others play to explore realistic recreations...

  • Industry Insider

    By on August 4, 2011

    Picture the adolescent boy, game controller in hand, sitting in front of his TV. In some virtual world of impossibly large-breasted women and explosive gore,...

  • Putting the Gay in Games

    By on August 4, 2011

    Among people who don't play video games, there are plenty of misconceptions about gamers. And among LGBT people who don't play games, David Edison says...

  • The Rules of Warcraft

    By on August 4, 2011

    He doesn't care about fantasy themes or the storyline behind World of Warcraft -- for Mike Larson, it's the social aspect of the game, the...