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  • Classical Music

    By on March 17, 2011

    ARTISPHERE 1101 Wilson Blvd.Arlington, Va.703-875-1100artisphere.com UrbanArias Festival -- Three new short operas, including Ricky Ian Gordon's retelling of Orpheus and Euridice, Gordon's Green Sneakers, a...

  • Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz

    By on March 17, 2011

    1ST MARINER ARENA 201 West Baltimore St.Baltimore, Md.410-727-7811 baltimorearena.com Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross & Travis Barker (3/20)Elton John (3/26)Trans-Siberian Orchestra (4/15)Rush (4/22)New Kids...

  • Dance

    By on March 17, 2011

    ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 1333 H St. NE202-399-7993atlasarts.org Classical Repertory Dance Theatre -- Program includes world premieres of What We Leave Behind by Miya Hisaka...

  • Readings and Lectures

    By on March 17, 2011

    BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC 5871 Crossroads Center WayBaileys Crossroads, Va.703-998-0404borders.com Mark Childress, Georgia Bottoms -- Combining the hilarious and the absurd (3/19)Meg Waite Clayton, The...

  • Above and Beyond: Spring Arts 2011

    By on March 17, 2011

    ARLINGTON CINEMA N' DRAFTHOUSE 2903 Columbia PikeArlington, Va.703-486-2345 arlingtondrafthouse.com Live Stand-Up Comedy -- ''DC Area's Best Stand-up Comics Only $5'' (every Thursday night)Charlyne Yi --...

  • Who's Afraid of Edward Albee?

    By on March 9, 2011

    Molly Smith remembers well her first encounter with the work of Edward Albee. ''The Zoo Story is one of the first plays I ever read,''...

  • Family Style

    By on March 3, 2011

    David Winer didn't know his nephew Josh Hahn was gay when he hired him to work at Grillfish, the reliable West End restaurant specializing in...

  • Guide to Dining Out For Life 2011

    By on March 2, 2011

    A complete guide to all participating restaurants as of press time, by neighborhood, including applicable meals, and what percentage of each bill will be donated...

  • 25 More Gay Films Everyone Should See: The Kids Are Alright, Noah's Arc, La Ley Del Deseo, Bound

    25 Gay Films Everyone Should See: The Sequel

    By on February 23, 2011

    Another round of films that helped to define the culture -- and cultural impact - of LGBT cinema

  • A Bugg's Life

    By on February 17, 2011

    Sean Bugg used to be the guy I'd run into on the corner of 17th and Q as friends and I made the stations of...

  • Boy Does World (Excerpt) III

    By on February 17, 2011

    When I was twenty-five and at the height of my twinkie powers, the idea of settling down seemed romantic but unlikely. The idea of getting...

  • Boy Does World (Excerpt) II

    By on February 17, 2011

    As a faithful reader of Miss Manners, I've anxiously awaited her pronouncement on one social phenomenon that affects me so directly: trick etiquette. However, she...

  • Boy Does World (Excerpt) I

    By on February 17, 2011

    I realized over cocktails one night that my life had undergone a radical change of heretofore unknown proportions: I no longer joke about dildos. I...

  • Guess Who's Coming to CPAC?

    By on February 9, 2011

    Andrew Breitbart does not play nicely with others. He's prone to endless fits on Twitter, pointing his fire hose of tweets at a person for...

  • All of Us

    By on February 2, 2011

    There are different ways to mark the anniversaries of Us Helping Us, People Into Living Inc. Bishop Kwabena Rainey Cheeks formed the organization in 1985....