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  • Film

    Release dates subject to change on the whim (or firing) of a studio executive. Or if Charlie Sheen decides to get involved. March The Lincoln...

  • Stage

    ADVENTURE THEATRE Glen Echo Park7300 MacArthur Blvd.Glen Echo, Md.301-634-2270adventuretheatre.org If You Give a Cat a Cupcake -- Jerry WHiddon directs this play based on the...

  • Classical Music

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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 --...

  • Oetken, Out Gay Nominee, Faces No Opposition at Senate Judiciary Hearing

    The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), held confirmation hearings today on four of President Barack Obama’s nominees for the federal judiciary....

  • Fabulous Beekman Boys visit Martha Stewart

    Entertainment Weekly’s website EW.com has released exclusive footage from the upcoming March 21 episode of The Fabulous Beekman Boys, as they pay a visit to...

  • Yanni Webcast today at 1 p.m.

    Today, Wednesday, March 16, at 1 p.m., Yanni — in advance of his North America tour — will answer fan questions in a live streaming...

  • Do It! with Justin – Episode 3: Hoops [video]

    In the latest installment of our new, bi-weekly series, Metro Weekly's Justin Stewart tries his hand out at dribbling... a basketball, with the D.C. Sentinels....

  • Get ready for the Prom!

    The Capital Queer Prom, that is. B.O.I. Marketing (headed by Metro Weekly’s Outspoken host Ebone Bell) presents this fifth annual event, this year benefiting the...

  • Facing Hate

    Washington saw 68 reported hate crimes in 2010, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. But those are just the ones they know of. Twenty-five of...

  • We Go On

    I'm sure every generation believes that its own time is the scariest time to be alive — from Depression babies to World War II to...

  • Radical Divisions

    I supported Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) long before his stirring testimony at Rep. Peter King's (R-N.Y.) McCarthy-style anti-Muslim hearings last week. Ellison, the first Muslim...

  • Awaiting Endorsement

    On March 10, the White House held a conference dedicated to discussing bullying prevention and sharing ideas and strategies for combating the crisis. Despite the...

  • Stein Backs Biddle

    Town Danceboutique, near the U Street corridor, doesn't usually draw a crowd on a Monday night. But on March 14 about a hundred people –...

  • Net Gain

    Ahead of its 34th Anniversary Celebration May 21, the San Francisco-based National Center for Lesbian Rights has announced the recipients of its 2011 awards and...