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Alexis Rockman at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow focuses on one of the first contemporary artists to build his career around exploring environmental issues, from evolutionary biology...
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Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison Holiday Show
In 2003, Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison, two married country music singer-songwriters who you may remember as stars in Claritin commercials from a few years...
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The National Chamber Ensemble at The Artispshere
The National Chamber Ensemble’s Home for the Holidays celebrates the holiday season with selections from Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi and more, including a sing-along, with special guests...
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Eureka Dance Festival at Dance Place
The Eureka Dance Festival is an innovative collection of premieres by DC-area choreographers and international guests, including Nathan Andary, Glade Dance Collective, Keira Hart-Mendoza, Kate...
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DCDD’s Annual Holiday Concert
“A lot of D.C. people are transplants and may not get to go home for Christmas, so is our way of...
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Sunset Boulevard at Signature Theatre
Sunset Boulevard, starring Florence Lacey (Broadway’s Evita) as faded screen star Norma Desmond, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s lush noir musical is one of the greatest Hollywood...
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The Joy of Christmas Concert
J. Reilly Lewis leads the Washington National Cathedral Choral Society, along with the Maret School Concert Choir and the Washington Symphonic Brass, in The Joy...
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The Apartment at the AFI Silver
Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine gave career-making performances in the Oscar-winning classic, The Apartment, from Billy Wilder, about a workplace romance of uncommon sophistication. It...
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Reel Affirmations Xtra presents Undertow
In Undertow, a Spanish man carries on a clandestine affair with a handsome drifter. Meanwhile, his wife prepares to deliver their firstborn. You just know...
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Gay military group protests Senate's failed vote [video]
Michelle Benecke of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network told a crowd of supporters that ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell is a lie.'' She appeared alongside Aubrey Sarvis,...
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News Analysis: Three Votes Down
Every vote matters. Today, it came down to three votes. Each vote today rather perfectly fits with criticism being levied behind the scenes right now...
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Obama: “I urge the Senate to revisit these important issues during the lame duck session.”
President Barack Obama released a statement following the Senate’s failure to proceed to debate on the National Defense Authorization Act, which contained the language aimed...
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Cirque Dreams Holidaze at The Kennedy Center
Neil Goldberg, creator of Broadway’s Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, presents Cirque Dreams Holidaze, an extravaganza with over 30 artists pulling stunts — from gingerbread men...
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Senate Fails Vote to Debate on Defense Bill, DADT Repeal
Following a showdown in the well of the U.S. Senate between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the vote to...
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Gibbs: “Congress has to ask themselves how they want to end this”
At today’s White House press briefing — awaiting word from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on the status of the National Defense Authorization Act...
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This Morning in DADT: Vote Decision in a “Little Bit”
This morning, the Senate was to vote on three measures, including the reconsideration of the National Defense Authorization Act with the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”...
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NSO Pops: Happy Holidays
Marvin Hamlisch conducts the NSO Pops along with special guests, including sopranos Christiane Noll and Mikaela Schneider, cellist Kristina Winiawski, flutist Niles Watson and the...
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Paula Crawford at Long View Gallery
“New Work” features paintings by Paula Crawford of colorful, spherical forms. She started painting these just before she was diagnosed with Hepatitis C, a disease...
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Moscow Ballet performs The Nutcracker
‘Tis the season for ballet companies to perform their own version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker. The Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker pays tribute to Marius Petipa,...
