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Dinner with Friends at Olney Theatre
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play Dinner with Friends, by Donald Marguilies, explores what happens to decades of friendship between two married couples when one couple is...
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Lori Anne Boocks at Studio Gallery
“Small boxes…some on fire” features Lori Anne Boocks’ “textscapes,” or works on canvas with layers and washes of colors meant to evoke the passage of...
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Simone de Beauvoir’s translators at Politics and Prose
Translators Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevalier present a new version of de Beauvoir’s classic on the place of women in society The Second Sex. When...
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Joe’s Movement Extravaganza Extraordinaire
Wednesday, Sept. 8, brings a hodgepodge of performances to the Maryland venue Joe’s Movement Emporium. Portland-based Underscore Orkestra plays a blend of original and traditional...
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Gay DC Councilman, Jim Graham, attacked by anonymous, anti-abortion robocalls
“Jim Graham paid for an abortion for his male companion’s chief of staff’s girlfriend. It’s no secret, as reported by a local newspaper. Paying to...
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More “Kookaburra” controversy as school principal removes song’s “gay” reference
”All I was doing, relatively innocently, was substituting one word because I knew if we sing ‘Gay your life must be’ the kids will roll...
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Marina and the Diamonds at the 9:30 Club
Born 24 years ago in Wales to Welsh and Greek parents, Marina Diamandis comes across like a smarter, more musically adept Ke$ha or Katy Perry...
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Nils Lofgren at The Birchmere
This E Street Band guitarist, who grew up in Bethesda and got his start in Neil Young’s band, presents an acoustic evening with “friends.” Certainly...
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Jammin’ Java’s Tribute to Bruce Springsteen
Local singer/songwriters Todd Wright, Anthony Fiacco, Shane Hines and Luke Brindley pay tribute to the Boss in an intimate, stripped-down setting, playing Springsteen songs and...
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Students protest Catholic school that forced out lesbian dean after legal marriage [video]
”She undertook activities this past summer, regardless of what those activities are quite frankly, that were violation to an agreement she freely entered with the...
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Electric Zoo: New York’s Electronic Music Festival
Just like last year’s inaugural edition of the Electric Zoo electronic music festival, a virtual who’s who of DJs, including many with gay appeal, will...
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Abbey Road on the River: Beatles Tribute Festival
Touted as the world’s largest Beatles-inspired music festival, Abbey Road on the River brings five days of rock revelry and reverie to the National Harbor...
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The Tillman Story at Landmark’s E Street Cinema
The truth about Pat Tillman, the professional football playing Army Ranger killed in Afghanistan, is far more complex and ultimately more heroic than the news...
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Shakespeare Theatre’s Twelfth Night closes Sunday
The Shakespeare Theatre Company presents Twelfth Night, this year’s 20th annual “Free for All.” Randy Harrison plays Sebastian as part of a cast that also...
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Black Cat’s 17th Anniversary Party
A host of local bands help the concert venue celebrate 17 years on a stretch of 14th Street that hasn’t even been hip for half...
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Holiday Weekends Require Attention-Grabbing News Releases
Sarah Palin responded — without mentioning the article by name — to the overwhelmingly negative Vanity Fair article by Michael Joseph Gross detailing the former...
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Kennedy Center’s Page to Stage Festival
The Kennedy Center’s ninth annual Page to Stage Festival offers free readings and open rehearsals of plays and musicals being developed by more than 40...
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Hotspur at the 9:30 Club
Hotspur returns for another energetic headlining gig at the venerated hometown 9:30 Club. The band's brand of Coldplay-eseque pop-rock is so catchy, the melodies and...
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Post Endorses NOM’s Nom in Ward 5 Council Race
From The Washington Post editorial board: In Ward 5, first-term council member Harry Thomas Jr. is facing challenges from Kenyan McDuffie, Delano Hunter and Tracey...
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Logo’s new “The A-List” promo draws strong reactions from gay TV watchers [video]
Episode 1: “Houswives with Balls” is how the Logo TV Channel describes it’s upcoming reality TV show, “The A-List.” The show looks like it will...
