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The Ushers
To see or not to see? That is the question you may ask yourself if you want to see a play and can't persuade friends...
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Time To Act
I am a great proponent of making the case for marriage equality. As the battle in D.C. heated up this past spring and summer, I...
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Renegades Routed
The field at Stead Park, where the Washington Renegades Rugby Football Club has played for nearly a decade, is almost back to normal -- but...
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Staying in the House
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank thought about running for the U.S. Senate, but that was five years ago, when it looked like Democratic presidential candidate John...
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Congressional Calling
The biggest news to come out of President Obama's Sept. 9 address to a joint session of Congress had less to do with health care...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: Now doesn't have to be the autumn of your discontent. Now could be the autumn of your self improvement. Now could be the...
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Grass Is Greener
If you picked up the meat for tonight's dinner at a local restaurant or grocer, chances are you are going to be chomping down on...
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More than a Cabaret
A musical revue featuring songs from the creators of Chicago and Cabaret? Including standards such as ''New York, New York,'' ''Ring Them Bells'' and ''All...
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Portraiture
Round House Theatre's world premiere of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's The Picture of Dorian Gray is stylish, sexy and unspeakably cool. Unfortunately, it stumbles thanks to the...
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Looney Tunes
Those of you raised on Looney Tunes might find it impossible to listen to Figaro's aria ''Largo al factotum'' from Rossini's Barber of Seville without...
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Punctuation's Mark!
Isn't it nice when filmmakers are so excited about the final product that they add an exclamation point to the title? The Informant! It's about...
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Busch Garden
For Charles Busch, Washington is akin to a first love. The long-ago memory has all the elements: joy, discovery and resonance -- even as some...
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Classical Music: Symphonies, Operas, and other Concerts
BACH SINFONIA Evelyn Glennie: Music Center at Strathmore Takoma Park/Silver Spring Performing Arts Center Montgomery CollegeGeorgia Avenue and East-West HighwaySilver Spring301-362-6525www.bachsinfonia.org The Story of the...
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Readings: Authors, Writers, Politicians and Personalities
BORDERS BOOKSTORES Various locationswww.borders.com Judy Shepard -- The Meaning of Matthew (9/19, 18th & L Streets NW) E. Lynn Harris Tribute Tour -- Fellow authors...
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Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz
BARNS AT WOLF TRAP 1645 Trap RoadVienna, Va.703-255-1900www.wolf-trap.org Will Hoge -- Folk rock (10/8) Cowboy Junkies -- This mesmerizing, hypnotic group offers a country-rock twist...
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Art: Museums and Galleries
1708 GALLERY 319 W. Broad St.Richmond804-643-1708www.1708gallery.org Richard Carlyon: A Retrospective -- Examining the artistic career of the late Carlyon, a pivotal figure in the Richmond...
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Dance: Ballet, Modern, International
CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Doug Varone & Dancers University of MarylandCollege Park, Md.301-405-ARTSwww.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu Emio Greco/PC -- In choreographer Emio Greco's POPOPERA, acollaboration with composer...
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Movies: New Films and Festivals
Dates subject to change at the whim of a studio executive. SEPTEMBER ''Fame'' JENNIFER'S BODY -- Story has it that screenwriter Diablo Cody wrote this...
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Stage and Theater: Plays, Musicals and Performance Art
AMERICAN CENTURY THEATER Gunston Theater II 2700 S. Lang St. Arlington, Va. 703-998-4555 www.americancentury.org A Piece of My Heart -- The story of six women...
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Fall Arts Preview 2009
CLASSICAL MUSIC Bach Sinfonia Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at UMD Coolidge Auditorium D.C.'S Different Drummers Fairfax Symphony Orchestra Folger Consort Gay...
