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Above & Beyond: Fall Arts Preview 2024
Comedy, Drag, Exhibits, Lectures, Dance Parties, Screenings, Readings and more in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
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In the Hilarious ‘Jaja’s,’ Immigrant Women Live an American Dream
The well-oiled ensemble cast is the crowning glory of Arena's uproariously funny "JaJa's African Hair Braiding."
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Classical & Choral Music: Fall Arts Preview 2024
The classical and choral music season in the Washington, D.C. region is beautiful and booming this autumn.
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‘The Comeuppance’ is a Masterful, Modern Danse Macabre
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins takes our souls for a spin in "The Comeuppance," the masterful season opener at Woolly Mammoth.
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Trump Ad Attacks Harris for Support of Trans Health Care in Prisons
The Trump campaign is running a viscious attack ad against the Democratic nominee, focusing on transgender surgeries.
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Dance: Fall Arts Preview 2024
Bursting with ballerinas and acrobats and tap-happy Santas, it should be a killer fall and winter for dance around D.C.
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Brian Sims Named CEO of Pro-LGBTQ “Agenda PAC”
The PAC seeks to raise money to mount voter education campaigns targeting incumbent lawmakers with anti-LGBTQ records.
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Sharing Citizenship Through Marriage in GALA’s ‘Hugo’
GALA Theatre's "The 22+ Weddings of Hugo" weaves an engaging mystery from the real-life tale of a serial bigamist.
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Gallery: Tom Hill’s ‘Crackling With Electricity’ at Portico Gallery
Tom Hill's latest exhibit showcases the artist's gift for creating vibrant, colorful pieces out of found items... including jock straps.
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Roz White is Commanding in Mosaic’s ‘Lady Day’
Roz White illuminates Billie Holiday's blues in Mosaic's moving production of "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill."
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This Week’s Advertisers: Fall Arts Preview, Sept. 19, 2024
Please support our advertisers in the September 19 edition of Metro Weekly, our annual Fall Arts Preview, Part 2.
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Anti-LGBTQ Mark Robinson Allegedly Enjoyed Watching Trans Porn
North Carolina gubernatorial nominee reportedly claimed to be a "Black Nazi," defended slavery, and bashed gays on an adult message board.
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Georgia Passes a Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ Law
The Russian-style law prohibits all depictions of LGBTQ identity and severely curtails various LGBTQ rights.
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Matthew Shepard’s Murderer Will Remain in Prison
State Parole Board refuses to commute Russell Henderson's double-life sentences for murdering the Wyoming youth.
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Gov. Andy Beshear Bans Conversion Therapy in Kentucky
Executive order prohibits taxpayer dollars from being used for conversion therapy, and allows for discipline on therapists who deploy it.
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Biden Breaks Record for Most LGBTQ Judges Confirmed
Mary Kathleen Costello, of Pennsylvania, has become the 12th out LGBTQ person nominated to a lifetime judgeship.
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LGBTQ Poll Finds Kamala Harris With a 67% Lead Over Trump
A recent HRC poll finds LGBTQ adults are motivated to vote in this year's election, with a clear majority supporting Democrat Kamala Harris.
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JD Vance Claims Haitian Migrants Are Spreading HIV in Ohio
Local health experts and data refute Vance's claims that HIV rates have surged in Springfield due to migrant Haitians.
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U.S. House Committee Passes Forced Outing Bill
The measure requires elementary and middle schools to inform parents when a student asks to be treated according to their gender identity.
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Florida District Agrees to Return 36 “Obscene” Books to Libraries
A Florida school district agreed to return 36 books flagged as "obscene" to school library shelves as part of a settlement.
