Where: Iota Club & Cafe
Date: 2008-05-31 21:00:00
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Full band show! Special guests Evan Bliss and the Welchers and Slow Runner
Where: Smithsonian Institution
Date: 2007-04-16 18:30:00
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Tokyo, Now and Then Mon., April 16, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tokyo, today, is a flashy hyper-modern city, while simultaneously boasting a castle with a complexly layered fabric of intimate old neighborhoods. BJordan Sand, associate professor in the Department of East Asian languages and cultures at Georgetown University, probes the strata of present-day Tokyo to reveal the transformations that have taken place in the city’s 400-year history. Location: Indicated on ticket. Tickets: Resident Members $25; Senior Members $22; Gen. Admission $35
Where: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Date: 2007-08-27 20:00:00
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"BLISTERINGLY FUNNY, BEYOND BRILLIANT!" –Chicago Sun Times "FINE AND FUNNY...INCISIVE COMIC COMMENTARY" –Variety Bruce Norris’ explosive satire launches the Woolly season after startling audiences during its world premiere at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre. Thanks to their missionary zeal, a motley collection of do-gooder Americans stirs up tension and trouble in an isolated African village. A wealthy entrepreneur, Christian charity workers and a flamboyant government official get caught in a web of good intentions and bad judgments in this scathingly funny and provocative new work. Directed by Pam MacKinnon Featuring acting company member Naomi Jacobson with James Foster Jr, Tim Getman, Charles Hyman, James J. Johnson, Kofi Owusu, Marni Penning, John Livingstone Rolle, Dawn Ursula Tickets: $24-57 via 202-393-3939 or www.woollymammoth.net Wed-Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm & 7pm Pay-What-You-Can: Mon 8/27 & Tues 8/28, 8pm, tickets on sale at 6:30pm each evening, 2 per person, cash/check only.
Where: Velvet Lounge
Date: 2007-09-08 21:00:00
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Formed by guitarist Gavin Dunaway and bass player Kate Rears in 2004, The Alphabetical Order armed itself with Gabe Fry on guitar and keyboards and Jeff Miller on the drums and became a famous musical group on the music scene of Washington, DC. Len Bias is a four-piece big beat/freestyle/rock band from Ledroit Park, Washington DC.
Where: Dance Place
Date: 2008-06-21 20:00:00
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BosmaDance presents an evening of contemporary dance set to classical musical compositions including Gabrieli's Canzona, Tippett's Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Corelli and Villa-Lobos's Bachianas brasileiras #5. Named by Dance Magazine as One of "25 to Watch For" in 2007, Bosma mixes fantasy with reality with stunning imagery and distinctive movement style. Dance View Times has called BosmaDance, “completely unforgettable…..stunning” performed by dancers with “stiletto sharp…attack” (The Washington Post). An artist co-presentation. TICKETS: $22 general admission; $17 members, students, teachers (PreK-12), professional artists & seniors; $8 for children 17 & under – unless noted otherwise.
Where: Wolf Trap Filene Center
Date: 2007-08-22 20:00:00
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Keith Lockhart, conductor One of America's favorite orchestras returns with symphonic pops at its best. Ticket Scale: E
Where: National Education Association
Date: 2007-04-12 00:00:00
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D.E.A.R. stands for Drop Everything and Read. National D.E.A.R. Day is a special reading celebration to remind and encourage families to make reading together on a daily basis a family priority.
Where: Rock & Roll Hotel
Date: 2007-08-30 20:00:00
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Rosetta Stone is a UK based band formed in the mid/late 1980s by guitarist/vocalist Porl King and bassist Karl North, plus their drum machine and synthesizer rack nicknamed "Madame Razor."
Where: Rock & Roll Hotel
Date: 2007-12-01 21:00:00
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Official's music blends punk and rock and the band is considered to have a general disdain for the confinement of mainstream everything.
Where: Verizon Center (Formerly MCI Center)
Date: 2008-01-08 19:00:00
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The Washington Wizards host the Houston Rockets for this inter-conference matchup.
Where: The Red & The Black
Date: 2007-12-08 21:00:00
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Fresh from the studio, Virginia-based indie/folk rock quartet The Wax Standard makes their headlining debut at The Red & The Black on Saturday, December 8th. The Wax Standard at 11:30 pm - supported by The London Souls and Feinwood. More info at http://myspace.com/thewaxstandard and http://www.redandblackbar.com.
Where: Corcoran Gallery of Art Armand Hammer Auditorium
Date: 2008-03-19 12:30:00
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Where: Politics & Prose
Date: 2008-05-09 19:00:00
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Dyson's latest book examines the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.