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Volume 23 Issue 19
HARMONIC INDULGENCE
The Smith Sisters bring their magnificent harmonies
and an art show to The Birchmere next week
By Doug Rule
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REFUGEES
Editorial Editor-in-Chief Randy Shulman Art Director Todd Franson Managing Editor Rhuaridh Marr Senior Editor John Riley Contributing Editor Doug Rule
Senior Photographers Ward Morrison, Julian Vankim Contributing Illustrator Scott G. Brooks Contributing Writers Gordon Ashenhurst,
Sean Bugg, Frank Carber, Fallon Forbush, Sean Maunier, Troy Petenbrink, Kate Wingfield Webmaster David Uy Production Assistant Julian Vankim
Sales & Marketing Publisher Randy Shulman National Advertising Representative Rivendell Media Co. 212-242-6863 Distribution Manager Dennis Havrilla
Patron Saint Alexis Arquette Cover Photography Julian Vankim
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GLASSNOTE RECORDS
Spotlight
Miller Time
Tor Millers lavish, sweeping sound evokes early Elton John and David Bowie
Tor Miller appears at Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave. E, in Vienna, Va. on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.
General admission is $15, Premiere Plus seating is $25. For tickets, call 877-987-6487 or visit jamminjava.com.
Spotlight
ADAM GREENS ALADDIN
CHRIS BANKS
BLACKBERRY DAZE
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As summer nears its end, thoughts naturally turn to jousting, feasting, crafts, theater, music, and merriment. Yes, its time
once again for Maryland Renaissance Festival, one of the worlds largest festivals recreating 16th century England. Now in
its 40th season and set in a park outside of Annapolis, Md., the festival encourages patrons to dress up in period costume.
(Theyre available to rent if you dont have your own doublet and hose.) Just dont bring weapons, real or toy, or pets, as they
tend to eat the turkey legs. Weekends through Oct. 23. Maryland Renaissance Festival, Crownsville Road, Crownsville, Md.
Tickets are $17 to $22 for a single-day adult ticket. Call 800-296-7304 or visit marylandrenaissancefestival.com.
Compiled by Doug Rule
FILM
BLAIR WITCH
KICKS
SNOWDEN
STAGE
ANGELS IN AMERICA:
MILLENNIUM APPROACHES
CLOUD 9
exploration of power and sexual politics, set in colonial Africa and London
in the 1970s. Holly Twyford leads the
cast. To Oct. 16. Studio Theatre, 14th
& P Streets NW. Call 202-332-3300 or
visit studiotheatre.org.
HAND TO GOD
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REPORT TO AN ACADEMY
Scena Theatre opens its 30th season with a short existential drama
by storytelling master Franz Kafka.
Scena founder Robert McNamara
directs and stars as a captured
African ape who evolves to behave
like a human in the one-actor showcase. He even learns to communicate, sharing his tales of human
assimilation and earlier ape woes in
the jungle to a scientific academy.
To Sept. 25. Atlas Performing Arts
Center, 1333 H St. NE. Tickets are
$20 to $35. Call 202-399-7993 or
mosaictheater.org.
HARMONIC INDULGENCE
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MUSIC
MARY FAHL
URINETOWN
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NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC
WICKED JEZABEL
DANCE
DANCE LOFT OPEN HOUSE
READINGS AND
LECTURES
MARK MEINKE
MARY ROACH
REBECCA-FAY
IN YOUR EAR
VOCAL PASSION
Michele Angelini performs with the Washington Concert Opera on Sunday, Sept. 18,
at 6 p.m. at GW Lisner, 730 21st St. NW. Tickets are $15 to $90.
Call 202-994-6851 or visit lisner.org.
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Community
TS ONE THING TO HAVE A FOCUS GROUP AND TALK ABOUT CRYSTAL METH IN THE LGBT COMmunity, but whos really going to come to that? AJ King knew that to get people talking about important
issues, hed need to try something different. So hes marshaling a group of LGBT youth to put on a performance
portraying their collective life stories.
Breaking Ground asks participants mostly black gay men and trans women to share their personal stories,
ranging from struggling with identity to HIV to abusive relationships to substance abuse problems. Each person
interviews a fellow program participant, and then attempts to portray that persons story while examining options
for realistic, nonviolent ways of resolving conflict.
King hopes to put on the performance sometime in early November, the hitch being sourcing funding to rent
theater space. To raise money, Breaking Ground is hosting a fundraiser at Eighteenth Street Lounge on Tuesday,
Sept. 27. As part of the event, which features a raffle of donated prize packages or certificates from local businesses
and free food, the actors and actresses will perform select scenes. The group has also been asked to perform for the
D.C. Mayors Office of LGBTQ Affairs and at the annual ManDate conference held in D.C. in October.
Says King, This is a way to get a lot of people into the room, in an entertaining fashion, thats going to be a fun
experience, while actually getting an important message across and providing [conflict resolution] options for the
audience. John Riley
A fundraiser for Breaking Ground will be held Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Eighteenth Street Lounge,
1212 18th St. NW. Contact AJ King at 703-582-6185.
THURSDAY, September 15
The DC Center holds a meeting of its POLY DISCUSSION
GROUP, for people interested
in polyamory, non-monogamy
or other non-traditional relationships. 7-8 p.m. 2000 14th St.
NW, Suite 105. For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
Weekly Events
ANDROMEDA
TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH
offers free HIV testing, 9-5
p.m., and HIV services (by
US HELPING US hosts a
WOMENS LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE for young LBTQ
FRIDAY, September 16
GAY DISTRICT, a group for
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third Fridays of each month. 8:309:30 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite
105. Dinner or social outing to
follow the meeting. For more information, visit gaydistrict.org.
Weekly Events
Weekly Events
BET MISHPACHAH, founded by
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF
REFORMATION invites all to
Weekly Events
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF NORTHERN
VIRGINIA services at 11 a.m., led
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing,
METROHEALTH CENTER
SATURDAY, September 17
CHRYSALIS arts & culture group
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DC SENTINELS basketball
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
FRIENDS MEETING OF
WASHINGTON meets for worship,
SUNDAY, September 18
Join LINCOLN
CONGREGATIONAL TEMPLE
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST for
GLBT fellowship, offers gospel worship, 8:30 a.m., and traditional worship, 11 a.m. 5 Thomas Circle NW.
202-232-0323, nationalcitycc.org.
a Christ-centered, interracial,
welcoming-and-affirming church,
offers service at 10 a.m. 680 I St.
SW. 202-554-4330, riversidedc.org.
UNITARIAN CHURCH OF
ARLINGTON, an LGBTQ welcom-
ing-and-affirming congregation,
offers services at 10 a.m. Virginia
Rainbow UU Ministry. 4444
Arlington Blvd. uucava.org.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
CHURCH OF SILVER SPRING
UNIVERSALIST NATIONAL
MEMORIAL CHURCH, a welcom-
MONDAY, September 19
CENTER FAITH, a program of The
DC Center, hosts a meeting for the
LGBT community and their religious allies. 7:30-9 p.m. 2000 14th
St. NW, Suite 105. For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
Weekly Events
TUESDAY, September 20
WASHINGTON WETSKINS
WATER POLO TEAM practices 7-9
WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH
Weekly Events
ASIANS AND FRIENDS weekly
METROHEALTH CENTER
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
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WEDNESDAY, September 21
BOOKMEN DC, an informal mens
gay-literature group, discusses
more excerpts from Blue Too: More
Writing by (for or about) WorkingClass Queers, a compilation of the
work of 20 writers who speak to the
LGBT working class experience.
7:30-8:30 p.m. DC Center, 2000 14th
St. NW, Suite 105. All are welcome.
Bookmendc.blogspot.com.
GAMMA, a confidential support
group for men who are gay, bisexual, questioning and who are
married or involved with a woman,
meets on the third Wednesday
of each month in Virginia. This
months meeting is at a private
residence in Sterling. 6:30-8:30
p.m. For more information, visit
GAMMAinDC.org.
The DC Center hosts a launch of
WOMAN TO WOMAN: A
SUPPORT GROUP FOR HIVPOSITIVE WOMEN WHO LOVE
WOMEN, meets on the third
Weekly Events
AD LIB, a group for freestyle con-
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Steam, 17th and R NW. All welcome. For more information, call
Fausto Fernandez, 703-732-5174.
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing,
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Film p.31
Stage p.39
Pop, Rock, Folk, Blues & Jazz p.55
Classical & Choral p.69
Dance p.77
Museums & Galleries p.81
Above & Beyond p.89
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 METROWEEKLY
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Film
By Rhuaridh Marr
Fab Four are back in our lives, in a Ron Howard-helmed documentary about their touring years, from the Cavern Club in
62 to their last ever full concert, in San Francisco in 66. Hulu
co-produced the documentary and itll be available to stream on
Sept. 17, two days after hitting theaters. (9/15)
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in Wonderland, more Edward Scissorhands is what we can apparently expect from Tim Burtons latest effort, which adapts a popular young adult novel about children with special abilities who
live in Miss Peregrines (Eva Green) titular orphanage. Jake (Asa
Butterfield) is the new resident who helps defend the children
against an ominous force, led by Samuel L. Jackson, intent on
killing them. It looks dark. Really dark, in places. Were onboard,
Tim. (9/30)
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RINGS The most ridiculous part of this film, which is the third
in the Ring horror franchise, is that anyone even has a VHS player to watch the original tape on. (10/28)
DOCTOR STRANGE Disney prepares to further line its pockets
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success of Frozen and its megahit Let It Go. Need a little reassurance? Hamiltons Lin-Manuel Miranda co-wrote the songs.
(11/23)
ALLIED Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard are American and
reminder that she won an Oscar once and has mostly coasted
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CHRISTMAS PARTY
Hangover meets the holidays, as
a host of great comedic actors
(Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston,
Kate McKinnon, T.J. Miller, Olivia
Munn, Rob Corddry, Vanessa Bayer
and more) throw a final office
Christmas party for reasons we
Doctor Strange
couldnt care less about. It looks
dumb and fun and were totally onboard. (12/9)
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Star Wars dominated the
holiday box office last year and it will probably do it again this
year, with the first stand-alone Star Wars Anthology film. Set
after Episode III, it follows a group of rebels who attempt to steal
plans for the Death Star. Felicity Jones stars as Jyn Erso, whos
recruited to the Rebel Alliance to undertake the mission. (12/16)
and Megan Mullally visit their daughter, Zoey Deutch, and meet
her new boyfriend, James Franco. Father and boyfriend compete. Comedy ensues? (12/25) l
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Stage
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CENTER STAGE
drama of control and betrayal, directed by Hana S. Sharif (11/2612/23) THE WHITE SNAKE A fantastical fairy tale brought
to life in grand spectacle in Center Stages newly renovated
Head Theater. Adapted by Mary Zimmerman from the ancient
Chinese fable (2/24-3/26) TWISTED MELODIES Kevin Rolston
stars in this one-man show based on the life of 70s soul singer
Donny Hathaway, composer of The Closer I Get to You and
Where is the Love? (3/17-4/16) JAZZ Adapted from Toni
Morrisons exhilarating novel, Joe and Violet move from the
Virginia countryside to Harlem at the turn of the century. Two
decades later, Joes interactions with another woman sets off a
series of violent, unforgivable acts (5/19-6/25)
CONSTELLATION THEATRE
true story of a small Canadian town who cared for 6,579 airline
passengers when 38 planes were diverted to its doorstep on 9/11.
Directed by Christopher Ashley (Now-10/18) A CHRISTMAS
CAROL Its Craig Wallaces turn at Scrooge in the 35th anniversary of this Fords tradition (11/17-12/31) WHOS AFRAID OF
VIRGINIA WOOLF? Aaron Posner directs Edward Albees acid-
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Cervantes is dead and a drunk man insists the person who killed
202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME The
2015 Tony-winner tells the heartwarming story of an unforgettable young man whose investigation of a mystery leads to a
life-changing adventure (10/5-23, Opera House) A VIEW FROM
THE BRIDGE Belgian director Ivo van Hoves take on the Arthur
Miller classic won the 2016 Tony Awards for Best Director and
Best Revival of a Play (11/18-12/3, Eisenhower) INTO THE
WOODS Fiasco Theaters witty and wildly theatrical restaging
of Sondheims musical classic (12/6-1/8, Eisenhower) THE
SECOND CITYS TWIST YOUR DICKENS The legendary comedy
troupe brings its improvisational skills and sketch comedy mastery to holiday fare (12/9-31, Theater Lab) WICKED Stephen
Schwartzs untold true story of the Witches of Oz returns
(12/14-1/8, Opera House) THE GABRIELS Richard Nelsons
latest three-play cycle, running in rep and shining a spotlight
on the 2016 election year (1/3-19, Theater Lab) CHICAGO
Razzle-dazzle (4/4-16, Opera House) THE LAST TWO PEOPLE
ON EARTH: AN APOCALYPTIC VAUDEVILLE An apocalyptic flood
leaves only two people with no common language, until they discover shared song and dance. Mandy Patinkin and Taylor Mac
star. With direction/choreography by Susan Stroman (4/11-16,
Eisenhower) THE SOUND OF MUSIC The hills are alive with
it in this new production directed by three-time Tony-winner
Jack OBrien (6/13-7/16, Opera House) HEDWIG AND THE
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roles in this comedy tour de force directed by Alan Paul (12/81/8) THE GIN GAME Roz White and Doug Brown take on D.L.
Coburns iconic play (2/2-3/12) MASTER CLASS Ilona Dulaski
stars in Terrence McNallys love letter to Callas (5/4-6/11)
MOSAIC THEATER COMPANY OF DC
1333 H St. NE
202-399-7993
mosaictheater.org
SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF Craig Wallace stars as the legendary Louis Armstrong in this one-man tour de force (Now-9/25)
MILK LIKE SUGAR A girl enters into a life-altering pregnancy
pact with her friends. Directed by Jennifer L. Nelson (11/2-27)
CHARM Mama Darleena Andrews is a 67-year-old transgender woman and the inimitable etiquette instructor at an LGBT
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ARENA STAGE
Moby Dick
1333 H St. NE
202-399-7993
scenatheatre.org
REPORT TO AN ACADEMY German director Gabriele Jakobi
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52
641 D St. NW
202-393-3939
woollymammoth.net
COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN FIVE BOOPS Jen Silvermans
absurdist romantic comedy follows five different women named
Betty, who collide at the intersection of anger, sex, and the theatah in this world premiere production (Now-10/9) KISS Four
friends unburden their hearts and reveal their secret passions.
Playwright Guillermo Caldern is Chiles most acclaimed playwright-director of the last two decades, according to the LA Times
(10/10-11/6) THE SECOND CITYS BLACK SIDE OF THE MOON A
first-of-its-kind troupe of African American sketch and stand-up
artists explore what it means to be black in the future, including
a utopian planet founded by former President Obama (11/12-1/1)
BABY SCREAMS MIRACLE A zealous family and their prodigal
daughter try to pray their way to safety during an apocalyptic storm
(1/30-2/26) PIKE ST. A mother tries to keep her daughters
respirator powered as a storm quickly approaches, in Nilaja Suns
one-woman exploration of Puerto Rican immigrant life (3/274/23) HIR An audacious, uproarious black comedy that flips
the script on gender power dynamics (5/22-6/18) l
9:30 CLUB
815 V St. NW
202-265-0930
930.com
CHERUB W/FRENSHIP, BOO SEEKA Bleed Gold Tour (9/16)
BUILT TO SPILL (9/18) OKKERVIL RIVER (9/19) LUSH W/
TAMARYN (9/2`) BLIND PILOT (9/23) THE REVIVALISTS W/
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT (9/23) GEORGE CLINTON AND
PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC (9/24) PRINCESS FEATURING MAYA
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RAHAV
was such a hit, the Alden brings Eaton back for more Christmas
classics (12/17)
THE ALDEN
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1333 H St. NE
202-399-7993
atlasarts.org
BRAD LINDE Tomorrow is the Question! The Music of Ornette
Coleman (9/24) OSCAR PENAS, FRANK CARLBERG: PUENTE
AEREO Jazz guitarist and pianist blend precision of classical
music and the energy of jazz (9/30) AKUA ALLRICH 8th
Annual Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba Tribute (10/9) HEIDI
MARTIN Abbey! is a one-woman tribute to the indomitable
Abbey Lincoln by this jazz vocalist, combining poetry, songs
and monologues (10/13-14) GIRMA BEYENE AND FEEDEL BAND
Ethiopian music legend (10/14) ELDAR TRIO Grammynominated jazz guitarist offers a night of adventurous and
masterful jazz laced with bebop rhythms (12/2) CECILY
Cecily Salutes DC, a toast to musicians nurtured by the city,
including Roberta Flack, Duke Ellington and Gil Scott-Heron
(12/3) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS JAZZ ORCHESTRA A Bohemian
Christmas (12/4) HOLIDAY CHEERS As part of its WinterFest
programming, Atlas hosts a just for grown-ups champagne-fueled, cabaret-style night of music featuring the Capital City
Symphony and Congressional Chorus (12/10) 11TH ANNUAL
HOLIDAY CONCERT & SING ALONG! (12/11)
BARNS AT WOLF TRAP
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THE BIRCHMERE
University of Maryland
College Park, Md.
301-405-ARTS
theclarice.umd.edu
MEKLIT A TED senior fellow and co-founder of the Nile
Project, the Ethiopian American injects a fresh, worldly spirit
into jazz (10/14) SCHICK MACHINE Percussionist Steven
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Schick commands a stage filled with large-scale invented instruments, from a giant motorized hurdy-gurdy to an array of spinning and thrashing metal machines (10/21) JIM BRICKMAN
Comfort & Joy Holiday Tour 2016 (12/10)
COMET PING PONG
1776 D St. NW
202-628-1776
dar.org/conthall
GOOGOOSH (10/1) ANTHONY HAMILTON, LALAH HATHAWAY,
ERIC BENET (10/8) CHRIS STAPLETON (10/9) STURGILL
SIMPSON W/VALERIE JUNE (10/11) THE HEAD AND THE HEART
(10/22) LINDSEY STIRLING (10/24) YANDEL Opening for the
Latin star are Alexis & Fido, De La Ghetto, DJ Lobo and Gadiel
(10/28) LEGENDS OF SOUTHERN HIP HOP (11/4) KEITH SWEAT,
MINT CONDITION (11/5)
DC9
ECHOSTAGE
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620 T St. NW
202-588-5595
thehowardtheatre.com
AMEL LARRIEUX (9/17) SUNDAY GOSPEL BRUNCH WITH THE
HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR (9/18, 10/23, 11/27) MANU DIBANGO
& THE SOUL MAKOSSA GANG Legendary Cameroonian AfroPop, Multi-Instrumentalist Songwriter and Bandleader (9/18)
STANLEY CLARKE (9/20) RACHAEL YAMAGATA (9/24)
BUCKETHEAD Considered one of todays more innovative guitarists and provocative avant-garde jazz/rock musicians (9/25)
PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH (9/27) PETER CINCOTTI (9/28)
CAMEO (9/30) JAZZ BRUNCH FEAT. MARCUS JOHNSON (10/2)
YACHT ROCK REVIVAL FEAT. AMBROSIA, MATTHEW WILDER AND
PLAYER Billed as the finest tribute to 70s light rock to ever
perform anywhere (10/2) JACOB COLLIER & GHOST-NOTE W/
MONO NEON Young London-based jazz/soul artist on a bill
IOTA CAFE
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2700 F St. NW
202-467-4600
Kennedy-center.org
GARY BARTZ QUARTET A KC Jazz Club performance by this
saxophonist and his band (10/7) HAROLD LOPEZ-NUSSA TRIO
One of the most outstanding young interpreters of jazz in
Cuba (10/8) JANE IRA BLOOM Wild Lines is a new work for
jazz quartet and spoken word exploring the poetry of Emily
Dickinson (10/14) FRED HERSCH TRIO Guggenheim Fellow
performs twists on jazz standards (10/15) PETER FRAMPTON
Acoustic tour from Grammy-winning guitarist (10/16) THE
LAKECIA BENJAMIN EXPERIENCE Charismatic and dynamic
tenor saxophonist who swings through jazz classics as well her
own soul-informed originals (10/21) TERENCE BLANCHARD FEATURING THE E-COLLECTIVE (10/22) TOOTIE HEATH Historical
all-percussion performance, with three other drummers joining
in (10/29) JIMMY HEATH AT 90 (10/30) SHEILA JORDAN
NEA Jazz Master (11/4) THE PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP (11/5)
WAYNE SHORTER (11/12) TIA FULLER (11/19) MEGAN HILTY
A Merry Little Christmas intimate show, part of the Renee
Fleming Voices series (12/8-9) NPRS A JAZZ PIANO CHRISTMAS
(12/10) SHERRIE MARICLE & THE DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Ella Wishes You a Swingin Christmas (12/16-17) EAMONN
MCCRYSTAL AND CHLOE AGNEW Irish tenor and Celtic singer
join forces (12/17)
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LINCOLN THEATRE
1215 U St. NW
202-328-6000
thelincolndc.com
JENNY LEWIS Rabbit Fur Coat Anniversary Tour (9/17-18)
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND A concert celebrating the
opening of the National Museum of African American History
and Culture (9/23) PETER BJORN AND JOHN W/CITY OF THE
SUN, CLEOPOLD (9/24) RYAN BINGHAM AND BRIAN FALLON
& THE CROWES (9/28) JAKE BUGG W/SYD ARTHUR (9/29)
JAMES BLAKE W/MOSES SUMNEY (10/1) MELISSA ETHERIDGE
MEmphis Rock & Soul Tour: A Soul-ute to Stax Records,
in support of forthcoming new album (10/19) CHRIS ISAAK
(11/12) THE NAKED AND FAMOUS (11/15) LORETTA LYNN
The Trump-supporting grande dame of country music (11/19)
INGRID MICHAELSON Hell No Tour, perhaps about the idea of
supporting Trump (11/21-22) ANDRA DAY If you still pine for
Amy Winehouse, you havent heard Andra Day (11/25) MIKE
GORDON Phish bassist, performing with his own backing band
(11/29) NORAH JONES (12/3-4)
MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION
20 Market Place
Baltimore, Md.
410-244-1131
Ramsheadlive.com
SAN HOLO & JOYRIDE Steez Promo and Bass Nation Baltimore
presents this concert with additional performances by Said the
Sky, Savage Patch & Champagne Pirates (9/16) MIIKE SNOW
Sharp Swedish electro-pop act (9/17) THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
(9/18) THE AMITY AFFLICTION (9/20) PERPETUAL GROOVE
(9/23) KIX W/STREETLIGHT CIRCUS, PRETTY MONSTERS (9/24)
THE DANDY WARHOLS Distortland Tour (9/27) ZEDS DEAD
Steez Promo presents Northern Light Tour 2016 (9/29)
VIOLENT FEMMES (9/30) KYLE KINANE (10/1) KURT VILE AND
THE VIOLATORS (10/6) ANDREW BIRD W/SINKANE (10/9)
BEATS ANTIQUE (10/14) OH WONDER (10/15) RAE SREMMURD
SremmLife II Tour featuring Lil Yachty (10/20) THE
WONDER YEARS & REAL FRIENDS (10/21) HOT IN HERRE: 2000S
DANCE PARTY (10/22) LETTUCE (10/26) INDIGO GIRLS (10/27)
LUCIUS If you didnt get enough tight, two-part female harmony from Amy and Emily the night before, try Jess and Holly
33 West St.
Annapolis, Md.
410-268-4545
Ramsheadonstage.com
THE REAGAN YEARS: AMERICAS PREMIERE 80S TRIBUTE BAND
(9/16) JIMMIES CHICKEN SHACK (9/17) MATTHEW SWEET
W/LAURA TSAGGARIS (9/18) GAELIC STORM (9/19) ANAIS
MITCHELL (9/20) GORDON LIGHTFOOT (9/21) HERE COMES
THE MUMMIES (9/22-23) THE BACON BROTHERS (9/24-25)
WISHBONE ASH Take It Back Tour (9/26) SARA WATKINS
Nickel Creek singer on tour with Mikaela Davis (9/27) IN
THE VANE OF...THE ROLLING STONES Annapolis artists play-
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1353 H St. NE
202-388-ROCK
Rockandrollhoteldc.com
WHITE FORD BRONCO (9/16) JAH WOBBLE & THE INVADERS OF
THE HEART (9/23) TIGER ARMY (9/24) THE SUFFERS (9/29)
THIS WILD LIFE (9/30) RUSSIAN CIRCLES (10/1) ASH (10/4)
THE DEAR HUNTER (10/5) LEWIS DEL MAR (10/6) ALOHA
(10/7) GNASH (10/8) THE MOWGLIS (10/9) SALES (10/10)
NICK WATERHOUSE (10/12) EDEN (10/13) FANTASTIC NEGRITO
(10/14) THE RECORD COMPANY (10/15) PREOCCUPATIONS (FKA
VIET CONG) (10/16) THE SHEEPDOGS (10/21) CASPIAN (10/22)
NOTHING BUT THIEVES (10/23) POND (10/24) TEMPLES
(10/27) STORMZY (10/28) FRANKIE COSMOS (10/300 BAD
SUNS (11/5) SILVER APPLES (11/6) DAMIEN JURADO (11/9) EL
PERRO DEL MAR (11/10) SKINNY LISTER (11/11) SUNFLOWER
BEAN (11/12) LYDIA LOVELESS (11/13) GAVIN JAMES (11/15)
HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER (11/17) SLOAN One Chord to
Another 20th Anniversary (11/18) KINGSLEY FLOOD (11/19)
K.FLAY (11/20) PWR BTTM Queer punk/performance art duo
from upstate New York (11/21) SAM ROBERTS BAND (11/28)
RED FANG (12/1) PIG DESTROYER (12/3) THE JEZABELS (12/5)
SHY GIRLS (12/6) PSYCHIC TV (12/8) COPELAND (12/9)
SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
600 I St. NW
202-408-3100
sixthandi.org
offers his Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra,
a classical collides with contemporary performance featuring
the Fifth House Ensemble (11/3) BIG HEAD BLUES CLUB (11/11)
BLACK VIOLIN (11/12) JAKE SHIMABUKURO (11/20) LARRY
GRAHAM & GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION (11/30) THE MAVERICKS
(12/2) RAMSEY LEWIS & JOHN PIZZARELLI A Nat King Cole
Holiday (12/15)
U STREET MUSIC HALL
1115A U St. NW
202-588-1880
ustreetmusichall.com
LUCKY CHOPS (9/17) SELAH SUE (9/23) IAMX (9/30) KULA
SHAKER (10/2) LEVELLERS (10/3) QUANTIC LIVE (10/4) HOW
TO DRESS WELL (10/6) FINISH TICKET (10/7) SKYLAR GREY
(10/10) JOSEPH (10/16) KING (10/20) WHITE FORD BRONCO
90s hits cover band (10/21) GREEN RIVER ORDINANCE
(10/22) FUTURISTIC (10/23) JAMESTOWN REVIVAL (10/26)
THE STRUMBELLAS W/FOREIGN AIR (10/27) SURVIVE (10/28)
TIMEFLIES (10/29) FLOCK OF DIMES (11/4) KERO KERO
BONITO (11/5) THE BOXER REBELLION (11/6) CALUM SCOTT
(11/8) BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH (11/12) THE PAPER KITES
(11/17) TREVOR HALL (11/19) DZ DEATHRAYS & DUNE RATS
(11/20)
VERIZON CENTER
601 F St. NW
202-628-3200
verizoncenter.com
AC/DC Rock or Bust World Tour 2016 (9/17) PUFF DADDYS
BAD BOY FAMILY REUNION TOUR Lil Kim, Mase, Faith Evans,
Mario Winans, 112, Total, Carl Thomas, the Lox and French
Montana reunite on stage (9/22) ADELE The two stops on
the superstars tour sold-out almost immediately (10/10-11) SIA
(10/19) MAXWELL AND MARY J. BLIGE The King and Queen of
Hearts World Tour (11/6)
WARNER THEATRE
20 W. Patrick St.
Frederick, Md.
301-600-2828
weinbergcenter.org
THE MIDTOWN MEN Four stars from the original Broadway cast
of Jersey Boys take baby boomers on a trip down pop memory
lane (9/23) NIGHTHAWKS (9/29) GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY
(10/6) SWEET PLANTAIN (10/14) LONESTAR (11/2) JIM
MESSINA (11/4) SELDOM SCENE, STEEP CANYON RANGERS A
double bill of great bluegrass (11/5) STRAIGHT NO CHASER
Ill Have Another...20th Anniversary World Tour by the male
a cappella group (11/9) SIMPLY THREE (11/18) l
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JAY MALLIN
GW Lisner
730 21st St. NW
theamericanpops.org
1333 H St. NE
202-399-7993
atlasarts.org
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BAIRD AUDITORIUM
410-783-8000
bsomusic.org
kicks off its second century with Marin Alsop leading a program
including Beethovens Ode to Joy and Mendelssohns Violin
Concerto (9/17, Meyerhoff) BSO PULSE: HOUNDMOUTH (9/22,
Meyerhoff) BEETHOVENS SYMPHONY NO. 5 Alsop leads the
BSO in this heroic symphony, plus rising star Julia Bullock performs Villa-Lobos haunting and lyrical Brazilian twist on Bach
(9/23, 9/25, Meyerhoff; 9/24, Strathmore) CARMINA BURANA
Carl Orffs soaring masterwork in a program featuring the world
premiere of Lori Laitmans Unsung (9/29, Strathmore; 9/3010/1, Meyerhoff) BSO SUPERPOPS: BROADWAYS LEADING MEN
Jack Everly leads Ron Remke, Ted Keegan, Ben Crawford and
Kathy Voytko in a program of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sondheim
and Rodgers and Hammerstein (10/6, Strathmore, 10/7-9,
Meyerhoff) SHOSTAKOVICHS SYMPHONY NO. 10 Vasily
Petrenko conducts a program that also includes Beethovens
Piano Concerto No. 3 featuring Inon Barnatan (10/14, 10/16,
Meyerhoff; 10/15, Strathmore) BSO PULSE: BRETT DENNEN
(10/20, Meyerhoff) DVORAKS SYMPHONY NO. 8 A decade
after being named Gramophones Artist of the Year, Angela
Hewitt performs Beethovens Piano Concerto No. 1 in a program
led by Hannu Lintu and Dvoraks pastoral work (10/21, 10/23,
Meyerhoff; 10/22, Strathmore) WITCHES, WIZARDS, GHOSTS
AND GOBLINS Newly appointed BSO Associate Conductor
Nicholas Hersh presents spooky selections, including John
Williams Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone and Mussorgskys
Night on Bald Mountain (9/29, Meyerhoff) MOVIE AND MUSIC:
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Constantine Kitsopoulos
leads the BSO in a performance of Danny Elfmans rambunc70
featuring the Baltimore Choral Arts Society and the St. Lawrence
String Quartet (11/18, Meyerhoff; 11/19, Strathmore) HANDELS
MESSIAH Edward Polochick leads the BSO and the Concert
Artists of Baltimore Symphonic Chorale in the beloved oratorio
(12/2, 12/4, Meyerhoff; 12/3, Strathmore) MOVIE AND MUSIC:
ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE Live score accompany screening of
the Jimmy Stewart classic (12/15-16, Meyerhoff) HOLIDAY
POPS WITH STORM LARGE (12/17-18, Meyerhoff) MOVIE AND
MUSIC: STAR TREK Hersh leads the BSO in a live performance
of Michael Giacchinos score to director J.J. Abrams film (12/29,
Meyerhoff) MOVIE AND MUSIC: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
Ditto (12/30, Meyerhoff)
BARNS AT WOLF TRAP
202-495-1613
thecitychoirofwashington.org
BRAHMS GERMAN REQUIEM Robert Shafer leads an intimate
performance and kickoff to the City Choirs 10th Anniversary
Season (11/6, National Presbyterian Church) THE HOLLY AND
THE IVY: MUSIC FOR CHRISTMAS A candlelight processional
sets the stage for this annual concert featuring the full choir and
CONGRESSIONAL CHORUS
FOLGER CONSORT
202-403-3669
dcdd.org
and Capital Pride Wind Ensemble kick off the season with pieces from the darker, spooky side of music (10/29, Church of the
Epiphany) HOLIDAY CONCERT Free admission concert with
canned food to benefit Food & Friends (12/11, Lutheran Church
of the Reformation)
202-293-1548
gmcw.org
202-625-2361
embassyseries.org
A 21-year-old series offering public access to foreign embassies
and diplomatic homes in D.C. via classical concerts followed by
receptions, aimed at uniting people through musical diplomacy. UKRAINE: JOURNEY TO FREEDOM A Century of Classical
Music for Violin and Piano (10/7, Embassy of Ukraine)
NILKO ANDREAS GUARIN, GUITAR, MELANIE GENIN, HARP In
commemoration of United Nations Day (10/20, Colombian
Ambassadors Residence) CIMBALOM DUO In commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising (10/26,
Embassy of Hungary) LEVON AMBARTSUMIAN, VIOLIN, EVGENY
RIVKIN, PIANO In honor of the 25th anniversary of Armenias
Independence (11/2, Embassy of Armenia) DARWIN NOGUERA
JAZZ ENSEMBLE (11/18, Embassy of Nicaragua) ITAMAR
ZORMAN, VIOLIN, AMY YANG, PIANO (12/1, Embassy of Israel)
BOUTELLIS-TAFT, VIOLIN, ANGELA DRAGHICESCU, PIANO (12/8,
Embassy of Romania) FRENCH CABARET: ADRIEN HAAN WITH
HOWARD BREITBART, PIANO (12/16-17, Embassy of Luxembourg)
KENNEDY CENTER
THE IN SERIES
Source Theatre
1835 14th St. NW
202-204-7763
inseries.org
WHOS THE BOSS? An uproarious double-bill of an early comic
202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
THE 17TH CHINESE CULTURE FESTIVAL SYMPHONY CONCERT
240-235-5088
neworchestraofwashington.org
WASHINGTON HERE AND NOW Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez
leads the ensemble in Stravinskys Dumbarton Oaks, Coplands
Appalachian Spring, and Edouard Lalos Symphonie Espagnole
featuring violinist Akemi Takayama (9/16, Live! 10th & G; 9/17,
Westmoreland Church, Bethesda) SMALLER IS BETTER
Three orchestral works have been reduced in instrumentation
for this program, including Mozarts Overture to The Marriage
of Figaro, Griegs Piano Concerto in A Minor featuring Mayumi
Sakamoto, and Brahms Symphony No. 2 (10/29, Live! 10th & G;
10/30, JCC of Greater Washington, Rockville)
NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC
STRATHMORE
202-342-6221
thewashingtonchorus.org
the Washington National Cathedral Girl Choristers, five internationally renowned vocal soloists and a full symphony orches-
GW Lisner
730 21st St. NW
202-364-5826
concertopera.org
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BROOKLYN RIDER W/ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER Perennial favorite band offers an eclectic program ranging from The Beatles to
Bjork with mezzo-soprano (10/8, Sixth and I Historic Synagogue)
ALISA WEILERSTEIN MacArthur Genius Award winner performs the complete Bach solo cello suites in one evening (10/16,
UDC Theater of the Arts, 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW) ZAKIR
HUSSAIN W/NILADRI KUMAR Tabla maestro offers an intimate
performance in duet with a virtuoso of the sitar (10/20, Sixth
and I) LLYR WILLIAMS Welsh pianist widely admired for his
musical intelligence and expressive interpretations (10/28, UDC
Theater of the Arts) LUCAS DEBARGUE 25-year-old French
pianist makes his Washington Performing Arts debut only a year
after wowing the international scene at the 15th Tchaikovsky
Piano Competition (11/12, UDC Theater of the Arts) ERIC
OWENS & SUSANNA PHILLIPS A program of works by Schubert
by the Washington National Opera-affiliated bass-baritone and
Metropolitan Opera soprano, accompanied by Myra Huang
(11/13, UDC Theater of the Arts) TOMER GEWIRTZMAN
Israeli-born pianist (12/3, UDC Theater of the Arts) ATTACCA
QUARTET Quartet-in-Residence at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art is exuberant, funky and exactingly nuanced, writes the
New York Times (12/4, UDC Theater of the Arts) l
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Dance
TAP KIDS Schooldayz tells the story of the teenage establishment among seniors at a high school (10/1)
AMERICAN DANCE INSTITUTE
77
1333 H St. NE
202-399-7993
atlasarts.org
THE CLARICE
University of Maryland
College Park, Md.
301-405-ARTS
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu
COLETTE KROGOL, MATT REEVES: WAKING DARKNESS. WAITING
LIGHT A joint MFA Dance Theatre Concert mixing Krogols
exploration of her Cuban-American heritage and Reeves examination of origin myth and metaphors of darkness (10/7-9)
WALLFLOWER: INBAL PINTO & AVSHALOM POLLAK DANCE
COMPANY (10/13) RAPHAEL XAVIER Point of Interest, a minimalistic hip-hop piece offering multiple perspectives on the
inner workings of dance from the magazine photographer and
musician (11/10-11) SARAH BETH OPPENHEIM: RENDER EDIT,
CHRIS LAW: FULL CIRCLE: BRIDGING THE GAP MFA Dance
Thesis Concert (12/9-11)
DAKSHINA/DANIEL PHOENIX SINGH
202-656-5679
dakshina.org
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DANCE PLACE
KENNEDY CENTER
2700 F St. NW
202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
HEART STUCK BERNIE Sarah Beth Oppenheim leads her com-
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Art Gallery
501 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
202-682-1740
can-am.gc.ca/washington/
NORTH IS FREEDOM Present-day descendants of American
slaves who escaped to freedom in Canada before the Civil War
are documented in an evocative photo exhibition timed to
coincide with the opening of the National Museum of African
American History and Culture (9/22-1/1)
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY
9 Hillyer Court NW
202-338-0680
hillyerartspace.org
SCOTT HUTCHISON: SYNCHRONICITY Paintings (Now-10/2)
CHRISTIAN BRAHE: ACCUMULATION Drawings in paint, charcoal, and ink (Now-10/2) SUZI FOX: HANDMADE Sculptures
Carnegie Library
801 K St. NW
202-393-1420
dchistory.org
DISTRICT II A visual survey of the streets of downtown D.C.
photographed by Bill Barrett, Chris Earnshaw and Joseph Mills
during the last half of the 20th century (Opens 9/29) WINDOW
TO WASHINGTON The development of the nations capital from
a sleepy southern town into a modern metropolis as told through
the works of various artists (Ongoing)
INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM
800 F St. NW
202-393-7798
spymuseum.org
83
401 F St. NW
202-272-2448
nbm.org
TIMBER CITY Demonstrating the wide range of benefits offered
by cutting-edge methods of timber construction, including
strength, fire resistance, sustainability, and beauty (9/17-5/21)
THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE OF LAWRENCE HALPRIN
Strong, expressive forms that evoke the structures and processes
of nature, often with terracing enlivened by flowing water, are
hallmarks of the architects revolutionary work (Opens 11/5)
LUMINOUS LANDSCAPES: PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALAN WARD (Now10/11) CAMILO JOSE VERGARA: COMMEMORATING 9/11 (Now11/27) SMALL STORIES: AT HOME IN A DOLLHOUSE (Now-1/22)
HOUSE & HOME Surveying houses both familiar and surprising,
through past and present - including a same-sex couple - challenging ideas about what it means to live at home in America
(Ongoing)
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
ALISON SAAR IN PRINT Works inspired by a deep interest in history, identity, and cultures of the African diaspora
(Now-10/2) NO MANS LAND: WOMEN ARTISTS FROM THE
RUBELL FAMILY COLLECTION Large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids by 37 contemporary artists from 15 countries
(9/30-1/8) WANDERER/WONDERER: POP-UPS BY COLETTE FU
Known for immense, sculptural pop-up books, including
Haunted Philadelphia and We are Tiger Dragon People (10/142/26) BOLD BROADSIDES AND BITSY BOOKS From the public
nature of feminist organizing broadsides to the intimacy of a
tiny handmade book meant for private viewing, an exhibition
in contrasts (11/21-3/17, Library and Research Center) PRIYA
PEREIRA: CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS BOOKS FROM INDIA (Now11/18, Library and Research Center)
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
photographs of many of the 20th centurys greatest jazz artists (Now-2/20) THE OUTWIN 2016: AMERICAN PORTRAITURE
TODAY (Now-1/8) BILL VIOLA: THE MOVING PORTRAIT
Portraits focused on the face and the body and employing metaphors of water, light and spirituality (11/18-5/7) LINCOLNS
CONTEMPORARIES Meet the fascinating people beyond the
known politicians and the military leaders of the Civil War
(Now-5/19) ONE LIFE: BABE RUTH (Now-5/21) DOUBLE TAKE:
DAGUERREIAN PORTRAIT PAIRS (Now-6/4) NELSON SHANKS:
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to the four female justices who have served on the U.S. Supreme
Court (Ongoing) THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE A showcase
of those who have struggled to achieve civil rights for disenfranchised or marginalized groups, from Frederick Douglass to
Cesar Chavez, Betty Friedan to Sylvia Rivera (Ongoing)
NEWSEUM
Berlin-based artist interested in altering architectural buildings and monuments as indicators of the past and mediums
of remembrance (Now-10/2) ART AND WELLNESS: CREATIVE
AGING (9/25-12/11) PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: BEAUTY AND
STRUGGLE IN JACOB LAWRENCES MIGRATION SERIES Seminal
60-panel work by one of the most celebrated African-American
artists of the 20th century (10/8-1/8) WHITFIELD LOVELL: THE
KIN SERIES AND RELATED WORKS (10/8-1/8) INTERSECTIONS:
ARLENE SHECHET: FROM HERE ON NOW New York-based
sculptor known for off-kilter ceramic sculptures (10/20-5/7)
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC: ILLUSTRATES THE BELLE EPOQUE
Drawn from artists most prolific years of capturing the heart
of Parisian nightlife in dynamic cabaret and cafe-concert scenes
(2/4-4/30)
TOUCHSTONE GALLERY
1404 P St. NW
202-483-1102
transformerdc.org
DEFY/DEFINE Nine emerging visual artists exploring issues of
gender, sexuality and identity through photography, video and
performance art, including Jason Pussy Noir Barnes, Jo Ann
Block, Hoesy Corona, Kunj and Alexandra Rex Delafkaran
(9/17-10/22) 6TH ANNUAL STOREFRONT EXHIBITION: ANDREA
POLICHETTI Emerging Italian artist offers a site-specific
installation (11/2-30) MARTHA WILSON & FRANKLIN FURNACE
The final of four exhibitions in the Do You Know Where
Your Art Comes From? series at American University focuses
on pioneering feminist artist who helped advance avant-garde
art (11/12-12/18, American University Museum at the Katzen
Arts Center)
interacting with plants as well as the value of accessible gardening (Now-10/2) FLORA OF THE NATIONAL PARKS Showcasing
some of the plant species and communities found throughout
the more than 400 national parks as seen through illustrations,
paintings and photographs (Now-10/2) SEASONS GREENINGS:
NATIONAL PARKS AND HISTORIC PLACES Annual holiday show
immerses patrons in the sights, smells and sounds of the season
and includes the display of oneof the largest indoor trees decked
out with ornaments from national parks (11/24-1/2)
87
815 V St. NW
202-265-0930
930.com
ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING LIVE! Adam Conover brings his popular truTV show to the road (9/26) FRED ARMISEN The pro-
89
1333 H St. NE
202-399-7993
atlasarts.org
TOM HOWELL Steampunked Stories (9/16) ATLAS SILENT FILM
SERIES: SHOW PEOPLE AND BEHIND THE SCREEN The series,
led by Andrew Earle Simpson, launches with a late-era silent
film and the 100th anniversary of a Charlie Chaplin short (9/25)
HOLIDAY CHEERS A Night of Live Music, Champagne &
Interactive Fun for Grown-Ups (12/10) ATLAS SILENT FILM
SERIES: CHAPLINS THE KID (12/11)
THE BENTZEN BALL COMEDY FESTIVAL
Various locations
brightestyoungthings.com/bentzen-ball
Lesbian comedian Tig Notaro curates this annual four-day
event. OPENING NIGHT: The Most Very Specialist Evening with
Tig Notaro & Friends, including Aparna Nancherla (10/27,
Lincoln Theatre) JON DORE (10/28-29, Drafthouse Comedy)
BRIDGET EVERETT: POUND IT! Bonus: Michael Ian Black
(10/28, Lincoln) PICTURE THIS! Brandie Posey, Sam Varela
(10/28, Kennedy Center Millennium Stage) STUFF YOU SHOULD
KNOW LIVE Chuck Bryant, Josh Clark (10/29, Lincoln) LAST
PODCAST ON THE LEFT Halloween Bentzen Ball Edition
(10/29, DC Improv) JOHN F. ODONNELL OneHour Stand
Up Special Taping, directed by Fugazis Brendan Canty (10/29,
DC Improv) WEIRD AL YANKOVIC, MALCOLM GLADWELL,
DAVE HILL UHF Live Comedy Commentary (10/30, Lincoln)
STORY DISTRICT: HORROR SHOW True Stories about the Scary,
Gross and Disastrous, A Halloween Special (10/30, Howard
Theatre)
BLACK CAT
Carnegie Library
801 K St. NW
202-393-1420
dchistory.org
Washingtonians and D.C.-based organizations will be recognized for their contributions to the community (10/7)
PRESERVING THE RECORDS OF D.C.S LGBT COMMUNITIES The
Rainbow History Project, the D.C. Public Library, GW Libraries,
and the National Archives Stonewall group co-host an afternoon
discussion of the personal papers, institutional records, protest
posters, and other historic collections pertaining to LGBT communities of D.C. (10/15)
THE HOWARD THEATRE
620 T St. NW
202-588-5595
thehowardtheatre.com
DC DISTRICT TRIVIA (9/17) THE MOTH STORYSLAM (9/19, 10/17,
11/14) JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN PODCAST LIVE Fake legal wisdom from a former Daily Show with Jon Stewart regular and his
bailiff Jesse Thorn (9/21) DC RECORD FAIR Record dealers
from up and down the East Coast bring their finest offerings in
all genres (9/25) DINA MARTINA (9/26) DICK GREGORY & PAUL
MOONEY (10/1) THE SWEET SPOT DC: RED LIGHT EDITION Pop
Erotica burlesque (10/8) HENNYPALOOZA (10/21) JACKIE
MASON Equal Opportunity Offender (10/22) HEATHER
MCDONALD Former Chelsea Lately regular (11/19)
HRC CHEFS FOR EQUALITY
Ritz-Carlton
1150 22nd St. NW
chefsforequality.org
What started as a fundraiser for marriage equality five years
ago will continue as a benefit for the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation in general, particularly its work fighting recent
anti-LGBT political developments at the state level. Many of
the regions top chefs, bakers and mixologists will prepare food
and mix libations as well as offer their wares through various
auctions. The event ends with an after-party at Kapnos (10/26)
KENNEDY CENTER
202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
BEN GLEIB (9/20) 2016 PEACE CORPS STORYTELLING CONTEST
(9/24) TREVOR NOAH A night of stand-up by Jon Stewarts
successor at The Daily Show (10/7) UNELECTABLE YOU: THE
SECOND CITYS COMPLETELY UNBIASED POLITICAL REVUE (10/1415) THE 19TH ANNUAL MARK TWAIN PRIZE FOR AMERICAN
HUMOR: BILL MURRAY (10/23) IGUDESMAN & JOO: AND NOW
MOZART A mix of music, pop culture, and pure zaniness
(11/10) THE SECOND CITYS TWIST YOUR DICKENS (12/9-31)
KRAMERBOOKS
91
1215 U St. NW
202-328-6000
thelincolndc.com
Trinidad Theatre
1358 Florida Ave. NE.
202-733-6321
capitalfringe.org
all while sipping drinks and eating snacks outside in the Fringe
Arts Space (9/24) FRINGE POP: SHORT FILM AND PLAY FESTIVAL
The juxtaposition of public vs. private space, recorded film vs.
live performance, is the focus of an event featuring short films
and plays questioning what is public and what is private (10/69) TRINIDAD CRAFTING SALON - An event designed to boost
handiwork skills (10/10) CLOWN CABARET Workshops teaching various forms of clowning, from classic to circus, commedia
to slapstick (10/10) ALAIN NU: ODD UNIVERSE The Man
Who Knows leads an evening of mind-magic and mysticism,
including mind-reading exercises and ordinary spoons mysteriously bending and twisting (10/13, 12/15) 43 1/2 A revamped
re-mount of a Capital Fringe Festival work focused on the guts,
glory and violent moments from Shakespeares best tragic deaths
(10/20-11/13)
METROCOOKING DC
600 I St. NW
202-408-3100
sixthandi.org
(12/15)
601 F St. NW
202-628-3200
verizoncenter.com
AMY SCHUMER Peabody- and Emmy-winning comedian brings
her incisive, no-holds-barred tour to D.C. (9/23) THE COMEDY
GET DOWN Cedric the Entertainer, George Lopez, D.L.
Hughley (10/1) DAVID JEREMIAH Stand Up America (10/20)
WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW (10/25-30) 2016
KELLOGGS TOUR OF GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONS (11/10)
WASHINGTON IMPROV THEATER
Source
1835 14th St. NW
202-204-7770
witdc.org
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Harman Hall
610 F St. NW
202-547-1122
velocitydc.org
(10/7-8)
A special partnership with the D.C. Commission on the Arts &
Humanities, Washington Performing Arts, and host organization the Shakespeare Theatre Company, the festival presents
world-class dance of various styles from ballet to modern to
hip-hop. Among the 18 short performances selected this year:
Terra Firma Dance Theatre, Company E, SOLE Defined, the
Washington Ballet, Christopher K. Morgan & Artists, Capitol
Movement, Ivy Chow Movement Project, Jane Franklin Dance,
and works by Tiffanie Carson, Thomas L. Moore Jr., and Robert
J. Priore (10/15-17)
THE WASHINGTON BALLET
202-362-3606
washingtonballet.org
202-833-9800
washingtonperformingarts.org
STEP AFRIKA! The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence,
a multimedia program, launches the WPAs 50th anniversary
season and features the dance company and members of the
WPA Men and Women of the Gospel Choir, performing in front
of projected images telling the story of the African-American
migration to the North a century ago (9/30-10/2, UDC Theater
of the Arts, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW) DANCE THEATRE OF
HARLEM CityDance is a co-presenter of the annual series of
performances by the historic ensemble, guided by founding
member and former dancer Virginia Johnson, this year featuring the D.C. premiere of a work by Francesca Harper set to the
music of John Adams and performed by the Attacca Quartet
(10/14-15, Harman Hall) PILOBUS The D.C. premiere of
Shadowland, an evening-length multimedia piece following the
dreamlike world of a young girl (1/28-1/29, GW Lisner) l
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Gallery
John Paradiso
Clockwise from top left: Pink Leather Pansies, 2015 Hand stitched thread on leather with wood hoop. 15 Circumference
Blue Paisley, 2011 Hand stitched thread on cotton with plastic hoop on wood panel. 12 x 12 x 1.5
Pink Leather Pansies, 2016 Hand stitched thread on leather with wood hoop on wood panel. 12 x 12 x 1.5
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CAROL ROSEGG
Stage
REFUGEES
CAROL ROSEGG
The musical Come From Away tells the story of a Canadian town that
opened its doors to thousands of stranded visitors By Doug Rule
C. STANLEY PHOTOGRAPHY
your heart with tales of loss and things missing among its dozen
characters in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. Come From Away
never gets graphic in rehashing what actually transpired, making
it all the more emotionally resonant.
Fords Theatre just announced an extension of the musical, which travels to Gander and Toronto before landing on
Broadway in February. The musicals future is promising. Its
more likely to be the next Once than a Hamilton. Still, youd be
remiss not to welcome it with a visit while its in our backyard.
ADAM IMMERWAHR OPENS HIS FIRST SEASON as Theater
Js new artistic director with Deborah Zoe Laufers dark comedy, The Last Schwartz (
), focused on a family falling
apart. You may find yourself questioning whether this family
will survive, Immerwahr writes in the program notes, whether
Judaism will survive, and whether any of it will matter if our
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Music
Back to Basics
KT Tunstalls latest release marks a return to
radio-ready pop rock By Sean Maunier
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NightLife
Photography by
Julian Vankim
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CoverboyConfidential
Interview by Randy Shulman Photography by Julian Vankim
RIES BEFORE GUYS, I ALWAYS SAY, SAYS CHRISTIAN. IF THERE WERE TWO PLATES
in front of me and one was a guy and one was a fry, I would definitely pick the fries. Ill have
French fries literally anywhere. And not just any fry McDonalds takes the top prize in
Christians world. Of course, it doesnt hurt that the 24-year-old actor lives across the street from
a McDonalds.
Originally from Long Island, N.Y., Christian came to the Washington to attend Catholic
University, where he studied musical theater. Six years later, hes appeared in an impressive number of local productions, including Avenue Q at Constellation, Carrie the Musical at Studio, Mary
Poppins at Tobys and Hair at Keegan. I played Woof in that, he grins. I got to sing a song
about sodomy. Hes currently playing Officer Barrel in Constellations production of Urinetown,
which runs through Oct. 9.
Christians ultimate dream is to be in a Broadway musical Book of Mormon and Cats both
come up in casual conversation but hes clearly thrilled to be building his theatrical resume in
D.C., and marvels at the depth and camaraderie of the local thespian community. He was bit by
the musical theater bug when his mother took him to his first Broadway show, Monty Pythons
Spamalot. I remember they had confetti fall from the ceiling during one of the scenes, he says.
I still have that confetti in my room.
Whats on your nightstand?
A Mr. Potato Head, an Obama pin I
got from the Pride Parade its got a
rainbow in the back and twenty pens
with no ink in them.
DrinksDragDJsEtc...
Thursday
September 15
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection
Music videos featuring
DJ Wess
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: Tops Down $6
Top Shelf, Bottoms Up $3
Rail, $3 Bud Light, 4-9pm
$3 Rail Drinks, 10pm-midnight, $5 Red Bull and
Frozen Virgin Drinks
Locker Room Thursday
Nights DJs Sean Morris
and MadScience Best
Package Contest at mid-
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Ladies Drink Free Power
Hour, 4-5pm Shirtless
Thursday, 10-11pm DJs
BacK2bACk
JR.S
All You Can Drink for $15,
5-8pm $3 Rail Vodka
Highballs, $2 JR.s drafts,
8pm-close Flashback:
Music videos from 19752005 with DJ Jason Royce,
8pm-12am
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat the Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
SHAWS TAVERN
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $3
Miller Lite, $4 Blue Moon,
$5 Rails and House Wines
& Half-Priced Pizzas $4
Corona and $4 Heineken
all night Paint Nite,
Second Floor, 7pm
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $1
PBR, $2 Yuengling, $3 Rail,
$5 Appetizers Extended
Happy Hour, 7-9pm, with
only $1 increase in price
TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 5pm Huge
Happy Hour: Any drink
normally served in a cocktail glass served in a huge
glass for the same price,
5-10pm Beer and wine
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Shirtless Thursday DJ
9pm Cover 21+
Friday
September 16
9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy
Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink,
5-9pm Friday Night
Videos with resident DJ
Shea Van Horn VJ
Expanded craft beer selection No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
All You Can Drink Happy
Hour $15 Rail and
Domestic, $21 Call &
Imports, 6-9pm Guys
Night Out Free Rail
Vodka, 11pm-Midnight, $6
Welcome to the All-New Nightlife Coverboy Contest! At the close of each month, well have a mini-Coverboy Contest at MetroWeekly.com
to select a finalist who will then go on to compete in the Coverboy of the Year competition in November. Junes finalist will receive a miniprize package from this months sponsors. Join our e-mail list and be alerted as soon as the contest goes live online, as well as get the full
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GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
$5 Smirnoff, all flavors,
all night long Friday
Night Videos with VJ Tre,
9pm-close No Cover
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
DJ Matt Bailer Videos,
Dancing Beat the Clock
Happy Hour $2 (5-6pm),
$3 (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm)
Buckets of Beer $15
NUMBER NINE
Open 5pm Happy Hour:
2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm
No Cover Friday Night
Piano with Chris, 7:30pm
Friday Night Videos with
Chord, 9:30pm
SHAWS TAVERN
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $3
Miller Lite, $4 Blue Moon,
$5 Rails and House Wines
& Half-Priced Pizzas
Magic! 8-10pm Live
Band Karaoke, Second
Floor, 8pm $10 Cover
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $1
PBR, $2 Yuengling, $3 Rail,
$5 Appetizers Extended
Happy Hour, 7-9pm, with
only $1 increase in price
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TOWN
Patio open 6pm DC Bear
Crue Happy Hour, 6-11pm
$3 Rail, $3 Draft, $3 Bud
Bottles Free Pizza, 7pm
No cover before 9:30pm
21+ Drag Show starts
at 10:30pm Hosted by
Lena Lett and featuring
Miss Tatianna, ShiQueeta-Lee, Riley Knoxx
and BaNaka DJ Wess
upstairs, DJs BacK2bACk
downstairs following the
show GoGo Boys after
11pm Doors open at
10pm For those 21 and
over, $12 For those
18-20, $15 Club: 18+
Patio: 21+
TRADE
Doors open 5pm Huge
Happy Hour: Any drink
normally served in a
cocktail glass served in a
huge glass for the same
price, 5-10pm Beer and
wine only $4 DJ Jeff
Prior, 10pm
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers,
hosted by LaTroya Nicole
Ladies of Ziegfelds,
9pm Rotating Hosts
DJ in Secrets VJ Tre in
Ziegfelds Cover 21+
Saturday
September 17
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 3-9pm $5 Absolut
& Titos, $3 Miller Lite
after 9pm Expanded craft
beer selection No Cover
Music videos featuring
various DJs
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Drag Yourself to Brunch at
Level One, 11am-2pm and
2-4pm Featuring Kristina
Kelly and the Ladies of
Illusion Bottomless
Mimosas and Bloody
Marys Happy Hour:
Tops Down $6 Top Shelf,
Bottoms Up $3 Rail, $3 Bud
Light, 4-9pm Doors open
10pm $5 Cover 21+
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 8pm
Happy Hour, 8-10pm
$2 Bud and Bud Light
Draughts, $3 Domestic
Bottles, $4 Rail and Import
Bottle Beer, $6 Call
Atlantic States Gay Rodeo
Association (ASGRA) on
Club Bar $2 Draughts
and Jello Shots KUERO:
Latin Dance Party, 3rd
Floor Exile $10 at door
21+
SHAWS TAVERN
Bottomless Mimosas,
10am-3pm Happy Hour,
5-7pm $3 Miller Lite, $4
Blue Moon, $5 Rails and
House Wines & Half-Priced
Pizzas
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $1
PBR, $2 Yuengling, $3 Rail,
$5 Appetizers Extended
Happy Hour, 7-9pm, with
only $1 increase in price
TOWN
Patio open 2pm CRACK
presents WERRRRRK!:
A Variety Show, 10pm
Music upstairs by DJs
Aaron Riggins and Kris
Sutton after the show
Music and video by DJ
Wess downstairs Drag
Show starts at 10:30pm
Hosted by Lena Lett and
featuring Miss Tatianna,
Shi-Queeta-Lee, Riley
Knoxx and BaNaka
DJ Wess upstairs, DJs
BacK2bACk downstairs
following the show
GoGo Boys after 11pm
Doors open 9pm $12
Cover 21+
TRADE
Doors open 2pm Huge
Happy Hour: Any drink
normally served in a cocktail glass served in a huge
glass for the same price,
2-10pm Beer and wine
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Men of Secrets, 9pm
Guest dancers Ladies
of Illusion with host Ella
Fitzgerald Doors at 9 pm,
first show at 11:30 pm
DJs Doors open 9pm
Cover 21+
Sunday
September 18
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 3-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection
No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: Tops Down $6
Top Shelf, Bottoms Up $3
Rail, $3 Bud Light, 4-9pm
Homowood Karaoke,
hosted by Robert Bise,
10pm-close 21+
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 12pm
$2 Bud and Bud Light
Draughts all day and
night, $3 Domestic
Bottles, $4 Rail and Import
Bottle Beer, $6 Call
Highwaymen Cookout,
4-8pm No Cover 21+
NUMBER NINE
Pop Goes the World with
Wes Della Volla at 9:30pm
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on
any drink, 3-9pm No
Cover
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Mamas Trailer Park
Karaoke downstairs,
9:30pm-close
JR.S
Sunday Funday Liquid
Brunch Doors open at
1pm $2 Coors Lights and
$3 Skyy (all flavors), all day
and night
SHAWS TAVERN
Brunch with Bottomless
Mimosas, 10am-3pm
Sunday Funday Karaoke,
2nd Floor, 3-7pm $5 Stoli
Cocktails Happy Hour,
5-7pm $3 Miller Lite, $4
Blue Moon, $5 Rails and
House Wines & Half-Priced
Pizzas
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $1
PBR, $2 Yuengling, $3 Rail,
$5 Appetizers Extended
Happy Hour, 7-9pm, with
only $1 increase in price
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TOWN PATIO
Open 2pm Cornhole,
Giant Jenga, and Flip-cup
inside Town
TRADE
Doors open 2pm Huge
Happy Hour: Any drink
normally served in a cocktail glass served in a huge
glass for the same price,
2-10pm Beer and wine
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Decades of Dance DJ
Tim-e in Secrets Doors
9pm Cover 21+
Monday
September 19
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection
No Cover
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COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: Tops Down $6
Top Shelf, Bottoms Up $3
Rail, $3 Bud Light, 4-9pm
Monday Nights A Drag,
hosted by Kristina Kelly
Doors open at 10pm
Showtime at 11:30pm
$3 Skyy Cocktails, $8 Skyy
and Red Bull $8 Long
Islands No Cover, 18+
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 8pm
Happy Hour, 8-10pm
Endless Happy Hour prices
to anyone in a DC Eagle
T-Shirt Free Ballin
Mondays: Free Pool All
Night and Day $1 Bud
and Bud Light Draughts, $3
Domestic Bottles, $4 Rail
and Import Bottle Beer, $6
Call No Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Singles Night Karaoke,
8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long
Open Mic Night Karaoke,
9:30pm-close
JR.S
Happy Hour: 2-for-1, 4-9pm
Showtunes Songs &
Singalongs, 9pm-close
DJ James $3 Draft Pints,
8pm-midnight
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat the Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Texas Holdem
Poker, 8pm Dart Boards
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
SHAWS TAVERN
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $3
Miller Lite, $4 Blue Moon,
$5 Rails and House Wines
and Half-Priced Pizzas
Shaw Nuff Trivia with
Jeremy, 7:30pm
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $1
PBR, $2 Yuengling, $3 Rail,
$5 Appetizers Extended
Happy Hour, 7-9pm, with
only $1 increase in price
TRADE
Doors open 5pm Huge
Happy Hour: Any drink
normally served in a cocktail glass served in a huge
glass for the same price,
5-10pm Beer and wine
only $4
Tuesday
September 20
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection
No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
DJ Honey Happy Hour:
Tops Down $6 Top Shelf,
Bottoms Up $3 Rail, $3 Bud
Light, 4-9pm SIN Service
Industry Night, 10pm-close
$1 Rail Drinks all night
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long,
4pm-close
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat the Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Karaoke and
Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
After 9pm, $3 Absolut,
Bulleit & Stella
SHAWS TAVERN
Half Priced Burgers &
Pizzas, 5pm-close $5
House Wines & Sam
Adams Drafts, 5pm-close
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $1
PBR, $2 Yuengling, $3 Rail,
$5 Appetizers Extended
Happy Hour, 7-9pm, with
only $1 increase in price
TRADE
Doors open 5pm Huge
Happy Hour: Any drink
normally served in a cocktail glass served in a huge
glass for the same price,
5-10pm Beer and wine
only $4
Wednesday
September 21
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection
No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: Tops Down $6
Top Shelf, Bottoms Up $3
Rail, $3 Bud Light, 4-9pm
Miss Rumba Latina Benefit
Show, 10pm-close $4
Stoli and Stoli Flavors and
Miller Lite all night No
Cover 21+
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LastWord.
People say the queerest things
PATRICIA ARQUETTE, in a statement posted to Facebook, regarding the death of trans activist and actor Alexis Arquette. Patricia
noted that Alexis career had been cut short not by her passing, but by her decision to live her truth and her life as a transgender
woman. Despite the fact that there are few parts for trans actors, she refused to play roles that were demeaning or stereotypical.
She was a vanguard in the fight for understanding and acceptance for all trans people.
RUPAUL, speaking with reporters after winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Competition Series Host. It was RuPauls
first nomination and first win after eight seasons of hosting RuPauls Drag Race. Its a very special night not just for me but for all
of the young people around the world who dance to the beat of a different drummer, he added.
We believe in providing a
safe and respectful environment
at our events and are committed to providing the best experience possible.
NCAA PRESIDENT MARK EMMERT, in a statement announcing that the association will pull all planned 2016-2017 Championship
events out of North Carolina in protest over the states anti-trans HB2 law. North Carolina law provides legal protections for government officials to refuse services to the LGBT community, he noted.
gender transition surgery. Manning, jailed for passing classified data to WikiLeaks, attempted suicide in July. This is all that I
wanted for them to let me be me, she added.
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