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LGBT
In the Red
Some LGBT people are making the choice to relocate to traditionally
conservative enclaves
by John Riley
I
KNOW THAT WE TEND TO THINK OF STATES
as blue and red, but its a little simplistic, says Oscar
Fleming. Were red now because Republicans are con-
trolling the districts. But were not that conservative.
When Fleming, a 44-year-old North Carolina native, was
offered the chance to relocate to his home state for a new job at
the University of North Carolina, he ended his 15-year stint in
D.C. There were many benefits to the move, not least that the
cost of living in North Carolina is far less expensive than in the
District. Accepting the job also afforded Fleming the opportu-
nity to be closer to his family. Encouragement on the home front
cemented his decision: his husband, Will, 61, had previously
lived in the state for 20 years, and was eager to return.
While Fleming and his husband didnt have many concerns
about moving back to North Carolina, some of his university col-
leagues from outside the South have been a little more cautious
about the social implications of moving to a red state particu-
larly if they are members of or close to the LGBT community.
People have been concerned about it, Fleming says. I have
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a good friend whos part of a straight couple who moved from
Portland, Oregon. They moved here when Amendment One
[which banned same-sex marriage] was being voted in. And she
has a lesbian sister who lives here. So that was kind of a slap in
the face.
I have a colleague that was here for a couple of years,
he continues. She and her wife moved down here from
Minneapolis, which is another super-liberal city. So I think a lot
of people who move here and arent familiar with the South are
rightfully concerned.
Thats not to say Fleming and his husband didnt have their
own worries. But they were moving back to the liberal-leaning
area of the state, known as the Research Triangle, where
attitudes on homosexuality tend to be more accepting. They
were also given some sense of security by various financial
and legal arrangements such as power of attorney and wills
they had put in place years ago, long before even D.C. had
legalized marriage equality. That forward-planning gave them
peace of mind, even though North Carolina didnt recognize
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their marriage at the time of their move something a fed-
eral court corrected in 2014. Despite that, the state still lacks
LGBT nondiscrimination protections in employment, housing
and public accommodations.
Moving here was a step backwards in a way, but we were
prepared for it, he says.
Moving to a state that is culturally red might give many
LGBT people pause. Yet many are choosing to move to tra-
ditionally conservative states for other factors, including job
opportunities, lower cost of living, warmer climates and lower
taxes. And as LGBT rights slowly become more accepted by
mainstream society, many are choosing to venture into states
that are not as widely known for the presence of a vibrant gay
community.
This trend was illustrated after ConsumerAffairs.com ana-
lyzed data collected from the U.S. Census Bureau and Gallup
surveys to create an interactive map of the migration patterns
of different demographic groups over the past two decades.
Using data from 1990 and 2014, they found that several cities
reported an increase in the size of its LGBT community in rela-
tion to the total population, and ranked those cities accordingly.
Fourteen of those cities that saw an increase in their ranking
were in traditionally red or purple states those that have
either consistently voted for Republicans or are considered
swing states. Some of the cities include Columbus, Cleveland,
Norfolk, Richmond, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Louisville, and
San Antonio.
The frustrating thing about this data set is that theres not
any explanation that goes along with it, says Ryan Daly, content
manager at ConsumerAffairs.com. Theres no additional sur-
vey data to explain why do you think this is happening? So its
basically left to inference.
But you are seeing a kind of migration thats typical of
millennials and young Gen-Xers, moving away from major
metropolitan areas that are expensive to live in. If you move to
somewhere like Dallas or San Antonio, its just cheaper to live.
Its easier to have a comfortable quality of life there.
Economics was one of the factors prompting Darren Frei
and his partner, Anthony Torre, to relocate to Hillsborough,
N.C., from New York after Frei was offered a position at a com-
munications firm.
I have the same salary I had in New York, but I live in a
place where its dramatically cheaper to live, says the 40-year-
old Frei. Despite moving to North Carolina less than a year after
voters approved a constitutional amendment banning same-sex
marriage, the couple had not been overly concerned about the
lack of protections for LGBT people in the state. Besides, the
area surrounding Hillsborough is a more liberal pocket of the
state, which allayed most of their concerns.
I didnt feel like we were moving to a place where Id
encounter discrimination on a daily basis, Frei says. And the
company I work for, they offered to put Anthony on my health
insurance, and they also flew him down here with me so we
could look for a place to live. So I felt like, if Im moving to a
company where I dont have to worry about nondiscrimination
laws, or the lack thereof, itll all be okay.
For David Chambers, a 37-year-old native of Fort Worth,
Texas, his own move back to a red state came after 18 years of
living in the Northeast, including Philadelphia and Washington,
D.C., where he served as a firefighter and an emergency medi-
cal technician. When he was offered a job as coordinator for
Student Emergency Services at the University of Texas at
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Austin, the major benefit of moving back home was proximity
to his family. But the lack of legal protections Chambers would
have as a gay man troubled him.
It actually concerned me, and that was a consideration
when I was weighing to move back to Texas, he says. I live in
Austin, which is very, very liberal compared to the rest of the
state. Its not unusual to see LGBT couples walking down the
street holding hands. The Pride Parade here is about two hours
long. But I didnt know a lot about Austin. It wasnt some place
I had considered moving to, and so I talked to people who had
lived down here to see what their thoughts were. And I was told
that its very much not Texas.
Now, as soon as you leave the city limits, its very different,
he says. I had actually considered moving to another city thats
really just a small town, and just the lack of being able to be
open, the lack of rights, kept me from even considering moving
there.
Still, other LGBT people who have moved to conserva-
tive states say that other quality-of-life issues can outweigh
the downsides of living in a state without comprehensive
nondiscrimination laws. For the South Carolina-born Rob
Driggers, moving back to his native Charleston after eight-
and-a-half years in Washington was precipitated by his
husbands retirement, as well as the couples desire for a less
stressful environment.
In D.C., youre running to catch the Metro, and youre work-
ing lots and lots of hours because its a very profession-driven
town, says the 42-year-old. Youre constantly moving from A
to B in D.C., and the thing we found about Charleston is the pace
of life is so much slower. You can be on the beach almost 20 to
30 minutes from anywhere in town. We get Broadway shows
here. We get national recording acts and concerts. We have a
vibrant arts scene. We have a vibrant restaurant scene.
Driggers and his husband did have some concerns, such as
being able to be recognized for purposes of medical decision-
making in case of an accident or illness. But he said they took
steps to protect themselves, and recommends that other people
moving to conservative states do the same.
From a strictly educational standpoint, you need to educate
yourself ahead of time about what your legal rights are, he says.
Before we moved down here, we were aware of all the things
we needed to have, as far as medical power of attorney and those
kinds of things. We also made sure we lived in a city that recog-
nized LGBT rights in terms of house rentals, and job security,
and those kinds of things. We were always very cognizant of
making sure we had all of our bases covered.
Driggers also emphasizes that most states, including in
the South, have a mixed political ideology, particularly on the
local level. LGBT-friendly ordinances, though rare, are slowly
becoming acceptable in more liberal pockets of the state, like
Charleston. But its also important for LGBT people and same-
sex couples to integrate themselves into larger society in red
states, as personal interaction is the only way to change peoples
hearts and minds.
My husband and I made a point of introducing ourselves
to our neighbors and becoming friendly with them, and putting
them at ease, he says. Im also a big believer in the idea that the
only way people begin to think of the LGBT community as just
a normal, average, everyday group of people is that you have to
live around them and show yourself to be just a normal, average,
everyday group of people. The more of that they see, the more
comfortable they get with LGBT rights. l
 No Travel
on Taxpayers
Dime
A proposed bill in California would prohibit government-
funded travel to states with anti-LGBT or RFRA laws

by John Riley

A
FTER SPENDING THE PAST FEW YEARS ATTEMPT-
ing to beat back anti-LGBT legislation in multiple states,
allies of the LGBT community are finding themselves on
offense in California. A proposed bill slated for consideration by
the legislature this session would ban government-funded travel
to states with anti-LGBT laws.
Introduced by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell), the
bill would require all state agencies, departments, boards, com-
missions and state university systems to review all requests for
state-funded or state-sponsored travel to any state with a law in
effect that sanctions or requires discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
Under the bills provisions, state-funded or state-sponsored
travel to a state with anti-LGBT laws would be prohibited,
unless the travel was deemed necessary for the enforcement of
California law, to meet prior contractual obligations, or for the
protection of public health, welfare or safety. The travel ban for
a certain state would continue as long as the discriminatory law
remains in effect. However, Low told the Sacramento Bee that
the ban only prohibits administrative travel, and does not apply
to lawmakers or their staff for trips that are political in nature.
One such state that would be targeted by the bill is Indiana,
where a Religious Freedom Restoration Act was signed into
law last year by Gov. Mike Pence (R). Following the passage of
Indianas RFRA, several major cities, including San Francisco
and Oakland, joined a boycott of the state by refusing to reim-
burse or spend taxpayer money on travel to the Hoosier State.
Those bans were later lifted after Indiana passed a legislative
fix that attempted to clarify that the RFRA should not be used
to discriminate against LGBT people. Lows bill is based on that
same concept: that by wielding its political and economic clout,
a California boycott of state-funded travel could compel states to
revise or repeal any discriminatory statutes.
Thats not to say that the legislation, as drafted, doesnt have
its flaws. For one, theres the question of which states, beyond
Indiana, would be deemed to have anti-LGBT laws in place.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 21
states have adopted RFRA laws that are still on the books. Many
of those states are located in the South and lack comprehensive
nondiscrimination laws. But a handful New Mexico, Illinois,
Connecticut and Rhode Island also have LGBT-inclusive non-
discrimination laws on the books. Therefore, a broadly-crafted
travel ban could end up penalizing states that have attempted to
ensure LGBT people are treated equally.
To resolve this potential conflict, Low has said that legislative
staff will examine the laws in the 21 states with RFRA-style laws
and set a standard to determine to which states the travel ban
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Metro Weeklys Community Calendar highlights important events in the D.C.-area
LGBT community, from alternative social events to volunteer opportunities.
Event information should be sent by email to calendar@MetroWeekly.com.
Deadline for inclusion is noon of the Friday before Thursdays publication.
Questions about the calendar may be directed to the
Metro Weekly office at 202-638-6830 or
the calendar email address.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10
BURGUNDY CRESCENT, a gay vol-
unteer organization, volunteers today
for Food & Friends. To participate,
visit burgundycrescent.org.
Rabbi Laurie Green hosts a spring
class, THE BOOK OF ESTHER
FOR ADULTS: How to Survive as a
Minority in a Topsy-Turvy, Scary,
Gentile, Sexist, Homophobic and
Sometimes Very Funny Diaspora
World. Every Thursday, from
Feb. 25 to Mar. 17. Classes are free
for members of Bet Mishpachah.
Suggested donation of $10 per class
for non-members. 7-8:45 p.m. DC
Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th
St. NW. For more information, visit
betmish.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC)
practice session at Takoma Aquatic
Center, 300 Van Buren St. NW. 7:30-9
p.m. swimdcac.org.
DC LAMBDA SQUARES gay and les-
bian square-dancing group features
mainstream through advanced square
dancing at the National City Christian
Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW, 7-9:30
p.m. Casual dress. 301-257-0517,
dclambdasquares.org.
The DULLES TRIANGLES Northern
Virginia social group meets for happy
hour at Sheraton in Reston, 11810
Sunrise Valley Drive, second-floor
bar, 7-9 p.m. All welcome. dullestri-
angles.com.
IDENTITY offers free and confiden-
tial HIV testing in Gaithersburg,
414 East Diamond Ave., and in
Takoma Park, 7676 New Hampshire
Ave., Suite 411. Walk-ins 2-6 p.m.
For appointments other hours, call
Gaithersburg, 301-300-9978, or
Takoma Park, 301-422-2398.
METROHEALTH CENTER offers
free, rapid HIV testing. Appointment
needed. 1012 14th St. NW, Suite 700.
202-638-0750.
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SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-5
p.m., by appointment and walk-in, for
youth 21 and younger. 202-567-3155
or testing@smyal.org.
US HELPING US hosts a Narcotics
Anonymous Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,
3636 Georgia Ave. NW. The group is
independent of UHU. 202-446-1100.
WOMENS LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE for young LBTQ women,
13-21, interested in leadership devel-
opment. 5-6:30 p.m. SMYAL Youth
Center, 410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3163,
catherine.chu@smyal.org.
FRIDAY, MARCH 11
CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL
ALEXANDRA host Out and About,
an LGBT Movie Night. Free admis-
sion, popcorn and refreshments.
Doors open 6:30 p.m., movie starts
at 7:30 p.m. Fowler House, 118 N.
Washington St. Alexandria. Lower
level. 703-549-1450. historicchrist-
church.org.
GAMMA, a confidential support
group for men who are gay, bisexual,
questioning and who are married
or involved with a woman, meets in
Washington on the second and fourth
Fridays of each month. GAMMA
also also offers additional meetings
in Northern Virginia and Frederick,
Md. 7:30-9:30 p.m. St. Thomas
Episcopal Church, 1772 Church St.
NW. For more information, visit
GAMMAinDC.org.
LGB PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP for
adults in Montgomery County offers
a safe space to explore coming out
and issues of identity. 10-11:30 a.m.
16220 S. Frederick Rd., Suite 512,
Gaithersburg, Md. For more informa-
tion, visit thedccenter.org.
WOMEN IN THEIR TWENTIES, a
social discussion and activity group for
LBT women, meets at The DC Center
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month. Group social activity to
follow the meeting. 8-9:30 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 appoint-
ment). 202-291-4707, andromeda-
transculturalhealth.org.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice
session at Hains Point, 927 Ohio Dr.
SW. 6:30-8 p.m. Visit swimdcac.org.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker
Health. At the Elizabeth Taylor
Medical Center, 1701 14th St. NW,
9 a.m.-5 p.m. At the Max Robinson
Center, 2301 MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9
a.m.-4:30 p.m. For an appointment
call 202-745-7000. Visit whitman-
walker.org.
METROHEALTH CENTER offers
free, rapid HIV testing. Appointment
needed. 1012 14th St. NW, Suite 700.
202-638-0750.
PROJECT STRIPES hosts LGBT-
affirming social group for ages 11-24. 4-6
p.m. 1419 Columbia Road NW. Contact
Tamara, 202-319-0422, layc-dc.org.
SMYALS REC NIGHT provides
a social atmosphere for GLBT and
questioning youth, featuring dance
parties, vogue nights, movies and
games. More info, catherine.chu@
smyal.org.
SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-6
p.m., by appointment and walk-in, for
youth 21 and younger. Youth Center,
410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3155, test-
ing@smyal.org.
SATURDAY, MARCH 12
ADVENTURING outdoors group
sponsors very strenuous 8-mile hike
with 2000 feet of elevation gain in
Shenandoah National Park to see
several major waterfalls. Experienced
hikers only; no dogs. Bring bever-
ages, lunch, sturdy boots, about $20
for fees, and money for dinner on the
way home. Carpool at 8:30 a.m. from
the East Falls Church Metro Kiss &
Ride lot. Jay, 415-203-7498. adventur-
ing.org.
The DC Center hosts confidential
FREE HIV TESTING for all those
interested. Get tested, know your sta-
tus. 4-7 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite
105. For more information, visit thedc-
center.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing, 9-5
p.m., and HIV services (by appoint-
ment). 202-291-4707 or andromeda-
transculturalhealth.org.
BET MISHPACHAH, founded by
members of the LGBT community,
holds Saturday morning Shabbat ser-
vices, 10 a.m., followed by Kiddush
luncheon. Services in DCJCC
Community Room, 1529 16th St. NW.
betmish.org.
BRAZILIAN GLBT GROUP, including
others interested in Brazilian culture,
meets. For location/time, email brazil-
iangaygroup@yahoo.com.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice
session at Hains Point, 972 Ohio Dr.,
SW. 8:30-10 a.m. Visit swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/walk-
ing/social club welcomes all levels for
exercise in a fun and supportive envi-
ronment, socializing afterward. Meet
9:30 a.m., 23rd & P Streets NW, for a
walk; or 10 a.m. for fun run. dcfront-
runners.org.
DC SENTINELS basketball team
meets at Turkey Thicket Recreation
Center, 1100 Michigan Ave. NE, 2-4
p.m. For players of all levels, gay or
straight. teamdcbasketball.org.
DIGNITYUSA sponsors Mass for
LGBT community, family and friends.
6:30 p.m., Immanuel Church-on-the-
Hill, 3606 Seminary Road, Alexandria.
All welcome. For more info, visit dig-
nitynova.org.
GAY LANGUAGE CLUB discusses
critical languages and foreign lan-
guages. 7 p.m. Nellies, 900 U St. NW.
RVSP preferred. brendandarcy@
gmail.com.
SUNDAY, MARCH 13
BURGUNDY CRESCENT, a gay vol-
unteer organization, volunteers today
for DC Central Kitchen. To partici-
pate, visit burgundycrescent.org.
Join INNER LIGHT MINISTRIES
as it holds a special service in honor
of Bishop Rainey Cheeks, featuring
special guest Archbishop George
Augustus Stallings, Jr. 11:00 a.m.
Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good
Hope Rd. SE. For more information,
visit innerlightministries.com.
Join The DC Center as it marches
as part of an LGBT contingent in
Washingtons 45TH ANNUAL ST.
PATRICKS DAY PARADE for the
second year in a row. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Parade begins at noon. Staging area
is near 7th St. and Constitution Ave.
NW. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org or call 202-682-2245.
WEEKLY EVENTS
LGBT-inclusive ALL SOULS
MEMORIAL EPISCOPAL CHURCH
celebrates Low Mass at 8:30 a.m., High
Mass at 11 a.m. 2300 Cathedral Ave.
NW. 202-232-4244, allsoulsdc.org.
BETHEL CHURCH-DC progressive
and radically inclusive church holds
services at 11:30 a.m. 2217 Minnesota
Ave. SE. 202-248-1895, betheldc.org.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice
session at Hains Point, 972 Ohio Dr.,
SW. 9:30-11 a.m. Visit swimdcac.org.
DIGNITYUSA offers Roman Catholic
Mass for the LGBT community. 6
p.m., St. Margarets Church, 1820
Connecticut Ave. NW. All welcome.
Sign interpreted. For more info, visit
dignitynova.org.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED
CHURCH OF CHRIST welcomes all
to 10:30 a.m. service, 945 G St. NW.
firstuccdc.org or 202-628-4317.
FRIENDS MEETING OF
WASHINGTON meets for worship,
10:30 a.m., 2111 Florida Ave. NW,
Quaker House Living Room (next to
Meeting House on Decatur Place),
2nd floor. Special welcome to lesbians
and gays. Handicapped accessible
from Phelps Place gate. Hearing
assistance. quakersdc.org.
HOPE UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST welcomes GLBT commu-
nity for worship. 10:30 a.m., 6130
Old Telegraph Road, Alexandria.
hopeucc.org.
HSV-2 SOCIAL AND SUPPORT
GROUP for gay men living in the DC
metro area. This group will be meet-
ing once a month. For information on
location and time, visit H2gether.com.
INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUAL
DEVELOPMENT, God-centered new
age church & learning center. Sunday
Services and Workshops event. 5419
Sherier Place NW. isd-dc.org.
Join LINCOLN CONGREGATIONAL
TEMPLE UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST for an inclusive, loving and
progressive faith community every
Sunday. 11 a.m. 1701 11th Street NW,
near R in Shaw/Logan neighborhood.
lincolntemple.org.
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF
REFORMATION invites all to Sunday
worship at 8:30 or 11 a.m. Childcare is
available at both services. Welcoming
LGBT people for 25 years. 212 East
Capitol St. NE. reformationdc.org.
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
services at 11 a.m., led by Rev. Onetta
Brooks. Childrens Sunday School, 11
a.m. 10383 Democracy Lane, Fairfax.
703-691-0930, mccnova.com.
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
services at 9 a.m. (ASL interpreted)
and 11 a.m. Childrens Sunday School
at 11 a.m. 474 Ridge St. NW. 202-638-
7373, mccdc.com.
NATIONAL CITY CHRISTIAN
CHURCH, inclusive church with
GLBT fellowship, offers gospel wor-
ship, 8:30 a.m., and traditional wor-
ship, 11 a.m. 5 Thomas Circle NW.
202-232-0323, nationalcitycc.org.
RIVERSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH,
a Christ-centered, interracial, wel-
coming-and-affirming church, offers
service at 10 a.m. 680 I St. SW. 202-
554-4330, riversidedc.org.
ST. STEPHEN AND THE
INCARNATION, an interracial,
multi-ethnic Christian Community
offers services in English, 8 a.m. and
10:30 a.m., and in Spanish at 5:15 p.m.
1525 Newton St. NW. 202-232-0900,
saintstephensdc.org.
UNITARIAN CHURCH OF
ARLINGTON, an LGBTQ welcoming-
and-affirming congregation, offers
services at 10 a.m. Virginia Rainbow
UU Ministry. 4444 Arlington Blvd.
uucava.org.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
CHURCH OF SILVER SPRING
invites LGBTQ families and individu-
als of all creeds and cultures to join
the church. Services 9:15 and 11:15 a.m.
10309 New Hampshire Ave. uucss.org.
UNIVERSALIST NATIONAL
MEMORIAL CHURCH, a welcom-
ing and inclusive church. GLBT
Interweave social/service group
meets monthly. Services at 11 a.m.,
Romanesque sanctuary. 1810 16th St.
NW. 202-387-3411, universalist.org.
MONDAY, MARCH 14
WEEKLY EVENTS
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) prac-
tice session at Hains Point, 927 Ohio
Dr. SW. 7-8:30 p.m. Visit swimdcac.org.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds
practice, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Garrison
Elementary, 1200 S St. NW. dcscan-
dals.wordpress.com.
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 GETEQUAL meets 6:30-8 p.m. at
Quaker House, 2111 Florida Ave. NW.
getequal.wdc@gmail.com.
HIV Testing at WHITMAN-
WALKER HEALTH. At the Elizabeth
Taylor Medical Center, 1701 14th
St. NW, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. At the Max
Robinson Center, 2301 MLK Jr. Ave.
SE, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For an appoint-
ment call 202-745-7000. Visit whit-
man-walker.org.
KARING WITH INDIVIDUALITY
(K.I.) SERVICES, 3333 Duke St.,
Alexandria, offers free rapid HIV
testing and counseling, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
703-823-4401.
METROHEALTH CENTER offers
free, rapid HIV testing. No appoint-
ment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 1012 14th
St. NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
NOVASALUD offers free HIV test-
ing. 5-7 p.m. 2049 N. 15th St., Suite
200, Arlington. Appointments: 703-
789-4467.
SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-5
p.m., by appointment and walk-in, for
youth 21 and younger. Youth Center,
410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3155 or test-
ing@smyal.org.
THE DC CENTER hosts Coffee Drop-
In for the Senior LGBT Community.
10 a.m.-noon. 2000 14th St. NW. 202-
682-2245, thedccenter.org.
US HELPING US hosts a black gay
mens evening affinity group. 3636
Georgia Ave. NW. 202-446-1100.
WASHINGTON WETSKINS WATER
POLO TEAM practices 7-9 p.m.
Takoma Aquatic Center, 300 Van
Buren St. NW. Newcomers with at
least basic swimming ability always
welcome. Tom, 703-299-0504, secre-
tary@wetskins.org, wetskins.org.
WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH
HIV/AIDS Support Group for newly
diagnosed individuals, meets 7 p.m.
Registration required. 202-939-7671,
hivsupport@whitman-walker.org.
TUESDAY, MARCH 15
CENTER BI, a group of The DC
Center, hosts a monthly roundtable
discussion around issues of bisexual-
ity. 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 appoint-
ment). 202-291-4707, andromeda-
transculturalhealth.org.
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ASIANS AND FRIENDS weekly dinner
in Dupont/Logan Circle area, 6:30 p.m.
afwash@aol.com, afwashington.net.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC)
practice session at Takoma Aquatic
Center, 300 Van Buren St. NW. 7:30-9
p.m. swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/walk-
ing/social club serving greater D.C.s
LGBT community and allies hosts an
evening run/walk. dcfrontrunners.org.
THE GAY MENS HEALTH
COLLABORATIVE offers free HIV
testing and STI screening and treat-
ment every Tuesday. 5-6:30 p.m.
Rainbow Tuesday LGBT Clinic,
Alexandria Health Department, 4480
King St. 703-746-4986 or text 571-214-
9617. james.leslie@inova.org.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker
Health. At the Elizabeth Taylor
Medical Center, 1701 14th St. NW,
9 a.m.-5 p.m. At the Max Robinson
Center, 2301 MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. For an appointment call 202-
745-7000. Visit whitman-walker.org.
THE HIV WORKING GROUP of THE
DC CENTER hosts Packing Party,
where volunteers assemble safe-sex
kits of condoms and lube. 7 p.m.,
Green Lantern, 1335 Green Court NW.
thedccenter.org.
IDENTITY offers free and confidential
HIV testing in Gaithersburg, 414 East
Diamond Ave., and in Takoma Park,
7676 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 411.
Walk-ins 2-6 p.m. For appointments
other hours, call Gaithersburg at
301-300-9978 or Takoma Park at 301-
422-2398.
KARING WITH INDIVIDUALITY
(K.I.) SERVICES, at 3333 Duke St.,
Alexandria, offers free rapid HIV
testing and counseling, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
703-823-4401.
METROHEALTH CENTER offers
free, rapid HIV testing. Appointment
needed. 1012 14th St. NW, Suite 700.
202-638-0750.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUSLGBT
focused meeting every Tuesday, 7
p.m. St. Georges Episcopal Church,
915 Oakland Ave., Arlington, just
steps from Virginia Square Metro. For
more info. call Dick, 703-521-1999.
Handicapped accessible. Newcomers
welcome. liveandletliveoa@gmail.com.
SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-5
p.m., by appointment and walk-in, for
youth 21 and younger. Youth Center,
410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3155, testing@
smyal.org.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR LGBTQ
YOUTH ages 13-21 meets at SMYAL, 410
7th St. SE, 5-6:30 p.m. Cathy Chu, 202-
567-3163, catherine.chu@smyal.org.

US HELPING US hosts a support
group for black gay men 40 and older.
7-9 p.m., 3636 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-
446-1100.
Whitman-Walker Healths GAY
MENS HEALTH AND WELLNESS/
STD CLINIC opens at 6 p.m., 1701
14th St. NW. Patients are seen on
walk-in basis. No-cost screening for
HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and chla-
mydia. Hepatitis and herpes testing
available for fee. whitman-walker.org.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16
BOOKMEN DC, an informal mens
gay-literature group, discusses Gay
American Autobiography: Writings
from Whitman to Sedaris by David
Bergman, editor. 7:30 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, mets 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 TOM DAVOREN SOCIAL
BRIDGE CLUB meets for Social
Bridge. 7:30 p.m. Dignity Center,
721 8th St SE (across from Marine
Barracks). No reservations and part-
ner needed. All welcome. 301-345-
1571 for more information.
WOMAN TO WOMAN: A SUPPORT
GROUP FOR HIV-POSITIVE
WOMEN WHO LOVE WOMEN,
meets on the third Wednesday of each
month at The Womens Collective.
Light refreshments served. 5:30-7 p.m.
1331 Rhode Island Ave. NE. For more
information, 202-483-7003.
WEEKLY EVENTS
AD LIB, a group for freestyle con-
versation, meets about 6:30-6 p.m.,
Steam, 17th and R NW. All welcome.
Oral
For more information, call Fausto
Fernandez, 703-732-5174.
Fixation
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) prac-
tice session at Hains Point, 927 Ohio
Dr. SW. 7-8:30 p.m. Visit swimdcac.org.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds
practice, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Garrison you can listen
Elementary, 1200 S St. NW. dcscan-
dals.wordpress.com. to any story at
HISTORIC CHRIST CHURCH MetroWeekly.com
offers Wednesday worship 7:15 a.m.
and 12:05 p.m. All welcome. 118 N.
just look for the
Washington St., Alexandria. 703-549- speak button
1450, historicchristchurch.org.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker
Health. At the Elizabeth Taylor
Medical Center, 1701 14th St. NW,
9 a.m.-5 p.m. At the Max Robinson
Center, 2301 MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. For an appointment call 202-
745-7000. Visit whitman-walker.org.
IDENTITY offers free and confiden-
tial HIV testing in Gaithersburg, 414
East Diamond Ave. Walk-ins 2-7 p.m.
For appointments other hours, call
Gaithersburg at 301-300-9978.
JOB CLUB, a weekly support pro-
gram for job entrants and seekers,
meets at The DC Center. 6-7:30 p.m.
2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. For more
info, www.centercareers.org.
METROHEALTH CENTER offers
free, rapid HIV testing. No appoint-
ment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 1012 14th
St. NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
NOVASALUD offers free HIV testing.
11 a.m.-2 p.m. 2049 N. 15th St., Suite
200, Arlington. Appointments: 703-
789-4467.
PRIME TIMERS OF DC, social
club for mature gay men, hosts
weekly happy hour/dinner. 6:30 p.m.,
Windows Bar above Dupont Italian
Kitchen, 1637 17th St. NW. Carl, 703-
573-8316. l
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Film - 17
Stage - 25
Pop Music - 33
Classical Music - 45
Dance - 51
Museums & Galleries - 55
Above & Beyond - 59

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WARNER BROS. & DC

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

film
scenes one in particular considered
too extreme to air on Jimmy Kimmel,
apparently that have audiences talk-
by Rhuaridh Marr ing, laughing and cringing. Curiosity may

A
drive you to the theater, but British critics
NOTHER AWARDS SEASON HAS COME AND GONE, SO LETS ALL have been mixed in their response. (3/10)
settle into some lighter fare. Whats that? Theres a surprising amount of
horror releasing in the next few months. Oh, nevermind then. Amongst THE YOUNG MESSIAH Like Spiderman,
the supernatural horrors and dinner party thrillers, though, theres also an Batman and Superman, Jesus is getting an
abundance of comedy animated, R-rated, absurd and more than enough dramas origin story reboot. The Young Messiah is
to satisfy the more emotionally involved viewer. Really, though, the run-up to summer a beautifully captured adaptation of Anne
is all about one film: the blockbuster. And boy, are there a few standouts to look for- Rices novel Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt,
ward to. Batman is taking on Superman, Captain America is quarreling with Iron Man, depicting Jesus returning to Nazareth in
while mutants are having all kinds of problems over a new god-like super mutant. If Egypt to uncover the truth about his life.
thats not enough, Earth is threatened by aliens, children have godlike powers, and Dont expect either historical or biblical
Key & Peele have lost a kitten. Its all happening this spring in film. accuracy not least because every main
actor (including Sean Bean, who presum-
ably dies) is white. #JesusSoWhite (3/10,
Limited Release)
MARCH Dan Trachtenberg at the helm, but while
theres apparently no literal connection, EYE IN THE SKY This British thriller gains
10 CLOVERFIELD LANE When is a sequel the film will have the spirit of Abrams added importance as one of two posthu-
not a sequel? When its a spiritual succes- earlier film. (3/10) mous films starring Alan Rickman, who
sor. Such is the case with 10 Cloverfield passed away in January. Rickman costars
Lane, a relative of 2008s shaky-cam mon- THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY Youve no with Helen Mirren and Aaron Paul as
ster horror Cloverfield. Michelle (Mary doubt seen footage of reactions to The various members of a secret drone mis-
Elizabeth Winstead) wakes up in an Brothers Grimsby, the latest comedy from sion to kill a terrorist group in Nairobi a
underground bunker after a car accident, Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Bruno). The task complicated when a young girl wan-
where Howard (John Goodman) tells her spy caper throws hapless, soccer-loving, ders into the target zone, leading to much
a chemical attack has left the surface working class Nobby into the world of political hand-wringing and ruminating
uninhabitable. Naturally, Michelle begins espionage after he tries to find his younger on the morality of drone programs. (3/10,
to doubt him. Wheres the Cloverfield brother Sebastian (Mark Strong), an MI6 Limited)
connection, you ask? Well, there isnt agent. Cue odd couple comedy as Nobby
one not directly. J.J. Abrams is on is dragged into espionage. However, HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS An older
board as producer with freshman director its the films more gruesome comedy woman finding herself by falling for a

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younger co-worker? Fish-out-of-water
dramedy as sheltered individual meets
outgoing hipsters? Hello, My Name is Doris
sounds rife with stereotypes, but is appar-
ently saved by Sally Field. The Academy
Award-winner has drawn critical acclaim
as Doris, who is pulled out of her shell
by John (Max Greenfield) and discovers
a new lease on life. Michael Showalter
writes and directs. (3/10, Limited)
MARGUERITE One of two films this
year about Florence Foster Jenkins, the
American soprano who gained notoriety
in the 20s for being dreadful at her craft,
yet who genuinely believed she was a gift-
ed opera singer. Xavier Giannoli writes
and directs the French production, with
Catherine Frot collecting a Csar Award
for her role as Jenkins. (3/10, Limited)
THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT Third
film in a moderately successful but criti-
cally panned series about young adults
doing things they shouldnt have to in
order to overcome oppression. (3/18)
MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN Jennifer Garner
and Queen Latifah star in this Christian
film, based on the true story of Annabel
Beam, who fell from a tree, claimed to
have visited heaven, and was subsequent-
ly cured of her pseudo-obstruction motil-
ity disorder. (3/18)
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Writer/director Jeff
Nichols describes Midnight Special as a
sci-fi chase film. The chase in ques-
tion? Roy (Michael Shannon) is racing to
get his son Alton (Jaeden Lieberher) to
a secret location. Hes being hunted by
a religious sect and a government agent
(Adam Driver), and is assisted by his ex-
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wife (Kirsten Dunst). Why is he in such a
rush? His son has a power that can alter
the world as we know it. Better step on
the gas, then. (3/18)
THE BRONZE Critically panned after its
debut at Sundance, this film about a gym-
nastics bronze medallist losing her local
celebrity status to a rising star in her town
was apparently retooled for its theatrical
release. Medals can be polished, but what
about turds? (3/18)
THE PROGRAM Lance Armstrong gets
the biography treatment courtesy of this
Anglo-French production. Chris ODowd
is journalist David Walsh, whose book
Seven Deadly Sins detailed Walshs 13-year
fight to expose Armstrongs drug abuse.
Ben Foster stars as the fallen cyclist, with
Lee Pace and Dustin Hoffman also on
board. (3/18)
THE LITTLE PRINCE The worlds fourth
most translated book once again receives
film treatment, this time combining stop-
motion and computer animation. In the
original tale, a pilot stranded in the desert
meets a young prince who fell to Earth on
an asteroid. Mark Osbornes film adapts
that tale into an original narrative, with
the now elderly pilot befriending a young
girl who is struggling with an overbearing
mother. Rachel McAdams, Jeff Bridges
and Paul Rudd lead an all-star cast. (3/18)
BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE
We all know that Superman would win,
so this films central premise is entirely
moot. Really, what Warner Bros. and
DCs big-budget action film is hoping to
spawn is a series of Justice League films,
offering a cinematic universe to compete
with Marvels using Wonder Woman,
Aquaman, The Flash and others. And
heck, if the trailers are anything to go by,
were totally on board. (3/25)
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 While
more Nia Vardalos is never a bad thing,
was anyone really hoping for a sequel
particularly one fourteen years after the
original? Were all set for heartburn at
this wedding. (3/25)
THE DISAPPOINTMENTS ROOM Written by
Wentworth Miller of Prison Break fame,
Kate Beckinsale stars as a mother who,
with her young son, unleashes a series of
horrors from the attic of their rural dream
home. Not a great deal is known about
this one, not least because distributor
Relativity Media went bankrupt last year,
delaying its release. (3/25)
I SAW THE LIGHT Casting Tom
Hiddleston, a Brit, as country legend
Hank Williams hasnt been without con-
troversy Williams grandson denounced
Hiddleston as having no moan or soul in
his voice, among other condemnations.
However, both he and Elizabeth Olsen
as Audrey Williams have drawn advance
critical praise for their performances,
even if Marc Abrahams film has been
regarded as a little lackluster. (3/25)
THE INVITATION Karyn Kusama returns
to independent films after a few disap-
pointing releases (hello, Jennifers Body),
helming a thriller where a man (Logan
Marshall-Green) attends a dinner at
his former home hosted by his ex-wife
(Tammy Blanchard) and her new hus-
band (Michiel Huisman), where all is not
as it seems. (3/25)
APRIL
RINGS The third film in the Ring fran-
chise, with all of the tape-watching hor-
ror that entails. The films biggest fallacy?
That anyone even owns a VCR to watch
the video. (4/1)
COLLIDE Nicholas Hoult stars in this
Mercedes commercial as a wait, its not
a commercial? Oh. Okay. Nicholas Hoult
puts on his best American accent as a
backpacker who gets caught up in a drug
smuggling ring, only to end up driving his
brand new Mercedes down Germanys
high speed autobahn, using its precise
handling and raw power to wait, are we
sure this isnt a commercial? (4/1)
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BAZELEVS VERSUS PICTURES
MEET THE BLACKS A joke from Curb Your
Enthusiasm crashes headlong into a spoof
of The Purge, with a black family named
Black moving into a white neighborhood
in Beverly Hills, only to find themselves
being targeted, mostly by unfunny jokes.
Theres even a cameo by George Lopez
as president El Bama, because comedy.
(4/1)
GREEN ROOM After a punk band witness-
es a murder at the venue theyre playing
at, they must fight for survival against its
white supremacist owners, who are intent
on keeping the crime a secret. Jeremy
Saulnier (Blue Ruin) writes and directs
this horror thriller, with Patrick Stewart
as a supremacist leader, Anton Yelchin as
the bands bassist, and Imogen Poots as a
friend of the murder victim. (4/1)
MILES AHEAD Don Cheadle writes,
directs and stars in this biography of Miles
Davis, the legendary jazz musician. Early
reviews have praised the films dedication
to its period setting, but not its stretching
of the truth and action-adventure ele-
ments. (4/1)
THE BOSS Following last years suc-
cessful Spy, Melissa McCarthy returns
for another R-rated comedy. The Boss
sees Michelle Darnell (McCarthy) lose
her empire after shes sent to prison for
insider trading. When shes released, she
moves in with her assistant Claire (Kristen
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Bell) and proceeds to take control of the
Dandelions a Girl Scout-esque troop
attended by Claires daughter, who spe-
cialize in selling brownies. Cue lots of
shady tactics, swearing and moms getting
punched in the face by Darnell. (4/8)
DEMOLITION Jake Gyllenhaal is an
investment banker who loses it all after
his wife dies, starts writing angry (and
increasingly emotional) letters to a vend-
ing machine company who wronged him,
and ends up demolishing his house to
find emotional reparation. Therapy would
probably have cost less. (4/8)
BEFORE I WAKE Mike Flanagan (Oculus,
Absentia) helms another horror film, this
one about an orphan whose dreams start
to affect reality, forcing his parents (Kate
Bosworth and Thomas Jane) to deal with
the results. Another movie delayed by
Relativitys bankruptcy. (4/8)
HARDCORE HENRY It wont be for every-
one, but Hardcore Henry certainly has
a unique premise: its told entirely from
first-person perspective. Title character
Henry is resurrected from near death
as a cybernetic soldier and sets out on a
rampage through Moscow to save his kid-
napped wife. Gamers will get a kick out of
it, as will action junkies, though its prob-
ably for the best that its only 95 minutes
long. (4/8)
Hardcore Henry
LOUDER THAN BOMBS Jesse Eisenberg
stars as an inexperienced new father in a
film The Guardian called weirdly point-
less. Hardly a ringing endorsement. (4/8)
THE JUNGLE BOOK Disney continues to
mine its animated fare for more live action
hits, this time giving its beloved Jungle
Book the treatment. Good news: the ani-
mals still talk and Bear Necessities is
still here. Jon Favreau directs and Bill
Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba and
Lupita Nyongo lend their talents to a
film that looks to be an utterly beautiful
adaptation. Bad news: If its better than
the animated version, our childhoods will
be ruined. (4/15)
BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT Twelve
years after Barbershop 2, Ice Cube and
Cedric the Entertainer return to save
the south Chicago barbershop from gang
members roaming the streets, with a cast
that includes Nicki Minaj and Common.
(4/15)
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME Richard
Linklater (Boyhood) stepped back to his
college days, crafting a dramedy about
a group of college freshmen negotiating
baseball, beer and bongs while trying to
figure out the fairer sex. Linklater con-
siders it a spiritual sequel to his coming
of age stoner film Dazed and Confused.
(4/15)
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DISNEY PIXAR
CRIMINAL Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee
Jones and Gary Oldman team up for the
first time since 1991s JFK, with a film
about a dead CIA agents memories and
skills being implanted into a death row
inmate (Costner) who has been convinced
to carry out his mission. Ryan Reynolds,
Alice Eve and Gal Gadot also star. (4/15)
THE HUNTSMAN: WINTERS WAR Charlize
Theron returns to chew her way through
as much scenery as possible as the Evil
Queen, in this prequel to Snow White and
the Huntsman. Here, she battles with her
sister, the Ice Queen, after destroying the
latters child who threatened the Evil
Queens stance as most beautiful in the
land. Think of her as a hero for narcissists
everywhere. Chris Hemsworth returns as
the Huntsman, with Emily Blunt as Freya,
the Ice Queen, and Jessica Chastain as the
Huntsmans wife. (4/22)
KEANU While Key & Peele may have
ended, fans can look forward to more from
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele in
Keanu. Here, Rell (Peele) adopts a kit-
ten, Keanu, after a painful breakup, only
for him to be stolen. Rell and Clarence
(Key) then set out to find him, posing as
drug dealers to infiltrate a notorious gang,
while trying to prevent their suburban
identities from being discovered. Its an
absurd premise, but if anyone can make a
movie about finding a kitten hilarious, this
duo can. (4/22)
THE MEDDLER Susan Sarandon is an aging
widow who moves to Los Angeles with
her daughter (Rose Byrne), only to end up
meddling incessantly in her life. The film
was conceived by writer/director Lorene
Scafaria as a love letter to her mother, and
Sarandon is already drawing praise for her
performance as Marnie. (4/22)
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MOTHERS DAY Heres a starry cast, v Superman, as Captain America faces
with Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston,
Kate Hudson, Jason Sudeikis, Timothy
Olyphant and Margo Martindale, among
others, starring in another of those holi-
day ensemble films from Garry Marshall
(Valentines Day, New Years Eve, etc.)
we all know and loathe love. Mothers
and daughters clash, have problems, and
worry about their lives while surrounded
by cliches. (4/29)
RATCHET AND CLANK Call us crazy, but
were totally on board with Sony adapting
their hit PlayStation game series into a
feature animated film. Ratchet and Clank,
the titular duo, have always enjoyed some
of the funniest, prettiest cutscenes in
gaming, with rich characters, intriguing
lore, and plenty of opportunity for expan-
sion into a full-length product. It retells
the events of the first game in the series,
as Ratchet, a Lombax mechanic, and his
robot friend Clank set out to save the
galaxy from destruction. Expect absurd
weapons and beautiful animation. (4/29)
SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME Based on
the memoir of the same name by Ron Hall
and Denver Moore, about the unlikely
friendship between a white art dealer
(Greg Kinnear) and a former sharecrop-
per (Djimon Hounsou) who had become
homeless. Introduced by Halls wife
(Rene Zellweger), who works at a home-
less shelter, the pair grow closer after she
succumbs to cancer. Its a faith-based tale,
so expect strong religious themes. (4/29)
MAY
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Set after
the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron, this
is essentially Marvels version of Batman
Finding Dory
off against Iron Man when politicians
start demanding greater oversight of the
Avengers program. Naturally, as with
all of these films, their conflict will be
resolved when an even bigger threat rears
its ugly head plus, they both need to
get on board for Avengers: Infinity War in
2018. Disneys bank balance is counting
on it. (5/6)
SNOWDEN Oliver Stone helms this biog-
raphy of the controversial former CIA
contractor who leaked classified infor-
mation to The Guardian in 2013. Joseph
Gordon-Levitt stars as Edward Snowden,
with Nicholas Cage, Melissa Leo, Shailene
Woodley and Zachary Quinto. (5/13)
THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE No. No, no, no,
no, no. What next? Clash of the Clans
Movie? Candy Crush Movie? Flappy Bird
Movie? No more of this crap. (5/20)
NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING Neighbors
was something of a surprise hit, both
critically and commercially, in 2014. This
second entry sees the main cast return,
but really, was anyone else that eager
for more fraternity and sorority-related
antics? (5/20)
THE NICE GUYS If you had to pick an ideal
pairing for a mystery comedy, would Ryan
Gosling and Russell Crowe be anywhere
on that list? Despite (or, perhaps, because
of) their odd couple stature, The Nice
Guys looks to be genuine fun, with Crowe
a hired enforcer and Gosling a private eye
teaming up to solve the case of a missing
girl in 1970s L.A. (5/20)
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Yes, its time. Time
for James McAvoy to finally shave his
head and give us the bald Charles Xavier

weve all been waiting for. Theres also
something about an ancient mutant,
Apocalypse, who was worshipped as a
god, returning from hibernation to destroy
humanity. Were in, regardless. (5/27)
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Alan
Rickman will again posthumously appear
on our screens, albeit digitally as the
Caterpillar, in Disneys sequel to 2010s
Alice in Wonderland. After that film raked
in over $1 billion, its surprising that it
took Disney this long to film the sequel.
Also, for Tim Burton fans out there, he
isnt directing this film, but remains as
producer. (5/27)
JUNE
POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING
Years after they stopped being culturally
relevant on SNL, comedy trio The Lonely
Island are back with their second feature
film. Andy Samberg takes the lead as rap-
per Connor4Real, whose album bombs,
forcing him to reform his boy band. Judd
Apatow is on board as producer and Sarah
Silverman co-stars.(6/3)
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NOW YOU SEE ME 2 Another example
of money over sense, the first film a
caper thriller received mixed reviews
but was fairly successful at the box office.
Whether its cast, including Mark Ruffalo,
Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson,
Morgan Freeman and Michael Cain, can
replicate that a second time is anyones
guess. We cant wait for Now You See Me
3: Wait, You Didnt See Me Last Time?
(6/10)
WARCRAFT Its somewhat surprising
that its taken this long to turn the gam-
ing phenomenon into a film. Enjoyed
by millions of people around the world,
Warcraft follows the conflict between
humans and orcs in the world of Azeroth,
with the film focusing on both sides of the
conflict. Whether gamers will drag them-
selves from their computers to actually
watch it is anyones guess. (6/10)
FINDING DORY Finding Nemos breakout
star finally gets her own feature, with
amnesiac Dory setting off to find her
family. It takes place six months after the
events of the first film which, if you
want to feel old, came out thirteen years
ago. Considered by many to be one of
Pixars masterpieces, Finding Nemo has
set the bar high, but with Ellen DeGeneres
returning to provide more enchanting
voice acting and Andrew Stanton back as
writer/director, we have faith that itll be
something memorable. (6/10)
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE Dwayne Johnson
and Kevin Hart star in classic role rever-
sal comedy, with Johnson the former
small, bullied kid and Hart the former
big man on campus. But Johnson is now
a CIA agent and Hart is an accountant!
Johnson is now so big and Hart is now so
small! Hilarity! (6/17)
INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE Eugh.
No. Nobody needs this. While the first
film released twenty years ago was
fun, theres absolutely no reason to war-
rant this sequel, which also lacks Will
Smith. (6/24)
THE SHALLOWS Billed as a shark sur-
vival thriller, Blake Lively is stranded on
a buoy while surfing and forced to survive
while a great white shark considers her
for lunch. Probably best not to see this
before heading off for your beach vaca-
tion. (6/24) l
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Kinky Boots at The Kennedy Center

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the Motown-era sizzle in the background
S THEATER SEASON WINDS DOWN, THERES STILL PLENTY TO of this sharp-eyed drama about racial and
choose from for the stage-goer seeking dramatic intensity (Cat on a Hot generational differences from Dominique
Tin Roof), harrowing, intellectual depth (1984), outright ribaldry (Hand to Morisseau (4/8-5/8)
God) or insanely good musical fun with a drag queen at the center (Kinky
Boots). Its almost a cliche by now to call Washington the countrys best theater CONSTELLATION THEATRE
town, but, in fact, that we are, with a diversity of stages harboring an even greater 202-204-7741
diversity of missions. Whether you like your Shakespeare spoken or silent, whether constellationtheatre.org
you take joy in theater for the entire family or solely for adults, whether you want to JOURNEY TO THE WEST Alison Arkell
spend your evening in a cramped space with a singularly unique performance artist Stockman directs a fanciful global
or revel in complexities of in-the-round, if you love theater, Washington is the only tale from Mary Zimmerman, with live
place to be. musical accompaniment by Tom Teasley
(4/21-5/22)

ADVENTURE THEATRE MTC ARENA STAGE FOLGER THEATRE

301-634-2270
adventuretheatre-mtc.org
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH A musical
by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, based
on Roald Dahls disproportionately
peachy tale (Now to 4/4) EMPERORS
NIGHTINGALE A re-imagining of the
Hans Christian Anderson fairytale
about an aimless prince who ultimately
becomes king by, you might say, putting a
bird on it (4/22-5/30) JUMANJI When
youre bored, you play board games and
then magic will happen, according to this
world premiere adaptation (6/17-8/28)
202-488-3300
arenastage.org
THE LION A rock and roll journey from
boyhood to manhood as written and
performed by singer Benjamin Scheuer
(Now to 4/10, Kogod Cradle) ALL THE
WAY Robert Schenkkans 2014 Tony-
winning drama examines the red, white
and blue-blooded leadership of LBJ
(4/1-5/8, Fichandler) DISGRACED
Avad Akhtars Pulitzer Prize-winning
incendiary examination of ones self and
ones beliefs of American identity and
South Asian culture. Timothy Douglas
directs (4/22-5/29, Kreeger)
202-544-7077
folger.edu
THE REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY:
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARES LONG LOST FIRST
PLAY (ABRIDGED) Two of the worlds
most famous Shakespearean comedians,
Austin Tichenor and Reed Martin, throw
themselves into a funny, punny physical
frenzy (4/21-5/8) DISTRICT MERCHANTS
Aaron Posner offers a D.C.-informed
variation on Shakespeares The Merchants
of Venice intended to be both timely and
timeless (5/31-7/3)

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GALA HISPANIC THEATRE
3333 14th St. NW
202-234-7174
galatheatre.org
CHRONICLE OF A DEATH FORETOLD An
adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquezs
about a murderous mission of revenge
by a band of brothers (4/7-5/8) EL PASO
BLUE Jose Carrasquillo directs this wild
and comic tale of lust, revenge, identity
and the Blues (6/2-6/26)

KEEGAN THEATRE
SCOTT SUCHMAN

FORDS THEATRE
202-347-4833
fordstheatre.org
110 IN THE SHADE Marcia Milgrom
Dodge directs and choreographs a new
production of this 50-year-old musical
about cowboys, confidence and courtship
and featuring a lively score from the
creators of The Fantasticks (3/11-5/14)
202-265-3767
keegantheatre.com
AMERICAN IDIOT The quest for true
meaning in a post-9/11 world as told
110 In The Shade at Ford's Theatre
through the sharp-edged and exhilarating
FORUM THEATRE songs of Green Day (Now to 4/9)
240-644-1390 ANNAPURNA A woman reunites with
forumtd.org her husband in the wilds of Colorado in
THE PILLOWMAN Authorities in an Sharr Whites razor sharp tale (4/30-
unnamed totalitarian state are unsettled 5/21) NEXT TO NORMAL Tom Kitt and
by a writer in Martin McDonaghs Brian Yorkeys tremendously moving and
piercing play, cutting to the heart of art very modern Tony- and Pulitzer-winning
(Now to 4/2) BLACKBERRY WINTER show (6/11-7/9) THE LONESOME WEST
Michael Dove directs Holly Twyford in A dark Irish comedy from the writer/
a National New Play Network rolling director of the Oscar-winning film In
world premiere about the struggles of Bruges (7/30-8/27)
a daughter to cope with her mothers
advancing dementia (5/19-6/11-16)

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KENNEDY CENTER
202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
KINKY BOOTS Cyndi Lauper mined Tony gold with songs about
a showgirl named Lola, in a story about the power of drag queens
and shoes (6/14-7/10, Eisenhower) THE BRIDGES OF MADISON
COUNTY The story of an Iowa housewife and her life-changing,
whirlwind romance with a traveling photographer gets the
musical treatment (6/28-7/17, Eisenhower) THE PHANTOM OF
THE OPERA A cast and orchestra of 52 will fill the Opera House
to the brim in Cameron Mackintoshs new production of the
Andrew Lloyd Webber classic (7/13-8/20, Opera House)

METRO STAGE
703-548-9044
metrostage.org
BLACK PEARL SINGS! Over 20 American folk and spiritual
songs factor into Frank Higginss story inspired by the real-life
discovery of Huddie Lead Belly Ledbetter by folklorist John
Lomax (4/21-5/29)

MOSAIC THEATER COMPANY OF DC

202-399-7993
mosaictheater.org
AFTER THE WAR A new play from the author of The Admission
about a middle-aged Israeli ex-patriot who returns to Tel Aviv
after nearly two decades away (3/24-4/17) HKEELEE (TALK
TO ME) Leila Buck offers an interactive exploration of what
it means to be(come) American in this probing portrait of a
young Americans Lebanese grandmother (4/30-5/1) WHEN
JANUARY FEELS LIKE SUMMER Serge Seiden transports this
Off-Broadway romantic urban comedy to the Anacostia and H
Street neighborhoods (5/19-6/12)

NATIONAL THEATRE
202-628-6161
nationaltheatre.org
ANNIE The worlds most nauseating musical returns. Lets
hope Arena never decides to stage it itll be the decline of
Western Civilization (3/15-3/20) JERSEY BOYS Those boys
just keep working their way back to us (4/6-4/24) THE WIZARD
OF OZ Were off to see the wizard in a re-conceived fairyland
(5/3-5/15)

OLNEY THEATRE CENTER

301-924-3400
olneytheatre.org
MARJORIE PRIME A tender and provocative story of an elderly
woman whos using technology to reinvent her memories
(Now to 4/10, Theatre Lab) DIAL M FOR MURDER Frederick
Knotts deliriously spine-tingling play that would go on to
inspire the Alfred Hitchcock thriller (4/6-5/1, Mainstage)
BAKERSFIELD MIST Donna Miglaccio is a poor, down-and-out
woman and Michael Russotto an East Coast Elite art curator,
and the two collide over class and culture and a potentially
lost Jackson Pollock painting (5/12-6/12, Theatre Lab) EVITA
An intimate staging in Casa Olney of the musical about
Argentinas Eva Peron (6/23-7/24, Mainstage) THE PIRATES OF
PENZANCE AND THE MIKADO These two supremely silly Gilbert
& Sullivan comic operettas are staged in rotating repertory and
in promenade style for ultimate audience attentiveness (7/14-
8/21, Theatre Lab)

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POINTLESS THEATRE COMPANY
202-733-6321
pointlesstheatre.com
UGO BALL: A SUPER SPECTACULAR DADA ADVENTURE A one-
of-a-kind performance loosely based on the life of one of the
founders of the Dada anti-art movement (4/15-5/14)

REP STAGE
443-518-1500
www.repstage.org
HUNTING AND GATHERING Love, life and real estate is the focus
of Brooke Bermans smart and sexy comedy, directed by Kasi
Campbell in a regional premiere (4/6-4/24)

ROUND HOUSE THEATRE

240-644-1100
roundhousetheatre.org
GOOD KIDS The 14th Annual Sarah Metzger Memorial Play,
presented by the Round House Teen Performance Company,
is Naomi Iizukas provocative story loosely based on the
Steubenville High School rape case (3/11-3/13) CAT ON A
HOT TIN ROOF Mitchell Hebert directs a cast including local
heavyweights Rick Foucheaux and Nancy Robinette in a Round
House look at the Tennessee Williams classic (3/30-4/24)
THE WHO & THE WHAT A fierce and funny new play from Ayad
Akhtar (Disgraced) about identity, religion and inherent human
contradictions (5/25-6/19)

SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY

202-547-1122
shakespearetheatre.org
1984 A new multimedia adaptation of the George Orwell
classic that was a hit in the U.K. (3/8-4/10, Lansburgh) THE
TAMING OF THE SHREW Kinky Boots star Billy Porter leads an
edgy, all-male production helmed by Ed Sylvanus Iskandar
(3/17-6/26, Harman)

SIGNATURE THEATRE
703-820-9771
signature-theatre.org
ROAD SHOW Signature offers the D.C. premiere of this rarely
produced Sondheim show about a traveling duo of brothers
(Now to 3/12, Max) THE FLICK Annie Bakers Pulitzer Prize-
winning comedy focuses on three employees at an increasingly
out-of-date movie theater struggling to find their place in the
world (Now to 4/17, Ark) THE MYSTERY OF LOVE & SEX From
the writer of HBOs Boardwalk Empire and Showtimes Masters
of Sex comes this unexpected story of an evolving friendship
between not-quite-straight best friends (4/5-5/8, Max) LA
CAGE AUX FOLLES The perennial Helen Hayes Award winner
Bobby Smith leads the cast in this drag-centered, gay-affirming
musical (5/31-7/10, Max)

STUDIO THEATRE
202-332-3300
studiotheatre.org
MOMENT Director Ethan McSweeny makes his Studio debut
with an Irish tale about a family reunion and long-simmering
sibling resentment (3/16-4/24) HEDDA GABLER Mark ORowes
contemporary adaptation intends to provide a nuanced portrait
of one of the most fascinating figures in modern drama (5/11-
6/19) THE OBJECT LESSON Physical theatre artist Geoff Sobelle

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accepting death in a way that is moving
and beautiful (3/17-4/17) THE BODY OF AN
AMERICAN A breathtakingly provocative
drama, based on a true story, about
the friendship that develops between
a playwright and a photographer that
spans from Rwanda to Afghanistan to the
Canadian Artic (4/27-5/29) ANOTHER
WAY HOME Anna Zieglers insightful,
sardonic drama about the strangers we all
live with our family (6/23-7/24)

WOOLLY MAMMOTH
JOHNNY SHRYOCK

transforms Studios Stage 4 into an epic
storage facility in this immersive, one-of-
a-kind performance-installation (5/20-
6/5) HAND TO GOD The Broadway
musical that brought wickedly fun life to
sex, sinners and sock puppets (7/7-8/7)
SYNETIC THEATER
800-494-8497
synetictheater.org
ROMEO AND JULIET A revival of this
Helen Hayes-winning
Shakespeare production (2/17-3/27)
202-393-3939
woollymammoth.net
THE NETHER A modern crime drama
exploring themes of desire, technology
Synetic Theater's Romeo and Juliet and morality in a futuristic Earth
THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK More wasteland (4/4-5/1) AN OCTOROON
swashbuckling bombastic adventures in Billed as part period satire, part meta-
this follow-up to The Three Musketeers theatrical middle finger, Branden
(5/11-6/19) TWELFTH NIGHT Set in the Jacobs-Jenkinss play explores Americas
Roaring Twenties and inspired by the lasting legacy of slavery and of racial
silent comedy of Keaton and Chaplin pigeonholing (5/30-6/26) l
(7/13-8/7)
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THEATRE J metroweekly.com.
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FALLING OUT OF TIME A new adaptation
wordless of acclaimed Israeli author David
Grossmans novel about enduring loss and

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Janet Jackson at the Verizon Center

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SURF (6/1) AT THE DRIVE-IN (6/14-15)
GRACE POTTER (6/22-23)
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URAN DURAN, JANET JACKSON, PATTI LABELLE, PAUL SIMON CHRIS CONZ & LUCA SESTAK Boogie-
even The Dixie Chicks. All will return to area stages, which will also host woogie beats (3/18) MY BRIGHTEST
more than a dozen LGBT artists, including Bob Mould, kd lang, Brandi DIAMOND Dreamy indie-pop (3/19)
Carlile and rapper Le1f. Theres also a notable contingent of actors moon- MID-ATLANTIC BLUEGRASS BAND CONTEST
lighting in live music from Rita Wilson to Kiefer Sutherland. Yet perhaps the most (3/20) ANAT COHEN QUARTET Jazz with
noteworthy development has been some quickly planned tributes to the late, great Latin flair (3/24) LOSTON HARRIS Jazz
David Bowie, including a concert featuring two of Bowies closest collaborators, piano focused on American song (3/26)
Woody Woodmansey and Tony Visconti. It will be intriguing to see how they will THE FELICE BROTHERS (4/1) MOLLY
capture Bowies enduring brilliance. RINGWALD The 80s screen star is still
making the rounds as a jazz vocalist, com-
9:30 CLUB tarist without makeup (4/8) THE DANDY plete with a rendition of The Breakfast
202-265-0930 WARHOLS (4/17) ESPERANZA SPALDING Club theme song (4/8) ANACOSTIA DELTA
930.com Noted Grammy-winning young jazz A tribute to the late D.C. guitarist
COWBOY MOUTH (3/17) GALACTIC W/THE artist tours in support of wild new set, Danny Gatton, including clips from a
BRIGHT LIGHT SOCIAL HOUR Into The Emilys D+Evolution (4/19) TOKYO POLICE documentary and a reunion of his
Deep Tour 2016 (3/18-19) LAKE STREET CLUB (4/21) DIRTYPHONICS & FUNTCASE bands (4/9) OMAR SOSA Afro-Cuban
DIVE All Good presents this concert Steez Promo presents the Neckbreaker alchemist of jazz (4/16) LEE LESSACK &
with opening act the Stuffers (3/21-22) Tour (4/21) BOB MOULD Gay post-punk JOHNNY RODGERS Revisiting Simon &
PUSHA T AEG Live presents Darkest pioneer and former Blowoff DJ returns Garfunkels Live in Central Park (4/23)
Before Dawn Tour (3/23) THE INFAMOUS to D.C. (4/27) ELEPHANT REVIVAL (4/28) SECRET SOCIETY Feel-good urban jams
STRINGDUSTERS FEAT. NICKI BLUHM The THE RESIDENTS Pioneering experi- (4/29) STRAWBS Legendary progres-
Bluegrass Situation and All Good present mental electronic musicians and perfor- sive rock (5/18) SULTANS OF STRING
The Ladies & Gentleman Tour (4/1-2) mance artists present Shadowland (4/29) Globetrotting smorgasbord (5/19) THE
BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS FRIGHTENED RABBIT W/CAVEMAN (5/8) OLD ERIC FELTEN SEPTET Classic crooner
A tour in support of forthcoming 97S & HEARTLESS BASTARDS Featuring swing (5/20) DONNY MCCASLIN GROUP
new album, Call It What It Is (4/3-4) an opening act by BJ Barham of American Led by Grammy-nominated saxophon-
BAAUER U Street Music Hall pres- Aquarium (5/9) ANIMAL COLLECTIVE W/ ist who performed on David Bowies
ents the Harlem Shake hitmaker (4/7) KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH (5/10-11) BORNS final album Blackstar (5/27) WOLF TRAP
ACE FREHLEY The former KISS gui- (5/24) JMSN (5/25) RJD2 (5/29) NADA OPERA: IMPROPER OPERA Opera goes

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to the Improv, as the audience suggests
characters and settings and seven com-
pany singers work to create a one-of-a-
kind tale on the fly (6/17)
ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
202-399-7993
atlasarts.org
CITY OF POETS Jazz at the Atlas pres-
ents this all-star cast of musicians paying
musical homage to the work of science fic-
tion writer Dan Simmons (4/21) JOANNA
WALLFISCH British-born, New York-
based jazz vocalist and composer (4/22)
TIZER TRIO Jazz at the Atlas presents
this world jazz fusion powerhouse led by
keyboardist and composer Lao Tizer with
bassist Cheikh NDoye and drummer
Andy Sanesi (4/23) BRAD LINDE The
Lonely Poet Project, presented by Jazz
at the Atlas, was inspired by tenor saxo-
phonist Lester Young and a project never
realized in his lifetime (4/24) SUEDE
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop presents this
great lesbian cabaret artist (5/5)
BALTIMORE SOUNDSTAGE
410-244-0057
baltimoresoundstage.com
CARLY RAE JEPSEN Last years Capital
Pride headliner returns to the area (3/20)
WOODY WOODMANSEYS HOLY HOLY W/
TONY VISCONTI An exclusive engage-
ment celebrating David Bowie, led by the
last of the classic Ziggy Stardust lineup
and his early Bowie-focused band (4/3)
YO LA TENGO Monozine presents a con-
cert offering both electric and acoustic
sets in one night (4/5) TATE KOBANG (4/7)
THE OH HELLOS (4/8) ISSUES Monster
Energy Outbreak Tour (4/9) LE1F Gay
hip-hopper (4/16) THE CONTORTIONIST
(4/18) CASHD OUT Johnny Cash
Tribute Band (4/20) KEYS N KRATES
Bass Nation 7 Year Anniversary (4/21)
EMANCIPATOR (4/23) ZOMBOY AND
SPECIAL GUEST GHASTLY Neon Grave
Tour presented by Steez Promo (5/7)
BUCKETHEAD (5/10) OTEP Generation
Doom Tour (5/11) THY ART IS MURDER
The Coffin Dragger Tour (5/13) RAKIM
Performing Paid in Full (7/15)
THE BARNS AT WOLF TRAP
800-WOLFTRAP
wolftrap.org
ALLAN KELLY GANG St. Patricks Day
concert by a rising Irish quartet (3/17,
The Barns) THE STEELDRIVERS Adele-
endorsed, Grammy-nominated soulful
bluegrass quintet tours in support of The
Muscle Shoals Recordings (3/18) THE OAK
RIDGE BOYS Legendary country group
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offers a Celebration Tour supporting last
years Rock of Ages: Hymns and Gospel
Favorites (3/20) BLACK VIOLIN High-
energy compositions combining classical
music with hip-hop beats (3/30-31, Barns
) CHAD & JEREMY Folk legends, part
of the 60s British Invasion (4/1) SEAN
WATKINS Co-founder of Nickel Creek
offers a show in support of solo set All
I Do Is Lie (4/2) AOIFE ODONOVAN
Lead singer of bluegrass outfit Crooked
Still tours in support of introspective
new album In The Magic Hour (4/7)
HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE Traditional
brass meets hip-hop and funk in this
Chicago group of eight brothers, sons of
jazz trumpeter Phil Cohran (4/22) RITA
WILSON Hollywood star and Mrs. Tom
Hanks, Wilson performs poppy tunes
and poignant torch songs drawn from her
new self-titled album (4/24)
BETHESDA BLUES & JAZZ SUPPER CLUB
240-330-4500
bethesdabluesjazz.com
OMALLEYS MARCH St. Patricks Day
concert featuring the former Maryland
governor and Democratic presiden-
tial candidate (3/17) ERIC FELTEN
MEETS THE DEK-TETTE Featuring Jack
Sheldon, Herb Geller, Med Flory and Bob
Enevoidsen (3/18) LALAH HATHAWAY a
thee-night run of shows by R&B singer,
Donnys daughter (3/23-25) LA YOUNG
AND THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS Lead sing-
er, dubbed Marylands Queen of Soul,
helps band celebrate its 15th anniversary
(4/13) GHOST NOTE (4/14) BRENCORE
ALLSTARS BAND A Tribute to the Music
of Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass and
Stevie Wonder (4/17) SNARKY PUPPY
(5/2) NRBQ VS. LOS STRAITJACKETS (5/4)
THE RAT PACK FEATURING FRANK, DINO &
SAMMY! Mothers Day Brunch (5/8)
THE BIRCHMERE
703-549-7500
birchmere.com
MARSHALL CRENSHAW & THE BOTTLE
ROCKETS (3/18) GOAPELE (3/30) KEBMO
BAND With special in-band guest Gerald
Albright (3/31) BOB SCHNEIDER A solo
show with opening guest Karen Jonas
(4/1) RY COODER, SHARON WHITE, RICKY
SKAGGS (4/6-7) DON MCLEAN American
Troubadour Tour (4/8) KEIKO MATSUI
(4/9) BRANFORD MARSALIS (4/10) ROBIN
TROWER (4/12) J.J. GREY & MOFRO W/
THE RECORD COMPANY (4/13) THE CHURCH
Australian group performs two full
sets, the first performing early album The
Blurred Crusade in its entirety, the second
selections from the bands new album
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Further/Deeper and classics (4/14) THE
AVERAGE WHITE BAND (4/15-16) KARLA
BONOFF & JIMMY WEBB (4/21) JOHN HIATT
An acoustic evening (4/26-7) DWEEZIL
ZAPPA & THE ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA BAND
Performing the music of Dweezil Zappa
(5/5) JERRY JEFF WALKER & BAND (5/6-7)
MOTHERS FINEST Mothers Day (5/8)
IRIS DEMENT & LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III (5/11)
BRANDY CLARK The great lesbian coun-
try singer-songwriter (5/18) RICHARD
MARX Hes right here waiting for you
(5/25) JUSTIN HAYWARD W/MIKE DAWES
(5/29) BOY & BEAR Limit of Love Album
Tour (6/15) MAYSA (6/17) AL STEWART
(6/18) DONNELL RAWLINGS (7/2) 10TH
ANNUAL MIKE SEEGER COMMEMORATIVE
OLD TIME BANJO FESTIVAL Featuring
Sam Gleaves, Roni Stoneman, the Ebony
Hillbillies, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
(7/9) LOS LONELY BOYS (7/12) THE BIRD
DOGS Presents the Everly Brothers
Experience (7/14)
BLACK CAT
202-667-4490
blackcatdc.com
JUNIOR BOYS (3/29) EUGENE MIRMAN,
ROBYN HITCHCOCK (4/22) OUGHT,
PRIESTS A double-bill of post-punk
bands, one from Montreal, the other
a promising homegrown act (5/10)
AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED (5/21)
BLUES ALLEY
bluesalley.com
KEVIN EUBANKS Jazz guitarist and for-
mer band leader from NBCs Tonight
Show with Jay Leno (3/24-27) TRIO
CALIENTE (3/29) DAVE CHAPPELL (3/30)
JIMMY COBB, MIKE STERN, SONNY FORTUNE
& BUSTER WILLIAMS 4 Generations of
Miles (3/31-4/3) PJ MORGAN (4/5)
CHAISE LOUNGE (4/6) RAMSEY LEWIS (4/7-
10) YELLOWJACKETS (4/14-17) RICK
BRAUN (4/21-24) BUSTER WILLIAMS
Something More w/Renee Rosnes &
Jeff Tain Watts (4/28-5/1) ARTURO
SANDOVAL (5/5-8) MELBA MOORE (5/13-
15) JOHN PIZZARELLI (5/19-22) BOB
HOLZ TRIO A Vision Forward with
Larry Coryell and Ralphie Armstrong
(5/27-28) JANE MONHEIT Tribute to
Ella Fitzgerald (6/2-5)
THE CLARICE
University of Maryland
College Park, Md.
301-405-ARTS
theclarice.umd.edu
NEXTLOOK: YOKO K. Two-time winner
of Wammies Electronica Artist and past
artist-in-residence at Strathmore per-
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forms a playfully futuristic piece with
other artists (3/25, Joes Movement
Emporium) ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ TRIO
One of the most prolific and gifted
jazz pianists of the 2lst Century, accord-
ing to Quincy Jones (4/1) TANYA TAGAQ
A First Nation Canadian artist, this
Polaris Music Prize winner reclaims the
controversial, stereotypical 1922 classic
silent film Nanook of the North about her
Inuk heritage (4/23) JONATHAN BUTLER,
MARCUS JOHNSON, CHELSEY GREEN & THE
GREEN PROJECT A Night of Jazz, a ben-
efit concert to promote mental health
awareness (4/23) FATOUMATA DIAWARA
Rising star of African music, raised in
Mali and now living in Paris (4/28)
COMET PING PONG LIVE MUSIC
202-364-0404
cometpingpong.com
THE SNAILS Featuring members of
Future Islands performing a show with
support from Eze Jackson, Other Colors
and 83 Cutlass (3/11) WAR ON WOMEN, DOT
DASH, 7 DOOR SEDAN, XMC Benefit show
for John Stabb, former singer of local punk
band Government Issue, whos strug-
gling with the financial toll of recovering
from stomach cancer (3/12) TIJUANA
PANTHERS (4/1) PLATTENBAU (4/3)
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE, MOUNDS (4/8)
TACOCAT, BOYFRIENDS, HOMOSUPERIOR
Local queerpunk band opens for two
punk-informed pop bands from Seattle
(4/16) KID CONGO AND THE PINK MONKEY
BIRDS Quirky, trippy punk (5/12)
CONGRESSIONAL CHORUS
202-399-7993 ext. 182
congressionalchorus.org
TINSELTOWN: A HOLLYWOOD CABARET
Some of the most memorable musical
movie moments of the last century, per-
formed by the choruss 80 singers and
dancers and a seven-piece band (3/17-
20, Atlas) EARTH, SEA & SKY: SINGING
THE PRAISES OF NATURE The American
Youth Chorus, along with 20 Northeast
Senior Singers and 20 Congressional
Chamber Singers, performs a diverse
selection inspired by the earths natu-
ral beauty (4/2, Lutheran Church of the
Reformation) YOUNG, HIP & GLOBAL:
THE MUSIC OF AMERICAS MILLENNIAL
COMPOSERS The Congressional Chorus,
American Youth Chorus and Northeast
Senior Singers perform works by a new
generation of American composers,
joined by the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn
(6/4, National City Christian Church)
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CORNER STORE ARTS
202-544-5807
cornerstorearts.org
THE BLACKBERRY BUSHES STRINGBAND
Modern acoustic group distinguished by
playful twang, artful arrangements and
tight, thick harmonies (4/8) MICHAEL
MCCLINTOCK Noted Kansas City jazz
guitarist (4/10) RACHEL SAGE (4/16)
DAR CONSTITUTION HALL
202-628-1776
dar.org/conthall
ANTHONY HAMILTON & FANTASIA (5/7)
SHAFQAT AMANAT ALI KHAN & REKHA
BHARADWAJ A Moving Closer con-
cert with two noted South Asian play-
back singers, who sing the songs that
Bollywood actors lip-synch to (5/8)
DC JAZZ FESTIVAL
dcjazzfest.org
Ten days kicking off June 10. Highlights
include socially conscious hip-hop star
COMMON (6/13) Grammy-winning soul
jazz star CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT, go-go
standard-bearers CHUCK BROWN BAND and
EDDIE PALMIERI LATIN JAZZ SEPTET (6/18)
Concludes with a blowout by the REVIVE
BIG BAND, with special guest genre-bend-
ing artists BILAL ,TALIB KWELI and RAVI
COLTRANE (6/19)
DC9
202-483-5000
dcnine.com
DAWN (3/14) HAVE MERCY W/A WILL AWAY
(3/16) EARTHLESS 3 gents, 2 sets,
1 night (3/20) MANGCHI W/KID KOALA
(3/21) A PEOPLES CHOIR DC (SING-ALONG)
(3/22) JAY IDK (3/23) FIELD MUSIC W/
THE EFFECTS (3/24) STEVENSEAGULLS
W/GREAT PEACOCK (3/25) DEREK EVRY
(3/26) THE LAST YEAR (3/29) THE SMITH
STREET BAND (3/31) FRANKIE COSMOS
(4/3) SOUND OF CERES Trippy, pret-
ty atmospheric dream-pop, a Colorado
duo touring in support of Nostalgia for
Infinity (4/5) WILD THRONE W/BLACK DOG
PROWL DC Brau Fest pre-show (4/16)
SNOG Compliance Tour 2016 (4/17)
CULLEN OMORI (4/18) MATTHEW LOGAN
VASQUEZ OF DELTA SPIRIT (5/5) PLANTS
AND ANIMALS (5/10) DAY WAVE (5/12)
ASTRONAUTALIS (5/15) ADIA VICTORIA
(5/17) GWENNO (5/19) YOU WONT (5/21)
HERON OBLIVION (5/31) THE LONELY
BISCUITS W/MYZICA (6/2) PITY SEX (6/13)
MUTUAL BENEFIT (6/20) PUP W/ROZWELL
KID, PKEW PKEW PKEW (6/21)
ECHOSTAGE
202-503-2330
echostage.com
EXCISION The Paradox Tour also featur-
ing Figure and Bear Grillz (3/11) TIESTO
The pioneering superstar DJ, still spin-
ning strong (3/25-26) X AMBASSADORS
W/ROBERT DELONG, SARA HARTMAN
I.M.P. presents this tour headlined by the
catchy upstate New York band (5/12)
ZHU W/GALLANT Neon City Tour (5/13)
BLOC PARTY (5/19) DIPLO Star pro-
ducer (6/18)
FILLMORE SILVER SPRING
301-960-999
fillmoresilverspring.com
METRIC W/JOYWAVE Under-appreciated
Canadian synth-rock band (3/13)
TINASHE W/RYAN HEMSWORTH Under-
appreciated new R&B act (3/16)
YUNG LEAN (3/17) HOODIE ALLEN (3/18)
APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION The
Ultimate Tribute to Guns N Roses (4/1)
CHARLES KELLEY, JOSH KELLEY The
Driver Tour featuring the cute Lady
Antebellum singer and his brother (4/9)
THE CULT (4/10) FRANKIE BALLARD (4/13)
TECH N9NE Independent Powerhouse
Tour 2016 also featuring Krizz Kaliko,
Rittz, Mayday!, Stevie Stone, Ces Cru
(4/14) NOFX The Hepatitis Bathtub
Tour featuring special guests (4/30)
SANTIGOLD We Buy Gold Tour (5/6)
BRING ME THE HORIZON
FIREFLY MUSIC FESTIVAL
855-281-4898
fireflyfestival.com
Billed as the East Coasts Premier Music
Experience, Firefly features 100-plus
acts for fans of pop, especially electron-
ic/dance-pop, to enjoy. FLORENCE & THE
MACHINE is a headliner sharing top-bill-
ing with MUMFORD & SONS, KINGS OF LEON
and DEADMAU5. Other highlights include
ELLIE GOULDING, DISCLOSURE, CHVRCHES,
OF MONSTERS AND MEN, ALUNAGEORGE and
ELLE KING. EARTH WIND & FIRE surely is the
oldest act, although DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE,
BLINK-182 and LUDACRIS are other veter-
ans part of the four-day festival, with
the schedules per day and per stage, to
be released later. Like any good festival,
an untold number of Fireflys bubbling-
under acts have the potential to become
your next favorite band PARSON JAMES,
RUFUS DU SOL and ST. LUCIA among them.
(6/16-19)
THE HAMILTON
202-787-1000
thehamiltondc.com
YOUNG DUBLINERS A St. Patricks Day celebration also with
the Danny Burns Band (3/17) FRANK SOLIVAN & DIRTY KITCHEN
WAMUs Bluegrass Country presents a CD release party
with special guests John Cowan, Rob Ickles and Trey Hensley
(3/19) THE GOSPEL PERSUADERS Easter Gospel Brunch (3/27);
Mothers Day Gospel Brunch (5/8) SOUTHERN TROUBADOURS
IN THE ROUND Featuring Ruthie Foster, Paul Thorn and Joe
Ely (4/1) JUDAH & THE LION W/THE SAINT JOHNS (4/2) MAVIS
STAPLES Legendary gospel star returns (4/7) BELINDA
CARLISLE The Hamilton is heaven on earth for fans of this
former Go-Go (4/8) THE WEIGHT Featuring former members
of the Band, Levon Helm Band and Rick Danko Group (5/14)
NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND (5/19) KRIS ALLEN Letting You In
Tour with Sean McConnell (6/8)

HILL CENTER
202-549-4172
HillCenterDC.org
MOKOOMBA Boisterous and dynamic Latin-tinged Afro-fusion
six-piece band from Zimbabwe, led by the eccentric, incredible
singer/rapper Mathias Muzaza (4/6) FOGHORN STRINGBAND
American Roots Music Series (5/1) ROBERT DICK A concert
featuring the worlds leading practitioner of modern flute tech-
niques, who is on the faculty of New York University (5/11)
KID PAN ALLEY A trio offering a soul-folk blend of gospel, jazz,
country and R&B (6/8)

HOWARD THEATRE
202-588-5595
thehowardtheatre.com
SILVERSTEIN 2016 USA Tour with Emarosa, Coldrain, Rarity
and special guest Being As An Ocean (3/23) EDDIE KAYNE TV
SHOW CBS 46 GLOBAL LAUNCH PARTY Featuring Bobby Mac w/
Deuce Ducartier, Polo Stacks, Trife Gang & Wild Boy Ra (3/24)
DELTA DEEP Featuring Phil Collen of Def Leppard and Robert
DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots (3/28) HIROMI TRIO PROJECT
Japanese jazz pianist performs with drummer Simon Phillips
and guitarist Anthony Jackson (4/2) MS. LISA FISCHER The
2013 Oscar-winning documentary Twenty Feet From Stardom
has spurred this longtime backup singer to take the lead (4/8-
9) FLOETRY (4/26-27) DAMIEN ESCOBAR Mothers Day
Celebration with this solo crossover violinist formerly part
of the brother act Nuttin But Stringz, as seen on Americas
Got Talent (5/8) FRESHLYGROUND A seven-piece band from
Southern Africa (6/7) CUBANISMO (6/23) RANDY BACHMAN
Vinyl Tap Tour by the Architect of Canadian Rock n Roll
(6/25) HA-ASH (7/15) RAKIM Performing Paid in Full for the
first time ever in D.C. (7/16)

JIFFY LUBE LIVE

703-754-6400
livenation.com
MIRANDA LAMBERT Part of WMZQFest, one of two area stops
on superstars Keeper of the Flame Tour with Kip Moore and
Brothers Osborne (5/21) DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES Theyre
back together (5/26) LUKE BRYAN W/LITTLE BIG TOWN, DUSTIN
LYNCH Kill The Lights Tour 2016 (6/10-11) DAVE MATTHEWS
BAND Charlottesvilles own offers another home-state show
(5/23) BRANTLEY GILBERT WITH JUSTIN MOORE, COLT FORD

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 One of countrys meatiest hunks is coming to town (6/19)
DEAD & COMPANY Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill
Kreutzmann and Bob Weir offer a retrospective show joined by
John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti (6/23) WEEZER,
PANIC! AT THE DISCO (6/24) DIXIE CHICKS DCX World Tour
MMXVI (6/25) JOURNEY, THE DOOBIE BROTHERS With special
guest Dave Mason (7/2) 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER Sounds Live
Feels Live Tour (7/8) STEELY DAN (7/12) SLIPKNOT (7/26)
JOSH GROBAN (8/6)

KENNEDY CENTER
202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: KANDER AND EBB MUSICAL REVUE
Students from the Musical Theater Department perform a free
concert of songs drawn from hit musicals including Chicago and
Cabaret (3/15, Millennium Stage) FRENCHIE DAVIS A free pop/
soul cabaret, The Frenchie Experience! (3/16, Millennium)
SINNE EEG Danish jazz singer known for her talents and
strikingly soft, melancholic tone (3/17, Millennium) SIR JAMES
GALWAY WITH LADY JEANNE GALWAY Washington Performing
Arts presents the return of this beloved Irish flutist in a mixed-
repertoire concert with his wife, also a renowned flutist (3/20,
Concert Hall) BARBARA COOKS SPOTLIGHT: FRANCES RUFFELLE
Tony-winning original Eponine in Les Miserables makes her
Kennedy Center debut (3/25, Terrace Theater) BONNIE RAITT
Live Nation presents this now sold-out stop on the Dig in Deep
Tour 2016 (3/26, Concert Hall) HELEN SUNG QUINTET A return
nearly a decade after this groups namesake won the 2007
Kennedy Center Mary Lou Williams Jazz Piano Competition
(4/1, Terrace Gallery) LYNDA CARTER Gay-affirming Wonder
Woman returns to the Kennedy Center with her band to per-
form the eclectic cabaret Long-Legged Woman, presented by
Potomac Productions (4/2, Terrace) 2016 NEA JAZZ MASTERS
TRIBUTE CONCERT Jason Moran hosts this free concert pre-
sented by the National Endowment for the Arts honoring Gary
Burton, Wendy Oxenhorn, Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp
(4/4, Concert Hall) ZAKIR HUSSAIN & MASTERS OF PERCUSSION
Tabla master is joined by troupe of audience-pleasing beat-
makers for a concert presented by Washington Performing Arts
(4/17, Concert Hall) 21ST ANNUAL MARY LOU WILLIAMS JAZZ
FESTIVAL Todays top jazz artists perform over two nights
and demonstrate the contributions women have made to jazz
(5/13-14, Terrace) AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE WITH CECILE MCLORIN
SALVANT Thrilling young jazz trumpeter with his quintet
and stunning young jazz vocalist and a string quartet perform
a world premiere of a Kennedy Center-commissioned work on
the theme of family (5/21, Terrace) 2016 KENNEDY CENTER
SPRING GALA: A TRIBUTE TO MARVIN GAYE This years gala focus-
es on the music and influence of the late Motown hit-maker and
D.C. native (6/5, Concert Hall)

LEVINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

202-686-8000
levinemusic.org
JAZZ JAM An opportunity for musicians of any age and pro-
ficiency to experience an improvised jazz jam facilitated by
Levine jazz faculty members (3/19, Levine at THEARC, 1901
Mississippi Ave. SE; 6/3) COMMUNITY SING: 40TH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION Levine artist-in-residence Ysaye Maria
Barnwell, formerly of Sweet Honey in the Rock, leads this

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event promising gorgeous five-part harmonies among partici-
pants (5/7, THEARC) SPRING STRING FLING! Levines annual
strings day festival, including workshop classes, a solo recital,
faculty recital and group concert (6/5)

LINCOLN THEATRE
202-328-6000
thelincolndc.com
GAY MENS CHORUS OF WASHINGTON BOOTS, CLASS & SASS (3/12,
3/19-20) YAMATO - THE DRUMMERS OF JAPAN Bakuon - Legend
of the Heartbeat (3/16) INDIGO GIRLS A rescheduled show by
the lesbian legends (3/18) JOE SATRIANI Celebrating 30 years
of mind-bending guitar daredevilry (4/2) JEWEL A solo
acoustic performance, part of the Picking Up The Pieces Tour
(4/7) THE SMASHING PUMPKINS W/LIZ PHAIR (4/10) FATHER
JOHN MISTY W/TESS & DAVE (4/25-26) JUDY COLLINS WITH SPE-
CIAL GUEST CAITLIN CANTY Americans United for Separation
of Church and State presents the folk legend (5/12) OZOMATLI
PLUS BIG TONY & TROUBLE FUNK A concert benefiting the
Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth and the National
Juvenile Defender Center (5/15) JOHN CARPENTER A live ret-
rospective of themes from classic films and new compositions
(7/12) BRYAN FERRY W/SPECIAL GUEST LP Stylish pop artist/
producer and synth-pop pioneer has more recently turned to
jazz (7/23, 7/25) CASE/LANG/VEIRS A new female folk-rock
supergroup featuring Neko Case, k.d. lang and Laura Veirs
(7/27)

LISNER AUDITORIUM
202-994-6800
lisner.org
JOHNNY CLEGG An international music sensation thanks to
his infectious crossover blend of Western pop and the African
Zulu rhythms from his native South Africa (3/23) ROKIA
TRAORE WITH SINKANE Bluesy world music artist expresses
sadness over the state of her native Mali on new set Ne So;
opener is stirring funk-pop musician of Sudanese descent
(3/25) JOSE GONZALEZ WITH YMUSIC Classical-informed
rock songwriter and guitarist and an ensemble redefining con-
temporary classical music team up (3/26) NICO MUHLY, SAM
AMIDON: BEDROOM COMMUNITY A concert featuring many of
the assorted avant-garde classical artists associated with the
10-year-old influential Icelandic record label/collective (3/29)
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR Ravis daughter and Norah Jones half-
sister returns for another Lisner concert to perform her genre-
blurring blend of world music, co-presented by Washington
Performing Arts (4/1) REZA SADEGHI One of the most popular
singer-songwriters in Iran on his first U.S. tour (4/8)

LOGAN FRINGE ARTS SPACE

202-733-6321
capitalfringe.org
FRINGE MUSIC IN THE LIBRARY: MECHE KORRECT Afro-soul artist
appears as part of Fringes twice-monthly live music event in
DC Public Libraries (3/17, Deanwood Neighborhood Library,
1350 49th St. NE) GUY MINTUS TRIO Israeli jazz pianists
trio offers Adventurous Originals (3/31) DONVONTE MCCOY
Contemporary-minded jazz trumpeter performs a free DC
Public Library concert (4/23, Benning Neighborhood Library,
3935 Benning Rd. NE) CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL: MUSIC Two
weeks before the main theater festival comes Fringes first-ever

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 Spring Arts Preview
music festival, offering four days of local, RAMS HEAD ON STAGE SONGBYRD MUSIC HOUSE
live music (6/23-26, Old City Farm & 410-268-4545 202-7450-2917
Guild, 925 Rhode Island Ave. NW) ramsheadonstage.com songbyrddc.com
IN THE VANE OF...FLEETWOOD MAC SUSAN ALCORN W/IAN MALCOLM + NATE
MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION Annapolis Musicians Fund for Musicians SCHEIBLE (3/15) PUFF PIECES Kraut
800-551-SEAT presents this benefit concert featuring rock-inspired art-punk (3/19) MELLOW
merriweathermusic.com local artists performing covers as well as DIAMOND (3/24) ASTRONAUTS, ETC. (3/25)
MC ROCK FESTIVAL Tesla, Kix, Vince inspired originals (3/14) BILL PAYNE OF KEVIN GARRETT Soul-pop artist, kind
Neil, Queensryche, Cinderellas Tom LITTLE FEAT WITH JIM LAUDERDALE (3/23) of like an American Sam Smith (3/26)
Keifer, Night Ranger, Lynch Mob, Quiet PEACHES & HERB (3/24) TOM RUSH (3/31)
Riot, Slaughter, Britney Fox, L.A. Guns, BOB SCHNEIDER (4/2) JUDY COLLINS STATE THEATRE
Y&T, Firehouse, Steelheart, Enuff Znuff, (4/3) SHAWN COLVIN (4/9) ZOSO 703-237-0300
Faster Pussycat, Gabbie Rae, Adler, Bad The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience thestatetheatre.com
Seed Rising, 86 Bullets, Heavens Edge, (4/10) MARTIN BARRE From Jethro SPLEAN Voice Art Group presents this
Every Mothers Nightmare (4/29-30) Tull (4/11) GORDON LIGHTFOOT The rock band, legendary in its native Russia,
SWEETLIFE FESTIVAL Presented by Legend Lives On Tour (4/18) RITA hitting North America for the first time
I.M.P. and sweetgreen, this annual fes- WILSON (4/23) ANDY MCKEE (4/24) in over a decade (4/17) HAYSEED DIXIE
tival returns to being a one-day affair, ARLO GUTHRIE Alices Restaurant 50th Appalachian bluegrass band that has
with performances by The 1975, Halsey, Anniversary Show w/Sarah Lee Guthrie made a career out of turning metal and
Flume, Grimes, PartyNextDoor, Blondie, (5/4, Francis Scott Key Auditorium at St. stadium rock songs into right fine coun-
Eagles of Death Metal, Mac DeMarco, Johns College) KIEFER SUTHERLAND try music (4/21) PETER MURPHY (4/23)
Thundercat, Shamir, Wolf Alice, DIIV, The 24 actor has launched a side career in HIGH VOLTAGE Tribute to AC/DC (4/29)
Prinze George (5/14) KENNY CHESNEY music, touring in advance of debut album THE STRANGER Tribute to Billy Joel
Another year, another concert at Down In A Hole (5/9) KATHY MATTEA (4/30) SEBASTIAN BACH From Skid
Merriweather (5/19) BRANDI CARLILE (5/12) JONNY LANG (6/21, Maryland Hall) Row to Falls Church (5/15)
& OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW W/DAWES ANI DIFRANCO (6/23) PSYCHO KILLERS
Lesbian rocker returns to the area after a A tribute to Talking Heads (6/25) JIM STRATHMORE
blistering show at Wolf Trap last summer BRICKMAN (6/26) VONDA SHEPARD (6/29) 301-581-5100
(7/23) MIRANDA LAMBERT W/KIP MOORE, strathmore.org
BROTHERS OSBORNE (8/25) ROCK AND ROLL HOTEL CASSANDRA ALLEN A dulcet-toned
202-388-ROCK jazz vocalist and Strathmore Artist-in-
PUBLICK PLAYHOUSE rockandrollhoteldc.com Residence explores the Afro-Latin con-
301-277-1710 MOUNT MORIAH Lesbian-fronted indie- nection in the music from Cuba and
arts.ppgparks.com rock band (3/11) YOUNG FATHERS beyond (3/16, 3/23, Mansion) JOHNNY
JEFF MAJORS Popular gospel and jazz Eccentric, intoxicating multicultural hip- MATHIS (4/6, Music Center) PATTI
harpist performs a Palm Sunday concert hop/rock band from Scotland return for LABELLE Acoustically speaking, there
(3/20) SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! (4/8-9) whats becoming an annual show (4/3) might not be a better place to hear Lady
IN GRATITUDE: A TRIBUTE TO EARTH, WIND & DENZEL CURRY (4/18) LITTLE GREEN CARS Marmalade and the lead Bluebelle (4/7-
FIRE (4/16) TRIO CALIENTE Washington Co-ed Irish quintet offers dramatic 8, Music Center) ANA MOURA Known
Area Music Award-winning group blends rock with sharp melodies and tight har- as the contemporary voice of Portugals
flamenco, pop and Brazilian jazz (6/3) monies (4/19) LANY The Make Out mournful music style fado (4/28, Music
CLONES OF FUNK An eight-piece band Tour (5/16) Center) PATINA MILLER AT STRATHMORES
led by George Dr. Funkenstein Clinton ANNUAL SPRING GALA Broadway star
(6/4) JOE FALERO & DC LATIN JAZZ SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE takes a break from her supporting work
ALLSTARS Performing vibrant original 202-408-3100 on CBSs Madam Secretary to headline
material and classic covers with a fresh, sixthandi.org the gala (5/14, Music Center) NATE
inspiring sound (6/10) ANDRA DAY Jazz and R&B singer (3/21) FOLEY An AIR Alumni concert (5/20,
BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO One of the most Mansion) BE STEADWELL Artist-In-
RAMS HEAD LIVE inventive and highly regarded trios of the Residence leads workshops offering an
410-244-1131 past 20 years (4/20) SAFAM Boston- Accessible Guide to Pop Songwriting
ramsheadlive.com based six-man band that has dominated (6/15, 6/22, 6/29, Mansion) 8TH ANNUAL
CHARLIE PUTH Pop balladeer on one Jewish American music for over 40 years UKE & GUITAR SUMMIT (8/13, Mansion)
of two local stops of his Nine Track (5/15) UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell, Astro
Mind Tour 2016 with Phoebe Ryan (4/2) and Mickey Virtue (8/19, Music Center)
THE USED 15 Year Anniversary Tour:
Self-Titled (4/22-23) FLOETRY (4/28) U STREET MUSIC HALL
COURTNEY BARNETT NPRs favorite new 202-588-1880
Aussie rocker (5/25) ustreetmusichall.com
BANNERS, THE MOTH & THE FLAME, POP
ETC. 9:30 Club and SiriusXM present
the Alt Nation Advanced Placement Tour
(3/11) XXYYXX W/JIM-E STACK U Street
Music Hall 6 Year Anniversary Event

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(3/18) RUFUS DU SOL Superb new pro-
gressive house trio from Australia (4/2)
CLOUD CULT Minnesota experimental
rock collective (4/6) LE1F A return
engagement by the gay hip-hopper (4/15)
YUNA The return of this Malaysian
pop star (4/29) HUDSON MOHAWKE (4/29)
MYKKI BLANCO Transgender punk-
rapper, inspired by riot grrrl and and
queercore (5/19)
VERIZON CENTER
202-628-3200
verizoncenter.com
RIHANNA World tour in support of new
album Anti-, different than anything else
the pop princess has ever done (3/22)
THE WHO North American tour in
honor of 50 years together (3/24) DURAN
DURAN Paper Gods Tour from the
synth-pop gods with NILE RODGERS / CHIC
& SHAMIR opening (4/8) KATT WILLIAMS
Conspiracy Theory Tour (4/9) JUSTIN
BIEBER Were not Sorry that Bieber
has finally found his Purpose making
music that isnt dreadful (4/29) SELENA
GOMEZ Another artist whos improved
enough to be removed from our dislike
list (6/4) STING & PETER GABRIEL Rock
Paper Scissors Tour (6/23) DEMI LOVATO
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AND NICK JONAS (7/26) JANET JACKSON
Why cant America give her another
chance a decade after Nipplegate? Her
latest set Unbreakable is worth the expo-
sure (8/9)
WARNER THEATRE
202-397-SEAT
warnertheatre.com
KIRK FRANKLIN (3/19) SANTANA (4/5-6)
KUMAR SANU & ALKA YAGNIK Two
of Bollywoods biggest playback singers
(4/17) GENERATION AXE TOUR: STEVE VAI,
ZAKK WYLDE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, NUNO
BETTENCOURT, TOSIN ABASI Its not clear
why this lineup of aging classic rockers
former band members with David Lee
Roth, Ozzy Osbourne and Extreme are
on a tour for a dubious product that didnt
become popular until the Millennial gen-
eration (4/24)
WASHINGTON WOMEN IN JAZZ FESTIVAL
washingtonwomeninjazz.com
Amy K Bormet created this festival in
2011 to help foster more collaboration,
performance and support among the
many female professionals in D.C.s male-
dominated jazz scene. The schedule for
this years sixth annual event includes:
YOUNG ARTIST SHOWCASE AND JAM SESSION
AT LEVINE MUSIC (3/12, Levine Music at
THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE)
KICKOFF AT THE DC JAZZ JAM (3/13, The
Brixton) ALEXA TARANTINO AND CAROLINE
DAVIS WITH THE BOHEMIAN CAVERNS JAZZ
ORCHESTRA Miho Hazama conducts
this Alto Madness program (3/14,
Bohemian Caverns) LEIGH PILZER AND
FRIENDS (3/15, Allyworld, Takoma Park)
AMY K BORMET QUARTET WITH SPECIAL
GUEST FAY VICTOR (3/16, Hill Center)
SHANNON GUNN AND THE BULLETTES AT
JAZZ NIGHT (3/18, Westminster Church,
400 I St. NW) JESSICA BOYKIN-SETTLES
A guided tour of Sarah Vaughan, her life
and music (3/19, Anacostia Community
Museum, 1901 Fort Place SE)
WEINBERG CENTER FOR THE ARTS
301-600-2828
weinbergcenter.org
AMERICANA FESTIVAL Now in its third year, the Weinberg
Center presents six bands in two days, and Fredericks resident
celebrity chef Bryan Voltaggio will again offer American cui-
sine. Friday offers TALL HEIGHTs, PARSONFIELD and THE STEEL
WHEELS (3/18) THE PLATE SCRAPERS, WE BANJO 3 and KELLER
WILLIAMS are Saturdays draw (3/19) THE CROOKED ROAD
ON TOUR A celebration of music from the mountainous
region of Southwest Virginia, including the Whitetop Mountain
Band, dancer and instrumentalist Julie Shepherd-Powell and
singer-songwriter Sandy Shortridge (4/6) WERE ABOUT 9
Maryland-born trio offers edgy and robust folk accented with
some impromptu humor (4/7) IN THE MOOD: A 1940S MUSICAL
REVUE Celebrating the melodies and rhythms of the big band
era with singers, dancers and the String of Pearls orchestra
(4/20) VOCA PEOPLE YouTube a cappella and beat-box sen-
sation (4/24) JOHN HIATT Veteran singer-songwriter offers
an acoustic evening celebrating his latest album Terms of My
Surrender (5/13)

WOLF TRAP
800-WOLFTRAP
wolftrap.org
EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS WITH PRESERVATION
HALL JAZZ BAND Wolf Trap kicks off its outdoor season with
an unexpected and intriguing double-bill featuring a quirky,
unconventional psychedelic-folk 10-piece band from L.A. and
an exuberant big-band jazz septet from New Orleans (5/25,
Filene Center) CYNDI LAUPER, BOY GEORGE The pairing of
these two flamboyant 80s pop hitmakers as queer-friendly
and queer as they come makes so much sense, its a wonder
it hadnt happened before (6/1) JOHN PRINE, PATTY GRIFFIN
Chicago legendary counter-culture songwriting on a bill with
the prolific, if slightly unsung, alt-country songwriter from
Maine (6/3) SOJA, WALE, ALLEN STONE Arlingtons reggae act
performs a show with D.C.s rap ambassador and a hippie
with soul from the other Washington (6/4) JACKSON BROWNE
(6/14) BARENAKED LADIES, OMD, HOWARD JONES (6/15) LAKE
STREET DIVE, THE LONE BELLOW The Beatles meets Motown,
with opening act The Lumineers (6/16) HARRY CONNICK, JR.
(6/18) RAY LAMONTAGNE Soulful folk act tours with members
of My Morning Jacket in his band (6/19) PAUL SIMON (6/27-28)
MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER Local, longtime gay-rights-support-
ing country star returns to Wolf Trap (7/2) PAT BENATAR & NEIL
GIRALDO, MELISSA ETHERIDGE Talk about girl-power, a double-
bill of two of the most empowering and powerfully voiced
women in the business, as well as Benatars husband and right-
hand-man (7/7) HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS Its hip to be square,
or so they say (7/26) JEFF BECK, BUDDY GUY A double-bill
featuring two of Rolling Stones 100 Greatest Guitarists (7/27)
TONY BENNETT (7/28) LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND, EMMYLOU
HARRIS Lovett invites the accomplished bluegrass musician
to join him at this years annual gig (8/12) CLASSIC ALBUMS
LIVE: DAVID BOWIE This Toronto-based concert series pays
tribute to the Thin White Duke by performing in its entirety his
classic The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from
Mars (8/14) JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON
MARSALIS (8/19) KRISTIN CHENOWETH Popular Tony- and
Emmy-winning performer brings her incredible voice back to
the area (8/21) BONNIE RAITT (8/27) l

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about their actions during World War II
(4/2-3, 4/8-9) CAPITAL CITY SYMPHONY
Great Masters, Young Stars fea-
tures Beethovens Symphony No. 6 in F
Major and Brahms Violin Concerto in
D Major, performed with the winner of
the Johansen International Competition
as special guest soloist (5/8) SIRIUS
QUARTET The precise traditions of the
classical genre melded with rock, jazz and
world music (6/3)

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

410-783-8000
bsomusic.org
PETER & THE WOLF Nicholas Hersh con-
ducts the BSO in Prokofievs famous score
for a family concert complete with pup-
pets (3/12, Strathmore; 3/23-24, 3/29,
4/2, Meyerhoff) SUPERPOPS: BROADWAY
DIVAS Jack Everly leads the BSO and
four female vocalists, Christina Bianco,
NKenge, Kristen Plumley and Mandy
Gonzalez, in selections from Broadway
blockbusters (3/31, Strathmore; 4/1-
3, Meyerhoff) GERSHWINS PORGY AND
BESS: IN CONCERT Marin Alsop con-
ducts a concert performance of this clas-
sic with soloists and the Morgan State
University Choir (4/8, 4/10, Meyerhoff;
4/9, Strathmore) MAHLERS SYMPHONY
SCOTT SUCHMAN

NO. 5 Alsop returns to the monumen-

tal work that launched her BSO ten-
ure, which she pairs with the world
Steven Reineke leads the NSO Pops at the Kennedy Center premiere of The City, a commissioned

classical music
work by Pulitzer Prize winner Kevin
Puts (4/14, Strathmore; 4/15, Meyerhoff)
A CELEBRATION OF UNCOMMON WOMEN
compiled by Doug Rule
Alsop conducts the world premieres

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of BSO commissions from two women,
OTHING IS BIGGER THAN THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERAS Joan Tower and Anna Clyne, in a pro-
staging of the full Ring Cycle. Yet there are plenty more highlights in clas- gram that includes selections from Bizets
sical this season. And plenty of events with gay appeal, as well. Both the Carmen (5/7, Strathmore; 5/8, Meyerhoff
Baltimore Symphony and the Fairfax Symphony have concerts built on a ) SUPERPOPS: HAIRSPRAY IN CONCERT WITH
general diva theme. As if not to be outdone, the National Symphony selected a diva to JOHN WATERS An encore performance of
rally the gay troops: Storm Large of Pink Martini. The Baltimore Symphony also has the BSOs 2013 semi-staged concert pro-
John Waters reprising his role as narrator in its semi-staged production of Hairspray. duction featuring full orchestra, vocalists
But the biggest gay development in classical this season is the work Strathmore is doing and the shows eccentric creator as nar-
with Andrew Lippas opera partly based on Harvey Milk. And wouldnt you know it? rator (6/2, Strathmore; 6/3-5, Meyerhoff)
Theres even a bona fide diva associated with that too: Kristin Chenoweth. APPALACHIAN SPRING Performed with
its original Martha Graham choreogra-
phy by Baltimore School for the Arts
THE ALDEN ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Dancers, Coplands masterpiece evokes
703-790-0123 202-399-7993
the wide-open landscape and inherent
aldentheatre.org atlasarts.org
optimism of American possibility (6/9-
MUSIC FRIENDS CONCERTS WITH YOUNG URBANARIAS Composer Tom Cipullo 10, Meyerhoff; 6/11, Strathmore) YO-YO
SOLOISTS RECITAL A free classical music offers a searing double bill, including MA Celebrity cellist performs Dvoraks
series featuring internationally recog- the world premiere of Josephine, a one- Cello Concerto in an Alsop-led program
nized professional musicians, as well as woman show about Josephine Baker with Dvoraks Symphony No. 9, From The
a showcase of local school-age musicians, performed by soprano Melissa Wimbish, New World (6/15, Meyerhoff) VERDIS
co-sponsored by Music Friends of the and After Life, an opera that imagines REQUIEM Alsop ends the season in full-
Fairfax County Public Library (3/20, 4/17, Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso argu- throttle mode, enlisting virtuoso singers,
5/22, 6/5) ing with each other in the afterlife the Choral Arts Society of Washington

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and the full orchestra to truly bring out
the drama and heft of this classic (6/17,
Strathmore; 6/18-19, Meyerhoff)
THE CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
202-244-3669
choralarts.org
CHORAL ARTS CHAMBER SINGERS: THE
IMITATIVE GAME The beauty and com-
plexity of counterpoint is the focus of this
concert featuring a 30-member ensemble
(4/12, Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St.
NW) RENEE FLEMING AND NORM LEWIS:
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING The full cho-
rus of over 190 members celebrates the
American musical with the renowned
Fleming and Lewis (5/15, Kennedy Center
Concert Hall)
THE CITY CHOIR OF WASHINGTON
202-495-1613
thecitychoirofwashington.org
TAVENER: REQUIEM FRAGMENTS, HANDEL:
MESSIAH PART III Robert Shafer leads
the choir, chamber orchestra and soloists
in a Spring concert that opens with John
Taveners final masterpiece, which pre-
miered in the U.K. in 2014, and concludes
with a portion of the most famous choral
work in the world, composed originally
for Easter (4/10, National Presbyterian
Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW)
THE CLARICE
301-405-ARTS
theclarice.umd.edu
MURASAKI DUO Cellist Eric Kutz and
pianist Miko Kominami formed this
duo, named after original novelist Lady
Murasaki, 20 years ago at Juilliard (3/24)
SPEKTRAL QUARTET WITH SPECIAL GUEST
CLAIRE CHASE One of Chicagos most
magnetic and forward-thinking cham-
ber ensembles performs with flutist and
champion of new music (4/24) IRINA
MURESANU, RITA SLOAN UMD faculty
members, a violinist and pianist respec-
tively, explore classical music infused
with ragtime, blues, Spanish melodies and
gypsy themes, all connected by the works
of Maurice Ravel (4/26) ORCHESTRA
UNBOUND, a showcase of strings, wood-
winds, brass and percussion, in works
by Tchaikovsky and Morelli (6/3)
AMERICAN SYMPHONIES features two
bold symphonies by Samuel Barber and
Randall Thompson, plus a new work by
rising composer Samuel Carl Adams, con-
ducted by James Ross (6/11)
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COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
Library of Congress
202-707-8000
loc.gov/concerts
FREDERIC RZEWSKI, JENNIFER KOH, BENJAMIN
HOCHMAN & THE DEL SOL STRING QUARTET
An all-star group of musicians will per-
form chamber music by a trio of remark-
able American composers, Ben Johnston,
George Antheil and Frederic Rzewski,
who will debut a world premiere commis-
sioned by the Library of Congress (4/30)
YEFIM BRONFMAN Powerhouse pianist
will perform some of Prokofievs most
riveting piano music, the War Sonatas
composed during World War II(5/3)
MUSICIANS FROM MARLBORO A quartet
arrangement performs Kaija Saariahos
haunting Terra Memoria as well as a late
Haydn string quartet and Schumanns
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor (5/6)
THE EMBASSY SERIES
202-625-2361
embassyseries.org
VASSILY PRIMAKOV In Chopin, no one
currently playing sounds as good as this,
asserts the American Record Guide, some-
thing Primakov will display with a pro-
gram of Chopin but also Tchaikovsky
and Rachmaninov, and all set in one of
the most beautiful residences in the city
(4/1, Russian Ambassadors Residence,
1125 16th St. NW) EDGAR MOREAU This
21-year-old French cellist will display
how virtuosic and dynamic his playing is
with a mixed program of Bach, Franck,
Scnittke and Chopin accompanied by
pianist Jessica Osborne (5/6, Belmont
Mansion, 1618 New Hampshire Ave. NW)
EVERMAY ESTATE
202-298-6007
evermayestate.org
ERZHAN KULIBAEV A 27-year-old violin-
ist, winner of the 2014 S&R Foundation
Washington Award, makes his D.C.
debut performing works by Beethoven,
Faure, Tchaikovsky and Saint-Saens
accompanied by S&R Artist-in-Residence
Ryo Yanagitani (3/25) ALLYN JOHNSON
TRIO An evening of soulful jazz from
with special guest violinist and S&R
Artist-in-Residence Machiko Ozawa
(4/1) PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY QUARTET
Violinists Noah Bendix-Balgley and
Shanshan Yao, violist Meng Wang and
cellist David Primo met while in the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and
continue to collaborate, making their
Evermay debut with masterworks of the
string quartet form (5/12)
FOLGER CONSORT
202-544-7077
folger.edu
PLAYING WITH FIRE A program of instru-
mental Renaissance music led by Robert
Eisenstein (3/18-20) SHAKESPEARE
AND PURCELL British composer Henry
Purcell wrote his monumental The
Fairy Queen specifically to accompany
Shakespeares Midsummer Nights Dream
(4/8-10)
GAY MENS CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
202-293-1548
gmcw.org
BOOTS, CLASS & SASS A salute to some
favorite country songs, including covers
of hits by Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and
Johnny Cash to name a few, and also a
salute to boys, notably the DC Cowboys,
who are reuniting for the show (3/12,
3/19, 3/20, Lincoln Theatre) CARMINA
35 Celebrating the chorus first 35 years
in song, with a retrospective as well as a
production of the classic choral piece fea-
turing the full chorus plus soloists from
the New York City Master Chorale, and
special guest, Gallim Dance Company
(5/8, Kennedy Center Concert Hall)
THE IN SERIES
202-204-7763
inseries.org
COSI FAN TUTTE GOES HOLLYWOOD Nick
Olcott offers a funny English re-telling
of Mozart/DaPontes masterpiece with
direction by Colin Hovde and Stanley
Thurston (4/23-5/1) FIDELIO A presen-
tation of Olcotts new English adaptation
of Beethovens only and rarely seen opera,
about a woman who dresses as a man to
rescue her husband from political impris-
onment (6/18-19, 6/25-26)
KENNEDY CENTER
202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
MONTREAL SYMPHONY Washington
Performing Arts presents the return of
this symphony to D.C. after a 30-year
hiatus, with a program led by Kent
Nagano featuring Stravinskys Rite of
Spring and Prokofievs Piano Concerto
No. 3 performed by Chopin Piano
Competition Awardee Daniil Trifonov
(3/14, Concert Hall) ORGAN RECITAL:
PAUL JACOBS National Symphony
Orchestra presents this Grammy winners
return to the Kennedy Center to play
pieces by Bach, Brahms, Reger, Mozart
and Reubke on the Rubenstein Family
Organ (3/16, Concert Hall) BAVARIAN
RADIO SYMPHONY A rare U.S. tour, pre-

sented by Washington Performing Arts,
and featuring Mariss Jansons conduct-
ing Mahlers monumental Symphony No.
5 (4/12, Concert Hall) YO-YO MA AND
EMANUEL AX Washington Performing
Arts presents these two star soloists in a
focus on Beethovens cello sonatas (4/13,
Concert Hall) SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Washington Performing Arts presents
Michael Tilson Thomas conducting his
signature ensemble in a performance
of Schubert and Mahler (4/16, Concert
Hall) JOSEF SPACEK Distinguished
Czech violinist makes his Kennedy
Center solo recital debut accompanied
by Miroslav Sekera for a Fortas Chamber
program of intriguing works, including
Szymanowskis Greek legend-inspired
Mythes and Ysayes virtuosic tour de force
based on a Saint-Saens Etudes, plus Bach,
Prokofiev and Saint-Saens (4/26, Terrace)
YURY SHADRIN & TIAN LU A husband-
and-wife duo present a Washington
Performing Arts program conceived of
as a journey, progressing from solo piano
to four-hand piano to two pianos (5/7,
Terrace) ITZHAK PERLMAN AND EMANUEL
AX Washington Performing Arts pres-
ents a concert by these two celebrated
statesmen of classical music touring in
support of a new Deutsche Grammophon
Spring Arts Preview
recording of Faure and Strauss violin
sonatas (5/10, Concert Hall)
LEVINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
202-686-8000
levinemusic.org
VIOLA POWER An afternoon dedicated to
playing the viola, with student and faculty
performances, an ensemble workshop
and alto clef reading tips for every player
(3/20, Levine at Strathmore) MINIATURE
MOTIVES, GRAND STRUCTURES Vasily
Popov and pianist Ralitza Patcheva will
demonstrate what distinguished the art of
Prokofiev, whose works are monumental
in scale, yet also intricate and innovative
down to the smallest details (4/2)
LIVE! AT 10TH AND G
202-628-4317
facebook.com/liveat10thandg
GEORGETOWN CHORALE Vaughan
Williamss Dona Nobis Pacem, blending
the poetry of Walt Whitman with a cry
for peace, is the centerpiece of a spring
concert that also includes classic choral
works by Handel and Parry and features
soprano Laura Choi (4/30) CANTATE
CHAMBER SINGERS Patterns and Lines is
a multimedia composition celebrating the
work of world-traveling photographers
Judy and Wayne Guenther with poetry by
Roberto Ifill and music by Andrew Earle
Simpson; also on the bill are works by
Samuel Barber and John Corigliano (5/14)
NATIONAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre
703-276-6701
nationalchamberensemble.org
ALL ABOUT DVORAK The Mayor of
Alexandria, Allison Silberberg, guest
hosts a Mothers Day Concert of music by
one of the most enchanting composers of
all time (5/7)
NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC
Music Center at Strathmore
301-493-9283
nationalphilharmonic.org
HAYDNS LORD NELSON MASS Stan
Engebretson conducts Strathmores
resident symphony along with soloists,
the National Philharmonic Chorale and
special guests the Montgomery College
Chorale in a performance of Haydns
trumpeting Mass in D Minor, plus Maurice
Durufles gentle and meditative Requiem
(4/2) TCHAIKOVSKYS SYMPHONY NO. 6
Piotr Gajewski conducts the symphony
and chorale in the romantic Russians
moving and dramatic Pathetique sym-
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phony, along with two stunning pieces
for chorus and orchestra by Brahms (6/4)
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
BENJAMIN GROSVENOR: MOZARTS PIANO
CONCERTO NO. 27 Gifted young artist
makes his NSO Concert Hall debut with
Mozarts final, melancholic concerto,
while Nikolaj Znaider concludes his resi-
dency by conducting the NSO in a program
including Mahlers moody, ultimately tri-
umphant Symphony NO. 1 (4/7-9) ANNE
AKIKO MEYERS: MASON BATESS CONCERTO
FOR VIOLIN The top-selling instrumen-
talist on Billboards 2014 classical charts
joins the NSO for the first performanc-
es of this new, ancient animals-inspired
work by Kennedy Centers Composer-in-
Residence, in a Hugh Wolff-led program
also including Barbers School for Scandal
Overture and Ives Symphony No. 2 (4/14-
16) DECLASSIFIED: MASON BATES, ANNE
AKIKO An immersive, multimedia sym-
phonic experience, and a deeper dive into
Bates avant-garde, electronic-inclusive
works, not just his violin concerto but
also The B-Sides and The Rise of Exotic
Computing (4/15) STORM LARGE, HUDSON
SHAD: WEILLS THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS
Pink Martini vocalist will sing Kurt
Weills delightful work about a trans-
gressive young woman tempted by the
gentlemen of the vocal quartet, part of a
program led by talented young American
conductor James Gaffigan (4/28-30)
DECLASSIFIED: CABARET OF SINS FEATURING
STORM LARGE Another immersive sym-
phonic experience with Large perform-
ing The Seven Deadly Sins, plus cabaret
songs in this multimedia mix of classical
music flipped on its ear (4/29) NSO POPS:
BOYZ II MEN An evening of symphonic
adaptations and accompaniment to the
Motownphilly smooth pop and R&B
harmonies that has made this 25-year-old
Philadelphia trio so successful (5/20-21)
NSO POPS: FOREVER GERSHWIN Steven
Reineke leads the NSO in an all-star and
extensive celebration of one of Americas
most beloved composers, including Jason
Morans twist on some Gershwin stan-
dards with vocalist Jose James, and selec-
tions from Porgy and Bess performed by
Norm Lewis, Alicia Hall Moran and the
Heritage Siganature Chorale (6/17-18)
STRATHMORE
301-581-5100
strathmore.org
WARD-KONG DUO Cellist Alicia Ward
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and pianist Kimberly Kong offer an inti-
mate concert of pieces for cello with
accompaniment by Stravinsky, Prokofiev,
Schumann and Rachmaninoff (3/24,
Mansion) GREG SANDOW A prominent
classical and pop music critic showcases
his own classical pieces, with echoes of
modernism and pop (4/14, Mansion)
HILARY HAHN Washington Performing
Arts presents a concert by the star violin-
ist, a Virginia native who got her start with
the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (4/19,
Music Center) KRISTIN CHENONWETH
& ANDREW LIPPA WITH THE NATIONAL
PHILHARMONIC I Am Anne Hutchinson/I
Am Harvey Milk is a world premiere con-
cept opera combining song, movement
and powerful storytelling, focused on
two reluctant prophets who stood up for
equality and changed the world in their
times (4/23-24, Music Center) MURRAY
PERAHIA Pianist performs a recital pre-
sented by Washington Performing Arts
(5/1, Music Center)
WASHINGTON BACH CONSORT
202-429-2121
bachconsort.org
NOONTIME CANTATA Founder and music
director J. Reilly Lewis introduces each
free, monthly, hour-long cantata before
performing an organ work and a cantata
featuring both chorus and period instru-
ment orchestra (4/5, 5/3 Church of the
Epiphany) COFFEE CANTATA A program
very different from mainstream Bach
repertoire, with more intimate composi-
tions drawn from the Anna Magdalena
Notebook, featuring soprano Emily Noel,
tenor Nicholas Fichter and bass Richard
Giarusso (4/8, Live at 10th and G)
THE WASHINGTON CHORUS
202-342-6221
thewashingtonchorus.org
PARISIAN SPRING The Rubenstein Family
Organ at the Kennedy Center will sound
for this program featuring French organ-
ist Thierry Escaich, accompanying the
chorus as led by Chorus music direc-
tor Julian Wachner in compositions by
Durufle, Vierne and Faure (5/1, Kennedy
Center Concert Hall)
WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA
Kennedy Center Opera House
202-295-2400
dc-opera.org
WAGNERS RING CYCLE WNO director
Francesca Zambello has finally set things
in motion for the staging of all four full-
length operas in Richard Wagners epic
masterpiece. For her modern take on this
saga of gods and humans, Zambello has
recruited a world-class cast, including
British soprano Catherine Foster and
Swedish soprano Nina Stemme, who will
alternate as warrior woman Brunnhilde.
There are only three performances per
opera one each week for three weeks,
making three complete cycles: THE
RHINEGOLD A dwarf steals the Rhine riv-
ers magical gold from its guardian maid-
ens and plots world domination (4/30-
5/17) THE VALKYRIE The king Wotan
is challenged, son Siegmund unknow-
ingly falls for his separated-at-birth twin
sister, and Brunnhilde is facing a sad
fate (5/2-5/18) SIEGRIED A coming-
of-age story at heart, focused on Wotans
grandson, who aspires to be a hero and
a knight in shining armor for his star-
crossed sleeping beauty, Brunnhilde (5/4-
5/20) TWILIGHT OF THE GODS Deception
and betrayal, despair and destruction
Brunnhilde may be able to tempt fate and
save the day (5/6-22)
WOLF TRAP
877-WOLFTRAP
wolftrap.org
WOLF TRAP OPERA: OVERTURES An eve-
ning of song in historic Georgetown house
with WTO artists mezzo-soprano Sarah
Larsen and baritone Reginald Smith Jr.,
accompanied by Ryo Yanagitani (5/20,
Evermay Estate, 1623 28th St. NW) ASHA
BHOSLE WITH THE WOLF TRAP ORCHESTRA
The most recorded artist in music history,
with over 13,000 songs, from Bollywood
to ragas, offers a Farewell Tour at age
82 (6/29, Filene Center) NSO @ WOLF
TRAP: DREAMWORKS ANIMATION IN CONCERT
Justin Freer conducts a romp through
recent blockbusters, from Shrek to Kung
Fu Panda (6/30, Filene) NSO @ WOLF
TRAP: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK A special
35th anniversary screening of Spielbergs
classic with the epic score performed
live (7/9, Filene) NSO @ WOLF TRAP: PINK
MARTINI Steven Reineke leads another
concert featuring Portlands entertain-
ing lounge music act (7/24, Filene)
WOLF TRAP OPERA AND NSO @ WOLF TRAP:
LA BOHEME Paul Curran directs a fully
staged production of Puccinis master-
piece with full orchestra led by Grant
Gershon, full chorus and video projec-
tions by S. Katy Tucker (8/5, Filene)
NSO @ WOLF TRAP: SETH MACFARLANE The
Family Guy creator returns to sing more
pop standards with the NSO led by Steven
Reineke (8/6, Filene) l
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Virginia troupe offers four works in this
years repertory: the celebrated third
act, The Kingdom of the Shades, from
the 19th Century ballet La Bayadere; the
neo-classical gem Concerto Grosso #1 by
Tyrone Brooks, formerly of the Dance
Theatre of Harlem; BalletNovas associate
artistic director Constance Walshs Gaites
Parissiene, an original, can-can-inclusive
work set to Offenbach; and excerpts from
GinDance Artistic Director Shu-Chen
Cuffs Lost and Found (5/20-22, Thomas
Jefferson Community Theatre, Arlington)

BALTIMORE THEATRE PROJECT

410-752-8558
theatreproject.org
PHANTASMAGORIA ORLANDO In Wicked
Little Tales evocative Florida troupe
retells popular horror stories, from Poe
to Dickens, using dance, live music, stage
combat and large-scale puppetry (3/17-
20) AIR DANCE BERNASCONI Breath
and Air is a collaboration between aerial
DEAN ALEXANDER

artist Jayne Bernasconi and animation

artist Lynn Tomlinson, creating spectacu-
lar visuals of flying with ease (3/25-26) caption
The Washington Ballet's Bowie & Queen
VINCENT E. THOMAS/VTDANCE A tal-

dance
ented cast explore themes of masculinity,
life, love, social awareness and human-
ity in the wide-ranging In The Company
compiled by Doug Rule of Men (4/1-3) THE COLLECTIVE The

W
Art of Movement is a new work pre-
sented with special guests ClancyWorks
OLF TRAP TOASTS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF RIVERDANCE,
Dance Company focused on the elements
while the Kennedy Center presents works by two Riverdance artists
of motion that have shaped dance as an
as part of its toast to Irish arts and culture. But dont worry there
art form (4/7-10) DEEP VISION DANCE
are plenty of alternatives in dance this season, including two separate
COMPANY Largely inspired by Deepak
adaptations of Carmina Burana at the Kennedy Center one from the Washington
Chopra, the ambitious Matter, Energy,
Ballet, the other from the Gallim Dance Company as the invited guest of the Gay Mens
Human explores the connections among
Chorus. Meanwhile, Dance Place will present new works by two noted gay choreogra-
quantum physics, metaphysical theory
phers performed with their eponymous companies, Christopher K. Morgan and Sean
and the human experience, all set to a
Dorsey. Shawn Shorts Dissonance Dance Theatre will offer its fourth annual festival
score by collaborators Timothy Nohe and
focused on the black LGBT experience at Joy of Motions Guidone Theater. Yet anoth-
Inverse Square Trio (4/15-17) ISABELLE
er gay-originating highlight is bittersweet twice over: Coming mere months after David
SCHAD & LAURENT GOLDRING Inspired by
Bowies death, Bowie & Queen effectively serves as Septime Webres swan song as head
an unfinished novella from Franz Kafka,
of the Washington Ballet. Talk about exiting on a high note.
Der Bau (The Burrow) is the latest in a
series of influential visual art collabora-
THE ALDEN Bound is a dance performance composed tions between the Berlin-based choreog-
McLean Community Center of vignettes, including unchoreographed rapher, who will perform the piece nude,
703-790-0123 dance remarks, set to eclectic music and and French artist (4/25-26)
aldentheatre.org images that are not immediately logical
LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO (4/15-16) BRIAN BROOKS MOVING COMPANY CHAMBER DANCE PROJECT
A playful parody of traditional, classical everythingatonceallatthesametime is a 202-499-2297
ballet from the New York troupe (4/7) sculptural installation designed and con- chamberdance.org
structed by Brooks with lighting designed BALLET & BRASS Acclaimed, contem-
AMERICAN DANCE INSTITUTE by Joe Levasseur (4/29-30) porary ballet company offers three
1501 East Jefferson St. very different world-premiere works
americandance.org BALLETNOVA CENTER FOR DANCE in the program to its third season in
PAM TANOWITZ & BALLET ADI A shared Fredgren Studio Theatre D.C.: A hip-hop ballet from artist Victor
evening of new contemporary work by 703-778-3008 Adebusola, accompanied by the band
award-winning choreographer and ADIs balletnova.org Brass Connection; A piece by young New
Runqiao Du (4/1-2) STEVE PAXTON SPRING REPERTORY PERFORMANCE York choreographer Jennifer Archibald,

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also with Brass Connection; and a work
by artistic director Diane Coburn Bruning
set to a score by Bryce Dessner of rock
band the National and performed by a
string quartet. Each performance fea-
tures seven dancers and also contains a
Structured Improvisation surprise and
a performance by the rousing trio Flying
Cloud Cotillion (6/23-26)
CHRISTOPHER K. MORGAN & ARTISTS
christopherkmorgan.com
POHAKU - A world premiere, inspired by
Morgans late cousin, Hawaiian hula mas-
ter John Kaimikaua, and performed with
hula master Elsie Kaleihulukea Ryder,
classically trained electric cellist Wytold,
projectionist Sareen Hairabedian, scenic
designer Dalani Tanahy and lighting and
technical designer Brian S. Allard (3/19-
20, Dance Place)
CITYDANCE
202-347-3909
citydance.net
DREAMSCAPE ANNUAL GALA Annual
dance spectacular benefiting CityDances
Dream student program, co-presented
with and directed by Rasta Thomas (5/7,
Lincoln Theatre)
THE CLARICE
301-405-ARTS
theclarice.umd.edu
DYNAMIC DANCE TEAM: RIP THE FLOOR
Annual hip-hop dance competition/
showcase with a $500 grand prize (3/26)
SHARED GRADUATE DANCE CONCERT
(4/8-9) LES BALLETS JAZZ DE MONTREAL
Company known for its radiant and
expressive style exploring the creative
side of contemporary dance, while firmly
committed to classical aesthetics (5/5)
DANCE PLACE
3225 8th St. NE
202-269-1600
danceplace.org
CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE ENSEMBLE
Denver-based international, cross-
cultural organization rooted in African-
American traditions celebrates its 45th
anniversary season (3/12-13) SEAN
DORSEY DANCE The Missing Generation
is a dance-theater work from this trans-
gender-led San Francisco company that
serves as a love letter to longtime survi-
vors of the AIDS epidemic, those who
experienced the loss of so many friends
and loved ones (4/2-3) DANCE PLACE
YOUTH FESTIVAL No Bullying is the
theme to this years showcase of both
pre-professional and professional local
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youth companies (4/9-10) CUBAN DANCE JOES MOVEMENT EMPORIUM
SOCIAL WITH DC CASINEROS An evening 301-699-1819
of son, songo, salsa and more led by this joesmovement.org
company of community DJs and danc- ORANGE GROVE DANCE Un castell built
ers (4/15, Edgewood Arts Center) JODY for two (4/1-2) PROVING GROUND Gyre
OBERFELDER PROJECTS The Brain Piece (4/8-9) NEXTLOOK: UPSPRING STUDIO
from this New York troupe examines the Swing is a performance-in-progress, co-
overlap between the objectivity of sci- presented by UMDs Clarice, in which
ence and the subjectivity of art in under- community voices are helping shape the
standing how we perceive the world aerial choreography by Kirsty Little, Mara
(4/16-17) NEJLA YASEMIN YATKIN DANCE/ Neimanis and Alana Cole-Faber, all art-
NY2DANCE What Dreams May Come ists/instructors with UpSpring (4/11)
is a multi-media dance solo from this NOOTANA Looking Glass is an original
Chicago-based choreographer, exploring dance drama, about a beautiful queen
oppression, freedom, identity and ano- turned bad, and part of the fourth annual
nymity (4/30-5/1) AXIS DANCE COMPANY spring showcase of this D.C.-based Indian
Oakland-based ensemble, one of the classical music and dance ensemble, led
worlds most acclaimed and innovative, by Rishi Das (5/21) UPSPRING STUDIO
featuring performers with and without Science/Fiction explores how individuals
disabilities (5/14-15) DANCEAFRICA, DC respond to the end of the world through
2016 Annual festival celebrating the movement utilizing aerial fabric, trapeze,
dance and music of the African diaspora poi and more (6/5)
(6/4-5) NEW RELEASES CHOREOGRAPHERS
SHOWCASE Dance Places annually JOY OF MOTION
curated event of some of the best new 202-399-6763
works by both established and emerging joyofmotion.org
artists alike (6/18) LIGHT SWITCH DANCE DNA WORKSHOP: GARY BEAUFORD A mas-
THEATRE Project-based company dedi- ter class from world-renowned hip-hop
cated to multidisciplinary performances teacher, who led the dance troupe Culture
in nontraditional spaces (6/25-26) Shock D.C. last decade, in a co-presenta-
tion with Fierce Collabo Dance Company
DISSONANCE DANCE THEATRE (3/25) AU IN MOTION American
202-540-8338 Universitys student-run, choreographed
ddtdc.org and danced club offers Dont Stop The
BLACK TO SILVER: A BLACK LGBT EXPERIENCE Music (3/26-27) WINTER STUDIO TO STAGE
A multidisciplinary arts festival, now Students in Joy of Motions Adult
in its fourth year, examining and explor- Dance Program culminate their studies
ing experiences and issues in the gay in this performance (4/2-3) SHANNON
black community through new works by DUNNE DANCE 2016 An evening of tra-
new and established choreographers, this ditional Irish dance and music (4/9)
year including a 30-minute work, Black to TAPPENSTANCE Striving to maintain and
Silver: A Road to Self, about how love can expand the art of tap dancing (4/23-24)
complicate individual identity and self- H.Y.P.E. IN CONCERT A program exposing
regard (4/16-17) the history, technique and discipline of
various street dance forms (5/7) YOUTH
JANE FRANKLIN DANCE DANCE ENSEMBLE A full-length concert
703-933-1111 by students in a pre-collegiate program
janefranklin.com with core classes in ballet, jazz and mod-
WASH OVER YOU PART 1 AND 2 Travelers ern dance (5/14-15) SOLES OF STEEL
move along an unpredictable, serene yet Electrifying youth tap company (5/21)
powerful river, with many stopping plac- NANCY HAVLIK DANCE PERFORMANCE GROUP
es though stopping and getting off the An evening of new and recent cho-
boat dryly and safely can be tricky (3/19, reography based in improvisation and
Theatre on the Run) THE CHARLOTTE centered on live music, including Honing/
HOLLISTER ANNUAL GALA Annual Spring Home, a premiere dance exploring the
Benefit, with special guests and surprise nature of home and homelessness (6/11)
performances, named in honor of board
president Charlotte Hollister, who died KENNEDY CENTER
last October (5/22, Arlington Arts Center) 202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
COMPANY E Local eight-member ensem-
ble stages an evening celebrating four
generations of Polish contemporary
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choreography and classical music with
Generations: Poland (3/16-17, Family
Theater) BOWEN MCCAULEY DANCE
Celebrated local contemporary dance
company celebrates its 20th anniversary
with a program that includes the world
premiere of Ars Amatoria, a playful inter-
pretation of ancient Roman poet Ovids
writings about the arts of seduction and
love, with a commissioned score by Larry
Alan Smith (3/18-19, Terrace Theater)
BALLET IN THE CITY: KATHRYN MORGAN
Cleveland-based presenter offers Blochs
Evening with Kathryn Morgan, the bal-
lerina whose tenure with the New York
City Ballet was cut short for health rea-
sons; her life story is told through vari-
ous excerpts, including Balanchines Who
Cares and Donald Garvericks haunting
The Red Shoes, re-imagined for the occa-
sion (3/29-30, Terrace) GALLIM DANCE
WITH GMCW: CARMINA BURANA Acclaimed
modern dance company from New York
will present Andrea Millers new chore-
ography to Carl Orffs choral masterpiece,
performed by presenting organization
Gay Mens Chorus of Washington joined
by the New York Master Chorale (5/8,
Concert Hall) IRELAND 100: CELEBRATING
A CENTURY OF IRISH ARTS & CULTURE: COLIN
DUNNE Out of Time is a multi-disci-
plinary solo show by Riverdance dancer/
co-choreographer taking audiences on
a journey of virtuosic dance, electronic
sound manipulation, archival film foot-
age and spoken word (5/20-21, Terrace)
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY Seminal
choreographer continues to shape the
homegrown American art form of mod-
ern dance and returns with his company
for two all-Taylor programs, performed
with the Kennedy Center Opera House
Orchestra (5/25-28, Eisenhower Theater)
IRELAND 100: JEAN BUTLER & NEIL MARTIN
This Is An Irish Dance is a full-length duet
between Riverdance dancer/co-choreog-
rapher and composing cellist, exploring
the intimate ties of movement and music
when created simultaneously (5/26-27,
Terrace) ROYAL SWEDISH BALLET: EKS
JULIET AND ROMEO Venerated troupe
returns with a bang, the North American
premiere of Mats Eks provocative take on
Shakespeares immortal tragedy, which
is danced to Tchaikovsky and set in the
stark, violent 21st Century and told from a
feisty Juliets point of view (6/1-4, Opera)
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AMERICAN COLLEGE DANCE ASSOCIATION: THE WASHINGTON BALLET
2016 NATIONAL COLLEGE DANCE FESTIVAL Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
A showcase of some of the finest dance 202-362-3606
works created at and selected by 31 par- washingtonballet.org
ticipating dance schools and universi- STEPHEN MILLS: HAMLET Set to Philip
ties, presented in three distinct programs Glass, this reinvention of Shakespeares
(6/9-11, African Lounge) classic tragedy offers a contempo-
rary staging that redefines the limits of
LISNER AUDITORIUM dance (3/23-4/3) CARMINA BURANA &
202-994-6800 BALANCHINES THEME AND VARIATIONS
lisner.org Septime Webres adaptation of Carl Orffs
FLAMENCO FESTIVAL: BALLET FLAMENCO DE beloved chorale masterpiece returns
ANDALUCIA Images: 20 commemorates a decade after its debut, in a perfor-
the 20th anniversary of this important mance featuring the Cathedral Choral
troupe, revisiting five of the most cel- Society, and presented along with George
ebrated dances in its repertoire (3/12) Balanchines evocation of classic Russian
FLAMENCO FESTIVAL: ROCIO MOLINA ballet (4/13-17) BOWIE & QUEEN A pro-
Spanish dancer at the forefront of mod- gram of works created by two gay chore-
ern flamenco explores her personal dance ographers celebrating the music of two
language combining flamenco with tra- LGBT rock icons, with Trey McIntyres
ditional bolero and Spanish classical Mercury Half-Life about Freddie Mercury
dance in Danzaora y Vinatica (3/18) and Queen, and Edwaard Liangs Dancing
BHANGRA BLOWOUT 23: THE COLLEGIATE In The Street about David Bowie and
CHAMPIONSHIPS A national intercolle- featuring his music as well as original
giate dance competition of high-energy compositions from Gabriel Gaffney
style originating in Punjab, hosted by Smith, performed by ProMusica Chamber
George Washington Universitys South Orchestra and violinist Machiko Ozawa
Asian Society (4/9) GOTAN TANGO A (5/4-15) THE MAGICAL TOY SHOP Arthur
concert of highlights of Argentine tango, Saint-Leons charming ballet, with music
with a cast of internationally acclaimed by Leo Delibes, about an eccentric doll-
tango dancers performing with accompa- maker yearning to create a doll with a soul
niment by Rodolfo Zanetti and Emmanuel (5/21-22, THEARC)
Trifilio on bandoneons and Martin de
Leon on vocals (4/16) WOLF TRAP
1645 Trap Road
PUBLICK PLAYHOUSE Vienna, Va.
301-277-1710 703-255-1900
arts.ppgparks.com wolftrap.org
DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE Texas- RIVERDANCE The 20th Anniversary
based company offers several programs, World Tour (6/23-26, Filene Center)
including one on African dance and AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE Romeo
drumming, another for seniors, plus mas- and Juliet (7/14-16, Filene Center)
ter classes of Liturgical Dance for Youth HANDSPRING PUPPET COMPANY WITH THE
and a performance of new works (4/27- NSO: THE FIREBIRD An impressive, world-
29; 4/30-5/1) HAND DANCING FOR SENIORS premiere production featuring the awe-
Screening of a 30-minute film on the inspiring, larger-than-life puppetry you
popular dance form followed by a brief expect from the company that gave us
panel discussion with noteworthy danc- War Horse, with contemporary South
ers and a showcase by the National Hand African choreography from Handsprings
Dance Association of styles from the 50s Janni Younge set to Stravinskys ravish-
and 60s (5/6) ing century-old score, performed live by
the National Symphony Orchestra (7/23,
STRATHMORE Filene) l
301-581-5100
strathmore.org For expanded Spring Arts Dance listings,
THE PEKING ACROBATS 30th Anniversary please visit metroweekly.com.
North American Tour of gravity-defying
artists performing to ancient Chinese
music, enhanced by state-of-the-art spe-
cial effects (3/24)
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FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY
202-544-7077
folger.edu
AMERICAS SHAKESPEARE Through
a selection of rare letters, costumes,
books and more, exhibition reveals how
Shakespeares words and ideas weave
through Americas national story in all
media, helping voice the important issues
of the culture (4/7-7/24) WILL & JANE
Examining the phenomena of literary
celebrity and the connection fans feel
through merchandise and pop culture,
even referring to Shakespeare or Austen
using their first names. Does todays Cult
of Jane resemble that of Bardolatry
two hundred years ago? (8/6-11/6)

FORDS THEATRE
202-397-7328
fordstheatre.org
LINCOLN AND LEADERSHIP Explores the
qualities of good leadership through the
lens of some of Abraham Lincolns key
leadership principles and examines why
Lincoln has remained relevant into the
21st Century (Ongoing)

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON

UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
THE TEXTILE MUSEUM
202-994-5200
museum.gwu.edu
STORIES OF MIGRATION: CONTEMPORARY
Guess Who's Coming to CPAC by Scott Brooks at Anacostia Arts Center ARTISTS INTERPRET DIASPORA A juried
and invitational exhibition through which

museums & galleries

compiled by Doug Rule
44 artists share personal and universal
stories of migration (4/16-9/4) OLD
PATTERNS, NEW ORDER: SOCIALIST REALISM
IN CENTRAL ASIA Examining the social-
ist realist art movement in Kyrgyzstan,

O
Uzbekistan and other areas of Central
N THE OCCASION OF ITS 75TH YEAR IN OPERATION, THE Asia, pairing 20th Century paintings with
National Gallery of Art is celebrating its original benefactor, Paul Mellon, examples of the traditional textiles they
with a special exhibition. The National Air and Space Museum is also depict (Now-5/29) FOR THE RECORD: THE
toasting one of its bigger donors, and even plans to rename its central ART OF LILY SPANDORF Co-produced and
exhibition space after Boeing. Another highlight is Hillwoods spotlight on Japanese curated with the Historical Society of
art deco through its next special exhibition. Yet perhaps the most intriguing, from Washington, D.C., the exhibit explores
an LGBT perspective, is one opening in June at the Smithsonian American Art the artwork of the Austrian-born water-
Museum: Romaine Brooks sounds like quite the enigma, ahead of her time and colorist and journalist who became
worth getting to know in ours. known for news illustrations created for
the Washington Star, Christian Science
Monitor and Washington Post (Now-7/3)
AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
410-244-1900 202-631-6291 HILLWOOD MUSEUM & GARDENS
avam.org Anacostiaartscenter.com 202-686-8500
THE BIG HOPE SHOW Over 25 artists offer FRANSON/BROOKS: UNCOVERED Metro hillwoodmuseum.org
works in various media that champion the Weekly art director Todd Franson and KONSTANTIN MAKOVSKY: THE TSARS
radiant and transformative power of hope frequent contributing illustrator Scott PAINTER The romance and extravagance
in this original and unabashedly idealis- Brooks display their best cover art for of boyar life in 19th Century Russia is
tic exhibition, curated by Rebecca Alban the magazine in this independent exhibit portrayed in exquisite detail through this
Hoffberger, founder and director of the (5/27-7/15) artists paintings as well as Hillwoods
20-year-old museum (Now-9/4) displaying of similar 17th Century objects

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(Now-6/12) DECO JAPAN: SHAPING ART
AND CULTURE, 1920-1945 Exploring how
the Japanese interpreted the European
style of art deco and made it their own,
as demonstrated through various piec-
es in this traveling exhibition offering
Washington a look at Japanese art deco
for the first time (6/11-12/31)
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM & SCULPTURE GARDEN
202-633-1000
hirshhorn.si.edu
ROBERT IRWIN: ALL THE RULES WILL CHANGE
One of the leading postwar American
artists, a pioneer of California Light and
Space art, with the first U.S. museum
survey outside his home state in near-
ly 40 years (4/7-9/5) AT THE HUB OF
THINGS: NEW VIEWS OF THE COLLECTION
The first exhibition in the recently reno-
vated Third Level galleries features many
favorite Hirshhorn artworks that have not
been on view in years
INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM
202-EYE-SPU
spymuseum.org
EXQUISITELY EVIL: 50 YEARS OF BOND
VILLAINS In partnership with EON
Productions, the James Bond film pro-
ducers, this exhibit showcases over 100
artifacts and explores how the evildoers
and their plots have changed to reflect the
times and how Bond has influenced public
perceptions of real espionage (Ongoing)
LOGAN FRINGE ARTS SPACE
202-733-6321
capitalfringe.org
MISS PIXIES: 12X12 Antique furniture pur-
veyor Pixie Windsor curated this show of
of mixed-media, music-inspired works on
canvases the size of a record album by 17
local artists including Glynn Romero, Lisa
Marie Thalhammer, Ellagwynn Niles,
David Amoroso and Matt Herring (Now-
4/10)
LONG VIEW GALLERY
202-232-4788
longviewgallery.com
TAKEFUMI HORI Treasures (Now-3/20)
RYAN MCCOY (3/25-4/24) GIAN GAROFALO
(4/28-5/29) REBECCA COLES (6/2-7/3)
LAURA BERMAN (7/7-8/7) REFRESH VI
(8/18-9/18) JASON WRIGHT (9/22-10/23)
PRINT SHOW (10/27-11/27) MICHELLE
PETERSON-ALBANDOZ (12/1-1/8/17)
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MANSION AT STRATHMORE ancient predators (Now-5/8) PHOTO ARK
301-581-5100 An exhibition featuring many iconic
strathmore.org images of the worlds animals, part of a
TIMELESS TRANSFORMATION: KIMONOS, multiyear project to create portraits of
PRINTS & TEXTILES Strathmore celebrates every last one before they disappear (11/5-
spring with a National Cherry Blossom 4/10) PRISTINE SEAS: THE OCEANS LAST
Festival-affiliated exhibition focused on WILD PLACES Featuring stunning pho-
Japanese garments and the artwork they tography and behind-the-scenes expedi-
inspire (Now-4/17) KALEIDOSCOPES: tion images from the Arctic to the tropics
200 YEARS The Brewster Kaleidoscope as well as an immersive underwater video
Societys juried exhibition celebrates 200 wall (Now-3/27)
years since the terrific tubes invention
and features kaleidoscope designers and NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY
superb kaleidoscope-inspired art (4/23- 202-633-1000
6/5) SHELLEY LEE MARIE: ATMOSPHERE americanhistory.si.edu
Mixed media artist exhibits vibrant-hued, ARTIFACT WALLS ART POTTERY AND GLASS
nature-inspired works that connect to the IN AMERICA 1880S-1920S Highlighting the
human body (4/23-6/5) design movement that embraced the ide-
als of superior craftsmanship, naturalistic
NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM ornamentation and living with beauty in
202-633-2214 the home (Now-4/24/17) GEORGE SIDNEY:
airandspace.si.edu CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN GOLDEN AGE
BOEING MILESTONES OF FLIGHT HALL HOLLYWOOD Exploring the career and
Museums central exhibition space is innovation of award-winning director of
undergoing major renovation but will re- such films as Bathing Beauty and Anchors
open on the institutions 40th anniversary Away (Now-3/31)
to the day (Opens 7/1)
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM 202-633-1000
202-272-2448 mnh.si.edu
nbm.org NATURES BEST PHOTOGRAPHY: BEST OF THE
LUMINOUS LANDSCAPES: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BEST Selected from nearly 500,000
ALAN WARD (Now-9/5) THE NEW AMERICAN images submitted by photographers
GARDEN The Washington-based firm around the globe over the past 20 years,
Oehme, van Sweden & Associates revolu- courtesy of the Windland Smith Rice
tionized American landscape architecture International Awards (Now-Fall) THE
with lushly planted gardens with orna- LAST AMERICAN DINOSAURS: DISCOVERING
mental grasses and perennials rela- A LOST WORLD As it develops a new
tively low-maintenance and tapestry-like National Fossil Hall, this exhibition is
to be viewed in all four seasons (Now-5/1) one place for the museum to display its
ancient bones collection (Now-2018)
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART MUD MASONS OF MALI Djenne, a UNESCO
202-737-4215 World Heritage Site in Mali, is famous for
nga.gov its spectacular architecture thanks to its
IN CELEBRATION OF PAUL MELLON A 75th centuries-old tradition of masons, whose
anniversary-related exhibition, featuring work is highlighted through archival and
80 of the finest pastels, watercolors, draw- contemporary photographs and early
ings, prints and illustrated books selected engravings (Indefinite)
from one of the gallerys leading benefac-
tors (5/8-9/18) LOUISE BOURGEOIS: NO NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
EXIT Artists ties to surrealism and exis- 202-633-1000
tentialism is explored through 17 works nmai.si.edu
on paper and four sculptures (Now-5/15) KAY WALKINGSTICK: AN AMERICAN ARTIST
The first major retrospective of this
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MUSEUM citizen of Cherokee Nation and one of
202-857-7700 the worlds most celebrated artists of
natgeoevents.org/dc Native American ancestry (Now-9/18)
CROCS: ANCIENT PREDATORS IN A MODERN THE GREAT INKA ROAD: ENGINEERING AN
WORLD Exhibition explores the fasci- EMPIRE One of the monumental engi-
nating history and biology of crocodiles neering achievements in history, this net-
as well as providing Immersive hands-on work of more than 20,000 miles crossed
experiences, from listening to crocodile mountains and tropical lowlands, rivers
calls to creating 3-D animations of these and desserts, linking the Inka capital
 Spring Arts Preview
Cusco with the farthest reaches of its NEWSEUM SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
empire and still serves Andean com- 888-NEWSEUM 202-633-7970
munities today in Colombia, Ecuador, newseum.org americanart.si.edu
Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile (Now- CNN POLITICS CAMPAIGN 2016: LIKE, SHARE, MARTIN PURYEAR: MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS
6/1/18) NATION TO NATION: TREATIES ELECT (Opens 4/15) INSIDE TODAYS FBI An unprecedented look into this D.C.-
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND AMERICAN An update to the Newseums popular FBI based artists inspirations, methods and
INDIAN NATIONS Tells the story of the exhibit explores how the agency fights transformative process through the dis-
treaties signed between early U.S. leaders crime in the age of global terrorism and play of drawings and prints as well as 12
and influential Native diplomats (Now- cybercrime, with news stories and dozens elegant, playful sculptures (5/27-9/5)
Spring 2020) of new artifacts (Ongoing) ROMAINE BROOKS A display of 50 paint-
ings and drawings from the permanent
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
collection focused on an artist who struck
202-783-5000 202-387-2151
an androgynous look and explored gen-
nmwa.org phillipscollection.org
der and sexuality in her work, something
SHE WHO TELLS A STORY: WOMEN WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE: MODERN MASTER
very rarely done in her time a century ago
PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM IRAN AND THE ARAB A retrospective, nearly 100 years since (6/17-10/2) IRVING PENN: BEYOND BEAUTY
WORLD More than 70 photographs made his death, exploring the interrelationships One of the foremost photographers of
in various settings by pioneering women in Chases work across subject and media the 20th Century, known for his iconic
with roots in Iran or the Arab world, (6/4-9/11) fashion, portrait and still-life images that
probing ideas about personal identity, appeared in Vogue (Now-3/20)
vital political issues, changing cultural RENWICK GALLERY
landscapes and preconceptions (4/8-7/31) 202-633-1000
TOUCHSTONE GALLERY
renwick.americanart.si.edu
202-347-2787
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY CONNECTIONS: CONTEMPORARY CRAFT FROM
touchstonegallery.com
202-633-1000 THE PERMANENT COLLECTION Installation
npg.si.edu FIGURE 8 PLUS 1: EXPLORING THE HUMAN
highlighting new acquisitions, updating
FORM A show of nine Touchstone
THE OUTWIN 2016: AMERICAN PORTRAITURE the presentation of crafts and decorative
artists working to flesh out the human
TODAY Every three years artists from arts for the 21st century (Opens Summer
form through photography and paint-
across the country are invited to investi- 2016) WONDER Nine leading contem-
ings (3/4-27)
gate the art of portrayal through this com- porary artists have taken over different
petition, and the resulting juried exhibi- areas for site-specific installations (Now- TRANSFORMER
tion of finalists showcases excellence and 5/8 for second-floor galleries, Now-7/10 202-483-1102
innovation in contemporary portraiture first-floor) transformerdc.org
through a variety of media (3/12-1/8/17)
SACKLER GALLERY NO SHARPS, NO FLATS A group sound-art
HOLLYWOOD AND TIME: CELEBRITY COVERS
SMITHSONIANS MUSEUMS OF ASIAN ART show featuring over 30 original composi-
Approximately 35 Hollywood moguls
202-633-1000 tions by local musicians, united solely
and celebrities whose vision and talents
asia.si.edu in their musical key of C Major, phas-
carried us to different eras and exotic
SYMBOLIC CITIES: THE WORK OF AHMED ing in and out of harmony and rhythm
places through the cover of Time (4/1-
MATER A visual and aural journey, through a collaborative and somewhat
10/2) LINCOLNS CONTEMPORARIES Who
through photography and video, of a man random orchestration by the sculpture
were Abraham Lincolns contemporaries?
observing economic and urban change and the user (3/17-4/30) SOUTHERN
Many fascinating people beyond the poli-
in Saudi Arabia (3/19-9/18) PAINTING CONSTELLATIONS Third exhibition in
ticians and the military leaders of the
WITH WORDS: GENTLEMAN ARTISTS OF THE a four-part Do You Know Where Your
Civil War (Opening May 13) EYE POP: THE
MING DYNASTY Poetry, painting and Art Comes From? series in collabora-
CELEBRITY GAZE 53 portraits of luminar-
calligraphy were known as the three tion with American Universitys Visiting
ies who have been top in their fields, from
perfections among the Chinese literati Artist Program; this round focuses on
Oprah Winfrey to Brad Pitt, Katy Perry
during the Ming reign, and the Freer/ the work of six artists born or based in
to Sonia Sotomayor, all recent additions
Sackler is home to one of the best collec- the Southern U.S.(4/2-5/29, Katzen Arts
to the museums collection (Now-7/10)
tions of works with these creative expres- Center, 4400 Mass. Ave. NW) l
NELSON SHANKS: THE FOUR JUSTICES
sions (4/16-7/24) CHINAMANIA An
Artists monumental group portrait, a
interrogation of the enduring craze for For expanded Museums & Galleries list-
tribute to the four female justices who
Chinese blue-and-white ceramics which ings, please visit metroweekly.com.
have served on the U.S. Supreme Court
started in London two centuries ago (7/9-
(Now-10/16) KEVIN SPACEY AS PRESIDENT
1/2/17) PEACOCK ROOM REMIX: DARREN
FRANCIS J. UNDERWOOD (On view now)
WATERSTONS FILTHY LUCRE Painter rei-
magines James McNeill Whistlers famed
room as a decadent ruin collapsing under
the weight of its own creative excess
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artists, as performed by featured artists
including Paige Hernandez, Akua Allrich,
Baye Harrell and Kris Funns Corner
Store Jazz Quintet (5/6)

BALTIMORE SOUNDSTAGE
410-244-0057
baltimoresoundstage.com
MR. MID-ATLANTIC USOFA CONTEST AND
DRAG SHOW (5/14) AUSTRALIAS THUNDER
FROM DOWN UNDER (8/12-13)

BALTIMORE THEATRE PROJECT

410-752-8558
theatreproject.org
CHARM CITY KITTY CLUB A cabaret
designed to foster, showcase and
celebrate creative expression and social
justice among LGBT individuals and allies
(4/22-23) THE EVASONS: WORLD FAMOUS
MIND READING DUO Circus of Wonders
presents an audience-engaging show by
Jeff Evason and Tessa Evason offering
mind-blowing feats of telepathy and ESP,
even enticing skeptics with promises of a
$100,000 reward for proof of advanced
scouting or sleuthing of information
beforehand (4/30)
The Naked Magic Show at the Lincoln Theatre

Above & beyond

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THE SECOND CITY Legendary Chicago
troupe returns with Fully Loaded (3/24,
AROL BURNETT IS COMING TO TOWN. SO IS TRACY MORGAN. GEORGE
3/26) 29TH ANNUAL EVENING OF COMEDY
Takei. And pretty much every last queen who ever competed on RuPauls
Some of the nations funniest performers
Drag Race will be on stage in the area. But sometimes you dont want to see a
stop by every year (5/6-7)
diva or any kind of show. Maybe youd like to learn something and apply
yourself. You could learn how to successfully grow orchids or discover the precious art THE BIRCHMERE
of Japanese flower-arranging. Or why not learn to be a clown? Really, you can learn 703-549-7500
and do just about anything in this town. birchmere.com
CHARLES ROSSS ONE MAN DARK KNIGHT:
9:30 CLUB AMP BY STRATHMORE A BATMAN PARODY Latest show from
202-265-0930 301-581-5100 super-nerd creator behind the irreverent
930.com ampbystrathmore.com parody One Man Star Wars and One Man
RUPAULS DRAG RACE: BATTLE OF THE JULIA SCOTTI AND KEVIN MEANEY Big Lord of the Rings (4/17) RAVENS NIGHT
SEASONS Michelle Visage hosts this Pants & Hot Flashes offers a night of LGBT 2016 Celestial Bodies (10/22)
all-queen show, including Adore Delano, laughs from transgender artist formerly
Alaska Thunderfuck, Courtney Act, known as Rick Scotti and gay comedian as BLACK CAT
Ginger Minj, Miss Fame, Phi Phil Ohara seen on late-night TV and Broadway (5/13) 202-667-4490
and Violet Chachki (5/21) FREDA KELLY The Beatless devoted blackcatdc.com
secretary and friend tells her behind-the- TEN FORWARD HAPPY HOUR One episode
THE ALDEN scenes story in the 2013 documentary of Star Trek: The Next Generation and
703-790-0123 Good Ol Freda and will appear for a Q&A drink specials (3/11, and every Friday)
aldentheatre.org after the screening (6/25) HUMP! FILM FESTIVAL Dan Savage
AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER ON TOUR: carefully curates this annual festival of
JULIUS CAESAR (3/29) ASC ON TOUR: THE ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER porn, or short dirty movies...all created
IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (3/30) 202-399-7993 by people who arent porn stars but want
NEW YORK NEO FUTURISTS: TOO MUCH LIGHT atlasarts.org to be one for a weekend (5/6-7)
MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND (4/16) CLASSICS B-FLY BACKSTAGE A return engagement
OF THE SILENT SCREEN: BUSTER KEATONS of Liner Notes, a spoken word-infused
THE CAMERAMAN (7/7) THE MAGIC OF BILL performance influenced by actual liner
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THE CLARICE
301-405-ARTS
theclarice.umd.edu
CREATIVE DIALOGUE: FLASH IN TIME: DISCUSSING
D.C. PUNK FANZINES A discussion with
panelists from the underground fanzine
culture, including Scott Crawford, Patrick
Foster, Amanda Huron and Farrah Skeiky,
followed by screening of James Schneiders
forthcoming D.C. punk documentary Punk
the Capital (4/7) ARTISTTALK: INDIGENOUS
RIGHTS/INDIGENOUS OPPRESSION PART 3 A
conversation with Inuit throat singer Tanya
Tagaq about her heritage and activism
before her performance later that evening
(4/21) MARYLAND DAY A campus open
house with more than 60 different events
throughout the Clarice (4/30)
CORNER STORE ARTS
202-544-5807
cornerstorearts.org
CHILDREN & FAMILY OPEN MIC STORYTELLING
W/VERA OYE YAA-ANNA (3/12) OPEN MIC
STORYTELLERS (3/17)
DC9
202-483-5000
dcnine.com
AN EVENING OF HUMOROUS READINGS
Hosted by Brian Agler of McSweeneys
and Funny or Die (3/18)
FILLMORE SILVER SPRING
301-960-999
fillmoresilverspring.com
THE DIVAS OF DRAG Featuring Latrice
Royale, Alyssa Edwards, Trixie Mattel,
Mimi Imfurst, Milk, Jujubee, Kennedy
Davenport, Laganja Estranja, Gia Gunn,
Tatianna, Wendy Ho and Vicky Vox (3/30)
FILMFEST DC
202-274-5782
filmfestdc.org
The Washington D.C. International Film
Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary
this year and as ever plans to present
more than 60 features, documentaries
and shorts from around the world, though
details and schedule have not yet been
announced (4/14-24, various venues)
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY
201 East Capitol St. SE
202-544-7077
folger.edu
THYRAMUS AND PISBEE Eric Hissom, who
played Oberon in Folgers Midsummer
Nights Dream, reads from his new play
The Tragical Comedy of Thyramus and
Pisbee (3/11) PEN/FAULKNER: HOWARD
JACOBSON Former Man Booker Prize
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winner reads from his new novel Shylock
is My Name, a contemporary rendering of
The Merchant of Venice (3/14) TIFFANY
STERN From Script to Stage to Script
(3/17) MITCHELL S. JACKSON AND LESLIE
JAMISON The intersection of memoir,
essay and non-fiction takes center stage
in this joint reading (3/21) STEPHEN
GREENBLATT Shakespeares Life Stories
(4/25) PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION
CEREMONY Americas largest peer-juried
literary prize, now in its 36th year (5/14)
FORDS THEATRE
202-397-7328
fordstheatre.org
HISTORY ON FOOT WALKING TOUR
Follow a detective investigating the
Lincoln assassination (3/17-October)
ABRAHAM LINCOLN SYMPOSIUM The
Abraham Lincoln Institute and Fords
Theatre Society present a free one-day
symposium on the life, career and legacy
of the 16th president, featuring SIDNEY
BLUMENTHAL, A Self-Made Man: The
Political Life of Abraham Lincoln 1809-
1849, EDNA GREENE MEDFORD, Undeclared
Partners for Freedom: Lincoln, African
Americans and the Emancipation
Struggle, LOUIS P. MASUR, Lincoln and
the Problem of Reconstruction, STACY
PRATT MCDERMOTT, Mary Lincoln on
Mary Lincoln: Hearing the Voice of Mary
Lincoln and Contextualizing Her Life and
Legacy, and THOMAS L. CARSON, Lincolns
Ethics (3/19)
HILL CENTER
202-549-4172
HillCenterDC.org
FILM SCREENINGS: JOURNALISM IN DC
Longtime local film critic and author
Mike Canning leads this month-long
Friday night screening and discussion
series, with upcoming films including
James L. Brookss Broadcast News (3/11),
Billy Rays Shattered Glass (3/18), and
State of Play (3/25) E.J. DIONNE Why
The Right Went Wrong is the new book
about the legacy of Barry Goldwater from
this noted liberal columnist, who will
discuss the work with fellow journalist
Bill Press (3/14) KIMBERLY SCHRAF AND
CRAIG WALLACE NPRs Rebecca Sheir
interviews these two prominent, well-
regarded local actors (3/28) JOAN
QUIGLEY Bill Press leads a discussion
of this lawyer/journalists new book, Just
Another Southern Town: Mary Church
Terrell and the Struggle for Racial Justice
in the Nations Capital (4/4) JOYCE
GOLDSTEIN The New Mediterranean
Jewish Table is this prolific authors latest,
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authoritative cookbook and the focus of
a discussion led by NPR commentator
Bonny Wolf (4/14) ON THE COOKING RACK
WITH ERICA SKOLNIK Passover Desserts
is the focus of this class by the owner of
D.C.s artisan bakery Frenchies (4/14)
THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING WITH CHEF
GERARD PANGAUD (4/16, 5/6) SEEING RED
FILM SERIES New Yorker staff writer
Margaret Talbot and movie critic Nell
Minow host a series, including Hollywood
on Trial, a 1976 documentary about the
House Un-American Committee hearings
after World War II (4/24) and Invasion of
the Body Snatchers, the 1956 original that
has been called the most frightening film
ever made and reflected the obsessions
of the Cold War (5/22) THE LIFE OF THE
POET: MARY-JO BANG Washington Post
Book World editor Ron Charles leads a
discussion focused on the life and work
of this author of seven books of poems
(5/16) ITALIAN MASTER CLASS: JAKE ADDEO
Executive Chef of Bibiana Osteria-
Enoteca leads a culinary class (5/21)
HILLWOOD MUSEUM & GARDENS
202-686-8500
hillwoodmuseum.org
GARDENERS FOCUS: AN ORCHID-FILLED
GREENHOUSE Jason Gedeik leads tours
through Hillwoods working greenhouse
on most days in March, otherwise known
as Orchid Month FABERG EGG FAMILY
FESTIVAL (3/19-20) LECTURE: FABERGE IN
ST. PETERSBURG Discover the stunning,
new Faberge Museum holding the largest
collection of items from the House of
Faberge (4/12) FRENCH FESTIVAL
Alliance Franaise teams up with
Hillwood for this celebration of Frances
national holiday (7/9)
THE HOWARD THEATRE
202-588-5595
thehowardtheatre.com
THE MOTH STORYSLAM Prepare a five-
minute story to share at this open-mic
storytelling competition, one focused on
The Dark Side, as you define it whether
thats the underworld, life under a log, the
naughty or just un-sunny side of the street
(3/21) RISK PODCAST Kevin Allison
created this live show and podcast where
people tell stories they never thought
theyd share (3/26) DUNCAN TRUSSELL
Stand Up Comedy Bus Tour, presented by
Squarespace (4/5) JAKE HURWITZ & AMIR
BLUMENFELD: IF I WERE YOU LIVE PODCAST
Comedic advice offered live by these
comedians, also creators of Webby award-
winning Internet series Jake and Amir as
well as comedy advice (4/6) THE SWEET
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SPOT First-ever high-energy, heart-
pounding, fist-pumping, laugh-out-loud
pop erotica burlesque show in the world,
now touring the show Make It Rain (4/7)
KENNEDY CENTER
202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
BLACKS IN WAX A live wax museum,
an annual production in which local
youth transform from a wax replica of a
character to a live portrayal of notable
celebrities, replicated at the Kennedy
Center as part of its free nightly
programming (3/20, Millennium Stage)
SARAFINA! A free performance at the
Kennedy Center of Mbongeni Ngemas
musical exploring the black political
struggle (3/21, Terrace Theater) ADAM
CAYTON-HOLLAND A free performance
by the stand-up comedian, picked as one
to watch by both Esquire and Variety
(3/31, Terrace) MAZ JOBRANI Stand-
up sensation and founding member of
the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour leads an
evening of comedy (4/1, Concert Hall)
TRACY MORGAN Picking Up The Pieces
(4/22, Concert Hall) MIRANDA SINGS
International YouTube sensation offers a
night of comedy, hit songs, magic tricks,
dramatic readings of hate mail and never-
before-seen videos (4/23, Concert Hall)
CAROL BASH WITH CARMEN LUNDY, TERRI
LYNE CARRINGTON After a screening of
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings
the Band comes a panel discussion with
the films director and two female jazz
artists, in conjunction with the Williams
Jazz Festival (5/14, Terrace) IRELAND 100:
FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT Artist-in-
Resident Fiona Shaw directs this concert
featuring performers from Ireland and
the U.S., including choreographer and
dancer Colin Dunne, soprano Tara
Erraught, tenor Anthony Kearns, fiddler
Liz Knowles, the Harmony North Choir,
Uilleann pipers, actor Louis Lovett,
performers from the Abbey Theatre
and the National Symphony Orchestra
(5/17, Concert Hall) IRELAND 100: EAVAN
BOLAND IN CONVERSATION WITH COLM
TOIBIN Two of Irelands finest writers
read from and discuss their most recent
works (6/1, Family Theater) IRELAND
100: FOREMOST IRISH LANGUAGE POETS WITH
LARLA OLIONAIRD (6/2, Family Theater)
IRELAND 100: A CONVERSATION WITH COLUM
MCCANN (6/3, Family Theater) IRELAND
100: IRELANDS LAUREATERS ANNE ENRIGHT
AND PAULA MEEHAN (6/4, Family Theater)
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LINCOLN THEATRE emotional toll endured (3/22) CHARLIE
202-328-6000 HAMILTON JAMES: I BOUGHT A RAINFOREST
thelincolndc.com British photojournalist discusses his
GHASHEE W MASHEE (THE DUMBASS) Im adventures in the wild world, from buying
Hussein in another tale exploring issues a rainforest in Peru to photographing
affecting the Arab American community, the diverse ecosystems in Yellowstone or
directed by Aziz Charabaty (4/9) documenting vultures on the Serengeti
WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE Fictional podcast (4/5) LEE BERGER: ALMOST HUMAN Nat
brought to life on stage with Danny Schmidt Geo Explorer-in-Residence recounts the
and Carrie Elkin (4/18) THE NAKED MAGIC trailblazing expedition that resulted in
SHOW The worlds naughtiest magic his headline-making discovery of Homo
show featuring Christopher Wayne and naledi, a previously unknown hominin
Mike Tyler (4/24) COMEDY BANG! BANG! species now changing our understanding
LIVE! Scott Aukerman with guests Paul F. of the human story (4/11) ARTHUR
Tompkins and Lauren Lapkus Special, with MIDDLETON, JOE RIIS: THE FUTURE OF
opening act Neil Campbell (5/9) PLASTIC YELLOWSTONE An event meant as a
CUP BOYZ (5/29) centennial celebration of the National
Park Service with a wildlife ecologist and
LISNER AUDITORIUM photographer sharing the story of one of
202-994-6800 the most iconic creatures in Yellowstone,
lisner.org the elk, and their work with the Wyoming
KEN BURNS & HENRY LOUIS GATES JR. Migration Initiative (4/28) KENNY BROAD:
WETA presents American Fault Line: A NEAR MISSES & DIRECT HITS The 2011
Conversation on Race and the American Nat Geo Explorer of the Year discusses
Ideal, moderated by Carlos Watson of his wide-ranging approach to research,
OZY (3/14) TEDXFOGGYBOTTOM: THINK everything from trafficking to El Nino
NEXT An annual conference bringing to cutting-edge science projects (5/12)
together innovators and change-makers MARK SYNNOTT: LIFE ON THE VERTICAL
from locally and around the world (4/23) Extreme climber discusses his adventures,
including scaling the sea cliffs of Oman to
LOGAN FRINGE ARTS SPACE exploring Uzbekistans Dark Star cave
202-733-6321 (4/31) CAROLINE ALEXANDER: THE ILIAD: AN
capitalfringe.org EPIC RENDITION Renowned author reads
JAMES MCLURES LONE STAR A staged and discusses her newly published and
reading of a one-act comedy, set in late- acclaimed translation of one of the oldest
50s Texas, which doubles as a fundraiser stories man has ever told, a kickoff to
for Arcturus Theater Companys National Geographics new exhibition The
upcoming productions, including August Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander (6/2)
Strindbergs The Pelican and Julie Steele AN EVENING OF EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY
Allens Mariposa & The Saint (3/19) National Geographic personalities and
LEVITY An adults-only comedy night the next generation of explorers discuss
(3/26) TRINIDAD CRAFTING SALON - their work and pursuits at this annual
Get inspired to get crafty, or craftier, at Explorers Symposium (6/14)
this event intended to boost handiwork
POLITICS AND PROSE
skills (4/18, 6/13) CLOWN CABARET
Workshops teaching basic aspects to 202-364-1919
various forms of clowning, from classic to politics-prose.com
circus, commedia to slapstick (4/18, 6/13) IRIS BOHNET What Works: Gender
11TH ANNUAL CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL Equality By Design from this behavioral
This years festival will run for 22 days economist and director of the Women
and touch down at 10 venues around and Public Policy Program at Harvard
town, including the year-round Logan University (3/12) BARBARA BRADLEY
Fringe Arts Space, which will naturally HAGERTY Life Reimagined: The Science,
serve as festival hub (7/7-31) Art and Opportunity of Midlife from this
former NPR reporter (3/17) AUGUSTEN
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE! BURROUGHS Lust & Wonder: A Memoir
202-857-7700 is the seventh memoir from gay author
natgeoevents.org/dc of Running with Scissors (3/30, Busboys
& Poets, 2021 14th St. NW) DIANE REHM
HILAREE ONEILL: DOWN TO NOTHING
On My Own (4/5) SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL
Mountaineer discusses her September
2015 National Geographic story about A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of
leading a team of elite climbers to a remote Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1849 (5/18) ERIC
peak in Myanmar and the physical and RIPERT 32 Yolks: From My Mothers
 Spring Arts Preview
Table to Working the Line from this James York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (4/13) night. Hey, Jawon! (5/3) BRIAN REGAN
Beard Award-winning chef, part-owner JEN KIRKMAN I Know What Im Doing Relatively clean and profanity-free stand-
of New Yorks Le Bernardin and D.C.s and Other Lies I Tell Myself is the latest up comic (5/19-21)
Westend Bistro (5/20) book by the cable TV-minted comedian
and the focus of this event (4/16) WEINBERG CENTER FOR THE ARTS
SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY RUSSELL HOWARD One of the U.K.s most 301-600-2828
Harman Hall successful stand-up comedians tours the weinbergcenter.org
202-547-1122 U.S. with a brand-new show (5/4) IMAGO THEATRE: ZOOZOO An enchanting
shakespearetheatre.org wordless production featuring comedy,
THE ACADEMY FOR CLASSICAL ACTING STRATHMORE illusion and larger-than-life replicas of
Meet tomorrows classical actors today 301-581-5100 exotic and familiar creatures intended for
is how STC bills the acting out of scenes strathmore.org animal lovers of all ages (3/17) THE NEW
and monologues that students in its THE CEREMONY OF TEA: A DEMONSTRATION OF ADVENTURES OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND A
acting program will give one night over TRADITION A free demonstration by the lively musical adaptation of the Lewis
happy hour (3/17, Harman Hall Forum) Chado Urasenke Tankokai Washington Carroll classic for young audiences (3/25-
HANGMEN An HD broadcast filmed from DC Association, in conjunction with the 26) ERIK LARSON For a Frederick Reads
Londons Royal Court Theatre where exhibit Timeless Transformation (3/12, program, past National Book Award
Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman) stars Mansion) IKEBANA WORKSHOP Learn nominee will discuss and sign copies of
as a local celebrity in Matthew Dunsters the art of Japanese flower arranging (3/13, his most recent book, Dead Wake: The
new comedy (3/21) MUSLIMS IN ART AND Mansion) THE HEART OF THE KIMONO Last Crossing of the Lusitania (4/4)
CULTURE A discussion tied to STCs A discussion about these formal robes THE NIGHT CRY A screening as part of a
production of Othello (3/18, 3/23, Forum) led by kimono expert Kuniko Kanawa Silent Film Series at the Weinberg (4/16)
ASIDESLIVE SYMPOSIUM: 1984 A three- (3/13, Mansion) HISTORICAL HOME TOUR NAOMI SHIHAB NYE Award-winning
hour event offering the opportunity to A guided tour illuminating the history, Palestinian-American poet, writer and
examine George Orwells 1984 through architecture and personal stories of educator discusses her work as part of the
discussions with experts on the topics Strathmores original venue (3/24, 4/22, Frederick Speaker Series (4/17) CHONDA
of security and surveillance, Orwells 5/12, 6/16, Mansion) ARTS & THE BRAIN: PIERCE Emmy-nominated comedian,
influence on our society and the work GEORGE GERSHWIN Harvard-educated dubbed the country comic by Billboard,
that went into adapting the book into psychiatrist and Juilliard-trained concert stops by for a Focus on the Funny Tour
the play (4/3, Forum) AS YOU LIKE IT pianist Richard Kogan explores the (4/23) THE BREAKFAST CLUB A Flying
The National Theatre broadcasts its first healing impact of music, with the life and Dog Movie Series screening (4/27)
staging in over 30 years of Shakespeares work of Gershwin suggested as a case in GEORGE TAKEI Fresh off his Broadway
glorious comedy of love and change, point (3/31, Mansion) ARTS & THE BRAIN: run with Allegiance A New Musical,
starring Rosalie Craig as Rosalind (4/17) DANCE & MOVEMENT FOR A HEALTHY BRAIN Takei comes to the Weinberg as part of
JEREMY GARCON Poet, whose work Writer and dance critic Judith Lynne the Frederick Speaker Series (5/2)
touches on gender roles, wealth disparity, Hanna of the University of Maryland
societal expectations and complexities of speaks about the mind/body connection WOLF TRAP
romance, reads from his latest book Boy and the link between dance and improved 703-255-1900
I Adore just before a performance of The mental health (4/7) CAROL BURNETT wolf-trap.org
Taming of the Shrew (6/2, Forum) WILL ON The female sketch comedy pioneer and A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION WITH GARRISON
THE HILL This event welcomes Members all-around dynamic entertainer will put KEILLOR The public radio celebrity
of Congress, Senators and distinguished herself on the spot, taking questions from returns for another Memorial Day run
Washington insiders to perform scenes the audience (4/15-16, Music Center) of shows, including a live broadcast,
from Shakespeare, infused with comedic ACROBUFFOS: AIR PLAY The comedy this year featuring Chris Thile of Nickel
references to contemporary politics (6/13) duo of Seth Bloom and Christina Gelsone Creek and the Punch Brothers, Heather
offers a show merging the high art of Masse of the Wailin Jennys and Vince
SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE Daniel Wurtzels air sculptures with Giordano and the Nighthawks (5/27-28,
202-408-3100 crowd-pleasing comedy, including the Filene Center) RAGTIME THE MUSICAL
sixthandi.org spectacles of flying umbrellas, larger- The touring production of the Broadway
PURIM 2016: MAKE SHUSHAN GREAT AGAIN than-life balloons, kites, even a huge snow musical spectacle (6/9-11) FLIGHT OF THE
Sixth and I promises an election-themed globe (5/6, Music Center) CONCHORDS The New Zealand musical
Purim celebration with a full megilla comedians (6/13) WAIT WAIT...DONT TELL
WARNER THEATRE ME! - The popular NPR news quiz show
reading and an unconventional spiel, a
satirical spin on the traditional holiday 202-397-SEAT broadcasts live (7/21) IRA GLASS The
story (3/23) UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE warnertheatre.com public radio star makes his Wolf Trap
TOURING COMPANY (3/27) CALL YOUR LEWIS BLACK (4/28-30) BON QUI QUI debut with a solo show, Seven Things
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ANNIE E. CLARK AND ANDREA L. PINO The Gold-Plated Dreams Tour features Wolf Trap (6/12) l
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Sexual Assault Speak Out, and that will a hip-hop performance by Group 1 Crew,
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MARCH 10 - 17, 2016
SPOTLIGHT
BEAUTIFUL THING
Now in its third season, the Rainbow
Theatre Project offers a concert read-
ing of Jonathan Harveys Beautiful
Thing, about two working class boys
who fall in love. Jeanette Buck directs
a cast led by Jack Posey, a senior
at McLean High School, and Jaysen
Wright (Theater J) as Jamie and Ste.
Also on the bill is a reading of Kevin
Joness short play Mr. Fantastic,
which will be directed by Christopher
Janson. Monday, March 14, at 7:30
p.m. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. Tickets
are $15. Call 202-204-7760 or visit
MICHELLE PATTERSON

rainbowtheatreproject.org.

CARMEN: AN AFRO-CUBAN
JAZZ MUSICAL
Some of Broadways best writer/
director Moises Kaufman (The

Toasting Tinseltown
Laramie Project) and choreographer
Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys) among
them are behind this world-pre-
miere adaptation of Bizets opera as
a musical set in 1958 revolutionary
Congressional Choruss spring cabaret is a showy spectacle Cuba. Olney Theatre presents a co-
production with Kaufmans Tectonic

A
Theater Project featuring lyrics by
DECADE AGO, THE CONGRESSIONAL CHORUS OFFERED A RATHER STAID CABA- Kaufman and a book co-written by
ret to celebrating Valentines Day. Kaufman and Eduardo Machado,
As far as performance goes, it was pretty straightforward, says David Simmons, the with music composed and adapted by
Arturo OFarrill. The 18-person cast
groups artistic director. No costumes, no scenery, no dancing, no memorized musics. stars Brandon Andrus as Jose, Caesar
Bit by bit, Simmons has added all that and more to the organizations annual spring cabaret. Samayoa as Camilo and Christina
Every year, the production, and the production values, have just gotten bigger and more elabo- Sajous as the tragic titular diva. To
rate and more complicated, he says. Weve now gone from the initial forty people in the cast, March 16. Mainstage at Olney Theatre
Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring
ten years ago, to eighty. Simmons also added a seven-piece band, a dance troupe and choreog- Road, Olney, Md. Call 301-924-3400
raphers to stir things up. Hes also added more shows, from the initial Saturday night to a full or visit olneytheatre.org.
weekend run which typically sells out in advance.
The cabarets focus has also shifted over the years, from a general love theme to a toast to LIZZ WRIGHT
A blues-fired R&B singer with a coun-
pop and choral standards from a particular era or decade. This years cabaret, , Tinseltown: A trified bent and gospel and jazz back-
Hollywood Cabaret, is a love letter to the movies. ground, this New Yorker by way of
Weve developed a pretty elaborate set this year, he says. Its actually a very art deco- Georgia sometimes powers her smoky
contralto to its full-throttle extremes,
inspired set from sort of the golden age of Hollywood black and silver and gold. And all of but the point is never to showboat.
the music featured in the show is music that became popular because it was featured in a film. Wright will knock you out with lyrical
The cabarets songs span nine decades, a range that includes Over The Rainbow from The power, stun you with beautiful, ele-
Wizard of Oz, Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Dont Rain gantly crafted melodies and shock you
with vocal subtlety. Shes currently
on My Parade from Funny Girl, and Let It Go from Frozen. on tour supporting her first set in five
The most recent is drawn from just last year and Simmons says Glory, from Selma, will years, last years Freedom & Surrender.
be a particular highlight of the evening. The arrangement were doing of Glory is incredibly Maia Sharp opens. Monday, March
14, at 7:30 p.m. The Birchmere, 3701
powerful. Two gospel soloists, and four rappers. Its quite dramatic. Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria.
The show is going to be quite a spectacle, says Simmons. We purposely tried to program Tickets are $39.50. Call 703-549-7500
music that would appeal to almost any generation possible. Doug Rule or visit birchmere.com.

STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, KEN

The Congressional Chorus performs Thursday, March 17, through Saturday, March 19, at 8 p.m.,
PAGE WITH YOUNG ARTISTS OF
and Sunday, March 20, at 4 p.m., at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. Tickets are AMERICA
$48 for general seats, with tables of six starting at $350. Call 202-399-7993 or visit atlasarts.org. To toast its first five years, Strathmores
Young Artists of America organization
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has scored quite the coup: Enlisting
Wicked and Pippin composer Stephen
Schwartz to premiere a new symphonic
version of Children of Eden, Schwartzs
1991 biblical-based musical with John
Caird. But its not just Schwartzs
imprimatur and involvement as guest
mentor thats noteworthy about this
production. Theres also the casting of
Ken Page (Cats) as God, reprising the
role he originated in the shows short
run on Londons West End. The North
Bethesda Middle School Combined
Choruses will also join the organiza-
tions youth orchestra and vocal ensem-
ble, along with professional mentors, to
perform the show, directed by Noah
Himmelstein. Sunday, March 13, at 4
p.m. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301
Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.
Tickets are $18 to $48, or $175 for a
GALA ticket with prime seating, a meet
and greet with the artists and a post-
performance gala. Call 301-581-5100 or
visit strathmore.org.
FILM
JERUSALEM 3D
Benedict Cumberbatch narrates a film
offering the first-ever large format
aerial footage of the Old City and
throughout the Holy Land including
sites ranging from the Western Wall
to the Dome of the Rock to the Sea of
Galilee. This 3D film also offers eye-
opening personal stories and remark-
able historical perspective. Showtimes
Saturdays and Sundays to March 31.
National Geographic Museum, 1145
17th St. NW. Tickets are $7. Call 202-
857-7588 or visit ngmuseum.org.
THE ROCKY HORROR
PICTURE SHOW
Every Friday and Saturday Landmarks
E Street Cinema shows films at mid-
night that are more risqu or campy
than the usual fare. And, no surprise,
once a month brings screenings of
a certain cult classic. Each screen-
ing is accompanied by the shadow
cast Sonic Transducers, who act out
the film in front of the screen with
props and costumes. Friday, March 11,
and Saturday, March 12, at midnight.
Landmarks E Street Cinema, 555 11th
St. NW. Call 202-452-7672 or visit
landmarktheatres.com.
STAGE
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM
The hearty Shakespeare comedy gets
twisted considerably at Folger Theatre
through the casting of women in tra-
ditionally male roles. Holly Twyford
is Bottom and Erin Weaver is Puck
as part of a large cast directed by
Aaron Posner that also includes
Megan Graves, Eric Hissom, Caroline
Stefanie Clay, Adam Wesley Brown
and Desmond Bing. Closes this Sunday,
March 13. Folger Theatre, 201 East
Capitol St. SE. Tickets are $35 to $75.
Call 202-544-7077 or visit folger.edu.
CONSTELLATIONS
David Muse directs a distinctly inti-
mate staging of Nick Paynes play
that charts the infinite possibilities
of one relationship. Written by one of
Britains most innovative playwrights,
Constellations plays with choice and
chance, and charts the limitless pos-
sibilities of one relationship. Tom
Patterson and Lily Balatincz star.
Extended to March 20. Stage 4 at
Studio Theatre, 14th & P Streets NW.
Call 202-332-3300 or visit studiothe-
atre.org.
FOR COLORED GIRLS
Deidra Starnes, who starred in the
original Off Broadway production,
direct Ntozake Shanges landmark
for colored girls who have considered
suicide/when the rainbow is enuf at
Theater Alliance. Sharisse Taylor,
Christa Bennett, Lolita Clayton,
Kashayna Johnson, Naomi LaVette,
Alina Collins Maldonado and Natalie
Graves Tucker star. To March 26.
Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon
Place SE. Tickets are $35 to $50. Call
202-241-2539 or visit theateralliance.
com.
JACK AND PHIL,
SLAYERS OF GIANTS
Janet Stanford directs Imagination
Stages tongue-in-cheek adaptation
of the classic fairy tale Jack and the
Beanstalk in this Theater for Young
Audiences production by Charles
Way. The focus is on Jack, a sporty,
popular kid whose mother is fac-
ing foreclosure on their house and
enlists his smart yet nerdy neighbor
Phil to accompany him to the pawn-
shop to trade in his grandfathers gold
watch for some magic beans. Closes
Sunday, March 13. Imagination Stage,
4908 Auburn Ave. Bethesda. Tickets
are $10 to $25. Call 301-280-1660 or
visit imaginationstage.org.
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
Another musical by Benj Pasek and
Justin Paul (Dear Evan Hansen,
Dogfight), based on Roald Dahls
disproportionately peachy tale and
featuring a book by Timothy Allen
McDonald, gets the theater for young
audiences treatment at Adventure
Theatre MTC. Michael Baron directs
the show, a co-production with
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. To April
4. Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300
MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Tickets
are $19.50. Call 301-634-2270 or visit
adventuretheatre-mtc.org.
ROAD SHOW
Thirteen years after it debuted as part
of the Kennedy Centers Sondheim
Celebration when it was called
Bounce Signature offers a new
production of this Sondheim show,
featuring a book by John Weidman
(Assassins, Pacific Overtures). Road
Show is a musical travelogue focused
on the adventures of the real-life
Mizner brothers, an eccentric duo
from a century ago who sought fame
and fortune and the American dream.
Gary Griffin directs. Closes Sunday,
March 13. Signature Theatre, 4200
Campbell Ave., Arlington. Call 703-
820-9771 or visit signature-theatre.org.
ROMEO AND JULIET
One of its earliest attempts at word-
less Shakespeare, Synetic Theater
revives the 2008 production, which
snagged six Helen Hayes Award nomi-
nations and two wins, for direction and
ensemble. Synetics founding artistic
director Paata Tsikurishvili returns to
direct the show, set among the gears
of a giant clock, such that the great-
est of Shakespearean lovers here
portrayed by Synetic veterans Zana
Gankhuyag and Irina Kavsadze race
against time itself to try to outrun their
fate. To March 27. Theater at Crystal
City, 1800 South Bell St., Arlington.
Tickets are $15 to $60. Call 800-494-
8497 or visit synetictheater.org.
THE FLICK
Annie Bakers Pulitzer Prize-winning
comedy focuses on employees at an
increasingly out-of-date movie the-
ater struggling to find their place in
the world. Starring Evan Casey, Lara
C. Harris, Thaddeus McCants and
William Vaughan. Directed by Joe
Calarco. In previews. Pride Nights are
Friday, March 18, and Friday, April 8.
To April 17. Signature Theatre, 4200
Campbell Ave., Arlington. Call 703-
820-9771 or visit signature-theatre.org.
THE LION
As a stop on a multi-city tour, Arena
Stage welcomes rock musician
Benjamin Scheuer, who will sing and
play guitar as he performs his solo
musical, relating his journey from boy-
hood to manhood that garnered him
a Drama Desk Award. Sean Daniels
directs. To April 10. Kogod Cradle
in the Mead Center for American
Theater, 1101 6th St. SW. Tickets are
$40 to $70. Call 202-488-3300 or visit
arenastage.org.
THE WORLD IS A HANDKERCHIEF
Hugo Medrano directs GALAs
bilingual production of Jorge Diazs
play with catchy music by VIttorio
Cintolesi and perfect for children of
all ages. The World Is A Handkerchief
focuses on a bored clown, Titiloco,
who takes a magic handkerchief ride
and learns that the world would be a
better place if only people cared more
for the environment, diversity, even
life itself. To March 19. GALA Theatre
at Tivoli Square, 3333 14th St. NW.
Tickets are $12. Call 202-234-7174 or
visit galatheatre.org.
WORD BECOMES FLESH
Two pioneers of what has been
called hip-hop theater are behind
Word Becomes Flesh: playwright
Marc Bamuthi Joseph and director
Psalmayene 24. Louis E. Davis, Justin
Weaks, Chris Lane, Clayton Pelham
Jr., and Gary L. Perkins III star in
a show featuring choreography by
Tony Thomas and original music by
Nick the 1da. At Theater Alliance. To
March 26. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020
Shannon Place SE. Tickets are $35 to
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$50. Call 202-241-2539 or visit theater-
alliance.com.
COMMUNITY STAGE
THE NORMAL HEART
Baltimores Vagabond Theatre, which
bills itself Americas oldest continu-
ously operating little theatre, reprises
its 25-year-old production of Larry
Kramers explosive Tony Award win-
ner about the early years of the AIDS
crisis, an electrifying indictment of the
government, media and the public for
silence and refusal to deal with the
epidemic. Howard Berkowitz directs.
Weekends to March 20. Vagabond
Theatre, 806 S. Broadway, Baltimore.
Tickets are $17 to $20. Call 410-563-
9135 or visit vagabondplayers.org.
MUSIC
ANNAPOLIS CHORALE
Live Arts Maryland presents a concert
focused on some of the most powerful-
ly moving music ever written for cho-
rus, Rachmaninoffs All Night Vigil, or
Vespers. J. Ernest Green conducts the
chorale and guest soloists Madeleine
Grey and David Merrill for two perfor-
mances of the Vespers, performed with
singers distributed around the nave in
St. Annes Church, putting the audi-
ence at the center of the sound. Friday,
March 11, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday,
March 12, at 8 p.m. St. Annes Church,
Church Circle. Annapolis. Tickets
are $45. Call 410-280-5640 or visit
liveartsmaryland.org.
BEAU SOIR ENSEMBLE
With a goal of making classical music
accessible and enjoyable, this group
plays all over the region and all types
and eras of classical music. Next week
theyll throw in some Irish music at
a free, pre-St. Patricks Day concert
hosted by the Friends of the Torpedo
Factory Art Center in Alexandria.
Guest flautist David Lonkavich will
join harpist Michelle Myers Lundy and
violist Jennifer Ries for this perfor-
mance. Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m.
Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 North
Union St. Alexandria. Free. Call 703-
838-4565 or visit torpedofactory.org.
BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Every Monday night the 17-piece
jazz orchestra performs a variety of
music from the big band repertoire
including pieces by Duke Ellington,
Count Basie, Billy Strayhorn and
Maria Schneider, plus originals from
band members, at its namesake venue.
Founded by baritone saxophonist
Brad Linde and club owner Omrao
Brown, featuring some of D.C.s best
jazz musicians, including Linde and
trumpeter Joe Herrera, who co-
direct. Performances at 8 p.m. and 10
p.m. every Monday night. Bohemian
Caverns, 2001 11th St. NW. Tickets are
$10. Call 202-299-0800 or visit bohe-
miancaverns.com.
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MOUNT MORIAH
Lesbian singer Heather McEntire has
a sweet, pristine voice that recalls
country antecedents, from Alison
Krauss to especially Dolly Parton. Yet
her band Mount Moriah makes music
more in the austere, pensive indie-
rock mold a contrast that makes
the North Carolina trio all the more
interesting. The group returns to the
Rock and Roll Hotel in support of
its new third album How to Dance.
Friday, March 11, at 8 p.m. Rock and
Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. Tickets are
$12 in advance, or $14 day-of show.
Call 202-388-ROCK or visit rockan-
drollhoteldc.com.
NATIONAL SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet performs
Liszts beloved Romantic masterpiece,
the Piano Concerto No. 2, on a pro-
gram led by Christoph Eschenbach
also including Brahmss heroic
Symphony No. 3 as well as three of the
composers Hungarian Dances. The
concert also features the premiere of
Tobias Pickers concerto Opera with-
out Words. Thursday, March 10, at 7
p.m., Friday, March 11, at 11:30 a.m.,
and Saturday, March 12, at 8 p.m.
Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Tickets
are $15 to $89. Call 202-467-4600 or
visit kennedy-center.org.
WICKED JEZABEL
Pauline Anson-Dross popular lesbian
all-covers party-rock band Wicked
Jezabel has been rocking as well as
raising money for various good causes
all over the region for a decade
now, originally under the name The
Outskirts of Town. This weekend the
This weekend the women return to
perform at the weekly Ladies Night
in the Loft event at Baltimores gay
club Grand Central. Saturday, March
19, at 9 p.m. The Loft at Grand Central,
1001 N. Charles St. Baltimore. Cover is
$10. Call 410-752-7133 or visit wicked-
jezabel.com.
WHITE FORD BRONCO
D.C.s all 90s party band, cheek- digital age. The show features Dafna
ily named after O.J. Simpsons notori-
ous failed getaway car, sings through
that decades songbook in all styles
of popular music. The Rock and Roll
Hotel offers the next show by this
five-member ensemble, made up of
singer/guitarist Diego Valencia, singer
Gretchen Gustafson, guitarists Ken
Sigmund and McNasty and drum-
mer Max Shapiro. Herr Metal opens.
Saturday, March 12, at 8 p.m. and 11:30
p.m. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St.
NE. Tickets are $22.50 in advance, or
$25 day-of show. Call 202-388-ROCK
or visit rockandrollhoteldc.com.
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DANCE
FLAMENCO FESTIVAL: BALLET
FLAMENCO DE ANDALUCIA
As part of the Flamenco Festival now
touring the U.S., this Spanish com-
pany presents Images: 20, commemo-
rating the 20th anniversary of this
important troupe and revisiting five of
the most celebrated dances in its rep-
ertoire. Saturday, March 12, at 8 p.m.
GW Lisner, The George Washington
University, 730 21st St. NW. Tickets
are $35 to $65. Call 202-994-6851 or
visit lisner.org.
MONICA BILL BARNES
& COMPANY
In the new dance work Happy Hour,
choreographer and performer Monica
Bill Barnes and performing partner
Anna Bass offer gender-bending per-
formances as would-be studs or
really, average, awkward straight men
leading a karaoke-fueled cocktail
party. Just as in real life, the party
rarely ever lives up to even the low-
est of expectations and thats when
the night isnt an outright failure.
Happy Hour, presented as part of
the Kennedy Centers World Stages
series, is the latest from Barness
nearly two-decades old contempo-
rary dance company started with a
mission to celebrate individuality,
humor and the innate theatricality of
everyday life. Thursday, March 10,
and Friday, March 11, at 7 p.m. and 9
p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery.
Tickets are $59 to $69. Call 202-467-
4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
GALLERIES
#THISISWHYIMSINGLE
Flashpoint Gallery presents a post-
Valentines Day-themed show fea-
turing artists using as source mate-
rial their own experiences with social
media, dating apps and the quest
for an emotional connection in the
Makovskys A Boyar Wedding Feast
Steinbergs Im Willing to Lie about
How We Met, exploring idealized
desires of romance versus the reality
of personal communications on social
media; Jennifer Towners Failed
T-Shirt Designs for Todays Modern
Woman, playing with the idea of fit-
ting in with the standards of social-
ly accepted femininity; and Jenny
Waltons Match/Enemy, examining
presentations of male persona in pro-
file pictures on dating sites. Through
March 19. Flashpoint Gallery, 916 G St.
NW. Call 202-315-1310 or visit flash-
pointdc.org.
A COLLECTORS VISION:
WASHINGTONIANA COLLECTION
In addition to incorporating the
Textile Museum, the recently opened
George Washington University
Museum also houses the Albert H.
Small Washingtoniana Collection.
The exhibition A Collectors Vision
serves as a perfect introduction to
the collection, featuring maps and
prints, rare letters, photographs and
drawings documenting the history
of Washington, D.C. and donated by
Small in 2011. Ongoing. The George
Washington University Museum, 701
21st St. NW. Call 202-994-5200 or
visit museum.gwu.edu.
ART OF THE AIRPORT TOWER
The images of Smithsonian photog-
rapher Carolyn Russo offer a journey
examining contemporary and historic
air traffic control towers in this exhi-
bition at the Air and Space Museum.
Through November. National Air and
Space Museum, Independence Ave at
6th St. SW. Call 202-633-2214 or visit
airandspace.si.edu
EYE POP: THE CELEBRITY GAZE
Many never publicly displayed por-
traits of 53 luminaries at the top in
their fields is the focus of this exhibi-
tion at the National Portrait Gallery.
Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt, Katy Perry,
Sonia Sotomayor, Michelle Obama,
Serena Williams and Kobe Bryant are
among the works, ranging from draw-
ings to sculpture, paintings to video
portraits, and all recent additions to
the museums collection. Through
July 10. National Portrait Gallery, 8th
and F Streets. NW. Call 202-633-8300
or visit npg.si.edu.
FEATHERED
A showcase of three 20th century
print artists Frank W. Benson,
H. Emerson Tuttle and Stow
Wengenroth inspired by the beauty,
power and reverence of winged ani-
mals. Through April 9. The Old Print
Gallery, 1220 31st St. NW. Call 202-
965-1818 or oldprintgallery.com.
KONSTANTIN MAKOVSKY:
THE TSARS PAINTER
The Hillwood Museum presents a
special exhibition on the 19th Century
Russian painter who captured the
color, romance and extravagance of
the feudal Russian elite. Konstantin
RENWICK GALLERY: WONDER
will serve as the exhibition center-
piece, with exquisite objects and
details from the painting brought to
life through groupings of 17th Century
objects drawn from Hillwoods col-
lection, as well as loans from other
museums including the Met and
Baltimores Walters museums.
Through June 12. Hillwood Estate,
4155 Linnean Ave. NW. Suggested
donation is $12. Call 202-686-5807 or
visit HillwoodMuseum.org.
MISS PIXIES 12X12 ART SHOW
Pixie Windsor has curated a show
in the Capital Fringe building featur-
ing local artists who created mixed-
media, music-inspired works on can-
vases the size of a record album. Glynn
Romero, Lisa Marie Thalhammer,
Ellagwynn Niles, David Amoroso,
Maryanne Pollock, Willie Doyle and
Matt Herring are among the 17 artists
represented. Capital Fringe will get
20 percent of all art sales. Opening
night, featuring both recorded and live
music, is Thursday, March 10, from 7
to 11 p.m. On display through April 10.
Logan Fringe Arts Space, 1358 Florida
Ave. NE. Call 202-733-6321 or visit
capitalfringe.org.
ONE LIFE: DOLORES HUERTA
The National Portrait Gallery offers
its first exhibition devoted to a Latino
figure. Dolores Heurta co-founded the
National Farm Workers Association
with Cesar Chavez in 1962 and fought
for the passage of the California
Agricultural Labor Relations Act of
1975. Taina Caragol curated an exhi-
bition that vividly traces the 13 years
between those two actions. Through
May 15. National Portrait Gallery, 8th
and F Streets. NW. Call 202-633-8300
or visit npg.si.edu.
OUT OF THE ASHES
Subtitled New Library for Congress
and the Nation, this exhibition marks
the 200th anniversary of the acquisi-
tion of Jeffersons library of books, the
foundation of the modern Library of
Congress. The Jeffersonian concept of
a universal library covering all subjects
is the basis of the librarys compre-
hensive collecting policies. Through
May. Second Floor of the Library of
Congresss Thomas Jefferson Building,
10 First St. SE. Call 202-707-8000 or
visit loc.gov/concerts.
PRISTINE SEAS: THE OCEANS
LAST WILD PLACES
National Geographics Pristine Seas
project searches for the last truly wild
places in the ocean and documents
them in powerful footage intended to
motivate world leaders to protect the
worlds oceans. This exhibition about
the project features stunning photog-
raphy and behind-the-scenes expedi-
tion images from the Arctic to the
tropics, as well as an immersive under-
water video wall. Through March 27.
National Geographic Museum, 1145
17th St. NW. Free. Call 202-857-7588
or visit ngmuseum.org.
As part of the immersive exhibition
Wonder, nine leading contempo-
rary artists, including Gabriel Dawe,
Patrick Dougherty and Maya Lin, have
each taken over different galleries in
the newly renovated Renwick Gallery,
the first building in the U.S. designed
expressly as an art museum. Through
July 10. Renwick Gallery, Pennsylvania
Avenue at 17th Street NW. Free. Call
202-633-1000 or visit renwick.ameri-
canart.si.edu.
SEEING NATURE:
LANDSCAPE MASTERWORKS
Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen
has organized an exhibition with sev-
eral museums to display the 39 mas-
terpieces from his familys collection
exploring the evolution of European
and American landscape art. Spanning
five centuries, the exhibition features
works, among others, by Jan Brueghel,
Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, Gustav
Klimt, Georgia OKeeffe, Edward
Hopper and David Hockney. Through
May 8. The Phillips Collection, 1600
21st St. NW. Tickets $12. Call 202-
387-2151 x247 or visit phillipscollec-
tion.org.
SHAKESPEARE: LIFE OF AN ICON
In honor of the 400th anniversary year
of William Shakespeares death, the
Folger Shakespeare Library offers an
exhibition that brings together some
of the most important manuscripts
and printed books related to his life
and career. The intent is to offer a
glimpse of the most famous author
in the world. Through March 27. The
Great Hall in Folger Shakespeare
Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. Call
202-544-7077 or visit folger.edu.
THE BIG HOPE SHOW
Baltimores American Visionary Art
Museum offers its 21st annual exhibi-
tion, featuring over 25 artists offering
works in various media that cham-
pion the radiant and transformative
power of hope. Its an original and
unabashedly idealistic exhibition,
curated by Rebecca Alban Hoffberger,
founder and director of this original
and unabashedly unusual 20-year-old
museum. Through Sept. 4. American
Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key
Highway. Baltimore. Tickets are
$15.95, or $20 for the preview party.
Call 410-244-1900 or visit avam.org.
THE GREAT INKA ROAD:
ENGINEERING AN EMPIRE
One of the monumental engineering
achievements in history, the Great
Inka Road is a network of more than
20,000 miles, crossing mountains and
tropical lowlands, rivers and deserts,
linking the Inca capital Cusco with the
farthest reaches of its empire and it
still serves Andean communities today
in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia,
Argentina and Chile. This exhibition
explores the legacy of the Inka Empire
and technological feat of the road,
recognized by the United Nations as a
World Heritage site in 2014. Through
April 2018. National Museum of the
American Indian, Independence
Avenue at 4th Street SW. Call 202-
633-1000 or visit nmai.si.edu.
TIMELESS TRANSFORMATION:
KIMONOS, PRINTS AND TEXTILES
Kimonos and the artwork they inspire
is the focus of Strathmores spring
exhibition, part of the 2016 National
Cherry Blossom Festival. Traditional
garments and modern interpretations
will be on display along with details
about how artists adapt and assemble
familiar motifs. Through April 17.
The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701
Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. Call
301-581-5100 or visit strathmore.org.
WINDOW TO WASHINGTON
Window to Washington: The Kiplinger
Collection at HSW is an exhibition at
Washingtons Carnegie Library that
traces the development of the nations
capital from a sleepy Southern town
to a modern metropolis, as docu-
mented through the works of artists.
The Historical Society of Washington,
D.C., exhibition was made possible by
a donation from the Kiplinger family.
Its also an early step in a reorgani-
zation effort by the society, which
has struggled to revive ever since
its short-lived effort a decade ago to
run a City Museum of Washington
proved too ambitious. Open Tuesdays
through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Historical Society of Washington,
D.C., at the Carnegie Library, 801 K
St. NW. Call 202-393-1420 or visit
dchistory.org.
ABOVE AND BEYOND
LA-TI-DO
Regie Cabico and Don Mike
Mendozas La-Ti-Do variety show
is neither karaoke nor cabaret. The
show features higher-quality singing
than most karaoke, often from local
musical theater actors performing on
their night off. Cabico and co-host
Mendoza also select storytellers who
offer spoken-word poetry and com-
edy. Held at Bistro Bistro in Dupont
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Circle, La-Ti-Do welcomes Mackenzie
Newbury and Mami Whelan as per-
formers on Monday, March 14, at 8
p.m. Bistro Bistro, 1727 Connecticut
Ave. NW. Tickets are $15, or $10 if you
eat dinner at the restaurant before-
hand. Call 202-328-1640 or visit latid-
odc.wix.com/latidodc.
VAN-ANH VO: THE ODYSSEY:
FROM VIETNAM TO AMERICA
Vietnamese-American composer-per-
former marks the 40th anniversary
since the Vietnam Wars end with a
multimedia musical epic that explores
the journeys of the Boat People escap-
ing war and abandoning their lives in
search of freedom. Presented as part
of the Kennedy Centers World Stages
series, The Odyssey features original
music plus Vietnamese folk songs and
lullabies performed by musicians from
the Van-Anh Vo Quartet using tradi-
tional Vietnamese instruments as well
as electronic equipment and Western
elements. The piece also incorporates
spoken word, live media and histori-
cal objects to convey stories of human
transformations that resonate for all,
not just Vietnamese refugees. Friday,
March 11, and Saturday, March 12, at 7
p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater.
Tickets are $49. Call 202-467-4600 or
visit kennedy-center.org. l
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music
Snow Day
Miike Snow has a lot of fun on
their third release, but be prepared
to take the album on its own terms
by SEAN MAUNIER
F
RESH OFF A THREE-YEAR HIATUS, THE ELEC-
tropop trio Miike Snow makes up for the wait with an
album full of undeniably catchy hooks and melodies
that seem designed to stick in your head for days.
Swedish songwriters Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg
worked with no less than Madonna, Kylie Minogue and Britney
Spears before teaming up with their American vocalist Andrew
Wyatt. Before the release of iii (HHHHH), the trio was best
known for its 2009 singles Animal and Burial, off the self- and a medieval Eurasian conqueror.
titled debut album, and there are definitely hints of that sound
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(L-R) Karlsson, Wyatt and Winnberg
throughout iii. Wyatts voice is unmistakable, as is the bands
enthusiasm for warping and playing with those vocals, along
with just about everything else.
But, lets be honest, if youve heard of Miike Snow, its
probably because a friend made you watch the music video
for Genghis Khan, which dropped in December and at the
moment is approaching 3 million views on YouTube. A styl-
ishly choreographed send-up of spy thrillers from the 1960s,
lovingly rendered in slightly grainy technicolor, the video
follows a camp supervillains domestic malaise and his com-
plicated feelings for the James Bond lookalike strapped down
in front of an enormous ray gun. The video is adorable, and
the song itself, catchy and infectious. Its about as much fun
as you can have with a song about trust issues, and luckily, it
never becomes too self-serious. The lyrics I get a little bit
Genghis Khan/Dont want you to get it on/With nobody else
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but me suggests that the band is striving for comedic effect,
rather than a straight-faced parallel between teenage jealousy
The third track, Genghis Khan is a high point of iii, and
 going into the album, you could be forgiven for expecting nine earlier work. The mellowness sets the mood for the second
more one-off pop hits of varying quality. But Miike Snow wont half of iii, which is enjoyable and features plenty of interesting
be pinned down that easily. While the sound is unmistakably moments to fixate on, especially in the prowling, moody Back of
theirs, the band finds more inspiration from hip-hop this time the Car. Still, it never really achieves the same level of euphoria
around, rather than the straight-up indie pop aesthetic that ran found in the first four tracks.
through their self-titled debut. Reducing iii to rigid genre cat- Theres a lot to like about iii. Its sincerity is enjoyable, and
egories would do the album a disservice. The band recorded the its singles will undoubtedly feature on many road trip playlists
album sporadically in a handful of cities over a period of almost this summer. The trio behind Miike Snow are masters of their
two years, and has packed a lot into its 36-minute run time. craft, out to have fun, experiment, and get their songs stuck deep
It starts strong with the jaunty My Trigger, which seems inside our heads. While their experimentation does not always
designed to let us know that were in for a more polished land perfectly, the finished product is an effort the band can be
and buoyant pop album. Wyatts voice features prominently, proud of. l
and is distorted in interesting ways. While Miike Snows lyr-
ics have never been their main selling point, its hard not to Miike Snow is currently touring the United States and Canada. iii
crack a grin at Wyatt singing in a high-pitched voice, pull is available on iTunes, Amazon, and most popular streaming sites.
my trigger. As a bridge between My Trigger and Genghis
Khan, Heart of Me holds its own. While not quite as mem-
orable as the songs on either side of it, it pulses with synths
and some interesting swells.
The first three songs are strong on their own and do have
a noticeable confidence to them, but the albums other single
Heart is Full upstages them all with its bombastic swagger.
Granted, the song owes much to a sample from Marlena Shaws
1967 cut of Waiting For Charlie to Come Home, but Shaws
powerful voice integrates seamlessly with the overall arrange-
ment, carried by Wyatts vocals and a swelling horn section.
On For U, guest Charli XCX holds her own, but Wyatt
struggles to keep up, and his otherwise distinctive voice gets
somewhat lost in the noise on this more relaxed track. Coming
off the powerful Heart is Full, this one feels lacking. I Feel the
Weight, another mellow, downtempo song, recalls the bands
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 Mimosas, $4, 11am-5pm ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS Bottles, $4 Rail and Import
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 At Monsanto, we remain committed to diversity and inclusion for all.
This legislation would be contrary to that position.
Monsanto spokeswoman CHARLA LORD, in a statement to BuzzFeed opposing a proposed constitutional amendment in Missouri
that would allow wedding vendors to discriminate against same-sex couples by citing their sincerely held religious beliefs.

Obama has a soft spot for homosexuals because of the

years he spent as a male prostitute
in his twenties. That is how he paid for his drugs.

MARY LOU BRUNER, a Republican candidate for the influential Texas State Board of Education, in a Facebook post. Bruner,
who has gained attention for her belief in various conspiracy theories and wild-eyed statements, is favored to win in a
runoff election for the GOP nomination in May, as well as in the general election in November.

I cant help but wonder if people experienced what we do with

coming to terms with who we are,
maybe theyd get it.

RYAN BEENE, captain of the tennis team at a Christian university in Texas, in a post on OutSports.com reacting to a gay
storyline on the ABC show American Crime and reflecting on the self-hate that many LGBT people feel.

I actually know myself of seven.... You want to be honest, even to help them out, but you just cant do that.
The football world is extremely dark.
AMAL FASHANU, daughter of British footballer John Fashanu, telling BBC Radio 5 Live that she knows of at least seven gay
players in Englands top football division. Fashanus uncle, Justin, committed suicide in 1998 after coming out as gay.

I have become a much better person than I was back then. Its ridiculous to suggest that
people cannot change in the course of a quarter-century.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice REBECCA BRADLEY, in an interview on WTMJ radio, responding to criticism received after
opinion pieces she wrote in 1992 as a college student were unearthed by a liberal attack group. In her writings, Bradley called
gays queers and said people with AIDS basically commit suicide through their behavior.

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