Metro Weekly - 09-15-16 - Fall Arts Preview

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
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Volume 23 Issue 19
HARMONIC INDULGENCE
The Smith Sisters bring their magnificent harmonies
and an art show to The Birchmere next week
By Doug Rule
FALL ARTS PREVIEW
The season in film, stage, popular and classical music,

dance, exhibits and just about everything else
By Rhuaridh Marr and Doug Rule
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REFUGEES
The musical Come From Away tells the story of a

Canadian town that opened its doors to
thousands of stranded visitors
By Doug Rule
SPOTLIGHT: MILLER TIME p.9 OUT ON THE TOWN p.13

HARMONIC INDULGENCE: THE SMITH SISTERS p.14 VOCAL PASSION: MICHELE ANGELINI p.18
COMMUNITY: EDUCATION THROUGH ART p.21 SCENE: HRC NATIONAL DINNER p.25
FALL ARTS PREVIEW p.29 FILM p.31 STAGE p.39 POP MUSIC p.55 CLASSICAL AND CHORAL p.69
DANCE p.77 MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES p.81 ABOVE AND BEYOND p.89
GALLERY: JOHN PARADISO p.95 STAGE: COME FROM AWAY, THE LAST SCHWARTZ p.97
MUSIC: KT TUNSTALL p.98 NIGHTLIFE p.101 COVERBOY: CHRISTIAN p.101 LISTINGS p.103
LAST WORD p.110
The bitches who make this shit... #masthead
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GLASSNOTE RECORDS
Spotlight
Miller Time
Tor Millers lavish, sweeping sound evokes early Elton John and David Bowie
ALWAYS REALLY ENJOYED SINGING AS A KID, BUT IT

was nothing I was ever thinking about as a career, says Tor
Miller. It wasnt until I started taking piano lessons with a
teacher who pushed me to start writing. It was something that
was inside me but that needed to be coaxed a bit, sort of nourished and built up.
Smart piano teacher. Tor Miller is a new talent that immediately catches your attention. His magnificent debut album,
American English, debuts Sept. 30, and at points its a soaring
throwback to the sounds of the 70s, with sumptuous arrangements and instantly addictive melodic hooks. The first single,
Midnight, which also appeared on Millers four-song EP,
Headlights, is a glorious example, a nod to Elton John, from his
fertile Goodbye Yellow Brick Road period, with a hint of Rufus
Wainwright thrown in. To capture the albums sound, Miller
used a lot of analog instruments from that time period, and
recorded to tape. Its really genuine in its approach.

Miller, who will appear live at Jammin Java on Sunday, Sept.
18, is thrilled the album is finally getting released. It was ready a
year ago. He says hes not sure why it was held up.
It was initially very frustrating, he says of the wait
imposed by Glassnote Records, but I preoccupied myself
with writing the next record. The 22-year-old also used the
time to build a solid fan base over social media his Twitter
account, @tormillermusic, is filled with short videos of Miller
at the family piano, playfully plunking out moments from
classic songs he loves. He also toured as much as humanly
possible. Im doing the U.S. and part of Canada for my third
time this year, he says. The native New Yorker was especially
taken with the Northwest. I am a big fan of Vancouver, San
Francisco, Seattle, Portland, he says. I just kind of fell in love
with that area. Randy Shulman
Tor Miller appears at Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave. E, in Vienna, Va. on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.
General admission is $15, Premiere Plus seating is $25. For tickets, call 877-987-6487 or visit jamminjava.com.
Spotlight
ADAM GREENS ALADDIN
Best known as a singer-songwriter, both solo and

in anti-folk band The Moldy Peaches, Adam
Green also dabbles in film. His latest is a poetic and
subversive take on the classic tale starring Adam
as Aladdin, who lives with his dysfunctional family
in a town ruled by a corrupt leader with a socialite daughter. Natasha Lyonne, Macaulay Culkin,
Francesco Clemente, Har Mar Superstar, Devendra
Banhart, and Zoe Kravitz co-star. Green will perform his original soundtrack after the film screens.
Wednesday, Sept. 21. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Black Cat,
1811 14th St. NW. Tickets are $15. Call 202-6674490 or visit blackcatdc.com.
SCOTLUND HAISLEY, RICHARD FOLKERS
Compassion in Action: My Life Rescuing Abused and Neglected

Animals focuses on the work of Scotlund Haisley, who has rescued
an estimated quarter of a million animals from abuse, neglect and
cruelty as part of the Humane Society, the Washington Animal
Rescue League, and Animal Rescue Corps. Co-written with former
U.S. News and World Report journalist Richard Folkers, this memoir
documents how ARC has partnered with law enforcement to raid
puppy mills and laboratories, as well as its work in responding to
natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina. Saturday, Sept. 17, at 1
p.m. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Call 202-3641919 or visit politics-prose.com.
CHRIS BANKS
BLACKBERRY DAZE
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TC Carson stars as Herman Camm, a

provocative gambler who weaves his magic
on three unsuspecting women in a small
Virginia town post-World War I. Roz
White also features in Thomas W. Jones
IIs world premiere musical adaptation of
Ruth P. Watsons romantic mystery thriller.
To Oct. 9. MetroStage, 1201 North Royal
St., Alexandria. Tickets are $55 to $60. Call
800-494-8497 or visit metrostage.org.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARYLAND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
Out On The Town
MARYLAND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
As summer nears its end, thoughts naturally turn to jousting, feasting, crafts, theater, music, and merriment. Yes, its time
once again for Maryland Renaissance Festival, one of the worlds largest festivals recreating 16th century England. Now in
its 40th season and set in a park outside of Annapolis, Md., the festival encourages patrons to dress up in period costume.
(Theyre available to rent if you dont have your own doublet and hose.) Just dont bring weapons, real or toy, or pets, as they
tend to eat the turkey legs. Weekends through Oct. 23. Maryland Renaissance Festival, Crownsville Road, Crownsville, Md.
Tickets are $17 to $22 for a single-day adult ticket. Call 800-296-7304 or visit marylandrenaissancefestival.com.
Compiled by Doug Rule
FILM
BLAIR WITCH
A direct sequel to The Blair Witch

Project, initially kept secret, with
filmmakers shooting the film under
a fake title, the Adam Wingardhelmed thriller follows a group of
college students once again venturing into Marylands Black Hills
Forest, hoping to uncover the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of the characters from the first
film. Opens Friday, Sept. 16. Area
theaters. Visit fandango.com.
BRIDGET JONESS BABY
Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth as

Bridget and Mark Darcy return 12
years after Bridget Jones: The Edge
of Reason. Sharon Maguire directs
a film that took forever to release
due to rewrites, including bringing
in Emma Thompson as script doctor. Reaction from critics suggests
a familiar yet fun return to form.
Opens Friday, Sept. 16. Area theaters. Visit fandango.com.
KICKS
A pair of vintage Air Jordans are the

ticket to escaping one Oakland boys
poor, urban reality or so he imagines in a drama by Justin Tipping.
Jahking Guillory, Christopher
Jordan, Christopher Meyer, Kofi
Siriboe, and Mahershala Ali star
in what a Variety critic called an
arresting visual experience and
a debut of undeniable promise,
both for its director and its largely
unknown cast. Opens Friday, Sept.
16. Area theaters. Visit fandango.
com.
SNOWDEN
Oliver Stone has carved a career

out of making biopics about controversial American people and
politics. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars
as the traitor who leaked classified
information, ushering in a new era
of questions about just how much
our governments know about us.
Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo,
Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson,
and Nicholas Cage co-star. Opens
Friday, Sept. 16. Area theaters. Visit
fandango.com.
STAGE
ANGELS IN AMERICA:
MILLENNIUM APPROACHES
Two of suburban Marylands leading theater companies, Round

House Theatre Company and Olney
Theatre Center, join forces for an
unprecedented 25th anniversary
production of Tony Kushners twopart Pulitzer- and Tony-winning
masterpiece. In October, Part I:
Millennium Approaches and Part II:
Perestroika will be staged in repertory. Some of Washingtons leading actors take on the meaty roles
in the gay rights epic, including
Jonathan Bock, Kimberly Gilbert,
Mitchell Hebert, Thomas Keegan,
Sarah Marshall, Jon Hudson Odom,
Tom Story, and Dawn Ursula.
Millennium Approaches runs to Oct.
23. Round House Theatre, 4545
East-West Highway, Bethesda. Call
240-644-1100 or visit roundhousetheatre.org.
CLOUD 9
Michael Kahn helms a Studio

Theatre production of British playwright Caryl Churchills 35-year-old
exploration of power and sexual politics, set in colonial Africa and London
in the 1970s. Holly Twyford leads the
cast. To Oct. 16. Studio Theatre, 14th
& P Streets NW. Call 202-332-3300 or
visit studiotheatre.org.
COME FROM AWAY
Fords Theatre is one early stop

for the Broadway-bound folk/rock
musical by Irene Sankoff and David
Hein. The show celebrates hope
and humanity in a time of darkness, focusing on the thousands of
international passengers who were
stranded in a remote Newfoundland
town after air traffic was halted on
9/11, and the warm welcome locals
gave them. Directed by Christopher
Ashley (Memphis). To Oct. 9. Fords
Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. Call 800982-2787 or visit fordstheatre.org.
HAND TO GOD
Avenue Q sounds like childs play

compared to Robert Askins comedy focused on teens of a Christian
puppetry ministry in a small Texas
town. Touted as a blasphemous and
ruthless comedy about sex, sinners
and sock puppets, Joanie Schultz
directs a production led by Liam
13
Forde as a foul-mouthed, demonically possessed puppet. With Helen

Coxe, Caitlin Collins, Ryan McBride
and Tim Barker. Must close Sunday,
Sept. 18. Studio Theatre, 14th & P
Streets NW. Call 202-332-3300 or
visit studiotheatre.org.
REPORT TO AN ACADEMY
Scena Theatre opens its 30th season with a short existential drama
by storytelling master Franz Kafka.
Scena founder Robert McNamara
directs and stars as a captured
African ape who evolves to behave
like a human in the one-actor showcase. He even learns to communicate, sharing his tales of human
assimilation and earlier ape woes in
the jungle to a scientific academy.
To Sept. 25. Atlas Performing Arts
Center, 1333 H St. NE. Tickets are
$20 to $35. Call 202-399-7993 or
mosaictheater.org.
ROMEO & JULIET
Apples by Lee Jaworek
HARMONIC INDULGENCE
The Smith Sisters bring their magnificent harmonies and

an art show to The Birchmere next week
Y HUSBAND TOOK HIM TO SEE SOME BELLYDANCERS, DEBI

Smith says of her son. And he was getting up on stage and belly dancing.
One of the dancers said, Hes very free. He doesnt have those kind of
superimposed, Whos looking at me? What do they think? He just doesnt have it.
What a relief that is, when you think of it.
Smiths son, Lee Jaworek, has Aspergers autism. As such, he lacks self-criticism,
particularly when it comes to professional artistic endeavors. The 26-year-old
Fairfax native is a graduate of the Art School of Washington and has had his colorful, often abstract paintings displayed in the Virginia State Capitol Building, the
Athenaeum in Alexandria, and on CBS This Morning. He just sits down, he knows
exactly what hes doing, he goes straight to his work. He does it and then when hes
finished, Thats it. Im done, she says. I can anguish over this or that in a painting,
hes just fearless.
Paintings by both mother and son and Debis sister, Megan will be on display
when Debi and Megan perform next Thursday at the Birchmere. It will be kind
of fun for us because weve never done anything like this before, Smith says. The
evening marks a milestone for the tightly harmonizing folk group The Smith Sisters.
It is a 35th Im choking on that a 35th anniversary show of when we started
touring, says Smith, also a member of the comedy folk group The Four Bitchin
Babes. The thing thats really fun with Megan is the harmonies theres a lot of
twining in and out. People cant always tell whos who. Grammy-winning guitarist
Al Petteway will also perform at the anniversary show, adding a third harmony.
And Lee himself may also take the stage, if he feels the spirit move him He
had an amazing choirboy voice when he was younger, says Smith but his chief
focus will be on displaying his art. His paintings are heavily based on the colors of
the rainbow in their purest form, Smith says. Thats a really interesting way his
autism plays out in his art. Doug Rule
The Smith Sisters appear Thursday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m., at The Birchmere,
3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Tickets are $25.
Call 703-549-7500 or visit birchmere.com.
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Andrew Veenstra is Romeo and

Ayana Workmen is Juliet in a
production also featuring Rafael
Sebastian, Ryan Sellers, Brayden
Simpson, Emily Townley, Gregory
Wooddell, and Elan Zafir. Directed
by Alan Paul. To Nov. 6. Lansburgh
Theatre, 450 7th St. NW. Call 202547-1122 or visit shakespearetheatre.org.
SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF
Billed as the story of Louis

Armstrong that you dont know,
drama critic and biographer Terry
Teachouts first play makes its D.C.
premiere opening the second season of Mosaic Theater Company.
Eleanor Holdridge directs local
great Craig Wallace in this oneman show, portraying Armstrong,
his manager Joe Glaser, and his
rival Miles Davis. Set on the night
of Armstrongs last public performance in 1971, the play takes a hard
look at Satchmos life and his role
in the Civil Rights Movement. The
production also kicks off a provocative season-long discussion series,
Race and Music: Blacks, Jews
and the Independent Artist. To
Sept. 25. Lang Theatre in the Atlas
Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St.
NE. Tickets are $20 to $60. Call
202-399-7993 or mosaictheater.org.
SENSE & SENSIBILITY
Eric Tucker of New Yorks

acclaimed theater company Bedlam
helms Jane Austens beloved tale of
sisterhood and romance, adapted
by Kate Hamill. Maggie McDowell
and Nicole Kang play the Dashwood
sisters, with Edward Ferrars and
Michael Glenn their suitors.
Erin Weaver, Jacob Fishel, Lisa
Birnbaum, Caroline Stefanie Clay,
James Patrick Nelson, and Kathryn
Tkel round out the cast. Now in previews. To Oct. 30. Folger Theatre,
201 East Capitol St. SE. Tickets are
$30 to $75. Call 202-544-7077 or
visit folger.edu.
part of its Play Lab series, developed

with support from Minneapoliss
Guthrie Theater and Portlands
Artists Repertory Theatre. Friday,
Sept. 16, and Saturday, Sept. 17, at
7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 18, at
2 p.m. Lord Baltimore Hotel, 20
W. Baltimore St., Baltimore. Tickets
are $10. Call 410-332-0033 or visit
centerstage.org.
MUSIC
MARY FAHL
PRINCESS FEAT. MAYA RUDOLPH &

GRETCHEN LIEBERUM
Not your average nationally touring Prince cover band.

You may not know Gretchen Lieberum, but you certainly
do her cohort Maya Rudolph, best known as a Saturday
Night Live alum, lesser known as the daughter of late
multi-octave singer Minnie Ripperton of Loving You
fame. Together, Rudolph and Lieberum offer a love letter to the dearly beloved legend, gone too soon. Sunday,
Sept. 25. Doors at 7 p.m. Nightclub 9:30, 815 V St. NW.
Tickets are $30. Call 202-265-0930 or visit 930.com.
THE GULF
Rachel Zampelli and Maria Rizzo

play lesbians in a tumultuous relationship in this world premiere
comedy from D.C. playwright
Audrey Cefaly. Joe Calarco directs
a Signature Theatre production,
as a languid summer day on the
Alabama Delta turns into a nightmare when the motor on their
boat breaks down. Now in previews. Runs to Nov. 6. Signatures
Ark Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave.,
Arlington. Call 703-820-9771 or visit
signature-theatre.org.
URINETOWN
After snagging 7 Helen Hayes

Awards for last years sensational
Avenue Q, Constellation Theatre
Company kicks off its 10th season
with an outrageous musical comedy. A Tony-winning hit in 2001,
Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
Urinetown is a Brechtian satire of
politics and populism, examining
timely issues from environmental disaster to corrupt politics
and police brutality. The musical
focuses on a lovestruck young man,
played by Vaughn Ryan Midder,
who becomes the leader of a revolt
against an all-powerful corporation
that has banned toilets at home,
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forcing people to pay to pee in its

toilets. To Oct. 9 Source Theatre,
1835 14th St. NW. Tickets are $25
to $50. Call 202-204-7741 or visit
constellationtheatre.org.
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD

- SYMPHONIC METAL VERSION
Stephen Sondheim gave the quirky,

upstart Landless Theatre Company
permission to amp up his most
famous tale for its twice-staged,
Helen Hayes Award-nominated
Sweeney Todd-Prog Metal Version.
Now, its author and composer
Rupert Holmess turn, challenging Landless to test its mettle and
metal with The Mystery of Edwin
Drood. The choose-your-own-ending musical from 1986 is a dark tale
of deception, based on the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens. To
Oct. 2. Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311
Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg.
Tickets are $25. Call 301-258-6394
or visit landlesstheatre.com.
THE THANKSGIVING PLAY
Gavin Witt directs Larissa

FastHorses comedy about efforts
to devise a politically correct school
play celebrates both Thanksgiving
and Native American Month. Center
Stage offers three performances as
A professional touring troubadour

who made a name for herself as
original vocalist of the 90s alt-rock/
chamber pop band October Project,
Fahl calls her upcoming show at
The Hamilton special because
shell be supported by a full band
of four musicians, who will play
through her repertoire, including
a big chunk of Fahls unexpected, passionate re-imagining of
Pink Floyds Dark Side of the Moon.
Saturday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. The
Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW. Tickets
are $15 to $35. Call 202-787-1000 or
visit thehamiltondc.com.
NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC
Beethoven is the feature at the season opening concert by the National

Philharmonic. Piotr Gajewski leads
the orchestra in a performance
of Beethovens Symphony No. 7,
Coriolan Overture in C Minor and
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major,
featuring award-winning pianist
Brian Ganz. Saturday, Sept. 17, at 8
p.m, and Sunday, Sept. 18, at 3 p.m.
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301
Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.
Tickets are $23 to $70. Call 301-5815100 or visit strathmore.org.
SUSAN DERRY AND THE

NATIONAL BROADWAY CHORUS
Performing arts group Creative

Cauldron wraps up its 7th annual
summer cabaret series with Warren
Freeman leading the areas newest
vocal ensemble. Local musical theater soprano Susan Derry joins to
sing familiar tunes from My Fair
Lady and The Sound of Music among
other Broadway hits. Saturday,
Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. ArtSpace, 410
South Maple Ave., Falls Church.
Tickets are $18 to $20 per show,
or $50 for a table for two with two
glasses of wine, and $100 for four
and a bottle of wine. Call 703-4369948 or visit creativecauldron.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 women perform a birthday bash for member
Davi Anson-Dross, Paulines wife.
Saturday, Sept. 24, at 9 p.m. JVs
Restaurant, 6666 Arlington Blvd.,
Falls Church. Call 703-241-9504 or

visit jvsrestaurant.com.
DANCE
DANCE LOFT OPEN HOUSE
The public is welcome to check out

the newest dance venue in town, in
the former Park movie theater on
upper 14th Street NW. The complex features four dance studios, the
largest of which will eventually be
outfitted with risers and lighting so
it can house a monthly performance
series. We really want to elevate
the level of dance in D.C., choreographer and Dance Loft founder
Diana Movius told the Washington
Post, and bring artists the tools
for choreography. Open House,
with classes and performances, is
Saturday, Sept. 17, from 2 p.m. to 5
p.m. Dance Loft, 4618 14th St. NW,
2nd Floor. Visit danceloft14.org.
READINGS AND
LECTURES
MARK MEINKE
As part of its Overbeck History

Lecture Series, the Hill Center
welcomes this co-founder of the
Rainbow History Project and the
Rainbow Heritage Network. Mark
Meinke will draw on his knowledge
and expertise to highlight the key
movers and shakers in the LGBT
movement, as it began to emerge
in the latter half of the 20th century with particular focus on
those that called Capitol Hill home.
Monday, Sept. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Hill
Center, Old Navy Hospital, 921
Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Free, with
reservations recommended for
guaranteed seating. Call 202-5494172 or visit HillCenterDC.org.
MARY ROACH
Grunt: The Curious Science of

Humans at War is the latest book by
the quirky science journalist, who
has previously examined research
into the afterlife, cadavers, and sex.
Roach explores efforts to conquer
some of a soldiers most challenging
adversaries, from panic to exhaustion to noise. In researching Grunt,
Roach sampled caffeinated meat,
sniffed an archival sample of a
WWII stink bomb, and stayed up all
night with the crew tending missiles
on a nuclear submarine. Thursday,
Sept. 22, at 6:45 p.m. Marion &
Gustave Ring Auditorium in the
Hirshhorn Museum, Independence
Avenue and Seventh Street SW.
Tickets are $20 to $30. Call 202633-1000 or visit smithsonianassociates.org.
ABOVE & BEYOND

BHTS PRIDE DAY AT KINGS
DOMINION
Some people go to Kings Dominion
to ride roller coasters and bumper

cars. Others go to eat cotton candy
or funnel cake. On Saturday, Sept.
24, members and allies of the LGBT
community can do all that, plus
dance too. DJ Rosie will offer a
three-hour outdoor dance party
right on International Street. The
event is the biggest fundraiser for
charity Brother, Help Thyself Inc.,
raising upwards of $25,000 annually. Unlike last years daytime-focused event, Pride Day returns to
being an exclusive nighttime event.
Saturday, Sept. 24, from 8:30 p.m.
to 1 a.m. Kings Dominion, Doswell,
Va. Tickets are $38 in advance,
$37 at the gate, with promo code
pridenight. Call 202-347-2246 or
visit kingsdominion.com or brotherhelpthyself.net.
REBECCA-FAY
IN YOUR EAR
VOCAL PASSION
Michele Angelini grew up appreciating operas beauty and melodrama
ICHELE ANGELINI IS NO STRANGER TO CRITICISM OF OPERA,

particularly when newcomers struggle with its heightened sense of
reality and bountiful melodrama. Whenever the 33-year-old tenor
hears a variation on Its a great opera but the story is so stupid, he offers a
simple response, You can say that about any rom-com thats out there today.
He continues: I dont think movies were originally meant to have us experience things realistically. We definitely know that musical theater is anything
but realistic, and yet we all still love it. The difference is that many people today
have had little exposure to opera. It has to start young. You have to instill the
passion in young people to appreciate the music, to appreciate the experience.
That would explain Angelinis passion for opera and classical music in
general. Other kids had Superman and Batman and Spiderman, he says. I was
looking up to Beethoven.... His life struggles, his music, was always a source of
inspiration.
Angelini grew up dreaming of performing with the Metropolitan Opera
both as a singer and as a bassoonist. I used to have this dream that I would get
to play in the Met pit for three nights a week and sing on stage three other nights
a week, he says. That was obviously before I actually knew what the career
really entailed and what was required.
In October, Angelini will realize part of his dream, making his debut with the
Met as the Fisherman in Rossinis Guillaume Tell. First, however, comes another
debut, with the Washington Concert Opera for its 30th anniversary gala. Its
going to be different arias and duets and scenes from various operas celebrating
bel canto, he says. The smooth, lyrical style of singing is his primary specialty.
Angelini still plays the bassoon when he has the chance, and knows of other
bassoon-playing tenors including two who retired from opera, only to start
playing in European orchestras. It offers a little extra security. I guess I always
have something to fall back on. Doug Rule
Michele Angelini performs with the Washington Concert Opera on Sunday, Sept. 18,
at 6 p.m. at GW Lisner, 730 21st St. NW. Tickets are $15 to $90.
Call 202-994-6851 or visit lisner.org.
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Danielle Evennou, known from

her years of hosting open mike
nights around town, including
Sparkle at Busboys & Poets and
Mothertongue at the Black Cat, is
one featured poet/spoken word artist at DCACs monthly showcase
of local avant-garde poets. Joining
Evennou are Temim Fruchter and
Angelique Palmer. Sunday, Sept. 18,
at 3 p.m. District of Columbia Arts
Center (DCAC), 2438 18th St. NW.
Free. Call 202-462-7833 or visit
dcartscenter.org.
OUR LIVES, OUR HISTORY, OUR

MUSEUM
Various events have been planned

in the buildup to next weekends
grand opening of the National
Museum of African American
History and Culture, intended to
expose the many contributions
made by African Americans in
D.C. Courtney Williams and Earl
D. Fowlkes Jr. of the Center for
Black Equity co-chair the official
LGBTQ Celebration, featuring
singer Frenchie Davis and offering
other attractions and refreshments.
Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m. HRC Equality Center,
1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. Call
202-641-8527 or visit centerforblackequity.org.
PRETTY BOI DRAG
Striving to revive the art of drag

kings in D.C., Pretty Boi Drag,
co-founded by a former DC King,
Pretty Rik E, gears up for its latest
production with a back-to-schooltheme. #PrettyBoiHigh will transform the Bier Baron into a classroom, with the audience as students
and host Chris Jay the principal,
watching as various kings perform
songs in character as students,
teachers, and other faculty, including DJ Tezrah. Sunday, Sept. 18, at 3
p.m. Bier Baron Tavern, 1523 22nd
St. NW. Tickets are $20 in advance,
or $25 day-of show. Call 202-2931887 or visit prettyboidrag.com. l
PHOTO COURTESY AJ KING
Community
EDUCATION THROUGH ART
AJ Kings Breaking Ground program teaches about issues that affect

LGBT youth through performance
TS ONE THING TO HAVE A FOCUS GROUP AND TALK ABOUT CRYSTAL METH IN THE LGBT COMmunity, but whos really going to come to that? AJ King knew that to get people talking about important
issues, hed need to try something different. So hes marshaling a group of LGBT youth to put on a performance
portraying their collective life stories.
Breaking Ground asks participants mostly black gay men and trans women to share their personal stories,
ranging from struggling with identity to HIV to abusive relationships to substance abuse problems. Each person
interviews a fellow program participant, and then attempts to portray that persons story while examining options
for realistic, nonviolent ways of resolving conflict.
King hopes to put on the performance sometime in early November, the hitch being sourcing funding to rent
theater space. To raise money, Breaking Ground is hosting a fundraiser at Eighteenth Street Lounge on Tuesday,
Sept. 27. As part of the event, which features a raffle of donated prize packages or certificates from local businesses
and free food, the actors and actresses will perform select scenes. The group has also been asked to perform for the
D.C. Mayors Office of LGBTQ Affairs and at the annual ManDate conference held in D.C. in October.
Says King, This is a way to get a lot of people into the room, in an entertaining fashion, thats going to be a fun
experience, while actually getting an important message across and providing [conflict resolution] options for the
audience. John Riley
A fundraiser for Breaking Ground will be held Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Eighteenth Street Lounge,
1212 18th St. NW. Contact AJ King at 703-582-6185.
THURSDAY, September 15
The DC Center holds a meeting of its POLY DISCUSSION
GROUP, for people interested
in polyamory, non-monogamy
or other non-traditional relationships. 7-8 p.m. 2000 14th St.
NW, Suite 105. For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
Weekly Events
ANDROMEDA
TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH
offers free HIV testing, 9-5
p.m., and HIV services (by
appointment). Call 202-2914707, or visit andromedatransculturalhealth.org.
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 lesbian 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. dullestriangles.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 appointment call

202-745-7000. Visit whitman-walker.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, 301300-9978, or Takoma Park,
301-422-2398.
METROHEALTH CENTER
offers free, rapid HIV testing.

Appointment needed. 1012 14th
St. NW, Suite 700. 202-6380750.
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. 202-4461100.
WOMENS LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE for young LBTQ
women, 13-21, interested in

leadership development. 5-6:30
p.m. SMYAL Youth Center, 410
7th St. SE. 202-567-3163, catherine.chu@smyal.org.
FRIDAY, September 16
GAY DISTRICT, a group for
GBTQQI men between the ages

of 18-35, meets on the first and
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third Fridays of each month. 8:309:30 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite
105. Dinner or social outing to
follow the meeting. For more information, visit gaydistrict.org.
MEETING AND DINNER for LGBT

refugees and asylum seekers. 5-7
p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105.
For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
LGB PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP
The DC Center hosts an LGBTQ

ASL CLASS for those interested in
learning American Sign Language.
1-3 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite
105. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
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 information, visit thedccenter.org.
Weekly Events
Weekly Events
BET MISHPACHAH, founded by
about $25 for transportation and

trip fees, and money for dinner
in Hancock, Md., on the way
home. Carpool at 9 a.m.from the
Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro
Station. Craig, 202-462-0535.
adventuring.org.
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF
REFORMATION invites all to
Weekly Events
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF NORTHERN
VIRGINIA services at 11 a.m., led
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.
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.
by Rev. Emma Chattin. Childrens

Sunday School, 11 a.m. 10383
Democracy Lane, Fairfax. 703-6910930, mccnova.com.
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
9-5 p.m., and HIV services (by

appointment). 202-291-4707,
andromedatransculturalhealth.org.
members of the LGBT community,

holds Saturday morning Shabbat
services, 10 a.m., followed by
Kiddush luncheon. Services in
DCJCC Community Room, 1529
16th St. NW. betmish.org.
and radically inclusive church

holds services at 11:30 a.m. 2217
Minnesota Ave. SE. 202-248-1895,
betheldc.org.
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.
BRAZILIAN GLBT GROUP, includ-
NATIONAL CITY CHRISTIAN

CHURCH, inclusive church with
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing,
practice session at Hains Point,

927 Ohio Dr. SW. 6:30-8 p.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
METROHEALTH CENTER

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, 202-3190422, 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. 202-5673155, testing@smyal.org.
SATURDAY, September 17
CHRYSALIS arts & culture group
holds bi-monthly potluck social on

roofdeck of high-rise near Dupont
Circle. Doors open 7 p.m. All welcome. Plans for museum visits and
out-of-town excursions this fall
will be discussed. Bring enough to
serve six people from one of these
categories: Appetizers, salads, vegetable dishes, entrees, or desserts.
Chrysalis provides beverages, ice
and paper goods. For location and
food coordination, contact Craig,
202-462-0535. craighowell1@verizon.net.
The DC Center hosts a meeting

of KHUSH DC, a support group
for LGBTQ South Asians. 1:303:30 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite
105. For more information, email
board@khushdc.org.
The DC Center hosts a monthly LGBT ASYLEES SUPPORT
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ing others interested in Brazilian

culture, meets. For location/time,
email braziliangaygroup@yahoo.
com.
practice session at Hains Point, 972

Ohio Dr., SW. 8:30-10 a.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/
walking/social club welcomes all

levels for exercise in a fun and supportive environment, socializing
afterward. Meet 9:30 a.m., 23rd &
P Streets NW, for a walk; or 10 a.m.
for fun run. dcfrontrunners.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 dignitynova.org.
GAY LANGUAGE CLUB discusses

critical languages and foreign languages. 7 p.m. Nellies, 900 U St.
NW. RSVP preferred. brendandarcy@gmail.com.
IDENTITY offers free and confidential HIV testing in Takoma
Park, 7676 New Hampshire Ave.,
Suite 411. Walk-ins 12-3 p.m. For
appointments other hours, call 301422-2398.
BETHEL CHURCH-DC progressive

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 community 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

meeting once a month. For information on location and time, visit
H2gether.com.
INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUAL

DEVELOPMENT, God-centered
SUNDAY, September 18
new age church & learning center.

Sunday Services and Workshops
event. 5419 Sherier Place NW. isddc.org.
ADVENTURING outdoors group
Join LINCOLN
hikes 8 miles on the C&O Canal

in western Maryland, highlighted
by the unusually long Paw Paw
Tunnel. Bring beverages, lunch, a
flashlight or head lamp, bug spray,
sunscreen, a towel and swimwear
for an optional dip in the Potomac,
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.
GLBT fellowship, offers gospel worship, 8:30 a.m., and traditional worship, 11 a.m. 5 Thomas Circle NW.
202-232-0323, nationalcitycc.org.
RIVERSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH,
a Christ-centered, interracial,
welcoming-and-affirming church,
offers service at 10 a.m. 680 I St.
SW. 202-554-4330, riversidedc.org.
ST. STEPHEN AND THE

INCARNATION, an interra-
cial, 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 welcom-
ing-and-affirming congregation,
offers services at 10 a.m. Virginia
Rainbow UU Ministry. 4444
Arlington Blvd. uucava.org.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
CHURCH OF SILVER SPRING
invites LGBTQ families and individuals 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, September 19
CENTER FAITH, a program of The
DC Center, hosts a meeting for the
LGBT community and their religious allies. 7:30-9 p.m. 2000 14th
St. NW, Suite 105. For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
Weekly Events
TUESDAY, September 20
CENTER BI, a group of The DC

Center, hosts a monthly roundtable
discussion around issues of bisexuality. 7-8 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW,
Suite 105. For more information,
visit thedccenter.org.

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. dcscandals.wordpress.com.
GETEQUAL meets 6:30-8 p.m. at
Quaker House, 2111 Florida Ave.

NW. getequal.wdc@gmail.com.
HIV Testing at WHITMANWALKER 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 202-7457000. Visit whitman-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

appointment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
1012 14th St. NW, Suite 700. 202638-0750.
NOVASALUD offers free HIV test-
ing. 5-7 p.m. 2049 N. 15th St., Suite

200, Arlington. Appointments: 703789-4467.
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. 202-5673155 or testing@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, 703-2990504, secretary@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.
THE HIV WORKING GROUP of

THE DC CENTER hosts a Packing
Party, where volunteers assemble

safe-sex kits of condoms and lube.
7-9 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite
105. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Weekly Events
ASIANS AND FRIENDS weekly
dinner in Dupont/Logan Circle

area, 6:30 p.m. afwash@aol.com,
afwashington.net.
practice session at Takoma Aquatic

Center, 300 Van Buren St. NW.
7:30-9 p.m. swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/
walking/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 treatment every Tuesday.
5-6:30 p.m. Rainbow Tuesday
LGBT Clinic, Alexandria Health
Department, 4480 King St. 703746-4986 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.
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

Appointment needed. 1012 14th St.
NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
LGBT 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, 703-5211999. Handicapped accessible.
Newcomers welcome. liveandletliveoa@gmail.com.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR LGBTQ

YOUTH ages 13-21 meets at
SMYAL, 410 7th St. SE, 5-6:30 p.m.
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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
chlamydia. Hepatitis and herpes
testing available for fee. whitman-walker.org.
WEDNESDAY, September 21
BOOKMEN DC, an informal mens
gay-literature group, discusses
more excerpts from Blue Too: More
Writing by (for or about) WorkingClass Queers, a compilation of the
work of 20 writers who speak to the
LGBT working class experience.
7:30-8:30 p.m. DC Center, 2000 14th
St. NW, Suite 105. All are welcome.
Bookmendc.blogspot.com.
GAMMA, a confidential support
group for men who are gay, bisexual, questioning and who are
married or involved with a woman,
meets on the third Wednesday
of each month in Virginia. This
months meeting is at a private
residence in Sterling. 6:30-8:30
p.m. For more information, visit
GAMMAinDC.org.
The DC Center hosts a launch of
ONE OF A KIND LIKE ME/NICO

COMO YO, a bilingual book that
affirms freedom of gender expression in young children. The event

will feature a reading from the
book, a discussion of the story that
inspired it, and resources for families, communities and educators
on dealing with gender expression.
6:30-8:30 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW,
Suite 105. For more information,
visit thedccenter.org.
THE TOM DAVOREN SOCIAL

BRIDGE CLUB will meet for Social
Bridge. 7:30 p.m. Dignity Center
721 8th St., S.E. (across from
Marine Barracks). No reservation
and partner needed. Call 301-3451571 for more information.
WOMAN TO WOMAN: A
SUPPORT GROUP FOR HIVPOSITIVE 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.,
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Steam, 17th and R NW. All welcome. For more information, call
Fausto Fernandez, 703-732-5174.
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing,
9-5 p.m., and HIV services (by

appointment). 202-291-4707,
andromedatransculturalhealth.org.

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. dcscandals.wordpress.com.
FREEDOM FROM SMOKING, a

group for LGBT people looking
to quit cigarettes and tobacco use,
holds a weekly support meeting at
The DC Center. 7-8 p.m. 2000 14th
St. NW, Suite 105. For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
HISTORIC CHRIST CHURCH
offers Wednesday worship 7:15 a.m.

and 12:05 p.m. All welcome. 118 N.
Washington St., Alexandria. 703549-1450, 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 confidential HIV testing in Gaithersburg,
414 East Diamond Ave. Walk-ins
2-7 p.m. For appointments other
hours, call Gaithersburg at 301300-9978.
JOB CLUB, a weekly support program 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

appointment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
1012 14th St. NW, Suite 700. 202638-0750.
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.
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Film p.31
Stage p.39
Pop, Rock, Folk, Blues & Jazz p.55
Classical & Choral p.69
Dance p.77
Museums & Galleries p.81
Above & Beyond p.89
Compiled by Doug Rule and Rhuaridh Marr
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fall arts preview
Film
The Magnificent Seven
By Rhuaridh Marr
ALL IS A TIME OF CHANGE, WHEN SUPERHEROES,

ghostbusters and regal blue tangs are tossed out of movie
theatres (and onto Blu-Ray for those all-critical holiday
sales), while more serious, Oscar-worthy fare is majestically
ushered in. Among the notables are a return to the big screen
by Warren Beatty, who hasnt directed a movie since 1998s
woebegotten Bulworth. Beatty, fittingly enough, portrays the
reclusive and eccentric Howard Hughes in Rules Dont Apply, a
star-studded blockbuster that, if its as good as it looks, should be
a major highlight of the season. The other significant film to keep
an eye on is Nate Parkers The Birth of a Nation, which, with its
freedom-from-slavery driven narrative, will have special resonance in Washington, as the new National Museum of AfricanAmerican History and Culture opens on the Mall just two weeks
before Births release.
Still, bits of escapism manage to wheedle their way into
autumns cinematic landscape peculiar children, fantastic
beasts, and a time-and-space bending superhero are but three
we eagerly anticipate. Oh, and then theres this little franchise
set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away that seems utterly
hellbent on dominating the holiday box office from here to
eternity.
Shall we dig in?
THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK - THE TOURING YEARS The
Fab Four are back in our lives, in a Ron Howard-helmed documentary about their touring years, from the Cavern Club in
62 to their last ever full concert, in San Francisco in 66. Hulu
co-produced the documentary and itll be available to stream on
Sept. 17, two days after hitting theaters. (9/15)
BRIDGET JONESS BABY Its a sequel no one really asked for
to a sequel that no one particularly liked. It comes twelve years

after the original. And it features eerily similar themes to that
first film. Thats why its such a welcome surprise that Bridget
Joness Baby has been generally liked by critics. Predictable?
Sure. Overly familiar plot? Definitely. Another fantastic performance from Rene Zellweger, supported by a cast that includes
Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey and Emma Thompson, and with a
great blend of humor, charm, and warmth? Youd better believe
it. (9/16)
BLAIR WITCH The original Blair Witch Project was a low-bud-
get phenomenon, inspiring a raft of me-too horror films that

all sought to steal its found-footage success. Seventeen years
later we have another sequel (lets all forget that Blair Witch
2 was a thing), following James Donahue and his friends into
Marylands Black Hills to find out what happened to his sister,
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fall arts preview

Heather. Expect jump scares, supernatural horror, and mediocrity if early reviews are anything to go by. (9/16)
SNOWDEN Never one to shy from controversial political issues,
Oliver Stone and co-writer Kieran Fitzgerald tackle the story
of Edward Snowden. Whether national traitor or modern-day
hero, when Snowden leaked information regarding the NSAs
massive surveillance programs and then subsequently fled the
country, he all but ensured a political thriller would be made
about him starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, no less. Whether
its any good is apparently debatable. (9/16)
MISS STEVENS Lily Rabe (American Horror Story) finally gets
a star vehicle in Julia Harts dramedy, as a teacher who chaperones her students to a weekend-long drama competition. Variety
called Harts film somewhat pat, but Rabe has drawn acclaim
for her performance, as she wrestles with her feelings for one of
her students (Timothe Chalamet). (9/16)
THE GOOD NEIGHBOR Two teens (Logan Miller and Keir
Gilchrist) decide to prank their elderly neighbor Harold (James
Caan), by tricking him into thinking his house is haunted and
watching the reaction on hidden cameras. It stops being funny
when Harolds reactions suggest something much darker is
afoot. Its Rear Window for a Paranormal Activity age. (9/16)
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN The air is dense with testosterone in
this post-Civil War adaptation of Seven Samurai. A town under

siege recruits seven outlaws including Denzel Washington,
Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, and Vincent DOnofrio to protect
them. Its pretty apparent that these bad guys will end up
being good, but it should be good popcorn-consuming action
regardless. (9/23)
his limits and their relationship, as he and other pledges are

forced to survive Hell Week. James Franco also stars in a film
thats sure to generate a lot of discussion, and has already produced positive reviews for Schnetzer and Jonas performances.
(9/23)
MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN Less Alice
in Wonderland, more Edward Scissorhands is what we can apparently expect from Tim Burtons latest effort, which adapts a popular young adult novel about children with special abilities who
live in Miss Peregrines (Eva Green) titular orphanage. Jake (Asa
Butterfield) is the new resident who helps defend the children
against an ominous force, led by Samuel L. Jackson, intent on
killing them. It looks dark. Really dark, in places. Were onboard,
Tim. (9/30)
DEEPWATER HORIZON It was only a matter of time before
Hollywood cashed in on the Deepwater Horizon explosion and

subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Early reviews suggest
Peter Berg has crafted a tense thriller, with Mark Wahlberg starring as an engineer who fights to help get others to safety during
the initial carnage. BP is apparently (and rightfully) crucified
for chasing profits over safety, so if theres any BP execs reading
this, you might want to catch Miss Peregrine instead. (9/30)
MASTERMINDS A comedic retelling of the hillbilly heist, the
1997 Loomis Fargo Robbery. Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig,

and Owen Wilson are the hapless robbers who steal $17 million,
with Kate McKinnon as a clueless spouse and Leslie Jones as
the FBI agent tasked with bringing them to justice. If anything,
its going to be brutal viewing for the original culprits theyre
portrayed as criminally incompetent. (9/30)
delivering packages, but accidentally produces one more baby

girl. Its up to the companys top delivery stork (Andy Samberg)
to find the child a home, before his boss discovers the... you
know what, this looks like its going to be profoundly mediocre,
so lets just move onto the next one. (9/23)
DENIAL Oscar-bait alert! Rachel Weisz is Deborah E. Lipstadt,

an American historian sued for libel in 1996 by British writer
David Irving for characterizing him as a Holocaust denier.
British law required that Lipstadt prove the Holocaust actually
happened. She prevailed, Irving was shamed, Lipstadt wrote a
book, it became this film. The Academy Award submission is
likely already sitting somewhere, waiting to be sent. (9/30)
QUEEN OF KATWE In a rare moment of diversity for Hollywood,
THE BIRTH OF A NATION Nate Parkers film about Nat Turners
STORKS A stork company that delivers babies switches to
Disneys biographical sports drama follows the true story

of Phiona Mutesi (Madina Malwanga), who grew up under
immense hardship in Uganda and transpired to be a chess
prodigy after joining an outreach program. David Oyelowo and
Academy Award-winner Lupita Nyongo also star. Mira Nair
directs. (9/23)
THE DRESSMAKER Kate Winslet is a femme fatale who returns

to her backwater Australian hometown to care for her ailing
mother (Judy Davis), while exacting revenge on those who
drove her to originally leave. Reviews have been mixed, but
Jocelyn Moorhouses film and Winslets wardrobe are both
gorgeous. Liam Hemsworth and Hugo Weaving also star in this
50s-set Aussie dramedy. (9/23)
GOAT A no-holds-barred drama about the extreme torture and
humiliation some fraternity pledges are subjected to. Brad (Ben

Schnetzer) is a freshman hoping to secure a place at his brothers
(Nick Jonas) fraternity. What follows is an extreme test of both
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rise from slave to preacher to rebellion-leader is being buzzed

about for a number of reasons, not least because Fox Searchlight
bought the rights at Sundance for a record $17.5 million. Critics
have praised Parkers direction and portrayal of Turner, who
was transformed after he witnessed the brutality of life for fellow slaves. Parker himself is controversial, for reasons we wont
print here but are easily searchable and justifiably cause for
attention. However, that shouldnt detract from the importance
of the films narrative, the brutality and accuracy of its depiction
of life for slaves at the time, and the timeliness of its central
themes particularly in an America where white nationalism
and racial tensions continue to rise, thanks in part to a certain
business mogul turned presidential candidate. (10/7)
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN Paula Hawkins novel, which topped

bestseller lists, was described as the next Gone Girl when it
was released in 2015. And for good reason, as the psychological
thriller shares similar themes, including a disappearing woman
and buckets of mystery. Emily Blunt is Rachel Watson, who
witnesses something shocking while on her morning commute

and quickly becomes entangled in a situation that threatens her
life and those around her. Haley Bennett, Luke Evans, Justin
Theroux, Rebecca Ferguson, and Allison Janney also star. (10/7)
MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE James
Pattersons wildly successful childrens graphic novel gets the
film treatment, as Rafe Khatchadorian (Griffin Chuck) conspires
with fellow pupils to break every rule in his totalitarian new
school. Its dripping with style and Lauren Graham, a month
before we get new Gilmore Girls in our lives. (10/7)
UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS Fun fact: This will be the
fifth entry in the Underworld series, about vampires hunting

werewolves. Less fun fact: The highest-rated film so far (the
first) has just 31 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Depressing fact:
Theres a sixth film and a TV show planned. Someone fire Kate
Beckinsales agent so she stops starring in this crap and does
something better. (10/14)
THE ACCOUNTANT Ben Affleck is a mathematics savant who

uses his job as a small-town CPA to cover for his side career as
a forensic accountant for criminal organizations. When he takes
on a legitimate client to get the feds off his back, he uncovers
more than just a financial discrepancy in the companys books.
No word on whether watching Gavin OConnors film will make
doing your year-end taxes any easier. (10/14)
JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK If theres one thing America
has been demanding, its a sequel to 2012 crime thriller Jack

Reacher. Whats that? They havent? Oh. Well, Tom Cruise is
back as the titular character anyway. (10/21)
OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL Another example of terrible horror

film makes an extreme amount of money on its paltry budget, so
they made a sequel. But wait, this is different! Its a prequel to a
terrible horror film. (10/21)
BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN If you like Tyler Perry and his
Madea character, youll probably like this horror comedy, which

sees Madea and her friends trying to evade killers, zombies and
ghosts while stopping her great-niece from attending a party.
(10/21)
INFERNO Tom Hanks stars in a third film based on another of
Dan Browns dreadful novels. We assume he and Ron Howard

are just cashing a (substantial) check by this point. (10/28)
RINGS The most ridiculous part of this film, which is the third
in the Ring horror franchise, is that anyone even has a VHS player to watch the original tape on. (10/28)
DOCTOR STRANGE Disney prepares to further line its pockets
with Marvels newest franchise, about a gifted neurosurgeon

who uncovers a world of sorcery and ultimately becomes
Earths protector against magical and mystical threats. Benedict
Cumberbatch is the titular doctor, Tilda Swinton is the Ancient
One who tutors him (causing controversy, as the character in
the comic books is Asian male), Rachel McAdams is a former
colleague, and Chiwetel Ejiofor is the big bad. Given DCs critical
drubbings this year, Marvel will be hoping for another winner
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to further expand the gulf between the two studios superhero

efforts. (11/4)
TROLLS Are Troll dolls even remotely relevant any longer?
Did Dreamworks really need to buy the brand to create a film

about them, when they could have easily just used generic trolls?
Will this peppy, animated film featuring the voices of Justin
Timberlake and Anna Kendrick be any good? Did Justin write
the films song, Cant Stop the Feeling!, to try and emulate
the success of Pharrells Despicable Me anthem Happy? Who
knows. (11/4)
LOVING By most accounts, Jeff Nichols film about the couple

behind the landmark Loving v. Virginia ruling is a fine film, if a
little gentle. Richard (Joel Edgerton) and Mildred Loving (Ruth
Negga) were an interracial couple in 1958, a time when Virginia
had no time (legally or socially) for such things. Jailed and then
banished to D.C., they sued the state and won their right to
love in 1967. Edgerton and Negga are apparently contenders for
awards season. (11/4)
BILLY LYNNS LONG HALFTIME WALK Ang Lee helms an adapta-
tion of Ben Fountains novel, about a war hero sent on a victory

tour after returning home from an intense battle in Iraq which
killed members of his squad. Billy Flynn (Joe Alwyn) quickly
becomes disenfranchised after learning he will be redeployed
and experiencing the publics attitudes towards supposed war
heroes, given theyve never seen the realities of war. Kristen
Stewart, Vin Diesel, Garrett Hedlund, Chris Tucker, and Steve
Martin also star. (11/11)
ALMOST CHRISTMAS Not really, theres about six weeks until
the title of this comedy about a family getting together in the

wake of a matriarchs death becomes accurate. MoNique,
Danny Glover, Omar Epps, Kimberly Elise, and Romany Malco
star. (11/11)
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Though J.K.

Rowling penned all seven Harry Potter novels, she has yet to
write any of the films based in her wizarding universe. That
changes with Fantastic Beasts, a prequel to the Potter timeline,
which follows Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), author of
a novel on dangerous creatures, who unwittingly unleashes a
number of beasts on Americas wizarding and muggle community in the 1920s. Warner Bros. is hoping to create a trilogy of
films and, given continued demand for all things Potter, theyll
likely succeed. (11/18)
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA Kenneth Lonergans drama has
received critical acclaim since it debuted at Sundance earlier
this year. Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) returns to his hometown
after being made legal guardian of his nephew, and is forced to
deal with his ex-wife (Michelle Williams) and the North Shore
community. Affleck and Williams are drawing particular praise
for their performances. (11/18)
MOANA Disneys latest animated feature is set in the ancient
South Pacific and follows Moana (Aulii Cravalho), who sets

sail in search of a fabled island and ends up teaming with Maui
(Dwayne Johnson), a legendary demi-god. Its a full-fledged
musical, which puts great expectations on Disney after the
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since has an opening scene that is
sure to curdle the blood of any parent in the audience, as she watches
her young son get dragged into a
car and driven off by kidnappers.
Naturally, rather than contact the
police, she takes the Liam Neeson
route of hurting dozens of others
in order to get her son back. (12/2)
OFFICE
success of Frozen and its megahit Let It Go. Need a little reassurance? Hamiltons Lin-Manuel Miranda co-wrote the songs.
(11/23)
ALLIED Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard are American and
French spies who fall in love and marry during a mission in

Casablanca to kill a German official. Robert Zemeckis directs
the World War II thriller, which is apparently based on a true
story. (11/23)
RULES DONT APPLY Warren Beatty writes, directs, produces,
and stars as Howard Hughes, the eccentric entrepreneur, who

prevents two employees young actress Marla (Lily Collins)
and businessman Frank (Alden Ehrenreich) from starting a
romantic relationship. Set in late 50s Hollywood, the film is
dripping with both style and co-stars Annette Bening, Matthew
Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Candice Bergen, and Martin Sheen, to
name just a few. (11/23)
BAD SANTA 2 Thirteen years after the amusing but hardly
outstanding first film, Billy Bob Thornton reprises his role as a

gruff Santa impersonator in order to rob a charity on Christmas
Eve. Happy holidays! (11/25)
LION Saroo Brierley (Dev Patel) is an Indian-born Australian
businessman who starts to remember flashes of his early life:

he got on a train, was separated from his family, and eventually
adopted by his Australian parents (Nicole Kidman and David
Wenham). Using Google Earth, he traces his memories of certain locations, in an attempt to find his birth family. Garth Davis
film is based on a true story, and seems crafted to deliver the
emotional storytelling Academy voters love. Rooney Mara also
stars. (11/25)
LA LA LAND Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) writes and directs
a romantic musical dramedy starring Emma Stone and Ryan

Gosling. Mia (Stone) is an aspiring actress, Sebastian (Gosling)
a jazz musician. They meet and fall in love, but their separate
dreams threaten to pull them apart. Critically acclaimed, The
Guardian called it a sun-drenched musical masterpiece. (12/2)
KIDNAP It looks utterly ludicrous, but Halle Berrys latest
reminder that she won an Oscar once and has mostly coasted
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CHRISTMAS PARTY
Hangover meets the holidays, as
a host of great comedic actors
(Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston,
Kate McKinnon, T.J. Miller, Olivia
Munn, Rob Corddry, Vanessa Bayer
and more) throw a final office
Christmas party for reasons we
Doctor Strange
couldnt care less about. It looks
dumb and fun and were totally onboard. (12/9)
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Star Wars dominated the
holiday box office last year and it will probably do it again this
year, with the first stand-alone Star Wars Anthology film. Set
after Episode III, it follows a group of rebels who attempt to steal
plans for the Death Star. Felicity Jones stars as Jyn Erso, whos
recruited to the Rebel Alliance to undertake the mission. (12/16)
COLLATERAL BEAUTY Will Smith loses a child and, struggling

in the aftermath, pens letters to the concepts of Death, Love,
and Time. Suprise! Three people, claiming to be Death (Helen
Mirren), Love (Keira Knightley), and Time (Jacob Latimore),
show up and try to convince him to move on. Are they real?
Were they hired by his friends? Weve no idea, but Kate Winslet,
Edward Norton and Michael Pea are also here for this confusing drama. (12/16)
ASSASSINS CREED Films based on established video game
franchises are never awful. Well, except for Lara Croft, Mortal
Kombat, Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Hitman, Prince
of Persia, Need for Speed, Ratchet & Clank, Angry Birds, Warcraft
and pretty much every game-based film ever. It doesnt help that
this film, about a man reliving his ancestors past as a member of
an ancient order of assassins and starring Michael Fassbender,
Marion Cotillard, and Jeremy Irons, looks dreadful. (12/21)
SING Apparently not terrible, which is surprising, as
Illumination Entertainments (Despicable Me) animated film
about anthropomorphic animals hosting a singing contest looked
pretty one-note from the previews. (12/21)
PASSENGERS Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence wake up
early from hibernation pods on a transport spaceship. The only
problem? The other 5,000 people are all still asleep, and theyre
90 years from their destination. What are two beautiful people
do do? (We can guess the answer, and were already booking our
tickets.) (12/23)
WHY HIM? The tropes are strong in this film. Bryan Cranston
and Megan Mullally visit their daughter, Zoey Deutch, and meet
her new boyfriend, James Franco. Father and boyfriend compete. Comedy ensues? (12/25) l
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HE TITANIC WILL SINK AT SIGNATURE,

Romeo will woo his beloved Juliet at The
Shakespeare, and Martha will tear into George
at Fords. These are but a few of the theatrical excursions awaiting you this season. As usual, its a strong
and eclectic year ahead, boasting an abundance of
musicals the Kennedy Center is hosting Cabaret,
Wicked, Hedwig, Into the Woods, The Sound of Music,
and The King & I; the National has Fun Home, Rent,
and Once; Olney brings us Mary Poppins; and Arena
reunites its dream team of Smith, Rodriguez, and Butler
for Carousel. Theres no shortage of emotional and
intellectually-driven drama (Blood Knot at Mosaic) and
strange flights of fancy (Cloud 9 at Studio). Yet perhaps
the most ambitious moment of all is the teaming of
Round House and Olney for a 25th anniversary production of Tony Kushners magnus opus on the AIDS
epidemic, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
and Perestroika. Its shows like Angels that make going
to the theater a night out that rattles your soul, stirs
your mind, and breaks your heart.
ADVENTURE THEATRE MTC
7300 MacArthur Blvd

Glen Echo, Md.
301-634-2270
adventuretheatre-mtc.org
KNUFFLE
BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL Nick

Olcott directs this story about a childrens beloved toy
gone M.I.A. (9/23-10/23) THE LIXON, THE WITCH AND
THE WARDROBE Tom Story directs a two-person cast
in the classic tale of three children who venture into the
magical realm of Narnia (12/2-12/31) ELLA ENCHANTED
Based on the award-winning book, Ella of Frell is given a
gift of obedience by Lucinda, a misguided fairy, and cannot disobey any direct order (2/3-3/19) ALADDIN AND THE
WONDERFUL LAMP Aladdin and princess Adora must outsmart
an evil wizard who wants the genie in Aladdins lamp for his
own schemes (4/7-5/21) JUNIE B. JONES IS NOT A CROOK
Junie investigates the disappearance of her new furry mittens.
Based on the book series by Barbara Park and directed by Colin
Hovde (6/17-8/28)
ARENA STAGE
1101 Sixth St. SW

202-488-3300
arenastage.org
THE LITTLE FOXES Lillian Hellmans brutal, unforgiving play
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about a family who will stop at nothing to acquire the wealth
and power they crave. Starring Marg Helgenberger as Regina
and directed by Kyle Donnelly (9/23-10/30, Kreeger Theater)
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING Kathleen Turner stars in
an adaptation of Joan Didions powerful memoir (10/7-11/20,
Kogod Cradle) CAROUSEL Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan
fall in love, but his rebellious ways lead to tragedy in the
Rodgers & Hammerstein classic. Starring Nicholas Rodriguez
and E. Faye Butler and directed by Molly Smith. (10/28-12/24,
Fichandler Stage) MOBY DICK The famed Lookingglass
Theatre Company brings its adaptation of the Melville classic,
featuring innovative staging fused with bold trapeze and acrobatic (11/18-12/24, Kreeger) ROE Playwrite Lisa Loomers
dramatic exploration of the landmark 1973 case that legalized
abortion (1/12-2/19, Kreeger) WATCH ON THE RHINE Marsha
Mason (The Goodbye Girl) stars in Lillian Hellmans thrilling
masterpiece about a man deeply involved in anti-fascist movements prior to WWII (2/3-3/5, Fichhandler) INTELLIGENCE
A political thriller inspired by true events surrounding covert
operative Valerie Plame (2/24-4/2, Kogod Cradle) A RAISIN IN
THE SUN Tazewell Thompson directs Lorraine Hansburys
masterpice about a family yearning for a way out of Chicagos
tenements (3/31-4/30, Fichandler) SMART PEOPLE Lydia R.
Diamond explores cultural bias and other sticky subjects in her
controversial and fiercely funny new play (4/14-5/21, Kreeger)
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CENTER STAGE
700 N. Calvert St.

Baltimore, Md.
410-332-0033
centerstage.org
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Christopher Hamptons bracing
drama of control and betrayal, directed by Hana S. Sharif (11/2612/23) THE WHITE SNAKE A fantastical fairy tale brought
to life in grand spectacle in Center Stages newly renovated
Head Theater. Adapted by Mary Zimmerman from the ancient
Chinese fable (2/24-3/26) TWISTED MELODIES Kevin Rolston
stars in this one-man show based on the life of 70s soul singer
Donny Hathaway, composer of The Closer I Get to You and
Where is the Love? (3/17-4/16) JAZZ Adapted from Toni
Morrisons exhilarating novel, Joe and Violet move from the
Virginia countryside to Harlem at the turn of the century. Two
decades later, Joes interactions with another woman sets off a
series of violent, unforgivable acts (5/19-6/25)
CONSTELLATION THEATRE
1835 14th St. NW

202-204-7741
constellationtheatre.org
URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL Allison Arkell Stockman directs
the outrageous musical about a love-struck man who becomes

the leader of a revolution in a city undergoing a water shortage,
prompting a ban on private toilets (Now-10/9) PETER AND THE
STARCATCHER Rick Elices prequel to Peter Pan, complete
with swordfights and mermaids, won five Tony Awards in 2012
(2/9-3/12) THE ARABIAN NIGHTS Ten years ago, Constellation
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opened with a production of Mary Zimmermans entrancing
adaptation of The Arabian Nights. They revisit their roots, with
direction by Stockman and live music by Tom Teasley (5/4-6/4)
FOLGER THEATRE
201 East Capitol St. SE

202-544-7077
folger.edu
SENSE & SENSIBILITY Jane Austens beloved tale of sisterhood
and romance is given a fresh adaptation from Kate Hamill.
Directed by Eric Tucker (Now-10/30) AS YOU LIKE IT In one
of Shakespeares best comedies, Rosalind, banished to the Forest
of Arden, disguises herself as a rustic shepherd. Presented in
association with Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (1/24-3/5)
TIMON OF ATHENS Sparing no expense on lavish parties,
expensive gifts, and charity, the abundantly generous Timon
suffers a downturn of fortune and friendship. Robert Richmond
directs and Ian Merrill Peakes stars (5/9-6/11)
FORDS THEATRE
511 Tenth St. NW

202-347-4833
fordstheatre.org
COME FROM AWAY A Broadway-bound musical that tells the
true story of a small Canadian town who cared for 6,579 airline
passengers when 38 planes were diverted to its doorstep on 9/11.
Directed by Christopher Ashley (Now-10/18) A CHRISTMAS
CAROL Its Craig Wallaces turn at Scrooge in the 35th anniversary of this Fords tradition (11/17-12/31) WHOS AFRAID OF
VIRGINIA WOOLF? Aaron Posner directs Edward Albees acid-
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laced masterpiece about a warring couple who bare their fangs

during cocktails with a younger (1/21-2/19) RAGTIME Based
on the sprawling novel by E.L. Doctorow, with book, music and
lyrics by Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens,
the Tony-winning musical depicts three families striving for
the American dream at the turn of the 20th century. The cast
includes Kevin McAllister, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Nova Y. Payton
and Jonathan Atkinson (3/10-5/20)
FORUM THEATRE
8641 Colesville Rd.

Silver Spring, Md.
240-644-1390
forumtd.org
I CALL MY BROTHER Jonas Hassen Khemiris drama was
written in response to the Stockholm terrorist attacks of 2010
(Now-10/1) WHAT EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW Four teen
girls in a 1914 New York reformatory adopt birth control activist
Margaret Sanger as their secret patron saint and build a communal fantasy life that grows increasingly real (March-April)
DRYLAND A play about abortion, female friendship, and resiliency from one of Americas most exciting young playwrights,
Ruby Rae Spiegel. (March-April)
GALA HISPANIC THEATRE
3333 14th St. NW

202-234-7174
galatheatre.org
CERVANTES: EL LTIMO QUIJOTE (THE LAST QUIXOTE)
Cervantes is dead and a drunk man insists the person who killed
him is renowned poet Lope de Vega. Directed by Jos Luis

Arellano, who won the 2016 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding
Director for Yerma (Now-10/2) YO TAMBIN HABLO DE LA ROSA
(I TOO SPEAK OF THE ROSE) Hugo Medrano directs this tale
set in Mexico City in the 1960s, as teenagers Toa and Polo
accidentally derail a train while playing hooky from school. A
searing look at poverty and societys response to it (2/2-26) IN
THE HEIGHTS Before Lin-Manuel Mirandas Hamilton, there
was this musical with its gripping tales of hope surrounding New
Yorks Washington Heights area (4/20-5/21)
KEEGAN THEATRE
1742 Church St. NW

202-265-3767
keegantheatre.com
WHAT WERE UP AGAINST A comedy about sexism in the
workplace by Theresa Rebeck, one of todays most acclaimed

and provocative playwrights (9/24-10/15) SIX DEGREES OF
SEPARATION John Guares funny, often unsettling exploration of the way we define ourselves (11/5-12/3) AN IRISH
CAROL The Keegan holiday tradition continues with a limited
engagement of Matthew Keenans popular homage to Dickens
(12/17-31) MACK BETH Shakespeares power couple retooled
for the cyber age (1/21-2/11) PARADE With a book by Alfred
Uhry, the musical tells the true story of the Southern lynching of a Jewish man accused of murder (3/11-4/8) OUTSIDE
MULLINGAR John Patrick Shanleys comedy poses the question: is it ever too late to take a chance on love? (5/6-28) WHEN
WE WERE YOUNG AND UNAFRAID In the early 1970s, a quiet
bed and breakfast is turned into one of the few spots where
victims of domestic violence can seek refuge (6/17-7/8) BIG
FISH Travelling salesman Edward Bloom tells incredible, larger-than-life stories in this musical adaptation of the Tim Burton
film (8/5-9/2)
KENNEDY CENTER
202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME The
2015 Tony-winner tells the heartwarming story of an unforgettable young man whose investigation of a mystery leads to a
life-changing adventure (10/5-23, Opera House) A VIEW FROM
THE BRIDGE Belgian director Ivo van Hoves take on the Arthur
Miller classic won the 2016 Tony Awards for Best Director and
Best Revival of a Play (11/18-12/3, Eisenhower) INTO THE
WOODS Fiasco Theaters witty and wildly theatrical restaging
of Sondheims musical classic (12/6-1/8, Eisenhower) THE
SECOND CITYS TWIST YOUR DICKENS The legendary comedy
troupe brings its improvisational skills and sketch comedy mastery to holiday fare (12/9-31, Theater Lab) WICKED Stephen
Schwartzs untold true story of the Witches of Oz returns
(12/14-1/8, Opera House) THE GABRIELS Richard Nelsons
latest three-play cycle, running in rep and shining a spotlight
on the 2016 election year (1/3-19, Theater Lab) CHICAGO
Razzle-dazzle (4/4-16, Opera House) THE LAST TWO PEOPLE
ON EARTH: AN APOCALYPTIC VAUDEVILLE An apocalyptic flood
leaves only two people with no common language, until they discover shared song and dance. Mandy Patinkin and Taylor Mac
star. With direction/choreography by Susan Stroman (4/11-16,
Eisenhower) THE SOUND OF MUSIC The hills are alive with
it in this new production directed by three-time Tony-winner
Jack OBrien (6/13-7/16, Opera House) HEDWIG AND THE
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ANGRY INCH The landmark American rock musical by John
Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask (6/13-7/2, Eisenhower)

CABARET Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall joined forces to create this 1998 Tony Award-winning production of the Kander and
Ebb classic (7/11-8/6, Eisenhower) THE KING AND I Lincoln
Center Theaters critically acclaimed production of the Rodgers
& Hammerstein classic and winner of four 2015 Tony Awards,
including Best Revival of a Musical (7/18-8/20, Opera House)
METRO STAGE
1201 N. Royal St.

Alexandria, Va.
703-548-9044
metrostage.org
BLACKBERRY DAZE A small town is rocked by a mysterious
gambler (Now-10/9) FULLY COMMITTED Tom Story plays 40
roles in this comedy tour de force directed by Alan Paul (12/81/8) THE GIN GAME Roz White and Doug Brown take on D.L.
Coburns iconic play (2/2-3/12) MASTER CLASS Ilona Dulaski
stars in Terrence McNallys love letter to Callas (5/4-6/11)
MOSAIC THEATER COMPANY OF DC
1333 H St. NE
202-399-7993
mosaictheater.org
SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF Craig Wallace stars as the legendary Louis Armstrong in this one-man tour de force (Now-9/25)
MILK LIKE SUGAR A girl enters into a life-altering pregnancy
pact with her friends. Directed by Jennifer L. Nelson (11/2-27)
CHARM Mama Darleena Andrews is a 67-year-old transgender woman and the inimitable etiquette instructor at an LGBT
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youth center. Based on the heartwarming true story of Chicago

trans icon Miss Gloria Allen (1/5-1/29) HOODED: OR BEING
BLACK FOR DUMMIES An irreverent comedy follows a book
smart prep-schooler and a street savvy drop-out from innercity Baltimore as they spend the night in a holding cell. Serge
Seiden directs (1/25-2/19) THE BLOOD KNOT One of South
African playwright Athol Fugards finest dramas about two
brothers separated by the color of their skin. Directed by Studio
Theatre founder Joy Zinoman (3/29-4/30) A HUMAN BEING
DIED THAT NIGHT A tense confrontation recounts the black,
African psychologist Pumla Gobodo-Madikizelas interrogations
of Apartheid-era torturer and assassin Eugene de Kock (4/6-30)
ULYSSES ON BOTTLES Serge Seiden directs Israeli playwright
Gilad Evrons poetic and poignant play about an Israeli-Arab
ex-teachers attempts to sail into Gaza on a raft made of plastic bottles (5/18-6/11) THE RETURN Palestinian playwright
Hanna Eady and Seattle-based writer Edward Mast dramatizes
the tension between a Palestinian mechanic and an attracted,
conflicted Israeli Jewish woman from his past (6/7-7/2)
NATIONAL THEATRE
1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

202-628-6161
nationaltheatre.org
ONCE Tony Award-winning musical tells the enchanting
tale of a Dublin street musician whos about to give up on his
dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest
in his haunting love songs (11/25-27) HOW THE GRINCH STOLE
CHRISTMAS Total, unabashed craziness, based on the Dr.
Seuss classic (12/13-31) FUN HOME Alison Bechdels spirited
musical won the Tony in 2015 (4/18-5/13) RENT The young
artists are back, singing their hearts out (6/20-25)

OLNEY THEATRE CENTER
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd.

Olney, Md.
301-924-3400
olneytheatre.org
DIARY OF ANNE FRANK The well-known story of a Jewish girl
hiding with her family in Amsterdam during World War II.
Directed by Derek Goldman (Now-9/27, Theatre Lab) MARY
POPPINS The Disney classic brought to life, with many of the
original songs from the movie (11/2-1/1, Mainstage) SWEENEY
TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET E. Faye Bulter
and David Benoit are the murderous couple in this chilling
Sondheim classic. He slits their throats, she makes meat pies
out of em. Directed by Jason Loewith (2/1-3/5, Mainstage)
FICKLE: A FANCY FRENCH FARCE Disguises, mistaken identities, palace intrigues and improbable romance in a delightful
comic romp by playwright Meg Miroshnik (3/1-4/2, Theatre
Lab) THE MAGIC PLAY Andrew Hinderakers newest play
combines vivid theatricality, profound emotions, and magic,
as a magician loses control of his life (4/12-5/7, Mainstage)
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG The 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama
about two African-American brothers who turn on each other.
The play will be presented, for the first time ever, with two
actresses, Jessica Frances Dukes and Dawn Ursula (5/17-6/11,
Theatre Lab) MY FAIR LADY The Lerner and Loewe classic
comes to Olney (6/21-5/23, Mainstage) THURGOOD Supreme
Court Justice Thurgood Marshall changed the face of American
jurisprudence and this one man show gives rare insight to his
character (7/19-8/20, Theatre Lab)
REP STAGE
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway

Columbia, Md.
443-518-1500
repstage.org
THE OTHER PLACE Nothing is as it seems in Sharr Whites
drama, as a successful neurologist confronts her unhinged life
and mysterious health concerns (Now-9/25) AMERICAN HERO
Three unlikely allies try to keep a sandwich shop afloat when
its owner mysteriously disappears in Bess Wohls dark comedy
(11/2-20) H2O A dramedy about self-destruction, notoriety, and the dark journey to purity and salvation (2/15-3/5)
DORIANS CLOSET A new musical based on the life of legendary female impersonator Dorian Corey, including a fictionalized
account of what led to a mummified body being found in Coreys
closet after her death (4/26-5/14)
ROUND HOUSE THEATRE
4545 East-West Highway

Bethesda, Md.
240-644-1100
roundhousetheatre.org
ANGELS IN AMERICA Tony Kushners masterpiece comes to
D.C. in a co-production with Olney Theatre. Sexuality, religion,
and politics collide at the beginning of the AIDS crisis in one of
the most celebrated plays of the 20th century. Part I: Millennium
Approaches and Part II: Perestroika are presented in rotating repertory (Now-10/30) MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY
Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcons holiday play is set
two years after Pride and Prejudice, with the focus (unsurprisingly) on Mary Bennet (11/23-12/18) CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
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Moby Dick
The largest musical in Round Houses history is Kushners

Tony-nominated exploration of a black maid who works for a
Jewish family in Louisiana during the Civil Rights Movement
(1/25-2/26) OR, A playful farce about an up-and-coming
playwright tasked with completing her first commission by
dawn (4/12-5/7) HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED Pulitzer
Prize-winning playwright August Wilson explores his days as a
struggling young writer in Pittsburgh in this solo show (6/7-7/2)
SCENA THEATRE
1333 H St. NE
202-399-7993
scenatheatre.org
REPORT TO AN ACADEMY German director Gabriele Jakobi
adapts Franz Kafkas classic short story about an ape who

evolves to behave like humans (Now-9/25) SOMEONE IS GOING
TO COME A poetic play about human paranoia and sexual jealousy, as a couple move into a remote country house in order to
be alone (1/5-2/5)
SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY
450 7th St. NW

202-547-1122
shakespearetheatre.org
ROMEO & JULIET Perhaps Shakespeares most famous work,
the timeless love story gets a contemporary update, with Kiss
Me, Kates director Alan Paul helming his first Bard production
(9/13-11/6, Lansburgh) THE SECRET GARDEN A production
of Lucy Simons Tony-winning musical, based on the literary
classic about a girl who seeks refuge in her late aunts mysterious walled garden (11/15-12/31, Harman) KING CHARLES III
Regional debut of Mike Bartletts Olivier-winning play, exploring how Prince Charles would rule as he finally ascends to the
British throne (2/7-3/12, Harman) THE SELECT (THE SUN ALSO
RISES) Elevator Repair Service adapt Hemingways novel
about a group of American and British expatriates who travel
to Spain for the Running of the Bulls (2/18-4/2, Lansburgh)
MACBETH Shakespeares exploration of murderous ambition,
fiendish equivocation, and a love of terrifying intimacy (4/25-
50
5/28, Harman) THE SCHOOL FOR LIES Michael Kahn helms

David Ives adaptation of Molires The Misanthrope, in an
update of the aristocratic French comedy (5/30-7/2, Lansburgh)
SIGNATURE THEATRE
4200 Campbell Ave.

Arlington, Va.
703-820-9771
signature-theatre.org
THE GULF A world premiere comedy about a lesbian couple
whose boat breaks down, stranding them and their tumultuous relationship in the Gulf of Mexico (9/13-11/6) FREAKY
FRIDAY Disney partners with Signature for a world premiere
launch of a musical version of the body swap classic, with a score
by the Pulitzer-winning pair behind Next to Normal (10/4-11/20)
SILVER BELLES D.C. leading ladies Donna Migliaccio, Nova Y.
Payton, Ilona Dulaski, Naomi Jacobson, and Sandy Bainum star
in a holiday musical thats billed as Golden Girls meets Designing
Women (11/22-12/24) TITANIC: THE MUSICAL A 360-degree
staging of the Tony-winning musical, immersing audiences in
the glamour, chaos, and heroism of the Titanics fateful voyage
(12/13-1/29) MRS. MILLER DOES HER THING Emmy and Tonywinner Debra Monk stars in a comedy by Pulitzer-winning
playwright James Lapine about Elva Miller, a songstress whose
off-key singing found fame in the 60s she was pop musics
Florence Foster Jenkins (2/28-3/26) MIDWESTERN GOTHIC
A new musical about a young woman who longs to escape her
midwestern town. Signature promises it will provoke, shock
and entertain in equal measure (3/14-4/30) JESUS CHRIST
SUPERSTAR Chiseled abs and thorny crowns at the ready, as
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rices rock opera gets a sleek,
modern production (5/9-7/2)
STUDIO THEATRE
1501 14th St. NW

202-332-3300
studiotheatre.org
HAND TO GOD Liam Forde brilliantly portrays not one, but
two characters. One is a withdrawn teenager. The other, a
demonic, foul-mouthed puppet named Tyrone (Now-10/2)

CLOUD 9 British playwright Caryl Churchills playful take on
sexual politics resonates anew with its prescient exploration
of power and perception. Michael Kahn directs (Now-10/16)
MOTHERSTRUCK Staceyann Chins personal journey to motherhood as a single woman, lesbian and activist who does not
have health insurance or a serious, stable financial set up
(9/28-10/23, Studio X) STRAIGHT WHITE MEN A razor-sharp
comedy confronting identity and privilege. The New York Times
called Young Jean Lee the most adventurous downtown playwright of her generation (11/9-12/18) THE HARD PROBLEM
Tom Stoppards newest play exlores the complexities of consciousness, the nature of belief, and how to reconcile hard science with lived experience (1/11-2/19) I WANNA FUCKING TEAR
YOU APART World premiere of Morgan Goulds ode to the
complications of friendship (2/1-19, Studio X) THREE SISTERS
Chekovs tragicomic masterpiece about the missed opportunities and misplaced dreams of siblings in a backwater town
(3/8-4/23) NO SISTERS Aaron Posner reimagines Chekovs
classic from the point of view of the members of the household
you dont see (3/16-4/23, Studio X) WIG OUT! Tarell Alvin
McCraney (The Brother/Sister Trilogy, Choir Boy) offers a a
mesmerizing trip into the heart of African-American drag ball
culture (7/12-8/6, Studio X)
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SYNETIC THEATER
1800 South Bell St.

Crystal City, Va.
800-494-8497
synetictheater.org
DANTES INFERNO A revitalized adaptation of Synetics original production of Dantes journey through the nine circles of hell
(9/28-10/30) SLEEPING BEAUTY Closer to Brothers Grimm
than Disney, its a darkly elegant adaptation of the classic tale
(12/7-1/8) THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Synetic made its mark
with Wordless Shakespeare productions and Shrew continues
that tradition, transporting the Bards romantic comedy from
Italy to Hollywood (2/15-3/19) THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE
DAME Synetics Paata Tsikurishvili brings his mind-bending,
cinematic style to Victor Hugos gothic, heartbreaking epic
(5/10-6/11) CARMEN A wordless opera? Yes, Georges Bizets
popular classic has been reimagined to sizzling effect, starring
Synetic co-founder Irina Tsikurishvili (7/19-8/13)
THEATRE ALLIANCE
2020 Shannon Pl. SE

202-241-2539
theateralliance.com
BROWNSVILLE SONG Kimber Lees drama shifts between
memory and reality, as a senseless act of violence forces a
family to confront their grief and move forward (Now-10/9)
BLACK NATIVITY Langston Hughes chronicles and celebrates
the birth of Jesus and the unique cultural identity of Black
Americans (11/23-12/31) MNEMONIC Colin Hovde directs a
show of potent physicality, inventive design, and striking visuals. With movement by Dody DiSanto (3/16-4/9) A BEAUTIFUL
THING A new play developed by the Theatre Alliance staff
about female boxing in the 1950s, interracial adoption, and the
power of memory (6/8-7/12)
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THEATRE J
1529 16th St. NW

202-777-3210
theaterj.org
THE LAST SCHWARTZ In a yahrzeit gone perfectly wrong,
can Judiasm hold a family together? Artistic Director Adam

Immerwahr makes his DC directorial debut (Now-10/2) THE
CHRISTIANS An unflinching look at faith of any denomination and its power to unite or divide (11/16-12/11) OY VEY IN
A MANGER The Kinsey Sicks, Americas Favorite Dragapella
Beautyshop Quartet, make their return to D.C. (12/20-28)
COPENHAGEN Michael Frayns Tony-winning play about
Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr who worked for opposing sides in the war to develop the atom bomb meeting in
the afterlife (1/5-29) THE HOW AND THE WHY Sarah Treems
thought-provoking play about science, family, and survival of the
fittest (2/15-3/12) BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS Neil Simons
semi-autobiographical play about a Depression-era family trying
to laugh through tears gets the Theater J treatment (4/5-5/7)
BROKEN GLASS One of Americas greatest playwrights, Arthur
Millers riveting psychological drama is set in 1938 Brooklyn
during the horrors of Nazi Germanys Kristallnacht (6/14-7/9)
WASHINGTON STAGE GUILD
900 Massachusetts Ave. NW

240-582-0050
stageguild.org
ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY A group of voice
actors team up with an ever-inventive sound effects man to tell
the heartwarming story of George Bailey and his guardian angel
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(11/25-12/17) LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC On a train carrying

F. Scott Fitzgeralds coffin, a young couple begin a journey to
life together in Arlene Huttons WWII-era romantic comedy
(1/26-2/19) BACK TO METHUSELAH: AS FAR AS THOUGHT CAN
REACH A work of science fiction from George Bernard Shaw
that throws humanity 25,000 years into the future, featuring the
playwrights celebrated wit and a touch of satire (3/23-4/16)
WOOLLY MAMMOTH
641 D St. NW
202-393-3939
woollymammoth.net
COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN FIVE BOOPS Jen Silvermans
absurdist romantic comedy follows five different women named
Betty, who collide at the intersection of anger, sex, and the theatah in this world premiere production (Now-10/9) KISS Four
friends unburden their hearts and reveal their secret passions.
Playwright Guillermo Caldern is Chiles most acclaimed playwright-director of the last two decades, according to the LA Times
(10/10-11/6) THE SECOND CITYS BLACK SIDE OF THE MOON A
first-of-its-kind troupe of African American sketch and stand-up
artists explore what it means to be black in the future, including
a utopian planet founded by former President Obama (11/12-1/1)
BABY SCREAMS MIRACLE A zealous family and their prodigal
daughter try to pray their way to safety during an apocalyptic storm
(1/30-2/26) PIKE ST. A mother tries to keep her daughters
respirator powered as a storm quickly approaches, in Nilaja Suns
one-woman exploration of Puerto Rican immigrant life (3/274/23) HIR An audacious, uproarious black comedy that flips
the script on gender power dynamics (5/22-6/18) l
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Big Freedia at the Howard Theater
Pop, Folk, Rock & Jazz

compiled by Doug Rule
OME OF POPS BIGGEST ACTS WILL PASS THROUGH

town this season and there are plenty of deserving alternatives if you cant score tickets to Adele at the Verizon
Center or Green Day at the 9:30 Club. For instance, for Adelelovers theres the phenomenal Andra Day at Lincoln Theatre,
and check out PWR BTTM at The Rock and Roll Hotel, a scrappier and far gayer Green Day.
Speaking of gay, there are a plethora of LGBT acts to catch
this season, from the Pet Shop Boys at the Warner and Indigo
Girls at Rams Head Live, to Brandy Clark at the Birchmere and
Mamas Black Sheep at Jammin Java. But if you really want to
get carried away and bounce, head over to The Howard for the
one, the only Big Freedia.
9:30 CLUB
815 V St. NW
202-265-0930
930.com
CHERUB W/FRENSHIP, BOO SEEKA Bleed Gold Tour (9/16)
BUILT TO SPILL (9/18) OKKERVIL RIVER (9/19) LUSH W/
TAMARYN (9/2`) BLIND PILOT (9/23) THE REVIVALISTS W/
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT (9/23) GEORGE CLINTON AND
PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC (9/24) PRINCESS FEATURING MAYA
RUDOLPH AND GRETCHEN LIEBERUM (9/25) YUNA Malaysias

reigning pop star returns (9/27) BUZZCOCKS W/RESIDUELS
(9/28) BOB MOSES Ellen DeGeneress favorite new band,
a sinuous house act from California (9/29) KALEO W/BISHOP
BRIGGS, THE WIND + THE WAVE (9/30) BAKERMAT & SAM FELDT
(9/30) THE GROWLERS City Club Fall Tour 2016 (10/1)
BASTILLE British chart-topping indie pop band (10/2)
GREEN DAY Leading post-punk rock band forgoes a stadium
tour for a run of intimate club dates (10/3) WARPAINT (10/4)
TAKING BACK SUNDAY W/YOU BLEW IT, MAMMOTH INDIGO (10/5)
THE TEMPER TRAP W/COAST MODERN (10/6) NEON INDIAN
AND CLASSIXX (10/7) THE FAINT W/GANG OF FOUR (10/8)
MAJID JORDAN (10/9) WHAT SO NOT (10/10) SQUEEZE W/THE
ENGLISH BEAT (10/11) FLIGHT FACILITIES Reach cruising altitude with this synth-pop party band (10/12) TEENAGE FANCLUB
W/SKYLAR GUDASZ (10/14) YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND
W/BILLY STRINGS (10/15) LOCAL NATIVES W/CHARLOTTE DAY
WILSON One dollar from every ticket will go to support gender-based violence intervention and prevention programs via
Plus 1 (10/17) JACK GARRATT W/BRASSTRACKS (10/18) FOY
VANCE (10/19) SAINT MOTEL Saintmotelevision Tour (10/20)
SHOVELS & ROPE W/MATTHEW LOGAN VASQUEZ (10/21)
CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN (10/22) LANY W/TRANSVIOLET
(10/24) PHANTOGRAM W/THE RANGE (10/25-26) ST. LUCIA
W/BAIO (10/27-28) PAPADOSIO (10/28-29) HINDS W/COLD
FRONTS (10/29) GWAR W/DARKEST HOUR, MUTOID MAN (10/30)
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Patti LuPone - The Barns at Wolf Trap
AURORA W/DAN CROLL (10/31) ERIC HUTCHINSON The

Anyone Who Knows Me Tour (11/2) RUFUS DU SOL A sharp,
up-and-coming synth-pop act from Australia (11/3) LAPSLEY
(11/4) SNAKEHIPS (11/4) MARILLION (11/5) TEGAN AND SARA
W/TORRES Everybodys favorite lesbian twin synth-pop act
(11/6-7) JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW W/DAN MANGAN (11/9)
ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES W/DIANE COFFEE (11/11-12)
SOMO The Less Stress More Love Tour (11/13) ATMOSPHERE
Freshwater Fly Fishermen Tour (11/14) JOHNNYSWIM
(11/16) WET (11/17) ELLE KING Young singer-songwriter
responsible for one of Summer 2016 sassiest songs, breakout hit
Exs and Ohs (11/18-19) CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD
(11/20) SWEATER BEATS (11/23) KELLER WILLIAMS
Thanksforgrassgiving, an annual pot-touting concert this year
featuring Jeff Austin, Danton Boller, Jay Starling & Nicky
Sanders with Love Canon (11/25) NIYKEE HEATON (11/29)
STRFKR W/GIGAMESH, PSYCHIC TWIN (11/30) DARK STAR
ORCHESTRA Unofficial recreation of the Grateful Dead concert
experience (12/2-3) ANIMALS AS LEADERS The Madness of
Many Tour (12/4) MO (12/6) THIEVERY CORPORATION One
of D.C.s greatest world musical exports offers an annual hometown jam (12/15) CLUTCH (12/27)
EATON: HOLIDAY SONGBOOK Last years debut holiday concert
was such a hit, the Alden brings Eaton back for more Christmas
classics (12/17)
ALL THINGS GO FALL CLASSIC
Yards Park at the Capitol Riverfront

M Street and New Jersey Avenue SE
allthingsgofallclassic.com
Annual music festival moves to the Navy Yards area for its third
year. Giddy group chants are about the only distinguishing
characteristics of both headlining acts EMPIRE OF THE SUN and
PASSION PIT, with third-billed SYLVAN ESSO finding far more
appeal with the approach. The middle-tier acts are the real
draws, from the sharp sometimes-bilingual synth-pop of rising
French act CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS, to the sludgy poprock of Scottish-born singer-songwriter BISHOP BRIGGS, to the
Brooklyn-based house duo SOFI TUKKER. Also on tap: POP ETC
and rapper ACE COSGROVE (10/8)
AMP BY STRATHMORE
THE ALDEN
11810 Grand Park Ave.

North Bethesda, Md.
301-581-5100
ampbystrathmore.com
JOHN EATON: JAZZ MASTERS Celebrated local pianist and

musicologist offers an afternoon of standards (10/22) JOHN
SULLIVAN FORTNER TRIO Sophisticated jazz piano (9/18)

JULIAN LAGE & LAU (9/20) RAUL MIDON (9/23) SHOCKED
& AMAZED: STRANGE FOR HIRE (9/24) MARIA MULDAUR
Midnight at the Oasis (9/28) RUSTED ROOT (9/30) BLUE
HIGHWAY (10/2) CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE (10/5) FAIRFIELD FOUR
Pioneering gospel group (10/6) JASON MARSALIS QUARTET
Vibraphone-led jazz (10/8) JULIE FOWLIS Mesmerizing
McLean Community Center

1234 Ingleside Ave.
McLean, Va.
703-790-0123
Aldentheatre.org
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Gaelic folk (10/9) CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO (10/14) DEE
LUCAS (10/15) JULIE SCOGGINS & DAVID WINGFIELD (10/19)
RUMER WILLIS Bruces daughter offers a post-modern cabaret plus original songs co-written with Linda Perry (10/26)
STRATHMORE CABARET Blues Bash (10/29) JIMMY WEBB
(11/3) PAUL BARRERE & FRED TACKETT Little Feats guitarists (11/4) THE BRUBECK BROTHERS QUARTET (11/10) THE
VI-KINGS (11/11) SIERRA HULL (11/12) ALBERT CUMMINGS
(11/13) MIKE ARMSTRONG & RYAN VAN GENDEREN (11/17)
ANDERSON, BROWN & REDD (11/25) CHOPTEETH Afrobeat
funk band (12/2) BERNARD/EBB SHOWCASE (12/3)
ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
1333 H St. NE
202-399-7993
atlasarts.org
BRAD LINDE Tomorrow is the Question! The Music of Ornette
Coleman (9/24) OSCAR PENAS, FRANK CARLBERG: PUENTE
AEREO Jazz guitarist and pianist blend precision of classical
music and the energy of jazz (9/30) AKUA ALLRICH 8th
Annual Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba Tribute (10/9) HEIDI
MARTIN Abbey! is a one-woman tribute to the indomitable
Abbey Lincoln by this jazz vocalist, combining poetry, songs
and monologues (10/13-14) GIRMA BEYENE AND FEEDEL BAND
Ethiopian music legend (10/14) ELDAR TRIO Grammynominated jazz guitarist offers a night of adventurous and
masterful jazz laced with bebop rhythms (12/2) CECILY
Cecily Salutes DC, a toast to musicians nurtured by the city,
including Roberta Flack, Duke Ellington and Gil Scott-Heron
(12/3) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS JAZZ ORCHESTRA A Bohemian
Christmas (12/4) HOLIDAY CHEERS As part of its WinterFest
programming, Atlas hosts a just for grown-ups champagne-fueled, cabaret-style night of music featuring the Capital City
Symphony and Congressional Chorus (12/10) 11TH ANNUAL
HOLIDAY CONCERT & SING ALONG! (12/11)
BARNS AT WOLF TRAP
1635 Trap Road

Vienna, Va.
877-WOLFTRAP
wolftrap.org
DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER (10/5) CELTIC FIDDLE FESTIVAL (10/6)

PATTI LUPONE (10/7-8) SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE POOR
FOOLS (10/13) CHAISE LOUNGE (10/14) JOHN PAUL WHITE
(10/18) JD SOUTHER W/NELLIE MCKAY (10/19) RICKIE LEE
JONES An Intimate Evening (10/20) MAHMOUD AHMED
One of Ethiopias top male vocalists fuses traditional Amharic

music with pop and jazz (10/21) BUMPER JACKSONS (10/22)
LOOK PARK Chris Collingwood of Fountains of Wayne
(10/26) ALAN DOYLE & THE BEAUTIFUL GYPSIES (10/27)
LAURA BENANTI The Tony-winning soprano performs a cabaret with songs and anecdotes from her career (10/29) ENTER
THE HAGGIS Celtic folk-rock (11/3) SHEILA E. The former
Prince-affiliated Glamorous Life powerhouse is sure to put on
two Barns-storming shows (11/9-10) CRISTINA PATO (11/11)
WILLIE NILE (11/12) STEVE VAI (11/15) ERIC BURDON & THE
ANIMALS (11/16-18) JOHN EATON NEWMYER FLYER|LAUREL
CANYON: Golden Songs of Los Angeles 1966-1972 (11/26) ART
GARFUNKEL In Close-Up (11/29-12/1) THE SWINGLES (12/2)
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BETHESDA BLUES & JAZZ SUPPER CLUB
7719 Wisconsin Ave.

Bethesda, Md.
240-330-4500
bethesdabluesjazz.com
THE BEAT HOTEL PLUS THE RHODES TAVERN TROUBADORS (9/16)

A DRAG SALUTE TO THE DIVAS (9/18) MARCUS JOHNSON (9/22)
THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA (9/27) STEVE
OLIVER (9/28) LUTHER RE-LIVES (9/29) SARAH DASH (9/30)
MELBA MOORE (10/2) MIDGE URE w/Special Guest Richard
Lloyd (10/4) GUILTYPLEASURE (10/5) JOEY ALEXANDER TRIO
My Favorite Things (10/8-9) MORRIS DAY & THE TIME
(10/14) ANISSA HARGROVE W/GLORIA GAYNOR The original
disco diva survived to make a special guest appearance (10/27)

CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT Quirky, sophisticated and soulful
jazz vocalist (10/29-30) KEVIN WHALUM (11/3) INCOGNITO
FEATURING MAYSA (11/4) TAB BENOIT (11/6) LORI WILLIAMS
(11/10) DEANNA BOGART (12/30)
THE BIRCHMERE
3701 Mount Vernon Ave.

Alexandria, Va.
703-549-7500
birchmere.com
THE PROCLAIMERS (9/15) MATTHEW SWEET with Laura
Tsaggaris (9/17) GARY PUCKETT & UNION GAP (9/18) THE
MARSHALL TUCKER BAND (9/21) THE SMITH SISTERS W/AL
PETTEWAY 35th Anniversary Show (9/22) LAITH AL-SAADI
W/OWEN DANOFF Both from The Voice (9/24) THE SOGGY
BOTTOM BOYS As seen in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (9/25)
BILLY BRAGG & JOE HENRY Shine a Light Tour (9/27)
EL DEBARGE (10/2-3) LYLE LOVETT & ROBERT EARL KEEN
(10/4-5) DAVID BROMBERGS BIG BAND Bucket Birthday
Bash with Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams (10/6) LEON
RUSSELL (10/10) RICHARD THOMPSON Solo acoustic (10/11)
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL W/THE PURPLE HULLS (10/12) CHICK
COREA ELEKTRIC BAND (10/17) SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS (10/18)
RODNEY CROWELL W/CLARENCE BUCARO (10/21) BRIAN
MCKNIGHT (10/23) AOIFE ODONOVAN & WILLIE WATSON (10/27)
TOM PAXTON AND JOHN MCCUTCHEON Folk legends (10/29)
COLBIE CAILLAT The Malibu Sessions Acoustic Tour (10/30)
DWEEZIL ZAPPA Plays Whatever the F@%k He Wants Tour
(10/31) SUZANNE VEGA with special guest Teddy Thompson
(11/1) DELBERT MCCLINTON (11/4) JOSHUA RADIN BAND (11/6)
ANDERSON EAST W/BRENT COBB (11/9) BRANDY CLARK W/
KAREN JONAS (11/10) DAVE MASON (11/16) SIMPLY THREE
(11/17) OLETA ADAMS (11/18) HERMANS HERMITS starring
Peter Noone (11/20) PATTY GRIFFIN (11/21-22) CHARLES
ESTEN As seen in Nashville (11/26-27) AMY RAY AND CHELY
WRIGHT A night of folk and country from two prominent out
stars (11/28) STEEP CANYON RANGERS (12/1) DAR WILLIAMS
Return to Mortal City 20th Anniversary Tour (12/2-3) AMERICA
(12/4) GEORGE WINSTON (12/5) CHERYL WHEELER & JOHN
GORKA (12/10) BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS (12/14) CARBON LEAF
(12/15-16) SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES (12/17)
MINT CONDITION (12/21-22) HAYES CARLL (12/26) JUDY
COLLINS The folk legend who popularized Sondheims Send
in the Clowns (12/27-28)
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BLACK CAT
1811 14th St. NW

202-667-4490
Blackcatdc.com
GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT (9/16) TENEMENT (9/18) HUMBLE FIRE
(9/22) AZTEC SUN, ALANNA ROYALE (9/23) DEATH W/ROUGH
FRANCIS (9/24) JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD (9/26) THE BIRD
AND THE BEE (9/29) DARK & STORMY DJ Shea Van Horns
darker side of dance/electro/retro party (9/30) THE SHONDES
(10/1) ELECTRIC SIX (10/2) THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS (10/3)
BAND OF SKULLS (10/4) GOLDEN SUITS (10/5) THALIA ZEDEK
BAND W/SANSYOU, THE CARIBBEAN (10/6) DIARRHEA PLANET
(10/7) CRYSTAL CASTLES (10/8) BEACH SLANG, BLEACHED
(10/11) SHURA (10/12) THE SESHEN (10/13) CRYWOLF (10/14)
DAGGER MOON (10/16) GOVERNESS (10/17) SUN CLUB, AND
THE KIDS, PALM (10/20) MAJOR & THE MONBACKS (10/21)
RICKY EAT ACID (10/23) TRAILS AND WAYS (10/24) HAR
MAR SUPERSTAR (10/25) SHELLAC (10/26) HIGHLY SUSPECT
(10/27) GARRETT KLAHN (10/30) EL TEN ELEVEN (11/3)
THE WHITE BUFFALO (11/5) THE INTERRUPTERS (11/6) WILD
BEASTS (11/11) MEWITHOUTYOU, YONI WOLF (11/12) HELMET
(11/15) ANDREW W.K., THE POWER OF PARTYING (11/17)
MITSKI (11/16) THE KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW (11/21) WINDHAND/
ILSA (12/1) REVEREND HORTON HEAT (12/10)
BLUES ALLEY
1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW

703-549-7500
bluesalley.com
ELIANE ELIAS (9/15-18) MAIJA REJMAN (9/19) SOULCIAL HOUR
(9/20) LYNNE FIDDMONT (9/21) ROY AYERS (9/22-25) JAZZ
CITY W/JOHN CUSICK & DAVE MARSH (9/27) JOHN LAMPKIN
(9/28) THE TAJ MAHAL TRIO (9/29-10/2) RACHELLE FERRELL
Celebrated jazz vocalist and keyboardist(10/6-9) NASAR
ABADEY & SUPERNOVA (10/12) JODY WATLEY Gay-affirming
soul and dance artist toasts her disco roots with Shalamar
Reloaded (10/14-16) SPIKE WILNER TRIO (10/17) VICTOR
PROVOST (10/19) NICOLE HENRY (10/20) NAJEE (10/21-23)
ASSAF KEHATI (10/24) ROY HARGROVE Considered one
of the finest jazz musicians (10/25-30) CHANTAE CANN (11/2)
JONATHAN BUTLER (11/3-6) FRANK MCCOY TYNER QUARTET
(11/11-12) OMAR SOSA JOG TRIO (11/14) DARDEN PURCELL
(11/15) ROBERTA GAMBARINI (11/17-20) SWING SHIFT (11/22)
ALEX BUGNON (11/25-27) ARTURO SANDOVAL (12/1-4) BLUES
ALLEY YOUTH ORCHESTRA (12/5) GLORIA REUBEN Former
ER (and now Mr. Robot) star (12/6) CHAISE LOUNGE (12/7)
MARCUS JOHNSON Holiday Party (12/8-11) TIM REYNOLDS
(12/12) ERIC FELTEN JAZZ ORCHESTRA Duke Ellingtons
Nutcracker (12/13-14) FREDDY COLE QUARTET (12/15-18)
THE WHITE HOUSE BAND FEAT. DAVE DETWILER (12/19) BENJI
PORECKI Holiday Hang (12/20) REGINA BELLE (12/22-23)
HERRERA-RICHARDSON HOLIDAY JAM Featuring vocalist Lena
Seikaly (12/24)
THE CLARICE
University of Maryland
College Park, Md.
301-405-ARTS
theclarice.umd.edu
MEKLIT A TED senior fellow and co-founder of the Nile
Project, the Ethiopian American injects a fresh, worldly spirit
into jazz (10/14) SCHICK MACHINE Percussionist Steven
60
Schick commands a stage filled with large-scale invented instruments, from a giant motorized hurdy-gurdy to an array of spinning and thrashing metal machines (10/21) JIM BRICKMAN
Comfort & Joy Holiday Tour 2016 (12/10)
COMET PING PONG
5037 Connecticut Ave. NW

202-364-0404
cometpingpong.com
MYKKI BLANCO (9/17) AVA LUNA, SITCOM, KLAUSS (9/23) KID
CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS (9/27) DEATH VALLEY GIRLS,
CINEMA HEARTS, DJ IAN SVENONIUS (10/1) PYGMY LUSH, SLOW
MASS, TWO INCH ASTRONAUT (10/2) NOTS, THE WORLD (10/7)
WUME, RICHARD PINHAS (10/15)
DAR CONSTITUTION HALL
1776 D St. NW
202-628-1776
dar.org/conthall
GOOGOOSH (10/1) ANTHONY HAMILTON, LALAH HATHAWAY,
ERIC BENET (10/8) CHRIS STAPLETON (10/9) STURGILL
SIMPSON W/VALERIE JUNE (10/11) THE HEAD AND THE HEART
(10/22) LINDSEY STIRLING (10/24) YANDEL Opening for the
Latin star are Alexis & Fido, De La Ghetto, DJ Lobo and Gadiel
(10/28) LEGENDS OF SOUTHERN HIP HOP (11/4) KEITH SWEAT,
MINT CONDITION (11/5)
DC9
1940 9th St. NW

202-483-5000
dcnine.com
ROCKY VOTOLATO (9/17) CYMBALS EAT GUITARS (9/18)
MYSTIC BRAVES (9/19) MORGAN DELT (9/20) ASTRONOMY
ON TAP (9/21) THE DESLONDES (9/22) GOBLIN COCK (9/23)
MARLON WILLIAMS & THE YARRA BENDERS (9/24) SIGNALS
MIDWEST (9/25) BEATY HEART (9/26) AGES AND AGES (9/27)
ELLIOT MOSS (9/28) ROOSEVELT (9/29) POSTER CHILDREN
(9/30) ASTRONAUTALIS (10/1) VANLADYLOVE (10/2) SILVER
SNAKES (10/3) TACOCAT W/DADDY ISSUES, BAD MOVES (10/4)
TALL HEIGHTS Folk-rock band reminiscent of Fleet Foxes
(10/8) (10/5) WHITNEY W/HOOPS (10/6) JENNY HVAL W/
OLGA BELL (10/9) A PEOPLES CHOIR DC (SING-ALONG) (10/10)
KING GIANT W/FREEDOM HAWK, SERPENTS OF SECRECY (10/11)
MERCHANDISE (10/13) THE EFFECTS (10/14) FROM INDIAN
LAKES (10/15) ADIA VICTORIA (10/16) ADAM TORRES + THOR &
FRIENDS (10/17) STILL CORNERS (10/18) SERATONES (10/20)
CAVEMAN W/CHEERLEADER (10/22) K PHILLIPS (10/23)
RYLEY WALKER (10/26) NO PARENTS/WHITE FANG (10/27)
MARGARET GLASPY (10/28) MUNDY (10/31) JULY TALK (11/3)
THE VEILS (11/4) SORORITY NOISE (11/5) PAPER ROUTE
(11/9) THE FALCON (11/10) SIMS, AIR CREDITS (11/13) JEFF
ROSENSTOCK (11/17) BODY LANGUAGE (11/18) THE JAPANESE
HOUSE (11/25) XYLOURIS WHITE W/MARISA ANDERSON (11/30)
SLOTFACE (12/2) ANDY SHAUF (12/5)
EAGLEBANK ARENA
George Mason University

4500 Patriot Circle
Fairfax, Va.
703-993-3000
eaglebankarena.com
ISAIGNANI ILAIYARAAJA 1000 (9/25) MARC ANTHONY (9/30)
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CHANCE THE RAPPER (10/6)
ALABAMA W/THE CHARLIE
DANIELS BAND (10/8) ALAN
JACKSON (10/28) JEFF
DUNHAM (11/2) THE 1975
(11/9) BRAND NEW W/THE
FRONT BOTTOMS AND MODERN
BASEBALL (11/10)
ECHOSTAGE
2135 Queens Chapel Rd. NE

202-503-2330
echostage.com
MELANIE MARTINEZ (9/22)
GLASS ANIMALS (9/25)
CHVRCHES Sensational
Scottish synth-pop act is sure
to stir the Echostage crowd
to dance (10/17-18) DIE
ANTWOORD (10/23) FOALS
W/BEAR HANDS, KIEV (11/3)
GROUPLOVE W/MUNA, DILLY DALLY (11/9) GOOD CHARLOTTE,
THE STORY SO FAR (11/15) TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB W/BROODS
Another dance-inspiring synth-pop concert, this one featuring

an Irish headlining act and an opening set from up-and-coming
Kiwi sibling act (11/17)
FILLMORE SILVER SPRING
8656 Colesville Road

Silver Spring, Md.
301-960-999
fillmoresilverspring.com
THE OFFSPRING (9/16) GOJIRA (9/21) THE GAME FEATURING
BACKYARD BAND (9/23) BOYCE AVENUE (9/27) ALESSIA CARA
Find her where the wild things are (/29) OPETH (9/30)
KISHI BASHI The entertainingly eccentric chamber-popper
(10/1) JEREMIH (10/2) BAD RELIGION AND AGAINST ME! (10/6)
POST MALONE (10/7) BLUE OCTOBER (10/9) YG (10/12)
SKILLET (10/13) KONGOS (10/14) DESCENDENTS (10/15)
SWITCHFOOT & RELIENT K (10/26) BALLYHOO! (10/28)
STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO (10/30) BROTHERS OSBORNE (11/5)
MESHUGGAH (10/6) SONATA ARCTICA (11/7) STS9 (11/10)
DEATH FROM ABOVE, BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB (11/11)
COLE SWINDELL (11/12) THE FRAY W/AMERICAN AUTHORS
(11/15) EVANESCENCE (11/18) JON BELLION (11/21) JASON
BONHAMS LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE (11/30) MAC MILLER
(12/13) TORY LANEZ (12/14) MS. LAURYN HILL The MLH
Caravan: A Diaspora Calling! Concert Series THE WHITE PANDA
(12/28)
GW LISNER
730 21st St. NW

202-994-6800
lisner.org
JOAN BAEZ Folk legend shares stories and songs from a career
spanning 50 years (10/16) OMARA PORTUONDO Buena Vista
Social Club star vocalist performs an 85 Tour (10/17) A
CONCERT FOR REFUGEES Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Patty
Griffin, Buddy Miller and the Milk Carton Kids offer an intimate
Jake Bugg at The Lincoln
acoustic evening benefitting the Jesuit Refugee Service (10/21)

KADIM AL SAHIR Singer/composer/poet has been called Iraqs
Ambassador to the World and performs with a full orchestra
featuring musicians on strings and Arabic instruments (10/30)
THE HAMILTON
600 14th St. NW

202-787-1000
thehamiltondc.com
CODY CANADA AND THE DEPARTED (9/16) MARY FAHL
Formerly of October Project (9/17) DAMIAN JR. GONG
MARLEY (9/18) THE WILLIS CLAN (9/19) TERRY BOZZIO (9/20)
ANAIS MITCHELL (9/22) JON MCLAUGHLIN (9/23) JOHN
SCOFIELD (9/25) DALE WATSONS CHICKEN S#!+ BINGO (9/27)
DARRELL SCOTT AND ROB ICKES & TREY HENSLEY (9/28) THE
BROADCAST AND THE MARCUS KING BAND (9/29) FRUITION
(10/1) EILEEN IVERS (10/2) SARA WATKINS (10/6) AMERICAN
AQUARIUM (10/7) NEWMYER FLYER DREAM DISCS Tribute
to Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs and The Best of Eric
Clapton (10/8) TOMMY CASTRO & THE PAINKILLERS AND MATT
SCHOFIELD (10/11) CHALI 2NA & NAUGHTY PROFESSOR (10/12)
EILEN JEWELL (10/13) RED BARAAT (10/14) FRANK SOLIVAN
& DIRTY KITCHEN (10/15) ERIC JOHNSON A solo evening of
acoustic guitar and piano (10/16) DIRTY BOURBON RIVER SHOW
(10/17) THE RIPPINGTONS (10/19) DARLINGSIDE (10/20)
THE FAB FAUX (10/21-22) THE GIBSON BROTHERS (10/23) IAN
HUNTER & THE RANT BAND (10/24) SEAN MCCONNELL (10/25)
RECKLESS KELLY (10/28) MIPSO (10/29) JACKIE GREENE
(10/30) CYRIL NEVILLE Royal Southern Brotherhood (11/1)
ERIC KRASNO BAND AND DOYLE BRAMHALL II (11/2) MANDOLIN
ORANGE (11/3) REBIRTH BRASS BAND (11/4) REBIRTH BRASS
BAND (11/4-5) GRIFFIN HOUSE (11/6) MARGO PRICE (11/9)
SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDS (11/10) TAYLOR HICKS
The improbable American Idol (11/11) SAMANTHA FISH (11/15)
RIDERS IN THE SKY (11/16) PATTY LARKIN AND SUZZY ROCHE &
LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE (11/20) ELECTRIC HOT TUNA (11/25)
SCYTHIAN (11/26-27) BOUBACAR TRAORE TRIO (11/30)
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HILL CENTER
Old Navy Hospital

921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE.
202-549-4172
HillCenterDC.org
HIGH PLAINS JAMBOREE American Roots Concert Series (10/2)
MERASI ENSEMBLE OF RAJASTHAN Part of the Dounouya:
Global Sounds on the Hill (10/21) HILL CENTER JAZZ ENSEMBLE
(11/9)
THE HOWARD THEATRE
Pop Rocks?
Review Popular Music for
Metro Weekly
620 T St. NW
202-588-5595
thehowardtheatre.com
AMEL LARRIEUX (9/17) SUNDAY GOSPEL BRUNCH WITH THE
HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR (9/18, 10/23, 11/27) MANU DIBANGO
& THE SOUL MAKOSSA GANG Legendary Cameroonian AfroPop, Multi-Instrumentalist Songwriter and Bandleader (9/18)
STANLEY CLARKE (9/20) RACHAEL YAMAGATA (9/24)
BUCKETHEAD Considered one of todays more innovative guitarists and provocative avant-garde jazz/rock musicians (9/25)
PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH (9/27) PETER CINCOTTI (9/28)
CAMEO (9/30) JAZZ BRUNCH FEAT. MARCUS JOHNSON (10/2)
YACHT ROCK REVIVAL FEAT. AMBROSIA, MATTHEW WILDER AND
PLAYER Billed as the finest tribute to 70s light rock to ever
perform anywhere (10/2) JACOB COLLIER & GHOST-NOTE W/
MONO NEON Young London-based jazz/soul artist on a bill
with percussionists from Grammy-winning band Snarky Puppy

(10/3) ZE PAULO BECKER & GUESTS FROM BAR SEMENTE
Embassy of Brazil co-hosts this night of samba performed by
a band from important Rio de Janeiro club led by noted guitarist (10/4) TOM ODELL (10/7) SOLDIERS TRIBUTE PARTY
FEAT. BACKYARD BAND W/FATZ DA PLUG & DJ KID KAMMON
(10/7) WALTER BEASLEY (10/8) BUIKA (10/11) BLONDE
REDHEAD FEAT. AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE

(10/13) KINDRED THE FAMILY SOUL W/TRINA BROUSSARD
(10/14) STEVE BYRNE (10/15) GO-GO BRUNCH FEAT. THE
CHUCK BROWN BAND (10/16) A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF
MOTOWN (10/16) BIG FREEDIA Gay rapper from New Orleans
known as the Queen of Bounce who taught Miley Cyrus how to

twerk (10/18) LUPE FIASCO (10/19) AARON CARTER (10/20)
THE CROSSRHODES Raheem DeVaughn + Wes Felton
(10/22) MARTIN BARRE Guitarist from Jethro Tull (10/23)
THE QUENTIN TARANTINO SONGBOOK A nine-piece funk
band featuring some of Broadways finest musicians accompany
singers riffing on soul and pop standards given new meaning
through Tarantinos work (10/27) JEFFREY OSBORNE (10/2829) SIR JOE QUARTERMAN & FREE SOUL (10/30) ERIC GALES
W/THE CHARLES WRIGHT TRIO (11/1) EVA AYLLON (11/2)
MADELEINE PEYROUX (11/4) NENE LEAKS So Nasty So Rude
One Woman Tour (11/6) SEU JORGE The Life Aquatic, A
Tribute to David Bowie (11/8) FIDLAR Too Much Tour
w/special guests SWMRS and The Frights (11/10) LOOSE
ENDS FT. JANE EUGENE (11/11) GERALD ALBRIGHT (11/13)
STEPHANIE MILLS (11/18) MAGO DE OZ + RATA BLANCA (11/20)
PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT Former New Order bassist and his
new band perform Substance (11/23) BILAL (11/25) CHANTE
MOORE (11/26) RONNIE LAWS (12/2) DAMIEN ESCOBAR (11/4)
GO-GO BRUNCH FEAT. BELA DONA (12/11) RASPUTINA (12/17)
PRENTISS MCNEIL OF THE DRIFTERS A Classic Soul &
Motown Christmas and a performance of hits from 1964 to 1973
(12/23) LYFE JENNINGS (12/27) BIG DADDY KANE (11/28)
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IOTA CAFE
2832 Wilson Blvd.

Arlington, Va.
703-522-8340
iotaclubandcafe.com
THE DAWN DRAPES, SIRSY (9/17) THE BACHELOR BOYS (9/19)
PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY W/DRESSY BESSY (9/22) SEAN
HAYES W/TIM CARR (9/24) BEAVER NELSON (9/26) MATTHEW
RYAN, MICHAEL MCDERMOTT (9/29) NEBRASKA Tribute Show
to Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Bruce Springsteens album

(9/30) FORLORN STRANGERS (10/1) CINDY ALEXANDER (10/9)
RED ELVISES (10/16) TOMMY KEENE (10/23) AMY BLACK
(11/4)
JAMMIN JAVA
227 Maple Ave. E.

Vienna, Va.
703-255-3747
Jamminjava.com
EARPHUNK (9/16) GABBY NGUYEN, VICU SCHEK, MATTHEW
SHELL (9/17) GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS (9/17) NEW KINGSTON
(9/17) TOR MILLER (9/18) DAISYHEAD W/BELLE NOIRE, ONLY
SIBLING (9/19) SAM HESH (9/20) PORTLAND CELLO PROJECT
(9/21) ERIC ANDERSEN W/SETH GLIER (9/22) BACK TO THE
90S: SEX TYPE THING, GOOD TIME BOYS, ABBEY NORMAL AND
FIRST GENTLEMAN A night of tribute acts covering the Stone
Temple Pilots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Garbage and Presidents

of the United States of America (9/23) NOT EVEN Reunion
Show (9/24) DEE-1 W/CHRIS SEARCY (9/24) DAVID RYAN
HARRIS & GABE DIXON Twobadours on the Run Tour (9/25)
ABIGAIL PALMER, ERIC SELBY, HALLOW 14, RAVEN TREE (9/26)
TONY LUCCA, ALEX DEZEN (9/27) CONSTANTINE MAROULIS
The former American Idol finalist and Broadway star performs
with a full band (9/29) BENT KNEE Boston-based collective,
rock for the thinking person (9/30) TYRONE WELLS W/ANDY
SUZUKI Cover to Cover (10/1, 10/5) OH HONEY (10/2)
JOE ROBINSON, SMOOTH HOUND SMITH (10/4) PAUL PFAU
Great American Love Story release show (10/6) KEN BLOCK
& DREW COPELAND OF SISTER HAZEL (10/6) ROCK THIS TOWN
HOEDOWN Featuring The Alternate Routes, Ingram Hill,
Radio Birds, The Trews, Wild Adriatic, Simplified, Andy Suzuki
& the Methods, Hey Monea, Amy Gerhartz, and the Rocketboys
(10/7-9) WAYNE KRANTZ AND 2X (SALVATION) Undercover
Pop Tour featuring the music of Bob Dylan, Talking Heads,
Prince, Sonic Youth and Nine Inch Nails (10/9) MAGIC DICK &
SHUN NG, THE SLIDE (10/10) CAROLINE SMITH (10/11) BLAKE
LEWIS The beatboxer and American Idol runner-up (10/12)
PASSAFIRE (10/13) DAVID RAMIREZ (10/14) LUKE BRINDLEY &
FRIENDS (10/15) WELBILT REUNION SHOW, THE BLACKJACKS,
CRASH BOOM BANG Jammin Javas 15th Anniversary Party
(10/15) SUPREME CHORD (10/16) JAMMIN JAVA SONGWRITERS
CIRCLE ANNIVERSARY EDITION Luke Brindley, Anthony Fiacco
and Todd Wright (10/16) ROBBIE FULKS (10/18) SARAH
BORGES, SCOTT MILLER (10/20) TOBY LIGHTMAN (10/21) THE
FRITZ, LITZ W/PROJECTED MAN Heady Entertainments Funky
Fifth Anniversary (10/21) T.A.G. (10/22) THE KENNEDYS
(10/23) GAELYNN LEA W/JESS KLEIN (10/24) CRIMINAL (10/25)
MIKE KENEALLY & BEER FOR DOLPHINS, TRAVIS LARSON BAND
(10/27) LIZ LONGLEY Weightless Tour (10/28) BACK TO
THE 90S: HALLOWEEN PRE-PARTY COUNTDOWN WITH BRAIN
STEW, WRESTLE WITH JIMMY Tribute bands covering Green
Day and Weezer (10/28-29) HALLOWEEN COVER SHOW FEAT.
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MILO IN THE DOLDRUMS, TIMBERBROOKE, SET FOR TOMORROW,
MOVING OUT, PULSES Tributes of Radiohead, Paramore,
Nirvana, NeverShoutNever and Linkin Park, respectively (10/31)

WAYNE THE TRAIN HANCOCK (11/4) CARGO & THE HEAVY
LIFTERS (11/5) ACOUSTIC SUNDAY MATINEE W/CALLAGHAN,
JIMMY LANDRY (11/6) THE HANGTOWN TWO FEAT. ERIC BRACE
& KARL STRAUB (11/6) TRACE BUNDY, SUNGHA JUNG (11/9-10)
FACE THE FISH (11/11) LUCY KAPLANSKY (11/12) SLOW CLUB
(11/12) SWEET YONDER (11/13) MELISSA FERRICK The other
Melissa, also a lesbian rock guitar goddess (11/13) DANIELA
ANDRADE (11/15) BRENDAN JAMES (11/16) CATIE CURTIS,
MAIA SHARP Sweet lesbian folk (11/17) THE FABULOUS
DIALTONES Rockin Acoustic Party (11/18) GARNET ROGERS
(11/20) RICHARD SHINDELL (11/27) SABRINA CARPENTER
(11/29) THE BALLROOM THIEVES, PAPER BIRD (11/30) MAMAS
BLACK SHEEP, CHRISTINE HAVRILLA, NAKED BLUE Music
Makes Life Better for Northern Virginia Family Service (12/1)
BIG O & DUKES (12/2) TAYLOR DAVIS (12/3) TOM RUSSELL
(12/8) CARRIE NEWCOMER The Beautiful Not Yet Release
Show (12/9) DRIFTWOOD (12/17) EXIT 245, BLUESTONES
A Cappella Afternoon (12/18) TODD WRIGHTS 14TH ANNUAL
SANTA CLAUSTER-F@%! CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR (12/22-23)
MELODIME ANNUAL NEW YEARS EVE PARTY! (12/30-31)
JIFFY LUBE LIVE
7800 Cellar Door Drive

Bristow, Va.
703-754-6400
thejiffylubelive.com
FARM AID: WILLIE NELSON, JOHN MELLENCAMP, NEIL YOUNG AND
DAVE MATTHEWS (9/17) BRAD PAISLEY (9/23) WMZQ FALL
FEST: JASON ALDEAN WITH THOMAS RHETT (10/1)
KENNEDY CENTER
2700 F St. NW
202-467-4600
Kennedy-center.org
GARY BARTZ QUARTET A KC Jazz Club performance by this
saxophonist and his band (10/7) HAROLD LOPEZ-NUSSA TRIO
One of the most outstanding young interpreters of jazz in
Cuba (10/8) JANE IRA BLOOM Wild Lines is a new work for
jazz quartet and spoken word exploring the poetry of Emily
Dickinson (10/14) FRED HERSCH TRIO Guggenheim Fellow
performs twists on jazz standards (10/15) PETER FRAMPTON
Acoustic tour from Grammy-winning guitarist (10/16) THE
LAKECIA BENJAMIN EXPERIENCE Charismatic and dynamic
tenor saxophonist who swings through jazz classics as well her
own soul-informed originals (10/21) TERENCE BLANCHARD FEATURING THE E-COLLECTIVE (10/22) TOOTIE HEATH Historical
all-percussion performance, with three other drummers joining
in (10/29) JIMMY HEATH AT 90 (10/30) SHEILA JORDAN
NEA Jazz Master (11/4) THE PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP (11/5)
WAYNE SHORTER (11/12) TIA FULLER (11/19) MEGAN HILTY
A Merry Little Christmas intimate show, part of the Renee
Fleming Voices series (12/8-9) NPRS A JAZZ PIANO CHRISTMAS
(12/10) SHERRIE MARICLE & THE DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Ella Wishes You a Swingin Christmas (12/16-17) EAMONN
MCCRYSTAL AND CHLOE AGNEW Irish tenor and Celtic singer
join forces (12/17)
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LINCOLN THEATRE
1215 U St. NW
202-328-6000
thelincolndc.com
JENNY LEWIS Rabbit Fur Coat Anniversary Tour (9/17-18)
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND A concert celebrating the
opening of the National Museum of African American History
and Culture (9/23) PETER BJORN AND JOHN W/CITY OF THE
SUN, CLEOPOLD (9/24) RYAN BINGHAM AND BRIAN FALLON
& THE CROWES (9/28) JAKE BUGG W/SYD ARTHUR (9/29)
JAMES BLAKE W/MOSES SUMNEY (10/1) MELISSA ETHERIDGE
MEmphis Rock & Soul Tour: A Soul-ute to Stax Records,
in support of forthcoming new album (10/19) CHRIS ISAAK
(11/12) THE NAKED AND FAMOUS (11/15) LORETTA LYNN
The Trump-supporting grande dame of country music (11/19)
INGRID MICHAELSON Hell No Tour, perhaps about the idea of
supporting Trump (11/21-22) ANDRA DAY If you still pine for
Amy Winehouse, you havent heard Andra Day (11/25) MIKE
GORDON Phish bassist, performing with his own backing band
(11/29) NORAH JONES (12/3-4)
MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION
10475 Little Patuxent Parkway

Columbia, Md.
800-551-SEAT
Merriweathermusic.com
MAIN STREET MUSIC FEST Toad the Wet Sprocket, Kelly Bell
Band, Nighthawks, CJ Ramone, Jah Works and All Mighty
Senators perform for concert benefitting flood-ravaged Old
Ellicott City (9/24) CROSSLAND FESTIVAL Kelly Bell Band,
Sweet Leda, Mend the Hollow (Jimmie HaHas new project)
and Higher Hands are among the musical acts performing at this
all-day bicycle-focused event featuring races, recreational rides
and vendors selling items related to an active lifestyle (10/1)
WPOC WEEKEND IN THE COUNTRY Little Big Town, Rodney
Atkins, Dustin Lynch, Locash, Old Dominion, Chase Bryant,
Maddie & Tae, Granger Smith, Kane Brown and Runaway June
perform at this two-day country music festival that closes the
season at Merriweather (10/15-16)
RAMS HEAD LIVE
20 Market Place
Baltimore, Md.
410-244-1131
Ramsheadlive.com
SAN HOLO & JOYRIDE Steez Promo and Bass Nation Baltimore
presents this concert with additional performances by Said the
Sky, Savage Patch & Champagne Pirates (9/16) MIIKE SNOW
Sharp Swedish electro-pop act (9/17) THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
(9/18) THE AMITY AFFLICTION (9/20) PERPETUAL GROOVE
(9/23) KIX W/STREETLIGHT CIRCUS, PRETTY MONSTERS (9/24)
THE DANDY WARHOLS Distortland Tour (9/27) ZEDS DEAD
Steez Promo presents Northern Light Tour 2016 (9/29)
VIOLENT FEMMES (9/30) KYLE KINANE (10/1) KURT VILE AND
THE VIOLATORS (10/6) ANDREW BIRD W/SINKANE (10/9)
BEATS ANTIQUE (10/14) OH WONDER (10/15) RAE SREMMURD
SremmLife II Tour featuring Lil Yachty (10/20) THE
WONDER YEARS & REAL FRIENDS (10/21) HOT IN HERRE: 2000S
DANCE PARTY (10/22) LETTUCE (10/26) INDIGO GIRLS (10/27)
LUCIUS If you didnt get enough tight, two-part female harmony from Amy and Emily the night before, try Jess and Holly
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tonight (10/28) TEAM 10 TOUR (10/31) ERIC HUTCHINSON
(11/1) ANIMAL COLLECTIVE The collective returns to its
Baltimore roots (11/3) DAUGHTER (11/6) BIG GIGANTIC (11/11)
ASKING ALEXANDRIA (11/16) THE NAKED AND FAMOUS (11/17)
THE PRETTY RECKLESS (11/18) THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS
(11/19) REVEREND HORTON HEAT (12/7) DAN + SHAY (12/15)
KELLER WILLIAMS GRATEFUL GOSPEL Keller Solo & John
Kadlecik Band (12/31) GET THE LED OUT The American Led
Zeppelin (1/7/17)
RAMS HEAD ON STAGE
33 West St.
Annapolis, Md.
410-268-4545
Ramsheadonstage.com
THE REAGAN YEARS: AMERICAS PREMIERE 80S TRIBUTE BAND
(9/16) JIMMIES CHICKEN SHACK (9/17) MATTHEW SWEET
W/LAURA TSAGGARIS (9/18) GAELIC STORM (9/19) ANAIS
MITCHELL (9/20) GORDON LIGHTFOOT (9/21) HERE COMES
THE MUMMIES (9/22-23) THE BACON BROTHERS (9/24-25)
WISHBONE ASH Take It Back Tour (9/26) SARA WATKINS
Nickel Creek singer on tour with Mikaela Davis (9/27) IN
THE VANE OF...THE ROLLING STONES Annapolis artists play-
ing tributes & Rolling Stones-inspired originals, a benefit for

Annapolis Musicians Fund for Musicians (9/28) JUDITH HILL
Former Michael Jackson backup singer and dancer takes her
rightful place center stage (9/30) GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS
(10/1) JOE ROBINSON (10/2) EDGAR WINTER BAND (10/3)
YUNA (10/4) 7 BRIDGES The Ultimate Eagles Experience
(10/5) SHENANDOAH RUN (10/6) GREGG KARUKAS (10/7)
TECHNICOLOR MOTOR HOME A Steely Dan Tribute (10/8)
REBIRTH BRASS BAND (10/9) PAUL REVERES RAIDERS (10/9)
APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE (10/10) MARGARET GLASPY (10/11)
ERIC JOHNSON SOLO An evening of acoustic guitar and
piano (10/12) BEGINNINGS A tribute to the music of Chicago
(10/14) PHIL VASSAR (10/15) TODD SNIDER (10/16) THE
RIPPINGTONS FEAT. RUSS FREEMAN (10/17) ALLEN STONE
An intimate night of My Favorite Songs, Favorite Stories
(10/18) MATT SCHOFIELD (10/19) THE DAN BAND (10/20)
CRYSTAL BOWERSOX The out, former American Idol finalist
(10/21) AVERY*SUNSHINE (10/22-23) THE GRATEFUL BALL
Featuring Travelin McCourys & Jeff Austin Band (10/24)
SURVIVOR (10/25) ALAN DOYLE & THE BEAUTIFUL GYPSIES
(10/26) HIROSHIMA (10/27) JACKIE GREENE (10/28) BRANDY
CLARK A Saturday matinee starring the underrated lesbian
country singer-songwriter (10/29) RECKLESS KELLY (10/29)
INCOGNITO FEAT. MAYSA (10/31) DOYLE BRAMHALL II & ERIC
KRASNO BAND (11/1) JIM MESSINA (11/2) MADELEINE PEYROUX
(11/3) THE GIBSON BROTHERS (11/4) GRIFFIN HOUSE W/BRIAN
DUNNE (11/5) BRIAN CULBERTSON (11/6) BIG HEAD TODD
& THE MONSTERS (11/9) SIERRA HULL (11/10) CRACK THE
SKY (11/11-12) PARSONSFIELD (11/13) TAYLOR HICKS (11/13)
JOHN HIATT W/CHRISTIAN LEE HUTSON (11/14) JEFFREY
OSBORNE (11/15-16) ROB SCHNEIDER (11/17) MAC MCANALLY
(11/18) HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND (11/19) CRACKER (11/20)
BRET MICHAELS (11/21) FELIX CAVALIERES RASCALS (11/25)
TRINITY FEAT. GEOFF TATE, TIM RIPPER OWENS & BLAZE
BAYLEY Representing Queensryche, Judas Priest and
Iron Maiden, respectively (11/26) STEVE TYRELL (11/30)
PETER WHITES CHRISTMAS FEAT. RICK BRAUN & EUGE GROOVE
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(12/1) CHRIS SMITHER (12/2) MOTOWN & MORE: A HOLIDAY

CELEBRATION (12/4) THE AIRPLANE FAMILY & FRIENDS W/LIVE
DEAD 69 (12/7) SUZY BOGGUSS (12/8) ERIN HARPE & THE DELTA
SWINGERS (12/11) LITA FORD (12/11) SCYTHIAN (12/18) THE
ALTERNATE ROUTES (12/22) NIGHT RANGER (12/28)
ROCK AND ROLL HOTEL
1353 H St. NE
202-388-ROCK
Rockandrollhoteldc.com
WHITE FORD BRONCO (9/16) JAH WOBBLE & THE INVADERS OF
THE HEART (9/23) TIGER ARMY (9/24) THE SUFFERS (9/29)
THIS WILD LIFE (9/30) RUSSIAN CIRCLES (10/1) ASH (10/4)
THE DEAR HUNTER (10/5) LEWIS DEL MAR (10/6) ALOHA
(10/7) GNASH (10/8) THE MOWGLIS (10/9) SALES (10/10)
NICK WATERHOUSE (10/12) EDEN (10/13) FANTASTIC NEGRITO
(10/14) THE RECORD COMPANY (10/15) PREOCCUPATIONS (FKA
VIET CONG) (10/16) THE SHEEPDOGS (10/21) CASPIAN (10/22)
NOTHING BUT THIEVES (10/23) POND (10/24) TEMPLES
(10/27) STORMZY (10/28) FRANKIE COSMOS (10/300 BAD
SUNS (11/5) SILVER APPLES (11/6) DAMIEN JURADO (11/9) EL
PERRO DEL MAR (11/10) SKINNY LISTER (11/11) SUNFLOWER
BEAN (11/12) LYDIA LOVELESS (11/13) GAVIN JAMES (11/15)
HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER (11/17) SLOAN One Chord to
Another 20th Anniversary (11/18) KINGSLEY FLOOD (11/19)
K.FLAY (11/20) PWR BTTM Queer punk/performance art duo
from upstate New York (11/21) SAM ROBERTS BAND (11/28)
RED FANG (12/1) PIG DESTROYER (12/3) THE JEZABELS (12/5)
SHY GIRLS (12/6) PSYCHIC TV (12/8) COPELAND (12/9)
SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
600 I St. NW
202-408-3100
sixthandi.org
LIVINGSTON TAYLOR (10/6) ALLEN STONE (10/15) BELA FLECK

& ABIGAIL WASHBURN Banjo-playing couple offers a concert in
support of their self-titled 2016 Grammy-winning album (10/22)

CHUCHO VALDES & JOE LOVANO (11/5) MAGIK*MAGIK (11/20)
THE STATE THEATRE
220 North Washington St.

Falls Church, Va.
703-237-0300
thestatetheatre.com
MAKE AMERICA ROCK AGAIN DC101s All American Power Hour
presents this concert with Trapt, Saliva, Saving Abel, Alien Ant
Farm, Crazy Town, 12 Stones & Tantric (9/19) LEE SCRATCH
PERRY AND SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM W/YOLA (9/21) DRACO
ROSA (9/22) REED MATHIS AND ELECTRIC BEETHOVEN (9/30)
SAVED BY THE 90S: A PARTY WITH THE BAYSIDE TIGERS (10/1)
NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS & ANDERS OSBORNE (10/7)
ROGER CLYNE AND THE PEACEMAKERS W/ANDREW LEAHEY AND

THE HOMESTEAD (10/15) THE WHIGS (10/16) MEXRRISSEY
Mexico Does Morrissey (10/26) EMERSON DRIVE (11/2)
THE HACKENSAW BOYS W/TWO TON TWIG (11/3) DONNA THE
BUFFALO (11/4) BELANOVA (11/5) MON LAFERTE (11/6)
RANDY & MR. LAHEY No Pants Unpissed U.S. Tour 2016 (11/10)
ZOSO The Ultimate LED Zeppelin Experience (11/19)
THE NIGHTHAWKS AND SKIP CASTRO BAND (11/25) JOHN K.
BAND (12/29-30)
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STRATHMORE
5301 Tuckerman Lane

North Bethesda, Md.
301-581-5100
strathmore.org
BRIAN WILSON PRESENTS PET SOUNDS (9/20) MARK G.
MEADOWS (10/5) THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER MEETS TAKE
6 (10/14) THE CRAIG GILDNER BIG BAND & THE INTERPLAY
ORCHESTRA (10/16) CHRISTIE DASHIELL (10/19) CHRIS BOTTI
(10/20) ROY ASSAF TRIO (10/27) PUBLIQUARTET (11/3) OWEN
DANOFF A former Strathmore-In-Residence best known as a
finalist on The Voice (11/2) MIKE MILLS The R.E.M. rocker
offers his Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra,
a classical collides with contemporary performance featuring
the Fifth House Ensemble (11/3) BIG HEAD BLUES CLUB (11/11)
BLACK VIOLIN (11/12) JAKE SHIMABUKURO (11/20) LARRY
GRAHAM & GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION (11/30) THE MAVERICKS
(12/2) RAMSEY LEWIS & JOHN PIZZARELLI A Nat King Cole
Holiday (12/15)
U STREET MUSIC HALL
1115A U St. NW
202-588-1880
ustreetmusichall.com
LUCKY CHOPS (9/17) SELAH SUE (9/23) IAMX (9/30) KULA
SHAKER (10/2) LEVELLERS (10/3) QUANTIC LIVE (10/4) HOW
TO DRESS WELL (10/6) FINISH TICKET (10/7) SKYLAR GREY
(10/10) JOSEPH (10/16) KING (10/20) WHITE FORD BRONCO
90s hits cover band (10/21) GREEN RIVER ORDINANCE
(10/22) FUTURISTIC (10/23) JAMESTOWN REVIVAL (10/26)
THE STRUMBELLAS W/FOREIGN AIR (10/27) SURVIVE (10/28)
TIMEFLIES (10/29) FLOCK OF DIMES (11/4) KERO KERO
BONITO (11/5) THE BOXER REBELLION (11/6) CALUM SCOTT
(11/8) BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH (11/12) THE PAPER KITES
(11/17) TREVOR HALL (11/19) DZ DEATHRAYS & DUNE RATS
(11/20)
VERIZON CENTER
601 F St. NW
202-628-3200
verizoncenter.com
AC/DC Rock or Bust World Tour 2016 (9/17) PUFF DADDYS
BAD BOY FAMILY REUNION TOUR Lil Kim, Mase, Faith Evans,
Mario Winans, 112, Total, Carl Thomas, the Lox and French
Montana reunite on stage (9/22) ADELE The two stops on
the superstars tour sold-out almost immediately (10/10-11) SIA
(10/19) MAXWELL AND MARY J. BLIGE The King and Queen of
Hearts World Tour (11/6)
WARNER THEATRE
The Fab Faux at The Hamilton Live
WEINBERG CENTER FOR THE ARTS
20 W. Patrick St.
Frederick, Md.
301-600-2828
weinbergcenter.org
THE MIDTOWN MEN Four stars from the original Broadway cast
of Jersey Boys take baby boomers on a trip down pop memory
lane (9/23) NIGHTHAWKS (9/29) GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY
(10/6) SWEET PLANTAIN (10/14) LONESTAR (11/2) JIM
MESSINA (11/4) SELDOM SCENE, STEEP CANYON RANGERS A
double bill of great bluegrass (11/5) STRAIGHT NO CHASER
Ill Have Another...20th Anniversary World Tour by the male
a cappella group (11/9) SIMPLY THREE (11/18) l
513 13th St. NW

202-397-SEAT
warnertheatre.com
TOM JONES (9/25) IL DIVO Amor & Pasion (9/27) STYX
(10/18) GLADYS KNIGHT (10/22) ELVIS COSTELLO & THE
IMPOSTERS (11/3) PET SHOP BOYS They may not have
hits in the U.S. anymore, but they do still make hit-deserving
songs as evidenced on new Super (11/11) LALAH HATHAWAY &
MUSIQ SOULCHILD (11/25) THE BRIAN SETZER 13TH ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS ROCKS! TOUR (11/26)
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JAY MALLIN
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Brian Ganz, appearing with the National Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical & Choral Music

O CELEBRATE ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY, THE EARLY

music-focused Folger Consort has recruited Sir
Derek Jacobi and his partner Richard Clifford to
recite Shakespearean verse from the Kennedy Center stage.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra ends its yearlong centennial celebration with a four-day Beethoven Festival
and the performance of one of the most inspiring works in the
classical canon, Beethovens Ninth Symphony.
Every year seems to bring more pops repertoire into that
canon, with higher profile pop stars too and it doesnt get much
higher than Diana Ross with the National Symphony Orchestra.
Even more unavoidable is the Nutcracker and Messiah and holiday sing-alongs in general. But if you can only go to one holiday
show, youre sure to get the most bang for your buck with the Gay
Mens Chorus. All the others might be heartwarming, spirit-raising nice. Those bawdy boys? Theyre Naughty and Nice.
AMERICAN POPS ORCHESTRA
GW Lisner
730 21st St. NW
theamericanpops.org
ILL BE SEEING YOU: A WORLD WAR II STORY Broadways Ron
Raines, Florence Lacey, Claybourne Elder, and Rachel Eskenazi-
Gold star in a production featuring popular tunes from World

War II and based on actual letters exchanged between Spark
and Charley Frazier, American Pops conductor Luke Fraziers
grandparents (11/11) DONT RAIN ON MY PARADE: 75 YEARS OF
STREISAND Amber Iman, Lindsay Mendez and Laura Osnes
are just some of the female vocal powerhouses Frazier has lined
up to help toast Babs (1/13)
1333 H St. NE
202-399-7993
atlasarts.org
SOUVENIRS ENSEMBLE Keyla Orozco leads this ensemble in
recent works by Latin-American composers Silvestre Revueltas,

Eddy Mora, Gabriela Lena Frank and Orozco himself (9/29)
ORAN ETKIN Whats New? Reimagining Benny Goodman
(10/15) URBANARIAS: THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A
HAT Composer Michael Nyman (The Piano and Gattaca) has
developed a short opera based on the novella by Oliver Sacks
(10/15-16, 10/21-22) GREAT NOISE ENSEMBLE Adventurous
contemporary classical ensemble celebrates the life and music
of 80-year-old composer Steve Reich, including his incredible
setting of four Hebrew songs for voices and chamber ensemble
and one of his newest works, Radio Rewrite, based on the songs
of Radiohead (10/15) CAPITAL CITY SYMPHONY A family
concert of Ghoulishly Good Music! (10/16) CAPITAL CITY
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SYMPHONY A Night in Paris celebrates the beauty of French
music, from Faures delicate Pavane to Ravels arrangements of

Debussys Sarabande and Danse (11/20)
BAIRD AUDITORIUM
National Museum of Natural History

10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
202-633-3030
smithsonianassociates.org
SMITHSONIAN CHAMBER PLAYERS A turn-of-the-century
Viennese program featuring Schonberg, Barber, and Penderecki

(10/8-9) AN EVENING OF INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC: HARSH
NARAYAN, ADITYA KALYANPUR Rising young virtuoso of the
traditional string sarangi is accompanied by tabla player for a
program of classical ragas of India co-presented by the Freer and
Sackler Galleries (10/27, S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson
Dr. SW) WHAT MAKES IT GREAT?: ROB KAPILOW WITH MICHAEL
WINTHER AND NIKKI RENEE DANIELS Former NPR music
commentator leads an examination of seminal musical works
focusing on musical theater pioneer Harold Arlen (10/30)
EMERSON STRING QUARTET Renowned ensemble kicks off its
40th anniversary season with Mozart, Shostakovich and Ravel
(11/19) THE AXELROD STRING QUARTET The Art of the Fugue,
written during Johann Sebastian Bachs final decade (11/1920) WHAT MAKES IT GREAT?: ROB KAPILOW WITH CHILDRENS
CHORUS OF WASHINGTON Brittens A Ceremony of Carols
(11/20) EMERSON STRING QUARTET Beethoven, Shostakovich
and Grieg (12/11) PHILIP SETZER Emerson String Quartet
member violinist in recital (1/8)
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
410-783-8000
bsomusic.org
GALA CELEBRATION CONCERT WITH ITZHAK PERLMAN The BSO
kicks off its second century with Marin Alsop leading a program
including Beethovens Ode to Joy and Mendelssohns Violin
Concerto (9/17, Meyerhoff) BSO PULSE: HOUNDMOUTH (9/22,
Meyerhoff) BEETHOVENS SYMPHONY NO. 5 Alsop leads the
BSO in this heroic symphony, plus rising star Julia Bullock performs Villa-Lobos haunting and lyrical Brazilian twist on Bach
(9/23, 9/25, Meyerhoff; 9/24, Strathmore) CARMINA BURANA
Carl Orffs soaring masterwork in a program featuring the world
premiere of Lori Laitmans Unsung (9/29, Strathmore; 9/3010/1, Meyerhoff) BSO SUPERPOPS: BROADWAYS LEADING MEN
Jack Everly leads Ron Remke, Ted Keegan, Ben Crawford and
Kathy Voytko in a program of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sondheim
and Rodgers and Hammerstein (10/6, Strathmore, 10/7-9,
Meyerhoff) SHOSTAKOVICHS SYMPHONY NO. 10 Vasily
Petrenko conducts a program that also includes Beethovens
Piano Concerto No. 3 featuring Inon Barnatan (10/14, 10/16,
Meyerhoff; 10/15, Strathmore) BSO PULSE: BRETT DENNEN
(10/20, Meyerhoff) DVORAKS SYMPHONY NO. 8 A decade
after being named Gramophones Artist of the Year, Angela
Hewitt performs Beethovens Piano Concerto No. 1 in a program
led by Hannu Lintu and Dvoraks pastoral work (10/21, 10/23,
Meyerhoff; 10/22, Strathmore) WITCHES, WIZARDS, GHOSTS
AND GOBLINS Newly appointed BSO Associate Conductor
Nicholas Hersh presents spooky selections, including John
Williams Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone and Mussorgskys
Night on Bald Mountain (9/29, Meyerhoff) MOVIE AND MUSIC:
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Constantine Kitsopoulos
leads the BSO in a performance of Danny Elfmans rambunc70
tious, colorful score to The Nightmare Before Christmas while

the movie screens (10/29-30, Meyerhoff) THE NUTCRACKER
Hersh offers selections from Tchaikovskys famous ballet
(11/3, Meyerhoff; 11/6, Strathmore) MAHLERS SYMPHONY
NO. 6 Alsop leads a massive undertaking of the Mahler
masterpiece that hasnt been played by the BSO since 1992
(11/10, Strathmore; 11/11-12, Meyerhoff) BSO SUPERPOPS:
DOC SEVERINSEN AND FRIENDS: THE ART OF THE BIG BAND

(11/17, Strathmore; 11/25-27, Meyerhoff) BEETHOVENS NINTH
SYMPHONY Beethovens most breathtaking work, in a program
featuring the Baltimore Choral Arts Society and the St. Lawrence
String Quartet (11/18, Meyerhoff; 11/19, Strathmore) HANDELS
MESSIAH Edward Polochick leads the BSO and the Concert
Artists of Baltimore Symphonic Chorale in the beloved oratorio
(12/2, 12/4, Meyerhoff; 12/3, Strathmore) MOVIE AND MUSIC:
ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE Live score accompany screening of
the Jimmy Stewart classic (12/15-16, Meyerhoff) HOLIDAY
POPS WITH STORM LARGE (12/17-18, Meyerhoff) MOVIE AND
MUSIC: STAR TREK Hersh leads the BSO in a live performance
of Michael Giacchinos score to director J.J. Abrams film (12/29,
Meyerhoff) MOVIE AND MUSIC: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
Ditto (12/30, Meyerhoff)
BARNS AT WOLF TRAP
1635 Trap Road

Vienna, Va.
877-WOLFTRAP
wolftrap.org
BICKRAM GHOSHS DRUMS OF INDIA Tabla player leads an

electrifying drum ensemble (10/15) WU HAN, PHILIP SETZER,
DAVID FINCKEL Three of the most lauded names in chamber
music perform Beethoven for a Founders Day Celebration
(10/28) BOSTON BRASS (12/4) ALESSIO BAX, LUCILLE CHUNG
(1/8) AILYN PEREZ, KIM PENSINGER WITMAN Recital by an
up-and-coming soprano accompanied by Wolf Trap Opera
director (1/20) INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT (2/1-2/2)
CHERISH THE LADIES (2/14-2/15) SOLAS (2/16-2/17) MASTERS
OF HAWAIIAN MUSIC (2/25)
THE CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
Kennedy Center Concert Hall

202-244-3669
choralarts.org
THE ART OF THE ITALIAN MADRIGAL Songs of love and wit,
tracing the evolution of the Italian madrigal through works

by Monteverdi, Palestrina, Lauridsen and Druckman (10/15,
Dumbarton Church) BERLIOZ: REQUIEM OP. 5 Scott Tucker
leads the Choral Arts Chorus and Orchestra in a performance of
Berliozs Grande Messe des Morts (11/20) A FAMILY CHRISTMAS
Songs of Santa, Rudolph and Frosty are featured in a festive,
participatory hour-long afternoon concert (12/17) A CHORAL
ARTS CHRISTMAS Holiday concert mixing seasonal classics,
favorite sing-alongs and popular Christmas standards (12/18-24)
THE CITY CHOIR OF WASHINGTON
202-495-1613
thecitychoirofwashington.org
BRAHMS GERMAN REQUIEM Robert Shafer leads an intimate
performance and kickoff to the City Choirs 10th Anniversary
Season (11/6, National Presbyterian Church) THE HOLLY AND
THE IVY: MUSIC FOR CHRISTMAS A candlelight processional
sets the stage for this annual concert featuring the full choir and
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brass ensemble plus one area high school choir (12/18, National
Presbyterian Church)
focused on the composers Symphony No. 1 and Piano Concerto

No. 1 (9/19) THE NUTCRACKER (12/9)
CONGRESSIONAL CHORUS
FOLGER CONSORT
FALL FESTIVAL: THE MUSIC OF OUR LIVES David Simmons
MEASURE + DIDO W/DEREK JACOBI AND RICHARD CLIFFORD
Atlas Performing Arts Center

1333 H St. NE
202-399-7993 ext. 182
congressionalchorus.org
leads a spirited program featuring the American Youth Chorus
and the NorthEast Senior Singers (11/5, Lutheran Church
of the Reformation) FASCINATIN RHYTHMS: CELEBRATING
WASHINGTON, D.C. IN SONG, POETRY AND DANCE Duke
Ellingtons rarely performed Sacred Concert is the featured
work at an event including swing and tap dancers from Joy
of Motion Dance Center and Capitol Movement, along with
Howard Universitys renowned jazz a cappella group Afro Blue
(11/19, Church of the Epiphany) HOLIDAY CHEERS A Musical
Champagne Evening for Grownups (12/10) HOLIDAY SING-ALONG (12/11)
D.C.S DIFFERENT DRUMMERS
202-403-3669
dcdd.org
MASQUERADE MACABRE The Capital Pride Symphonic Band
and Capital Pride Wind Ensemble kick off the season with pieces from the darker, spooky side of music (10/29, Church of the
Epiphany) HOLIDAY CONCERT Free admission concert with
canned food to benefit Food & Friends (12/11, Lutheran Church
of the Reformation)
THE EMBASSY SERIES
Folger Elizabethan Theatre

202-544-7077
folger.edu
Passages from Shakespeares Measure for Measure paired
with portions of Henry Purcells opera, Dido and Aeneas (10/1,
Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater) ROOMFUL OF TEETH
Grammy-winning vocal group performs a commission by
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw, inspired by
Shakespeares The Tempest (11/20) THE SECOND SHEPHERDS
PLAY Mary Hall Surface leads a magical retelling of the
Nativity story, combining festive medieval English tunes and
a moving narrative performed by familiar faces on local stages
(11/27-12/21) MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATIONS Londons Orlando
Consort joins for a program of music performed on medieval
instruments (1/6-1/7, Washington National Cathedral)
GAY MENS CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
202-293-1548
gmcw.org
LETS MISBEHAVE A cabaret of true confessions (11/12, Atlas)

NAUGHTY AND NICE Annual holiday extravaganza (12/10,
12/17-18, Lincoln Theatre)

GW LISNER
730 21st St. NW

202-994-6800
lisner.org
202-625-2361
embassyseries.org
A 21-year-old series offering public access to foreign embassies
and diplomatic homes in D.C. via classical concerts followed by
receptions, aimed at uniting people through musical diplomacy. UKRAINE: JOURNEY TO FREEDOM A Century of Classical
Music for Violin and Piano (10/7, Embassy of Ukraine)
NILKO ANDREAS GUARIN, GUITAR, MELANIE GENIN, HARP In
commemoration of United Nations Day (10/20, Colombian
Ambassadors Residence) CIMBALOM DUO In commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising (10/26,
Embassy of Hungary) LEVON AMBARTSUMIAN, VIOLIN, EVGENY
RIVKIN, PIANO In honor of the 25th anniversary of Armenias
Independence (11/2, Embassy of Armenia) DARWIN NOGUERA
JAZZ ENSEMBLE (11/18, Embassy of Nicaragua) ITAMAR
ZORMAN, VIOLIN, AMY YANG, PIANO (12/1, Embassy of Israel)
BOUTELLIS-TAFT, VIOLIN, ANGELA DRAGHICESCU, PIANO (12/8,
Embassy of Romania) FRENCH CABARET: ADRIEN HAAN WITH
HOWARD BREITBART, PIANO (12/16-17, Embassy of Luxembourg)
opera, Pergolesis La serva padrona, and a classic Victorian

operetta, Trial By Jury by Gilbert & Sullivan (9/17-18, 9/24-25,
Atlas Performing Arts Center) THE ROMANTICS A salonstyle concert of Romantic music and poetry from Schumann
and Heine and featuring tenor Byron Jones, mezzo-soprano
Elizabeth Mondragon, and pianist Carla Hubner (10/23, 10/29)
GOYESCAS An adaptation of the Spanish cloak and dagger
story inspired by Francisco De Goyas paintings (12/7, 12/10-11,
12/17-18, GALA Hispanic Theatre)
FAIRFAX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
KENNEDY CENTER
Center for the Arts Concert Hall

George Mason University
Fairfax, Va.
703-563-1990
fairfaxsymphony.org
AMIT PELED Celebrated cellist will perform Dvoraks Cello
Concerto on the historic Goffriller 1733 instrument once played
by Pablo Casals (10/1) SIMONE DINNERSTEIN, BRAHMS GREAT
BEGINNINGS Christopher Zimmerman leads a program
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LUDOVICO EINAUDI Italian pianist and composer known for
the film scores of The Intouchables and Im Still Here (10/20)
THE IN SERIES
Source Theatre
1835 14th St. NW
202-204-7763
inseries.org
WHOS THE BOSS? An uproarious double-bill of an early comic
202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
THE 17TH CHINESE CULTURE FESTIVAL SYMPHONY CONCERT
Orchestral favorites performed by a high school orchestra from

Beijing and another from Howard County, Maryland (10/2)
JOYCE DIDONATO W/BRENTANO STRING QUARTET Grammywinning mezzo-soprano joins Yales Quartet-in-Residence for
a Fortas Chamber Music Concert (10/5) HARLEM STRING
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QUARTET W/ALDO LOPEZ-GAVILAN A Fortas Chamber Music
Concert featuring the New York ensemble and a renowned
Cuban pianist and composer (10/17) LAWRENCE BROWNLEE
Ahead of his performance in Washington National Operas
The Daughter of the Regiment, the heralded bel canto tenor
offers an intimate concert in the Family Theater as part of the
Renee Fleming Voices series (10/18) MERCURY SOUL The
San Francisco Chronicle calls this ensemble a genre-busting musical extravaganza (10/24) SHEN YUN SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA (10/26) HILARY HAHN Three-time Grammy
winner and area native plays classic works by Bach, Mozart and
Schubert (10/28) THE KENNEDY CENTER CHAMBER PLAYERS
Chamber masterworks by Beethoven (10/30, Sixth and I
Historic Synagogue) TAKACS QUARTET Selections from
Beethovens string quartet cycle (11/9) DE-CLASSIFIED: BRYCE
DESSNER World-renowned guitarist from rock band the
National and composer of The Revenant performs original
compositions in a program helmed by Jacomo Bairos (11/18)
ATOS TRIO Berlin-based group returns for a Fortas concert
(11/21) ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA Semyon
Bychkov leads what Gramophone has dubbed the worlds greatest orchestra in a performance of Mahlers Fifth Symphony
(11/29) KALICHSTEIN-LAREDO-ROBINSON TRIO Kennedy
Centers Chamber Ensemble-in-Residence commemorates 40
seasons since its official debut at President Carters inauguration (12/7) THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA W/LOUIS LORTIE
Yannick Nezet-Seguin leads the orchestra in Stravinskys
spirited Petrouchka and Chopins Piano Concerto No. 1 (1/24)
Nnenna Freelon (9/20) SHAKESPEARE AT THE SYMPHONY

Edward Gardner conducts three works inspired by the Bard:
Elgars Falstaff, Waltons Suite from Henry V and Tchaikovskys
Romeo and Juliet (9/29-10/1) EMANUEL AX Star pianist plays
Beethovens Piano Concerto No. 1 while Juraj Valcuha conducts another Bard-inspired program with works by Korngold,
Dvorak and R. Strauss (10/6-8) NICOLA BENEDETTI Violin
sensation offers East Coast premiere of Wynton Marsaliss Violin
Concerto in a program led by Eschenbach and also featuring
Tchaikovskys Polish Symphony (10/27-29) GIANANDREA
NOSEDA The NSO Music Director Designate conducts
Prokofievs complete ballet score to Romeo and Juliet (11/3-5)
DONALD RUNNICLES Conductor leads the UMD Concert
Choir in a program of Durufles Requiem plus works by Debussy
(10/10-12) JOHANNES MOSER Young virtuoso cellist makes
his NSO debut performing Tchaikovskys Variations on a Rococo
Theme and Dvoraks New World Symphony, conducted by
Krysztof Urbanski (11/17-19) NSO POPS: DIANA ROSS The
Supreme Supreme and Kennedy Center Honoree performs her
many hits, this time accompanied by the NSO led by Emil de
Cou (12/1-3) NSO POPS: A HOLIDAY POPS WITH LAURA BENANTI
AND SANTINO FONTANA Steven Reineke conducts (12/9-10)
HANDELS MESSIAH Laurence Cummings conducts (12/15-18)
NEW ORCHESTRA OF WASHINGTON
Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre

1611 N. Kent St.
Arlington, Va.
703-276-6701
nationalchamberensemble.org
A NIGHT IN VIENNA Unforgettable masterpieces by Johannes
Brahms and Franz Schubert (10/22) HAPPY HOLIDAYS (12/10)
240-235-5088
neworchestraofwashington.org
WASHINGTON HERE AND NOW Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez
leads the ensemble in Stravinskys Dumbarton Oaks, Coplands
Appalachian Spring, and Edouard Lalos Symphonie Espagnole
featuring violinist Akemi Takayama (9/16, Live! 10th & G; 9/17,
Westmoreland Church, Bethesda) SMALLER IS BETTER
Three orchestral works have been reduced in instrumentation
for this program, including Mozarts Overture to The Marriage
of Figaro, Griegs Piano Concerto in A Minor featuring Mayumi
Sakamoto, and Brahms Symphony No. 2 (10/29, Live! 10th & G;
10/30, JCC of Greater Washington, Rockville)
NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC
STRATHMORE
NATIONAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Music Center at Strathmore

5301 Tuckerman Lane
Bethesda, Md.
301-493-9283
nationalphilharmonic.org
BEETHOVENS SYMPHONY NO. 7 Music Director Piotr Gajewski
leads Strathmores resident orchestra in an all-Beethoven season

opener also featuring pianist Brian Ganz performing Piano
Concerto No. 4 (9/17-18) CHEE-YUN PLAYS THE FOUR SEASONS
Gajewski leads violinist in both Vivaldis and Piazzollas
Four Seasons (10/8-9) MUSIC FROM THE ENGLISH CATHEDRAL
Chorale Director Stan Engebretson leads the National
Philharmonic Chorale (11/5) HANDELS MESSIAH (12/19-20)
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Kennedy Center Concert Hall

202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
SEASON OPENING BALL CONCERT W/LANG LANG The NSOs
two principal conductors Christoph Eschenbach and Steven

Reineke present an opening concert featuring the hottest artist on the classical music planet, according to the New York
Times, plus R&B crooner Brian McKnight and jazz singer
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Bethesda, Md.
301-581-5100
strathmore.org
YIRUMA Performing melodious Korean compositions (9/25)
JESSICA KRASH Wammie-winning classical composer leads
soprano Emily Noel, flute player Laura Kaufman, and cellist
Tanya Anisimova in a program of song cycles (10/6) DAVID
KAPLAN Noted pianist (10/13) DENIS MATSUEV Pianist offers
a recital of works by Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Prokofiev,
and Tchaikovsky (10/30) CHINA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
(12/9) HOLIDAYS WITH DOMINGO-CAFRITZ YOUNG ARTISTS
(12/7) SALUTE TO VIENNA NEW YEARS CONCERT This 16-year
Washington tradition features the Strauss Symphony of America
with vocal soloists plus dancers from the National Ballet of
Budapest and International Champion Ballroom Dancers (1/2)
THE WASHINGTON CHORUS
202-342-6221
thewashingtonchorus.org
PHILIP GLASS: SYMPHONY NO. 5 Julian Wachner leads TWC,
the Washington National Cathedral Girl Choristers, five internationally renowned vocal soloists and a full symphony orches-
tra to play a celestial-sounding work telling the creation story

(11/13) A CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS The splendor of brass,
organ, percussion and 200 voices singing Christmas classics
(12/11, 12/17, 12/20-22, Kennedy Center; 12/19, Strathmore)
WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA
GW Lisner
730 21st St. NW
202-364-5826
concertopera.org
30TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Soloists Angela Meade, Vivica

Genaux and Michele Angelini join for this celebration of bel
canto classics under the direction of Antony Walker (9/18)
MASSENETS HERODIADE Michael Fabiano plays John the
Baptist, Joyce El-Khoury is Salome and Metropolitan Opera star
Michaela Martens takes on the title role in a dramatic masterpiece, based on Flauberts version of the biblical tale of Herodias
(11/20)
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA
Kennedy Center
202-295-2400
dc-opera.org
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Mozarts comic masterpiece is an

exploration of the perils of temptation and the triumph of love
(9/22-10/2, and 9/16 for a free Millennium Stage preview) THE
DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence
Brownlee star in Donizettis comic opera about a woman who
wants to marry a peasant, until a mysterious man offers to make
her a proper lady (11/12-20) AMERICAN OPERA INITIATIVE: THE
DICTATORS WIFE The world premiere of this bitingly satire
one-hour work (1/13-1/15) MADAMA BUTTERFLY A bold
staging of Puccinis tragedy, in which an American naval officer
betrays his geisha bride, leading to one of the most devastating
final scenes in all of opera (5/6-21)
WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS
202-785-9727
washingtonperformingarts.org
BROOKLYN RIDER W/ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER Perennial favorite band offers an eclectic program ranging from The Beatles to
Bjork with mezzo-soprano (10/8, Sixth and I Historic Synagogue)
ALISA WEILERSTEIN MacArthur Genius Award winner performs the complete Bach solo cello suites in one evening (10/16,
UDC Theater of the Arts, 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW) ZAKIR
HUSSAIN W/NILADRI KUMAR Tabla maestro offers an intimate
performance in duet with a virtuoso of the sitar (10/20, Sixth
and I) LLYR WILLIAMS Welsh pianist widely admired for his
musical intelligence and expressive interpretations (10/28, UDC
Theater of the Arts) LUCAS DEBARGUE 25-year-old French
pianist makes his Washington Performing Arts debut only a year
after wowing the international scene at the 15th Tchaikovsky
Piano Competition (11/12, UDC Theater of the Arts) ERIC
OWENS & SUSANNA PHILLIPS A program of works by Schubert
by the Washington National Opera-affiliated bass-baritone and
Metropolitan Opera soprano, accompanied by Myra Huang
(11/13, UDC Theater of the Arts) TOMER GEWIRTZMAN
Israeli-born pianist (12/3, UDC Theater of the Arts) ATTACCA
QUARTET Quartet-in-Residence at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art is exuberant, funky and exactingly nuanced, writes the
New York Times (12/4, UDC Theater of the Arts) l
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Martha Graham Dance Company, The Alden
DWIN APARICIO CURATES HIS 12TH FLAMENCO

festival at GALA. Daniel Singh and Dakshina present the
13th Indian dance festival at Atlas. And there are more
variations on The Nutcracker than the sugar plum fairy could
begin to dream of. Fall is definitely upon us in Washington.
The new dance season also ushers in Dance Loft on 14, a
new venue specifically designed to host rehearsals and workshop performances, aimed at nurturing local dance artists,
allowing them more time and space to experiment and hone
their craft. Also new this year, not one but two showcases of
local dance: The VelocityDC Dance Festival, now in its 8th
year at Shakespeare Theatres Harman Hall, and the debut of
D.A.N.C.E. at Georgetown Day School. Even with the news that
the American Dance Institute will move to New York next year,
taking away one of the areas leading dance incubators and presenters of new talent, D.C.s dance scene seems to be taking sure,
steady steps forward.
THE ALDEN
McLean Community Center

1234 Ingleside Ave.
Mclean, Va.
703-790-0123
aldentheatre.org
MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY An intimate night of spectacular modern dance from a troupe the Washington Post once
called one of the seven wonders of the artistic universe (9/24)
TAP KIDS Schooldayz tells the story of the teenage establishment among seniors at a high school (10/1)
AMERICAN DANCE INSTITUTE
1501 East Jefferson St.

Rockville, Md.
301-984-3003
americandance.org
STEVEN REKER/OPEN HOUSE Rememberer is an evening-length

immersive music and performance piece, presented as an ADI
Incubator premiere (9/30-10/1) MORGAN THORSON Another
ADI Incubator premiere, Still Life is a long-form, ensemble
choreography piece informed by research into extinction and
investigating dance as a living and dying entity (10/14-15) KATE
WEARE COMPANY Marksman interprets ancient human senses
imperative to survival, including peripheral awareness, reflex,
synchrony, repulsion, and the sheer forcefulness of formation
(10/28-29) CYNTHIA HOPKINS Articles of Faith is a work
developed after its choreographer lost all record of past performances in a catastrophic fire that destroyed her home and work
studio (11/4-5) OKWUI OKPOKWASILI Poor Peoples TV Room
is rooted in Nigerias kinetic history of collective action and
offers an immersive, dystopian environment with movement,
song and text (11/18-19) DAN HURLIN Demolishing Everything
with Amazing Speed is a puppet theater work, not suitable for
children, based on four wordless scripts originally written 100
years ago by Italian Futurist Fortunato Depero and featuring
original music by Dan Moses Schreier (12/2-3) STEPHEN
PETRONIO COMPANY Bloodlines is a five-year initiative to
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honor an incomparable lineage of American postmodern dance
masters (12/9-10)
1333 H St. NE
202-399-7993
atlasarts.org
FURIA FLAMENCA DANCE COMPANY: CAFE FLAMENCO An inti-
mate evening of flamenco tablao style, with drinks and tapas

served tableside during the performance, accompanied by guitarist Torcuato Zamora (10/1-2) JOY OF MOTIONS YOUTH
DANCE ENSEMBLE WITH ECOSONO ENSEMBLE The Ceiling
Floats Away, a multimedia work set to music by American
composer Matthew Burtner and poetry by Rita Dove (10/16)
STEP AFRIKA! MAGICAL MUSICAL HOLIDAY STEP SHOW D.C.s
internationally known stepping company presents its annual
interactive celebration of the holidays, with furry friends and
DJ Frosty the Snowman (12/15-18, 12/20-22, 12/27-30) SWEET
SPOT AERIAL PRODUCTIONS Shine A Light! A Solstice Circus,
a family-focused adventure about a young man discovering the
power to bring light and inspire joy (12/17)
THE CLARICE
University of Maryland
College Park, Md.
301-405-ARTS
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu
COLETTE KROGOL, MATT REEVES: WAKING DARKNESS. WAITING
LIGHT A joint MFA Dance Theatre Concert mixing Krogols
exploration of her Cuban-American heritage and Reeves examination of origin myth and metaphors of darkness (10/7-9)
WALLFLOWER: INBAL PINTO & AVSHALOM POLLAK DANCE
COMPANY (10/13) RAPHAEL XAVIER Point of Interest, a minimalistic hip-hop piece offering multiple perspectives on the
inner workings of dance from the magazine photographer and
musician (11/10-11) SARAH BETH OPPENHEIM: RENDER EDIT,
CHRIS LAW: FULL CIRCLE: BRIDGING THE GAP MFA Dance
Thesis Concert (12/9-11)
DAKSHINA/DANIEL PHOENIX SINGH
202-656-5679
dakshina.org
FESTIVAL OF INDIAN ARTS The 13th annual event features

dancers and musicians from India, Bangladesh and the U.S.,
including Rehan Bashir, Aswathy Nair, Indira Kadambi, Alif
Laila, Lakshmi Babu and company namesake Singh (10/21-23,
Atlas Performing Arts Center)
DANCE LOFT ON 14
4618 14th St. NW 2nd Floor

danceloft14.org
OPEN HOUSE A chance for the public to check out the newest
venue devoted to dance in D.C., with classes and performances
by companies who call Dance Loft home (9/17) KATE SOPOCI
DRAKE A choreographer whose Spacetime Suite has been
called dance experiments in astrophysics and human dynamics (9/29-30)
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DANCE PLACE
3225 8th St. NE

202-269-1600
danceplace.org
STUART LOUNGWAY Dance Metro DC presents its fall
Choreographic Grant Recipient, selected by an independent

panel of area dance professionals (9/17-18) CAPOEIRA DC
A Free Art on 8th Event focused on a martial art disguised as
a dance, one rooted in the spirit of change (9/23, Brookland
Plaza, 625 Monroe St. NE) CULTURE SHOCK, WASHINGTON
DC Volume III is the latest work choreographed, produced,
and directed by current members Greg David and Cameron
Bennett and featuring Culture Shock dance troupes (9/24-25)
DC CASINEROS A Free Art on 8th Event focused on lessons
and performances in salsa dancing (9/30, Brookland Plaza)
ANNIVERSARY GALA Celebrating outgoing Dance Place founder Carla Perlo and director Deborah Riley with performances by
Adrian Galvin, Baakari Wilder, Coyaba Dance Theater, Dance
Place Step Team, Daniel Burkholder & Sharon Mansur, DC
Casineros, Denyse Pearson, PearsonWidrig DanceTheater, and
POP (10/1) UPROOTED DANCES MOSAIC MOVES A free video
dance installation in Dance Places lobby, featuring original
music from local artists and interactive technology (10/6-11/10)
JESS CURTIS/GRAVITY & CLAIRE CUNNINGHAM U.S. Berlin
choreographer teams with leading U.K. disabled artist for an
unlikely, humorous duet, The Way You Look (At Me) Tonight,
combining movement, video, music, and text (10/22-23) DC
CASINEROS Cuban Dance Socials on select Friday evenings
(10/28, 12/9) ALIGHT DANCE THEATER Two repertory works
capturing the complexity of womens relationships (10/29-30)
METRO TAP ROOTS A weekend-long celebration of the areas
rich history of tap with performances (11/5-6) WHATS GOING
ON - Dance Places first full-length production features an eclectic mix of choreography by Vincent E. Thomas, Ralph Glenmore,
and Sylvia Soumah, set to the music of Marvin Gaye (11/12-13,
11/19-20) EL TEATRO DE DANZA CONTEMPORNEA One of
D.C.s first multicultural dance companies reflects on the vision
of founding artistic director, Miya Hisaka (12/3-4) FIELDWORK
A works-in-progress showing in all artistic disciplines from
the peer-to-peer forum for artists (12/6) AGORA DANCE
The tenuous line between fact and fiction through monologue
and highly physical choreography is explored in The Kind of
Thing That Would Happen (12/10-11) COYABA DANCE THEATER
Annual Kwanzaa Celebration directed by Sylvia Soumah
(12/17-18) GESEL MASON PERFORMANCE PROJECTS antithesis challenges how female sexuality is perceived, performed,
and presented (1/7-1/8) KANKOURAN WEST AFRICAN DANCE
COMPANY Visit Casamance portrays the cycle of seasons in
one region of Senegal (1/14-1/15) KIMBERLY BARTOSIK/DAELA
Ecsteriority4 (Part 2) explores power and desire and the sense
of urgency created by irrational impulses (1/21-1/22)
DISSONANCE DANCE THEATRE
The Jack Guidone Theater

Joy of Motion Dance Center
202-540-8338
ddtdc.org
DANCE NOIR Local contemporary ballet company kicks off
its 10th season with this mixed-evening program by founder
and producing artistic director Shawn Short, built around dark,
dramatic classical scores (10/15-16) WINTERSTEPS Works
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by emerging choreographers through its New Voices of Dance
program, including Kamali Hill and Kareem B. Goodwine (1/2122/17)
GALAS FUEGO FLAMENCO XII
3333 14th St. NW

202-234-7174
galatheatre.org
FLAMENCO APARICIO DANCE COMPANY Salvador/Savior
explores festival curator Edwin Aparicios personal salvation

through flamenco, as the El Salvador-born dancer/choreographer credits the dance style with helping him succeed in his
adopted hometown of D.C. (11/4-6) FRANCISCO HIDALGO &
COMPANY The Silences of the Dance delves into the beats of
silence and the broken voices that resonate in space (11/10-13)
GW LISNER
730 21st St. NW

202-994-6800
lisner.org
KALANIDHI DANCE Kalanidhi@25 is billed as a breathtaking
anniversary retrospective of a Bethesda-based company known

for blending tradition and innovation in the Indian style of
Kuchipudi (11/6)
KENNEDY CENTER
2700 F St. NW
202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
HEART STUCK BERNIE Sarah Beth Oppenheim leads her com-
pany in a new 50-minute work, created through the Kennedy

Centers Local Stage Commissioning Project, drawing inspiration from significant events in JFKs presidency regarding
race, gender and immigration (9/29-30, Millennium Stage)
FURIA FLAMENCA (10/5, Millennium Stage) DORRANCE DANCE
WITH TOSHI REAGON AND BIGLOVELY MacArthur Genius tap
dancer/choreographer and renowned lesbian musician bring
their energetic ensembles together for The Blues Project (10/5-6,
Eisenhower Theater) DAMIAN WOETZEL Former New York
City Ballet principal dancer brings together artists to pay tribute in Heroes (10/10, Eisenhower) MAVERICK LEMONS New
work focused on the achievements and unfinished business of
JFKs presidency (10/14-15, Millennium Stage) DANISH DANCE
THEATRE Black Diamond, a dramatic work with striking scenography and lighting, designed to enhance the full-bodied,
athletic choreography (10/18-19, Eisenhower) THE SUZANNE
FARRELL BALLET The Kennedy Centers resident ballet company celebrates its 15th season with an all-Balanchine program, including company premieres of the rarely seen Gounod
Symphony and the patriotic Stars & Stripes (10/21-23, Opera
House) SAN FRANCISCO BALLET World-renowned company performs with puppets in Christopher Wheeldons visually imaginative production, inspired by Brothers Grimm fairy
tales and set to music by Prokofiev (10/26-30, Opera House)
DEBBIE ALLEN Freeze Frame...Stop the Madness, a relevant
theatrical narrative fusing movement, music, art, and cinema
to explore violence and race relations (10/27-30, Eisenhower)
MOTIONX DANCE (11/2, Millennium Stage) ZIP ZAP CIRCUS
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1708 GALLERY
319 West Broad St.

Richmond, Va.
804-643-1708
1708gallery.org
DOUGLAS RIEGER: CHARACTER ARMOR Mixed-material sculptures often given whimsical, humorous, anthropomorphic qualities (Now-10/22) INLIGHT RICHMOND 2016 A one-night, public exhibition of light-based art installations and performance,
kicking off with a Community Lantern Parade (11/11)
AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM
800 Key Highway

Baltimore, Md.
410-244-1900
Avam.org
YUMMM! THE HISTORY, FANTASY AND FUTURE OF FOOD The

quirkiest museum around presents works by 34 artists exploring
concepts of food and hunger. Paul Vilja, Gil Batie, Wayne Coyne,
Christian Twamley, Jerry Beck, Wendy Brackman, Ramon
Alejandro, Ruby C. Williams, Jim Buhler, Joe Bello, Bernard
Stiegler, and Craig Norton are among those represented (10/89/3/17)
ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY
SMITHSONIANS MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART
1050 Independence Ave. SW

202-633-1000
asia.si.edu
Feast for the Senses at The Walters
Museums
& Galleries
N CASE YOU HAVENT BEEN DOWN TO THE MALL

in, say, about 3 years, theres a new Smithsonian museum
in town and from what we can tell, its going to be an
astonishing, transformational experience for everyone who
passes through its doors. But the National Museum of African
American History and Culture isnt the only place in town
examining the topic. The National Museum of American History
boasts several complementary exhibitions, while the Embassy of
Canada offers a special exhibit focused on the reach and legacy
of American slavery beyond the U.S. northern borders. Next
month, meanwhile, the Phillips Collection debuts an exhibit celebrating noted African American artist Jacob Lawrence.
Other upcoming attractions include works by several local
LGBT artists at the Transformer Gallery, and the reopening of renovated spaces in the National Gallery of Art and the National Air
and Space Museum. But leave it to Baltimore and John Waters
to offer the quirkiest diversion of all: The Baltimore Museum of Art
presents a film of children reading the script to his extravagantly
tasteless cult classic, Pink Flamingos. We cant wait.
GAURI GILL: NOTES FROM THE DESERT Portraits, photographs

and letters offering glimpses of women in western Rajasthan,
India (9/17-2/17) THE ART OF THE QURAN: TREASURES FROM
THE MUSEUM OF TURKISH AND ISLAMIC ARTS A first of its kind
exhibit, featuring 50 of the most sumptuous manuscripts that
were once the prized possessions of Ottoman sultans and the
ruling elite (10/15-2/20) RED: MING DYNASTY/MARK ROTHKO
Exploring the immensity of the color red, which connects a
15th century imperial Chinese porcelain dish and Rothkos oil
and acrylic painting more than 500 years later (Now-2/20) SKY
BLUE: COLOR IN CERAMICS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD The color
of peace, the color of competence gets its due (Now-2017)
TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN: ARTISTS TRANSFORMING AFGHANISTAN
Charting the success of a decade-old British nonprofit that has

helped revive Afghanistans proud cultural legacy by turning a
former Kabul slum into a vibrant cultural and economic center
(Now-1/29) PEACOCK ROOM REMIX: DARREN WATERSTONS
FILTHY LUCRE Painter reimagines James McNeill Whistlers
famed room as a decadent ruin collapsing under the weight of
its own creative excess (Now-2017)
THE ATHENAEUM
201 Prince St.

Alexandria, Va.
703-548-0035
nvfaa.org
ATHENAEUM INVITATIONAL 2016 Gallery Director Twig
Murray chose works from regional artists that reflect on a

moment of pure joy (9/22-11/6) AMY CHAN AND KATIE BARNES
Fresh and unique abstract visual perspectives (10/12-12/26)
SURREAL: MARISA WHITE, JULIE BELTON, PETER STERN (1/122/19)
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10 Art Museum Drive

Baltimore, Md.
443-573-1700
artbma.org
BLACK BOX: JOHN WATERS KIDDIE FLAMINGOS A 2014 video in
which Baltimores own king of camp had children read a cleverly

modified, G-rated version of his 1972 cult classic Pink Flamingos
(9/21-1/22) FRONT ROOM: GUERRILLA GIRLS A selection of
works by anonymous women artists in New York that expose
sexism and racism in politics, the art world, film and culture
at large (9/25-3/12) MATISSE/DIEBENKORN Juxtapositions
of more than 90 paintings and drawings show the influence
of Matisse on Richard Diebenkorn and present a stunning
view of two artists who never met (10/23-1/29) ON PAPER:
FINDING FORM Geometric forms are made expressive in these
contemporary drawings from the museums collection (10/304/30) SHIFTING VIEWS: PEOPLE & POLITICS IN CONTEMPORARY
AFRICAN ART Pointedly political perspectives on the lives
of Africans and their diasporic descendants (12/18-6/18/17)
IMAGINING HOME The inaugural exhibition for the museums
new Center for People & Art brings together more than 30 works
from across the collection in various media exploring the universal theme of home (Now-1/1/18)
DEL RAY ARTISANS
Nicholas A. Colasanto Center

Alexandria, Va.
703-731-8802
thedelrayartisans.org
A CALL TO SERVICE The nature of service to others, whether
given or received by humans, animals or a combination thereof,
is examined (Now-9/25, VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital, 2660
Duke St.) FIRE AND EARTH A ceramic exhibition juried by
potter Dan Finnegan (Now-10/2) LOCAL FLAVOR Member
artists draw inspiration from an experience, mood or vibe
from where they live (10/7-30) H20 WATERWORKS (11/4-27)
HOLIDAY MARKET 2016 The 21st annual market offers pottery,
photography, jewelry, cloth, paper crafts, and glass made by
local artists (Dec.)
EMBASSY OF CANADA
Art Gallery
202-682-1740
can-am.gc.ca/washington/
NORTH IS FREEDOM Present-day descendants of American
slaves who escaped to freedom in Canada before the Civil War
are documented in an evocative photo exhibition timed to
coincide with the opening of the National Museum of African
American History and Culture (9/22-1/1)
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY

202-544-7077
folger.edu
WILL & JANE: SHAKESPEARE, AUSTEN AND THE CULT OF

CELEBRITY Examining the phenomena of literary celebrity
and the connection fans feel through merchandise and pop

culture, including parodies and spin-offs (Now-11/6) FIRST
FOLIO! SHAKESPEARES AMERICAN TOUR The Folgers rare,
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prized collected editions of Shakespeares plays that toured to

all 50 states and Puerto Rico over the past year comes home
(11/19-1/22)
FORDS THEATRE
Center for Education and Leadership

514 10th St. NW
202-397-7328
fordstheatre.org
LINCOLN AND LEADERSHIP Exploring the qualities of good
leadership through the lens of Abraham Lincolns key principles and examining why he has remained relevant into the 21st
Century (Ongoing) THE LINCOLN BOOK TOWER A winding
staircase surrounds a 34-foot tower of books about Lincoln,
containing a fraction of the roughly 15,000 titles that have been
written about the 16th president (Ongoing)
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
THE TEXTILE MUSEUM
701 21st St. NW

202-994-5200
museum.gwu.edu
YOUR NEXT PRESIDENT! THE CAMPAIGN ART OF MARK AND

ROSALIND SHENKMAN Rare campaign flags and patriotic
textiles illustrate how presidential campaigning developed

in the 19th century (Now-4/10) A COLLECTORS VISION:
CREATING THE ALBERT H. SMALL WASHINGTONIANA COLLECTION
Highlights of the maps, prints, rare letters, photographs,

and drawings documenting the history of Washington, D.C.
(Ongoing) BINGATA! ONLY IN OKINAWA An independent
kingdom until 1879, Okinawa had its own language, culture and
distinctive textile traditions, such as brightly colored bingata, or
traditional resist-dyed fabrics, on display in this exhibition along
with contemporary works (10/5-1/30)
HILL CENTER
Old Navy Hospital

202-549-4172
HillCenterDC.org
HILL CENTER GALLERIES FALL EXHIBITION Michael Crossett
& Charlie Gaynor, Adrienne Moumin, Larry OReilly, Martha

Pope & Anne Shields, and Dilip Sheth (10/19-12/31) POTTERY
ON THE HILL SHOW AND SALE Works in clay by 17 of the
nations top ceramic artists, including Trista Depp Chapman,
Dan Finnegan, Rick Hensley, Matthew Hyleck, Donna Polseno,
Kyle Carpenter, Dan Finnegan, Rick Hensley, Stacy Snyder, and
Catherine White (10/28-30) REGIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Eric Denker of the National Gallery of Art juried this exhibition
featuring 75 artists, including winners Rik Freeman, Suzanne
Vigil, and M. Alexander Gray, with honorable mentions given to
Ken Bachman, Ric Garcia, Martha Pope, Darren Smith, and Kay
Springwater (Now-10/2)
HILLWOOD MUSEUM & GARDENS
4155 Linnean Ave. NW

202-686-8500
hillwoodmuseum.org
DECO JAPAN: 1920-1945 A rare light on Japanese expres-
sions of Art Deco style, including a glimpse at the changing

roles for women, particularly in Hillwood founder Marjorie
Merriweather Posts time (Now-12/31) PHILIP HAAS: FOUR
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SEASONS Four larger-than-life, three-dimensional portrait
busts sculptural interpretations of Giuseppe Arcimboldos

celebrated botanical paintings become the first-ever art
installations in the Hillwood gardens (10/1-3/31) FRIENDS
AND FASHION: AN AMERICAN DIPLOMAT IN 1820S RUSSIA
Watercolor portraits that give a sense of life among the Russian
and European aristocracy a century ago before photography
(2/18-5/28)
HILLYER ART SPACE
9 Hillyer Court NW
202-338-0680
hillyerartspace.org
SCOTT HUTCHISON: SYNCHRONICITY Paintings (Now-10/2)
CHRISTIAN BRAHE: ACCUMULATION Drawings in paint, charcoal, and ink (Now-10/2) SUZI FOX: HANDMADE Sculptures
that toy with gender roles and self-reflection (Now-10/2)

JOSEPH SHETLER (10/7-30) RIVES WILEY (10/7-30) JACKIE
HOYSTED (10/7-30) PAOLA PAREDES (11/7-12/18) IBEROAMERICAN CULTURAL ATTACHE ASSOCIATION (11/7-12/18)
FORMAT: JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION (11/7-12/18)
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM & SCULPTURE GARDEN
700 Independence Ave. SW

202-633-1000
hirshhorn.si.edu
RAGNAR KJARTANSSON The acclaimed Icelandic artist gets
his first U.S. survey, combining paintings, photography, video,
and live performance, including Woman in E, an epic 12-week
installation in which local female rockers strum a note on a
guitar while spinning on a pedestal (10/14-1/8) MASTERWORKS
FROM THE HIRSHHORN COLLECTION A fresh rehanging of the
third-level permanent collection galleries (Now-8/6) BETTINA
POUSTTCHI: WORLD TIME CLOCK A series of 24 photographs
taken in 24 different time zones, in which a public clock is
captured at the same moment: five minutes before 2 p.m. (Now5/29) SUSPENDED ANIMATION Six artists who use digitally
generated images as a tool to question conceptions of reality
(Now-3/12) BARBARA KRUGER: BELIEF+DOUBT Installation
questions ideology, social norms, and consumption (Ongoing)
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
Carnegie Library
801 K St. NW
202-393-1420
dchistory.org
DISTRICT II A visual survey of the streets of downtown D.C.
photographed by Bill Barrett, Chris Earnshaw and Joseph Mills
during the last half of the 20th century (Opens 9/29) WINDOW
TO WASHINGTON The development of the nations capital from
a sleepy southern town into a modern metropolis as told through
the works of various artists (Ongoing)
INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM
800 F St. NW
202-393-7798
spymuseum.org
OPERATION SPY A one-hour, adrenaline-fueled immersive

mission SPY IN THE CITY Armed with a GPS device, museum-
goers embark on a high-stakes operation outside the museums

neighborhood EXQUISITELY EVIL: 50 YEARS OF BOND VILLAINS
Over 100 pieces from the Bond films explore how the evildoers
and their plots have changed to reflect the times PERMANENT

EXHIBITION The largest collection of international espionage
artifacts on public display, spanning the history of the tradecraft
around the globe, and telling stories of individual spies and their
missions, tools, and techniques, with interactive displays
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Thomas Jefferson Building

10 First St. SE
202-707-8000
loc.gov/exhibits
MAPPING A GROWING NATION: FROM INDEPENDENCE TO
STATEHOOD Displaying one of only seven known copies of
Abel Buells eighteenth-century New and Correct Map of the

United States of North America, along with other early maps
(Ongoing) #OPERA BEFORE INSTAGRAM: PORTRAITS, 18901955 What opera critic Charles Jahants Instagram account
might have looked like had he lived today with photographs of
his favorite opera singers, with captions giving his assessment of
each singers talent and history (Now-1/21) AMERICA READS
Celebrating the publics choice of the top 40 books by American
authors, each deemed to have had a profound effect on American
life (Now-12/31) WORLD WAR I: AMERICAN ARTISTS VIEW
THE GREAT WAR Documenting the work of American artists
who galvanized public interest in World War I, from its onset
through its aftermath (Now-5/6) OUT OF THE ASHES: A NEW
LIBRARY FOR CONGRESS AND THE NATION Marking the 200th
anniversary of the acquisition of Jeffersons library, the foundation of the modern Library of Congress (Now-11/12)
LONG VIEW GALLERY
1234 9th St. NW

202-232-4788
longviewgallerydc.com
JASON WRIGHT (9/22-10/23) PRINT SHOW (10/27-11/27)
MICHELLE PETERSON-ALBANDOZ (12/1-1/8)
MANSION AT STRATHMORE
5301 Tuckerman Lane

Bethesda, Md.
301-581-5100
strathmore.org
RISE UP: ARTWORK FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF

WOMEN ARTISTS Inspired by the idea that blues music can
be healing and Strathmores season-long exploration of blues

music, Shades of Blues, more than 64 artists explore the therapeutic value of art through paintings, woodcut, monoprints,
and mixed-media (Now-11/6) SOUL SOIL: WORKS BY MOJDEH
REZAEIPOUR Mixed-media artworks exploring personal connections to places of the past for the Iranian-born artist (Now11/6, Invitational Gallery) THE 83RD ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF
FINE ART IN MINIATURE Intricately detailed works of art,
painstakingly produced in miniature (Opens 11/20) LA VIE EN
BLEU: 26TH ANNUAL STRATHMORE JURIED EXHIBITION (1/122/19)
NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
Independence Ave. & 6th St. SW

202-633-2214
airandspace.si.edu
BOEING MILESTONES OF FLIGHT HALL John Glenns Mercury
Friendship 7, Charles Lindberghs Spirit of St. Louis, the

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Gemini IV capsule, SpaceShipOne, Apollo Lunar Module, and
the original studio model of Star Treks Enterprise are featured
in the renovated main hall (Permanent) ART OF THE AIRPORT
TOWER Photographer Carolyn Russo looks at contemporary
and historic air traffic control towers (Now-11/1) THE WRIGHT
BROTHERS & THE INVENTION OF THE AERIAL AGE The 1903
Wright Flyer, the worlds first successful airplane, serves as the
centerpiece of this exhibition (Ongoing)
up a free timed-entry pass, youll likely have to wait at least a

month to see the collection of 37,000 objects grouped into sections ranging from specific region American South, American
West to broad topics Civil Rights, Clothing & Dress, Music.
Theres also a 400-seat Sweet Home Cafe that will showcase
traditional African-American cuisine, broken into four regions:
the Northern States, the Agricultural South, the Creole Coast,
and the West Range.
NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY
401 F St. NW
202-272-2448
nbm.org
TIMBER CITY Demonstrating the wide range of benefits offered
by cutting-edge methods of timber construction, including
strength, fire resistance, sustainability, and beauty (9/17-5/21)
THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE OF LAWRENCE HALPRIN
Strong, expressive forms that evoke the structures and processes
of nature, often with terracing enlivened by flowing water, are
hallmarks of the architects revolutionary work (Opens 11/5)
LUMINOUS LANDSCAPES: PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALAN WARD (Now10/11) CAMILO JOSE VERGARA: COMMEMORATING 9/11 (Now11/27) SMALL STORIES: AT HOME IN A DOLLHOUSE (Now-1/22)
HOUSE & HOME Surveying houses both familiar and surprising,
through past and present - including a same-sex couple - challenging ideas about what it means to live at home in America
(Ongoing)
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
3rd St. & Constitution Ave. NW

202-737-4215
nga.gov
IN THE TOWER: BARBARA KRUGER Figures with superimposed
text are the first works on display in a formerly unused tower
of the gallery (9/30-1/22) LOS ANGELES TO NEW YORK: DWAN
GALLERY 1959-1971 Charting the rise of the avant-garde
(9/30-1/29) PHOTOGRAPHY REINVENTED: THE COLLECTION OF
ROBERT E. MEYERHOFF AND RHEDA BECKER Contemporary
and experimental photography (9/30-3/5) INTERSECTIONS:
PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF

ART AND THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART (Now-1/2) DAMIEN
HIRST: THE LAST SUPPER (Now-1/1) RECENT ACQUISITIONS OF
DUTCH AND FLEMISH DRAWINGS (Now-1/2)
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MUSEUM
1145 17th St. NW

202-857-7700
ngmuseum.com
THE GREEKS: AGAMEMNON TO ALEXANDER THE GREAT The

only East Coast stop of a once-in-a-lifetime exhibit featuring
more than 500 priceless treasures, many never previously displayed outside of Greece (Now-10/10) INVISIBLE BOUNDARIES:
EXPLORING YELLOWSTONES GREAT ANIMAL MIGRATIONS (Now10/16)
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE

844-750-3013
nmaahc.si.edu
A century in the making, the newest and 19th Smithsonian museum opens to the public Saturday, Sept. 24, with extended hours
through Sunday, Oct. 2. But unless youve already snatched
84
1400 Constitution Ave. NW

202-633-1000
americanhistory.si.edu
ALWAYS READY: FIGHTING FIRE IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Documenting the transportation changes and technological

advances in firefighting, from citizen bucket brigades to organized volunteer companies (9/16-3/19) MENDING BROKEN
HEARTS: INNOVATION INSIDE THE BODY It took years of
experimentation by small teams of doctors, scientists and engineers after World War II to develop a successful mechanical
heart valve, something we now take for granted (9/23-3/24)
EVERYONE PLAYS: SPORTS AND DISABILITY Advancements in
adaptive sports equipment have allowed disabled athletes to
participate in a wide range of sports previously off-limits to them
(10/1-3/19) LAUGHING MATTERS Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett,
and Miss Piggy arent typically listed in the same sentence, but
all three funny ladies helped pave the way for the female comedians we know and love today (Now-10/3) GIVING IN AMERICA
Many of the nations most important and enduring cultural institutions, from museums to libraries to hospitals, were
erected through philanthropy (Now-11/21) CELEBRATION:
SNAPSHOTS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES A special
display of 25 photographs reflecting the diversity of the AfricanAmerican experience (Now-12/27) HOORAY FOR POLITICS!
(Now-1/2) ARTIFACT WALLS ART POTTERY AND GLASS IN
AMERICA 1880S-1920S Highlighting the design movement
that embraced the ideals of superior craftsmanship, naturalistic
ornamentation, and living with beauty in the home (Now-4/24)
AMERICAN STORIES An engaging mix of artifacts telling the
various stories of the countrys history, from the Pilgrims arrival
to the historic 2008 election (Ongoing)
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

202-633-1000
mnh.si.edu
100 YEARS OF AMERICAS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: PRESERVE,

ENJOY, INSPIRE Over 50 images by awardwinning photog-
raphers, showcasing the majesty, diversity and importance of

Americas national parks (Now-8/1) PRIMORDIAL LANDSCAPES:
ICELAND REVEALED Photographer Feodor Pitcairn and poet
Ari Trausti Gumundsson reveal a land sculpted by the elements
and forged by active geologic activity (Now-4/1) THE LAST
AMERICAN DINOSAURS: DISCOVERING A LOST WORLD While it
develops a new National Fossil Hall, this exhibit is one place for
the museum to display its ancient bones collection (Now-2018)
MUD MASONS OF MALI Djenne, a UNESCO World Heritage
Site in Mali, is famous for its spectacular architecture thanks to
its centuries-old tradition of masons, whose work is highlighted through archival and contemporary photographs and early
engravings (Ongoing)
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
4th St. & Independence Ave. SW

202-633-1000
nmai.si.edu
FOR A LOVE OF HIS PEOPLE: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF HORACE

POOLAW, DC A rare insiders perspective on the Native
America of the Southern Plains during the mid-20th century

(Opens November) E MAU KE EA: THE SOVEREIGN HAWAIIAN
NATION An examination of the contested history of the
Hawaiian Nation and the prospects for its future (Now-1/1)
THE GREAT INKA ROAD: ENGINEERING AN EMPIRE One of the
monumental engineering achievements in history, this network
of more than 20,000 miles crossed mountains and tropical lowlands, rivers and desserts, linking the Inka capital Cusco with
the farthest reaches of its empire and still serves Andean communities today in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina
and Chile (Ongoing) NATION TO NATION: TREATIES BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND AMERICAN INDIAN NATIONS The story
of the treaties signed between early U.S. leaders and influential
Native diplomats (Ongoing) OUR UNIVERSES: TRADITIONAL
KNOWLEDGE SHAPES OUR WORLD Organized around the
solar year, this exhibition focuses on indigenous cosmologies,
or the worldviews and philosophies related to the creation and
order of the universe that guide American Indian communities
(Ongoing) RETURN TO A NATIVE PLACE: ALGONQUIAN PEOPLES
OF THE CHESAPEAKE A look at the Native peoples of our
region, told through photos, maps, ceremonial and everyday
objects, and interactive displays (Ongoing)
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
1250 New York Ave. NW

202-783-5000
nmwa.org
ALISON SAAR IN PRINT Works inspired by a deep interest in history, identity, and cultures of the African diaspora
(Now-10/2) NO MANS LAND: WOMEN ARTISTS FROM THE
RUBELL FAMILY COLLECTION Large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids by 37 contemporary artists from 15 countries
(9/30-1/8) WANDERER/WONDERER: POP-UPS BY COLETTE FU
Known for immense, sculptural pop-up books, including
Haunted Philadelphia and We are Tiger Dragon People (10/142/26) BOLD BROADSIDES AND BITSY BOOKS From the public
nature of feminist organizing broadsides to the intimacy of a
tiny handmade book meant for private viewing, an exhibition
in contrasts (11/21-3/17, Library and Research Center) PRIYA
PEREIRA: CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS BOOKS FROM INDIA (Now11/18, Library and Research Center)
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
8th & F Streets NW

202-633-1000
npg.si.edu
IN THE GROOVE: PORTRAITS BY HERMAN LEONARD Definitive
photographs of many of the 20th centurys greatest jazz artists (Now-2/20) THE OUTWIN 2016: AMERICAN PORTRAITURE
TODAY (Now-1/8) BILL VIOLA: THE MOVING PORTRAIT
Portraits focused on the face and the body and employing metaphors of water, light and spirituality (11/18-5/7) LINCOLNS
CONTEMPORARIES Meet the fascinating people beyond the
known politicians and the military leaders of the Civil War
(Now-5/19) ONE LIFE: BABE RUTH (Now-5/21) DOUBLE TAKE:
DAGUERREIAN PORTRAIT PAIRS (Now-6/4) NELSON SHANKS:
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THE FOUR JUSTICES A monumental group portrait, a tribute
to the four female justices who have served on the U.S. Supreme
Court (Ongoing) THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE A showcase
of those who have struggled to achieve civil rights for disenfranchised or marginalized groups, from Frederick Douglass to
Cesar Chavez, Betty Friedan to Sylvia Rivera (Ongoing)
NEWSEUM

888-NEWSEUM
newseum.org
REFUGEE Works by five acclaimed photographers illuminating
the global plight of the displaced (Opens 11/18) LOUDER THAN
WORDS A one-of-a-kind exhibit, developed in partnership with
Clevelands Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, exploring the power of
rock and pop to change attitudes about patriotism, peace, equality and freedom (Opens 1/13) CNN POLITICS CAMPAIGN 2016:
LIKE, SHARE, ELECT (Now-1/22) 1965: CIVIL RIGHTS AT 50
Exploring the relationship between the news media and the civil
rights movement in the 1960s through powerful stories, iconic
images and historic front pages (Now-1/2) MAKE SOME NOISE:
STUDENTS AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Exploring the
new generation of student leaders that emerged in the 1960s to
fight segregation and fight for civil rights (Ongoing) INSIDE
TODAYS FBI An update to the Newseums popular FBI exhibit
explores how the agency fights crime in the age of global terrorism and cybercrime, with news stories and dozens of new
artifacts (Ongoing) 9/11 GALLERY SPONSORED BY COMCAST
(Ongoing) BERLIN WALL GALLERY (Ongoing) FIRST DOGS:
AMERICAN PRESIDENTS AND THEIR PETS (Ongoing)
THE OLD PRINT GALLERY
1220 31st St. NW

202-965-1818
oldprintgallery.com
ABSTRACTION Over 20 modern and contemporary artists
whose prints offer a diverse display of the rich possibilities of
abstraction as a style of artistic expression (9/17-11/12)
THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
1600 21st St. NW

202-387-2151
phillipscollection.org
WOMEN OF INFLUENCE: ELMIRA BIER, MINNIE BYERS AND

MARJORIE PHILLIPS Examining the critical roles these
three women have played in shaping the Phillips (Now-4/2)
INTERSECTIONS: BETTINA POUSTTCHI: DOUBLE MONUMENTS
Berlin-based artist interested in altering architectural buildings and monuments as indicators of the past and mediums
of remembrance (Now-10/2) ART AND WELLNESS: CREATIVE
AGING (9/25-12/11) PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: BEAUTY AND
STRUGGLE IN JACOB LAWRENCES MIGRATION SERIES Seminal
60-panel work by one of the most celebrated African-American
artists of the 20th century (10/8-1/8) WHITFIELD LOVELL: THE
KIN SERIES AND RELATED WORKS (10/8-1/8) INTERSECTIONS:
ARLENE SHECHET: FROM HERE ON NOW New York-based
sculptor known for off-kilter ceramic sculptures (10/20-5/7)
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC: ILLUSTRATES THE BELLE EPOQUE
Drawn from artists most prolific years of capturing the heart
of Parisian nightlife in dynamic cabaret and cafe-concert scenes
(2/4-4/30)
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RENWICK GALLERY
UNITED STATES BOTANIC GARDEN
VISIONS AND REVISIONS: RENWICK INVITATIONAL 2016 Four
FLOURISH INSIDE AND OUT Highlighting the health benefits of
Pennsylvania Ave. & 17th St. NW

202-633-1000
renwick.americanart.si.edu
fledgling contemporary artists working in a variety of media are
featured (Now-1/8) CONNECTIONS: CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
Highlighting new acquisitions, updating the presentation of
crafts and decorative arts for the 21st century (Ongoing)
SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
8th & F Streets NW

202-633-7970
americanart.si.edu
ISAMU NOGUCHI, ARCHAIC/MODERN First full-scale exhibition
to explore how the ancient world shaped this American artist,

who was among the most innovative sculptors last century
(11/11-3/19) GENE DAVIS: HOT BEAT A selection of 15 classic,
large, brightly colored stripe paintings from one of the leading
Color Field artists (11/18-4/2) THE ART OF ROMAINE BROOKS
A definitive collection of 50 paintings and drawings by the lesbian artist (Now-10/2) MEASURED PERFECTION: HIRAM POWERS
GREEK SLAVE Featuring work by one of the most innovative
sculptors of the 19th Century (Now-7/9) HARLEM HEROES:
PHOTOGRAPHS BY CARL VAN VECHTEN Many central figures
in the Harlem Renaissance were captured by this photographer
(Now-3/19)
TOUCHSTONE GALLERY
901 New York Ave. NW

202-347-2787
touchstonegallery.com
BEYOND FACE VALUE Member artists explore the possibilities
in the face of things, literally and figuratively, in portraits, masks,
collages and photography (Now-10/2) PETE MCCUTCHEN: THE
THERMAL ZONE Photographs from Yellowstones beautiful,
surreal and deadly Thermal Zone (Now-10/2) JUDY GIULIANI:
TUTTO SUI FIORI A new series of acrylic paintings featuring
colorful, abstract flowers (Now-10/2)
TRANSFORMER
1404 P St. NW
202-483-1102
transformerdc.org
DEFY/DEFINE Nine emerging visual artists exploring issues of
gender, sexuality and identity through photography, video and
performance art, including Jason Pussy Noir Barnes, Jo Ann
Block, Hoesy Corona, Kunj and Alexandra Rex Delafkaran
(9/17-10/22) 6TH ANNUAL STOREFRONT EXHIBITION: ANDREA
POLICHETTI Emerging Italian artist offers a site-specific
installation (11/2-30) MARTHA WILSON & FRANKLIN FURNACE
The final of four exhibitions in the Do You Know Where
Your Art Comes From? series at American University focuses
on pioneering feminist artist who helped advance avant-garde
art (11/12-12/18, American University Museum at the Katzen
Arts Center)
100 Maryland Ave. SW

202-225-8333
usbg.gov
interacting with plants as well as the value of accessible gardening (Now-10/2) FLORA OF THE NATIONAL PARKS Showcasing
some of the plant species and communities found throughout
the more than 400 national parks as seen through illustrations,
paintings and photographs (Now-10/2) SEASONS GREENINGS:
NATIONAL PARKS AND HISTORIC PLACES Annual holiday show
immerses patrons in the sights, smells and sounds of the season
and includes the display of oneof the largest indoor trees decked
out with ornaments from national parks (11/24-1/2)
THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM
600 North Charles St.

Baltimore, Md.
410-547-9000
thewalters.org
A FEAST FOR THE SENSES: ART AND EXPERIENCE IN MEDIEVAL

EUROPE More than 100 paintings, tapestries, metalwork, manuscripts and prints (10/16-1/8) FEROCIOUS BEAUTY: WRATHFUL
DEITIES FROM TIBET AND NEPAL Striking works of Himalayan
art depict wrathful Buddhist deities (11/13-4/16) FROM RYE
TO RAPHAEL: THE WALTERS STORY An extraordinary group
of art and artifacts illustrates the intriguing stories behind the

museum (Ongoing)
WASHINGTON PRINTMAKERS GALLERY

202-669-1497
washingtonprintmakers.com
JANE AND DAVE MANN: BUSTED: A PHOTOGRAPH PARABLE

Vibrant photographs examining what remains in the one-time
boomtown, now ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada (Now-9/24)
MIKE HAGAN Hand-pulled prints (9/28-10/29) WERNER
DREWES A founding member of the American Abstract Artists
in honor of the organizations 80th anniversary (11/2-26)
DANNY SCHWEERS (11/30-12/24)
WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS
Capitol Skyline Hotel

2124 8th St. NW
202-234-7103
wpadc.org
SHELDON FOR DC Performance artist Sheldon Scott leads this
campaign, also involving a half-dozen actors playing Sheldon,
to become D.C.s first Minister of Culture, a high-concept publicity stunt for greater awareness of the arts, complete with
rallies, door-to-door campaigning and meet-the-candidate social
events (9/17-11/15) NATALIE CHEUNG: ROCK PAPER SCISSORS
A large vinyl mural, the third WPA-organized presentation at
Shinola (Now-9/26, Shinola: Logan Circle, 1631 14th St. NW) l
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Above & Beyond

MY SCHUMER AT VERIZON CENTER, FRED

Armisen at the 9:30 Club, Trevor Noah at the Kennedy
Center, and Bianca Del Rio at the Lincoln. Its quite a
season for comedy, topped off by Tig Notaros Bentzen Ball
Comedy Festival and featuring visits by Second City and the
Upright Citizens Brigade.
Its not all laughs theres plenty of food for thought at the
celebrity-studded National Book Festival, the Freedom Sounds
festival celebrating the opening of the National Museum of
African American History and Culture, and three food-focused
events featuring celebrity chefs galore, providing credence proof
to Bon Appetits recent designation of D.C. as the Restaurant City
of the Year.
9:30 CLUB
815 V St. NW
202-265-0930
930.com
ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING LIVE! Adam Conover brings his popular truTV show to the road (9/26) FRED ARMISEN The pro-
lific TV funnyman, known from Saturday Night Live, Portlandia

and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (11/2) 9:30 A TIME
AND A PLACE ORAL & PICTORIAL HISTORY BOOK A reprise of
Dina Martina at The Howard
the 9:30 Clubs 35th-year commemorative event that started the

year (12/31)
AMP BY STRATHMORE
11810 Grand Park Ave.

North Bethesda, Md.
301-581-5100
ampbystrathmore.com
DARREN DS SANDERS & MELISSA DOUTY (9/29) INTERN
JOHNS PEER PRESSURE COMEDY SHOW (10/7) JOHN CRIST
& BLAYR NIAS Amp Comedy Zone night (10/13) MIKE
ARMSTRONG & RYAN VAN GENDEREN (11/17) SHAUN JONES &
BRENT BLAKENEY Amp Comedy Zone night (12/1)
ARLINGTON CINEMA N DRAFTHOUSE
2903 Columbia Pike

Arlington, Va.
703-486-2345
arlingtondrafthouse.com
JON LOVITZ (9/16-18) SING FOR YOUR LIFE A Murder
Mystery Comedy Show (9/16) THREEGUYSON LIVE COMEDY
STANDUP (9/16) SATURDAY NIGHT COMEDY SHOWCASE (9/17)
COOL COW COMEDY SHOWCASE (9/22) DAVID KOECHNER
(9/22-24) NICK THUNE (9/30-10/1) RONNY CHIENG (10/7-8)
FELIPE ESPARZA (10/14-15) ROBERT POWELL (10/21-22)
RYAN HAMILTON (10/28-29) ALONZO BODDEN (11/4-5) TOM
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COTTER (11/11-12) BRIAN POSEHN (11/17-19) STEVE LEMME
AND KEVIN HEFFERNAN (12/2-3) THE SECOND CITYS NUTCRACKING HOLIDAY REVUE (12/9-10, 12/16-18)
1333 H St. NE
202-399-7993
atlasarts.org
TOM HOWELL Steampunked Stories (9/16) ATLAS SILENT FILM
SERIES: SHOW PEOPLE AND BEHIND THE SCREEN The series,
led by Andrew Earle Simpson, launches with a late-era silent
film and the 100th anniversary of a Charlie Chaplin short (9/25)
HOLIDAY CHEERS A Night of Live Music, Champagne &
Interactive Fun for Grown-Ups (12/10) ATLAS SILENT FILM
SERIES: CHAPLINS THE KID (12/11)
THE BENTZEN BALL COMEDY FESTIVAL
Various locations
brightestyoungthings.com/bentzen-ball
Lesbian comedian Tig Notaro curates this annual four-day
event. OPENING NIGHT: The Most Very Specialist Evening with
Tig Notaro & Friends, including Aparna Nancherla (10/27,
Lincoln Theatre) JON DORE (10/28-29, Drafthouse Comedy)
BRIDGET EVERETT: POUND IT! Bonus: Michael Ian Black
(10/28, Lincoln) PICTURE THIS! Brandie Posey, Sam Varela
(10/28, Kennedy Center Millennium Stage) STUFF YOU SHOULD
KNOW LIVE Chuck Bryant, Josh Clark (10/29, Lincoln) LAST
PODCAST ON THE LEFT Halloween Bentzen Ball Edition
(10/29, DC Improv) JOHN F. ODONNELL OneHour Stand
Up Special Taping, directed by Fugazis Brendan Canty (10/29,
DC Improv) WEIRD AL YANKOVIC, MALCOLM GLADWELL,
DAVE HILL UHF Live Comedy Commentary (10/30, Lincoln)
STORY DISTRICT: HORROR SHOW True Stories about the Scary,
Gross and Disastrous, A Halloween Special (10/30, Howard
Theatre)
BLACK CAT
1811 14th St. NW

202-667-4490
blackcatdc.com
TEN FORWARD HAPPY HOUR One episode of Star Trek: The
Next Generation and drink specials every Friday POSTCARDS
FROM THE VAG A storytelling event, subtitled Hilarious
Stories from People Who Bleed from Their Wherevers, featuring Lizz Winstead, Sarah Thyre, Chelsea Shorte, Joyelle
Johnson and MJ FLores (9/17) DR. WHO HAPPY HOUR One
episode of Dr. Who and drink specials every Saturday STORY
LEAGUE: DC FINALE Comedians and storytellers compete for a
special prize as the funniest story (10/15) ANDREW W.K. The
Power of Partying: 50 State Speaking Tour (11/17)
THE BIRCHMERE

Alexandria, Va.
703-549-7500
birchmere.com
RAVENS NIGHT Celestial Bodies is the theme of the annual
Halloween burlesque (10/22) KYLE CEASE A night of standup
from Comedy Centrals 2009 Comedian of the Year and winner of its Stand-Up Showdown (10/26) PAULA POUNDSTONE
(11/11-13) SUZANNE WESTENHOEFER (11/19) A JOHN WATERS
CHRISTMAS (12/20)
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CAPITAL HOME SHOW
Dulles Expo Center

Chantilly, Va.
capitalhomeshow.com
DIY Bath Crashers host Matt Muenster and HGTV House
Counselor host Laurie March headline this show featuring
more than 300 exhibitors, seminars, home remodeling projects,
including a Make-it, Take-it DIY Station, a free hands-on workshop sponsored by IKEA (9/23-25)
DRAFTHOUSE COMEDY
1100 13th St. NW

202-750-6411
drafthousecomedy.com
JOSH WOLF Cute comedian known from his work on Chelsea
Lately (9/15-17) DIRTY LAUNDRY D.C.s Only Late Night
Dirty Comedy Show (9/17, 9/24) MATT BRAUNGER (9/22-24)
VENT! An Interactive Happy Hour and Comedy Show (9/23,
10/7, 10/21, 11/4) JOEL KIM BOOSTER (9/30-10/1) FLULA
BORG (10/7-8) BRODY STEVENS (10/13-15) JACKIE KASHIAN
Dork Forest Podcast Live (10/16) BETH STELLING (10/2122) JON DORE (10/27-29) RICKY VELEZ (11/3-5) THE CRAB
FEAST STAND UP SHOW Featuring Ryan Sickler and Jay Larson
(11/10) JOHNNY PEMBERTON (11/10-12) JOE MANDE (11/17-19)
KURT METZGER (11/25-26)
EAST CITY BOOKSHOP
645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE

202-290-1636
eastcitybookshop.com
ED LUCE Wuvable Oaf comic series author (9/16) CHARLES
FREE Bygone Days: My Familys Six Generations in the Nations
Capital, an illustrated look at local history (9/17)
FORDS THEATRE
511 10th St. NW

202-397-7328
fords.org
AN EVENING WITH MARK RUSSELL Fords Theatre Society

presents the magnificent, piano-playing political satirist (9/19)
HISTORY ON FOOT WALKING TOUR: DETECTIVE MCDEVITT An
actor portraying a detective investigating the Lincoln assassination leads a weekend morning tour through downtown (NowOctober)
FREEDOM SOUNDS: A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
Washington Monument Grounds

844-750-3013
nmaahc.si.edu
The National Museum of African American History and Culture
opens in grand fashion, with a Dedication Ceremony featuring
President and First Lady Obama on Saturday, Sept. 24. Its all
part of a three-day festival with dance, spoken word and oral history activities, plus food concessions, and musical acts including
Living Colour, Public Enemy, The Roots go-go band Experience
Unlimited, Meshell Ndegeocello, the Preservation Hall Jazz
Band, Stax Music Academy, Dom Flemons, Jean Carne, the
McIntosh County Shouters, Morgan State University Choir, the
Dixie Hummingbirds, Sonia Sanchez, Sweet Honey in the Rock,
and the National Hand Dance Assocation (9/23-25, Washington
Monument Grounds)
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GALA HISPANIC THEATRE
3333 14th St. NW

202-234-7174
galatheatre.org
FIFTH ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL Five days of films from Mexico,
Argentina and El Salvador, with a focus on contemporary films

by emerging and young directors (10/26-30) CELEBRACION DE
LOS REYES MAGOS GALAs traditional bilingual Three Kings
celebration features the Magi, members of the Nativity scene,
live animals, performances from local Latin American musical
groups, and a walk through the neighborhood (1/1)
GW LISNER
730 21st St. NW

202-994-6800
lisner.org
ERIK SANTOS & ANGELINE QUINTO: KING & QUEEN OF HEARTS
(9/16) 2016 NEA NATIONAL HERITAGE FELLOWSHIPS CONCERT
A celebration of traditional artists in music, dance, crafts and

more (9/30) DAVID SEDARIS The gay sardonic humorist
returns (10/14) THE SULTAN AND THE SAINT A docudrama
about Muslim-Christian peace (11/12)
HILL CENTER
Old Navy Hospital

202-549-4172
HillCenterDC.org
THE TROUBLE WITH HITCHOCK: THE LADY VANISHES (9/16)
OVERBECK LECTURE: CAPITOL HILLS RAINBOW HISTORY (9/19)
OKTOBERFEST: BEER + CHARCUTERIE PAIRING (9/22) THE
TROUBLE WITH HITCHCOCK: ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS
(9/23) CHEFS TABLE: CHEF GERARD PANGAUD (9/23, 10/15,
11/18) THE TROUBLE WITH HITCHCOCK: THE 39 STEPS (9/30)
TALK OF THE HILL WITH BILL PRESS: ELECTION 2016 (10/24)
ALEXANDER SHEPHERD: THE MAKING OF MODERN WASHINGTON
Overbeck Lecture Series (11/7) ERICA SKOLNIK: THANSKGIVING
PIES (11/17) BONNIE BENWICK: HOLIDAY COOKIE BAKING (12/10)
HILLWOOD MUSEUM & GARDENS
4155 Linnean Ave. NW

202-686-8500
hillwoodmuseum.org
GARDENERS FOCUS: FALL SEASONAL DESIGN Highlighting the

fall seasonal plantings (10/6-7, 10/11, 10/13-14) GARDENERS
FOCUS: SPECIALTY MUMS AT HILLWOOD (10/18, 10/20) SPOOKY
POOCH HOWL-O-WEEN CELEBRATION (10/22) RUSSIAN WINTER
FESTIVAL (12/10-11)
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
Carnegie Library
801 K St. NW
202-393-1420
dchistory.org
MAKING DC HISTORY AWARDS AND AFTER-PARTY Five
Washingtonians and D.C.-based organizations will be recognized for their contributions to the community (10/7)
PRESERVING THE RECORDS OF D.C.S LGBT COMMUNITIES The
Rainbow History Project, the D.C. Public Library, GW Libraries,
and the National Archives Stonewall group co-host an afternoon
discussion of the personal papers, institutional records, protest
posters, and other historic collections pertaining to LGBT communities of D.C. (10/15)
THE HOWARD THEATRE
620 T St. NW
202-588-5595
thehowardtheatre.com
DC DISTRICT TRIVIA (9/17) THE MOTH STORYSLAM (9/19, 10/17,
11/14) JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN PODCAST LIVE Fake legal wisdom from a former Daily Show with Jon Stewart regular and his
bailiff Jesse Thorn (9/21) DC RECORD FAIR Record dealers
from up and down the East Coast bring their finest offerings in
all genres (9/25) DINA MARTINA (9/26) DICK GREGORY & PAUL
MOONEY (10/1) THE SWEET SPOT DC: RED LIGHT EDITION Pop
Erotica burlesque (10/8) HENNYPALOOZA (10/21) JACKIE
MASON Equal Opportunity Offender (10/22) HEATHER
MCDONALD Former Chelsea Lately regular (11/19)
HRC CHEFS FOR EQUALITY
Ritz-Carlton
1150 22nd St. NW
chefsforequality.org
What started as a fundraiser for marriage equality five years
ago will continue as a benefit for the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation in general, particularly its work fighting recent
anti-LGBT political developments at the state level. Many of
the regions top chefs, bakers and mixologists will prepare food
and mix libations as well as offer their wares through various
auctions. The event ends with an after-party at Kapnos (10/26)
KENNEDY CENTER
202-467-4600
kennedy-center.org
BEN GLEIB (9/20) 2016 PEACE CORPS STORYTELLING CONTEST
(9/24) TREVOR NOAH A night of stand-up by Jon Stewarts
successor at The Daily Show (10/7) UNELECTABLE YOU: THE
SECOND CITYS COMPLETELY UNBIASED POLITICAL REVUE (10/1415) THE 19TH ANNUAL MARK TWAIN PRIZE FOR AMERICAN
HUMOR: BILL MURRAY (10/23) IGUDESMAN & JOO: AND NOW
MOZART A mix of music, pop culture, and pure zaniness
(11/10) THE SECOND CITYS TWIST YOUR DICKENS (12/9-31)
KRAMERBOOKS
1517 Connecticut Ave. NW

202-387-1400
kramers.com
JEFF CHANG We Gon Be Alright offers an incisive and
wide-ranging look at the recent tragedies and widespread protests that have shaken the country (9/19) MARISA SILVER
Little Nothing (9/20) ALEXANDER MAKSIK Shelter in Place
(9/21) JACK HAMILTON Just Around Midnight: Rock and
Roll and the Racial Imagination reveals the interplay of popular
music and racial thought that was responsible for making rock
seem like a white mans preserve (9/27) EKA KURNIAWAN
Beauty Is a Wound is an epic novel and the English-language
debut of Indonesias rising star (9/28) ALAN SEPINWALL AND
MATT ZOLLER SEITZ TV (The Book): Two Experts Pick the
Greatest American Shows of All Time, in conversation with
Linda Holmes of NPR (9/29) JANE ALISON Nine Island is
an intimate autobiographical novel set in Miami Beach (10/4)
METROPOCALYPSE LIVE! WITH ZACHARY SCHRAG A live
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recording of the WAMU podcast, discussing the degradation
of Americas subway (10/5) PATI JINICH Mexican Today,
written by the host of the PBS series Patis Mexican Table (10/9,
FreshFarms Dupont) JAMES BOICE The Shooting (10/10)
ROY SCRANTON War Porn (10/17) JAN FEDARCYK (10/18)
TIM WU The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get
Inside Our Heads is a look at the rise of attention harvesting
and subtle advertising from the author who coined the term net
neutrality (10/24) MARIA GOODAVAGE Secret Service Dogs:
The Heroes Who Protect the President of the United States (10/26)
MARGAUX BERGEN Navigating Life: Things I Wish My Mother
Had Told Me (11/2) JOHN HUDAK Marijuana: A Short History
(11/14) YUDHIJIT BHATTACHARJEE The Spy Who Couldnt
Spell tells the thrilling, true-life account of the FBIs hunt for
traitor Brian Regan (11/15)
LINCOLN THEATRE
1215 U St. NW
202-328-6000
thelincolndc.com
THE 31ST ANNUAL MAYORS ARTS AWARDS (9/22) JIM NORTON

Mouthful of Shame Tour (10/7) PATTI SMITH IN CONVERSATION WITH SETH HURWITZ The 9:30 Club co-owner leads a
discussion about Smiths best-selling memoir, M Train (10/12)

THE CREATIVE TIME SUMMIT DC Occupy The Future (10/15)
DYLAN MORAN A night of standup from the Irish comedian
(10/20) BIANCA DEL RIO A night of insult comedy from the
RuPaul-crowned drag superstar (10/22) HENRY ROLLINS
Election Night Spoken Word from a longtime LGBT champion
(11/8)
LOGAN FRINGE ARTS SPACE
Trinidad Theatre
1358 Florida Ave. NE.
202-733-6321
capitalfringe.org
THROWBACK THEATER Enjoy music videos from a decade ago,
all while sipping drinks and eating snacks outside in the Fringe
Arts Space (9/24) FRINGE POP: SHORT FILM AND PLAY FESTIVAL
The juxtaposition of public vs. private space, recorded film vs.
live performance, is the focus of an event featuring short films
and plays questioning what is public and what is private (10/69) TRINIDAD CRAFTING SALON - An event designed to boost
handiwork skills (10/10) CLOWN CABARET Workshops teaching various forms of clowning, from classic to circus, commedia
to slapstick (10/10) ALAIN NU: ODD UNIVERSE The Man
Who Knows leads an evening of mind-magic and mysticism,
including mind-reading exercises and ordinary spoons mysteriously bending and twisting (10/13, 12/15) 43 1/2 A revamped
re-mount of a Capital Fringe Festival work focused on the guts,
glory and violent moments from Shakespeares best tragic deaths
(10/20-11/13)
METROCOOKING DC
Washington Convention Center

801 Mt. Vernon Pl.
202-249-3000
MetroCookingDC.com
Tom Colicchio, Jacques Pepin, Duff Goldman, David Guas,
Richard Sandoval, Peter Chang, Scott Drewno, Tim Ma, Eric
Bruner-Yang, and Victor Albisu are the star chefs who will cook
and chat at the Ultimate Food Lovers Weekend, moved to
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December to make it even more of a holiday treat and shopping

preserve, with hundreds of specialty food vendors in addition
to a RAMW Grand Tasting Pavilion with samples from over 50
local restaurants (12/3-4)
NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
Walter E. Washington Convention Center

801 Mt. Vernon Pl.
202-249-3000
loc.gov/bookfest
The Library of Congress takes over the Convention Center for a
free celebration of writers and readers that runs all day and into
the evening. Stephen King kicks things off, followed by readings
by several celebrity authors, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,
Shonda Rhimes, Bob Woodward, Salman Rushdie, Ken Burns,
Juana Medina, Nadia Hashimi, Calvin Trillin, Jabari Asim,
Anne-Marie Slaughter, Diane Rehm, Susan Jacoby, Jeffrey
Toobin, Colson Whitehead, Newt Gingrich, Geraldine Brooks,
Carl Hiaasen, Joyce Carol Oates, Richard Russo, Jacqueline
Woodson, Adam Gopnik, Sarah Vowell, Margo Jefferson,
Douglas Brinkley, Joby Warrick, and Mary Roach (9/24)
NATIONAL ZOO
3001 Connecticut Ave. NW.

202-633-4800
nationalzoo.si.edu
ZOOFIESTA Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (9/18)
AUTUMN CONSERVATION FESTIVAL The one time each year the
zoos unique breeding and research facility is open to the public
(10/1-2, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Campus)
BOO AT THE ZOO (10/21) NIGHT OF THE LIVING ZOO Friends of
the National Zoos annual adults-only Halloween party (10/28)
ZOOLIGHTS (11/25-1/1)
SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
600 I St. NW
202-408-3100
sixthandi.org
MAUREEN DOWD The Year of Voting Dangerously: The
Derangement of American Politics traces the psychologies and

pathologies of this years presidential election from the New
York Times columnist (9/20) NORM MACDONALD The former
SNL Weekend Update anchor will talk with the Washington
Posts Geoff Edgers about his new memoir, Based on a True Story
(9/22) ANDY ZALTZMAN Satirist for Hire in this unique
satirical stand-up show (9/24) ALAN CUMMING You Gotta Get
Bigger Dreams: My Life is Stories and Pictures (9/26) TA-NEHISI
COATES Reflections on American culture, race, and politics
from The Atlantic correspondent (9/27) JOSHUA FOER, DYLAN
THURAS AND ELLA MORTON Atlas Obscura: An Explorers Guide
to the Worlds Hidden Wonders is the focus of a conversation
led by David Plotz (9/29) JESSICA BENNETT Feminist Fight
Club: An Office Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace (10/5)
CATHI HANAUER The Bitch is Back is a collection of personal
essays from the author, who will discuss the book with husband
Daniel Jones (10/10) W. KAMAU BELL Socio-political comedian known for his new Showtime series Semi-Prominent Negro
(10/13) ABBI JACOBSON Carry This Book from the co-creator
and co-star of Comedy Centrals Broad City (10/27) MOCK THE
VOTE: PRE-ELECTION COMEDY SHOWCASE Lee Camp, Leah
Bonnema and Brian Parise offer a night of political comedy,
hosted by Andrew Knox as Donald Trump (10/29) MAYNARD
JAMES KEENAN A Perfect Union of Contrary Things (11/12)

UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE TOURING COMPANY (11/13) ANDY
COHEN Watch What Happens: Live (12/8) JILLIAN MICHAELS
(12/15)
SMITHSONIAN FOOD HISTORY WEEKEND
National Museum of American History

1400 Constitution Ave. NW
202-633-1000
americanhistory.si.edu/events/food-history-weekend
Culinary leaders, researchers, practitioners, and scholars lead
discussions and tastings at the second annual event, intended
to boost understanding about the history of food in America.
OPENING GALA Food, drinks, and speeches from Jose Andres
and Scott Simon, with presentation of the 2nd Annual Julia
Child Award to Rick Bayless (10/27) ROUNDTABLES A free
day-long symposium with political discussion, from food to
farm labor to food labeling regulations (10/28) DINE OUT FOR
SMITHSONIAN FOOD HISTORY Select restaurants will feature
a special dish inspired by American food history (10/28)
FESTIVAL A day of free activities around the museum, from
demos to book signings to film screenings, though no tastings
(10/29) AFTER HOURS: THE GREAT HISTORY OF AMERICAN
BREWING (10/29)
VERIZON CENTER
601 F St. NW
202-628-3200
verizoncenter.com
AMY SCHUMER Peabody- and Emmy-winning comedian brings
her incisive, no-holds-barred tour to D.C. (9/23) THE COMEDY
GET DOWN Cedric the Entertainer, George Lopez, D.L.
Hughley (10/1) DAVID JEREMIAH Stand Up America (10/20)
WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW (10/25-30) 2016
KELLOGGS TOUR OF GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONS (11/10)
WASHINGTON IMPROV THEATER
Source
1835 14th St. NW
202-204-7770
witdc.org
POTUS AMONG US WITs fourth quadrennial satire of the
presidential election process where audiences help decide who

becomes the next president (10/12-11/6) l
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(11/3, Millennium Stage) STREB EXTREME ACTION SEA
is a gripping work from Elizabeth Strebs company whose
performance style the New York Times says borrows from
dance, extreme sports and Hollywood-style stunt work (11/4-5,
Eisenhower) CINCINNATI BALLET The Nutcracker, featuring
choreography by Cincinnati Ballets artistic director Victoria
Morgan (11/23-27, Opera House)
STRATHMORE
5301 Tuckerman Lane

Bethesda, Md.
301-581-5100
strathmore.org
ESTAMPAS PORTENAS TANGO COMPANY Buenos Aires-based
company presents Deseos...Stories of Longing and Desire told
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through Argentine Tango and Music, a celebration of the countrys

greatest artistic elements (11/28) THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER
A dozen all-star dancers, an on-stage DJ, and an electric violinist
reimagine Tchaikovskys classic score through hip-hop choreography (12/16) MOSCOW BALLETS GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER
Russian dancers, playful puppets, and the unmatched splendor
of handcrafted sets and costumes for the holiday favorite, featuring guest performers from CityDance School & Conservatory
(12/21-22, Music Center)
VELOCITYDC DANCE FESTIVAL
Harman Hall
610 F St. NW
202-547-1122
velocitydc.org
(10/7-8)
A special partnership with the D.C. Commission on the Arts &
Humanities, Washington Performing Arts, and host organization the Shakespeare Theatre Company, the festival presents
world-class dance of various styles from ballet to modern to
hip-hop. Among the 18 short performances selected this year:
Terra Firma Dance Theatre, Company E, SOLE Defined, the
Washington Ballet, Christopher K. Morgan & Artists, Capitol
Movement, Ivy Chow Movement Project, Jane Franklin Dance,
and works by Tiffanie Carson, Thomas L. Moore Jr., and Robert
J. Priore (10/15-17)
THE WASHINGTON BALLET
202-362-3606
washingtonballet.org
40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Julie Kent, the companys
new artistic director, narrates an evening featuring works by her

predecessor Septime Webre, Choo San Goh, and other favorites
from the repertoire (9/30, Kennedy Center) STUDIO COMPANY:
NEW WORKS! (10/29-30, THEARC Theater, 1901 Mississippi Ave.
SE) THE NUTCRACKER Webre may be gone, but his twist on
the family favorite carries on, with D.C. as the backdrop, George
Washington as the titular figure, and King George III as the Rat
King (11/26-27, THEARC Theater; 12/1-24, Warner Theatre)
WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS
202-833-9800
washingtonperformingarts.org
STEP AFRIKA! The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence,
a multimedia program, launches the WPAs 50th anniversary
season and features the dance company and members of the
WPA Men and Women of the Gospel Choir, performing in front
of projected images telling the story of the African-American
migration to the North a century ago (9/30-10/2, UDC Theater
of the Arts, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW) DANCE THEATRE OF
HARLEM CityDance is a co-presenter of the annual series of
performances by the historic ensemble, guided by founding
member and former dancer Virginia Johnson, this year featuring the D.C. premiere of a work by Francesca Harper set to the
music of John Adams and performed by the Attacca Quartet
(10/14-15, Harman Hall) PILOBUS The D.C. premiere of
Shadowland, an evening-length multimedia piece following the
dreamlike world of a young girl (1/28-1/29, GW Lisner) l
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Gallery
John Paradiso
Clockwise from top left: Pink Leather Pansies, 2015 Hand stitched thread on leather with wood hoop. 15 Circumference
Blue Paisley, 2011 Hand stitched thread on cotton with plastic hoop on wood panel. 12 x 12 x 1.5
Pink Leather Pansies, 2016 Hand stitched thread on leather with wood hoop on wood panel. 12 x 12 x 1.5
February, 2014 Hand stitched thread on poly-cotton, Acrylic, wood hoop on wood panel. 14 x 14 x 1.5
www.john-paradiso.com
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CAROL ROSEGG
Stage
Come From Away
REFUGEES
AYBE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE SMALL TOWN OF GANDER IN

Newfoundland, Canada, where nearly 7,000 stranded passengers from
around the world were welcomed with open arms on 9/11 fifteen years ago?
The towns seemingly endless grace and generosity was unnerving to at least a few of
their American guests. As portrayed in Come From Away (HHHHH), the welcome even
extended to two gay men both named Kevin. After drunkenly letting slip that they are
a couple, the Kevins are greeted with a praise be to god by a woman whose daughter,
it turns out, is gay. Her admission is followed by other townies rattling off gay relatives.
An uncle. A sister. We somehow ended up in the gayest town in Newfoundland, one
of the Kevins says.
Penned by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, and directed by Broadway veteran
Christopher Ashley, its an ensemble show through and through, with a dozen actors
taking on on multiple roles, alternating between Gander citizens and visitors. It gets
a little confusing from time to time to remember when Jenn Colella is Annette from
Gander or when she is Beverley, the first-ever female pilot for American Airlines. The
fact that we dont learn this intriguing detail about Beverley until end of the musical,
when she sings Me and he Sky says a lot about the shows overall approach. The personal stories become little more than a footnote.
The true focus of Come From Away is to offer a composite of Five Days in Gander
for the unexpected Gander visitors during a time of stress and confusion. We are greet96
CAROL ROSEGG
The musical Come From Away tells the story of a Canadian town that
opened its doors to thousands of stranded visitors By Doug Rule
ed by two handfuls of locals in the shows

rousing opening number, Welcome to
the Rock, and a few of them pop up again
here and there yet theyre little more
than supporting players telling a bigger
story about their welcoming way of life.
Its no small accident that Come From
Aways lasting spotlight is on the culture
and music of Newfoundland. Celtic folk
and rock runs through the blood of these
descendants of English, Irish and Scottish
immigrants or at least through Sankoff
and Heins score. The music is joyous and
vibrant, and you look forward to the evenings big group sing-alongs. It never sinks
to the level of schmaltz, instead breaking
C. STANLEY PHOTOGRAPHY
The Last Schwartz
Come From Away
your heart with tales of loss and things missing among its dozen
characters in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. Come From Away
never gets graphic in rehashing what actually transpired, making
it all the more emotionally resonant.
Fords Theatre just announced an extension of the musical, which travels to Gander and Toronto before landing on
Broadway in February. The musicals future is promising. Its
more likely to be the next Once than a Hamilton. Still, youd be
remiss not to welcome it with a visit while its in our backyard.
ADAM IMMERWAHR OPENS HIS FIRST SEASON as Theater
Js new artistic director with Deborah Zoe Laufers dark comedy, The Last Schwartz (
), focused on a family falling
apart. You may find yourself questioning whether this family
will survive, Immerwahr writes in the program notes, whether
Judaism will survive, and whether any of it will matter if our
planet wont survive. Oh vey.

We meet the Schwartzes at reunion for the first anniversary
of the family patriarchs death. Only one of the four children, the
eldest girl, Norma (Barbara Pinolini), much cared for their hardliner of a father. The Schwartzes are secular Jews who follow no
particular traditions and date and marry outside the tribe. And it
is the two non-Jewish significant others Bonnie (Anne Bowles)
and Kia (Emily Kester) that generates the most tension. And
the most laughs, from the emotionally volatile Bonnies story
about conjoined twins that initially sets the plays tone to Kias
lighting of a joint using Papa Schwartzs yahrzeit candle.
In that regard, the play bears a resemblance to Joshua
Harmons Bad Jews, which played Studio Theater a few years
ago, even though the particulars are different. The Last Schwartz
isnt as riotously funny as Bad Jews, but youll be tickled and
stirred just the same.
Although he seems out of place and says precious little,
Simon Schwartz (Andrew Wassenich) is the last Schwartz we
see. An undiagnosed autistic, Simon doesnt let his increasing
state of blindness get in the way of his ambitions of being an
astronomer. It is his blase attitude about everything derived
from his conviction that the end of humanity is drawing near
that sticks with you. l
The Last Schwartz runs until Oct. 2 at the Goldman Theater in
the DCJCC, 1529 16th St. NW. Tickets are $37 to $57. Call 202-7773210 or visit theaterj.org.
Come From Away runs until Oct. 16 at Fords Theatre, 511 10th
St. NW. Tickets are $20 to $73. Call 800-982-2787 or visit fordstheatre.org.
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VIRGIN EMI RECORDS
Music
Back to Basics
KT Tunstalls latest release marks a return to
radio-ready pop rock By Sean Maunier
T TUNSTALLS RETURN TO RECORDING PROBABLY SURPRISED NO

one more than her. The twelve years since her debut saw the Scottish artist
move in a progressively experimental direction before finally swearing off
recording two years ago. The multi-platinum selling artist then moved to Los Angeles
to pursue a quiet career in film scoring. Shes returned, however, with a collection of
eleven songs that feel every bit as pop-rock as her debut. Who would have thought?
KIN (HHHHH) marks her sixth full-length album, the spiritual successor to her
2004 debut Eye to the Telescope. Tunstall has rediscovered Eyes plucky swagger and
embraced it fully. At its best, KIN recalls the confidence of earlier hits like Suddenly
I See, a song that became ubiquitous, blared everywhere from TV shows to movies to
Hillary Clintons 2008 campaign. The latest album marks a departure from the heavier,
more experimental styles Tunstall has dabbled in over the last decade, and a pivot back
towards the upbeat pop rock that launched her career. If previous albums were about
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Tunstalls growth and journey as an artist,

KIN intends to announce her realization
as a fully mature singer and songwriter.
The title of the nakedly autobiographical
fifth track captures the albums ethos best:
It Took Me So Long To Get Here, But
Here I Am.
On Everything Has Its Shape, she
sings, Put it apart and put it back together how you want it. With the release of
KIN, Tunstall has heeded her own advice,
breaking with the increasingly folky
sound she had been moving towards for
years. The album is full of defiant energy. Evil Eye and Run on Home are
both upbeat, guitar-heavy hits featuring
strong, full-throated vocals that recall the
attitude of her early work. There is evidence of a more mature Tunstall, perhaps
nowhere more so than on the slow and
deeply atmospheric title track. Whether
due to her intensive study of

film-scoring, or the influence
of producer Tony Hoffer, the
album is highly polished and
manages to remain enjoyable
to listen to, even when the
source material seems stale.
The echoing vocals and subtle, electronic flourishes lend
a depth and sheen to acoustic guitar-driven tracks like
Maybe Its a Good Thing.
Tunstalls freshly rediscovered confidence hits its
mark on some songs, but
elsewhere feels forced. The
opener, Hard Girls, has a
catchy hook, but falls flat with
its formulaic pop rhythm and
buzzing synths and breakdowns, which feel slightly
jarring, like an afterthought
added in post production.
Two Way, her duet with
James Bay, suffers from similar problems, with instrumentals that feel hastily arranged,
synths meshing awkwardly with guitar lines. Songwriting cliches, like her comparison of love with an ocean, weigh things
down as well, and even the stronger tracks offer little that
could be considered memorable. Thematically, Tunstall remains
in safe territory. On Turned a Light On, she sings, There
was only blank space/Life lived

in negative/I couldnt find my
color. She seems to have found
at least some of that color on
KIN, but if the intention was to
rediscover and showcase a more
authentic version of herself, it
doesnt quite shine through.
Tunstalls turn back towards
her earlier style of pop music
may have been a long time coming, but it still feels incomplete.
There is something from her
earlier work missing. Arguably,
her best work has been when
she allows herself to get experimental, intimate, and vulnerable. KIN is rarely any of
these things, although there are
enough glimmers of them to
give us a sense of what might
have been possible. Still, KIN
is fun, listenable, and Tunstalls
personality shines throughout, her voice as strong as ever.
Ultimately, the main weakness is that so much time is spent in
safe territory. By keeping to a well-worn pop rock format, the
album ends up feeling unremarkable. And KT Tunstall is capable of so much more. l
KIN is available on iTunes and Spotify.
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CoverboyConfidential
Interview by Randy Shulman Photography by Julian Vankim
RIES BEFORE GUYS, I ALWAYS SAY, SAYS CHRISTIAN. IF THERE WERE TWO PLATES
in front of me and one was a guy and one was a fry, I would definitely pick the fries. Ill have
French fries literally anywhere. And not just any fry McDonalds takes the top prize in
Christians world. Of course, it doesnt hurt that the 24-year-old actor lives across the street from
a McDonalds.
Originally from Long Island, N.Y., Christian came to the Washington to attend Catholic
University, where he studied musical theater. Six years later, hes appeared in an impressive number of local productions, including Avenue Q at Constellation, Carrie the Musical at Studio, Mary
Poppins at Tobys and Hair at Keegan. I played Woof in that, he grins. I got to sing a song
about sodomy. Hes currently playing Officer Barrel in Constellations production of Urinetown,
which runs through Oct. 9.
Christians ultimate dream is to be in a Broadway musical Book of Mormon and Cats both
come up in casual conversation but hes clearly thrilled to be building his theatrical resume in
D.C., and marvels at the depth and camaraderie of the local thespian community. He was bit by
the musical theater bug when his mother took him to his first Broadway show, Monty Pythons
Spamalot. I remember they had confetti fall from the ceiling during one of the scenes, he says.
I still have that confetti in my room.
Whats on your nightstand?
A Mr. Potato Head, an Obama pin I
got from the Pride Parade its got a
rainbow in the back and twenty pens
with no ink in them.
DrinksDragDJsEtc...
Thursday
September 15
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection
Music videos featuring
DJ Wess
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: Tops Down $6
Top Shelf, Bottoms Up $3
Rail, $3 Bud Light, 4-9pm
$3 Rail Drinks, 10pm-midnight, $5 Red Bull and
Frozen Virgin Drinks
Locker Room Thursday
Nights DJs Sean Morris
and MadScience Best
Package Contest at mid-
night, hosted by BaNaka &

Kristina Kelly $200 Cash
Prize Doors open 10pm,
21+ $5 Cover or free
with college ID
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 8pm
Happy Hour, 8-10pm
$2 Bud and Bud Light
Draughts, $3 Domestic
Bottles, $4 Rail and Import
Bottle Beer, $6 Call DJ
Theo Storm spinning in
the main bar, 9pm-1am
Throwback Thursdays: The
Exile opens with DCs new
MegaParty, 10pm-2am
$10 Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
Because having no ink in

a pen is handy.
Always. My life is completely put
together in every respect.
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Ladies Drink Free Power
Hour, 4-5pm Shirtless
Thursday, 10-11pm DJs
BacK2bACk
JR.S
All You Can Drink for $15,
5-8pm $3 Rail Vodka
Highballs, $2 JR.s drafts,
8pm-close Flashback:
Music videos from 19752005 with DJ Jason Royce,
8pm-12am
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat the Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
SHAWS TAVERN
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $3
Miller Lite, $4 Blue Moon,
$5 Rails and House Wines
& Half-Priced Pizzas $4
Corona and $4 Heineken
all night Paint Nite,
Second Floor, 7pm
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
PBR, $2 Yuengling, $3 Rail,
$5 Appetizers Extended
Happy Hour, 7-9pm, with
only $1 increase in price
TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 5pm Huge
Happy Hour: Any drink
normally served in a cocktail glass served in a huge
glass for the same price,
5-10pm Beer and wine
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Shirtless Thursday DJ
9pm Cover 21+
Friday
September 16
9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy
Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink,
5-9pm Friday Night
Videos with resident DJ
Shea Van Horn VJ
Expanded craft beer selection No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
All You Can Drink Happy
Hour $15 Rail and
Domestic, $21 Call &
Imports, 6-9pm Guys
Night Out Free Rail
Vodka, 11pm-Midnight, $6
Belvedere Vodka Drinks all

night DJ MadScience
upstairs DJ Keenan Orr
downstairs $10 cover
10pm-1am, $5 after 1am
21+
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 8pm
Happy Hour, 8-10pm
Bottles, $4 Rail and
Import Bottle Beer, $6
Call Imperial Court of
Washington, D.C. on Club
Bar, 10pm-2am No Cover
21+ The Endup with
DJ Kudjo Onyx, 3rd Floor
Exile, 10pm-4am Free
Admission
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
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Whats in your nightstand drawer?

I have an old iPhone that doesnt work.
If you could have any superpower,
what would it be?
Teleportation. Im such a couch potato that if
I didnt have to walk anywhere, that would be
best. Just teleport everywhere. Im so lazy.
What did you last binge watch?
Greys Anatomy. Twelve seasons. That was
hard to let go of. Im currently watching
Shameless. Im a big binge watcher.
Who was your first celebrity crush?
Ryan Reynolds. He is A-Number-One, top-ofthe-hill. I would do terrible things to him.
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
$5 Smirnoff, all flavors,
all night long Friday
Night Videos with VJ Tre,
9pm-close No Cover
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
DJ Matt Bailer Videos,
Dancing Beat the Clock
Happy Hour $2 (5-6pm),
$3 (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm)
Buckets of Beer $15
NUMBER NINE
Open 5pm Happy Hour:
2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm
No Cover Friday Night
Piano with Chris, 7:30pm
Friday Night Videos with
Chord, 9:30pm
SHAWS TAVERN
& Half-Priced Pizzas
Magic! 8-10pm Live
Band Karaoke, Second
Floor, 8pm $10 Cover
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
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TOWN
Patio open 6pm DC Bear
Crue Happy Hour, 6-11pm
$3 Rail, $3 Draft, $3 Bud
Bottles Free Pizza, 7pm
No cover before 9:30pm
21+ Drag Show starts
at 10:30pm Hosted by
Lena Lett and featuring
Miss Tatianna, ShiQueeta-Lee, Riley Knoxx
and BaNaka DJ Wess
upstairs, DJs BacK2bACk
downstairs following the
show GoGo Boys after
11pm Doors open at
10pm For those 21 and
over, $12 For those
18-20, $15 Club: 18+
Patio: 21+
TRADE
Doors open 5pm Huge
normally served in a
cocktail glass served in a
huge glass for the same
price, 5-10pm Beer and
wine only $4 DJ Jeff
Prior, 10pm
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers,
hosted by LaTroya Nicole
Ladies of Ziegfelds,
9pm Rotating Hosts
DJ in Secrets VJ Tre in
Ziegfelds Cover 21+
In his Deadpool costume?

In nothing, preferably, but if he was wearing
the Deadpool costume, I wouldnt be upset.
Name three musical artists youre currently
listening to.
Ingrid Michaelson, Beyonce and a lot of musical theater.
What are your three favorite night spots?
I live on Capitol Hill, so I love going to Trustys.
If Im going out dancing, Town. I love going
there. And Desperados. They have a mystery
shot. If you guess whats in it correctly, you
get the shot for free.
Saturday
September 17
9 1/2
drink, 3-9pm $5 Absolut
& Titos, $3 Miller Lite
after 9pm Expanded craft
beer selection No Cover
Music videos featuring
various DJs
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Drag Yourself to Brunch at
Level One, 11am-2pm and
2-4pm Featuring Kristina
Kelly and the Ladies of
Illusion Bottomless
Mimosas and Bloody
Marys Happy Hour:
Tops Down $6 Top Shelf,
Bottoms Up $3 Rail, $3 Bud
Light, 4-9pm Doors open
10pm $5 Cover 21+
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 8pm
Happy Hour, 8-10pm
Bottle Beer, $6 Call
Atlantic States Gay Rodeo
Association (ASGRA) on
Club Bar $2 Draughts
and Jello Shots KUERO:
Latin Dance Party, 3rd
Floor Exile $10 at door
21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR

Drag Queen Broadway
Brunch, 10am-3pm
Starring Freddies
Broadway Babes Crazy
Hour, 4-7pm Freddies
Follies Drag Show, 8-10pm,
hosted by Miss Destiny B.
Childs No Cover
GREEN LANTERN
Bacardi, all flavors, all
night long 495 Bears
presents Bears Can Dance,
9pm-close No Cover
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Guest DJs Zing Zang
Bloody Marys, Nellie Beer,
House Rail Drinks and
Mimosas, $4, 11am-5pm
Buckets of Beer, $15
NUMBER NINE
Doors open 2pm Happy
Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink,
3-9pm $5 Absolut and
$5 Bulleit Bourbon
DILF with Guest DJ Ed
Metaphysical, 9:30pm
What makes an hour happy?

I would say alcohol, mixed with alcohol, with a
side of alcohol. Also any hour with food
Im happy with as well.
Whats your pet peeve?

People walking slowly on sidewalks. Nobodys
got time for that. You need to get
out of the way.
Whats your drink of choice?

Vodka-cranberry, because Im a very cheap
date. Im always like, just give me the rail. I
dont care what it is, just put some
cranberry in it.
Whats your biggest turn on?

Confidence and honesty.
Pick three people, living or dead, you would

like to have vodka and cranberry with.
Alexander Skarsgard from True Blood.
Beyonce. And I feel like I should say somebody
like Eleanor Roosevelt. I would love to see her
drunk. She would probably tell me cool things
about Franklin.
SHAWS TAVERN
Bottomless Mimosas,
10am-3pm Happy Hour,
5-7pm $3 Miller Lite, $4
Blue Moon, $5 Rails and
House Wines & Half-Priced
Pizzas
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TOWN
Patio open 2pm CRACK
presents WERRRRRK!:
A Variety Show, 10pm
Music upstairs by DJs
Aaron Riggins and Kris
Sutton after the show
Music and video by DJ
Wess downstairs Drag
Show starts at 10:30pm
Hosted by Lena Lett and
featuring Miss Tatianna,
Shi-Queeta-Lee, Riley
Knoxx and BaNaka
DJ Wess upstairs, DJs
BacK2bACk downstairs
following the show
GoGo Boys after 11pm
Doors open 9pm $12
Cover 21+
TRADE
Doors open 2pm Huge
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Men of Secrets, 9pm
Guest dancers Ladies
of Illusion with host Ella
Fitzgerald Doors at 9 pm,
first show at 11:30 pm
DJs Doors open 9pm
Cover 21+
Sunday
September 18
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Homowood Karaoke,
hosted by Robert Bise,
10pm-close 21+
Whats your biggest turn off?

Bad breath. It definitely takes me out of the
mood. It happens to everybody, but its just
like, Get a mint.
Describe your dream guy.
Has to make me laugh and be kind to people.
Maybe he works at like a pizza place and he
can get me free pizza. That would
be awesome.
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 12pm
Draughts all day and
night, $3 Domestic
Bottle Beer, $6 Call
Highwaymen Cookout,
4-8pm No Cover 21+
NELLIES SPORTS BAR

Drag Brunch, hosted by
Shi-Queeta-Lee, 11am-3pm
$20 Brunch Buffet
House Rail Drinks, Zing
Zang Bloody Marys, Nellie
Beer and Mimosas, $4,
11am-close Buckets of
Beer, $15
FREDDIES BEACH BAR

Champagne Brunch
Buffet, 10am-3pm Crazy
Hour, 4-7pm Karaoke,
8pm-1am
NUMBER NINE
Pop Goes the World with
Wes Della Volla at 9:30pm
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on
any drink, 3-9pm No
Cover
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Mamas Trailer Park
Karaoke downstairs,
9:30pm-close
JR.S
Sunday Funday Liquid
Brunch Doors open at
1pm $2 Coors Lights and
$3 Skyy (all flavors), all day
and night
SHAWS TAVERN
Brunch with Bottomless
Mimosas, 10am-3pm
Sunday Funday Karaoke,
2nd Floor, 3-7pm $5 Stoli
Cocktails Happy Hour,
5-7pm $3 Miller Lite, $4
Blue Moon, $5 Rails and
House Wines & Half-Priced
Pizzas
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
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Define good in bed.

Anything that doesnt end with like disaster or
people walking in, I would say is good in bed.
Finishing is always a plus.
Whats your favorite make out music?
Ill make out to anything. Im not too picky. I
just love making out. One time, I made out
to Pentatonix, the a capella group. That was
pretty hot.
Whats your dream vacation?
I love being on a beach. Anything where I can
just sit in the sun, get some skin cancer with a
drink in my hand, Im a fan of.
Which of these daddies would you like to

get a spanking from Tom Selleck,
Hugh Jackman or Idris Elba?
Idris Elba. Hes so hot. I would let him
spank me any day of the week.
Whats your greatest fear?
That the world runs out of cheese.
Whats your first pets name and the name
of the first street you grew up on?
Dotty Smith.
Theres your porn name.
She also doubles as a spy for the
CIA in Russia.
Does size really matter?
No, I dont think so. Ive seen a bunch of sizes,
and if you know what youre doing, you know
TOWN PATIO
Open 2pm Cornhole,
Giant Jenga, and Flip-cup
inside Town
TRADE
Doors open 2pm Huge
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Decades of Dance DJ
Tim-e in Secrets Doors
9pm Cover 21+
Monday
September 19
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
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COBALT/30 DEGREES
Monday Nights A Drag,
hosted by Kristina Kelly
Doors open at 10pm
Showtime at 11:30pm
$3 Skyy Cocktails, $8 Skyy
and Red Bull $8 Long
Islands No Cover, 18+
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 8pm
Happy Hour, 8-10pm
Endless Happy Hour prices
to anyone in a DC Eagle
T-Shirt Free Ballin
Mondays: Free Pool All
Night and Day $1 Bud
and Bud Light Draughts, $3
Domestic Bottles, $4 Rail
and Import Bottle Beer, $6
Call No Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Singles Night Karaoke,
8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long
Open Mic Night Karaoke,
9:30pm-close
JR.S
Happy Hour: 2-for-1, 4-9pm
Showtunes Songs &
Singalongs, 9pm-close
DJ James $3 Draft Pints,
8pm-midnight
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
Beer $15 Texas Holdem
Poker, 8pm Dart Boards
NUMBER NINE
SHAWS TAVERN
and Half-Priced Pizzas
Shaw Nuff Trivia with
Jeremy, 7:30pm
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TRADE
Doors open 5pm Huge
only $4
Tuesday
September 20
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
DJ Honey Happy Hour:
Tops Down $6 Top Shelf,
Bottoms Up $3 Rail, $3 Bud
Light, 4-9pm SIN Service
Industry Night, 10pm-close
$1 Rail Drinks all night
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
what youre doing. If not, we can figure

it out together.
What era do you think you belong in?
I would have loved to be a teenager in the
80s. I love 80s fashion, 80s music. I like
the huge shoulder pads, and the headbands,
and the neon. I would definitely do the 80s,
anytime.
What would you like to be remembered for?
For my smile, and for encouraging people to do
shots. Always having a drink in your hand and
make bad decisions.
What are you most grateful for?
My mom. Shes an amazing woman and helps
me out everyday, even though shes super
annoying and calls me way too much.
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long,
4pm-close
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
Beer $15 Karaoke and
Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
After 9pm, $3 Absolut,
Bulleit & Stella
SHAWS TAVERN
Half Priced Burgers &
Pizzas, 5pm-close $5
House Wines & Sam
Adams Drafts, 5pm-close
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TRADE
Doors open 5pm Huge
only $4
Wednesday
September 21
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Miss Rumba Latina Benefit
Show, 10pm-close $4
Stoli and Stoli Flavors and
Miller Lite all night No
Cover 21+
Would you rather live longer

or be wealthier?
Live longer. Im not looking to be wealthy
Im an actor. But would love to live super long,
have a full life, and then see how my friends
die before me.
Whos your idol?
Tituss Burgess and Nathan Lane.
Finally, whats your motto?
Live for the moment, and enjoy everything
while you can, because, hey, tomorrow it can
all be gone. l
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FREDDIES BEACH BAR

Crazy Hour, 4-7pm $6
Burgers Drag Bingo
Night, hosted by Ms.
Regina Jozet Adams, 8pm
Bingo prizes Karaoke,
10pm-1am
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long,
4pm-close
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
SmartAss Trivia Night, 8pm
and 9pm Prizes include
bar tabs and tickets to
shows at the 9:30 Club
$15 Buckets of Beer for
SmartAss Teams only
Bring a new team member
and each get a free $10
Dinner
NUMBER NINE
SHAWS TAVERN
and Half-Priced Pizzas
Piano Bar, Second Floor,
8pm-close
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SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR

& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TRADE
Doors open 5pm Huge
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Shirtless Night, 10-11pm,
12-12:30am Military
Night, no cover with
military ID DJ Don T. in
Secrets 9pm Cover
21+ l
LastWord.
People say the queerest things
We learned what real bravery is

through watching her journey of living as a trans woman.
PATRICIA ARQUETTE, in a statement posted to Facebook, regarding the death of trans activist and actor Alexis Arquette. Patricia
noted that Alexis career had been cut short not by her passing, but by her decision to live her truth and her life as a transgender
woman. Despite the fact that there are few parts for trans actors, she refused to play roles that were demeaning or stereotypical.
She was a vanguard in the fight for understanding and acceptance for all trans people.
Earlier this year I was quoted as saying

Id rather have an enema than have an Emmy.
But thanks to the Television Academy, I can have both!
RUPAUL, speaking with reporters after winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Competition Series Host. It was RuPauls
first nomination and first win after eight seasons of hosting RuPauls Drag Race. Its a very special night not just for me but for all
of the young people around the world who dance to the beat of a different drummer, he added.
We believe in providing a
safe and respectful environment
at our events and are committed to providing the best experience possible.
NCAA PRESIDENT MARK EMMERT, in a statement announcing that the association will pull all planned 2016-2017 Championship
events out of North Carolina in protest over the states anti-trans HB2 law. North Carolina law provides legal protections for government officials to refuse services to the LGBT community, he noted.
Growing up, I was never afraid to say that

a guy was beautiful.
NYLE DIMARCO, Dancing With the Stars and Americas Next Top Model champion, in an interview with Attitude magazine.
DiMarco came out as sexually fluid last year, and said that being deaf meant he grew up in a diverse, accepting community.
In the deaf community everybody accepts everybody else because thats who you are, youre part of that community
and thats our safe space.
I am unendingly relieved that the military is

finally doing the right thing.
CHELSEA MANNING, in a statement, announcing that she is ending her hunger strike after the U.S. Army agreed to provide her with
gender transition surgery. Manning, jailed for passing classified data to WikiLeaks, attempted suicide in July. This is all that I
wanted for them to let me be me, she added.
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CONTENTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

FALL ARTS PREVIEW

The season in film, stage, popular and classical music,

The musical Come From Away tells the story of a

SPOTLIGHT: MILLER TIME p.9 OUT ON THE TOWN p.13

2016 Jansi LLC.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 METROWEEKLY

ALWAYS REALLY ENJOYED SINGING AS A KID, BUT IT

recorded to tape. Its really genuine in its approach.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 METROWEEKLY

Best known as a singer-songwriter, both solo and

SCOTLUND HAISLEY, RICHARD FOLKERS

Compassion in Action: My Life Rescuing Abused and Neglected

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 METROWEEKLY

TC Carson stars as Herman Camm, a

PHOTO COURTESY OF MARYLAND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

Out On The Town

MARYLAND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

A direct sequel to The Blair Witch

BRIDGET JONESS BABY

Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth as

A pair of vintage Air Jordans are the

Oliver Stone has carved a career

Two of suburban Marylands leading theater companies, Round

Michael Kahn helms a Studio

COME FROM AWAY

Fords Theatre is one early stop

Avenue Q sounds like childs play

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 METROWEEKLY

Forde as a foul-mouthed, demonically possessed puppet. With Helen

ROMEO & JULIET

Apples by Lee Jaworek

The Smith Sisters bring their magnificent harmonies and

Y HUSBAND TOOK HIM TO SEE SOME BELLYDANCERS, DEBI

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 METROWEEKLY

Andrew Veenstra is Romeo and

SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF

Billed as the story of Louis

SENSE & SENSIBILITY

Eric Tucker of New Yorks

part of its Play Lab series, developed

PRINCESS FEAT. MAYA RUDOLPH &

Not your average nationally touring Prince cover band.

Rachel Zampelli and Maria Rizzo

After snagging 7 Helen Hayes

forcing people to pay to pee in its

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD

Stephen Sondheim gave the quirky,

THE THANKSGIVING PLAY

Gavin Witt directs Larissa

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 METROWEEKLY

A professional touring troubadour

Beethoven is the feature at the season opening concert by the National

SUSAN DERRY AND THE

Performing arts group Creative

Pauline Anson-Dross popular lesbian all-covers party-rock band

Falls Church. Call 703-241-9504 or

The public is welcome to check out

As part of its Overbeck History

Grunt: The Curious Science of

ABOVE & BEYOND

Some people go to Kings Dominion

to ride roller coasters and bumper