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| This Week* |
CONECTA 08 Art Exhibit
Art
Hispanic Heritage Month |
Call for info |
The Stamp Gallery, The Stamp, University of Maryland, College Park, MD |
(301)
314-8492
Email Jackie Milad |
FREE |
An exhibition and artist collaborative project featuring emerging U.S. and Mexican Artists. *Dates: Weekdays (Mon-Fri) Sept. 15-Oct. 24. |
| This Week* |
Crossing Delancey
Theatre |
Fri/Sat: 8PM; Sun:2PM |
Greenbelt Arts Center
123 Centerway
Greenbelt, MD |
(301)
441-8770 |
$15/General $12/Seniors & students |
A delightful romantic comedy about family, friendship and fun that takes place on New York City's lower East side. Meet Izzy, a young bookish woman with ideals and her Bubbie (grandmother) whose old world traditions collide with Izzy's contemporary ones. Who will win this struggle of the wills? And what of Sam, the pickle man? And Hannah, the matchmaker? And Tyler, the author whom Izzy reveres? Come see the bubbles brew in the pickle barrel! *Dates: Sep.19-Oct.11. |
| This Week* |
David Boothman, In the Music, From the Spirit, Through the Eyes
Art |
10AM-5PM Daily |
Montpelier Arts Center, Main Gallery
9652 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel, MD |
(301)
953-1993; TTY (301)
490-2329 |
FREE |
Paintings and Drawings by visionary artist and bandleader of the Caribbean Art Jazz Ensemble. *Dates: Sep.5 - Oct.31 |
| This Week* |
Green Light, A Call for Art, a juried exhibition
Art |
10AM-10PM |
The Kennedy Center, Hall of States, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC |
(800)
444-1324 |
FREE |
A juried exhibition of award-winning works by 15 emerging artists with disabilities, ages 16-25. The exhibition celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month. *Dates: Sep. 1-Nov. 2, various hours. |
| This Week* |
Verdi's La Traviata
Opera |
Various hours |
The Kennedy Center, Opera House
2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC |
(800)
444-1324 |
$45-$600 |
Washington National Opera opens its 2008-2009 season with Verdi's La Traviata. Ravishing melodies, sumptuous costumes, and gorgeous choruses abound in Verdi's romantic opera about the sacrifice of true love. *Dates: Sep. 13- Oct. 5, various hours. |
| 1* |
Patty Loveless
Concert |
7:30PM |
The Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 22305 |
(800)
551-SEAT(7328) |
$45 |
Country music's sweetheart comes to the nation's capital area. *Dates: Oct. 1-2. |
| 2* |
Broadway: Three Generations
Musical |
7:30PM* |
The Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theater, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC |
(800)
444-1324 |
$25-$90 |
The Kennedy Center celebrates three generations of Broadway songwriters with star-filled evenings combining abridged concert versions of three representative musical classics: Girl Crazy, Bye Bye Birdie, and Side Show. *Dates: Oct. 2-5, various hours. |
| 2* |
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor / Hélène Grimaud, piano, plays Beethoven
Concert |
7PM* |
The Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC |
(800)
444-1324 |
$20-$80 |
"Hélène Grimaud is a fine pianist, both sensitive and passionate," says the New York Times. She makes her NSO debut in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4. Miguel Harth-Bedoya also conducts Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5. *Dates: Oct. 2-4, various hours. |
| 2* |
Patty Loveless
Concert |
7:30PM |
The Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 22305 |
(800)
551-SEAT(7328) |
$45 |
Country music's sweetheart comes to the nation's capital area. *Dates: Oct. 1-2. |
| 3* |
A Little Murder Never Hurt Anyone
Theater |
8PM* |
Bowie City Hall, 2614 Kenhill Dr., Bowie, MD 20715 |
(301)
805-0219 |
$15/General $10/Seniors, students |
Matthew Perry resolves to murder his wife, Julia, before the next new year and tells her so. She vows to stay alive and so the game begins - a hilarious year long match of wits. While Julia dodges Matthew's attempts, friends and staff start mysteriously dying all around them. Have the tables been turned? What about the Butler? Will Donald and Bunny get together? Is this a Murder Most Foul or a Murder Most Fouled Up? *Dates: Oct.3-18, hours vary |
| 3* |
Broadway: Three Generations
Musical |
7:30PM* |
The Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theater, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC |
(800)
444-1324 |
$25-$90 |
The Kennedy Center celebrates three generations of Broadway songwriters with star-filled evenings combining abridged concert versions of three representative musical classics: Girl Crazy, Bye Bye Birdie, and Side Show. *Dates: Oct. 2-5, various hours. |
| 3 |
Duke Ellington Jazz Festival
Concert |
10:30AM |
The Lincoln Theatre
1215 U Street, NW Washington DC 20009 |
(202)
397-SEAT (7328) |
FREE |
Student Concert - The W.E.S. Group. Join us for a special performance by renowned saxophonist and composer William E. Smith, also known as W.E.S. The concert workshop will demonstrate the connections between jazz and hip hop music and give students and teachers an understanding of the unifying features of these cultural creations.
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| 3* |
George Lopez
Comedy
Hispanic Heritage Month |
7:30 |
Warner Theatre
13th & E Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20004 |
(202)
783-4000 |
$55 |
America's Mexican Tour. Special guest: Bryan Kellen. *Dates: Oct. 3-5. |
| 3 |
John Prine
Concert |
8PM |
DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20006 |
(202)
628-1776 |
$48.50-$58.50 |
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| 3* |
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor / Hélène Grimaud, piano, plays Beethoven
Concert |
8PM* |
The Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC |
(800)
444-1324 |
$20-$80 |
"Hélène Grimaud is a fine pianist, both sensitive and passionate," says the New York Times. She makes her NSO debut in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4. Miguel Harth-Bedoya also conducts Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5. *Dates: Oct. 2-4, various hours. |
| 3 |
Joan Osborne
Comedy |
7 & 10PM |
Rams Head On Stage
33 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 |
(410)
268-4545 |
$37.50 |
With Matt Morris. |
| 3 |
Tuck & Patti
Concert |
7:30PM |
The Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 22305 |
(800)
551-SEAT(7328) |
$29.50 |
With Judith Owen |
| 4* |
A Little Murder Never Hurt Anyone
Theater |
8PM* |
Bowie City Hall, 2614 Kenhill Dr., Bowie, MD 20715 |
(301)
805-0219 |
$15/General $10/Seniors, students |
Matthew Perry resolves to murder his wife, Julia, before the next new year and tells her so. She vows to stay alive and so the game begins - a hilarious year long match of wits. While Julia dodges Matthew's attempts, friends and staff start mysteriously dying all around them. Have the tables been turned? What about the Butler? Will Donald and Bunny get together? Is this a Murder Most Foul or a Murder Most Fouled Up? *Dates: Oct.3-18, hours vary |
| 4* |
Broadway: Three Generations
Musical |
1:30PM & 7:30PM* |
The Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theater, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC |
(800)
444-1324 |
$25-$90 |
The Kennedy Center celebrates three generations of Broadway songwriters with star-filled evenings combining abridged concert versions of three representative musical classics: Girl Crazy, Bye Bye Birdie, and Side Show. *Dates: Oct. 2-5, various hours. |
| 4 |
Colonial Day |
11AM-4PM |
National Colonial Farm
3400 Bryan Point Rd., Accokeek, MD 20607 |
(301)
283-2113 |
$2/Adults; $0.50/Children ages 4-11 |
Join the Boltons and their extended family on the National Colonial Farm as they prepare the harvest feast. Try colonial dancing and games, while you also discover more about what life was like for a middling tobacco planter and his family on the eve of the American Revolution |
| 4 |
Duke Ellington Jazz Festival
Concert |
8PM |
The Lincoln Theatre
1215 U Street, NW Washington DC 20009 |
(202)
397-SEAT (7328) |
$25 |
NEA Jazz Masters Concert - Duke Ellington Orchestra and the DC Bass Choir. Special Guest: Paquito D' Rivera, Sharon Clark, Buck Hill, George Botts, and Christian McBride. |
| 4* |
El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea de El Salvador
Dance
Hispanic Heritage Month |
8PM* |
Dance Place
3225 8th Street, NE
Washington, DC |
(202)
269-1600 |
$22/General; $17/Senior (55+), Artist, Member, Student (Valid ID), Teacher (preK-12); $8/Child (2-17) |
Central America's "hysically sumptuous" (New York Times) dance company. *Dates: Oct. 4-5, various hours. |
| 4* |
George Lopez
Comedy
Hispanic Heritage Month |
7:30 |
Warner Theatre
13th & E Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20004 |
(202)
783-4000 |
$55 |
America's Mexican Tour. Special guest: Bryan Kellen. *Dates: Oct. 3-5. |
| 4* |
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor / Hélène Grimaud, piano, plays Beethoven
Concert |
8PM* |
The Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC |
(800)
444-1324 |
$20-$80 |
"Hélène Grimaud is a fine pianist, both sensitive and passionate," says the New York Times. She makes her NSO debut in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4. Miguel Harth-Bedoya also conducts Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5. *Dates: Oct. 2-4, various hours. |
| 4 |
Ralph's World
Comedy |
11AM & 3PM |
Rams Head On Stage
33 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 |
(410)
268-4545 |
$15 |
As seen on Disney, Ralph's World is the musical place where little guys and gals and their folks can rock rock rock and sing sing sing along without overdosing on sucrose. You can go to the bottom of the sea to the driver's seat of a big rig to swinging on a jungle vine in just a few songs. |
| 4 |
Street Corner Harmony
Concert |
7PM |
DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20006 |
(202)
628-1776 |
$50 |
with The Manhattans, The Impressions, Enchantment, Persuaders. |
| 4 |
The Bird & The Bee
Concert |
9PM |
Rams Head On Stage
33 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 |
(410)
268-4545 |
$15 |
With Willoughby. |
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