Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys, who has won nine Grammys and has sold over 40 million albums and singles worldwide, is one of the most celebrated recording artists in the world. Her new album, As I Am, debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts with sales of over 740,000 albums.
| When: |
Fri, June 13 8:00p |
Where: |
Verizon Center (MCI Center)
Washington |
Lewis Black Let Them Eat Cake Tour
Lewis Black's 2005 autobiography says it all: Nothing's Sacred. He's America's foremost commentator on everything. No matter the stupidity, the illogic, or the injustice, Lewis Black, the most indignant, exasperated man in America, will find it and tell us about it.
| When: |
Fri, May 16 8:00p |
Where: |
Warner Theatre
Washington |
That 80's Prom
Lindy Promotions, the company best known for Bar Tours and New Year’s Eve events across the mid-Atlantic, is bringing its very first That 80’s Prom to DC!
| When: |
Sat, May 17 8:00p |
Where: |
National Press Club
Washington |
True Colors: Cyndi Lauper, The B-52s, and Very Special Guests!
The “True Colors Tour” will hit the road again this summer with an exciting new line-up of legendary and up and coming artists including headliners Cyndi Lauper, The B-52s and Rosie O’Donnell along with special guests Tegan & Sara and The Cliks with host Carson Kressley.
| When: |
Sat, June 7 6:30p |
Where: |
D.A.R. Constitution Hall
Washington |
Night At The Museum -- A Behind-the-Scenes Experience
The National Air and Space Society welcomes you to spend an evening with our curators, archivists, educators, restoration staff, and other experts to share stories and answer your questions. This wonderful event provides you with the opportunity to learn from the experts who research, preserve, restore, and bring to life our amazing aviation and space exploration artifacts.
| When: |
Sat, May 17 6:00p |
Where: |
National Air & Space Museum
Washington |
Public Tours of the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress offers docent-led tours of the historic Thomas Jefferson Building. During your tour, you will learn about the Building's art, history and architecture.
| When: |
Sat, May 17 10:30a |
Where: |
Library of Congress
Washington |
Sonia Choquette All-Day Workshop - Learn How to Claim and Follow Your Intuition!
Join best-selling author (Trust Your Vibes) and vibrational healer Sonia Choquette for an all-day workshop where you can learn to use your intuition and heal your soul.
| When: |
Sat, May 17 10:00a |
Where: |
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel
Washington |
John Pinette
Comedian of the Year Winner in 1999 and still going strong. John Pinette has made numerous appearances on MTV's "Comedy Hour", A&E's "Evening at the Improv" , FOX's "Comic Strip LIve" and "The Tonight Show". He has been a guest star on the television series' "Parker Lewis" and had his most famous scene on the final episode of "Seinfeld".
| When: |
Sat, May 17 8:00p |
Where: |
Improv Comedy Club (Washington DC)
Washington |
Neil Diamond
Legendary singer, songwriter and performer Neil Diamond is on tour!
| When: |
Tue, Aug 5 8:00p |
Where: |
Verizon Center (MCI Center)
Washington |
Jaheim - Sisqo with Dru Hill
All boxes are general admission!
| When: |
Sun, May 18 8:00p |
Where: |
D.A.R. Constitution Hall
Washington |
Birth of a Nasian
Trip hop spoken word duo Kate Rigg and Lyris Hung of Slanty Eyed Mama return to the Freer with their electrifying music and politicomic monologues that explore questions of race, culture, identity, and the contemporary Asian American urban landscape.
| When: |
Sat, May 17 7:00p |
Where: |
Meyer Auditorium
Washington |
Parker And Borromeo Quartets
The Parker String Quartet and Borromeo String Quartet join together in concert playing works by Tchaikovsky, Steven Mackey and Gyorgy Kurtag.
| When: |
Fri, May 16 8:00p |
Where: |
Library of Congress
Washington |
Antony And Cleopatra
Featuring some of the most sublime poetry of love and loss ever written, Antony and Cleopatra is a dark, intimate portrait of an ill-fated love affair. The play begins two years after the events of Julius Caesar , with civil unrest roiling imperial Rome.
| When: |
Fri, May 16 8:00p |
Where: |
Shakespeare Theater
Washington |
Muraqqa': Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Among the most remarkable of Mughal paintings and calligraphies are those commissioned by the Emperors Jahangir (1605-27)and Shah Jahan (1627-58) for display in lavish imperial albums. A window into the world-views of the emperors, these exquisite images depict the emperors, the imperial family in relaxed private settings, Sufi saints and mystics, allies and courtiers, and natural history subjects.
| When: |
Sat, May 17 10:00a |
Where: |
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Washington |
Virginia Lee Burton - A Sense Of Place
The life and art of Virginia Lee Burton, the inspired creator of such beloved children's book classics as Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and the Caldecott medal-winning, The Little House is celebrated in this new documentary film.
| When: |
Sun, May 18 2:00p |
Where: |
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Washington |
The Apple Sisters: Right To Bare Charms
ONE NIGHT ONLY IN THE DC IMPROV COMEDY LOUNGE!! WINNER! Best Musical Comedy Act, ECNY Awards, "Don’t Miss" - Backstage West, Critics Pick - Time Out New York & Chicago The Apple Sisters Award Winning 1940's era radio show from New York City "Original, innovative, multi-layered, and subtly subversive.
| When: |
Sat, May 17 8:01p |
Where: |
Improv Comedy Club (Washington DC)
Washington |
Julius Caesar
As swift and enthralling as a political thriller, Julius Caesar portrays the life-and-death struggle for power in Rome. Fearing that Caesar’s growing strength and constitutional ambitions threaten the Republic, a faction of politicians plots to assassinate him.
| When: |
Sat, May 17 8:00p |
Where: |
Shakespeare Theater
Washington |
Il Mondo Di Yor
"Il Mondo di Yor" or "Yor, the Hunter from the Future" (Diamant Film - RAI, Italy, 1983) and other film shorts.
| When: |
Fri, May 16 7:00p |
Where: |
Library of Congress
Washington |
Translations
A brilliant work of historical fiction, Translations explores the dilemma of traditions and national identity juxtaposed with colonialism and changing times in the politically charged landscape of early 1800s Ireland. Inhabitants of a small town in County Donegal experience repercussions as the British Royal Engineers Ordinance Survey come through their area Anglicizing Gaelic place names along the way.
| When: |
Sat, May 17 8:00p |
Where: |
Church Street Theater
Washington |
The Internationalist
New York's hip young theatre company 13P developed this fresh and fascinating comedy by one of their resident playwrights. Anne Washburn follows an American businessman lost in translation in this mysterious, multilingual romance.
| When: |
Sat, May 17 8:00p |
Where: |
Studio Theatre
Washington |

