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MARCH 10, 2016Volume 22 / Issue 44

NEWS 6

IN THE R ED

by John Riley

9 NO TRAVEL

ON TAXPAYERS’ DIME

by John Riley

10 COMMUNITY CALENDAR

FEATURES 15 SPRING ARTS PREVIEW

17 FILM

25 STAGE

33 POP MUSIC

45 CLASSICAL MUSIC

52 DANCE

55 MUSEUMS & GALLERIES

59 ABOVE & BEYOND

OUT ON THE TOWN 64 TOASTING TINSELTOWN

by Doug Rule

MUSIC 68 SNOW DAY

by Sean Maunier

NIGHTLIFE 71 TOWN & COUNTRY AT TOWN

photography by Ward Morrison

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In the RedSome LGBT people are making the choice to relocate to traditionallyconservative enclaves

IKNOW THAT WE TEND TO THINK OF STATESas blue and red, but it’s a little simplistic,” says OscarFleming. “We’re ‘red’ now because Republicans are con-trolling the districts. But we’re not that conservative.”

When Fleming, a 44-year-old North Carolina native, wasoffered the chance to relocate to his home state for a new job at

the University of North Carolina, he ended his 15-year stint inD.C. There were many benefits to the move, not least that thecost of living in North Carolina is far less expensive than in theDistrict. Accepting the job also afforded Fleming the opportu-nity to be closer to his family. Encouragement on the home frontcemented his decision: his husband, Will, 61, had previouslylived in the state for 20 years, and was eager to return.

While Fleming and his husband didn’t have many concernsabout moving back to North Carolina, some of his university col-leagues from outside the South have been a little more cautiousabout the social implications of moving to a red state — particu-larly if they are members of or close to the LGBT community.

“People have been concerned about it,” Fleming says. “I have

a good friend who’s part of a straight couple who moved fromPortland, Oregon. They moved here when Amendment One[which banned same-sex marriage] was being voted in. And shehas a lesbian sister who lives here. So that was kind of a slap inthe face.

“I have a colleague that was here for a couple of years,”

he continues. “She and her wife moved down here fromMinneapolis, which is another super-liberal city. So I think a lotof people who move here and aren’t familiar with the South arerightfully concerned.”

That’s not to say Fleming and his husband didn’t have theirown worries. But they were moving back to the liberal-leaningarea of the state, known as the Research Triangle, whereattitudes on homosexuality tend to be more accepting. Theywere also given some sense of security by various financialand legal arrangements — such as power of attorney and wills— they had put in place years ago, long before even D.C. hadlegalized marriage equality. That forward-planning gave thempeace of mind, even though North Carolina didn’t recognize

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their marriage at the time of their move — something a fed-eral court corrected in 2014. Despite that, the state still lacksLGBT nondiscrimination protections in employment, housingand public accommodations.

“Moving here was a step backwards in a way, but we wereprepared for it,” he says.

Moving to a state that is culturally “red” might give manyLGBT people pause. Yet many are choosing to move to tra-ditionally conservative states for other factors, including jobopportunities, lower cost of living, warmer climates and lowertaxes. And as LGBT rights slowly become more accepted bymainstream society, many are choosing to venture into statesthat are not as widely known for the presence of a vibrant gaycommunity.

This trend was illustrated after ConsumerAffairs.com ana-lyzed data collected from the U.S. Census Bureau and Gallupsurveys to create an interactive map of the migration patternsof different demographic groups over the past two decades.Using data from 1990 and 2014, they found that several citiesreported an increase in the size of its LGBT community in rela-tion to the total population, and ranked those cities accordingly.Fourteen of those cities that saw an increase in their ranking

were in traditionally red or “purple” states — those that haveeither consistently voted for Republicans or are considered“swing” states. Some of the cities include Columbus, Cleveland,Norfolk, Richmond, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Louisville, andSan Antonio.

“The frustrating thing about this data set is that there’s notany explanation that goes along with it,” says Ryan Daly, contentmanager at ConsumerAffairs.com. “There’s no additional sur-vey data to explain ‘why do you think this is happening?’ So it’sbasically left to inference.

“But you are seeing a kind of migration that’s typical ofmillennials and young Gen-Xers, moving away from majormetropolitan areas that are expensive to live in. If you move to

somewhere like Dallas or San Antonio, it’s just cheaper to live.It’s easier to have a comfortable quality of life there.”Economics was one of the factors prompting Darren Frei

and his partner, Anthony Torre, to relocate to Hillsborough,N.C., from New York after Frei was offered a position at a com-munications firm.

“I have the same salary I had in New York, but I live in aplace where it’s dramatically cheaper to live,” says the 40-year-old Frei. Despite moving to North Carolina less than a year aftervoters approved a constitutional amendment banning same-sexmarriage, the couple had not been overly concerned about thelack of protections for LGBT people in the state. Besides, thearea surrounding Hillsborough is a more liberal pocket of thestate, which allayed most of their concerns.

“I didn’t feel like we were moving to a place where I’dencounter discrimination on a daily basis,” Frei says. “And thecompany I work for, they offered to put Anthony on my healthinsurance, and they also flew him down here with me so wecould look for a place to live. So I felt like, if I’m moving to acompany where I don’t have to worry about nondiscriminationlaws, or the lack thereof, it’ll all be okay.”

For David Chambers, a 37-year-old native of Fort Worth,Texas, his own move back to a red state came after 18 years ofliving in the Northeast, including Philadelphia and Washington,D.C., where he served as a firefighter and an emergency medi-cal technician. When he was offered a job as coordinator forStudent Emergency Services at the University of Texas at

Austin, the major benefit of moving back home was proximityto his family. But the lack of legal protections Chambers wouldhave as a gay man troubled him.

“It actually concerned me, and that was a considerationwhen I was weighing to move back to Texas,” he says. “I live inAustin, which is very, very liberal compared to the rest of thestate. It’s not unusual to see LGBT couples walking down thestreet holding hands. The Pride Parade here is about two hourslong. But I didn’t know a lot about Austin. It wasn’t some place

I had considered moving to, and so I talked to people who hadlived down here to see what their thoughts were. And I was toldthat it’s very much not Texas.

“Now, as soon as you leave the city limits, it’s very different,”he says. “I had actually considered moving to another city that’sreally just a small town, and just the lack of being able to beopen, the lack of rights, kept me from even considering movingthere.”

Still, other LGBT people who have moved to conserva-tive states say that other quality-of-life issues can outweighthe downsides of living in a state without comprehensivenondiscrimination laws. For the South Carolina-born RobDriggers, moving back to his native Charleston after eight-

and-a-half years in Washington was precipitated by hishusband’s retirement, as well as the couple’s desire for a lessstressful environment.

“In D.C., you’re running to catch the Metro, and you’re work-ing lots and lots of hours because it’s a very profession-driventown,” says the 42-year-old. “You’re constantly moving from Ato B in D.C., and the thing we found about Charleston is the paceof life is so much slower. You can be on the beach almost 20 to30 minutes from anywhere in town. We get Broadway showshere. We get national recording acts and concerts. We have avibrant arts scene. We have a vibrant restaurant scene.”

Driggers and his husband did have some concerns, such asbeing able to be recognized for purposes of medical decision-

making in case of an accident or illness. But he said they tooksteps to protect themselves, and recommends that other peoplemoving to conservative states do the same.

“From a strictly educational standpoint, you need to educateyourself ahead of time about what your legal rights are,” he says.“Before we moved down here, we were aware of all the thingswe needed to have, as far as medical power of attorney and thosekinds of things. We also made sure we lived in a city that recog-nized LGBT rights in terms of house rentals, and job security,and those kinds of things. We were always very cognizant ofmaking sure we had all of our bases covered.”

Driggers also emphasizes that most states, including inthe South, have a mixed political ideology, particularly on thelocal level. LGBT-friendly ordinances, though rare, are slowlybecoming acceptable in more liberal pockets of the state, likeCharleston. But it’s also important for LGBT people and same-sex couples to integrate themselves into larger society in redstates, as personal interaction is the only way to change people’shearts and minds.

“My husband and I made a point of introducing ourselvesto our neighbors and becoming friendly with them, and puttingthem at ease,” he says. “I’m also a big believer in the idea that theonly way people begin to think of the LGBT community as justa normal, average, everyday group of people is that you have tolive around them and show yourself to be just a normal, average,everyday group of people. The more of that they see, the morecomfortable they get with LGBT rights.” l

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No Travelon Taxpayers’

Dime A proposed bill in California would prohibit government-

funded travel to states with anti-LGBT or RFRA laws


by John Riley

AFTER SPENDING THE PAST FEW YEARS ATTEMPT-ing to beat back anti-LGBT legislation in multiple states,allies of the LGBT community are finding themselves on

offense in California. A proposed bill slated for consideration bythe legislature this session would ban government-funded travelto states with anti-LGBT laws.

Introduced by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell), thebill would require all state agencies, departments, boards, com-

missions and state university systems to “review all requests forstate-funded or state-sponsored travel to any state with a law ineffect that sanctions or requires discrimination on the basis ofsexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.”

Under the bill’s provisions, state-funded or state-sponsoredtravel to a state with anti-LGBT laws would be prohibited,unless the travel was deemed “necessary for the enforcement ofCalifornia law, to meet prior contractual obligations, or for theprotection of public health, welfare or safety.” The travel ban fora certain state would continue as long as the discriminatory lawremains in effect. However, Low told the Sacramento Bee thatthe ban only prohibits administrative travel, and does not applyto lawmakers or their staff for trips that are “political in nature.”

One such state that would be targeted by the bill is Indiana,where a “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” was signed intolaw last year by Gov. Mike Pence (R). Following the passage ofIndiana’s RFRA, several major cities, including San Franciscoand Oakland, joined a boycott of the state by refusing to reim-burse or spend taxpayer money on travel to the Hoosier State.Those bans were later lifted after Indiana passed a legislative“fix” that attempted to clarify that the RFRA should not be usedto discriminate against LGBT people. Low’s bill is based on thatsame concept: that by wielding its political and economic clout,a California boycott of state-funded travel could compel states torevise or repeal any discriminatory statutes.

That’s not to say that the legislation, as drafted, doesn’t haveits flaws. For one, there’s the question of which states, beyond

Indiana, would be deemed to have anti-LGBT laws in place.According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 21states have adopted RFRA laws that are still on the books. Manyof those states are located in the South and lack comprehensivenondiscrimination laws. But a handful — New Mexico, Illinois,Connecticut and Rhode Island — also have LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination laws on the books. Therefore, a broadly-craftedtravel ban could end up penalizing states that have attempted toensure LGBT people are treated equally.

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WEEKLY EVENTS

ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURALHEALTH offers free HIV testing, 9-5p.m., and HIV services (by appoint-ment). 202-291-4707, andromeda-transculturalhealth.org.

DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practicesession at Hains Point, 927 Ohio Dr.SW. 6:30-8 p.m. Visit swimdcac.org.

HIV TESTING at Whitman-WalkerHealth. At the Elizabeth TaylorMedical Center, 1701 14th St. NW,9 a.m.-5 p.m. At the Max RobinsonCenter, 2301 MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9a.m.-4:30 p.m. For an appointmentcall 202-745-7000. Visit whitman-walker.org.

METROHEALTH CENTER offersfree, rapid HIV testing. Appointmentneeded. 1012 14th St. NW, Suite 700.202-638-0750.

PROJECT STRIPES hosts LGBT-affirming social group for ages 11-24. 4-6p.m. 1419 Columbia Road NW. ContactTamara, 202-319-0422, layc-dc.org.

SMYAL’S REC NIGHT providesa social atmosphere for GLBT andquestioning youth, featuring danceparties, vogue nights, movies andgames. More info, [email protected].

SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-6p.m., by appointment and walk-in, for youth 21 and younger. Youth Center,410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3155, test-

[email protected].

SATURDAY, MARCH 12ADVENTURING outdoors groupsponsors very strenuous 8-mile hikewith 2000 feet of elevation gain inShenandoah National Park to seeseveral major waterfalls. Experiencedhikers only; no dogs. Bring bever-ages, lunch, sturdy boots, about $20for fees, and money for dinner on theway home. Carpool at 8:30 a.m. fromthe East Falls Church Metro Kiss &Ride lot. Jay, 415-203-7498. adventur-

ing.org.

SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-5p.m., by appointment and walk-in, for youth 21 and younger. 202-567-3155or [email protected].

US HELPING US hosts a Narcotics Anonymous Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,3636 Georgia Ave. NW. The group isindependent of UHU. 202-446-1100.

WOMEN’S LEADERSHIPINSTITUTE for young LBTQ women,13-21, interested in leadership devel-opment. 5-6:30 p.m. SMYAL YouthCenter, 410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3163,[email protected].

FRIDAY, MARCH 11CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPALALEXANDRA host Out and About,an LGBT Movie Night. Free admis-sion, popcorn and refreshments.Doors open 6:30 p.m., movie starts

at 7:30 p.m. Fowler House, 118 N.Washington St. Alexandria. Lowerlevel. 703-549-1450. historicchrist-church.org.

GAMMA, a confidential supportgroup for men who are gay, bisexual,questioning and who are marriedor involved with a woman, meets inWashington on the second and fourthFridays of each month. GAMMAalso also offers additional meetingsin Northern Virginia and Frederick,Md. 7:30-9:30 p.m. St. Thomas’Episcopal Church, 1772 Church St.NW. For more information, visitGAMMAinDC.org.

LGB PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP foradults in Montgomery County offersa safe space to explore coming outand issues of identity. 10-11:30 a.m.16220 S. Frederick Rd., Suite 512,Gaithersburg, Md. For more informa-tion, visit thedccenter.org.

WOMEN IN THEIR TWENTIES, asocial discussion and activity group forLBT women, meets at The DC Centeron the second and fourth Fridays ofeach month. Group social activity tofollow the meeting. 8-9:30 p.m. 200014th St. NW, Suite 105. For moreinformation, visit thedccenter.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 10BURGUNDY CRESCENT, a gay vol-unteer organization, volunteers todayfor Food & Friends. To participate, visit burgundycrescent.org.

Rabbi Laurie Green hosts a spring

class, “THE BOOK OF ESTHERFOR ADULTS: How to Survive as aMinority in a Topsy-Turvy, Scary,Gentile, Sexist, Homophobic andSometimes Very Funny DiasporaWorld.” Every Thursday, fromFeb. 25 to Mar. 17. Classes are freefor members of Bet Mishpachah.Suggested donation of $10 per classfor non-members. 7-8:45 p.m. DCJewish Community Center, 1529 16thSt. NW. For more information, visit betmish.org.

WEEKLY EVENTS

DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC)practice session at Takoma AquaticCenter, 300 Van Buren St. NW. 7:30-9p.m. swimdcac.org.

DC LAMBDA SQUARES gay and lesbian square-dancing group featuresmainstream through advanced squaredancing at the National City ChristianChurch, 5 Thomas Circle NW, 7-9:30p.m. Casual dress. 301-257-0517,dclambdasquares.org.

The DULLES TRIANGLES Northern Virginia social group meets for happyhour at Sheraton in Reston, 11810Sunrise Valley Drive, second-floor

bar, 7-9 p.m. All welcome. dullestri-angles.com.

IDENTITY offers free and confiden-tial HIV testing in Gaithersburg,414 East Diamond Ave., and inTakoma Park, 7676 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 411. Walk-ins 2-6 p.m.For appointments other hours, callGaithersburg, 301-300-9978, or

Takoma Park, 301-422-2398.


Metro Weekly’s Community Calendar highlights important events in the D.C.-area

LGBT community, from alternative social events to volunteer opportunities.

Event information should be sent by email to [email protected].

Deadline for inclusion is noon of the Friday before Thursday’s publication.

Questions about the calendar may be directed to the

Metro Weekly office at 202-638-6830 or

the calendar email address.

LGBTCommunityCalendarThe DC Center hosts confidential

FREE HIV TESTING for all thoseinterested. Get tested, know your sta-tus. 4-7 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite105. For more information, visit thedc-center.org.

WEEKLY EVENTS

ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURALHEALTH offers free HIV testing, 9-5p.m., and HIV services (by appoint-ment). 202-291-4707 or andromeda-transculturalhealth.org.

BET MISHPACHAH, founded bymembers of the LGBT community,holds Saturday morning Shabbat services, 10 a.m., followed by Kiddushluncheon. Services in DCJCCCommunity Room, 1529 16th St. NW. betmish.org.

BRAZILIAN GLBT GROUP, includingothers interested in Brazilian culture,meets. For location/time, email brazil-

[email protected].

DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practicesession at Hains Point, 972 Ohio Dr.,SW. 8:30-10 a.m. Visit swimdcac.org.

DC FRONT RUNNERS running/walk-ing/social club welcomes all levels forexercise in a fun and supportive envi-ronment, socializing afterward. Meet9:30 a.m., 23rd & P Streets NW, for awalk; or 10 a.m. for fun run. dcfront-runners.org.

DC SENTINELS basketball teammeets at Turkey Thicket RecreationCenter, 1100 Michigan Ave. NE, 2-4

p.m. For players of all levels, gay orstraight. teamdcbasketball.org.

DIGNITYUSA sponsors Mass forLGBT community, family and friends.6:30 p.m., Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 3606 Seminary Road, Alexandria. All welcome. For more info, visit dig-nitynova.org.

GAY LANGUAGE CLUB discussescritical languages and foreign lan-guages. 7 p.m. Nellie’s, 900 U St. NW.RVSP preferred. [email protected].

SUNDAY, MARCH 13BURGUNDY CRESCENT, a gay vol-unteer organization, volunteers todayfor DC Central Kitchen. To partici-pate, visit burgundycrescent.org.

Join INNER LIGHT MINISTRIES as it holds a special service in honorof Bishop Rainey Cheeks, featuringspecial guest Archbishop George Augustus Stallings, Jr. 11:00 a.m. Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 GoodHope Rd. SE. For more information, visit innerlightministries.com.


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Join The DC Center as it marchesas part of an LGBT contingent in

Washington’s 45TH ANNUAL ST.PATRICK’S DAY PARADE for thesecond year in a row. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Parade begins at noon. Staging areais near 7th St. and Constitution Ave.NW. For more information, visitthedccenter.org or call 202-682-2245.

WEEKLY EVENTS

LGBT-inclusiveALL SOULSMEMORIAL EPISCOPAL CHURCH celebrates Low Mass at 8:30 a.m., HighMass at 11 a.m. 2300 Cathedral Ave.NW. 202-232-4244, allsoulsdc.org.

BETHEL CHURCH-DC progressiveand radically inclusive church holdsservices at 11:30 a.m. 2217 Minnesota Ave. SE. 202-248-1895, betheldc.org.

DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practicesession at Hains Point, 972 Ohio Dr.,SW. 9:30-11 a.m. Visit swimdcac.org.

DIGNITYUSA offers Roman CatholicMass for the LGBT community. 6p.m., St. Margaret’s Church, 1820Connecticut Ave. NW. All welcome.Sign interpreted. For more info, visitdignitynova.org.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITEDCHURCH OF CHRIST welcomes allto 10:30 a.m. service, 945 G St. NW.firstuccdc.org or 202-628-4317.

FRIENDS MEETING OFWASHINGTON meets for worship,10:30 a.m., 2111 Florida Ave. NW,Quaker House Living Room (next toMeeting House on Decatur Place),2nd floor. Special welcome to lesbiansand gays. Handicapped accessiblefrom Phelps Place gate. Hearingassistance. quakersdc.org.

HOPE UNITED CHURCH OFCHRIST welcomes GLBT commu-nity for worship. 10:30 a.m., 6130Old Telegraph Road, Alexandria.hopeucc.org.

HSV-2 SOCIAL AND SUPPORTGROUP for gay men living in the DCmetro area. This group will be meet-ing once a month. For information onlocation and time, visit H2gether.com.

INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUALDEVELOPMENT, God-centered newage church & learning center. SundayServices and Workshops event. 5419Sherier Place NW. isd-dc.org.

Join LINCOLN CONGREGATIONALTEMPLE – UNITED CHURCH OFCHRIST for an inclusive, loving andprogressive faith community everySunday. 11 a.m. 1701 11th Street NW,near R in Shaw/Logan neighborhood.lincolntemple.org.

LUTHERAN CHURCH OFREFORMATION invites all to Sundayworship at 8:30 or 11 a.m. Childcare isavailable at both services. WelcomingLGBT people for 25 years. 212 EastCapitol St. NE. reformationdc.org.

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITYCHURCH OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA services at 11 a.m., led by Rev. OnettaBrooks. Children’s Sunday School, 11

a.m. 10383 Democracy Lane, Fairfax.703-691-0930, mccnova.com.

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITYCHURCH OF WASHINGTON, D.C. services at 9 a.m. (ASL interpreted)and 11 a.m. Children’s Sunday Schoolat 11 a.m. 474 Ridge St. NW. 202-638-7373, mccdc.com.

NATIONAL CITY CHRISTIANCHURCH, inclusive church withGLBT fellowship, offers gospel wor-ship, 8:30 a.m., and traditional wor-ship, 11 a.m. 5 Thomas Circle NW.202-232-0323, nationalcitycc.org.

RIVERSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH,a Christ-centered, interracial, wel-coming-and-affirming church, offersservice at 10 a.m. 680 I St. SW. 202-554-4330, riversidedc.org.

ST. STEPHEN AND THEINCARNATION, an “interracial,multi-ethnic Christian Community”offers services in English, 8 a.m. and10:30 a.m., and in Spanish at 5:15 p.m.1525 Newton St. NW. 202-232-0900,saintstephensdc.org.

UNITARIAN CHURCH OFARLINGTON, an LGBTQ welcoming-and-affirming congregation, offersservices at 10 a.m. Virginia RainbowUU Ministry. 4444 Arlington Blvd.uucava.org.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTCHURCH OF SILVER SPRING invites LGBTQ families and individu-als of all creeds and cultures to jointhe church. Services 9:15 and 11:15 a.m.10309 New Hampshire Ave. uucss.org.

UNIVERSALIST NATIONALMEMORIAL CHURCH, a welcom-ing and inclusive church. GLBTInterweave social/service group

meets monthly. Services at 11 a.m.,Romanesque sanctuary. 1810 16th St.NW. 202-387-3411, universalist.org.

MONDAY, MARCH 14

WEEKLY EVENTS

DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) prac-tice session at Hains Point, 927 OhioDr. SW. 7-8:30 p.m. Visit swimdcac.org.

DC SCANDALS RUGBY holdspractice, 6:30-8:30 p.m. GarrisonElementary, 1200 S St. NW. dcscan-

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GETEQUAL meets 6:30-8 p.m. atQuaker House, 2111 Florida Ave. [email protected].

HIV Testing at WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH. At the ElizabethTaylor Medical Center, 1701 14thSt. NW, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. At the MaxRobinson Center, 2301 MLK Jr. Ave.SE, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For an appoint-ment call 202-745-7000. Visit whit-

man-walker.org.

KARING WITH INDIVIDUALITY(K.I.) SERVICES, 3333 Duke St., Alexandria, offers free “rapid” HIVtesting and counseling, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

703-823-4401.

METROHEALTH CENTER offersfree, rapid HIV testing. No appoint-ment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 1012 14thSt. NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.

NOVASALUD offers free HIV test-ing. 5-7 p.m. 2049 N. 15th St., Suite200, Arlington. Appointments: 703-

789-4467.

SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-5p.m., by appointment and walk-in, for youth 21 and younger. Youth Center,410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3155 or test-

[email protected].

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 gaymen’s evening affinity group. 3636

Georgia Ave. NW. 202-446-1100.

WASHINGTON WETSKINS WATERPOLO TEAM practices 7-9 p.m.Takoma Aquatic Center, 300 VanBuren St. NW. Newcomers with atleast basic swimming ability alwayswelcome. Tom, 703-299-0504, [email protected], wetskins.org.

WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTHHIV/AIDS Support Group for newlydiagnosed individuals, meets 7 p.m.Registration required. 202-939-7671,[email protected].

TUESDAY, MARCH 15CENTER BI, a group of The DC

Center, hosts a monthly roundtablediscussion around issues of bisexual-ity. 7-8 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite105. For more information, visitthedccenter.org.

WEEKLY EVENTS

ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURALHEALTH offers free HIV testing, 9-5p.m., and HIV services (by appoint-ment). 202-291-4707, andromeda-transculturalhealth.org.

ASIANS AND FRIENDS weekly dinnerin Dupont/Logan Circle area, 6:30 [email protected], afwashington.net.

DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC)practice session at Takoma AquaticCenter, 300 Van Buren St. NW. 7:30-9p.m. swimdcac.org.

DC FRONT RUNNERS running/walk-ing/social club serving greater D.C.’s

LGBT community and allies hosts anevening run/walk. dcfrontrunners.org.

THE GAY MEN’S HEALTHCOLLABORATIVE offers free HIVtesting and STI screening and treat-ment every Tuesday. 5-6:30 p.m.Rainbow Tuesday LGBT Clinic, Alexandria Health Department, 4480King St. 703-746-4986 or text 571-214-9617. [email protected].

HIV TESTING at Whitman-WalkerHealth. At the Elizabeth TaylorMedical Center, 1701 14th St. NW,9 a.m.-5 p.m. At the Max RobinsonCenter, 2301 MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For an appointment call 202-745-7000. Visit whitman-walker.org.

THE HIV WORKING GROUP of THEDC CENTER hosts “Packing Party,”where volunteers assemble safe-sexkits of condoms and lube. 7 p.m.,Green Lantern, 1335 Green Court NW.thedccenter.org.

IDENTITY offers free and confidentialHIV testing in Gaithersburg, 414 EastDiamond Ave., and in Takoma Park,7676 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 411.Walk-ins 2-6 p.m. For appointmentsother hours, call Gaithersburg at

301-300-9978 or Takoma Park at 301-422-2398.

KARING WITH INDIVIDUALITY(K.I.) SERVICES, at 3333 Duke St., Alexandria, offers free “rapid” HIVtesting and counseling, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.703-823-4401.


OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS—LGBTfocused meeting every Tuesday, 7p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church,

915 Oakland Ave., Arlington, juststeps from Virginia Square Metro. Formore info. call Dick, 703-521-1999.Handicapped accessible. Newcomerswelcome. [email protected].

SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-5p.m., by appointment and walk-in, for youth 21 and younger. Youth Center,410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3155, [email protected].

SUPPORT GROUP FOR LGBTQ YOUTH ages 13-21 meets at SMYAL, 4107th St. SE, 5-6:30 p.m. Cathy Chu, 202-567-3163, [email protected].


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US HELPING US hosts a supportgroup for black gay men 40 and older.7-9 p.m., 3636 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-446-1100.

Whitman-Walker Health’s GAYMEN’S HEALTH AND WELLNESS/STD CLINIC opens at 6 p.m., 170114th St. NW. Patients are seen onwalk-in basis. No-cost screening forHIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and chla-

mydia. Hepatitis and herpes testingavailable for fee. whitman-walker.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16BOOKMEN DC, an informal men’sgay-literature group, discusses “Gay American Autobiography: Writingsfrom Whitman to Sedaris” by DavidBergman, editor. 7:30 p.m. DC Center,2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. All arewelcome. bookmendc.blogspot.com.

GAMMA, a confidential supportgroup for men who are gay, bisexual,

questioning and who are married orinvolved with a woman, mets on thethird Wednesday of each month in Virginia. This month’s meeting is ata private residence in Sterling. 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information, visitGAMMAinDC.org.

THE TOM DAVOREN SOCIALBRIDGE CLUB meets for SocialBridge. 7:30 p.m. Dignity Center,721 8th St SE (across from MarineBarracks). No reservations and part-ner needed. All welcome. 301-345-1571 for more information.

WOMAN TO WOMAN: A SUPPORTGROUP FOR HIV-POSITIVEWOMEN WHO LOVE WOMEN,meets on the third Wednesday of eachmonth at The Women’s Collective.Light refreshments served. 5:30-7 p.m.1331 Rhode Island Ave. NE. For moreinformation, 202-483-7003.

WEEKLY EVENTS

AD LIB, a group for freestyle con- versation, meets about 6:30-6 p.m.,Steam, 17th and R NW. All welcome.

For more information, call FaustoFernandez, 703-732-5174.

DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) prac-tice session at Hains Point, 927 OhioDr. SW. 7-8:30 p.m. Visit swimdcac.org.

DC SCANDALS RUGBY holdspractice, 6:30-8:30 p.m. GarrisonElementary, 1200 S St. NW. dcscan-dals.wordpress.com.

HISTORIC CHRIST CHURCH offers Wednesday worship 7:15 a.m.and 12:05 p.m. All welcome. 118 N.Washington St., Alexandria. 703-549-1450, historicchristchurch.org.

HIV TESTING at Whitman-WalkerHealth. At the Elizabeth TaylorMedical Center, 1701 14th St. NW,9 a.m.-5 p.m. At the Max RobinsonCenter, 2301 MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For an appointment call 202-745-7000. Visit whitman-walker.org.

IDENTITY offers free and confiden-tial HIV testing in Gaithersburg, 414

East Diamond Ave. Walk-ins 2-7 p.m.For appointments other hours, callGaithersburg at 301-300-9978.

JOB CLUB, a weekly support pro-gram for job entrants and seekers,meets at The DC Center. 6-7:30 p.m.2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. For more

info, www.centercareers.org.

METROHEALTH CENTER offersfree, rapid HIV testing. No appoint-ment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 1012 14thSt. NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.

NOVASALUD offers free HIV testing.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. 2049 N. 15th St., Suite200, Arlington. Appointments: 703-789-4467.

PRIME TIMERS OF DC, socialclub for mature gay men, hostsweekly happy hour/dinner. 6:30 p.m.,Windows Bar above Dupont ItalianKitchen, 1637 17th St. NW. Carl, 703-573-8316.l

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NOTHER AWARDS SEASON HAS COME AND GONE, SO LET’S ALLsettle into some lighter fare. What’s that? There’s a surprising amount ofhorror releasing in the next few months. Oh, nevermind then. Amongst

the supernatural horrors and dinner party thrillers, though, there’s also anabundance of comedy — animated, R-rated, absurd — and more than enough dramasto satisfy the more emotionally involved viewer. Really, though, the run-up to summeris all about one film: the blockbuster. And boy, are there a few standouts to look for-ward to. Batman is taking on Superman, Captain America is quarreling with Iron Man,while mutants are having all kinds of problems over a new god-like super mutant. Ifthat’s not enough, Earth is threatened by aliens, children have godlike powers, and

Key & Peele have lost a kitten. It’s all happening this spring in film.

film

MARCH

10 CLOVERFIELD LANE — When is a sequelnot a sequel? When it’s a “spiritual succes-

sor.” Such is the case with 10 Cloverfield Lane, a relative of 2008’s shaky-cam mon-ster horror Cloverfield . Michelle (MaryElizabeth Winstead) wakes up in anunderground bunker after a car accident,where Howard (John Goodman) tells hera chemical attack has left the surfaceuninhabitable. Naturally, Michelle beginsto doubt him. Where’s the Cloverfield connection, you ask? Well, there isn’tone — not directly. J.J. Abrams is onboard as producer with freshman director

Dan Trachtenberg at the helm, but whilethere’s apparently no literal connection,

the film will have the “spirit” of Abram’searlier film. (3/10)

THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY — You’ve nodoubt seen footage of reactions to The

Brothers Grimsby, the latest comedy fromSacha Baron Cohen ( Borat, Bruno ). Thespy caper throws hapless, soccer-loving,working class Nobby into the world ofespionage after he tries to find his youngerbrother Sebastian (Mark Strong), an MI6agent. Cue odd couple comedy as Nobbyis dragged into espionage. However,it’s the film’s more gruesome comedy

scenes — one in particular consideredtoo extreme to air on Jimmy Kimmel,apparently — that have audiences talk-ing, laughing and cringing. Curiosity maydrive you to the theater, but British criticshave been mixed in their response. (3/10)

THE YOUNG MESSIAH — Like Spiderman,

Batman and Superman, Jesus is getting anorigin story reboot. The Young Messiah isa beautifully captured adaptation of AnneRice’s novel Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt,depicting Jesus returning to Nazareth inEgypt to uncover the truth about his life.Don’t expect either historical or biblicalaccuracy — not least because every mainactor (including Sean Bean, who presum-ably dies) is white. #JesusSoWhite (3/10,Limited Release)

EYE IN THE SKY — This British thriller gains

added importance as one of two posthu-mous films starring Alan Rickman, whopassed away in January. Rickman costarswith Helen Mirren and Aaron Paul asvarious members of a secret drone mis-sion to kill a terrorist group in Nairobi — atask complicated when a young girl wan-ders into the target zone, leading to muchpolitical hand-wringing and ruminatingon the morality of drone programs. (3/10,Limited)

HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS — An olderwoman finding herself by falling for a

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younger co-worker? Fish-out-of-waterdramedy as sheltered individual meetsoutgoing hipsters? Hello, My Name is Doris

sounds rife with stereotypes, but is appar-ently saved by Sally Field. The AcademyAward-winner has drawn critical acclaimas Doris, who is pulled out of her shellby John (Max Greenfield) and discoversa new lease on life. Michael Showalterwrites and directs. (3/10, Limited)

MARGUERITE — One of two films thisyear about Florence Foster Jenkins, theAmerican soprano who gained notorietyin the ’20s for being dreadful at her craft,yet who genuinely believed she was a gift-

ed opera singer. Xavier Giannoli writesand directs the French production, withCatherine Frot collecting a César Awardfor her role as Jenkins. (3/10, Limited)

THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT — Thirdfilm in a moderately successful but criti-cally panned series about young adultsdoing things they shouldn’t have to inorder to overcome oppression. (3/18)

MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN — Jennifer Garnerand Queen Latifah star in this Christianfilm, based on the true story of AnnabelBeam, who fell from a tree, claimed tohave visited heaven, and was subsequent-ly cured of her pseudo-obstruction motil-ity disorder. (3/18)

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL — Writer/director JeffNichols describes Midnight Special as a“sci-fi chase film.” The chase in ques-tion? Roy (Michael Shannon) is racing toget his son Alton (Jaeden Lieberher) toa secret location. He’s being hunted bya religious sect and a government agent(Adam Driver), and is assisted by his ex-

wife (Kirsten Dunst). Why is he in such arush? His son has a power that can alterthe world as we know it. Better step on

the gas, then. (3/18)

THE BRONZE — Critically panned after itsdebut at Sundance, this film about a gym-nastics bronze medallist losing her localcelebrity status to a rising star in her townwas apparently retooled for its theatricalrelease. Medals can be polished, but whatabout turds? (3/18)

THE PROGRAM — Lance Armstrong getsthe biography treatment courtesy of thisAnglo-French production. Chris O’Dowd

is journalist David Walsh, whose bookSeven Deadly Sins detailed Walsh’s 13-yearfight to expose Armstrong’s drug abuse.Ben Foster stars as the fallen cyclist, withLee Pace and Dustin Hoffman also onboard. (3/18)

THE LITTLE PRINCE — The world’s fourthmost translated book once again receivesfilm treatment, this time combining stop-motion and computer animation. In theoriginal tale, a pilot stranded in the desertmeets a young prince who fell to Earth onan asteroid. Mark Osborne’s film adaptsthat tale into an original narrative, withthe now elderly pilot befriending a younggirl who is struggling with an overbearingmother. Rachel McAdams, Jeff Bridgesand Paul Rudd lead an all-star cast. (3/18)

BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE —We all know that Superman would win,so this film’s central premise is entirelymoot. Really, what Warner Bros. andDC’s big-budget action film is hoping tospawn is a series of Justice League films,offering a cinematic universe to compete

with Marvel’s using Wonder Woman,Aquaman, The Flash and others. Andheck, if the trailers are anything to go by,we’re totally on board. (3/25)

MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 — Whilemore Nia Vardalos is never a bad thing,was anyone really hoping for a sequel —particularly one fourteen years after theoriginal? We’re all set for heartburn atthis wedding. (3/25)

THE DISAPPOINTMENTS ROOM — Written byWentworth Miller of Prison Break fame,Kate Beckinsale stars as a mother who,with her young son, unleashes a series ofhorrors from the attic of their rural dreamhome. Not a great deal is known aboutthis one, not least because distributorRelativity Media went bankrupt last year,delaying its release. (3/25)

I SAW THE LIGHT — Casting Tom

Hiddleston, a Brit, as country legendHank Williams hasn’t been without con-troversy — Williams’ grandson denouncedHiddleston as having no “moan or soul” inhis voice, among other condemnations.However, both he and Elizabeth Olsenas Audrey Williams have drawn advancecritical praise for their performances,even if Marc Abraham’s film has beenregarded as a little lackluster. (3/25)

THE INVITATION — Karyn Kusama returnsto independent films after a few disap-

pointing releases (hello, Jennifer’s Body ),helming a thriller where a man (LoganMarshall-Green) attends a dinner athis former home hosted by his ex-wife(Tammy Blanchard) and her new hus-band (Michiel Huisman), where all is notas it seems. (3/25)

APRIL

RINGS — The third film in the Ring fran-chise, with all of the tape-watching hor-ror that entails. The film’s biggest fallacy?That anyone even owns a VCR to watchthe video. (4/1)

COLLIDE — Nicholas Hoult stars in thisMercedes commercial as a — wait, it’s nota commercial? Oh. Okay. Nicholas Houltputs on his best American accent as abackpacker who gets caught up in a drugsmuggling ring, only to end up driving hisbrand new Mercedes down Germany’shigh speed autobahn, using its precisehandling and raw power to — wait, are wesure this isn’t a commercial? (4/1)

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MEET THE BLACKS — A joke from Curb Your Enthusiasm crashes headlong into a spoofof The Purge, with a black family namedBlack moving into a white neighborhoodin Beverly Hills, only to find themselvesbeing targeted, mostly by unfunny jokes.There’s even a cameo by George Lopezas president “El Bama,” because comedy.(4/1)

GREEN ROOM — After a punk band witness-es a murder at the venue they’re playingat, they must fight for survival against itswhite supremacist owners, who are intenton keeping the crime a secret. JeremySaulnier ( Blue Ruin ) writes and directsthis horror thriller, with Patrick Stewartas a supremacist leader, Anton Yelchin asthe band’s bassist, and Imogen Poots as afriend of the murder victim. (4/1)

MILES AHEAD — Don Cheadle writes,

directs and stars in this biography of MilesDavis, the legendary jazz musician. Earlyreviews have praised the film’s dedicationto its period setting, but not its stretchingof the truth and action-adventure ele-ments. (4/1)

THE BOSS — Following last year’s suc-cessful Spy, Melissa McCarthy returnsfor another R-rated comedy. The Boss sees Michelle Darnell (McCarthy) loseher empire after she’s sent to prison forinsider trading. When she’s released, shemoves in with her assistant Claire (Kristen

Bell) and proceeds to take control of theDandelions — a Girl Scout-esque troopattended by Claire’s daughter, who spe-cialize in selling brownies. Cue lots ofshady tactics, swearing and moms gettingpunched in the face by Darnell. (4/8)

DEMOLITION — Jake Gyllenhaal is aninvestment banker who loses it all after

his wife dies, starts writing angry (andincreasingly emotional) letters to a vend-ing machine company who wronged him,and ends up demolishing his house tofind emotional reparation. Therapy wouldprobably have cost less. (4/8)

BEFORE I WAKE — Mike Flanagan ( Oculus, Absentia ) helms another horror film, thisone about an orphan whose dreams startto affect reality, forcing his parents (KateBosworth and Thomas Jane) to deal withthe results. Another movie delayed by

Relativity’s bankruptcy. (4/8)

HARDCORE HENRY — It won’t be for every-one, but Hardcore Henry certainly hasa unique premise: it’s told entirely fromfirst-person perspective. Title characterHenry is resurrected from near deathas a cybernetic soldier and sets out on arampage through Moscow to save his kid-napped wife. Gamers will get a kick out ofit, as will action junkies, though it’s prob-ably for the best that it’s only 95 minuteslong. (4/8)

LOUDER THAN BOMBS — Jesse Eisenbergstars as an inexperienced new father in afilm The Guardian called “weirdly point-less.” Hardly a ringing endorsement. (4/8)

THE JUNGLE BOOK — Disney continues tomine its animated fare for more live actionhits, this time giving its beloved Jungle

Book the treatment. Good news: the ani-

mals still talk and “Bear Necessities” isstill here. Jon Favreau directs and BillMurray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba andLupita Nyong’o lend their talents to afilm that looks to be an utterly beautifuladaptation. Bad news: If it’s better thanthe animated version, our childhoods willbe ruined. (4/15)

BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT — Twelveyears after Barbershop 2, Ice Cube andCedric the Entertainer return to savethe south Chicago barbershop from gang

members roaming the streets, with a castthat includes Nicki Minaj and Common.(4/15)

EVERYBODY WANTS SOME — RichardLinklater ( Boyhood ) stepped back to hiscollege days, crafting a dramedy abouta group of college freshmen negotiatingbaseball, beer and bongs while trying tofigure out the fairer sex. Linklater con-siders it a spiritual sequel to his comingof age stoner film Dazed and Confused .(4/15)

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CRIMINAL — Kevin Costner, Tommy LeeJones and Gary Oldman team up for thefirst time since 1991’s JFK , with a filmabout a dead CIA agent’s memories andskills being implanted into a death row

inmate (Costner) who has been convincedto carry out his mission. Ryan Reynolds,Alice Eve and Gal Gadot also star. (4/15)

THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR — CharlizeTheron returns to chew her way throughas much scenery as possible as the EvilQueen, in this prequel to Snow White andthe Huntsman. Here, she battles with hersister, the Ice Queen, after destroying thelatter’s child — who threatened the EvilQueen’s stance as most beautiful in theland. Think of her as a hero for narcissists

everywhere. Chris Hemsworth returns asthe Huntsman, with Emily Blunt as Freya,the Ice Queen, and Jessica Chastain as theHuntsman’s wife. (4/22)

KEANU — While Key & Peele may haveended, fans can look forward to more fromKeegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele in

Keanu. Here, Rell (Peele) adopts a kit-ten, Keanu, after a painful breakup, onlyfor him to be stolen. Rell and Clarence(Key) then set out to find him, posing asdrug dealers to infiltrate a notorious gang,while trying to prevent their suburbanidentities from being discovered. It’s anabsurd premise, but if anyone can make amovie about finding a kitten hilarious, thisduo can. (4/22)

THE MEDDLER — Susan Sarandon is an agingwidow who moves to Los Angeles withher daughter (Rose Byrne), only to end upmeddling incessantly in her life. The filmwas conceived by writer/director LoreneScafaria as a love letter to her mother, andSarandon is already drawing praise for herperformance as Marnie. (4/22)

MOTHER’S DAY — Here’s a starry cast,with Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston,Kate Hudson, Jason Sudeikis, TimothyOlyphant and Margo Martindale, amongothers, starring in another of those holi-

day ensemble films from Garry Marshall( Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve, etc.)we all know and loathe love. Mothersand daughters clash, have problems, andworry about their lives while surroundedby cliches. (4/29)

RATCHET AND CLANK — Call us crazy, butwe’re totally on board with Sony adaptingtheir hit PlayStation game series into afeature animated film. Ratchet and Clank,the titular duo, have always enjoyed someof the funniest, prettiest cutscenes in

gaming, with rich characters, intriguinglore, and plenty of opportunity for expan-sion into a full-length product. It retellsthe events of the first game in the series,as Ratchet, a Lombax mechanic, and hisrobot friend Clank set out to save thegalaxy from destruction. Expect absurdweapons and beautiful animation. (4/29)

SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME — Based onthe memoir of the same name by Ron Halland Denver Moore, about the unlikelyfriendship between a white art dealer(Greg Kinnear) and a former sharecrop-per (Djimon Hounsou) who had becomehomeless. Introduced by Hall’s wife(Renée Zellweger), who works at a home-less shelter, the pair grow closer after shesuccumbs to cancer. It’s a faith-based tale,so expect strong religious themes. (4/29)

MAY

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR — Set afterthe events of Avengers: Age of Ultron, thisis essentially Marvel’s version of Batman

v Superman, as Captain America facesoff against Iron Man when politiciansstart demanding greater oversight of theAvengers program. Naturally, as withall of these films, their conflict will be

resolved when an even bigger threat rearsits ugly head — plus, they both need toget on board for Avengers: Infinity War in2018. Disney’s bank balance is countingon it. (5/6)

SNOWDEN — Oliver Stone helms this biog-raphy of the controversial former CIAcontractor who leaked classified infor-mation to The Guardian in 2013. JosephGordon-Levitt stars as Edward Snowden,with Nicholas Cage, Melissa Leo, ShaileneWoodley and Zachary Quinto. (5/13)

THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE — No. No, no, no,no, no. What next? Clash of the ClansMovie? Candy Crush Movie? Flappy BirdMovie? No more of this crap. (5/20)

NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING — Neighbors was something of a surprise hit, bothcritically and commercially, in 2014. Thissecond entry sees the main cast return,but really, was anyone else that eagerfor more fraternity and sorority-relatedantics? (5/20)

THE NICE GUYS — If you had to pick an idealpairing for a mystery comedy, would RyanGosling and Russell Crowe be anywhereon that list? Despite (or, perhaps, becauseof) their odd couple stature, The NiceGuys looks to be genuine fun, with Crowea hired enforcer and Gosling a private eyeteaming up to solve the case of a missinggirl in 1970s L.A. (5/20)

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE — Yes, it’s time. Timefor James McAvoy to finally shave hishead and give us the bald Charles Xavier

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we’ve all been waiting for. There’s alsosomething about an ancient mutant,Apocalypse, who was worshipped as agod, returning from hibernation to destroyhumanity. We’re in, regardless. (5/27)

ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS — AlanRickman will again posthumously appearon our screens, albeit digitally as theCaterpillar, in Disney’s sequel to 2010’s

Alice in Wonderland . After that film rakedin over $1 billion, it’s surprising that ittook Disney this long to film the sequel.Also, for Tim Burton fans out there, heisn’t directing this film, but remains asproducer. (5/27)

JUNE

POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING — Years after they stopped being culturallyrelevant on SNL, comedy trio The Lonely

Island are back with their second featurefilm. Andy Samberg takes the lead as rap-per Connor4Real, whose album bombs,forcing him to reform his boy band. JuddApatow is on board as producer and SarahSilverman co-stars.(6/3)

NOW YOU SEE ME 2 — Another exampleof money over sense, the first film — acaper thriller — received mixed reviewsbut was fairly successful at the box office.Whether its cast, including Mark Ruffalo,Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson,Morgan Freeman and Michael Cain, canreplicate that a second time is anyone’sguess. We can’t wait for Now You See Me

3: Wait, You Didn’t See Me Last Time? (6/10)

WARCRAFT — It’s somewhat surprisingthat it’s taken this long to turn the gam-ing phenomenon into a film. Enjoyedby millions of people around the world,Warcraft follows the conflict betweenhumans and orcs in the world of Azeroth,with the film focusing on both sides of theconflict. Whether gamers will drag them-selves from their computers to actuallywatch it is anyone’s guess. (6/10)

FINDING DORY — Finding Nemo’s breakoutstar finally gets her own feature, withamnesiac Dory setting off to find herfamily. It takes place six months after theevents of the first film — which, if youwant to feel old, came out thirteen yearsago. Considered by many to be one ofPixar’s masterpieces, Finding Nemo has

set the bar high, but with Ellen DeGeneresreturning to provide more enchantingvoice acting and Andrew Stanton back aswriter/director, we have faith that it’ll besomething memorable. (6/10)

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE — Dwayne Johnsonand Kevin Hart star in classic role rever-sal comedy, with Johnson the formersmall, bullied kid and Hart the formerbig man on campus. But Johnson is nowa CIA agent and Hart is an accountant!Johnson is now so big and Hart is now sosmall! Hilarity! (6/17)

INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE — Eugh.No. Nobody needs this. While the firstfilm — released twenty years ago — wasfun, there’s absolutely no reason to war-rant this sequel, which also lacks WillSmith. (6/24)

THE SHALLOWS — Billed as a “shark sur-

vival thriller,” Blake Lively is stranded ona buoy while surfing and forced to survivewhile a great white shark considers herfor lunch. Probably best not to see thisbefore heading off for your beach vaca-tion. (6/24) l

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AS THEATER SEASON WINDS DOWN, THERE’S STILL PLENTY TOchoose from for the stage-goer seeking dramatic intensity ( Cat on a Hot

Tin Roof ), harrowing, intellectual depth ( 1984 ), outright ribaldry ( Hand toGod ) or insanely good musical fun with a drag queen at the center ( Kinky Boots ). It’s almost a cliche by now to call Washington the country’s best theatertown, but, in fact, that we are, with a diversity of stages harboring an even greaterdiversity of missions. Whether you like your Shakespeare spoken or silent, whetheryou take joy in theater for the entire family or solely for adults, whether you want tospend your evening in a cramped space with a singularly unique performance artistor revel in complexities of in-the-round, if you love theater, Washington is the onlyplace to be.

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ADVENTURE THEATRE MTC301-634-2270adventuretheatre-mtc.org

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH — A musicalby Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, basedon Roald Dahl’s disproportionatelypeachy tale (Now to 4/4) • EMPEROR’SNIGHTINGALE — A re-imagining of theHans Christian Anderson fairytaleabout an aimless prince who ultimatelybecomes king by, you might say, putting abird on it (4/22-5/30) • JUMANJI — Whenyou’re bored, you play board games andthen magic will happen, according to thisworld premiere adaptation (6/17-8/28)

ARENA STAGE202-488-3300arenastage.org

THE LION — A rock and roll journey fromboyhood to manhood as written andperformed by singer Benjamin Scheuer(Now to 4/10, Kogod Cradle) • ALL THEWAY — Robert Schenkkan’s 2014 Tony-winning drama examines the red, whiteand blue-blooded leadership of LBJ (4/1-5/8, Fichandler) • DISGRACED —Avad Akhtar’s Pulitzer Prize-winningincendiary examination of one’s self andone’s beliefs — of American identity andSouth Asian culture. Timothy Douglasdirects (4/22-5/29, Kreeger)

CENTER STAGE410-332-0033centerstage.org

DETROIT ’67 — The music and politics ofthe Motown-era sizzle in the backgroundof this sharp-eyed drama about racial andgenerational differences from Dominique

Morisseau (4/8-5/8) CONSTELLATION THEATRE202-204-7741constellationtheatre.org

JOURNEY TO THE WEST — Alison ArkellStockman directs a fanciful globaltale from Mary Zimmerman, with livemusical accompaniment by Tom Teasley(4/21-5/22)

FOLGER THEATRE

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THE REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY:WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S LONG LOST FIRST

PLAY (ABRIDGED) — Two of the world’smost famous Shakespearean comedians,Austin Tichenor and Reed Martin, throwthemselves into a funny, punny physicalfrenzy (4/21-5/8) • DISTRICT MERCHANTS— Aaron Posner offers a D.C.-informedvariation on Shakespeare’s The Merchantsof Venice intended to be both timely andtimeless (5/31-7/3)

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FORD’S THEATRE202-347-4833fordstheatre.org

110 IN THE SHADE — Marcia MilgromDodge directs and choreographs a new

production of this 50-year-old musicalabout cowboys, confidence and courtshipand featuring a lively score from thecreators of The Fantasticks (3/11-5/14)

FORUM THEATRE240-644-1390forumtd.org

THE PILLOWMAN — Authorities in anunnamed totalitarian state are unsettled

by a writer in Martin McDonagh’spiercing play, cutting to the heart of art(Now to 4/2) • BLACKBERRY WINTER —Michael Dove directs Holly Twyford ina National New Play Network rollingworld premiere about the struggles ofa daughter to cope with her mother’sadvancing dementia (5/19-6/11-16)

GALA HISPANIC THEATRE3333 14th St. NW202-234-7174galatheatre.org

CHRONICLE OF A DEATH FORETOLD — Anadaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’sabout a murderous mission of revengeby a band of brothers (4/7-5/8) • EL PASOBLUE — Jose Carrasquillo directs this wild

and comic tale of lust, revenge, identityand the Blues (6/2-6/26)

KEEGAN THEATRE202-265-3767keegantheatre.com

AMERICAN IDIOT — The quest for truemeaning in a post-9/11 world as toldthrough the sharp-edged and exhilaratingsongs of Green Day (Now to 4/9) •ANNAPURNA — A woman reunites withher husband in the wilds of Colorado inSharr White’s razor sharp tale (4/30-5/21) • NEXT TO NORMAL — Tom Kitt and

Brian Yorkey’s tremendously moving andvery modern Tony- and Pulitzer-winningshow (6/11-7/9) • THE LONESOME WEST— A dark Irish comedy from the writer/ director of the Oscar-winning film In

Bruges (7/30-8/27)

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KENNEDY CENTER202-467-4600kennedy-center.org

KINKY BOOTS — Cyndi Lauper mined Tony gold with songs abouta showgirl named Lola, in a story about the power of drag queensand shoes (6/14-7/10, Eisenhower) • THE BRIDGES OF MADISONCOUNTY — The story of an Iowa housewife and her life-changing,whirlwind romance with a traveling photographer gets themusical treatment (6/28-7/17, Eisenhower) • THE PHANTOM OF

THE OPERA — A cast and orchestra of 52 will fill the Opera Houseto the brim in Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of theAndrew Lloyd Webber classic (7/13-8/20, Opera House)

METRO STAGE

703-548-9044metrostage.org

BLACK PEARL SINGS! — Over 20 American folk and spiritualsongs factor into Frank Higgins’s story inspired by the real-lifediscovery of Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter by folklorist JohnLomax (4/21-5/29)

MOSAIC THEATER COMPANY OF DC

202-399-7993mosaictheater.org

AFTER THE WAR — A new play from the author of The Admissionabout a middle-aged Israeli ex-patriot who returns to Tel Avivafter nearly two decades away (3/24-4/17) • HKEELEE (TALKTO ME) — Leila Buck offers an interactive exploration of whatit means to be(come) American in this probing portrait of ayoung American’s Lebanese grandmother (4/30-5/1) • WHENJANUARY FEELS LIKE SUMMER — Serge Seiden transports thisOff-Broadway romantic urban comedy to the Anacostia and HStreet neighborhoods (5/19-6/12)

NATIONAL THEATRE202-628-6161

nationaltheatre.org

ANNIE — The world’s most nauseating musical returns. Let’shope Arena never decides to stage it — it’ll be the decline ofWestern Civilization (3/15-3/20) • JERSEY BOYS — Those boys

just keep working their way back to us (4/6-4/24) • THE WIZARDOF OZ — We’re off to see the wizard in a re-conceived fairyland(5/3-5/15)

OLNEY THEATRE CENTER301-924-3400olneytheatre.org

MARJORIE PRIME — A tender and provocative story of an elderlywoman who’s using technology to reinvent her memories

(Now to 4/10, Theatre Lab) • DIAL ‘M’ FOR MURDER — FrederickKnott’s deliriously spine-tingling play that would go on toinspire the Alfred Hitchcock thriller (4/6-5/1, Mainstage) •BAKERSFIELD MIST — Donna Miglaccio is a poor, down-and-outwoman and Michael Russotto an “East Coast Elite” art curator,and the two collide over class and culture and a potentiallylost Jackson Pollock painting (5/12-6/12, Theatre Lab) • EVITA— An intimate staging in Casa Olney of the musical aboutArgentina’s Eva Peron (6/23-7/24, Mainstage) • THE PIRATES OFPENZANCE AND THE MIKADO — These two supremely silly Gilbert& Sullivan comic operettas are staged in rotating repertory andin promenade style for ultimate audience attentiveness (7/14-8/21, Theatre Lab)

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POINTLESS THEATRE COMPANY202-733-6321pointlesstheatre.com

UGO BALL: A SUPER SPECTACULAR DADA ADVENTURE — A one-of-a-kind performance loosely based on the life of one of thefounders of the Dada anti-art movement (4/15-5/14)

REP STAGE443-518-1500

www.repstage.orgHUNTING AND GATHERING — Love, life and real estate is the focusof Brooke Berman’s smart and sexy comedy, directed by KasiCampbell in a regional premiere (4/6-4/24)

ROUND HOUSE THEATRE240-644-1100roundhousetheatre.org

GOOD KIDS — The 14th Annual Sarah Metzger Memorial Play,presented by the Round House Teen Performance Company,is Naomi Iizuka’s provocative story loosely based on theSteubenville High School rape case (3/11-3/13) • CAT ON AHOT TIN ROOF — Mitchell Hebert directs a cast including local

heavyweights Rick Foucheaux and Nancy Robinette in a RoundHouse look at the Tennessee Williams classic (3/30-4/24) •THE WHO & THE WHAT — A fierce and funny new play from AyadAkhtar ( Disgraced ) about identity, religion and inherent humancontradictions (5/25-6/19)

SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY202-547-1122shakespearetheatre.org

1984 — A new multimedia adaptation of the George Orwellclassic that was a hit in the U.K. (3/8-4/10, Lansburgh) • THETAMING OF THE SHREW — Kinky Boots star Billy Porter leads anedgy, all-male production helmed by Ed Sylvanus Iskandar

(3/17-6/26, Harman)SIGNATURE THEATRE703-820-9771signature-theatre.org

ROAD SHOW — Signature offers the D.C. premiere of this rarelyproduced Sondheim show about a traveling duo of brothers(Now to 3/12, Max) • THE FLICK — Annie Baker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy focuses on three employees at an increasinglyout-of-date movie theater struggling to find their place in theworld (Now to 4/17, Ark) • THE MYSTERY OF LOVE & SEX — Fromthe writer of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire and Showtime’s Mastersof Sex comes this unexpected story of an evolving friendshipbetween not-quite-straight best friends (4/5-5/8, Max) • LA

CAGE AUX FOLLES — The perennial Helen Hayes Award winnerBobby Smith leads the cast in this drag-centered, gay-affirmingmusical (5/31-7/10, Max)

STUDIO THEATRE202-332-3300studiotheatre.org

MOMENT — Director Ethan McSweeny makes his Studio debutwith an Irish tale about a family reunion and long-simmeringsibling resentment (3/16-4/24) • HEDDA GABLER — Mark O’Rowe’scontemporary adaptation intends to provide a nuanced portraitof one of the most fascinating figures in modern drama (5/11-6/19) • THE OBJECT LESSON — Physical theatre artist Geoff Sobelle

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transforms Studio’s Stage 4 into an epicstorage facility in this immersive, one-of-a-kind performance-installation (5/20-6/5) • HAND TO GOD — The Broadwaymusical that brought wickedly fun life to

“sex, sinners and sock puppets” (7/7-8/7)

SYNETIC THEATER800-494-8497synetictheater.org

ROMEO AND JULIET — A revival of thisHelen Hayes-winning “wordlessShakespeare” production (2/17-3/27)

• THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK — Moreswashbuckling bombastic adventures inthis follow-up to The Three Musketeers(5/11-6/19) • TWELFTH NIGHT — Set in theRoaring Twenties and inspired by the

silent comedy of Keaton and Chaplin(7/13-8/7)

THEATRE Jtheaterj.org

FALLING OUT OF TIME — A new adaptationof acclaimed Israeli author DavidGrossman’s novel about enduring loss and

accepting death in a way that is movingand beautiful (3/17-4/17) • THE BODY OF ANAMERICAN — A breathtakingly provocativedrama, based on a true story, aboutthe friendship that develops betweena playwright and a photographer thatspans from Rwanda to Afghanistan to theCanadian Artic (4/27-5/29) • ANOTHERWAY HOME — Anna Ziegler’s insightful,sardonic drama about the strangers we alllive with — our family (6/23-7/24)

WOOLLY MAMMOTH202-393-3939woollymammoth.net

THE NETHER — A modern crime dramaexploring themes of desire, technologyand morality in a futuristic Earthwasteland (4/4-5/1) • AN OCTOROON —Billed as “part period satire, part meta-theatrical middle finger,” BrandenJacobs-Jenkins’s play explores America’slasting legacy of slavery and of racial

pigeonholing (5/30-6/26) l

For expanded Stage listings, please visitmetroweekly.com.

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to the Improv, as the audience suggestscharacters and settings and seven com-pany singers work to create a one-of-a-kind tale on the fly (6/17)

ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER202-399-7993atlasarts.org

CITY OF POETS — Jazz at the Atlas pres-ents this all-star cast of musicians payingmusical homage to the work of science fic-tion writer Dan Simmons (4/21) • JOANNAWALLFISCH — British-born, New York-based jazz vocalist and composer (4/22)• TIZER TRIO — Jazz at the Atlas presentsthis world jazz fusion powerhouse led bykeyboardist and composer Lao Tizer withbassist Cheikh N’Doye and drummerAndy Sanesi (4/23) • BRAD LINDE — “TheLonely Poet Project,” presented by Jazzat the Atlas, was inspired by tenor saxo-phonist Lester Young and a project neverrealized in his lifetime (4/24) • SUEDE —

Capitol Hill Arts Workshop presents thisgreat lesbian cabaret artist (5/5)

BALTIMORE SOUNDSTAGE410-244-0057baltimoresoundstage.com

CARLY RAE JEPSEN — Last year’s CapitalPride headliner returns to the area (3/20)• WOODY WOODMANSEY’S HOLY HOLY W/TONY VISCONTI — An exclusive engage-ment celebrating David Bowie, led by thelast of the classic Ziggy Stardust lineupand his early Bowie-focused band (4/3) •

YO LA TENGO — Monozine presents a con-cert offering both electric and acousticsets in one night (4/5) • TATE KOBANG (4/7)• THE OH HELLOS (4/8) • ISSUES — MonsterEnergy Outbreak Tour (4/9) • LE1F — Gayhip-hopper (4/16) • THE CONTORTIONIST(4/18) • CASH’D OUT — Johnny CashTribute Band (4/20) • KEYS N KRATES —Bass Nation 7 Year Anniversary (4/21)• EMANCIPATOR (4/23) • ZOMBOY ANDSPECIAL GUEST GHASTLY — Neon GraveTour presented by Steez Promo (5/7) •BUCKETHEAD (5/10) • OTEP — GenerationDoom Tour (5/11) • THY ART IS MURDER —The Coffin Dragger Tour (5/13) • RAKIM — Performing Paid in Full (7/15)

THE BARNS AT WOLF TRAP800-WOLFTRAPwolftrap.org

ALLAN KELLY GANG — St. Patrick’s Dayconcert by a rising Irish quartet (3/17,The Barns) • THE STEELDRIVERS — Adele-endorsed, Grammy-nominated soulfulbluegrass quintet tours in support of The

Muscle Shoals Recordings (3/18) • THE OAKRIDGE BOYS — Legendary country group

offers a Celebration Tour supporting lastyear’s Rock of Ages: Hymns and Gospel

Favorites (3/20) • BLACK VIOLIN — High-energy compositions combining classicalmusic with hip-hop beats (3/30-31, Barns

) • CHAD & JEREMY — Folk legends, partof the ‘60s British Invasion (4/1) • SEANWATKINS — Co-founder of Nickel Creekoffers a show in support of solo set All

I Do Is Lie (4/2) • AOIFE O’DONOVAN —Lead singer of bluegrass outfit CrookedStill tours in support of introspectivenew album In The Magic Hour (4/7) •HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE — Traditionalbrass meets hip-hop and funk in thisChicago group of eight brothers, sons of

jazz trumpeter Phil Cohran (4/22) • RITAWILSON — Hollywood star and Mrs. TomHanks, Wilson performs poppy tunesand poignant torch songs drawn from hernew self-titled album (4/24)

BETHESDA BLUES & JAZZ SUPPER CLUB

240-330-4500bethesdabluesjazz.com

O’MALLEY’S MARCH — St. Patrick’s Dayconcert featuring the former Marylandgovernor and Democratic presiden-tial candidate (3/17) • ERIC FELTENMEETS THE DEK-TETTE — Featuring JackSheldon, Herb Geller, Med Flory and BobEnevoidsen (3/18) • LALAH HATHAWAY — athee-night run of shows by R&B singer,Donny’s daughter (3/23-25) • LA YOUNGAND THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS — Lead sing-er, dubbed Maryland’s Queen of Soul,

helps band celebrate its 15th anniversary(4/13) • GHOST NOTE (4/14) • BRENCOREALLSTARS BAND — A Tribute to the Musicof Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass andStevie Wonder (4/17) • SNARKY PUPPY(5/2) • NRBQ VS. LOS STRAITJACKETS (5/4)• THE RAT PACK FEATURING FRANK, DINO &SAMMY! — Mother’s Day Brunch (5/8)

THE BIRCHMERE703-549-7500birchmere.com

MARSHALL CRENSHAW & THE BOTTLE

ROCKETS (3/18) • GOAPELE (3/30) • KEB’MO’BAND — With special in-band guest GeraldAlbright (3/31) • BOB SCHNEIDER — A soloshow with opening guest Karen Jonas(4/1) • RY COODER, SHARON WHITE, RICKYSKAGGS (4/6-7) • DON MCLEAN — AmericanTroubadour Tour (4/8) • KEIKO MATSUI(4/9) • BRANFORD MARSALIS (4/10) • ROBINTROWER (4/12) • J.J. GREY & MOFRO W/THE RECORD COMPANY (4/13) • THE CHURCH — Australian group performs two fullsets, the first performing early album The

Blurred Crusade in its entirety, the secondselections from the band’s new album

Further/Deeper and classics (4/14) • THEAVERAGE WHITE BAND (4/15-16) • KARLABONOFF & JIMMY WEBB (4/21) • JOHN HIATT— An acoustic evening (4/26-7) • DWEEZILZAPPA & THE ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA BAND —Performing the music of Dweezil Zappa(5/5) • JERRY JEFF WALKER & BAND (5/6-7)• MOTHER’S FINEST — Mother’s Day (5/8) •IRIS DEMENT & LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III (5/11)• BRANDY CLARK — The great lesbian coun-try singer-songwriter (5/18) • RICHARDMARX — He’s right here waiting for you(5/25) • JUSTIN HAYWARD W/MIKE DAWES(5/29) • BOY & BEAR — Limit of Love AlbumTour (6/15) • MAYSA (6/17) • AL STEWART(6/18) • DONNELL RAWLINGS (7/2) • 10THANNUAL MIKE SEEGER COMMEMORATIVE

OLD TIME BANJO FESTIVAL — FeaturingSam Gleaves, Roni Stoneman, the EbonyHillbillies, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer(7/9) • LOS LONELY BOYS (7/12) • THE BIRDDOGS — Presents the Everly BrothersExperience (7/14)

BLACK CAT202-667-4490blackcatdc.com

JUNIOR BOYS (3/29) • EUGENE MIRMAN,ROBYN HITCHCOCK (4/22) • OUGHT,PRIESTS — A double-bill of post-punkbands, one from Montreal, the othera promising homegrown act (5/10)• AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED (5/21)

BLUES ALLEYbluesalley.com

KEVIN EUBANKS — Jazz guitarist and for-mer band leader from NBC’s TonightShow with Jay Leno (3/24-27) • TRIOCALIENTE (3/29) • DAVE CHAPPELL (3/30) •JIMMY COBB, MIKE STERN, SONNY FORTUNE

& BUSTER WILLIAMS — “4 Generations ofMiles” (3/31-4/3) • PJ MORGAN (4/5) •CHAISE LOUNGE (4/6) • RAMSEY LEWIS (4/7-10) • YELLOWJACKETS (4/14-17) • RICKBRAUN (4/21-24) • BUSTER WILLIAMS —“Something More” w/Renee Rosnes &Jeff “Tain” Watts (4/28-5/1) • ARTUROSANDOVAL (5/5-8) • MELBA MOORE (5/13-15) • JOHN PIZZARELLI (5/19-22) • BOB

HOLZ TRIO — “A Vision Forward” withLarry Coryell and Ralphie Armstrong(5/27-28) • JANE MONHEIT — “Tribute toElla Fitzgerald” (6/2-5)

THE CLARICEUniversity of MarylandCollege Park, Md.301-405-ARTStheclarice.umd.edu

NEXTLOOK: YOKO K. — Two-time winnerof Wammie’s Electronica Artist and pastartist-in-residence at Strathmore per-

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forms a playfully futuristic piece withother artists (3/25, Joe’s MovementEmporium) • ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ TRIO— “One of the most prolific and gifted

jazz pianists of the 2lst Century,” accord-ing to Quincy Jones (4/1) • TANYA TAGAQ— A First Nation Canadian artist, thisPolaris Music Prize winner reclaims thecontroversial, stereotypical 1922 classic

silent film Nanook of the North about herInuk heritage (4/23) • JONATHAN BUTLER,MARCUS JOHNSON, CHELSEY GREEN & THE

GREEN PROJECT — A Night of Jazz, a ben-efit concert to promote mental healthawareness (4/23) • FATOUMATA DIAWARA— Rising star of African music, raised inMali and now living in Paris (4/28)

COMET PING PONG LIVE MUSIC202-364-0404cometpingpong.com

THE SNAILS — Featuring members ofFuture Islands performing a show withsupport from Eze Jackson, Other Colorsand 83 Cutlass (3/11) • WAR ON WOMEN, DOTDASH, 7 DOOR SEDAN, XMC — Benefit showfor John Stabb, former singer of local punkband Government Issue, who’s strug-gling with the financial toll of recoveringfrom stomach cancer (3/12) • TIJUANAPANTHERS (4/1) • PLATTENBAU (4/3) •ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE, MOUNDS (4/8) • TACOCAT, BOYFRIENDS, HOMOSUPERIOR —Local queerpunk band opens for twopunk-informed pop bands from Seattle(4/16) • KID CONGO AND THE PINK MONKEY

BIRDS — Quirky, trippy punk (5/12)

CONGRESSIONAL CHORUS202-399-7993 ext. 182congressionalchorus.org

TINSELTOWN: A HOLLYWOOD CABARET —Some of the most memorable musicalmovie moments of the last century, per-formed by the chorus’s 80 singers anddancers and a seven-piece band (3/17-20, Atlas) • EARTH, SEA & SKY: SINGINGTHE PRAISES OF NATURE — The American

Youth Chorus, along with 20 Northeast

Senior Singers and 20 CongressionalChamber Singers, performs a diverseselection inspired by the earth’s natu-ral beauty (4/2, Lutheran Church of theReformation) • YOUNG, HIP & GLOBAL:THE MUSIC OF AMERICA’S MILLENNIAL

COMPOSERS — The Congressional Chorus,American Youth Chorus and NortheastSenior Singers perform works by a newgeneration of American composers,

joined by the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn(6/4, National City Christian Church)

CORNER STORE ARTS202-544-5807cornerstorearts.org

THE BLACKBERRY BUSHES STRINGBAND —Modern acoustic group “distinguished byplayful twang, artful arrangements andtight, thick harmonies” (4/8) • MICHAELMCCLINTOCK — Noted Kansas City jazzguitarist (4/10) • RACHEL SAGE (4/16)

DAR CONSTITUTION HALL202-628-1776dar.org/conthall

ANTHONY HAMILTON & FANTASIA (5/7) •SHAFQAT AMANAT ALI KHAN & REKHA

BHARADWAJ — A “Moving Closer” con-cert with two noted South Asian “play-back singers,” who sing the songs thatBollywood actors lip-synch to (5/8)

DC JAZZ FESTIVALdcjazzfest.org

Ten days kicking off June 10. Highlightsinclude socially conscious hip-hop starCOMMON (6/13) • Grammy-winning soul

jazz star CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT, go-gostandard-bearers CHUCK BROWN BAND andEDDIE PALMIERI LATIN JAZZ SEPTET (6/18) •Concludes with a blowout by the REVIVEBIG BAND, with special guest genre-bend-ing artists BILAL,TALIB KWELI and RAVICOLTRANE (6/19)

DC9202-483-5000dcnine.com

DAWN (3/14) • HAVE MERCY W/A WILL AWAY(3/16) • EARTHLESS — “3 gents, 2 sets,1 night” (3/20) • MANGCHI W/KID KOALA (3/21) • A PEOPLE’S CHOIR DC (SING-ALONG)(3/22) • JAY IDK (3/23) • FIELD MUSIC W/THE EFFECTS (3/24) • STEVE’N’SEAGULLSW/GREAT PEACOCK (3/25) • DEREK EVRY(3/26) • THE LAST YEAR (3/29) • THE SMITHSTREET BAND (3/31) • FRANKIE COSMOS(4/3) • SOUND OF CERES — Trippy, pret-ty atmospheric dream-pop, a Coloradoduo touring in support of Nostalgia for

Infinity (4/5) • WILD THRONE W/BLACK DOG

PROWL — DC Brau Fest pre-show (4/16)• SNOG — Compliance Tour 2016 (4/17)• CULLEN OMORI (4/18) • MATTHEW LOGANVASQUEZ OF DELTA SPIRIT (5/5) • PLANTSAND ANIMALS (5/10) • DAY WAVE (5/12)• ASTRONAUTALIS (5/15) • ADIA VICTORIA(5/17) • GWENNO (5/19) • YOU WON’T (5/21)• HERON OBLIVION (5/31) • THE LONELYBISCUITS W/MYZICA (6/2) • PITY SEX (6/13)• MUTUAL BENEFIT (6/20) • PUP W/ROZWELLKID, PKEW PKEW PKEW (6/21)

ECHOSTAGE202-503-2330echostage.com

EXCISION — The Paradox Tour also featur-ing Figure and Bear Grillz (3/11) • TIESTO— The pioneering superstar DJ, still spin-ning strong (3/25-26) • X AMBASSADORSW/ROBERT DELONG, SARA HARTMAN —I.M.P. presents this tour headlined by the

catchy upstate New York band (5/12) •ZHU W/GALLANT — Neon City Tour (5/13)• BLOC PARTY (5/19) • DIPLO — Star pro-ducer (6/18)

FILLMORE SILVER SPRING

301-960-999fillmoresilverspring.com

METRIC W/JOYWAVE — Under-appreciatedCanadian synth-rock band (3/13) •TINASHE W/RYAN HEMSWORTH — Under-appreciated new R&B act (3/16) • YUNG LEAN (3/17) • HOODIE ALLEN (3/18)

• APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION — TheUltimate Tribute to Guns ‘N Roses (4/1)• CHARLES KELLEY, JOSH KELLEY — TheDriver Tour featuring the cute LadyAntebellum singer and his brother (4/9) •THE CULT (4/10) • FRANKIE BALLARD (4/13)• TECH N9NE — Independent PowerhouseTour 2016 also featuring Krizz Kaliko,Rittz, Mayday!, Stevie Stone, Ces Cru(4/14) • NOFX — The Hepatitis BathtubTour featuring special guests (4/30) •SANTIGOLD — We Buy Gold Tour (5/6) •BRING ME THE HORIZON

FIREFLY MUSIC FESTIVAL855-281-4898fireflyfestival.com

Billed as “the East Coast’s Premier MusicExperience,” Firefly features 100-plusacts for fans of pop, especially electron-ic/dance-pop, to enjoy. FLORENCE & THEMACHINE is a headliner — sharing top-bill-ing with MUMFORD & SONS, KINGS OF LEON and DEADMAU5. Other highlights includeELLIE GOULDING, DISCLOSURE, CHVRCHES,OF MONSTERS AND MEN, ALUNAGEORGE andELLE KING. EARTH WIND & FIRE surely is the

oldest act, although DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, BLINK-182 and LUDACRIS are other veter-ans part of the four-day festival, withthe schedules per day and per stage, tobe released later. Like any good festival,an untold number of Firefly’s bubbling-under acts have the potential to becomeyour next favorite band — PARSON JAMES,RUFUS DU SOL and ST. LUCIA among them.(6/16-19)

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THE HAMILTON

202-787-1000thehamiltondc.com

YOUNG DUBLINERS — A St. Patrick’s Day celebration also withthe Danny Burns Band (3/17) • FRANK SOLIVAN & DIRTY KITCHEN — WAMU’s Bluegrass Country presents a CD release partywith special guests John Cowan, Rob Ickles and Trey Hensley(3/19) • THE GOSPEL PERSUADERS — Easter Gospel Brunch (3/27);Mother’s Day Gospel Brunch (5/8) • SOUTHERN TROUBADOURS

IN THE ROUND — Featuring Ruthie Foster, Paul Thorn and JoeEly (4/1) • JUDAH & THE LION W/THE SAINT JOHNS (4/2) • MAVISSTAPLES — Legendary gospel star returns (4/7) • BELINDACARLISLE — The Hamilton is heaven on earth for fans of thisformer Go-Go (4/8) • THE WEIGHT — Featuring former membersof the Band, Levon Helm Band and Rick Danko Group (5/14)• NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND (5/19) • KRIS ALLEN — Letting You InTour with Sean McConnell (6/8)

HILL CENTER202-549-4172HillCenterDC.org

MOKOOMBA — Boisterous and dynamic Latin-tinged Afro-fusion

six-piece band from Zimbabwe, led by the eccentric, incrediblesinger/rapper Mathias Muzaza (4/6) • FOGHORN STRINGBAND —American Roots Music Series (5/1) • ROBERT DICK — A concertfeaturing “the world’s leading practitioner of modern flute tech-niques,” who is on the faculty of New York University (5/11) •KID PAN ALLEY — A trio offering a soul-folk blend of gospel, jazz,country and R&B (6/8)

HOWARD THEATRE202-588-5595thehowardtheatre.com

SILVERSTEIN — 2016 USA Tour with Emarosa, Coldrain, Rarityand special guest Being As An Ocean (3/23) • EDDIE KAYNE TVSHOW CBS 46 GLOBAL LAUNCH PARTY — Featuring Bobby Mac w/ Deuce Ducartier, Polo Stacks, Trife Gang & Wild Boy Ra (3/24)• DELTA DEEP — Featuring Phil Collen of Def Leppard and RobertDeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots (3/28) • HIROMI TRIO PROJECT —Japanese jazz pianist performs with drummer Simon Phillipsand guitarist Anthony Jackson (4/2) • MS. LISA FISCHER — The2013 Oscar-winning documentary Twenty Feet From Stardom has spurred this longtime backup singer to take the lead (4/8-9) • FLOETRY (4/26-27) • DAMIEN ESCOBAR — Mother’s DayCelebration with this solo crossover violinist formerly partof the brother act Nuttin’ But Stringz, as seen on America’sGot Talent (5/8) • FRESHLYGROUND — A seven-piece band fromSouthern Africa (6/7) • CUBANISMO (6/23) • RANDY BACHMAN —“Vinyl Tap Tour” by “the Architect of Canadian Rock ‘n’ Roll

(6/25) • HA-ASH (7/15) • RAKIM — Performing Paid in Full for thefirst time ever in D.C. (7/16)

JIFFY LUBE LIVE703-754-6400livenation.com

MIRANDA LAMBERT — Part of WMZQFest, one of two area stopson superstar’s Keeper of the Flame Tour with Kip Moore andBrothers Osborne (5/21) • DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES — They’reback together (5/26) • LUKE BRYAN W/LITTLE BIG TOWN, DUSTINLYNCH — Kill The Lights Tour 2016 (6/10-11) • DAVE MATTHEWSBAND — Charlottesville’s own offers another home-state show(5/23) • BRANTLEY GILBERT WITH JUSTIN MOORE, COLT FORD —


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event promising gorgeous five-part harmonies among partici-pants (5/7, THEARC) • SPRING STRING FLING! — Levine’s annualstrings day festival, including workshop classes, a solo recital,faculty recital and group concert (6/5)

LINCOLN THEATRE202-328-6000thelincolndc.com

GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON — BOOTS, CLASS & SASS (3/12,

3/19-20) • YAMATO

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