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BULLETIN BOARD Live Simulcast of Arena’s “Toni Stone” at Nats Park
There is a free, live simulcast of Arena Stage’s “Toni Stone” at Nats Park on Sunday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m. Toni Stone was the first woman to play baseball in the Negro leagues and the first woman to play professionally in a men’s league. Based on Martha Ackmann’s book “Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone,” award-winning playwright Lydia R. Diamond describes Stone’s journey of perseverance and resilience to do what she loved the most ‒ play baseball. www.arenastage.org
“Good People” at the Keegan
Single mother Margie Walsh, a lifelong South Boston resident, is fired from her dollar-store job, leaving her and her adult disabled daughter Joyce one paycheck away from desperate straits. Will crashing a party at the upscale Chestnut Hill neighborhood introduce her to potential employers, or will she embarrass herself in front of her ex-boyfriend, now a doctor, and his upper-class cronies? “Good People” is at the Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW, from Sept. 10 to Oct. 3. www.keegantheatre.com
Feasibility Study for North Capitol Project Approved
The DC Council has approved a $l million feasibility study to advance the North Capitol Deck Over and Streetscape Project plan. The plan calls for constructing a deck over portions of the North Capitol underpasses between V Street and Seaton Place and creating an of-grade park. The park would include a lawn, streetcar cafe, amphitheater and spray park and connect the neighborhoods on either side of North Capitol, which include Bloomingdale, Eckington, Stronghold, Truxton Circle and Edgewood. The study will examine the feasibility of a deck and also study safety improvements along the North Capitol corridor.
Annual NSO Labor Day Concert
A tradition since 1979, the National Symphony Orchestra’s free annual Labor Day weekend concert returns on Sunday, Sept. 5, at 8 p.m., relo-
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cated this year from the West Lawn of the Capitol to the Kennedy Center South Plaza. Conducted and hosted by Larry Loh, music director of the West Virginia Symphony, the concert features songwriter and NSO Artistic Advisor Ben Folds and saxophonist Charlie Young. Showcasing music from Duke Ellington, Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon, Jessie Montgomery and Michael Abels, amid patriotic music like the “Star-Spangled Banner,” the program spans a wide spectrum of American composers. Free; no tickets required. First come, first served for seating. www. kennedy-center.org
Luce Listening Party with “Hometown Sounds” and Night Train 357
The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Luce Foundation Center has teamed up with Paul Vodra and Anthony Porecco of local music podcast “Hometown Sounds” to feature music and conversations from DC artists. On Friday, Sept. 24, all day, tune in for an episode featuring emcee Night
Train 357. Winner of the 2021 Wammie award for Best Rap Album, Night Train combines wordplay, pop culture references and socially conscious topics with a touch of nerd rap. The museum is celebrating 10 years of “Luce Unplugged” and the local music community. Check out the anniversary page and enjoy performance recordings, interviews and special content highlighting the local musicians who have performed in the Luce Foundation Center as part of this beloved concert series. Free; no registration required. www.americanart.si.edu/events
