Fall Arts & Entertainment Guide 2018

2018 FALL ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE

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THREE LETTERS FROM SARAJEVO Sun, Oct 28

WANDA SYKES Sat, Nov 3

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Friends! The Musical Parody

Storm Large

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Junglepussy at Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe, Oct. 18

Black cat 25th anniversary

In 1993, former Gray Matter drummer Dante Ferrando and a group of (mostly) musicians— including Dave Grohl—invested in a venue on 14th Street NW so they could host independent music. One move a few doors down the block, 25 years, and a ton of gentrification later, Black Cat continues to be a vital organ in D.C.’s music scene, and a musician-owned venue feels just as—if not more—radical in 2018. With two stages for large and small shows, Food For Thought’s vegetarian and vegan-friendly fare, and its comforting, no-frills venue vibe, Black Cat will continue to remain a welcomed contrast to the shiny, slick new venues down by the water. To celebrate, they’re throwing a party for two days with a loaded line-up: Subhumans, Ocampo Ocampo & Watt (Mike Watt, Renata Ocampo, and Devin Ocampo), and Ted Leo head up Friday’s lineup, while Ex Hex, Gray Matter, and Hurry Up (Kate Foster and Westin Glass of The Thermals) lead on Saturday. Sept. 14 and 15 at Black Cat. $25. —Justin Weber

9.13 Thursday

Ashley McBryde The Hamilton. 7:30 p.m. $15–$30.

BriAn McKnight Birchmere. 7:30 p.m. $89.50.

BucK MeeK Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $12. christiAn McBride’s new JAwn Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $35–$40. let’s eAt grAndMA U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $15.

VAn williAM DC9. 8 p.m. $13–$15. wheeler wAlKer Jr. Union Stage. 8 p.m. $20–$40.

wild AdriAtic Hill Country Live. 8:30 p.m. $10–$12.

9.14 Friday

BlAcK cAt 25th AnniVersAry Black Cat. 7 p.m. $25. chArlie sepulVedA AMP by Strathmore. 8 p.m. $32–$37. douBle grAVe Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. Free. los AMigos inVisiBles 9:30 Club. 8 p.m. $25.

MArylAnd lyric operA: lA FAnciullA del west Music Center at Strathmore. 7:30 p.m. $50–$70.

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MichAel thoMAs Quintet Twins Jazz. 9 p.m.; 11 p.m. $15.

residente Fillmore Silver Spring. 8:30 p.m. $39–$151.

the Moondoggies Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $12–$15.

riVer whyless Union Stage. 8 p.m. $15–$30.

nils loFgren Birchmere. 7:30 p.m. $55. pAlM Union Stage. 8 p.m. $15–$25. tigers JAw Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $20.

Victor cAlderone SoundCheck. 10 p.m. $15.

Vinyl theAtre DC9. 7:35 p.m. $15.

9.15 saTurday

BlAcK cAt 25th AnniVersAry Black Cat. 7 p.m. $25. chAMBerlAin DC9. 7 p.m. $20–$25. cheMlAB State Theatre. 9 p.m. $25–$65. itAloJohnson Flash. 8 p.m. $8–$15.

JpegMAFiA Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $15.

K?d And two Friends Echostage. 9 p.m. $20–$30.

MArylAnd lyric operA: lA FAnciullA del west Music Center at Strathmore. 7:30 p.m. $50–$75.

MichAel thoMAs Quintet Twins Jazz. 9 p.m.; 11 p.m. $15.

9.20 Thursday

the Buttertones U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $15. cAr seAt heAdrest 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $25. courtney MArie Andrews Rock & Roll Hotel.

8 p.m. $15. loMBArdi liVe – concert to end cAncer FeAt. white Ford Bronco Union Stage. 8 p.m. $40–$70. lVl up DC9. 8 p.m. $13–$15. red Molly Birchmere. 7:30 p.m. $25. spAce erAser Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $10–$15. suB.Mission presents the widdler + pushloop U Street Music Hall. 10:30 p.m. $15–$20. sunset rollercoAster Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $15. white Ford Bronco Union Stage. 8 p.m. $40–$70.

9.21 Friday

nils loFgren Birchmere. 7:30 p.m. $55.

9:30 cluB presents cArl BroeMel U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $20.

renée FleMing Voices: Meow Meow Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery. 7:30 p.m. $29–$39.

April + VistA Union Stage. 10:30 p.m. $13–$15.

trAsh Boy Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. Free.

BAd MoVes Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $10.

9.16 sunday

Arthur BucK Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $25. cuMulus Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. Free.

BriAn MulligAn And tiMothy long Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. 2 p.m. $55.

euge grooVe Birchmere. 7:30 p.m. $39.50.

choir! choir! choir! Union Stage. 8 p.m. $18.

hot Mix U Street Music Hall. 10 p.m. $12–$15.

conrAd sewell DC9. 8 p.m. $15–$50.

JoshuA hedley Union Stage. 7 p.m. $15–$20.

Jesse ruBen Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8:30 p.m. Free.

KArlA BonoFF AMP by Strathmore. 8 p.m. $30–$40.

lAurin tAlese Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $25.

MAstodon Fillmore Silver Spring. 7:30 p.m. $39–$40.

MiMicKing Birds Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $10–$12. nils loFgren Birchmere. 7:30 p.m. $55.

9.17 Monday

gAry nuMAn 9:30 Club. 6 p.m. $30.

Mothers Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $15–$17. peABo Bryson Bethesda Blues and Jazz 7:30 p.m; 10 p.m. $59.50–$79.50.

BKo Quintet Bossa Bistro. 8 p.m. $20.

sAint sister DC9. 8 p.m. $12.

deVon welsh Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $13–$15.

whethAn 9:30 Club. 10 p.m. $25.

9.22 saTurday

MichAel nesMith & the First nAtionAl BAnd Birchmere. 7:30 p.m. $59.50.

All good presents the soul reBels Union Stage. 8 p.m. $25–$35.

rolling BlAcKouts coAstAl FeVer Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $15.

Joel hArrison And Free country Rhizome DC 8 p.m. $10–$20.

9.18 Tuesday

Alison KrAuss The Anthem. 8 p.m. $56–$126.

AMos lee Lincoln Theatre. 8 p.m. $60. corcorAn holt’s “BirthdAy celeBrAtion” Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $22. deAd sArA Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $12.

Mystic BrAVes DC9. 8 p.m. $12–$14. owl city 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $30. rooney Rock & Roll Hotel. 7:30 p.m. $20–$22. slow hollows Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $13–$15. syMl U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $15.

FidlAr 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $25.

urBAn AriAs: the lAst AMericAn hAMMer Atlas Performing Arts Center. 8 p.m. $25–$45.

JuKe ross Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $10–$15.

the young duBliners The Hamilton. 8 p.m. $19.75–$29.75.

the MArshAll tucKer BAnd Birchmere. 7:30 p.m. $49.50.

9.23 sunday

reed Appleseed DC9. 8 p.m. $8.

9.19 Wednesday

Birds oF chicAgo The Hamilton. 7:30 p.m. $12–$35. erKin KydyKBAeV And sAlt peAnuts JAZZ BAnd Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $22.

Back in 2013, Donald Glover explained why he left Community in a series of Instagram posts that detailed his personal and professional fears, like “I’m scared I’ll never reach my potential.” Five years later, it seems as if that fear must be at least partially expunged. Not only is Glover the creator-writer-star of one of the best shows on TV, FX’s Atlanta, but he’s playing Lando Calrissian on the big screen and providing the voice of Simba in next year’s remake of The Lion King. And perhaps most significantly, the project that has been the constant in his career—the music he makes as Childish Gambino—is finally receiving the acclaim of his other work: first with 2016’s Funkadelic homage Awaken, My Love! and most recently with the stunning music video for “This Is America.” Childish Gambino’s live shows have always been exciting affairs; who knows where Glover will take audiences now that he’s on bigger—both literally and metaphorically—stages. Sept. 19 at Capital One Arena. $49.50– $129.50.

—Chris Kelly

Mc lyte Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. 8 p.m. $29–$89.

Bit BrigAde perForMs the legend oF ZeldA DC9. 8 p.m. $12.

KneeBody Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $25.

childish GamBino

cArlos ViVes The Anthem. 7 p.m. $56–$156. dAVinA & the VAgABonds The Hamilton. 7:30 p.m. $15–$20.

FAculty Artist series: woodwind FAculty showcAse Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. 8 p.m. Free. grAhAM coxon Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $29.50.

Future generAtions DC9. 8 p.m. $13–$15.

the growlers 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $30.

goodnight, texAs Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $15.

lunA honey Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $10.

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Bad moves

If you were to poll local music fans about which band has the best chance to be the next big thing, it’d be a good bet that Bad Moves would be one of the top choices. The power-pop quartet—featuring Emma Cleveland (Booby Trap), David Combs (The Max Levine Ensemble), Katie Park (Hemlines), and Daoud Tyler-Ameen (Art Sorority for Girls)—have made their own impressions on D.C. in many other groups, but together their powers combine into exuberant catharsis, the type of pop that makes you breathe deep and shout. After a few years together, they’re releasing their debut—Tell No One—on Don Giovanni Records.

It’s a summer record that’ll just make the cut before fall, but don’t worry: The mosquitos bite in D.C. well into November, so you can crank it up and pretend school’s out for a few more months. Sept. 21 at Black Cat. $10.

—Justin Weber

any intimacy. Given their new, critically adored sophomore album, it seems unlikely they’ll play anywhere smaller than 9:30 Club the next time they come through town. SALES are rolling into town toward the end of a North American tour that is so wide-ranging, it could be described as generous. The band’s tour stops include the usual suspects like San Francisco, Portland, and Vancouver, not to mention shows in both Manhattan and Brooklyn— but also Lawrence, Kansas; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Louisville, Kentucky; and Gainesville, Florida. By the time SALES’ Lauren Morgan and Jordan Shih finish this tour, it seems assured they’ll have cemented a legion of fans. Here’s hoping that by the time they come to D.C. they have some great stories from the road to share, too. Sept. 26 at Rock & Roll Hotel. $17–$19.

—Naomi Shavin

Flowchella

Flowchella is a music festival designed to promote D.C.’s authentic hip-hop culture. It’s an independent artist showcase, a DJ competition, and a networking event featuring representatives from major record labels. And best of all: It’s free. Other promoters have attempted to do similar events by charging exorbitant admission fees, but P-Stew, the DJ and radio personality who created Flowchella, says it’s not about turning a profit. “The goal isn’t to make money, the goal is to keep the hip-hop culture in D.C. growing as we rise to become a premier hip-hop market,” he says. P-Stew has scheduled a busy Flowchella itinerary this year, beginning with a two-hour open bar hosted by the Capitol Records staff. Local rapper Kingpen Slim will perform songs from his new project, Trapper’s Delight, and DJ Trini, DJ Malcolm Xavier, and DJ Freeez will spin music representing all eras of hip-hop. Aladdin Da Prince from WKYS is the host for the evening and promises to keep the show running smoothly. The Flowchella tagline, “Do you rap or do you flow?” draws a clear distinction between commercial rappers and true lyricists. Make no mistake, this event is for the real MCs. Sept. 27 at Big Chief. Free.

—Sidney Thomas

TyShawn Sorey

TrillecTro

The Trillectro music festival mixes local talent—like rappers Rico Nasty and Beau Young Prince—with worthy national headliners, including R&B songstress SZA and trap producer Baauer. The festival’s creators were inspired to bring D.C. its own festival after they attended California’s Coachella, and in its first iteration in 2012, they mixed electronic music with hip-hop and R&B—genres which often share the same fans, but less often share stages. That legacy continues in the festival’s 2018 celebration: The DJ Carnage—known for his hard, blaring trap beats—is the special guest, and nationally known rappers 2 Chainz, Playboi Carti, and Young Thug fill out the top billings on the lineup. Sept. 22 at Merriweather Post Pavilion. $79–$199.

—Avery J.C. Kleinman

Mark Guiliana

Mark Guiliana gained a huge boost in notoriety because of his playing on David Bowie’s final recording, Blackstar, in which the music icon teamed up with a group of New York’s finest jazz musicians. Even before then, Guiliana was one of the most innovative drummers on the scene, playing music ranging from traditional acoustic jazz to drum ’n’ bass.

His resume includes stints with keyboardist Brad Mehldau, saxophonist and fellow Bowie alum Donny McCaslin, and a host of others. Guiliana is starting to increase his profile as a bandleader. His latest project includes bassist Chris Morrissey as well as saxophonists Jason Rigby and Mike Lewis. The absence of a chordal instrument leaves plenty of space for Guiliana’s shifting rhythmic approach and interaction within the band. Though the music can be complex at times, Guiliana is capable of anchoring even the most esoteric music with an undeniable groove. Sept. 24 at Blues Alley. $25.

—Sriram Gopal

SaleS

Rock & Roll Hotel is exactly the right sized venue to see SALES, and this might be exactly the right time. The Orlando, Florida-based duo have a sound that seems almost reverse engineered around the concept of bedroom pop, and a larger venue may well have sacrificed

2017 was a fantastic year for Tyshawn Sorey. A prodigious multi-instrumentalist who is perhaps best known for his drumming with celebrated pianist Vijay Iyer, he completed a doctorate in music, released a critically acclaimed album (his sixth), and joined Iyer in the ranks of MacArthur Foundation “geniuses.” The recording, Verisimilitude, showcased the depth of Sorey’s talent as a composer, to the point where the listener is unable to discern the difference between improvised and written passages. Sorey’s ensemble comes to the area as part of the University of Maryland’s Artist Partner Program, whose Speed of Sound Sessions celebrate 21st century composers who reflect contemporary culture. Sept. 28 at MilkBoy ArtHouse. $10–$30.

—Sriram Gopal

raTed PG Black arTS FeSTival

The Rated PG Black Arts Festival is returning to the Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center for a full day of visual and literary arts, engaging discussions, music, and an international food and vendor’s market. The Rated PG Festival is a woman-centered festival that celebrates talent and creativity in the local arts community. Rated PG features an impressive lineup of musicians curated by Yaya Bey, an accomplished singer and visual artist. The jazzy and captivating Tamika Love Jones will perform her new singles, “Wake Up” and “All My Love.” The CooLots, an all female rock/soul band, will bring their unique brand of genre-blending music to the stage.

Other musical acts include Zenizen, Saint Mela, and BlaqueStone. DJ Niara Sterling and DJ Boston Chery—who is known for her dope remixes—will keep the positive vibes flowing throughout the day. Rated PG is the grand finale of Black Futures Week (September 23 to 27), a series of curated events that investigate a prosperous future for the African-American community and the entire African Diaspora. Sept. 29 at the Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center. Prices vary.

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leon BridGes

Leon Bridges boogied onto the R&B scene in 2015 with his debut album, Coming Home—a soul-tinged affair channeling the genre’s veritable greats, like Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and Sam Cooke. The Fort Worth, Texas, native sang timeless ballads about his mother, lost loves, and God’s salvation to the tune of jubilant horn arrangements, backing female singers, and doo-wop melodies. But the black community couldn’t connect to his reverence for generations past, and after a soul-crushing performance at Roots Picnic in 2016 where he received a tepid response from the audience, Bridges decided to take a sonic leap. For 2018’s Good Thing, Bridges recruited L.A.-based producer Ricky Reed, who has previously crafted hits for Kesha, Maroon 5, and Meghan Trainor, to break him out of the box of traditional soul music. His sophomore album proves that Bridges can stack up against contemporary R&B crooners, like Usher, Ginuwine, and Pharrell, with danceable pop hits and sensual slow-burners that sound more authentic for him. Oct. 3 at The Anthem. $55–$279. —Casey Embert

hillFest

The Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation is visible through two channels: its activism and its weekly jam session at Mr. Henry’s. Last year, however, CHJF co-honchos Aaron Myers and Herb Scott launched a daylong jazz festival, Hillfest, at Garfield Park in Southeast. For 2018, they’re going even bigger. Hillfest features two stages, with the second featuring one musical act (Crush Funk Brass Band) and a lineup of extracurriculars: African fitness, children’s storytelling, dance ensembles. The action on the main stage features a whopping 11 bands.

Most of them are local favorites, including Scott, singer Akua Allrich and the Tribe, and Elijah Balbed’s JoGo Project. Topping the bill, though, are a pair of national headliners: R&B vocalist Cheryl Pepsii Riley (“Thanks for My Child”) and vibraphonist Stefon Harris and his band Blackout. The Hill is getting hip. Oct. 6 at Garfield Park. Free. —Michael J. West the nAtionAl reserVe Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $12–$15.

hAnA Vu Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $10–$12.

the score DC9. 8 p.m. $12–$15.

JAy rocK Fillmore Silver Spring. 8 p.m. $20–$60.

union stAge presents noAh gundersen Miracle Theatre. 7 p.m. $20.

MArK guilAnA Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $25.

9.24 Monday

9.25 Tuesday

9:30 cluB presents reignwolF U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $25.

Zhu Echostage. 8 p.m. $30.

Beth hArt Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 8 p.m. $49.50–$55.

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carly rae JePsen

If music is an ocean, pop stars are sharks. They have to keep moving; churning out Billboard-charting hit single after single in order to survive. But there’s the rare exception of the pop artist who stands in defiance of that mold, wont to make music on their own terms and timeline in order to write the best possible music. Carly Rae Jepsen, the Canadian pop goddess, is one of those rare talents. It’s been three years since her masterpiece album, 2015’s E*MO*TION, and fans are chomping at the bit for a new album. In those three years, she’s toured a bit, released a handful of singles (“Cut To The Feeling”) and collaborations, but has mostly kept quiet. She’s teased bits and pieces of new music on Instagram, but as of now, there’s no set release date for a new album. This isn’t cause for concern, but rather one for celebration. In an era where pop stars are under immense pressure to keep their profile up, Carly Rae Jepsen is instead taking her time to release a truly worthy follow-up to E*MO*TION. Perhaps we’ll get a taste of what’s to come during her headlining set at this year’s All Things Go Fall Classic. Oct. 7 at Union Market. $59–$129.

—Matt Cohen

wild Pink

In certain corners of the world of indie rock, image is everything. Young bands want to look effortlessly hip and write the coolest songs. And more often than not, looking to the past—the deep past, the stuff you first heard from your parents, not the cool bands an older sibling introduced you to—just isn’t that cool. On their second LP, this year’s stunning and gorgeous Yolk In The Fur, New York’s Wild Pink wear their influences boldly on their sleeve—even if it might make them look totally uncool. Dedicated to the memory of Tom Petty, Yolk In The Fur sounds very much like the product of a band who worshiped the throne of Petty and Jackson Browne as much as ’90s emo favorites like The Promise Ring, The Jealous Sound, and Chamberlain. But what’s remarkable about Wild Pink is that this embrace of influence makes them far effortlessly cooler than any indie band in 2018 trying to be cool. Oct. 9 at Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. $15–$17.

—Matt Cohen

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RONNIE SPECTOR & THE RONETTES

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NOV 8

NOV 18-20

DAVID FINCKEL, CELLO WU HAN, PIANO

FOUNDER’S DAY CELEBRATION CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE BARNS

NOV 4

THE LONE BELLOW TRIIIO ACOUSTIC TOUR

SPECIAL GUEST NAIA IZUMI NOV 6 + 7

ALAN DOYLE

WHITNEY ROSE NOV 15

MAGGIE ROSE NOV 16

NEWMYER FLYER

JANIS JOPLIN & JIMI HENDRIX TRIBUTE NOV 24

NOV 9 + 10

NOV 30

JOHN EATON

GEORGE GERSHWIN & FRIENDS NOV 25

ARNAUD SUSSMAN, VIOLIN PAUL NEUBAUER, VIOLA DAVID FINCKEL, CELLO CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE BARNS

JAN 11

THE VERVE PIPE JAN 12

JOHN OATES WITH THE GOOD ROAD BAND JAN 17 + 18

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BUMPER JACKSONS JAN 26

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT JAN 30 + 31

THE DUSTBOWL REVIVAL & HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN THE GREAT DIVIDE A CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BAND FEB 2 TWO SHOWS

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4OTH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

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EILEEN IVERS A JOYFUL CHRISTMAS

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MARTIN LE VIN HERBÉ

WOLF TRAP OPERA WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA

CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE BARNS

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MASTERS OF HAWAIIAN MUSIC FEB 16 + 17

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FicKle Friends DC9. 8 p.m. $13–$15.

our lAdy peAce 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $30.

idles Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $15.

slAsh, Myles Kennedy, And the conspirAtors Fillmore Silver Spring. 8 p.m. $55–$149.

sg lewis Union Stage. 8 p.m. $18–$25.

VeronneAu Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $25.

10.3 Wednesday

9.26 Wednesday

BAdVss & the BAssMent present VirtuAl riot U Street Music Hall. 10 p.m. $15–$20.

the 9 songwriter series Union Stage. 8 p.m. $12–$15.

electric six Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $16.

Anne-MArie U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $18.

the Frights Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $20.

FrActAl cAt And eZrA MAe And the gypsy Moon Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $10–$12.

hArold lopeZ-nussA Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $25. isrAel houghton The Hamilton. 7:30 p.m. $24.75–$34.75.

Future thieVes And crouse DC9. 8 p.m. $15.

leon Bridges The Anthem. 8 p.m. $55–$279.

guest Artist series: colin cArr Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. 6:30 p.m. Free.

your sMith (FKA cAroline sMith) DC9. 8 p.m. $15.

lindsey weBster Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $25.

10.4 Thursday

sAles Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $17–$19.

BriAn FAllon And crAig Finn Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 8 p.m. $35–$40.

9.27 Thursday

9:30 cluB presents Mt. Joy U Street Music Hall.

7 p.m. $20.

the dip DC9. 8 p.m. $12.

AndAiye FeAturing oshun Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $25.

george FitZgerAld U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $15–$18.

clArence “the Blues MAn” turner Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $10.

lucKy chops Union Stage. 8 p.m. $15–$25.

eliAne eliAs Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $55–$60.

dreAM wiFe DC9. 8 p.m. $12.

seán BArnA And the MonogAMists Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $10.

dreAMers Union Stage. 8 p.m. $12–$22.

thrice Fillmore Silver Spring. 8 p.m. $23–$24.

highly suspect 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $35.

troye siVAn The Anthem. 7:30 p.m. $48.50– $168.50.

MiniAture tigers Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $20–$25.

u street Music hAll presents cAtZ n’ dogZ Ten Tigers Parlour. 10 p.m. $20.

sons oF KeMet Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $15–$20.

weston Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $17.50–$20.

theo croKer The Hamilton. 7 p.m. $20–$45.

10.5 Friday

9.28 Friday

BlitZen trApper Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $20.

Blood orAnge Lincoln Theatre. 8 p.m. $35.

elderBrooK U Street Music Hall. 10:30 p.m. $15–$20.

the deep dArK woods DC9. 8 p.m. $12–$15.

eliAne eliAs Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $55–$60.

eliZABeth deshong Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. 7:30 p.m. $55. eric lindell Hill Country Live. 9:30 p.m. $30–$35.

Future islAnds The Anthem. 8 p.m. $41–$76. heMlines Black Cat. 7 p.m. $10.

JAde Bird Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $15. leFtoVer sAlMon State Theatre. 9 p.m. $29–$35. let it Flow AMP by Strathmore. 8 p.m. $20–$30. the oceAn Blue Union Stage. 8 p.m. $22–$35. rene MArie Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30–$35. the reVerend peyton’s Big dAMn BAnd The Hamilton. 8 p.m. $20–$25. roBotAKi U Street Music Hall. 10:30 p.m. $12–$18. tyshAwn sorey Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. 8 p.m. $10–$30. uMMet oZcAn SoundCheck. 10 p.m. $20.

9.29 saTurday

ActiVe Bird coMMunity DC9. 9 p.m. $12–$14.

AlexAndriA syMphony orchestrA: BeethoVen syMphony no. 7 Schlesinger Concert Hall. 8 p.m. $5–$80.

Atliens U Street Music Hall. 10:30 p.m. $15–$20.

Belly 9:30 Club. 8 p.m. $35. chris Jones & the night driVers Hylton Performing Arts Center. 8 p.m. $25–$30.

JAuZ Echostage. 9 p.m. $30.

JeFF the Brotherhood Comet Ping Pong. 10 p.m. $15.

Florence + the MAchine The Anthem. 8 p.m. $104.50–$179.50. lyKKe li Lincoln Theatre. 8 p.m. $41.

kali uchis

In 2012, Kali Uchis was just 18 years old and making mixtapes in the bedroom of her home in suburban Virginia. She never expected her first mixtape, Drunken Babble, to be anything more than a personal creative outlet. But by the release of her 2015 EP, Por Vida, the Colombian-born singer had wooed audiences around the world with a lush jazz alto that compares to Billie Holiday and Amy Winehouse. Incessantly reinventing herself, Uchis broke her own mold earlier this year with the release of her debut full-length album, Isolation, and flaunted a natural ability to two-step between genres, whether they be sultry bedroom pop, modern doo-wop, or tropical reggaetón.

In a seductive Spanglish, Uchis uses Isolation to tell the tales of her past and present, like being kicked out of her house, the immigrant hustle, and breaking out of toxic relationships—never one to shy away from her own truth. Oct. 9 at 9:30 Club. Sold out.

—Casey Embert sociAl distortion Fillmore Silver Spring. 7:30 p.m. $40–$120.

st. pAul & the BroKen Bones The Anthem. 8 p.m. $41–$61.

9.30 sunday

toAd the wet sprocKet Weinberg Center for the Arts. 8 p.m. $41.47–$66.75.

BoMBAdil Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $15–$18. chris dAVe And the druMhedZ Union Stage.

8 p.m. $20–$25. cowBoy Mouth AMP by Strathmore. 8 p.m. $38–$48.

JAson BolAnd & the strAgglers And cody cAnAdA & the depArted The Hamilton. 7:30 p.m. $20–$30.

10.1 Monday

toVe styrKe Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $16–$18. träd, gräs och stenAr And endless Boogie DC9. 8 p.m. $15.

10.2 Tuesday

seAn Jones QuArtet Milkboy ArtHouse. 7 p.m.; 9 p.m. $10–$30. sheMeKiA copelAnd The Hamilton. 8 p.m. $15.75–$35.75. uMd wind orchestrA Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. 8 p.m. $10–$25.

10.6 saTurday

9:30 cluB presents the presets U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $25. the BlAcK lillies The Hamilton. 8 p.m. $20–$25.

BreAKBot U Street Music Hall. 10:30 p.m. $20–$25. eliAne eliAs Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $55–$60.

Florence + the MAchine The Anthem. 8 p.m. $104.50–$179.50. greAt lAKe swiMMers Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $15–$18. rAtA BlAncA State Theatre. 8 p.m. $42. toM Morello Union Stage. 9 p.m. $49.50.

10.7 sunday

BAltiMore syMphony orchestrA: siBelius syMphonies Music Center at Strathmore. 3 p.m. $50–$90. eliAne eliAs Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $55–$60.

9:30 cluB presents the chArlAtAns uK U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $30.

the english BeAt City Winery. 8 p.m. $35–$45.

the ArtisAnAls Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $10–$12.

shAed Rock & Roll Hotel. 9 p.m. $15.

reFlections FroM the KeyBoArd Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. 2 p.m. Free.

pApA roAch Fillmore Silver Spring. 7:30 p.m. $39–$93.

shoreline MAFiA Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $20–$50.

rene MArie Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30–$35. slAVes (uK) DC9. 8 p.m. $15.

MAtinee idylls: gourMet syMphony Hylton Performing Arts Center. 12:30 p.m. $27–$47.

Meg Myers U Street Music Hall. 6:30 p.m. $20. rene MArie Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30–$35.

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george Burton Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $22.

honne 9:30 Club. 6 p.m. $20.

sleepwAlKers DC9. 8 p.m. $12–$14. welshly ArMs Union Stage. 7:30 p.m. $15–$30.

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Virginia Opera

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Spectrum Dance Theater

A Rap On Race

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Friday, November 16 at 8 p.m.

Street Scene

Saturday, October 6 at 8 p.m.

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Aquila Theatre

Compañía Flamenca Eduardo Guerrero

Sunday, November 18 at 7 p.m.

Flamenco Pasión

Friday, October 12 at 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 13 at 8 p.m.

L.A. Theatre Works

Steel Magnolias Sunday, October 14 at 7 p.m.

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Daniel Hope and Friends Friday, November 2 at 8 p.m.

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Swearin’

TribulaTion

The JeSuS and Mary Chain and nine inCh nailS

the detroit coBraS, fiona Silver and JUMPin’ JUPiter Hill Country Live. 8 p.m. $15–$18.

antiBalaS The Hamilton. 8 p.m. $20–$25.

eilen Jewell The Hamilton. 7:30 p.m. $15–$40. grUff rhyS DC9. 8 p.m. $15.

JoSh roUSe and grant-lee PhilliPS Pearl Street Warehouse. 8 p.m. $30.

Megative Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $12–$15.

Joyce Manor Black Cat. 8 p.m. $20.

rachelle ferrell Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $70–$75.

Malaa Echostage. 9 p.m. $25–$30.

triBUlation Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $16–$18.

the Milk carton kidS Lincoln Theatre. 8 p.m. $40–$125.

After three years, the Philly trio of Allison Crutchfield, Kyle Gilbride, and Jeff Bolt are back together for Fall into the Sun, their Merge Records debut. Their 2015 break-up—spurred by the romantic break-up of Crutchfield and Gilbride—seemed fairly final at the time. Crutchfield went on to sign with Merge, make a solo record, and tour with her sister, Katie Crutchfield, in Waxahatchee. She seemed set to follow her sister’s rise as a solo artist. But in hindsight, signing with Merge was fateful. Who better to mentor musicians trying to make punk rock professionally while letting go of relationship entanglements than Mac and Laura from Superchunk? The groups toured together while Swearin’ got their chops back last year.

While Fall into the Sun may not be Swearin’s version of Superchunk’s Foolish, Crutchfield, Gilbride, and Bolt are embracing the changes in themselves. They aren’t trying to get an old groove, but rather better understand a new one. Oct. 9 at Black Cat. $15. —Justin Weber

A mere 28 years ago, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Nine Inch Nails came to town under considerably different circumstances. JAMC headlined Lisner Auditorium on their Automatic tour and a little known Nine Inch Nails opened. Suffice to say a lot has changed. Trent Reznor and company are one of the few survivors of alternative rock’s boom days, releasing three excellent EPs over the past few years. The decades have been less kind to JAMC, a band whose trademark fuzz remains relevant, but one that has only been intermittently active (and successful) as a result of the Reid brothers’ constant infighting. Reznor recently shared his fond memories of the tour, reminiscing about JAMC playing 15-minute sets mostly comprised of feedback. These types of youthful shenanigans are unlikely to be replicated given that the band recently rallied to release its first new album in 19 years, 2017’s Damage and Joy. Oct. 9 and 10 at The Anthem. $95–$175.

—Matt Siblo

10.8 Monday

Jane Monheit Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $45.

John Mark McMillan Fillmore Silver Spring. 7 p.m. $22–$42.

Union Stage PreSentS John Mark McMillan Fillmore Silver Spring. 7 p.m. $22–$42.

10.9 Tuesday

Milo greene Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $20. nine inch nailS The Anthem. 7:30 p.m. $95–$175. ninJa Sex Party Fillmore Silver Spring. 7 p.m. $35.

Slaid cleaveS Hill Country Live. 8:30 p.m. $20–$28.

Swearin’ and Sheer Mag Black Cat. 9:45 p.m. $15–$17.

Swing Shift Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $24.

10.10 Wednesday

aJ croce Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $35. dover QUartet Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. 7:30 p.m. $45. kali UchiS 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $40.

Milo Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $15.

Tribulation are not your—older brother’s? gothic aunt’s?—Swedish black metal band. Over the course of four albums, they have distinguished themselves as something of an anomaly within the genre, a group of corpse-painted dandies who cite Romanticism as a primary inspiration. Malevolent nihilists looking to inflict pain upon the world, they are not. And like their fellow countrymen Ghost, Tribulation aren’t afraid to buck stylistic convention in their embracing of a big rock chorus or a healthy sprinkling of cheese—look at those outfits!— to provide some balance to metal’s aggressive posturing. As is the case with anything that skews campy, the fun is in the experience, reveling in the absurdity of head banging along to songs such as “The Motherhood of God” and “Here Be Dragons.” Oct. 11 at Rock & Roll Hotel. $16.

—Matt Siblo

U Street MUSic hall PreSentS MiJa Ten Tigers Parlour. 10:30 p.m. $15–$20.

10.12 Friday

all good PreSentS PerPetUal groove and kUng fU Union Stage. 9 p.m. $23–$40. antiBalaS The Hamilton. 8 p.m. $20–$25.

BUSty and the BaSS DC9. 8 p.m. $15. eric hUtchinSon & the BelieverS Lincoln Theatre. 8 p.m. $25.

goo goo dollS The Anthem. 8 p.m. $50–$95.

MelodiMe State Theatre. 9 p.m. $15–$18.

rachelle ferrell Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $70–$75. the record coMPany 9:30 Club. 8 p.m. $25. a triBUte to the MUSic of Motown Hylton Performing Arts Center. 8 p.m. $35–$50.

10.14 sunday

9:30 clUB PreSentS white deniM U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $20.

lovelytheBand Rock & Roll Hotel. 7:30 p.m. $18.

clozee Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $18–$20.

MetroPolitan Jazz orcheStra Hylton Performing Arts Center. 8 p.m. $28–$46.

JakUBi DC9. 8 p.m. $13–$15.

the Midnight U Street Music Hall. 10 p.m. $18–$20.

Morgan JaMeS The Hamilton. 7:30 p.m. $17.25– $39.75.

MUrder By death 9:30 Club. 6 p.m. $20.

nf - PercePtion toUr The Anthem. 8 p.m. $40–$90.

rachelle ferrell Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $70–$75.

lUcero 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $25.

PoUlenc trio Dumbarton Oaks. 7 p.m. Free.

U Street MUSic hall PreSentS what So not 9:30 Club. 10 p.m. $25.

rachelle ferrell Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $70–$75.

Peach Pit DC9. 8 p.m. $13–$15.

zoSo - the UltiMate led zePPelin exPerience State Theatre. 9 p.m. $17–$20.

Union Stage PreSentS Martin Barre Band Miracle Theatre. 7:30 p.m. $35.

10.11 Thursday

10.13 saTurday

yoUng riSing SonS Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $16–$18.

nine inch nailS The Anthem. 7:30 p.m. $95–$175.

all good PreSentS the lil SMokieS & frUition Union Stage. 8 p.m. $22–$30.

Ben howard The Anthem. 8 p.m. $45–$75.

BoB MoSeS 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $28.50.

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9:30 clUB PreSentS azizi giBSon U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $15. all good PreSentS PerPetUal groove and kUng fU Union Stage. 9 p.m. $23–$40.

10.15 Monday

9:30 clUB PreSentS dJango dJango U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $30.

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Joyce manor

Is it possible for pop-punk to age gracefully? Joyce Manor seem to have figured out the balancing act of mixing the genre’s youthful exuberance and world-weariness, appealing to both those pogoing up front and nursing a beer in the back. The band has consistently released a new record about every two years, and come to town in support of a new album, Million Dollars to Kill Me. The few songs released thus far continue down the path of 2016’s Cody: mid-tempo jams with just enough punch to make its two minutes memorable. Live, Joyce Manor are always at their most electric when they revisit songs like “Leather Jacket” and “Constant Headache,” which are tailor-made for sweat-soaked sing-alongs. Oct. 13 at Black Cat. $20.

—Matt Siblo

JunGlePussy

In some corners of the internet, “Nicki Minaj or Cardi B” has become the “Biggie or 2Pac” of our age. But even if you’ve made peace with the reductive premise—why must we pit female rappers against each other?—the argument doesn’t hold if Junglepussy is not in the conversation. The 26-year-old talent born Shayna McHayle has spent the last few years quietly becoming the best rapper in New York—female or otherwise—by juxtaposing the sexually explicit lyrics her moniker suggests with a wholesome, all-natural approach to self-care. She reached new heights on this year’s JP3, collaborating with fellow New Yorker Wiki and legendary predecessor Gangsta Boo on an album that tackles love and lust on her terms. Oct. 18 at Songbyrd Music House. $20.

—Chris Kelly

chieF keeF

It’s fitting that Chief Keef ’s breakthrough mixtape was titled Back From The Dead: Even when he was just a year into his rap career and not even 17 years old, Keef was already fighting back against reports of his demise. That’s been the cycle Keef has faced for years, through myriad legal issues, rap beefs, and disputes with labels and the mayor of his Chicago hometown. Often lost beneath the headlines is just how talented and important Keef is, having spawned one hip- hop subgenre (Chicago’s menacing and metallic drill rap) and influenced most of the rappers that run the charts today (including Lil Uzi Vert and 21 Savage, who are actually older than him). After a year or so out of the spotlight, Keef returned in 2017 with a handful of solid projects and has already released another five this year. Every time, Keef surprises with a new flow or verbal tic or production trick, each one a reminder that Keef—and his career—is very much alive. Oct. 31 at The Fillmore Silver Spring. $25.

—Chris Kelly

SongS of freedom

tank and the BanGas

In 2017, Tank and The Bangas won NPR’s third annual Tiny Desk Contest—unanimously.

Musicians from all around the world submitted over 6,000 contest entries, but Tank and The Bangas, a five-piece collective from New Orleans, won the hearts of the judges. Led by the commanding and whimsical Tarriona “Tank” Ball, Tank and The Bangas truly defy any notion of musical genres. Together, it’s psychedelic funk, smooth jazz, soulful hip-hop, jubilant New Orleans bounce, and heart-wrenching slam poetry all in one. Fearlessly vulnerable and delightfully theatrical, Tank and The Bangas’ Tiny Desk concert was a rollercoaster of spoken word and storytelling, ending with the audience in tears and proving the power of band’s authenticity. Oct. 18 and 19 at 9:30 Club. Sold out.

—Casey Embert

roky erickson

His feral snarl accompanied by an electric jug, Roky Erickson had one of the most distinct voices in psychedelia. The Texas-born singer-songwriter was the howling front man of The 13th Floor Elevators, whose “You’re Gonna Miss Me” was one of the angriest love songs of ’60s. By the end of the decade, he was out of the music business and in and out of mental hospitals, where he underwent shock treatment. But this is not another story of a burned-out acid casualty. Now 71, those unsettled days are long behind him, and in 2010 he released True Love Cast Out All Evil, his first solo album in 14 years. Oct. 28 at Black Cat. $25.

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One might at first do a double take at the grouping of vocalists Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, and Joni Mitchell. But at second glance, it starts to make sense. All three were major stylists of the 1960s (and into the ’70s); all three were advocates for freedom and revolution, if in different senses; and all three were, if not strictly jazz (save Lincoln), profoundly influenced by it. Consider that they come together under the banner of Songs of Freedom, and the grouping seems downright natural. Originally commissioned by Jazz at Lincoln Center, Songs of Freedom pays tribute to the three singers by way of three other at-first-disparate singers—Alicia Olatuja, Rene Marie, and Theo Bleckmann, all of whom sing jazz and are arresting storytellers in their own rights—and musical director Ulysses Owens Jr. Nov. 3 at the Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery. $20– $35.

—Michael J. West

west-eastern divan orchestra

The late Palestinian-American activist, scholar, and pianist Edward Said understood how closely intertwined music is with history better than most: “My own enjoyment of today’s pianism,” he wrote in Music at the Limits, “is pointed toward the past. That is to say, to a large degree it is about memory.” He believed enough in the power of music to right historical wrongs to found the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with Israeli pianist and friend Daniel Barenboim, a project that brings together young Arab and Israeli musicians. The orchestra outlived Said, and perhaps the two-state solution as well, with vanishingly smaller platforms for the kind of intercultural exchanges that Barenboim still nobly pursues. In a global climate of rising ethno-nationalism, it’s a project that’s all the more relevant. Nov. 7 at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $45–$115.

—Mike Paarlberg

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MiKAelA dAVis DC9. 8 p.m. $13–$15. poulenc trio Dumbarton Oaks. 8 p.m. Free.

10.16 Tuesday

pAssenger 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $40. roBerto poMili trio Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $25.

10.17 Wednesday

9:30 cluB presents Alice Merton U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $20.

AtMosphere 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $30.

BlAcK Joe lewis & the honeyBeArs Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $25. deAth cAB For cutie The Anthem. 8 p.m. $55–$95.

JJ grey The Hamilton. 8 p.m. $28–$48.

Johnny MArr Fillmore Silver Spring. 8 p.m. $35–$57.

JuAnito pAscuAl’s new FlAMenco trio Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $25. little drAgon Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $35. pile DC9. 8 p.m. $12–$14. union stAge And songByrd present doJA cAt Union Stage. 8 p.m. $15–$65.

10.18 Thursday

u.s. nAVy concert BAnd Schlesinger Concert Hall. 7:30 p.m. Free. white Ford Bronco Rock & Roll Hotel. 7:30 p.m.; 11 p.m. $25.

10.21 sunday

JAcQui nAylor Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $24.

hArper And the Midwest Kind Hill Country Live. 9:30 p.m. Free.

the psychedelic Furs Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center. 8 p.m. $65–$75.

lee “scrAtch” perry And suBAtoMic sound systeM Rock & Roll Hotel. 9 p.m. $25–$30.

hippo cAMpus 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $25.

sure sure And wilderAdo DC9. 8 p.m. $15.

nAJee Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $50–$55.

9:30 cluB presents low cut connie U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $15.

wAVVes And BeAch Fossils Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $25.

the reVolution Fillmore Silver Spring. 8 p.m. $40.

Big thieF 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $20.

10.25 Thursday

A triBe cAlled red U Street Music Hall. 11 p.m. $15–$20.

cAthedrAl chorAl society: ArMistice 1918 Washington National Cathedral. 6 p.m. $25–$81.50.

BoB log iii And lArry And his FlAsK Hill Country Live. 9 p.m. $16–$20.

dee dee BridgewAter Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $60–$65.

descendents, teenAge BottlerocKet And ruth ruth Fillmore Silver Spring. 8 p.m. $35.

J BAlVin EagleBank Arena. 8 p.m. $39.95– $425.05.

hey oceAn! DC9. 8 p.m. $15.

lily Allen Fillmore Silver Spring. 8 p.m. $35–$105.

Mr twin sister DC9. 8 p.m. $14.

10.22 Monday

9:30 cluB presents AlexAndros U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $40. gAllAnt 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $27. gArBAge Lincoln Theatre. 8 p.m. $55. the liFe And tiMes And spotlights DC9. 8 p.m. $12–$14.

10.27 saTurday

9:30 cluB presents ruBBleBucKet U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $20.

nAJee Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $50–$55.

All good presents Moon tAxi 9:30 Club. 6 p.m. $28–$50.

nicK cAVe & the BAd seeds The Anthem. 8 p.m. $60–$100.

All good presents twiddle 9:30 Club. 10:30 p.m. $20.

VocAl Arts dc presents hyesAng pArK Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. 7:30 p.m. $55.

10.26 Friday

All good presents twiddle 9:30 Club. 8 p.m. $20.

BAllyhoo! Union Stage. 8 p.m. $20–$35. the FAB FAux The Hamilton. 8 p.m. $44–$93.50.

the FAB FAux The Hamilton. 8 p.m. $44–$93.50. go go syMphony Union Stage. 7 p.m. $25–$30. petit Biscuit Echostage. 9 p.m. $30.

10.28 sunday

Kllo Union Stage. 8 p.m. $15. roKy ericKson Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $25.

9:30 cluB presents MAsego U Street Music Hall. 10 p.m. $20. chVrches The Anthem. 8 p.m. $41–$56. dee dee BridgewAter Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $60–$65. little drAgon Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $35. rolston string QuArtet Freer Gallery of Art. 7:30 p.m. $6. ttng DC9. 8 p.m. $18–$20. yolAndA Brown The Hamilton. 7:30 p.m. $15–$39.75.

10.19 Friday

9:30 cluB presents treVor powers U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $15.

All good presents psycho Killers Union Stage. 9 p.m. $15–$25. dee dee BridgewAter Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $60–$65. george wAssouF GW Lisner Auditorium. 9 p.m. $45–$145. gloriettA Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $22–$25. guided By Voices Black Cat. 8 p.m. $32–$35.

Kc JAZZ cluB: odeAn pope Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery. 7 p.m. $20–$35. lil xAn Fillmore Silver Spring. 8 p.m. $27–$87. lindsey BucKinghAM Warner Theatre. 8 p.m. $49–$265.

MArK FArinA U Street Music Hall. 10:30 p.m. $10–$15. the north country DC9. 7 p.m. $10. tVVAt snot Black Cat. 7 p.m. $10–$12.

10.20 saTurday

All good presents honey islAnd swAMp BAnd Union Stage. 11:30 p.m. $12.

stones throw presents Jerry pAper, KieFer, prophet, And stiMulAtor Jones Union Stage. 8 p.m. $15–$18.

10.23 Tuesday

BlocKheAd U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $10–$15.

BlAcK tiger sex MAchine 9:30 Club. 10 p.m. $22.

grAeMe JAMes Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $22.

the dAMned Black Cat. 7 p.m. $28–$30.

KiKAgAKu Moyo Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $15.

dee dee BridgewAter Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $60–$65.

sAints oF VAlory DC9. 8 p.m. $13–$15.

hAFeZ KotAin And enseMBle Freer Gallery of Art. 7:30 p.m. $6.

Joe russo’s AlMost deAd The Anthem. 8 p.m. $45–$65.

JonAthAn richMAn FeAturing toMMy lArKins 9:30 Club. 6:30 p.m. $25.

Jessie J Fillmore Silver Spring. 8 p.m. $35.

we were proMised JetpAcKs 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $20.

10.24 Wednesday

9:30 cluB presents JereMy ZucKer U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $15.

lAwrence Union Stage. 7 p.m. $20–$30.

9:30 cluB presents oh pep! U Street Music Hall. 10:30 p.m. $15.

MiKe yung DC9. 7 p.m. $15–$50.

hAnd hABits Union Stage. 8 p.m. $13–$15.

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kamasi washinGton

It’s rare for jazz to have young superstars that reach an audience beyond the genre. With his unrelenting ambition, Kamasi Washington strives to reach far beyond the perceived limits of a genre where popularity often comes with history’s anchor attached. Washington’s latest album, the sprawling Heaven and Earth, is officially a double album well over two-hours long; however, there was a hidden bonus disc in physical copies of the record which rounds things out to an almost even three hours. The audacity of this project—the “Earth” side depicting the world as he sees it outwardly, the inward world on the “Heaven” side, and reality somewhere in between on the bonus “The Choice”—makes it so appealing. From the philosophical theme to the liberal use of choir and orchestra to lift the music higher, it feels like an entire world to get lost in and discover new details with each trip. Despite all of Washington’s world-building, he finds opportunities to keep things familiar, but emboldened: a robust adaptation of Curtis Mayfield’s “Fists of Fury” and a sparkling exploration of The Shirelles “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” In these moments, Washington is as much entertainer as he is artist, a rare balance that promises a can’t-miss performance in D.C.’s best sounding venue, The Lincoln Theatre. Nov. 10 at The Lincoln Theatre. $40–$60.

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10.29 Monday

st. luciA 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $32.50.

MoniKA herZig’s “sheroes” Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $25.

ghostlAnd oBserVAtory Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 8 p.m. $27.50–$30.

10.30 Tuesday

lil dicKy The Anthem. 8 p.m. $45–$149.

leMuriA Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $15.

lyrics Born Union Stage. 8 p.m. $19.50–$24.50.

JAin 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $20.

KAndAce springs The Hamilton. 7:30 p.m. $20–$35.

MoM JeAns DC9. 7 p.m. $15. renée FleMing Voices: youssou ndour Kennedy Center Concert Hall. 8 p.m. $29–$89.

10.31 Wednesday

11.6 Tuesday

the lone Bellow Barns at Wolf Trap. 8 p.m. $25–$35. roy hArgroVe Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $45–$55. yAeJi Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $25.

11.7 Wednesday

9:30 cluB presents chAse AtlAntic U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $15.

Broncho Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $15–$20.

chieF KeeF Fillmore Silver Spring. 8 p.m. $25.

iAn sweet Union Stage. 8 p.m. $15.

george clinton & pArliAMent FunKAdelic Howard Theatre 8 p.m. $55–$95.

the lone Bellow Barns at Wolf Trap. 8 p.m. $25–$35.

JAKe sheArs 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $25.

pond Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $18–$20.

11.1 Thursday

roy hArgroVe Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $45–$55.

9:30 cluB presents eZrA FurMAn U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $18.

JonAthAn Butler Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $50–$55.

MichAel nAu & the Mighty threAd DC9. 8 p.m. $12–$15. the oh hellos, sAMAnthA crAin Baltimore Soundstage. 8 p.m. $18–$20. wu-tAng clAn The Anthem. 8 p.m. $85–$125.

ZiMMer Union Stage. 8 p.m. $15.

11.2 Friday

All good presents AQueous with Mungion Union Stage. 8 p.m. $13–$20. chArlie pArr And ghost oF pAul reVere Black Cat. 8 p.m. $16–$18. cursiVe 9:30 Club. 8 p.m. $25.

JonAthAn Butler Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $50–$55. liFetiMe Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $25.

MAx Frost DC9. 8 p.m. $15.

11.3 saTurday

9:30 cluB presents the twilight sAd U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $18.

All good presents lettuce, wAKA FlocKA FlAMe And MArcus King The Anthem. 8 p.m. $41–$61.

FleetMAc wood 9:30 Club. 10 p.m. $20.

JonAthAn Butler Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $50–$55.

Kc JAZZ cluB: songs oF FreedoM Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery. 7 p.m.; 9 p.m. $20–$35. polyphiA Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $17–$20. u street Music hAll presents eKAli 9:30 Club. 6 p.m. $25.

11.4 sunday

All get out DC9. 7:30 p.m. $12–$15. christine And the Queens 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $35. dAVid FincKel And wu hAn Barns at Wolf Trap.

3 p.m. $48. elVis costello & the iMposters DAR Constitution Hall. 8 p.m. $101–$295.

JAcQues Brel: songs FroM his world Source Theatre. 8 p.m. $20–$43.

JonAthAn Butler Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $50–$55.

Four Fists DC9. 8 p.m. $18–$20.

tenAcious d The Anthem. 8 p.m. $55–$95.

11.8 Thursday

dArwin deeZ DC9. 8 p.m. $15–$18.

John lloyd young Barns at Wolf Trap. 8 p.m. $35–$45.

MidlAnd 9:30 Club. 10 p.m. $20. nu Androids presents ross FroM Friends Union Stage. 8 p.m. $12–$15. roy hArgroVe Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $45–$55. slothrust Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $16–$18. u street Music hAll presents MAx 9:30 Club. 6 p.m. $22.

11.9 Friday

the cAdillAc three Union Stage. 8 p.m. $22–$35.

Justin courtney pierre U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $25. lAKe street diVe The Anthem. 8 p.m. $45–$75.

MunicipAl wAste And high on Fire Black Cat. 8 p.m. $22–$25. the night gAMe Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $15–$18. ronnie spector & the ronettes Barns at Wolf Trap. 8 p.m. $50–$55. roy hArgroVe Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $45–$55. sports DC9. 8 p.m. $15. the tAllest MAn on eArth Lincoln Theatre. 8 p.m. $45.

11.10 saTurday

All good presents pApAdosio 9:30 Club.

10:30 p.m. $20.

Brett dennen 9:30 Club. 6 p.m. $25.

Bright light Bright light Union Stage. 7 p.m. $15.

FucKed up Rock & Roll Hotel. 9 p.m. $17–$20.

JAcQues Brel: songs FroM his world Source Theatre. 8 p.m. $20–$43. the Joy ForMidABle Black Cat. 8 p.m. $25–$55.

KAMAsi wAshington Lincoln Theatre. 8 p.m. $39.95–$59.50. pAle wAVes U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $18. ronnie spector & the ronettes Barns at Wolf Trap. 8 p.m. $50–$55.

the nude pArty DC9. 8 p.m. $12–$15.

11.11 sunday

proF Union Stage. 8 p.m. $15–$18.

The term “prodigy” gets thrown around a lot in classical music; there’s a whole constellation of youth orchestras, young performer awards, and NPR’s kids classical radio show From the Top that feed parents’ dreams of raising the next wunderkind violinist before they quit and get into punk rock. Tai Murray, however, is the real thing. The Chicago native made her debut with the Chicago Symphony at age 9, and her star has only risen from there. And she doesn’t go easy on herself: Her first recording was of the not-very-audience-friendly violin sonatas of Eugène Ysaÿe, the one-time “greatest violinist in the world,” another term that gets thrown around a lot. Her program at the Phillips takes on other greatest violinists of their time, Fritz Kreisler and Nathan Milstein, an homage, or another high bar she’s set for herself. Nov. 11 at the Phillips Collection. $5–$45.

—Mike Paarlberg

chris roBinson Brotherhood 9:30 Club. 2 p.m. $25.

11.5 Monday

JAcQues Brel: songs FroM his world Source Theatre. 2:30 p.m. $20–$43.

tai murray

roy hArgroVe Blues Alley. 8 p.m. $45–$55.

6lAcK The Anthem. 8 p.m. $40–$129.

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danish strinG Quartet

Nordic classical music is hot, and the four guys who play in the Danish String Quartet aren’t too bad looking either, if you are into blond, bearded types. Finnish composers Esa-Pekka Salonen and Kaija Saariaho are at the top of the world ranks, Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto is a leading innovator, and Norwegian Leif Ove Andsnes has been a go-to concert pianist for a decade. Until 2014, the Danish String Quartet was on track to be just another virtuosic Scandinavian act. Then they recorded Wood Works, an album that took its inspiration from Danish folk music, and followed up last year with the broader-ranging Last Leaf.

To call these albums classical crossover would be an insult. They are more like classical throwbacks to the late 19th century, when Romantic composers tromped through Europe in search of proletariat melodies that belonged in the concert hall, or in the case of this upcoming Washington Performing Arts gig, a synagogue. Nov. 12 at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. $35.

—Rebecca J. Ritzel

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A WOR LD WAR I CENTEN NIAL CONCERT Sunday, November 11, 2018 | 4:30 PM National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. The City Choir of Washington opens its twelfth season on the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Join us as we commemorate this occasion with music by composers who were deeply affected by the Great War. Hubert Parry’s Jerusalem became an unofficial anthem during the war, and Parry himself would succumb to the Spanish flu in 1918. We will also present two pieces by Gerald Finzi—A Farewell to Arms and In terra pax—who lost three siblings in the war. The highlight of the concert is Vaughan Williams’ stirring cantata, Dona nobis pacem, written in the turbulent time between the first and second World Wars. Despite being quite old for military service, Vaughan Williams himself fought during World War I.

A T WELFTH NIGHT CONCERT Sunday, January 6, 2019 | 4:30 PM National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. Bring the joy of the season into the new year by celebrating Twelfth Night with The City Choir of Washington! Also known as the Feast of the Epiphany, Twelfth Night has a long history of varied traditions from around the world. In addition, we will continue our long-standing tradition of showcasing another exceptional, local high school choir as our Partner in Song. Join us as we explore the rich musical offerings of the extended season!

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operetta Wonderland—the magic of Victor herbert

In the late 1800s, far from the European center of gravity of classical composition, a bunch of workaday composers were busy churning out new music in a part of Manhattan that came to bederisively called Tin Pan Alley, an apparent reference to the cacophony of dozens of pianos banging away at once. A lot of that music and its composers, though popular in its day, largely disappeared from cultural memory; some lived on. Among the more celebrated was Victor Herbert, an Irish immigrant who wasn’t consistent so much as prolific.

His early hits, notably Babes in Toyland, were enough to keep food on the table, and though he went the career route leading the Pittsburgh Symphony, he never matched the appeal of his Tin Pan days. The In Series, which regularly straddles opera and popular music, offers a program of Herbert’s humble operettas, in a decidedly unhumble venue, the Scottish Rite Temple. Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 at the Scottish Rite Temple. $20–$45. —Mike Paarlberg

11.15 Thursday

JAnis Joplin & JiMi hendrix triBute Barns at Wolf Trap. 8 p.m. $25–$29.

Alec BenJAMin DC9. 8 p.m. $15. the dodos Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $18.

nso pops: disney’s the nutcrAcKer And the Four reAlMs Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

7 p.m. $29–$79.

heAth QuArtet Mansion at Strathmore 7:30 p.m. $30.

union stAge presents Andy shAuF Miracle Theatre. 8:30 p.m. $20.

(sAndy) Alex g Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $18–$20.

11.25 sunday

AlAn doyle Barns at Wolf Trap. 8 p.m. $25–$30.

songByrd & union stAge present little strAnger Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe. 8 p.m. $12–$15. u street Music hAll presents louis the child 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $36.

nso pops: disney’s the nutcrAcKer And the Four reAlMs Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

2 p.m. $29–$79.

yonder MountAin string BAnd Union Stage.

8 p.m. $30–$50.

11.26 Monday

11.16 Friday

Kc JAZZ cluB: Miguel Zenón’s yo soy lA trAdición Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery. 7 p.m.; 9 p.m. $20–$35.

MAggie rose Barns at Wolf Trap. 8 p.m. $22– $27. rAndy rogers BAnd 9:30 Club. 6 p.m. $35. shAd DC9. 8 p.m. $13. union stAge presents MAry FAhl Miracle Theatre. 8 p.m. $35. young the giAnt The Anthem. 8 p.m. $40–$139.

11.17 saTurday

cAroline rose Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $15–$18. cécile Mclorin sAlVAnt: ogresse Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. 7:30 p.m. $40–$50. hot riZe Barns at Wolf Trap. 8 p.m. $45–$60.

JAcQues Brel: songs FroM his world Source Theatre. 8 p.m. $20–$43.

JiM JAMes Lincoln Theatre. 7:30 p.m. $41. los cAMpesinos! Black Cat. 8 p.m. $25.

MitsKi 9:30 Club. 8 p.m. $25. roBertA gAMBArini Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30–$35. seVen lions Echostage. 9 p.m. $30.

11.18 sunday

soccer mommy

Soccer Mommy’s 2018 album Clean is full of angst, from the seductively angry “Your Dog” to the yearning, insecure “Last Girl” and “Cool.” And yet, for all the album’s ennui and frustration, Sophie Allison, the singer-songwriter behind Soccer Mommy, has a success story that seems utterly charmed. The legend goes that heading into her freshman year at NYU, Allison released some songs on Bandcamp, and soon after performed her first show at Silent Barn in Brooklyn. Before she knew it, she signed with the venerable Fat Possum Records. She ended up dropping out of NYU to pursue Soccer Mommy full-time. Clean is her studio debut. “She’s got everything,” bemoans Allison on “Last Girl,” singing about a woman who makes her feel inferior. Probably someone, somewhere feels that way about Allison herself—or maybe not. Soccer Mommy’s songs, raw as they feel, notably never pit you against the protagonist. Listening is like meeting a new friend, but feeling like you’ve known them for much longer. Dec. 1 at Rock & Roll Hotel. $15–$17.

—Naomi Shavin exploded View DC9. 8 p.m. $15.

FArewell to ArMs, world wAr i centenniAl concert National Presbyterian Church. 4:30 p.m. Free.

JAcQues Brel: songs FroM his world Source Theatre. 8 p.m. $20–$43.

KiiArA U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. $20.

Kt tunstAll Union Stage. 7:30 p.m. $35–$99. roy hArgroVe Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $45–$55.

11.12 Monday

9:30 cluB presents low U Street Music Hall.

7 p.m. $20. chArlotte lAwrence DC9. 8 p.m. $14–$16. dAnish string QuArtet Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 8 p.m. $35.

how to dress well Union Stage. 7:30 p.m. $15–$30.

JAcQues Brel: songs FroM his world Source Theatre. 2:30 p.m. $20–$43.

11.13 Tuesday

Michel nirenBerg Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $22. ron gAllo DC9. 8 p.m. $14–$16. ty segAll 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $25.

11.14 Wednesday

nicole AtKins Barns at Wolf Trap. 8 p.m. $22–$27. noVo AMor Union Stage. 8 p.m. $17. tennis Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. $20.

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John eAton Barns at Wolf Trap. 2 p.m. $25–$27.

JAcQues Brel: songs FroM his world Source Theatre. 8 p.m. $20–$43. terA Melos And Mouse on the Keys DC9. 7 p.m. $17–$20. wAshington concert operA: sApho GW Lisner Auditorium. 6 p.m. $40–$110. the weeKs Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $15–$18.

lAurA giBson DC9. 8 p.m. $15–$18.

11.27 Tuesday

shelBy Blondell Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $22. union stAge & songByrd present oliVer FrAncis Union Stage. 8 p.m. $15–$60.

11.28 Wednesday

JuliAn lAge trio Union Stage. 8 p.m. $20–$40.

11.29 Thursday

stAcey Kent Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $45–$50.

11.30 Friday

the BriAn setZer orchestrA The Anthem. 8 p.m. $55–$125.

Kurt Vile & the ViolAtors 9:30 Club. 8 p.m. $31. steVe ForBert Union Stage. 7:30 p.m. $20–$25.

12.1 saTurday

dArK stAr orchestrA The Anthem. 7:30 p.m. $40–$60. npr’s A JAZZ piAno christMAs Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. 7 p.m.; 9 p.m. $55–$65. red BArAAt Barns at Wolf Trap. 8 p.m. $30–$35. soccer MoMMy Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $15–$17. stAcey Kent Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $45–$50.

12.2 sunday

eileen iVers Barns at Wolf Trap. 3 p.m.; 8 p.m. $27–$32.

wild nothing 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $25.

peter BJorn And John Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $25.

11.19 Monday

union stAge & songByrd present hArry hudson Union Stage. 7:30 p.m. $16–$75.

JAcQues Brel: songs FroM his world Source Theatre. 2:30 p.m. $20–$43.

12.5 Wednesday

11.20 Tuesday

A chAise lounge christMAs Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $25.

KAtie thiroux trio Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $24.

FortAs chAMBer Music concerts: the tAllis scholArs Kennedy Center Terrace Theater.

7:30 p.m. $45.

the deAd south 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $20.

the MenZingers Black Cat. 7 p.m. $20–$25. yellow dAys Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $15–$18.

11.21 Wednesday

the AcAdeMic Union Stage. 7:30 p.m. $15.

Allen stone 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $30.

12.6 Thursday

the BAllrooM thieVes Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $15.

Freddy cole Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30–$35.

tAsh sultAnA The Anthem. 8 p.m. $45–$65.

12.7 Friday

11.23 Friday

Freddy cole Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30–$35.

russell MAlone Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $35.

nso pops: disney’s the nutcrAcKer And the Four reAlMs Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

7 p.m. $29–$79.

11.24 saTurday

the Front BottoMs The Anthem. 7:30 p.m. $35–$55.

AMBer run Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $15–$18.

MutuAl BeneFit DC9. 7:30 p.m. $13–$15.

12.8 saTurday

cloud nothings Union Stage. 8 p.m. $20–$30.

Freddy cole Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30–$35.

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12.17 Monday

dAVe detwiler & the white house BAnd Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $22.

12.18 Tuesday

BenJie porecKi Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $22.

12.19 Wednesday

VocAl Arts dc presents Angel Blue Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. 7:30 p.m. $55.

12.20 Thursday

MArcus Johnson: urBAn JAM BAnd holidAy pArty Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30–$35.

12.21 Friday

MArcus Johnson: urBAn JAM BAnd holidAy pArty Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30–$35. nAtionAl syMphony orchestrA: hAndel’s MessiAh Kennedy Center Concert Hall. 8 p.m. $15–$89.

12.22 saTurday

nAtionAl syMphony orchestrA: hAndel’s MessiAh Kennedy Center Concert Hall. 8 p.m. $15–$89.

12.23 sunday

MArcus Johnson: urBAn JAM BAnd holidAy pArty Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30–$35.

JameS reeSe europe and the harlem hellfighterS: the abSence of ruin

James Reese Europe was a pioneer of ragtime music and the early jazz that developed in New York City just before World War I. During The Great War, Europe fought as a lieutenant with the 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the “Harlem Hellfighters,” and directed the regimental band. The ensemble traveled throughout the Western Front performing for Allied troops. As a result, Europe is credited with bringing jazz to the European continent.

The Kennedy Center’s Artistic Director for Jazz, pianist Jason Moran, developed The Absence of Ruin as an homage to James Reese Europe and as an examination of how war impacts art. The program digs deep into Europe’s compositions through Moran’s original arrangements and features a visual component directed by John Akomfrah (The March) with cinematography by Bradford Young (Selma, Arrival). Dec. 8 at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. $19–$59.

—Sriram Gopal

JAson MorAn—JAMes reese europe And the hArleM hellFighters: the ABsence oF ruin Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. 8 p.m. $19–$59.

12.9 sunday

Freddy cole Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30–$35.

12.10 Monday

the cApitAl Bones: A stAn Kenton christMAs Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $25.

12.11 Tuesday

cAAMp Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $15–$18. eric Felten JAZZ orchestrA: ellington’s nutcrAcKer Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30. phosphorescent 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $25.

12.12 Wednesday

eric Felten JAZZ orchestrA: ellington’s nutcrAcKer Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30.

12.13 Thursday

Arturo sAndoVAl Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $65–$70.

cAVetown Rock & Roll Hotel. 8 p.m. $17–$20. thieVery corporAtion 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. $45.

12.14 Friday

Arturo sAndoVAl Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $65–$70. discoVery Artist in the Kc JAZZ cluB: QuiAnA lynell Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery. 7 p.m.; 9 p.m. $20. nso pops: A holidAy pops! under the Mistletoe with Ashley Brown Kennedy Center Concert Hall. 8 p.m. $24–$99.

12.15 saTurday

Arturo sAndoVAl Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $65–$70.

Born ruFFiAns DC9. 7:30 p.m. $15. nso pops: A holidAy pops! under the Mistletoe with Ashley Brown Kennedy Center Concert Hall. 2 p.m.; 8 p.m. $24–$99. o.A.r. The Anthem. 8 p.m. $45–$75.

12.16 sunday

Arturo sAndoVAl Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $65–$70.

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JorJa smith

Tenderness is the name of her game, and SoundCloud starlet Jorja Smith had already imprinted her compelling vocals on the R&B and hip-hop scene before she even released her debut full-length album, Lost & Found, earlier this year. Several high-profile collaborations with artists like Drake, Kali Uchis, and Kendrick Lamar, provided an expansive, worldly audience for Smith as she flaunts her timeless R&B musings. With a sprinkle of soul and a touch of trip-hop, the London-based singer explores routine coming-of-age quandaries, like lousy lovers and heartbreak, alongside acute social issues, like police brutality and racial profiling. Smith’s limitless curiosity and humble self-assurance serves her well as an ambassador not only to twenty-something women but people of color, fully knowing that asking a myriad of impossible questions is a necessary prerequisite of growth. Dec. 11 at The Fillmore Silver Spring. $29.50.

—Casey Embert

dover Quartet

They’re the “It” classical ensemble of the moment, a quartet made up of improbably talented and even more improbably photogenic model-musicians, who just happened to win the Banff competition while they were still teenagers. The Kennedy Center has named the Dover Quartet its debut “quartet-in-residence” for the next three years, a nebulous designation complementing its scattered composer-in-residence Mason Bates. So far it’s unclear what this entails besides playing some commissioned pieces. But it does mean they’ll be spending a lot of time here, and not just in the great marble shoebox: In December, they play the Library of Congress, long D.C.’s hidden gem for chamber music. Their recital there will be an ideal intimate space to see the ensemble up close, doing an odd, allAustrian concert in which Schoenberg is the most accessible composer on the program.

Dec. 18 and 19 at the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium. Free.

—Mike Paarlberg

VENUES 9:30 Club 815 V St. NW (202) 265-0930. 930.com AMP by Strathmore 11810 Grand Park Ave., North Bethesda (301) 581-5100. ampbystrathmore.com The Anthem 901 Wharf St. SW (202) 265-0930. theanthemdc.com Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H St. NE (202) 399-7993. atlasarts.org Baltimore Soundstage 124 Market Place, Baltimore (410) 244-0057 baltimoresoundstage.com

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Stadium Drive and Route 193, College Park (301) 405-2787. theclarice.umd.edu Comet Ping Pong 5037 Connecticut Ave. NW (202) 364-0404. cometpingpong.com DAR Constitution Hall 1776 D St. NW (202) 628-4780. dar.org DC9 1940 9th St. NW (202) 483-5000. dcnine.com Dumbarton Oaks 1703 32nd St. NW (202) 339-6401. doaks.org

Barns at Wolf Trap 1635 Trap Road, Vienna (703) 255-1900. wolftrap.org

EagleBank Arena 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax (703) 993-3000. eaglebankarena.com

Bethesda Blues and Jazz 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda (240) 330-4500. bethesdabluesjazz.com

Echostage 2135 Queens Chapel Road NE (202) 503-2330. echostage.com

Big Chief 2002 Fenwick St. NE (202) 465-4241. bigchiefdc.com

Fillmore Silver Spring 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring (301) 960-9999. fillmoresilverspring.com

Birchmere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria (703) 549-7500. birchmere.com

Flash 645 Florida Ave. NW (202) 827-8791. flashdc.com

Black Cat 1811 14th St. NW (202) 667-4490. blackcatdc.com

Garfield Park 800 3rd St. SE capitolriverfront.org/go/garfield-park

Blues Alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW (202) 337-4141. bluesalley.com

GW Lisner Auditorium 730 21st St. NW (202) 994-6800. lisner.gwu.edu

Bossa Bistro 2463 18th St. NW (202) 667-0088. bossadc.com

The Hamilton 600 14th St. NW (202) 787-1000. thehamiltondc.com

Capital One Arena 601 F St. NW (202) 628-3200. capitalonearena.com

Hill Country Live 410 7th St. NW (202) 556-2050. hillcountry.com/dc

City Winery 1350 Okie St. NE (202) 250-2531. citywinery.com/washingtondc

Howard Theatre 620 T St. NW (202) 803-2899. thehowardtheatre.com

nAtionAl syMphony orchestrA: hAndel’s MessiAh Kennedy Center Concert Hall. 1 p.m. $15–$89.

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12.24 Monday

8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30 –$35.

cyrus chestnut: tis the seAson Blues Alley.

the JAM BeFore christMAs Blues Alley. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $22.

12.30 sunday

12.26 Wednesday

cyrus chestnut: tis the seAson Blues Alley.

cyrus chestnut: tis the seAson Blues Alley.

8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30 –$35.

12.27 Thursday

cyrus chestnut: tis the seAson Blues Alley.

8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30 –$35.

8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30 –$35.

12.31 Monday the BAnd oF heAthens nye Hill Country Live.

9:30 p.m. $50–$65.

A JAZZ new yeAr’s eVe: pAtti Austin’s Be-

12.28 Friday

cyrus chestnut: tis the seAson Blues Alley.

8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $30 –$35.

Bop hip hop ellA Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. 7 p.m.; 9 p.m. $79–$89.

Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas (703) 993-7759. hyltoncenter.org

Rock & Roll Hotel 1353 H St. NE (202) 388-7625. rockandrollhoteldc.com

Kennedy Center 2700 F St. NW (202) 467-4600. kennedy-center.org

Schlesinger Concert Hall 4915 East Campus Drive, Alexandria (703) 548-0885. alexsym.org

Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium 101 Independence Ave. SE (202) 707-5000. loc.gov

Scottish Rite Temple 2800 16th St. NW (202) 232-8155. dcsr.org

Lincoln Theatre 1215 U St. NW (202) 888-0050. thelincolndc.com

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue 600 I St. NW (202) 408-3100. sixthandi.org

Mansion at Strathmore 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda (301) 581-5100. strathmore.org

Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe 2477 18th St. NW (202) 450-2917. songbyrddc.com

Merriweather Post Pavilion 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia (410) 715-5550. merriweathermusic.com

Soundcheck 1420 K St. NW (202) 789-5429. soundcheckdc.com

MilkBoy ArtHouse 7416 Baltimore Ave., College Park (240) 623-1423. milkboyarthouse.com

Source Theatre 1835 14th St. NW (202) 204-7800. culturaldc.org/source-theatre State Theatre 220 N. Washington St., Falls Church (703) 237-0300. thestatetheatre.com

Miracle Theatre 535 8th St. SE (202) 400-3210. themiracletheatre.com Music Center at Strathmore 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda (301) 581-5100. strathmore.org National Presbyterian Church 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW (202) 537-0800. nationalpres.org Pearl Street Warehouse 33 Pearl St. SW (202) 380-9620. pearlstreetwarehouse.com

Ten Tigers Parlour 3813 Georgia Ave. NW (202) 506-2080. tentigersdc.com Twins Jazz 1344 U St. NW (202) 234-0072. twinsjazz.com Union Market 1309 5th St. NE unionmarketdc.com

Phillips Collection 1600 21st St. NW (202) 387-2151. phillipscollection.org Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center 4519 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood (301) 809-0440. pgaamcc.org Rhizome DC 6950 Maple St. NW rhizomedc.org Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center 51 Mannakee St., Rockville (240) 567-5301. montgomerycollege.edu/reppac

Union Stage 740 Water St. SW (877) 987-6487. unionstage.com U Street Music Hall 1115 U St. NW (202) 588-1889. ustreetmusichall.com Warner Theatre 513 13th St. NW (202) 783-4000. warnertheatredc.com Washington National Cathedral 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW (202) 537-6200. nationalcathedral.org Weinberg Center for the Arts 20 West Patrick St., Frederick (301) 600-2828. weinbergcenter.org

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Japan Modern Opening September 29

Photography from the Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck Collection

Prints in the Age of Photography

Š Masahisa Fukase Archives, courtesy of Michael Hoppen Gallery in London

Image courtesy of Kyoto Tokuriki Hangakan, Inc.

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DawouD Bey: The Birmingham ProjecT

The National Gallery of Art’s exhibit of Dawoud Bey’s The Birmingham Project is small—just four black-and-white photographic diptychs and a video—but its subject matter couldn’t be weightier. Bey’s images explore the history and legacy of the 1963 church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, that killed four African-American girls. Bey pairs portraits of girls who

are roughly the same age as the victims along with images of middle-aged women who represent the age the victims would have been had they lived. The bombing became a key moment in the civil rights movement, but the incident, and the photographic evidence of it, also had a big impact on Bey personally, who was only 11 and growing up in Queens at the time.

His accompanying video takes the viewer through mundane, unpopulated Birmingham locales as they might have looked before the blast that Sunday morning a half-century ago.

Sept. 12 to March 17, 2019 at the National Gallery of Art. Free.

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Artist soldiers: Artistic expression in the first world wAr The National Air and Space Museum examines soldier-created artwork and the work of professional artists, the first true combat artists, who were recruited by the U.S. Army and served during World War I. National Air and Space Museum. To Nov. 11.

BlAck out: silhouettes then And now The exhibition explores silhouettes as an art form by examining its rich historical roots and considering its contemporary presence, featuring works from the Portrait Gallery’s extensive collection of silhouettes, such as those by Auguste Edouart, who captured the likenesses of John Quincy Adams and Lydia Maria Child. National Portrait Gallery. To March 10, 2019.

BotAnicAl Art worldwide: AmericA’s florA The United States Botanic Garden presents a juried exhibition of artworks featuring America’s native plants. Forty-five works from contemporary artists are featured, as chosen from a collection of over 200 entries. United States Botanic Garden. To Oct. 15.

A right to the city A Right to the City focuses on the neighborhoods of Anacostia, Shaw, Adams Morgan, Brookland, Southwest, and Chinatown from a community organizing perspective. Museum curators document the history of transformation, displacement, and white flight, explaining how these migrations, whether forced, coerced, or voluntary, helped shape the District as it stands today. Anacostia Community Museum. To April 20, 2020. knoxville nArrAtives: dAnny lyon This exhibition, on loan from the Knoxville Museum of Art, showcases a variety of black and white prints taken by American photographer and filmmaker Danny Lyon. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. To Oct. 28. postmen of the skies The National Postal Museum’s year-long exhibition Postmen of the Skies centers on all the fascinating and obscure parts of air mail’s little slice of American history. It was dangerous work, and many brave air mail pilots sacrificed to bring Americans the mail. National Postal Museum. To May 27, 2019. outBreAk: epidemics in A connected world Outbreak addresses public fears and media hype surrounding infectious diseases, and examines the relationship among humans, animals, their environments, and microbes. The exhibit also explores why infectious diseases emerge where they do, how they spill over from animals to people, why they spread so quickly, and where to look for the next one, empowering visitors to respond to epidemics knowledgeably and responsibly. National Museum of Natural History. To 2021. secret cities Examining the innovative design and construction of Oak Ridge, Hanford, and Los Alamos, Secret Cities traces the architecture and planning of The Manhattan Project, addressing each city’s development since the conclusion of the project.

National Building Museum. To March 3, 2019. titAnic: the untold story Produced in collaboration with the National Archives and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, this extensive exhibition reveals the long-classified link between a topsecret Cold War mission and National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Robert Ballard’s discovery of the sunken Titanic in 1985. Featured are images and items from the ship, including the never-before-exhibited crew module from the submarine that surveyed the shipwreck. National Geographic Museum. To Jan. 1, 2019. the AmericAn revolution: A world wAr This exhibition shows the American Revolution through a global lens, highlighting the Franco-American partnership that made it possible. It features Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe’s paintings The Siege of Yorktown and The Surrender of Yorktown, as well as Charles Willson Peale’s portrait of George Washington, united in a museum for the first time since their debut in the 1700s. National Museum of American History. To July 9, 2019.

BAseBAll AmericAnA Displaying items from its extensive collection, the Library of Congress details the history of baseball, tracing the ways

the sport has changed and adhered to tradition since the it first rose to prominence in the late 18th century. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. To Summer 2019.

BAselitz: six decAdes Marking his 80th birthday, Baselitz: Six Decades is the first major U.S. retrospective of the influential German painter Georg Baselitz. The exhibition traces over 60 years of his career, and features his groundbreaking upside down paintings and his controversial 1962 painting The Naked Man. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. To Sept. 16.

Behind the musicAl: AlexAnder hAmilton documents Coinciding with the debut of Hamilton: An American Musical at the Kennedy Center, the National Archives displays a rare selection of Alexander Hamilton’s documents, including his letters, documents of his government service, and his wife Eliza’s famed efforts to preserve his documents after his death. National Archives. To Sept. 19. fABergé rediscovered Hillwood shines a new light on Fabergé imperial Easter eggs and other iconic works, displaying Marjorie Merriweather Post’s collection of around 90 Fabergé objects for the first time in more than 22 years. The exhibition highlights new discoveries, providing a fresh framework for understanding 19- and 20th-century Russian art. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens. To Jan. 13, 2019. form & function: the genius of the Book Form & Function explores the art and craftsmanship involved in making books. The exhibit displays rare books from as early as the 17th century, showcasing the details in them revealed by ultraviolet, and lets visitors touch some of the materials used in books. Folger Shakespeare Library. To Sept. 23. full circle: hue And sAturAtion of the wAshington color school The Luther W. Brady Art Galleries in the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design host an exhibition that examines Washington D.C. and how it sparked the Washington Color School art movement. The exhibition draws fromGW’s extensive Corcoran collection to provide examples of this movement. Corcoran Gallery of Art. To Oct. 26. heAvy metAl Comprising the fifth installment in NMWA’s Women to Watch series, Heavy Metal showcases the versatility of metalwork with art works including sculpture, jewelry, and conceptual forms.

The exhibition features the works of twenty different women artists from around the world. National Museum of Women in the Arts. To Sept. 16.

AlexAnder hAmilton: soldier, secretAry, icon This exhibition at the National Postal Museum includes stamps, portraits, and mail sent and signed by Alexander Hamilton himself. There’s even a chance for museumgoers to study a 1774 edition of Malachy Postlethwayt and Jacques Savary des Brûlons’ Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce, a critical reference for Hamilton, the first secretary of the treasury. National Postal Museum. To March 3, 2019. dAguerreotypes: five decAdes of collecting This small exhibition spotlights the National Portrait Gallery’s collection of daguerreotypes—the earliest publicly available photographic process—timed to coincide with the museum’s 50th anniversary. It presents daguerreotypes of many people, familiar and not so familiar: P.T. Barnum and Tom Thumb, Henry David Thoreau, piano-maker Jonas Chickering, Seneca chief Governor Blacksnake, and Gaetano Bedini, an Italian archbishop who visited the United States in the 1850s.

National Portrait Gallery. To June 2, 2019. one yeAr: 1968, An AmericAn odyssey Commemorating the year’s 50th anniversary, the National Portrait Gallery presents a series of images of influential political and cultural personalities from 1968, among them Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, and the Apollo 8 astronauts. National Portrait Gallery. To May 19, 2019. open world Eight contemporary artists and teams build their own worlds from a variety of media including installation, video, digital media, sculpture, and collage. The exhibition borrows its name from “open world” style video games, those that are open

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to freedom and creativity instead of following specific goals. Arlington Arts Center. To Sept. 29. trevor pAglen: sites unseen Prolific multimedia artist Trevor Paglen is known for blurring the line between art and investigative journalism by photographing sites not meant to be seen; among them a classified military installation, a spy satellite, and a drone. Sites Unseen is the first installation to present his early photographic series alongside his recent work with AI. Smithsonian American Art Museum. To Jan. 6, 2019. volAtile The Greater Reston Arts Center displays Susan Hostetler’s intricate graphite drawings and gouache works on mylar, capturing the natural rhythm of the world as it presents itself in birds. The title references both usages of the word “volatile”– originally a general term referring to flying creatures, and now an adjective describing unexpected changes. Greater Reston Arts Center. To Sept. 18. within/Between The Arlington Arts Center presents Within/Between, an exhibition by resident artists Olivia Tripp Morrow and Jen Noone. Noone examines the relationship between an object’s appearance and function in her multimedia sculptures, while Noone explores the human body through found domestic materials. Arlington Arts Center. To Sept. 29. wAter, wind, And wAves: mArine pAintings from the dutch golden Age Exploring the deep relationship the Dutch had with water, this exhibition showcases nearly 50 paintings, prints, drawings, rare books, and ship models. National Gallery of Art. To Nov. 25.

1968: civil rights At 50 The Newseum explores the numerous historical events that occurred 50 years ago this year, among them the Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King assassinations, the Orangeburg massacre, and the Poor People’s Campaign. The exhibition includes original artifacts as well as an original Newseum-produced film, Justice for All. Newseum. To Jan. 2, 2019.

Bound to AmAze: inside A Book-collecting cAreer The National Museum of Women in the Arts celebrates the work of recently retired curator Krystyna Wasserman, who assembled the museum’s collection of more than 1,000 artists’ books over the past 30 years. Bound to Amaze explores the diversity of books in Wasserman’s collection, as well as the friendships she has built with book artists through her career. National Museum of Women in the Arts. To Nov. 25. community policing in the nAtion’s cApitAl: the pilot district project As part of a citywide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, this exhibition explores the Pilot District Project, an local exercise in strengthening community and police relations that was centered on the AfricanAmerican neighborhoods hardest hit by civil disturbances in the spring of 1968. On display are a newly discovered collection of posters, maps, and other materials from the project. National Building Museum. To Jan. 15, 2019. full Bleed: A decAde of photoBooks And photo zines By women The National Museum of Women in the Arts displays a collection of photobooks and zines created by women artists around the world in the last ten years. The works range from digital photographs to experimental prints, each telling the artists’ personal stories through extensive visual vocabularies. National Museum of Women in the Arts. To Nov. 30. let’s get it right: work incentive posters of the 1920s This exhibition examines the propaganda posters that employers used to encourage their workforce during the early 20th century.

Sixteen posters are showcased, including a World War I poster and posters from Mather and Co. and the Parker-Holladay Co, each using eye-catching images and slogans designed to influence worker’s attitudes. National Museum of American History. To Jan. 6, 2019. micro-monuments ii: underground This exhibition brings together 15 local and 8 German artists to focus a contemporary lens on the cosmos, nature, deep time, and more, to serve as

a catalyst for exploring the enduring questions about our history and our place in the world. Hillyer Art Space. To Oct. 28. spiked: the unpuBlished politicAl cArtoons of roB rogers The Corcoran School of the Arts & Design displays the rejected art of political cartoonist Rob Rogers, fired from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after 25 years for his anti-Trump works. Featuring the artist’s unfinished sketches alongside larger colorized cartoons, this exhibit provides the framework for a series of discussions on censorship and journalistic integrity. Corcoran Gallery of Art. To Oct. 14. celeBrAte: leonArd Bernstein’s 100th BirthdAy Commemorating the prolific compos-

Flickering Treasures: Rediscovering Baltimore’s Forgotten Movie Theaters at National Building Museum, Nov. 17, 2018 to Oct. 14, 2019

er’s 100th birthday on August 25, the National Portrait Gallery displays his portrait, a promised gift to the museum. National Portrait Gallery. To Sept. 23.

A glimpse of Ancient yemen The Sackler Gallery’s newest exhibition, A Glimpse of Ancient Yemen, showcases the ancient artwork of South Arabia, modern-day Yemen, including alabaster and bronze carvings, like the funerary statues and busts that were often chiseled from fine alabaster and embellished with thick plaster hair and inlaid deep-set eyes with blue glass. One statue on display depicts a small Erote triumphantly riding on a bronze lion. Treasures like these were hidden underground for nearly two millennia until the early 1950s when they were unearthed by Wendell

Phillips, an oil-rich American archaeological pioneer who made a name for himself as the first foreigner to excavate in South Arabia. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. To Aug. 18, 2019. frActAl worlds ARTECHOUSE presents Dutch artist Julius Horsthuis’ cinematic urban landscapes, which include dense neon-lit skyscrapers rising against gloomy skies. Fractal Worlds comprises a 20-minute dive into Horsthuis’ high-gothic futurescapes projected across 270 degrees, plus a smattering of VR experiences. ARTECHOUSE. To Sept. 30. in A fertile world Contemporary artists Sharon Fishel, Susan Hostetler, and Nancy Sausser collaborate to explore the manifestation of fertility in the natural world through a variety of art

forms. Fishel depicts transformational forms with oil paint, Hostetler explores life cycles with both 2-D and 3-D works, and Sausser contemplates the human body with womb-like vessels. Brentwood Arts Exchange. To Oct. 21. speciAl olympics At 50 The National Museum of American History commemorates 50 years of Special Olympics, Eunice Shriver’s special creation, with an exhibition documenting the program’s journey and history of championing those with intellectual disabilities. On display are artifacts from participating athletes like Loretta Claiborne, Marty Sheets, Lee Dockins, and Ricardo Thornton—from T-shirts and knit hats to base-

ball caps. National Museum of American History.

To June 2019. pushing the envelope: mAil Art from the Archives of AmericAn Art The Archives of American Art presents a new exhibition about how “mail artists” from the 1960s onward used letters, postcards, and packages to distribute art, using the interconnectedness of the postal system to create an alternative to elite modes of display like museums and galleries. Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery. To Jan. 4, 2019.

Aimless wAlk reprise Bethesda-based photographer Michael Borek documents through thousands of photographs (and many trips) the small, blue-collar Prague town in which he grew

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jaPan moDern: PrinTs in The age of PhoTograPhy and PhoTograPhy from The gloria KaTz anD willarD huycK collecTion The Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery are mounting simultaneous exhibitions that chart the interplay between Japanese photography and printmaking during the late 19th and 20th centuries. The emergence of photography threatened to kill off Japan’s traditional woodblock-printmaking industry, but it recovered thanks to photography-influenced neo-romantic and neo-abstraction works. The exhibition of prints is paired with one of roughly 70 photographs made from the 1930s to the 1980s, along with photobooks and experimental films. The photographs, by such prominent names as Shōmei Tōmatsu and Daido Moriyama, range from landscapes to documentary images to more conceptual work. Sept. 29 to Jan. 21, 2019 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Free.

—Louis Jacobson up. Multiple Exposures Gallery at Torpedo Factory Art Center. To Oct. 14. shAping clAy in Ancient irAn The Sackler presents a selection of ceramics, the most common objects to survive from ancient Iran, dated from the Chalcolithic period (5200 BCE–3400 BCE) to the Parthian period (250 BCE–225 CE). With distinct shapes and lively decorations, these ceramics illustrate the creative attempts of potters to experiment with clay and to lend originality and a little whimsy to utilitarian vessels from thousands of years ago. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. To Sept. 2019.

cloud control Morton Fine Art presents a solo exhibition of new paintings by artist Andrei Petrov.

Morton Fine Art. Sept. 14 to Oct. 4.

ence, recalling memories of his mother’s hair salon or the streets of Los Angeles. Baltimore Museum of Art. Sept. 23 to March 3, 2019.

d’AristA legAcy This exhibition celebrates the impact of American University teacher Robert D’Arista, who taught in the Department of Art for more than 20 years. His influence is highlighted through the display of art from 12 of his students.

Katzen Arts Center at American University. Sept.

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new york Avenue sculpture project: BetsABeé romero Forming the next chapter in the New York Avenue Sculpture Project, Mexico City-based artist Betsabeé Romero carves intricate patterns into car tires and embellishes them with metallic paint, assembling them into totemic structures that convey themes of nature and human migration. National Museum of Women in the Arts. Sept. 28 to Sept. 20, 2020.

jApAn modern: photogrAphy from the gloriA kAtz And willArd huyck collection The museum showcases its recently acquired Japanese photography collection with this new exhibition, featuring the works of pivotal twentieth-century photographers. The works range from intensely personal to historically significant, and depict destinations both rural and urban. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Sept. 29 to Jan. 21, 2019.

jeAn meisel Artist Jean Meisel’s “the elements,” a body of acrylic works on masonite, will be showcased in Addison/Ripley Fine Art’s Project Room.

Addison/Ripley Fine Art. Sept. 16 to Oct. 14.

jApAn modern: prints in the Age of photogrAphy Freer Sackler explores how Japanese printmakers had to change their craft with the advent of photography and other modern innovations, tracing the decline of traditional woodblockprintmaking and the medium’s new role in illustrating a changing country. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Sept. 29 to Jan. 21, 2019.

Between worlds: the Art of Bill trAylor The Smithsonian American Art Museum displays the first major retrospective for an artist born into slavery, and the most comprehensive show of Bill Traylor’s work to date. Heralded as one of the 20th centuries’ most significant artists, Traylor communicated the history he witnessed through simplistic but eye-catching figures. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Sept. 28 to March 17, 2019.

mArk BrAdford: tomorrow is Another dAy Artist Mark Bradford recycles ordinary materials in an homage to a shared American experi-

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lAndline Making its U.S. debut, abstract painter Sean Scully’s acclaimed Landline series uses a variety of media to convey the elements that make up our world through colorful vertical and horizontal stripes. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Sept. 13 to Feb. 3, 2019.

A nomAd’s Art: kilims of AnAtoliA The Textile Museum displays the kilims of central Anatolia, textiles woven by nomadic women for tents and camel caravans. This exhibition marks the debut of artifacts from the museum’s Murad Megalli collection of antique Anatolian kilims. The George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum. Sept. 1 to Dec. 23. on pAper In its new exhibition On Paper, Cross MacKenzie Gallery displays the stunning paper artworks of artists John Cole, Lyn Horton, and Janice Jakielski. Cross MacKenzie Gallery. Sept. 11 to Oct. 10.

Queer(ing) pleAsure This new exhibition investigates the many uses of pleasure and eroticism, challenging its all-too-often white and hetero-normative manifestations and highlighting its radical queer potential. Five artists explore these themes through the use of performance, photography, embroidery, video, and sculpture. DC Arts Center. Sept. 7 to Oct. 14. selections from the Artery collection The Artery Organization Collection was created as a corporate collection in the early 1980s to support D.C. artists. This exhibition highlights the diversi-

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ty of artistic styles and the collaboration of artists, dealers, and collectors that have enhanced this collection for two-plus decades. Katzen Arts Center at American University. Sept. 4 to Dec. 16. whAt we leAve Behind: in the nAme of Art This group exhibition speaks to creative energy and what it means to live and create as an artist, presenting a full-scale, site-specific installation.

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AmericA’s listening Detailing the history of recorded sound, America’s Listening is the first exhibition in the museum’s new American culture-themed wing. It features artifacts like Thomas Edison’s phonograph, Alexander Graham Bell’s graphophone, Emile Berliner’s gramophone, Ray Dolby’s noise reduction system, and Apple’s iPod. National Museum of American History. Oct. 19 to Dec. 31. churchill’s shAkespeAre This new exhibition highlights the Shakespearean connections throughout Winston Churchill’s life; for example, the Shakespeare passages that influenced his speeches, and his childhood relationship with Shakespeare and the theatre. On display are Churchill’s iconic hat, bow tie, and walking stick, among many artifacts from his life. Folger Shakespeare Library. Oct. 6 to Jan. 6, 2019. eye of the Bird: visions And views of d.c.’s pAst This new exhibition explores D.C.’s early evolution through two of local artist Peter Waddell’s colorful panoramic landscape paintings: one displaying Pierre L’Enfant’s vision for the city, and the other depicting it as it appeared in 1825. The George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum. Oct. 1 to Dec. 23. fABiolA AlvArez VisArts displays the work of Mexican artist Fabiola Alvarez, who weaves together out-of-date recording materials from typewritter ribbons to casette tapes, creating vast nets that prompt the viewer to question their relationship with discarded technology. VisArts. Oct. 19 to Nov. 18. fAig Ahmed: nonvisuAl lAnguAge The Textile Museum showcases woven carpets by acclaimed Azerbaijani artist Faig Ahmed, who draws inspiration from ancient Peruvian textiles encountered during his field research in the Peruvian Amazon and Mexico. The George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum. Oct. 6 to Dec. 23. good As gold: fAshioning senegAlese women Celebrating the recent gift of gold jewelry to its collection, the National Museum of African Art examines the production and cultural significance of gold in Senegal and its contribution to Senegalese women’s fashion. National Museum of African Art. Oct. 24 to Sept. 29, 2019.

when 6 is 9: Visions of a Parallel uniVerse

Reneé Stout has worn many faces over her career: She’s made work as a mystic named Madame Ching, a rootworker named Dorothy, and a hoodoo healer named Fatima Mayfield. The artist channels these alter egos into her paintings, prints, and sculpture. For her next solo show at Hemphill, Stout is assuming a different kind of identity: resistance leader. When 6 Is 9 promises a ticket out of here to an alternate reality, a parallel universe more equitable than our own. Stout’s dreamline work blends abstract elements with conjuring imagery from across the African diaspora (and beyond). Occasionally, the handiwork is that of a fortune teller or card reader summoned by the artist. This show may find her cast as a sort of cosmic underground railroad conductor, peering across generations and dimensions into the upside-down, dreaming of a world that is free. Sept. 29 to Dec. 15 at Hemphill Fine Arts. Free.

—Kriston Capps

Glenstone

If you are a certain kind of arts appreciator, you may have learned about Glenstone’s expansion in 2016, in a lengthy New Yorker profile of the famously remote earthworks artist Michael Heizer. Buried in the piece was some excellent news for DMV art aficionados: Heizer would be installing a version of his “Compression Line” at the museum. (He first executed the work in El Mirage Dry Lake in California.) Oh, and: The museum expansion would open in just two years. In a city with so many free museums that it gives new meaning to “embarrassment of riches,” Glenstone is a hidden gem tucked away in Potomac. It’s free to the public, though tours must be scheduled in advance, and it’s more like New York’s Dia:Beacon than any of the museums here. As such, the museum’s expansion still promises to be a huge boon to the area, featuring works from renowned international artists, including some, like Hezier’s, designed specifically for this museum. The names include: Louise Bourgeois, Roni Horn, Brice Marden, On Kawara, Lygia Pape, Martin Puryear, and Charles Ray. The museum has a trademark, highly unique visitor experience, to boot. In case you’re still not sold: Yes, selfies are encouraged. Oct. 4 at Glenstone. Free.

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leslie shellow VisArts presents the work of Sondheim Prize semifinalist Leslie Shellow, known for her oil and ink interpretations of natural growth and decay inspired by the forms of mold, lichen, corral, cells, viruses and bacteria. VisArts. Oct. 19 to Nov. 18. new mAteriAl Cross MacKenzie displays the intricate abstract paintings of Greg Minah and the colorful sculptures of Nicole Gunning in its new exhibition, New Material. Cross MacKenzie Gallery.

Oct. 1 to Nov. 14. nordic impressions The Phillips Collection presents a monumental survey of Nordic art, encompassing the talent of 54 different artists from numerous countries over nearly 200 years.

The exhibition celebrates everything from 19thand 20th-century Nordic painters to the achievements of women artists. Phillips Collection. Oct. 13 to Jan. 23, 2019. ruBy slippers And AmericAn culture displAys One of eight installations exploring American history through entertainment and the arts, Dorothy’s iconic ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz are on display. Other artifacts include a Yankee Stadium ticket booth, jazz and classical instruments, a video game wall, and a stained glass window illustrating Nipper the dog. National Museum of American History. Oct. 19 to Oct. 26.

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In Macario, a surrealist 1960 film by Roberto Gavaldón, a starving woodcutter makes a deal with Death. It goes badly, as these things do, and when his time is up, the craftsman meets Death in a cave filled with candles representing the lives of people, their shimmering souls. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer has recreated the scene with “Pulse” (2006). A piece that graced the Mexican Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, “Pulse” comprises 300 incandescent light bulbs suspended overhead. The installation is interactive: A viewer touches a sensor interface, which registers his or her heartbeat and transmits it to the nearest light bulb, which then flashes to the same rhythm. With every new viewer who registers their heart rate, the sequence moves forward by one bulb. So viewers can track their heartbeat signatures throughout the exhibition—or they can step back, taking in so many brief candles flickering bravely. Nov. 1 to April 28, 2019, at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Free.

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Birds Cross MacKenzie displays the various birdrelated artworks of Liza Kirwin, Penelope Gottlieb, and Miranda Brandon. Additionally, works by District Clay Ceramics will be displayed in the window.

Cross MacKenzie Gallery. Nov. 16 to Jan. 4, 2019.

nie Syjuco. Through mediums including ceramics, wood, and fibers, all four artists explore themes of social justice and their relationship to the contemporary political landscape, as the artists all share a dedication to social justice and to interrogating cultural identities and established historical narratives. Renwick Gallery. Nov. 9 to May 5, 2019.

disrupting crAft: renwick invitAtionAl As the eighth installment of the biennial Renwick Invitational, Disrupting Craft features the work of four groundbreaking multimedia artists: Tanya Aguiñiga, Sharif Bey, Dustin Farnsworth, and Stepha-

eye to i: self-portrAits from 1900 to todAy This new exhibition draws from the National Portrait Gallery’s extensive collection to examine how American artists have portrayed themselves in art, from early 20th century paintings to those from

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flicKering Treasures: reDiscoVering BalTimore’s forgoTTen moVie TheaTers

Baltimore Sun staff photographer Amy Davis spent a decade photographing former Charm City movie theaters and conducting 300-odd interviews with the people who ran and visited them.

Last year, Johns Hopkins University Press published a book showcasing Davis’ work, and now it’s going to be an exhibit at the National Building Museum. For just over a century, Baltimore was home to some 240 movie theaters. Most aren’t showing movies anymore; however, many shells survive in other forms, from convenience stores to churches to football fields. Davis traces how the history of these pleasure palaces illuminates segregation and suburbanization and urban redevelopment in Baltimore and, by extension, just about every other major city in the United States. Nov. 17 to May 2019 at the National Building Museum. $13–$16.

—Louis Jacobson the age of “selfies.” More than 75 self portraits are on display, including those by Chuck Close, Imogen Cunningham, Elaine de Kooning, Jacob Lawrence, Lucas Samaras, Fritz Scholder, Roger Shimomura, and Shahzia Sikander. National Portrait Gallery.

Nov. 4 to Aug. 18, 2019. new scene Artist Kelly Burichin presents an exhibition of abstract expressionism paintings rich in color, texture, and depth. Martha Spak Gallery at The Wharf. Nov. 19 to Dec. 30. pulse Prolific multimedia artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer makes his D.C. debut with the Hirsh-

horn’s largest interactive technology exhibition yet. Pulse records the heartbeats and fingerprints of museumgoers and transforms them into intimate portraits, from water ripples that mirror your pulse to lightbulbs that sync with your heartbeat.

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Maurice Sendak, and Oprah Winfrey, and artists include Imogen Cunningham, Brigitte Lacombe, Shahzia Sikander, and Andy Warhol. Nov. 16 to Nov. 3, 2019. rodArte Sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, founders of the celebrated luxury fashion house Rodarte, showcase their impact on the fashion industry in the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ first ever fashion exhibition. More than 90 complete looks from the first 13 years of Rodarte are presented as seen on the runway. National Museum of Women in the Arts. Nov. 10 to Feb. 10, 2019. seA monsters uneArthed, life in AngolA’s Ancient seAs The National Museum of American history reveals the vast ocean ecosystem that existed in modern-day Angola millions of years ago, one inhabited by giant reptiles, mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, and sea turtles. Featuring the fossils recently uncovered by Projecto PaleoAngola scientists, as well as murals, animations and interviews, Sea Monsters Unearthed creates an immersive educational experience. National Museum of Natural History. Nov. 9 to Nov. 9, 2019.

nique. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Nov. 8 to Jan. 27, 2019. tim dAvis solo exhiBition Honfleur Gallery presents a solo show from artist Tim Davis, whose work is widely recognized for his use of mixed media and exploring different narratives with graphite, sculpture materials, acrylic, photography, pen and ink, and collage. Honfleur Gallery.

Nov. 30 to Jan. 19, 2019.

December

AmBreen Butt: mArk my words PakistaniAmerican artist Ambreen Butt communicates contemporary political commentary through traditional Persian miniature painting in this new exhibition. The artist uses imagery both figurative and abstract and eclectic techniques such as drawing, stitching, staining, etching, and gluing.

National Museum of Women in the Arts. Dec. 7 to April 7, 2019.

snAke eyes In collaboration with Deichtorhallen Hamburgin, the Hirshhorn presents the largest American museum survey of German abstract painter Charline von Heyl to date, highlighting every stage of her career since 2005. Blending everything from pop culture to personal history, von Heyl creates an intricate visual language through her unique and rigorous painting tech-

portrAits of the world: koreA This exhibition highlights the groundbreaking Korean feminist painter Yun Suk Nam, who explored the lives and experiences of women through portraiture.

Featured works include a wood portrait of her mother, and portraits of American artists including Louise Bourgeois, Louise Nevelson, and Marisol.

National Portrait Gallery. Dec. 14 to Nov. 17, 2019.

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Arlington Arts Center 3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington (703) 248-6800. arlingtonartscenter.org ARTECHOUSE 1238 Maryland Ave. SW artechouse.com Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 1050 Independence Ave. SW (202) 633-4880. asia.si.edu Baltimore Museum of Art 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore (443) 573-1700. artbma.org Brentwood Arts Exchange 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood (301) 277-2863. arts.pgparks.com/1782/Brentwood-ArtsExchange Corcoran Gallery of Art 500 17th St. NW (202) 994-1700. corcoran.gwu.edu Cross MacKenzie Gallery 1675 Wisconsin Ave. NW (202) 337-7970. crossmackenzie.com DC Arts Center 2438 18th St. NW (202) 462-7833. dcartscenter.org Folger Shakespeare Library 201 E. Capitol St. SE (202) 544-4600. folger.edu

Greater Reston Arts Center 12001 Market St., Ste. 103, Reston (703) 471-9242. restonarts.org Hemphill Fine Arts 1515 14th St. NW (202) 234-5601. hemphillfinearts.com Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens 4155 Linnean Ave. NW (202) 686-5807. hillwoodmuseum.org Hillyer Art Space 9 Hillyer Court NW (202) 338-0325. hillyerartspace.org Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 7th Street and Independence Avenue SW (202) 633-4674. hirshhorn.si.edu Honfleur Gallery 1241 Good Hope Road SE (202) 365-8392. honfleurgallery.com Katzen Arts Center at American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW (202) 885-2787. american.edu/cas/katzen Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building 10 First St. SE (202) 707-8000. loc.gov Martha Spak Gallery at The Wharf 60 District Square SW martha-spak-gallery-at-the-wharf.com

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Charline von Heyl: Snake Eyes at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Nov. 8, 2018 to Jan. 27, 2019 Morton Fine Art 1781 Florida Ave. NW. (202) 628-2787. mortonfineart.com

National Postal Museum 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE (202) 633-5555. postalmuseum.si.edu

National Air and Space Museum 600 Independence Ave. SW (202) 633-2214. airandspace.si.edu

Newseum 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (888) 639-7386. newseum.org

National Archives 701 Constitution Ave. NW (866) 272-6272. archives.gov

Phillips Collection 1600 21st St. NW (202) 387-2151. phillipscollection.org

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Renwick Gallery 1661 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (202) 633-7970. renwick.americanart.si.edu

National Gallery of Art 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. (202) 737-4215. nga.gov National Geographic Museum 1145 17th St. NW (202) 857-7588. nationalgeographic.org National Museum of African Art 950 Independence Ave. SW (202) 633-4600. africa.si.edu National Museum of American History 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW (202) 633-1000. americanhistory.si.edu National Museum of Natural History 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW (202) 633-1000. naturalhistory.si.edu National Museum of Women in the Arts 1250 New York Ave. NW (202) 783-5000. nmwa.org National Portrait Gallery 8th and F streets NW (202) 633-8300. npg.si.edu

Smithsonian American Art Museum and Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery 8th and F streets NW (202) 633-7970. americanart.si.edu Torpedo Factory Art Center 105 N. Union St., Alexandria (703) 838-4565. torpedofactory.org Transformer 1404 P St. NW (202) 483-1102. transformerdc.org United States Botanic Garden 100 Maryland Ave. SW (202) 225-8333. usbg.gov VisArts 155 Gibbs St., Rockville (301) 315-8200. visartsatrockville.org Washington County Museum of Fine Arts 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown (301) 739-5727. wcmfa.org

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Rosie HeRReRa Dance THeaTRe

Cuban-American choreographer Rosie Herrera creates dances that are over-the-top and highly theatrical, but from a solid Latinx perspective. The Miami-based choreographer worked on Make Believe while she was in residence at Dance Place in 2016, intending to explore what it means to grow up Catholic and carry religious imagery (and baggage) into your adult life. The final piece premiered last summer at the American Dance Festival, and may be more universal. Make Believe deconstructs rituals and spectacles, and finds connections between faithful ardor and romantic love. Don’t expect to see Rihanna’s sexy pope outfit, but knowing Herrera, there could be other costumes fit for the Met Gala. Sept. 15 and 16 at Dance Place. $15–$30.

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Make Believe In this D.C. premiere, Miamibased choreographer Rosie Herrera explores how our early experiences with religion influence our romantic relationships later on. Dance Place. Sept.

15, 8 p.m.; Sept. 16, 8 p.m. $15–$30.

PrioreDance Contemporary D.C. dance company PrioreDance presents Cirque de Nuit, which translates to “Circus of the Night,” a performance that will reflect a fantasy world ruled by jesters and exotic misfits. Imagined with traveling circus-

es in mind, the movement style of each individual character will be built to shift between mischief and virtuosity, littered with historic folklore and great dancing talent. Atlas Performing Arts Center.

Sept. 13, 8 p.m.; Sept. 14, 8 p.m. $10–$20.

Sly ananSi: a Mini MuSical Sly Anansi: A Mini Musical tells the story of the West African and Caribbean folktale of Anansi, the trickster who takes the form of a spider and gets a taste of its own medicine, learning a valuable lesson in the end. This performance features live music, Carib-

bean dance and African drumming, original choreography, and a chance for the audience to participate. Takoma Park Community Center. Sept. 22, 1 p.m. Free. voluMe iv: The enlighTenMenT Culture Shock DC’s new production explores the theme of “enlightenment” through the use of hip-hop, dance, spoken word, and live music performed by its company of 150 dancers. Dance Place. Sept. 29, 8 p.m.; Sept. 30, 7 p.m. $15–$30.

OctOber chineSe WarriorS of Peking Chinese Warriors of Peking is an acclaimed martial arts and acrobatic company that has toured the world with Cirque Du Soleil. The group of talented martial artists will perform stage combat, traditional weapons handling, juggling, diving rings, contortion, and acrobatics. Hylton Performing Arts Center. Oct. 28, 4 p.m. $30–$50.

Dog WiThouT feaTherS (cão SeM PluMaS) Adapted from the poem of the same name, Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker’s Dog Without Feathers illustrates the way of life in the Capibaribe River Region of Brazil. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. Oct. 18, 8 p.m.; Oct. 19, 8 p.m.; Oct.

20, 8 p.m. $29–$79. eaST coaST PreMiereS froM unBounD: a feSTival of neW WorkS The San Francisco Ballet presents the East Coast premieres of programs from San Francisco’s Unbound festival, which features innovative new works from some of today’s most acclaimed choreographers. Kennedy Center Opera House. Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. $29–$129. flaMenco PaSión Preeminent flamenco dancer and choreographer Eduardo Guerrero and his company present the full range of flamenco styles in this production imported from Cadiz, Spain.

George Mason University Center for the Arts. Oct. 12, 8 p.m. $30–$50. furia flaMenca: café flaMenco Atlas Performing Arts Center invites its audience to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Café Flamenco. This popular cabaret-style event features traditional flamenco dance and live music performed by dancers from Furia Flamenca Dance Company, an award-winning dance company led by artistic director Estela Velez De Paredez, and guitarist Torcuato Zamora. Atlas Performing Arts Center. Oct. 13, 7 p.m. $20–$40.

ShorThanDeD Presented by Jane Franklin Dance, this performance revisits technolo-

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san FRancisco balleT

Dance people thought the San Francisco Ballet was crazy. 17 days, 12 world premieres.

That’s what the company accomplished at its Unbound festival last spring. Now, the West Coast’s best are coming east, and bringing with them six of those 12 new ballets. Four names will be very familiar to D.C. dance audiences, while two will be new. Program A features works by Trey McIntyre, Christopher Wheeldon, and newcomer David Dawson. Program B brings back Edwaard Liang and Justin Peck, plus a piece by British choreographer Cathy Marston. She’s picked Edith Wharton’s novella Ethan Frome as inspiration for what should be a beautiful love triangle. Other pieces on tap are more abstract. With dancers barefoot, en pointe, and wearing sneakers, this six-day showcase likely represents the best contemporary dance D.C. will see all season. Oct. 23 to 28 at the Kennedy Center Opera House. $29– $129.

—Rebecca J. Ritzel

Renée Fleming Voices: an eVening wiTH RobeRT FaiRcHilD

A famous dancer retires suddenly from a major ballet company, becomes a Broadway star, and then books a solo recital at the Kennedy Center, curated by an opera diva. That’s Robbie Fairchild’s recent career roller coaster, and we’re the ones who get to watch him take the plunge. Fairchild initially took leaves of absence from the New York City Ballet to star in the musical An American in Paris in Paris, New York, and London. Along came more theater opportunities, followed by a 2017 split from his wife, ballerina Tiler Peck. Fairchild, who is originally from Utah, left City Ballet for good last fall. He’s since posted plenty of #ProvincetownPride pics on his Instagram account. He’s also been documenting rehearsals for his Kennedy Center gig, including new tap dance routines and song-and-dance numbers inspired by Gene Kelly, his longtime idol. The results should be worth seeing onstage, not just your phone. Oct. 12 at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. $59–$69.

—Rebecca J. Ritzel gy pushed away over time. As dancers engulf the parking lot using car headlights as illumination and using a sound system from a hatchback, the story of attachments to things like cassette tapes, VHS tapes, and paper dolls unfolds. Theatre on the Run. Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 28, 4 p.m. $22.

NOvember

coMPany Wang raMirez: BorDerline Sébastien Ramirez and Honji Wang return to the Clarice after their sold-out performance last year, presenting their new acclaimed program Borderline. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Nov. 1, 8 p.m. $10–$40. fuego flaMenco feSTival: reDiTuM This high-spirited performance from Spanish flamenco dancer José Barrios and company makes its U.S. premiere. GALA Hispanic Theatre. Nov. 8, 8 p.m.; Nov. 9, 8 p.m.; Nov. 10, 8 p.m.; Nov. 11 ,8 p.m. $25–$48.

Malavika Sarukkai: Thari—The looM Master bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer Malavika Sarukkai returns to the Kennedy Center with the U.S. premiere of her production Thari—The Loom. The show explores the history and deeper meaning of the sari, a traditional Indian handwoven garment. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater.

Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. $39. ragaMala Dance coMPany: WriTTen in WaTer In this new work, Ragamala Dance Company explores the psychological implications of the Indian board game Paramapadam through a blend of original music and traditional bharatanatyam dance. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater.

Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. $39.

SPecTruM Dance TheaTer: a raP on race Based on a famed 1970 public conversation between novelist James Baldwin and anthropologist Margaret Mead, this new work weaves together dance and verbal duets to highlight the complexity of talking about race. This school production was conceived by Pulitzer-nominated playwright Anna Deavere Smith and Tony-nominat-

ed choreographer Donald Byrd. George Mason University Center for the Arts. Nov. 16, 8 p.m. $29–$48.

The WaShingTon BalleT’S nuTcracker This celebrated Christmas favorite is set in historic Georgetown, combining Revolutionary Warera historical figures with the traditional Nutcracker characters. THEARC. Nov. 24, 1 p.m.; Nov. 24, 5:30 p.m.; Nov. 25, 1 p.m.; Nov. 25, 5:30 p.m. $30–$55.

The WaShingTon BalleT’S nuTcracker This celebrated Christmas favorite is set in historic Georgetown, combining Revolutionary Warera historical figures with the traditional Nutcracker characters. Warner Theatre. Nov. 29, 7 p.m.; Nov. 30, 7 p.m. $32–$136.

December

eileen iverS Virtuoso fiddler Eileen Ivers brings her signature warmth for a soulful celebration at Wolf Trap, capturing the spirit of the holiday season and telling the story of Christmas through music and dance. The Barns at Wolf Trap. Dec. 2, 3 p.m.; Dec. 2, 8 p.m. $27–$32. faculTy Dance concerT This concert highlights the choreography of featured UMD Dance faculty members and special guests. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. $10–$25.

The hiP hoP nuTcracker Blending Tchaikovsky’s iconic score with hip-hop choreography and setting the story in New York City, this inventive production includes an on-stage DJ and a rapping introduction by Kurtis Blow. Music Center at Strathmore. Dec. 18, 8 p.m.; Dec. 19, 8 p.m. $30–$60.

MoScoW BalleT’S greaT ruSSian nuTcracker Featuring hand-painted sets, the Moscow Ballet brings its Nutcracker to the Strathmore.

Music Center at Strathmore. Dec. 17, 8 p.m.; Dec. 16, 2 p.m.; Dec. 16, 7 p.m. $28–$98.

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VENUES Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H St. NE (202) 399-7993. atlasarts.org The Barns at Wolf Trap 1635 Trap Road, Vienna (703) 255-1900. wolftrap.org

Kennedy Center 2700 F St. NW

(202) 467-4600. kennedy-center.org Music Center at Strathmore 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Stadium Drive and Route 193, College Park (301) 405-2787. theclarice.umd.edu

(301) 581-5100. strathmore.org

Dance Place 3225 8th St. NE [202) 269-1600. danceplace.org

(301) 891-7100. takomaparkmd.gov

GALA Hispanic Theatre 3333 14th St. NW (202) 234-7174. galatheatre.org

1901 Mississippi Ave. SE

George Mason University Center for the Arts 4373 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax (888) 945-2468. cfa.gmu.edu Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas (703) 993-7759. hyltoncenter.org

Takoma Park Community Center 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park THEARC (202) 889-5901. thearcdc.org Theatre on the Run 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington (703) 228-1850.

Warner Theatre 513 13th St. NW (202) 783-4000. warnertheatredc.com

Maria BaMford

One of Maria Bamford’s best known one-liners tells you exactly what to expect from her act: “I never really thought of myself as depressed so much as paralyzed by hope.” It’s all there: the frank discussion of mental illness, the selfdeprecation, and the Midwestern sunniness that she both parodies and pines for. Other comedians might mine similar ground, but no one does it with Bamford’s tone and energy as she turns depression, anxiety, and neuroses into punchlines, couching confessions in bizarre absurdity. Her style has made her a mainstay in the “alternative comedy” world—even as that world has become increasingly mainstream—and whether it’s doing voice work, starring in the cancelled-too-soon, semi-autobiographical Lady Dynamite, or performing on stage, Bamford stands alone as one of the most unique voices in comedy. Oct. 12 at The Warner Theatre. $32.

—Chris Kelly

Jason Mewes

There are plenty of actors whose entire careers are so defined by one role—James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Jason Alexander as George Costanza, to name a few—that it’s impossible to see them as anything else. Another one: Jason Mewes—best known as Jay in the films of Kevin Smith. Mewes has made a career out of playing Silent Bob’s perpetually stoned hetero life partner, but in real life, he struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. Thankfully, he sobered up in 2010, and Smith created the Jay & Silent Bob Get Old podcast to help his friend stay that way. Since then, the pair have used retellings of Mewes’ misadventures to entertain fans and remind Mewes why he should stay on the straight and narrow. Now, following in Smith’s footsteps, Mewes is hitting the road on his own to recount his wild days. Because if he’s always going to be Jay, he might as well get something positive of it. Nov. 7 at DC Improv. $22. —Chris Kelly

September MIRANDA SINGS LIVE...NO OFFENSE YouTube icon Colleen Ballinger, best known for portraying her eccentric character Miranda Sings, returns to the Kennedy Center. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. Sept. 15, 2 p.m.; Sept. 15, 8 p.m. $40–$80.

lished musician and a former member of The Grass Roots, with a music career spanning nearly five decades. Union Stage. Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m. $20–$40.

appeared in Girl Code, Party Over Here, and Ladylike. Drafthouse Comedy. Nov. 23, 7 p.m., Nov. 23, 9 p.m.; Nov. 24, 7 p.m.; Nov. 24, 9 p.m. $20.

CRAIG ROBINSON Best known for his role as Darryl Philbin on The Office, this former Chicago public school teacher has also appeared in Brooklyn NineNine, This Is the End, and Hot Tub Time Machine. DC Improv. Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 28, 7 p.m.; Sept.

28, 9:30 p.m.; Sept. 29, 7 p.m.; Sept. 29, 9:30 p.m.; Sept. 30, 7 p.m. $35–$50.

December

OctOber

yVONNE ORJI Yvonne Orji is best known for her role as Molly in the critically acclaimed HBO series Insecure and is currently developing a sitcom entitled First Gen, based on her experiences as a Nigerian-American comedian. Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse. Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 5, 10 p.m.; Oct. 6, 7 p.m.; Oct. 6, 9:30 p.m. $30–$35.

LILy tOMLIN One of America’s foremost comediennes, this many-time Tony and Emmy winning actress currently stars as Frankie in Grace and Frankie. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Oct. 17, 8 p.m. $39–$129. tREVOR NOAH Best known as the host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and for his bestselling autobiography Born a Crime, Noah was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2018. DAR Constitution Hall. Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. $63–$93.

NOvember

ARBAtARENA pRESENtS MAxIM GALkIN Russian parodist Maxim Galkin has hosted programs such as the Russian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, The Million Pound Drop, and Dve Zvezdy.

GW Lisner Auditorium. Nov. 2, 8 p.m. $50–$125.

MIkE EppS This prolific actor, film producer, comedian, and rapper, best known for his portrayal of Day-Day Jones in Next Friday and its sequel Friday After Next, tapes his new Netflix special. DAR Constitution Hall. Nov. 3, 7 p.m.; Nov. 3, 10:30 p.m. $52–$75.

BILL BELLAMy Credited with coining the phrase “booty call,” Bellamy is the host and producer of Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes? and can be seen on The Tom Joyner Morning Show and Last Comic Standing.

DC Improv. Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 9, 9:45 p.m.; Nov. 10, 7 p.m.; Nov. 10, 9:30 p.m. Nov. 11, 7 p.m. $30.

GARy GuLMAN Known for his appearances on Last Comic Standing, Inside Amy Schumer, HBO’s Crashing, and 2 Dope Queens, this celebrated comedian brings his “It’s About Time” tour to D.C. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. Nov. 8, 8 p.m. $25.

MAz JOBRANI This Iranian-American comedian and actor most recently starred in CBS’ Superior Donuts and can also be seen in his standup specials Brown and Friendly, I Come in Peace, and I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One on TV. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Nov. 16, 8 p.m. $29–$125.

JOEy COCO DIAz Joey Coco Diaz, who began his comedy career while serving time at a correctional facility, has appeared in films like The Longest Yard, Spider Man 2, Smiley Face, and Taxi. 9:30 Club. Sept.

15, 7 p.m. $30.

StEVE MARtIN AND MARtIN SHORt Actor, comedian, and bluegrass musician Steve Martin makes a return to comedy in this national tour with fellow actor Martin Short. The Anthem. Nov. 17, 8 p.m. $75–$175.

CREED BRAttON Known for playing a fictionalized version of himself on nine seasons of The Office, this multitalented actor is also an estab-

NICOLE ByER Currently starring in her autobiographical comedy Loosely Exactly Nicole and hosting the Netflix bake-off series Nailed It, Byer has also

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DARRELL HAMMOND As Saturday Night Live’s longest-running cast member, this actor and comedian has impersonated over 107 different celebrities. Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse. Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 7, 10 p.m.; Dec. 8, 7 p.m.; Dec. 8, 9:30 p.m. $32–$37.

ROy WOOD JR. Labelled one of 10 Comics to Watch by Variety in 2016, Wood has been featured on The Daily Show, This Is Not Happening, and Sullivan and Son. DC Improv. Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 7, 9:45 p.m.; Dec. 8, 7 p.m.; Dec. 8, 9:30 p.m. $25.

VENUES 9:30 Club 815 V St. NW (202) 465-0930. 930.com The Anthem 901 Wharf St. SW (202) 888-0020. theanthemdc.com Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington (703) 486-2345. arlingtondrafthouse.com DAR Constitution Hall 1776 D St. NW (202) 628-1776. dar.org DC Improv 1140 Connecticut Ave. NW (202) 296-7008. dcimprov.com Drafthouse Comedy 1100 13th St. NW (202) 750-6411. drafthousecomedy.com GW Lisner Auditorium 730 21st St. NW (202) 994-6800. lisner.gwu.edu Kennedy Center 2700 F St. NW (202) 467-4600. kennedy-center.org Lincoln Theatre 1215 U St. NW (202) 888-0050. thelincolndc.com Sixth & I Historic Synagogue 600 I St. NW (202) 408-3100. sixthandi.org Union Stage 740 Water St. SW (877) 987-6487. unionstage.com Warner Theatre 513 13th St. NW (202) 783-4000. warnertheatredc.com

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AND TALKS ness, it’s the Instagram feed of Pete Souza. The former White House photographer has eight years of archives from the Obama administration, and he’s been famously posting shots and captions that serve to contrast that presidency with the current one. (When Donald Trump called Omarosa Manigault Newman a “dog,” Souza posted a dignified shot of Obama with one of his loyal pooches.) Souza is calling his upcoming book of Obama photos Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents, and it’s safe to assume that although it might be trenchant and occasionally catty, it won’t veer too far from the “Dad” corner of the matrix. The art of trolling, it seems, still has room for nice guys. Oct. 24 at GW Lisner Auditorium. Sold out.

—Joe Warminsky

SuSan orlean

My favorite building in the entire world, at least the parts of it that I’ve seen, is the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. I spent countless hours studying at its tables and winding my way through its stacks during college and on subsequent post-graduation visits, and I cannot imagine how awful I’d feel if something happened to my beloved space and the things inside it. (Its years-long renovation was traumatic enough.) Users of the Los Angeles Public Library had to face this fear in 1986, when a massive fire destroyed 400,000 books and damaged 700,000 more.

The cause of the fire has been debated in the three decades since, with some suspecting that it was intentionally set. Nonfiction icon Susan Orlean, a woman legendary enough to be portrayed on screen by Meryl Streep, has spent years investigating the L.A. fire, which has resulted in her latest release, The Library Book. Weaving together research and bits of personal history, Orlean’s book looks at the ways we use libraries and why we feel so strongly about them. Let her local discussion serve as a stopgap while we wait for MLK Library to re-open in a mere two years. Oct. 25 at Politics and Prose. Free.

—Caroline Jones

Death BecomeS uS: true crime FeStival

Pete Souza

Bijan Stephen of The Verge recently offered a “masculinity matrix” for categorizing men online. The four poles were Dad, Uncle, Son, and Nephew, and for our purposes here, we’re going to focus on Dads, or the men who “hand down edicts intended to better your life” and are “good on the grill.” Barack Obama rates squarely as a Dad—lawful and confident (but not pathologically so). And if there’s a long, righteous online ripple of Obama’s Dad42 september 14, 2018 washingtoncitypaper.com 1 September 16, 2011 washingtoncitypaper.com

Do you love true crime? What about podcasts and documentaries? And going to festivals with your friends? Of course you do. It’s 2018, and we all love all of those things. Brightest Young Things has brilliantly rolled them all into one by hosting a “crime pop culture festival” called Death Becomes Us. The weekend-long festival will feature live shows and talks from the likes of Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej of BuzzFeed Unsolved, Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer of the award-winning podcast Criminal, and Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, and Henry Zebrowski of Last Podcast on the Left. But don’t just take it from the journalist-detectives; retired homicide detective Lieutenant Joe Kenda, featured in Investigation Discovery’s Homicide Hunter, will speak as well. Kenda and his team are known for solving 356 of the 387 homicide cases that came across his desk, and he’ll be speaking about the memories he still can’t shake, all these years later. Nov. 3 and 4 at GW Lisner Auditorium. $25–$135.

—Naomi Shavin

September

Deborah baker Deborah Baker discusses her latest book The Last Englishmen, which chronicles the fall of the British Empire in India and highlights the historical figures whose lives where changed by it. Solid State Books. Sept. 13, 7 p.m. Free.

Jérémie royer Illustrator Jérémie Royer discusses his graphic biography Audubon, the story of a man who embarks upon an epic ornithological quest across America at the turn of the nineteenth century. Takoma Park Public Library. Sept.

13, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Lucia kay mcbath Gun control spokesperson Lucia Kay McBath talks about her book Standing Our Ground, an emotional account of her fight for justice after her teenage son was unjustly killed.

Politics and Prose at The Wharf. Sept. 13, 7 p.m.

Free. tim mohr Tim Mohr reflects on his new book Burning Down the Haus, which chronicles the punkrock subculture in East Germany and explores its relationship to the country’s underground resistance. Black Cat. Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m. $10. kevin PoweLL Kevin Powell chats about his book My Mother. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. And the Last Stand of the Angry White Man., a series of essays on the changes occurring in America. Solid State Books. Sept. 14, 7 p.m. Free. r. o. kwon R. O. Kwon discusses her new book The Incendiaries, the story of a young woman who disappears after being drawn into an extreme religious cult. Politics and Prose at Union Market.

Sept. 14, 7 p.m. Free.

Justin Driver In his new book The Schoolhouse Gate, Justin Driver examines the historic legal battles fought over education and the Supreme Court’s continued failure to uphold students’ rights. Politics and Prose at The Wharf. Sept. 17, 7 p.m. Free. caroL anDerson Carol Anderson discusses her new book One Person, No Vote, a comprehensive history of racist voter suppression in America. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe. Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m. Free. oLivia Laing Olivia Laing talks about her new novel Crudo, the story of a woman coming to terms with the daunting commitment of marriage while adjusting to the chaos of the Trump era. Politics and Prose at Union Market. Sept. 19, 7 p.m. Free.

Forrest PritcharD anD eLLen PoLishuk Forrest Pritchard and Ellen Polishuk talk about their new book Start Your Farm, a guide to sustainable farming in the 21st century. One More Page Books. Sept. 20, 7 p.m. Free. saLLy FieLD Academy and Emmy Award-winning actress Sally Field presents In Pieces, a memoir illuminating her difficult childhood and her journey as an actress. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. Sept. 20, 7 p.m. $25–$42.

Jose antonio vargas Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas discusses his new book Dear America, a memoir about his struggles to fit in as an undocumented immigrant. Politics and Prose at The Wharf. Sept. 21, 7 p.m. Free. reese withersPoon Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon discusses her debut book Whiskey in a Teacup, an autobiographical account of her southern upbringing and its impact on her identity. The Anthem. Sept. 22, 8 p.m. $60–$400. mick cornett Former Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett talks about his book The Next American City, a testament to modest-sized but successful cities and how they’re leading progress in the United States. Solid State Books. Sept. 24, 7 p.m. Free. brian vanDemark In his new book Road to Disaster, United States Naval Academy professor Brian VanDeMark explains the complicated series of decisions by the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations that lead the country into the Vietnam War. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe. Sept. 25, 6:30 p.m. Free.

PoP-uP magazine The innovative multimedia performance designed to recreate the experience

of reading a magazine returns to D.C. Warner Theatre. Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. $24–$39.

JenniFer baker, Jason reynoLDs, anD hasanthika sirisena Jennifer Baker, Jason Reynolds and Hasanthika Sirisena chat about their book Everyday People, a diverse, carefully curated collection of short fiction by writers of color, both emerging and established. Solid State Books.

Sept. 26, 7 p.m. Free. gabrieLa aLemán Gabriela Alemán discusses her new novel Poso Wells, a dark thriller about a small town in which the mysterious disappearance of women and the electrocution of a presidential candidate turn out to be intimately connected. Politics and Prose at Union Market. Sept.

28, 7 p.m. Free. maurice Jackson anD bLair rubLe Editors Maurice Jackson and Blair Ruble present their new book DC Jazz, a comprehensive history of the Washington D.C. jazz scene and the great musicians that emerged from it. Solid State Books.

Sept. 29, 4:30 p.m. Free. nick bunker Pulitzer finalist Nick Bunker presents his new book Young Benjamin Franklin, a detailed account of Ben Franklin’s early life and path to success. Politics and Prose. Sept. 30, 1 p.m.

Free.

OctOber

aLLy conDie anD brenDan reichs Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs discuss their debut novel The Darkdeep, a YA thriller about a group of teenagers who stumble upon a mysterious island. Politics and Prose. Oct. 1, 10:30 a.m. Free. maJor garrett Major Garrett discusses his book Mr. Trump’s Wild Ride, a profile of the Trump administration through the eyes of a White House press correspondent. Politics and Prose at The Wharf. Oct. 2, 7 p.m. Free. wayétu moore One Moore Book founder Wayétu Moore chats about her novel She Would Be King, a fantastical retelling of Liberia’s formation. Politics and Prose at Union Market. Oct. 2, 7 p.m. Free. anDre Dubus iii Andre Dubus III discusses his new novel Gone So Long, about a woman whose father seeks to reconnect with her after killing her mother forty years ago. Politics and Prose. Oct. 3, 7 p.m. Free.

JoDi PicouLt Novelist Jodi Picoult talks about her latest novel A Spark of Light, which tells the story of patients taken hostage by a gunman at a women’s reproductive health clinic. National Museum of Natural History Baird Auditorium. Oct. 3, 6:45 p.m. $45.

P. w. singer anD emerson t. brooking Defense experts P. W. Singer and Emerson T. Brooking chat about their new book Likewar, which examines the weaponization of social media and its devastating real world impacts. Politics and Prose at The Wharf. Oct. 4, 7 p.m. Free.

James miLLer James Miller traces the ups and downs of democratic systems throughout history in his new book Can Democracy Work? Politics and Prose at Union Market. Oct. 7, 5 p.m. Free.

Leta hong Fincher Journalist Leta Hong Fincher talks about her new book Betraying Big Brother, a history of the feminist movement in China and its clash with China’s authoritarian government. Politics and Prose. Oct. 7, 3 p.m. Free. anita sarkeesian anD ebony aDams Anita Sarkeesian and Ebony Adams discuss their new book History Vs Women, which highlights the untold stories of remarkable women through the ages and around the world. Politics and Prose. Oct. 8, 7 p.m. Free.

Jessica hoPPer Jessica Hopper talks about her new book Night Moves, a memoir about her experiences as a DJ in early-2000s Chicago. Politics and Prose. Oct. 8, 7 p.m. Free. brooke barker Brooke Barker chats about her latest book Sad Animal Babies, a humorous illustrated profile of over 100 different baby creatures. Politics and Prose at The Wharf. Oct. 9, 7 p.m. Free. gary shteyngart Bestselling author Gary Shteyngart talks about his book Lake Success, the

tale of a distraught billionaire who flees New York in search of a simpler life. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. Oct. 9, 7 p.m. $18–$35.

Deborah bLum Pulitzer Prize winner Deborah Blum discusses her new book The Poison Squad, the true story of chemist Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley and other activists who lead the crusade for food safety in the early 1900s. Politics and Prose. Oct. 10, 7 p.m. Free.

PhiLiP greene In his new book A Drinkable Feast, Philip Greene tells the story of the Lost Generation through the history of more than 50 cocktails that they enjoyed in 1920s Paris. Politics and Prose at Union Market. Oct. 10, 7 p.m. Free. camiLLe PagLia Camille Paglia discusses her latest book Provocations, a collection of essays and articles from throughout her career on topics from LGBT activism to Prince’s death. Politics and Prose. Oct. 11, 7 p.m. Free. eric Jay DoLin Eric Jay Dolin chats about his new book Black Flags, Blue Waters, a vivid history of the “Golden Age” of piracy in the Americas. Politics and Prose at The Wharf. Oct. 11, 7 p.m. Free. maya rao Maya Rao discusses her new book The Great American Outpost, a chronicle of how oil discovery in North Dakota changed the American West. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe. Oct. 11, 6:30 p.m. Free.

DaviD a. kaPLan David A. Kaplan discusses his new book The Most Dangerous Branch, an inside look at the Supreme Court and how it’s come to jeopardize the constitution. Politics and Prose. Oct. 12, 7 p.m. Free. reyna granDe Bestselling author Reyna Grande talks about her new memoir A Dream Called Home, an inspiring account of her quest to become a writer as an undocumented Mexican immigrant.

Politics and Prose at Union Market. Oct. 12, 7 p.m.

Free. erica wright, JenniFer chang, anD sara Lautman In conversation with poet Jennifer Chang and illustrator Sara Lautman, Erica Wright discusses her novel The Blue Kingfisher, a mystery about a private investigator who discovers that the sudden trend of men falling from the sky has connections to a greater scheme. Solid State Books. Oct. 14, 6 p.m. Free.

tahereh maFi Bestselling author Tahereh Mafi discusses her novel A Very Large Expanse of Sea, the story of a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who is bullied for her religion after 9-11. Politics and Prose.

Oct. 17, 7 p.m. Free. meg meDina Meg Medina signs and discusses her book Merci Suarez Changes Gears, a middle grade coming-of-age novel about a young girl struggling to navigate sixth grade. One More Page Books. Oct. 19, 7 p.m. Free. max boot Max Boot discusses his new book The Corrosion of Conservatism, the story of how he abandoned the conservative ideology in the wake of Trump’s campaign. Politics and Prose at The Wharf. Oct. 23, 7 p.m. Free.

JosePh Fink Joseph Fink discusses his book Alice Isn’t Dead, based on the podcast of the same name about a woman who embarks on a search for her presumed-dead wife Alice when she mysteriously reappears on the news. Politics and Prose. Oct. 31, 7 p.m. Free.

NOvember kevin corneLL Bestselling author Kevin Cornell chats with young readers about his children’s book Lucy Fell Down a Mountain, a slapstick comedy about a girl who falls down a mountain and has trouble asking other characters for help. Solid State Books. Nov. 4, 10:30 a.m. Free. eLLen crosby Ellen Crosby discusses her new book Harvest of Secrets, the ninth installment in her Virginia Wine Country Mystery series, about the search for the killer of an aristocratic French winemaker. One More Page Books. Nov. 7, 7 p.m. Free. robin taLLey Robin Talley talks about her latest book Pulp, the story of a young woman who writes lesbian pulp novels under a pseudonym in 1955, and the teenager who is determined to track her down 62 years later. Politics and Prose. Nov. 13, 7 p.m. Free.

Jabari asim Acclaimed author and teacher Jabari Asim talks about his book We Can’t Breathe, a series of essays on the black American experience and the strength of the community through centuries of oppression. Solid State Books. Oct 17, 7 p.m.

Free.

megan mcDonaLD Megan McDonald discusses her new book Judy Moody and the Right Royal Tea Party, the latest installment in her award-winning children’s book series Judy Moody. Politics and Prose. Nov. 15, 10:30 a.m. Free.

The Anthem 901 Wharf St. SW (202) 265-0930. theanthemdc.com

Politics and Prose at The Wharf 70 District Square SW (202) 488-3867. politics-prose.com

Black Cat 1811 14th St. NW (202) 667-4490. blackcatdc.com

Politics and Prose at Union Market 1270 5th St. NE (202) 544-4452. politics-prose.com

VENUES

Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW (202) 387-1400. kramers.com National Museum of Natural History 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW (202) 633-1000. naturalhistory.si.edu One More Page Books 2200 N. Westmoreland St., Arlington (703) 300-9746. onemorepagebooks.com Politics and Prose 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW (202) 364-1919. politics-prose.com

Solid State Books 600 H St. NE (202) 897-4201. solidstatebooksdc.com Sixth & I Historic Synagogue 600 I St. NW (202) 408-3100. sixthandi.org Takoma Park Public Library 101 Philadelphia Ave., Takoma Park (301) 891-7259. takomapark.info/library Warner Theatre 513 13th St. NW (202) 783-4000. warnertheatredc.com

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Eudora Welty Lecture

RichaRd FoRd Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford delivers the annual Eudora Welty Lecture, sponsored by the Eudora Welty Foundation.

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The Freer Gallery of Art’s recently renovated Meyer Auditorium is one of D.C.’s great repertory theaters, with programmer Tom Vick consistently bringing audiences the best of Asian cinema, from arthouse favorites to lesser-known titles you won’t see anywhere else.

This fall, the gallery screens three new films from Taiwan, including The Great Buddha+, a political satire that’s the feature debut from Huang Hsin-yao; and a new restoration of the 1979 drama Legend of the Mountain, from Dragon Inn director King Hu. Sept. 21 to 30 at the Freer Gallery of Art. Free.

—Pat Padua

NOir CiTy DC NSO POPS: Get Out

Every detail in Jordan Peele’s fantastic Get Out—the best movie of 2017—is thoughtful and considered. Each scene has been turned over and over by fans to suss out all the references and clever bits. Michael Abels’ score is no exception. It’s dark and terrifying, as horror movie compositions should be, but it connects to the movie’s themes deeply by drawing on black music from across the world. From American spiritual chants to West African drumming, Abels twists recognizable sounds into grotesque mutations drained of any hope. The main theme, “Sikiliza Kwa Wahenga,” warns the film’s protagonist and foreshadows what’s to come. In Swahili, it means “listen to your ancestors.” With the National Symphony Orchestra bringing this score to life, fans may gain an even deeper appreciation for Get Out’s details. Sept. 20 at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $29–$99.

—Justin Weber

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The AFI Silver’s annual film noir festival returns in October for a big-screen celebration of hard-boiled gumshoes, no-good dames, and rapid-fire chin music. And to make better use of your entertainment dollar, every program in the series will be a double bill. The series has been a great way to see classic crime dramas and less frequently revived titles from the era of femmes fatale and private dicks. Celluloid purists will be happy to hear that several 35mm prints are promised. At press time, the final slate has not yet been announced, but fans of this golden era of fatalistic films should start blocking out some time to camp out in Silver Spring this fall. Oct. 10 to 25 at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. $13.

—Pat Padua

september

AFI LAtIn AmerIcAn FILm FestIvAL Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with one of America’s longest-running showcases of Latin American cinema. A full list of screenings and schedule details will be released at a later date.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. Sept. 13 to Oct. 3. Prices vary.

BreAk the chAIn Atlas Performing Arts Center presents Break the Chain, a documentary about human trafficking in the United States that features the stories of two survivors and nearly 20 interviews with professionals seeking to raise awareness. Atlas Performing Arts Center. Sept. 17. $14–$20.

In the Intense now (no Intenso AgorA) The National Gallery of Art presents In the Intense Now, a cinematic montage of archival footage that details the historical events of the 1960s as they took place in China, France, Czechoslovakia, and Brazil. This screening includes an introduction by Middlebury College professor Michael Kraus, and is shown in Portuguese with English subtitles.

National Gallery of Art East Building Auditorium.

Sept. 29. Free.

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spooky movIe InternAtIonAL horror FILm FestIvAL Now in its 13th year, the festival highlights new horror cinema from around the world.

It opens with a screening of the cult classic Phantasm as presented by director Don Coscarelli, who will be signing copies of his new memoir. AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. Oct. 4 to Oct. 7.

Prices vary.

FILms From the ArAB worLd In this series, Freer Sackler captures the vibrant culture as well as the struggles against injustice in the Arab world. The series will open with the World Cinema Project’s new digital restoration of the Egyptain classic The Mummy. Freer Gallery of Art. Oct. 5 to Oct. 21. Free. douBLe exposure FILm FestIvAL Now in its fourth year, Double Exposure is the country’s only film festival dedicated to investigative reporting on film. A full list of screenings and schedule details will be released at a later date. Naval Heritage Center at the United States Navy Memorial.

Oct. 10 to Oct. 14. Prices vary.

FAmILy FrIend The Czech Embassy collaborates with the Avalon Theatre in its 12th annual Lions of Czech Film Series to screen Family Friend, a story of forbidden love set in 1940s German-occupied Czechoslovakia. Avalon Theatre. Oct. 10.

Prices vary.

NOVember

reeL AFFIrmAtIons FILm FestIvAL Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the festival highlights LGBTQ stories from all over the world. A full list of screenings and schedule details will be released at a later date. Human Rights Campaign.

Nov. 1 to Nov. 4. Prices vary.

FAther (BABAI) The Goethe-Institut presents Father, the story of a young Serbian boy who embarks on a perilous journey to find his father in Germany. The film is screened in German with English subtitles. Goethe-Institut Washington.

Nov. 30. Free.

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The evenTs After a mass shooting, lone survivor Claire tries to overcome her trauma and find the compassion, understanding, and peace she needs. Anacostia Playhouse. To Oct. 7. $30–$40. hamilTon Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway hit finally comes to the Kennedy Center. The world famous hip-hop musical chronicles the extraordinary life of founding father Alexander Hamilton. Kennedy Center Opera House. To Sept. 16. $99–$625.

hero’s Welcome This regional premiere of a play by one of Britain’s most celebrated playwrights tells the story of a decorated military hero who returns home after 17 years. As he returns, with his new wife, to a town he left amidst rumors of arson, infidelity, and abandonment, secrets begin to emerge. 1st Stage. To Oct. 7. $15–$39. marie and roseTTa Mosaic Theater Company presents a musical celebration of two extraordinary black women. Marie and Rosetta chronicles the unlikely first rehearsal between Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight, who would go on

to become one of the great duos in music history. Atlas Performing Arts Center. To Sept. 30. $50–$68. small mouTh sounds This Ryan Rilette-directed play opens Round House’s 41st season. When six strangers arrive at a week-long silent retreat in the woods in search of enlightenment, they discover that finding inner peace isn’t as easy as they thought. Round House Theatre. To Sept. 23. $36–$57.

souTh Pacific This regional production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is directed by Alan Muraoka and choreographed by Darren Lee. Set during World War II on a distant Pacific island, South Pacific tells the sweeping love story of nurse Nellie Forbush and French plantation owner Emile de Becque. Olney Theatre Center. To Oct. 7. $64–$84.

Born YesTerdaY Set in the 1940s, this play tells the story of Billie Dawn, the naive girlfriend of a Washington tycoon who fights back against his corrupt political schemes. This regional production

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is directed by Aaron Posner and stars Kimberly Gilbert and Edward Gero. Ford’s Theatre. Sept. 21 to Oct. 21. $20–$62.

The comedY of errors Alan Paul directs Shakespeare Theatre Company’s presentation of this zany farce about two sets of twins and frequently mistaken identities. Lansburgh Theatre.

Sept. 25 to Oct. 28. $44–$102. como agua Para chocolaTe (like WaTer for chocolaTe) Making its U.S. premiere, this production centers on a young woman who is forbidden to marry because of family tradition and takes to expressing herself through cooking.

It is based on the novel by Laura Esquivel, adapted to the stage by Garbi Losada, and directed by Olga Sánchez. Performed in Spanish with English titles. GALA Hispanic Theatre. To Oct. 7. $20–$48. gloria Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, this new dark comedy centers on a group of ambition Manhattan editorial assistants. When an average workday turns into a living nightmare, survivors must compete to turn their experience into a career-making story.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre. To Sept. 30. $20–$61. if i forgeT This acutely personal play by Steven Levenson tells the story of a Jewish D.C. family agonizing over whether to sell their 14th Street NW real estate after their mother has died and their father is in need of full-time care. Studio Theatre.

To Oct. 14. $20–$80. laBour of love Fresh from London’s West End, this new comedy traces the ups and downs of leftwing politics in Britain over the past two decades.

Labour of Love is directed by Leora Morris with an Olivier-winning script by James Graham. Olney Theatre Center. Sept. 26 to Oct. 28. $49–$74. macBeTh Amended by Sir William Davenant, this Restoration-era adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic is directed by Robert Richmond and features music by John Eccles performed live by Folger Consort. In this timeless tragedy, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are tormented by guilt after they murder King Duncan and take the Scottish throne. Folger Elizabethan Theatre. To Sept. 23. $42-$79.

The PianisT of Willesden lane Theater J presents this Hershey Felder-directed play, adapted from the book The Children of Willesden Lane.

Based on true events, the show tells the story of a young Jewish piano prodigy whose musical aspirations are thwarted by the onset of World War II.. Kennedy Center Family Theater. To Sept. 30. $44–$74.

Pramkicker In this unflinching look at what it means to be a woman in the modern world, a woman named Jude loses it in a café and kicks a pram. She then gets arrested and sent to anger management where her sister Susie must protect Jude’s anger management class from her anger.

Taffety Punk at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. To Sept.

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TheaTre Week Pick up discounted tickets for shows around the region and attend special events, like walking tours and bike rides, as part of this celebration presented by TheatreWashington.

Various venues. To Oct. 7. Prices vary by event.

Turn me loose This John Gould Rubin-directed play traces comic genius Dick Gregory’s rise to fame as the first black comedian to utilize racial comedy, intertwining art and activism and risking his safety in the process. Arena Stage. To Oct. 14. $56–$76.

directed by Johanna Gruenhut and written by Anna Ziegler. Arena Stage. Oct. 17 to Nov. 18. $30–$69. aida Constellation Theatre Company presents Elton John’s epic musical, based on the opera of the same name. It follows the forbidden love story of the Nubian princess Aida and Ramades, the Egyptian captain who enslaved her people. Constellation Theatre at Source. Oct. 11 to Nov. 18. $25–$55.

viva v.e.r.d.i. The InSeries presents an operatic retelling of King Lear in a completely new way: as a chamber opera mash-up featuring music from Verdi’s Requiem. Timothy Nelson, the new artistic director of the InSeries, wrote the piece, which will feature eight singers as well the formidable D.C. actress Nanna Ingvarsson taking on the dual roles of Verdi/Lear. Source Theatre. To Sept. 23. $20–$45.

american revoluTion Using a cast of only seven actors in 21 square feet of space, Chicago’s award-winning Theater Unspeakable tells the story of the American fight for independence. Kennedy Center Family Theater. Oct. 12 to Oct. 14. $20.

acTuallY Theater J presents the timely story of Tom and Amber, two college freshmen who find themselves in a Title IX hearing after a casual hookup doesn’t go as planned. This production is

anasTasia Based on the animated film of the same name, the tour of this dazzling Broadway production from the Tony-winning creators of Ragtime makes its way to D.C. In Anastasia, a young orphan uncovers secrets about her past when two con men take advantage of her resem-

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Macbeth

Let go of Shakespeare’s Macbeth and watch this reinterpretation circa 1664. Shakespeare had been dead nearly 50 years by then, and a lot had happened since he expired. Namely, Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans—widely know to have been the enemies of fun—shuttered theaters during an 11-year rule that began with the beheading of King Charles I and ended with the return of his son, Charles II, who restored both the monarchy and the theaters. And that’s when William Davenant wrote up his own version of Macbeth. He turned Lady Macduff into a full character and created her and Macduff as the virtuous couple in contrast to the evil Macbeths. He also scrubbed the play of its comic scenes to make it pure tragedy, but added music in the form of gruesome singing spirits. Not convinced? It was a blockbuster hit in its day and endured on the stage for years. The Folger put their version together with the help of an international team of scholars, some of whom have studied Davenant’s Macbeth for decades, and a director who has set the play in Bedlam. To Sept. 23 at the Folger Elizabethan Theatre. $42–$79.

—Alexa Mills

Gloria

blance to the presumed-dead duchess Anastasia. Kennedy Center Opera House. Oct. 30 to Nov. 25. $49–$149.

BeeTleJuice This new Alex Timbers-directed musical, adapted from Tim Burton’s 1988 film, makes its world premiere prior to Broadway. With music by Eddie Perfect and a book by Scott Brown, Beetlejuice tells the story of a quirky teenager who moves into a house haunted by its deceased owners and an elusive trickster demon.

National Theatre. Oct. 14 to Nov. 18. $54–$114.

Big river: The advenTures of huckleBerrY finn Based on Mark Twain’s classic novel, Roger Miller’s Tony-winning musical sets The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to a bluegrass and country score. This school production is directed by Thomas W. Jones II, George Mason’s Professional Artist in Residence. George Mason University Center for the Arts. Oct. 27 to Oct. 28. $15–$30.

Capitalizing financially on personal tragedy is a sad but true fact of contemporary American society—look at the nonfiction section of any bookstore or library for proof.

But as the rabid fascination with the writing of former Trump administration staffers proves, readers will voraciously consume these volumes. In Gloria, playwright Branden Jacob-Jenkins satirizes this phenomenon by telling the story of four aspiring writers who survive a workplace shooting and argue about who should get the rights to tell the story. Critics praised his acute jabbing at tragedy and societal values when Gloria debuted in New York in 2015, and Woolly Mammoth announced its plans to open its season with the play in April, months before journalists were murdered on the job at Annapolis’ Capital Gazette. Memories of that horrific event still linger and will certainly color this production. In some way, the connection between fiction and true events makes the show even more intriguing. Are audiences ready to link humor and horror in this way? Wait and see. To Sept. 30 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. $20–$69.

—Caroline Jones BillY ellioT Based on the acclaimed film, Signature Theatre presents the story of dancing 11-year-old boy Billy Elliot. As a 1984 miners’ strike hurts and splits his community, Billy’s passion for ballet first divides the community, but then ultimately unites its people and changes his life. Signature Theatre. Oct. 30 to Jan. 6, 2019. $40–$79.

The fall Written by seven student activists who helped dismantle the statue of Cecil Rhodes at the University of Cape Town, The Fall grapples with race, class, history and power in the aftermath of Apartheid through song and dance. Studio Theatre. Oct. 14 to Nov. 18. $20–$55. ghosTchasers! An earthquake jolt has freed a poltergeist, and it’s creating mischief at an asylum.

The patients have locked up the staff and nobody

can tell who’s who—it’s a job for the Ghostchasers.

Encore Stage & Studio. Oct. 5 to Oct. 14. $12–$15. hoW i learned To drive Round House’s production of this Pulitzer-winning play is directed by Amber Paige McGinnis and written by Paula Vogel.

This timely story chronicles one woman’s struggle to break free from the cycle of sexual abuse and come to terms with her traumatizing memories. Round House Theatre. Oct. 10 to Nov. 4. $48.40–$67. illYria, or WhaT You Will Adapted from William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, this production reimagines the comedy of mixed-signal love in a downtown Manhattan dive bar in the early 1980s.

Gunston Arts Center. Oct. 18 to Nov. 19. $10–$40. king John This historic Shakespeare play dramatizes the life of King John of England, who wages

war on France after King Philip demands that he renounce the throne. Directed by Aaron Posner, this production features Kate Eastwood Norris as Philip the Bastard and Holly Twyford as Constance. Folger Elizabethan Theatre. Oct. 23 to Dec. 2. $42-$79. liTTle shoP of horrors The Kennedy Center presents this classic dark musical comedy, the latest in its Broadway Center Stage series. The story follows Seymour Krelborn, a humble floral shop assistant who discovers a sentient plant that feeds on human blood. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. Oct. 24 to Oct. 28. $69–$199. long WaY doWn In this world premiere production, D.C. native Jason Reynolds’ bestselling book comes to the stage. The story follows fifteenyear-old Will, who sets out to avenge his brother Shawn’s fatal shooting but is interrupted by a series of unexpected visitors. Kennedy Center Family Theater. Oct. 27 to Nov. 4. $25–$35. neW guidelines for Peaceful Times Written by Brazilian playwright Bosco Brasil, this U.S. premiere production centers on a highstakes confrontation between a troubled Brazilian immigration official and a WWII European refugee. Spooky Action Theater. Oct. 11 to Oct. 28. $20–$40. sleePY holloW Synetic Theater’s adaptation of Sleepy Hollow pulls together the elements of Gothic horror, iconic characters, and imagery, with an emphasis on Synetic’s surreal, wordless storytelling that transcends spoken language.

Synetic Theater at Crystal City. Oct. 3 to Nov. 4. $20–$60.

World sTages: measure for measure Directed by Declan Donnellan, this adaptation of the Shakespeare’s classic is presented in Russian with English subtitles. First performed in 1604, this dark comedy tells the story of the struggle for justice that ensues when a judge sentences a

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The late Dick Gregory’s best jokes combined comedy with civil rights activism, like this one-liner: “I sat in at a lunch counter for nine months. When they finally integrated, they didn’t have what I wanted.” And this one: “I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark.” Gregory was one of the first African-American comedians to gain widespread success in the 1960s.

Turn Me Loose, which premieres this fall at Arena Stage, tells the story of his rise to fame. When it opened in 2016 in New York City, the New York Times called it “scorchingly funny.” Now, a year after his death, the show takes on additional significance for local audiences by memorializing the late, great Gregory, who spent his final years as a Washingtonian. To Oct. 14 at Arena Stage. $56–$115.

—Avery J.C. Kleinman young man to death for getting a woman pregnant. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. Oct. 10 to Oct. 13. $19–$75.

NOvember

all save one Area playwright Greg Jones Ellis presents a witty comedy-drama, set in Hollywood in 1950, that reveals what goes on behind closed doors when a world-famous writer, his actress wife, and his longtime “secretary” arrive from England only to have their comfortable household disrupted by the arrivals of others.

Washington Stage Guild at Undercroft Theatre.

Nov. 15 to Dec. 9. $25–$60. anYThing goes This “gold standard” musical comedy with music by Cole Porter tells the story of ocean liner stowaway Billy Crocker, who seeks to win the love of heiress Hope Harcourt and stop her marriage to the millionaire Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Arena Stage. Nov. 2 to Dec. 23. $66–$105. as You like iT This D.C. premiere presents Shakespeare’s original work as an immersive dream-like tale of faithful friends, feuding families, and lovers in disguise. Keegan Theatre at Church Street Theater. Nov. 3 to Dec. 2. $52–$62.

BeauTiful: The carole king musical This Grammy-winning jukebox musical chronicles Carole King’s rise to stardom, from her partnership with lyricist Gerry Goffin to her successful solo career, using her hit songs including “I Feel The Earth Move” and “You’ve Got A Friend”. National Theatre. Nov. 27 to Dec. 30. $54–$114. a civil War chrisTmas The stories of many people intertwine in 1864 on the coldest Christmas Eve in Washington, D.C. in years. 1st Stage. Nov. 29 to Dec. 23. $15–$39. crY iT ouT This comedy by Molly Smith Metzler tells the story of next-door neighbors Jessie and Lina, who bond over their infant-rearing struggles during their maternity leaves. Studio Theatre. Nov. 14 to Dec. 16. $20–$80. elf In this heartwarming family musical adapted from the film by the same name, a young elf learns of his true identity as a human and travels to New York to find his father while spreading the Christmas cheer. Olney Theatre Center. Nov. 9 to Jan. 6, 2019. $37–$84. gem of The ocean This Timothy Douglas-directed production of August Wilson’s Tony-nominated play is the first in a ten-play series that dramatizes the African-American experience. Set at the turn of the century in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, it centers on a young man who arrives at the house

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of 285-year-old soothsayer Aunt Ester in search of redemption. Round House Theatre Bethesda. Nov. 28 to Dec. 23. $36–$51. hoW To caTch a sTar Oliver Jeffers’ beloved children’s book about a boy who tries to befriend a star comes to life in this colorful Jared Mezzocchidirected production. Kennedy Center Family Theater. Nov. 21 to Dec. 16. $20. indecenT Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel’s deeply moving play tells the story of the Yiddish drama God of Vengeance, a work deemed “indecent” for themes of censorship, immigration, and antisemitism when it premiered on Broadway in 1923, and the true story of the creators that risked their careers to bring it to the stage. Arena Stage.

Nov. 23 to Dec. 30. $56–$76. an insPecTor calls Stephen Daldry’s Olivier-winning production of J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, hailed as a staple of modern British theatre, comes to D.C. Set on one night in 1912, the play tells the story of an upper-class British family who is visited by a mysterious inspector seeking details about a working-class woman who committed suicide. Sidney Harman Hall. Nov. 20 to Dec. 23. $44–$102.

Things ThaT are round In this dark comedy, a dentist specializing in existential terror and an aspiring opera singer who just might be the worst babysitter ever, square off in a strange ballet of truth or dare—but neither of them can win.

Rep Stage at Howard Community College. Nov. 1 to Nov. 18. $35–$40.

World sTages: BarBer shoP chronicles Following its successful run at London’s National Theatre, this heartwarming play arrives in D.C. Set in six different cities around the world, Barber Shop Chronicles paints an intimate portrait of the barbershops where African men gather to discuss their

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Did the world really need another depiction of a May-December romance? Yes, perhaps, if that depiction is by Simon Stephens, the same playwright who won a Tony for his hyper-creative adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. In the D.C. premiere of Heisenberg, Rachel Zampelli steps into the role Mary-Louise Parker played on Broadway, which is further reason to be excited. Zampelli has a gift for playing characters with a restrained zany streak, including Evita and Rona Lisa Peretti from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The role of an American tourist who charms an older English butcher should suit her. But this isn’t a musical; rather, it’s a play that invokes the name of the scientist who formulated the uncertainty principle. And so this two-person show (Michael Russotto will play the older paramour) turns out to be about much more than we, at first, think. Sept. 18 to Nov. 11 at Signature Theatre. $40–$98.

—Rebecca J. Ritzel

little shop of horrors

Audrey II is fricken ravenous, so it’s a good thing she’s headed to a city whose restaurant scene has erupted with options. Too bad blood isn’t on the menu, even at Bourbon Steak—the closest restaurant to the Kennedy Center, where Little Shop of Horrors will take the stage. The musical based on a darkly comedic 1960 film stars a mutant venus fly trap that has a hankering for human flesh, a flower shop assistant named Seymour who has yet to find his chutzpah, and his annoyingly accented love interest. It’s an ideal show for those who wait all year for Halloween to let their freak flags fly. Come for the wacky plot but stay for the quirky mix of doo-wop and Motown music, which is bound to have theatergoers bopping in their seats. Oct. 24 to 28 at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. $59–$199.

—Laura Hayes

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cry it out

Caring for an infant alone seems like a terrifying task. They are, after all, halfformed, projectile vomiting blobs who have no way of communicating what they need, so bonding with the nearest person who may understand what you’re going through seems like a necessity. One of these bonds, between two Long Island neighbors and new mothers, is the basis of Molly Smith Metzler’s Cry It Out. Though their professional lives look very different—one is a community college dropout, the other is a corporate lawyer—sharing the experience of motherhood is enough to bring them together and to laugh about the joy and agony of raising a small human. Plays focused on the way women relate to one another proved to be exceedingly popular during the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, particularly Studio’s staging of The Wolves, and this one should follow the same course. Whether you’re a parent or prefer to stay far away from children, the laughs and life lessons Metzler’s play provides are worth hearing. Nov. 14 to Dec. 16 at Studio Theatre. $20–$90.

—Caroline Jones lives. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. $29–$99.

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kings Two D.C. congresswomen with differing approaches clash in this sharp new comedy

by Alexandria native Sarah Burgess, directed by Marti Lyons. Studio Theatre. Dec. 12 to Jan. 6, 2019. $25–$55.

The lion, The unicorn, and me Director Francesca Zambello and Tony-winning composer Jeanine Tesori bring the children’s book to life in this heartwarming holiday family opera. The show centers on Donkey, one of three animals competing for the honor of leading Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Dec. 14 to Dec. 16. $49–$79. love, facTuallY Chicago’s acclaimed comedy troupe The Second City bring their new holiday satire to the stage. Various characters and plotlines from the movie Love, Actually are combined with an original story through a mashup featuring parody, improv, music and audience participation. Kennedy Center Theater Lab. Dec. 4 to Dec. 31. $49–$59. miss saigon From the creators of Les Miserables comes this classic, Tony-winning Broadway spectacle. When a young Vietnamese woman encounters an American G.I. in a Vietnam bar at the height of the war, their lives are forever changed. Kennedy Center Opera House. Dec. 11 to Jan. 13, 2019. $49–$175.

The PanTies, The ParTner and The ProfiT Playwright David Ives adapts and translates Carl Sternheim’s German comedic trilogy Scenes from the Heroic Life of the Middle Class into one play in this Michael Kahn-directed production. Lansburgh Theatre. Dec. 4 to Jan. 6, 2019. $44–102.

The PlaY ThaT goes Wrong Broadway and London’s smash hit comedy arrives at the Kennedy Center. The Play That Goes Wrong centers on the fictional. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater.

Dec. 18 to Dec. 31. $49–$149.

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The Pianist of Willesden Lane at Kennedy Center Family Theater, to Sept. 30

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Based on the book The Children of Willesden Lane, by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen, adapted and directed by Hershey Felder.

6th ANNUAL WJMF DAY IN THE PARK Sunday, September 30, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Stead Park | FREE

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Bring your whole family to the park for fun activities and live music

by Josh & the Jamtones! Sponsored in Memory of Elona Shaffert by the Shaffert/Brenner Family

THE INTERPRETER Wednesday, October 3, 7:30 PM | E Street Cinema

An 80-year-old Slovak man heads to Vienna to see the former SS officer responsible for his parents’ death. Instead, he finds only the officer’s son Georg, who disavowed his father’s past long ago.

PROMISE AT DAWN Thursday, October 18, 7:30 PM | Bethesda Row Cinema

This tragi-comedy tells the story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous and fabulous French novelists.

AMERICAN PREMIERE

2018 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy

ACTUALLY October 17–November 18 | Arena Stage

By Anna Ziegler, directed by Johanna Gruenhut A searing, topical drama that grapples with issues of sexual consent on a college campus.

Tickets at edcjcc.org Join the Edlavitch DCJCC around town while their historic 16th Street building undergoes an exciting renovation.

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"A bona fide treat" - The New York Post Synetic Theater Presents...

Sleepy Hollow October 3 >> November 4 A classic tale turned on its head, in a bold new adaptation of one of America’s great ghost stories.

NOVEMBER 9 JANUARY 6

The Holiday Tradition Continues

A Ghost Story of Christmas

by Charles Dickens • performed by Paul Morella

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olneytheatre.org Tickets: synetictheater.org 866.811.4111

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Heisenberg Begins next week

A chance meeting alters lives in the Broadway hit September 18 – November 11

Anacostia Playhouse 2020 Shannon Place SE. (202) 290-2328. anacostiaplayhouse.com Arena Stage 1101 6th St. SW. (202) 488-3300. arenastage.org

Elton John’s Tony Award®-winning musical based on the acclaimed film October 30 – January 6

A swinging, dancing Tony Award®-winning celebration January 23 – March 10

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10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia.

(443) 518-1500. repstage.org Round House Theatre 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda.

(240) 644-1100. roundhousetheatre.org Sidney Harman Hall 610 F St. NW.

Encore Stage & Studio 4000 Lorcom Lane, Arlington.

(703) 548-1154. encorestageva.org

Signature Theatre

(202) 547-1122. shakespearetheatre.org

4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington.

(703) 820-9771. sigtheatre.org Source Theatre 1835 14th St. NW

Ford’s Theatre 511 10th St. NW. (202) 347-4833. fords.org

(202) 204-7800.

GALA Hispanic Theatre 3333 14th St. NW. (202) 234-7174. galatheatre.org

Spooky Action Theater

George Mason University Center for the Arts 4373 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax.

(888) 945-2468. cfa.gmu.edu

ain’t misbehavin’ The Fats Waller Musical Show

Community College

Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H St. NE. (202) 399-7993. atlasarts.org

Folger Elizabethan Theatre 201 E. Capitol St. SE. (202) 544-7077. folger.edu

Billy Elliot

Rep Stage at Howard

Gunston Arts Center 2700 South Lang St., Arlington.

(703) 418-4808. wscavantbard.org Keegan Theatre at Church Street Theater 1742 Church St. NW. (202) 265-3767. keegantheatre.com Kennedy Center 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. kennedy-center.org Lansburgh Theatre 450 7th St. NW. (202) 547-1122. shakespearetheatre.org National Theatre 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. (202) 628-6161. nationaltheatre.org Olney Theatre Center 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney.

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1810 16th St. NW. (202) 248-0301. spookyaction.org Studio Theatre 1501 14th St. NW. (202) 332-3300. studiotheatre.org Synetic Theater at Crystal City 1800 South Bell St., Arlington.

(866) 811-4111. synetictheater.org Taffety Punk at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop 545 7th St. SE. (202) 261-6612. taffetypunk.com Washington Stage Guild at Undercroft Theatre 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW. (240) 582-0050. stageguild.org Woolly Mammoth Theatre 641 D St. NW. (202) 393-3939. woollymammoth.net

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Renegade humor, provocative insights, and unbridled cultural critiques flourish in more than 160 photographs, sculptures, and sound and video works created by the iconic artist and filmmaker.

OCTOBER 7, 2018 — JANUARY 6, 2019 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ARTBMA.ORG This exhibition is generously supported by Suzanne F. Cohen, Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker, Clair Zamoiski Segal, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Constance R. Caplan, Agnes Gund, Martha and Tad Glenn, The Pearlstone Family Fund, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, and Sherry and Stuart Christhilf.

Waters. Divine 1992. Collection of Amy and Zachary Lehman. © John Waters, Courtesy Marianne Boesky Gallery fall arts guideJohn september 14,in Ecstasy.

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