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2013 Spring Arts Preview

Got the winter blues? See what you can look forward to in music, art, dance and film.

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Gabriel Kahane

The classical voices of spring

Anne Midgette

The warblers will be out in force as singers take center stage this upcoming season.

FILE - This March 19, 2009 file photo shows John McVie, left, and Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac performing at Madison Square Garden in New York. Fleetwood Mac is heading back on the road with a 34-city U.S. tour kicking off April 3, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)

A spring concert for everyone

Chris Richards

From the immortal Fleetwood Mac at Verizon Center to the Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore, a guide to the upcoming concerts in D.C.

HANDOUT IMAGE for 'Fanny and Alexander.'

What’s springing up in D.C. theater

Peter Marks

Our critic previews the highlights of the spring lineup.

BALTIMORE - HANDOUT IMAGE: Richard Caton Woodville, 'The Sailor's Wedding,' 1852, oil on fabric, 46.2 × 55.2 cm. From 'New Eyes on America: The Genius of Richard Caton Woodville,' March 10 to June 2, 2013 at the Walters. (Credit: The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore) (Contact: Amy Mannarino, amannarino@thewalters.org) EXHIBITION USE ONLY

Museums offer spring highlights

Philip Kennicott

The National Gallery of Art, the Phillips Collection and others offer ambitious spring lineups.

Publicity art for 'Intergalactic Nemesis: A Live-Action Graphic Novel' that runs May 17 - 19, 2013 in the Kennedy Center Family Theater.

Spring D.C. family listings

A comprehensive list of activities for families, from museum exhibits to concerts.

Howard University graduate Chadwick Bosemann will play Jackie Robinson in '42,' the long-awaited drama about Robinson's trail-blazing baseball career and his relationship with Brooklyn Dodgers executive Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford).

Film locavores in luck

Ann Hornaday

With a desultory list of Hollywood movies this spring, D.C. moviegoers are advised to stay local.

HANDOUT IMAGE: A scene from the Mark Morris Dance Group performing 'Festival Dance' during the Mostly Mozart Festival presented by Lincoln Center at the Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center on August 18, 2011. Festival Dance: Dancers: Samuel Black, Rita Donahue, Domingo Estrada Jr. Lauren Grant, Aaron Loux, Laurel Lynch, Dallas McMurray, Maile Okamura, Spencer Ramirez, William Smith lll, Jenn Weddell, Michell Yard Credit: Stephanie Berger

Spring shows stretch the bounds of dance

Sarah Kaufman

Local, national and international acts appear on area stages this spring.

WASHINGTON, DC- HANDOUT IMAGE: Wade-in at Bladensburg Water Park, Md. – Citizen groups, advocacy groups and representatives of governmental agencies test the depth of clean water in the Anacostia River (2011). no sales; one time use only.

Museums transport visitors with spring shows

Lonnae O’Neal Parker

Exhibits addressing history and the local and world communities.

HANDOUT IMAGE: Steven Cushner, Tides, 1992, acrylic on canvas. From 'Steven Cushner: The Shaped Paintings, 1991-1993' at Hemphill through March 9, 2013. (Credit: Courtesy of Steven Cushner/Hemphill) (Received via e-mail from Shira Kraft, gallery@hemphillfinearts.com) EXHIBITION USE ONLY

Spring gallery exhibits feature dark material

Mark Jenkins

Mixed bouquet of shows includes several thorny subjects.