The Washington Post
Home Page
What to do this week

What to do this week

See Judith Leyster's baroque paintings at the National Gallery. | More picks: music | theater | movies

Photo: "Happy Company" painting by Judith Leyster -- Private collection

'New Moon' fever

Our Post critic finds "there's enough wolf whistle in this sexy, scary romp to please anyone."

Photo: Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart by Summit Entertainment

Sign of the season

Sign of the season

'A Christmas Carol' opens at Ford's Theatre on Monday, starring Washington actor Edward Gero as Scrooge.

Photo: Scott Suchman

Cheese whizzes

Cheese whizzes

Whether humble or haute, grilled cheese is always tasty. Check out our faves and vote for yours.

Photo: Grilled Cheese at Stoney's; Kathryn Norwood for The Post

 
 
'The Real Spy's Guide to Becoming a Spy' at the International Spy Museum
Get tips on what it's like from Spy Museum Executive Director Peter Earnest, who used to work for the CIA. More free events...

Going Out Gurus

GOG BLOG

Got Plans? Redux: Thanksgiving visitors edition

November 19, 2009

Another week, another contest. We wanted to give away a pair of "Lost in Yonkers" tickets, so we asked you where you bring out-of-town visitors. You turned in some great, offbeat suggestions. We learned about barbecues at Gravelly Point, walking tours and trips to the National Building Museum. Check out the full transcript for more suggestions -- ...

Continue Reading »

See All Blog Posts >>
 
 

Events Calendar

  • Nov 21
  • Nov 22
  • Nov 23
  • Nov 24
  • Nov 25
  • Nov 26
  • Nov 27

Today's Editors' Picks

  • Show/hide event description
    Party Lights - Bar/Club Event
    A free dance party focused on classic '60s girl groups and soul.
    Black Cat | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    The Jet Age - Music Event
    Careening, muscular indie rock.
    Comet Ping Pong | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Mixtape - Bar/Club Event
    A laidback night of electro, '80s and indie dance music for D.C.'s gay and lesbian community and their friends.
    The Rock and Roll Hotel | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    A Streetcar Named Desire - Performing Arts
    Cate Blanchett stars in Sydney Theatre Company's production of the Tennessee Williams classic.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Pimps of Joytime - Music Event
    This multi-culti Brooklyn funk band shows influences from War to The Meters.
    Bohemian Caverns | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Three Days of Rain - Performing Arts
    Director Dawn McAndrews's staging of this family drama is a "largely absorbing and poignant production" for fledgling theater company 1st Stage, writes Celia Wren.
    1st Stage | McLean, VA
  • Show/hide event description
    Casa Patas - Performing Arts
    A showcase of the internationally-acclaimed flamenco artists for four exclusive engagements.
    Gala Hispanic Theatre at Tivoli Square | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Roland Mesnier Builds a Gingerbread House - Miscellaneous Event
    The former White House pastry chef builds a gingerbread replica of Mount Vernon.
    Mount Vernon | Alexandria, VA
  • Show/hide event description
    2009 AFI European Union Film Showcase - Miscellaneous Event
    The AFI's annual festival of cinema from various European countries.
    American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center | Silver Spring, MD
  • Show/hide event description
    Robin Williams - Performing Arts
    One of the world's most famous funnymen gets back to his stand-up roots.
    Constitution Hall | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Sunday, November 22

  • Show/hide event description
    Little Dragon - Music Event
    Swedish electro pop. With Ne'a Posey.
    Bohemian Caverns | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Heavy Trash - Music Event
    Featuring Jon Spencer, formerly of the Blues Explosion, doing old-school rockabilly rave-ups. With Elliott Brood.
    DC9 | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Three Days of Rain - Performing Arts
    Director Dawn McAndrews's staging of this family drama is a "largely absorbing and poignant production" for fledgling theater company 1st Stage, writes Celia Wren.
    1st Stage | McLean, VA
  • Show/hide event description
    Steely Dan - Music Event
    Donald Fagen and Walter Becker deliver complex but casual classic rock.
    Constitution Hall | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Casa Patas - Performing Arts
    A showcase of the internationally-acclaimed flamenco artists for four exclusive engagements.
    Gala Hispanic Theatre at Tivoli Square | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Roland Mesnier Builds a Gingerbread House - Miscellaneous Event
    The former White House pastry chef builds a gingerbread replica of Mount Vernon.
    Mount Vernon | Alexandria, VA
  • Show/hide event description
    2009 AFI European Union Film Showcase - Miscellaneous Event
    The AFI's annual festival of cinema from various European countries.
    American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center | Silver Spring, MD
  • Show/hide event description
    Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika - Performing Arts
    Forum Theatre's lean, aggressively acted production is "a heady comedy, a gripping melodrama and a high-wire political act written with sass and purpose," writes Nelson Pressley.
    Round House Theatre - Silver Spring | Silver Spring, MD
  • Show/hide event description
    ArtBeijing 2009 - Performing Arts
    Two top performance companies, Beijing Dance Drama Opera and China National Acrobatic Troupe will present their best shows.
    Center for the Arts - George Mason University | Fairfax, VA
  • Show/hide event description
    Sahar Ullah - Performing Arts
    Stories of Muslim-American women from the founder of the Hijabi Monologues Project.
    Millennium Stage - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Monday, November 23

  • Show/hide event description
    Bebel Gilberto - Music Event
    Daughter of Brazilian music royalty takes listeners on a sensuous journey through various Brazilian styles including bossa nova and samba.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Everything But the Turkey - Miscellaneous Event
    THIS EVENT IS FULL. More than 400 volunteers will make 10,000 Thanksgiving meals for the residents of the Community for Creative Non-Violence shelter and other homeless shelters, transitional housing facilities and community kitchens.
    District of Columbia Jewish Community Center | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Steely Dan - Music Event
    Donald Fagen and Walter Becker deliver complex but casual classic rock.
    Constitution Hall | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    2009 AFI European Union Film Showcase - Miscellaneous Event
    The AFI's annual festival of cinema from various European countries.
    American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center | Silver Spring, MD
  • Show/hide event description
    Roland Mesnier Builds a Gingerbread House - Miscellaneous Event
    The former White House pastry chef builds a gingerbread replica of Mount Vernon.
    Mount Vernon | Alexandria, VA
  • Show/hide event description
    Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika - Performing Arts
    Forum Theatre's lean, aggressively acted production is "a heady comedy, a gripping melodrama and a high-wire political act written with sass and purpose," writes Nelson Pressley.
    Round House Theatre - Silver Spring | Silver Spring, MD
  • Show/hide event description
    Judith Leyster (1609-1660) - Exhibit
    The most famous female painter of her time, this artist's work tend toward genre and domestic scenes and exhibit a mastery of light and texture.
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain - Exhibit
    Check out selections from the Spanish Royal Armory alongside paintings by Rubens, Velazquez and van Dyck of rulers wearing similar garb.
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Tiempo de Tango - Performing Arts
    In "Tango: the Eternal Seduction" the Argentine company explores the evolution of tango from the barrios of Buenos Aires in the late 1800s to the dance halls and stages of the world.
    Millennium Stage - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Marcus Anderson - Music Event
    Saxophonist and vocalist ranges from R&B to bold jazz and romantic ballads.
    Blues Alley | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Tuesday, November 24

  • Show/hide event description
    Couch Night: Gray Matter - Bar/Club Event
    To mark the release of remastered albums by '80s D.C. hardcore band Gray Matter, Black Cat owner Dante Ferrando and bandmate Geoff Turner spin their favorite records in the Red Room.
    Black Cat | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Chaise Lounge - Music Event
    Washington's lounge faves are back on the scene channeling classic Vegas style.
    Blues Alley | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    R. Kelly - Music Event
    Enter the world of controversial R&B icon R. Kelly.
    Constitution Hall | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Roland Mesnier Builds a Gingerbread House - Miscellaneous Event
    The former White House pastry chef builds a gingerbread replica of Mount Vernon.
    Mount Vernon | Alexandria, VA
  • Show/hide event description
    2009 AFI European Union Film Showcase - Miscellaneous Event
    The AFI's annual festival of cinema from various European countries.
    American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center | Silver Spring, MD
  • Show/hide event description
    The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain - Exhibit
    Check out selections from the Spanish Royal Armory alongside paintings by Rubens, Velazquez and van Dyck of rulers wearing similar garb.
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Judith Leyster (1609-1660) - Exhibit
    The most famous female painter of her time, this artist's work tend toward genre and domestic scenes and exhibit a mastery of light and texture.
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Ryan Montbleau Band - Music Event
    A soulful singer-songwriter backed by a roots-rock band.
    Iota Club & Cafe | Arlington, VA
  • Show/hide event description
    The Snark Ensemble - Music Event
    A chamber ensemble dedicated to writing original music for silent film. For this performance, the silent films include Laurel & Hardy's "Liberty" and Charley Chase's "Publicity Pays" and "Hello Baby."
    Millennium Stage - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Coup D'espace - Exhibit
    The fifth installment of this Washington Project for theArts exhibition shows how two artists that share a studio -- Minna Nathanson and Joan Belmar -- unwittingly influence one another.
    Washington Project for the Arts | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Wednesday, November 25

  • Show/hide event description
    Devendra Banhart - Music Event
    Free-minded folkie with a wide-ranging sound.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    The Beatdown - Bar/Club Event
    The Capitol City Music Tour edition will be the last Beatdown for a while. Local MCs XO, Kingpen Slim, K-Beta and Lula Monroe will be on the mic.
    Bohemian Caverns | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Free Energy - Music Event
    Pavement meets Thin Lizzy meets awesome. As if that last part needed saying.
    DC9 | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Everything But the Turkey - Miscellaneous Event
    THIS EVENT IS FULL. More than 400 volunteers will make 10,000 Thanksgiving meals for the residents of the Community for Creative Non-Violence shelter and other homeless shelters, transitional housing facilities and community kitchens.
    District of Columbia Jewish Community Center | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    R. Kelly - Music Event
    Enter the world of controversial R&B icon R. Kelly.
    Constitution Hall | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Angels in America, Part I: Millennium Approaches - Performing Arts
    In Forum Theatre's production, "the focus is on clean acting and clear intention, with a tasteful, at times almost antiseptic reverence for the fierceness and anguish of Tony Kushner, who wrote this sly, sober and venomous play at an acute point of the AIDS crisis," writes Peter Marks.
    Round House Theatre - Silver Spring | Silver Spring, MD
  • Show/hide event description
    The Real Story of the Superheroes - Exhibit
    Photographer Dulce Pinzon draws inspiration from comics with a group of photos that portray immigrants as superheroes.
    Healing Arts Gallery | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Lost in Yonkers - Performing Arts
    In Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize winner, Grandma Kurnitz desperately tries to keep the quirky members of her household in check.
    Theater J | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain - Exhibit
    Check out selections from the Spanish Royal Armory alongside paintings by Rubens, Velazquez and van Dyck of rulers wearing similar garb.
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Judith Leyster (1609-1660) - Exhibit
    The most famous female painter of her time, this artist's work tend toward genre and domestic scenes and exhibit a mastery of light and texture.
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Thursday, November 26

  • Show/hide event description
    Turkey Chase - Miscellaneous Event
    Run in Montgomery County's largest race on Thanksgiving morning.
    YMCA - Bethesda-Chevy Chase | Bethesda, MD
  • Show/hide event description
    The Real Story of the Superheroes - Exhibit
    Photographer Dulce Pinzon draws inspiration from comics with a group of photos that portray immigrants as superheroes.
    Healing Arts Gallery | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Judith Leyster (1609-1660) - Exhibit
    The most famous female painter of her time, this artist's work tend toward genre and domestic scenes and exhibit a mastery of light and texture.
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain - Exhibit
    Check out selections from the Spanish Royal Armory alongside paintings by Rubens, Velazquez and van Dyck of rulers wearing similar garb.
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Zero 7 - Music Event
    A well-chilled brand of jazzy pop-soul. With DJ Christine Moritz.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Heads or Tails: Peek Behind Art's Curtain - Exhibit
    Art that exalts the human form.
    Museum of Contemporary Art | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    James Osher: Three Seconds With the Masters - Exhibit
    Photographs examine subject matter derived from historic paintings in several museums, including the National Gallery of Art.
    Addison/Ripley Fine Art Gallery | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Portrait 2.0 - Exhibit
    This Fotoweek exhibition spotlights the work of Nicholas and Sheila Pye, Chan Chao, Victoria F. Gaitan, Matt Dunn, Joshua Yospyn and Paul Vinet.
    Pyramid Atlantic Art Center | Silver Spring, MD
  • Show/hide event description
    Australian Indigenous Art Triennial: Culture Warriors - Exhibit
    Indigenous Australian art that includes paintings, sculptures, textiles and new media.
    American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Karsh at 100: Portraits of Artists - Exhibit
    Yousuf Karsh's portraits of an array of artists, from Warhol to Joan Crawford to Christian Dior.
    Canadian Embassy | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Friday, November 27

  • Show/hide event description
    The Mountain Goats - Music Event
    Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle has given up lo-fi hiss and his bleating howl for studio sheen and a calm whisper. With Final Fantasy.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    The Real Story of the Superheroes - Exhibit
    Photographer Dulce Pinzon draws inspiration from comics with a group of photos that portray immigrants as superheroes.
    Healing Arts Gallery | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika - Performing Arts
    Forum Theatre's lean, aggressively acted production is "a heady comedy, a gripping melodrama and a high-wire political act written with sass and purpose," writes Nelson Pressley.
    Round House Theatre - Silver Spring | Silver Spring, MD
  • Show/hide event description
    Lost in Yonkers - Performing Arts
    In Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize winner, Grandma Kurnitz desperately tries to keep the quirky members of her household in check.
    Theater J | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain - Exhibit
    Check out selections from the Spanish Royal Armory alongside paintings by Rubens, Velazquez and van Dyck of rulers wearing similar garb.
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Judith Leyster (1609-1660) - Exhibit
    The most famous female painter of her time, this artist's work tend toward genre and domestic scenes and exhibit a mastery of light and texture.
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Shane Hines - Music Event
    Local troubadour plays an early acoustic show, rocks out late with full band.
    Jammin' Java | Vienna, VA
  • Show/hide event description
    NSO Pops: The Music of The Music Man/Marvin Hamlisch, conductor - Music Event
    Pops program: The Music of The Music Man with Marvin Hamlisch, conductor.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Heads or Tails: Peek Behind Art's Curtain - Exhibit
    Art that exalts the human form.
    Museum of Contemporary Art | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Barbara Josephs Liotta - Exhibit
    Works of string-based sculpture.
    Reyes + Davis | Washington, DC
  • Nov 2009
  • Dec 2009
  • Jan 2010
  • Feb 2010
  • Mar 2010
  • Apr 2010
  • May 2010
  • Jun 2010
  • Jul 2010
  • Aug 2010
  • Sep 2010
  • Oct 2010
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
29 30 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
28 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
28 29 30 31 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
25 26 27 28 29 30 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 1 2 3 4 5
30 31 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
27 28 29 30 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
29 30 31 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
26 27 28 29 30 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
 

Movies

New releases

Find reviews, showtimes and trailers for "The Blind Side" and other films arriving in area theaters.

Recently Reviewed

See All Reviewed
See Our Critics′ Picks

Search Movies:

Submit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Theaters & Showtimes:

Submit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
More Movies >>
 

Visitors Guide

2009 Dining Guide

Critic Tom Sietsema shares his 50 favorite restaurants, plus the top cocktails and desserts.

Decode the 'Symbol'

Read Dan Brown's thriller "The Lost Symbol"? See an interactive map of D.C. locations from the book.

Three Days in D.C.

Make the most of a short trip to Washington with tips on historic sites and places to eat nearby.

See Full Visitors Guide >>

iPhone Application

The ultimate mobile entertainment guide for the D.C. area.

Mobile Site

The Going Out Guide mobile Web site is the must-have entertainment planning tool.
 
 
 
 
Powered by Google
Search Archives