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Here comes your man
Get tickets for Francis Black and the Pixies' Tuesday show. | Best bets for concerts
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Shining performers
See the 1953 comedy "Solid Gold Cadillac" at Studio Theatre on Wednesday. More picks: art | movies
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More than kebabs
Alexandria's Maizbon Afghan Grill showcases the breadth of the country's culture and cuisine.
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Light up the season
Some of the area's best large-scale holiday lighting displays are now open. | Holiday events
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Mamma mia! BLT goes Italian
November 25, 2009
The New York-based BLT Restaurants empire is expanding yet again in Washington, this time without its distinctive initials attached to the concept: Casa Nonna will join BLT Steak downtown and the forthcoming BLT Burger (at 1317 Connecticut Ave. NW), which is also opening this spring. Planned for a block south, at 1250 Connecticut Ave. NW, Casa ...
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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 -
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 -
YahZarah, Choklate and Teodross Avery - Music Event
YahZarah, a D.C. native and former background singer for Erykah Badu, has big pipes, jazz and soul chops and underground cred. Choklate is a Seattle-based songstress, and Teodross Avery has performed or recorded with Amy Winehouse, Mos Def, Lauryn Hill and Shakira.Rams Head Tavern | Annapolis, MD -
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 -
American Music Festival - Music Event
An annual festival featuring new and classic works by American composers.National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC -
Of Mice and Men - Performing Arts
Keegan Theatre's production of the Steinbeck classic is an "earnest but ho-hum production...suited less to theater devotees than to folks needing to brush up on American Literature 101," writes Celia Wren.Church Street Theater | Washington, DC -
Pennsylvania Ballet: George Balanchine's The Nutcracker - Performing Arts
For the first time, the center presents George Balanchine's version, danced by the Pennsylvania Ballet.The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC -
Poe Double-Feature - Performing Arts
Two of Edgar Allan Poe's classics -- "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" -- are brought to the stage.H Street Playhouse | Washington, DC -
Autumn Arts of Nature - Exhibit
Get into the fall spirit with this ever-changing exhibit of bonsai trees in the midst of turning red, yellow and orange.National Bonsai & Penjing Museum | Washington, DC -
Call Mr. Robeson -- A Life With Songs - Performing Arts
A look at the life of actor, singer and civil rights pioneer Paul Robeson.D.C. Arts Center | Washington, DC
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