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The Washington Kayak Club will meet for a friendly paddle Sunday morning at Fountainhead Regional Park in Fairfax. It's Hawaiian Shirt Day (!) according to the group's Meetup page. But it's more than that: It's the "Second Annual Tom Selleck's Mustache/Hawaiian Shirt Paddle Day." What more could you possibly need to know about an event that ...

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Events for Today May

  • Sat 18
  • Sun 19
  • Mon 20
  • Tues 21
  • Wed 22
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Today's Editors' Picks

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    UniverSoul Circus - Performing Arts
    The 70-foot-tall big top is bursting at the seams with tigers, elephants, acrobats, aerial artists and performers from around the world.
    Capital Plaza Mall | Landover Hills, MD
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    4000 Miles - Performing Arts
    A mismatched pair -- a communist grandmother and her hippie grandson -- figure out how to live together and help each other through hardship.
    Studio Theatre | Washington, DC
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    Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848-1900 - Exhibit
    A major survey of Britain's first avant-garde art movement, lead by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The group rejected classical painting approaches in favor of scientific precision and clear colors.
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
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    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band - Miscellaneous Event
    A screening and discussion of Carol Bash's documentary on the jazz composer, pianist and arranger. At the Terrace Gallery.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
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    Twelfth Night - Performing Arts
    The Rude Mechanicals perform the Shakespeare classic about twin pop stars that lose each other after a freak tour bus accident.
    Howard County Center for the Arts | Ellicott City, MD
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    Hello, Dolly! - Performing Arts
    Signature and Ford's theaters team up to present the musical about a matchmaker who attempts to pair up everyone -- including herself.
    Ford's Theatre | Washington, DC
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    Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival - Music Event
    A three-night event highlighting women in jazz with performances by the Tineka Postma Quartet, the Amina Claudine Myers Trio, Sheila Jordan, Jay Clayton, Regina Carter, the Helen Sung Quartet, Tillery, Becca Stevens, Rebecca Martin, Gretchen Parlato and Cindy Blackman-Santana. At the Terrace Theater.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
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    Fiddler on the Roof - Performing Arts
    The Pickwick Players stage the musical about a father coming to terms with his changing world.
    Belmont Ridge Middle School | Leesburg, VA
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    Garden tea - Miscellaneous Event
    Tea, light refreshments and a talk on roses and spring flowers in the historic antique rose garden
    Ben Lomond Historic Site | Manassas, VA
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    The Living Gallery Exhibition - Exhibit
    Artwork from the Living Gallery Studio is exhibited.
    Annmarie Garden | Solomons, MD

Highlighted Events: Sun, May 19

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    UniverSoul Circus - Performing Arts
    The 70-foot-tall big top is bursting at the seams with tigers, elephants, acrobats, aerial artists and performers from around the world.
    Capital Plaza Mall | Landover Hills, MD
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    Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848-1900 - Exhibit
    A major survey of Britain's first avant-garde art movement, lead by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The group rejected classical painting approaches in favor of scientific precision and clear colors.
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
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    4000 Miles - Performing Arts
    A mismatched pair -- a communist grandmother and her hippie grandson -- figure out how to live together and help each other through hardship.
    Studio Theatre | Washington, DC
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    Sunday Fun-Day - Miscellaneous Event
    Each week a children's book provides the theme for lessons and games. Best for ages 1 to 5.
    Imagination Stage | Bethesda, MD
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    Farm Dinner - Food Event
    Chef Tony Chittum previews the reopening of Iron Gate in a four-course dinner using items grown on the Arcadia Farm at Woodlawn. The dinner benefits the Arcadia Center For Sustainable Food and Agriculture.
    Woodlawn Plantation | Alexandria, VA
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    Drivers Expo and Mobility Resource Fair - Miscellaneous Event
    For older adults and their families. Sponsored by AARP Maryland
    Asbury Methodist Village's Rosborough Cultural Arts and Wellness Center | Gaithersburg, MD
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    Art Signs - Miscellaneous Event
    A gallery talk with a volunteer American Sign Language guide.
    Smithsonian American Art Museum - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
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    D.C. United - Miscellaneous Event
    Vs. Sporting Kansas
    RFK Stadium | Washington, DC
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    The Living Gallery Exhibition - Exhibit
    Artwork from the Living Gallery Studio is exhibited.
    Annmarie Garden | Solomons, MD
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    Nobility and Newcomers in Renaissance Ireland - Exhibit
    A lesson about Irish cultural identity and its roots in England and Ireland under the reigns of Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and other British monarchs.
    Folger Shakespeare Library | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Mon, May 20

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    Mom's Club in the artLab - Miscellaneous Event
    A session for a parent and child to create art, toys and costumes.
    Annmarie Garden | Solomons, MD
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    Montgomery Arts Association showcase - Exhibit
    The show features work by Roxanne Ando, Erin McCullough, Virginia Montet, Moira Ratchford, and Nar Steel.
    Amici Miei | Potomac, MD
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    The Main Ingredient - Bar/Club Event
    Trust DJ Jahsonic for your weekly dose of classic hip-hop, funk, soul, R&B and new jack swing.
    Marvin | Washington, DC
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    Monday Night Trivia Fight at Wonderland - Bar/Club Event
    One of the most crowded, grueling and amusing trivia nights in Washington.
    The Wonderland Ballroom | Washington, DC
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    Sprays, Dusts and Aerosols: A Chemical Revolution - Exhibit
    An installation by David D'Orio and Nils Henrick Sundqvist. At the McLean Community Center.
    McLean Project for the Arts | McLean, VA
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    Sticky Rice Sushi Happy Hour - Bar/Club Event
    Every Monday night, Sticky Rice offers half-price sushi.
    Sticky Rice | Washington, DC
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    Albrecht Durer: Master Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints from the Albertina - Exhibit
    A set of influential drawings and watercolors by the German master artist, from the Albertina Museum, Vienna. Highlights include "The Great Piece of Turf" and "The Praying Hands."
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
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    Sabor Mondays - Bar/Club Event
    Free admission. Free salsa lessons. Free drinks for women between 9 and 11. Really, you can't lose.
    Lima | Washington, DC
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    Happy Hour at Ceiba - Bar/Club Event
    Ceiba offers all of its signature drinks for $5 Monday through Saturday if you visit before or after dinner.
    Ceiba | Washington, DC
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    The Gibson Girl's America: Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson - Exhibit
    A collection of drawings by the artist who created the Gibson Girl, an iconic representation of the 20th-century, all-American woman. At the Jefferson Building.
    Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Bldg. | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Tues, May 21

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    Pork and Pinot Wine Dinner - Food Event
    Five-course meal featuring ingredients from Bay Haven Farm in Round Hill, Va. At the Tysons Galleria, 3rd floor.
    Wildfire | McLean, VA
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    Wine Dinner - Food Event
    Four courses with five wines from Trimbach Estate.
    La Bergerie | Alexandria, VA
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    Matinee Idylls: The Virginia Virtuosi - Music Event
    After lunch, the violin, viola and bass ensemble performs Mark Bergman's "Shenandoah Suite" followed by a coffee and dessert reception with the artists.
    Hylton Performing Arts Center | Manassas, VA
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    Montgomery Arts Association showcase - Exhibit
    The show features work by Roxanne Ando, Erin McCullough, Virginia Montet, Moira Ratchford, and Nar Steel.
    Amici Miei | Potomac, MD
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    A Right Royal Pub Quiz - Bar/Club Event
    A weekly British-style pub quiz has a big reward: A trip for two to London.
    The Queen Vic | Washington, DC
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    The Jam Cellar - Bar/Club Event
    Every Tuesday, Lindy Hoppers take over the beautiful Josephine Butler Parks Center near Meridian Hill Park for DJs, dance lessons and occasional live bands.
    Josephine Butler Parks Center | Washington, DC
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    JOTTeopardy Quiz Night - Bar/Club Event
    A quiz night best suited to those who want to hang out with their friends, whether they get to play trivia or not.
    Jimmy's Old Town Tavern | Herndon, VA
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    Flashback Retro Night - Bar/Club Event
    A solid night of retro hits.
    Cobalt | Washington, DC
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    Big Nate - Performing Arts
    Lincoln Peirce's cartoon strip about an average sixth-grader gets a turn on the stage. In this adventure Nate's band, Enslave the Mollusk, faces off with Rainbows and Ponies in hopes of winning a battle of the bands and the heart of his crush. Best for age 5 and older. At the Adventure Theatre MTC.
    Adventure Theatre MTC | Glen Echo, MD
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    Sprays, Dusts and Aerosols: A Chemical Revolution - Exhibit
    An installation by David D'Orio and Nils Henrick Sundqvist. At the McLean Community Center.
    McLean Project for the Arts | McLean, VA

Highlighted Events: Wed, May 22

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    NSO Pops: Trey Anastasio - Music Event
    Trey Anastasio joins the National Symphony Orchestra Pops for a one-time-only performance, under the baton of NSO Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke. The program will include classic Phish songs and original compositions by Anastasio. At the Concert Hall.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
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    Big Nate - Performing Arts
    Lincoln Peirce's cartoon strip about an average sixth-grader gets a turn on the stage. In this adventure Nate's band, Enslave the Mollusk, faces off with Rainbows and Ponies in hopes of winning a battle of the bands and the heart of his crush. Best for age 5 and older. At the Adventure Theatre MTC.
    Adventure Theatre MTC | Glen Echo, MD
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    Sprays, Dusts and Aerosols: A Chemical Revolution - Exhibit
    An installation by David D'Orio and Nils Henrick Sundqvist. At the McLean Community Center.
    McLean Project for the Arts | McLean, VA
  • Show/hide event description
    Albrecht Durer: Master Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints from the Albertina - Exhibit
    A set of influential drawings and watercolors by the German master artist, from the Albertina Museum, Vienna. Highlights include "The Great Piece of Turf" and "The Praying Hands."
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
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    Happy Hour at Ceiba - Bar/Club Event
    Ceiba offers all of its signature drinks for $5 Monday through Saturday if you visit before or after dinner.
    Ceiba | Washington, DC
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    The Gibson Girl's America: Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson - Exhibit
    A collection of drawings by the artist who created the Gibson Girl, an iconic representation of the 20th-century, all-American woman. At the Jefferson Building.
    Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Bldg. | Washington, DC
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    ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comics Books, 1938-1950 - Exhibit
    A look at the mid-20th-century flourishing of comic books, and the creative processes of the young, largely Jewish artists who drew and wrote them.
    The Jewish Museum of Maryland | Baltimore, MD
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    Happy Hour at Pizzeria Paradiso - Bar/Club Event
    Choose half-price beers from the menu of top-notch microbrews, paired with discounted pizzas and $5 appetizers.
    Birreria Paradiso | Washington, DC
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    Happy Hour at Sign of the Whale - Bar/Club Event
    Get half-price beer, wine and cocktails after work every weekday, plus a menu of $4-$6 appetizers. There are other deals throughout the week, including $2 Bud and Bud Light bottles and drafts from 5 p.m. to close on Tuesday and all day on Thursday, and half-price burgers on Mondays.
    Sign of the Whale | Washington, DC
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    Happy Hour at the Red Derby - Bar/Club Event
    One of the hippest neighborhood bars around, the Derby is known for its menu of dozens of canned beers. At happy hour, which runs from 5 to 8 p.m. on weekdays, all beers drop $1 in price, which makes Schlitz and Natty Boh $1 per can. Whiskey shots are $3. Get there early for a seat on the roof deck.
    The Red Derby | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Thurs, May 23

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    Tempest Trio - Music Event
    The ensemble performs "The Dvorak Trios."
    IDB Cultural Center/Inter-American Development Bank | Washington, DC
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    Howard Wettstein - Book Event
    A philosophy professor at the University of California, Riverside will discuss his book "The Significance of Religious Experience". At the Jefferson Building.
    Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Bldg. | Washington, DC
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    Wine Dinner - Food Event
    James Bond-themed event with a reception, dinner and wine pairings.
    Quill | Washington, DC
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    Window on Weimar - Exhibit
    Early 20th century German works by Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, George Grosz, Kathe Kollwitz, Lea Grundig, Max Pechstein and William Sharp.
    Robert Brown Gallery | Washington, DC
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    Big Nate - Performing Arts
    Lincoln Peirce's cartoon strip about an average sixth-grader gets a turn on the stage. In this adventure Nate's band, Enslave the Mollusk, faces off with Rainbows and Ponies in hopes of winning a battle of the bands and the heart of his crush. Best for age 5 and older. At the Adventure Theatre MTC.
    Adventure Theatre MTC | Glen Echo, MD
  • Show/hide event description
    Sprays, Dusts and Aerosols: A Chemical Revolution - Exhibit
    An installation by David D'Orio and Nils Henrick Sundqvist. At the McLean Community Center.
    McLean Project for the Arts | McLean, VA
  • Show/hide event description
    Albrecht Durer: Master Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints from the Albertina - Exhibit
    A set of influential drawings and watercolors by the German master artist, from the Albertina Museum, Vienna. Highlights include "The Great Piece of Turf" and "The Praying Hands."
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
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    Thursday Happy Hour at the Front Page - Bar/Club Event
    Interns flock to this legendary night of drinking for $2 bottles of beer and a free taco bar.
    The Front Page | Washington, DC
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    Happy Hour at Ceiba - Bar/Club Event
    Ceiba offers all of its signature drinks for $5 Monday through Saturday if you visit before or after dinner.
    Ceiba | Washington, DC
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    Doggie Happy Hour - Bar/Club Event
    The popular and long-running happy hour features all-you-can-eat snacks and water for dogs, and bar snacks and refreshing drinks for humans.
    Jackson 20 | Alexandria, VA

Highlighted Events: Fri, May 24

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    Fishtank Ensemble - Music Event
    At the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center.
    Montgomery College - Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center | Rockville, MD
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    Soichi and Kaori Murahi - Music Event
    The brother and sister classical guitarists perform as part of the Overtures Concert Series.
    Evermay Estates | Washington, DC
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    Window on Weimar - Exhibit
    Early 20th century German works by Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, George Grosz, Kathe Kollwitz, Lea Grundig, Max Pechstein and William Sharp.
    Robert Brown Gallery | Washington, DC
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    Athena Tacha: Drawings - Exhibit
    An overview of the well-known artist's drawings from the 1980's to the present.
    Marsha Mateyka Gallery | Washington, DC
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    Big Nate - Performing Arts
    Lincoln Peirce's cartoon strip about an average sixth-grader gets a turn on the stage. In this adventure Nate's band, Enslave the Mollusk, faces off with Rainbows and Ponies in hopes of winning a battle of the bands and the heart of his crush. Best for age 5 and older. At the Adventure Theatre MTC.
    Adventure Theatre MTC | Glen Echo, MD
  • Show/hide event description
    Sprays, Dusts and Aerosols: A Chemical Revolution - Exhibit
    An installation by David D'Orio and Nils Henrick Sundqvist. At the McLean Community Center.
    McLean Project for the Arts | McLean, VA
  • Show/hide event description
    Albrecht Durer: Master Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints from the Albertina - Exhibit
    A set of influential drawings and watercolors by the German master artist, from the Albertina Museum, Vienna. Highlights include "The Great Piece of Turf" and "The Praying Hands."
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Happy Hour at Ceiba - Bar/Club Event
    Ceiba offers all of its signature drinks for $5 Monday through Saturday if you visit before or after dinner.
    Ceiba | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    The Gibson Girl's America: Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson - Exhibit
    A collection of drawings by the artist who created the Gibson Girl, an iconic representation of the 20th-century, all-American woman. At the Jefferson Building.
    Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Bldg. | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comics Books, 1938-1950 - Exhibit
    A look at the mid-20th-century flourishing of comic books, and the creative processes of the young, largely Jewish artists who drew and wrote them.
    The Jewish Museum of Maryland | Baltimore, MD
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