The Week of July 6
The comedy "License to Wed," opening Tuesday, stars John Krasinski, front, Robin Williams, left, and Josh Flitter.
(By Peter Sorel © 2006 Warner Bros.)
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The Week of July 6
The Contemporary American Theater Festival
presents four new plays July 6-29 on the campus of
Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.Va.: "1001," a retelling of the Scheherazade tale by Jason Grote;
"Lonesome Hollow," Lee Blessing's speculation about penal colonies of the future; "My Name Is Rachel
Corrie," drawn from the diaries of a young American
woman who died in Gaza and edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner; and Richard Dresser's "The Pursuit of Happiness," a comic look at the possibilities of the American dream. Tickets cost $36 each, with student, senior and package discounts. Call 800-999-2283 or visit http:/
The Week of July 13
Bob Weir & Ratdog, Keller Williams, the Dark Star
Orchestra and many others take the stage at the 11th annual All Good Music Festival July 13-15 in Masontown, W.Va., about 200 miles from the Beltway. Tickets cost $89 in advance, more at the gate. Call 800-594-8499 or visit http:/
The Week of July 20
Baltimore's 26th annual Artscape presents free concerts and exhibits July 20-22 throughout the city's Cultural
Corridor, around the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and Lyric Opera House. Headliners include Burning Spear, Keyshia Cole and the Isley Brothers. Call 877-225-8466 or visit http:/
On Exhibit
Opening July 6 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, "Frida Kahlo: Public Image, Private Life: A Selection of Photographs and Letters" includes material drawn from a recently acquired collection of more than 300 of the Mexican artist's personal letters. Call 202-783-5000.
On Stage
"Reefer Madness: The Musical," a wild parody of the 1936 anti-marijuana film, opens July 11 in Studio Theatre's Stage 4. Tickets cost $35 to $39. Call 202-332-3300.
Hot Tickets
Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 from Ticketmaster for a concert by Aerosmith and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Sept. 16 at Nissan Pavilion. They cost $29.50 to $125 in-house, $25 on the lawn. Call 202-397-7328. . . . Tickets for a show by Neko Case Aug. 16 at the 9:30 club are on sale now from Tickets.com. They cost $22. Call 800-955-5566.
On Screen
Opening Tuesday: In "License to Wed," John Krasinski and Mandy Moore play an engaged couple undergoing an extreme marriage-prep course taught by the Rev. Frank (Robin Williams). . . . In the live-action sci-fi movie "Transformers," Shia LaBeouf fights alongside machines called Autobots to save the planet from the evil Decepticons. . . . Opening July 6: An anxious young New Yorker seeks psychoanalysis from a maniacal Freudian in "The Treatment." Opening dates may change.
Last Chance
Closing on stage this weekend: "The Balcony," by Scena Theatre at the Warehouse Theater (703-683-2824); and "Latido Negro: Peru's African Beat," at GALA Hispanic Theatre (800-494-8497 or 202-234-7174). . . . This weekend is your last chance to visit "Daoism in the Arts of China," at the Freer Gallery of Art (202-633-1000); and "On the Cutting Edge: Contemporary Japanese Prints," at the Library of Congress (202-707-4604).
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