The Week of July 25
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The Week of July 25
It won't cost a cent to see rare coins, including a nickel worth $3 million, at the World's Fair of Money from July 30 through Aug. 3 at the Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W. Pratt St., Baltimore. Call 410-649-7000 or visit http:/
The Week of August 1
Ha. Ha-ha. Repeat until you can laugh for hours on end, because that is exactly what you will be doing at the DC Comedy Fest from Aug. 7 through 9 at seven locations across the city. And because Washington is just not Washington without politics, check out "Politics Is Funny," a panel with writers from "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report." Just make sure you warm up; we wouldn't want you breaking your funny bone. http:/
The Week of August 8
Twenty-two. If you are a rock fan, then you have been counting down the days until the biggest concert of the summer, the Virgin Mobile Festival on Aug. 9 and 10 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The lengthy list of well-known acts includes the Offspring, Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, Bob Dylan and Stone Temple Pilots. Gates open at 10 a.m.; show ends at 10 p.m. 5201 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore. Call 800-551-7328 or visit http:/
On Stage
On stage soon, on sale now: the last of the Capital Fringe Festival. The festival might be wrapping up, but there are a couple of last-minute shows opening next week, including "The 70% Club" at Trinity University and "Uncle Tom, Uncle Sam, Uncle Ben and the Rest" at the Universalist National Memorial Church. Tickets range from free to $35 with the one-time purchase of a $5 button. Call 866-811-4111 or see all the offerings at http:/
Hot Tickets
Tickets go on sale today at 10 a.m. for Jordin Sparks and Jesse McCartney Aug. 29 at DAR Constitution Hall ($39.50-$49.50); Jerry Seinfeld Sept. 6 at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall ($46.50-$76.50); Kathy Griffin Sept. 28 at DAR Constitution Hall ($48.50-$55.50). Call 202-397-7328 or visit http:/
On Screen
Opening July 25: Nazneen's life is turned upside down in "Brick Lane" when she is forced into an arranged marriage and exchanges her Bangladeshi village home for a flat in London's East End. . . . "Brideshead Revisited" tells an evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-World War II era. . . . "Chris & Don: A Love Story" is the true story of the passionate relationship between British writer Christopher Isherwood and American portrait painter Don Bachardy, 30 years his junior. . . . The documentary "CSNY: Deja Vu" finds Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on their "Freedom of Speech 2006" tour, featuring music from Neil Young's controversial "Living With War" CD. . . . Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) is a 39-year-old who lives with his mother, and Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) is an unemployed 40-year-old who lives with his father. Mom and Dad marry, and the "kids" are forced to live with each other in "Step Brothers.". . . In grand "X-Files" manner, the storyline of "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" is being kept under wraps. This much can be revealed: It is a stand-alone story that takes the complicated relationship between Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) in unexpected directions. Opening dates may change.
Last Chance
This weekend is your last chance to catch "The Mousetrap" and "Stuff Happens." Both are at Olney Theatre Center (301-924-3400). "Red Noses," by Washington Shakespeare Company at Clark Street Playhouse (800-494-8497) also closes this weekend.
Next Friday in Weekend
Washington is a city of monuments, memorials and statues. But if you stop to look, really look, you'll find so much more than guys on horses in the middle of traffic circles. Michael O'Sullivan takes Weekend readers on a tour of his 10 favorite memorials. There isn't a dude on a horse in the group -- but there are several amphibians.
