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The Week of Sept. 26
Admit it. When you're channel-surfing you linger on HGTV. You pore over Country Living and Domino magazines in the grocery store line. Even if the thought of shelling out thousands of dollars in renovations makes you cringe, flip the channel or put the magazine back, it's okay to admit that you fantasize about making your tiny bungalow worthy of the pages of Better Homes and Gardens. Indulge your inner interior designer at the Remodeling and Home Decor Show Sept. 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Dulles Expo Center, Willard Road off Route 28, Chantilly. Call 800-274-6948 or visit http:/
The Week of Oct. 3
Americans have California. Italians have Tuscany. But the French, some of the best winemakers in the world, they have Languedoc. First Vine, a international wine importer in Washington, will bring out the region's best bottles at the Languedoc Wine Tasting Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Alliance Francaise, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. Call 202-234-7911 or visit http:/
The Week of Oct. 10
Thousands of orchids will be in bloom at the National Capitol Orchid Society's Orchid Show and Sale at the U.S. National Arboretum Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 3501 New York Ave. NE. Call 202-245-2726 or visit http:/
On Stage
On sale now, on stage soon: In light of the conflict in the Republic of Georgia, the always-innovative Synetic Theatre revisits its 2002 production "Host and Guest" Sept. 26 through Nov. 9. The play is set in the mountainous nation, from which the company's founders and several actors and musicians emigrated. Tickets cost $15-$40. Call 703-824-8060. . . . In Bethesda, Imagination Stage gears up for its production of "Busytown," a musical based on the books by Richard Scarry, Sept. 27 through Nov. 2. Tickets cost $10-$21. Call 301-280-1660. . . . The Shakespeare Theatre Company presents "The Way of the World," William Congreve's Restoration comedy from 1700, at the Lansburgh Theatre Sept. 30 through Nov. 16. Tickets cost $23.50-$79.75. Call 202-547-1122. . . . The Kennedy Center's season-long look at Broadway musicals begins with "Broadway: Three Generations," excerpts from three shows, Oct. 2-5. Tickets cost $25-$90. Call 202-467-4600.
Hot Tickets
Tickets go on sale today at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster for Christmas With Amy Grant & Vince Gill Dec. 10 ($49.50-$147.50) at Baltimore's Lyric Opera House and Jim Brickman Dec. 20 ($52.50) at the Lisner Auditorium. . . . Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster for comedian Lewis Black Oct. 18 ($30) at the Patriot Center and AC/DC Nov. 15 ($92.50) at Verizon Center. . . . Tickets go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster for Disney on Ice: Worlds of Fantasy Oct. 29-Nov. 2 ($12-$54) at Baltimore's 1st Mariner Arena. Call 202-397-7328 or visit http:/
On Screen
Opening Sept. 26: "Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story" is a political documentary. . . . "Choke" is a dark comedy about mothers and sons, sexual compulsion and the sordid underbelly of a Colonial theme park. . . . Duchess Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightley) is the toast of England, but the only man she can't seduce is her husband (Ralph Fiennes) in "The Duchess.". . . Two unsuspecting people are drawn into a conspiracy by a stranger who seems to know their every move in "Eagle Eye," starring Shia LaBeouf. . . . A firefighter turns to God for help with his struggling marriage in "Fireproof.". . . "The Lucky Ones" stars Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins and Michael Peña as three soldiers on leave trying to make sense of their lives during an unexpected road trip across the country. . . . Spike Lee's "Miracle at St. Anna" is the story of four members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Infantry Division during World War II. . . . Adrienne Willis (Diane Lane) retreats to the tiny coastal town of Rodanthe, N.C., to tend to a friend's inn for the weekend when Paul Flanner (Richard Gere) arrives. Guess what happens next in the Nicholas Sparks novel-turned-
movie "Nights in Rodanthe"? . . . "Trouble the Water" is an award-winning documentary about Hurricane Katrina, incorporating home video shot by an aspiring rap artist trapped with her husband in the Ninth Ward. Opening dates may change.
Next Friday in Weekend
What has a live coral reef, two giant squids and an ancient sea serpent? The Sant Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. It opens next Saturday, but you'll get a sneak peek in next Friday's Weekend.
