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| This Week* | Disney's The Lion King Musical |
Various hours | John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Opera House, 2700 F St. NW, Washington, DC | (202) 467-4600 |
$25-$150 | First time in D.C.! Experience the phenomenon! Winner of six 1998 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Disney's The Lion King makes its D.C. premiere featuring direction and costumes by Julie Taymor and music by Elton John and Tim Rice. *Dates: June 26-Aug. 24. |
| This Week* | Linda Bernard, Fabric Art |
10AM-5PM, daily | Monteplier Arts Center 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD |
(301) 953-1993 TTY: (301) 490-2329 |
Free | New works in fabric by Montpelier artist who is better known for her ceramics. Ms. Bernard teaches quilting and ceramics in the Montpelier class program. Dates: August 9-29. |
| This Week* | Patuxent Rural Life Museums Arts | 1-4PM | Patuxent River Park 16000 Croom Airport Rd. Upper Marlboro, MD |
(301) 627-6074 TTY (301) 699-2544 |
FREE | Preserving the legacy of 19th and early 20th century history in Prince George's County, visit the W.H. Duvall Tool Museum, Tobacco Farming Musuem, Duckett Log Cabin, Blacksmith Farrier Shop, and a 1923 Sear Simplex House. *Through Aug. 30. |
| 10 | B.B. King Concert |
8PM | Wolf Trap Filene Center 1645 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA 22182 |
Info: (703) 255-1900 Tix: (877) WOLFTRAP |
$42, $25 | Don't miss an evening with a true American music icon and the King of Blues. |
| 10 | Nothin' Fancy Concert |
7:30PM | Birchmere 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave. Alexandria, VA 22305 |
(703) 549-7500 |
$20 | |
| 10* | Virgin Mobile Festival | 10AM | Pimlico Race Course Hayward & Winner Ave. Baltimore, MD 21215 |
(877) 206-8042, ext. 300 |
$97.50 | Main Stage acts will include Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire, The Black Keys, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Bob Dylan, The Go! Team, Iggy & The Stooges, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Nine Inch Nails, She & Him, Shudder to Think, Stone Temple Pilots and Taking Back Sunday. *Dates: Aug. 9-10, different acts each day. |
| 11 | Herbie Hancock River of Possibilities Tour Concert |
8PM | Wolf Trap Filene Center 1645 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA 22182 |
Info: (703) 255-1900 Tix: (877) WOLFTRAP |
$42, $25 | |
| 11 | Peter Frampton Concert |
7:30PM | Birchmere 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave. Alexandria, VA 22305 |
(703) 549-7500 |
$75 | |
| 11 | Rancid Concert |
7PM doors | Nightclub 9:30 815 V Street, NW, Washington DC |
(800) 955-5566 |
Sold out | with Big D and the Kids Table; Bloodclot |
| 12 | Brotherhood Tour Concert |
8PM | Wolf Trap Filene Center 1645 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA 22182 |
Info: (703) 255-1900 Tix: (877) WOLFTRAP |
$75, $40, $22 | Featuring Los Lonely Boys - rock at its best! |
| 13 | George Thorogood / Buddy Guy Concert |
7:30PM | Wolf Trap Filene Center 1645 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA 22182 |
Info: (703) 255-1900 Tix: (877) WOLFTRAP |
$40, $22 | Energizing blues rock. |
| 13 | Margot & the Nuclear So and Sos Concert |
7PM doors | Nightclub 9:30 815 V Street, NW, Washington DC |
(800) 955-5566 |
$12 | |
| 14 | American Idols Live! Concert |
7PM | Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 |
(202) 397-SEAT (202) 628-3200 |
$68.50, $54.50, $42.50 | Presented by Pop Tarts. |
| 14 | Chaka Khan & Musiq Soulchild: Funk This Tour 2008 Concert |
8PM | Warner Theater 513 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC |
(800) 551-7328 ASL seating: (202) 783-4000 |
$69.50, $59.50 | R&B hip-hopper Musiq joins for multiple Grammy Award-winning Funk Queen Chaka Khan on a tour that's sure to be memorable. This concert will be sign-interpreted (ASL). |
| 14 | Smokey Robinson Concert |
8PM | Wolf Trap Filene Center 1645 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA 22182 |
Info: (703) 255-1900 Tix: (877) WOLFTRAP |
$42, $25 | Motown's shining star. |
| 14 | The Hold Steady Concert |
7PM doors | Nightclub 9:30 815 V Street, NW, Washington DC |
(800) 955-5566 |
$20 | with The Loved Ones |
| 15 | G. Love & Special Sauce / The John Butler Trio Concert |
7PM | Wolf Trap Filene Center 1645 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA 22182 |
Info: (703) 255-1900 Tix: (877) WOLFTRAP |
$34, $30 | Alternative R&B meets guitar-groove in a night of rock music. Special guest: Tristan Prettyman. |
| 15* | Mrs. Warren's Profession Theatre |
8PM Aug.17 & 24 at 2PM |
Greenbelt Arts Center 123 Centerway Greenbelt, MD |
(301) 441-8770 |
$15/General $12/Seniors and students | During a brief visit from her oft-absent mother, Vivie Warren learns the truth about her mother's profession. The shocking news sets the stage for George Bernards Shaw's tale about hypocrisy, sex, money and morality. Originally banned from public performance, Shaw said about the play: "Ah, when I wrote that, I had some nerve." *Dates: Aug. 15-Sep. 6. |
| 15 | WTOC - Ariadne auf Naxos Richard Strauss Opera |
8PM | Barns at Wolf Trap 1645 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA 22182 |
Info: (703) 255-1900 Tix: (877) WOLFTRAP |
$68 | Is it possible to perform a comic opera and a tragic opera at the same time? |
| 16* | Contra-Tiempo Dance |
8PM* | Dance Place 3225 8th Stree, NE, Washington, DC |
(202) 269-1600 |
$22/General; $17/Seniors, students, artists, teachers (K-17); $8/Kids (2-17) | Los Angeles based activist dance company has their DC debut *Dates: Aug. 16-17, various hours. |
| 16 | Counting Crows and Maroon 5 Concert |
7PM | Nissan Pavilion 7800 Cellar Door Drive Bristow, VA 20136 |
(703) 754-6400 |
$126, $65,75, $60.75, $33.75, $30.50 | With special guest Sara Bareilles |
| 16* | Eddie Vedder Concert |
7:30PM | Warner Theater 513 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC |
(800) 551-7328 ASL seating: (202) 783-4000 |
$77 | Eddie Vedder, lead singer of Pearl Jam, embarks on a month-long solo tour. Opening act: Liam Finn. *Dates: Aug.16-17. |
| 16 | Great Architecture Symposium | 9AM-4PM | Montpelier Mansion 9650 Muirkirk Rd. Laurel, MD |
(301) 953-1376 |
$ | Montpelier Mansion has been called one of the best examples of Georgian architecture in Maryland. What makes a great Georgian house? Did 18th century plantation owners have a different definition of "greatness?" What can the layout of the current grounds tell us about the Snowdens and their status? In this daylong symposium, architectural and landscape historians will examine Montpelier and its environs to reveal what the Snowden estate meant to its owners and their peers, neighbors, servants and slaves. Lunch included in fee. Reservations required. |
| 16* | Mrs. Warren's Profession Theatre |
8PM Aug.17 & 24 at 2PM |
Greenbelt Arts Center 123 Centerway Greenbelt, MD |
(301) 441-8770 |
$15/General $12/Seniors and students | During a brief visit from her oft-absent mother, Vivie Warren learns the truth about her mother's profession. The shocking news sets the stage for George Bernards Shaw's tale about hypocrisy, sex, money and morality. Originally banned from public performance, Shaw said about the play: "Ah, when I wrote that, I had some nerve." *Dates: Aug. 15-Sep. 6. |
| 16 | SMV / Stanley Clarke / Marcus Miller / Victor Wooten Concert |
8PM | Wolf Trap Filene Center 1645 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA 22182 |
Info: (703) 255-1900 Tix: (877) WOLFTRAP |
$75, $40, $22 | Superstar bass players unite for the best of jazz and funk. |
| 16 | The Faint Concert |
8PM doors | Nightclub 9:30 815 V Street, NW, Washington DC |
(800) 955-5566 |
$20 | with Shy Child & Jaguar Love |
| 16 | Tony Rice Unit and JD Crowe & The New South Concert |
7:30PM | Birchmere 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave. Alexandria, VA 22305 |
(703) 549-7500 |
$35 | |
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