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    The Bread of Winter - Performing Arts
    The Theater Alliance presents the world premiere of Victor Lodato's post-apocalyptic look at a world where the sun no longer shines.
    H Street Playhouse | Washington, DC
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    Marlborough Day - Miscellaneous Event
    The town of Upper Marlboro celebrates with a parade, craft booths, live music on several stages and lots of food.
    Downtown Upper Marlboro | Upper Marlboro, MD
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    Mommy's Day Cupcake Party - Miscellaneous Event
    The market celebrates Mother's Day with a cupcake-decorating party.
    Thyme Out | Rockville, MD
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    Mother's Day Kids Class - Miscellaneous Event
    Children learn how to bake and decorate flower-shaped cookies for mom.
    Zola | Washington, DC
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    Eric Hilton - Bar/Club Event
    Thievery Corporation's Eric Hilton makes a long-awaited return to the decks at Eighteenth Street Lounge.
    Eighteenth Street Lounge | Washington, DC
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    Passport DC - Miscellaneous Event
    More than 35 embassies open their doors to the public. That's your chance to visit another country for free.
    Various locations | Washington, DC
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    European Union Open House - Miscellaneous Event
    Embassies open their doors to the public to display their culture and offer food and drink.
    Various locations | Washington, DC
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    Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Music Event
    Heavy funk that's a throwback to the '70s featuring the most dynamic leading lady around.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC
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    An Evening With Tippi Hedren - Miscellaneous Event
    See a screening of Hitchcock's "The Birds" and then join in a Q&A with its star.
    Workhouse Arts Center | Lorton, VA
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    Georgetown Garden Tour - Miscellaneous Event
    This self-guided walking tour takes you through the most beautiful gardens of Georgetown.
    Christ Church Georgetown | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Sunday, May 10

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    Ghost - Music Event
    Japanese group can make it heavy or sublimely psychedelic. With Magik Markers.
    Velvet Lounge | Washington, DC
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    Mother's Day Tea in the Garden - Miscellaneous Event
    Children and their mothers can sample period teas, finger sandwiches and desserts and learn about tea etiquette. Kids can also make a craft as a gift for mom.
    Tudor Place Historic House and Garden | Washington, DC
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    Art of the Latos Ladies - Miscellaneous Event
    Sip a mimosa and check out the art by a mother and her daughters.
    Design Studio Art Gallery | Hyattsville, MD
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    Mommie Dearest: A Mother's Day Special - Miscellaneous Event
    Hear true stories as varied as the moms they describe. Anyone who brings their mom gets a SpeakeasyDC gift bag with a CD and T-shirt.
    Chief Ike's Mambo Room | Washington, DC
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    Greenbelt Green Man Festival - Miscellaneous Event
    See environmental films and speakers, live music, multiple parades and children's activities. You can count on some vegan meals, too.
    Roosevelt Center | Greenbelt, MD
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    Mother's Finest - Music Event
    Make it funky.
    Birchmere Music Hall | Alexandria, VA
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    Olney Farmers and Artists Market - Miscellaneous Event
    The market kicks off its third season with a special Mother's Day celebration, including free massages for moms.
    Olney Town Center | Olney, MD
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    Fischerspooner - Music Event
    Electro-pop with a retro feel. With Drop the Line.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC
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    Mice Parade - Music Event
    Breezy, electro/post-rock. With Tom Brosseau and Gregory and the Hawk.
    The Rock and Roll Hotel | Washington, DC
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    Fisherspooner - Music Event
    Rousing electro-pop.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Monday, May 11

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    Wye Oak - Music Event
    Baltimore duo plays shimmer folk-shoegaze. With the Pomegranates, on the backstage.
    Black Cat | Washington, DC
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    Leonard Cohen - Music Event
    Rock and Roll Hall of Famer embarks on his first U.S. tour in more than a decade.
    Merriweather Post Pavilion | Columbia, MD
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    Sweet Charity - Miscellaneous Event
    Indulge in chocolate treats and a chocolate fashion show.
    Mandarin Oriental Hotel | Washington, DC
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    Animal Collective - Music Event
    NOTE: This show is sold out. New York avant-rockers push the boundaries of psych, folk and electronic music. Brilliantly. With Grouper.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC
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    48 Hour Film Festival - Miscellaneous Event
    A masterpiece or a train wreck? You be the judge when local filmmaking teams compete to see if they can write, film and edit the best short within 48 hours.
    American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center | Silver Spring, MD
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    Louise Bourgeois - Exhibit
    This survey of the French-born artist's works includes paintings, drawings and sculpture highlighting her varied avant-garde style.
    Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
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    Salsa Lessons and Dancing - Bar/Club Event
    Take a free salsa lesson and stick around to dance the night away.
    Lima | Washington, DC
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    To Sleep, Perchance to Dream - Exhibit
    A look at early views of sleeping and dreaming.
    Folger Shakespeare Library | Washington, DC
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    Organ Demonstrations - Miscellaneous Event
    An organist gives a short talk about the Cathedral's 10,650-pipe organ, then performs a mini-recital.
    Washington National Cathedral | Washington, DC
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    Happy Hour at Liberty Tavern - Bar/Club Event
    Half-price wine and $3 drafts make this one of the best deals in Arlington.
    The Liberty Tavern | Arlington, VA

Highlighted Events: Tuesday, May 12

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    Mastodon - Music Event
    Pummeling, heavy stoner rock. With Kylesa and Intronaut.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC
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    Ragtime - Performing Arts
    A brand-new production of the Broadway musical, about three families in New York City in the early 1900s.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
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    Robin Rose: Cypher - Exhibit
    Multidimensional encaustic paintings (using hot wax) and multimedia work by the D.C.-based artist.
    American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center | Washington, DC
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    Louise Bourgeois - Exhibit
    This survey of the French-born artist's works includes paintings, drawings and sculpture highlighting her varied avant-garde style.
    Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
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    The Damned - Music Event
    Vintage British punk. With the Bellrays and Electric Frankenstein.
    Black Cat | Washington, DC
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    Free Wine Tasting - Bar/Club Event
    Let an expert guide you through free tastings of two wines every Tuesday night at Bistrot Lepic. No, there's no catch.
    Bistrot Lepic | Washington, DC
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    Happy Hour at Cafe Mozart - Bar/Club Event
    Cheap liters of German beer and bratwurst platters bring a slice of Bavaria to downtown Washington.
    Cafe Mozart | Washington, DC
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    SpeakeasyDC Open Mike - Bar/Club Event
    Share your stories at the monthly open mike.
    Station 9 | Washington, DC
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    To Sleep, Perchance to Dream - Exhibit
    A look at early views of sleeping and dreaming.
    Folger Shakespeare Library | Washington, DC
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    Morandi: Master of Modern Still Life - Exhibit
    This retrospective of about 45 paintings and 12 etchings show the Italian painter's experimentation with cubism and futurism as well as his more well-known still lifes of bottles and bowls.
    Phillips Collection | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Wednesday, May 13

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    Rodriguez - Music Event
    Folk-pop-psych survivor from the late-'60s/early-'70s. With the War on Drugs and Donny Hue and the Colors.
    The Rock and Roll Hotel | Washington, DC
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    The Thermals - Music Event
    Lo-fi garage rock with a precious-punk edge. With the Shaky Hands and Point Juncture WA.
    Black Cat | Washington, DC
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    Azita - Music Event
    Jazzy, offbeat, piano-based tunes. With Wreckmeister Harmonies.
    DC9 | Washington, DC
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    Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer - Music Event
    Break out your mini-Stonehenge monuments as the three main members of sort-of-fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap comes to town.
    Warner Theatre | Washington, DC
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    A Circus Family: Picasso to Leger - Exhibit
    Check out images of acrobats and clowns from the early 20th century by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Fernand Leger and Marc Chagall.
    Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD
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    Robin Rose: Cypher - Exhibit
    Multidimensional encaustic paintings (using hot wax) and multimedia work by the D.C.-based artist.
    American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center | Washington, DC
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    Ragtime - Performing Arts
    A brand-new production of the Broadway musical, about three families in New York City in the early 1900s.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
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    Louise Bourgeois - Exhibit
    This survey of the French-born artist's works includes paintings, drawings and sculpture highlighting her varied avant-garde style.
    Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
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    Lost Happy Hour - Miscellaneous Event
    Join Washington Post "Lost" bloggers Jen Chaney and Liz Kelly to celebrate the season finale of everyone's favorite island drama. Drink specials will be served from 5 to 7 p.m.; they include the Dharma-tini, Jughead Juice, Jin and Tonic, Jack (Shephard) and Coke and Sex on the Beach (With Sawyer).
    The Reef | Washington, DC
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    Kostume Karaoke - Bar/Club Event
    The city's weirdest, kitschiest karaoke event moves from Wonderland to U Street.
    Solly's U Street Tavern | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Thursday, May 14

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    Jamey Johnson - Music Event
    Country brooder brilliantly channels ache, anger and angst.
    Birchmere Music Hall | Alexandria, VA
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    Rock Paper Scissors Tournament - Miscellaneous Event
    Win the tournament and you could throw out the first pitch at a Baysox game.
    Prince George's Stadium | Bowie, MD
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    Going Out Guide Happy Hour - Bar/Club Event
    Get ready for spring: our monthly happy hour has free food, drink specials and a chance to win tickets to Coldplay on May 21 or the AT&T National golf tournament hosted by Tiger Woods.
    Caddies on Cordell | Bethesda, MD
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    So Cow - Music Event
    Clever -- but not too clever -- indie pop from Ireland. With Noah Woods.
    Velvet Lounge | Washington, DC
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    Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival - Music Event
    Anat Cohen, Maria Schneider and saxophonist Hailey Mae Niswanger are among this year's featured performers at this annual festival celebrating today's top female jazz artists.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
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    A Circus Family: Picasso to Leger - Exhibit
    Check out images of acrobats and clowns from the early 20th century by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Fernand Leger and Marc Chagall.
    Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD
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    Ragtime - Performing Arts
    A brand-new production of the Broadway musical, about three families in New York City in the early 1900s.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
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    Robin Rose: Cypher - Exhibit
    Multidimensional encaustic paintings (using hot wax) and multimedia work by the D.C.-based artist.
    American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center | Washington, DC
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    Louise Bourgeois - Exhibit
    This survey of the French-born artist's works includes paintings, drawings and sculpture highlighting her varied avant-garde style.
    Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
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    How You See It - Exhibit
    A photography exhibition juried by Frank Goodyear, Assistant Curator of Photography at the National Portrait Gallery.
    Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts/VisArts | Rockville, MD

Highlighted Events: Friday, May 15

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    Tortured Soul - Music Event
    Sultry house grooves from a band that breathes live energy into underground dance music. With Lisa Shaw.
    Black Cat | Washington, DC
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    Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival - Music Event
    Anat Cohen, Maria Schneider and saxophonist Hailey Mae Niswanger are among this year's featured performers at this annual festival celebrating today's top female jazz artists.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
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    Mid City Artists Open Studios Tour - Miscellaneous Event
    Artists in Dupont Circle, Logan Circle and U Street open their studios to the public for the weekend. Studios will be open on Saturday and Sunday, and an opening reception will be held at Coldwell Banker, 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 15.
    Coldwell Banker | Washington, DC
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    A Circus Family: Picasso to Leger - Exhibit
    Check out images of acrobats and clowns from the early 20th century by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Fernand Leger and Marc Chagall.
    Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD
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    Robin Rose: Cypher - Exhibit
    Multidimensional encaustic paintings (using hot wax) and multimedia work by the D.C.-based artist.
    American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center | Washington, DC
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    Ragtime - Performing Arts
    A brand-new production of the Broadway musical, about three families in New York City in the early 1900s.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
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    Louise Bourgeois - Exhibit
    This survey of the French-born artist's works includes paintings, drawings and sculpture highlighting her varied avant-garde style.
    Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
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    Emmet Swimming - Music Event
    The popular Northern Virginia alt-rock veterans.
    Iota Club & Cafe | Arlington, VA
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    Sweet Honey in the Rock - Music Event
    For nearly four decades, the women of Sweet Honey in the Rock have been specializing in uplifting, socially conscious songs -- music that tends to sound like angels singing about struggle and liberation.
    Birchmere Music Hall | Alexandria, VA
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    Parachute Musical - Music Event
    Piano-based rockers. With Hammer No More the Fingers and Pico vs. Island Tree.
    The Rock and Roll Hotel | Washington, DC
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