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The new cocktail bar TNT is set to open on Columbia Pike

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In his chat this morning, Tom Sietsema broke the news about TNT, a new bar coming from award-winning PX/Restaurant Eve mixologist Todd Thrasher. TNT, named for Thrasher’s young son Tristan Noah Thrasher, will accompany Eamonn’s: A Dublin Chipper on Columbia Pike in Arlington when it opens in March or April.

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Events for Today November

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  • Fri 11
  • Sat 12
  • Sun 13
  • Mon 14
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Today's Editors' Picks

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    Julieta Venegas - Music Event
    She's a superstar throughout Latin America but feels no need to translate her songs into English in an attempt for American crossover success.
    The State Theatre | Falls Church, VA
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    Printing Press - Book Event
    Searching for the best way to self-publish that novel you've had boxed up for too long? You may be in luck. Politics and Prose Bookstore has acquired an on-demand printing machine. It prints, binds and trims paperbacks in minutes. See a demo on site and talk to experts about the printer's capacities.
    Politics & Prose Bookstore | Washington, DC
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    Miguel Zenon Quartet - Music Event
    Saxophone star tackles the sounds of Puerto Rico on his latest album.
    Atlas Performing Arts Center | Washington, DC
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    Purity Ring - Music Event
    With Doldrums, on the backstage.
    Black Cat | Washington, DC
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    Kids Euro Festival - Miscellaneous Event
    Embassies from 27 European countries and a dozen Washington institutions have teamed up to bring some of the top European children's entertainers to DC for a multi-venue festival with more than 200 performances.
    Various locations | Washington, DC
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    Czech Christmas Market - Miscellaneous Event
    Shop for presents at the Czech Embassy's holiday market, featuring Christmas ornaments, CDs, crystal and other Czech-made items, plus samples of hot pastries, mulled wine and Czech liqueur.
    Embassy of the Czech Republic | Washington, DC
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    Cask Week - Bar/Club Event
    The Mad Fox Brewing Company spotlights English-style real ales from local and regional breweries.
    Mad Fox Brewing Company | Falls Church, VA
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    FotoWeek DC - Exhibit
    A city-wide, eight-day exhibition of all things photographic.
    Various locations | Washington, DC
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    Evan Reed: Until Every Shape Has Found Its City - Exhibit
    Using such commonplace materials as lumber, plaster, wallboard and nails, Evan Reed creates fantastical sculptures that reference reality but travel beyond into the realm of imagination. His "impossible buildings" with skewed framing, walled-off rooms, and disappearing passages invite the viewer to slip through reality and enter an alternative space where architectural forms become departure points for dreams.
    Greater Reston Arts Center | Reston, VA
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    FotoWeek at the Corcoran - Miscellaneous Event
    The museum goes free for eight days, including the days it is usually closed, as part of its partnership with FotoWeek DC. On display: Exhibitions including "Hank Willis Thomas: Strange Fruit," "Gordon Parks: Photographs from the Collection," "Selections from the Indie Photobook Library" and "Prix Pictet: Growth."
    Corcoran Gallery of Art | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Thurs, November 10

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    Medications - Music Event
    With Cloud Nothings.
    Black Cat | Washington, DC
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    Southern States Happy Hour - Bar/Club Event
    Join the members of the Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama state societies for an open-bar happy hour.
    BlackFinn American Saloon | Washington, DC
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    Brightest Young Things: Young @ Heart II - Miscellaneous Event
    Popular Web site Brightest Young Things curates a show of hundreds of photos from the best and brightest of its party, concert and feature photographers.
    FotoWeek Central | Washington, DC
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    Czech Christmas Market - Miscellaneous Event
    Shop for presents at the Czech Embassy's holiday market, featuring Christmas ornaments, CDs, crystal and other Czech-made items, plus samples of hot pastries, mulled wine and Czech liqueur.
    Embassy of the Czech Republic | Washington, DC
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    Kids Euro Festival - Miscellaneous Event
    Embassies from 27 European countries and a dozen Washington institutions have teamed up to bring some of the top European children's entertainers to DC for a multi-venue festival with more than 200 performances.
    Various locations | Washington, DC
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    Squirrel, or The Origin of a Species - Performing Arts
    Charles Darwin goes head to head with that most misunderstood of rodents: the squirrel.
    The Shop at Fort Fringe | Washington, DC
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    Cask Week - Bar/Club Event
    The Mad Fox Brewing Company spotlights English-style real ales from local and regional breweries.
    Mad Fox Brewing Company | Falls Church, VA
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    FotoWeek at the Corcoran - Miscellaneous Event
    The museum goes free for eight days, including the days it is usually closed, as part of its partnership with FotoWeek DC. On display: Exhibitions including "Hank Willis Thomas: Strange Fruit," "Gordon Parks: Photographs from the Collection," "Selections from the Indie Photobook Library" and "Prix Pictet: Growth."
    Corcoran Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
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    Evan Reed: Until Every Shape Has Found Its City - Exhibit
    Using such commonplace materials as lumber, plaster, wallboard and nails, Evan Reed creates fantastical sculptures that reference reality but travel beyond into the realm of imagination. His "impossible buildings" with skewed framing, walled-off rooms, and disappearing passages invite the viewer to slip through reality and enter an alternative space where architectural forms become departure points for dreams.
    Greater Reston Arts Center | Reston, VA
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    FotoWeek DC - Exhibit
    A city-wide, eight-day exhibition of all things photographic.
    Various locations | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Fri, November 11

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    Foo Fighters - Music Event
    In a year full of reflections on Nirvana upon the 20th anniversary of its landmark album "Nevermind," it's a bit staggering to think that Foo Fighters -- drummer Dave Grohl's post-Nirvana band -- have been one of rock's biggest bands for 15 years. As much as the spotlight bothered Kurt Cobain, Grohl is a natural frontman, writing arena-rock anthems and comfortably basking in the moment when fans sing along. At this point the band's concerts could play out like a best-of modern rock radio, but you can also expect many selections from new album "Wasting Light." Show up early for openers Social Distortion and the Joy Formidable.
    Verizon Center | Washington, DC
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    Sunshine Everyday: The Story of Fishbone - Miscellaneous Event
    A documentary on the trailblazing ska-soul-metal band Fishbone is followed by a Q&A and a live performance by the band.
    Lincoln Theatre | Washington, DC
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    Squirrel, or The Origin of a Species - Performing Arts
    Charles Darwin goes head to head with that most misunderstood of rodents: the squirrel.
    The Shop at Fort Fringe | Washington, DC
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    Cask Week - Bar/Club Event
    The Mad Fox Brewing Company spotlights English-style real ales from local and regional breweries.
    Mad Fox Brewing Company | Falls Church, VA
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    Evan Reed: Until Every Shape Has Found Its City - Exhibit
    Using such commonplace materials as lumber, plaster, wallboard and nails, Evan Reed creates fantastical sculptures that reference reality but travel beyond into the realm of imagination. His "impossible buildings" with skewed framing, walled-off rooms, and disappearing passages invite the viewer to slip through reality and enter an alternative space where architectural forms become departure points for dreams.
    Greater Reston Arts Center | Reston, VA
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    FotoWeek DC - Exhibit
    A city-wide, eight-day exhibition of all things photographic.
    Various locations | Washington, DC
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    FotoWeek at the Corcoran - Miscellaneous Event
    The museum goes free for eight days, including the days it is usually closed, as part of its partnership with FotoWeek DC. On display: Exhibitions including "Hank Willis Thomas: Strange Fruit," "Gordon Parks: Photographs from the Collection," "Selections from the Indie Photobook Library" and "Prix Pictet: Growth."
    Corcoran Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
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    Pizzeria Paradiso Anniversary - Bar/Club Event
    Pizzeria Paradiso celebrates its 20th anniversary with a week of beer and pizza specials at all three locations.
    Pizzeria Paradiso | Washington, DC
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    Black Box: Nira Pereg - Exhibit
    Setting up various cameras around the Karlsruhe Zoo in Germany, documentarian Nira Pereg studied the habits of a flock of flamingos. A sporadically timed soundtrack is the only hint of human intrusion in their space.
    Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
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    A Bright New Boise - Performing Arts
    The rapture is summoned in the parking lot of a Idaho craft store.
    Woolly Mammoth Theatre | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Sat, November 12

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    WPFW's U Street Jam - Bar/Club Event
    Some of WPFW's most celebrated DJs spin their favorite party music -- zydeco, old-school R&B, blues -- to raise money for the independent radio station.
    Prince Hall Masonic Temple | Washington, DC
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    National Gaming Day - Miscellaneous Event
    More than 1,200 libraries around the world and around the corner will host gamers for a day of dice-rolling, card shuffling and electronic fun. Some libraries will offer video games that require registration. Visit http://ilovelibraries.org/gaming to find what a library near you is offering.
    Various locations | Washington, DC
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    Spencer Spinny Johnson - Performing Arts
    Spencer Johnson isn't nicknamed Spinny for nothing. The Harlem Globetrotter defies the laws of gravity with a spin of his bright orange basketball. In this show the audience can get in on the action and help Spinny perform his tricks.
    National Theatre | Washington, DC
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    Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Music Event
    He's one of indie rock's good guys and great songwriters. With Medications and the Max Levine Ensemble.
    Sacred Heart Church | Washington, DC
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    BlackSalt Fish Market & Restaurant’s Oyster Tasting - Food Event
    Sample over a dozen different species of North American Oyster at this charity event that benefits the Washington Nationals Diabetes Care Complex.
    BlackSalt | Washington, DC
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    Playful Patterns Family Workshop - Miscellaneous Event
    Patterns might not be the first thing you notice in works of art that make up the "30 Americans" exhibition, but that doesn't mean they don't play an important part in the image. In this workshop families can learn the importance of patterns, find inspiration in the galleries and then create their own patterns.
    Corcoran Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
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    Foggerty's Fairy - Performing Arts
    W.S. Gilbert's Victorian-era farce tells the tale of a man and his fairy godmother.
    The Shop at Fort Fringe | Washington, DC
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    FotoWeek DC - Exhibit
    A city-wide, eight-day exhibition of all things photographic.
    Various locations | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    FotoWeek at the Corcoran - Miscellaneous Event
    The museum goes free for eight days, including the days it is usually closed, as part of its partnership with FotoWeek DC. On display: Exhibitions including "Hank Willis Thomas: Strange Fruit," "Gordon Parks: Photographs from the Collection," "Selections from the Indie Photobook Library" and "Prix Pictet: Growth."
    Corcoran Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
  • Show/hide event description
    Evan Reed: Until Every Shape Has Found Its City - Exhibit
    Using such commonplace materials as lumber, plaster, wallboard and nails, Evan Reed creates fantastical sculptures that reference reality but travel beyond into the realm of imagination. His "impossible buildings" with skewed framing, walled-off rooms, and disappearing passages invite the viewer to slip through reality and enter an alternative space where architectural forms become departure points for dreams.
    Greater Reston Arts Center | Reston, VA

Highlighted Events: Sun, November 13

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    Father-Son Tailgate Party - Book Event
    A special kids' event featuring children's writer Katy Kelly, author of the picture book "Melonhead and the Undercover Operation" (illustrated by Gillian Johnson), and Fred Bowen, author of "Quarterback Season," his new sports novel for young readers.
    Politics & Prose Bookstore | Washington, DC
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    Belle: The Amazing, Astonishingly Magical Journey of an Artfully Painted Lady - Miscellaneous Event
    Two butterflies get blown out of their paintings and explore the National Gallery of Art in this book. Author Mary Lee Corlett and illustrator Phyllis Saroff will discuss their book and sign it on Sunday.
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
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    D.C. Tweed Ride - Miscellaneous Event
    What ho, good fellow? Put on your finest Victorian-era tweed jacket and newsboy cap and join fellow nattily-attired cyclists on this annual bike ride through D.C., followed by a party at Smith Commons.
    Smith Commons | Washington, DC
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    Pizzeria Paradiso Anniversary - Bar/Club Event
    Pizzeria Paradiso celebrates its 20th anniversary with a week of beer and pizza specials at all three locations.
    Pizzeria Paradiso | Alexandria, VA
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    Black Box: Nira Pereg - Exhibit
    Setting up various cameras around the Karlsruhe Zoo in Germany, documentarian Nira Pereg studied the habits of a flock of flamingos. A sporadically timed soundtrack is the only hint of human intrusion in their space.
    Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
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    A Bright New Boise - Performing Arts
    The rapture is summoned in the parking lot of a Idaho craft store.
    Woolly Mammoth Theatre | Washington, DC
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    Eco-Art for wildlife - Miscellaneous Event
    For ages 8-12, make crafts from recycled goods.
    National Wildlife Visitor Center | Laurel, MD
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    Intercambio: Artful Language Exchange - Miscellaneous Event
    Sharpen your Spanish or English skills in an artistic setting.
    Walters Art Museum | Baltimore, MD
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    Brookland Book Signing and Presentation - Book Event
    Rosie Dempsey and John J.Feeley Jr. speak about the Brooks family, the namesake of the Brookland neighborhood, and their new book, "Brookland" (part of the "Images of America" series. Also speaking will be Laura Henley Dean, author of "Our Past Before Us: A History of Northeastern Washington Co."
    Warehouse Theater | Washington, DC
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    Open House - Miscellaneous Event
    A community event to raise awareness of the support that Just Neighbors provides to low-income immigrants and refugees.
    Just Neighbors | Falls Church, VA

Highlighted Events: Mon, November 14

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    Peter Case - Music Event
    He was a power pop original with the Nerves, a mainstay of L.A.'s Paisley Underground scene with the Plimsouls and is now an acoustic troubadour in a class of his own.
    Iota Club & Cafe | Arlington, VA
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    fallFringe - Exhibit
    There was a time when the Capital Fringe Festival came and went in July, and if you missed the fun, you had to wait a full year for its return. No longer.
    The Shop at Fort Fringe | Washington, DC
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    Andrew White - Music Event
    "Coltrane at 85"
    Blues Alley | Washington, DC
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    Slavery: A 21st Century Evil - Miscellaneous Event
    Al Jazeera English presents a televised debate on present-day slavery.
    Decatur House Museum | Washington, DC
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    The U.S. Army Blues - Music Event
    Performing jump blues. A dance floor will be installed. Part of "Swing, Swing, Swing.". At the Millennium Stage.
    Millennium Stage - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
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    Political Calculus, Political Times: Nate Silver and Matt Bai - Miscellaneous Event
    The New York Times journalists talk with editor Megan Liberman about the current political climate.
    George Washington University Jack Morton Auditorium | Washington, DC
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    Tell Jemmeh: Ancient Cultures on the Negev - Miscellaneous Event
    Israeli archeologist David Ben-Shlomo describes his findings at this ongoing National Museum of Natural History dig.
    S. Dillon Ripley Center - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
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    Dirt Discoveries - Miscellaneous Event
    For ages 5-7, dig in the dirt or mud to discover different colors, textures and layers of soil; nature hike follows.
    National Wildlife Visitor Center | Laurel, MD
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    Ocean Soul - Miscellaneous Event
    Photographer Brian Skerry shows images from his book "Ocean Soul."
    National Geographic Museum | Washington, DC
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    TK the DJ - Miscellaneous Event
    Swing dance
    Chevy Chase Ballroom | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Tues, November 15

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    Foggerty's Fairy - Performing Arts
    W.S. Gilbert's Victorian-era farce tells the tale of a man and his fairy godmother.
    The Shop at Fort Fringe | Washington, DC
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    What Does Red Do on Thursday? - Performing Arts
    Red is a storyteller, but his medium isn't words -- it's paint. With inspiration from music and the audience, Red invents a colorful world of shapes and objects on an oversized, see-through canvas. Best for age 3 and older.
    Imagination Stage | Bethesda, MD
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    fallFringe - Exhibit
    There was a time when the Capital Fringe Festival came and went in July, and if you missed the fun, you had to wait a full year for its return. No longer.
    The Shop at Fort Fringe | Washington, DC
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    Tinariwen - Music Event
    A Malian septet that plays hypnotic, nomadic guitar epics that take a while to unfold but are always worth the wait. With Architecture In Helsinki Sophie Hunger, Dom and Lo Fi Fink.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC
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    Leon Fleisher and Katherine Jacobson Fleisher: A Tribute to Karl Ulrich Schnabel - Music Event
    The event includes Leon Fleisher discussing the impact of Schnabel, a performance of a Schubert's Fantasy in F Minor and a documentary screening
    Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland | College Park, MD
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    Tony Hungerford Memorial Gallery Talk - Miscellaneous Event
    Curator Brian Young talks about paintings by artist Gladys Goldstein.
    College of Southern Maryland - La Plata | La Plata, MD
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    Drake - Music Event
    At the Patriot Center.
    George Mason University - Patriot Center | Fairfax, VA
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    Ray Davies - Music Event
    The Kinks frontman is one of rock music's all-time great songwriters.
    Fillmore Silver Spring | Silver Spring, MD
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    Thomas Jefferson's Personal Guide to a Moral Life - Miscellaneous Event
    A discussion of Jefferson's religious beliefs. At the Baird Auditorium.
    National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
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    NY Festival of Song: Songs of Gay Life - Music Event
    With tenor Scott Murphee, baritone Jesse Blumberg, bass player Matt Boehler, and pianist Steven Blier, the concert's five musical chapters evoke gay life in contemporary America through works by Porter, Bernstein, Blitzstein and more, paired with two intermezzos with canonic composers of the past. At the Gildenhorn Recital Hall.
    Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland | College Park, MD
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