April 1, 2013
Alexandra Taylor
Assistant Editor
Calendar of Events
April 1. Joyce Carol Oates – The Accursed. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
April 3. Parables, Poetry, and Czardas. Embassy of Italy. 3000 Whitehaven St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: www.iicwashington.esteri.it.
April 3. Carolina Chocolate Drops with Bombadil. The Birchmere Music Hall. 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA. Information: (703) 549-7500, birchmere.com.
April 4. Green Day. The Patriot Center. 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA. Information: (703) 993-3000, patriotcenter.com.
April 4. Spring Brews: A Seasonal Beer and Bread Tasting with the Beer Activist. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 408-3100, sixthandi.org.
April 4. John Lovitz, Tim Meadows, & Chris Kattan Live! The Birchmere Music Hall. 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA. Information: (703) 549-7500, birchmere.com.
April 5-6. Rachelle Ferrell. The Birchmere Music Hall. 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA. Information: (703) 549-7500, birchmere.com.
April 6-7. Russian National Ballet Theatre: Giselle & Swan Lake. Center for the Arts at George Mason University. F4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA. Information: Cfa.gmu.edu.
April 6. Shirley Jones of the Jones Girls. The Howard Theatre. 620 T St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information:thehowardtheatre.com, (202) 803-2899.
April 6. Mary Roach – Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
April 8-9. The Black Crowes. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
April 8. David Graeber – Debt: The First 5,000 Years. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. 901 G St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
April 8. Father Patrick Desbois in Conversation with Jonathan Safran Foer. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 408-3100, sixthandi.org.
April 9. Erica Brown – Happier Endings. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: sixthandi.org, (202) 408-3100.
April 10. Hot Chip. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
April 10. Immortal Technique. The Howard Theatre. 620 T St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: thehowardtheatre.com, (202) 803-2899.
April 11-21. 27th Annual Washington, DC, International Film Festival. City-wide. Information: Filmfestdc.org.
April 11. Amy Schumer. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 408-3100, sixthandi.org.
April 11. Cold War Kids. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
April 12. Cameron Carpenter. Music Center at Strathmore. 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD. Information: strathmore.org, (301) 581-5100.
April 12. Lianne La Havas. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
April 13. Bhangra Blowout 20. The Warner Theatre. 513 13th St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 783-4000, warnertheatredc.com.
April 14. Alicia Keys – Set the World On Fire Tour. Verizon Center. 601 F St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 628-3200, verizoncenter.com.
April 14. Metal Alliance Tour with Anthrax. The Fillmore Silver Spring. 8656 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD. Information: (301) 960-9999, fillmoresilverspring.com.
April 14. Evgeny Morozov – To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
April 15. Joseph E. Stiglitz – The Price of Inequality and Timothy Noah – The Great Divergence. Sidwell Friends School. 3825 Wisconsin Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: politics-prose.com
April 16. Ben Katchor – Hand-Drying in America. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 408-3100, sixthandi.org.
April 16. Teddy Riley & Blackstreet. The Howard Theatre. 620 T St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information:thehowardtheatre.com, (202) 803-2899.
April 18-19. Chris Botti. Kennedy Center. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 2700 F St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 467-4600, kennedy-center.org.
April 18. Elinor Lipman – The View From Penthouse B. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
April 18. DL Hughley. The Howard Theatre. 620 T St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: thehowardtheatre.com, (202) 803-2899.
April 19. Living Colour. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
April 20. America. Rams Head On Stage. 33 West St., Annapolis, MD. Information: (410) 268-4545, ramsheadonstage.com.
April 20. Learning to Breathe: An Evening with Terry McMillan. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 408-3100, sixthandi.org.
April 21. W. Kamau Bell. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 408-3100, sixthandi.org.
April 21. The Art of Poetry with Fred Joiner. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 8th and F Streets Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: americanart.si.edu.
April 23. Solange. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
April 24, 29. Rihanna: Diamonds World Tour. First Mariner Arena. 201 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD. Verizon Center. 601 F St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information:verizoncenter.com, (202) 628-3200.
April 24. Jillian Michaels: Maximize Your Life Tour. The Warner Theatre. 513 13th St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 783-4000, warnertheatredc.com.
April 25-June 8. Smokey Joe’s Café. Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. 1101 6th St. Southwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 488-3300, arenastage.org.
April 25-26. Gladys Knight. Music Center at Strathmore. 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD. Information: strathmore.org, (301) 581-5100.
April 25. Michael Pollan – Cooked. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 408-3100, sixthandi.org.
April 25. Sarah Silverman. The Warner Theatre. 513 13th St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 783-4000, warnertheatredc.com.
April 26. Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth. The Warner Theatre. 513 13th St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 783-4000, warnertheatredc.com.
April 27. Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival. 575 Oklahoma Ave. Northeast, Washington, DC. Information: kingmanislandbluegrass.com.
April 27. Jerry Seinfeld. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD. Information: (410) 783-8100, bsomusic.org.
April 27. Chris Tucker. DAR Constitution Hall. 1776 D St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: dar.constitution.hall-dc.com.
April 28- May 11. Washington Jewish Music Festival. City-wide. Information: http://washingtondcjcc.org/center-for-arts/music/wjmf.
April 29. Johnny Marr. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
April 30. Jonathan Evison – The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving. Comet Ping Pong. 5037 Connecticut Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
