May 1, 2013
Alexandra Taylor
Assistant Editor
Calendar of Events
May 1. Letty Cottin Pogrebin – How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
May 2-June 2. Gilgamesh. Source Theatre. 1835 14th St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: constellationtheatre.org.
May 2. Patty Larkin. Wolf Trap. 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, VA. Information: (703) 255-1900, wolftrap.org.
May 2. Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
May 2. Rudolph Herzog – A Short History of Nuclear Folly. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
May 3-4. 26th Annual Evening of Comedy. Wolf Trap. 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, VA. Information: (703) 255-1900, wolftrap.org.
May 3. Eve Ensler – In the Body of the World. Busboys & Poets. 2012 14th St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: busboysandpoets.com.
May 3. David Keplinger – The Most Natural Thing and Judith Harris – Night Garden. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
May 3. Beats Antique. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
May 4-5. Bassnectar. The Fillmore Silver Spring. 8656 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD. Information: (301) 960-9999, fillmoresilverspring.com.
May 4-5. CityDance DREAM Celebration. Historic Lincoln Theatre. 1215 U St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: citydance.net.
May 4. DC and the Civil Rights Movement. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
May 4. Mark Bittman – VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health… for Good. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 408-3100, sixthandi.org.
May 4. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Family Festival. National Museum of American History. 14th St. & Constitution Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: americanhistory.si.edu.
May 4. The Breeders. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
May 4. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. George Mason University Center for the Arts. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Information: cfa.gmu.edu.
May 7. Michelle Obama – American Grown. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
May 7. Dr. Paul Farmer – To Repair the World. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 408-3100, sixthandi.org.
May 8. Granta 123: The Best of Young British Novelists 4. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
May 9-June 23. The Winter’s Tale. Shakespeare Theatre Company. 450 7th St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 547-1122, shakespearetheatre.org.
May 9. Mika Brzezinski – Obsessed: America’s Food Addiction And My Own. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
May 9. Daniel C. Dennett – Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
May 9. Ross Matthews. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 408-3100, sixthandi.org.
May 10-12. Red, Black & Green: A Blues. Atlas Performing Arts Center. 1333 H St. Northeast, Washington, DC. Information: atlasarts.org.
May 10. Bela Fleck and The Marcus Roberts Trio. Music Center at Strathmore. 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD. Information: strathmore.org, (301) 581-5100.
May 11-12. Taylor Swift – The Red Tour. Verizon Center. 601 F St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 628-3200, verizoncenter.com.
May 11. Christian Caryl – Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 364-1919, politics-prose.com.
May 11. Curren$y. The Howard Theatre. 620 T St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information:thehowardtheatre.com, (202) 803-2899.
May 13. Black Francis with Reid Paley. The Birchmere Music Hall. 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA. Information: (703) 549-7500, birchmere.com.
May 13. The John F. Kennedy Center Jazz Series presents Bobby McFerrin. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 2700 F St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 467-4600, kennedy-center.org.
May 15. This Filthy World: An Evening with John Waters. The Howard Theatre. 620 T St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information:thehowardtheatre.com, (202) 803-2899.
May 17. Brian McKnight. The Howard Theatre. 620 T St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information:thehowardtheatre.com, (202) 803-2899.
May 17. The Bloody Beetroots. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
May 18. Paramore. The Fillmore Silver Spring. 8656 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD. Information: (301) 960-9999, fillmoresilverspring.com.
May 19. Soundbites – Music, Food, Change. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
May 19. Lewis Black. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 408-3100, sixthandi.org.
May 19. Laura Mvula with Foy Vance. The Birchmere Music Hall. 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA. Information: (703) 549-7500, birchmere.com.
May 19. Sunday Kind of Love featuring Richard Blanco. Busboys & Poets. 2012 14th St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: busboysandpoets.com.
May 21. Korn. The Fillmore Silver Spring. 8656 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD. Information: (301) 960-9999, fillmoresilverspring.com.
May 22. Daniel Kahneman – Thinking, Fast and Slow. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 408-3100, sixthandi.org.
May 23. Khaled Hosseini – And the Mountains Echoed. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 408-3100, sixthandi.org.
May 23. Macy Gray. The Birchmere Music Hall. 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA. Information: (703) 549-7500, birchmere.com.
May 23. Dwele. The Howard Theatre. 620 T St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information:thehowardtheatre.com, (202) 803-2899.
May 24-25. A Prairie Home Companion. Wolf Trap. 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, VA. Information: (703) 255-1900, wolftrap.org.
May 24. 10,000 Maniacs. The Birchmere Music Hall. 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA. Information: (703) 549-7500, birchmere.com.
May 25. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Romeo & Juliet. Music Center at Strathmore. 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD. Information: strathmore.org, (301) 581-5100.
May 26. Kelly Rowland. The Fillmore Silver Spring. 8656 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD. Information: (301) 960-9999, fillmoresilverspring.com.
May 28. Alice Walker. Busboys & Poets. 2012 14th St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: busboysandpoets.com.
May 29. The Dandy Warhols Featuring 13 Tales From Urban Bohemia In Its Entirety. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
May 30. Moe. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
May 31. Fall Out Boy. 9:30 Club. 815 V St. Northwest, Washington, DC. Information: (202) 265-0930, 930.com.
