November 1, 2011
Ashley Weber
News Writer
Calendar of Events
Ongoing, all month. 30 Americans: African-American Artists of the last three decades. Corcoran Gallery of Art. 500 17th St. NW, Washington, D.C. Information: www.corcoran.org
Ongoing, all month. Civil War to Civil Rights Walking Trail. Self-guided walking trail. 1250 H St. NW, Washington D.C. Information: culturaltourismdc.org
Ongoing, all month: Monuments by Moonlight from the River. D.C. Cruises. 3100 K St. NW, Washington D.C. Information: dc-cruises.com
Oct. 10-Nov. 6-A Bright New Boise. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. 641 D Street, NW, Washington, DC. Information: www.woollymammoth.net
Oct. 14-Nov. 10-Kids Euro Festival. FREE. Various venues, Washington D.C. Information: www.kidseurofestival.org
Nov. 1- Caroline Preston: The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt. Barnes and Noble. 555 12th St NW Washington, DC 20004. 6:30 p.m. Call: (202) 347-0176. Information: www.barnesandnoble.com
Nov. 2-Chris Young. The Fillmore Silver Spring. 8656 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 7 p.m. Call: (301)960-9999. Information: fillmoresilverspring.com
Nov. 3-Jay Z and Kanye West. The Verizon Center. 601 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004. Call: (202) 628-3200. 7:30 p.m. Information: www.verizoncenter.com
Nov. 3-5-The Ives Project. Mansion, Education Wing, and Music Center at Strathmore. 5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD 20852. Contact: csr@strathmore.org
Nov. 5-The Big Hair Ball. Signature Theater. 4200 Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA 22206. 8 p.m. Information: www.signature-theatre.org
Nov. 5-Free Workshop: Three Faces of Beowulf: Anglo-Saxon Poetry, Song, and Dance. Free educational workshop for children and families. National Geographic Museum. 1145 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. 1 p.m. Call: (202) 857-7588. Information: ngmuseum.org
Nov. 5-Jeff Dunham. The Patriot Center. 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030. 8 p.m. Information: www.patriotcenter.com
Nov. 5-Yojo. The National Theatre. 1321 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004. Call: (202) 628-6161. Free for Children. Information: 
http://www.nationaltheatre.org/saturday/saturday.htm or www.nationaltheatre.org
Nov. 5-6-DC Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show. Washington Convention Center. 801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington D.C. Call: (703) 321-4890. Information: www.metrocooking.com
Nov. 6-Free Workshop: Anglo-Saxon Expressions: A Culinary and Cultural Odyssey. Free educational workshop for children and families. National Geographic Museum-Cafeteria. 1145 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. 1 p.m. Call: (202) 857-7588. Information: ngmuseum.org
Nov. 7-The Farmland Feast. The Ritz-Carlton. 1150 22nd Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 6-10 p.m. Information: freshfarmmarkets.org
Nov. 10-Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience. The Fillmore Silver Spring. 8656 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 8 p.m. Call: (301)960-9999. Information: fillmoresilverspring.com
Nov. 10-Sting. DAR Constitution Hall. 1776 D St. NW Washington D.C. 20006. 8 p.m. 887-686-5366 Information: www.dar.org
Nov. 10-Turaath: Celebrating Arab Culture in America. Lincoln Theatre. 1215 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009. 8 p.m. Call: (202) 328-6000. Information: www.thelincolntheatre.org
Nov. 10-Jan. 7-Jersey Boys. The National Theatre. 1321 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004. Call: (202) 628-6161. Information: www.nationaltheatre.org
Nov. 11-Foo Fighters. The Verizon Center. 601 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004. Call: (202) 628-3200. 7 p.m. Information: www.verizoncenter.com
Nov. 11-Kansas (feat. United States Army Band). DAR Constitution Hall. 1776 D St. NW Washington D.C. 20006. 8 p.m. 887-686-5366 Information: www.dar.org
Nov. 11-12-Dar Williams. Birchmere Music Hall. 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305. 7:30 p.m. Call: (703)549-7500. Information: www.birchmere.com
Nov. 11-12-Veteran’s Appreciation Day. The Presidents Gallery by Madame Tussauds. 1001 F St. NW, Washington D.C. Information: MadameTussaudsDC.com
Nov. 12-Daughtry. The Patriot Center. 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030. 7:30 p.m. Information: www.patriotcenter.com
Nov. 12-Get into the Spin with Spencer “Spinny” Johnson. The National Theatre. 1321 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004. Call: (202) 628-6161. Free for Children. Information: www.nationaltheatre.org
Nov. 12-Univeristy of Notre Dame vs. University of Maryland Football. FedEx Field, Home of the Washington Redskins. 1600 FedEx Way. Landover, MD, 20785. Information: events.redskins.com
Nov.12- Charles J. Shields: The Life of Kurt Vonnegut Shields talks about and reads from his new biography on Vonnegut, the only authorized Vonnegut biography. 7:30-9:30 pm The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh St.Bethesda, MD 20815 $10 for members/students with ID, $15 for non-members http://www.writer.org
Nov. 13-3 Doors Down. DAR Constitution Hall. 1776 D St. NW Washington D.C. 20006. 7 p.m. 887-686-5366 Information: www.dar.org
Nov. 13-Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway: Boom! and Broadway. Music Center at Strathmore. 5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD 20852. 7 p.m. Contact: csr@strathmore.org
Nov. 13-Martha Stewart. DAR Constitution Hall. 1776 D St. NW Washington D.C. 20006. 7 p.m. 887-686-5366 Information: www.dar.org
Nov. 15-Dec. 11-A Second Chance. Signature Theater. 4200 Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA 22206. Information: www.signature-theatre.org
Nov. 15-March 15-Ice Rink at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. National Gallery of Art. 6th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington D.C. Information: nga.gov
Nov. 16-Kid Rock. The Fillmore Silver Spring. 8656 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 8:30 p.m. Call: (301)960-9999. Information: fillmoresilverspring.com
Nov. 16-20-Cirque du Soleil: Quidam. The Verizon Center. 601 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004. Call: (202) 628-3200. Information: www.verizoncenter.com
Nov. 17-Russell Brand. The Patriot Center. 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030. 8 p.m. Information: www.patriotcenter.com
Nov. 18-Dec. 31-A Christmas Carol. Ford’s Theater. 511 Tenth St, NW, Washington, DC 20004. Call: (202) 347-4833. Information: fords.org
Nov. 18-Jan. 1-Equivocation. Arena Stage. 1101 Sixth Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024. Call: (202) 554-9066. Information: www.arenastage.org
Nov. 19-Andre Rieu. The Patriot Center. 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030. 8 p.m. Information: www.patriotcenter.com
Nov. 19-Free Workshop: Falconry-An Anglo-Saxon Status Symbol. Free educational workshop for children and families. National Geographic Museum-Courtyard. 1145 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. 1 p.m. Call: (202) 857-7588. Information: ngmuseum.org
Nov. 19-Mark Jaster “Picollo.” The National Theatre. 1321 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004. Call: (202) 628-6161. Free for Children. Information: www.nationaltheatre.org
Nov. 19-20-Masters of Illusion Live! Music Center at Strathmore. 5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD 20852. 8 p.m. Contact: csr@strathmore.org
Nov. 20-Team StarKid w/guest Charlene Kaye. The Fillmore Silver Spring. 8656 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 8 p.m. Call: (301)960-9999. Information: fillmoresilverspring.com
Nov. 20-Yamato: Drummers of Japan. Lisner Auditorium. 730 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052. 7 p.m. Information: www.lisner.org
Nov. 25-Reston Holiday Parade. Reston Town Center. 11900 Market Street, Reston, VA 20190. 11 a.m. Information: www.restont0wncenter.com
Nov. 25-Jan. 1-Zoo Lights. The National Zoo, Washington D.C. 5-9 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. FREE. Information: www.nationalzoo.si.edu
Nov. 26-Simple Plan. The Fillmore Silver Spring. 8656 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 8 p.m. Call: (301)960-9999. Information: fillmoresilverspring.com
Nov. 26-27-Holiday Market at National Harbor. Open Air Holiday vendors market on American Way. American Way, National Harbor, Washington D.C. Information: www.harborholidays.com
Nov. 27-Staind. Rams Head Live, 20 Market Place, Power Plant Live, Baltimore, Md. 6 p.m. Call: (410) 244-1131. Information: www.ramsheadlive.com
Nov. 28-29-Chaka Khan. Birchmere Music Hall. 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305. 7:30 p.m. Call: (703)549-7500. Information: www.birchmere.com
Nov. 30-Allen Toussaint and Aaron Neville Quintet. Music Center at Strathmore. 5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD 20852. 8 p.m. Contact: csr@strathmore.org
