BEGIN:VCALENDAR X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada) X-WR-CALNAME:Calendar - Washington DC VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Carlyle Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/satin_doll_trio_23828 DTSTART:20100825T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75793 GEO:38.8031\;-77.0619 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Satin Doll Trio DESCRIPTION:The Satin Doll Trio is an elegant ensemble renowned for their e xcellence in the intimate "supper club jazz" style that was popularized dur ing the early 1950's by artists such as Julie London\, Sarah Vaughan\, and Peggy Lee. Like the guitar-bass-voice trios that came before them\, the Sat in Doll Trio has learned from the best and taken the art form to new levels . Their musical interests are firmly rooted classic American jazz songs of the period. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/oh_susannah_23913 DTSTART:20100826T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76189 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Oh Susannah DESCRIPTION:A familiar story: lead singer grows up/has a child. Life's chan ged... but Mommy can still rock and now families can roll together at her p arent-friendly interactive show. Rhythm instruments\, dancing\, puppets... get on your feet and feel the beat with Oh Susannah! Voted "Best for Famili es" by readers of Family Magazine. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Merriweather Post Pavilion SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/vampire_weekend_with_beach_hous e_and_dum_dum_girls DTSTART:20100911 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_67930 GEO:39.2115\;-76.8635 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Vampire Weekend with Beach House and Dum Dum Girls DESCRIPTION:Vampire Weekend's name is derived from lead singer Ezra Koenig' s amateur film of the same name. The band gained attention via a variety of blogs\, such as Stereogum. The band claims to be influenced by both Africa n popular music and Western classical music\, describing their genre of mus ic as "Upper West Side Soweto"\, with such songs as "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa " referencing Congolese soukous music. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/of_montreal_23258 DTSTART:20100914T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73855 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Of Montreal w/ Janelle Monáe DESCRIPTION:Kevin Barnes created the band\, allegedly naming it for a faile d romance with a woman from Montreal\, Canada. Barnes was the only member of the "group" prior to his relocation to Athens\, Georgia. There\, he met Derek Almstead (Circulatory System\, M Coast\, Elf Power) and Bryan Poole\, who also performs as The Late B.P. Helium. Together\, they recorded their debut album\, Cherry Peel\, and subsequent releases The Bird Who Ate the Ra bbit's Flower and The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Merriweather Post Pavilion SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/arcade_fire_with_spoon_23122 DTSTART:20100806T220000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73404 GEO:39.2115\;-76.8635 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Arcade Fire with Spoon DESCRIPTION:Montreal group the Arcade Fire are one of the biggest indie ban ds in the world\, following two critically loved albums and a reputation fo r energetic live performances. Debut release Funeral caught 2004 by surpris e. Nobody in the Arcade Fire had suggested big talent before and it was not preceded by hit singles or hype. Upon release\, however\, it blew away mus ic critics\, who gushed about its operatic scope\, open-armed emotional hon esty and sheer joyousness. Though it dealt with death as a common theme\, i ts mood wasn't morose: instead it combined poignant reflection with life-af firming catharsis\, concluding that recognising the sadness of death also m eant recognising that life was worth celebrating. As it wasn't released in the UK until early 2005\, the album ended up winning year-end polls in both years\, and is now widely regarded as one of the best records of the decad e so far. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_official_birthday_party_for_the_go dfather_of_go_go_chuck_brown DTSTART:20100829T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76213 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Official Birthday Party for the Godfather of Go Go Chuck Brown DESCRIPTION:Affectionately known as the Godfather of Go Go\, Chuck Brown co mbined Latin beats\, African call and response chants and American Jazz\, t hrowing in a touch of soul with a continuous drumbeat. This nonstop dance m usic is and has been a trademark of original creative music from the nation s capital\, Washington\, D.C.\, and has gained Chuck Brown worldwide fans. Chuck Brown began his musical career in the early 60s. His first stage expe rience was with Jerry Butler and the Earls of Rhythm. Then in 1965\, he joi ned Los Latinos\, whose syncopated backbeat enthralled him. This experience gave Chuck the confidence to get out on his own\, incorporating all these styles into his band and introducing a sound unlike anything available at t hat time. I got sick and tired of watching people sitting around\, Chuck sa ys Disco was too fast-people didn’t want to get all sweaty\, and they jus t sat down. So we cut the beat in half. Chuck called this new sound Go Go\, because it never stops. Chuck Brown exploded onto the scene in 1971 with h is first hit We The People. In 1972 he scored again\, with the hit Blow You r Whistle. This was followed by the gold album Bustin Loose and the 1 hit s ingle of the same name on MCA/Source Records. In the mid-80s\, the face of Go Go was changed forever with the Future Records release of Go Go Swing. W ith this release\, Chuck Brown broke new ground\, and captured the hearts o f music lovers young and old\, near and far\, black and white. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/miles_jaye DTSTART:20100817T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74566 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Miles Jaye DESCRIPTION:Singer\, songwriter\, Miles Jaye\, is a native New Yorker\; it is there that he studied music theory and classical violin for more than te n years at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music\, Saratoga School for Orchest ral Studies and Brooklyn College. Now a Floridian\, Jaye enjoys a long-stan ding reputation as an R&B and Contemporary Jazz writer/producer\, having pa rtnered with some of the giants of jazz on his recordings such as George Du ke\, Roy Ayers\, Nat Adderley\, Jr.\, Rachelle Ferrell\, Grover Washington\ , Jr. and Branford Marsalis. The list of notables with which Jaye has share d the concert stages of the world is too extensive to include here. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/those_darlins_strange_boys_gentleman_j esse DTSTART:20100915 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70776 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Those Darlins\, Strange Boys\, Gentleman Jesse DESCRIPTION:Those Darlins are a pop group\, but that doesn't mean anybody w ith ears can't hear the country and rock 'n' roll in their sound and stance . The forthcoming album is grounded in the old-time country they started ou t emulating\, but its public face is pop with interludes\, psychedelic guit ars\, and sly tales of triumph. And their live show is part grit\, part gla mour. They're aware of image and flash\, of the need for speed and good-hum ored insurgency. In that regard\, they're more Stiff Records than Carter Fa mily\, more pop experimentalists than google-eyed revivalists. Like their p unk predecessors\, Those Darlins are partly about screwing around with esta blished forms. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/lou_barlow DTSTART:20100819T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69702 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Lou Barlow\, Wye Oak DESCRIPTION:n the four years since his career-redefining\, mostly acoustic record Emoh\, Lou Barlow has reunited with Dinosaur Jr. and reissued three of Sebadoh's classic albums. But as the brilliant new Goodnight Unknown ill ustrates\, hes hardly living in the past. Borrowing the live-band energy of Dinosaur Jr. and the stylistic reach of Sebadoh\, Barlow has built on Emoh 's full production and written a set of immediate\, melodic pop songs that Lou describes as\, "a cross between my later work with Folk Implosion and m y earlier work with Sebadoh...to my ears\, anyway." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hercules_and_love_affair_22480 DTSTART:20100803T140000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71144 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Hercules and Love Affair DESCRIPTION:Hercules and Love Affair is a musical project from New York bas ed DJ Andy Butler. Members include Andrew Butler and Kim Ann Foxman. It is signed to DFA Records. The single "Blind" featuring guest Antony Hegarty (l ead vocalist in Antony & The Johnsons) was released on 3 March 2008\, and t he debut album (produced by Butler and Tim Goldsworthy) was released on 10 March. Their self-titled album has been critically well-received and charte d in the top 40 in several countries. The touring group in 2008 featured gu est vocalist Nomi Ruiz. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Merriweather Post Pavilion SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/lilith_fair DTSTART:20100803T183000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71980 GEO:39.2115\;-76.8635 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Lilith Fair DESCRIPTION:From 1997 through 1999\, Lilith Fair was one of the highest gro ssing touring festivals in the world\, with over 1.5 million fans in attend ance and raising over $10 million dollars for national and local charities. Founded by Grammy-award winning artist Sarah McLachlan along with Dan Fras er\, Marty Diamond and Terry McBride\, Lilith Fair was the only tour of its kind—a celebration of women in music featuring artists like Sheryl Crow\ , Christina Aguilera\, Erykah Badu\, The Dixie Chicks\, Missy Elliot\, The Pretenders\, Nelly Furtado\, Jewel\, Queen Latifah\, Indigo Girls\, Tegan a nd Sara and of course\, Sarah McLachlan. Nearly 6 months ago\, Nettwerk CEO and Lilith Fair co-founder Terry McBride has announced that the all-female festival is making its return in Summer 2010. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/kevin_canty_-_everything DTSTART:20100803T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74294 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Kevin Canty - Everything DESCRIPTION:Set in Montana\, Canty’s seventh work of fiction is as rugged ly beautiful and tough as its backcountry landscape. Two stories in one\, t he novel follows RL and June as June marks the 11th anniversary of her husb and’s death and RL prepares to help a close friend undergo treatment for cancer. RL’s daughter\, meanwhile\, is embarking on an affair with a marr ied older man. Themes of loss and connection bring the characters to life. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Madam's Organ Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/thursdays_nonprofits_profit_featuring_ vort_port_international DTSTART:20100805 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74487 GEO:38.9221\;-77.0425 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Thursdays Nonprofits Profit Featuring Vort Port International DESCRIPTION:Vort Port International is a technical and social non profit or ganization that affords communities at the Base of the Pyramid access to cl ean energy\, a healthier lifestyle\, and economic opportunities. This is ac hieved by designing low-cost and applicable technologies which solve the pr oblem of meeting basic needs in developing regions around the world. Locals are taught how to manufacture\, distribute\, and sell these technologies b uilding local capacity and furthering economic development. In addition to these developments\, Vort Port is dedicated to educating and outreaching wh ile maintaining the cultural integrity of the partner regions. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Warehouse Next Door SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_peoples_republic_by_nyame-kye_kond o DTEND:20100806T000000Z DTSTART:20100805T220000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74490 GEO:38.9034\;-77.0219 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The People's Republic By Nyame-kye Kondo DESCRIPTION:A Nation of citizens coping with the unexpected assassination o f their beloved President are left to battle an emerging plight of world do mination led by the respected authorities above them. The production raises questions about social responsibility\, financial security\, and human eth ics. The Peoples Republic by Nyame-Kye Kondo\, directed by Candies Jonesis playing at the Ossie Davis Stagelocated at the Warehouse Theater on Thursda y- August 5\, 2010 6pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dcbtf_presents_the_comedy_of_phyllis_y vonne_stickney_hosted_by_marvin_aultry DTEND:20100806T020000Z DTSTART:20100805T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74488 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Comedy of Phyllis Yvonne Stickney DESCRIPTION:The Comedy of Phyllis Yvonne Stickney\, Hosted by Marvin Aultry .Phyllis Yvonne Stickney was born in Little Rock\, Arkansas. A familiar fac e to moviegoers\, Phyllis has appeared in such films as "New Jack City\," " Jungle Fever\," "What's Love Got to Do With It\," and "How Stella Got Her G roove Back."Her tv guest appearances include "The Cosby Show\," "Law and Or der\," "New York Undercover" and "Linc's." Phyllis was a series regular in the shor lived series "New Attitude."Phyllis is also a well known comedian. She was an opening act for singers Patti Labelle and Roberta Flack ans she was a warm up announcer for "The Cosby Show."Phyllis is an accomplished wr iter who produced "The Upper Room\," a weekly poet and writer's workshop in Los Angeles and New York\, as well as "The Comedy Connection\," a weekly c omedy venue production at New York's Cotton Club in 1991. In January 2001\, she made her directing debut as director and star of the gospel stage play "Been There Done That" starring Judge Greg Mathis and Stellar Award Winner Fred Hammond. Phyllis is the Founder/Executive Director for a non-profit c ommunity based organization called Alternative Careers in the Arts and Priv ate Stock Studio.Tickets $10 in Advance\, $12.00 At The DoorBohemian Cavern s11th & U Street\, NWWashington\, DC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Asylum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/porche_9-_11 DTSTART:20100806T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74489 GEO:38.9223\;-77.0425 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Cake & Kisses DESCRIPTION:Cake & Kisses is a monthly party that revolves around an "organ ic open mic". The jam session is backed by a live band while the mics are o pened up to any vocalists\, emcees\, etc who are in the venue. There is no list\, the artists simply vibe off each other. Free cake & Hershey's kisses are available at every party. Hosted by Enoch 7th Prophet & DJ Jav $10 | 2 1 | 9pm - 1:30am Ladies free all night! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/nso_at_wolf_trap_warner_bros_presents_ bugs_bunny_at_the_symphony DTSTART:20100806 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74495 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Warner Bros. Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony DESCRIPTION:That "Wascally Wabbit" returns for two fabulous nights of film and music! The NSO provides live accompaniment as everyone's favorite bunny brings new cartoons and music to life on large screens in-house and on the lawn.\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Madam's Organ Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/lex_grey_the_urban_pioneers_-_burlesqu e_blues_from_nyc_23512 DTSTART:20100806 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74505 GEO:38.9221\;-77.0425 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Lex Grey & the Urban Pioneers - Burlesque Blues From Nyc!!! DESCRIPTION:Lex Grey has mesmerized New York's die-hard music lovers since she thundered on the scene like Mae West on a Harley. Rapidly rising to the status of cult rock diva\, her repertoire blends the tortured soul of the blues with bawdy burlesque and Brooklyn attitude.\n\nA highlight in New Yor k area clubs and festivals\, Lex Grey and The Urban Pioneers have cultivate d a gritty sophistication uniting unusual instrumentations\, traditional bl ues and hard hitting classic rock. Born of an impromptu acoustic jam in the back of a Williamsburg (Brooklyn) bar\, The Urban Pioneers have expanded t o include Leo Binetti (bass)\, Mike Golden (drums)\, and Victor Deyglio (gu itars). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/freddy_cole_quartet DTSTART:20100807T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74556 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Freddy Cole Quartet DESCRIPTION:Lionel Frederick Cole was born on October 15\, 1931\, the young est of Edward and Paulina Nancy Cole's five children. His three elder broth ers\, Eddie\, Ike and Nat (twelve years Freddy's senior) were all musicians . "I started playing piano at five or six\," Freddy remembers. "Music was a ll around me." In the Chicago home of his youth\, visitors included Duke El lington\, Count Basie\, and Lionel Hampton. He also credits Billy Eckstine as a major influence. " He was a fantastic entertainer\," Freddy recalls. " I learned so much from just watching and being around him." After a possib le career with the NFL was shelved due to a hand injury\, he began playing and singing in Chicago clubs as a teenager. Although he was ready to hit th e road at 18\, his mother intervened and he continued his musical education at the Roosevelt Institute in Chicago. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ultra Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/pop_night_with_dj_oh_snap DTEND:20100807T070000Z DTSTART:20100807T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74498 GEO:38.8974\;-77.0242 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Pop Night with DJ Oh Snap DESCRIPTION:"Half-man\, half-manatee\, half-machine\, half-cupcake No one k nows really who or what Oh Snap!! really is. Consisting of an old school hi p-hop dynamo\, Mickey Fortune\, and singer/songwriter\, rock star impresari o\, John Neilson\, Oh Snap!! is one of the flyest\, hip-hop\, electro\, pop \, folk\, polka duos ever!! The music makes you want to throw your hands up \, the lyrics make you want to party\, and the live show makes you re-evalu ate your entire life. Influenced by everyone from Eazy E\, Biggie\, Ray LaM ontagne\, to Debbie Gibson and Yanni\, the Oh Snap!! musical experience is one to be cherished. Together now for two years\, Oh Snap!! has been rockin g shows in Australia\, Europe\, and North America\, bringing their electro pop driven party jams to fans from 12-1200 years old. Recently\, Oh Snap!! has played shows with Jay Sean\, Sean Paul\, Lil Jon\, LMFAO\, and Far East Movement and are ramping up for the release of 5 AM (A Girl Like You) on U ltra Records with Tommie Sunshine"Yet another POP night at Ultrabar with Li ve Performance by DJ Oh Snap\, who're going to perform and well as DJ. Live Performance at the mail floor. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Fridge SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/gaia DTSTART:20100807T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74499 GEO:38.8821\;-76.9946 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Gaia DESCRIPTION:Gaia uses the arts to reach across an ever wider spectrum of cu ltures\, spiritual traditions\, and ethnicities. Gaia events achieve a deli cate balance between upscale and underground\, pop and artsy\, between the comfort of a lounge and the entertainment value of a performance hall. We b ring together djs\, vjs\, lighting designers\, live musicians\, fire juggle rs\, make-up artists\, contemporary dancers\, magicians\, and performing ar tists of all backgrounds for a series of events unlike any in dc.NOTE: No o ne under 21 years old will be admitted. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/roof_terrace_restaurant_celebrates_dis neys_mary_poppins_at_the_kennedy_center DTSTART:20100810T210000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74740 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Roof Terrace Restaurant Celebrates Disney’s “mary Poppins” at the Kennedy Center DESCRIPTION:Disney’s Mary Poppins will soon fly into The Kennedy Center w ith her magical umbrella in tow\, and the Roof Terrace Restaurant is honori ng the beloved nanny with family friendly specials that will be offered thr oughout the musical’s run\, from Thursday\, July 1st through Sunday\, Aug ust 22nd. The Roof Terrace Restaurant Executive Chef Joe Gurner and Pastry Chef Ben McCormick have designed two new menus – one just for kids and on e that adults will surely delight in. \nFamily-time is so precious\, so wha t better way to spend it then atop one of the world’s most renowned art i nstitutes with a meal the whole family will love. After feasting and enjoyi ng one of DC’s most magnificent skyline views\, everyone from grandchildr en to grandparents will be able to relax and enjoy the show. Reservations f or the Roof Terrace Restaurant are very strongly recommended. For more info rmation or to make reservations\, please call the Roof Terrace Restaurant a t 202-416-8555 or visit www.roofterracerestaurant.com \n\nThe Mary Poppins children’s menu offers youngster favorites that won’t require a magi cal nanny and her spoon full of sugar to make the food go down. Appetizer c hoices include Iceberg Salad with heirloom tomatoes\, baby carrots\, and Co ombe Castle Cheddar or a classic favorite Simply Noodles with butter and pa rmesan or pomodoro sauce. Main Course options consist of Baked Cheesy Pasta with cheddar cheese\, smoked ham and green peas\; Fish & Chips\; or “Me at and Two Veg” sliced beef loin\, glazed carrots\, and buttered new pota toes. Kids notoriously save room for dessert and they won’t be disappoin ted with either the Strawberry Short Cake Trifle or the Sticky Toffee Puddi ng. \n\nThe adult menu includes appetizer choices like Chilled Avocado & Cu cumber Soup with red onion\, basil\, and olive oil or Cantaloupe\, Feta & F ennel Salad with ver jus\, mint and arugula\, and main course entrees like Pan Seared Pacific Halibut with peas\, curry butter and pea tendrils or Lem on Roasted Poussin with rocket and shaved artichoke salad\, oven roasted to matoes. For dessert Pastry Chef Ben offers Bargamot & Lemon Curd Tart or Wa rm Sticky Toffee Pudding. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Madhatter SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tuesdays_for_washington_dc_italian_lan guage_speakers DTEND:20100811T010000Z DTSTART:20100810T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74744 GEO:38.9056\;-77.0422 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tuesdays For Washington\, DC Italian Language Speakers DESCRIPTION:Here's a chance to practice your Italian with other very friend ly and enthusiastic Italian language speakers in a highly informal and comf ortable setting. Our group is at all levels of Italian proficiency from beg inning to advanced and we all help each other. Bring your dictionary and jo in us "per fare quattro chiacchiere in italiano" (to chat with each other i n Italian). L’atmosfera è rilassata e conviviale. Il nostro club e frequ entato da italiani\, americani e stranieri provenienti da ogni parte del mo ndo. Il livello di conversazione non è prestabilito e dipende interamente dall'abilità e dall'esperienza dei partecipanti. \n\n\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Palace of Wonders SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/loteria_damor DTSTART:20100811 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74745 GEO:38.9002\;-76.99 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Loteria Damor DESCRIPTION:Loteria is the Mexican version of bingo and instead of being pl ayed with letters and numbers it's played with pictures. For Loteria de Amo r we'€™ve asked 54 celbutantes from the DC/Baltimore art world to either do their take on a traditional Loteria image or to come up with an image of their own invention. Among the local artists contributing images are: Tim Tate (el Corazon)\, Victoria F. Gai¡n (la Sirena) and Philippa Hughes (la Surfista). In between games\, the Metro area'€™s biggest burlesque and va udeville stars will perform acts based on the Loteria images.The evening is co-hostessed by burlesque sass server Shortstaxx and alt. drag performer L ucrezia Blozia who will be joined by friends Lucha Liberace\, the Conquista dor of the Keys and Ramon\, the talking Chihuahua. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Madam's Organ Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/bob_perilla_the_big_hillbilly_bluegras s_band_23645 DTSTART:20100811 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74875 GEO:38.9221\;-77.0425 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Bob Perilla & the Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band DESCRIPTION:Bob Perilla & The Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band International ve terans of stage\, screen and television\, "Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Blue grass" performance highlights include a screen appearance in Chris Rock's " Head of State\," a live television gig with Earl Scruggs\, multiple Kennedy Center concerts and a residence at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. At t he request of the U.S. Department of State\, "Big Hillbilly Bluegrass" has toured Armenia\, Azerbaijan\, Georgia\, Tajikistan\, Turkey and Uzbekistan over the past several years\, thus crowning BHB as America's defacto Bluegr ass Ambassadors. Their recordings have achieved widespread critical acclaim . Look for them again in the Ruth Oxenberg-Rob Schumer bluegrass documentar y film "Bluegrass Journey\," which is available nationwide.\n\n "Big Hillbi lly Bluegrass" has been entertaining music fans for over 12 years on three continents. The ensemble boasts over 100 years of combined musical experien ce. An exciting blend of hard-driving bluegrass along with country\, folk a nd original material will please even the most discriminating listeners and make easy converts of those unfamiliar with bluegrass music\, one of Ameri ca's unque art forms. The band can be heard in their home venue at Madam's Organ in Adams Morgan\, Washington\, DC every Wednesday. There are also num erous festival and dates that help complete BHB's busy schedule. Click on A bout Us to learn more about Big Hillbilly Bluegrass. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/roof_terrace_restaurant_celebrates_dis neys_mary_poppins_at_the_kennedy_center_23642 DTSTART:20100811T210000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74840 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Roof Terrace Restaurant Celebrates Disney’s “mary Poppins” at the Kennedy Center DESCRIPTION:Disney’s Mary Poppins will soon fly into The Kennedy Center w ith her magical umbrella in tow\, and the Roof Terrace Restaurant is honori ng the beloved nanny with family friendly specials that will be offered thr oughout the musical’s run\, from Thursday\, July 1st through Sunday\, Aug ust 22nd. The Roof Terrace Restaurant Executive Chef Joe Gurner and Pastry Chef Ben McCormick have designed two new menus – one just for kids and on e that adults will surely delight in. \nFamily-time is so precious\, so wha t better way to spend it then atop one of the world’s most renowned art i nstitutes with a meal the whole family will love. After feasting and enjoyi ng one of DC’s most magnificent skyline views\, everyone from grandchildr en to grandparents will be able to relax and enjoy the show. Reservations f or the Roof Terrace Restaurant are very strongly recommended. For more info rmation or to make reservations\, please call the Roof Terrace Restaurant a t 202-416-8555 or visit www.roofterracerestaurant.com \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:International Spy Museum Complex SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/counterinsurgency_in_pakistan_the_insi de_view DTSTART:20100811T223000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74372 GEO:38.8974\;-77.023 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Counterinsurgency In Pakistan: the Inside View DESCRIPTION:Counterinsurgency efforts in Pakistan have brought a diverse gr oup of players together. But how successful are counterinsurgency efforts? How do the Pakistani people feel about these efforts? And are the groups’ end games compatible? Join this panel of experts as they explore what’s really happening on the ground in Pakistan and their predictions for the fu ture: Farhana Ali\, and Seth Jones. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_meters_experience_feat_leo_nocente lli DTSTART:20100812T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74375 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Meters Experience Feat. Leo Nocentelli DESCRIPTION:Known throughout the music industry as the "funkiest\, fast-fin gered" guitarist there is\, a musician who can control your mind\, body and soul with his experience\, superior talent\, musical mastery and inimitabl e style\, he is Leo Nocentelli. Leo is the lead guitarist\, composer\, inno vator and the musical originator of the syncopated funk-style that won inte rnational acclaim for him and the band known as the "Pioneers of Funk"\, Th e Meters\, the Grammy's 2001 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:H Street Playhouse SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/scena_theatres_the_importance_of_being _earnest DTSTART:20100813T190000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75358 GEO:38.9002\;-77.0019 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Scena Theatre's the Importance of Being Earnest DESCRIPTION:Scena Theatre's The Importance of Being Earnest\nA service char ge\, 12% of the full price ticket\, will be added at checkout. \nNote: All seat locations are assigned at the theatre\; no special seating requests ca n be accommodated.\n\n Sunday\, August 15\, 2010 at 3:00 PM\nH Street Playh ouse\n 1365 H Street\, NE\n Washington\, DC 20002 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Warehouse Next Door SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/cassandra_syndrome_-_iscintilla_-_prom etheus_burning DTSTART:20100814T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74883 GEO:38.9034\;-77.0219 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Summer Masquerade Ball DESCRIPTION:Join us at DC's largest summer event - the Summer Masquerade Ba ll presented by DC Bound! The Ball offers an incredible evening of amazing costumes\, live music\, performance art troupes and the region's very best electronic music DJs. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:H Street Playhouse SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/scena_theatres_the_importance_of_being _earnest DTSTART:20100814T190000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75359 GEO:38.9002\;-77.0019 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Scena Theatre's the Importance of Being Earnest DESCRIPTION:Scena Theatre's The Importance of Being Earnest\nA service char ge\, 12% of the full price ticket\, will be added at checkout. \nNote: All seat locations are assigned at the theatre\; no special seating requests ca n be accommodated.\n\n Sunday\, August 15\, 2010 at 3:00 PM\nH Street Playh ouse\n 1365 H Street\, NE\n Washington\, DC 20002 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/miniature_tigers_with_the_spinto_band DTSTART:20100817 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69587 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Miniature Tigers with The Spinto Band DESCRIPTION:Miniature Tigers is an Indie rock band with elements of indie p op based in Phoenix\, Arizona.The band is made up of frontman-guitarist Cha rlie Brand\, Rick Schaier on drums and vocals\, Algernon Quashie on guitar\ , keyboard and vocals\, and Alex Gerber on bass and vocals. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/vana_gierig_trio DTSTART:20100818T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75372 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Vana Gierig Trio DESCRIPTION:VANA GIERIG is one of New York's premier jazz pianists and comp osers. His award-winning\, virtuosic performance style and musical directio n has been recognized worldwide. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Zanzibar on the Waterfront SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_official_lyfe_jennings_i_still_bel ieve_album_release_party DTEND:20100820T030000Z DTSTART:20100819T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75790 GEO:38.8783\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Lyfe Jennings DESCRIPTION:The Official "I Still Believe" Album Release Party. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_chapin_carpenter_special_guest_el iza_gilkyson DTSTART:20100820T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75743 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Mary Chapin Carpenter Special Guest: Eliza Gilkyson DESCRIPTION:Carpenter received her big break after performing for years in Washington\, DC clubs with friend and producer John Jennings. Their recordi ng\, Hometown Girl\, was Carpenter’s debut album in 1987. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jamie_kennedy_20724 DTSTART:20100820 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65382 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jamie Kennedy DESCRIPTION:Jamie Kennedy\, a multitalented comedian-actor-writer-producer\ , is a true hyphenate. He may be seen acting in a film one minute and on st age doing stand up the next. Kennedy skyrocketed to fame with a groundbreak ing performance and scene-stealing rants in Wes Craven's "Scream" and "Scre am 2". His portrayal of Randy Meeks\, the video-store-clerk-turned-horror-h ero with a knack for pop culture\, secured him a place in the annals of hor ror movie history. He has gone on to work with some of Hollywood's biggest names\, including George Clooney\, Eddie Murphy\, Steve Martin\, and Will S mith. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jaxx Concert Hall and Night Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/funny_money_roadducks_yesterdays_saint s_tilt DTSTART:20100820T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75739 GEO:38.7784\;-77.2327 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Funny Money\, Roadducks\, Yesterday's Saints\, Tilt DESCRIPTION:Just ask the band’s exuberant front man\, Steve Whiteman. In his own words\, the man known for his stage antics and vocal acrobatics wit h Atlantic Records recording artists KIX\, provides us with an amusing\, al beit historic chronology of the band’s humble beginnings…\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jc_hallman_-_in_utopia DTSTART:20100824T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74307 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:J.C. Hallman - In Utopia DESCRIPTION:The commentator and Sports Illustrated senior writer is also a novelist\, and in his latest fiction Deford tells the story of an American swimmer at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. She falls in love with a German\, but politics cuts short their relationship. Later\, back home and married to a soldier fighting in Europe\, she unexpectedly meets Horst again. J.C. Hallm an grew up in Southern California on a street called Utopia Road. He studie d creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh\, the Writing Seminars a t Johns Hopkins\, and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/joo_young_oh_violin DTSTART:20100828 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76500 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Joo Young Oh DESCRIPTION: At the age of 14\, Jay Oh earned his first international recog nition as a First Prize winner at the 1996 Young Concert Artists Internatio nal Competition in New York. Mr. Oh started playing the violin when he was five. In 1994\, he moved to the United States to continue his studies. By age 11\, after having won a concerto competition at the 1992 Interlochen A rts Camp\, the San Jose Symphony invited Oh on two occasions to perform wi th them.\nViolinist Joo Young Oh\, whose talent was first recognized as the First Prize Winner of the 1996 Young Artists International Competition in New York at age 14\, appears in recital. He has played soloist appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic\, the Atlanta Symphony\, the Seoul Philha rmonic\, and the Aspen Music Festival Orchestra\, among others. He has appe ared in recital in major cities throughout the U.S.\, Europe\, Australia\, Japan\, and Canada. Performance Timing: Part One - 35 min.\; Intermission - 15 min.\; Part Two - 40 min. Program: TARTINI - Violin Sonata in G minor\ , Op. 1\, no. 4 "The Devil's Trill"SAINT-SAËNS - Sonata No. 1 in D minor\, Op. 75MILSTEIN - Paganiniana for Solo ViolinSARASATE - Concert Fantasy on Gounod's Faust\, Op. 13\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:15TH St & L St NW nb SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/washington_dc_tv_movie_tour DTEND:20100828T163000Z DTSTART:20100828T140000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76503 GEO:38.9034\;-77.0337 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Washington DC TV & Movie Tour DESCRIPTION:Take a bus tour to the sites of your favorite movies and TV sho ws that have been shot in Washington\, DC. More than 30 locations from 50 Movies and TV shows on this guided bus tour\, including The Exorcist\, Wedd ing Crashers\, Independence Day\, Bones\, West Wing\, Transformers\, and mo re! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:H Street Playhouse SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/scena_theatres_sink_the_belgrano DTSTART:20100828T190000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76504 GEO:38.9002\;-77.0019 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Scena Theatre's Sink the Belgrano! DESCRIPTION:Scena Theatre's Sink the Belgrano! A service charge\, 12% of th e full price ticket\, will be added at checkout. Note: All seat locations are assigned at the theatre\; no special seating requests can be accommodat ed.\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Carlyle Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tribute_to_the_legends_-_a_crooners_ba ll DTSTART:20100828T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76501 GEO:38.8031\;-77.0619 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tribute to the Legends - a Crooners Ball DESCRIPTION:Tribute to the Legends – Barry White\, Luther Vandross and Te ddy Pendergrass. “A Crooners Ball” This tribute show takes it’s audie nces on a journey through the quintessential moment in the musical history of Barry White\, Luther Vandross\, and Teddy Pendergrass. Re-live the magic of some of the greatest soul artists America has ever produced. Hosted by Mad Jazz Poetry Productions SPECIAL GUESTS: Antone Drain (Chicago) as Barry White: Joe Barr (Chicago) as Teddy Pendergrass: and William Wardlaw (DMV) as Luther Vandross www.thecarlyleclub.com Located right across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge for Maryland travelers. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ford's Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/history_on_foot_elizabeth_keckly_24135 DTSTART:20100828T231500Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76508 GEO:38.8965\;-77.0258 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:History on Foot: Elizabeth Keckly DESCRIPTION:Danielle A. Drakes as Elizabeth Keckly. Photo by Gary Erskine.A Free Black Woman: Elizabeth Keckly\nwritten by Jennifer Nelson\ndirected b y Patrick Torres Elizabeth Keckly\, who bought her freedom after 35 years o f slavery\, was Mary Todd Lincoln's modiste\, dresser and confidante. Forge d during the throes of the Civil War\, the unlikely friendship between Firs t Lady and her dressmaker has fascinated historians in the years since.Walk the historic streets around Ford's Theatre and explore Lincoln's impact on history from a rarely heard voice of the time. Listen as Elizabeth details her friendship with the Lincoln family\, her work as seamstress to the eli te wives of Washington\, and her dedication to helping former slaves make a new life in the city.This tour lasts approximately 90 minutes and the dist ance walked is about 1.5 miles. Wear comfortable shoes.Watch a trailer for this walking tour.Fine PrintPlease note: History on Foot tours do not inclu de entrance into Ford's Theatre. For information on touring Ford's Theatre\ , click here. Filming is not permitted but photography is encouraged. All t ours begin promptly. Latecomers may not be accommodated.Tours will take pla ce rain or shine. If you have a question regarding the status of the tour\, please call the Box Office at (202) 347-4833. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_fez_moustache_party DTSTART:20100829T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76522 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Fez & Moustache Party DESCRIPTION:Out for an evening of Romani rock\, twisted Klezmer\, Slavic so ul and Balkan beats! We crank out grooves that are up-tempo but with a char acter as smooth as a blended Turkish cigarette. And we throw down tracks th at have more flavour than your mame's goulash.Mad props to anyone that come s wearing strip'ed stockings\, purple\, a fez\, or a moustache (and to para phrase Jay-Z\, ladies can wear moustaches\, too).\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/heidi_martin_21684 DTEND:20100829T033000Z DTSTART:20100829T023000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76496 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Heidi Martin DESCRIPTION:Washington's own soulful jazz vocalist/songwriter Heidi Martin returns to the Bohemian Caverns. Martin studied music with a focus on jazz improvisation at the University of Washington D.C. before making a name for herself performing in some of New York's most famous jazz venues. She woul d later return to D.C. to bless Washingtonians with her distinguishable voc al presence. The musical stylings of Heidi Martin promise a very memorable show not to be missed.\n"What captures my attention is Heidi's apparent fre edom\, soaring soulful riffs\, bending notes\, and high notes that are focu sed so right\, they ring! It's a wonderful experience for the listener!"~Va nessa Rubin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Asylum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/adrian_hardkor_the_bad_decisions DTSTART:20100901T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76572 GEO:38.9223\;-77.0425 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Adrian Hardkor & the Bad Decisions DESCRIPTION:Age Limit: All Ages\n \n Adrian Hardkor & The Bad Decisions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ardamus_-_smcity_-_night_train_-_domin ique_young_unique_-_the_far_experiment DTSTART:20100901T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76569 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Ardamus - Smcity - Night Train - Dominique Young Unique - the F.a.r . Experiment DESCRIPTION:Ages: 18 \n \n Dominique Young Unique\, Ardamus and SmCity with special invited guests Night Train and The F.A.R. Experiment. Metaphysical will be on the 1's and 2's on Auguest 31st at DC9 (1940 9th Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC 20001. "OK\, so clearly she is going to be huge\, but what is her name?' To save time for the next time I hear it: It’s Dominiq ue Young Unique."-- Stereogum "Indescribable\, unignorable mix of Miami bas s\, Neptunes\, French house\, dub-punk and a bratty 18-year-old MC." -- Chr istopher R Weingarten\, Rollingstone.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/groove_skool_band DTSTART:20100901T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75827 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Groove Skool Band DESCRIPTION:Groove Skool all share a love for contemporary R&B\, gospel\, a nd Jazz. The band formed in April of 2006\, and recorded two original tunes \, "Latin Jive" and "Blame it on Rio". The group members all felt an immedi ate connection\, and agreed that the chemistry and sound were of a quality not experienced in their prior endeavors. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Madhatter SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/seven_sisters_happy_hour DTEND:20100902T000000Z DTSTART:20100901T220000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76574 GEO:38.9056\;-77.0422 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Seven Sisters Happy Hour DESCRIPTION:Seven Sisters Happy Hour Please join us for a Seven Sisters hap py hour on Wednesday\, September 1\, 2010. Come to mix\, mingle and meet ne w Seven Sisters alumnae in the Washington D.C. area.\n No RSVP is required\ , but we encourage you to sign up so we can plan accordingly if needed. If you would like additional information\, please contact Miri at mcypers@gmai l.com.\n\nWhat: Seven Sisters Happy Hour\nWhen: Wednesday September 1\, 201 0 from 6-8 p.m.\nWhere: Vapiano\, Chinatown (623 H Street Northwest\, Washi ngton\, DC 20001\, 202 621-7636)\nHappy Hour Specials: House red and white wines\, $3.95\, Peroni and Pilsner Urquell draft beers\, $3.95 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/of_montreal_23258 DTSTART:20100913T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74089 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Of Montreal w/ Janelle Monáe DESCRIPTION:Kevin Barnes created the band\, allegedly naming it for a faile d romance with a woman from Montreal\, Canada. Barnes was the only member of the "group" prior to his relocation to Athens\, Georgia. There\, he met Derek Almstead (Circulatory System\, M Coast\, Elf Power) and Bryan Poole\, who also performs as The Late B.P. Helium. Together\, they recorded their debut album\, Cherry Peel\, and subsequent releases The Bird Who Ate the Ra bbit's Flower and The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/trivia_night_22295 DTSTART:20100804 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74273 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Trivia Night DESCRIPTION:InQuizitive!™ \in-'kwi-zə-tiv\ features ten (10) total round s running 10-15 minutes long\, each evenly valued at twenty (20) possible p oints. These rounds are divided up into three (3) uniform periods each cont aining three (3) different types of rounds known as Decategories™\, Inter Quizion™\, and Triategories™ which provide a variety of answering metho ds and subject matter content. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jamie_ford_-_hotel_on_the_corner_of_bi tter_and_sweet DTSTART:20100804T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74295 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jamie Ford - Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet DESCRIPTION:Ford’s first novel alternates between the 1940s and 1986 in S eattle\, recounting Henry Lee’s wartime adolescence and affection for a J apanese girl\, and his later loss of his wife to cancer. Lee’s first love \, already complicated by the war\, encountered further difficulties with L ee’s Chinese father’s hatred for the Japanese\, and these public and p rivate tensions spiral through Lee’s later life. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/napaw_2010_memorial_concert_in_honor_o f_susanna_susie_kim DTSTART:20100807 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74500 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:NPAW: 2010 Memorial Concert In Honor of Susanna "Susie" Kim DESCRIPTION:NAPAW: 2010 Memorial Concert in Honor of Susanna "Susie" KimAug 7\, 2010 at 7:30 PMTerrace Theater Approx. 2 hours$40.00 A Presentation o f the National Association of Professional Asian American Women: Hyunah Yu\ , soprano Soo Bae\, cello\; Metropolitan Women's Choir and Orchestra --Dr. Yeong Su Kim\, conductor\n\n\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Madam's Organ Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/lex_grey_the_urban_pioneers_-_burlesqu e_blues_from_nyc_23512 DTSTART:20100807 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74504 GEO:38.9221\;-77.0425 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Lex Grey & the Urban Pioneers - Burlesque Blues From Nyc!!! DESCRIPTION:Lex Grey has mesmerized New York's die-hard music lovers since she thundered on the scene like Mae West on a Harley. Rapidly rising to the status of cult rock diva\, her repertoire blends the tortured soul of the blues with bawdy burlesque and Brooklyn attitude.\n\nA highlight in New Yor k area clubs and festivals\, Lex Grey and The Urban Pioneers have cultivate d a gritty sophistication uniting unusual instrumentations\, traditional bl ues and hard hitting classic rock. Born of an impromptu acoustic jam in the back of a Williamsburg (Brooklyn) bar\, The Urban Pioneers have expanded t o include Leo Binetti (bass)\, Mike Golden (drums)\, and Victor Deyglio (gu itars). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/kc_cafe_hosts_a_magical_afternoon_tea_ party DTEND:20100807T211500Z DTSTART:20100807T201500Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74501 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:KC Cafe Hosts a Magical Afternoon Tea Party DESCRIPTION:Mary Poppins is floating into The Kennedy Center this summer an d in honor of the charmed caretaker\, the KC Café is hosting a Magical Aft ernoon Tea Party after every matinee performance. Starting on Saturday\, Ju ly 3rd\, the KC Café will welcome youngsters for a late afternoon tea with cupcake decorating\, mini-sandwiches\, cookies\, and a visit by a chim chi m-in-ey chimney sweep. The tea party will take place from 4:15 p.m. – 5:1 5 p.m. and is priced at $25 for children and $29 for adults. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Warehouse Next Door SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/purple_heart_by_jesse_n_holmes DTEND:20100808T220000Z DTSTART:20100808T200000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74559 GEO:38.9034\;-77.0219 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Purple Heart by Jesse N. Holmes DESCRIPTION:Obsessed with wanting to throw the perfect surprise party for t he domestic partnership of two close friends\, Wayne\, an openly gay school teacher\, is highly upset that his brother an openly gay minister has not showed up to assist with the preparations. See what happens when he does. J esse N. Holmes'Purple Heartis playing at the Ossie Davis Stage at the Wareh ouseTheater\, Sunday\, August 8\, 2010\, 4pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/freddy_cole_quartet DTSTART:20100809T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74557 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Freddy Cole Quartet DESCRIPTION:Lionel Frederick Cole was born on October 15\, 1931\, the young est of Edward and Paulina Nancy Cole's five children. His three elder broth ers\, Eddie\, Ike and Nat (twelve years Freddy's senior) were all musicians . "I started playing piano at five or six\," Freddy remembers. "Music was a ll around me." In the Chicago home of his youth\, visitors included Duke El lington\, Count Basie\, and Lionel Hampton. He also credits Billy Eckstine as a major influence. " He was a fantastic entertainer\," Freddy recalls. " I learned so much from just watching and being around him." After a possib le career with the NFL was shelved due to a hand injury\, he began playing and singing in Chicago clubs as a teenager. Although he was ready to hit th e road at 18\, his mother intervened and he continued his musical education at the Roosevelt Institute in Chicago. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Warehouse Next Door SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/baba_by_marcus_d_harvey DTEND:20100809T020000Z DTSTART:20100809T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74560 GEO:38.9034\;-77.0219 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Baba by Marcus D. Harvey DESCRIPTION:Baba is an autobiographical solo performance piece about the se arch for father(hood) and identity using music\, movement\, multi-media and text to explore ideas of the self and searching for love\, manhood\, and b lackness. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/kevo DTSTART:20100813T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74782 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Kev.O DESCRIPTION:Shaun H Mykals hosts Washington\, DC's hottest new open mic wit h this month's special guest KEV.O! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Josephine SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/josephine_fridays DTEND:20100814T070000Z DTSTART:20100814T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74879 GEO:38.9029\;-77.0336 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Josephine Fridays DESCRIPTION:Josephine Fridays is presented by Night Life Agency and feature s different DJs each and every Friday that play the best in Mashups\, Top 4 0 and Hip-Hop music. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:H Street Playhouse SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/scena_theatres_the_importance_of_being _earnest DTSTART:20100815T190000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75356 GEO:38.9002\;-77.0019 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Scena Theatre's the Importance of Being Earnest DESCRIPTION:Scena Theatre's The Importance of Being Earnest\nA service char ge\, 12% of the full price ticket\, will be added at checkout. \nNote: All seat locations are assigned at the theatre\; no special seating requests ca n be accommodated.\n\n Sunday\, August 15\, 2010 at 3:00 PM\nH Street Playh ouse\n 1365 H Street\, NE\n Washington\, DC 20002 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_irish_tenors DTSTART:20100821T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75744 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Irish Tenors DESCRIPTION:Breathing new life into sentimental classics like "Oh\, Danny B oy" and "My Wild Irish Rose\," this trio of Ireland's finest celebrates the joys\, heartaches\, and gaiety of their rich Celtic tradition. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Source SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/washington_improvs_the_neutrino_video_ project DTSTART:20100821T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75767 GEO:38.8927\;-77.0196 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Washington Improv's the Neutrino Video Project DESCRIPTION:It begins with a suggestion. Then\, Washington Improv Theater's cameras\, actors and crew take to the streets to shoot\, edit\, score and screen an entirely improvised movie in as much time as it takes you to watc h it.\n\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ultra Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dj_enferno_pop_ultrabar DTEND:20100821T070000Z DTSTART:20100821T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75738 GEO:38.8974\;-77.0242 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:DJ Enferno DESCRIPTION:PoP Presents DJ Enferno at Ultrabar this Friday\, August 20th. He spent 8 months on the road with Madonna for her Sticky & Sweet Tour. But yet 65\,000 people are still out there screaming for more and PoP Night Li fe is bringing him back for another great performance!!\n\nPanorama Product ions is celebrating 15 Years in DC Nightlife and Nightclubs\, by introducin g a new concept. The creators of GLOW\, DC's biggest Electronic Dance Music ......Event\, now bring you POP. Popular Culture and Nightlife at its fine st!\n\nPeople ask....what is POP?\n\nPOP is DJ's. POP is Models. POP is Cel ebrities. POP is Athletes. POP is movie Premieres. POP is Artists. POP is T heme Nights.\n\n\nFeaturing 4 Floors - 4 DJ's\nWith the best in Pop\, Hip-H op\, House & International\n\nMain Floor: DJ Geometrix (Mashups\, Hip Hop\, Top 40)\nVault-Basement: DJ Maskell (Pop Music\, Dance)\nBedroom: DJ's Bom ba and NV (Latin Pop\, Merengue\, Salsa\, World)\nChroma-VIP: DJ Spaz (Mash ups\, Dance)\n\n\n18 and Over - Doors Open at 9 pm\nFor table Reservations call (202)638-4663\nFor more info visit: www.POPNIGHTLIFE.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jamie_kennedy_20724 DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65383 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jamie Kennedy DESCRIPTION:Jamie Kennedy\, a multitalented comedian-actor-writer-producer\ , is a true hyphenate. He may be seen acting in a film one minute and on st age doing stand up the next. Kennedy skyrocketed to fame with a groundbreak ing performance and scene-stealing rants in Wes Craven's "Scream" and "Scre am 2". His portrayal of Randy Meeks\, the video-store-clerk-turned-horror-h ero with a knack for pop culture\, secured him a place in the annals of hor ror movie history. He has gone on to work with some of Hollywood's biggest names\, including George Clooney\, Eddie Murphy\, Steve Martin\, and Will S mith. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_giving_tree_band DTSTART:20100822T220000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76185 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Giving Tree Band DESCRIPTION:Folk-rock group from Chicago known for extraordinary environmen tal stewardship and considered one of the greenest bands in America. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:H Street Playhouse SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/scena_theatres_sink_the_belgrano DTSTART:20100829T190000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76505 GEO:38.9002\;-77.0019 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Scena Theatre's Sink the Belgrano! DESCRIPTION:Scena Theatre's Sink the Belgrano! A service charge\, 12% of th e full price ticket\, will be added at checkout. Note: All seat locations are assigned at the theatre\; no special seating requests can be accommodat ed.\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/andrew_bacevich_-_washington_rules DTSTART:20100805T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74296 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Andrew Bacevich - Washington Rules DESCRIPTION:In his new critique of American foreign policy\, the author of The Limits to Power argues that the United States continues to operate acco rding to a consensus of power\, formed 50 years ago\, that relies on our ar med presence in every region of the world. As American influence falters\, and with a new administration in charge\, now is the time to rethink our as sumptions and priorities. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/phosphorescent_22034 DTSTART:20100809 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69597 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Phosphorescent DESCRIPTION:Phosphorescent\, a.k.a. Matthew Houck\, makes folk music as del icate and ethereal as his name implies. So it makes sense that his new albu m is entitled Here's To Taking It Easy. Suggestion noted. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Nationals Park SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ryan_zimmermans_a_night_at_the_park DTSTART:20100809T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74365 GEO:38.8898\;-76.9836 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Ryan Zimmerman's "A Night at the Park" DESCRIPTION:"A Night At The Park" will be held August 9th from 7:00 - 10:00 pm at Nationals Park and will feature special performances by world renown ed magician David Blaine  and recording artists Amos Lee and Mutlu. The gu est list will include celebrities from the sports\, entertainment and polit ical societies\, and Ryan's Nationals teammates.\n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/banjo_man_23623 DTSTART:20100813T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74785 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Banjo Man DESCRIPTION:The Banjo Man performs folk and bluegrass-inspired children's s ongs accompanied by his 5-string banjo. An entertaining show for young chil dren. Artist Links for The Banjo Man The Banjo Man's Web Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_philadelphia_jazz_orchestra DTSTART:20100813T220000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74784 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra DESCRIPTION:The Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra is comprised of the best high s chool and college jazz musicians in the Greater-Philadelphia and New Jersey regions. PJO is under the direction of Joe Bongiovi. The PJO was founded i n 2003 by Joe Bongiovi\, Rob Reeve\, and Yorgo Papadakis. The concept behin d the band was to keep motivated and talented students playing their instru ments during the summer. Free! / 202-467-4600 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Lux Lounge SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/bobby_v DTSTART:20100814T014500Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74783 GEO:38.9034\;-77.0207 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Bobby V DESCRIPTION:Join Suite 202 as we bring you Bobby V LIVE at LUX Lounge this Friday. Be sure to join me on the 2nd floor as I give away FREE Shots to ge t the party started. To RSVP for complimentary before 12 MIDNIGHT FREE ENTR Y e-mail all FIRST & LAST name additions as well as a e-mail address for ea ch guest to: Scott@Suite202DC.com by 7:00 PM each and every Friday. Please include "LUX" as your subject. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Harman Center for the Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/twelfth_night DTSTART:20100819 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75374 GEO:38.8973\;-77.0202 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Twelfth Night DESCRIPTION:One of Shakespeare's greatest comedies\, Twelfth Night ponders love lost and found. A shipwreck separates twins Viola and Sebastian\, but tragedy quickly turns to comedy when they wash up in a land turned upside-d own by love.Presented by Shakespeare Theatre Company END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/anthony_david_23745 DTEND:20100820T033000Z DTSTART:20100819T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75373 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Anthony David DESCRIPTION:Grammy nominated songwriter/singer Anthony David is one of the performers that we imagine will be making big moves and we can only hope th at he remembers us when he's playing for the First Family and the stadiums around the planet. This is the writer and that voice behind "Words"\, the w ildly popular single ft. Indie Arie off his last album Acey Duecy that was Grammy Nominated. His latest project\; As Above\, So Below\, is due to come out in October\, so we're hoping to hear some of that new material. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Palace of Wonders SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/party_in_a_box_with_dr_lucky DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75769 GEO:38.9002\;-76.99 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Party In a Box with Dr. Lucky DESCRIPTION:PARTY IN A BOX BURLESQUE!\n\n Starring:\n Dr. Lucky\n Gigi & Po p\n Anita Cookie\n Boinky the Clown\n DJ Momotaro\n With Special Guest Lil' Steph\n\n Party in a Box Burlesque is bringing an evening of "super happy fun" to our Nation's Capital with live music\, burlesque\, games\, prizes\, and loads of good times! Get ready for an evening where we wear (and take off!) many hats! Featuring three of New York City's most beloved neo-burles que figures showing you all their many talents in a Mary Poppin's carpet ba g of burlesque fun.\n\n Starring the world's premiere PhDoubleD\, Dr. Lucky \; award winning pop band sensation\, Gigi & Pop\; the intoxicating and int oxicated Anita Cookie\; and NYC's Best Dressed DJ\, Momotaro.\n\n Special g uest all the way from Philly\, the adorable and delectable Lil' Steph!\n\n Party in a Box Burlesque features a super cute band\, burlesque dancers\, a singer\, a DJ\, two comedic co-hosts\, a magician and a show packed full o f games\, trivia\, and super fun audience participation!\n\n But wait a min ute: how can three people be so much fun? That's PARTY IN A BOX BURLESQUE: your one stop show for all your burlesque and party needs! Fun never looked so good. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_temptations_the_four_tops DTSTART:20100822T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75745 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Temptations\, The Four Tops DESCRIPTION:Dynamic Motown legends\, the Temps and Tops helped bring R&B to the mainstream with the hit songs "My Girl\," "Reach Out\, I'll Be There\, " "Baby I Need Your Loving\," and many more. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jamie_kennedy_20724 DTSTART:20100822 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65384 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jamie Kennedy DESCRIPTION:Jamie Kennedy\, a multitalented comedian-actor-writer-producer\ , is a true hyphenate. He may be seen acting in a film one minute and on st age doing stand up the next. Kennedy skyrocketed to fame with a groundbreak ing performance and scene-stealing rants in Wes Craven's "Scream" and "Scre am 2". His portrayal of Randy Meeks\, the video-store-clerk-turned-horror-h ero with a knack for pop culture\, secured him a place in the annals of hor ror movie history. He has gone on to work with some of Hollywood's biggest names\, including George Clooney\, Eddie Murphy\, Steve Martin\, and Will S mith. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ray_gaskins DTSTART:20100823 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76187 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Ray Gaskins DESCRIPTION:Ray Gaskins is a singer\, keyboarder and saxophonist - who has for many years performed worldwide (and on many albums) with Roy Ayers\, Jo celyn Brown and Phyllis Hyman among others before he finally decided to dev elop his own career. He was born in Baltimore and moved first to New York a nd later to London.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_fahl_october_project DTSTART:20100807T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74320 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Mary Fahl (October Project) DESCRIPTION:This show will be seated on a first come\, first served basis. "Sounding like no other singer of her generation" (Allmusic.com)\, Mary Fah l is an expressive\, emotional singer/songwriter who first achieved fame as lead singer and co-founder of the mid-90's chamber-pop group October Proje ct. Fahl's elegant\, cinematic songs draw on classical and world music sour ces\, American art song\, as well as thinking man's folk-pop. She sings in an earthy\, viscerally powerful contralto that Boston Globe critic Steve Mo rse calls "a voice for the gods that can transport listeners to other realm s". Since her "October Project" days\, Fahl has recorded solo albums for So ny Classical and V2 Records. She has written and performed songs for severa l major motion pictures\, including the lead song ("Going Home") for the Wa rner Bros. Civil War epic "Gods and Generals". In this solo performance\, s he will perform a number of those songs\, several new works\, as well as an October Project song or two. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/aa_bondy_22482 DTSTART:20100820 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75643 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:AA Bondy DESCRIPTION:A. A. Bondy (born Auguste Arthur Bondy\, also known as Scott Bo ndy) is an American folk/alternative artist from Birmingham\, Alabama. Bond y gained acclaim from his first band Verbena. The band broke up in 2003\, a fter which Bondy moved into his house in the Catskill mountains in Palenvil le upstate New York. Bondy's debut album American Hearts (2007) was produce d in a barn near his upstate New York house. The album showed a shift in Bo ndy's musical direction. Bondy appeared at the high profile Sasquatch Festi val in May 2009[4] and at the Bonnaroo Festival in June 2009. Bondy's secon d album When the Devil's Loose was released in September 2009\, and has rec eived positive reviews. Travis Keller of Buddyhead selected Bondy's second album to his list of best records of 2009. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/nerd_nite_dc_washington_city_paper_pre sent_a_dc_beer_week_kickoff_event DTSTART:20100820T220000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75646 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Nerd Nite DC & Washington City Paper present a D.C. Beer Week Kick off Event DESCRIPTION:Including craft beers and music pairings. Featuring Beer Direct or Greg Engert of ChurchKey\, Founder & Brewer Brian Strumke of Stillwater END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/epic_dance_party_23769 DTSTART:20100821T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75645 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Epic Dance Party DESCRIPTION:"Dj Doc Rok\, of American Zeppelin and Biggie Hendrix fame\, sp ins an Epic mix of highly danceable electronica\, indie rock and hip hop fr om across generations to leave you in a breathless\, sweaty mess." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/an_evening_with_great_big_sea DTSTART:20100823T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75746 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:An Evening with Great Big Sea DESCRIPTION:Rambunctious Canadian folk-rockers fire up a crowd with hard-dr iving songs braced with gleeful spirit and wit. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/new_county_ex-the_goodnight_anthem_jon as_sees_in_color DTSTART:20100804T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74043 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:New County (ex-the Goodnight Anthem) Jonas Sees In Color DESCRIPTION:Our name is basically a metaphor. In the book "The Giver" by Lo is Lowry\, the main character lives in a black and white world. When he is chosen to take on the responsibility of the hopes\, thoughts\, and feelings of his entire village\, he finally begins to see in color. The name is a m etaphor because one of the most important goals of our music is to create a connection with the listener by accurately connecting the stories and idea s contained in our music in a way that allows the listener to take and inte rpret the songs as their own. This way\, the listener is just as important as the artist. After all\, music doesn't mean much if no one is listening t o it. The story of New County started in Philadelphia\, Pa when Tony Rodini (vocals/guitar) and Joe Flack (guitar) met in high school. Over the years they moved in and out of bands together\, gaining experience and working ha rd to build a solid and supportive fanbase. Their latest project\, The Good night Anthem\, put them in front of thousands of fans through touring\, rad io airplay\, and usage on MTV's The Real World. When they found bassist Rob Clancy\, the lineup gelled and it became apparent that it was the perfect time to launch their new project. With a new lineup\, new Ep\, and new name - New County is poised and ready to break into the mainstream.\nThe debut Ep - Lives We Lead - contains five energetic and well-crafted songs that cl early showcase New County's earnest style of writing. As Rodini explains "M y goal when writing is to be as honest as possible. I'm not afraid to share what I want to say or what I'm going through\, but at the same time want l isteners to be able to relate to the songs. The band wants to reach a wide spectrum of fans\, not just the younger kids who really seek out new music\ , but also an older demographic who will stumble upon us and find that they enjoy the music."\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_sliver_liners DTSTART:20100807 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74275 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Silver Liners DESCRIPTION:"Fans of Nada Surf\, Harvey Danger and The Flying Machine will love this band."\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/cerca_trova_cd_release_knife_at_a_gunf ight DTSTART:20100808T210000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74362 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Cerca Trova (CD Release) Knife at a Gunfight DESCRIPTION:Cerca Trova is an original band from Chantilly Virginia. Cerca Trova has been together since October 2005. They have a very refreshing sou nd and incredible stage presence. When they first started to play together\ , they came to it for the music and nothing more. Ever since day one it's b een a group effort to achieve a common goal\, the goal to share their music with as many people as possible. Every time they step onto a stage they ar e reminded of that and strive to put on the best performance they can.\nCer ca Trova consists of four members\, Jordan Waddell (Lead Vocals)\, Angelo S oares (Guitar)\, Dave Wernli (Bass)\, and Josh Cockrell (Drums). Jordan Wad dell has had a passion for singing for a very long time and lets everyone k now ita s soon as he steps on stage. Some of his influences are: Brandon Bo yd of Incubus\, David Grohl of The Foo Fighters\, Rivers Cuomo of Weezer\, Anthony Kiedis\, and Paul McCartney. Angelo Soares has been in many differe nt bands and has a lot of experience. He also has a very unique style when it comes to playing and writing music. Some of his influences are: Yngwie M almsteen\, Steve Val\, Led Zeppelin\, Fall of Troy\, and B.B. King. Then th ere's Dave Wernli. Dave has a very unique style and has a broad range of in fluences some of which would be flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers\, The Used \, and Fall of Troy. Finally\, there is Josh Cockrell. Josh has been drummi ng for most of his life and was the captain of the Chantilly Drumline his s enior year of high school. Some of his influences are John Bonham\, Buddy R ich\, and Bill Bachman. This four piece is very cultured band and lets it b e known through their music.\nThe eclectic repertoire of Cerca Trova has gr own even greater lengths with personal friendships as time has passed. They really strive to take their art to the next level. All four members have a great passion that cannot be defined in words\, and with this great passio n comes even more determination to succeed. Cerca Trova definitely has some thing to say and wants it to be known. They are a great act to be seen and should not be missed. Links for Cerca Trova (CD Release) Artist web site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/train_needtobreathe DTSTART:20100823 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75747 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Train\, Needtobreathe DESCRIPTION:Alternative rockers behind “Drops of Jupiter” and “Meet V irginia” made a splash in the Top 10 last summer with the breakaway hit Hey\, Soul Sister.” END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_rocketboys DTSTART:20100805T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74050 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Rocketboys DESCRIPTION:Have you heard of the bands "Tokyo" and "Mae"? Well here's a ne w project called "Musicplayer". Musicplayer is a lifelong music project sta rted by James Robert Smith. The goal is to create complete freedom to creat e and play music without limitations or holding to a specific image or genr e. Throughout the duration of Musicplayer\, you will hear different recordi ng projects that might include\, for example\, instrumental piano\, acousti c folk\, indie pop rock\, electro pop\, lo-fi casio\, experimental\, pretty much whatever the current inspiration is. Musicplayer will often involve o ther musicians. Collaborations are to be expected. A complete archive of th e music produced will be put together onto a website for anyone at anytime to download and listen to. Stay tuned as Musicplayer begins to unfold...\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/kim_cameron_the_side_fx_band DTSTART:20100805T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74045 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Kim Cameron & the Side FX Band DESCRIPTION:The Side FX Band hails from the nation's capital and offer an a lternative sound that is all their own - a smooth blend of pop\, jazz\, cou ntry\, and rock\, with sometimes even a few riffs of middle-eastern wind in strumentation woven in. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/alex_band_from_the_calling DTSTART:20100806T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74054 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Alex Band (from the Calling) DESCRIPTION:The inspiring sound of Alex Band's powerful\, emotionally charg ed voice is immediately recognizable to millions of music lovers\, thanks t o modern-day classics like "Adrienne\," "Our Lives" and the chart-topping h it "Wherever You Will Go\," which Billboard recently named the #1 Adult Pop Song of the Decade. And though We've All Been There\, Band's solo debut (r eleased June 29 on his own AMB label through EMI)\, contains the first new material we've heard from the former leader of The Calling in half a decade \, "Wherever You Will Go" (which he wrote at 16 and released at 19\, remark ably enough) remains a staple of the Adult Pop format\, while "Our Lives" i s a heavily used bumper on ESPN and other sports programming.\nIf his fans feel that Band is long overdue for a return to the spotlight\, the L.A. nat ive has himself been chafing at the bit to make his return throughout the l ast five years\, which he spent in musical exile. But the time has finally come for that voice to inspire us once again. "I've lived with these songs for years\," says Band\, "and the whole point is to share them with everybo dy now."\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/michael_olatuja DTSTART:20100810T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74364 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Michael Olatuja DESCRIPTION:British/Nigerian bassist presents uplifting musical vision as c omposer and producer. Speak\, the title of bassist Michael Olatuja's debut album\, holds deep personal meaning for its creator\, exemplifying in a sin gle word the album's underlying themes of hope\, encouragement\, inspiratio n and positivity. The album\, which will be released on July 28 on Backdrop \, ObliqSound's imprint focusing on modern electronic and groove-based musi c\, tells the story of the British/Nigerian artist's musical and personal j ourney. "The language of music is one that we all speak\," Olatuja explains . "It unites diverse cultures." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tracy_bonham_bleu DTSTART:20100810T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74366 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tracy Bonham\, Bleu DESCRIPTION:Tracy Bonham's 1996 major label debut\, The Burdens of Being Up right (Island) with the hit single "Mother Mother" was certified Gold and l ed to a pair of GRAMMY(c) nominations (Best Female Vocalist and Best Altern ative Rock Performance). Down Here followed in 2000 and Blink the Brightest was released in 2005 to widespread critical acclaim. "Bonham sings with a maturity and clarity reminiscent of songwriters like Joni Mitchell and Shaw n Colvin\, backing her words with self-executed guitar\, keyboards\, piano and violin\," said Amplified. Rolling Stone praised its "tuneful alt-rock" while Entertainment Weekly said\, "Bonham was built to last."\nShe's toured extensively and has appeared on numerous television shows\, including "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno\," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "Late La te Show with Craig Ferguson\," among others. Tracy has also released two EP s and appeared as guest vocalist/violinist with artists such as Blue Man Gr oup\, Juliana Hatfield\, Ron Sexsmith\, Aerosmith\, Wayfaring Strangers\, L atin Playboys\, NoBlues from the Netherlands\, Soulwax from Belgium\, Mark Oliver Everett of The Eels\, and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppeli n. Links for Tracy Bonham Artist web site\nCommon Rotation\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Reston Town Center SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/wine_and_wan DTSTART:20100811T193000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74521 GEO:38.9587\;-77.3559 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Wine and WAN DESCRIPTION:Finesse\, elegant\, character\, noble\, rounded.   All of the aforementioned words are used to describe wine BUT\, they are also words th at can be used to describe Riverbed and our product portfolio.   Please jo in Bill Hartwell and other members of the Riverbed Federal Markets Division for an afternoon of Wine and WAN!   At this partner only event you will l earn how to communicate the Riverbed story to your customers and prospects from the very people that tell it every day. The chapters of the story that will be covered are:\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Carlyle Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/satin_doll_trio_23516 DTSTART:20100811T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74527 GEO:38.8031\;-77.0619 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Satin Doll Trio DESCRIPTION:The Satin Doll Trio is an elegant ensemble renowned for their e xcellence in the intimate "supper club jazz" style that was popularized dur ing the early 1950's by artists such as Julie London\, Sarah Vaughan\, and Peggy Lee. Like the guitar-bass-voice trios that came before them\, the Sat in Doll Trio has learned from the best and taken the art form to new levels . Their musical interests are firmly rooted classic American jazz songs of the period. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/oh_susannah_23539 DTSTART:20100812T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74561 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Oh Susannah DESCRIPTION:A familiar story: lead singer grows up/has a child. Life's chan ged... but Mommy can still rock and now families can roll together at her p arent-friendly interactive show. Rhythm instruments\, dancing\, puppets... get on your feet and feel the beat with Oh Susannah! Voted "Best for Famili es" by readers of Family Magazine. Artist Links for Oh Susannah Oh Susannah 's Web Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/circa_survive_23547 DTSTART:20100818T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74574 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Circa Survive DESCRIPTION:Whatever you think Circa Survive's new album means\, you're rig ht. However you understand the lyrics\, in whichever way you construe the m elodies\, whatever emotions rise within you\, whether it generates nostalgi a or pain or hope or something you can't name\, Blue Sky Noise expands to e ncompass any possible perception of itself.\nThe Doylestown\, PA-based band 's multi-faceted sound has always allowed infinite space for interpretation \, melding intricate prog and mind-bending psychedelia with massive riffs a nd singer Anthony Green's reflective\, intimate lyricism. With Blue Sky Noi se\, Circa Survive have crystallized their complex sound and equally involv ed ideas about the world around them into their most confident and focused collection to date. Songs like "Imaginary Enemy" and "Get Out" are elaborat ely orchestrated and intensely powerful\, offering the purest expression th us far of Circa Survive's singular identity.\nHailed as a remarkably viscer al live act since their 2004 foundation\, Circa Survive followed 2007's acc laimed second album\, On Letting Go\, with nearly two years of non-stop tou ring\, roadwork which saw the band bridging a diverse range of audiences wi th its idiosyncratic sonic vision. In addition to treks alongside bands suc h as Coheed & Cambria\, Thrice\, Pelican\, and My Chemical Romance\, Circa Survive dropped jaws at such dissimilar music festivals as Vans Warped Tour and Coachella.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/last_tide DTSTART:20100819T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72314 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Last Tide DESCRIPTION:Last Tide is a DC-based band. Heavily influenced by the shoegaz e and slowcore scenes\, the band also draws from punk\, experimental music\ , and post-rock\, among other sources. Their music is distinguished by a fo cus on strong melodies and carefully considered arrangements. The band has performed with numerous notable regional and national acts\, and showcased at CMJ 2009. They will be performing frequently throughout DC and other Eas t Coast cities over the coming months. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Modern SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rewind_-_the_modern_party DTSTART:20100819T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74945 GEO:38.9051\;-77.0656 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Rewind - the Modern Party DESCRIPTION:Rewind - The Modern Party - Every Wednesday Modern goes retro w ith disco\, 80's\, electro-funk\, hip hop\, house and top 10. Enjoy all nig ht long\, $5 Strawberry Blondes\; $4 Coronas & $3 Bud Lights. $200 Bottle S ervice Special with one bottle of Imperial Vodka & one bottle of Imperial C hampagne (Moet Chandon). Contact Eric Schwartz at 703 863 6814 or 202 338 7 027 or email reservations@modern-dc.com for reservations or inquiries.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rodrigo_y_gabriela_23803 DTSTART:20100825T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75748 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Rodrigo y Gabriela DESCRIPTION:Fusing fast-paced flamenco guitar with heavy metal and rock\, t his Mexican duo is getting worldwide buzz for their new album\, 11:11\, an homage to Jimi Hendrix\, Metallica\, Led Zeppelin\, and others. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:International Spy Museum Complex SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_secret_sentry_the_untold_history_o f_the_national_security_agency DTEND:20100805T170000Z DTSTART:20100805T160000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74051 GEO:38.8974\;-77.023 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Secret Sentry: the Untold History of the National Security Agen cy DESCRIPTION:In The Secret Sentry\, Matthew M. Aid traces the growth of the NSA in 1945 through critical moments in its history. Aid\, a visiting fello w at the National Security Archives\, explores the agency’s connection to the intelligence failure that occurred when evidence that NSA officials ca lled “ambiguous” was used as proof of Iraqi WMD capability. He also det ails the intense debate within the NSA over its growing role under the Bush administration to spy on U.S. citizens. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/right_round_22339 DTSTART:20100806 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70773 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Right Round DESCRIPTION:DJ lil' e brings the beats and the dance every month at her Rig ht Round event on the Backstage. She also occasionally takes her skills to the Mainstage for Right Round UP! \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/justin_kramon_-_finny DTSTART:20100809T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74297 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Justin Kramon - Finny DESCRIPTION:Kramon’s debut novel follows Finny Short from her first crush at age 14 to exile at a boarding school and on through her college years. Endearingly innocent\, Finny has a knack for taking up with bold\, adventur ous\, or just strange people\, and Kramon has devised an equally lively and colorful plot. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jacques_saxman_johnson_71st_birthday_c elebration DTSTART:20100811T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74369 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jacques "Saxman" Johnson "71st Birthday Celebration" DESCRIPTION:Jacques T. Johnson\, Sr.\, is an outstanding educator\, accompl ished musician and composer with three CDs: SAXMAN\, Blues Plus\, and Dance which is being played all over the world. Jacques served twenty-seven and a half years in army bands. His last seventeen and a half years were in The United States Army Band\, the Army's Premier Band. Retired Sergeant Major Johnson produced and directed The Army Blues\, the official jazz band of th e Army. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/school_of_rock_presents_live_aid_remad e DTSTART:20100812T220000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74534 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:School of Rock Presents Live Aid Remade DESCRIPTION:Twenty-five years ago\, global concert Live Aid rocked the worl d with performances by Queen\, Madonna\, U2\, The Who\, Duran Duran\, Paul McCartney and others and raised tens of millions of dollars for famine reli ef in Africa. This summer\, the spirit of Live Aid is being resurrected - b y musicians who hadn't yet been born in 1985. Live Aid Remade\, a nationwid e summer tour will see rock's youngest disciples - all teenagers in the Sch ool of Rock- paying tribute to the stars who made the original concerts leg endary. And like its namesake\, the Live Aid Remade tour is again helping t he needy\, this time for the people of Haiti who suffered a 7.0 magnitude e arthquake in January. With 250\,000 people killed and 1.6 million still hom eless and destitute\, the Haitian people desperately need our help.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/marilyn_ashford-brown_tribut_to_phylli s_hyman DTSTART:20100813T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74533 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Marilyn Ashford-Brown" Tribut to Phyllis Hyman" DESCRIPTION:Some people just want the fame\, fortune and riches that come w ith being a celebrity. But\, Marilyn Ashford-Brown isn't at all moved or ca ught up in the glamour of the business. She just wants to sing and be heard by the world\, and depends totally on God\, prayer and being musically cre ative to sooth and sustain her soul. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dance_featuring_powerlaces_dj_lova DTSTART:20100813T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74531 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:!Dance! Featuring Powerlaces Dj Lova DESCRIPTION:Formed in late 2008\, Beetkeepers have been serving up their un ique blend of Electro\, Hip Hop and Soul to the east coast since their ince ption at the University of Mary Washington. Founding members Kyle Meagher a nd Ryan Payne have been working their way up the underground dance scene fr om basements to music halls\, and have met immediate appraisal from top DJs and audiences alike everywhere they spin. Keeping a busy schedule\, Beetke epers have been frequently touring up and down the east coast as well as be ing resident DJs at monthly parties in Philadelphia\, PA and Fredricksburg\ , VA. Slowly but surely Beetkeepers are becoming a household favorite in ev ery venue they appear at so check them out\, and start the party.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jay_hayden_23525 DTSTART:20100814T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74544 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jay Hayden DESCRIPTION:The fresh sounds of Washington\, DC area native Jay Hayden has elevated the standard in male R&B vocals and will continue to raise the bar after the much anticipated 2010 release of his album "Love Counseling." Ja y is by no means a stranger to the world of R&B. This self-contained song w riter/producer's list of accomplishments includes appearances on Fox News\, Verizon Center\, private events\, local clubs\, concerts\, and showcases. "Love Counseling" the title of his debut CD reflects\, Jay Hayden through p iano\, acoustic guitar and other instruments\, which captures the essence o f soulful R&B with a deep romantic twist inspired by Tank\, Brian McKnight\ , Donnie Hathaway\, and Baby-Face. His compassionate understanding of the s truggles\, joys\, and pains we all experience in love\, relationships and h eartbreak pulsate through every note in his music and also illuminates why he refers to his music as "Love Counseling". END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Science Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dc_business_networking_reception_with_ pitch_reception DTSTART:20100817T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74821 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0435 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:DC Business Networking Reception with Pitch Reception DESCRIPTION:This event is a must if you're a DC business professional or sm all business owner. Meet with other entrepreneurs\, small business owners a nd specialists in fields of Law\, Creative\, Finance\, E-Commerce\, Marketi ng and more... There will be a mingle portion early inthe evening. Once eve ryone has arrived will move to a private space so\nthat we can each deliver a 30 second pitch of our businesses/services. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/american_bang_taddy_porter_the_jones DTSTART:20100824T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75647 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:American Bang\, Taddy Porter\, The Jones DESCRIPTION: That American Bang\, four high-school friends from Nashville\, TN\, are the real deal. Their unruly brand of Southern-fried garage-rock p acks one hell of a punch\, with Jaren Johnston's swaggering bluesy vocals m uscling up against Ben Brown's blistering guitar riffs\, Kelby Ray's aggro basslines\, and Neil Mason's burly drumming. The guys tear through songs like "All Night Long\," "American Ride\," and "Good as Gold\," with the fla ir and confidence of rock'n'roll veterans. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Cafe Saint-Ex SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/caf_saint_ex_hosts_a_dinner_experience _with_great_lakes_brewery DTEND:20100825T020000Z DTSTART:20100824T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75593 GEO:38.9154\;-77.0317 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Café Saint Ex Hosts A Dinner Experience With Great Lakes Brewery DESCRIPTION:Café Saint-Ex will host a multi-course dinner of flavorful dis hes prepared by Chef Billy Klein\, which are well-paired with a wide variet y of beers from the Great Lakes Brewery. Beer lovers can experience these w ell-respected craft brews with memorable dishes that enhance the flavor qua lities of each. Priced at $70 per person\, the menu will feature some of th e late summer’s finest local and fresh ingredients.\n \n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_lydia_finale_a_goodbye_farewell_to ur DTSTART:20100806T220000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74057 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Lydia Finale: a Goodbye & Farewell Tour DESCRIPTION:A cup of warm milk is easier then a lullaby\, softer then a bla nket. More impressionable then a shroud burnt image. Maybe this time our di fficult vision will come together. And familiar friends will once again see themselves\, being the best people they are.\nThirsting a thirsty thirst a s they crucify the seventh of nine lives. Twelve witnesses debate a cup hal f full\, half empty\, half full. The call and response\, a warm rain\, a cu p of wine. These acts of spirit make one hungry\, those acts of compassion make one feel fed.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/john_eddie DTSTART:20100807T013000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74056 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:John Eddie DESCRIPTION:"...making a promising comeback with a terrific new country-tin ged album... His two hour plus show is a roundhouse kick to rock-and-roll c ynicism\, a high-spirited affair led by a man who seems intent on giving th e audience its money's worth and having a great time doing so." -The Washin gton Post "John Eddie is a bad-ass... Eddie writes like a cowboy poet\, a r ock 'n' roller and a country tune-smith all rolled into one. Part Steve Ear l\, part Guy Clark\, part Springsteen\, John Eddie is one hell of an artist \, and if you didn't already know him\, you will soon." -Performing Songwri ter Links for John Eddie Artist web site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Fridge SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/gaia_the_fridge DTSTART:20100807T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74060 GEO:38.8821\;-76.9946 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Gaia DESCRIPTION:Gaia uses the arts to reach across an ever wider spectrum of cu ltures\, spiritual traditions\, and ethnicities. Gaia events achieve a deli cate balance between upscale and underground\, pop and artsy\, between the comfort of a lounge and the entertainment value of a performance hall. We b ring together djs\, vjs\, lighting designers\, live musicians\, fire juggle rs\, make-up artists\, contemporary dancers\, magicians\, and performing ar tists of all backgrounds for a series of events unlike any in dc. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/passafire_mojo DTSTART:20100808T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74165 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Passafire Mojo DESCRIPTION:Passafire will release Everyone on Everynight through LAW Recor ds on September 15\, 2009. This is the follow-up to their sophomore album\, Submersible\, which was recognized by iTunes as one of the "Top 10 Best Re ggae Albums" of 2007. Their Myspace views are over a half a million with to tal song plays numbering over a million. Download "Here In Front Of Me" fro m Everyone on Everynight here. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ellen_bryson_-_the_transformation_of_b artholomew_fortuno DTSTART:20100810T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74298 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Ellen Bryson - The Transformation Of Bartholomew Fortuno DESCRIPTION:Ellen Bryson - The Transformation Of Bartholomew Fortuno END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_guggenheim_grotto DTSTART:20100811T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74373 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Guggenheim Grotto DESCRIPTION:This show will be seated on a first come\, first served basis.\ n"Music is in my blood\," says singer and songwriter Josiah Leming. "It's t he only thing I want to do. I'd rather die in a ditch somewhere than not be able to make music. There are no other options for me. Music is my way of getting things out. It has saved my life many times."\nSuch intense stateme nts may sound like the drama of being a teenager\, which Leming is\, but sp end any time with this thoughtful 19-year-old and it quickly becomes clear that it's true. Josiah Leming plays music as if his life depended on it\, b ecause for him\, it does. Born and raised in the hard-luck rural town of Mo rristown\, TN\, Leming left home at 17 to make it as a musician\, leaving b ehind eight siblings (six of whom are adopted)\, an out-of-work stepfather\ , and a mother battling serious illness. As Leming traveled around the Sout heast playing open-mic nights in any club or coffeehouse that would have hi m\, he slept in his car and took odd jobs to pay for food and gas\, all the while dreaming about the album he would one day make.\nNow he has finally gotten his chance. Leming has begun recording his debut album for Warner Br os. Records\, with whom he signed a recording and publishing deal not long after appearing on Season 7 of American Idol. His brief\, yet memorable tim e on the show spurred fans to turn up in droves online to demand his reinst atement. They sent him messages of support and encouragement. Many posted c lips of themselves performing Leming's original songs on YouTube.\n"No matt er what I've gone through\, I have the same feelings every kid has\," Lemin g says. "And I think I can put those feelings in such a way that they conne ct with people and help them get through their hard times. If my music can give others something they can express their emotions through\, that's the whole point."\n"I try to use imagery that really sticks with people\, but a t the same time\, every song I write is about something I've been through\, " Leming says. "So it's impossible for me to write a song that doesn't tell a story. I can't write about things I don't feel. That's just faking it an d I want the music to be real. I can't control what anyone thinks of it\, b ut I can promise that it's going to come from my heart."\nJosiah Leming MyS pace\nTodd Carey MySpace\nOver the past three years Mick Lynch and Kevin Ma y of pop/folk act The Guggenheim Grotto have touched U.S. and U.K. audience s in a way the duo couldn't have imagined. From setting out as Dublin songw riter circuit regulars alongside artists like Damien Rice and Glen Hansard\ , to building a devoted cult following in the U.S. with warm embraces from media and competitive iTunes charting\, the band has captivated audiences a nd tastemakers on both sides of the pond.\nTGG now returns with its sophomo re record\, Happy The Man\, which boasts the band's signature mix of timele ss pop\, folk and soaring melodies\, but offers a greater maturity and a hi gher sense of self-consciousness.\n"We have naturally become more certain o f what we are as a band and what we were capable of\," said primary songwri ter Kevin May. "With this album I made a conscious effort of working ideas\ , thoughts and musings on self-awareness and enlightenment into the songs." Links for The Guggenheim Grotto Artist web site\nTodd Carey Josiah Leming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_greenbelts_dan_haas DTSTART:20100813T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74447 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Greenbeets\, Dan Haas DESCRIPTION:The Greenbeets are roots rock band from DC. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Twins Jazz SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/blue DTSTART:20100814T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74541 GEO:38.9168\;-77.0311 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:T.K. Blue DESCRIPTION:"Saxophone virtuoso Talib Kibwe\, now known as T.K. Blue\, imbu es his playing with so much elation that even classics come to life with ne w vitality." - John Murph\, The Washington Post END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/anita_baker_23804 DTSTART:20100827T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75749 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Anita Baker DESCRIPTION:Eight-time Grammy Award winner\, this sensual songstress took t he R&B world by storm with her romantically soulful hits including “Sweet Love” and “Giving You the Best That I Got.” END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Carlyle Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tracy_hamlin_live_the_carlyle_club DTEND:20100808T040000Z DTSTART:20100808T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74063 GEO:38.8031\;-77.0619 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tracy Hamlin Live DESCRIPTION:BRENCORE Entertainment and Jazzy Tour presents International Re cording Artist Tracy Hamlin (Former Lead Vocalist for Pieces of a Dream) an d Guitarist Eric Essix Live at the Carlyle Club. Tracy has performed all ov er the world and various festivals and we are happy to announce that she wi ll performing Saturday\, August 7th two shows 8:00pm and 10:00pm at the bea utiful Carlyle Club in Alexandria\, VA. Please visit their websites at www. tracyhamlin.com and www.ericessix.net to get the latest information on thei r new CDs. Tickets will go onsale June 17th at www.brencore.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Sixth and I Historic Synagogue SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rosanne_cash DTSTART:20100811T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74299 GEO:38.9006\;-77.0203 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Rosanne Cash DESCRIPTION:For thirty years as a musician\, Rosanne Cash has enjoyed criti cal success. In Composed: A Memoir\, Cash writes about her upbringing as th e child of country-music legend Johnny Cash and the stepdaughter of June Ca rter Cash. She grew up in Southern California\, worked for Columbia Records in London\, and recorded her first album on a German label. Her memoir rec ounts the long process of finding her place in the music industry. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/memoryhouse_twinsister DTSTART:20100814T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74458 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Memoryhouse\, Twinsister DESCRIPTION:Memoryhouse is drift away music from Canada. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hug_trees_tom_freund DTSTART:20100814T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74548 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:"Hug Trees" Tom Freund DESCRIPTION:What comes in 11 parts and features a dog\, cat\, lion\, apple tree\, frogs and a cake?\nGive up? The answer is "Hug Trees"\, the new albu m from Venice-based singer-songwriter Tom Freund. On Hug Trees Tom brings h is jazzy and rootsy vibe over to the kids' music side for the first time.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/paul_and_storm DTSTART:20100814T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74545 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Paul And Storm DESCRIPTION:Paul and Storm have been writing and performing funny songs tog ether for a long\, long time\, starting with their stint together in a capp ella band Da Vinci's Notebook. Their music tends to make people laugh and f eel good\, and Paul and Storm believe that this makes their pursuit noble\, right and just.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ron_holloway DTSTART:20100815T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74546 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Ron Holloway DESCRIPTION:In the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz\, renowned jazz critic Ira Gitler describes Ron Holloway as "a bear-down-hard-bopper who can blow authentic R&B\, and croon a ballad with warm\, blue feeling." While true\, this only begins to touch upon the versatility of the tenor saxophonist! H olloway is one of the busiest tenor saxophonist's on today's music scene in any genre! He has been touring internationally as a member of Susan Tedesc hi's Band but still finds time to appear as a frequent special guest of the Allman Brothers Band\, Warren Haynes & Gov't Mule\, the Derek Trucks Band\ , Taj Mahal\, and Little Feat. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/melodime_23528 DTSTART:20100815T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74547 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Melodime DESCRIPTION:ZELOS is a rock band out of the suburbs of Washington\, D.C. Th e Groveman brothers form the core of this quartet and received their classi cal training from the Levine School of Music in Georgetown and the Universi ty of Maryland. After years performing as a string ensemble for Washington area social functions\, the brother's affinity for songwriting and live per formance was energized by the addition of an experienced drummer.\nThe venu es they play these days are significantly louder than the gazebo garden par ties of their early years\, but the sensitivity of their musical instincts remain intact in the rock context. ZELOS is a songwriting band whose sound has been described as a mixture between Coldplay\, Kings of Leon\, U2\, Joh n Mayer\, and The Fray.\nHaving self-produced their "Before the Morning" EP \, the band is excited about an upcoming full-length album slated for relea se in Summer 2010. The first single release "Crime" is a hint at the exciti ng new direction of their sound.\nZelos MySpace\nFans credit Melodime with the genre defying versatility of Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals\, th e song writing intricacy of Tom Petty and a clean\, intriguing sound that i s comparable to Dave Matthews. The band's multi-genre sound is an eclectic mix of rock\, blues\, folk and country. Links for Melodime\nZelos END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_kavanaghs_from_argentina DTSTART:20100820T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74665 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Kavanaghs (from Argentina) DESCRIPTION:The Kavanaghs first album is full of retro power pop songs infl uenced by classic bands like The Beatles\, Badfinger and Raspberries\, The Beach Boys\, The Zombies and The Kinks among other great bands from the six ties to nowdays like Fountains of Wayne\, Keane and Starsailor. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Asylum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/butterfly_molly_andalusian_dog DTSTART:20100827 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75741 GEO:38.9223\;-77.0425 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Butterfly Molly\, Andalusian Dog DESCRIPTION:"Featuring members of Drowned Youth\, project derived some year s ago. This is the dark\, the unknown\, experimental\, the BUTTERFLY MOLLY. The first self titled album was released on November 24th 2009 and the gro up is currently booking a small tour with Mahavatar to take this freakshow on the road! Stay tuned\, cause the unknown shall be known!!!"\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tony_bennett_23805 DTSTART:20100828T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75750 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tony Bennett DESCRIPTION:This timeless vocal jazz star resonates with generations of aud iences\, from his early hits “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” and “ Because of You” to his 2006 Grammy-winning platinum album\, Duets: An Ame rican Classic. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/left_on_vermont DTSTART:20100828T170000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75800 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Left on Vermont DESCRIPTION:Left On Vermont is an up-and-coming alt-folk rock band based in Washington\, DC. Their music has been described as "rock-art with an acous tic soul" and is marked by "just plain good\, solid songwriting." First bro ught together through a solo project by singer-songwriter\, Eugene Lee\, th e members of Left On Vermont are each talented and passionate musicians in their own right. Oddly\, none of them are from Vermont\, but\, hopefully\, that's where their music will leave you: somewhere happy and green. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Carlyle Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tribute_to_the_legends DTSTART:20100828T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75796 GEO:38.8031\;-77.0619 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tribute to the Legends DESCRIPTION:Tribute to the Legends – Barry White\, Teddy Pendergrass\, an d Gerald Levert “A Crooners Ball." This tribute show takes it’s audienc es on a journey through the quintessential moment in the musical history of Barry White\, Gerald Levert\, and Teddy Pendergrass. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_nighthawks_los_fabulocos DTSTART:20100829T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75799 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Nighthawks\, Los Fabulocos DESCRIPTION:Over more than three decades\, The Nighthawks have earned a rep utation as one of the best and hardest-working bands around. Their live sho ws are legendary. Founded in the Washington\, D.C. area in 1972\, the 'Hawk s were a roots band before anyone had come up with the term. Their mix of b lues\, rock\, rockabilly\, soul and swing appeals to a widely diverse audie nce\, built over years of touring throughout the United States\, Europe and Japan.\nThe band's current lineup features founding member Mark Wenner on harp and vocals\, Paul Bell on guitar and vocals\, Johnny Castle on bass an d vocals and\, on drums and vocals\, Mark Stutso\, who recently replaced lo ngtime member Pete Ragusa.\nThe Nighthawks have released more than 20 recor dings\, including last year's critically acclaimed "American Landscape" and the brand-new "Last Train to Bluesville" on Rip Bang Records. Links for Th e Nighthawks Artist web site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/cool_coinz_presents_kick_the_keg_party DTSTART:20100812 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74278 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Cool Coinz Presents: Kick the Keg Party DESCRIPTION:Cool Coinz is a social networking site that allows people to ev aluate “what” or “who” they think is cool. As a token of appreciati on for sharing your opinion\, you will receive free gifts and access to eve nts. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Merriweather Post Pavilion SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/indigo_girls DTSTART:20100803 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69154 GEO:39.2115\;-76.8635 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Indigo Girls DESCRIPTION:Female Folk Rock by this long-running singing duo performing th eir 20 years of hits. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/boris_russian_circles DTSTART:20100803T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70655 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Boris\, Russian Circles DESCRIPTION:Boris are a Japanese experimental trio\, known for their genre- hopping in between and on records. As of 2008\, personnel are drummer Atsuo \, bassist/guitarist/vocalist Takeshi\, and guitarist Wata. Japanese cult f avorite sludge/doom rock trio Boris takes their name from a song on grunge godfathers the Melvins' Bullhead album. They also have a lot in common with the Melvins musically\, including a fondness for heavily down-tuned guitar /bass tones and exceedingly slow tempos. But they also incorporate elements variously drawn from other sources\, including psychedelic rock\, punk\, n oise\, minimalism\, pure sludge-drone music à la Earth\, and more. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chad_americas_birthday_bash DTSTART:20100804T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70772 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Chad America's Birthday Bash DESCRIPTION:Featuring: Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb\, The Electrocutions \, The Drains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/son_of_a_bad_man DTSTART:20100804T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72311 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Son of a Bad Man DESCRIPTION:Jacksonville\, FL band Son of a Bad Man are an up-and-coming gr oup who’ve had the opportunity to work with some industry greats and tour with the likes of Hinder\, Gavin DeGraw\, and others. The band includes gu itarists Casey King and Robbie Vanosdol\, bassist Scraggle\, and drummer Br ad Moxey\, and singer-songwriter Shawn Fisher. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rodney_richardson DTSTART:20100804T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73836 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Rodney Richardson DESCRIPTION:Rodney Richardson is a professional guitarist\, born\, raised\, living and working in Washington DC. He attended the prestigious Duke Elli ngton School of the Performing Arts and Howard University where he studied with Gerry Kunkel\, Charlie Young and Charles Covington. His studies culmin ated with a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies. Rodney has performed wi th jazz greats Donald Byrd\, Jimmy Heath\, Yusef Lateef\, Keter Betts and G rady Tate\, among others. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian S. Dillon Ripley Center SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/how_to_visit_mars_without_leaving_eart h DTSTART:20100804T224500Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73155 GEO:38.8886\;-77.0269 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:How to Visit Mars without Leaving Earth DESCRIPTION:Tonight\, travel to Mars without leaving Earth. In an interview with Bill Thompson\, host of Eye on Books\, author Mary Roach takes us on a surreal and entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/scott_h_biram DTSTART:20100805T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66742 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Scott H. Biram DESCRIPTION:Scott H. Biram or SHB is an American blues\, punk & country mus ician from Austin\, Texas. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mitch_fatel_20722 DTSTART:20100805 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65374 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Mitch Fatel DESCRIPTION:Is that a sparkle in his eye or is he just confused? With his i nnocence and friendly demeanor mitch quickly engages the audience and then catches them off guard with his mixture of mischievous dialog and off color comments. While laughing at observations only mitch can get away with we a re left wondering if he truly understands what he just said. We never reall y know. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Merriweather Post Pavilion SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/keane_21306 DTSTART:20100805 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_67265 GEO:39.2115\;-76.8635 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Keane DESCRIPTION:Keane are an English piano rock band from Battle\, East Sussex\ , formed in 1995. The group currently comprises Tim Rice-Oxley (piano\, bac king vocals)\, Tom Chaplin (lead vocals) and Richard Hughes (drums\, percus sion). Their original line-up included founder and guitarist Dominic Scott\ , who left in 2001. The band are arguably best known for their 2004 hit "Th is Is the Last Time". END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/oh_susannah_23539 DTSTART:20100805T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74564 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Oh Susannah DESCRIPTION:A familiar story: lead singer grows up/has a child. Life's chan ged... but Mommy can still rock and now families can roll together at her p arent-friendly interactive show. Rhythm instruments\, dancing\, puppets... get on your feet and feel the beat with Oh Susannah! Voted "Best for Famili es" by readers of Family Magazine. Artist Links for Oh Susannah Oh Susannah 's Web Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rams Head Tavern Savage SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/saison_beer_release_party_rams_ head_tavern_savage DTEND:20100805T220000Z DTSTART:20100805T200000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72490 GEO:39.1359\;-76.8258 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Saison Beer Release Party DESCRIPTION:International Beer Day is on Thursday\, August 5th! Same day as our Saison Beer Release party! Come celebrate a good brew with us! 4pm-6pm $4 commemorative glassware with $1 each additional pour. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/roof_terrace_restaurant_celebrates_dis neys_mary_poppins_at_the_kennedy_center DTSTART:20100805T210000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74742 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Roof Terrace Restaurant Celebrates Disney’s “mary Poppins” at the Kennedy Center DESCRIPTION:Disney’s Mary Poppins will soon fly into The Kennedy Center w ith her magical umbrella in tow\, and the Roof Terrace Restaurant is honori ng the beloved nanny with family friendly specials that will be offered thr oughout the musical’s run\, from Thursday\, July 1st through Sunday\, Aug ust 22nd. The Roof Terrace Restaurant Executive Chef Joe Gurner and Pastry Chef Ben McCormick have designed two new menus – one just for kids and on e that adults will surely delight in. \nFamily-time is so precious\, so wha t better way to spend it then atop one of the world’s most renowned art i nstitutes with a meal the whole family will love. After feasting and enjoyi ng one of DC’s most magnificent skyline views\, everyone from grandchildr en to grandparents will be able to relax and enjoy the show. Reservations f or the Roof Terrace Restaurant are very strongly recommended. For more info rmation or to make reservations\, please call the Roof Terrace Restaurant a t 202-416-8555 or visit www.roofterracerestaurant.com \n\nThe Mary Poppins children’s menu offers youngster favorites that won’t require a magi cal nanny and her spoon full of sugar to make the food go down. Appetizer c hoices include Iceberg Salad with heirloom tomatoes\, baby carrots\, and Co ombe Castle Cheddar or a classic favorite Simply Noodles with butter and pa rmesan or pomodoro sauce. Main Course options consist of Baked Cheesy Pasta with cheddar cheese\, smoked ham and green peas\; Fish & Chips\; or “Me at and Two Veg” sliced beef loin\, glazed carrots\, and buttered new pota toes. Kids notoriously save room for dessert and they won’t be disappoin ted with either the Strawberry Short Cake Trifle or the Sticky Toffee Puddi ng. \n\nThe adult menu includes appetizer choices like Chilled Avocado & Cu cumber Soup with red onion\, basil\, and olive oil or Cantaloupe\, Feta & F ennel Salad with ver jus\, mint and arugula\, and main course entrees like Pan Seared Pacific Halibut with peas\, curry butter and pea tendrils or Lem on Roasted Poussin with rocket and shaved artichoke salad\, oven roasted to matoes. For dessert Pastry Chef Ben offers Bargamot & Lemon Curd Tart or Wa rm Sticky Toffee Pudding. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jose_james_23221 DTSTART:20100805T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73794 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jose James DESCRIPTION:Since his arrival on the international scene in 2008 vocalist J osé James has consistently dazzled critics and audiences alike with his de ft combination of soul\, hip-hop and jazz. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/freddy_cole_quartet DTSTART:20100806T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74052 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Freddy Cole Quartet DESCRIPTION:Lionel Frederick Cole was born on October 15\, 1931\, the young est of Edward and Paulina Nancy Cole's five children. His three elder broth ers\, Eddie\, Ike and Nat (twelve years Freddy's senior) were all musicians . "I started playing piano at five or six\," Freddy remembers. "Music was a ll around me." In the Chicago home of his youth\, visitors included Duke El lington\, Count Basie\, and Lionel Hampton. He also credits Billy Eckstine as a major influence. " He was a fantastic entertainer\," Freddy recalls. " I learned so much from just watching and being around him." After a possib le career with the NFL was shelved due to a hand injury\, he began playing and singing in Chicago clubs as a teenager. Although he was ready to hit th e road at 18\, his mother intervened and he continued his musical education at the Roosevelt Institute in Chicago. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/leela_james DTSTART:20100806T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69600 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Leela James DESCRIPTION:Leela James may sound like a '70s diva updated with a hint of h ip hop - but this isn't "neo-soul." Leela James is soul music\, pure and si mple. And Leela James is one of the best soul singers around. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/billy_woodward_the_senders_19879 DTSTART:20100806 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70675 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Billy Woodward & The Senders DESCRIPTION:Born with the voice of an angel and raised to rock\, DC area si nger / songwriter Billy Woodward's broad appreciation of early rock and rol l and rhythm and blues music has been instrumental in his songwriting and l ive performances\, ever since he was old enough to strum a guitar. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mitch_fatel_20722 DTSTART:20100806 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65375 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Mitch Fatel DESCRIPTION:Is that a sparkle in his eye or is he just confused? With his i nnocence and friendly demeanor mitch quickly engages the audience and then catches them off guard with his mixture of mischievous dialog and off color comments. While laughing at observations only mitch can get away with we a re left wondering if he truly understands what he just said. We never reall y know. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_lincoln_bedroom DTSTART:20100806 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73421 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Lincoln Bedroom DESCRIPTION:The Lincoln Bedroom is comprised of four unpretentious musician s who write killer up-beat\, fun songs\, that are great to jump around to w hile tossing back a few pints and a shot or two. Their MySpace references t heir music as Indie /Country but in my ears I hear distinct roots based in Irish bar music\, and I know no music better to jump around drinking to. Pl us the energy these guys fill the stage with is so positive\, rousing and i nfectious you'd have to be dead not to get caught up in their musical tsuna mi. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/banjo_man_23623 DTSTART:20100806T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74788 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Banjo Man DESCRIPTION:The Banjo Man performs folk and bluegrass-inspired children's s ongs accompanied by his 5-string banjo. An entertaining show for young chil dren. Artist Links for The Banjo Man The Banjo Man's Web Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/roof_terrace_restaurant_celebrates_dis neys_mary_poppins_at_the_kennedy_center DTSTART:20100806T210000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74743 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Roof Terrace Restaurant Celebrates Disney’s “mary Poppins” at the Kennedy Center DESCRIPTION:Disney’s Mary Poppins will soon fly into The Kennedy Center w ith her magical umbrella in tow\, and the Roof Terrace Restaurant is honori ng the beloved nanny with family friendly specials that will be offered thr oughout the musical’s run\, from Thursday\, July 1st through Sunday\, Aug ust 22nd. The Roof Terrace Restaurant Executive Chef Joe Gurner and Pastry Chef Ben McCormick have designed two new menus – one just for kids and on e that adults will surely delight in. \nFamily-time is so precious\, so wha t better way to spend it then atop one of the world’s most renowned art i nstitutes with a meal the whole family will love. After feasting and enjoyi ng one of DC’s most magnificent skyline views\, everyone from grandchildr en to grandparents will be able to relax and enjoy the show. Reservations f or the Roof Terrace Restaurant are very strongly recommended. For more info rmation or to make reservations\, please call the Roof Terrace Restaurant a t 202-416-8555 or visit www.roofterracerestaurant.com \n\nThe Mary Poppins children’s menu offers youngster favorites that won’t require a magi cal nanny and her spoon full of sugar to make the food go down. Appetizer c hoices include Iceberg Salad with heirloom tomatoes\, baby carrots\, and Co ombe Castle Cheddar or a classic favorite Simply Noodles with butter and pa rmesan or pomodoro sauce. Main Course options consist of Baked Cheesy Pasta with cheddar cheese\, smoked ham and green peas\; Fish & Chips\; or “Me at and Two Veg” sliced beef loin\, glazed carrots\, and buttered new pota toes. Kids notoriously save room for dessert and they won’t be disappoin ted with either the Strawberry Short Cake Trifle or the Sticky Toffee Puddi ng. \n\nThe adult menu includes appetizer choices like Chilled Avocado & Cu cumber Soup with red onion\, basil\, and olive oil or Cantaloupe\, Feta & F ennel Salad with ver jus\, mint and arugula\, and main course entrees like Pan Seared Pacific Halibut with peas\, curry butter and pea tendrils or Lem on Roasted Poussin with rocket and shaved artichoke salad\, oven roasted to matoes. For dessert Pastry Chef Ben offers Bargamot & Lemon Curd Tart or Wa rm Sticky Toffee Pudding. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/galactic DTSTART:20100807T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71653 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Galactic DESCRIPTION:It’s shaping up to be a stellar year for celebrated New Orlea ns outfit GALACTIC. On February 9th the band will release their groundbreak ing new album YA-KA-MAY a visionary mix\, intertwining New Orleans sounds f rom jazz to brass band to funk and far beyond. With this release\, the five -man group comprised of drummer Stanton Moore\, bassist Robert Mercurio\, s axophonist/harmonica player Ben Ellman\, keyboardist Richard Vogel\, and gu itarist Jeff Raines – reaffirms their status as the quintessential modern day New Orleans band and one of the funkiest outfits in the known universe . Ya-Ka-May features all-new material generated by the band in collaboratio n with a stellar series of New Orleans guests\, who range from iconic figur es of the 1960s to the younger veterans to the underground. These invitees appear here outside their normal contexts and away from the sound you might typically associate with them\, like putting a picture in a different fram e. Guaranteed you know some of their names\, but it’s unlikely that you k now them all\, even if you live in New Orleans. At first listen you’re bo und to discover scorching talents from the worlds of music you know – jaz z\, brass bands\, r&b\, gospel\, rock – and one you may not have encounte red before: bounce. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Josephine SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/josephine_fridays DTEND:20100807T070000Z DTSTART:20100807T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74882 GEO:38.9029\;-77.0336 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Josephine Fridays DESCRIPTION:Josephine Fridays is presented by Night Life Agency and feature s different DJs each and every Friday that play the best in Mashups\, Top 4 0 and Hip-Hop music. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mitch_fatel_20722 DTSTART:20100807 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65376 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Mitch Fatel DESCRIPTION:Is that a sparkle in his eye or is he just confused? With his i nnocence and friendly demeanor mitch quickly engages the audience and then catches them off guard with his mixture of mischievous dialog and off color comments. While laughing at observations only mitch can get away with we a re left wondering if he truly understands what he just said. We never reall y know. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/kele_of_bloc_party DTSTART:20100807 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71654 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Kele of Bloc Party DESCRIPTION:Born 13.10. 81\, Kele Okereke hails from Bethnal Green in East London\, though his parents emigrated from Nigeria to England before he was born. In his youth\, Kele listened to a wide range of contemporary music\, from hip-hop to pop and everything in-between. In fact\, it was the youthf ul rap act Kris Kross's 1992 Top of the Pops performance that motivated Kel e to explore music! His sister owned a guitar\, so Kele would borrow her in strument to learn to play and eventually compose his own material. Kele's r eceptivity to many different music genres influenced his songwriting techni que and allowed his songs to defy categorisation. However\, he would need o thers with a common vision in order to go forward in his endeavours. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Merriweather Post Pavilion SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/summer_spirit_festival DTSTART:20100807T193000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69464 GEO:39.2115\;-76.8635 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Summer Spirit Festival DESCRIPTION:With Erykah Badu\, The Roots\, Common\, Chuck Brown\, B.o.B\, J anelle Monae END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ford's Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/history_on_foot_elizabeth_keckly_24135 DTSTART:20100807T231500Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76520 GEO:38.8965\;-77.0258 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:History on Foot: Elizabeth Keckly DESCRIPTION:Danielle A. Drakes as Elizabeth Keckly. Photo by Gary Erskine.A Free Black Woman: Elizabeth Keckly\nwritten by Jennifer Nelson\ndirected b y Patrick Torres Elizabeth Keckly\, who bought her freedom after 35 years o f slavery\, was Mary Todd Lincoln's modiste\, dresser and confidante. Forge d during the throes of the Civil War\, the unlikely friendship between Firs t Lady and her dressmaker has fascinated historians in the years since.Walk the historic streets around Ford's Theatre and explore Lincoln's impact on history from a rarely heard voice of the time. Listen as Elizabeth details her friendship with the Lincoln family\, her work as seamstress to the eli te wives of Washington\, and her dedication to helping former slaves make a new life in the city.This tour lasts approximately 90 minutes and the dist ance walked is about 1.5 miles. Wear comfortable shoes.Watch a trailer for this walking tour.Fine PrintPlease note: History on Foot tours do not inclu de entrance into Ford's Theatre. For information on touring Ford's Theatre\ , click here. Filming is not permitted but photography is encouraged. All t ours begin promptly. Latecomers may not be accommodated.Tours will take pla ce rain or shine. If you have a question regarding the status of the tour\, please call the Box Office at (202) 347-4833. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/run_for_cover DTSTART:20100808T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72035 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Run for Cover! DESCRIPTION:For the eighth year\, a handful of DC's rock & rollers unite fo r a night of tribute and parody. As usual\, makeshift bands take the stage to play other people's tunes. But by "makeshift" we don't mean "half-ass." If past years' sold-out Mainstage shows have been any indication\, these ba nds are good. They've spent months preparing for what has become the Event of the Summer. And - oh yeah - this is gonna be your only chance to catch t hese single-performance groups. This year's lineup includes performances by Blonde on Blonde\, Five Imaginary Boys\, Guided by Vices\, Cherry Bombz\, GG Top and more! Last but not least...the best part of the whole thing? In true DC spirit\, the event is always a benefit. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/no_scrubs_90s_dance_party_with_djs_wil l_eastman_brian_billion DTSTART:20100808T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73400 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:No Scrubs: '90s Dance Party with DJs Will Eastman & Brian Billion DESCRIPTION:NO SCRUBS: 90’s Dance Party began in 2004 as a one-off concep t party by friends and DJ partners Will Eastman and Brian Billion. The idea was simple: play both guilty pleasures and underground classics you listen ed to growing up in the 90’s: Salt N Pepa and Nirvana. Ace of Base and Ha ppy Mondays. The Prodigy and Biggie. By its third edition\, the party quick ly began to sell out the Black Cat back stage and\, later\, fill the Cat’ s mainstage. Rather than host No Scrubs weekly or monthly\, Eastman and Bil lion insist on keeping the party quarterly and as guilty a pleasure as they want it to be. After another 6-month hiatus\, NO SCRUBS is back February 1 9. We’re exercising our pleasure groove to Bell Biv Devoe\, TLC\, C&C Mus ic Factory\, Oasis and 2Pac at the spacious 9:30 Club whose sound and light systems are simply incredible. Back in August\, the night nearly sold out\ , so be sure to get there at doors for this special event. Look forward to seeing you there! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/wag_60s_garage_and_soul_16506 DTSTART:20100808T013000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72036 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Wag: 60s Garage and Soul DESCRIPTION:The Wag with DJ Mark Zimin of Mousetrap happens the first Satur day of every month on the Backstage. The night features '60s garage and sou l obviously\, but there are cool mod videos for visual titillation. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mitch_fatel_20722 DTSTART:20100808 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65377 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Mitch Fatel DESCRIPTION:Is that a sparkle in his eye or is he just confused? With his i nnocence and friendly demeanor mitch quickly engages the audience and then catches them off guard with his mixture of mischievous dialog and off color comments. While laughing at observations only mitch can get away with we a re left wondering if he truly understands what he just said. We never reall y know. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/cynic DTSTART:20100808 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_68105 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Cynic DESCRIPTION:"On the basis of Traced In Air\, more so than it's predecessor 'Focus'\, Cynic should be understood not so much alongside any metal bands\ , but along with such radical harmonic progressives in the last 45 years of pop and jazz as Milton Nascimento\, the Beach Boys or Pat Metheny." - The New York Times: 2008 Critics Choice END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/here_we_go_magic_w_beach_fossils DTSTART:20100808 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69598 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Here We Go Magic w/ Beach Fossils DESCRIPTION:In these tough times\, it's good to have a safety net. Which is why singer-songwriter Luke Temple went out and got himself a band. Here We Go Magic maintains Temple's folk roots\, but adds infectious Afro-beat and Krautrock-influenced grooves\, calling to mind classic albums like Remain in the Light and Graceland. Here's to rolling deep. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Merriweather Post Pavilion SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/barenaked_ladies DTSTART:20100808T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66748 GEO:39.2115\;-76.8635 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Barenaked Ladies DESCRIPTION:Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan\, Kevin Hearn\, Ed Robertson\, and Ty ler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough\, Ontario\, the n a suburban city outside Toronto. They are best known for their hit single s\, "One Week"\, "The Old Apartment"\, "Pinch Me"\, "If I Had $1000000"\, a nd "Brian Wilson"\; they have won multiple Juno Awards and been nominated f or Grammy Awards. They are also known for their light-hearted\, comedic per formance style. The band's trademarks at live shows are humorous banter bet ween songs and improvised raps/songs\, both of which are staples at virtual ly every concert. Original keyboardist Andy Creeggan left the band in 1995\ , and founding member Steven Page departed in 2009. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/counting_crows DTSTART:20100809 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65935 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Counting Crows DESCRIPTION:Alternative rock songs “Mr. Jones” and “Round Here” mad e this 1990’s group an overnight sensation\, while “Accidentally In Lov e” and “Big Yellow Taxi” have kept them in the limelight. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chris_shiflett_and_the_dead_peasants DTSTART:20100810T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71549 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Chris Shiflett and The Dead Peasants DESCRIPTION:"Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has taken a detour off t he radio rock superhighway and found himself on a country road. His side pr oject Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants -- inspired by a trip a couple yea rs ago to rockabilly's answer to Coachella\, the Hootenanny in Orange Count y -- finds the 39-year-old guitar-slinger coaxing twangy laments out of his Martin acoustic\, finding giddy-up in a couple of open-road electric numbe rs and rounding out of the Peasants' sound with mandolin\, pedal steel and keys. Yes\, it's nothing like Shiflett's other side project\, the punky Jac kson United\, but props to a guy for spending two months this winter record ing an album of Americana when he could probably have been on a Caribbean i sland." - LA Weekly END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/something_corporate DTSTART:20100810 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71655 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Something Corporate DESCRIPTION:Of the myriad young alt-rock bands to arise in the early 2000s\ , Something Corporate stood out with their piano-fueled songcraft and cross over potential. On one hand\, the bandmembers were barely out of high schoo l when Drive-Thru Records signed them\, which helped Something Corporate co nnect with a large audience of West Coast teenage hipsters looking for a ba nd to claim as their own. On the other hand\, the band didn't play punk roc k\; they played polished\, literate\, radio-ready alt-rock -- a marketable sound that MCA recognized just before connecting with the band for a debut EP\, Audioboxer. Released in late 2001\, Audioboxer featured only six songs yet showcased the band's promise as it synthesized alt-rock guitar crunch with a bit of impassioned\, emo-styled songwriting. It also didn't hurt tha t the band boasted a bona fide poster boy in songwriter/pianist/vocalist An drew McMahon\, a blossoming talent who would later launch his own act\, Jac k's Mannequin. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:National Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/edvard_munch DTSTART:20100810T170000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73156 GEO:38.8921\;-77.0175 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Edvard Munch DESCRIPTION:Gallery talk on Edvard Munch. Special exhibition gallery talk g iven by David Gariff\, lecturer\, National Gallery of Art (50 minutes)East Building Ground Level\, Information Desk. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/bronze_radio_return DTSTART:20100811T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73418 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Bronze Radio Return DESCRIPTION:Bronze Radio Return is an Indie/Roots/Rock band from Hartford\, Connecticut. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/east_hundred DTSTART:20100811T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69801 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:East Hundred DESCRIPTION:“a group of songs that roam between the dream-pop jangle of t he Sundays and the sharper punk edges of Rainer Maria…the album’s refus al to bury hooks or play coy with Beril’s front-and-center lead vocals gi ves East Hundred the refreshing\, confident air of a radio-ready pop band – Magnet END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/young_galaxy DTSTART:20100811T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72037 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Young Galaxy DESCRIPTION:Finding beauty in the everyday may sometimes be a tricky task\, but the best art does just that – holds up a mirror to the small yet sig nificant details that make up our lives. In an era where the world seems to move at warp speed and incisive reflection is limited to the latest blog p ost\, Montreal band Young Galaxy writes songs to remind us of the richness of our universal experiences – from love and loss to despair and hope. \n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mumiy_troll DTSTART:20100811 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66744 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Mumiy Troll DESCRIPTION:Mumiy Troll began as a garage band during the last years of the Soviet Union – they performed illegally and were even jailed on several occasions\; as the climate improved for rock music\, they became a popular act in Vladivostok. The band gained national\, and even international\, pop ularity with the release of their first album Morskaya in May 1997. This ye ar the band is touring America - and they're not just stopping in Brighton Beach and West Hollywood. As lead singer Ilya Lagutenko says: "...we are go ing to appear before audience that doesn't know us and doesn't understand t he words of our songs. So\, serious adventures lay ahead of us." \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/lenny_white_band_jimmy_herring DTSTART:20100811 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_67537 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Lenny White Band\, Jimmy Herring DESCRIPTION:Best known as the drummer in the recently reunited RETURN TO FO REVER\, Lenny White is so much more. Along with fellow drummers Tony Willia ms and Billy Cobham\, Lenny is rightly considered one of the founding fathe rs of FUSION JAZZ ... and distinguishing himself even more\, Lenny moved on to lead bands and projects that covered the entire musical spectrum. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/something_corporate DTSTART:20100811 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71656 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Something Corporate DESCRIPTION:Of the myriad young alt-rock bands to arise in the early 2000s\ , Something Corporate stood out with their piano-fueled songcraft and cross over potential. On one hand\, the bandmembers were barely out of high schoo l when Drive-Thru Records signed them\, which helped Something Corporate co nnect with a large audience of West Coast teenage hipsters looking for a ba nd to claim as their own. On the other hand\, the band didn't play punk roc k\; they played polished\, literate\, radio-ready alt-rock -- a marketable sound that MCA recognized just before connecting with the band for a debut EP\, Audioboxer. Released in late 2001\, Audioboxer featured only six songs yet showcased the band's promise as it synthesized alt-rock guitar crunch with a bit of impassioned\, emo-styled songwriting. It also didn't hurt tha t the band boasted a bona fide poster boy in songwriter/pianist/vocalist An drew McMahon\, a blossoming talent who would later launch his own act\, Jac k's Mannequin. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ty_segall DTSTART:20100812T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69147 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Ty Segall DESCRIPTION:Segall has been in and out of the Bay Area garage scene for the last several years\, drumming and singing in the distortion-crazed\, keybo ard-happy Epsilons and just drumming in the surf-punk Traditional Fools. He sometimes plays the drums with Sic Alps. Like all these groups\, he filter s Nuggets-era garage pop through a wind tunnel of distortion and fuzz.-Dust ed END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Modern SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rewind_-_the_modern_party DTSTART:20100812T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74523 GEO:38.9051\;-77.0656 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Rewind - the Modern Party DESCRIPTION:Rewind - The Modern Party - Every Wednesday Modern goes retro w ith disco\, 80's\, electro-funk\, hip hop\, house and top 10. Enjoy all nig ht long\, $5 Strawberry Blondes\; $4 Coronas & $3 Bud Lights. $200 Bottle S ervice Special with one bottle of Imperial Vodka & one bottle of Imperial C hampagne (Moet Chandon). Contact Eric Schwartz at 703 863 6814 or 202 338 7 027 or email reservations@modern-dc.com for reservations or inquiries.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tony_rock_20723 DTSTART:20100812 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65378 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tony Rock DESCRIPTION:Born in the same Brooklyn New York Hospital where most of his s even brothers and one sister found their way into the world\, Tony Rock\, n ot to be confused with his favorite wrestler\, was born laughing. Being the fourth child\, of Rose and Julius Rock\, Tony had a natural knack for ente rtaining\, just like his brother\, Chris Rock. He had to\, to stay alive. D ecatur Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood\, where he grew up\, w as one of the toughest that New York had to offer. It also provided a host of rich characters on which to draw. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:National Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/edvard_munch DTSTART:20100812T170000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73157 GEO:38.8921\;-77.0175 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Edvard Munch DESCRIPTION:Gallery talk on Edvard Munch. Special exhibition gallery talk g iven by David Gariff\, lecturer\, National Gallery of Art (50 minutes)East Building Ground Level\, Information Desk. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:H Street Playhouse SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/scena_theatres_the_importance_of_being _earnest DTSTART:20100812T190000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75357 GEO:38.9002\;-77.0019 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Scena Theatre's the Importance of Being Earnest DESCRIPTION:Scena Theatre's The Importance of Being Earnest\nA service char ge\, 12% of the full price ticket\, will be added at checkout. \nNote: All seat locations are assigned at the theatre\; no special seating requests ca n be accommodated.\n\n Sunday\, August 15\, 2010 at 3:00 PM\nH Street Playh ouse\n 1365 H Street\, NE\n Washington\, DC 20002 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Merriweather Post Pavilion SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/oar DTSTART:20100812T213000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73405 GEO:39.2115\;-76.8635 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:O.A.R. DESCRIPTION:The members of O.A.R. first came together in Rockville\, Maryla nd in the basement of drummer Chris Culos' childhood home. As a young group of musicians\, they were the prototype of the modern\, self-starting band- -taking charge of their fate by working the internet and building an identi fiable sound. The band’s music\, a rock/reggae fusion\, consisted of song s that were fully accessible\, yet teasingly elusive. Attracting fans all a cross the country\, the band members toured relentlessly\, pushing their al bum sales through boundless dedication and word-of-mouth appeal\, never wai ting for the industry to catch up. By the time the band had reached their 1 0 year anniversary together\, they had sold over 1.2 million albums and per formed in front of over 1 million people. Their most recent studio record\, Stories of a Stranger\, produced radio favorites “Love and Memories” a nd “Heard the World” as well as mtvU’s Most Downloaded Video of 2006\ , “Lay Down.” The band followed up the successful release with a live d ouble disc CD and DVD set\, Live From Madison Square Garden\, recorded duri ng the band’s second sold-out performance at the prestigious arena. Earli er this year\, the band members holed themselves up in a studio in Los Ange les to work on their next project\, All Sides. The album\, due out July 15t h\, is certain to be yet another milestone in O.A.R.’s storied career END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_saw_doctors DTSTART:20100812T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71657 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Saw Doctors DESCRIPTION:The Saw Doctors are an Irish rock band. Formed in 1986 in Tuam\ , County Galway. They have achieved eighteen top-thirty singles in Ireland\ , including three number ones. Their first number one\, "I Useta Lover\," t opped the Irish charts for nine consecutive weeks in 1990 and held the reco rd for the country's all-time biggest-selling single. Renowned for their ba rnstorming live performances\, the band has a loyal following\, especially in Ireland\, the United Kingdom\, and the United States. On 15 February 200 8\, they received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards. After a 17 year breaks between number 1's The band returned to the top of the Charts in October 2008 with a cover of the Sugababes "About You Now" proving that after more than 20 years they are still one of Ireland's most popular rock acts. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/peter_miller_-_the_smart_swarm DTSTART:20100812T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74300 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Peter Miller - The Smart Swarm DESCRIPTION:Miller\, a senior editor with National Geographic\, looks to in sects for insight into human social behavior. Ants\, termites\, locusts\, a long with flocks of birds and schools of fish\, all demonstrate complex gro up dynamics that we can learn from. One airline\, for instance\, used the A frican ants’ specialized communication system to improve its seating syst em. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dax_riggs_22816 DTSTART:20100813T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72312 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Dax Riggs DESCRIPTION:Since his days fronting seminal New Orleans metal outfit Acid B ath\, Dax has been making listeners think by writing painfully poetic lyric s that were as gut wrenching as they were beautiful. Dax has bled onto each note that he's recorded\, and his blood still flows on classic cuts like " Scream of the Butterfly" and "Venus Blue." Acid Bath served as an immense i nfluence on hard rock\, however\, after only two albums and the untimely de ath of their bassist\, the band members went their separate ways. Dax never stopped writing or inspiring though—fronting projects ranging from Deadb oy and the Elephantmen to Agents of Oblivion. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tony_rock_20723 DTSTART:20100813 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65379 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tony Rock DESCRIPTION:Born in the same Brooklyn New York Hospital where most of his s even brothers and one sister found their way into the world\, Tony Rock\, n ot to be confused with his favorite wrestler\, was born laughing. Being the fourth child\, of Rose and Julius Rock\, Tony had a natural knack for ente rtaining\, just like his brother\, Chris Rock. He had to\, to stay alive. D ecatur Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood\, where he grew up\, w as one of the toughest that New York had to offer. It also provided a host of rich characters on which to draw. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/imperial_chinathe_state_department_gri mace_federation_peanut_butter_and_dave DTSTART:20100813 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71145 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Imperial China\,The State Department\, Grimace Federation\, Peanut Butter and Dave DESCRIPTION:"[Imperial China] capture the feel and the spirit of the DC sou nd... but rarely rehash the ideas of their predecessors... 'Phosphenes' is one of the best records we’ve heard this year." - Buddyhead.com\, Februar y 2010. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/trombone_shorty_23227 DTSTART:20100813 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73807 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Trombone Shorty DESCRIPTION:Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews is a trombone and trumpet player from New Orleans. "Trombone Shorty" participated in brass band parades as a child\, carrying his trombone even before his arms were long enough to re ach all the positions of the slide. Andrews was a bandleader by the age of 6. Originally attracting attention for his youth\, by his teens he was attr acting attention for his musical virtuosity as well. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/clockwork_23373 DTSTART:20100813 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74279 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Clockwork DESCRIPTION:A Dance Party with DJs: Ratt Moze\, Chris Nitti\, Phillip Goyet te Baltimore Club\, Electronic Dance\, House\, Disco\, Hip-Hop and more...\ n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_moderate_w_the_nris_and_the_beanst alk_library DTSTART:20100814T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74104 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Moderate w/ The NRIs and The Beanstalk Library DESCRIPTION:In 2007\, DC-based The Moderate was formed by North Carolina na tives and childhood friends singer/guitarist Jim Dempsey and drummer Drew M arks. Oozing with talent and brimful of potential\, The Moderate favors str ong narrative storytelling\, sharp rhythms and intricate guitar play. Marks and bassist Tracy Epperson lay down bold and melodic pulses\, allowing Dem psey and multi-instrumentalist Ian Burke to create dizzyingly pleasant mixt ures of harmony and electricity. In late 2009 the quartet released The Rest Is Up To You\, a debut album that perfectly captures songs that were alway s meant for the stage. With influences ranging from guitar pioneers Built T o Spill to the rollicking and countrified sounds of southern rock\, The Mod erate never fails to pique an audience's interest. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/friday_night_dance_party DTSTART:20100814T013000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72038 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Friday Night Dance Party DESCRIPTION:New Wave\, Pop\, 90s\, and Other Oddities w/ DJ Keenan. Keenan Orr first arrived in the house music scene in the mid-nineties as a produc t of the DC’s underground rave and club. In 2003 Keenan worked at Metatra cks Studios\, Washington DC's only Electronic Dance Music studio. While wor king at the studio he and Dimitri Max\, became involved with XM Satellite R adio. Their two-hour Sunday night show\, called "Launch Pad"\, was broadcas ted to over four million listeners across the U.S. and Canada. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tony_rock_20723 DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65380 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tony Rock DESCRIPTION:Born in the same Brooklyn New York Hospital where most of his s even brothers and one sister found their way into the world\, Tony Rock\, n ot to be confused with his favorite wrestler\, was born laughing. Being the fourth child\, of Rose and Julius Rock\, Tony had a natural knack for ente rtaining\, just like his brother\, Chris Rock. He had to\, to stay alive. D ecatur Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood\, where he grew up\, w as one of the toughest that New York had to offer. It also provided a host of rich characters on which to draw. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Merriweather Post Pavilion SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/mgmt DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66154 GEO:39.2115\;-76.8635 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:MGMT DESCRIPTION:MGMT (officially pronounced em-gee-em-tee\, but colloquially pr onounced 'Management') is an American band based in Brooklyn\, New York\, c onsisting of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. Formed at Wesleyan Uni versity and originally with Cantora Records\, they signed with Columbia Rec ords and Red Ink in 2006. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_deadmen DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69699 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Deadmen DESCRIPTION:The Deadmen is fronted by soulful crooner Justin Jones. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_plums_cephalapods DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71589 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Plums. Cephalapods DESCRIPTION:Formed as The Maxwell's Plums Quartet (Rob joined a little late r) in the Spring of 1991. They cut their teeth as live performers in Morgan stown Rugby Club\, playing during the Christmas\, Easter and Summer breaks from their respective Universities\, between 1991 and 1994. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/public_enemy DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71646 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Public Enemy DESCRIPTION:Public Enemy delivers more than hype in Milwaukee. It has been 28 years since Public Enemy formed in Long Island\, New York\, and 18 years since the hip hop group released their controversial and most successful a lbum "Fear of a Black Planet." Friday night\, Chuck D\, Flavor Flav\, Profe ssor Griff\, DJ Lord and the S1Ws delivered an epic\, almost-two-hour\, hig h-energy performance on the U.S. Cellular Connection Stage on the second ni ght of Summerfest. The group\, known for their politically-charged lyrics\, criticism of the media and ability to channel accurate portrayals of the A frican American experience\, opened with "Brothers Gonna Work It Out\," and moved on to "911 Is A Joke\," "Welcome To The Terrordome\," part of "Meet The G That Killed Me\," "Bring the Noise\," "Don't Believe The Hype\," Flav 's "Col Lampin'\," "Terminator X to the Edge of Panic" (a tribute to former DJ Terminator X)\, "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos\," "Burn\, Hollywood\ , Burn\," "Who Sold the Soul\," "Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man\," "Shut 'Em D own\," "Can't Truss It\," "Rebel Without A Pause\," "By The Time I Get To A rizona" and finally closed with "Fight The Power." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Greater Washington\, DC Urban League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/power_twitterhow_to_efficiently_make_t witter_work_for_you DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73731 GEO:38.9266\;-77.0324 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Power Twitter...How To Efficiently Make Twitter Work For You! DESCRIPTION:Training will include such topics as: Who Will Follow Me\; Find Followers and Grow Your Audience\; What Do I Tweet About\; Finding Content for Your Tweets\, Scheduling and Streamlining and using HootSuite\, TweetD eck\, and Other Platforms to Increase Your Twitter Efficiency. For more inf ormation\, please visit http://dcpowertwitter.eventbrite.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ford's Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/history_on_foot_elizabeth_keckly_24135 DTSTART:20100814T231500Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76521 GEO:38.8965\;-77.0258 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:History on Foot: Elizabeth Keckly DESCRIPTION:Danielle A. Drakes as Elizabeth Keckly. Photo by Gary Erskine.A Free Black Woman: Elizabeth Keckly\nwritten by Jennifer Nelson\ndirected b y Patrick Torres Elizabeth Keckly\, who bought her freedom after 35 years o f slavery\, was Mary Todd Lincoln's modiste\, dresser and confidante. Forge d during the throes of the Civil War\, the unlikely friendship between Firs t Lady and her dressmaker has fascinated historians in the years since.Walk the historic streets around Ford's Theatre and explore Lincoln's impact on history from a rarely heard voice of the time. Listen as Elizabeth details her friendship with the Lincoln family\, her work as seamstress to the eli te wives of Washington\, and her dedication to helping former slaves make a new life in the city.This tour lasts approximately 90 minutes and the dist ance walked is about 1.5 miles. Wear comfortable shoes.Watch a trailer for this walking tour.Fine PrintPlease note: History on Foot tours do not inclu de entrance into Ford's Theatre. For information on touring Ford's Theatre\ , click here. Filming is not permitted but photography is encouraged. All t ours begin promptly. Latecomers may not be accommodated.Tours will take pla ce rain or shine. If you have a question regarding the status of the tour\, please call the Box Office at (202) 347-4833. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Carlyle Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/satin_doll_trio_swings_at_the_carlyle_ club_23267 DTEND:20100815T023000Z DTSTART:20100814T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74037 GEO:38.8031\;-77.0619 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Satin Doll Trio + Swings At The Carlyle Club DESCRIPTION:Satin Doll Trio + 1 performs Jazz\, Swing\, Latin\, and Ballroo m dance music. A destination like no other in the Washington DC area with a spaceous dance floor conveniently located two blocks from the King St. met ro and ample parking below the club. This will be our only appearance at th e Carlyle Club in August so please stop by and dance the night away! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Source SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/washington_improvs_the_neutrino_video_ project DTSTART:20100815T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75768 GEO:38.8927\;-77.0196 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Washington Improv's the Neutrino Video Project DESCRIPTION:It begins with a suggestion. Then\, Washington Improv Theater's cameras\, actors and crew take to the streets to shoot\, edit\, score and screen an entirely improvised movie in as much time as it takes you to watc h it.\n\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_hounds_below_redline_addiction DTSTART:20100815T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74459 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Hounds Below\, Redline Addiction DESCRIPTION:The Hounds Below are an indie rock band based in Detroit\, Mich igan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/gkyk DTSTART:20100815T013000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74280 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:GKYK DESCRIPTION:The Metaphysical & Keenan Orr bring you a night of Classic Pop Remixed Mashed Up Electro 80's Disco. If you haven't already heard this par ty gets crazy packed to the wee hours. Between the crazy european disco vid eos\, lazers\, and stupid cheap drinks you just can't stop dancing. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/on_on_dance_party DTSTART:20100815T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72313 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:On & On dance party DESCRIPTION:On & On is two DJs (AutoRock and Danny Harris) playing in tande m to make live mash ups and remixes in addition to playing the hip-hop/hous e/disco/funk/breakbeat-iest tracks in town. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tony_rock_20723 DTSTART:20100815 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65381 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tony Rock DESCRIPTION:Born in the same Brooklyn New York Hospital where most of his s even brothers and one sister found their way into the world\, Tony Rock\, n ot to be confused with his favorite wrestler\, was born laughing. Being the fourth child\, of Rose and Julius Rock\, Tony had a natural knack for ente rtaining\, just like his brother\, Chris Rock. He had to\, to stay alive. D ecatur Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood\, where he grew up\, w as one of the toughest that New York had to offer. It also provided a host of rich characters on which to draw. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/land_of_the_giants_sparks_to_inferno DTSTART:20100815T173000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74551 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Land of the Giants Sparks to Inferno DESCRIPTION:ROSY Likes Red\, a band founded in Baltimore\, Maryland\, write s and performs original songs. Rosy Likes Red has performed at places such as the 9:30 Club\, The Sonar\, The Recher\, The Ottobar\, The 8X10\, The Br ass Monkey\, Penguins in the iGloo\, and the Main Street Festival.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/david_kitchen DTSTART:20100815T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74450 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:David Kitchen DESCRIPTION:David Kitchen is a singer\, song writer and guitarist living in the Washington D.C. area. David has been a professional musician for over three decades\, writing and performing his own music from the Rockies to th e Atlantic Ocean with stops\, both literal and figurative in the Mississipp i Delta and the Appalachian Mountains.\n\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dragonette_shy_child DTSTART:20100816T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69701 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Dragonette\, Shy Child DESCRIPTION:Dragonette is a Canadian electropop group active since 2005. Dr agonette consists of singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara\, bassist and produc er Dan Kurtz (also in The New Deal)\, guitarist Chris Hugget and drummer Jo el Stouffer. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_ok_corral DTSTART:20100816T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74552 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The OK Corral DESCRIPTION:The Green Boys began their journey under the guise of The Green Brothers in late 2007. After returning to Virginia from several years of d ry air in the New Mexico mountains\, the brothers began arranging a reperto ire of traditional\, cover\, and original songs. Blending distinct but obvi ously familial voices\, the brothers created a sound akin to the humble mus ic that graced these Appalachian mountains many years ago. With two guitars and little training\, the two produced a sound that they and many others s eemed to enjoy hearing. Writing songs of heartbreak\, travel\, lust\, and m ore heartbreak\, the brothers stuck primarily to the things they had experi enced in their rather short lives. Sing only what you know\, and you will n ever go astray they say. With several sets of music prepared the brothers s oon added long time friend Michael Emmons to thicken the sound. Bringing a keen ear for melody played on both banjo and dobro\, Emmons quickly became an integral part of the sound and the Brothers became the Boys. Around the same time\, Ryan retired the guitar and indulged in his love for the uprigh t bass\, bringing the group down into the deepest level of the resonant cha mbers of the heart . In 2008 The Green Boys met and befriended Jonathan Bur kett\, a Fredericksburg local who had attracted the band with his subtle to uch and feel on the drums. After a few short gigs\, Burkett became the four th and seemingly final member of the band that now tours the state of Virgi nia with eyes upon the country at large. The Green Boys released their firs t EP in April of 2010 (available for purchase or preview at: http://www.cdb aby.com/cd/GreenBoys ) and plan to release an LP within the next year. They are currently booking shows in Fredericksburg\, Charlottesville\, Richmond \, and D.C. and are open to bids from any and all other townships or villas . Their shows attract a mixed age and multicultural crowd that can only be explained by the virtues of the music they play. Whatever your pleasure\, y ou're sure to find something within.\nThe Green Boys MySpace\nDon't Call Us Sweethearts MySpace\nThe OK Corral began in the summer of 2007 as high sch ool friends Brett Nickley and Mike Matthews finished their freshman year of college. The pair went to concerts together around the DC area and realize d they wanted to give the band thing a legitimate shot before school flew b y and the real world swallowed them whole. The OK Corral originated as an a coustic duo\, and Brett and Mike spent the summer writing 5 originals\, and following a plethora of makeshift and legitimate shows\, these 5 original songs later became an EP in January 2008. While the duo was eager to play t heir music to anyone who was willing to listen\, they also desired to form a full band. After getting their EP done\, various musicians temporarily go t involved\; practicing\, playing shows\, but ultimately\, not fitting into the bigger picture the two had envisioned. In July of 2008\, The OK Corral 's lineup was finalized with Brett Nickley on lead vocals and guitar\, Mike Matthews on lead guitar and vocals\, Scott Nickley ..board and vocals\, an d Michael Burbrink on the drums. The new lineup got off to a fast start sel ling out Jammin' Java in Vienna\, VA in August of 2008. This was both their first show as a full band and their first sell-out performance. Despite al l four members going to four different universities across the Commonwealth of Virginia\, The OK Corral continues to build up a full head of steam in an effort to make their music heard. Entering the year 2009 with over 15 or iginal songs to their name\, The OK Corral has begun to play bigger and big ger shows. Playing to another sold out crowd at Jammin' Java in January rea lly motivated the band to keep what they had going. The band has since shar ed the stage with various local and regional acts including one of Purevolu me.com's top unsigned bands of 2008\, Conditions of Richmond\, VA\, and rec ent Virgin Records signee\, My Favorite Highway. The band has gained some n ational attention as they have been featured as a band of the week in Absol utePunk.net's self-promotion spotlight drawing comparisons with the likes o f Manchester Orchestra\, The Format\, and Steven Kellogg and the Sixers. Th e OK Corral is currently looking to bring their music to your ears. With th eir catchy hooks\, mature songwriting\, and their outright eagerness to sim ply have a good time with everyone who is a part of their live music experi ence\, they hope to be playing in a city near you in the near future! Links for The OK Corral\nDon't Call Us Sweethearts The Green Boys END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/maps_atlases_cults DTSTART:20100816T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66745 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Maps & Atlases\, Cults DESCRIPTION:Maps & Atlases is a rock group from Chicago\, Illinois USA\, eq ually influenced by folk and experimental music. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/marshall_keys_23531 DTSTART:20100816T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74550 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Marshall Keys DESCRIPTION:Marshall Keys is one of the most versatile saxophonists to ever come out of Washington\, DC. He began his training in the DC Youth Orchest ra Program and continued it in the Jazz Studies Program at Howard Universit y. He cut his teeth playing in local bands before gaining his first profess ional experience with The Blackbyrds and a long association with the great blues organist Jimmy McGrifF with whom he recorded the album "Countdown". M arshall has worked with many of the world's greatest jazz and blues musicia ns including: Lionel Hampton\, Jimmy Heath\, Clark Terry\, Jimmy Witherspoo n\, Groove Holmes\, Big Joe Turner and Hank Jones. He has worked with Branf ord Marsalis and Steve Allen\, swung with Keter Betts and Al Grey\, recorde d with Cyrus Chestnut and Vinny Valentino\, and jammed with Sonny Stitt and Stevie Wonder. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dave_zirin_-_bad_sports DTSTART:20100816T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74301 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Dave Zirin - Bad Sports DESCRIPTION:Today’s seafood market concentrates mainly on salmon\, tuna\, bass\, and cod. Are these merely commodities for the table\, or should the se species be preserved as wildlife? Greenberg\, a New York Times journalis t\, lays out the history of our taste for these fish and considers whether fish farming is the answer to overexploited wild fisheries. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_dangerous_summer_reach_for_the_sun _tour DTSTART:20100816T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74565 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Dangerous Summer "reach For the Sun Tour" DESCRIPTION:Previously known as "Unless Your Willing" Brother/Sister duo Th e Baby grand had been playing and writing music together for several years. They shared the stage with bands such as All Time Low\, Army Of Me\, Holid ay Parade\, New Atlantic\, Charlotte Sometimes\, The Matches\, Liam and Me\ , Patent Pending\, Daphne Loves Derby\, Houston Calls\, Between The Trees a nd House of Heroes and have played several of the areas finest music venues . Miguel is now performing solo as The Baby Grand and is currently recordin g an acoustic album of his new music. Motivated\, hard-working and dedicate d Miguel strives to not only make music\, but to create relationships with people through his songs. Miguel is a 18 year-old self-taught singer/songwr iter. Patriciana\, his older sister still occasionally accompanies him on s tage at select shows.\nThe Baby Grand MySpace\nSummer of 2007\, sharing a l ove of music\, performing\, road trips\, sports and video games. The fourso me is comprised of childhood friends who developed their craft by playing i n various rock bands in the Maryland area. This experience during their for mative years enabled the band to gain valuable stage experience while exper imenting with a wide variety sounds. McTwist loves to put on a show. Their mix of humor and music is present in everything they do. Since their incept ion\, McTwist has developed an unyielding work ethic\, an unmistakable soun d\, and a dedicated fan base.\nWith the release of their debut album\, Amat eur Hour\, McTwist has created a niche in the powerful Maryland and Norther n Virginia music scenes. The album is an exemplar of what makes McTwist dis tinctive: powerful guitar\, heartfelt lyricism\, and a creative rhythm sect ion. They play a brand of rock that is dedicated to being true to their wid e-ranging influences\, drawing from the genres of pop rock\, punk\, alterna tive rock\, acoustic rock and surf rock. McTwist is as comfortable sweating and jumping through a two hour electric performance\, as they are entering into a songwriter's circle and completely stripping down their music. This kind of versatility fuels their undying passion.\nMcTwist MySpace\nColumbu s\, Ohio based pop punkers City Lights formed in early 2008\, and since hav e established themselves as a band with instantly loveable songs and a live presence to be reckoned with. For their debut EP "Rock Like A Party Star\, " the guys created songs that have instilled strong connections with their growing fan base. Featuring catchy melodies\, explosive drums\, and melodic \, yet heavy guitars\, RLAPS is a must-add to your summer play list. It is sure to bring back fond memories of good times\, as well as help create som e new ones. Growing up\, Oshie (Vocals)\, Sean (Drums)\, Joey (Guitar)\, Ja ck (Guitar)\, and Chase (Bass) were just five kids listening to the same mu sic\, and that's what sparked their friendships\, and led to what City Ligh ts is today. Through their music\, the guys want to be able to create those same kinds of friendships\, and that's what they've set out to do from the beginning. Since releasing RLAPS\, the guys have been touring non stop\, i ncluding a recent run with Mayday Parade\, There For Tomorrow\, and The Dan gerous Summer. City Lights now plans to return to the studio to record new material for an EP due out this spring. Get stoked!\nCity Lights MySpace\n" You are my song\, and you are where I want to be."\nStraightforward\, earne st rock music seems to be a contradiction from the path popular music has s trayed as of late. The need for genuine lyrics\, purposeful direction and a ccessible melodies has been long overdue. The Dangerous Summer have crafted a throwback to the days when music was charged with hope and contained a m uch-needed brand of sincerity.\nThis foursome from Ellicott City\, MD\, hav e poured every drop of honesty and thoughtfulness into Reach For The Sun\, a polished and wise debut brimming with a poise that belies the band's year s. Taking their name from an Ernest Hemingway novel of the same name\, it s eems every move toward success has been calculated from the start. "We thou ght that name sort of fit for the time in which we were starting the band\, and the commitment we're getting into\," explained guitarist Cody Payne. T hat commitment was one that proved a bit shaky at the band's beginning\, wh en their crowded hometown shows gave way to smaller turnouts once they vent ured past city limits. As Payne recalls\, The Dangerous Summer's first NYC show was held in a bar basement and included an audience of five. But for t his collection of friends who'd been toiling away in practice sessions sinc e high school\, these were simply the dues of an ambitious group of musicia ns. And that low attendance record soon became a thing of the past once Hop eless Records came calling\, finding the band's quintessential rock pleaser s just as inviting and impressive as those hometown patrons.\nSticking with producer Paul Leavitt (All Time Low\, Circa Survive) in their comfortable and familiar home base\, The Dangerous Summer wanted to fashion Reach For T he Sun with someone who "really knows how to bring out our sound\," Payne s aid. "Also\, since we weren't doing much as a band and were at home living somewhat normal lives\, this album was just driven by pure inspiration and just wanting to play music." With Bryan Czap adding spiraling second guitar \, Tyler Minsberg smattering raptly behind the drum kit and AJ Perdomo's as tute lyrics and ardent delivery\, The Dangerous Summer has churned out a st udied and unfettered production. The modern nostalgia and urgency of opener and lead single "Where I Want To Be" builds to the crisp ebb-and-flow of " Surfaced\," before giving way to the tempered yearning of "Northern Lights. " Perdomo emits an understated-yet-electric vocal approach that is vulnerab le and defiant in the same breath...\n"I really love every song on this alb um for one reason or another. They all had their own little story in our li ves while we were writing the album and seeing it come together in the stud io\," Payne said. "The album is overall very positive and about real life. AJ covered a lot of different ground - love\, life\, death\, the past\, the future...it's all there." In the vein of the honest and clear-cut rock of Jimmy Eat World\, Third Eye Blind and the Foo Fighters\, The Dangerous Summ er have created their own tour de force devoid of a specific genre or parti cular audience. Anyone who appeals to hopes\, futures and candidness will f ind a piece of themselves in Reach For The Sun. "We really just want people to remember the value of a good\, memorable album\," Payne said. "We didn' t focus on any trends going on right now\; we just wanted to write a good a lbum that would last forever." Links for The Dangerous Summer "Reach for th e Sun Tour" END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/godisheus_violence_says_5_the_adinkra_ movement DTSTART:20100817T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70774 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Godisheus\, Violence Says 5\, The Adinkra Movement DESCRIPTION:Godisheus is a funk act from DC. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ilyaimy DTSTART:20100817T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74451 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:ilyAIMY DESCRIPTION:ilyAIMY is a folk rock duo from Maryland. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/paul_greenberg_-_four_fish DTSTART:20100817T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74302 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Paul Greenberg - Four Fish DESCRIPTION:The dream of living forever may be within reach\, according to various scientists and researchers involved in studies of human aging. Wein er\, the author of The Beak of the Finch and other acclaimed popular-scienc e books\, visits labs around the world\, sorting the scientific thinking fr om the merely wishful. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/vana DTSTART:20100818T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74567 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Vana DESCRIPTION:Werner "Vana" Gierig is one of New York's premier jazz pianists and composers. His award-winning\, virtuosic performance style and musical direction has been recognized worldwide and has been integral to many inte rnational tours and recordings by artists such as Regina Carter\, Rachelle Ferrell\, Lena Horne\, Ute Lemper\, George Howard\, Special EFX\, Najee\, W arren Hill\, Will Downing and many others. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/shannon_mcnally_and_hot_sauce_23543 DTSTART:20100818T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74568 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Shannon McNally And Hot Sauce DESCRIPTION:Rebecca's songs are "literate\, passionate\, and wry" (Time Out NY) with "brutal\, cutting lyricism" (Ithaca Times)\, but it's her "big ja zz-trained voice" (Village Voice) that really steals the show. A native of Brooklyn\, NY\, Rebecca has spent the last few years touring heavily in bot h the US and Europe showcasing her country-tinged pop-noir songs. She is cu rrently at work on her follow-up to 2008's 'Departures & Arrivals' which wa s named a Top Ten Album of the Year by the Philadelphia City Paper.\nRebecc a Pronsky MySpace\nAnne McCue has recently been included along with Bob Dyl an\, the Byrds\, Patty Griffin and other great artists in the collection '4 Decades of Folk Rock' and was a special guest at the International Guitar Festival.\nShe released her latest album "East Of Electric" in August 2008. McCue recorded and produced the album at her own Flying Machine Studio in Nashville. It was mixed by Mike Esser at 16 Ton Studio and was mastered by Ray Kennedy at Zen Masters.\nMcCue recorded the album whilst waiting to rec ord a new electric album. Inspired by the golden era of folk pop music whic h took place in the late sixties with such albums as Rubber Soul\, Aftermat h\, bands like The Byrds and artists like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen\, Ann e set about recording\, playing every instrument she could get her hands on - guitars\, mandolin\, cheatin' banjo\, piano\, harmonica\, lap steel\, sl ide banjo\, bass guitar\, ukulele\, shaker\, tambourine\, organ\, drum etc. \nSpecial guests include Eamon McLoughlin of The Green Cards (violin\, viol a & cello)\; Irish singer/songwriter Tony Kerr (backing vocals)\; artist Le slie Mills (tapdance) and Dave Ray of The Coalmen (snare drum) . While Anne is primarily known for her guitar playing skills\, she gets to stretch out here on many other instruments and undertook all production and recording duties for the album. She was also able to call on her arranging skills for the string section in "Money In The Morning".\n"I wanted to stay close to that late sixties folk rock ethic\, keeping it real\, not adding too much i nstrumentation\, keeping the story and the melody in the forefront ... Bein g included on the '4 Decades of Folk Rock' anthology encouraged me to follo w this path and style which I am naturally inclined toward anyway. Recordin g an album at home seemed like something great and productive to do whilst waiting for the dust to settle in the music business around me..." says McC ue.\nAs one of the foremost female guitarists of our time\, Anne has been i nvited to play at the Jimi Hendrix Tribute Concert at the Adelaide Guitar F estival alongside world renowned guitarists such as Vernon Reid and John Ha mmond.\nAnne has appeared as guest guitarist/vocalist on albums by Michelle Shocked\, Gina Villalobos and Stephen Rowe and has been featured in Guitar Player Magazine\, No Depression\, Harp\, Performing Songwriter\, Billboard \, Australian Musician etc...\nHer song 'Stupid' is included on the Time Li fe release '4 Decades Of Folk Rock' which features such legendary artists a s Bob Dylan\, The Byrds\, Crosby\, Stills and Nash\, Suzanne Vega and Patty Griffin.\nShe has released her fourth solo album\, Koala Motel\, to critic al acclaim and has recently co-produced two albums by other artists - Steph en Rowe and Leila Florentino.\nGuests on 'Koala Motel' include Lucinda Will iams\, John Doe\, Nancy Wilson (Heart)\, Jim Lauderdale and Doug 'Lovejoy' Pettibone.\nAnne recently took part in The Broad Festival - a national tour of Australia put together by Deborah Conway in which she played at concert halls all over Australia including the Sydney Opera House.\nHer two previo us albums were recorded at Dusty Wakeman's Mad Dog Studios in Burbank\, Cal ifornia and were released on the Messenger Records label. McCue and Wakeman co-produced the albums. Going in with the philosophy of some of Anne's fav ourite three piece bands\, on 'Roll' she played the guitars\, Dusty played bass with Dave Raven on the drums. The three jammed on the material. Carl B yron added keyboards. The album has received critical acclaim from such pub lications as Billboard\, Entertainment Weekly and XM Satellite Radio (Top 5 Album of the Year) and was picked by Bob Harris of the BBC as his favourit e album of 2004.\nOffered the chance to play music in Vietnam for a year An ne found it\, "an unbelievable experience and it really changed my life. It also gave me the chance to hone my lead guitar playing." Anne rode a 1965 Vesper and toted her guitar around on the bike 'just like the locals'. Afte r playing in all kinds of bands almost every night it was time to return to Melbourne where she frequented the blues jams.\nShe continued recording he r original songs but took the opportunity to become a member of a group whi ch was soon signed to Columbia Records giving Anne the opportunity to tour the U.S. and Canada as part of the "Lilith Fair." This experience brought h er on stage with many of the greats such as The Pretenders\, Emmylou Harris and Sarah McLachlan and took her to Los Angeles. The band proved to be cre atively frustrating for Anne\, so she left the group to pursue her interrup ted solo career.\nEventually she completed her debut album "Amazing Ordinar y Things". Anne co-produced all the tracks except "Angel Inside" which was produced by Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell). The CD is named after a painting b y Jules C. McCue\, Anne's sister\, whose artwork is found throughout the pa ckaging.\nMcCue also released a live recording from her tour in 2002 with L ucinda Williams entitled "Ballad Of An Outlaw Woman"‚ and is currently ed iting the DVD which chronicles her time on that tour.\nAnne McCue Website\n Shannon McNally got her first guitar and JJ Cale album at the age of 12 and never looked back. Combined with the classic rock she grew up listening to - The Allman Brothers\, Dr. John and Hendrix - it is the musical center of gravity she brought to her 2002 Capitol Records debut Jukebox Sparrow\, ga ining notice from Rolling Stone\, The New York Times\, Leno and Letterman. This decidedly rare approach for a woman drew the same accolades for indie- based Geronimo\, helmed by Charlie Sexton. Now\, on the self-produced Coldw ater\, McNally leads her Mississippi-based band\, Hot Sauce through the jun cture where country and soul music meet - made all the more powerful by the keys of the late\, great Jim Dickinson (one of his last recordings.)\nMcNa lly says\, "I strive to combine femininity with the simple\, dry way that m ale rock singers deliver their lines. There's no affectation\, it's just th e raw lyrics where you can hear the words." This is most evident on "Loneso me\, Ornery and Mean\," a Waylon Jennings outlaw hit. And she knows how to combine her love of a male-dominated genre with her own very womanly sensib ilities on the bluesy lead-off track\, "This Ain't My Home\," a testimony t o female solidarity - "little sister let me tell you\, just how perfect you are/little sister let me tell you I can't stand to see you starve." "It's commentary on the hyper-grooming-hyper critical idea of beauty that our cul ture and we women put on ourselves\," says McNally. There's also the sultry "Lovely\," about long lazy mornings with coffee in bed.\nShannon McNally a nd Hot Sauce toured with The Derek Trucks Band in December and touring solo throughout 2010 in support of Coldwater. Hot Sauce features Eric Deaton on guitar\, Jacob X. Fussell on bass and Wallace Lester on drums.\n"She has t he voice: bruised\, smoky and ornery...she has the melodies and the timing. ..she's irresistible." -Jon Pareles\, The New York Times\n"She is an alt-co untry treasure\, showcasing a hypnotic and mysterious ambiance via a vibran t and smoky voice...as vulnerable as it is seductive and insolent." -Edna G underson\, USA Today\n"McNally sound bears a timelessness that's truly unco mmon...(she) projects tenderness and toughness in ways that are remarkable and unequaled." -Jim Caligiuri\, The Austin Chronicle Links for Shannon McN ally and Hot Sauce Artist web site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/slow_runner_the_grand_candy DTSTART:20100818T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74452 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Slow Runner\, The Grand Candy DESCRIPTION:Slow Runner started in 2003 when singer/songwriter Michael Flyn n and multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaler began musically fornicating together after college. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/diary_of_a_wimpy_kid_summer_reading_ic e_cream_truck DTSTART:20100818T160000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74303 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Summer Reading Ice Cream Truck DESCRIPTION:Join Politics & Prose as the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Summer Readin g Ice Cream Truck rolls into town on Wednesday\, August 18. Starting at 12: 00 noon\, come get a free frozen treat to celebrate the upcoming publicatio n of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID BOOK 5\, which is on sale Tuesday November 9\, 20 10. Other free goodies will be handed out. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Dumbarton House SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/summer_evenings_at_dumbarton_house_jaz z_at_the_jewel_of_georgetown DTSTART:20100818T223000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73206 GEO:38.9109\;-77.0559 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Summer Evenings at Dumbarton House: Jazz at the Jewel of Georgetown DESCRIPTION:Why jazz at ca. 1800 Dumbarton House that promotes and educates the public about Federal period America\, 1790s-1820s? To celebrate the mu seum's successful preservation story! The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America purchased the home in 1928\, on the eve of the great Depre ssion\, and struggled to open it as a public museum in the first years of t he economic downturn. The museum opened in 1932--as the Jazz Age continued to evolve in America and beyond. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jonathan_weiner_-_long_for_this_world DTSTART:20100818T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74304 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jonathan Weiner - Long For This World DESCRIPTION:Jonathan Weiner - Long For This World END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Carlyle Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/satin_doll_trio_23828 DTSTART:20100818T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75794 GEO:38.8031\;-77.0619 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Satin Doll Trio DESCRIPTION:The Satin Doll Trio is an elegant ensemble renowned for their e xcellence in the intimate "supper club jazz" style that was popularized dur ing the early 1950's by artists such as Julie London\, Sarah Vaughan\, and Peggy Lee. Like the guitar-bass-voice trios that came before them\, the Sat in Doll Trio has learned from the best and taken the art form to new levels . Their musical interests are firmly rooted classic American jazz songs of the period. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jazzy_blu DTSTART:20100819T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74572 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jazzy Blu DESCRIPTION:Jazzy Blu is a smooth neo jazz band with a nice hint of R&B fro m Washington\, DC. Jazzy Blu has performed throughout the east and gulf coa sts. Jazzy Blu has a repertoire that is extremely diverse\, playing traditi onal and contemporary jazz as well as jazzy R&B. They specialize in the mem orable hits of the 70s and 80s as well as current and original music. They appeal to a wide\, diverse audience that includes the mature listeners as w ell as the younger crowd. Founder and drummer\, Nikk Taylor says\, "our hig h energy and ability to connect with the audience make us an ideal choice f or any event and if you love live music...you will love Jazzy Blu because f irst and foremost we are a truly a live band! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/midtown_dickens DTSTART:20100819T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71590 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Midtown Dickens DESCRIPTION:Midtown Dickens began as a ragtag\, learn-while-you-play duo of best friends Kym Register and Catherine Edgerton. The project was born in the post-industrial blues town of Durham\, NC when the pair began collectin g orphaned instruments from generous friends and back alley dumpsters. They developed an unrefined brand of punk-folk that drew from old time bluegras s and the anti-folk minimalism of the Pacific Northwest. After an off-the-c uff two-month tour\, the duo released Oh Yell! (307 Knox Records)\, which g arnered wide praise and a cult following for its spirited and charming odes to the wonders of everyday life. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/guttermouth_the_new_threat DTSTART:20100819 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69596 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Guttermouth\, The New Threat DESCRIPTION:Guttermouth is an American punk rock band formed in 1988 in Hun tington Beach\, California and currently recording for Hopeless Records. Th ey have released nine full-length studio albums and two live albums and hav e toured extensively\, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour. They are infamous for their outrageous lyrics and behavior which are deliberate ly explicit\, offensive and intended to shock\, though usually in a humorou s and sarcastic manner. This behavior has sometimes resulted in high-profil e problems for the band\, such as being banned from performing in Canada fo r eighteen months and leaving the 2004 Warped Tour amidst controversy over their political views and attitudes towards other performers. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/oh_susannah_23913 DTSTART:20100819T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76190 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Oh Susannah DESCRIPTION:A familiar story: lead singer grows up/has a child. Life's chan ged... but Mommy can still rock and now families can roll together at her p arent-friendly interactive show. Rhythm instruments\, dancing\, puppets... get on your feet and feel the beat with Oh Susannah! Voted "Best for Famili es" by readers of Family Magazine. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/frank_deford_-_bliss_remembered DTSTART:20100819T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74305 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Frank Deford - Bliss\, Remembered DESCRIPTION:Frank Deford - Bliss\, Remembered END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tony_lucca_ernie_halter_mutlu DTSTART:20100819T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74591 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tony Lucca Ernie Halter Mutlu DESCRIPTION:Soul comes in many shapes and sounds and comes at you from a hu ndred different angles and places. Philadelphia's got an overabundance of i t. Always had (thank you Gamble & Huff)\, Always will. Must be something in the water. Mutlu Onaral must have drunk a whole lot of that water growing up. He may be more R & F (rhythm & folk) than R & Blue. You can even add th e bounce of the Brazilian and the sway of the Jamaican in his tunes. But th e 27 year old singer\, instrumentalist and composer\, known to everyone as Mutlu\, has always sounded as if he's been drunk on the Philly punch that m akes the funk flow.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hilary_kole DTSTART:20100820T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74589 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Hilary Kole DESCRIPTION:Fundraiser to benefit The River Concert Series\, winner of the Maryland Tourism Impact Award\, is designed to provide the citizens of Sout hern Maryland with high-quality\, professional performances throughout the summer\, enriching the cultural offerings of our region while raising the p rofile of Southern Maryland throughout the state. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/blame_sally DTSTART:20100820T013000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73419 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Blame Sally DESCRIPTION:San Francisco's all-woman band\, Blame Sally has just released their fourth album\, Night of 1000 Stars\, produced by Lee Townsend. A uniq ue collective of four distinct voices and musical backgrounds\, Blame Sally has forged a compelling and original sound that has earned the band the we ll-deserved reputation as “Bay Area phenomenon." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tribute_to_nina_simone_and_miriam_make ba DTSTART:20100820 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73795 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tribute to Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba DESCRIPTION:Miriam Makeba was a South African singer and civil rights activ ist. The Grammy Award winning artist is often referred to as Mama Afrika. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:National Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/edvard_munch DTSTART:20100820T170000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73158 GEO:38.8921\;-77.0175 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Edvard Munch DESCRIPTION:Gallery talk on Edvard Munch. Special exhibition gallery talk g iven by David Gariff\, lecturer\, National Gallery of Art (50 minutes)East Building Ground Level\, Information Desk. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/nerd_nite_dc_20742 DTSTART:20100820T223000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74281 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Nerd Nite DC DESCRIPTION:Nerd Nite is an informal gathering at which nerds get together for nerdery of all sorts (well\, mostly presentations and drinking). Nerds and non-nerds alike gather to meet\, drink and learn something new. Each ev ening\, three nerds will give short\, fun presentations where they can nerd out about sperm transfer\, string theory\, Aztec mythology\, or some simil arly nerdilicious topic. While they talk\, you drink\, thereby increasing t heir wittiness\, and your IQ. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hard_summer_tour_featuring_crystal_cas tles_rusko_sinden_destructo DTSTART:20100820T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74080 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:HARD Summer Tour featuring Crystal Castles\, Rusko\, Sinden\, Destr ucto DESCRIPTION:Fusing low-res electronic noise and pop hooks so effortlessly t hat it can seem accidental\, Crystal Castles began as producer/multi-instru mentalist Ethan Kath's solo project in late 2003. Kath got the moniker from the name of She-Ra's dwelling in the He-Man and Masters of the Universe ca rtoon series\; it's also the name of a 1983 Atari video game\, which is odd ly appropriate\, considering that one component of the band's distinctive s ound comes from a keyboard modified with an Atari 5200 sound chip. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_civil_wars_madi_diaz DTSTART:20100820T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74595 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Civil Wars Madi Diaz DESCRIPTION:Madi Diaz does not settle for passive engagement. Their songs a re too compelling and the performances too much fun to resist getting caugh t up in them\, be that singing along\, feeling your heart squeeze or more t han likely both. Madi Diaz is\, of course\, Madi herself\, the 23-year-old\ , Nashville-based musician. But for the purposes of making music together\, Madi Diaz is also the name under which the duo of Madi and Kyle Ryan perfo rm. The naming convention is not unlike Gillian Welch\, who shares an epony mous pairing with David Rawlings. Or Bon Jovi. Madi and Kyle truly make the ir own kind of music\, drawing inspiration from the pop bands that mattered \, the singer-songwriters for whom roots rock was just a starting point and that slender sliver of indie that can still surprise. If the left of the d ial still exists\, that's where you'll hear them.\nShe grew up as part of a musical family in Lancaster\, Pa\, near the heart of Amish country. Her fa ther\, Eric Svalgard\, serves as Music Director at the Wilmington\, Delawar e campus of the Paul Green School of Rock Music (her brother Max is also an instructor there). As a teenager\, Madi herself was one of Green's star pu pils at the original Rock School in Philadelphia (she's one of the students prominently featured in Don Argott's 2005 documentary film about the progr am). Ryan\, 26\, hails from Lincoln\, Nebraska\, where there "wasn't much t o do other than become really passionate about something." He eschewed popu lar regional choices like football and meth in favor of music\, and played drums in a number of local bands before enrolling in the University of Nebr aska. The physics major also switched instruments and when guitar playing b egan to usurp the study of wave phenomena\, a transfer was in order.\nMadi and Kyle met in Boston where each relocated to attend the Berklee College o f Music. They test drove their musical partnership and budding friendship t hrough the process of recording Madi's self-released 2007 album Skin and Bo ne. Following its release\, the pair (often accompanied by bassist Adam Pop ick) gigged around Boston and New York City\, attracting publishing and man agement deals on the strength of their songwriting and live performances. H aving each found\, as Madi puts it\, "the right buddy to orbit around\," th e pair decided to decamp the cold of the northeast for Nashville\, where Po pick had transplanted a few months earlier. While it might appear to be a s tep towards country\, the music scene in Music City has long veered away fr om singer-songwriter norms and into something more varied and collaborative .\nWithin weeks of the 2008 move\, they were performing at The Basement and Mercy Lounge\, and teaming up with new and old friends alike including Tim Lauer\, Daniel Tashien\, Sarah Siskind\, Garrison Starr\, David Mead\, Ian Fitchuk and Justin Loucks. Studio sessions with Fitchuk and Loucks behind the boards yielded 2009's six-song Ep Ten Gun Salute (characterized by one reviewer as "tinged with heartbreak\, yet sunny in melody"). The sound of T en Gun Salute was a progression from Madi's debut\, exploring more classic pop-rock veins in terms of instrumentation and arrangements\, always from a n experimental angle With the Ep in hand and further opportunities to perfo rm across the country\, in 2009 even more folks began to take notice. Paste magazine named them one of the "Top Ten Buzziest Acts" at SXSW\, with writ er Steve LaBate praising their "inviting" performance\, "especially Diaz's voice\, an instrument that comforts as if a favorite blanket leftover from childhood." The esteemed Songwriters Hall of Fame conferred the Abe Oleman Scholarship for Excellence in Songwriting upon Madi\, while American Songwr iter magazine pegged her Writer of the Week in October.\nIn June\, she and Ryan played their biggest show to date at the Bonnaroo Festival\, and in ad dition to their own continued touring\, Madi joined fellow Nashvillians in the fall for the national 10 Out of Tenn tour. Madi Diaz and Kyle Ryan have just finished working with producer John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band\, John Mayer\, Liz Phair\, Rachel Yamagata) on a new full-length album titled Pla stic Moon\, recorded in Matthews' Charlottesville\, Va studio.\nMadi Diaz W ebsite\nLinks for The Civil Wars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/modern_thieves_bad_luck_blue_eyes DTSTART:20100821T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74453 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Modern Thieves\, Bad Luck Blue Eyes DESCRIPTION:Modern Thieves may seem like a new sound around town\, but they ’re hardly newcomers to the D.C. music scene. They came together in early 2010 and instantly broke out with a promising five-track EP and a stream o f local performances. Singer Ryan Murphy brings a full vocal range and char isma to the already steady\, seasoned backdrop of D.C.’s most beloved roc k-reggae-soul band\, Politicks (guitarist Mike Trella\, bassist Brian Chafi n\, and drummer Brendan McCourt). With nearly a decade of professional musi cianship\, these Thieves expertly blend rock\, alternative\, and trip-hop i nto a sultry\, pleasantly infectious groove of their own. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/close_to_the_edge_with_dj_dredd DTSTART:20100821T013000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74105 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Close to the Edge with DJ Dredd DESCRIPTION:DJ Dredd spins vintage hip-hop of yesteryear for you and your K ool Herc savvy friends. He'll be backstage. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/arturo_sandoval_23568 DTSTART:20100821T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74599 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Arturo Sandoval DESCRIPTION:Granted political asylum in July 1990 and Us citizenship in 199 9\, Sandoval and his family now call Miami\, Florida home. A protégé of t he legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie\, Sandoval was born in Artemisa\, a small town in the outskirts of Havana\, Cuba\, on November 6\, 1949\, jus t two years after Gillespie became the first musician to bring Latin influe nces into American Jazz. Sandoval began studying classical trumpet at the a ge of twelve\, but it didn't take him long to catch the excitement of the j azz world. He has since evolved into one of the World's most acknowledged g uardians of jazz trumpet and flugel horn\, as well as a renowned classical artist\, pianist and composer. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/super_bob_formerly_bob DTSTART:20100821T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74602 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Super Bob (formerly Bob) DESCRIPTION:For more than a decade\, middle school mates Adam Smith and Mat t Santoro have sung\, strummed\, banged and riffed through a plethora of so unds and styles before finally settling on an intense rock feel with edge a nd energy which has led to hundreds of fans at shows\, support from Anheuse r-Busch\, and an album produced by a legendary rock veteran.\nbob cohered i nto its current sound after years of guitarist Smith and frontman Santoro t rying out different arrangements and potential bandmates\, finally finding Drew Recny to sit behind the kit and Carl Schmeig to keep rhythm on bass. A fter a few years of developing a large D.C. area fan base\, the band starte d spreading its live shows out across multiple states along the mid-eastern seaboard.\nIt was last fall\, when on a whim\, the band contacted renowned producer Garth Richardson who has worked with the likes of Red Hot Chili P eppers and Rage Against the Machine. Richardson liked what he heard and inv ited the guys up to Vancouver to spend December and January recording the b and's first full-length album in his studio. "It was the best decision we e ver made\," Adam says. "It was intimidating as hell to walk in Garth's offi ce and see all these platinum records around. What was really amazing was t hat Garth was able to take our sound and somehow make it even more bob. He got an amazing dynamic going between us." The band spent 12 to 15 hours a d ay for a month in the studio with Richardson\, taking only a well-deserved half day on New Year's Eve. "It was a life-changing experience\," according to Matt. "Garth was unbelievable in the way he knew how to handle everybod y and the best way to get everything out of me that I had and everything ou t of everyone else. It was a hell of an experience."\nThe band was even for tunate enough to experience a drop-in by a buddy of Richardson's\, Dave "Ra ve" Ogilvie. The Skinny Puppy and Marilyn Manson producer liked the band so much\, he decided to get in on the bob action and helped produce one of th e album's tracks\, "Busted Dreams." As for the album itself\, "bbbob" featu res 11 tracks of the unadulterated\, unfiltered\, raw energy that is bob. " I think this album is kind of a throwback to what rock used to be\," Matt s ays. "I think rock should have an edge and aggressiveness to it\, and I thi nk the underlying theme in our music is basically thumbing your nose at aut hority or anything that tries to push you in any one direction. A lot of so ngs come back to being about doing what you want no matter what the f~~k pe ople want to say." Links for Super bob (formerly bob) Artist web site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Patriot Center SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/francesca_battistelli_amy_man_and_buil ding_429 DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70097 GEO:38.8341\;-77.3072 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Francesca Battistelli\, Amy Man\, and Building 429 DESCRIPTION:It’s a question that takes many people years and years of tri al and error and self-discovery to figure out. But for singer/songwriter Fr ancesca Battistelli\, her mind was made up when she was only six years old. After seeing “The Secret Garden” on Broadway with her parents\, the de cision was ultimately a no-brainer. “There was just something about live theater—especially musical theater—that has always resonated with me\, Francesca says. “So I thought that was it. I was going to be Mary Lenn ox in ‘The Secret Garden’.” END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/right_round_22339 DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74106 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Right Round DESCRIPTION:DJ lil' e brings the beats and the dance every month at her Rig ht Round event on the Backstage. She also occasionally takes her skills to the Mainstage for Right Round UP! \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/underdog DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71147 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Underdog DESCRIPTION:Chemistry is everything. Mixing different elements together can make something explosive happen or\, on the other hand\, nothing at all. T he band UNDERDOG was an example of such an experiment\, with a lifespan sho rter than expected\, but with powerful after effects that still linger on. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/aural_pleasure DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73397 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Aural Pleasure DESCRIPTION:DJs: Paddy Whack (Bil Todd & TMY) VS Party Bros (Chris Burns & Gavin Holland) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tribute_to_nina_simone_and_miriam_make ba DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73796 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tribute to Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba DESCRIPTION:Miriam Makeba was a South African singer and civil rights activ ist. The Grammy Award winning artist is often referred to as Mama Afrika. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/key_wilde_and_mr_clarke DTSTART:20100821T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74608 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Key Wilde and Mr. Clarke DESCRIPTION:Key Wilde and Mr Clarke create a zany musical world where pigs grow as big as tractor trailers\, little dogs think they are bullfrogs and people can go to the moon in a red balloon. In the hands of lesser artists\ , these themes would fall flat with anyone beyond the age of four. But with this offbeat and accomplished singer-songwriter duo\, fresh musical treats are in store for even the most jaded ears.\n"This up-and-coming duo's tune s call to mind the sounds of Johnny Cash...had the Man in Black sung slight ly more kid-appropriate songs. Kids will likely get a kick out of the nutty lyrics in ditties about dogs who think they are frogs and fish that fly. P arents can vibe on the multilingual punk tune 'Favorite Names' and on 'Ratt ling Can\,' an awesome bluegrass reworking of the Irish ditty 'Rattling Bog .' Ages 2 and up." -Time Out\n"Key Wilde & Mr Clarke's live performance is nothing short of splendiferous. With raging charisma and catchy tunes\, aud iences (both kids and their grown-ups) can't help but to get up and move!" -Tor Hyams\, Kidzapalooza\n"Together Key Wilde and Mr Clarke are committed to combining outstanding visuals with funny upbeat original songs that will appeal to people of all ages. Songs and pictures - with an emphasis on HUM OR and memorable characters - that parents and children can enjoy together. " -Little Monster Artist Links for Key Wilde and Mr. Clarke Artist web site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/no_stars_over_california DTSTART:20100821T213000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74607 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:No Stars Over California DESCRIPTION:Hailing from Northern Virginia\, this quintet delivers crushing \, intense\, melodic music with uplifting lyrics\, often separating themsel ves from all other local peers. Often considered to have one of the most en ergetic live shows in the area\, No Stars Over California prides themselves on putting forth the most entertaining intense live performances that they can.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dreaming_of_eden DTSTART:20100821T220000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74604 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Dreaming of Eden DESCRIPTION:Dreaming of Eden is a melodic hard rock band based out of North ern Virginia. Stemming from roots in the hardcore and emo scenes\, Dreaming of Eden brings a fresh take to hard music. The group provides listeners wi th innovative\, passionate songs that far exceed the boundaries of today's traditional hard rock stereotypes. They bring their stellar sound and jaw-d ropping live show with a take-no-prisoners approach. In a world of screamer s the quartet presents a new side to hard rock with noteworthy melodies whi le offering a high amount of energy that is difficult to rival. Links for D reaming Of Eden END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dcyops_50th_anniversary_celebration DTSTART:20100821T220000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74606 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:DCYOP's 50th Anniversary Celebration DESCRIPTION:Maestro Jesus Manuel Berard\, DCYO's Conductor and Music Direct or\, will rehearse the Alumni Orchestra\, John F. Kennedy Center for the Pe rforming Arts (2700 F. St. NW\, Washington\, DC 20566)\, Concert Hall.  Or chestra selection is in progress - if you are interested in playing in the orchestra\, please send an email to info@dcyop.org. Join us for a sparklin g reception celebration and fundraiser\, looking toward the next 50 years o f success for children in DC.  600 Restaurant at the Watergate\, (600 New Hampshire Av. NW\, Washington\, DC 20037) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rams Head Tavern Savage SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/harley_davidson_bike_n_ight_ram s_head_tavern_savage DTEND:20100822T020000Z DTSTART:20100821T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74831 GEO:39.1359\;-76.8258 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Harley Davidson Bike N Ight @ Rams Head Tavern Savage DESCRIPTION:Party starts @ 7pm ...arrive early and be the first to see what Harley-Davidson has on display\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_mighty_mighty_bosstones DTSTART:20100822T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71658 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Mighty Mighty Bosstones DESCRIPTION:The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American third wave ska band from Cambridge\, Massachusetts. Formed in 1983 the Bosstones are often cre dited with the creation of the ska-core genre\, a form of music that mixes elements of third wave ska and hardcore punk. The band released seven full- length albums\, three EPs and a live album while touring continuously befor e their announcement of a hiatus in December 2003. They reunited in the fal l of 2007 and performed together for the first time in four years at Boston 's Middle East club. The band has continued to tour and record since. In De cember 2007\, the band released a compilation album\, Medium Rare\, their f irst release since the band reunited earlier that year. The band released t heir first studio album in seven years\, Pin Points and Gin Joints\, on Dec ember 8\, 2009. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/gkyk DTSTART:20100822T013000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74282 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:GKYK DESCRIPTION:The Metaphysical & Keenan Orr bring you a night of Classic Pop Remixed Mashed Up Electro 80's Disco. If you haven't already heard this par ty gets crazy packed to the wee hours. Between the crazy european disco vid eos\, lazers\, and stupid cheap drinks you just can't stop dancing. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/admiral_radley_members_of_earlimart_an d_grandaddy DTSTART:20100822T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72315 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Admiral Radley (Members of Earlimart and Grandaddy) DESCRIPTION:If you ask the band to tell the story on how everything came to gether\, they may tell you stories involving French fries and wine\, splint ers\, “shovel grips” and even meeting the elusive Admiral himself. What we do know\, is members of both bands are long time friends who have toure d together and also collaborated and constructed songs over the years. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/wryrorg_station_fall_fundraser DTSTART:20100822 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_68068 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:WRYR.org station Fall Fundraser DESCRIPTION:Local Lowdown recording for internet streaming radio Fall Fundr aiser. The entire show will be broadcasted live on WRYR.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/neko_case_with_lost_in_the_trees DTSTART:20100822 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74096 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Neko Case *Canceled DESCRIPTION:Neko Case is an American singer-songwriter\, best known for her solo career and her contributions as a member of the Canadian indie rock g roup The New Pornographers. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/baby_loves_disco_22792 DTSTART:20100822T150000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72052 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Baby Loves Disco DESCRIPTION:All across the country\, Baby Loves Disco is slowly but surely transforming the hippest night clubs into child proof discos as toddlers\, pre-schoolers and parents looking for a break from the routine playground c ircuit let loose for some post naptime\, pre-dinner fun. Make no mistake\, this is NOT the Mickey Mouse club\, and Barney is Banned. Baby loves disco is an afternoon dance party featuring real music spun and mixed by real djs blending classic disco tunes From the 70s\, & 80s guaranteed to get those little booties moving and grooving. The fun spills out from all corners of the club: bubble machines\, baskets of scarves and egg-shakers\, a chill-ou t room (with tents\, books and puzzles)\, diaper changing stations\, a full spread of healthy snacks and dancing\, LOTS of dancing. But at it’s core \, Baby loves disco is a community event that brings kids together with kid s and parents together with parents. Started by professional dancer (and pr ofessional mom) Heather Murphy\, the idea was to create an alternative to t he pre-packaged world of entertainment for young kids. “We’re parents\, we’re always looking for something new and different to do with the kids \,” says Murphy whose lifestyle (like most of the baby disco parents) was changed when she gave birth to her 4 year old son Max. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Patriot Center SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/save_our_ba-zumbas_2010 DTEND:20100822T180000Z DTSTART:20100822T160000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74948 GEO:38.8341\;-77.3072 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Save Our Ba-zumbas 2010 DESCRIPTION:Save Our Ba-Zumbas is a two hour charity and fitnesszumbathon t o be held on Sunday\, August 22nd\, 2010\, Sunday\, September 12th\, 2010an d Sunday\, October10th\, 2010 at 12 Noon. Our guest trainers will be Meliss a Athie\, Brittani Hall\, and Nikki McNutt-Thiem.Save our Ba-Zumbasis inten ded to raise funds and further the mission of Susan G. Komen for the Cure F oundation. Unfortunately\, breast cancer has become an all too common occur rence among women and men throughout the world. Now is the time to take act ion to help end this disease. The more funds that we raise\, the sooner we can end this fight. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/national_wildlife_federation_fundraise r_w_sematic DTSTART:20100822T170000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74946 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:National Wildlife Federation Fundraiser W/ Sematic DESCRIPTION:Meza Mudge Sheema Bahemat Computer Folk -- This show will be st anding room only - with very limited seating. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_english_beat_bad_manners DTSTART:20100822T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72053 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The English Beat\, Bad Manners DESCRIPTION:Formed in the working class suburbs of industrial Birmingham in England in 1978 The Beat arose at a time of high unemployment and social u pheaval. From the outset the band offered messages of hope and peace with a n insight into sociopolitical topics would later alongside The Specials see them heralded as forerunners of the whole 2-Tone Ska movement. Ranking Rog er and Dave Wakeling led with vocal duties while Andy Cox and David Steele took guitar and bass duties with Everett Morton supplying the most distinct ive of drumming styles. Added to this mix was the renowned saxophonist Saxa \, adding the deliciously warm Jamaican ska instrumental flavour that is fo rever associated with the bands sound. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/boys_will_be_boys DTSTART:20100822T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74949 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Boys Will Be Boys DESCRIPTION:After selling more than 50\,000 singles on iTunes this past yea r\, its clear that Boys Will Be Boys has made a name for themselves nationa lly\, but all of this riot started with the boys partying and playing hard in their hometown of Northern VA. Following in the likes of My Favorite Hig hway and The Friday Night Boys from the area\, Boys Will Be Boys absolutely loves to come to Jammin Java and put on a great show from start to finish. They currently have three EP's available on the iTunes music store to buy. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/juliette_lewis DTSTART:20100823T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71551 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Juliette Lewis DESCRIPTION:Lewis launched a career as a solo singer and musician\, leading American rock band Juliette and the Licks until 2009. After splitting with the Licks\, she has formed a new band The New Romantiques\, with whom she has recorded a new album entitled Terra Incognita. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/thad_cockrell DTSTART:20100823T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74454 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Thad Cockrell DESCRIPTION:Thad Cockrell's album "To Be Loved" is one of those rare albums that contains music that inspires from the kick off of "Pride (Won't Get U s Where We're Going)" to the very final track "Oh To Be Loved"....These are songs written from Thad's heart with strong messages of faith that will sh ake any man to the very bottom of his soul. Layered in catchy music\, the l yrics weave throughout & come through as being truly moving\, soul stirring & hope giving....There is so much great music on this album that it was re ally hard to pick just one to highlight. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DAR Constitution Hall SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/scissor_sisters DTSTART:20100823 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71981 GEO:38.8943\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Scissor Sisters DESCRIPTION:The Scissor Sisters are an American band that formed in 2001. T heir style draws from disco\, glam rock\, pop and the club scene of New Yor k City. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/thieving_irons_ex-pela DTSTART:20100823 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72316 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Thieving Irons (Ex-Pela) DESCRIPTION:This is Nate Martinez's first solo project. After spending year s recording and touring with the band Pela\, he now records under the monik er Thieving Irons. He recently completed his first album entitled 'This Mid night Hum' which will be released August 24\, 2010 through his label Seabir d Recording Co. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tears_for_fears_23299 DTSTART:20100823T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74081 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tears for Fears DESCRIPTION:Riding in on the tail end of new wave and new romantic\, Tears for Fears -- which featured musical contributions from former Graduate keyb oardist Ian Stanley on early albums -- landed a record contract with Polygr am in 1982. The following year\, the band released its debut\, The Hurting\ , which became a major hit in Britain\, generating no less than three Top F ive hit singles. Two years later\, the group released Songs From the Big Ch air\, which demonstrated a more streamlined and soul-influenced sound. Song s From the Big Chair became a huge hit in America\, rocketing to the top of the charts on the strength of the singles "Everybody Wants to Rule the Wor ld" and "Shout\," which both hit number one\, and the number three "Head Ov er Heels\," which were all supported by clever\, stylish videos that receiv ed heavy MTV airplay. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/louise_shelley_-_human_trafficking DTSTART:20100823T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74306 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Louise Shelley - Human Trafficking DESCRIPTION:The founder and director of the Terrorism\, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center at George Mason University\, Shelley exposes human t rafficking as a global enterprise\, one that follows different business mod els in different regions. The result of 16 years of travel\, interviews\, a nd academic research\, this study finds that human trafficking is likely to grow in coming years. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/used_up DTSTART:20100823T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74952 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Used Up DESCRIPTION:The Humans were formed in early 2010 at Edison High School. It all started with Paul being the original ukulele master\, having one since the beginning of time. Then Davy received an uke for Christmas 2009. After seeing the joy these magical instruments can bring\, Caleb decided to get a n ukulele of his own. In addition to all having ukuleles\, each member had one more common thread\, the same debate/forensics class. It was a class in which they brought their ukuleles and could jam freely\, but only under on e condition: their final project must be to write and record an album. Inst ead of discouraging such creativity\, their teacher\, Ms. Kiggins\, promote d their uniqueness and led to the formation of The Humans. For the next two months\, 90 minutes of every other school day was devoted to playing cover s or brainstorming song ideas in Edison's stairwells and courtyard\, with e xception to the times when they had substitutes who did not believe a teach er would allow such a thing. Little did they now\, for now The Humans have become Northern Virginia's best Tragical-Comical-Historical-Pastoral-Ukulel e-Folk-Rock Band. Currently\, The Humans spend their time working on their album\, entitled "An Album"\, which will be out in the summer of 2010. In a ddition\, they perform on the streets of Old Town Alexandria\, making frien ds with Canadians\, bikers\, and anybody who will listen. The Humans would like to thank all of their friends\, family\, fans/groupies\, and of course Ms. Kiggins. We hope you enjoy\, and feel free to search "The Humans" on f acebook. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/victoria_vox_ellen_cherry DTSTART:20100824T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74455 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Victoria Vox\, Ellen Cherry DESCRIPTION:A pioneer singer/songwriter on the growing ukulele scene\, Vict oria Vox lives in Baltimore and tours 130+ shows a year from Paris to Honol ulu\, singing about whatever tickles her tires. She’s joined by high-ener gy\, retro-folk heroes Boulder Acoustic Society\, who sport vintage clothes \, savor small batch bourbon\, and rock the ukulele as well. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/coolrunnings DTSTART:20100824 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74666 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Coolrunnings DESCRIPTION:COOLRUNNINGS play a mixture of surf\, psychedelic\, Afrobeat\, synth-pop with a certain emphasis on percussion. The group started as a rec ording project in early December 2009 by songwriters Brandon Biondo (ex Roy al Bangs) and Forrest Ferguson. The project swelled into a full band with t he addition of members Elliott White (of Yung Life)\, Thomas Finn\, David T homasson\, Will Farner (also of Yung Life) and Dan Quirand. The band then b egan writing together as a unit and are working on their first full length titled "Teenage Tennessee." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_bigger_lights_23708 DTSTART:20100824T223000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74955 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Bigger Lights DESCRIPTION:The Bigger Lights have one rule and one rule only - the music a lways comes first. Of course\, this wasn't an overnight revelation. It took two and half years of pursuing music full-time for the Northern Virginia b ased quintet to realize that one of the hardest parts of being career music ians is learning how to put the music first. However\, the band's self-disc overy through the kind of confidence that only comes with experience is cle ar and present on their self-titled debut full length. On "The Bigger Light s\," vocalist Topher Talley\, guitarists John Kendall Royston and Chris McP eters\, bassist Dan Mineart\, and drummer Ryan Seaman have written and capt ured a memorable collection of radio-ready pop/rock anthems\, each with dis tinguishably diverse influences filling its own unique place on the album. With the release of their self-titled album on Doghouse Records\, The Bigge r Lights are entering 2010 with a newly rejuvenated sense of excitement and an even firmer dedication to their "music first\, business second" mantra\ , one that just may make stars out of one of pop music's best kept secrets. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/scott_mcmicken DTSTART:20100825T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73423 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Scott McMicken DESCRIPTION:“There was this feeling inside me going into making this reco rd that we’d never made an album before\,” says guitarist/vocalist Scot t McMicken of Dr. Dog’s Shame\, Shame\, their Anti- debut and the first a lbum made outside the safe confines of their home studio. “Four albums ag o\, we set out with this unspoken or unconscious mission\, and I feel like we accomplished that to our own standards of fulfillment. With our last rec ord [2008’s Fate]\, there didn’t seem to be the next logical step with the general set of sensibilities and aesthetics that we’d been working fr om up until that point. It felt like a closed book.” END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/doreens_jazz_new_orleans_featuring_dor een_ketchens DTSTART:20100825T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74954 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Doreen's Jazz New Orleans Featuring Doreen Ketchens DESCRIPTION:We are a group whose interest lies in spreading the culture and traditional music of New Orleans all over the world through performance an d education. Our leader Mrs. Doreen Ketchens has been called "The Queen of Jazz"\, "The Female Louis Armstrong"\, "Queen Clarinet" and "Miss Satchmo" in places she has performed. Even people who haven't heard her called these names refer to her in this way after hearing and seeing what she does on s tage. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/matisyahu_22687 DTSTART:20100825 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71841 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Matisyahu DESCRIPTION:Matthew Paul Miller\, better known by his Hebrew name Matisyahu (Hebrew:מתתיהו) is an American Hasidic Jewish reggae musician. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:International Spy Museum Complex SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/kidspy_spies_on_screen_spy_kids DTEND:20100825T200000Z DTSTART:20100825T180000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74960 GEO:38.8974\;-77.023 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Kidspy Spies on Screen: Spy Kids DESCRIPTION:Ever wonder if your parents are spies? Gregorio and Ingrid trad ed their life of excitement and intrigue as spies to raise their two childr en\, Carmen and Juni. When the unthinkable happens and they are captured\, there are only two people in the world who can save them: their kids. Follo w the Cortez family through this fast-paced adventure in the classic family spy film\, Spy Kids. After viewing the movie\, hear from a real husband an d wife spy duo. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/kathleen_koch_-_rising_from_katrina DTSTART:20100825T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74308 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Kathleen Koch - Rising From Katrina DESCRIPTION:Hurricane Katrina hit full force along the Mississippi Gulf Coa st and devastated the community of Bay St. Louis\, Koch’s hometown. An aw ard-winning documentary filmmaker and former CNN correspondent\, Koch tells the story of Bay St. Louis’s ruin and rebuilding with the skill of a sea soned reporter and the passion of an insider. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Strathmore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/free_summer_concert_uke_fest_2010_ladi es_of_the_uke DTSTART:20100825T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74957 GEO:39.0293\;-77.1012 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Free Summer Concert: Uke Fest 2010: Ladies of the Uke DESCRIPTION:Whether they’re channeling the sounds of the islands or brand ing a new style of rock that is equal parts zany and charming\, these ukule le ladies offer unstoppable summer fun. The concert features The Sweater Se t\, Victoria Vox\, The Hula Honeys\, The Riders and Cathy Fink & Marcy Marx er. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/kevin_heider_cd_release DTSTART:20100826T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74958 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Kevin Heider CD Release DESCRIPTION:Having appeared in radio jingles\, film documentaries\, theatri cal productions\, and television shows and commericals\, Kevin has employed his musical abilities for a wide variety of artistic mediums. Shortly befo re moving to northern Virginia in August of 2008\, Kevin was personally sel ected by Ingrid Michaelson as the winner of Gibson's "The Way I Am Contest" on MusicNation.com. He also had the privilege of performing an original so ng ("Hope for Our Children") at the Embassy of the Republic of Guyana in Ma rch of 2009. Most recently\, Kevin went on a musical mission trip of sorts in New Zealand\, where he spoke and performed his original music for multit udes of all ages.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/sandra_st_victor DTSTART:20100826T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74961 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Sandra St. Victor DESCRIPTION:SANDRA ST. VICTOR\nSinger/Songwriter Sandra St. Victor is what people like to call experienced. But looking through her many faceted music al past\, it would seem more that she is an experiencer. From recording tou ring and writing with/and & for the likes of Chaka Khan\, Darryl Hall\, Pau la Abdul\, The Temptations & Prince\, a magical duet with legend Curtis May field\, to her groundbreaking work with The Family Stand\, her tour creatio n Daughters Of Soul\, as well as classic solo recordings\, this artist want s to do it all. She can. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jay_brannan DTSTART:20100826 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71552 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jay Brannan DESCRIPTION:Jay Brannan is a singer-songwriter and actor. He was born in Te xas\, briefly studied in Ohio\, and moved to California to become an actor. Brannan appeared in the 2006 movie Shortbus\, which included one of his so ngs in its soundtrack\, and began to build a fan base by performing on YouT ube. He released an EP and acted in Holding Trevor in 2007 and has since to ured and released two albums. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/susan_gregg_gilmore_-_the_improper_lif e_of_bezellia_grove DTSTART:20100826T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74309 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Susan Gregg Gilmore - The Improper Life Of Bezellia Grove DESCRIPTION:The second novel from the author of Looking for Salvation at th e Dairy Queen is set in 1960s Nashville. The latest in a long line of Bezel lias in the Grove family\, Gilmore’s protagonist is feisty and irreverent \; where love is concerned\, she refuses to knuckle under to the rigid rule s of her class- and race-bound society. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dean_fields_23715 DTSTART:20100826T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74963 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Dean Fields DESCRIPTION:800 shows\, 5 years\, and 150\,000 miles have passed since Dean Fields went on the road to pursue a career in music. Now\, he hits the roa d again to promote his most recent release 'Everything Just Happened the Wa y that it Happened.' These 11 songs chronicle the scenes and episodes exper ienced and witnessed during his life on the road. During that time his addr ess changed from Miami to Nashville to Boston until most recently returning to his hometown of Richmond\, VA.\nHis recent homecoming has found Fields selling out shows in Richmond Va\, as well as nearby Washington DC. "Dean F ields writes lyrics like Leonard Cohen and sings like Jeff Buckley. It's no surprise that there's a serious buzz on this Virginia singer-songwriter." (Free Times) While continuing to feed his passion for music\, Dean is fuele d by a single-minded love to perform\, sharing the stage with KT Tunstall\, Blues Traveler\, Rosanne Cash\, Auqualung\, Hootie and the Blowfish\, John Hiatt\, Cake\, Bruce Hornsby\, Rusted Root\, Madeleine Peyroux\, Carbon Le af\, among others. In addition\, Fields' maturity as a writer and performer is brought to the fore by some of the region's finest musicians. The band features members of Mandy Moore\, Sparklehorse\, Agents of Good Roots\, KD Lang\, Carbonleaf and Modern Groove Syndicate.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/beasts_of_no_nations DTSTART:20100826T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72317 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Beasts Of No Nations DESCRIPTION:Super fast aggressive politically charged punk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mavis_swan_poole DTSTART:20100827T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74964 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Mavis "swan" Poole DESCRIPTION:MAVIS "SWAN" POOLE\nThe Lady: Crowned "Little Ella" by legendar y tromobonist Curtis Fuller\, award winning vocalist/composer/lyricist Mavi s 'SWAN' Poole is generating quite a buzz on the music scene. Swan is grace d with an unrivaled brilliance of shattering genre barriers with her rich a nd smoky sound\, and is often compared to vocalists like Erykah Badu\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Jill Scott\, and Abbey Lincoln. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/gifts_from_enola DTSTART:20100827T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73424 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Gifts From Enola DESCRIPTION:Gifts From Enola is a four-piece instrumental post-rock band fr om Harrisonburg\, Virginia. Their music is characterised with a strong riff -orientated guitar sound along with the soft-loud approach prevalent in som e post-rock. They have released two full length albums and a split album. T he band is currently recording material for a new album\, expected for rele ase sometime in 2010. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/patrice_oneal_20725 DTSTART:20100827 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65385 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Patrice Oneal DESCRIPTION:Patrice got his first real taste of stand-up at a place called Estelle's in Boston. He was heckling a comic\, and the comic suggested mayb e Patrice thought he could do better. Patrice did and the following week he went on stage at Estelle's and brought down the house. From there he went on to work at the Comedy Connection\, then moved to working at most of the clubs in and around Boston\, New England\, and New York. Now\, years later\ , Patrice has a wide range of comic tools. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Verizon Center SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/women_of_faith_-_over_the_top DTSTART:20100827T140000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74968 GEO:38.8974\;-77.02 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Women of Faith - Over the Top DESCRIPTION:Register online at www.womenoffaith.com. Tickets are $99 for in dividuals\, and $89 for groups of 10 or more. All tickets/registrations mus t be done online at www.womenoffaith.com or via phone by calling 1-888-49-F AITH.\nDoors open at 6:00 p.m.\nAt a Women of Faith weekend\, thousands of women come together for a a surprisingly intimate\, unexpectedly funny\, de eply touching two-day event. Renowned speakers\, award-winning musical arti sts\, best-selling authors\, drama and more combine for a hope-filled event like no other. Get away with the girls for an Over the Top weekend and enj oy the God who loves you more than you ever dreamed possible. He will take your breath away! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:National Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/edvard_munch DTSTART:20100827T170000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73159 GEO:38.8921\;-77.0175 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Edvard Munch DESCRIPTION:Gallery talk on Edvard Munch. Special exhibition gallery talk g iven by David Gariff\, lecturer\, National Gallery of Art (50 minutes)East Building Ground Level\, Information Desk. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/deanna_bogart_band DTSTART:20100827T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74966 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Deanna Bogart Band DESCRIPTION:"After interning in western swing and R&B with Cowboy Jazz and Root Boy Slim\, Bogart has fronted her own tight ensemble for over fifteen years. Playing dazzling piano and soulful saxophone\, Deanna's added the en ergy of boogie-woogie\, contemporary blues\, country\, and jazz to create a unique fusion of musical styles. Her vocals and songwriting are as full of vitality as her playing - savvy\, sensuous\, and deep." -Amazon.com/music\ n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/michael_jackson_birthday_celebration DTSTART:20100828T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74082 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Michael Jackson Birthday Celebration DESCRIPTION:DJ/Musician/Former restaurant owner in Washington DC. DJ Dredd is usually at the Black Cat on holiday weekends presenting the "Prince vs" Dance Party series or his new jump off "Close 2 the Edge" which is a celebr ation of Hip Hop music & culture and takes place every 3rd Friday of the mo nth. Also check for Dredd at the 9:30 Club for the mega Prince vs Madonna v s Michael Jackson Dance Party. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/shortstack_w_blood_feathers_and_the_ch eniers DTSTART:20100828T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74822 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Shortstack w/ Blood Feathers and The Cheniers DESCRIPTION:Shortstack\, Washington D.C.'s favorite veteran post-Americana rock band\, celebrates their 10-year anniversary with their most realized a rtistic expression yet\, Please Leave My Mind. While their third full-lengt h offering is their most accessible to date\, the band has clearly matured as songwriters and studio artists. Subtly checking a bit of their signature creepy twang at the studio door\, Shortstack's focus this time around is o n crafting more a more sophisticated\, yet precise collection of rockin' tr acks\, while bringing lead singer Adrian Carroll's vocals to the forefront\ , and tackling a more personal domain of lyrical topics. It's as if the ban d has traded in their Model-T for a Lamborghini in their journey through th e dusty roots & blues/early rock n roll landscape that makes up old weird A merica. Gritty yet polished\, uneasy yet relaxed\, complex yet simply catch y as your favorite Beatles tune\, Please Leave My Mind satisfies the soul\, no matter what shape it's in. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/wallace_roney_quintet_23720 DTSTART:20100828T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74969 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Wallace Roney Quintet DESCRIPTION:Wallace Roney QUINTET\nGrammy Award Winner\, Wallace Roney is h eralded as an "improviser who loves complicated almost mathematical lines a nd who performs with catlike grace" by the New York Times\, trumpeter\, com poser and bandleader Wallace Roney is one of the most exciting and innovati ve musicians on the creative music scene. His consummate artistry and eager ness to explore and transcend musical boundaries has led him to collaborate with such diverse musicians as Art Blakey\, Miles Davis\, Carole King\, Or nette Coleman\, Sonny Rollins\, Prince\, Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell\, among numerous others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/marah_22788 DTSTART:20100828T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72048 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Marah DESCRIPTION:Marah is an American rock band that formed in the early 1990s a nd is closely associated with the cities of Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania and Brooklyn\, New York. The band is known for its intense live performances\, classic rock production style\, and association with authors Nick Hornby a nd Sarah Vowell and musicians Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/citizen_irresponsible DTSTART:20100828T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74456 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Citizen\, Irresponsible DESCRIPTION:Citizen* is the seamless union of rock and pop\, sex and romanc e\, earth and atmosphere. Singer Jimmy Fanale's earnest singer-songwriter s tyle is brought to bear by tight\, fast garage-rock rhythms and expansive g uitar melodies in perfect 3-minute pop bursts. This is a band with the prom otional and performance experience of artists well beyond their years\, but Citizen* is about right now. These four may have played to big crowds from big stages in a past life\, but this moment is their moment. It is this ur gency that makes Citizen* a band to watch.\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/along_those_lines_23717 DTSTART:20100828T022900Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74965 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Along Those Lines DESCRIPTION:LATE SHOW!\nThis show will be standing room only - with very li mited seating.\nAt this time last year\, we were frantically putting the fi nishing touches on the Hold The Ground EP while booking an East Coast tour. Although there were plenty of times where we never thought it would all co me together\, it did and it was actually far more successful than we ever i magined it would be. We carried the momentum built up from the tour and the release of "Hold the Ground" last August and kept on trucking. We have pla yed more shows this past year than at any other point in our careers and we could not be happier. We also just finished recording two new tracks - "Fo ol My Eyes" and "Lonely Bones" - in addition to remixing and remastering th e entire "Hold The Ground" EP to make it sound even more beastly. Hopefully the two new songs become your new two favorite Await Rescue songs and you enjoy the second version of HTG more than you did the first version.\n"This hard rock quintet from our very own Boston blew me away. From start to fin ish they dove through some of the most innovative experimental music I have heard coming out of the local scene ... the entire set was full of well-ex ecuted complex song writing\, powerful energy\, and great stage presence. T here was no weak link to be found..." -Nick Grieco\, Playground Boston\nAwa it Rescue has performed with many amazing talents over the past two years o r so including: Ice Nine Kills\, Seasons After\, Jet Black Stare\, And Then There Were None\, Lansdowne\, Vallon\, Brunswick\, Phone Calls From Home\, Sincerely The Management\, Verbana Darvell & Remember Tomorrow just to nam e a few.\nAwait Rescue MySpace\nWith a quaint hometown attitude and an expl osive stage show\, Along Those Lines has been hailed as one of the best new acts. Mixing hard rock and alternative has never felt so good for this Fai rfax based band. A year after the release of the fast selling Along Those L ines EP\, the band has set it's sights on dominating the music scene in eve ry area they play. You're guaranteed to like what you hear\, so come get ad dicted! Links for Along Those Lines\nAwait Rescue END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/patrice_oneal_20725 DTSTART:20100828 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65386 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Patrice Oneal DESCRIPTION:Patrice got his first real taste of stand-up at a place called Estelle's in Boston. He was heckling a comic\, and the comic suggested mayb e Patrice thought he could do better. Patrice did and the following week he went on stage at Estelle's and brought down the house. From there he went on to work at the Comedy Connection\, then moved to working at most of the clubs in and around Boston\, New England\, and New York. Now\, years later\ , Patrice has a wide range of comic tools. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_cascade_radioviolet_daddy_lion DTSTART:20100828 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75649 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Cascade\, Radioviolet\, Daddy Lion DESCRIPTION:The Cascade is pop-rock band from Pittsburgh. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Harriet Tubman Elementary Field SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/columbia_heights_day DTEND:20100828T220000Z DTSTART:20100828T140000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74466 GEO:38.9297\;-77.0277 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Columbia Heights Day DESCRIPTION:Community celebration features live music and dance\, family a ctivities\, local artisans\, food and more. Schedule of events includes: 10 :00 am morning yoga workshop by Quiet Mind Yoga\; 10:00 am Dog Show and nei ghborhood bike parade\; Two stages of live music and dance performances\, f eaturing Czars of Leisure\, The Chariots\, La Unica Irish Band\, Armchairs\ , Batala percussion group\, Belladonna belly dancers and more. Tons of food \, too. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_ultimate_doo-wop_show DTSTART:20100829T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75751 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show DESCRIPTION:Charlie Thomas former lead singer of The Drifters\, \nShirley A lston-Reeves Original lead singer of The Shirelles\, The Flamingos featurin g Terry Johnson\, Jay Siegal & The Tokens with their Special Guest Jay Tray nor of Jay & The Americans\,Eugene Pitt & The Jive Five\, Cathy Jean & The Roommates\,The Vogues featuring Bill Burkette & Hugh Geyer\, Daddy G\, The Jarmels \n& The Rama Lama Big Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/daycare_swindlers_w_the_mostly_dead_ne rvous_impulse_and_dynamite_fisherman DTSTART:20100829T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74107 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Daycare Swindlers w/ The Mostly Dead Nervous Impulse and Dynamite Fisherman DESCRIPTION:Ska-punk outfit the Daycare Swindlers was formed on the campus of George Mason University in 1994. The band then began touring throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and the East Coast at large. Their hard work paid o ff in 2002 when the band signed a new contract with Go-Kart Records\, the h ardcore/punk label out of New York City. Since then\, the Daycare Swindlers have become a stalwart part of the ska-punk scene. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_i-ternals DTSTART:20100829T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74460 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The I-Ternals DESCRIPTION:In the beginning there was Sound\, then came Word\, together th ey created Power. With hard hitting drums\, extremely heavy basslines\, mov ing melodies\, and ghostly lyrics\, THE I-TERNALS are reverting back to the classic sound of Rockers and early dancehall Dub styles of Jamaican Reggae music.\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_official_birthday_party_for_the_go dfather_of_go_go_chuck_brown_24140 DTSTART:20100829T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76533 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Official Birthday Party For the Godfather of Go Go Chuck Brown DESCRIPTION:Supporting Acts: D Floyd\, Ms Kim\, Lissen\, Be'la Dona (All Fe male Go-Go Band) The Official Birthday Party for the Godfather of Go Go Ch uck Brown Affectionately known as the Godfather of Go Go\, Chuck Brown co mbined Latin beats\, African call and response chants and American Jazz\, t hrowing in a touch of soul with a continuous drumbeat. This nonstop dance m usic is and has been a trademark of original creative music from the nation s capital\, Washington\, D.C.\, and has gained Chuck Brown worldwide fans. Chuck Brown began his musical career in the early 60s. His first stage expe rience was with Jerry Butler and the Earls of Rhythm. Then in 1965\, he joi ned Los Latinos\, whose syncopated backbeat enthralled him. This experience gave Chuck the confidence to get out on his own\, incorporating all these styles into his band and introducing a sound unlike anything available at t hat time. I got sick and tired of watching people sitting around\, Chuck sa ys Disco was too fast-people didn't want to get all sweaty\, and they just sat down. So we cut the beat in half. Chuck called this new sound Go Go\, b ecause it never stops. Chuck Brown exploded onto the scene in 1971 with his first hit We The People. In 1972 he scored again\, with the hit Blow Your Whistle. This was followed by the gold album Bustin Loose and the 1 hit sin gle of the same name on MCA/Source Records. In the mid-80s\, the face of Go Go was changed forever with the Future Records release of Go Go Swing. Wit h this release\, Chuck Brown broke new ground\, and captured the hearts of music lovers young and old\, near and far\, black and white. Go Go Swing wa s released around the world\, leading to a large international following an d numerous international concert tours. A string of hit records followed\, producing the now Go Go classics Be Bumpin Fresh\, Run Joe\, Day-O\, Back I t On Up\, We Need Some Money\, and 2001 (Thatll Work). Five live CDs came n ext\, including This Is A Journey... END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/patrice_oneal_20725 DTSTART:20100829 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65387 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Patrice Oneal DESCRIPTION:Patrice got his first real taste of stand-up at a place called Estelle's in Boston. He was heckling a comic\, and the comic suggested mayb e Patrice thought he could do better. Patrice did and the following week he went on stage at Estelle's and brought down the house. From there he went on to work at the Comedy Connection\, then moved to working at most of the clubs in and around Boston\, New England\, and New York. Now\, years later\ , Patrice has a wide range of comic tools. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Merriweather Post Pavilion SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/a_tribe_called_quest DTSTART:20100829 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69862 GEO:39.2115\;-76.8635 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:A Tribe Called Quest DESCRIPTION:A Tribe Called Quest is one of Hip Hop's most legendary\, belov ed and revered groups of all time and for good reason. Easily recognized fo r their unique approach to rap music by employing jazz infused soundscapes to Afro centric rhymes\, sans the jaded and often nihilistic aggressive pos turing associated with hip-hop\, A Tribe Called Quest was largely responsib le for the popularity of a new genre that dominated the East Coast sound of the early 1990s. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/molly_hagen DTSTART:20100829T040000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74461 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Molly Hagen DESCRIPTION:After living in Miami for four years\, pursuing a Bachelor of M usic at the University of Miami\, Molly Hagen returned to her hometown of W ashington\, DC in 2008. Since then\, she has been actively writing\, record ing and performing in and around the DC/MD/VA area. She recently released a debut acoustic EP in July 2009\, and is currently working on a full album. Stay tuned for online updates\, website listings\, show info\, and general tidbits about Molly Hagen and her musical endeavors.\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Merriweather Post Pavilion SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/rock_the_bells_23126 DTSTART:20100829T150000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73411 GEO:39.2115\;-76.8635 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Rock the Bells DESCRIPTION:Snoop Dogg\, A Tribe Called Quest\, Wu-Tang Clan\, Rakim\, KRS- One\, Ms. Lauryn Hill\, Slick Rick w/ DJ Premier\, Street Sweeper Social Cl ub\, Murs and 9th Wonder\, Wiz Khalifa\, Clipse\, Immortal Technique\, Jedi Mind Tricks\, Brother Ali\, DJ Muggs and Ill Bill\, Big Sean\, Yelawolf\, Supernatural\, DJ Rocky Rock END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/whamoo_home_brewed DTSTART:20100829T223000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75804 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Whamoo! Home Brewed DESCRIPTION:Immersed in an endless sea of images and information the next r ising generation find themselves at a loss. They have more music\, more kno wledge\, more ability\, and more opportunity than ever before\, but the thr oes of information gluttony have left them to crave something more. That so mething is context. And it is Branch Avenue\, an up and coming group of art ists from the DC area\, who aim to alleviate that appetite. Upon the train- like tracks of energy infused pop-punk Branch Avenue wields the brute force of hard rock with the all the poignancy of a poet. Since 2004 Branch Avenu e has worked to bring more than awe inspiring music and effectual lyrics. T hey come with meaning. In July of 2008 the band recorded their first ever p rofessional recording with Baltimorean indie producer Justin Day. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/kuku DTEND:20100830T010000Z DTSTART:20100829T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75805 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Kuku DESCRIPTION:Hailed by a fan as "The African Music Medicine Man\," Nigerian- Yoruba singer/songwriter Kuku\, has been performing internationally since t he release of his debut album\, Love Sessions/Unexpected Pleasures. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/donna_summer_23807 DTSTART:20100830T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75752 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Donna Summer DESCRIPTION:Catchy hits “Last Dance\,” “She Works Hard for Her Money\ ,” “Hot Stuff\,” and others fill the night with electric energy by th is Grammy-winning dance club queen. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/catherine_feeny DTSTART:20100830T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75808 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Catherine Feeny DESCRIPTION:Catherine Feeny is a singer/songwriter based in Portland\, Oreg on. She grew up in Norristown\, Pennsylvania\, studied in Washington\, D.C. \, and finally relocated to Los Angeles\, where she started seriously writi ng her own songs. Her first album Catherine Feeny was produced by fellow si nger/songwriter Joe Purdy and was released in the UK in January 2003. Short ly later\, she met producer Sebastian Rogers who then produced her second a lbum: Hurricane Glass\, which was released in the UK in June 2006. It inclu des the single "Mr Blue" which features in the 2006 film Running With Sciss ors. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/magic_bullets_foul_swoops DTSTART:20100830T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72039 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Magic Bullets\, Foul Swoops DESCRIPTION:".... something a bit more brooding and bittersweet in the soun ds of Magic Bullets. A strong Smiths sensibility shines through these four songs for sure\, and while everyone seems to be going the fuzz-pop route th ese days it's actually kind of refreshing right now to hear these flowing d reamy-pop nuggets that soar so nicely on their own without relying on lo-fi delity fuzz for instant credibility. We're sure these guys wish they could have come of age in the early '80s Manchester scene but we're super happy t hey are here now creating songs that while nod to that era still sound so f resh and relevant..."\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/samuel DTSTART:20100830T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74667 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Samuel DESCRIPTION:Born in New York\, Samuel has been surrounded by music his enti re life. His mother\, whom he credits as his biggest influence\, was a sing er and performer in her own right. It wasn’t long before he followed in h er footsteps\, forming a string of bands throughout high school. Playing sh ows and doing home recordings\, Samuel attracted some indie label attention but after being introduced to Ben “DJ BRoc” Ruttner\, part of the prod uction duo the Knocks\, he decided to break off to pursue a solo career. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_eddie_levert_band DTSTART:20100830 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_67539 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Eddie Levert Band DESCRIPTION:Eddie Levert is the lead vocalist of the soul/funk/R&B vocal gr oup\, The O'Jays. Levert was born in Bessemer\, Alabama\, but was raised in Canton\, Ohio. While attending high school\, he met buddies Walter William s\, Bill Isles\, Bobby Massey\, and William Powell. They were motivated to sing after seeing a performance from Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers. They fo rmed in 1958.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/nas_and_damian_jr_gong_marley DTSTART:20100830T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73401 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:NAS and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley DESCRIPTION:International Hip-Hop superstar Nas and GRAMMY-winning artist D amian "Jr. Gong" Marley are set to hit the road tomorrow with a series of s olo tour dates across the U.S. The pair's tour dates together are on the he els of the release of Distant Relatives\, an album created by the two artis ts to celebrate the correlation and deep-rooted connection between reggae m usic\, hip-hop\, and Africa. The album features the signature instrumentati on and musicianship of Marley with the hard-hitting beats and lyrics of Nas . Throughout the course of their musical careers\, the duo has taught each other and always admired one another's styles. Since first meeting in 1996\ , the two artists have shared a mutual respect and camaraderie that was mos t recently showcased on "Road to Zion\," a standout track from Damian's cri tically-acclaimed album\, Welcome to Jamrock. After having such a positive experience working together\, they have now joined forces again for Distant Relatives. The release date for the album will be announced in coming week s.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/joe_zelek_acoustic_tyler_toliver DTSTART:20100830T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75823 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Joe Zelek (acoustic) Tyler Toliver DESCRIPTION:Casey\nThis show will be seated on a first come\, first served basis.\nA 2009 John Lennon Songwriting Competition FINALIST\, Casey has bee n described as having "a gift for turning a phrase".\nCasey grew up with a musical background in Herndon\, VA and attended college at Virginia Tech wh ere he had a steady gig every Tuesday night for three years. He experimente d with songwriting and fell hard into the trap that is the greatness of Bob Dylan.\nAfter college\, the 'real world' soon caught up with Casey and mus ic took a back seat. Recently\, after leaving a perfectly good company beca use he was unsure of what he wanted to do with his life\, Casey wrote and r ecorded (in a matter of weeks) what became his debut album.\nThe songs had been cooped up inside Casey for years\, and they fell out on to the paper. Most of the songs were recorded in one or two takes\, and the album permeat es with raw and honest energy.\nQuickly receiving rave reviews\, the CD has been called "Stunningly Good"\, "Upbeat and Propulsive"\, and "Breathes Ne w Life into Stale Folk Genre".\nCasey has rediscovered his music - and now plays the local Northern VA music scene at venues like Jammin Java\, Iota's \, Fireflies\, and Vermilion\, to name a few. He feels he has something to say in his songs\, and wants to say them to whoever will listen.\nCasey Web site\nTyler Toliver\, a fresh new face on the country music scene\, picked up his first guitar at age nine. He explains that it was a hot summer\, and he wanted an excuse to stay inside. And in doing so\, he set a course for his future that has led to an exciting career as a writer\, musician and si nger.....and a United States Marine.\nTyler has received accolades from his fans all around the country\, that has inspired him to go into the studio and record a 10 song album that should be released by mid spring 2010\, Tyl er has had the privilege of opening for country music legend Joe Diffie and is in the process of booking performances thoughout Virginia\, Maryland\, and West Virginia.\nThe Washington D.C. Barracks magazine "Pass and Review" has just released a four page article on Tyler and his music and he has ar ticles written in the "Bull Run Observer" and "The Montgomery County Journa l."\nTyler was born and raised in Southern Wisconsin\, where he grew up run ning through the woods with his friends\, eating bar pizzas\, drinking root beer and playing pool. His mother was a bartender in Muskego\, and his ear ly cultural influences were country music\, pickup trucks and cowboy boots. He loved to imitate Garth Brooks\, standing in front of the jukebox with h is plastic baseball bat\, pretending that it was his guitar.\nAs a teen\, h e moved from pretend to the real thing\, writing his own music and performi ng for friends and family\, and anyone else who would listen. In high schoo l\, Tyler joined the ROTC\, and then chose to enlist in the United States M arines upon graduation in 2007. His high school years were punctuated by su ccess - academic honors\, owning a general contracting business and receivi ng honors from the local ROTC.\nAs a Marine recruit Tyler was named 'Compan y Honor Man' and rose to the rank of Corporal in less than a year. He conti nues to serve our Country while writing music and performing.\nNot to menti on his friends\, family and fans believe in him!\nTyler Toliver Website\nTh e Joe Zelek Band has kept a laser beam focus on the basics: "the song" and "the show"....and folks get it. They sell big numbers\, play to big crowds and enjoy substantial radio airplay in their home region of the Ohio Valley .\nAll of which has led to a partnership with producer/songwriter Joe West ("Do You Believe Me Now"-Jimmy Wayne\, "American Ride"-Toby Keith) resultin g in the first official JZB single to be nationally released to country rad io this year via Gasoline/Apothecary/Nine North Records.\nMore about the JZ B...\nOver the last few years the JZB has built a large and dedicated fan b ase in the tri-state region of OH\, WV\, and PA. They're one of the top pla yed artists on 98.7 WOVK appearing regularly on the spin-based "Top 98 Year End Countdown." In addition they've had multiple singles in rotation natio nally on XM Radio's Nashville Channel 11 as well as Froggy Radio Pittsburgh among numerous other regional stations.\nThis year marks the band's fourth consecutive year as a main-stage act at Jamboree In The Hills in Morristow n OH\, one of the largest and longest running country music festivals in th e country.\nThe JZB is affiliated with brands such as Wal-Mart and Coca-Col a in their home region and their music has been used by television stations such as hometown NBC affiliate WTOV-9 in Steubenville OH\, WFTV in Orlando FL and Fox Sports West in Los Angeles\, CA.\nMore about Joe West...\nAs a songwriter Joe West has had multiple 1 singles including Toby Keith's "Amer ican Ride" and Jimmy Wayne's "Do You Believe Me Now." He's also had cuts by Tim McGraw\, Julianne Hough\, Emily West\, Danielle Peck\, Chad Hudson & m any others. His music has been featured in over 100 network\, cable & featu re films.\nWest also has a long & distinguished list of production/mixing c redits including\; Emmy Lou Harris\, Warren Zevon\, Shakira\, Justin Timber lake\, Jimmy Wayne\, James Otto\, Emily West\, Danielle Peck\, Jo Dee Messi na\, Mercy Me\, Steve Earle\, Mathew Sweet\, Indigo Girls & many more Gramm y Award Winning and Multi Platinum selling artists. Links for Joe Zelek (Ac oustic) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jim_avett DTSTART:20100831T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73425 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jim Avett DESCRIPTION:Family\, Jim Avett taught his children\, is everything. And som etimes\, it's the only thing. Which is why\, given the exploding popularity of The Avett Brothers — fronted by his sons\, Scott and Seth — runs on a musical engine of morality\, loyalty\, hard work\, celebration and famil y. Jim Avett taught them most of those things\, but along the way\, they ta ught him a few things as well. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/casiokids DTSTART:20100831T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69802 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Casiokids DESCRIPTION:With the release of their first UK single Casiokids seem poised to be the latest in a long line of artists from the celebrated Bergen scen e to rattle the cages of jaded audiences and industry. Think Røyksöpp\, D atarock\, Annie\, Kings of Convenience and The Whitest Boy Alive and you ha ve some idea of the international potential contained in this rainy city on the west coast of Norway which Casiokids call home. And it seems certain t hat the band will be spending less and less time there as word spreads abou t their sensational live shows\, indietronic extravaganzas and catchy as he ll tunes. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/daniel_moore DTSTART:20100831T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75822 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Daniel Moore DESCRIPTION:Grammy Nominated singer/producer/song-writer/musician\, Daniel Moore is quickly becoming a musical staple in the music industry today. Gra duating from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts where he was named doubl e gold winner of the NAACP Act-So competition in 1999 in the vocal contempo rary and instrumental contemporary categories\, Daniel furthered his musica l education by attending the Hartt School of Music to study with legendary jazz saxophonist\, Jackie McLean. It was there where Daniel became one of t he one of the founding members of the hit production team\, Tha Cornaboyz\, working alongside the multi-platinum group Jagged Edge. However\, Daniel's voracious appetite for many different kinds of music would not allow him t o confine himself to any one sound or style. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/brainfang DTSTART:20100901T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75826 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Brainfang DESCRIPTION:Brainfang the Rock Band was formed by David Cotton and Patrick Williams. Recent full-time additions to the band include Marc Capponi on ba ss guitar and vocals and Matt Rehfuss on drums and vocals. David and Patric k began writing and performing in 1999 and have produced one full-length CD entitled We Right The Songs. A 2-song CD entitled New Wave Bunker is now a vailable\, which includes the latest additions to this site\, "Coke Can Hig h" and the titular track. In the Fall of 2007 Brainfang released the 12 son g cd\, "Brainfang Lives\, Live\," copies of which are available at upcoming shows.\nBrainfang makes regular appearances at Washington D.C. area clubs\ , and may also be seen performing acoustically at local coffee houses. Link s for Brainfang Artist web site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/unnatural_helpers DTSTART:20100901T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72040 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Unnatural Helpers DESCRIPTION:Unnatural Helpers are a giant spoonful of Seattle rocker stew. The end result of the heavy gravitational pull of like-minded musicians mix ing and co-mingling with each other through the local scene. How the Helper s came to be as a static entity is a little bewildering… END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_u-liners_23129 DTSTART:20100901T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73414 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The U-Liners DESCRIPTION:A Jerry Garcia tribute band. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jon_anderson DTSTART:20100901 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69588 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jon Anderson DESCRIPTION:Jon Anderson (born John Roy Anderson on 25 October 1944) is an English musician\, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock ba nd Yes. He is also an accomplished solo artist\, and has collaborated with artists such as the Greek musician Vangelis\, among others. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/autolux_gold_panda DTSTART:20100901 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70775 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Autolux\, Gold Panda DESCRIPTION:Autolux lives somewhere between nonconventional means and outer space. Lush\, sonic meltdowns with melodies and lyrics that set themselves up for the long haul - vacillating between economy and experimentation\, h ybrid and rock classicism. Check out the Los Angeles trio's sound on their latest release Transit Transit. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Nage Bistro SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/nage_bistro_offers_special_red_fish_sa ndwich_fundraiser_to_benefit_gulf_coast_relief_efforts DTSTART:20100901 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71230 GEO:38.9067\;-77.037 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Red Fish Sandwich Fundraiser Benefiting Gulf Coast Relief Efforts DESCRIPTION:From now until January 2011\, Gulf Coast native and executive c hef at Nage Bistro\, Glenn Babcock will offer a special red fish sandwich f or $10\, with all profits benefitting Gulf Coast relief\, specifically to s upport fishermen\, shrimpers and oystermen whose livelihoods are threatened by the oil spill. The Gulf Coast Red Fish Sandwich is prepared in traditio nal Gulf Coast fashion and features a filet of buttery\, mild red fish whic h is blackened and topped with lemon caper aioli. It is served on a house m ade ciabatta roll with lettuce and tomato and comes with a side of green ca bbage slaw. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_capstan_shafts_23610 DTSTART:20100901 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74668 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Capstan Shafts DESCRIPTION:The Capstan Shafts is the musical project of Vermont native Dea n Wells. Renowned for his prolific output\, Wells is a musical Bukowski\, w ith songs like the old drunk’s short stories: low on length and conventio nal form\, but highly literary and extremely satisfying END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/washington_writers_salon DTSTART:20100901T220000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73398 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Washington Writers' Salon DESCRIPTION:Writers don't have to be hermits! Unpublished or prize-winning\ , all word artists welcome at this loose monthly gathering of DC-area write rs. Just camaraderie and collaboration among fellow creatives. No workshopp ing\, no need to bring writing or read your resume. Eat\, drink and be your self\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_dear_hunter_23847 DTSTART:20100902T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75829 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Dear Hunter DESCRIPTION:While THE DEAR HUNTER--Casey Crescenzo(singer/pianist/guitarist /lyricist/producer)\, brother Nick Crescenzo (drums)\, Erick Serna (guitars ) and Josh Rheault (keyboards/guitars)-begin to plot out ideas for their ne xt album\, ACT IV (the follow-up to 2009's critically acclaimed ACT III: LI FE AND DEATH)\, fans won't have to wait too long for new music. A collectio n of 9 EPs entitled COLOR SPECTRUM will be released early next year. The ex act release date will be announced in the coming months. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/lahla_hadiya DTSTART:20100902T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75839 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Lahla Hadiya DESCRIPTION:Lahla-Hadiya\, a native of Washington D.C. has taken the city b y storm with her philosophical blend of both style and technique. She capti vates her audience with her bold yet sensual lyrical abilities. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/fu_manchu DTSTART:20100902 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71162 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Fu Manchu DESCRIPTION:Originally formed in 1985 as a Black Flag-influenced hardcore p unk band called Virulence\, FU MANCHU has since become one of hard rock’s most celebrated names. The band released its first single “Kept Between Trees” in 1990 and in the years following\, helped give rise to a celebra ted style of heavy music tagged “stoner rock” alongside peers such as K yuss\, Monster Magnet and Sleep. Since its inception\, the quartet has buil t itself a fanatical army of loyal enthusiasts all drawn to the group’s r idiculously catchy\, unpretentious music\, guitar-driven sound and carefree lyrics centered on "old muscle cars\, choppers\, vans\, skateboarding and science fiction”. The electrifying group will drop its new album Signs of Infinite Power this October via Century Media Records. If life is a highwa y\, FU MANCHU is its soundtrack. While FU MANCHU’s music has been alterna tely described as stoner rock\, surf-punk and desert rock\, the truth is th at it’s all of the above. Over the last dozen years\, the Southern Califo rnia quartet has perfected the art of the riff\, mastered the depth of the groove and sharpened the edge of the hook. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_beautiful_girls DTSTART:20100902 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72049 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Beautiful Girls\, Orgone DESCRIPTION:The Beautiful Girls is an Australian band\, predominantly playi ng roots music. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_brew DTSTART:20100902 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74463 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Brew DESCRIPTION:Audiences have been onto The Brew for quite some time. And the more sold-out venues they play\, the more fans fall under their spell. Mayb e it’s the band’s distinctive “brew” of indie rock sound. Maybe it s the way they bring the past to the present in bold\, unexpected ways. M aybe it’s their infectious passion for music in all its forms. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rams Head Tavern Savage SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/octoberfest_rams_head_tavern_sa vage DTEND:20100902T220000Z DTSTART:20100902T200000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75362 GEO:39.1359\;-76.8258 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Octoberfest Rams Head Tavern Savage DESCRIPTION:Our Autumn Seasonal beer is a traditional Maerzen style lager. We use eight types of imported German malts and four hop varieties to creat e this amber-colored fest beer.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/kele_of_bloc_party_23120 DTSTART:20100902T223000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73402 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Kele of Bloc Party DESCRIPTION:Born 13.10. 81\, Kele Okereke hails from Bethnal Green in East London\, though his parents emigrated from Nigeria to England before he was born. In his youth\, Kele listened to a wide range of contemporary music\, from hip-hop to pop and everything in-between. In fact\, it was the youthf ul rap act Kris Kross's 1992 Top of the Pops performance that motivated Kel e to explore music! His sister owned a guitar\, so Kele would borrow her in strument to learn to play and eventually compose his own material. Kele's r eceptivity to many different music genres influenced his songwriting techni que and allowed his songs to defy categorisation. However\, he would need o thers with a common vision in order to go forward in his endeavours. Kele f irst met Russell Lissack in 1998 in Essex\, where Russell had grown up and Kele attended school. However\, it would not be until the next year's Readi ng Festival that the two would reunite and vow to assemble a band. They bot h honed their individual guitar styles\, whilst Kele also focused on improv ing his singing by receiving vocal coaching. Although he feels that the coa ching ultimately helped him\, Kele chose to sing in the fashion he saw best fit the songs that he and Russell had composed. As such\, Kele's distincti ve vocal delivery is probably the most recognisable element of the Bloc Par ty sound. Kele and Russell placed advertisements in various music journals whilst Kele studied English literature at King's College in London END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Art Museum of the Americas SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/art_after_dark_-_presented_by_the_frie nds_of_the DTSTART:20100903T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75847 GEO:38.8921\;-77.0417 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Art After Dark DESCRIPTION:A museum intervention at the Art Museum of the Americas located at  201 18th Street NW\, Washington\, DC 20036 on September 2\, 2010 from 8pm to Midnight. Music by DJ Smudge Art Installations\, Performance Art\, and Video Art by Felix Angel\, Rob Parrish\, and others\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/redemption_reggae_presents_thee_origin al_judge DTSTART:20100903T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75848 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Redemption Reggae Presents: Thee Original Judge DESCRIPTION:The band creates a sound that is the result of the melting pot city that is Washington DC. Lucky Dub host members from all over\, includin g DC natives\, members from California\, New York\, the Virgin Islands\, an d as far as West Africa and Russia. We come from all walks of life\, and mu sical influences\, from Reggae\, Funk\, World\, Ska\, Rock Alternative\, an d Hip/Hop to create a sound to get down to. Ya gotta do what you love doing \, and that's what we're sticking to. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/april_smith_the_great_picture_show DTSTART:20100903T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72318 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:April Smith & The Great Picture Show DESCRIPTION:“Smith and her band’s entertaining theatrical sass and stag e class stage a smoky\, sexy cabaret show for the ear. Her jazzy vocals swo op up and down with such grace and emotion that it entices bystanders to pu ll up a chair and stay for a spell. One minute\, the seductress will melt h earts with her gorgeous\, unguarded ballads\, but the next minute she will threaten to eat her victims in large consuming bites to a rollicking tune. -The Deli Magazine (Best Bands of NYC 2009) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/blue_james_band DTSTART:20100903T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75841 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Blue James Band DESCRIPTION:WILL is the latest album from CWBJB and features 13 new tracks written and produced by Clifton Williams. Jack Gauthier (Dispatch\, State R adio) mixed the record in Rhode Island at his beautiful Lakewest Recording Studio. Pre-order your copy now! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/eddie_daniels_bob_james_project DTSTART:20100903T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75844 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Eddie Daniels & Bob James Project DESCRIPTION:Eddie Daniels & Bob James PROJECT\nEddie Daniels is that rarest of rare musicians who is not only equally at home in both jazz and classic al music\, but excels at both with breathtaking virtuosity. Eddie has had a long and successful career beginning with the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchest ra in the 1960's. His clarinet and tenor can be heard on many recordings in cluding those with Freddie Hubbard\, Richard Davis\, Don Patterson\, and du ets with Bucky Pizzarelli. Bob James is best know for his commercially succ essful recordings and his collaborations with Earl Klugh & David Sanborn\, the Taxi TV theme\, and the fusion-flavored Fourplay group. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/michael_mcdonald_20726 DTSTART:20100903 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65388 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Michael McDonald DESCRIPTION:The longest-running "MADtv" cast member to date did not start o ut with such career aspirations. After graduating from Servite High School (located in his hometown of Fullerton\, California)\, Michael McDonald purs ued a business major at the University of Southern California. Once he rece ived his business degree from USC\, Michael accepted a job as a loan office r at a Los Angeles Bank. At one point\, he even worked as a kindergarten as sistant. In an interview that he granted years later\, Michael referred to it as the toughest job he has ever had: "By midday\, when the kids were tak ing their naps\, I'd put my head on the desk and take one\, too. I was exha usted." Michael does note\, however\, that some of the inspiration for his most famous "MADtv" character\, Stuart\, comes from those challenging exper iences with the youngsters. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hot_hot_heat_hey_rosetta DTSTART:20100903 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71553 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Hot Hot Heat\, Hey Rosetta! DESCRIPTION:Hot Hot Heat is a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 1999 from Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hotspur_23931 DTSTART:20100903T223000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76214 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Hotspur DESCRIPTION:Hotspur\, named “New Artist of the Year” by the Washington Area Music Assoc.- DC\, recently released their second full-length album ti tled\, “You Should Know Better By Now”. 2010- Grand Prize Winner- “Ar tist on the Verge” - Hotspur is chosen as one of the country's top unsign ed bands\, by OurStage\, Myspace\, Facebook\, ReverbNation\, New Music Semi nar and Tommy Boy Records. MTV calls Hotspur “Buzzworthy”\, with two vi deos in rotation on Mtv U\, and mtv.com. The video can also be seen on FUSE on Demand\, and 100 video outlets nationwide. Hotspur was selected for Tac o Bell's “Feed the Beat” program\, along with notable acts as All-Ameri can Rejects\, Boys Like Girls\, and Owl City. Hotspur has been on tour sinc e their album’s release\, supporting such artists as Boys Like Girls\, Me tro Station\, and recent RCA-signees\, 2 AM Club. Hotspur performed at SXSW 2010\, New Music Seminar\, Shamrockfest\, and headlines shows at DC's 9:30 Club\, and Rams Head Live - Baltimore MD. Trailblazing indie magazine Alte rnative Press featured Hotspur in its August 2009 issue\, informing their l oyal readers: “Hotspur combine intricate piano and heartfelt melodies wit h enough electronics to keep pop-punk and club kids content.” “You Shou ld Know Better By Now” is an immediately captivating album\, one that dra ws you in at the first listen.” END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:State Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mac_mcanally DTSTART:20100903T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75852 GEO:38.8829\;-77.1697 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Mac McAnally DESCRIPTION:In between dates playing with Jimmy Buffet\, Coral Reefer guita rist and reknowned original singer/songwriter Mac McAnally joins us with a few of his friends\, bringing original tunes of his own as well as some he wrote for and with Jimmy. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DAR Constitution Hall SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/gurdas_maan DTSTART:20100904T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76193 GEO:38.8943\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Gurdas Maan DESCRIPTION:Gurdas Maans' last album BOOTPOLISHAN saw tremendous success. T he album contained several hit tracks that only added to the long list of G urdas Maans' classics. Challie\, was an off shoot to the master piece Chall a and Sakhiye Saheliyen was a beautiful love song that fell into the league of classic love songs such as Peer Tere Jaan di. Also included was a power ful patriotic track titled Bhagat Singh and Dillan De Jaani dedicated to th e late Shri Manoj Punj. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mondo_topless_the_blackberry_belles DTSTART:20100904T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72041 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Mondo Topless\, The Blackberry Belles DESCRIPTION:Mondo Topless is veteran garage outfit from Philadelphia. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/blue_james_band DTSTART:20100904T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75842 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Blue James Band DESCRIPTION:WILL is the latest album from CWBJB and features 13 new tracks written and produced by Clifton Williams. Jack Gauthier (Dispatch\, State R adio) mixed the record in Rhode Island at his beautiful Lakewest Recording Studio. Pre-order your copy now! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/future DTSTART:20100904T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76192 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Future DESCRIPTION:Future is a genre-melting hip-hop infused progressive rock band \; featuring two extraordinary guitarists a stellar rhythm section and a vi brant young front-man who delivers an energetic and connected performance e very show. Future has a style drenched in eclecticism each musician adding their own influences to the "wall of sound" style of groove oriented vivid and elevating music.\nWith over fifteen years of combined professional musi c experience Future uniquely delivers an experimentation of sound utilizing elements of Hip Hop\, Reggae and Rock Fusion. From outdoor festivals and u nderground clubs to premier music venues and sound-stages Future is cultiva ting a dedicated following of listeners who are as diverse as the band itse lf. Links for Future Artist web site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/villians DTSTART:20100904T013000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75650 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Villians DESCRIPTION:Resident DJs: Trevor Martin\, Tom-Koki\, Tim Toohey special gu ests: Dirty Steeeve\, Dj Lil Elle. Spinning everything in the closet\, out the closet\, on the radio\, on a blog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/michael_mcdonald_20726 DTSTART:20100904 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65389 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Michael McDonald DESCRIPTION:The longest-running "MADtv" cast member to date did not start o ut with such career aspirations. After graduating from Servite High School (located in his hometown of Fullerton\, California)\, Michael McDonald purs ued a business major at the University of Southern California. Once he rece ived his business degree from USC\, Michael accepted a job as a loan office r at a Los Angeles Bank. At one point\, he even worked as a kindergarten as sistant. In an interview that he granted years later\, Michael referred to it as the toughest job he has ever had: "By midday\, when the kids were tak ing their naps\, I'd put my head on the desk and take one\, too. I was exha usted." Michael does note\, however\, that some of the inspiration for his most famous "MADtv" character\, Stuart\, comes from those challenging exper iences with the youngsters. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mass_appeal DTSTART:20100904 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75651 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Mass Appeal DESCRIPTION:Indiscretion is key to MASS APPEAL's hyper-kinetic style. Hip-h op party jams\, indie anthems\, dance-punk\, guilty pleasures\, electronic beats and hard-hitting funk get spliced together in his eclectic sets of ba stard pop. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/black_cat_17th_anniversary DTSTART:20100904 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72042 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Black Cat 17th Anniversary DESCRIPTION:The Black Cat is celebrating its 17th year! That may not seem l ike much - but remember\, club years are different than human years. The Bl ack Cat is really 112. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/poor_mans_lobster DTSTART:20100904 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75652 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Poor Man's Lobster DESCRIPTION:Poor Man’s Lobster Is A Droplet Of Energy From The Sun That R ooted With The Earth To Represent The Sounds Ever Present Within Her Core. The Constant Shifting Of The Earth’s Tectonics Is Aligned With P.M.L Evol ving A Magnificent Nebula Of Sound That Will Captivate The Listening Ear. D on't Let The Metaphors Fool You Poor Man's Lobsters Music Packs A Serious P unch And Can Leave Quite An Aftertaste On The Palettes Of Music Lovers And Party Goers Alike.\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DAR Constitution Hall SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/trey_songz_with_monica DTSTART:20100904T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76199 GEO:38.8943\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Trey Songz with Monica DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by\nCD Enterprises END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/cowboy_mouth_23932 DTSTART:20100905T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76215 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Cowboy Mouth DESCRIPTION:The term 'Cowboy Mouth' has been used in the poetry of Shakespe are and Bob Dylan as well as a play by Patti Smith and Sam Shepard. Usually meaning one with a loud and raucous voice\, it describes the band well. Wi th over 2000 concerts under their belt and many years of reviews lauding th eir live show\, there is still one quote which best captures their show.... .__"...on a bad night they'll tear the roof off the joint and on a good nig ht\, they'll save your soul."_ — Cake Magazine___Cowboy Mouth is New Orle ans rock n' roll. Annually presenting roughly 200 shows per year\, releasin g nearly a dozen records\, and featured on TV shows and radio stations ever ywhere\, Cowboy Mouth has been seen and heard by millions of fans worldwide . For more than 15 years\, the members of Cowboy Mouth have preached and sh outed at the top of their lungs the joys of being alive and the joys of bei ng in and from New Orleans\, sharing a slice of Mardi Gras heaven with fans around the world. As frontman Fred LeBlanc has said\,"If The Neville Broth ers and The Clash had a baby\, it would be Cowboy Mouth." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/michael_mcdonald_20726 DTSTART:20100905 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65390 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Michael McDonald DESCRIPTION:The longest-running "MADtv" cast member to date did not start o ut with such career aspirations. After graduating from Servite High School (located in his hometown of Fullerton\, California)\, Michael McDonald purs ued a business major at the University of Southern California. Once he rece ived his business degree from USC\, Michael accepted a job as a loan office r at a Los Angeles Bank. At one point\, he even worked as a kindergarten as sistant. In an interview that he granted years later\, Michael referred to it as the toughest job he has ever had: "By midday\, when the kids were tak ing their naps\, I'd put my head on the desk and take one\, too. I was exha usted." Michael does note\, however\, that some of the inspiration for his most famous "MADtv" character\, Stuart\, comes from those challenging exper iences with the youngsters. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hank_iii_assjack DTSTART:20100905T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74083 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Hank III\, Assjack DESCRIPTION:"Shelton Hank Williams III was born December 12\, 1972\, in Nas hville\, TN. As the grandson of Hank Williams and the son of Hank Jr.\, he was country music royalty before he ever sang a note. But he didn't immedia tely follow his forebears musically\, choosing instead to bang around the S outheast\, playing drums in punk and hardcore combos and smoking prodigious amounts of weed. It was the outlaw spirit of his lineage\, alive and unwel l and floating in the bong water. By 1996\, steep child support payments an d his thirst for Mother Nature had forced Hank III onto to the straight and narrow\, and he signed a contract with Music City giant Curb. The label is sued Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts\, which brought the voices of all three generations of Williams men together via the ghastly miracles of mode rn technology. It was about as far from what Hank III wanted as he could ge t and signaled the beginning of his stormy relationship with Curb. Williams was in a tight spot. While his name\, face\, and uncanny vocal resemblance to his grandfather almost guaranteed him a thriving country audience\, he had no patience for Nashville's squareness and rigid control. He and his Da mn Band could wow a crowd with a spot-on set of gorgeous country balladry a nd spirited honky tonk. But III could just as easily shift gears into scree ching\, Black Flag-style punk rock with his hard-rocking combo Assjack. He was the kind of anomaly enormous record companies couldn't stand -- eminent ly marketable\, yet defiantly unpredictable." - Johnny Loftus\, AllMusicGui de END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/stan_ridgway_of_wall_of_voodoo DTSTART:20100906T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73427 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Stan Ridgway of Wall Of Voodoo DESCRIPTION:Stan Ridgway is a true original. One of the most unique singer/ songwriters in American music\, from his early days with L.A.'s Wall Of Voo doo\, to his even more intriguing solo career\, Ridgway has created an impr essive body of work. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Whitlow's on Wilson SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/whitlows_on_wilson_presents_tribute_to _johnny_cash DTSTART:20100906T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75656 GEO:38.8748\;-77.1343 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tribute to Johnny Cash DESCRIPTION:Help us celebrate the memory and music of the Man In Black. On Labor Day. Admission is free with food and drink specials all night. Starti ng with: Johnny Cash Themed Pub Quiz with Andy 8pm-9:30pm Prize for First P lace. Performing Live:\nRING OF FIRE 9:30pm-11:00pm. Johnny Cash Lookalike Contest. First Place $100\nSecond Place $50. WEBSITE: http://www.jedduvall. com/cash.html\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/labor_day_party_for_the_people_by_the_ people DTSTART:20100906T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76431 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Labor Day Party\, For the People\, By the People DESCRIPTION:With Resident DJ The Metaphysical and special guest DJs Cam-One and Mike L. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/prince_vs_the_neptunes_dance_party DTSTART:20100906T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72043 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Prince vs The Neptunes Dance Party DESCRIPTION:All the hits by the Prince camp vs the hits of The Neptunes. Pr ince\, Shelia E.\, The Time\, Vanity\, Snoop Dogg\, Jay-Z\, Justin Timberla ke\, Gwen Stefani\, Kelis & More. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dj_dredd_presents_prince_vs_the_neptun es_dance_party DTSTART:20100906T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74823 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:DJ Dredd presents: Prince vs The Neptunes Dance Party DESCRIPTION:Prince vs The Neptunes Dance Party END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Blues Alley SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/lin_roundtree DTSTART:20100906T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76201 GEO:38.9047\;-77.0628 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Lin Roundtree DESCRIPTION:Lin Rountree\, the Jazz and R&B Trumpeter\, is the latest artis t to emerge from the 'new' Detroit music factory. His playing has been desc ribed as soulful\, funky\, and sensual. Be it R&B or Jazz\, he has an innat e ability to connect his music to his listener's soul. And his charm\, inte lligence and wit make him a great entertainer on and off of the bandstand. Lin began playing the trumpet in Alexandria Va. when he was just 11 yrs. ol d. After several stops around the country he found his home in Detroit\, Mi chigan. Over the years he has had the opportunity to play and record with s ome of the industry's top musicians including: George Benson\, Tim Bowman\, Kem\, Chante Moore and numerous others. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/sam_amidon DTSTART:20100906T040000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74464 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Sam Amidon DESCRIPTION:Fiddle tunes\, liturgical dance\, banjo\, and story videos END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Cafe Saint-Ex SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/caf_saint_ex_hosts_exciting_labor_day_ celebration_with_pig_roast_and_live_bluegrass_music DTEND:20100906T210000Z DTSTART:20100906T150000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75366 GEO:38.9154\;-77.0317 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Café Saint Ex Hosts Exciting Labor Day Celebration With Pig Roast And Live Bluegrass Music DESCRIPTION:Café Saint-Ex is shutting down T Street in Mid-City to host an exciting Labor Day Street Party complete with a charity pig roast and live bluegrass music on Sep. 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to raise money for the lo cal Fillmore Arts Center. The community will come together to enjoy a whole smoked pig from Bev Eggleston at Eco-Friendly Foods\, live bluegrass tunes from Amanda Murphy and the Lost Indians\, and local unique gift favorite P ulp will offer shoppers a few exciting retail elements as well. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Whitlow's on Wilson SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/whitlows_on_wilsons_labor_day_2010_bur ger_eating_contest DTSTART:20100906T210000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74444 GEO:38.8748\;-77.1343 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Whitlow's On Wilson Labor Day 2010 Burger Eating Contest DESCRIPTION:Hungry for glory? 6-8 contestants will compete in Whitlow's On Wilson's Labor Day 2010 Burger Eating Contest by eating as many Whitlow’s ½ pound burgers without fixings in 15 minutes. Winner will win ½ price b urgers for a 3 months (anytime)\, and an embroidered Whitlow’s Polo shirt ! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/marina_and_the_diamonds DTSTART:20100906T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74084 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Marina and The Diamonds DESCRIPTION:Marina and the Diamonds\, really just Marina Diamandis\, was bo rn in Wales to Welsh and Greek parents in 1986\, although she has often cla imed to be from Ancient Greece. After dropping out of four different music courses at four different universities\, Marina decided to make her own way in music\, and began writing her own unique brand of left-field pop songs under her new stage name. Early on\, she claimed that her inspirations were Britney Spears and Gwen Stefani -- who she often covered at live gigs -- b ut her songs have a soulful edge pointing to a deeper source of influence. Her piano/keyboard-driven songs vary from melancholic ballads to out-and-ou t glam-pop\, but her unique voice and melodic style are omnipresent in her music. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Verizon Center SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/wwe_presents_monday_night_raw DTSTART:20100907T001500Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76204 GEO:38.8974\;-77.02 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:WWE Presents Monday Night Raw DESCRIPTION:WWE Is The Best Value In Entertainment. Come See Your Favorite Raw Superstars Including: John Cena\, Randy Orton\, Edge\, Chris Jericho\, Mark Henry\, Sheamus\, Ted DiBiase. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_dirty_projectors DTSTART:20100907 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72340 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Dirty Projectors DESCRIPTION:Dirty Projectors are a Brooklyn-based experimental rock band le d by Dave Longstreth. They have released seven full-length albums through 2 010. The band currently consists of Longstreth along with Amber Coffman (vo cals\, guitar)\, Angel Deradoorian (vocals\, keyboard\, samples\, guitar\, bass)\, Brian McOmber (drums)\, Nat Baldwin (bass)\, and Haley Dekle (vocal s). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Verizon Center SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/lady_gaga_22611 DTSTART:20100907T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71541 GEO:38.8974\;-77.02 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Lady Gaga DESCRIPTION:The queen irreverence comes to our nation's capital for her Mon ster Ball Tour with special guests Semi Precious Weapons. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/robbers_on_high_street_w_voxhaul_broad cast DTSTART:20100908T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74108 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Robbers On High Street w/ Voxhaul Broadcast DESCRIPTION:Inhabiting space somewhere between Spoon and Interpol\, Robbers schizophrenically mix fast paced dance rock with pop melodies that pull in different directions. Intelligent\, atmospheric\, and perfectly off kilter . \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/akronfamily_with_sleepy_sun DTSTART:20100908 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69591 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Akron/Family with Sleepy Sun DESCRIPTION:Akron/Family is a folk-influenced experimental rock band that f ormed in 2002\, and its members currently live in Portland\, Oregon and New York City\, New York. Though each member of the band—Dana Janssen\, Seth Olinsky\, and Miles Seaton—can be relegated to loosely defined roles (dr ummer\, vocalist/guitarist\, and bassist\, respectively)\, all members play several instruments and sing\, as evidenced by their shows and recorded ma terial: Live\, the band uses improvisation and three-part harmonies in prom inence. On their self-titled debut record\, field recordings of a creaking chair\, thunderclaps and the white noise of a television find their way alo ngside psychedelic and electronic elements\, guitars and a glockenspiel. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/big_boi DTSTART:20100908T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76216 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Big Boi DESCRIPTION:Outside his primary roles as André 3000's partner in OutKast a nd as one of the central members of the Dungeon Family\, Big Boi (born Antw an André Patton) appeared on tracks by Missy Elliott ("All N My Grill")\, Trick Daddy ("In da Wind")\, Jay-Z ("Poppin' Tags")\, Killer Mike ("A.D.I.D .A.S.")\, Beyoncé ("Hip Hop Star")\, Brooke Valentine ("Girlfight")\, Slee py Brown ("Margarita")\, and Fantasia ("Hood Boy"). As a solo artist\, the MC had a minor hit in 2005 with "Kryptonite (I'm on It)\," one of the year' s best rap singles\; it was the lead single from the officially released sh owcase for his Purple Ribbon label\, the eclectic Got Purp?\, Vol. 2\, whic h featured the likes of Killer Mike and Sleepy Brown\, as well as Janelle M onáe. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/best_coast DTSTART:20100909T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71148 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Best Coast DESCRIPTION:There’s something to be said about the fuzzy delivery of Best Coast leading lady Bethany Cosentino’s beckoning '60s inspired pop. The dizzying effects of heavy reverb combined with her girlish timidity float u s away to the cavernous beach coast of California at the very first blink o f an eyelash. I’m a New Yorker born & raised\, but Bethany’s Beach Boys and burritos make me long for a warm winter\, all while successfully playi ng as a foreground soundtrack for Brooklyn snow days. -FreeWilliamsburgh END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/sharon_van_etten_marissa_nadler DTSTART:20100909T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72319 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Sharon Van Etten & Marissa Nadler DESCRIPTION:Fans of acoustic guitar-playing female singer-songwriters are s o flooded with options these days that they are in the position to be prett y discriminating. Artists such as Alela Diane\, Marissa Nadler\, Jana Hunte r\, and Mariee Sioux have issued a steady stream of quality music\, and hav e collectively set a fairly high standard for newcomers to match. Yet on he r debut full-length album\, Because I Was in Love\, Brooklyn's Sharon Van E tten proves that she has the expressive voice and the songwriting chops to ably hold her own in the company of her peers. -Pitchfork END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tommy_davidson DTSTART:20100909 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65391 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tommy Davidson DESCRIPTION:An actor\, stand-up comedian\, musician\, and singer\, Tommy Da vidson's exceptional range has made him a stellar force in entertainment. P erhaps best known as one of the original cast members of the hit television show In Living Color\, Davidson has parlayed that success into a flourishi ng motion picture career. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/fed_up DTSTART:20100910T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73231 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:F***ed Up DESCRIPTION:F***ed Up is an experimental hardcore group from Toronto\, Onta rio\, Canada.\nThe band formed and played their first shows in early 2001. The initial practicing lineup consisted of 10\,000 Marbles (Guitar)\, Conce ntration Camp (Vocals)\, Mustard Gas (Bass Guitar) and Chris Colohan (of Le ft For Dead/The Swarm fame\, and was lead vocalist for now-defunct Cursed). Just prior to recording their demo tape\, Concentration Camp moved to guit ar and vocal duties were taken over by Pink Eyes (also known as Mr. Damian) . Drums are played by Mr. Jo (also credited as G. Beat or J. Falco).\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jonathon_mudd DTSTART:20100910T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74465 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jonathon Mudd DESCRIPTION:“'Truth Lies' has all the requisite powerpop hallmarks: meaty guitar riffs atop propulsive rhythms\; instantly hummable melodies and a k een sense of dynamics\; lyrics about loving and losing and getting back tog ether\, all with an undercurrent of reflection and redemption. On 'Truth Li es' you can start the music pretty much anywhere on the album and land on a gem.” - Blurt END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tobacco_junk_culture_dreamend DTSTART:20100910T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69148 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tobacco\, Junk Culture\, Dreamend DESCRIPTION:Tobacco sometimes runs with a group called Black Moth Super Rai nbow. On Fucked Up Friends\, his latest mission\, he works alone. Tobacco s tools are analog synths\, tape machines\, and deformed incantations from throats unknown. His music is a wash of distortion and melody over jagged beats. It amalgamates hypnotic\, cosmopolitan pop\, gritty\, propulsive hip -hop and a night full of fevered dreams. It buoys the spirit\, braces the n erves\, and smuggles disoriented paranoia deep into the subconscious. These are anxiously driven\, effortlessly smooth and unapologetically badass sou nds of inner nature. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/colour_revolt_turbo_fruits DTSTART:20100910T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71163 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Colour Revolt\, Turbo Fruits DESCRIPTION:Colour Revolt's members first played together while they were h igh school students at Jackson Academy in Jackson\, MS under the name Foxxe \, then changing to Fletcher and releasing a full length entitled "Friends Don't Speak". They then moved on to become college students at the Universi ty of Mississippi in Oxford\, Mississippi. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tommy_davidson DTSTART:20100910 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65392 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tommy Davidson DESCRIPTION:An actor\, stand-up comedian\, musician\, and singer\, Tommy Da vidson's exceptional range has made him a stellar force in entertainment. P erhaps best known as one of the original cast members of the hit television show In Living Color\, Davidson has parlayed that success into a flourishi ng motion picture career. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/midnight_spin_22790 DTSTART:20100910 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72050 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Midnight Spin DESCRIPTION:Midnight Spin is a five-piece rock band from Brooklyn\, NY who craft top-notch guitar rock with two lead vocalists\, keys\, and bouncing r hythms. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Book Hill neighborhood of Georgetown SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/washington_dcs_fashions_night_out DTSTART:20100910T220000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71474 GEO:38.9319\;-77.0726 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Fashion’s Night Out DESCRIPTION:Georgetown\, D.C. will join the likes of other renowned fashion destinations such as London\, New York and Rodeo Drive in participating as an official regional host of Fashion’s Night Out on September 10\, 2010 . The fashion forward neighborhood will join over 16 (and growing) other ci ties around the globe to bring this much talked about fashion celebration f ounded by Conde Nast & Vogue Magazine in 2009\, to DC. Fashion’s Night Ou t Georgetown will boast an exciting evening full of spectacular fashion eve nts\, special discounts and promotions\, and extended shopping hours with m erchant-hosted events. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing A rts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_lord_of_the_rings_return_of_the_ki ng_-_complete_film_in_hd_with_live_orchestra_soloists DTSTART:20100910T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71634 GEO:38.9412\;-77.2668 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Complete Film in HD wit h Live Orchestra & Soloists DESCRIPTION:Witness the stunning conclusion of the epic film trilogy with H oward Shore's Oscar-winning score performed live on stage! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/iced_earth DTSTART:20100911T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74085 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Iced Earth DESCRIPTION:"It's a long way to the top if you want to Rock 'n Roll." That line from the AC/DC classic\, "It's a Long Way to the Top\," rings true for many legendary rock and metal bands who have persevered and overcome years of adversity to accomplish world-wide recognition. Writing good music is j ust one part of being successful. As difficult as that can be\, creating an d adhering to a sound marketing and business strategy is an equally importa nt component to a musician’s success. Those very different challenges mus t be accounted for in a musician's vision if they are to have a remote shot of making a living as a songwriter. The clearer the vision\, the clearer t he path to be taken\, although vision and marketing alone don't guarantee a successful journey. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/someone_still_loves_you_boris_yeltsin_ telekinesis_exit_clov DTSTART:20100911T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71164 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Someone Still Loves You\, Boris Yeltsin\, Telekinesis\, Exit Clov DESCRIPTION:Let It Sway isn't just the title of Someone Still Loves You Bor is Yelstin's third full-length -- it's a philosophy that ultimately helped save the band. The circumstances surrounding the making of the record - in which the band rode bikes to the studio each morning and slept on the floor of the producer's home - was exactly the kind of environment SSLYBY needed to recapture the essence of what it is to be a band. Relaxed and easy. And it's that attitude that shines through in their new album. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tommy_davidson DTSTART:20100911 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65393 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tommy Davidson DESCRIPTION:An actor\, stand-up comedian\, musician\, and singer\, Tommy Da vidson's exceptional range has made him a stellar force in entertainment. P erhaps best known as one of the original cast members of the hit television show In Living Color\, Davidson has parlayed that success into a flourishi ng motion picture career. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Patriot Center SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/marc_anthony_with_alejandro_fernandez DTSTART:20100911 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74581 GEO:38.8341\;-77.3072 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Marc Anthony with Alejandro Fernandez DESCRIPTION:Marc Anthony is a singer-songwriter\, actor and producer. Anth ony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The five-time Gra mmy winner has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads. Anthony was the first solo salsa act to ever sell out Madison Square Garden. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Franconia United Methodist Church SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/yard_sale DTEND:20100911T180000Z DTSTART:20100911T120000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76210 GEO:38.7819\;-77.1445 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Yard Sale DESCRIPTION:Franconia United Methodist Church invites you to our annual yar d sale. Food will also be available. All proceeds will go to local charit ies. Contact us at 703 971-5151 or admin@franconiaumc.org. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Reston Town Center SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/4th_annual_great_grapes_wine_arts_food _festival DTEND:20100911T220000Z DTSTART:20100911T160000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_59736 GEO:38.9587\;-77.3559 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:4th Annual Great Grapes! Wine\, Arts & Food Festival DESCRIPTION:Join us this year for Northern Virginia's fastest growing wine festival – Great Grapes! Wine\, Arts & Food Festival. With over 200 wine s and 20 Virginia wineries the festival is an inexpensive way to see Virgin ia Wine Country - right in your own backyard. Take your sample glass and en joy samples from all your favorite wineries. The Show features about 60 di fferent artists and crafters that will offer neat gift ideas for the foodie in you or your friends. Enjoy cooking and wine pairing seminars on-site at the show while listening to your favorite bands. General admission is $20 in advance online or $25 on-site includes a souvenir wine glass\, unlimite d samples\, all performances and cooking demonstrations. Our 2 day ticket i s $30 in advance and includes a souvenir wine glass\, unlimited samples\, a ll performances and cooking demonstrations. A designated driver ticket may be purchased for $15 and only includes admission to the event. Come and spend the day sampling wine and listening to the hottest music. For more i nformation call 800-830-3976\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/honor_by_august_23304 DTSTART:20100911T223000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74086 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Honor By August DESCRIPTION:In its young career Honor By August has already played arena st ages\, had its music broadcast to millions and won the Grand Prize in Billb oard's World Song Contest. "Now widely considered one of the most promising new talents on the East Coast\," (Washington Post) Honor By August makes m usic characterized by "distinctive\, inviting vocals and anthemic\, reverb- drenched guitars" (MetroMusicScene.com) and built on "award-winning songwri ting\, strong vocals\, catchy melodies\, and dynamic live performance" (Jen ni Chase\, Washington's Z104/OnTap Magazine). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing A rts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_lord_of_the_rings_return_of_the_ki ng_-_complete_film_in_hd_with_live_orchestra_soloists DTSTART:20100911T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71635 GEO:38.9412\;-77.2668 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Complete Film in HD wit h Live Orchestra & Soloists DESCRIPTION:Witness the stunning conclusion of the epic film trilogy with H oward Shore's Oscar-winning score performed live on stage! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/bouncing_souls_w_defiance_ohio_and_the _great_explainer DTSTART:20100912T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74109 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Bouncing Souls w/ Defiance Ohio and The Great Explainer DESCRIPTION:In 2009 The Bouncing Souls celebrated their 20th anniversary as a band by releasing a new song on the first of each month throughout the y ear\, via digital download. They also pressed these songs onto a series of 7" vinyl records which they sold throughout their year-long world tour. Now \, finally\, those 12 songs have been gathered into a complete collection c alled Ghosts on the Boardwalk. Check it\, and the show\, out. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/taylor_carson DTSTART:20100912T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73428 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Taylor Carson DESCRIPTION:Taylor Carson hails from the land of the Dave Matthews Band\, V irginia Coalition and O.A.R. While he built his musical chops on the should ers of these acoustic rock superstars\, his lyrical inspiration comes from timeless wordsmiths like Paul Simon\, Cat Stevens and Martin Sexton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/watermelon_haakons_fault DTSTART:20100912T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76433 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Watermelon\, Haakon's Fault DESCRIPTION:Watermelon is funk band from Astoria\, New York. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_gayest_kids_you_know DTSTART:20100912T013000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76432 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Gayest Kids You Know DESCRIPTION:The Metaphysical & Keenan Orr bring you a night of Classic Pop Remixed Mashed Up Electro 80's Disco. If you haven't already heard this par ty gets crazy packed to the wee hours. Between the crazy european disco vid eos\, lazers\, and stupid cheap drinks you just can't stop dancing. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/blowoff_featuring_the_dj_sounds_of_bob _mould_richard_morel_23305 DTSTART:20100912T033000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74087 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:BLOWOFF featuring the DJ Sounds of Bob Mould & Richard Morel DESCRIPTION:Rock and electronic music powerhouses Richard Morel and Bob Mou ld host and DJ BLOWOFF\, a musical smackdown featuring their meaty signatur e mix of indie rock\, electro and house. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tommy_davidson DTSTART:20100912 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65394 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tommy Davidson DESCRIPTION:An actor\, stand-up comedian\, musician\, and singer\, Tommy Da vidson's exceptional range has made him a stellar force in entertainment. P erhaps best known as one of the original cast members of the hit television show In Living Color\, Davidson has parlayed that success into a flourishi ng motion picture career. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/bear_in_heaven DTSTART:20100912 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70677 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Bear In Heaven DESCRIPTION:Bear in Heaven is Brooklyn-born\, psychedelic\, minimalistic po p. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Reston Town Center SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/4th_annual_great_grapes_wine_arts_food _festival DTEND:20100912T220000Z DTSTART:20100912T160000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_59737 GEO:38.9587\;-77.3559 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:4th Annual Great Grapes! Wine\, Arts & Food Festival DESCRIPTION:Join us this year for Northern Virginia's fastest growing wine festival – Great Grapes! Wine\, Arts & Food Festival. With over 200 wine s and 20 Virginia wineries the festival is an inexpensive way to see Virgin ia Wine Country - right in your own backyard. Take your sample glass and en joy samples from all your favorite wineries. The Show features about 60 di fferent artists and crafters that will offer neat gift ideas for the foodie in you or your friends. Enjoy cooking and wine pairing seminars on-site at the show while listening to your favorite bands. General admission is $20 in advance online or $25 on-site includes a souvenir wine glass\, unlimite d samples\, all performances and cooking demonstrations. Our 2 day ticket i s $30 in advance and includes a souvenir wine glass\, unlimited samples\, a ll performances and cooking demonstrations. A designated driver ticket may be purchased for $15 and only includes admission to the event. Come and spend the day sampling wine and listening to the hottest music. For more i nformation call 800-830-3976\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/surfer_blood_drums DTSTART:20100912T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76217 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Surfer Blood\, Drums DESCRIPTION:"Jonathan and Jacob met each other at summer camp when they wer e children. they've been best friends ever since (except for a five year pe riod when they hated each other). They've both had successful musical caree rs individually\, but this is the first time they've sat down and written s ongs together. "We've always wanted to make music together\, but distance a nd violence has always stopped us." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tortoise_22786 DTSTART:20100913T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72044 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tortoise DESCRIPTION:The Godfathers of this whole "post-rock" thing are back to show us how it's done. So if you've ever found yourself spacing out to Sigur Ro s\, Godspeed You! or maybe even a Mogwai tune\, do yourself a favor and com e to this show. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jesse_malin_the_st_marks_social DTSTART:20100913T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74669 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social DESCRIPTION:Jesse Malin is a New York City-based singer-songwriter who star ted his performing career in the 1980s in the New York hardcore band Heart Attack. He was the original frontman for the 90’s punk/hard rock band D G eneration. After the band broke up in 1999\, Malin continued writing songs. Malin’s new songs displayed such influences as Paul Westerberg\, Bruce S pringsteen\, and Neil Young. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/brian_culbertson_22287 DTSTART:20100913 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70658 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Brian Culbertson DESCRIPTION:You've heard of the Ohio Players. Brian Culbertson is the Chica go Player - a keyboardist\, trombonist\, writer\, arranger\, producer and t he most exciting live performing instrumentalist on the scene today. The pr oof is all over his milestone tenth project\, Bringing Back The Funk\, a hi storic and completely unprecedented revisiting to the land of the sho' nuff uncut `70s-style funk of ages. The "historic" declaration is not hype - fo r the first time ever\, legendary old school funk masters from nearly every signature soul band and region of the country have united under Brian and executive producer Maurice White (founder of Earth Wind & Fire) to once aga in lay the righteous and real stuff on a deeply needy world. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_birthday_massacre DTSTART:20100914T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74283 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Birthday Massacre DESCRIPTION:The Birthday Massacre is a synthrock band\, based in Toronto\, Canada. The band was officially formed in 1999\, known at that time as Imag ica\, a name taken from a novel by Clive Barker. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/el_ten_eleven_w_dosh_and_baths DTSTART:20100914T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74110 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:El Ten Eleven w/ Dosh and Baths DESCRIPTION:It's been said that the double-neck guitar is the ultimate sign ifier of musical masturbation and phallocentric crotch rocking. That is\, u nless it's in the right hands - like those of post-rock duo El Ten Eleven. In which case the sacred double-neck is used to lay down simple rhythms\, w hich are then layered into mechanized dance jams. I can't think of a better use. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/nomo_22824 DTSTART:20100914T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72320 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:NOMO DESCRIPTION:When “Better Than That” came in with what sounded like a co nga and a Coke bottle percussion duet I sat up on the futon\, then I got sm oked by both the ensuing free jazz saxophone solo and the mbira passage. I stayed with the music\, all the way though to “The Seams” and “La La La”—the album’s two brief final songs that masterfully explore both t he band’s astro potential and their sure-footed soul foundations.-Fader" END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:National Building Museum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/sneaker_ball_vii DTEND:20100915T050000Z DTSTART:20100914T223000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70676 GEO:38.8973\;-77.0177 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Sneaker Ball VII DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Greater Washington Sports Alliance\, SneakerBall is the city’s unique black-tie and sneakers event that annually celebrate s the best of sports in the Greater Washington D.C. region. The seventh ann ual SneakerBall will be held on Tuesday\, September 14th at the National Bu ilding Museum. The event is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. and includes a cocktail reception\, silent and live auctions\, dinner\, awards ceremony\, games and amusements. Those in attendance include over 100 professional ath letes and Olympians as well as the Greater Washington’s sports franchise ownership groups\, leaders of the region’s business community\, and the S ports Alliance charitable partners. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_parlotones DTSTART:20100915T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69804 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Parlotones DESCRIPTION:Official performer at World Cup 2010 opening concert “South A frica's answer to Radiohead” - The Guardian (UK) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/screaming_females_23325 DTSTART:20100915T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74111 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Screaming Females DESCRIPTION:Guitar solos are so passé. At least\, that's what people who c an't shred will tell you. But those who can shred don't care what other peo ple say - they're too busy melting yr face off. And Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females is the new guitar god of the rock scene. Feel the heat. \ n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ludo DTSTART:20100915T220000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76218 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Ludo DESCRIPTION:Indie rock band Ludo was formed in Tulsa\, OK\, in 2003 by Andr ew Volpe\, Tim Ferrell\, Tim Convy\, Marshall Fanciullo\, and Matt Palermo\ ; the group subsequently based itself in St. Louis\, MO. It was in St. Loui s that they recorded their self-titled debut album\, released in 2003 on Re dbird Records. The EP Broken Bride followed in 2005. In the fall of 2006\, Ludo was signed to Island Records\, part of the major label Universal Music . Working with producer Matt Wallace (Maroon 5\, Train\, Faith No More)\, t hey recorded their label debut\, You're Awful\, I Love You\, which was rele ased on February 26\, 2008\, as they toured the Midwest\, followed by coast -to-coast dates in March. - William Ruhlmann\, AllMusicGuide\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/biffy_clyro DTSTART:20100916T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74098 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Biffy Clyro DESCRIPTION:Biffy Clyro is a three-piece alternative rock band which formed in Kilmarnock\, Scotland in 1995. The band consists of Simon Neil (vocals\ , guitar)\, James Johnston (bass\, vocals) and his twin brother Ben (drums\ , vocals). The band spent most of their career in obscurity (although suppo rted by a small and loyal cult following) until the release of 2007’s Puz zle and its singles “Saturday Superhouse” and “Living is a Problem Be cause Everything Dies”. Their fifth album “Only Revolutions” has prov ed successful\, making the band one of the biggest players on the British r ock scene. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Whitlow's on Wilson SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/aspiring_rock_stars_take_the_stage_wit h_live_band_karaoke_at_whitlows_on_wilson DTEND:20100916T030000Z DTSTART:20100916T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75789 GEO:38.8748\;-77.1343 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Aspiring Rock Stars Take The Stage With Live Band Karaoke At Whitlo w’s On Wilson DESCRIPTION:Whitlow’s On Wilson\, well-loved Clarendon hotspot\, is givin g aspiring rock stars a chance to channel their inner Johnny Ramone on stag e with its new Live Band Karaoke. Whitlow’s Live Band Karaoke night will be hosted from 9 – 11 p.m. with no admission charge and no cost to sing. Performance spots are first come\, first serve\; so performers are advised to arrive early as slots will fill up quickly. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/aries_spears_20728 DTSTART:20100916 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65395 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Aries Spears DESCRIPTION:Ever since Chicago native Aries Spears was 14 years old\, he ha s been a force to be reckoned with in the comedy scene throughout America. His quick wit\, charisma and ferociously aggressive style of comedy have ea rned him critical acclaim\, high accolades\, and above all\, a busy schedul e. From being a regular on Fox's Mad TV\, starring in feature films\, appea ring on a number of national talk shows\, and continually touring the count ry with his stand-up\, Aries's talents are becoming recognized and apprecia ted throughout the entertainment industry. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/street_dogs_devils_brigade_matt_freema n_of_rancid_flatfoot_56_continental DTSTART:20100916 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69703 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Street Dogs\, Devil's Brigade (Matt Freeman of Rancid)\, Flatfoot 5 6\, Continental DESCRIPTION:Street Dogs are a punk rock band originally from Boston\, Massa chusetts. The band's current line-up includes Mike McColgan\, former lead s inger of Dropkick Murphys\, Johnny Rioux\, Marcus Hollar\, Tobe Bean III an d Paul Rucker. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jenny_and_johnny DTSTART:20100916 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71165 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jenny and Johnny DESCRIPTION:Cute couples can be sooooo annoying\, you know? Luckily\, this Jenny and Johnny pair have more than just good looks to offer. Because Jenn y is Jenny Lewis and Johnny is Johnathan Rice. Great singers. Great songwri ters. Great show. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elf_power_23315 DTSTART:20100917T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74099 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Elf Power DESCRIPTION:Hailing from Athens\, Georgia\, Elf Power are a band of the Ele phant 6 collective. Their sound lies somewhere in between that of the upbea t pop rock of the Apples in Stereo\, and the lo-fi tendencies of Neutral Mi lk Hotel or The Olivia Tremor Control. Formed in 1993\, Elf Power released their debut LP “Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs” in 1995. Since then\ , they have released nine more LP’s. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dead_heart_bloom DTSTART:20100917T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74467 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Dead Heart Bloom DESCRIPTION:Boris Skalsky founded Dead Heart Bloom in 2006 writing and rele asing the self-titled debut record. He followed it in 2007 with an acoustic record called Chelsea Diaries. In 2008\, Boris and guitarist Paul Wood\, j oined by bassist Nathan Goheen and drummer John Hadfield\, released a Dead Heart Bloom 3 EP series: Fall In (dream pop)\; Oh Mercy (rock)\; and In Cha ins (ambient folk). Dead Heart Bloom will release new music in 2010.\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/aries_spears_20728 DTSTART:20100917 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65396 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Aries Spears DESCRIPTION:Ever since Chicago native Aries Spears was 14 years old\, he ha s been a force to be reckoned with in the comedy scene throughout America. His quick wit\, charisma and ferociously aggressive style of comedy have ea rned him critical acclaim\, high accolades\, and above all\, a busy schedul e. From being a regular on Fox's Mad TV\, starring in feature films\, appea ring on a number of national talk shows\, and continually touring the count ry with his stand-up\, Aries's talents are becoming recognized and apprecia ted throughout the entertainment industry. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/no_age DTSTART:20100917 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71166 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:No Age DESCRIPTION:No Age is the duo of Dean Spunt and Randy Randall\, they are on a constant journey to explore the furthest reaches of sound. They set out with one particular rule in mind: To write songs that we would be psyched t o listen to. On a first listen\, discovering each new dose of their alchemy is exhilarating—they produce perfectly crafted songs\, underpinned by in fectious melodies and ear-piercing cacophony. This swirling mix of unstoppa ble momentum is catapulted into the stratosphere by sweeping bursts of symp honic growls. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/stardom_spectacular_feat_tabi_bonney_w _special_guests DTEND:20100917T040000Z DTSTART:20100917T040000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76240 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Stardom Spectacular Feat. Tabi Bonney w/ Special Guests DESCRIPTION:Tabi Bonney takes hip-hop to another level\, blending slick rhy mes with trip-hop (Nuthin But A Hero)\, Go-Go (The Pocket)\, and banger bea ts (Beat Rock). Get loose and low\, flowing to jams from Tabi's new mixtap e "A Place Called Stardom\," as he performs live with his squad of dancers and special guests. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/superchunk DTSTART:20100918T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76219 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Superchunk DESCRIPTION:Perhaps no band was more emblematic of the true spirit of Ameri can indie rock during the 1990s than Superchunk\, the pride of Chapel Hill\ , NC. Following the D.I.Y. ethic to the letter\, the group operated solely by their own rules\, ignoring all passing trends by sticking to their trade mark sound -- typified by the buzzing guitars and high\, impassioned vocals of frontman Mac McCaughan -- and rejecting all major-label advances in fav or of the unlimited freedom afforded by owning their own company\, the high ly successful Merge Records. Although Superchunk's resistance to the overtu res of the music industry may have deprived them of the wider audience thei r work deserved\, perhaps their greatest legacy remains their unwavering de dication to the indie tradition\, a model which other up-and-coming bands o ften strive to emulate. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/robbie_fulks DTSTART:20100918T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73429 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Robbie Fulks DESCRIPTION:Mr. Fulks is more than a songwriter. He's a gifted guitarist wh o has taught for years at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago\, he 's a soulful singer with an expressive honky-tonk tenor\, and he's a natura l performer. It rings true when he says he's only truly comfortable when he 's onstage or when he's totally alone. But what really sets him apart is hi s songwriting\, which is one part artful country\, one part artful sendup o f country and one part a little of everything else. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tabi_bonney DTSTART:20100918T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76434 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tabi Bonney DESCRIPTION:Rappers are often deemed products of their environments. What t hen of an MC born Tabiabuè Bonney in a little-known West African nation\, and who now splits time between LA and Washington\, DC? From the country of Togo to the land of go-go? From a childhood sans indoor plumbing to a jet- setting\, globetrotting lifestyle? Sounds incongruous\, even implausible. Y et Tabi Bonney has made a career of doing what others won’t or can’t. W hile other rappers are stuck serving the same postured\, provincial look at life\, Tabi’s point of view is refreshingly borderless. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/aries_spears_20728 DTSTART:20100918 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65397 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Aries Spears DESCRIPTION:Ever since Chicago native Aries Spears was 14 years old\, he ha s been a force to be reckoned with in the comedy scene throughout America. His quick wit\, charisma and ferociously aggressive style of comedy have ea rned him critical acclaim\, high accolades\, and above all\, a busy schedul e. From being a regular on Fox's Mad TV\, starring in feature films\, appea ring on a number of national talk shows\, and continually touring the count ry with his stand-up\, Aries's talents are becoming recognized and apprecia ted throughout the entertainment industry. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_postelles DTSTART:20100918 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71582 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Postelles DESCRIPTION:Given The Postelles' sound of smooth '50s rock created by Danie l Balk's lead vocals and the gentle rock melodies\, you would not guess tha t The Postelles are as young as they are. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Merriweather Post Pavilion SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/hfstival_2010 DTSTART:20100918T150000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73406 GEO:39.2115\;-76.8635 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:HFStival 2010 DESCRIPTION:HFStival Lineup Announced! MAIN STAGE Third Eye Blind Billy Ido l Everclear Ed Kowalczyk from Live Presidents Of the United States of Ameri ca Fuel Lit Marcy Playground LOCAL STAGE Jimmie’s Chicken Shack Jah Works Fools And Horses Lionize Honor By August Middle Distance Runner RPM – Re storing Poetry in Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dark_star_orchestra_23937 DTSTART:20100919T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76220 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Dark Star Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Continuing the Grateful Dead Experience Celebrating its 12th an niversary and nearly 1800 shows performed\, Dark Star Orchestra presents it s critically acclaimed live show to Deadheads both old and new at every sho w on its non-stop tour. Using entire shows from the Grateful Dead’s decad es of touring as a launching pad\, Dark Star Orchestra recreates song for s ong performances straight from historic set lists. Not merely mimicking the Dead\, DSO instead seeks the individual style of each era and offers its o wn interpretations and improvisations for a group famed and loved for their interpretations and improvisations. Having just celebrated their 12th anni versary of touring worldwide to the tune of nearly 1800 shows\, Dark Star O rchestra’s determined commitment to ‘raising the Dead’ has drawn them much critical acclaim. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/scott_miller DTSTART:20100919T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73430 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Scott Miller DESCRIPTION:Miller's songs reflect his degrees in American History and Russ ian Studies. His lyrics include in-depth and specific references to his hom e\, family\, history\, geography\, writers and any part of Appalachia. In 2 005 he released a song about Sam Houston (referring to Sam Houston as "SaHo "). In a song about World War II\, "Red Ball Express" from Upside Downside\ , Miller refers to details such as the convoy of trucks called carrying Jer ry Cans instead of cans provided by the Allies. Miller describes common pro blems such as pressure and the transmission with the truck made to carry 2. 5 tons of cargo (which Miller correctly refers to in the song as a 'Deuce a nd a Half'). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/aries_spears_20728 DTSTART:20100919 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65398 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Aries Spears DESCRIPTION:Ever since Chicago native Aries Spears was 14 years old\, he ha s been a force to be reckoned with in the comedy scene throughout America. His quick wit\, charisma and ferociously aggressive style of comedy have ea rned him critical acclaim\, high accolades\, and above all\, a busy schedul e. From being a regular on Fox's Mad TV\, starring in feature films\, appea ring on a number of national talk shows\, and continually touring the count ry with his stand-up\, Aries's talents are becoming recognized and apprecia ted throughout the entertainment industry. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/billy_bragg_23938 DTSTART:20100919T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76221 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Billy Bragg DESCRIPTION:Outspoken English singer/songwriter Billy Bragg has been busy r ecently\, curating a stage at this year’s Glastonbury festival\, providin g music for the play Pressure Drop\, and campaigning for England’s Libera l Democratic party. Even with all of this work\, he’s still found time to focus on his main gig: bringing his expertly crafted folk/rock songs to th e States for a U.S. tour. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/bilal_23230 DTSTART:20100920T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73810 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Bilal DESCRIPTION:These are exciting times in music\; a return to purity\, risk-t aking and truth-telling. Yet it has been some time since we have seen the l ikes of BILAL OLIVER. His prodigious debut album 1st Born Second\, is a sym bolic raising of the bar. He grew up on the cusp of the eighties: the launc h of MTV\, Prince's Dirty Mind\, Reganomics\, the digital revolution\, the lingering stank of Parliament's Motor Booty Affair and "Rapper's Delight". At barely twenty-one years old\, Bilal Oliver is clearly possessed with tha t oldest instrument: the Voice. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/plusminus DTSTART:20100920T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74468 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:plus/minus DESCRIPTION:Plus/minus is a electro rock band from Brooklyn. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/garland_of_hours_mg_lederman DTSTART:20100920T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74824 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Garland of Hours\, MG Lederman DESCRIPTION:Garland Of Hours were one of eight bands that participated in t he first volume of the DVD series Burn To Shine\, co-produced by Canty and released on a DVD label co-founded by him\, Trixie. The DVD\, released in e arly 2005\, also features Busher's other band French Toast as well as The E vens\, the side project led by his Fugazi cohort Ian MacKaye. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/fitz_the_tantrums DTSTART:20100920 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75655 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Fitz & The Tantrums DESCRIPTION:The songs are influenced by ’67 AM radio\, Motown and early H all and Oates records. Fitz was born in France and moved to L.A. as a child . This half French\, half Irish kid fended off the California rays with a l ot of sunscreen to emerge as an artist with a vision. A soulful voice with infectious songs\, Fitz’s music makes you wanna’ grab a tambourine and dance. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jamie_lidell_23939 DTSTART:20100920T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76222 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Jamie Lidell DESCRIPTION:“Jamie Lidell has shifted boundaries\, moved from style to st yle. On his new album 'Compass' the producer comes closer than ever to defi ning his multi-faceted sound\, to pinning his ideas down onto one disc.” - Clash END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/kevin_seconds_23629 DTSTART:20100921T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74825 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Kevin Seconds DESCRIPTION:Kevin Seconds founded the highly influential hardcore punk ban d 7 Seconds in 1979 with his brother Steve Youth. Having been their frontma n from the start\, he also writes their lyrics. The band signed to the Bett er Youth Organization label in late 1983. BYO put out 7 Seconds first recor d\, The Crew. Since its formation\, 7 Seconds has released over 15 records as well as touring North America\, Europe and Japan multiple times. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/candy_claws DTSTART:20100921T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74670 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Candy Claws DESCRIPTION:"The whole thing ends up sounding vaguely alien and off\, its m elodies built like non-Euclidean geometry. There's enough going on in Candy Claws' music that the group had to expand to eight members for their live shows." - Pitchfork RISING END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/valient_thorr_with_junius_and_howl DTSTART:20100921 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71584 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Valient Thorr with Junius and Howl DESCRIPTION:"They are five long-haired rascals who play some of the most un fashionable but also effective heavy rock that you can imagine.A great expe rience is almost guaranteed for everyone who has tapped their feet to the s ounds of Black Sabbath\, MC5 and Motörhead."-Turborg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/murder_by_death_samantha_crain_ninja_g un DTSTART:20100921 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74836 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Murder By Death\, Samantha Crain Ninja Gun DESCRIPTION:Straight from Indiana Murder By Death are currently on tour roc kin the New England Area and making their way down the North Carolina in th e next couple of weeks. MBD will be playing this Saturday night at The Web ster Theater in Hartford\, Connecticut. In the beginning of March\, Vagran t Records released MBD’s fifth album ”Red of Tooth and Claw.” END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/klaxons DTSTART:20100921T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76223 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Klaxons DESCRIPTION:The London-based Klaxons feature the combined talents of Jamie Reynolds\, James Righton\, and Simon Taylor. Despite being a rock band at t he core\, Klaxons are heavily influenced by dance music\, particularly the late-'80s/early-'90s U.K. rave movement. (Reynolds has even dubbed his band "nu-rave" to further emphasize the inspiration.) By the time Klaxons relea sed their second low-key single\, they had become a favorite of publication s such as NME and wound up signing with Polydor Records. As the group set t o work on its first album\, the Modular label issued a brief singles compil ation entitled Xan Valleys in late 2006. Myths of the Near Future\, the ful l-length debut\, was then released in early 2007 on both sides of the Atlan tic. - Andy Kellman\, AllMusicGuide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/alejandro_escovedo_6354 DTSTART:20100921T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76161 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Alejandro Escovedo DESCRIPTION:His parents emigrated to Texas from Mexico. Escovedo is from a very musical family that has generated several professional musicians\, inc luding his brothers Coke Escovedo and Pete Escovedo\, both percussionists\, and longtime Prince collaborator Sheila E (who is Pete's daughter and Alej andro's niece). Another brother\, Mario\, fronted the hard rock band The Dr agons. Escovedo began performing in the first-wave punk rock group The Nuns \, with Delphine Neid\, Jennifer Miro\, and Jeff Olener\, in San Francisco\ , California. After Escovedo's departure\, The Nuns recorded an album on Po sh Boy Records\, but had little commercial success. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/sharon_little DTSTART:20100922T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74469 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Sharon Little DESCRIPTION:Paper Doll\, the second album by vocalist\, songwriter and CBS recording artist Sharon Little\, is the artist’s response to a pop cultur e mindset that seems to require female entertainers to adopt a particular l ook or behave outrageously in order to gain attention. Blazing her way on a n accelerated career path – she went from waiting tables in a Philadelphi a coffee shop straight to a debut album and a national tour with Robert Pla nt\, Alison Krauss and T Bone Burnett – Sharon was exposed to many forces pulling at her\, offering advice\, direction\, and often\, confusion. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/yard_dogs_road_show DTSTART:20100922 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70659 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Yard Dogs Road Show DESCRIPTION:Yard Dogs Road Show is a thirteen-member traveling cabaret that features a unique blend of performances\, including vaudeville\, burlesque \, stage magic\, sideshow oddities\, and beatnik "hobo poetry." Performance s include musical interludes\, song and dance numbers\, and background musi c from the Yard Dogs cartoon heavy band. Originally from San Francisco\, th e Yard Dogs made their first full-fledged national tour in the Spring of 20 05\, playing 25 shows in 35 days with seven sold-out performances. Their sh ow is used as a vehicle to travel and promote an independent lifestyle and spirit. All the performers are completely independent and 100% collaborativ e in creating their performances on stage. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/swingin_utters DTSTART:20100922T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72321 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Swingin’ Utters DESCRIPTION:One of the more traditional-sounding of California's punk reviv al bands\, Swingin' Utters formed in the late '80s around a first-name-only lineup of vocalist Johnny\, guitarists Max and Darius\, bassist Kevin\, an d drummer Greg. Originally based in Santa Cruz\, these street punks later m oved to San Francisco and recorded for several different labels\, including Side One\, IFA Records\, and New Red Archives. The group first released 19 92's Scared as Johnny Peebucks & the Swingin' Utters\, but things really st arted to happen for them three years later with their full-length The Stree ts of San Francisco. The album garnered the band much attention\, including Best Debut Album at the Bay Area Music Awards\, and Swingin' Utters soon f ound themselves on the first annual Vans Warped Tour. They later also toure d with Rancid before signing to Fat Wreck Chords (run by NOFX's Fat Mike)\; Swingin' Utters released A Juvenile Product of the Working Class in 1996 a nd Five Lessons Learned two years later. The Sounds Wrong EP from 1995 was re-released by the label in 1998\, with the Brazen Head EP following the ne xt year. - all music guide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/perpetual_groove_23941 DTSTART:20100922T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76224 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Perpetual Groove DESCRIPTION:Perpetual Groove has become a rock band. That’s the impressio n fans got when they heard one of the rock & roll tracks from Perpetual Gro ove’s new album\, LIVELOVEDIE at the band’s sold out New Year’s Eve p erformance. LIVELOVEDIE was produced by Grammy winner Robert Hannon (Outkas t - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below) and Perpetual Groove. The album was produc ed with renewable energy through Perpetual Groove’s partnership with Tree Sound Studios\, Sustainable Waves\, and Green Mountain Energy Company and is being released by the environmentally progressive label\, Tree Leaf Musi c. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/__23010 DTSTART:20100923T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73233 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:!!! DESCRIPTION:!!! (pronounced /ˈtʃɪk ˈtʃɪk ˈtʃɪk/ chik chik chik) is a dance-punk band that formed in Sacramento\, California\, in 1996. Member s of !!! came from other local bands such as The Yah Mos\, Black Liquorice and Popesmashers. The band\, who are commonly associated with the dance-pun k movement\, are currently based in New York City\, Sacramento\, California \, and Portland\, Oregon. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jb_smoove DTSTART:20100923 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65399 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:JB Smoove DESCRIPTION:JB Smoove\, currently starring as a series regular on FOXs hit sitcom Til Death with Brad Garrett and Joely Fischer. JB is a gifted writer \, comedian and actor\, who continues to entertain audiences all over the w orld with his unique brand of comedic funk. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tom_tom_club_caravan_of_thieves_tony_c astles DTSTART:20100923 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71554 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Tom Tom Club\, Caravan of Thieves\, Tony Castles DESCRIPTION:Tom Tom Club is an American new wave band founded in 1981 by hu sband and wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz\, both also known for be ing bandmembers of Talking Heads. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/caribou_w_emeralds DTSTART:20100923 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74826 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Caribou w/ Emeralds DESCRIPTION:In his decade-long career\, Caribou's Dan Snaith has fluidly mo ved between genres like folktronica\, shoegaze\, krautrock\, and 1960s suns hine pop\, assimilating their most familiar traits until they're practicall y in his DNA. His albums feel warm\, relaxed\, and ecstatic\, despite (or m aybe because of) Snaith's behind-the-boards meticulousness. Tight and loose . Genre-hopping and genre-defining. Caribou isn't the best of both worlds\, it's the best of all worlds. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Politics & Prose Bookstore SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mockingjay_the_hunger_games_book_3_by_ suzanne_collins DTSTART:20100923T190000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74310 GEO:38.9555\;-77.0695 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Mockingjay: The Hunger Games\, Book 3\, by Suzanne Collins DESCRIPTION:Because Suzanne Collins suffers from hand strain\, she will be “signing” books with a special stamp custom made for Mockingjay events. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/big_head_todd_and_the_monsters_23942 DTSTART:20100923T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76225 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Big Head Todd and the Monsters DESCRIPTION:"During the late '80s and early '90s\, Big Head Todd & the Mons ters (the Colorado-based trio of guitarist/keyboard player Todd Park Mohr\, bassist Rob Squires\, and drummer Brian Nevin) built their audience throug h constant touring\, playing college towns across the country. With these t ours\, they built a solid fan base before they had even signed to a major l abel. Although they have released several records\, they haven't been able to completely transfer the live appeal of their laid-back\, slightly jazzy\ , blues-based pop to tape. Nevertheless\, each of their records contains ma ny fine moments\, and 1993's Sister Sweetly\, which went gold and stayed in the charts over a year\, showed that they were continuing to improve their songwriting as well as their playing. It was followed by their second majo r-label album\, Strategem\, in 1994\; Beautiful World appeared in 1997\, fo llowed a year later by Live Monsters. Big Head Todd & the Monsters were dro pped from Warner after Live Monsters and the band took four years to regrou p and release Rivera in 2002. Crimes of Passion followed in 2004 on the San ctuary label." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine\, AllMusicGuide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/bobby_bare_jr_23483 DTSTART:20100924T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74470 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Bobby Bare\, Jr. DESCRIPTION:Bare is the son of country musician Bobby Bare. In 1974 — whe n Bare Jr. was only eight — they were both nominated for a Grammy for the song "Daddy What If." In the 1990s\, Bobby led the roots-rock outfit\, Bar e Jr. They released two major label records\, 1998's\, Boo-Tay and 2000's B rainwasher. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jb_smoove DTSTART:20100924 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65400 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:JB Smoove DESCRIPTION:JB Smoove\, currently starring as a series regular on FOXs hit sitcom Til Death with Brad Garrett and Joely Fischer. JB is a gifted writer \, comedian and actor\, who continues to entertain audiences all over the w orld with his unique brand of comedic funk. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_boxer_rebellion_amusement_parks_on _fire_augustines DTSTART:20100925T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74112 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Boxer Rebellion\, Amusement Parks on Fire\, Augustines DESCRIPTION:"Epic and Impassioned. Songs of Monumental Quality." -Kerrang END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_boxer_rebellion_amusement_parks_on _fire_augustines_23327 DTSTART:20100925T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74113 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Boxer Rebellion\, Amusement Parks on Fire\, Augustines DESCRIPTION:"Epic and Impassioned. Songs of Monumental Quality." -Kerrang END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/titus_andronicus_22485 DTSTART:20100925T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71149 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Titus Andronicus DESCRIPTION:Titus Andronicus is a punk/indie rock band from Glen Rock\, New Jersey formed in 2005. The group takes its name from the Shakespeare play Titus Andronicus\, and have cited musical and stylistic influences as diver se as Neutral Milk Hotel and Pulp. Their debut album\, The Airing of Grieva nces\, was released in 2008\, and described as the sound of a "violent\, ov erblown and irreverent" indie band in a positive review on Pitchfork. The b and's second album\, The Monitor\, was released on March 9\, 2010. In March \, Rolling Stone magazine named the band one of the 10 best new bands of 20 10. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC Improv Comedy Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jb_smoove DTSTART:20100925 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65401 GEO:38.905\;-77.0412 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:JB Smoove DESCRIPTION:JB Smoove\, currently starring as a series regular on FOXs hit sitcom Til Death with Brad Garrett and Joely Fischer. JB is a gifted writer \, comedian and actor\, who continues to entertain audiences all over the w orld with his unique brand of comedic funk. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/field_music DTSTART:20100925 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_68331 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Field Music DESCRIPTION:Field Music are a band from Sunderland\, England who formed in 2004. The band's core consists of brothers David and Peter Brewis (who at o ne time played drums for fellow Sunderland band The Futureheads)\, with And rew Moore. Their line-ups have at times featured members of both Maxïmo Pa rk and The Futureheads. Previous incarnations include The New Tellers and E lectronic Eye Machine. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Merriweather Post Pavilion SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/virgin_mobile_freefest DTSTART:20100925 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69592 GEO:39.2115\;-76.8635 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Virgin Mobile FreeFest DESCRIPTION:This year's line up includes a host of alt rock superstars incl uding: Pavement\, MIA\, Sleigh Bells and Chromeo. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Washington\, D.C. SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/walking_town_dc DTSTART:20100925 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71020 GEO:38.8996\;-77.0291 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Walking Town DC DESCRIPTION:Cultural Tourism DC presents WalkingTown DC\, a two day celebra tion of the history and heritage of Washington DC featuring free guided tou rs in all eight wards of the city. This year’s trails feature something f or everyone with tour topics ranging from neighborhood history\, to art\, t o environmental responsibility\, among many others. The Fall Edition of Wal kingTown DC takes place September 25 and September 26 and features more tha n 100 walking and biking tours. Details and the complete schedule are avail able online at www.CulturalTourismDC.org. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/bullet_for_my_valentine_23943 DTSTART:20100925 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76226 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Bullet for My Valentine DESCRIPTION:The Welsh metal-core band Bullet For My Valentine has spent mos t of the past two years taking over the world with massive U.K.\, European\ , U.S. and worldwide tours\, sharing the stage with Guns N Roses\, Metallic a and Iron Maiden\, playing the Main Stage at just about every rock festiva l on the planet\, and seeing their 2006 debut album THE POISON - an album L ondon's daily The Sun called "One of the finest debut albums in rock histor y" - sell more than one-million copies worldwide – 350\,000 in the U.S. a lone – a very rare achievement for an emerging band. Back home\, Bullet F or My Valentine has graced the covers of the UK’s Kerrang!\, Rock Sound\, and Metal Hammer. They won Metal Hammer’s 2006 “Golden God Award” fo r Best British Band\, and the 2006 Kerrang! A END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The National Mall SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_10th_annual_national_book_festival DTEND:20100925T213000Z DTSTART:20100925T140000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73815 GEO:38.8815\;-77.0326 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The 10th annual National Book Festival DESCRIPTION:The 10th annual National Book Festival\, organized and sponsore d by the Library of Congress\, will be held on Saturday\, Sept. 25\, 2010\, on the National Mall in Washington\, D.C.\, between 3rd and 7th streets fr om 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The festival\, a celebration of the joy of reading for all ages\, is free and open to the public. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The National Mall SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_10th_annual_national_book_festival _23236 DTEND:20100925T213000Z DTSTART:20100925T140000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73816 GEO:38.8815\;-77.0326 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The 10th Annual National Book Festival DESCRIPTION:Scores of authors\, illustrators and poets will be making prese ntations on the National Mall throughout the day in the Children\, Teens & Children\, Fiction & Mystery\, History & Biography\, Issues & Lifestyles\, and Poetry & Prose pavilions. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/david_bazan_mynabirds DTSTART:20100926T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71591 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:David Bazan\, Mynabirds DESCRIPTION:David Bazan (born January 1976) is an indie rock singer-songwri ter from Seattle\, Washington. Bazan (pronounced "buh-zahn") was the lead s inger and creative force behind the now-defunct band Pedro the Lion and was the lead singer of Headphones\, a band he formed out of his interest in sy nthesizers. In early 2006\, he began performing and recording solo. Bazan i s currently touring the United States with a full band for the first time i n almost five years. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/colourslide_my_radio DTSTART:20100926T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74471 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Colourslide\, My Radio DESCRIPTION:"They were a band looking for a singer and I was a singer looki ng for a band." explains Alex Lawhon\, easily summarizing the assembly of t he four individuals that would become known as Colourslide. "We had some fa ntastic songs and more importantly extremely lofty\, maybe bordering egocen tric\, notions that this collaboration would become noteworthy\," Lawhon co ntinues. So\, before ever playing a proper show together\, the band booked studio time in North Carolina and decided they would record a full-length a lbum. "It was backwards thinking I suppose – a record first\, then shows and touring – but it seemed to be the most natural thing for us at the ti me – make a great record\, then go promote the hell out it." This "backwa rds" philosophy paid off.\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Patriot Center SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/alice_in_chains_deftones_mastodon DTSTART:20100926 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_68326 GEO:38.8341\;-77.3072 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Alice In Chains\, Deftones\, Mastodon DESCRIPTION:Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle\, Wa shington\, in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley. A lthough widely associated with grunge music\, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and acoustic elements. Since its formation\, Alice in Chains h as released four studio albums\, three EPs\, two live albums\, four compila tions\, and two DVDs. The more exciting elements of this show\, may be the opening acts\, though. Hard-hitters Mastodon and The Deftones rarely disapp oint. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/shonen_knife_grass_widow DTSTART:20100926 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71555 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Shonen Knife\, Grass Widow DESCRIPTION:Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ\, Shōnen Naifu\; lit. "Boy knife ") is an all-female Japanese pop-punk band formed in Osaka\, Japan\, in 198 1. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups\, pop bands\, The Beach Boys\, a nd early punk rock acts\, such as the Ramones\, the trio crafts stripped-do wn songs expressing infectious melodies and simplistic\, exuberant lyrics s ung both in Japanese and English END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Merriweather Post Pavilion SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/baltimore/event/wpoc_sunday_in_the_country_2312 5 DTSTART:20100926 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73407 GEO:39.2115\;-76.8635 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:WPOC Sunday in the Country DESCRIPTION:It’s time for another helping of sweet sounds courtesy of Sun day in the Country\, the area’s premium country music festival. Headlinin g this year is Lady Antebellum\, whose sophomore album\, Need You Now\, has made them one of the top artists of the year\, and Eric Church\, who also recently put out his chart-topping second album. Rounding out the day are J oe Nichols\, Gloriana\, Bucky Covington and Matt Kennon\, making for a perf ect way to end your summer at Merriweather Post Pavilion. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Franconia United Methodist Church SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elisabeth_von_trapp_concert DTSTART:20100926T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76209 GEO:38.7819\;-77.1445 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Elisabeth Von Trapp Concert DESCRIPTION:For Elisabeth von Trapp\, “ The Sound of Music “ are part o f her earliest memories. Born and raised in Vermont\, Elisabeth is the gra nddaughter of the legendary Maria and Baron von Trapp\, whose story inspire d The Sound of Music. Singing professionally since childhood\, Elisabeth h as enthralled audiences from European cathedrals to Washington D.C.’s Ken nedy Center.\n\nBuilding on her famed family’s passion for music\, Elisab eth has created her own artistic style\, at once ethereal and earthy\, deli cate and powerful. Listeners have likened her to Judy Collins and Loreena McKennitt. Critics have called her voice ...“ hauntingly clear “ “ j oyfully expressive “ and “ simply beautiful.”\n\nElisabeth’s concer t repertoire ranges from Bach to Broadway ... Schubert to Sting. With equa l ease and eloquence she sings timeless wonders and her own stunning compos itions. \nElisabeth has released five self produced albums\, and has perfo rmed across the United States\, Austria and Russia. Her music has been fea tured on National Public Radio\, BBC-Radio\, Japanese National Radio and CN N Spanish Radio. She has appeared on CBS’s Eye on People\, ABC’s Good Morning America and BBC-TV.\n\nNo one leaves an Elisabeth von Trapp perform ance unchanged ... audiences of all ages are drawn by the promise of her fa mous name ... awed by the beauty of her voice and musical arrangements ... their hearts touched forever by the astonishing sound of her unique new mus ic.\nOur church is handicapped accessible\, and assisted listening devices are available. \nFree will offerings will be accepted.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/eels DTSTART:20100926T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76227 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Eels DESCRIPTION:EELS are set to release a new album entitled TOMORROW MORNING A ugust 24\, 2010 and embark on a world tour August 3. EELS leader Mark Olive r Everett\, aka E calls the 14 track album the final installment of a trilo gy that began with HOMBRE LOBO (June 2009) and END TIMES (January 2010). Fo llowing a four year absence\, TOMORROW MORNING will be the third new EELS a lbum in a little over a year and a half and will be released on the EELS' E Works Records label. The world tour starts in Santa Ana\, California\, hit ting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/basia_bulat_the_acorn DTSTART:20100927T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74100 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Basia Bulat & The Acorn DESCRIPTION:Since the age of three\, Basia has been sitting on piano stools and trying to hammer things out. It started with her piano-teacher mum\, b ut along the way Basia's picked up guitar\, autoharp\, banjo\, ukelele\, sa x and flute. In high-school her instrument was the upright bass a lone girl among "eight-foot-tall guys\, goofing off with the tubas". There's a sense of play that still suffuses her music\, jostling under the songs of regret and love\, want and joy. When her brother began in his teens to play drums with punk bands\, Basia would be there with her demerara voice\, joining h appily in the jam. When she left for university in London\, Ontario\, music ians began to drop by her downtown apartment. Many nights were spent with t hese classically-trained friends\, laughing and singing\, and together they made a glad\, bright noise. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/head-roc_w_ak_slaughter_and_height DTSTART:20100927T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74827 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Head-Roc w/ AK Slaughter and Height DESCRIPTION:For over the past ten years Head-Roc's name has consistently be en synonymous with the best that DC hip hop has to offer. Dubbed "The Mayor " of the scene\, Head-Roc has\, over the course of his career\, has come to embody the passions\, hopes\, and dreams of a wonderfully talented and bla tantly overlooked DMV hip hop community. His ability to reach music lovers across a wide spectrum of tastes sets him apart and his love for the stage is apparent. If you haven't seen him in action before - this is your chance . \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/wavves_23375 DTSTART:20100927 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74284 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Wavves DESCRIPTION:Wavves is the one-man noise-pop project of 22-year-old San Dieg an Nathan Williams. Since his homemade cassettes and mpfree turbulence star ted damaging ears last year\, Williams has become the focal point of what r eads and feels like a maelstrom of chatter. Once something of a left-field mystery\, the hype around him has built steadily throughout this young year . Now with drummer and a press photo\, Williams has probably played about a s many shows as he has songs to be heard. A spate of recent outings in New York a few weeks back had the scene in such a tizzy\, The New York Times se nt a dispatch to bear witness. And\, just a few days later\, to capitalize on the swell\, his new label expedited the digital release of Wavvves \, hi s second full-length in just four months. -Pitchfork END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/james DTSTART:20100927T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76228 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:James DESCRIPTION:As one of the first groups to be dubbed "the next Smiths\," Jam es became an institution on the British alternative music scene during the '80s and '90s with their pleasant folk-pop. Early in their career\, James w ere blessed by praise from their idol Morrissey\, which turned out to be bo th a blessing and a curse. The group was pegged as second-rate Smiths\, yet continued to tour and record\, eventually gaining a sizable following. In the late '80s\, James\, like many of their British peers\, became involved in the acid house-inspired "baggy" scene and recorded the baggy-inspired "S it Down\," which became their breakthrough hit. Shortly after "Sit Down\," James became more experimental\, culminating in a collaboration with Brian Eno that resulted in their biggest American album\, Laid\, in 1993. James t ook four years to follow Laid\, by which time their audience had returned t o a cult following. With guitarist Adrian Oxaal in tow\, James returned in early 1997 with Whiplash\, a more straightforward record that was greeted w ith mixed reviews. Released in 1999\, Millionaires\, recorded with new guit arist Michael Kulas\, was initially released only in the U.K. Their spectac ular follow-up\, 2001's Pleased to Meet You\, was also available only in th e U.K. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/detox_retox_zlam_dunk DTSTART:20100928T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76162 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Detox Retox DESCRIPTION:Hailing from Washington\, DC\, Detox Retox formed in late 2007. They played their first show at WMUC-FM in College Park\, MD\, broadcastin g their energetic style of danceable rock over the airwaves. Since then the y have performed to packed houses at venues throughout the DC area. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/marc_cohn_21808 DTSTART:20100928 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69155 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Marc Cohn DESCRIPTION:Marc Cohn's eponymous debut spawned the inescapable hit\, "Walk ing in Memphis\," a signature tune that is indicative of the intelligent an d soulful songs that Cohn has continued to produce since the early 90's. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/electric_six_the_constellations DTSTART:20100928 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70777 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Electric Six\, The Constellations DESCRIPTION:They almost called themselves The Sex Stars of 1977\, but nixed that idea 'cause they wanted a shot at the big time. That shot came when t hey released a song called "Gay Bar." It was a hit. Especially in England\, which is where their manager lives. The band thought it might be fun to li ve there too\, but soon moved back when they realized that London was\, in their opinion\, "VAPID." Welcome to the world of Electric Six - a down-to-e arth Detroit rock band with a sense of humor and plenty of loud guitars. \n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/stars_23946 DTSTART:20100928T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76229 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Stars DESCRIPTION:Stars is a Juno Award-nominated band from Canada. Originally fo rmed in Toronto by vocalist Torquil Campbell and keyboardist Chris Seligman \, the band relocated to New York City and then subsequently to Montreal. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/film_school DTSTART:20100929T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74101 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Film School DESCRIPTION:Hideout is Film School’s second full-length for Beggars Banqu et. Written largely in Bertens’ Los Angeles apartment (a few doors down f rom Glenn Danzig’s haunted-looking house)\, recorded in both LA and San F rancisco studios with engineer Dan Long\, mixed by Phil Ek (Built to Spill\ , Band of Horses\, the Shins\, Stephen Malkmus)\, and produced by Bertens\, Hideout builds on the band’s pretty\, shoegazer pop and richly textured space-rock soundscapes by emphasizing powerful rhythms and beautiful melodi es that take the songwriting to a new level. Bertens’ signature vocal del ivery shows more breadth on this release\, and evokes a plaintive longing t hat is magnified by the addition of female voices\, courtesy of bassist Lor elei Plotcyzk and guest vocalists Tracy Uba (Timonium) and Leah Piehl. Othe r guest musicians loaning their talents to the album are Colm O’Ciosoig ( My Bloody Valentine) and Paul Wilson (Snow Patrol). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/swans_w_baby_dee DTSTART:20100929 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69595 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Swans w/ Baby Dee DESCRIPTION:New York No Wave legends Swans have reformed and released a new album. That whooshing sound you hear is thousands of music nerds swooning. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dead_confederate DTSTART:20100930T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76163 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Dead Confederate DESCRIPTION:From Georgia comes Dead Confederate\, a 5 piece space rock outf it sounding not unlike Dreams So Real or other Late 80's/early 90's Europea n rock. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/heal_baby_heal_a_benefit_for_the_resto ration_of_the_gulf_coast DTSTART:20100930T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71550 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Heal\, Baby\, Heal: A Benefit for the Restoration of the Gulf Coast DESCRIPTION:With Drop Electric\, DJ Smudge\, and Laughing Man END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/efterklang DTSTART:20100930T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72322 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Efterklang DESCRIPTION:Efterklang make music for the inspired. But don’t feel left o ut\, for Efterklang inspire all. Otherworldly pop songs\, both magnificentl y ambitious and engagingly intimate. Breathtaking panoramas of sound with f ew clear antecedents. This is music with no boundaries. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_books DTSTART:20100930T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76230 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Books DESCRIPTION:The Books are a band founded by and consisting of American Nick Zammuto and Dutchman Paul de Jong in New York City in 2000. Their music is a mix of aleatoric\, electronica\, folk\, and acoustic music (de Jong is a cellist and Zammuto plays acoustic guitar and electric bass)\, incorporati ng samples of sounds\, speech and music. They have released three albums\, all on the German (Cologne) label Tomlab. They are currently residing in No rth Adams\, Massachusetts\, near Zammuto's alma mater\, Williams College. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Nage Bistro SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/nage_bistro_offers_special_red_fish_sa ndwich_fundraiser_to_benefit_gulf_coast_relief_efforts DTSTART:20101001 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71231 GEO:38.9067\;-77.037 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Red Fish Sandwich Fundraiser Benefiting Gulf Coast Relief Efforts DESCRIPTION:From now until January 2011\, Gulf Coast native and executive c hef at Nage Bistro\, Glenn Babcock will offer a special red fish sandwich f or $10\, with all profits benefitting Gulf Coast relief\, specifically to s upport fishermen\, shrimpers and oystermen whose livelihoods are threatened by the oil spill. The Gulf Coast Red Fish Sandwich is prepared in traditio nal Gulf Coast fashion and features a filet of buttery\, mild red fish whic h is blackened and topped with lemon caper aioli. It is served on a house m ade ciabatta roll with lettuce and tomato and comes with a side of green ca bbage slaw. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rogue_wave_23948 DTSTART:20101002T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76231 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Rogue Wave DESCRIPTION:Rogue Wave is an indie rock band from Oakland\, California\, (f ormerly signed to Sub Pop\, now to Brushfire Records)\, and headed by Zach Schwartz (a.k.a. Zach Rogue) who created the band after losing his job in t he dot-com bust. Their first album was Out of the Shadow which was released privately in 2003 and re-released in 2004. In the fall of 2004 they went o n a national tour of the United States. Their second album Descended Like V ultures was released in October 2005. The band's third album\, Asleep at He aven's Gate was released on September 18\, 2007\, though it was available o ne week earlier on iTunes. Permalight\, Rogue Wave's fourth full-length alb um\, was released March 2\, 2010 through Brushfire Records.- Amazon.com\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/margot_the_nuclear_so_and_sos_w_the_lo nely_forest_and_cameron_mcgill_what_army DTSTART:20101002T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74829 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Margot & the Nuclear So and So's w/ The Lonely Forest and Cameron McGill & What Army DESCRIPTION:After holing up in an abandoned movie theater\, Margot & the Nu clear So and So's have re-emerged armed and prepared for the apocalypse. Si ke. They just recorded a new album. And it's good. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mice_parade_les_shelleys_tom_brosseau_ angela_correa DTSTART:20101002 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71556 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Mice Parade\, Les Shelleys: Tom Brosseau & Angela Correa DESCRIPTION:Mice Parade was originally the solo project of New Yorker Adam Pierce\, who has also played in Swirlies\, The Dylan Group\, HiM\, múm\, a nd Philistines Jr. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chopteeth_afrofunk_big_band_23788 DTSTART:20101003T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75684 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band DESCRIPTION:Chopteeth is a 14-piece Afrofunk orchestra exploring the common ground between West African and American popular music. The core of the Ch opteeth sound is Afrobeat: a big-band funk invented by Fela Kuti in 1970s N igeria. Afrobeat is a unique mix of modern jazz\, Yoruba tribal music and b urning\, James Brown-inspired rhythms. Chopteeth then adds classic Ghanaian dance tunes\, Senegalese rumba and Jamaican ska to create an energetic\, d anceable sound. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/teenage_fanclub_vaselines DTSTART:20101003T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76232 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Teenage Fanclub\, Vaselines DESCRIPTION:Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band from near Glasgow\, formed in 1989.They emerged initially from Glasgow's C86 scene\, a casette compilation by music magazine NME in 1986. Their sound relies hea vily on chiming\, Byrds-esque guitars and harmony vocals.In concert\, they usually alternate between the three songwriters (who all sing lead vocals o n their own songs) giving equal playing time to each one's songs. There hav e been a succession of drummers\, including Francis MacDonald\, Brendan O Hare and Paul Quinn\, who was later replaced by the returning Francis MacD onald. Keyboardist Finlay MacDonald (no relation) has also been a member. I n 2006\, the band held two special concerts (in London and Glasgow) playing their 1991 album Bandwagonesque in its entirety. Their most recent album\, Man-Made\, was released on May 2\, 2005\, on the band's own PeMa label. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Washington DC SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/turkish_festival DTEND:20101003T230000Z DTSTART:20101003T150000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73817 GEO:38.8944\;-77.0224 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Turkish Festival DESCRIPTION:Our annual Turkish Festival offers a full day of free activitie s that range from lively folk dancing and musical performances to arts and crafts activities for children and adults. Visitors also enjoy other much-l oved aspects of Turkey such as its delicious cuisine\, tradition of coffee fortune reading\, and bustling Bazaar. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Willow Restaurant SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/wcrs_world_fare_a_street_food_festival _featuring_dishes_from_local_women_chefs DTEND:20101004T000000Z DTSTART:20101003T210000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74097 GEO:38.8827\;-77.1133 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:WCR’s “World Fare: A Street Food Festival” Featuring Dishes F rom Local Women Chefs DESCRIPTION:The local chapter of Women Chefs & Restaurateurs (WCR) presents their annual fundraiser this fall. As a follow-up to the wildly successful Calendar Girls event in 2008\, the DC area women chefs are planning anothe r event in support of WCR’s scholarship and internship programs for women in the culinary arts at Willow Restaurant located at 4301 N. Fairfax Drive Arlington\, VA 22203 on Sunday\, October 3\, 2010. \n\nThe event will take place at Willow Restaurant starting at 5:00pm - 8:00pm. The theme of the fundraiser will be “World Fare” complete with fun door prizes\, delicio us street fare style food sampled by top local women chefs and restaurateur s and a phenomenal collection of wines\, beers and spirits with an anticipa ted attendance of 300+ foodies from the greater DC metropolitan area.\n\nFo rmed in 1993 by eight of the nation's top women chefs and restaurateurs\, W CR has grown to a membership of over 2\,000 members\, offering a variety of networking\, professional and support services. The mission of Women Chefs & Restaurateurs is to promote and enhance the education\, advancement and connection of women in the culinary industry. Visit\nwww.womenchefs.org for more information. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_tallest_man_on_earth_23950 DTSTART:20101003T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76233 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Tallest Man on Earth DESCRIPTION:Montezumas frontman Kristian Matsson started recording a set of rustic\, gravelly-voiced tunes\, ones that nodded to fellow Swedes Homesic k Hank and Thomas Denver Jonsson\, under the nom de solo act the Tallest Ma n on Earth in the early 2000s. His self-titled debut EP was released on Swe den's Gravitation Records in 2006. The "Pistol Dreams" single followed one year later\, leading up to the release of the Tallest Man on Earth's first full-length album\, Shallow Grave\, which hit stores in 2008. Matsson spent the rest of 2008 and 2009 touring\, opening for Bon Iver and John Vandersl ice as well as playing solo shows. After signing with Dead Oceans\, Matsson released The Wild Hunt in April of 2010. - Margaret Reges\, AllMusicGuide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_tallest_man_on_earth_23951 DTSTART:20101003T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76234 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Tallest Man on Earth DESCRIPTION:Montezumas frontman Kristian Matsson started recording a set of rustic\, gravelly-voiced tunes\, ones that nodded to fellow Swedes Homesic k Hank and Thomas Denver Jonsson\, under the nom de solo act the Tallest Ma n on Earth in the early 2000s. His self-titled debut EP was released on Swe den's Gravitation Records in 2006. The "Pistol Dreams" single followed one year later\, leading up to the release of the Tallest Man on Earth's first full-length album\, Shallow Grave\, which hit stores in 2008. Matsson spent the rest of 2008 and 2009 touring\, opening for Bon Iver and John Vandersl ice as well as playing solo shows. After signing with Dead Oceans\, Matsson released The Wild Hunt in April of 2010. - Margaret Reges\, AllMusicGuide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/foals DTSTART:20101004T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74115 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Foals DESCRIPTION:Somewhere between techno\, the Talking Heads\, and copious amou nts of weed lie Foals - a UK band that's about to take America by storm. So get ready everyone! The British are coming! \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/fountains_of_wayne DTSTART:20101004 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70660 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Fountains of Wayne DESCRIPTION:Fountains of Wayne is an American power pop/alternative rock ba nd that formed in 1996 in New York City.The band's music is known for havin g quirky\, ironic\, and witty lyrics that often focus on minute events in m odern American suburban life. The Village Voice has stated that "the left-b ent\, middle-class everymen in these songs are consistently disarming"\, wi th lyrics "exacting in their detail" END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/wintersleep DTSTART:20101004 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73808 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Hold Steady\, Wintersleep DESCRIPTION:The Hold Steady is a bunch of dudes who rock the hell out of Br ooklyn\, as well as the rest of the world. Wintersleep is a Canadian indie rock band from Halifax\, Nova Scotia. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/air_sex_world_championship_2010 DTSTART:20101004 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76164 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Air Sex World Championship 2010 DESCRIPTION:Never been to an Air Sex show before? Here’s what you need to know: it’s a lot like Air Guitar\, but instead of rocking out with an im aginary guitar\, you’re making sweet and/or filthy love with an imaginary sex partner. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/threadless_college_tour_with_bob_nanna _hey_mercedes_braid_mark_rose_spitalfield DTSTART:20101005T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72323 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Threadless College Tour with Bob Nanna (Hey Mercedes\, Braid) & Mar k Rose (Spitalfield) DESCRIPTION:Threadless College Tour with Bob Nanna (Hey Mercedes\, Braid) & Mark Rose (Spitalfield) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/fountains_of_wayne DTSTART:20101005 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70661 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Fountains of Wayne DESCRIPTION:Fountains of Wayne is an American power pop/alternative rock ba nd that formed in 1996 in New York City.The band's music is known for havin g quirky\, ironic\, and witty lyrics that often focus on minute events in m odern American suburban life. The Village Voice has stated that "the left-b ent\, middle-class everymen in these songs are consistently disarming"\, wi th lyrics "exacting in their detail" END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_xx DTSTART:20101005 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71152 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The xx DESCRIPTION:Bonding over a shared love of stripped back anti-folk and mid-9 0s R&B\, The xx’s unique sound befits a wide range of influences that inc lude everything from Aaliyaah to Cocorosie\, Rhianna to The Cure\, Missy El liot to the Chromatics\, The Kills to Ginuwine\, The Pixies to Mariah Carey and Justin Timberlake to Tracey & The Plastics. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/born_ruffians_22486 DTSTART:20101006T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71150 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Born Ruffians DESCRIPTION:Born Ruffians are a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2004\, o riginally from Midland\, Ontario\, located near Georgian Bay. They are curr ently signed to Warp Records. The members are Luke LaLonde (guitar/vocals)\ , Mitch Derosier (bass) and Steven Hamelin (drums). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/gayngs DTSTART:20101006T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69594 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Gayngs DESCRIPTION:The dudes of Gayngs roll deep. How deep? Well\, meet the boys i n the band: \nJustin Vernon (Bon Iver) \, Michael Lewis (Happy Apple\, Andr ew Bird)\, Zak Coulter (Solid Gold)\, Adam Hurlburt (Solid Gold)\, Ivan Ros ebud (The Rosebuds)\, Mike Noyce (Bon Iver)\, Brad Cook (Megafaun)\, Joe We sterlund (Megafaun)\, Jake Luck (Leisure Birds)\, Ryan Olson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/lizz_wright DTSTART:20101006 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76165 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Lizz Wright DESCRIPTION:Lizz Wright's first two Verve releases\, Salt and Dreaming Wide Awake\, established her as one of the jazz world's most celebrated rising stars\, both an accomplished songwriter and a versatile\, deeply expressive singer. On her third album The Orchard\, the Georgia-bred\, New York-based artist takes a substantial leap forward\, transcending genre distinctions to deliver a vibrant\, intensely creative milestone. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/menomena DTSTART:20101006 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70662 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Menomena DESCRIPTION:Menomena is an indie rock band from Portland\, Oregon\, United States\, made up of Brent Knopf\, Justin Harris\, and Danny Seim. All memb ers of the band share singing duties and frequently swap instruments while recording. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_octopus_project_22634 DTSTART:20101006 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71585 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:The Octopus Project DESCRIPTION:A group of young noise-rock musicians moves into a old\, ghost- filled house and sets up shop. Though the spooks are at first rattled by th e blasts of guitar feedback and unhinged drummery\, they soon begin to shar e their own beautiful\, otherworldly melodies with the band and discover a musical common ground. As the group\, ghosts included\, fills the neighborh ood with strange\, electrifying sounds\, curious neighbors and passers-by f ind themselves drawn to the rumbling\, hypnotic rhythms emanating from the old dwelling. And so you find yourself here\, outside the house\, where a s ort of Tim Burton block party is unfolding. Come on inside. The Octopus Pro ject is just getting started... END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/u_jsme_doma DTSTART:20101006T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76534 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Už jsme doma DESCRIPTION:Uz Jsme Doma\, (pronounced oosh-smeh-dough-ma)\, are a progress ive rock band from Czech Republic\, who originally formed in northwest bord er town Teplice in 1985. Although the band was not able to play concerts le gally until the Velvet Revolution brought democracy to the Czech Republic i n 1990\, they gained a significant and hardcore following - even Vaclav Hav el is a fan. And if that isn't enough of an endorsement\, I don't know what is. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/semi_precious_weapons_dj_starlight DTSTART:20101007T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76435 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171835 SUMMARY:Semi Precious Weapons\, DJ Starlight DESCRIPTION:Semi Precious Weapons is a rock band from New York City consist ing of Justin Tranter on vocals\, Stevy Pyne on guitar\, Cole Whittle on ba ss and Dan Crean on drums. Pyne replaced former guitarist\, Aaron Lee Tasja n\, in November 2008. The band play their own "Filthy Glamour" brand of roc k music and espouse a "Dirty Showbiz" philosophy. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/wovenhand_serena_maneesh DTSTART:20101008T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72324 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Wovenhand & Serena Maneesh DESCRIPTION:The music of David Eugene Edwards’ Wovenhand is utterly uniqu e\, dizzying those who encounter it\, with turnings and lashings of shadow and light. The Threshingfloor\, the follow-up to their critically acclaimed September 2008 album Ten Stones\, will be released on June 22nd on Sounds Familyre Records. Co-produced by Edwards and Robert Ferbrache\, and recorde d in Edward’s native Colorado at Studio Absinthe and Glade Park\, the son gs were finessed by the rumbling vibrations of Wovenhand bandmates Pascal H umbert on electric and double bass\, the incisive drumming of Ordy Garrison \, and by special guest Peter Eri on Hungarian shepherd’s flute. These so phisticated musicians freshly illumine Edwards’ considerable vocal range\ , formidable guitar work and masterful song craft. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The City Club of Washington SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/4th_annual_charity_classic_oktoberfest DTEND:20101009T020000Z DTSTART:20101008T220000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75763 GEO:38.8968\;-77.0295 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:4th Annual Charity Classic: "Oktoberfest" DESCRIPTION:City Club of Washington hosts an authentic Oktoberfest featurin g traditional German fare\, beer\, and music. 100% to benefit the chosen ch arities such as The Yellow Ribbon Fund \nand The Muscular Dystrophy Associa tion\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Surratt House Museum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tales_the_tombstones_whisper DTSTART:20101009 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73160 GEO:38.7642\;-76.8972 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Tales the Tombstones Whisper DESCRIPTION:This presentation traces the evolution of graveyards\, interest ing epitaphs\, and discusses the changes in practices and customs. Join Mik e Dixon as he brings to life the valuable community lessons of timeworn tom bstones. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ra_ra_rasputin_23789 DTSTART:20101009 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75686 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ra Ra Rasputin DESCRIPTION:Ra Ra Rasputin equals funk & punk pushed to the max with three different singers. Mr. Moccasin? Progressive dead sea outlandishness. Baby Venom - a-pop-calyptic juiciness\, three different singers\, again. Scout - this duo is among the cream of the crop\, emotional melodies and doomy gru nge. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Franconia United Methodist Church SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/pie_ice_cream_extravaganza DTEND:20101009T180000Z DTSTART:20101009T160000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76207 GEO:38.7819\;-77.1445 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Pie & Ice Cream Extravaganza DESCRIPTION:Enjoy free pie and ice cream for kids of all ages. Relax under our tents and spend time in the glorious outdoors\, talking with your neig hbors and making new friends. Franconia United Methodist Church "where the re are no strangers." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_deadmen_24109 DTSTART:20101010T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76436 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Deadmen DESCRIPTION:The Deadmen is fronted by soulful crooner Justin Jones. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Verizon Center SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/roger_waters DTSTART:20101010 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_68333 GEO:38.8974\;-77.02 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Roger Waters DESCRIPTION:Roger Waters was the bass player\, co-lead vocalist\, lyricist\ , primary songwriter\, and one of the founding members of the rock band Pin k Floyd. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Patriot Center SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/gorillaz DTSTART:20101011 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74036 GEO:38.8341\;-77.3072 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Gorillaz DESCRIPTION:Gorillaz is a musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn o f Alternative rock band Blur and British cartoonist Jamie Hewlett\, co-crea tor of the comic book Tank Girl. This project consists of the Gorillaz musi c itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of comic book characters. This band is composed of four animated members: 2D ( lead vocalist\, keyboard)\, Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar)\, Noodle (guitar a nd occasional vocals) and Russel Hobbs (drums and percussion). Their fictio nal universe is explored through the band's website and music videos\, as w ell as a number of other media. The music is a collaboration between variou s musicians\, Albarn being the only permanent musical contributor. Their st yle is a composition of multiple musical genres\, with a large number of in fluences including: dub\, hip hop\, alternative rock\, electronic and pop m usic. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/avi_buffalo DTSTART:20101012T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76437 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Avi Buffalo DESCRIPTION:"What's in it for me?" Zahner-Isenberg sings with a piercing sq ueak in the chorus of the album's gooiest pop song. He honestly doesn't kno w\, and that's what makes Avi Buffalo such an affecting listen. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/bowerbirds_23330 DTSTART:20101012T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74116 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Bowerbirds DESCRIPTION:Upper Air is the second album from the North Carolina-based tri o Bowerbirds. Like the music they make\, Bowerbirds are comprised of both c onflict and sweetness. And this duality comes across in every song the grou p performs - earnest acoustic music that feels good\, aware\, powerful and hopeful\, offering a shelter from the apathy that is so rampant these days. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/tower_of_power_22291 DTSTART:20101012 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70663 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Tower Of Power DESCRIPTION:For over 40 years\, Tower of Power has been creating their own kind of soul music. Since 1968\, Tower of Power has delivered their unique brand of music to their fans\, appearing before sold out crowds as they tou r the world each year. Tower’s sound can be hard to categorize\, but the band's leader and founding member\, Emilio Castillo\, has labeled their sou nd as "Urban Soul Music." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jeff_the_brotherhood_the_woggles DTSTART:20101014T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74832 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Jeff the Brotherhood\, The Woggles DESCRIPTION:JEFF The Brotherhood is Jake and Jamin Orrall\, two brothers th at play drums and guitar. They grew up in Tennessee making music and trying to have a good time. Since their inception they have been playing anywhere from house parties to rooftops\, backyards\, bars and art galleries - rele asing their own records\, tapes\, comic books and home made videos since ad olescence. The Brotherhood has been called "kraut punk"\, "psychedelic grun ge" and "noise pop" - we like to consider them just really good music. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/carolina_chocolate_drops DTSTART:20101014 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70664 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Carolina Chocolate Drops DESCRIPTION:The Carolina Chocolate Drops are an old-time string band from D urham\, North Carolina\, United States. Formed in November 2005 following t he members' attendance at the Black Banjo Gathering in Boone\, North Caroli na\, the group is one of the few remaining African American string bands. T he group has three members: Rhiannon Giddens\, Dom Flemons\, and Justin Rob inson\, who were all in their twenties when the group formed. All of the mu sicians sing\, and trade instruments including banjo\, fiddle\, guitar\, ha rmonica\, snare drum\, bones\, jug\, and kazoo. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/henry_clay_people DTSTART:20101014 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74833 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Henry Clay People DESCRIPTION:"LA-based the Henry Clay People came together when brothers Joe y and Andy Siara\, tired of donning leisure suits and playing for drunk col lege students\, decided to form a band that focuses more on songwriting and less on showy aesthetic. The result is a rock band that combines 70s rock and punk influences." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Restaurant 3 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/restaurant_3_hosts_2nd_annual_week_of_ bacon DTSTART:20101014 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76325 GEO:38.8873\;-77.0938 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Restaurant 3 Hosts 2nd Annual “Week Of Bacon” DESCRIPTION:The Clarendon neighborhood restaurant is celebrating a “Week of Bacon” by dedicating an entire week to curing\, cooking and tasting.Th roughout the week Restaurant 3 will offer a pig roast\, 3-course bacon-infu sed menu\, bacon-making classes\, bacon cocktails\, bacon-maple ice cream & more! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/agnostic_front_19839 DTSTART:20101015T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69151 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Agnostic Front with Mother Of Mercy DESCRIPTION:Legendary Hardcore/Thrash titans\, Agnostic Front\, are back wi th another testament to the bands flawless legacy! Recorded at the now infa mous Planet Z Studios in Hadley Massachusetts by Zeuss (Hatebreed\, Shadows Fall)\, Warriors is the yet another landmark in hardcore’s history. Prod uced this time around by vocalist Roger Miret’s little brother\, Freddy C ricien (Madball\, Hazen Street)\, the bands message of family and unity has never come across stronger in their music. Warriors is a statement of stre ngth in the face of adversity and few bands make a statement louder than Ag nostic Front. They're doing what so many of these iconic punk bands are doi ng these days: playing their best album soup to nuts live. That's right\, y ou can experience 1984's "Victim in Pain" in its entirety. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/isobel_campbell_mark_lanegan_willy_mas on DTSTART:20101015 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74285 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan\, Willy Mason DESCRIPTION:Theres a certain beauty and the beast quality to the greatest m ale/female singer/songwriter duos Consider Jane Birkin\, the well-heeled to ast of 60s society\, hooking up with Serge Gainsbourg\, the filthy Gallic s inger/songwriters ever-present gauze of Gauloise smoke irreversibly cloudin g her reputation. Or theres Nancy Sinatra\, the golden daughter of the Chai rman Of The Board\, whose career was rescued from its early doldrums thanks to the intervention of producer Lee Hazlewood\, who injected a gravely\, c ynical tone that gave Nancys subsequent records a disquieting\, idiosyncrat ic charm. And so it is with Ballad Of The Broken Seas\, an album length col laboration between Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan.\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Restaurant 3 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/restaurant_3_hosts_2nd_annual_week_of_ bacon DTSTART:20101015 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76326 GEO:38.8873\;-77.0938 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Restaurant 3 Hosts 2nd Annual “Week Of Bacon” DESCRIPTION:The Clarendon neighborhood restaurant is celebrating a “Week of Bacon” by dedicating an entire week to curing\, cooking and tasting.Th roughout the week Restaurant 3 will offer a pig roast\, 3-course bacon-infu sed menu\, bacon-making classes\, bacon cocktails\, bacon-maple ice cream & more! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Southeast Waterfront at The yards SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/a_night_at_the_yards_2010 DTEND:20101016T040000Z DTSTART:20101015T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75786 GEO:38.8772\;-77.0039 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:A Night At The Yards 2010 DESCRIPTION:Enjoy an evening under the stars at A Night At The Yards\, a ca sual-festive benefit party on DC's Capitol Riverfront near Nationals Stadiu m. The party will feature live music by The Radiators with opening act Big Sam's Funky Nation. Guests enjoy great food and drinks provided by 30 of DC 's favorite restaurants and caterers. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_thermals_cymbals_eat_guitars DTSTART:20101016T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74117 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Thermals\, Cymbals Eat Guitars DESCRIPTION:The Thermals are an indie/alternative/post-pop-punk rock band f rom Portland\, Oregon\, USA. The group formed in the summer of 2002. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Restaurant 3 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/restaurant_3_hosts_2nd_annual_week_of_ bacon DTSTART:20101016 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76327 GEO:38.8873\;-77.0938 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Restaurant 3 Hosts 2nd Annual “Week Of Bacon” DESCRIPTION:The Clarendon neighborhood restaurant is celebrating a “Week of Bacon” by dedicating an entire week to curing\, cooking and tasting.Th roughout the week Restaurant 3 will offer a pig roast\, 3-course bacon-infu sed menu\, bacon-making classes\, bacon cocktails\, bacon-maple ice cream & more! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Reston Heights SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/festival_on_the_square_23753 DTEND:20101016T210000Z DTSTART:20101016T150000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75381 GEO:38.9491\;-77.3537 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Festival On The Square DESCRIPTION:Free live music and entertainment\, food and drink\, face paint ing and other kids' activities\, hay maze\, Z-car and Roadster show\, and m ore. Contact Bridget at 703.476.9377 for more information. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dead_kennedys DTSTART:20101017T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72046 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Dead Kennedys DESCRIPTION:Every song by the early ’80’s punk band was a reaction to t he world\, be it their hatred for Reagan\, or their frustrations with Ameri can society as a whole. Well\, Jello and the boys are back\, and so is the vitriol... sort of. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/futurebirds DTSTART:20101017T013000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74102 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Futurebirds DESCRIPTION:"In reality\, you probably could try to fuck with Futurebirds\, they just wouldn’t care. Because they’re affable folk\, and their sout hern dream rock–if there were such a thing–is easier going than it is a ggressive. Futurebirds’ just slightly degraded lo-fi submersion and pedal steel trance create a fuzzy\, dream-like veneer that cushions a rotating t rio of vocal leads\, and more than a helping of communal harmonies. Still\, it’s doubtful you would fuck with this band\, not by appearances. Their cast of characters includes at least one John Bell/Jim James bastard child\ , one half-Cherokee and Choctaw\, and an uncanny Will Oldham doppelganger. And indeed\, that is also probably an apt reference to their influence: 21s t century Indian outlaw southern indie-rock\, eccentric folk. That swings." - Aquarium Drunkard END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Restaurant 3 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/restaurant_3_hosts_2nd_annual_week_of_ bacon DTSTART:20101017 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76328 GEO:38.8873\;-77.0938 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Restaurant 3 Hosts 2nd Annual “Week Of Bacon” DESCRIPTION:The Clarendon neighborhood restaurant is celebrating a “Week of Bacon” by dedicating an entire week to curing\, cooking and tasting.Th roughout the week Restaurant 3 will offer a pig roast\, 3-course bacon-infu sed menu\, bacon-making classes\, bacon cocktails\, bacon-maple ice cream & more! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_morning_after_girls_the_lovetones DTSTART:20101018T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76535 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Morning After Girls\, The Lovetones DESCRIPTION:The Morning After Girls is an Australian psychedelic rock band. The group was originally formed in Melbourne\, Victoria around 2003 by fou nding members Sacha Lucashenko (vocals/guitar) and Martin B. Sleeman (guita r/vocals) who relocated the group to New York City in 2008. Its current lin eup includes EJ Hagen (bass)\, Anthony Johnson (drums)\, and Alexander Whit e (keyboards\, percussion\, backing vox). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Restaurant 3 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/restaurant_3_hosts_2nd_annual_week_of_ bacon DTSTART:20101018 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76329 GEO:38.8873\;-77.0938 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Restaurant 3 Hosts 2nd Annual “Week Of Bacon” DESCRIPTION:The Clarendon neighborhood restaurant is celebrating a “Week of Bacon” by dedicating an entire week to curing\, cooking and tasting.Th roughout the week Restaurant 3 will offer a pig roast\, 3-course bacon-infu sed menu\, bacon-making classes\, bacon cocktails\, bacon-maple ice cream & more! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/two_cow_garage_24143 DTSTART:20101019T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76536 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Two Cow Garage DESCRIPTION:The group was formed in September 2001 by singer/guitarist Mica h Schnabel\, born in Bucyrus Ohio\, who began playing with drummer Dustin H arigle in and around Columbus. Guitarist Chris Flint joined the group after seeing one of their early shows\, and bassist Shane Sweeney followed soon after. The group released its first album in 2002 and embarked on a near-co nstant nationwide U.S. tour\, clocking over 300\,000 miles on their tour bu s.[1] Their second album\, The Wall Against Our Back\, came out in 2004 to considerable critical acclaim\, and the group's tour was recorded by John B oston and released as a documentary\, The Long Way Around: One Badass Year With Two Cow Garage. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Restaurant 3 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/restaurant_3_hosts_2nd_annual_week_of_ bacon DTSTART:20101019 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76330 GEO:38.8873\;-77.0938 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Restaurant 3 Hosts 2nd Annual “Week Of Bacon” DESCRIPTION:The Clarendon neighborhood restaurant is celebrating a “Week of Bacon” by dedicating an entire week to curing\, cooking and tasting.Th roughout the week Restaurant 3 will offer a pig roast\, 3-course bacon-infu sed menu\, bacon-making classes\, bacon cocktails\, bacon-maple ice cream & more! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/active_child DTSTART:20101020 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74839 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Active Child DESCRIPTION:Active Child is the project of Pat Grossi\, resident of Los Ang eles\, native of New Jersey. Inspired by his days as a choir boy and epic n ights as a member of the band Weight Room\, Grossi combines his soaring voc als and crunching analogue synths with the honey drip drop of echoing harps . END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Restaurant 3 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/restaurant_3_hosts_2nd_annual_week_of_ bacon DTSTART:20101020 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76331 GEO:38.8873\;-77.0938 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Restaurant 3 Hosts 2nd Annual “Week Of Bacon” DESCRIPTION:The Clarendon neighborhood restaurant is celebrating a “Week of Bacon” by dedicating an entire week to curing\, cooking and tasting.Th roughout the week Restaurant 3 will offer a pig roast\, 3-course bacon-infu sed menu\, bacon-making classes\, bacon cocktails\, bacon-maple ice cream & more! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/gary_numan_the_pleasure_principle_tour DTSTART:20101021T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71167 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Gary Numan "The Pleasure Principle Tour" DESCRIPTION:The old school new wave synth-meister has posted 15 North Ameri can tour dates up on his website for October and November of this year\, co mprising what he’s aptly dubbed The Pleasure Principle Tour 2010\, for at each date\, he’s playing his 1979 opus The Pleasure Principle in its ent irety. More than just a special treat\, the full-album shows are in support of the two-disc reissue of the album\, which came out last year to celebra te the album’s 30th anniversary. If\, per chance\, you find that the man in the photo to the right is somewhat of a peculiar looking chap\, you’ll be comforted to find in the video below that (bangs notwithstanding) not m uch has changed since the ’70s. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_aid_kit DTSTART:20101021T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74103 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Aid Kit DESCRIPTION:"Raw\, soaring and exquisite\, the duo's delivery is simple yet mesmerizing. In this Fleet Foxes cover\, captured in the woodsy land of ec ho elves\, F.A.K. keep you wondering how such thick and formidable narrativ es emanate from these demure youngsters. Wonder away." - Paste Magazine END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/school_of_seven_bells_22304 DTSTART:20101021 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70678 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:School Of Seven Bells DESCRIPTION:School of Seven Bells’ music is full of tensions—Curtis’ gentle guitars wrap around jagged beats\; silky vocals hide behind grumpy\, alien synthesizers—but the resulting songs are effortlessly cohesive\, a nd insidiously catchy. Elements of dream-pop\, Afrobeat\, IDM\, and 4AD’s gauzier moments provide a constantly shifting frame for the Dehezas’ lyr ics\, which they write as mysterious missives between the School’s imagin ary seven members. On their Ghostly debut\, Alpinisms\, we get the impressi on that the three seasoned musicians have taken up full-time residence in a dizzying fantasy world\; they move freely within the realm of pickpockets and dreamers\, composing a soundtrack according to their own odd\, beautifu l logic.\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/guided_by_voices DTSTART:20101021 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73230 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Guided by Voices DESCRIPTION:Noted at first for its lo-fi aesthetic and typically Portastudi o four-tracks-to-cassette production methods\, Guided by Voices' music reve aled influences from post-British Invasion garage rock\, psychedelic rock\, progressive rock\, punk rock and post-punk. The band also garnered much at tention for its prolific output\, with a seemingly endless stream of releas es. Most songs are in the two-minute range\, but many are even shorter\; of ten they end abruptly or are intertwined with odd and homemade sound effect s. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Restaurant 3 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/restaurant_3_hosts_2nd_annual_week_of_ bacon DTSTART:20101021 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76332 GEO:38.8873\;-77.0938 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Restaurant 3 Hosts 2nd Annual “Week Of Bacon” DESCRIPTION:The Clarendon neighborhood restaurant is celebrating a “Week of Bacon” by dedicating an entire week to curing\, cooking and tasting.Th roughout the week Restaurant 3 will offer a pig roast\, 3-course bacon-infu sed menu\, bacon-making classes\, bacon cocktails\, bacon-maple ice cream & more! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/belly_horror DTSTART:20101022 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69156 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Belly Horror DESCRIPTION:Belly Horror is an alternative belly-dance extravaganza. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_felice_brothers_23377 DTSTART:20101022 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74286 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Felice Brothers DESCRIPTION:The Felice Brothers and their long time friends and band mates Greg Farley and Christmas Clapton\, come to us from the Catskill Mountains\ , where a homegrown sound has been working its way through the bloodlines f or generations. Their rambling journey so far has brought them from busking in New York City subway stations\, to tours across the world that have inc luded enthusiastically received performances at major music festivals inclu ding Bonnaroo\, All Points West\, Outside Lands\, and Langerado. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/two_door_cinema_club DTSTART:20101023T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70778 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Two Door Cinema Club DESCRIPTION:Up until about six months ago\, you could be forgiven for think ing that the only bands Northern Ireland ever churns out are of the punk an d rock variety. Two Door Cinema Club are intent on proving otherwise\, chur ning out the kind of awkward electropop that could score a million teenage romances given the chance. Already shouted out by the likes of Kanye West\, their debut album is a short\, sharp shock to the system. Yeah\, they may look like a band that would steal your library books rather than your girlf riend\, but that just makes them even more lovable. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Arena Stage SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/oklahoma DTSTART:20101023 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_62862 GEO:38.8772\;-77.0199 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Oklahoma DESCRIPTION:Directed by Arena's own Molly Smith\, Oklahoma!\, the "great Am erican musical" (New York Times) comes to the home of American theater. Set at the turn of the 20th century\, Oklahoma! tackles issues of class\, cult ure and convergence between farmers and cowmen in this rugged frontier. Lau rey\, a lively girl who runs her aunt's farm\, is courted by two very diffe rent young men. Her journey to find the man of her dreams and the satisfact ion of settling down with the right one mirrors the journey of the territor y toward progress\, community\, and eventual statehood. Hailed as "a master piece" (New York Post)\, this Tony Award-winning classic musical by famed t heater duo Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II is "one of the landmark s of the 20th century theater" (Houston Chronicle). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Washington Monument SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_eunice_kennedy_shriver_challenge DTSTART:20101023T113000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_68412 GEO:38.8892\;-77.0353 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Challenge DESCRIPTION:Best Buddies International and Special Olympics are joining for ces to commemorate the legacy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver with the inaugural Eunice Kennedy Shriver Challenge\, presented by Audi\, a cycling event\, r un and walk\, which will be held in Washington\, D.C.\, on Saturday\, Octob er 23\, 2010. The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Challenge will feature a 20-mile c ycling event led by Mayor Fenty\, starting at the Washington Monument\, pro ceeding up Constitution Avenue\, past the Capitol and through the city. Th e day’s activities will also include tandem events\, a Corporate Relay\, and the Carl Lewis Challenge\, 5K run and 3K walk\, led by the Olympic gold -medalist himself. There will also be a Youth Fun Run designed to engage a nd motivate young people in both movements. The day will conclude with a pr ivate luncheon for all participants. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/small_black DTSTART:20101024T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76169 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Small Black DESCRIPTION:Small Black is the Long Island duo of Josh Kolenik and Ryan Hey ner\, and they make the kind of hazy lo-fi we've been hearing a lot this su mmer (live\, they add Pitchfork.tv contributors Juan Pieczanski and Jeff Cu rtin to the mix). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mn8_presents_vv_brown DTSTART:20101024T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75687 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:MN8 Presents: VV Brown DESCRIPTION:Vanessa Brown known as VV Brown is an English singer\, songwrit er and producer signed to Universal Records in the United Kingdom and to EM I's Capitol Records in the United States. The Los Angeles Times and UK news paper The Independent have both named Brown an artist to watch in 2009/2010 . END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/crayon_fields_tennis DTSTART:20101025T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76537 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Crayon Fields\, Tennis DESCRIPTION:"We are a pop band from Melbourne\, Australia. We have released two albums (new album 'All The Pleasures Of The World'\, 2009 and 'Animal Bells'\, 2006) and three 7 inches ('Mirror Ball'\, 2008\, 'Voice Of Paradis e'\, 2009 and 'All The Pleasures Of The World\, 2009). In early 2009 we tou red the UK\, Europe and New Zealand. Our new album 'All The Pleasures Of Th e World' (2009) has just been released on Australian label Chapter Music an d Japanese label Rallye Records." Crayon Fields END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/strike_anywhere_w_beasts_of_no_nation DTSTART:20101026T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76538 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Strike Anywhere w/ Beasts of No Nation DESCRIPTION:In 1999\, five guys got together in Richmond\, Virginia\, to fo rm Strike Anywhere. The same five guys still form Strike Anywhere on stages all over the world about 6 months out of any given year - the rest of the time they indulge in relaxing at home and other very interesting activities . In between touring and chilling at home\, Strike Anywhere like to record albums - like their latest\, Iron Front. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jimmie_vaughan DTSTART:20101026 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69157 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Jimmie Vaughan DESCRIPTION:Jimmie Vaughan is far more than just one of the greatest and mo st respected guitarists in the world of popular music. As Guitar Player Mag azine notes\, "He is a virtual deity--a living legend." After all\, Vaughan provides a vital link between contemporary music and its proud heritage\, as well as being a longtime avatar of retro cool. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/social_distortion_with_lucero_and_fran k_turner_22838 DTSTART:20101026 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72342 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Social Distortion with Lucero and Frank Turner DESCRIPTION:Social Distortion (sometimes referred to simply as Social D or SxDx) is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton\, Californi a. The band currently consists of Mike Ness (vocals\, guitars)\, Jonny Wick ersham (guitars)\, Brent Harding (bass) and David Hidalgo Jr. (drums). They are often credited as one of the leading bands of the 1980s hardcore punk explosion. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/strike_anywhere_w_beasts_of_no_nation DTSTART:20101027T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76539 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Strike Anywhere w/ Beasts of No Nation DESCRIPTION:In 1999\, five guys got together in Richmond\, Virginia\, to fo rm Strike Anywhere. The same five guys still form Strike Anywhere on stages all over the world about 6 months out of any given year - the rest of the time they indulge in relaxing at home and other very interesting activities . In between touring and chilling at home\, Strike Anywhere like to record albums - like their latest\, Iron Front. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/me_first_and_the_gimme_gimmes_the_cobr a_skulls DTSTART:20101027 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71168 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Me First and the Gimme Gimmes\, The Cobra Skulls DESCRIPTION:Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (often shortened to just Me First ) is a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in 1995. The Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band. The band is named after a children's book of the same name by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Cirincione. The Gimme s have a habit of wearing quirky matching costumes during their live shows. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hill_country_review DTSTART:20101027 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76170 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Hill Country Review DESCRIPTION:The Hill Country Revue represents a return to juke-joint one-ch ord trance blues of north Mississippi\, styles made famous by local blues l egends like R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough. By drawing from the traditi onal songs and modes of the Hill Country\, the band stays true to its roots yet pushes the boundary by incorporating new songs and elements for the ne xt generation.\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/railroad_earth_w_the_infamous_stringdu sters DTSTART:20101029T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69153 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Railroad Earth DESCRIPTION:Railroad Earth certainly thrives in a live setting\, as their s tunning 2006 live album\, “Elko\,” is certian proof of that. It’s no secret that improvisation is one of the RRE’s big strengths. But what rea lly sets them apart is the strength of their songwriting. It was the streng th of those first five songs that got them on the bill at Telluride. And th ey’ve only gotten better since then. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/phantogram_josiah_wolf DTSTART:20101029T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74119 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Phantogram\, Josiah Wolf DESCRIPTION:Phantogram is an American electronic rock duo from Saratoga Spr ings\, consisting of guitarist Josh Carter and keyboardist Sarah Barthel. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_corin_tucker_band_w_hungry_ghost DTSTART:20101030T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74120 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Corin Tucker Band w/ Hungry Ghost DESCRIPTION:Rejoice\, fans of Sleater-Kinney! For Corin Tucker hath returne d unto ye! \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Franconia United Methodist Church SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/fall_festival DTEND:20101030T230000Z DTSTART:20101030T210000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76208 GEO:38.7819\;-77.1445 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Fall Festival DESCRIPTION:Fall Festival\, Oct 30\, 5-7 PM. An opportunity for children ( with adult) to come in their costumes and join other kids in games\, prizes \, crafts\, and food\, in a safe environment. Free! Please join us! Phone : 703 971-5151. Email: admin@franconiaumc.org. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_legendary_pink_dots DTSTART:20101031 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71587 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Legendary Pink Dots DESCRIPTION:The Legendary Pink Dots (LPD) are an Anglo-Dutch experimental r ock band formed in London in August 1980. Although far outside the mainstre am (in terms of their music and career path)\, LPD have released more than 40 albums\, have a devoted worldwide following\, and tour frequently. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/halloween_2010_with_the_legendary_pink _dots_30th_anniversary_tour DTSTART:20101101T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72325 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Halloween 2010 with The Legendary Pink Dots 30th Anniversary Tour DESCRIPTION:Formed in London in 1980\, the Legendary Pink Dots moved to Ams terdam in the middle of the decade. Members throughout the band's career ha ve been Edward Ka-Spel (vocals\, keyboards) and Phil Knight (keyboards)\, a lso known as the Silver Man\, with a shifting supporting cast over the year s. The Dots' music is by turns melodic pop and exotic psychedelia\, with cl assical influences\, sampling\, and relentlessly dark\, violent\, apocalypt ic lyrics. After several releases for Mirrodot and Inphaze during the early '80s\, the group signed to Play It Again Sam distribution for 1985's The L overs\, and released much of their best material (1990's Crushed Velvet Apo calypse\, 1991's The Maria Dimension) on the label. Even as the Legendary P ink Dots neared their two-decade anniversary\, the group continued to tour Europe and America quite consistently\, appreciated by several generations of dark industrial/goth audiences (and documented by the 2000 live album Fa rewell\, Milky Way). - all music guide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/steve_tyrell_22021 DTSTART:20101101 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69581 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Steve Tyrell DESCRIPTION:Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell is truly a renaissan ce man. In his four and a half decades in the music business\, he has achie ved great success as an artist\, producer\, songwriter\, music supervisor\, performer. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Nage Bistro SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/nage_bistro_offers_special_red_fish_sa ndwich_fundraiser_to_benefit_gulf_coast_relief_efforts DTSTART:20101101 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71232 GEO:38.9067\;-77.037 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Red Fish Sandwich Fundraiser Benefiting Gulf Coast Relief Efforts DESCRIPTION:From now until January 2011\, Gulf Coast native and executive c hef at Nage Bistro\, Glenn Babcock will offer a special red fish sandwich f or $10\, with all profits benefitting Gulf Coast relief\, specifically to s upport fishermen\, shrimpers and oystermen whose livelihoods are threatened by the oil spill. The Gulf Coast Red Fish Sandwich is prepared in traditio nal Gulf Coast fashion and features a filet of buttery\, mild red fish whic h is blackened and topped with lemon caper aioli. It is served on a house m ade ciabatta roll with lettuce and tomato and comes with a side of green ca bbage slaw. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mahogany_rush DTSTART:20101102 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73811 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mahogany Rush DESCRIPTION:Mahogany Rush is a Canadian rock band led by guitarist Frank Ma rino. The band had its peak of popularity in the 1970s\, playing such venue s as California Jam II together with bands such as Aerosmith\, Ted Nugent a nd Heart. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/deer_tick_24146 DTSTART:20101103T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76540 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Deer Tick DESCRIPTION:Deer Tick is a rock'n'roll band originally from Providence\, Rh ode Island. They have been labeled things like alt-country\, and freak folk \, which the band itself finds a little weird. Are words like "alt" and "fr eak" necessary to describe a good band like Deer Tick? Deer Tick themselves don't think so. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/dawes_vetiver_peter_wolf_crier DTSTART:20101104T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74837 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Dawes\, Vetiver\, Peter Wolf Crier DESCRIPTION:Dawes is an American rock band composed of brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith\, Wylie Gelber\, and Alex Casnoff\, hailing from Los Ange les\, California. Dawes was formed from the band Simon Dawes when co-songwr iter Blake Mills left\,[1] abandoning their post-punk sound in favor of fol k rock. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_lives_of_famous_men DTSTART:20101104T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74671 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Lives of Famous Men DESCRIPTION:The Lives of Famous Men are the authors of music with soul\; fi ve friends who tired of music that glorified image above substance\, and wh o had a desire to do something different. Each hailing from a unique musica l background\, singer Daniel Hall says this was an opportunity for them to “strive for something more meaningful.” END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/future_islands DTSTART:20101104 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76171 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Future Islands DESCRIPTION:Future Islands (formed 2006) is a Post-Wave band based in Balti more\, Maryland. They are often associated with (and tour with) bands affil iated with Wham City. These include Videohippos\, Santa Dads\, Blood Baby\, OCDJ\, Adventure\, Dan Deacon\, Weekends as well and others. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/clinic_23378 DTSTART:20101106T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74287 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Clinic DESCRIPTION:‘Bubblegum’\, Clinic’s sixth album\, is a rewiring of Cli nic’s trademark hyped up sound. In place of churning riffs and wired voca ls is a dream state of harpsichords\, dulcimers and strings. Melody and sof tness combine with the band’s unique internal logic to produce a record o f pop beauty. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/roky_erickson_24147 DTSTART:20101106T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76541 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Roky Erickson DESCRIPTION:Roky Erickson (born Roger Kynard Erickson on July 15\, 1947) is an American singer\, songwriter\, harmonica player and guitarist from Texa s. He was a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators and pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/matt_costa DTSTART:20101107 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74121 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Matt Costa DESCRIPTION:He used to be a SoCal skateboarder\, and that laidback attitude can be heard in his music. Matt Costa is all about sweet melodies and suns hine. Not a bad combination at all. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/land_of_talk DTSTART:20101108T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72051 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Land Of Talk DESCRIPTION:Land of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada. The band consists of singer and guitarist Eliza beth Powell\, bassist Joseph Yarmush and drummer Andrew Barr. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/shearwater_cryptacize DTSTART:20101110T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76172 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Shearwater DESCRIPTION:Shearwater began as a side project. And spent more than a coupl e years paying dues as an opening act. But now that Jonathan Meiburg and th e rest of the band has signed to Matador\, re-released the critically-accla imed Palo Santo\, and is set to unveil the eagerly anticipated Rooks\, they are settling into their new position as headliners and headline-makers. Co me to the show and see how they are handling the progression. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_black DTSTART:20101110 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70665 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Black DESCRIPTION:Mary Black is an Irish singer. She is well-known as an interpr eter of both folk and contemporary material which has made her a major reco rding artist in her native Ireland\, and in many other parts of the world. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/la_roux_23306 DTSTART:20101110 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74090 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:La Roux DESCRIPTION:Jackson and Langmaid began working together in 2006\, when they were introduced by a mutual acquaintance. Initially\, they called their pr oject "Automan" and wrote largely acoustic music before scrapping that name and sound for the sleek Prince\, David Bowie\, and the Knife-inspired styl e they pursued as La Roux\, a moniker Jackson found in a book of baby names . Their debut single\, "Quicksand\," was released by Kitsune in fall 2008\, and earned the band acclaim from the BBC and the Guardian. La Roux support ed Lily Allen on her 2009 U.K. tour around the time their second single\, " In for the Kill\," was released that spring and debuted at 11 on the U.K. c harts\, reaching a peak position of two\; that summer\, the single "Bulletp roof" debuted at number one a week before La Roux's self-titled album was r eleased. La Roux arrived in the States that fall. ~ Heather Phares\, All Mu sic Guide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/man_or_astro-man DTSTART:20101112T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74834 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Man or Astro-Man? DESCRIPTION:Primarily instrumental\, Man or Astro-man? blended the surf roc k style of the early 1960s with the new wave and punk rock sounds of the la te 1970s and early 1980s. Man or Astro-man? was known for their anachronist ic dedication to science fiction themes\, audio samples\, obscure electroni c devices (such as theremins and tesla coils)\, and high-energy live perfor mances. Their earlier albums like Is It ... Man or Astroman? and Destroy Al l Astromen! were known for their traditional surf rock instrumentation and sci-fi sound bite song introductions\, but their later albums like EEVIAC.. . and A Spectrum of Infinite Scale were known for their use of synthesizers \, printers (like the Apple ImageWriter II)\, and their more abstract\, exp erimental sound. Their recordings were often peppered with sound bites from forgotten science fiction films and TV shows. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/magic_kids DTSTART:20101112T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74672 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Magic Kids DESCRIPTION:""Superball"\, is a lush pop tune as bouncy as its titular obje ct\, and even features a refrain of "bounce bounce bounce"\; a flurry of st rings\, woodwinds\, and tambourine make a buoyant bed for lead singer Benne t's charmingly nasal vocals." - Pitchfork END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_joy_formidable_grouplove DTSTART:20101112T020000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76542 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Joy Formidable\, Grouplove DESCRIPTION:Having sold out multiple UK tours throughout 2009 and taken to the road in this country in support of the likes of Editors\, this self con tained band\, recording studio\, label and design company in one has also m ade their mark across the globe\, touring Europe with The Temper Trap and v isiting the US with Passion Pit\, where support dates were supplemented by their first two headline US shows\, both sold out and the subject of high p raise amongst the cognoscenti of New York City and the US music scene.\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_morning_benders DTSTART:20101113T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76173 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Morning Benders DESCRIPTION:The Morning Benders are an indie rock band from Berkeley\, Cali fornia. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/morning_benders DTSTART:20101113T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76543 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Morning Benders DESCRIPTION:The four members of The Morning Benders met while working Mr. T oad's Wild Ride at Disneyland. Lucky for us\, they left the Happiest Place on Earth to make even happier indie pop. \n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ian_anderson DTSTART:20101115 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73812 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ian Anderson DESCRIPTION:Ian Scott Anderson\, is a British singer\, songwriter and multi -instrumentalist\, best known for his work as the leader of British rock ba nd Jethro Tull. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:9:30 Club SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/kate_nash DTSTART:20101116T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76174 GEO:38.9178\;-77.0231 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Kate Nash DESCRIPTION:Kate Marie Nash is an English singer\, songwriter\, and musicia n. She had a UK #2 hit "Foundations" in 2007\, followed by the platinum sel ling UK number 1 album Made of Bricks. She was named Best Female Artist at the 2008 BRIT Awards. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/boyz_ii_men_22022 DTSTART:20101116 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69582 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Boyz II Men DESCRIPTION:'90s R&B hit-makers Boyz II Men reunite for a few nights at the Birchmere... and other venues one would assume. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/boyz_ii_men_22022 DTSTART:20101117 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69583 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Boyz II Men DESCRIPTION:'90s R&B hit-makers Boyz II Men reunite for a few nights at the Birchmere... and other venues one would assume. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/azure_ray_tim_fite DTSTART:20101118T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73399 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Azure Ray\, Tim Fite DESCRIPTION:Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink met at age 15 at the Alabama Schoo l of Fine Arts\, where they first collaborated musically. Before Azure Ray\ , the two were in a band called Little Red Rocket. After playing an acousti c set in Athens\, Orenda and Maria were approached by Brian Causey of Warm Records. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/brooke_fraser DTSTART:20101119T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74673 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Brooke Fraser DESCRIPTION:Brooke Gabrielle Fraser Ligertwood (born December 15\, 1983 in Wellington\, New Zealand) is a Tui Award winning New Zealand singer-songwri ter\, World Vision ambassador and one of the principal worship leaders of C hristian worship band Hillsong United. Her debut album What to Do with Dayl ight was released in New Zealand in 2003 and has since been certified 7x pl atinum. Her second studio album\, Albertine\, was released in 2006 and has been certified 5x platinum and reached #3 on the U.S. Top Christian Albums chart. Her third yet-untitled album will be released at the end of 2010. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/richie_havens DTSTART:20101119 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_69584 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Richie Havens DESCRIPTION:Richard P. "Richie" Havens is an American folk singer and guita rist. He is best known for his intense rhythmic guitar style (in open tunin g)\, soulful covers of pop and folk songs\, and his opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/cannibal_corpse_23640 DTSTART:20101120 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74838 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Cannibal Corpse\, Dying Fetus\, Vital Remains\, Devourment DESCRIPTION:Formed in 1988\, Buffalo born/Tampa raised Cannibal Corpse help ed found\, manipulate and transcend the very boundaries of death metal begi nning with the scandalously controversial debut\, Eaten Back To Life. Raisi ng the eyebrows of inquisitive metalheads and incensed parents and politici ans\, the record - produced by Scott Burns at the now renowned Morrisound S tudios - was more extreme and confrontational than anything the metal genre had ever known. As a result of the band's brilliantly gruesome cover art\, grisly lyrics and song titles like "Hammer Smashed Face\," "Meat Hook Sodo my" and "Addicted To Vaginal Skin\," follow-up records Butchered At Birth ( 1991) and Tomb Of The Mutilated (1992) were met with further contempt by th e likes of such organized censorship leagues as the PMRC. In just three yea rs\, the sale of Cannibal Corpse merchandise was (temporarily) prohibited i n Australia\, Korea and New Zealand (in fact\, the sale of Butchered At Bir th and the performance of those three records is still forbidden in Germany ). But dissuaded they were not. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/citizen_cope_18699 DTSTART:20101123 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76175 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Citizen Cope DESCRIPTION:His music is simple to the point of being stripped down\, as if bearing it all was the only way to get our attention. The Spartan band beh ind him was made up of a drummer\, a bassist\, two keyboardists\, and Cope on guitar. A mix of hip-hop\, folk\, and blues his songs are mostly beats - mix bass drum\, high hat\, snare\, clap track and repeat - buffed smooth b y a haggard\, road-weary voice. Uncommon chords for texture and keyboards f or lift. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/delorean_lemonade DTSTART:20101124T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73837 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Delorean\, Lemonade DESCRIPTION:Delorean are a Spanish alternative dance band formed in 2000 in Zarautz\, a Basque town.[1] Vocalist and bassist Ekhi Lopetegi\, guitarist Tomas Palomo\, keyboardist Unai Lazcano\, and drummer Igor Escudeo wanted to explore their mutual interests\, from the local punk rock scene to elect ronic music. The quartet\, who named the band after the iconic time machine featured in the Back to the Future series\, released an EP and two studio albums between 2004 and 2006 to little mainstream success. In 2007\, Palomo left the band and was replaced by Guillermo Astrain. Delorean subsequently relocated to Barcelona\, veering towards more computer-based composition a nd production. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/junip DTSTART:20101124T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74835 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Junip DESCRIPTION:Junip are a Swedish band featuring José González\, famous for his solo work. They released Black Refuge EP at the end of 2005\, and afte r a five year hiatus\, announced they were working on a new album "Fields" released on September 14th 2010. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/citizen_cope_18699 DTSTART:20101124 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76176 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Citizen Cope DESCRIPTION:His music is simple to the point of being stripped down\, as if bearing it all was the only way to get our attention. The Spartan band beh ind him was made up of a drummer\, a bassist\, two keyboardists\, and Cope on guitar. A mix of hip-hop\, folk\, and blues his songs are mostly beats - mix bass drum\, high hat\, snare\, clap track and repeat - buffed smooth b y a haggard\, road-weary voice. Uncommon chords for texture and keyboards f or lift. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Nage Bistro SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/nage_bistro_offers_special_red_fish_sa ndwich_fundraiser_to_benefit_gulf_coast_relief_efforts DTSTART:20101201 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71233 GEO:38.9067\;-77.037 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Red Fish Sandwich Fundraiser Benefiting Gulf Coast Relief Efforts DESCRIPTION:From now until January 2011\, Gulf Coast native and executive c hef at Nage Bistro\, Glenn Babcock will offer a special red fish sandwich f or $10\, with all profits benefitting Gulf Coast relief\, specifically to s upport fishermen\, shrimpers and oystermen whose livelihoods are threatened by the oil spill. The Gulf Coast Red Fish Sandwich is prepared in traditio nal Gulf Coast fashion and features a filet of buttery\, mild red fish whic h is blackened and topped with lemon caper aioli. It is served on a house m ade ciabatta roll with lettuce and tomato and comes with a side of green ca bbage slaw. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/government_issue_with_the_goons_and_se t_to_explode DTSTART:20101213T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76179 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Government Issue with The Goons and Set To Explode DESCRIPTION:Government Issue was an American hardcore punk band from Washin gton\, D.C. active from 1980 to 1989. The band experienced many changes in membership during its nine-year existence\, with singer John Stabb as the o nly consistent member in an ever-fluctuating lineup that at various times i ncluded notable musicians Brian Baker\, Mike Fellows\, Steve Hansgen\, J. R obbins\, and Peter Moffett. Government Issue originated from the Washington \, D.C. hardcore scene but added elements of heavy metal\, New Wave\, and p sychedelic rock on later records. Though this has caused the band to be som etimes overlooked in relation to other Washington\, D.C. hardcore acts\, th eir stylistic diversity made them influential to later punk rock groups. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/john_waters DTSTART:20101217T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76180 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:John Waters DESCRIPTION:Waters is a filmmaker\, actor\, writer\, journalist\, visual ar tist and art collector\, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transg ressive cult films. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Birchmere SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/southside_johnny_and_the_asbury_dukes DTSTART:20101229 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76181 GEO:38.8395\;-77.0626 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Southside Johnny and The Asbury Dukes DESCRIPTION:Southside Johnny's recording career was re-launched with the al bum Better Days (1991)\, which featured production by Van Zandt\, songs by Springsteen\, and vocal performances from Van Zandt\, Springsteen and Jon B on Jovi. With Bobby Bandiera driving the band\, the Jukes were gaining new energy for a world wide tour supporting the album. But once again\, Southsi de Johnny's bad luck with the industry was shown when the record label went bankrupt while the tour was still rolling. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Zoo Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/big_boy_little_band DTSTART:20101231 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51524 GEO:38.9298\;-77.0551 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Big Boy Little Band DESCRIPTION:Often improvised blues by seasoned veterans of the genre END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Arena Stage SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/let_me_down_easy DTSTART:20101231 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_67527 GEO:38.8772\;-77.0199 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Let Me Down Easy DESCRIPTION:Called "the most exciting individual in American theatre" by Ne wsweek\, Anna Deavere Smith (Twilight\, Los Angeles\, The West Wing\, Nurse Jackie) explores the power of the body\, the price of health\, and the res ilience of the spirit. Based on interviews with people such as a heavyweigh t boxer\, a rodeo rider\, and even Lauren Hutton and Lance Armstrong\, this "continually engaging and engrossing collection of testimonials" (New York Times) was recently named by Entertainment Weekly as one of the top 10 pro ductions of 2009. As a quick-witted\, philosophical and compassionate look at current affairs\, Let Me Down Easy "is a totally vital piece of theater\ , mixing a standup comic's instincts with a great reporter's keen eye ' tha t is all Anna Deavere Smith's own" (Variety). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/jackson_browne_20940 DTSTART:20100912 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65936 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Jackson Browne DESCRIPTION:Quintessential California singer/songwriter behind “Doctor My Eyes\,” “Running on Empty\,” and “Somebody’s Baby” returns wit h a new live double album\, Love Is Strange\, recorded with musician/friend Lindley. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/abbathe_music DTSTART:20100918T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65937 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:ABBA—The Music DESCRIPTION:Disco is back as this tribute to one of the greatest pop groups of all time fires up audiences with their uncanny resemblance and spot on performance of iconic songs including “Dancing Queen\,” “Fernando\, and “Mamma Mia!” END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/everything_verses DTEND:20100812T030000Z DTSTART:20100812T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_62810 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Everything Verses DESCRIPTION:Virginia's longest running open mic night now at Bohemian Cave rns Wednesday nights! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/avenue_q DTSTART:20100812T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71130 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Avenue Q DESCRIPTION:"Inspired and pitch-perfect. The first mainstream musical since Rent to coo with such seductive directness to theatergoers in their own la nguage."-Ben Brantley\, The New York Times "Avenue Q rekindles your faith i n the American musical." -Peter Marks\, The Washington Post END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/avenue_q DTSTART:20100813T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71131 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Avenue Q DESCRIPTION:"Inspired and pitch-perfect. The first mainstream musical since Rent to coo with such seductive directness to theatergoers in their own la nguage."-Ben Brantley\, The New York Times "Avenue Q rekindles your faith i n the American musical." -Peter Marks\, The Washington Post END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Madam's Organ Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/eric_culberson_-_warm_blues_from_savan nah_georgia DTSTART:20100827 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76518 GEO:38.9221\;-77.0425 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Eric Culberson - Warm Blues From Savannah Georgia DESCRIPTION:www.ericculberson.com For most people\, the city of Savannah\, Ga.\, calls to mind enduring images of antebellum South: elegant old mansio ns\, moss-covered oak trees\, oppressive humidity and flirtatious belles ho op skirting their way to family inheritance. But for those who have wandere d through the doors of the Savannah Blues nightclub on the right night\, th e lasting image of this quiescent Southern town is that an electrifying blu es workhorse named Eric Culberson.\n\n Inside this restored club owned by E ric and his wife\, Ginger\, Culberson dazzles patrons with the fiery guitar work that has made him a rising star on the national blues scene. And thes e fortunate visitors should be grateful: With exposure for his newest King Snake release\, No Rules to the Game\, gaining momentum\, Eric's performing time back home is sure to become less frequent. At least\, God willing and the Savannah River don't rise\, that's the way things should go for this b lues guitarist who has paid his dues in spades.\n\n "When I was 10 years ol d\," recalled Culberson\, "my dad had a Harmony acoustic that I tinkered ar ound with. I'd take the tone arm of a record player\, dig the needle into t he body of the guitar and make that Harmony an electric. From there I learn ed from watching others". But Culberson makes it sound much easier than it really was. Around the time he hit school\, the blues bug bit Culberson\, a nd from that point on it was nose to the grindstone in pursuit of his newfo und passion. He did construction and demolition work on the side and develo ped his guitar skills at night.\n\n "I would get the neighborhood guys toge ther at my one-room efficiency" Culberson explained. "We'd soundproof the r oom with duct tape and sofa cushions and then jam into the night." And jam he did. Through intense sessions with rotating members of his revolving out fit. The EROK Band (from nickname given to Culberson by his friends)\, Culb erson acquired a strong command of the instrument. By his early20s\, he had developed a sound mature enough to catch the ears of King Snake Records ma jor demo and bassist Bob Greenlee. "A mutual friend of ours\, Tim Coy sent me a tape." said Greenlee. "The tape sounded good\, but it was very rough. I suggested that he come into the studio and lay down a few tracks. As soon as he played in the studio\, I was a believer."\n\n Culberson's first rele ase\, Blues Is My Religion\, introduces his razor sharp playing and natural \, down-home voice to the world through an impressive line up of original s ongs. He tackled genres ranging from Memphis soul to Texas blues with the c onfidence of a veteran. But more than anything else\, the album revealed hi s love for Chicago blues. It's a love he attributes to blues great Buddy Gu y\, among others. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Theater J SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/something_you_did DTEND:20100828T023000Z DTSTART:20100827T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76529 GEO:38.911\;-77.0361 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Something You Did DESCRIPTION:A stellar student from a good family\, Alison Moulton is servin g her third decade behind bars for an anti-war action she participated in a s member of a ‘60s radical group that resulted in the death of an African American police officer. Now petitioning for parole\, she’s visited by t he daughter of the slain officer. But her fiercest detractor comes in a for mer comrade turned neo-conservative pundit\, media star and best-selling au thor. Gene Biddle (Rick Foucheux) argues against his former partner while i mplicating another group member\, now a current public official residing in the White House\, for a past association with the radical terrorist group. Smear politics\, ‘60’s revisionism\, the realities of a wasted life in prison\, and the desire to rejoin society form the driving\, conflicting f orces in this “fluid and eloquent play about the divisions in American cu lture and politics” (The New York Times) Featuring Associate Artist-in-Re sidence\, Rick Foucheux END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Madam's Organ Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/eric_culberson_-_warm_blues_from_savan nah_georgia DTSTART:20100828 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76507 GEO:38.9221\;-77.0425 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Eric Culberson - Warm Blues From Savannah Georgia DESCRIPTION:www.ericculberson.com For most people\, the city of Savannah\, Ga.\, calls to mind enduring images of antebellum South: elegant old mansio ns\, moss-covered oak trees\, oppressive humidity and flirtatious belles ho op skirting their way to family inheritance. But for those who have wandere d through the doors of the Savannah Blues nightclub on the right night\, th e lasting image of this quiescent Southern town is that an electrifying blu es workhorse named Eric Culberson.\n\n Inside this restored club owned by E ric and his wife\, Ginger\, Culberson dazzles patrons with the fiery guitar work that has made him a rising star on the national blues scene. And thes e fortunate visitors should be grateful: With exposure for his newest King Snake release\, No Rules to the Game\, gaining momentum\, Eric's performing time back home is sure to become less frequent. At least\, God willing and the Savannah River don't rise\, that's the way things should go for this b lues guitarist who has paid his dues in spades.\n\n "When I was 10 years ol d\," recalled Culberson\, "my dad had a Harmony acoustic that I tinkered ar ound with. I'd take the tone arm of a record player\, dig the needle into t he body of the guitar and make that Harmony an electric. From there I learn ed from watching others". But Culberson makes it sound much easier than it really was. Around the time he hit school\, the blues bug bit Culberson\, a nd from that point on it was nose to the grindstone in pursuit of his newfo und passion. He did construction and demolition work on the side and develo ped his guitar skills at night.\n\n "I would get the neighborhood guys toge ther at my one-room efficiency" Culberson explained. "We'd soundproof the r oom with duct tape and sofa cushions and then jam into the night." And jam he did. Through intense sessions with rotating members of his revolving out fit. The EROK Band (from nickname given to Culberson by his friends)\, Culb erson acquired a strong command of the instrument. By his early20s\, he had developed a sound mature enough to catch the ears of King Snake Records ma jor demo and bassist Bob Greenlee. "A mutual friend of ours\, Tim Coy sent me a tape." said Greenlee. "The tape sounded good\, but it was very rough. I suggested that he come into the studio and lay down a few tracks. As soon as he played in the studio\, I was a believer."\n\n Culberson's first rele ase\, Blues Is My Religion\, introduces his razor sharp playing and natural \, down-home voice to the world through an impressive line up of original s ongs. He tackled genres ranging from Memphis soul to Texas blues with the c onfidence of a veteran. But more than anything else\, the album revealed hi s love for Chicago blues. It's a love he attributes to blues great Buddy Gu y\, among others. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/history_on_foot_elizabeth_keckly DTSTART:20100828T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76498 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:History on Foot: Elizabeth Keckly DESCRIPTION:View History on Foot- Elizabeth Keckly in a larger map. Slidesh ow from A Free Black Woman: Elizabeth Keckly END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Theater J SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/something_you_did DTEND:20100829T023000Z DTSTART:20100828T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75664 GEO:38.911\;-77.0361 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Something You Did DESCRIPTION:A stellar student from a good family\, Alison Moulton is servin g her third decade behind bars for an anti-war action she participated in a s member of a ‘60s radical group that resulted in the death of an African American police officer. Now petitioning for parole\, she’s visited by t he daughter of the slain officer. But her fiercest detractor comes in a for mer comrade turned neo-conservative pundit\, media star and best-selling au thor. Gene Biddle (Rick Foucheux) argues against his former partner while i mplicating another group member\, now a current public official residing in the White House\, for a past association with the radical terrorist group. Smear politics\, ‘60’s revisionism\, the realities of a wasted life in prison\, and the desire to rejoin society form the driving\, conflicting f orces in this “fluid and eloquent play about the divisions in American cu lture and politics” (The New York Times) Featuring Associate Artist-in-Re sidence\, Rick Foucheux END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/avenue_q DTSTART:20100814T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71132 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Avenue Q DESCRIPTION:"Inspired and pitch-perfect. The first mainstream musical since Rent to coo with such seductive directness to theatergoers in their own la nguage."-Ben Brantley\, The New York Times "Avenue Q rekindles your faith i n the American musical." -Peter Marks\, The Washington Post END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/beat_market DTSTART:20100806T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74276 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Beat Market DESCRIPTION:DJs Doc Rok (Epic Dance) and Cold Case have combined forces as the duo "$tocks N BondZ" to bring you the funkiest Thursday night party eve r! Playing a mix of old school\, hip hop\, breaks\, and funk on four turn tables\, you'll hear classic cuts like you've never heard them before. Amaz ing drink specials ensure that the Rock N Roll Hotel is The place to be on Thursday night! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Madam's Organ Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_bt_richardson_band-blues_funk DTSTART:20100808 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74507 GEO:38.9221\;-77.0425 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The B.T. Richardson Band-Blues & Funk DESCRIPTION:Enter your blue period with The B.T. Richardson Band. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:DC9 Nightclub SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/liberation_dance_party_19752 DTSTART:20100813 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74664 GEO:38.9162\;-77.024 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Liberation Dance Party DESCRIPTION:Dance to new music and music videos END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/avenue_q DTSTART:20100815T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71133 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Avenue Q DESCRIPTION:"Inspired and pitch-perfect. The first mainstream musical since Rent to coo with such seductive directness to theatergoers in their own la nguage."-Ben Brantley\, The New York Times "Avenue Q rekindles your faith i n the American musical." -Peter Marks\, The Washington Post END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Madam's Organ Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/bbq_bob_the_spareribs_-_rockabilly_blu es_from_brooklyn DTSTART:20100820 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75667 GEO:38.9221\;-77.0425 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:BBQ Bob & the Spareribs - Rockabilly Blues From Brooklyn DESCRIPTION:Let's face it: Most blues music reeks of honky revival. You kno w the stuff. Amiable white guys who memorize the collected licks of Robert Johnson or more likely Stevie Ray Vaughn or even more likely George Thorogo od wreak havoc on the same three chords over and over. Pretty soon the refr ied hockey blues of Canned Heat is sounding pretty good.\n\n Not so with th is outfit. A roster of NYC-NJ blues veterans who have the chops to back up their considerable record collections\, BBQ Bob & the Spareribs play it as hard and mean as those excellent Excello sides recently anthologized (and w orth your time) by Hip-O / Universal. In fact\, on their second CD\, Pass t he Biscuits\, they cover Lonesome Sundown's (Cornelius Green) "My Home is a Prison" (written by J.D. Miller\, who also wrote Kitty Wells' "It Wasn't G od Who Made Honky Tonk Angels")\, which appeared on The Excello Story Volum e Two. Here\, singer Bob Pomeroy's harp traces guitarist Ira Spinrad's lead lines in glorious stereo. Those two do a lot of chasing each other. In pla ce of a twin guitar attack\, Spinrad and Pomeroy trade licks between distor ted harp and guitar. True telepathy at times.\n\n There's plenty to chew on here. "A Bullet for You" is a muted rumble that recalls the high-wire tens ion of the Rolling Stones' "Midnight Rambler". "One Step Closer" has the R& B sweetness of Arthur Alexander. Legendary Chicago harpist Little Walter ge ts a nod of the hat with a cover of "My Baby's Sweeter." "High Cotton" is t hat merge of raw bottomed blues and country music that some people think th e Band accomplished with their first few records. That only shows how laid back hippies can be.\n\n This ain't a nostalgia show. There are eleven orig inals here that in a blindfold test you wouldn't be able to correctly date. Coulda been written fifty years ago\, coulda been yesterday. The rhythm se ction is a mother and you can hear it steamroll through "Too Bored to Live\ , Too Dumb to Die\," "Hot Biscuit" or "Gorillacillin" if you feel the need to impulsively shake your ass. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Madam's Organ Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/bobby_parker_-_true_blues_legend DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75770 GEO:38.9221\;-77.0425 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Bobby Parker - True Blues Legend DESCRIPTION:Bobby Parker - True Blues Legend\n\n1950's\nDuring the 50's Bob by started out by working with the doo-wop group Otis Williams and the Char ms. He played lead guitar with Bo Diddley\, toured with Paul Williams\, Sam Cooke\, Jackie Wilson\, Laverne Baker\, Clyde McPhatter\, and the Everly B rothers. He also toured with Chuck Berry\, Buddy Holly and Little Richard i n late '50s. In 1958 while working with Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams and play ing at the Apollo in Harlem\, he wrote and recorded "Blues Get Off My Shoul der" (recorded on Vee-Jay label).\n\n1960's\nIn 1961\, Bobby relocated to W ashington DC and began appearing at all the major clubs in DC. He recorded "Watch Your tep" (V-Tone label) in 1961 which became a regional hit and was later covered by Spencer Davis Group\, Dr. Feelgood and Santana. "Watch Yo ur Step" became a hit on British and US R & B charts. In 1968\, he toured E ngland and recorded "It's Hard to be Fair" for the Blue Horizon label.\n\n1 970'S-80's\nThe 70s and 80s found Bobby performing heavily in the Washingto n DC area and he became a key figure in the city's blues scene.\n\n1990's\n In 1993\, Bobby Parker headlined the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Festival. He recorded his first album\, "Bent Out of Shape" for the Black Top label. In 1995 it was joined by his second album "Shine Me Up" also on the Black T op label (distributed by Rounder). Bobby continues to play weekly in DC clu bs and has developed a following of both old and new blues fans. His powerf ul guitar licks and superb songwriting make him one of the most exciting ar tists around today! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rock_roll_spelling_buzz DTEND:20100807T010000Z DTSTART:20100806T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74277 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Rock & Roll Spelling Buzz... DESCRIPTION:"Drink To Play\, Spell To Win!" 1st place wins a $60 bar tab. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/avenue_q DTSTART:20100816T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71134 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Avenue Q DESCRIPTION:"Inspired and pitch-perfect. The first mainstream musical since Rent to coo with such seductive directness to theatergoers in their own la nguage."-Ben Brantley\, The New York Times "Avenue Q rekindles your faith i n the American musical." -Peter Marks\, The Washington Post END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mr_don DTSTART:20100817T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74943 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mr. Don DESCRIPTION:Unusual pets\, insomnia woes\, sibling rivalry\, and fables abo ut the importance of gratitude\, caring for the Earth and forgiving others are some of the themes that run through Don's award-winning music for child ren. Sing-alongs\, motion songs\, and lots of rhythm instruments keep it li vely and fun for everyone! Artist Links for Mr Don Mr Don's Web Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_great_zucchini_19064 DTSTART:20100823T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75677 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Great Zucchini DESCRIPTION:The Great Zucchini\, Washington's funniest and most magical Pre school & Kindergarten entertainer\, performs a colorful magic show where ev ery child is a star and guaranteed to laugh! Experience the excitement of t he children when they get to learn a magic trick at the end of show!\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rocknoceros DTSTART:20100825T163000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75795 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Rocknoceros DESCRIPTION:Rocknoceros is a three-man children's show hosted by Coach Cott on and Willibob that features original children's songs as well as some uni versally recognizable standards. The show caters to children from ages one to nine\, but is designed to entertain and amuse the parents in attendance. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/everything_verses DTEND:20100819T030000Z DTSTART:20100819T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_62811 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Everything Verses DESCRIPTION:Virginia's longest running open mic night now at Bohemian Cave rns Wednesday nights! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100803 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64033 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100803 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64558 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100803 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64818 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100803 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65120 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100803 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71345 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100803 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72148 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100803 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73178 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/avenue_q DTSTART:20100804T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71122 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Avenue Q DESCRIPTION:"Inspired and pitch-perfect. The first mainstream musical since Rent to coo with such seductive directness to theatergoers in their own la nguage."-Ben Brantley\, The New York Times "Avenue Q rekindles your faith i n the American musical." -Peter Marks\, The Washington Post END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100804 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64034 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100804 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64559 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100804 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64819 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100804 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65121 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100804 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71346 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100804 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72149 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100804 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73179 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ri-Ra SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ha-ha_at_ri-ra_21075 DTSTART:20100804T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66340 GEO:38.8886\;-77.0934 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ha-Ha at Ri-Ra DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/everything_verses DTEND:20100805T030000Z DTSTART:20100805T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_62809 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Everything Verses DESCRIPTION:Virginia's longest running open mic night now at Bohemian Cave rns Wednesday nights! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/avenue_q DTSTART:20100805T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71123 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Avenue Q DESCRIPTION:"Inspired and pitch-perfect. The first mainstream musical since Rent to coo with such seductive directness to theatergoers in their own la nguage."-Ben Brantley\, The New York Times "Avenue Q rekindles your faith i n the American musical." -Peter Marks\, The Washington Post END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Studio Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/passing_strange DTSTART:20100805T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72116 GEO:38.9098\;-77.0317 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Passing Strange DESCRIPTION:Rocking last year’s Broadway season with soulful songs and fu nky harmonies\, Passing Strange follows a rock musician on his quest for au thenticity. From singer-songwriter and performance artist Stew comes a new kind of musical full of sex\, drugs\, and rock’n’roll and unlike anythi ng you’ve seen before.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100805 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64035 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Muse Nightclub & Lounge SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rhythm_thursdays DTSTART:20100805 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64406 GEO:38.8989\;-77.0196 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Rhy[thm] Thursdays DESCRIPTION:Get there early enough (before midnight) and there's no cover. Every Thursday Rhy[thm] Thursdays at Muse Lounge with DJ Nu and DJ Uncensor ed. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100805 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64560 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100805 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64820 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100805 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65122 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Topaz Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_laughing_buddha-ha-ha DTSTART:20100805 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66260 GEO:38.9072\;-77.0397 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Laughing Buddha-ha-ha DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ultra Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/lush DTSTART:20100805 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70107 GEO:38.8974\;-77.0242 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Lush DESCRIPTION:Come check out the biggest college party in DC! LUSH Thursdays at Ultrabar! Featuring three floors of the best booty shaking partying DC has to offer on a Thursday Night! \nThe Main Floor features the Party Boy himself\, DJ Chris Styles! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100805 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71347 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100805 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72150 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100805 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73180 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/oh_susannah_22667 DTSTART:20100805T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71727 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Oh Susannah DESCRIPTION:A familiar story: lead singer grows up/has a child. Life's chan ged... but Mommy can still rock and now families can roll together at her p arent-friendly interactive show. Rhythm instruments\, dancing\, puppets... get on your feet and feel the beat with Oh Susannah! Voted "Best for Famili es" by readers of Family Magazine. Artist Links for Oh Susannah Oh Susannah 's Web Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/avenue_q DTSTART:20100806T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71124 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Avenue Q DESCRIPTION:"Inspired and pitch-perfect. The first mainstream musical since Rent to coo with such seductive directness to theatergoers in their own la nguage."-Ben Brantley\, The New York Times "Avenue Q rekindles your faith i n the American musical." -Peter Marks\, The Washington Post END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Studio Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/passing_strange DTSTART:20100806T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72117 GEO:38.9098\;-77.0317 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Passing Strange DESCRIPTION:Rocking last year’s Broadway season with soulful songs and fu nky harmonies\, Passing Strange follows a rock musician on his quest for au thenticity. From singer-songwriter and performance artist Stew comes a new kind of musical full of sex\, drugs\, and rock’n’roll and unlike anythi ng you’ve seen before.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100806 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64036 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100806 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64561 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100806 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64821 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100806 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65123 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100806 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71348 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100806 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72151 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100806 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73181 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/avenue_q DTSTART:20100807T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71125 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Avenue Q DESCRIPTION:"Inspired and pitch-perfect. The first mainstream musical since Rent to coo with such seductive directness to theatergoers in their own la nguage."-Ben Brantley\, The New York Times "Avenue Q rekindles your faith i n the American musical." -Peter Marks\, The Washington Post END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Studio Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/passing_strange DTSTART:20100807T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72118 GEO:38.9098\;-77.0317 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Passing Strange DESCRIPTION:Rocking last year’s Broadway season with soulful songs and fu nky harmonies\, Passing Strange follows a rock musician on his quest for au thenticity. From singer-songwriter and performance artist Stew comes a new kind of musical full of sex\, drugs\, and rock’n’roll and unlike anythi ng you’ve seen before.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ultra Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ladies_nights_at_ultrabar DTSTART:20100807T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70118 GEO:38.8974\;-77.0242 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ladies Nights at Ultrabar: DESCRIPTION:Panorama Productions and dcclubbing.com present: Ladies Nights at Ultrabar: A 10\,000 square foot\, turn-of-the-century bank in Downtown D C\, Ultrabar is one of the most unique and versatile Nightclubs \nin Washin gton DC.... END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100807 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64037 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100807 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64562 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100807 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64822 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100807 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65124 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100807 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71349 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100807 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72152 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/highlights_tour DTSTART:20100807 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73136 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Highlights Tour DESCRIPTION:Join one of the Corcoran's trained docents on a tour through th e collection and temporary exhibitions. This program is a part of Free Summ er Saturdays. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100807 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73182 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Bethesda SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hyatt_regency_bethesda_saturdays DTSTART:20100807T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66222 GEO:38.9838\;-77.0944 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Laugh Riot at the Hyatt DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/history_on_foot_elizabeth_keckly DTSTART:20100807T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74819 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:History on Foot: Elizabeth Keckly DESCRIPTION:View History on Foot- Elizabeth Keckly in a larger map. Slidesh ow from A Free Black Woman: Elizabeth Keckly END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/avenue_q DTSTART:20100808T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71126 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Avenue Q DESCRIPTION:"Inspired and pitch-perfect. The first mainstream musical since Rent to coo with such seductive directness to theatergoers in their own la nguage."-Ben Brantley\, The New York Times "Avenue Q rekindles your faith i n the American musical." -Peter Marks\, The Washington Post END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Studio Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/passing_strange DTSTART:20100808T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72119 GEO:38.9098\;-77.0317 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Passing Strange DESCRIPTION:Rocking last year’s Broadway season with soulful songs and fu nky harmonies\, Passing Strange follows a rock musician on his quest for au thenticity. From singer-songwriter and performance artist Stew comes a new kind of musical full of sex\, drugs\, and rock’n’roll and unlike anythi ng you’ve seen before.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ultra Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chroma_saturdays_22208 DTSTART:20100808T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70129 GEO:38.8974\;-77.0242 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chroma Saturdays DESCRIPTION:Panorama Productions and dcclubbing.com present: Chroma Saturda ys at Ultrabar: 6 Bars\, 5 floors\, 4 music experiences….All Fun!!!! Feat uring a 1 hour open bar and amazing drinks specials\, DC Nightlife gets an insane jolt... END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100808 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64038 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100808 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64563 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100808 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64823 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100808 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65125 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100808 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71350 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100808 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72153 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100808 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73183 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/avenue_q DTSTART:20100809T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71127 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Avenue Q DESCRIPTION:"Inspired and pitch-perfect. The first mainstream musical since Rent to coo with such seductive directness to theatergoers in their own la nguage."-Ben Brantley\, The New York Times "Avenue Q rekindles your faith i n the American musical." -Peter Marks\, The Washington Post END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Studio Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/passing_strange DTSTART:20100809T003000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72120 GEO:38.9098\;-77.0317 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Passing Strange DESCRIPTION:Rocking last year’s Broadway season with soulful songs and fu nky harmonies\, Passing Strange follows a rock musician on his quest for au thenticity. From singer-songwriter and performance artist Stew comes a new kind of musical full of sex\, drugs\, and rock’n’roll and unlike anythi ng you’ve seen before.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100809 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64039 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100809 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64564 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100809 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64824 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100809 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65126 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100809 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72154 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100809 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73184 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_great_zucchini_19064 DTSTART:20100809T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74516 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Great Zucchini DESCRIPTION:The Great Zucchini\, Washington's funniest and most magical Pre school & Kindergarten entertainer\, performs a colorful magic show where ev ery child is a star and guaranteed to laugh! Experience the excitement of t he children when they get to learn a magic trick at the end of show!\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100810 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64040 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100810 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64565 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100810 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64825 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100810 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65127 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100810 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71352 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100810 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72155 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100810 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73185 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mr_don DTSTART:20100810T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74517 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mr. Don DESCRIPTION:Unusual pets\, insomnia woes\, sibling rivalry\, and fables abo ut the importance of gratitude\, caring for the Earth and forgiving others are some of the themes that run through Don's award-winning music for child ren. Sing-alongs\, motion songs\, and lots of rhythm instruments keep it li vely and fun for everyone! Artist Links for Mr Don Mr Don's Web Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/avenue_q DTSTART:20100811T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71129 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Avenue Q DESCRIPTION:"Inspired and pitch-perfect. The first mainstream musical since Rent to coo with such seductive directness to theatergoers in their own la nguage."-Ben Brantley\, The New York Times "Avenue Q rekindles your faith i n the American musical." -Peter Marks\, The Washington Post END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100811 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64041 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100811 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64566 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100811 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64826 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100811 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65128 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100811 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71353 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100811 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72156 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100811 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73186 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rocknoceros DTSTART:20100811T163000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74522 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Rocknoceros DESCRIPTION:Rocknoceros is a three-man children's show hosted by Coach Cott on and Willibob that features original children's songs as well as some uni versally recognizable standards. The show caters to children from ages one to nine\, but is designed to entertain and amuse the parents in attendance. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ri-Ra SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ha-ha_at_ri-ra_21075 DTSTART:20100811T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66341 GEO:38.8886\;-77.0934 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ha-Ha at Ri-Ra DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100812 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64042 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Muse Nightclub & Lounge SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rhythm_thursdays DTSTART:20100812 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64407 GEO:38.8989\;-77.0196 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Rhy[thm] Thursdays DESCRIPTION:Get there early enough (before midnight) and there's no cover. Every Thursday Rhy[thm] Thursdays at Muse Lounge with DJ Nu and DJ Uncensor ed. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100812 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64567 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100812 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64827 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100812 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65129 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Topaz Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_laughing_buddha-ha-ha DTSTART:20100812 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66261 GEO:38.9072\;-77.0397 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Laughing Buddha-ha-ha DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ultra Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/lush DTSTART:20100812 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70108 GEO:38.8974\;-77.0242 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Lush DESCRIPTION:Come check out the biggest college party in DC! LUSH Thursdays at Ultrabar! Featuring three floors of the best booty shaking partying DC has to offer on a Thursday Night! \nThe Main Floor features the Party Boy himself\, DJ Chris Styles! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100812 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71354 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100812 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72157 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100812 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73187 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/oh_susannah_22667 DTSTART:20100812T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71728 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Oh Susannah DESCRIPTION:A familiar story: lead singer grows up/has a child. Life's chan ged... but Mommy can still rock and now families can roll together at her p arent-friendly interactive show. Rhythm instruments\, dancing\, puppets... get on your feet and feel the beat with Oh Susannah! Voted "Best for Famili es" by readers of Family Magazine. Artist Links for Oh Susannah Oh Susannah 's Web Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100813 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64043 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100813 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64568 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100813 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64828 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100813 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65130 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100813 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71355 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100813 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72158 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100813 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73188 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ultra Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ladies_nights_at_ultrabar DTSTART:20100814T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70119 GEO:38.8974\;-77.0242 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ladies Nights at Ultrabar: DESCRIPTION:Panorama Productions and dcclubbing.com present: Ladies Nights at Ultrabar: A 10\,000 square foot\, turn-of-the-century bank in Downtown D C\, Ultrabar is one of the most unique and versatile Nightclubs \nin Washin gton DC.... END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mousetrap_19799 DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71588 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mousetrap DESCRIPTION:DJ Mark Zimin's Mousetrap dance night has been a mainstay at th e Black Cat since 2000. DC's biggest Britpop dance night\, DJ Mark spins ol d-school (Buzzcocks\, the Smiths) and new-school (Blur\, Libertines) and oc casionally brings special guest djs. Mousetrap usually happens on the secon d Saturday of every month. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64044 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64569 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64829 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65131 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71356 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72159 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/highlights_tour DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73137 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Highlights Tour DESCRIPTION:Join one of the Corcoran's trained docents on a tour through th e collection and temporary exhibitions. This program is a part of Free Summ er Saturdays. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100814 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73189 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Bethesda SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hyatt_regency_bethesda_saturdays DTSTART:20100814T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66223 GEO:38.9838\;-77.0944 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Laugh Riot at the Hyatt DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/history_on_foot_elizabeth_keckly DTSTART:20100814T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74789 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:History on Foot: Elizabeth Keckly DESCRIPTION:View History on Foot- Elizabeth Keckly in a larger map. Slidesh ow from A Free Black Woman: Elizabeth Keckly END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ultra Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chroma_saturdays_22208 DTSTART:20100815T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70130 GEO:38.8974\;-77.0242 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chroma Saturdays DESCRIPTION:Panorama Productions and dcclubbing.com present: Chroma Saturda ys at Ultrabar: 6 Bars\, 5 floors\, 4 music experiences….All Fun!!!! Feat uring a 1 hour open bar and amazing drinks specials\, DC Nightlife gets an insane jolt... END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100815 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64045 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100815 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64570 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100815 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64830 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100815 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65132 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100815 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71357 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100815 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72160 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100815 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73190 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100816 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64046 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100816 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64571 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100816 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64831 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100816 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65133 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100816 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72161 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100816 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73191 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_great_zucchini_19064 DTSTART:20100816T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74820 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Great Zucchini DESCRIPTION:The Great Zucchini\, Washington's funniest and most magical Pre school & Kindergarten entertainer\, performs a colorful magic show where ev ery child is a star and guaranteed to laugh! Experience the excitement of t he children when they get to learn a magic trick at the end of show!\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100817 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64047 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100817 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64572 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100817 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64832 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100817 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65134 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100817 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71359 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100817 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72162 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100817 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73192 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Theater J SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/something_you_did DTEND:20100818T023000Z DTSTART:20100817T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75663 GEO:38.911\;-77.0361 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Something You Did DESCRIPTION:A stellar student from a good family\, Alison Moulton is servin g her third decade behind bars for an anti-war action she participated in a s member of a ‘60s radical group that resulted in the death of an African American police officer. Now petitioning for parole\, she’s visited by t he daughter of the slain officer. But her fiercest detractor comes in a for mer comrade turned neo-conservative pundit\, media star and best-selling au thor. Gene Biddle (Rick Foucheux) argues against his former partner while i mplicating another group member\, now a current public official residing in the White House\, for a past association with the radical terrorist group. Smear politics\, ‘60’s revisionism\, the realities of a wasted life in prison\, and the desire to rejoin society form the driving\, conflicting f orces in this “fluid and eloquent play about the divisions in American cu lture and politics” (The New York Times) Featuring Associate Artist-in-Re sidence\, Rick Foucheux END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100818 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64048 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100818 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64573 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100818 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64833 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100818 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65135 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100818 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71360 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100818 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72163 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100818 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73193 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rocknoceros DTSTART:20100818T163000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_74944 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Rocknoceros DESCRIPTION:Rocknoceros is a three-man children's show hosted by Coach Cott on and Willibob that features original children's songs as well as some uni versally recognizable standards. The show caters to children from ages one to nine\, but is designed to entertain and amuse the parents in attendance. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ri-Ra SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ha-ha_at_ri-ra_21075 DTSTART:20100818T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66342 GEO:38.8886\;-77.0934 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ha-Ha at Ri-Ra DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Theater J SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/something_you_did DTEND:20100819T023000Z DTSTART:20100818T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76183 GEO:38.911\;-77.0361 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Something You Did DESCRIPTION:A stellar student from a good family\, Alison Moulton is servin g her third decade behind bars for an anti-war action she participated in a s member of a ‘60s radical group that resulted in the death of an African American police officer. Now petitioning for parole\, she’s visited by t he daughter of the slain officer. But her fiercest detractor comes in a for mer comrade turned neo-conservative pundit\, media star and best-selling au thor. Gene Biddle (Rick Foucheux) argues against his former partner while i mplicating another group member\, now a current public official residing in the White House\, for a past association with the radical terrorist group. Smear politics\, ‘60’s revisionism\, the realities of a wasted life in prison\, and the desire to rejoin society form the driving\, conflicting f orces in this “fluid and eloquent play about the divisions in American cu lture and politics” (The New York Times) Featuring Associate Artist-in-Re sidence\, Rick Foucheux END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100819 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64049 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Muse Nightclub & Lounge SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rhythm_thursdays DTSTART:20100819 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64408 GEO:38.8989\;-77.0196 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Rhy[thm] Thursdays DESCRIPTION:Get there early enough (before midnight) and there's no cover. Every Thursday Rhy[thm] Thursdays at Muse Lounge with DJ Nu and DJ Uncensor ed. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100819 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64574 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100819 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64834 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100819 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65136 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Topaz Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_laughing_buddha-ha-ha DTSTART:20100819 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66262 GEO:38.9072\;-77.0397 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Laughing Buddha-ha-ha DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ultra Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/lush DTSTART:20100819 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70109 GEO:38.8974\;-77.0242 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Lush DESCRIPTION:Come check out the biggest college party in DC! LUSH Thursdays at Ultrabar! Featuring three floors of the best booty shaking partying DC has to offer on a Thursday Night! \nThe Main Floor features the Party Boy himself\, DJ Chris Styles! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100819 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71361 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100819 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72164 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100819 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73194 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/oh_susannah_22667 DTSTART:20100819T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71729 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Oh Susannah DESCRIPTION:A familiar story: lead singer grows up/has a child. Life's chan ged... but Mommy can still rock and now families can roll together at her p arent-friendly interactive show. Rhythm instruments\, dancing\, puppets... get on your feet and feel the beat with Oh Susannah! Voted "Best for Famili es" by readers of Family Magazine. Artist Links for Oh Susannah Oh Susannah 's Web Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Theater J SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/something_you_did DTEND:20100820T023000Z DTSTART:20100819T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76184 GEO:38.911\;-77.0361 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Something You Did DESCRIPTION:A stellar student from a good family\, Alison Moulton is servin g her third decade behind bars for an anti-war action she participated in a s member of a ‘60s radical group that resulted in the death of an African American police officer. Now petitioning for parole\, she’s visited by t he daughter of the slain officer. But her fiercest detractor comes in a for mer comrade turned neo-conservative pundit\, media star and best-selling au thor. Gene Biddle (Rick Foucheux) argues against his former partner while i mplicating another group member\, now a current public official residing in the White House\, for a past association with the radical terrorist group. Smear politics\, ‘60’s revisionism\, the realities of a wasted life in prison\, and the desire to rejoin society form the driving\, conflicting f orces in this “fluid and eloquent play about the divisions in American cu lture and politics” (The New York Times) Featuring Associate Artist-in-Re sidence\, Rick Foucheux END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100820 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64050 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100820 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64575 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100820 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64835 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100820 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65137 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100820 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71362 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100820 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72165 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100820 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73195 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Theater J SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/something_you_did DTEND:20100821T023000Z DTSTART:20100820T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76182 GEO:38.911\;-77.0361 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Something You Did DESCRIPTION:A stellar student from a good family\, Alison Moulton is servin g her third decade behind bars for an anti-war action she participated in a s member of a ‘60s radical group that resulted in the death of an African American police officer. Now petitioning for parole\, she’s visited by t he daughter of the slain officer. But her fiercest detractor comes in a for mer comrade turned neo-conservative pundit\, media star and best-selling au thor. Gene Biddle (Rick Foucheux) argues against his former partner while i mplicating another group member\, now a current public official residing in the White House\, for a past association with the radical terrorist group. Smear politics\, ‘60’s revisionism\, the realities of a wasted life in prison\, and the desire to rejoin society form the driving\, conflicting f orces in this “fluid and eloquent play about the divisions in American cu lture and politics” (The New York Times) Featuring Associate Artist-in-Re sidence\, Rick Foucheux END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ultra Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ladies_nights_at_ultrabar DTSTART:20100821T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70120 GEO:38.8974\;-77.0242 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ladies Nights at Ultrabar: DESCRIPTION:Panorama Productions and dcclubbing.com present: Ladies Nights at Ultrabar: A 10\,000 square foot\, turn-of-the-century bank in Downtown D C\, Ultrabar is one of the most unique and versatile Nightclubs \nin Washin gton DC.... END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64051 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64576 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64836 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65138 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71363 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72166 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/highlights_tour DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73138 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Highlights Tour DESCRIPTION:Join one of the Corcoran's trained docents on a tour through th e collection and temporary exhibitions. This program is a part of Free Summ er Saturdays. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100821 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73196 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Bethesda SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hyatt_regency_bethesda_saturdays DTSTART:20100821T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66224 GEO:38.9838\;-77.0944 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Laugh Riot at the Hyatt DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Landsburgh Theatre SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/history_on_foot_elizabeth_keckly DTSTART:20100821T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76499 GEO:38.8958\;-77.0221 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:History on Foot: Elizabeth Keckly DESCRIPTION:View History on Foot- Elizabeth Keckly in a larger map. Slidesh ow from A Free Black Woman: Elizabeth Keckly END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Iota SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/justin_trawick_19842 DTSTART:20100822T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73422 GEO:38.889\;-77.0923 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Justin Trawick DESCRIPTION:Justin performs solo\, duo with upright bass\, and with his ful l band. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ultra Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chroma_saturdays_22208 DTSTART:20100822T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70131 GEO:38.8974\;-77.0242 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chroma Saturdays DESCRIPTION:Panorama Productions and dcclubbing.com present: Chroma Saturda ys at Ultrabar: 6 Bars\, 5 floors\, 4 music experiences….All Fun!!!! Feat uring a 1 hour open bar and amazing drinks specials\, DC Nightlife gets an insane jolt... END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100822 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64052 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100822 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64577 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100822 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64837 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100822 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65139 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mary_poppins DTSTART:20100822 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71364 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:Combining the best of the original Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film\, this Tony-winning musical tells the del ightful story of a nanny who uses her magical touch to change the lives of the Banks children for the better. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100822 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72167 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100822 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73197 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100823 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64053 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100823 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64578 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100823 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64838 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100823 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65140 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100823 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72168 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100823 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73198 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100824 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64054 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100824 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64579 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100824 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64839 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100824 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65141 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100824 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72169 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100824 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73199 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Theater J SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/something_you_did DTEND:20100825T023000Z DTSTART:20100824T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76526 GEO:38.911\;-77.0361 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Something You Did DESCRIPTION:A stellar student from a good family\, Alison Moulton is servin g her third decade behind bars for an anti-war action she participated in a s member of a ‘60s radical group that resulted in the death of an African American police officer. Now petitioning for parole\, she’s visited by t he daughter of the slain officer. But her fiercest detractor comes in a for mer comrade turned neo-conservative pundit\, media star and best-selling au thor. Gene Biddle (Rick Foucheux) argues against his former partner while i mplicating another group member\, now a current public official residing in the White House\, for a past association with the radical terrorist group. Smear politics\, ‘60’s revisionism\, the realities of a wasted life in prison\, and the desire to rejoin society form the driving\, conflicting f orces in this “fluid and eloquent play about the divisions in American cu lture and politics” (The New York Times) Featuring Associate Artist-in-Re sidence\, Rick Foucheux END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100825 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64055 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100825 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64580 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100825 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64840 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100825 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65142 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100825 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72170 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100825 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73200 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ri-Ra SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ha-ha_at_ri-ra_21075 DTSTART:20100825T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66343 GEO:38.8886\;-77.0934 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ha-Ha at Ri-Ra DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/shen_yun_performing_arts_with_live_orc hestra DTEND:20100826T020000Z DTSTART:20100825T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71153 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Shen Yun Performing Arts With Live Orchestra! DESCRIPTION:Touring over 100 cities on five continents\, Shen Yun Performin g Arts comes to Washington\, DC again for a spectacular\, original producti on of Chinese dance and music. Here's your chance to experience the show th at has left millions in awe. Discover for yourself the brilliant choreograp hy\, gorgeous costumes\, and state-of-the-art backdrops that have astounded audiences everywhere.\n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Theater J SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/something_you_did DTEND:20100826T023000Z DTSTART:20100825T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76527 GEO:38.911\;-77.0361 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Something You Did DESCRIPTION:A stellar student from a good family\, Alison Moulton is servin g her third decade behind bars for an anti-war action she participated in a s member of a ‘60s radical group that resulted in the death of an African American police officer. Now petitioning for parole\, she’s visited by t he daughter of the slain officer. But her fiercest detractor comes in a for mer comrade turned neo-conservative pundit\, media star and best-selling au thor. Gene Biddle (Rick Foucheux) argues against his former partner while i mplicating another group member\, now a current public official residing in the White House\, for a past association with the radical terrorist group. Smear politics\, ‘60’s revisionism\, the realities of a wasted life in prison\, and the desire to rejoin society form the driving\, conflicting f orces in this “fluid and eloquent play about the divisions in American cu lture and politics” (The New York Times) Featuring Associate Artist-in-Re sidence\, Rick Foucheux END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/everything_verses DTEND:20100826T030000Z DTSTART:20100826T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_62812 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Everything Verses DESCRIPTION:Virginia's longest running open mic night now at Bohemian Cave rns Wednesday nights! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100826 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64056 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Muse Nightclub & Lounge SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rhythm_thursdays DTSTART:20100826 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64409 GEO:38.8989\;-77.0196 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Rhy[thm] Thursdays DESCRIPTION:Get there early enough (before midnight) and there's no cover. Every Thursday Rhy[thm] Thursdays at Muse Lounge with DJ Nu and DJ Uncensor ed. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100826 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64581 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100826 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64841 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100826 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65143 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Topaz Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_laughing_buddha-ha-ha DTSTART:20100826 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66263 GEO:38.9072\;-77.0397 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Laughing Buddha-ha-ha DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ultra Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/lush DTSTART:20100826 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70110 GEO:38.8974\;-77.0242 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Lush DESCRIPTION:Come check out the biggest college party in DC! LUSH Thursdays at Ultrabar! Featuring three floors of the best booty shaking partying DC has to offer on a Thursday Night! \nThe Main Floor features the Party Boy himself\, DJ Chris Styles! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100826 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72171 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100826 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73201 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/oh_susannah_22667 DTSTART:20100826T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71730 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Oh Susannah DESCRIPTION:A familiar story: lead singer grows up/has a child. Life's chan ged... but Mommy can still rock and now families can roll together at her p arent-friendly interactive show. Rhythm instruments\, dancing\, puppets... get on your feet and feel the beat with Oh Susannah! Voted "Best for Famili es" by readers of Family Magazine. Artist Links for Oh Susannah Oh Susannah 's Web Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/shen_yun_performing_arts_with_live_orc hestra DTEND:20100827T020000Z DTSTART:20100826T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71155 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Shen Yun Performing Arts With Live Orchestra! DESCRIPTION:Touring over 100 cities on five continents\, Shen Yun Performin g Arts comes to Washington\, DC again for a spectacular\, original producti on of Chinese dance and music. Here's your chance to experience the show th at has left millions in awe. Discover for yourself the brilliant choreograp hy\, gorgeous costumes\, and state-of-the-art backdrops that have astounded audiences everywhere.\n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Theater J SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/something_you_did DTEND:20100827T023000Z DTSTART:20100826T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_76528 GEO:38.911\;-77.0361 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Something You Did DESCRIPTION:A stellar student from a good family\, Alison Moulton is servin g her third decade behind bars for an anti-war action she participated in a s member of a ‘60s radical group that resulted in the death of an African American police officer. Now petitioning for parole\, she’s visited by t he daughter of the slain officer. But her fiercest detractor comes in a for mer comrade turned neo-conservative pundit\, media star and best-selling au thor. Gene Biddle (Rick Foucheux) argues against his former partner while i mplicating another group member\, now a current public official residing in the White House\, for a past association with the radical terrorist group. Smear politics\, ‘60’s revisionism\, the realities of a wasted life in prison\, and the desire to rejoin society form the driving\, conflicting f orces in this “fluid and eloquent play about the divisions in American cu lture and politics” (The New York Times) Featuring Associate Artist-in-Re sidence\, Rick Foucheux END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100827 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64057 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100827 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64582 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100827 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64842 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100827 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65144 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100827 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72172 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100827 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73202 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/shen_yun_performing_arts_with_live_orc hestra DTEND:20100828T020000Z DTSTART:20100827T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71156 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Shen Yun Performing Arts With Live Orchestra! DESCRIPTION:Touring over 100 cities on five continents\, Shen Yun Performin g Arts comes to Washington\, DC again for a spectacular\, original producti on of Chinese dance and music. Here's your chance to experience the show th at has left millions in awe. Discover for yourself the brilliant choreograp hy\, gorgeous costumes\, and state-of-the-art backdrops that have astounded audiences everywhere.\n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ultra Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ladies_nights_at_ultrabar DTSTART:20100828T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70121 GEO:38.8974\;-77.0242 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ladies Nights at Ultrabar: DESCRIPTION:Panorama Productions and dcclubbing.com present: Ladies Nights at Ultrabar: A 10\,000 square foot\, turn-of-the-century bank in Downtown D C\, Ultrabar is one of the most unique and versatile Nightclubs \nin Washin gton DC.... END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100828 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64058 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100828 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64583 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100828 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64843 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100828 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65145 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100828 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72173 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/highlights_tour DTSTART:20100828 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73139 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Highlights Tour DESCRIPTION:Join one of the Corcoran's trained docents on a tour through th e collection and temporary exhibitions. This program is a part of Free Summ er Saturdays. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Art League SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ceramics_classes_at_the_art_league DTSTART:20100828 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73203 GEO:38.8049\;-77.0398 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ceramics Classes at The Art League DESCRIPTION:The Art League School's ceramics department provides a welcomin g and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pott ery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter's wh eel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design\, glaze\, and finishing techniques. Cla sses in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year round (winter\, spring\, summer\, fall)\, during the week\, weekend\, day and eve ning. Photo by Blair Meerfeld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Bethesda SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hyatt_regency_bethesda_saturdays DTSTART:20100828T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66225 GEO:38.9838\;-77.0944 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Laugh Riot at the Hyatt DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/shen_yun_performing_arts_with_live_orc hestra DTEND:20100829T020000Z DTSTART:20100828T233000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71157 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Shen Yun Performing Arts With Live Orchestra! DESCRIPTION:Touring over 100 cities on five continents\, Shen Yun Performin g Arts comes to Washington\, DC again for a spectacular\, original producti on of Chinese dance and music. Here's your chance to experience the show th at has left millions in awe. Discover for yourself the brilliant choreograp hy\, gorgeous costumes\, and state-of-the-art backdrops that have astounded audiences everywhere.\n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Rock N Roll Hotel SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/stank_w_dj_the_metaphysical DTSTART:20100829T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75648 GEO:38.9002\;-76.9867 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Stank w/ DJ The Metaphysical DESCRIPTION:Dance yourself silly with this maestro of the steel wheels. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ultra Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chroma_saturdays_22208 DTSTART:20100829T010000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_70132 GEO:38.8974\;-77.0242 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chroma Saturdays DESCRIPTION:Panorama Productions and dcclubbing.com present: Chroma Saturda ys at Ultrabar: 6 Bars\, 5 floors\, 4 music experiences….All Fun!!!! Feat uring a 1 hour open bar and amazing drinks specials\, DC Nightlife gets an insane jolt... END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100829 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64059 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100829 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64584 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100829 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64844 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100829 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65146 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100829 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72174 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/shen_yun_performing_arts_with_live_orc hestra DTEND:20100829T200000Z DTSTART:20100829T173000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71158 GEO:38.8974\;-77.055 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Shen Yun Performing Arts With Live Orchestra! DESCRIPTION:Touring over 100 cities on five continents\, Shen Yun Performin g Arts comes to Washington\, DC again for a spectacular\, original producti on of Chinese dance and music. Here's your chance to experience the show th at has left millions in awe. Discover for yourself the brilliant choreograp hy\, gorgeous costumes\, and state-of-the-art backdrops that have astounded audiences everywhere.\n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100830 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64060 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100830 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64585 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100830 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64845 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100830 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65147 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100830 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72175 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100831 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64061 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100831 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64586 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100831 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64846 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100831 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65148 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100831 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72176 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_sound_of_music DTSTART:20100831 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75753 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Sound of Music DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the golden anniversary of this iconic musical with ti meless standards including “My Favorite Things\,” “Do-Re-Mi\,” and “Climb Ev'ry Mountain.” END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100901 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64062 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100901 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64587 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100901 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64847 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100901 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65149 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100901 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72177 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_sound_of_music DTSTART:20100901 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75754 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Sound of Music DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the golden anniversary of this iconic musical with ti meless standards including “My Favorite Things\,” “Do-Re-Mi\,” and “Climb Ev'ry Mountain.” END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ri-Ra SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ha-ha_at_ri-ra_21075 DTSTART:20100901T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66344 GEO:38.8886\;-77.0934 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ha-Ha at Ri-Ra DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/everything_verses DTEND:20100902T030000Z DTSTART:20100902T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_62813 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Everything Verses DESCRIPTION:Virginia's longest running open mic night now at Bohemian Cave rns Wednesday nights! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100902 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64063 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Muse Nightclub & Lounge SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/rhythm_thursdays DTSTART:20100902 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64410 GEO:38.8989\;-77.0196 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Rhy[thm] Thursdays DESCRIPTION:Get there early enough (before midnight) and there's no cover. Every Thursday Rhy[thm] Thursdays at Muse Lounge with DJ Nu and DJ Uncensor ed. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100902 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64588 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100902 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64848 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100902 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65150 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Topaz Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_laughing_buddha-ha-ha DTSTART:20100902 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66264 GEO:38.9072\;-77.0397 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Laughing Buddha-ha-ha DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100902 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72178 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_sound_of_music DTSTART:20100902 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75755 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Sound of Music DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the golden anniversary of this iconic musical with ti meless standards including “My Favorite Things\,” “Do-Re-Mi\,” and “Climb Ev'ry Mountain.” END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/oh_susannah_22667 DTSTART:20100902T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71731 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Oh Susannah DESCRIPTION:A familiar story: lead singer grows up/has a child. Life's chan ged... but Mommy can still rock and now families can roll together at her p arent-friendly interactive show. Rhythm instruments\, dancing\, puppets... get on your feet and feel the beat with Oh Susannah! Voted "Best for Famili es" by readers of Family Magazine. Artist Links for Oh Susannah Oh Susannah 's Web Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100903 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64064 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100903 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64589 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100903 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64849 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100903 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65151 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100903 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72179 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_sound_of_music DTSTART:20100903 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75756 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Sound of Music DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the golden anniversary of this iconic musical with ti meless standards including “My Favorite Things\,” “Do-Re-Mi\,” and “Climb Ev'ry Mountain.” END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100904 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64065 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100904 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64590 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100904 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64850 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100904 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65152 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100904 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72180 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/highlights_tour DTSTART:20100904 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_73140 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Highlights Tour DESCRIPTION:Join one of the Corcoran's trained docents on a tour through th e collection and temporary exhibitions. This program is a part of Free Summ er Saturdays. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_sound_of_music DTSTART:20100904 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75757 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Sound of Music DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the golden anniversary of this iconic musical with ti meless standards including “My Favorite Things\,” “Do-Re-Mi\,” and “Climb Ev'ry Mountain.” END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Bethesda SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hyatt_regency_bethesda_saturdays DTSTART:20100904T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66226 GEO:38.9838\;-77.0944 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Laugh Riot at the Hyatt DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100905 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64066 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100905 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64591 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100905 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64851 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100905 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65153 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100905 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72181 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wolf Trap SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_sound_of_music DTSTART:20100905 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75758 GEO:38.9381\;-77.2671 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Sound of Music DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the golden anniversary of this iconic musical with ti meless standards including “My Favorite Things\,” “Do-Re-Mi\,” and “Climb Ev'ry Mountain.” END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100906 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64067 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100906 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64592 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100906 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64852 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100906 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65154 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100906 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72182 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100907 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64068 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100907 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64593 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100907 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64853 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100907 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65155 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100907 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72183 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100908 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64069 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100908 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64594 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100908 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64854 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100908 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65156 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100908 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72184 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ri-Ra SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ha-ha_at_ri-ra_21075 DTSTART:20100908T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66345 GEO:38.8886\;-77.0934 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ha-Ha at Ri-Ra DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/everything_verses DTEND:20100909T030000Z DTSTART:20100909T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_62814 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Everything Verses DESCRIPTION:Virginia's longest running open mic night now at Bohemian Cave rns Wednesday nights! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100909 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64070 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100909 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64595 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100909 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64855 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100909 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65157 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Topaz Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_laughing_buddha-ha-ha DTSTART:20100909 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66265 GEO:38.9072\;-77.0397 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Laughing Buddha-ha-ha DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100909 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72185 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/oh_susannah_22667 DTSTART:20100909T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71732 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Oh Susannah DESCRIPTION:A familiar story: lead singer grows up/has a child. Life's chan ged... but Mommy can still rock and now families can roll together at her p arent-friendly interactive show. Rhythm instruments\, dancing\, puppets... get on your feet and feel the beat with Oh Susannah! Voted "Best for Famili es" by readers of Family Magazine. Artist Links for Oh Susannah Oh Susannah 's Web Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100910 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64071 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100910 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64596 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100910 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64856 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100910 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65158 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100910 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72186 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100911 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64072 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100911 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64597 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100911 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64857 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100911 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65159 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100911 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72187 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Bethesda SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hyatt_regency_bethesda_saturdays DTSTART:20100911T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66227 GEO:38.9838\;-77.0944 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Laugh Riot at the Hyatt DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Corcoran Gallery of Art SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/chuck_close_prints_process_and_collabo ration DTSTART:20100912 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64073 GEO:38.8954\;-77.0395 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, renowned American portraitist Chuck Close h as advanced the art of printmaking. One of the most innovative and influent ial practitioners of the medium\, Close is fascinated with the techniques a nd materials of the printing process\, from traditional forms such as woodc ut and mezzotint to more modern applications like linoleum cut. Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration\, on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from July 3 through September 12\, 2010\, is the first survey to explore t he artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in this field. With more th an 100 finished works\, proofs\, and objects\, this exhibition reveals the vitality and experimentation that drives Close’s creative process. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100912 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64598 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100912 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64858 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100912 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65160 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100912 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72188 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100913 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64599 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100913 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64859 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100913 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65161 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100913 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72189 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100914 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64600 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100914 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64860 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100914 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65162 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100914 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72190 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100915 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64601 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100915 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64861 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100915 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65163 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100915 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72191 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Ri-Ra SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/ha-ha_at_ri-ra_21075 DTSTART:20100915T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66346 GEO:38.8886\;-77.0934 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Ha-Ha at Ri-Ra DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/everything_verses DTEND:20100916T030000Z DTSTART:20100916T000000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_62815 GEO:38.9171\;-77.027 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Everything Verses DESCRIPTION:Virginia's longest running open mic night now at Bohemian Cave rns Wednesday nights! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100916 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64602 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100916 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64862 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100916 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65164 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Topaz Bar SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/the_laughing_buddha-ha-ha DTSTART:20100916 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66266 GEO:38.9072\;-77.0397 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:The Laughing Buddha-ha-ha DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100916 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72192 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Jammin' Java SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/oh_susannah_22667 DTSTART:20100916T143000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_71733 GEO:38.9042\;-77.2613 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Oh Susannah DESCRIPTION:A familiar story: lead singer grows up/has a child. Life's chan ged... but Mommy can still rock and now families can roll together at her p arent-friendly interactive show. Rhythm instruments\, dancing\, puppets... get on your feet and feel the beat with Oh Susannah! Voted "Best for Famili es" by readers of Family Magazine. Artist Links for Oh Susannah Oh Susannah 's Web Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100917 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64603 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100917 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64863 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100917 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65165 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100917 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72193 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Black Cat SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/mousetrap_19799 DTSTART:20100918 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_75683 GEO:38.9145\;-77.032 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Mousetrap DESCRIPTION:DJ Mark Zimin's Mousetrap dance night has been a mainstay at th e Black Cat since 2000. DC's biggest Britpop dance night\, DJ Mark spins ol d-school (Buzzcocks\, the Smiths) and new-school (Blur\, Libertines) and oc casionally brings special guest djs. Mousetrap usually happens on the secon d Saturday of every month. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100918 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64604 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100918 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64864 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100918 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65166 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100918 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72194 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Bethesda SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/hyatt_regency_bethesda_saturdays DTSTART:20100918T230000Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_66228 GEO:38.9838\;-77.0944 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Laugh Riot at the Hyatt DESCRIPTION:Live standup comedy show featuring local DC-area standup comedi ans. After the show\, join us for "Everybody's A Comedian\," where audience members can jump up on stage and tell a joke. Best joke by audience applau se wins $25 cash. Doors open at 7pm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100919 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64605 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100919 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64865 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100919 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65167 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100919 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72195 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/inside_tim_russerts_office_if_its_sund ay_its_meet_the_press DTSTART:20100920 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64606 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the Press' DESCRIPTION:"Inside Tim Russert's Office: If It's Sunday\, It's 'Meet the P ress'" recreates Russert's NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next show. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/elvis_his_groundbreaking_hip-shaking_n ewsmaking_story DTSTART:20100920 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_64866 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking\, Hip-Shaking\, Newsmaking Story." END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Newseum SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/first_dogs_presidential_pets_in_the_wh ite_house DTSTART:20100920 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_65168 GEO:38.8948\;-77.0694 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:First Dogs: Presidential Pets in the White House DESCRIPTION:One of the Newseum's most popular exhibits showcases some of th e top dogs who have resided at the nation's most prestigious address. On di splay are images of dogs belonging to 23 presidents\, including the newest addition: Bo\, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Gallery SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.localist.com/dc/event/telling_stories_norman_rockwell_from_t he_collections_of_george_lucas_and_steven_spielberg DTSTART:20100920 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_72196 GEO:38.8994\;-77.0243 DTSTAMP:20100902T171836 SUMMARY:Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Luc as and Steven Spielberg DESCRIPTION:"Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Georg e Lucas and Steven Spielberg” showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and d rawings from the private collections of two of Hollywood’s most influenti al modern moviemakers. The exhibition runs through January 2\, 2011. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR