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THE GUIDE TO ARTS & CULTURE
HOT HITS & HIDDEN JEWELS
FROM CULTURECAPITAL.COM
YOUR LINK TO THE ARTS IN METRO D.C.
MARTIN, LOVE, SEX & RHYTHM
THRU JULY 27. CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL. ATLAS
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. 866-811-4111.
CAPFRINGE. ORG.
Martin, Love, Sex & Rhythm is a sexy all male cast pop-rock musical
performance that explores gay on gay shaming through a poignant script,
dancing and singing top 40 songs.
DISNEY’S THE LION KING.
THRU AUG 17. KENNEDY CENTER. 202-467-4600.
KENNEDY-CENTER.ORG.
Winner of six Tonys including Best Musical, Disney’s The Lion King returns! With
direction and costumes by Julie Taymor, Elton John and Tim Rice’s score brings
the African Pridelands to life with “Circle of Life” and many more great songs.
TOTAL ART: CONTEMPORARY VIDE O
THRU OCT 12. MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS.
202-783-5000. NMWA.ORG.
Featuring works by Dara Birnbaum, Kimsooja, Mariko Mori, Mwangi Hutter,
Alex Prager and more, Total Art highlights the inventive processes that sustain
women artists’ position at the forefront of video.
SONYA LAWYER: A PEACE (OF THE DREAM)
THRU AUG 2. FLASHPOINT GALLER Y.
202-315-1305. CULTURALDC.ORG.
Vintage images celebrating color, design and texture overlaid with a narrative of
family stories, personal memories, and universal truths as Sonya Lawyer weaves
together images of men, women and children from the past and present.
IMAGE COURTESY OF CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL
THEATRE
Disney’s The Lion King. Thru Aug 17.
Shear Madness. Thru Dec 31.
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
The Tempest. Thru Aug 3. Olney
Theatre. 301-924-3400. olneytheatre.org.
Stupid F##king Bird. Jul 28-Aug 17.
Woolly Mammoth. 202-393-3939.
woollymammoth.net.
Carrie: The Musical. Thru Aug 3.
Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300.
studiotheatre.org.
Swing Time – The Musical! Burke
Theater: US Navy Memorial.
swingtimethemusical.com.
An Evening with Danny Kaye. Thru Aug
16. American Century Theater. Gunston.
703-998-4555. americancentury.org.
Capital Fringe Festival thru July 27.
Taking place in over 15 different venues
in downtown DC with 140 performing
groups. Shows include: A Fire in Water. A
Lesbian Belle Tells! As We Are. Brownie
and Lolli Go To Hollywood. Districtland.
Killer Quack. Love Song to Miss Kitty. Luv,
American Style. Martin, Love, Sex and
Rhythm. Olizzia. Stone Tape Party. The
Livonians. The Other Day. The Tumbling.
Writing Miss Clark’s Resume.
202-737-7230. capfringe.org.
James Adomian. Jul 31. Kennedy
Center’s Millennium Stage.
800-444-1324. kennedy-center.org.
DANCE
Coyaba Dance Theater. Jul 25. Dance
Place & Monroe Street Market.
202-269-1600. danceplace.org.
DancEthos. Jul 26-27. Dance Place.
202-269-1600. danceplace.org.
Axis Dance Company. Jul 26.
Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage.
800-444-1324. kennedy-center.org.
The Adventures of Tapman. Thru Jul 27.
Capital Fringe Festival. Atlas Performing
Arts Center. 866-811-4111. capfringe.org.
MUSIC
Chuck Brown All Star Band. Jul 30.
Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
Jazz in the Garden: Incendio. Jul 25.
NGA Sculpture Garden. 202-737-4215.
nga.gov.
Tom Principato. Jul 26. BlackRock.
301-528-2260. blackrockcenter.org.
Sarah McLachlan. Jul 26. Darius
Rucker. Jul 27. Heart. Jul 29. Lincoln
Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton
Marsalis. Jul 30. Rodrigo y Gabriela.
Jul 31. Wolf Trap. 877-965-3872.
wolftrap.org.
Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci.
Jul 27. Clarice Smith. 301-405-2787.
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
NSO Summer Music Institute
Orchestra. Jul 27. Paper Bird. Jul 28.
Hess is More. Jul 29. Mandy Brown.
Jul 30. Kennedy Center’s Millennium
Stage. 800-444-1324.
kennedy-center.org.
MUSEUMS
National Gallery of Art. Andrew Wyeth:
Looking Out, Looking In. Thru Nov
30. Celebrating Van Gogh. Thru Sep
7. Recent Acquisitions of Landscape
Watercolors. Thru Sep 14. Degas/Cassatt.
Thru Oct 5. Titian’s Danaë. Thru Nov 2.
202-737-4215. nga.gov.
National Geographic. Peruvian Gold
Ancient Treasures Unearthed. Thru Sep
2. Wildest Weather in the Solar System
3D. Thru Aug 1. 202-857-7000. nglive.org.
National Archives. Making Their Mark:
Stories Through Signatures. Thru Jan 5.
202-357-5000. archivesfoundation.org.
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Free Summer
Saturdays. Thru Aug 30. American Metal:
The Art of Albert Paley. Thru Sep 28.
202-639-1700. corcoran.org.
The Phillips Collection. Made In
The USA. Thru Aug 31. 202-387-2151.
phillipscollection.org.
Kreeger Museum. K@20. Thru Jul 31.
202-337-3050. kreegermuseum.org.
Dumbarton House. Homefront 1812:
Friends, Family & Foe. Thru Nov 2. 202337-2288. dumbartonhouse.org.
GALLERIES
Strathmore. Gold Rush. Thru Jul 27.
301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
Artisphere. Christine Sun Kim: Upside
Down Noon. Thru Aug 17. Melanie
Kehoss: Glow Tableaux. Thru Aug 23.
703-875-1100. artisphere.com.
The Art League. July All-Media Exhibit.
David Alfuth: The Adventure. Thru Aug 4.
703-683-1780. theartleague.org
Joan Hisaoka Gallery. Altered Ego. Thru
Aug 23. 202-483-8600. smithcenter.org.
VisArts. RIPPLE, Jackie Hoysted & Ruth
Lozner. Thru Aug 17. 301-315-8200.
visartsatrockville.org.
Gallery plan b. EnviroNature. Thru Jul
31. 202-234-2711. galleryplanb.com.
Torpedo Factory Art Center. New
Works by Alan Sislen. Thru Aug 3.
Penelope Barringer’s FLORA{L}. Thru Aug
31. 703-838-4565. torpedofactory.org.
AND MORE...
Shirley – Visions of Reality. Jul 26-27.
NGA. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
Patricia Davis and Kyoko Mori. Jul
27. The Writer’s Center. 301-654-8664.
writer.org.
Atlantis: An Archeological Mystery.
Jul 26. TSA. Ripley Center. 202-633-3030.
smithsonianassociates.org.
Painting Under the Stars: Starry
Night. Jul 25. VisArts. 301-315-8200.