Going Out Guide: Fringe Festival first look + Best free events

Monday, 20 June 2011 by IrwanKch
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First look at Fringe

The annual Fringe Festival kicks off in three weeks, presenting 120-plus shows that are all varieties of weird and wild. Get a first look at this year's offerings. [ Read more ]

Free and easy

Free and easy

Music at Strathmore, Mexican art and more. [ Read more ]

Gurus' Picks

Sade's smooth storm

Sade's smooth storm

Wednesday, June 22 | Find a loved one and head to Verizon Center to hear Sade's soulful, sultry R&B at what will surely be the summer's most romantic concert. [ Read more ]

Greetings, Graffiato

Greetings, Graffiato

Thursday, June 23 | Graffiato, Mike Isabella's highly anticipated Penn Quarter restaurant, is set to open on Thursday for dinner service at 5 p.m.. [ Read more ]

Nine years of island vibes

Nine years of island vibes

Friday, June 24 | Soundclash — your monthly dose of classic '60s and '70s Jamaican ska, rocksteady and dub tunes — celebrates its ninth anniversary with all the golden oldies you care to dance to. There's no cake, but Room 11 bartender/author Dan Searing will be in the house cooking up a special rum punch. [ Read more ]

Pop and culture

Pop and culture

Friday, June 24 | Gaia, a group of musicians, singers, dancers and DJs, take over the Corcoran for an eclectic evening of entertainment. [ Read more ]

Ozo meets NSO

Ozo meets NSO

Saturday, June 25 | The NSO Pops orchestra joins Latin rock/jazz group Ozomatli for a dynamic concert blending genres from funk to cumbia. [ Read more ]

The last days of Jay Reatard

The last days of Jay Reatard

Saturday-Sunday, June 25-26 | The documentary "Better Than Something," traces the story of the Memphis noise rocker, who died at age 29. [ Read more ]

An enterprising 'Merchant'

An enterprising 'Merchant'

Tuesday through July 24 | Shakespeare Theatre's first staging of "The Merchant of Venice" in more than a decade sees the action re-set in the Lower East Side of the 1920s. [ Read more ]

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Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, NEXT TO NORMAL is an emotional powerhouse of a musical with a thrilling contemporary score about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other. At the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater, June 28-July 10. Click here for tickets!

A WORLD PREMIERE! THE HISTORY OF KISSES, starring David Cale. A writer sequesters himself in an oceanfront motel to finish a collection of tales of seaside romance, only to find himself drawn into the romantic and sexual goings-on around him. An intoxicating mix of spicy stories, amorous encounters, and original sea shanties.Tickets at studiotheatre.org or 202.332.3300.

Grupo Fantasma have gained popularity not only as one of Prince's backing band, but for their own high-energy brand of Latin funk. Supporting their Grammy Award-winning album, El Existential, Grupo Fantasma will bring their stand-out performance to 9:30 Club next week.Ticketfly.com

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