Monday, 1 August 2011
by IrwanKch
| | Free and easy events | | Baltimore's National Aquarium celebrates its 30th anniversary with a free outdoor party on the pier, the Dog Days of August sale takes over 14th and U streets this weekend and local rock group Beauty Pill concludes its Artisphere recording project. [ Read more ] | | This month's best exhibitions and openings. [ Read more ] | | Gurus' Picks | | | Stephanie Merry Monday, Aug. 1 | Taffety Punk has chosen "King John" for its annual Bootleg Shakespeare performance, in which actors rehearse a play by the Bard just once before the show. [ Read more ] | | | Jess Righthand Tuesday, Aug. 2 | Former Jerry Garcia collaborator and bluegrass veteran David Grisman plays a show with his sextet at the Birchmere. [ Read more ] | | | Alex Baldinger Thursday through Aug. 27 | Cate Blanchett returns to the Kennedy Center — where she was last seen as Blanche DuBois in 2009's "A Streetcar Named Desire" — with the Sydney Theatre Company's staging of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya." [ Read more ] | | | David Malitz Sunday, Aug. 7 | Local hip-hop group Gods'illa celebrates the release of its sprawling and scintillating new mixtape, "CPR — The Blend Tape," at U Street Music Hall. [ Read more ] | | | Fritz Hahn Sunday, Aug. 7 | Wayne Wonder, lovers rock legend Beres Hammond and reggae singer Sharon Tucker are among the artists celebrating 49 years of Jamaica's independence at an indoor/outdoor festival at the Crossroads. [ Read more ] | Justin Rude Every Saturday and Sunday | Brunch tacos and Mexican small plates are on the menu every Saturday and Sunday at El Centro. Need more? How about bottomless tequila cocktails. [ Read more ] More From Going Out Guide | | | | "OOOoooooooooooook-lahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plain!" We know you think you don't like classic musicals. But Oklahoma! at Arena Stage will happily prove you wrong. It's a cool blast of awesome to help get you through the long, hot summer. Click here - you won't be disappointed. | Dervish Performs at Artisphere: Thu July 28 / 8pm - Matching a vigorous, intense performance style with a deep understanding of traditional Irish music, the spell-binding Dervish is a groundbreaking force in Celtic music and has performed internationally with artists such as Sting, REM, Oasis & Beck. Click here for tickets. | Rock n' Roll Hall of Famers Steely Dan are making a stop at Merriweather Post Pavilion next week on their "Shuffle Diplomacy Twenty Eleven Tour". Next Tuesday, enjoy a night of finely aged, jazz-infused tunes and witty lyrics courtesy of these '70s rock icons.Ticketfly.com | | | | | | | | | |
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