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Signature Theatre presents Stephen Sondheim's classic musical Sweeney Todd. This thrilling, Tony Award-winning musical tells the macabre and darkly funny story of a vengeful barber, a pie shop keeper, and their reign of terror in Victorian London. Four-time Helen Hayes Award winner and DC theatre legend Ed Gero plays the title role. Learn more...

Sixty Miles to Silver Lake bends time and space as a boy and his father traverse the damage created by a rough divorce and growing older. Set entirely in the front seat of a used car, the men are glued to the pleather and seat-belted in tightly as they speed down a California freeway toward territory both familiar and strange. Learn more...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents Zing Zang Zoom. This magical version of the "Greatest Show on Earth" features the high-energy illusions of Alex Ramon. In addition, there will be a bevy of exotic animals and thrilling, high-flying stunts. Learn more...

Ford's Theatre presents Little Shop of Horrors. Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's hit musical tells the zany story of Seymour Krelborn, a mild-mannered flower shop employee who's driven into a life of crime when he comes into possession of a wisecracking, man-eating plant. Learn more...

Washington's Solas Nua and Belfast's Tinderbox Theatre Company combine to present the world premiere of David Ireland's Everything Between Us, a dark comedy about the peace process in Northern Ireland. The two companies' previous co-production, Scenes from the Big Picture (2007), was recently named one of the "Ten Best Shows Of The Decade" by The Washington Post. Learn more...

Adapted from Chaim Potok's most personal novel by Aaron Posner, My Name Is Asher Lev is about a young artist compulsively driven to draw and paint the world he sees and feels. Born into a Hasidic family in post-World War II Brooklyn, his artistic genius threatens to estrange him from both his parents and his community. Asher's journey is by turns heartbreaking and exultant as he must choose between art and faith. Learn more...

Explore the technology and science behind solving crimes, discover the heroes of law enforcement and venture into the dark side of the criminal mind at the CSI Experience. The National Museum of Crime & Punishment also includes a crime scene lab and the filming studios for America's Most Wanted, a simulated FBI shooting range, virtual high-speed police-chase, John Dillinger's getaway car and hundreds of interactives and artifacts. Learn more...

King Henry V is still a young man during the events of this play. England is at war with France and Henry is leading his men in battle for the first time. This first experience of war and also his first experience with love and politics - courting the Princess of France transform Henry from a youth into a man and a king. This production of Henry V is directed by Associate Artistic Director, David Muse. Learn more...

Nick Markakis, Matt Wieters and the Baltimore Orioles host the Washington Nationals in interleague baseball at Camden Yards. In a pre-game ceremony, the Orioles will honor the 40th anniversary of their 1970 World Series win. Learn more...

The International Spy Museum is the first and only public museum in the United States solely dedicated to espionage. The experience is fully interactive and suitable for all ages. Visitors arrive and are given a secret identity which they must use to test their spy skills throughout the museum. The exhibit combines themed rooms and activities with historic tales and artifacts from the history of global intrigue. History takes on vivid life in this artfully designed exhibition space. Learn more...

Medieval Times is an exciting, family-friendly dinner attraction inspired by an 11th century feast and tournament. Guests are served a four-course banquet and cheer for one of six knights as they compete in the joust and other tests of skill. Expect lots of jousting, swordsmanship, thrilling hand-to-hand combat, and displays of extraordinary horsemanship as part of an exciting story set in Medieval Spain. Learn more...

Prague Philharmonia's young chief conductor, Jakub Hrusa, leads fellow rising star Daniel Müller-Schott in Dvorák's Cello Concerto. The program also includes Schubert's Unfinished and Janácek's Taras Bulba. Learn more...

The Baltimore Orioles face baseball's top teams in American League action. Miguel Tejada rejoins an Orioles team led by veterans Nick Markakis, Luke Scott and Brian Roberts, and featuring up-and-coming catcher Matt Wieters. Oriole Park at Camden Yards is regularly voted one of the best places in the country to watch a game. Learn more...

A trip to D.C. is incomplete without visiting the legendary Madame Tussauds. The new Presidential Gallery is the only place in the world where you can see and interact with U.S. presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama! At this hands-on wax museum in the heart of downtown D.C., you can mingle with sports figures like Babe Ruth, Hollywood stars like Denzel Washington or Johnny Depp, and musicians like Madonna. Learn more...

Enjoy views of the beautiful cherry blossoms and other Washington, D.C. landmarks on this one-hour cruise down the Potomac River as you chat with old friends and make some new ones. The cherry blossoms peak blooming period is between March 28 and April 11 so don't miss this opportunity to see them at their best! Learn more...

The Washington Chorus presents a concert highlighted Mozart's Requiem, one of the best-known choral works ever composed. The program also features Marjorie Merryman's dramatic Jonah and Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture. Learn more...

The Keegan Theatre presents Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa. This Tony Award-winning play, loosely based on the lives of Friel's mother and aunts, depicts Ireland in the late summer of 1936, when love briefly seems possible for three of the five Mundy sisters. It's an intimate and lyrical portrait of a country and a family at a crossroads. Learn more...

Learn how to cash in on the growing demand for speakers at seminars, meetings, conferences and banquets. If you've got a special skill or knowledge, then you've got the makings of a profitable seminar or workshop. You'll walk away with what it takes to succeed in the speaking business -- picking a topic, marketing strategies, setting fees, presentation skills and much more. Learn more...

Enjoy a narrated river tour taking in not only the historic monuments of D.C., but also the beautiful seasonal cherry blossoms of West Potomac Park, and arriving at the Jefferson Tidal Basin. Ride in style on either the indoor or outdoor decks on this cruise during the peak of the cherry blossom season. Learn more...

The Comedy Zone Revue features some of the East Coast's top touring comics, headlining a bill which includes live jazz from The Old Dominion Trio, plus dancers, magicians, and other variety performers. Learn more...

One of the most acclaimed novelists working today, Ian McEwan is the bestselling author of thirteen books, including Atonement, Amsterdam and The Comfort of Strangers. He'll read from his forthcoming novel Solar, the story of a Nobel Prize-winning physicist struggling with marital difficulties and global environmental collapse. Learn more...

Using only their wits, voices, a piano, and a single audience suggestion, the cast and accompanist of iMusical instantly create and perform a musical that is guaranteed to have music, lyrics, characters and stories that have never been seen before and will never be seen again. Learn more...

Open Top Sightseeing presents a bus tour through our nation's capital. There's no easier way to get to and from all of the D.C. area's most stunning monuments and legendary locations, including the Smithsonian, Lincoln Memorial, White House, Georgetown, Union Station, and much more. Guests can hop on or off the bus at any or all of the 30 stops. Learn more...

Molotov Theatre Group presents Mondo Andronicus, a gleefully violent version of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus. The group takes on the Bard's bloodiest tragedy in Grand Guignol style, with severed limbs, stabbings, disemboweling and more all being brought to the stage. Learn more...

Enjoy a Baltimore Orioles game on a Friday night at beautiful Oriole Park at Camden Yards, followed by a spectacular fireworks display. This year, veteran Miguel Tejada returns to the Orioles, joining Nick Markakis, Brian Roberts and rising star catcher Matt Wieters. Learn more...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents Zing Zang Zoom. This magical version of the "Greatest Show on Earth" features the high-energy illusions of Alex Ramon. In addition, there will be a bevy of exotic animals and thrilling, high-flying stunts. Learn more...

It was a night that changed the history of a nation forever. Journey back in time with your guide to learn about the three-pronged attack designed to decapitate the U.S. Government. Shrouded in mystery, intrigue and conspiracy, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln has long fascinated Americans. Come along on this family friendly tour to meet the characters, walk the streets and see the buildings where this great drama played out. Learn more...

The National Philharmonic presents an evening of vocal music as part of the America Sings in the Nation's Capital Festival. Written as a tribute to his mother, Brahms's German Requiem is considered his greatest vocal work. The program also features Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and Alleluia by Washington composer Andreas Makris. Soloists include soprano Audrey Elizabeth Luna. Learn more...

Entertaining young and old alike for 83 years, the legendary Harlem Globetrotters bring their unique and timeless mix of basketball, comedy, athleticism and entertainment to Towson Center Arena. The Globetrotters' captivating dribbling and dunking wizardry combines with hilarious antics and fan interaction, all presented by some of the world's greatest athletes and entertainers. Learn more...

In this magical musical, Queen Sleezinose has bewitched everyone in the palace. The Royal Henchman is ordered to destroy Snow White, but he loves her like a father. He helps her escape to the forest, where she meets the Several Sillies, including Really Silly, who is enchanted by her beauty. When the Queen's meanness goes too far, her spells break and everyone is restored to their true identity, including the Henchman, Really Silly, and even the Magic Mirror. Learn more...

For decades, Vladimir Feltsman has dazzled audiences throughout the United States and around the world. One of the premier pianists of his generation, Feltsman will play three of his favorite pieces: Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata and Haydn's Sonata in E-flat Major. Learn more...

Catch live jazz music at Twins Jazz. Located in the heart of the U Street entertainment district, Twins Jazz regularly features the most innovative jazz artists in Washington, plus touring musicians from across the country. This intimate venue and its shows are a long-time favorite of Goldstar's members. Learn more...

The Carlyle Club presents Doc Scantlin and His Imperial Palms Orchestra. This big band plays tunes ranging from Irving Berlin and Cole Porter to the classic swing of Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller, with wiltly infectious flair and impeccable style. Accompanied by cabaret chanteuse Chou Chou, they've toured venues across the United States and Europe, setting dance floors ablaze while evoking the music of a bygone era. Learn more...

Walter Mosley speaks at Folger Theatre as part of the PEN/Faulkner reading series. The best-selling author's mystery novels, including the popular Easy Rawlins series, have been translated into 21 languages and earned their author many prestigious awards. His latest novel, The Long Fall, is set in New York and introduces detective Leonid McGill. Learn more...

The American Indoor Football Association's Baltimore Mariners play at 1st Mariner Arena. After finishing second in the division last season, they're looking to capture the AIFA crown in a season of fast-paced indoor football action. Learn more...

Prince George's Publick Playhouse presents two New Orleans jazz concerts from the Hot 8 Brass Band -- one for kids and one for adults. The morning show, Hot 8 Gumbo for Kids, is a one-hour lecture/demonstration for families that combines live performances of rap, jazz, and rock by the Hot 8 Brass Band, enhanced by music myths and personal stories from the band. The two-hour evening show includes "Down by the Riverside" and "Saint James Infirmary" and original works. Learn more...

This exciting class will explore numerous aspects of voice-over work for television, film, radio, books-on-tape, documentaries and the Internet. Students will learn how to make the all-important demo, how to be successful and earn a great income. Participants will even have a chance to record a commercial script under the direction of the class producer. Learn more...

In P.H. Lin's Zelda at the Oasis, Zelda, wife of famous novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, is drinking alone. As she debates turning herself into a sanitarium, her talks with the bartender trigger flashbacks to her past. Together Zelda and the bartender gain a new perspective on each of their lives. Learn more...

Jane Franklin Dance brings Outside/IN to Woolly Mammoth Theatre. Dynamic female performers and distinctive female music, media and visual artists present "Minds Wide Open," Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts. Performances will include recent repertory, including Indistinct Boundaries, media by Byran Leister; The Floor Is Sticky, poetry by Kim Roberts; Of Bones and Bridges, visual art by Novie Trump; and Zenda, art by JMU's Susan Zurbrigg. Learn more...

DC By Foot presents a walking tour featuring the Ghosts of Georgetown. Among the historic streets, manicured gardens and Victorian row houses of DC's finest neighborhood lie deep, dark secrets about a forgotten past. Come along to hear about the ghosts and spirits that still haunt the nation's capital...if you dare. Learn more...

Based on true events, this impeccably researched chronicle of the continually unfolding genocide in Sudan is a searing account of humanitarian urgency and compromised journalistic ethics. In Darfur is the provocative story of three intertwined lives at a camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur. This play also explores the potential costs of mobilizing world opinion about what should be done to help those trapped in the horror that is their country. Learn more...

Brook Lopez, Devin Harris and the New Jersey Nets face Andray Blatche and the Washington Wizards in NBA action. It's the Wizards' last Sunday home game of the 2009-10 season. Learn more...

Washington Wine Academy presents ABCs of Wine with editor of Wine Review Online and long-term wine columnist for The Washington Post, Michael Franz. Participants learn about each of the basic types of wine, the techniques by which they are made and the factors determining quality. Presentations are coupled with guided tastings of carefully selected wines that exemplify the world's greatest grapes and predominant styles. Learn more...

The Comedy Zone presents Saturday Uncensored, a late-night stand-up show. Featuring no content restrictions of any kind, the show will see top national headliners and DC's best up-and-coming acts doing their most outrageous material. Learn more...

In this workshop, you will learn the secrets of becoming a people magnet; attain the tools to create a diverse, effective network; and practice 10 techniques to effortlessly transform strangers into associates, clients and friends (or more?) with confidence, grace and finesse. Learn more...

M&T Bank Stadium hosts the Smartlink Day of Rivals, a college lacrosse double-header featuring two of the top rivalries in the sport. First, Army battles Navy in a classic duel. Then, Johns Hopkins faces off against Maryland under the lights. Learn more...

From classic films of the seventies such as The Godfather II to the recent Mission Impossible III, this tour of Washington, D.C. television and movie sites takes you on a journey of the timeline of filming in the nation's capital. The three-hour guided tour takes place on luxury coach buses and is led by actors and actresses who share inside industry information. Learn more...

Stanley from the popular children's book series by Jeff Brown comes to the stage! One night, the bulletin board above Stanley Lambchop's bed falls -- right on top of Stanley! The next morning, he wakes up flat . . . really flat. He discovers that as a flat person he can slide under locked doors, roll up like a mat, become a trampoline and even put himself in a big envelope and travel around the world via the postal service! Learn more...

St. Mark's Players presents Oliver!, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, based on Charles Dickens' classic novel. The orphan Oliver is sold to an undertaker and the joins a group of pickpockets, meeting Fagin and The Artful Dodger along the way. Oliver! features the favorites "Consider Yourself," "Food, Glorious Food" and more. Learn more...