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Events on May 9th For Washington, DC 20201

Guitarist Kenny Carr in Concert at Twins Jazz

Twins Jazz (Washington, DC)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 11:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: 3.0 stars
Twins Jazz, the venue renowned for presenting some of the finest live jazz in the DC area, presents guitarist-composer Kenny Carr in concert. Popular as both a recorded and live artist, Carr toured worldwide with Ray Charles as his guitarist for over ten years.  Learn More

Dinner Cruise Past the National Monuments: Candlelight Dinner & Dancing Outdoor Events

Dandy Dinner Boat at The Strand (Alexandria, VA)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $86.00   Our Price: $51.60*
Rated: 3.2 stars
Cruise from historic old town Alexandria, Virginia, past the national monuments to Georgetown and back to Alexandria on Nina's Dandy Dinner Cruise. Take in the sights while enjoying a five-course meal by candlelight, followed by dancing on the ship's elegant marble dance floor.  Learn More

A Venture Back in Time to Historic DC with the Georgetown Walking Tour Outdoor Events

Washington Walks Georgetown (Washington, DC)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 10:00am
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 3.6 stars
A walk through Washington's tony Georgetown neighborhood is a venture through time—of 200-year-old mansions and their eccentric owners, of fortunes in trade won and lost, of marvelous architecture from Federal to Victorian, of the once-bustling freedman community Herring Hill, of political intrigue, of green preservation and urban renewal. This two-hour, two-mile tour winds up in Georgetown's shopping and restaurant district just in time for lunch.  Learn More

The Stephen Schwartz Project - A World Premiere Musical Revue

MetroStage (Alexandria, VA)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $35.00 - $40.00   Our Price: $17.50 - $20.00*
Rated: 3.1 stars
The Stephen Schwartz Project is a new musical revue featuring the songs of award-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz. Celebrate the work of one of Broadway's most acclaimed writers with "Wicked" new musical arrangements from Broadway and regional favorites Pippin, Godspell, Children of Eden and The Baker's Wife, plus the award-winning films Prince of Egypt, Pocahontas and more...all at MetroStage.  Learn More

A.R. Gurney's The Dining Room from The Foundry Players

Fellowship Hall at Foundry United Methodist Church (Washington, DC)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 - $15.00   Our Price: $6.00 - $7.50*
Rated: 2.0 stars
How have we changed in the past 100 years? And, if you had to pick one thing to symbolize that change, what would it be? Playwright A.R. Gurney (Love Letters) attempts to answer these questions with a play set in a dining room, with 57 characters portrayed by six actors, throughout the course of a day.  Learn More

Translations: Irish Drama by Brian Friel

Church Street Theater (Washington, DC)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00   Our Price: $15.00*
Rated: 3.2 stars
Translations, often considered the literary masterwork of Irish playwright Brian Friel (Dancing at Lughnasa), is set in the politically charged landscape of early 1800s Ireland. The inhabitants of a small town in County Donegal feel the repercussions as British engineers come through town to Anglicize place names.  Learn More

Off-Broadway Hit Gutenberg! The Musical! at Black Box Theatre

Black Box Theatre (Indian Head, MD)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $18.00   Our Price: $9.00*
Rated: 2.7 stars
In this two-man musical spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers' audition for their new project: a big, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg (not actor Steve Guttenberg!). The show was recently nominated for the 2007 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical and for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical by the Outer Critics Circle.  Learn More

D.C. Premiere of ANIMA from Doorway Arts Ensemble

Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint (Washington, DC)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: 2.0 stars
ANIMA shows the devastating consequences of living one's life for someone else. Ella struggles to free herself from an abusive relationship with Vlad, a parasite reliant on her for his emotional survival. When James, a shaken Iraq war veteran, arrives at Ella and Vlad's apartment needing a place to stay, a bloody power struggle explodes on stage.  Learn More

Cinderella: Washington Ballet Performs Septime Webre's Ballet, Based on Prokofiev's Score

Warner Theatre (Washington, DC)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $80.00   Our Price: $40.00*
Rated: 3.7 stars
The Washington Ballet presents Septime Webre's Cinderella. A spectacle for all ages, choreographer Webre's ballet combines opulent beauty, athleticism and schtick, with ravishing costumes and Prokofiev's ultra-lush score, to tell the world-famous fairy tale of the poor girl whose fairy godmother helps her win the love of the Prince.  Learn More

Camus' Thriller The Plague, Adapted for the Stage

Warehouse Theater (Washington, DC)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $30.00   Our Price: $12.50 - $15.00*
Rated: 2.6 stars
French-Algerian author, philosopher and journalist Albert Camus wrote The Plague in 1947. Set in the French North African city of Oran in 1942, the story describes an entire population engaged in a moral struggle as an unknown pandemic rapidly sweeps through the entire city. Washington playwright Otho Eskin has adapted this chilling thriller for the stage.  Learn More

Award-Winning Drama Intimate Apparel at Atlas Performing Arts Center

Atlas Performing Arts Center (Washington, DC)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $33.00 - $35.00   Our Price: $16.50 - $17.50*
Rated: 3.7 stars
African Continuum Theatre presents Lynn Nottage's award-winning drama Intimate Apparel. A woman discovers her passion in the face of overwhelming racial, economic and social pressures to submit to spinsterhood. In 1905 New York City, Esther's life as a lingerie maker for the rich is severely limited until she gives flight to the dream of love. The unexpected consequences break her heart but not her spirit.  Learn More

History on Foot at Ford's Theatre — The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Outdoor Events

Ford's Theatre (Washington, DC)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 10:00am
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 4:00pm
Full Price: $12.00   Our Price: $6.00*
Rated: 4.0 stars
History on Foot is a walking monologue that brings DC history to life. Beginning at Ford's Theatre, this tour discusses the Lincoln assassination conspiracy and the events of April 14 and 15, 1865. You'll revisit and reexamine the sites and clues that separate fact from fiction in a firsthand look at the investigation.  Learn More

Embassy Wine Tasting for De-mining Efforts in Cambodia

Royal Embassy of Cambodia (Washington, DC)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 6:30pm
Full Price: $125.00   Our Price: $75.00*
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Enjoy an evening of wine, hors d'oeuvres, and entertainment while supporting a good cause. The Royal Embassy of Cambodia, Rotary International, and The HALO Trust have partnered to present this event; all proceeds go to remove deadly land mines from villages in northwest Cambodia. Enjoy Cambodian delicacies, hors d'oeuvres, a charity auction, and performances by classical Cambodian dancers. Rare and exquisite wines will be provided by Wines of Moldova and other vineyards and wine distributors.  Learn More

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