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Events on May 16th For Alexandria, VA 22311

Looking for Roberto Clemente: A New Rock Musical About Baseball and Heroes

Imagination Stage - Lerner Theatre (Bethesda, MD)
Friday, May. 16 2008 @ 10:30am
Full Price: $14.00 - $20.00   Our Price: $7.00 - $10.00*
Rated: 3.6 stars
It's Pittsburgh, 1972, and legendary baseball player Roberto Clemente is at the top of his game. Sam Kowalski and the other neighborhood baseball-playing kids are competing for the chance to meet Clemente in person. But it's their hero's actions off the field that teach the kids about what is important in life.  Learn More

International Gem and Jewelry Show at Dulles Expo Center

Dulles Expo Center (Chantilly, VA)
Friday, May. 16 2008 @ Noon - 6:00pm
Full Price: $7.00   Our Price: FREE*
Rated: 3.1 stars
The acclaimed International Gem and Jewelry Show presents the most dazzling display of gems, jewelry, beads, accessories and minerals ever seen under one roof. The huge selection, along with special show pricing direct from worldwide designers and manufacturers, make this show a must for gem enthusiasts and jewelry lovers alike.  Learn More

The Stephen Schwartz Project - A World Premiere Musical Revue

MetroStage (Alexandria, VA)
Friday, May. 16 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. 16 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. 16 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

"Jazz and Beyond" Artist Chip Shelton at Twins Jazz

Twins Jazz (Washington, DC)
Friday, May. 16 2008 @ 11:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: 3.5 stars
Chip Shelton is a multifaceted "jazz and beyond" artist whose performance arsenal includes flutes, saxes, vocals and percussion. His performances contain originals, standards, current and historical repertoire, and incorporate an element of music education with an always-accessible variety of feels ranging from swing to shuffle, blues, waltz, jazz funk, bossa, samba, calypso, Latin, reggae, jazz rock and jazz pop.  Learn More

The School For Scandal: Sheridan's Uproarious Comedy at the Folger Theatre

Folger Theatre (Washington, DC)
Friday, May. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $55.00   Our Price: $12.50 - $27.50*
Rated: 2.6 stars
The Folger Theatre presents Richard Brinsley Sheridan's classic The School For Scandal. This witty comedy of manners, which concerns a young wife who gets entangled in the schemes of Lady Sneerwell and her cadre of gossips, is a hilarious and scathing portrait of high society.  Learn More

Award-Winning Drama Intimate Apparel at Atlas Performing Arts Center

Atlas Performing Arts Center (Washington, DC)
Friday, May. 16 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

Epic Greek Tragedy The Oresteia from Constellation Theatre Company

Clark Street Playhouse (Arlington, VA)
Friday, May. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
Rated: 2.9 stars
The only surviving Greek trilogy unites Clytemnestra, Agamemnon, Orestes, Electra and The Furies in an epic story of war, love, vengeance, justice and mercy. The tragic chain of murder and sacrifice ends in the birth of a justice system and the triumph of compassion. Powerful imagery, live music and a cast of 29 bring this adaptation of the archetypal Greek drama to life in one dynamic evening.  Learn More

Philadanco: Long-Running Dance Troupe at Strathmore Hall

Music Center at Strathmore (North Bethesda, MD)
Friday, May. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $35.00   Our Price: $17.50*
Rated: 3.5 stars
Strathmore Hall welcomes Philadanco. Philadelphia's premier modern dance troupe, founded 38 years ago by Joan Myers Brown to cultivate black dancers and choreographers, will perform a program of highly athletic material rooted in jazz, modern, hip-hop and African traditions. The evening's program includes Rennie Harris' "Philadelphia Experiment," Zane A. Booker's "In Between Time," Daniel Ezralow's "Pulse", and Gene Hill Sagan's "La Valse".  Learn More

Cocktail Mixer for Professionals 35+ at the Old Angler's Inn

Old Angler's Inn (Potomac, MD)
Friday, May. 16 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Don't let the younger folks have all the fun; come and join other professionals over 35 for a special mixer! Professionals in the City invites you to spend the evening at the Old Angler's Inn, a great place to meet, mix and mingle with both old and new friends.  Learn More

Closing Time, American Premiere of a Modern Drama Set in Belfast

Theatre on the Run (Arlington, VA)
Friday, May. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: 3.1 stars
A run-down pub/hotel in Belfast acts as a refuge for the drinkers who stop there—including the owners. This is a day like many before it, yet different, as the people who gather realize that sometimes they must face up to the truth. Closing Time is a tender and comic portrait of love, dignity and emotional damage.  Learn More

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