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The Week of June 9th For Alexandria, VA 22311

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

Dandy Dinner Boat at The Strand (Alexandria, VA)
Monday, Jun. 9 2008 @ 6:30pm
Tuesday, Jun. 10 2008 @ 6:30pm
and 2 more dates.
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

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

Folger Theatre (Washington, DC)
Tuesday, Jun. 10 2008 @ 7:30pm
Wednesday, Jun. 11 2008 @ 7:30pm
and 4 more dates.
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

Understanding Your Personality with Myers-Briggs: An Enlightening Seminar

Alexandria Chamber of Commerce (Alexandria, VA)
Tuesday, Jun. 10 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $89.00   Our Price: $44.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
Do certain people just "clash" with your personality? Do coworkers who e-mail or phone rather than drop by to chat baffle you? Wonder why some people want to-do lists—even on vacation—and others don't? This introduction to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator will present you with the basic tools to understand other people's personality types as well as your own.  Learn More

Chita Rivera and George Hearn in Kander & Ebb's Musical The Visit

Signature Theatre (Arlington, VA)
Tuesday, Jun. 10 2008 @ 7:30pm
Wednesday, Jun. 11 2008 @ 7:30pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $61.00 - $71.00   Our Price: $30.50 - $35.50*
Rated: 3.7 stars
Two-time Tony winners and Broadway legends Chita Rivera and George Hearn star in this new musical based on one of the 20th century's great plays. Driven from her hometown in disgrace as a teenager, Claire grows to become the richest woman in the world. Many decades later, she returns to her downtrodden hometown, where she faces much more than she expected.  Learn More

The Mystery of Irma Vep, a Farcical Comedy, from Arena Stage

Arena Stage - Crystal City (Arlington, VA)
Tuesday, Jun. 10 2008 @ 7:30pm
Wednesday, Jun. 11 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $54.00 - $68.00   Our Price: $28.00 - $35.00*
Rated: 3.0 stars
Charles Ludlam's hilarious Obie Award-winner gleefully ransacks literary, cinematic and pop culture as it satirizes everything from Hitchcock's Rebecca and Victorian Melodrama to The Mummy's Curse, the Brontës and Shakespeare. With dozens of lightning-fast changes, Brad Oscar (Tony-nominated on Broadway for The Producers) and J. Fred Shiffman (She Loves Me, Cabaret) portray all the characters — men, women and monsters — in a gender-bending tour-de-farce.  Learn More

Capital Sites Bike Tour: See the White House, Washington Monument and More Outdoor Events

The Old Post Office Pavilion (Washington, DC)
Wednesday, Jun. 11 2008 @ 10:00am
Full Price: $40.00   Our Price: $20.00*
Rated: 3.5 stars
This tour takes you from one end of the National Mall to the other, featuring the Lincoln Memorial, White House, Washington Monument, Supreme Court, Union Station, the Capitol, and much more. It's an easy 7-8 mile ride that lasts about three hours, with the price of bike rental, helmet, bottled water and a snack included.  Learn More

Bawdy Farce Measure for Pleasure at Woolly Mammoth Theatre

Woolly Mammoth Theatre (Washington, DC)
Wednesday, Jun. 11 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $24.00 - $48.00   Our Price: FREE - $24.00*
Rated: 2.8 stars
In David Grimm's naughty Restoration comedy, Sir Peter Lustforth has had enough of his wife's amorous ways and casts his eye on the virginal Hermione—setting off a series of chaotic chases and couplings among a womanizer, a transvestite, a puritanical dame and a helplessly romantic valet.  Learn More

David in Shadow and Light: Modern Musical Retelling of the Tale of King David

Theater J at Goldman Theater (Washington, DC)
Wednesday, Jun. 11 2008 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, Jun. 12 2008 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, Jun. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $55.00   Our Price: $12.50 - $27.50*
Rated: 2.6 stars
This epic musical traces King David's astonishing trajectory from boy shepherd to superstar ruler to aging king as he wrestles with the lowest and purest of human impulses. A visually stunning production, it incorporates thrilling dance sequences and a postmodern frame through which audiences can identify with the triumphs and travails of one of the most complex and charismatic figures in biblical history.  Learn More

Nixon's Nixon: Playful Satire About the Infamous President

Round House Theatre - Bethesda (Bethesda, MD)
Wednesday, Jun. 11 2008 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, Jun. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $50.00 - $60.00   Our Price: $25.00 - $30.00*
Rated: 3.6 stars
It's August 7, 1974. Secluded in the White House on the eve of his resignation, President Richard Nixon and his Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, come to terms with the consequences of their actions as they act out comic and provocative conversations with various world leaders. This playful satire was a huge hit for Round House Theater in 1999; they revive it now, with Edward Gero (as Nixon) and Conrad Feininger (as Kissinger) reprising their roles from the original production.  Learn More

Musical Boleros & Blues - Agustin Lara Pays Tribute to Legendary Mexican Songwriter

GALA Hispanic at Tivoli Theatre (Washington, DC)
Wednesday, Jun. 11 2008 @ 8:00pm (Opening Night)
Thursday, Jun. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Jun. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00 - $50.00   Our Price: $15.00 - $25.00*
Rated: 2.9 stars
A musical extravaganza on the life and songs of Agustín Lara, Mexico's legendary composer-poet whose unforgettable boleros and romantic melodies, such as "Granada" and "Solamente una vez," forever shaped Mexican popular music. A renowned Don Juan, Lara later married Mexican screen goddess Maria Felix. Starring Hugo Medrano, this production is presented in the original Spanish with English surtitles.  Learn More

Agatha Christie's Masterpiece The Mousetrap at Olney Theatre Center

Olney Theatre Center - New Main Stage (Olney, MD)
Wednesday, Jun. 11 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $38.00 - $48.00   Our Price: $19.00 - $24.00*
Rated: 3.2 stars
Set in a guesthouse on the English countryside, a pair of newlyweds, a man running from his past, an army major, a spinster, a foreigner and a policeman find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. Unfortunately, a murderer is in their midst and no one is above suspicion. Agatha Christie weaves together red herrings, dead ends and false leads to create an excellent mystery.  Learn More

The Voyages of Zheng He: National Geographic Live Tells Story of Chinese Explorer

National Geographic's Grosvenor Auditorium (Washington, DC)
Wednesday, Jun. 11 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $18.00   Our Price: $9.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
National Geographic Live presents The Voyages of Zheng He, a presentation by writer and curator Frank Viviano. Zheng led seven voyages into the Indian Ocean, covering more ocean distance than Christopher Columbus would do a hundred years later. Yet his marvelous feats were almost lost to history. Presented in conjunction with the National Geographic Museum's exhibition China's Forgotten Fleet.  Learn More

The Civilians' This Beautiful City: Acclaimed NY Troupe Explores Evangelical Movement

The Studio Theatre (Washington, DC)
Wednesday, Jun. 11 2008 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, Jun. 12 2008 @ 7:30pm
Friday, Jun. 13 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $39.00 - $46.00   Our Price: $19.50 - $23.00*
Rated: 3.2 stars
The Studio Theatre in partnership with New York's The Civilians presents the world premiere of This Beautiful City, a play with music, created from interviews that explore the Evangelical movement and Colorado Springs, its unofficial U.S. capital. The Civilians are known for blending thought-provoking theatre with cabaret and vaudeville influences to create unique, densely layered performances.  Learn More

How to Have a Date Six Nights a Week: Part One and Part Two!

Preferred Offices - 16th Street Center (Washington, DC)
Thursday, Jun. 12 2008 @ 7:00pm (Part Two)
Full Price: $30.00   Our Price: $15.00*
Rated: 3.5 stars
Still single and wish you weren't? What are you telling others with your body language? Do you recognize what other people's body language is saying to you? These classes will explore the meaning of body language and help you learn how to read verbal and non-verbal communication cues. These top-secret tips used by law enforcement, government officials, advertisers and others will help you gain an advantage in finding the right person.  Learn More

Drafthouse Comedy Challenge: Top Local Stand-Ups Compete

Arlington Cinema N Drafthouse (Arlington, VA)
Thursday, Jun. 12 2008 @ 8:30pm (Semifinals)
Full Price: $7.00 - $10.00   Our Price: FREE - $5.00*
Rated: 3.4 stars
The Arlington Drafthouse presents the Drafthouse Comedy Challenge, a stand-up competition. Twenty-four of the best up-and-coming local comics will bring their best material and go head to head; the winner of the finals will receive $1500 in cash and two upcoming feature spots at the club.  Learn More

World of Jewtopia, Off-Broadway Comedy Hit at The Bethesda Theatre

Bethesda Theatre (Bethesda, MD)
Thursday, Jun. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Jun. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $40.00 - $55.00   Our Price: $20.00 - $27.50*
Rated: 2.4 stars
5,768 years in the making, the creators and stars of Off-Broadway's long-running comedy come to Bethesda! Among the topics covered are how to pick the perfect restaurant table (because no table is right if you're a Jew), how to properly disinfect your hotel room to avoid catching the plague when on vacation, and excerpts from Moses' recently discovered "lost diaries."  Learn More

Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical at DC Arts Center

District of Columbia Arts Center (Washington, DC)
Thursday, Jun. 12 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $18.00   Our Price: $9.00*
Rated: 3.4 stars
This musical tribute to the most famous adult film of all time, Debbie Does Dallas makes its DC premiere with the Landless Theatre Company. You don't have to have seen the film to enjoy this send-up of '70s adult films, cheerleader rivalry and high school heartbreak. It's smart and funny, racy and risque.  Learn More

Shaolin: Temple of Zen: Photographer, Warrior Monk Discuss Legendary Buddhist Temple

National Geographic's Grosvenor Auditorium (Washington, DC)
Thursday, Jun. 12 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $18.00   Our Price: $9.00*
Rated: 3.0 stars
Over the past eight years, photographer Justin Guariglia won the trust of the notoriously secretive warrior monks of China's Shaolin Temple, resulting in the exhibit Shaolin: Temple of Zen, which documents the Shaolins' unique Zen practice. To commemorate the exhibit's opening at the National Geographic Museum, Justin Guariglia speaks at Grosvenor Auditorium, accompanied by Shi De Chao, a 31st-generation Shaolin monk, who will demonstrate the temple's unique style of kung fu and explain the philosophy behind it.  Learn More

Neglect: Journeymen Theatre Presents DC Premiere of Moving Play About Heat Wave

Church Street Theater (Washington, DC)
Thursday, Jun. 12 2008 @ 7:30pm
Friday, Jun. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $21.00   Our Price: $11.00*
Rated: 3.3 stars
Neglect is the story of an elderly woman, Rose, and her young neighbor, Joseph, who come together on the first day of a brutal Chicago heat wave to escape the unbearable heat and their own feelings of loneliness. A story of social responsibility, Neglect is an often funny, deeply moving play about what holds us together and what keeps us apart.  Learn More

Bowen McCauley Dance: Acclaimed Dance Troupe Performs Works Inspired by Kander and Ebb

Signature Theatre (Arlington, VA)
Thursday, Jun. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Jun. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $34.00   Our Price: $17.00*
Rated: 3.0 stars
Choreographer Lucy Bowen McCauley celebrates the work of legendary songwriting team Kander and Ebb. McCauley's unique style and spin is evident in this show, which features a combination of beloved standards from shows like Chicago and Cabaret, as well as lesser known numbers. Featuring live vocal and piano accompaniment.  Learn More

Evening Margarita Cruise on the Potomac Outdoor Events

Washington Harbor (Washington, DC)
Friday, Jun. 13 2008 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $30.00   Our Price: $15.00*
Spectacular views, good friends, food and a cash bar. This one-hour cruise along the Potomac passes the beautiful views of the most exquisite monuments and memorials in D.C: the Kennedy Center, the Key Bridge, the Memorial Bridge, the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, the U.S. Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, and more! See D.C. with these architectural tributes to American history, our national heroes, and our way of life.  Learn More

The Sklar Brothers, Randy & Jason, From ESPN's Cheap Seats

Arlington Cinema N Drafthouse (Arlington, VA)
Friday, Jun. 13 2008 @ 9:45pm
Saturday, Jun. 14 2008 @ 9:45pm
Full Price: $22.00 - $23.00   Our Price: $11.00 - $13.00*
Rated: 3.1 stars
Best known for their hilarious take on sports and sports entertainment in the cult classic ESPN's Cheap Seats, the Sklar brothers have been seen doing standup on Late Night with Conan O'Brian, the Craig Killborn show and in their own Comedy Central Presents half hour, as well as Premium Blend and Louie Anderson's HBO Comedy Showcase.  Learn More

Pro Soccer: Crystal Palace USA 2008 Matches at UMBC Soccer Stadium Outdoor Events

UMBC Soccer Stadium (Baltimore, MD)
Friday, Jun. 13 2008 @ 7:30pm (Crystal Palace USA vs. Cleveland City Stars)
Full Price: $16.00   Our Price: $8.00*
Rated: 2.3 stars
Crystal Palace USA is the first professional soccer team in the USA with a direct link to a professional English football (soccer) team. The year 2007 was the team's inaugural season. The club has re-signed the majority of the players from last season and expects to contend for the title of USL2 champions in 2008.  Learn More

Brian VanArsdale Quintet at Twins Jazz

Twins Jazz (Washington, DC)
Friday, Jun. 13 2008 @ 11:00pm
Saturday, Jun. 14 2008 @ 11:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: No ratings yet
Brian VanArsdale is a New York-based saxophonist and composer whose music combines the beauty and form of previous generations with a splash of the current direction and cutting edge art, creating music that is appealing to both listeners and jazz critics alike. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Brain was recently selected as one of the top 15 jazz composers under the age of 30 by ASCAP.  Learn More

CityDance Ensemble in The Songwriters: Dance Works Set to Guthrie, Springsteen, More

Music Center at Strathmore (North Bethesda, MD)
Friday, Jun. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $35.00   Our Price: $17.50*
Rated: 3.0 stars
Strathmore and CityDance present CityDance Ensemble in The Songwriters, a collection of dances centered around America's great songwriters. The program includes Sophie Maslow's legendary 1942 work Folksay, which incorporates the music of Woody Guthrie and the poetry of Carl Sandburg, plus CityDance Artistic Director's Paul Gordon Emerson's Born to Run, based on Bruce Springsteen's legendary album, and two other works.  Learn More

Walking Tour of Foggy Bottom by Washington Walks

Foggy Bottom Metro Station (Washington, DC)
Saturday, Jun. 14 2008 @ 11:00am
Full Price: $10.00 - $20.00   Our Price: $5.00 - $10.00*
Rated: 4.0 stars
Once a little port town called Hamburg, Foggy Bottom became the site of two breweries, a gas works and a naval observatory. While its industrial character has vanished, one can still explore its alleys, courts and neat rows of houses. Steps away, the Watergate, the most infamous office building in Washington, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts stand along the Potomac.  Learn More

Relive History with the Lincoln Assassination Walking Tour Outdoor Events

Andrew Jackson Memorial (Washington, DC)
Saturday, Jun. 14 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 3.4 stars
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

Baltimore Mariners: Indoor Football at 1st Mariner Arena

1st Mariner Arena (Baltimore, MD)
Saturday, Jun. 14 2008 @ 7:00pm (Mariners vs. Canton Legends)
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: 3.3 stars
Come out to 1st Mariner Arena and catch the Baltimore Mariners in action! An expansion team of the American Indoor Football Association, the Mariners are coming off their first franchise victory against a tough South Carolina team, the Florence Phantoms.  Learn More

Kung Fu Cinema - The Masters of Shaolin: Three Shaw Brothers Classics at Grosvenor Auditorium

National Geographic's Grosvenor Auditorium (Washington, DC)
Saturday, Jun. 14 2008 @ 1:00pm
Full Price: $12.00   Our Price: $6.00*
Rated: 3.8 stars
To celebrate the opening of their new exhibit Shaolin: Temple of Zen, the National Geographic Museum presents three classic kung fu films produced by the legendary Shaw Brothers Studios, which set the standard for martial-arts films and influenced later filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, John Woo, and Ang Lee. Dr. Craig D. Reid, acclaimed fight choreographer and martial arts cinema expert, will introduce Shaolin Temple, Executioners from Shaolin, and The 36th Chamber of Shaolin.  Learn More

Sunset Rooftop Mixer at L'Enfant Plaza Hotel Outdoor Events

L'Enfant Plaza Hotel (Washington, DC)
Saturday, Jun. 14 2008 @ 6:00pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: FREE - $5.00*
Join Professionals in the City for a sunset mixer on the rooftop of the beautiful L'Enfant Plaza Hotel. Enjoy the ambience of a Saturday evening under the stars while mingling with new and old friends.  Learn More

Pianist Carlos Cesar Rodríguez and Friends Play Classical, Flamenco Music: Fin de Fiesta!

Atlas Performing Arts Center (Washington, DC)
Saturday, Jun. 14 2008 @ 4:00pm
Full Price: $29.00   Our Price: $14.50*
Rated: 3.8 stars
In his only DC recital of the season, pianist Carlos César Rodríguez plays legendary masterpieces, including Liszt's Murmurs of the Forest and Sonnet by Petrarch #104, and Robert Schumann's great Carnaval Op. 9. The program also includes works by Alfonso Leng, Albéniz, Ravel, and the flamenco Bulerías, on which he'll be accompanied by four flamenco dancers.  Learn More

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