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Archive for December 2006

December 12th, 2006

Noises Off - Controlled Pandemonium on Stage

This British play-within-a-play at the Arena Stage, is a fast-paced and hilarious farce about a third-rate theater group putting on a fourth-rate sex romp.
Noises Off is more about the cast as they attempt to interact with their pained and tormented director while dealing with massive egos, sexual tension, backstage chaos, jealousy, bickering and a plate […]

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December 11th, 2006

Photo of the Week - Mahatma Gandhi Memorial

Leading India’s struggle for freedom from British rule by stressing non-violent non-cooperative resistance and mass civil disobedience, the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial pays honor to the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement.
The statute sits in a park between Q St. and Massachusetts Ave. NW and 21st and 22nd Streets NW, across the street […]

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December 10th, 2006

Photos by Maxwell MacKenzie - Sky Light

A mostly black and white collection of photographs entitles Sky Light by Washington DC resident, Maxwell MacKenzie, is showing at the Fraser Gallery in suburban Bethesda, MD.
His eye for capturing the beauty of what is now the practically vanished post-depression-era homesteds of the remote prairies of the Midwest is distinctive.






The collection consists of haunting panoramic […]

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December 9th, 2006

Christmas Eve Services at National Cathedral








Passes to attend the services on Saturday, December 24th at the National Cathedral are required for the 6:00 p.m. and 10 p.m. services.
On Christmas day however, passes are not required for the 9:00 a.m. televised service, or the noon or 4:00 p.m. services.
To request passes (limit 6 per request), specify the service and mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Christmas […]

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December 8th, 2006

Jazz Singer - Stacey Kent at Blues Alley - Dec. 14-16

A friend of mine (thanks Holli) recently turned me on to a great jazz singer, Stacey Kent.
This engaging young jazz vocalist delivers heart-felt interpretations of moody ballads, well-known standards from the 30s and 40s and upbeat swing tunes with a sweet delivery that highlights her unique phrasing. She has a simple, clean and simply unaffected, […]

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December 7th, 2006

Holiday Cards with a DC Twist

While I’m not a huge fan of plugging commercial sites on The DC Traveler, I recently came across Autumn Publishing of suburban Manassas, Virginia. Since I love their photographic images of the many monuments of Washington, I guess I’ll give them a bit of a plug.











Over 50 holiday cards with magnificent photos of Washington, DC landmarks are […]

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December 6th, 2006

The “Queen Of Rockabilly”…Wanda Jackson - Dec. 8th

Considered one of the first (if not the first) American female rock & roll singer, Wanda Jackson has been rockin’ since 1957.
With over 50 albums under her belt, a couple of Grammy nominations for best female singer and inductions into Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame, among others, she’s […]

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December 5th, 2006

The New African Films Festival – Dec. 7-11

The 3rd annual New African Films Festival will showcase ten African films from around the African continent.
The film subjects range from love, politics and war, to apartheid and even a retelling of the classic fairy tale The Emperor’s New Clothes.
One notable film should be Indigenes (Days of Glory), a 2006 Cannes Festival winner for ensemble […]

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December 4th, 2006

Photo of the Week - I Wonder…

…what he does when he gets to work???
I guess that’s what happens when a man doesn’t have a wife to pick out his clothes in the morning.

As seen on Route 28 near Dulles Airport.
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December 4th, 2006

Not Your Typical Sub Sandwich

The DC metro area has so many cultures and therefore, so many cusines to try. One notable area is the Vietnamese-centric Eden Shopping Center in suburban Falls Church, Virginia.
The shopping center, named after a famous shopping mall in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), has over 30 Vietnamese resturants and shops.

One small sandwich deli or bánh […]

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