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Jill Townsley's 'Fulford in Fog' is featured in a year-end show at Washington's Project 4 Gallery
(Dec. 26-Jan. 8) White Out
If your Christmas spirit tends to linger on past December 25th a number of holiday-themed productions are right there with you. Toby's Dinner Theatre in Columbia has Irving Berlin's White Christmas through early January. The family musical doesn't take any chances with Mother Nature - the singing and dancing is adorned with generous helpings of fake snow.
(Dec. 26-Jan. 7) The best of Project 4
As 2011 winds down Project 4 Gallery in Northwest Washington looks back on the year that was with In Season. The year-end review of the gallery's best and brightest painters, sculptors, photographers and printmakers is showing through the 7th of January.
(Dec. 26-29) His father's son
Washington's West End Cinema is screening acclaimed documentarian Jennifer Fox's My Reincarnation until Thursday. The film tracks a Tibetan Buddhist Master and his rebellious son over a twenty-year period as the two try to reconcile their divergent views on spirituality and modernity.
Music: "What The Snowman Learned About Love" by Stars
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Book News: Lydia Davis Wins Man Booker International Prize
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In Raw Milk Case, Activists See Food Freedom On Trial
Activists say the case against Wisconsin dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger is about raw milk — and much more. His supporters have turned the case into a rallying cry for personal food freedom and the rights of farmers and consumers to enter into private contracts without government intervention.NPR
Losers In Chicago School Closings Target Elected Officials
The Chicago school board on Wednesday voted to close dozens of schools, despite community protests that the closings disproportionately affect minority students. The Chicago Teachers Union and community activists plan to show their disapproval by campaigning against elected officials who disagreed with them.NPR
How That 'Nigerian Email Scam' Got Started
You've probably seen it in your inbox before: Someone who claims to have come into a fortune needs your help. You can share in the profits — if you send along a deposit or your bank account number. Boston Globe correspondent Finn Brunton talks about the history of the "Nigerian prince" or "419" scam, which actually got its start long before email.Leave a Comment
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