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Artists explore 'confinement' with ceramic pieces at Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton.
Ceramics exploring confinement, free Shakespeare, and the Identity Festival dances into Bristow.
(Aug. 17-28) Confining ceramics
The theme is confinement. The medium is ceramics. The show is at Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton through August 28. The Workhouse Clay National Ceramics Exhibition showcases fifty ceramic works that explore limited space with everything from tea sets to actual sculptures of humans stuck in restrictive places.
(Aug. 18-Sept. 4) Free Caesar!
D.C.'s Shakespeare Theatre Company opens its 25th season with its annual Shakespeare Free for All tomorrow. The tragedy Julius Caesar is staged through Labor Day weekend completely gratis.
(Aug. 18) Identity issues a dance party in Bristow
A touring dance party that bridges the gap between carnival and rave makes a stop in Bristow, Virginia tomorrow. The Identity Festival features instrumental hip hop pioneer DJ Shadow, disco revivalists Hercules and Love Affair, jam band The Disco Biscuits and at least twenty other musical attractions on three stages. The fun gets underway just after noon at Jiffy Lube Live.
Music: "Home Again" by The Disco Biscuits
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Two New Stories With A New-Wave Vibe
The Truffaut borrowings are explicit in Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha, while Richard Linklater's Before Midnight takes its cues from Eric Rohmer's gentle but expansive talkfests. In both films, conversation is a centerpiece as characters navigate relationships.NPR
A Seat At The Table With The 'Queen Of Creole Cuisine'
Leah Chase's restaurant in New Orleans has served the likes of Thurgood Marshall, Sarah Vaughn and Duke Ellington. Now the legendary chef has earned the Ella Brennan Lifetime Achievement in Hospitality Award. Host Michel Martin speaks with Chase about her latest accomplishment.WAMU 88.5
Analysis: Republicans' Immigration Bill Could Come At Expense Of Democrats' Visa Bill
David Hawkings, political columnist at Hawkings Here for Roll Call, talks about the latest behind a Virginia lawmaker's push to get a high-skill immigration bill in the House.
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Viewers To Decide If Amazon's Sample Shows Make The Cut
Amazon is piloting 14 possible shows for its streaming video service. The audience will vote on which shows it likes best. TV critic Eric Deggans says the process and the shows would like to be breaking ground for a new media — but they aren't.Leave a Comment
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