September 25, 2009
Music
National Symphony Orchestra Beethoven Symphony #6 "Pastoral"and Bartok "The Wooden Prince", conducted by Iván Fischer, October 1-3 Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. Info/tix 202-467-4600 or visit the Kennedy Center website.
Theater
Studio Theatre "Moonlight" by Harold Pinter, through October 18, starring Ted van Griethuysen, directed by Joy Zinoman. Info/tix 202-332-1187 or visit the Studio Theatre website.
Shakespeare Theatre Company "The Alchemst" by Ben Johnson, directed by Michael Kahn. October 6 through November 22. Info/tix 202-574-1122 or visit the Shakespeare Theater website.
Washington Stage Guild George Bernard Shaw "Strange Bedfellows" September 30 through October 18, Callan Theater at Catholic University. Info/tix 240-592-0050 or on the Washington Stage Guild website.
American Century Theater Shirley Lauro "A Piece of My Heart" now through October 10. Info/tix 703-998-4555 or on American Century's website.
Dance
The Washington Ballet Don Quixote Anna Marie Holmes’s restaging of Marius Petipa’s original classic, October 14-19 Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center 202-467-4600 or on the Washington Ballet's website.
Visual Arts
National Archives "Big!" celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the National Archives; now through January 3, 2010. Info/[no tix] 1-866-272-6272 or on the National Archives' website.
Opera
Opera Lafayette Marc-Antoine Charpentier Les Arts Florissant, October 19, Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Info/tix 202-546-9332 or visit the Opera Lafayette website.

