Dysfunctional relationship musicals...the Odyssey revisited...a one-nun show...one can't say the D.C. theater scene is relying only on Halloween for their October programming inspiration (though we do, at least, have some Poe still playing). Here's an overview of what's opening this month. Not only a new show, but a new theater! Bethesda Theatre hopes that I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, a relationship musical which has been compared to Seinfeld in its sensibilities, will become... more ›

Broad Gauge Entertainment is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to "fostering diverse perspectives in the arts." In today's local arts community, it stands as one of the few modes of artistic expression for South Asian voices. Outside of its traditional art forms, the desi community has been largely unrecognized, or perhaps even absent, from the D.C. art scene. Broad Gauge and other groups such as Subcontinental Drift might indicate a sea change of sorts. more ›

The only good thing about the end of summer for this DCist (sniff) is that we can hear more good music this week, and that means that your Classical Music Agenda finally has something to report. Unfortunately, if your budget is limited, most of the city's free concert series, but not all, do not begin their fall seasons until October. Nevertheless, thanks to our tireless searching on your behalf, we still have a few free concerts to tell you about, too. more ›

Good news D.C. Unlike last weekend, we'll only have to suffer through this rain today; Saturday will be dry and Sunday will be beautiful. Awesome. FRIDAY: >> We hear some big movie opened this week, with "lazer swords" and some dude wearing a black hat. What was it called again? Eh, who cares -- especially when you can watch "Napoleon Dynamite" again on the big screen. The Landmark E St.'s Midnight Movies bring pretty much... more ›

Any readers remember walking out of Buzz back in the good days, watching the sun rise over the Capitol? Remember that persistent ringing in your ears -- the one caused by heavy bass caused by a John Tab set in the small room or Scott Henry's Bit o'Honey on the deck? It wasn't very fun, and as we guzzled Gatorade on the way home we prayed the ringing wouldn't keep us from sleeping. Imagine if all that clubbing -- and some of the requisite substance abuse -- left you deaf as a doorknob. Such goes the story of Frankie Wilde, legendary DJ who's days of hard clubbing from England to Ibiza left him stone deaf, his career ruined, his family in shambles. But Frankie dug himself out of the druggy depths of despair and tried to rebuild his life -- only to disappear in the process. more ›

Kayti Didriksen's notorious painting of President Bush, "Man of Leisure: King George" (which was originally part of the City Museum's "Funky Furniture" exhibition until deemed unsuitable for public display) can now be seen at Modern ARF in Clarendon. -- This evening, head to the next installment of Artful Evenings at the Phillips Collection. Elizabeth Hutton Turner, the curator of the newly opened exhibit "Calder Miró," will lead a discussion of the visual dialogue between the... more ›

Apparently the powers that be decided that this particular weekend would be the weekend when all the festivals in the world converged on the D.C. area. In searching for fun things for our beloved readers to do, we kept seeing Festival of This and Festival of That and the Festival of This Kind of Music and the Funky Food Festival, etc. So you know what? We’re just gonna list them all. DCist: your one-stop shopping... more ›