>> The gallery at Flashpoint opens a new show tonight with works by Christopher Saah. Nightscenes includes 25 photographs that turn back alleys and gritty streets into noir-influenced nostalgia. Check them out during the opening reception tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. >> The Nevin Kelly Gallery also has an opening tonight, celebrating their first photography show in the four years its been open. Yanina Manolova and Mark Parascandola's images will contrast formal studio work... more ›

Dybbuk, the term for a spirit that enters the body of someone who is living, is derived from the Hebrew word "to cling". Appropriately, the Washington DC Jewish Community Center's (DCJCC) production of S. Anski's classic Jewish text, The Dybbuk, focuses on characters who cling to things a little too tightly. Leah's father Sender (Irakli Kavsadze), for example, clings to the idea that a marriage full of material riches, in contrast to one formed by love, is best for his daughter. Leah's (Irinia Tsikurishvili) love interest, Chonnon (Andrew Zox), clings to his scholarly works and becomes entranced by the mysticism of Kabbalah as a way to seek explanation for that which cannot be explained. more ›

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Though the weekend is going to be absolutely-freaking-gorgeous, DCist can't help but feel a twinge of bitterness. First, we've got to run 22 miles tomorrow for our seemingly never-ending Marine Corps Marathon training. And then we don't even get Monday off! The gods are against us. Anyway, no reason everyone else shouldn't have some fun! Grumble ... FRIDAY: Beastie Boys bring their show to the Patriot Center. Need a ticket? Check craigslist. Lots of last-minute... more ›