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On Wednesday night, Washington Performing Arts Society opened its fall classical music season with a spectacular concert by the La Scala Philharmonic. Notably it did so not at the Kennedy Center, which has long been the organization's main venue, but at the newer and growing Music Center at Strathmore. In spite of the suburban location, which doubled this disgruntled city dweller's car trip, a VIP box at house left held such distinguished guests as First...

In case you missed it in the briefly noted in this morning's news round-up, someone has been setting garbage can fires in Senate bathrooms for a few days now. On Wednesday there were four such fires between 10:45 a.m. and 2 p.m., thankfully quickly extinguished. Police say Wednesdays' fires are connected (duh). And it turns out that similar fires were lit last week. From (subscription-only) Roll Call:Three of the fires set Wednesday took place in...

While SFist cringed at the fatal dose of crime littering the Bay Area, it found solace in Hillary Clinton's San Francisco campaign headquarters opening, which featured loads of exposed mammary glands. In other news, SF Taxi Commission ruled that Satan's cab must keep its (in)famous medallion number, 666; and in an un-fashion-forward frenzy, San Francisco Fashion Week (chortle) bars bloggers from covering and getting smashed at their shows and parties, respectively. Also, they found a...

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes), the long-running signature show of Chicago’s the Neo-Futurists that we reviewed yesterday, requires each of its performers to be a hybrid of improv artist, actor, athlete, and polemicist. Notwishstanding the fact that the team currently performing the show in the Fringe Festival is 40% female, it also takes some serious balls. Because although you can rest assured that if a “play”...

New music is often created through the collision of hitherto disparate styles. Immigrating to the U.S. from Ukraine in the 1990s, Eugene Hutz (pictured), the driving force behind Gogol Bordello, grew up on his native music but also caught the tail end of the American hardcore scene, most notably D.C. legends Bad Brains and Fugazi. Hutz does not recognize any disparities between the two. "I see the punk and hardcore scene as an anthropological study....

Memorial Day has come and gone, and we are now officially in the summer hiatus of the Classical Music Agenda. Here are some highlights for this week: in a week or two, this feature will take a well-deserved rest until Labor Day, when the classical concert schedule returns to full power. TOPS THIS WEEK: >> On Wednesday night, the excellent NPR radio program From the Top will be recorded in front of a live audience...

This is another one of those weeks, when devoted classical listeners could be in one hall or another every night of the week. Enjoy it while you can, as the summer is almost here and with it far fewer concerts to hear. ESSENTIAL: >> A concert by French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard is an event to be cherished, and this week he will play twice in Washington. The first occasion is a solo recital at the...

Whether we make the mental connections or not, everything about our city is interrelated: • The health of the Anacostia and Potomac watersheds is directly affected by runoff from roads; • Our roads are designed and routed to ease our daily commute to get to and from jobs created by regional economic growth policy; • Growth is dependent on a reliable and expanding base of skilled workers; • Workers attracted by lively mixes of shops,...

We'll do anything to serve our readership here at DCist, including taking up valuable Internet real estate to inform you of yet another free coffee giveaway from a giant national chain. This time up, it's Dunkin' Donuts, the corporate force behind an inexplicable love and devotion for so-so baked goods and decent-if-not-amazing coffee that is buried deep inside the heart of every Bostonian. No one understands why, but those wacky New Englanders, especially the ones...

On Wednesday night, Middle Distance Runner (one of DCist's favorite bands) played a successful show at Arlene's in Brooklyn with The Sketches, Fools & Horses, and Justin Jones. The show only happened by the grace of The Sketches and their borrowed equipment, because earlier that day MDR was greeted by a very unpleasant scene: While parked in front of an elementary school in Brooklyn, sometime between 1:00pm and 5:00pm (the middle of the day), someone...

This coming weekend is the last viable one for concerts in November. So we have a pile-up of events on the agenda this week, as everyone in town tries to get something heard before Thanksgiving. After Thanksgiving, it will be time for that dreaded December tradition, the holiday concerts and umpteen performances of a certain Handel oratorio that must not be named. FREE, FREE, FREE: >> This week musicians from two important summer music festivals...

Well, Washington, we may not have a Shostakovich festival (*sniff*), but there are some concerts of contemporary music to lead off this week's agenda. Nothing is scheduled for Halloween itself, so before that alcoholic "ghastly goblin" feeling sets in or after it has finally worn off, you should get out there and hear some new music. CONTEMPORARY: >> Monday night is a big one, with a recital of new music (October 30, 7:30 p.m.) by...

This is a good week for hearing 20th-century symphonic repertoire, even though the National Symphony Orchestra is on another break. As we approach the first major event of the NSO's season, the two-week Shostakovich festival in November, we will have the chance Since the NSO Shostakovich festival in November has been cancelled (due to Mstislav Rostropovich's health problems), this week is our only chance to celebrate the Dmitri Shostakovich centenary some more. MODERN: >> On...

After last week, and especially yesterday and today, probably the busiest weekend in October for classical music, things slow down a little this week. Not to worry, there are concerts for you to hear and some good ones at that. TOP PICKS: >> A week from today (October 22, 7 p.m.), there are still tickets for the recital by Croatian piano virtuoso Ivo Pogorelich at the George Mason University Center for the Arts, way out...

[D.C. Police Chief] Ramsey rejected the swim permit for the triathlon after the D.C. Department of the Environment raised concerns about the level of human waste dumped into the river after it rains. Officials say the water is safe some days but registered far above EPA limits for human fecal matter on other days. Triathlon organizer Charles Brodsky says his group has tested the water every six days and found it safe. But city officials say those tests were flawed.

Soon, the Washington heat and humidity will mean that we take a hiatus from classical music. Your Classical Music Agenda will even take a couple weeks off next month when there is just not that much to report. However, for the time being, we have some things to tell you about. Mainly, this is the final week of the Washington Early Music Festival, and there are usually two concerts a day just with that. I will recommend some of the interesting ones.

You have a few more performances this month before the Washington National Opera season ends. We have reviewed both productions for you at DCist and I recommend them both. On Monday (May 22, 7 p.m.) and Saturday (May 27, 7 p.m.) are the final two performances of Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito, an opera that is not all that well known but that has some great music -- Mozart at the height of his compositional...

Last week, there was ample proof that Washington may be the best city in the world for people who want to hear free concerts of classical music. If anything, there is even more evidence of that predominance this week. Just to list them all is going to take some space. Thank you for your patience. FREE IS GOOD: >> The Conservatory Project returns to the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage this week. From today until next...

The District will have one fewer place for middle-aged letches to hit on dancing college girls drinking watered-down hurricanes, when Friday night fades into Saturday morning and Lulu's Club Mardi Gras packs up its multicolored awnings for good. Lulu's has long been a fixture at the changing corner of 22nd and M Streets NW. Longtime owner Ulysses "Blackie" Auger sold Lulu's years ago, and when he passed away in November 2004, his family opted to sell sibling Blackie's House of Beef. Blackie's went to the great restaurant slaughterhouse in the sky on New Year's Eve. And Lulu's will climb its own 13 stairs -- no doubt made of wrought-iron -- at 4 a.m. Saturday. If you'd like to read some last rites to the summer intern haunt and erstwhile Kegs & Eggs host, head down to Lulu's this Friday night at 8 p.m., when your $20 cover charge will give you access to an open bar. Besides, it may be the only time that their completely unnecessary velvet rope is actually warranted.

On Wednesday, the Census released its 2005 estimates for county populations across the country. You can read yesterday's Post coverage, which focused on the rapid growth in the region's exurbs, here. What we're excited about, however, is the ability to put together metropolitan population numbers for Washington at the halfway point between the 2000 and 2010 census.

? Neither could this DCist until she joined 30 other would-be dancers onstage at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium for a class with flamenco expert Sara Jerez-Marlow last night.

This is the third installment of December's Three Stars. On Wednesday, we covered The Bonapartes, and yesterday we discussed The Lucky Bastards. Today, we bring you Lejeune. Lejeune Not too long ago, several DCists headed to DC9 to listen to a trio of Three Stars candidates. By the end of the second act's set, we felt comfortable about featuring either of the bands we'd heard. It was getting late, and we all had to get...

Welcome back, Washington. We hope you had a Turkey Day filled with food, family, and football triumphs. Now it's back to work, maggot! Hey, at least it'll be warm: today is likely to be rainy, but will have temperatures in the sixties. That's not bad for being on the cold side of Thanksgiving.

Annapolis Fire Destroys Building, Costs Millions: The weekend's big news was the blaze that tore through Annapolis's historic district. No one was injured, but the front of a jewelry store had to be demolished due to structural instability resulting from the fire. The Candy Factory and Main Street Ice Cream were also seriously damaged by the five-alarm fire. A fourth business, A.L. Goodies General Store, suffered smoke damage but remains open, according to the Post.

Post Exposes Wasteful City Spending: Sunday's Washington Post included a must-read article on the D.C. government's use of loopholes to avoid the bidding process on city contracts. Nearly a fifth of last year's expenditures went to unauthorized and no-bid contracts. As a result, $50 million went to waste. City CFO Natwar Gandhi says that the District's financial system is so broken that he has no choice but to cut checks for unauthorized expenditures. Mayor Williams — the man commonly credited with returning the city to fiscal health and discipline — declined to comment for the story.

Black Widow Strikes Again: Alexandria's own Sonya Thomas — aka "The Black Widow" — has another competitive eating title to place under her surprisingly small belt. On Wednesday Thomas consumed 4 pounds, 3.1 ounces of turkey in a New York competition. That's nearly five percent of her body weight. She walked away with first prize and $2500 for the feat.

Only 27 Shopping Days Left: The District's ten-day sales tax holiday began last Friday and lasts until December 4 (that'd be, uhh ... Sunday!). Don't forget to take advantage of the tax-free period. Also worth noting: today is "Cyber Monday." We suspect that this stupidly-named occasion is the invention of some uninspired ad agencies rather than an authentic retail phenomenon that suddenly sprung, fully-formed, from the great god of consumerism's forehead. But who cares where it came from — we need marginally cheaper consumer electronics, and we need them now! We didn't dare brave the malls on Friday; constantly refreshing our favorite bargain sites sounds like a better alternative.

Briefly Noted: Amber Alert issued... Couple charged with Montgomery County bank robbery... Woman's death on elevator leads to calls for improved regulation... Teen dies after Oak Hill brawl... Fire in SE appears to be homicide cover-up... Six youths arrested at Fort Totten Metro station... Baseball hearing set for today... WUSA: this is just sad...

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MONDAY >> Ris Paul Ric, formerly of Q and not U comes solo to the Black Cat back stage. 9 p.m., $7. >> A little emo pop never hurt anybody, neither did pretty pretty lead singers (see photographic evidence). Leave your pretentions at the door and check out the All American Rejects and Rooney tonight at 9:30 (it's sold out, but Craig may be able to cut you a break). Join your friendly neighborhood 17...

This week Three Stars returns to feature three interesting local acts. On Wednesday, we try something new and review the album Proof, by Laura Tsaggaris. On Thursday, DCist looks into the work of Meredith Bragg and the Terminals. Today we discuss the band Alcian Blue.

Last Friday, the television behind the bar at Bar Pilar was switched from a tie ball game between the Nationals, who were then a half game off the wild card, and their division rivals the New York Mets to a preseason Redskins game. On Saturday night (or perhaps Friday, as well; we can't be sure how quickly these things turn around) a measure of karmic retribution was exacted, as the Nats erased an eight...

Spring is in the air (we hope!), so get out and visit the various galleries and museums around D.C. We've picked some of the week's highlights to help you figure out where to go.

DCist is in awe of the power former Mayor Marion Barry has in this city. All he's done is cleared the Democratic primary hurdle (he still has to be "elected" on Nov. 2 and won't take his Ward 8 seat until next year) and he's now influencing major policy.