Results tagged “thedevil”

Your mission, should you choose to accept: With only one week, adapt a randomly-chosen Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale into a compelling stage production.

Written by Jason Linkins MONDAY Vertigo Books and the TransAfrica Forum’s Writers Corner are bringing three great authors together for a special reading event: Kwame Dawes (She’s Gone), Helon Habila (Measuring Time) and Dinaw Mengestu (The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears) come together at the Charles Sumner School, 1201 17th Street NW, 6:30 p.m. TUESDAY It’s a father and daughter fest at Politics and Prose tonight, as John McPhee, author of Uncommon Gardens joins Martha...

Over in what they refer to as the “Atlas District” – known more commonly by the rest of Western civilization as H Street NE – the Rock and Roll Hotel is slowly coming into its own as a venue. They have a diverse array of solid lineups checking in over the next month or so, and last night they hosted one of their better ones, an evening of music from local act Junior League and...

Make sure you grab your popcorn money and that ugly purse you only carry because it's big enough to sneak in a couple of Diet Cokes and a bag of licorice, because the film festivals keep rolling into town. The AFI Silver Theater keeps the momentum going from last weekend's festival with the 17th Annual Washington Latin American Film Festival. Showings start tonight with the Spanish film Princesas (Princesses), featuring prostitutes with hearts of gold,...

We know, we're totally buying into a PR stunt for the film adaptation of chick lit phenom The Devil Wears Prada by posting this. However, we also know that DCist readers love getting stuff for free. We're torn between our love for you, and our high moral principles. Okay, stop laughing now. Stop. We mean it. Suggesting that we have principles is not that funny. Alright it's a little funny.

Shanghaiist probably knows a little more about China than the Chicago Sun-Times. Giving them the benefit of the doubt on that one. The city does to have a music scene. Don't even front like they don't. They also have Dorito bananas and white guys shopping for wives. What they don't have is any more tolerance for jaywalkers. Bostonist sees Boston and Somerville each whip out their art and face off. A plagiarized novel is the...

In May, the D.C. theater community has devils, Dorian and the deformed — and in Round House Bethesda's case, an affection for alliteration that we apparently share. We love the work that Actors Theatre of Washington does, and their latest effort is "Mondays In May", where for three days this month, they showcase new talent. We Wildephiles are particularly interested in what they're going to do with The Picture Of Dorian Gray on May 8....

Good morning, Washington. We hope you had a pleasant weekend — and that you didn't have to go anywhere. The street closures put in place for the Millions More March made getting in and out of the city harder than usual.

The participants quoted by the Post seem to regard the event as a success. The two attendees in this picture by EXB-WDC certainly seem to be having a pleasant time. But not everyone is happy with how the march unfolded. The Metro Weekly is reporting that gay activist Keith Boykin, who had secured a speaking slot after considerable effort, was ultimately blocked by organizers from addressing the crowd. The Post has more, indicating that Rev. Willie Wilson may be responsible for the eleventh-hour snub. You might remember Wilson for his remarks alleging rampant lesbianism in D.C. schools.

Behl Suspect Says Death Was Accidental: Benjamin Fawley, the man who has been implicated in the death of VCU student and Vienna native Taylor Behl, now says that the young woman died accidentally during a sexual encounter between the two. This revelation was announced on Saturday by the attorney of Behl's mother, Janet Pelasara. Pelasara believes that Behl and Fawley's final encounter was not consensual, although the two did have one such rendezvous in April of last year. Fawley is currently under arrest on firearm and child pornography charges.

Giraffe Euthanized: Jafari, the two year-old National Zoo giraffe that recently underwent surgery to remove a tumor, has been put to sleep. The initial operation wasn't entirely successful, and the giraffe's health took a turn for the worse Sunday morning. The zoo has one remaining giraffe.

H.S. Band Defers To Critic: The Post is reporting that the marching band of C.D. Hylton High School in Prince William County has recently made an unusual change to their set list. The group had added The Charlie Daniels Band's "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" to their routine, only to have local paper The Potomac News publish a letter from a parent complaining that the song violated the separation of church and state. Band director Dennis Brown removed the song in order to avoid controversy, but his action seems to have made things worse. We're not fans of Charlie Daniels, but the song seems pretty harmless to us. What do you think?

Briefly Noted: Arlington taxi fares to increase... Cropp says stadium effort is still on track... PG County school enrollment is dropping... Four deadly shootings occurred over weekend... Or is it six? Two found bodies force Suitland Pkwy closure...