DCist’s highly subjective and hardly comprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week. Indie: Lake of Fire Michael Moore may have grabbed all the press where high profile documentaries are concerned, but it’s Tony Kaye’s Lake of Fire that is being quietly talked about as the most powerful documentary of the year. Which is remarkable considering its subject is one of the most talked about and analyzed issues on…

DCist’s highly subjective and hardly comprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week. Foreign: Stalker Revered in his prime as perhaps one of the best filmmakers Russia ever produced, Andrei Tarkovsky built his reputation on just seven feature films. As is so often the case, some of the most poignant art comes from those artists who must fight to bring their vision to an audience. Tarkovsky’s films, often restless…

Summer is almost here, and that means it is almost time to roll up the carpets and send the Classical Music Agenda on vacation. So enjoy the music while you can. In particular, this is the last week to take in a performance of the best production from Washington National Opera this season, Janáček’s Jenůfa. My review called this opera “essential viewing for anyone who cares about music drama.” Performances remain only on Monday (May…

It’s that time of the year again, when people make resolutions they do not plan on keeping. Join DCist in resolving to see more art in 2007, but let’s mean it. You could get started this week. >> Studio Gallery will have an invitational show featuring artists from the greater D.C. metropolitan area (January 3 to 28). This will include Suzanne Quinlan, whose work is shown at right. Open Wednesdays to Sundays, 2108 R St….

Last week, we announced the beginning of Washington’s orgy of Christmas and non-specific winter holiday concerts, but that was only the tip of the iceberg. However, there are some good concerts this week that are not specifically for the holidays, and that’s where we’ll start. WE LIKE FREE: >> We have three good free concerts for you this week. On the first Tuesday of most months, the Washington Bach Consort performs a noontime cantata, at…

FRIDAY: >> You just can’t say the D.C. music scene doesn’t care. Check out the 2-night Katrina’s Piano Fund benefit concert at Black Cat, featuring a packed line-up of local acts. Friday’s got Monopoli, the Routineers, the Washington Social Club, the Ambitions, Andy Zipf, and DJ Will Eastman. Saturday is Wooly Mammoth, The Whips, Owls and Crows, Edie Sedgwick, Rose, andDJ lil’ e. $12 for one show, or maximize your band-to-dollar ratio and pay just…

(From DCist contributor Seth Thomas Pietras) The influence of Greek and Roman architecture on our fair city is undeniable. The Capitol building, for example, is pure neoclassical bliss, evoking the connection the Founders had to ancient ideals when creating the Republic. On the outside, the building conveys all the balance and order of the Greek tradition without betraying the chaos within. It is this concept of Greek architectural poise and symmetry that will be the…

FROSTBURG, Md. — From the DCist mobile command center on I-68, we present to you our picks for stuff you should do this weekend. (Actually, we did this early this morning, we think we’ll be around Frostburg around lunchtime. But wouldn’t it be cool if we did have a mobile command center? C’mon Jake, can you spare a few pennies for that? We promise we won’t take it on any joyrides …) Anyhow, with Catherine…