May 15, 2007
About Tonight
>> At the the Guy Mason Recreation Center tonight there will be an open house to discuss DDOT’s Glover Park Transportation Study. 6:30 to 8 p.m. [via FreeRide] >> Trippy Japanese instrumentalists Mono stop by the Rock and Roll Hotel with Grails and World’s End Girlfriend. $10/$12, 8 p.m. doors. >> The American City Diner & Cafe hosts a special screening of the still great Mike Nichols film Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring…
Jan 26, 2007
Out and About: Weekend Picks
FRIDAY: >> Nothing wrong with another strong all-local lineup: Washington Social Club, These United States and Let’s French will be on Black Cat’s mainstage. DCist has interviewed two of these bands before, and we’re set to get up close and personal with the third. So check ’em out. 9:30 p.m., $10. >> We’re definitely impressed with the speed at which DC Rollergirls have gotten their act together since hosting a series of recruitment happy hour/arm…
Jan 12, 2007
Turner, Irwin Meet Their Match In Virginia Woolf
Couples bicker, lovers fight. When we see this portrayed artistically, it often comes in the form of cartoonish sitcom plots, or preciously witty but ultimately harmless exchanges, without any real venom behind them. If you’re looking for a couple that really hits below the belt, tossing insults with overwhelming vitriol and the kind of carefully targeted aim that only a significant other could manage, you turn to Edward Albee’s classic Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?….
May 23, 2005
‘Screen on the Green’ Films Announced
A vigilant reader pointed out to us that the website of the ever-popular Screen on the Green film series has been updated. The series, organized by AOL and HBO, is in its seventh year, and is seen here in a photo from this blog. This year’s films are “The Way We Were” (July 18), “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” (July 25), “Suspicion” (Aug. 1), “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” (Aug. 8) and “The Big…