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Around Town: March 2-3

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Just a few cool ideas for your weekend, coming up at …

Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE)

Accompanied by a live accordion and violin-driven score, this world premiere (“Ruth Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”) sweeps across an array of metaphorical hints and extravagant fabrics. Buy tickets for the Saturday or Sunday show here.

Building Bridges Across the River t/a THEARC (Ritz-Carlton, 1150 22nd Street NW)

The “Wacky & Whimsical Tea to Benefit THEARC” is a fun-filled Sunday afternoon (2:00 PM) that will include high tea, a silent auction and creative games for kids of all ages and their families. Learn more here.

(Martin Luther King Memorial Library, 901 G Street NW)

Free Minds members will join with the Carpe Diem choir in a concert combining spoken word poetry, hip hop, world rhythms, and songs of hope and freedom on Saturday at 3:00 PM.

DC Youth Orchestra Program (THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Avenue SE)

Come see the passion and talent of some of the DC area’s most gifted young musicians when DC Youth Orchestra Program’s top ensemble (the Youth Orchestra) returns to THEARC on Sunday at 4:00 PM. Check out the press release here.

Coming up: Be sure to catch Washington Bach Consort‘s FREE Noontime Cantata Series concert this Tuesday from noon to 1:00 PM at the Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G Street NW.

Around Town: February 22-24

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Apologies for the delay, friends! Check out some fun and local weekend ideas at …

Educational Theatre Company (AHC Hunter’s Park:, 2021 N. Nelson Street, Arlington, VA)

This year, ETC launched a new intergenerational model where seniors and college students participated in theatre exercises together to create a strong ensemble. Come check out the results this weekend! More information here.

Joy of Motion Dance Center (Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE)

On Friday at 10:30 PM, enjoy DCypher Dance’s hip hop fusion: contemporary hip hop theatre to the latest, hottest new school moves. Only one performance tonight — so be sure to nab tickets.

Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE)

On Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 4:00 PM, Israeli choreographer Idan Cohen presents an ecstatic piece set to the sound of W.A. Mozart’s Solo Piano Sonatas. Learn more this way.

Anacostia Watershed Society?(Huerich Park, 2916 Nicholson Street, Hyattsville, MD) — Cancelled

AWS is working to restore a section of streambank along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River on Saturday at 10:00 AM. Volunteer sign up right this way.

Around Town: February 15-17

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Happy day-after Valentine’s Day! We certainly heart our local nonprofits …

Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE)

SpeakeasyDC returns to Dance Place to celebrate Valentine’s Day though hilarious and moving true stories about romance, relationships, and sex. Nab “Sucker for Love” tickets right here; performances on Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM.

We Are Family Senior Outreach Network (at Metropolitan Community Church, 474 Ridge Street NW)

Volunteers will help assemble and deliver grocery bags to low-income seniors near North Capitol Street and Shaw on Saturday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Sign up here (scroll down a bit).

Constellation Theatre Company (at Source, 1835 14th Street NW)

Final weekend! Zorro, the masked avenger, is born when quiet, bookish Diego must find a way to fight corruption and injustice. Catch performances on Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 2:00 PM.

Washington Bach Consort (at National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Avenue NW)

In honor of the 35th Season, and by popular demand, WBC presents “Bach for All Seasons,” all-Bach program built around the “Great Eighteen Chorales” on Sunday at 3:00 PM. Purchase tickets right here.

Writing Muscle

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“A book is a wonderful present. Though it may grow worn, it will never grow old.”

“Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up.”

— American writer and editor Jane Yolen, born today in 1939

Around Town: February 8-10

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Spend an hour or two with a Catalogue nonprofit, such as …

Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE)

Join the Dance Place Step Team for Step It Up DC on Friday at 8:00 PM — special step workshops and an informal performance, open to all ages. Buy tickets right here.

We Are Family Senior Outreach Network (474 Ridge Street NW)

Volunteers will receive a brief orientation and then go out in pairs or groups to visit isolated, low-income seniors in their homes on Saturday at 10:00 AM. Sign up this way!

Joy of Motion Dance Center (Jack Guidone Theater @ 5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW)

Youth Dance Project introduces creative and exciting new works from the region’s choreographers under the age of 18 this coming Saturday at 8:00 PM. Nab your tickets here.

Coming Soon:

Audubon Naturalist Society (Dolley Madison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave, McLean, VA)

Kevin Ambrose, photographer and blogger for the Capital Weather Gang, will discuss “Washington’s Winters” at an ANS Members’ Meeting on Tuesday at 7:00 PM. RSVP to shsprenke@gmail.com.

Iona Senior Services (4125 Albemarle Street NW)

Join Executive Director Sally White for a cup of coffee, thought-provoking conversation, and a tour of Iona’s Breckinridge Buildling on Wednesday at 9:00 AM.

Around Town: February 1-3

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Need some theater and dance? Catch a performance at a Catalogue nonprofit …

Constellation Theatre Company (at Source, 1835 14th Street NW)

Zorro, the masked avenger, is born when quiet, bookish Diego must find a way to fight corruption and injustice. Catch a performance of Zorro on Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 2:00 PM.

Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE)

On Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 4:00 PM, San Francisco based LEVYdance presents AMP with Sidra Bell Dance New York; nab tickets right here.

Coming Soon:

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (641 D Street NW)

OBIE Award-winner Danai Gurira returns to Woolly with the rich, unflinching The Convert, set amid the colonial scramble for Southern Africa in 1895. Performances begin on February 13.

Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE)

Join the Dance Place Step Team for special step workshops and an informal performance next Friday, February 8, at 8:00 PM. “Step It Up DC” is open to all ages! Learn more this way.

At The Theatre …

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Last night, at the National Theatre, theatreWashington announced the nominees for the 2013 Helen Hayes Awards. All together, theater companies in the Catalogue community received fifteen nominations. Many congratulations to …

– Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, which was featured in the first Catalogue in 2003, received eleven nominations, including Outstanding Director and Resident Production for The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity.
– Constellation Theatre Company, which recently joined the Catalogue community, received a nomination for the James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor.
– Adventure Theatre MTC, which was featured in the 2009 Catalogue, received three nominations, including two for Outstanding Production, Theatre For Young Audiences.

Congratulations to the nominees and, of course, to theatreWashington itself — which was first featured in the Catalogue in 2006.

Life Of Its Own

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When I am in my painting, I am not aware of what I’m doing. It is only after a short “get acquainted” period that I see what I have been about. I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.

— American painter Jackson Pollock, born today in 1912

Around Town: January 25-27

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See what’s coming up at Catalogue’s nonprofits …

Constellation Theatre Company (at Source, 1835 14th Street NW)

Zorro, the masked avenger, is born when quiet, bookish Diego must find a way to fight corruption and injustice. Catch a performance of Zorro on Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 2:00 PM.

Falls Church-McLean Children’s Center (Original Pancake House, 7395 Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA)

Come warm up with coffee and pancakes on Saturday from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM and “dine for dollars” in support of the Children’s Center.

We Are Family Senior Outreach Network (Kelsey Apartments, 3322 14th Street NW)

Volunteer to assemble and deliver free grocery bags to over 250 low-income seniors in Columbia Heights, Petworth, and Adams Morgan on Saturday at 10:00 AM. Sign up here!

Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC)

Stephanie Miracle’s choreography investigates the intersections between physical realities and supernatural landscapes; come by on Saturday at 8:00 PM or Sunday at 4:00 PM.

Joy of Motion Dance Center (Jack Guidone Theater @ JOMDC Friendship Heights, 5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW)

Percussive Dance Project, part of JOMDC’s annual choreography showcase series, introduces innovative works in rhythm tap, step and more. Nab tickets for Saturday at 8:00 PM.

Coming up: Bartending 4 Change will serve it up for Women Thrive Worldwide at Stoney’s Upstairs Bar this coming Thursday at 6:00 PM.