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The 13 Best Blocks in the District (Part 2)

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You can see Part 1 here. The consumption of multiple bottles of Dogfish Head Aprihop in no way affected the make up of this list:

13. the block of 12th Place NW that is directly south of Florida Ave
12. 900 blocks of Westminster and French St NW
11. 1800 block of 13th St NW
10. Hobart Street in Mt. Pleasant
9. Monroe between 14th & 16th NW
8. 1700 block of Ingleside Terrace NW
7. Any block of Swann! (except 1800 or 1600)
6. 900 block of North Carolina Ave, SE
5. 1300 block of Kenyon St, NW
4. 10 and M St, NW
3. any block in Georgetown
2. any block in Cleveland Park
1. The oft overlooked, by some, fine streets that make up the quadrant north of East Capitol Street and east of North Capitol Street.

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You are cordially invited to the Washington Opera Society’s exclusive Christmas/Hannukah Party!

We are pleased to welcome our great opera stars to the company!

Juliette Di Bello, Manuela Tomasz Korossy, Kristin Sampson from the NY City Opera Company, and Kevin Short of the Metropolitan Opera.

Don’t miss this unique holiday concert of seasonal favorites and hit arias from the operatic repertoire sung by our cast of stellar singers. Maestro Benichou will bring his infectious energy as he leads the WOS Festival Ensemble in an evening sure to remember. Glad tidings!

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You are cordially invited to the Embassy of Austria for a thrilling evening with Mozart. What a better way to spend Christmas and Hannukah! Our full orchestra and lead singers, some of whom sing at the Met, will appeal to teens as they begin their journey to the classics! We expect to be sold out soon…..
Get your tickets now!

Under the Gracious Patronage of H.E. Petra Schneebauer, Ambassador of Austria
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Julien Benichou, Conductor

featuring:
Kevin Short as Figaro
Manna K. Jones as Susanna
Stephen Powell as Count Almaviva
Laquita Mitchell as Contessa
Anna Kelly as Cherubino
Maggie Polglaze as Barbarina
John Gibney as Bartolo
Leah Heater as Marcellina
Christopher Jon Hartung as Antonio & Don Curzio
Narration provided by Robin Phillips
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Embassy of Austria
3524 International Court NW
Washington, DC 20008
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Doors Open/Cocktails 6:30 pm
Performance including Intermission 7:15 pm
Wine Reception with Heavy Hors d’oeuvres 9:15 to 10:30 pm
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Tickets:
Box Seats $250
Orchestra Reserved $150
Unreserved $125
Seniors (over 65 years old) Unreserved $80 [sold out]
Students with ID $50
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Holiday Part with the Terrells

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12 Beers of Christmas: Local Seasonals Tasting at metrobar

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