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Waiting for Orson DC premiere @ Capital Fringe Festival:

Fort Fringe – The Shop
607 New York Avenue, NW
Start: July 12, 2013 10:45 pm
End: July 12, 2013 11:45 pm
Cost: $17 or discount with group purchases

Inspired by actual events and described by theater audiences as “amazing”, “beautiful”, and “mesmerizing”, an idealist and his psychiatrist ex-girlfriend explore the cusp of enlightenment or insanity as he waits in New York’s Penn Station for a visit from an extraterrestrial. Waiting for Orson is 1 hour long and runs for six performances July 12-27.

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Sandaya: Burmese Lessons:

Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street NE

What is it like to live in a society where you are muzzled, where everything you say is overheard and reported on? Told from the perspective of artists, musicians and other performers who are trying to pursue their art, “Sandaya: Burmese Lessons” is a musical theater performance that covers twenty years of Burmese history, including when the military junta clamped down on Burmese demonstrators killing 10,000 people in 1988 and ending with the Saffron revolution of 2007. This is the story of a young American pianist who learns about Burmese society by playing Burmese music.

This performance is produced by Alliance for New Music-Theatre, and it features contemporary performance art and Burmese dance, drumming and puppetry with American as well as Burmese performers, who are coming from Yangon.

“Sandaya” will be playing at the Atlas Performing Arts Center
*Pay as you can on July 10th.*
July 11-14 and 18-21 (Thursday – Sunday evenings at 8pm, Sunday matinees at 3pm). Tickets: $30/$25 seniors/$15 students.

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Ward 5 Happy Hour:

Meet your neighbors – Support local – Share some laughs – Why not?

Thursday, July 11, 2013
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Boundary Stone
116 Rhode Island Avenue, NW

Please feel free to invite and share this info with neighbors!

We are making new friends and showing what Ward 5 is all about!!

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Sex(pionage): Spies, Lies, and Naked Thighs:

The International Spy Museum
800 F Street Northwest
Start: July 11, 2013 6:30 pm
End: July 11, 2013 8:30 pm
Cost: 25.00

The weather isn’t the only steamy thing at the International Spy Museum this summer!

Think July is hot? Wait ’til you hear these sultry tales of sex and spies. If you have access to secrets or influential VIPs, you might just find yourself the victim of one of the oldest tricks of the trade: sexpionage.

From ancient intrigues to Anna Chapman, spies, counterspies, and terrorists often conduct their undercover activities under the covers! International Spy Museum Board Member and intelligence historian H. Keith Melton will reveal how seduction is used as a tool to attract and manipulate assets, to coerce and compromise targets, and to control spies in both reality and fiction. Featuring authentic sexual entrapment videos and technical details of the infamous Russian “honey traps,” Melton will tell all about the spies who stop at nothing to get their man — or woman!

Guests will enjoy a complimentary cocktail as they gather essential knowledge for handling any questionable or suspicious relationship.

Adult material – 18 and older strictly enforced.

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Free Concert: European Liturgical Music:

Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land
1400 Quincy St NE
Start: July 7, 2013 7:00 pm
End: July 7, 2013 8:00 pm

The Luzerner Kantorei of Switzerland will perform a free concert at the Monastery of the Holy Land. The 50-voice youth choir is in Washington to participate in an international congress for youth chorale groups. This will be its only solo performance.

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Bands, Beer, & BBQ:

The Dunes
1402 Meridian Place, NW,
Start: July 3, 2013 6:00 pm
End: July 4, 2013 3:00 am

Let’s kick off 4th of July festivities like true ‘mericans: with the biggest party in the nation’s capital.

We’ve got a killer lineup of diverse local acts followed by DJ Gavin Holland of Nouveau Riche infamy to take us into the wee hours.

Plus we’re firing up the grill and filling it with half smokes in true DC style. Get ready for Beer, Bands, & BBQ.

Doors 6 pm // Music 7 pm
$10 before midnight // includes 1 DC Brau or Honest Tea cocktail (while they last!)
Free after 12 am

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From an email:

“If you plan on celebrating Independence Day with a bang, make sure you get home safely using SoberRide! As a sponsor of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) SoberRide initiative, AT&T is proud to provide free taxi rides (up to $30) to anyone 21+ in the greater Washington, DC area that may have had one too many red, white and blue cocktails.

AT&T customers can dial “WRAP” (9727) to get a safe, free ride home, while others can dial 800-200-8294 (TAXI). The program will be in effect beginning 10:00 p.m. Thursday (7/4) and continue until 4:00 a.m. Friday morning (7/5).

WRAP’s SoberRide provides greater Washington, DC residents a safe way home on high-risk holidays, including the December/January holiday season, St. Patrick’s Day, Independence Day and Halloween. Last 4th of July, a total of 215 Washington-area residents took advantage of the program, preventing a would-be drunk driver from hitting the road every 2 minutes.”

George Washington’s Long Island Spy Ring:

The International Spy Museum
800 F Street Northwest
Start: July 2, 2013 6:30 pm
End: July 2, 2013 9:00 pm
Cost: 10.00

Celebrate the Fourth of Spy with the International Spy Museum and uncover the secret history of history in this intriguing discussion on the Founding Father of Espionage in the United States, George Washington.

By the summer of 1776 George Washington had suffered two disastrous defeats. New York was in the hands of the British and Long Island was controlled by Loyalists. Washington was in desperate need of good intelligence and created his Culper Spy Ring to operate on Long Island. Join Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan, curator of the Three Village Historical Society exhibit, Spies! How A Group of Long Island Patriots Helped General Washington Win the Revolution, as she reveals how the five “Culpers” gathered information about British military activity on Long Island and in Manhattan and sent it to General Washington despite constant danger. You will be fascinated by the story and accomplishments of Robert Townsend, Abraham Woodhull, Austin Roe, Caleb Brewster, and Anna Smith Strong.

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‘Meet The Folks Behind Your Food’ Happy Hour!

“June 26, 2013 7:00 pm
Glen’s Garden Market
2001 S Street, NW

Slow Food DC and Glen’s Garden Market have partnered to kick off the summer season in style, while celebrating the abundance of the Chesapeake Bay Region! Meet some of Glen’s premier food artisans, taste their creations and enjoy $4 local craft beers on draft! Danielle Vogel, the founder of Glen’s Garden Market, will share a few words about the market and the local food movement. The event will take place at Glen’s Garden Market (2001 S Street, NW), and it’s free. We hope to see you there!”

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