THE WASHINGTON POST • THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010
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“DRUNK WITH HOPE IN CHICAGO” Tara Handron’s one-woman show compares the experiences of female alcoholics in 12-step recovery meetings to those in online meetings. Part of the Capital Fringe Festival; visit the Web site for a complete festival schedule. Closes Thursday at 6 p.m. Goethe-Institut, 812 Seventh St. NW. 866-811-4111.
www.capfringe.org. $15; adults must have a $5 Fringe Button.
VOCAL COLORS: INSPIRED BY THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION Singers from the Wolf Trap Opera Company mix genres and styles in a multimedia event inspired by art in the gallery. 6:30 p.m. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151.
www.phillipscollection.org. $20.
“SAVING PRIVATE RYAN” Tom Hanks stars in the 1998 World War II film, shown in conjunction with the exhibit “Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell From the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.” 6:30 p.m. Smithsonian American Art
Singer Ashlyn Rust joins others from the Wolf Trap Opera Company in an art-inspired multimedia show at the Phillips Collection on Thursday.
Museum, Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.
www.americanart.si.edu. Free.
JOHN WITHERSPOON The actor takes a break from film and TV roles to deliver stand-up comedy. Thursday and Sunday at 8 p.m., Friday-Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m. DC Improv, 1140 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-296-7008.
www.dcimprov.com. $22-$25.
KONONO NO. 1 This Congolese band’s electrified Bazombo trance music has been likened to African punk rock. With Cheick Hamala Diabate, from Mali. 8 p.m. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW. 202-667-4490.
www.blackcatdc.com. $20.
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“FREUD MEETS GIRL” In Hunter Styles’s sci-fi play, a descendant of Sigmund Freud
has created a computer that can read minds. Part of the Capital Fringe Festival. Thursday at 8 p.m., closes Friday at 10 p.m. The Clinic, 1006 Sixth St. NW. 866-811-4111.
www.capfringe.org. $15; adults must have a $5 Fringe Button.
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS The Athens, Ga., band plays Southern rock. Doors at 8 p.m. 9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW. 202-265-0930.
www.930.com. $30.
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TOMMY EMMANUEL Using all 10 fingers in a unique picking style, this Australian guitarist (and two-time Grammy nominee) creates the illusion of playing multiple instruments. 8 p.m. George Washington University, Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800.
www.lisner.org. $35.
“NOISES OFF” Keegan Theatre presents
Michael Frayn’s madcap comedy about putting on a comedy. Opens Saturday at 8 p.m., continues Sunday at 3 p.m. Through Aug. 22. Church Street Theater, 1742 Church St. NW. 703-892-0202.
www.keegantheatre.com. $30, age 60 and older and students with ID $25.
“SALEM! THE MUSICAL” Annoyance Theatre lampoons the Salem witch trials. Part of the Capital Fringe Festival. Thursday at 10:30 p.m., Friday at 6 p.m., closes Saturday at 11 p.m. Warehouse Theater, 1019 Seventh St. NW. 866-811-4111.
www.warehousetheater.com.
www.capfringe. org. $15; adults must have a $5 Fringe Button.
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“NEW JERUSALEM” In this witty theological drama, philosopher and accused apostate Baruch de Spinoza faces excommunication from the Jewish community. Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., closes Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW. 800-494-8497.
www.theaterj.org. $15-$55.
“TERRE HAUTE” In Edmund White’s drama, inspired by letters between Gore Vidal and Timothy McVeigh, a novelist and a domestic terrorist find common ground. Not recommended for children. Part of the Capital Fringe Festival. Thursday-Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Closes Sunday. D.C. Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 866-811-4111.
www.capfringe.org. $15; adults must have a $5 Fringe Button.
“SOLAR DECATHLON 2011 FINALISTS: A SPECIAL PRESENTATION” Check out models of conceptual designs for solar-powered houses from the 20 finalists in the 2011 Solar Decathlon. Closes Sunday. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.
www.nbm.org. $5 suggested donation.
“YUUNGNAQPIALLERPUT (THE WAY WE GENUINELY LIVE): MASTERWORKS OF YUP’IK SCIENCE AND SURVIVAL” Harpoons, snow goggles, kayaks and dance masks created by the people of western Alaska are among the 200 tools, clothing items, weapons and watercraft on display. Closes Sunday. National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and
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