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Scarlett Johansson through the years
The actress was named Esquire’s sexiest woman alive. Again.
Nightlife Agenda: U Street beer, the Dead and a tribute to Stevie Wonder
This week’s events include Grateful Dead tribute acts at the release of a Dead-inspired beer and an all-night tribute to Steve Wonder.
A unique perspective on concert photography
Like many others, Ahmad Zaghal posts concert photos on Instagram. But he can never see the band.
Connections, musical and human
At the Kennedy Center, Wynton Marsalis’s “Abyssinian” melds the sacred and the secular.
Riot Grrrls successfully serve up a grisly tale of revenge
The all-female troupe injects heart and horror into Shakespeare’s ‘Titus Andronicus.’
Phillips Collection concert season opens
A program by the Phillips Camerata of string quartets highlights Van Gogh’s contemporaries.
Fiction: ‘The Pure Gold Baby,’ by Margaret Drabble
An unfortunate narrator recalls an anthropology student in ’60s London raising a special-needs child.
Top-notch evening from Kennedy Center Chamber Players
Bach, Brahms and Mendelssohn were played with pleasing emotion.
Haskell Small: Pianist, musical explorer
REVIEW: Haskell Small performs Federico Mompou’s “Musica Callada”
Ford’s ‘Laramie Project’ will go on — but maybe elsewhere
The famous theater and the play are victims of the government shutdown.
Lively, fun and poignant ‘Lulu and the Brontosaurus’
Judith Viorst’s 2010 picture book becomes a delightful musical at Bethesda’s Imagination Stage.
Fresh mix from Miami String Quartet and Excelsa
The quartet wrapped up a residency at the University of Maryland with music from Joan Tower.
‘Blowback,’ co-authored by ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame
Plame and Sarah Lovett launch a first-rate new thriller franchise about a James Bond type with high heels.
TV highlights: Fox News Channel debuts prime-time lineup
Plus, ‘Hart of Dixie’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’ return on CW.
Bassist Edward ‘Butch’ Warren dead at 74
The Washington-born bassist who performed on celebrated modern jazz albums died Oct. 5.
Entertainment Videos
Ford’s Theatre’s ‘The Laramie Project’
The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and Members of the Tectonic Theater Project, directed by Matthew Gardiner. Part of The Lincoln Legacy Project from Ford’s Theatre. Through Oct. 27.
Shakespeare Theatre’s ‘Measure for Measure’: Director’s Words
Director Jonathan Munby talks about William Shakespeare’s dark comedy ‘Measure for Measure’ at Shakespeare Theatre. Through Oct. 27.
‘The Velocity of Autumn’ with Estelle Parsons at Arena Stage
‘The Velocity of Autumn’ by Eric Coble at Arena Stage through Oct. 20. Starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella. Directed by Molly Smith.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company presents ‘Detroit’
‘Detroit’ by Lisa D’Amour, directed by John Vreeke. Now through Oct. 6 at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.
Butch Warren: Bassist, jazz legend, D.C. native
In the early '60s, Warren was the engine, the foundation, the timekeeper, the insinuator, on recordings starring Herbie Hancock and Thelonious Monk. He played at the Apollo Theater and appeared at Carnegie Hall. But now he's entering his last jam.Diversions
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Nightlife Agenda: U Street beer, the Dead and a tribute to Stevie Wonder
This week’s events include Grateful Dead tribute acts at the release of a Dead-inspired beer and an all-night tribute to Steve Wonder.
Six extra weekends of District Flea
The market at Ninth Street and Florida Avenue NW will keep going until Nov. 30.
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