Ten to do
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1. LIVE ON A PRAYER
Join Jon, Richie
Sambora and rest of Bon Jovi @ MCI Center
to rock out to their classics hits and songs
from their latest release, “Have a Nice Day.” www.bonjovi.com, (202) 628-3200.
February 2 |
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2. BUY A VOWELL
Sample the scalpel-sharp
wit of Sarah Vowell, author of “Assassination
Vacation”, frequent contributor to
public radio’s “This American Life”, and
voice of teenage superhero Violet Parr
from The Incredibles. Lisner Auditorium.
www.lisner.org, (202) 994-6800.
February 16 |
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3. TANGO TO TWO
Heat up the winter
with the sultry dance of Julio Bocca and
Ballet Argentino at the Music Center
at Strathmore. Take in a pre-show
four-course dinner at the Mansion at
Strathmore then tango the night away
with free post-performance lessons from
Tiempo de Tango. www.strathmore.org,
(301) 581-5253.
February 14
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4. LOVE AQUATIC
Settle into a fourcourse
meal and spectacular Potomac
views during a Valentine’s weekend
cruise aboard the Odyssey III. After
dinner, dance the night away with
the D.C. skyline as a glittering backdrop.
www.odysseycruises.com/dc,
(888) 741-0281.
February 11 |
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5. VIVA LAS DEGAS
Grapple with the impact
of Edgar Degas on British artists. The show
comes straight out of London’s Tate Britain
and features works by Henri de Toulouse-
Lautrec, James Abbott McNeill Whistler,
among others. www.phillipscollection.org,
(202) 387-2151.
February 18 |
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6. KEEP IT SURREAL
Dabble in Dadaism at
the National Gallery of
Art. View the work
of Man Ray, Marcel
Duchamp, and their
contemporaries, in media
ranging from sculpture
and painting to film and
collage. www.nga.gov,
(202) 737-4215.
February 19 |
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7. VIBE AND VEGETATE
Chew on urban art,
modern vegetarian cuisine, and great music
at Vegetate, a new restaurant in D.C.’s historic
Shaw district. Local deejay Dominic Redd,
(DJ Dredd), is both the owner and
occasional provider of sonic refreshments.
www.vegetatedc.com, (202) 232-4585.
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8. DO A DUE
T Smooth
jazz is the order of
the day when sax
master David Sanborn
and trumpeter Chris
Botti play the
Warner Theatre.
www.warnertheatre.com.
February 23 |
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9. TUNE UP
Be dazzled by
violinist Midori at the
Kennedy Center stage
with Leonard Slatkin
and the NSO. From
her triumph at 14 with
Leonard Bernstein to her
philanthropic overtures,
Midori blazes trails onstage
and off. www.kennedycenter.
org, (202) 467-4600.
February 24 |
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10. BE A BASKET CASE
Cheer on the Wizards
as they battle struggling rivals the New York
Knicks at the MCI Center. www.nba.com/
wizards, (202) 628-3200.
February 25 |
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