La Perla, Jazz Greats, and More: City Lights for May 2–8
Thursday: Belle and Sebastian at the Anthem Don’t forget this show highlighted in last week’s City Lights: After Belle and Sebastian’s Sarah Martin graduated from university, she took a job in a local bookshop. “My mum was like, ‘Yeah, but what are you really going to do?’” Martin tells City Paper. “I was like, ‘No,…
Anna Deavere Smith and a Chocolate Festival: City Lights for April 25 to May 1
Thursday: Oneohtrix Point Never at Howard Theatre Don’t forget this show highlighted in last week’s City Lights: “Daniel Lopatin, who performs and creates under the moniker Oneohtrix Point Never, constructs sample-heavy, synthesizer-forward compositions that conjure a sense of tuneful existential dread.” Friday: Mariah Stovall at Lost City Books As a literary agent, Mariah Stovall is…
ENNIO, Art Films at NGA, and More: City Lights for April 18–25
Opens Friday; With a Wine and Chocolate Party Saturday: Ennio at AFI Silver After graduating from Rome’s Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia with a degree in composition, Ennio Morricone found himself in a condition familiar to many of those who study the creative arts: educated, talented, and broke. He took odd jobs playing trumpet on the…
New Worlds, Atmosphere, and More: City Lights for April 11–17
Opening Sunday: New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts I wrote about this exhibit for March’s Spring Arts Guide, but after seeing it in person it felt especially important to boost my recommendation of New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024. During the press tour, Katie Wat, chief curator…
Curtis Sittenfeld, District Dreamers Film Fest: City Lights for April 4 to 10
Thursday through Saturday: The DC History Conference at MLK Library The 50th annual DC History Conference will offer presentations from historians, journalists, graduate students, and current and former area residents with specialized knowledge on the myriad aspects of D.C. life from the 1700s to the present. Thursday night, April 4, the event kicks off with…