So, as I mentioned, my mother-in-law was recently visiting, and I was on the hunt for interesting places we could take her that would be easy, and very “DC”. It wouldn’t hurt if the thing we chose to do was cheap or free, and would take advantage of the lovely weather and the fact that […]
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Event – Ingrid Michaelson Trio
It has been a rough week. What with the baby not sleeping well at the beginning of it (she’s doing much better now, thank goodness), and then two evening events, and a night on my own when the boy was traveling? PLUS it seems like all the Holiday parties are this week, including one at […]
Theater – King John
Ok, I’m going to be honest with you straight up here. I fell asleep during this show. That’s not a way of saying this play is boring, or that you shouldn’t go, or that you wouldn’t enjoy it. It’s a way of saying I’ve been very VERY tired the last week or so and all […]
Event – Nicole Atkins at Barns of Wolf Trap
A while back on our trip down to Charlottesville, the Boy and I were listening to the streaming music in his car, and the station that I like best of the ones he listens to is called “Nicole Atkins Radio”. Like many other streaming services, it’s built in such a way that the system tries […]
Event – Ali Wong at Arlington Cinema Drafthouse
Sometimes you get lucky, and the stars align so that you can do fun things. I recently (as in, last week), I got incredibly lucky, and a few things fell into place so I could go out on a Friday night and see some comedy. And not just any “some comedy” – Ali Wong, who […]
Event – Ben Folds and Cake
I have lost any and all pretenses that I am “with it” when it comes to music. There was a time when I would at least occasionally listen to the radio and hear new songs when they came on. I also used to pay attention when interesting songs were used in commercials, and would use […]
Theater – Hamilton
I’m not going to beat around the bush here, you clicked the link. You see the title. The picture is right there – I saw Hamilton. And it was amazing. But humor me while I tell a story about all the drama leading up to the show. Tickets to Hamilton were difficult to get – […]
Events – Royal Wedding
I am slightly obsessed with the British royal family. Not like, following the z-list members all the time, knowing EVERYONE’S name and place in line for the throne obsessed, but for the central figures – yeah, sure. I follow the Kensington Palace instagram account, and for the last couple years have eagerly followed news whenever […]
Event – Weird Al Yankovic in Concert
I don’t know exactly when I first heard Weird Al. It was probably when I was in middle school, and I have vague memories of seeing his music videos on MTV or VH1 for Eat It, and some of his other parody songs. I have specific memories of listening to his albums in my friends […]
Theater – Hamlet
When you think about the great works of theater of all time, if you haven’t included Hamlet on your list, you’re probably not putting your list together very well. And it seems that every high schooler in America (and probably in England as well) is made to study the show. Unfortunately for me, that wasn’t […]