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The first Penn Quarter CommUnity Concert [PDF flyer] takes place tomorrow, Saturday, September 29 at 7:30 pm at the CommUnity on the Hill Church (945 G Street, NW (corner of 10th & G)). This is Penn Quarter’s newest LEED Gold building.
A delightful program of arias, art songs, and the best of Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess will be performed by artists Ruby Weston (soprano), Rodney Wing (baritone), and Marcus Smith (pianist). This is a pay what you wish performance and a reception follows the performance.
For more information please call: 202.393.2727
On Broadway
Is Penn Quarter the Broadway of DC? What other neighborhood can boast the same concentration of theaters (by my count we have at least 7 within a 6 block radius)? From large-scale productions to obscure, avant garde acts, we are so fortunate to have so many performing arts opportunities at our doorstep. Here are just a few performances you could be entertained by this week.
National Theatre (1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW)
9:30 am, 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29
Free
I first saw Reptile World when I was in elementary school. I learned that Buttercup the albino turtle and Iggy the “agreeable” iguana, while different and scary were also unique and special. This is a wonderful program for teaching children about ecology, the environment and some very “cool” reptiles.
Fly
Ford’s Theatre (511 Tenth St, NW)
Various dates and times through October 21
From FT: “Based on the experiences of the Tuskegee Airmen, Fly is the powerful story of four African-American military pioneers who proved themselves as officers and pilots during World War II.”
Lewis Black
Warner Theatre (13th and E streets NW)
8 p.m. Thurs – Saturday, Sept. 29
A Silver Spring native, Black is most known for his intense rants. I’ve enjoyed his guest appearances on The Daily Show (like this one) and am sure a stand-up performance in his hometown area will be hilarious and entertaining.
Black Watch
Shakespeare Theatre Company – Harman Hall (610 F St. NW)
8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Sept. 27-28
2 p.m., 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29
2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30
7:30 pm Tuesday, Oct. 2
From STC : “The National Theatre of Scotland presents a show by Gregory Burke about what it is like to be a soldier in Iraq.”
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, Sept. 26-28
3 p.m., 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29
2 p.m., 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30
8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 3-5
Woolly Mammoth Theatre (641 D St., NW)
From WMT “The Pulitzer Prize finalist about an up-and-coming pro wrestler taking on the current champ is staged.”
I have seen this show and so should you. A typical Woolly performance, it is thought provoking and ideal challenging, creatively staged with an actual ring, powerfully acted and simply belly-laugh funny much of the time. At it’s heart is a story about identity – what defines who we are and where we belong? I don’t think I will be running to see pro wrestling the next time it is in town, but I certainly have a whole new level of appreciation for it. Plus, there are some great lobby activities, like a graffiti wall where you can illustrate your very own wrestling name.
The Government Inspector
Shakespeare Theatre Company – Lansburgh Theatre (450 Seventh St. NW)
8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Sept. 27-28
2 p.m., 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29
2 p.m., 7:30 pm Sunday, Sept. 30
7:30 pm Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 2-3
From STC: “Artistic Director Michael Kahn directs Nikolai Gogol’s farce about a group of corrupt Russian officials who mistake a visitor for an undercover investigator.”
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center (1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW)
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.
Their tagline says it all “We put the Mock in democracy.”
SculptDC Yoga/Indoor Cycling Opens Today (950 F St NW)
SculptDC, a yoga and indoor cycling (spinning) studio at 950 F St NW, officially opens for business today offering an array of classes in both categories. To get folks started, they have an opening month introductory offer.
Sculpt DC, DC’s premiere fitness destination, invites you to experience the city’s first indoor cycling and yoga studio located at 950 F Street NW opening September 2012.
Sculpt DC was designed for people looking to take their fitness to the next level and that value their health and time. The studio provides a balanced approach to all your fitness needs with a brilliant combination of cycling, strength training and yoga.
Sculpt DC features 2 studios, a patron’s lounge, locker facilities with showers and a lifestyle retail boutique in over 5,000 square feet of space. Our state of the art cycling studio is equipped with the latest bikes as well as a customized audio-visual system to complement your riding experience. Our cycling classes provide a full body workout with core work and hand weights to tone the upper body. The yoga studio was designed with careful consideration of your practice in mind, and provides the perfect respite from your hectic day. Enjoy the latest in fitness in a beautiful modern setting.
Notably SculptDC fills out the last retail storefront on the south side of the 900 block of F St NW, a process that started in the fall of 2007 with Peruvian Connection signing a lease as the pioneering retail on that side of the block. How empty it seemed for so long.
Welcome to the neighborhood SculptDC!
SculptDC
950 F St, NW, Washington, DC, 20004
Phone: Coming soon
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Potenza Replacement Woodward Table/WTF Is Hiring (15th and H St NW)
Woodward Table and WTF (Woodward Takeout Food and not the other WTF…get your minds in the right places people), the replacement for the former Potenza at 15th and H St NW in the Woodward Building, have coming soon signs up announcing their intent to occupy the corner restaurant space. A sure indication that progress is ongoing are the hiring signboards that recently went up also.
An interior rendering can be found on their Facebook page and they also have a Twitter account (no tweets yet) and a website (no content yet) reserved.
Woodward Table is owned by the same owner as Vidalia and Bistro Bis, both great restaurants, and it will celebrate regional cooking with a planned November opening date.
