Come and experience the Virginia Wine Festival, Virginia's premier and longest-running celebration of wine. This 34-year grand Commonwealth tradition, held in the beautiful outdoor setting of Bull Run Regional Park, will tempt your palate with more than 300 available tastings from over 50 of our regions finest wineries and most renowned vintners. The Virginia Wine Festival offers the opportunity to see Virginia's wine culture in one day, with wineries and winemakers offering tastings of their finest vintages, as well as insight into and explanation of the processes involved in fine winemaking.
» What: The 2009 Virginia Wine Festival
» When: Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19 and 20, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
» Where: Bull Run Regional Park, 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville; 703-631-0550.
Two Different Chances to Win!
1) We are giving away 10 pairs of FREE tickets to the festival! Tickets valid on either day.
2) We are giving away 1 Grand Prize package that includes a one-night stay at The Hampton Inn* Manassas PLUS a pair of FREE tickets to the Wine Festival!
* Winner chooses Fri 9/18 OR Sat 9/19 for stay at Hampton Inn Grand Prize.
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After years of planning, the award-winning BBC TV series "Walking With Dinosaurs" comes to life in a stunning theatrical event. Internationally renowned designers have worked with scientists to create 17 life-sized dinosaurs. Be amazed and thrilled as the greatest creatures ever to walk the earth return before your eyes. Watch them walk, hear them roar and be there as they fight for survival and supremacy. From the ripple of their skin to the glint in their eye, you will know the dinosaurs really have returned!
"Walking with Dinosaurs" is coming to Verizon Center Sept. 16-20 for 8 separate performances:
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» What: "Walking with Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular"
» When: Thursday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m.
» Where: Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW; 202-628-3200. (Gallery Place)
*3 separate winners will be drawn
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Kelly Clarkson is coming to the Patriot Center!
Joining Clarkson are red-hot Australian sister duo The Veronicas and rising band Parachute. Concert attendees can expect to hear the latest hits — including "I Do Not Hook Up" from the tour's namesake album — along with her signature
pop anthems.
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» What: Kelly Clarkson with The Veronicas and Parachute
» When: Friday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m.
» Where: The Patriot Center, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax; 703-993-3000.
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» What: The Flaming Lips, with special guests Explosions in the Sky and Stardeath & White Dwarfs
» When: Friday, Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m.
» Where: Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia; 410-715-5550.
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The Studio 2ndStage presents "F*cking A" by Suzan Lori-Parks, directed by Keith Alan Baker and Rahaleh Nassri, featuring Jennifer L. Nelson and Jahi A. Kearse.
In "F*cking A," Parks takes a wild, theatrical carnival ride through a post-apocalyptic future version of "The Scarlet Letter," where an outcast abortionist will do anything to reclaim her lost son.
Up for grabs: Two pairs of tickets to...
» What: "F*cking A"
» When: Fri., Aug. 7, 8:30 p.m.
» Where: The Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW; 202-332-3300. (Dupont Circle)
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» What: O.A.R. with Matt Nathanson
» When: Fri., August 8.
» Where: Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia; 410-715-5550.
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» What: Stone Temple Pilots
» When: Sunday, July 19, 6 p.m.
» Where: Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia; 410-715-5550.
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The Studio Theatre presents August Wilson's "Radio Golf," directed by Ron Himes.
"Radio Golf" tackles gentrification and one African-American man's bid for elected office. As Harmond Wilks steps into political prominence, the past is just a few steps behind him ... and gaining fast.
Extended by popular demand! Now playing through July 5.
Up for grabs: three pairs of tickets to...
» What: "Radio Golf"
» When: Friday, June 26, 8 p.m.
» Where: The Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW; 202-332-3300. (Dupont Circle)
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The Studio Theatre presents "Rock 'n' Roll" by Tom Stoppard, directed by Joy Zinoman and featuring Ted van Griethuysen, Lisa Harrow and Stafford Clark-Price.
Sophisticated, funny and electrifying, Stoppard's latest smash-hit follows a British academic and a Czech dissident across 20 years of politics and rock 'n' roll.
Extended again by popular demand! Now playing through June 14.
Up for grabs: three pairs of tickets to...
» What: "Rock 'n' Roll"
» When: Friday, June 12, 7:30 p.m.
» Where: The Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW; 202-332-3300. (Dupont Circle)
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The Decemberists are known for their captivating stories, elaborate arrangements and intelligent lyrics. For its latest release, "The Hazards of Love," the aesthetically complex collective has taken a simpler approach to its sound, delivering a calmer folk rock record. Joining the band on tour is multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Andrew Bird, whose own pleasing mix of styles always makes for delightful listening.
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» What: The Decemberists with Andrew Bird
» When: Monday, June 8, 5:30 p.m.
» Where: Merriweather Post Pavillion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia; 410-715-5550.
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