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      <title>&lt;b&gt;David Sedaris&lt;/b&gt;</title>
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      <description>Mon. 10.4 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;With sardonic wit and incisive social
critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America&amp;rsquo;s pre-eminent humor writers.
The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political
correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most
observant writers addressing the human condition today.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;David Sedaris is the author of &lt;em&gt;Barrel Fever&lt;/em&gt; and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Holidays on Ice&lt;/em&gt;,
as well as collections of personal essays,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Naked&lt;/em&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Me Talk Pretty
One Day&lt;/em&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Dress Your Family
in Corduroy and Denim&lt;/em&gt;, and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;When You Are
Engulfed in Flames&lt;/em&gt;, each of which became a bestseller. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His
newest book, a collection of fables entitled&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Squirrel
Seeks Chipmunk &lt;/em&gt;(with illustrations by Ian Falconer), will be published September 2010.&amp;nbsp;









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      <title>&lt;b&gt;Sarah Vowell&lt;/b&gt;</title>
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&lt;/p&gt;From the bestselling author of &lt;em&gt;The Wordy Shipmate&lt;/em&gt;s and &lt;em&gt;Assassination Vacation&lt;/em&gt; comes an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sarah Vowell &lt;/strong&gt;will read from her upcoming book &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Unfamiliar Fishes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (available Spring 2011). With Vowell’s trademark smart-alecky insights and reporting, she lights out to discover the odd, emblematic and exceptional history of the fiftieth state and in so doing finds America, warts and all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vowell is also a contributing editor for public radio’s This American Life, and provided the voice for Violet in Pixar&apos;s &lt;em&gt;The Incredibles&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong /&gt;&lt;br&gt;$25, $35; GW Students and Alumni: $15, $20 from the Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, PhoneCharge (202) 397-SEAT.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/150044AAA1C38B80&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <title>Airmen of Note</title>
      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=607</link>
      <description>Fri. 10.1 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Free and open to the public&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <title>Airmen of Note</title>
      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=608</link>
      <description>Fri. 11.5 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Free and open to the public&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <title>The Canadian Tenors</title>
      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=610</link>
      <description>Sat. 10.2 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;The Canadian Tenors&apos; music is an exciting blend of classical and contemporary pop that is thrilling audiences of all ages. The Tenors are the incredibly powerful voices of four gifted young men with diverse vocal styles, undeniable charm and international success. Featured recently on Oprah, Dr. Phil and their home country&apos;s Olympic games, this music will lift you up and take you away to a special place.&lt;br&gt;$45; GW Students and alumni: $35 at Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Lisner Box Office, Ticketmaster Outlets, 202-397-SEAT.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/172067?canadian&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <title>Sam Harris - The Moral Landscape</title>
      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=611</link>
      <description>Tue. 10.12 , 7pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Questions 
of good and evil, right and wrong are commonly thought unanswerable by science. 
But in his new book &lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Moral Landscape 
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, Harris argues that science can -- and should -- be an 
authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes 
a good life. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;An 
outspoken proponent of skepticism and science, his two books -- &lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;The End of Faith &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;and its follow-up 
&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Letter to a Christian Nation 
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;-- have become New York Times bestsellers. Harris received a 
degree in philosophy from Stanford and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA. 
&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;The End of Faith &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;won the 
2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. Mr. Harris&apos; writing has been published in over 
ten languages. He and his work have been discussed in &lt;i&gt;Newsweek, TIME, The New 
York Times, Scientific American, Rolling Stone,&lt;/i&gt; and many other journals.  
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Read Sam Harris and wake up.&quot; 
--Richard Dawkins &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To receive priority seating, discounted admission, and a 
discount off the list price of  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Moral Landscape  
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://secure3.convio.net/cfi/site/Donation2?1426.donation=form1&amp;df_id=1426&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;become a Friend of the Center&lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Friends of the 
Center Registration: $5 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Friends of the 
Center Registration incl. &lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Moral 
Landscape &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;book: $23 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Public Registration: 
$10 
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incl. &lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Moral Landscape 
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;book: $30 &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All proceeds benefit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://centerforinquiry.net/dc&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Center for Inquiry DC&lt;/a&gt;. All books 
purchased online will be available at will call. 
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Public: $10 ($30 with book), CFI Friend: $5 ($23 with book)&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from Lisner Box Office, Ticketmaster Outlets, and 202-397-SEAT.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/150044DE8F933D82 &lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <title>&lt;b&gt;Cinematic Titanic&lt;/b&gt;</title>
      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=612</link>
      <description>Fri. 10.15 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;The original MST3K gang doing what they do best - verbally ripping apart films that never should have been made in the first place&quot; &lt;/strong&gt;- Time Out Chicago&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Consistently and unfailingly funny&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; - The Washington Post&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Continuing the tradition of riffing on the unfathomable, the horribly great, and the just plain cheesy movies from the past, &lt;strong&gt;Cinematic Titanic Live&lt;/strong&gt; brings the original creator and cast of the Peabody award winning cult-classic television series &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mystery Science Theater 3000 &lt;/strong&gt;(MST3K)&lt;/em&gt; to a live theatrical setting. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The cast will riff on the 1968 Japanese sci-fi thriller &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;War of the Insects &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;(aka &lt;em&gt;Genocide&lt;/em&gt;, aka &lt;em&gt;Konchu Daisenso&lt;/em&gt;).
 In this rarely seen and poorly dubbed film, a plane carrying an atomic 
bomb is attacked by a new strain of killer bees - the project of a crazed 
scientist seeking world domination. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Created by Joel Hodgson and featuring the same team that first brought MST3K to life: Trace Beaulieu, J. Elvis Weinstein, Frank Conniff, and Mary Jo Pehl.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: Content is 
comparable to the PG-13 category of MPAA ratings&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/29/AR2008122902492.html&quot;&gt;Read more on Cinematic Titanic from The Washington Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;$25, $35; GW Students and Alumni: $10, $20 at the Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, PhoneCharge (202) 397-SEAT.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/150044FBACE64ADC?artistid=1368329&amp;majorcatid=10002&amp;minorcatid=51&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <title>&lt;b&gt;Angèle Dubeau &amp; La Pietà&lt;/b&gt;</title>
      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=613</link>
      <description>Sun. 9.26 , 7pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gypsy, klezmer, and more—Canadian violin virtuoso Angèle 
Dubeau &amp; her all-female ensemble La Pietà explore the violin&apos;s folk 
roots with traditional and traditionally-inspired music from great 
composers such as Sergei Prokofiev, Gustav Holst, Béla Bartók, and 
others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Angèle Dubeau &amp; La Pietà approach their work with b&lt;span class=&quot;text_exposed_show&quot;&gt;oth
 excellence with accessibility in mind, striking a careful balance that 
wins over classical music novices and aficionados alike. &lt;/span&gt;One of Canada&apos;s most prominent virtuoso violinists, Angèle Dubeau has 
performed on the world&apos;s greatest stages in a spectacular career that 
has spanned more than thirty years and over thirty countries. Angèle 
Dubeau &amp; La Pietà is a string ensemble for piano uniquely composed 
of women, bringing together some of the finest musicians in Canada. They
 are known for their exceptional virtuosity and impeccable precision, 
their rich interpretations, but above all the contagious happiness that 
enlivens their stage presence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The program will include &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(subject to change)&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Svetit Mesyats - TRADITIONAL (arr. S. Aslamayan)&lt;br /&gt;Overture on Jewish themes - SERGEI PROKOFIEV&lt;br /&gt;Seven Scottish Airs - GUSTAV HOLST&lt;br /&gt;Armenian Folk Songs and Dances - VARDAPET KOMITAS&lt;br /&gt;Romanian Folk Dances - BELA BARTOK&lt;br /&gt;Polka - ALFRED SCHNITTKE&lt;br /&gt;Girandole - ANA SOKOLOVIC&lt;br /&gt;Kamendja - CLAUDE GAGNON&lt;br /&gt;First Rhapsody  - GEORGE ENESCU&lt;br /&gt;&quot;Fiddler on the Roof&quot; - JERRY BOCK (arr. A. Bareil)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h1 /&gt;&lt;br&gt;$25, $30, $35 GW Students and Alumni: $5, $10, $15 at the Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, PhoneCharge (202) 397-SEAT.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/15004502C7BC854D?artistid=1409389&amp;majorcatid=10001&amp;minorcatid=107&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <title>President Jimmy Carter Reflects on His White House Years </title>
      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=614</link>
      <description>Wed. 9.29 , 7pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jimmy Carter
 served as the 39th president of the United States from Jan. 20, 1977, 
to Jan. 20, 1981. Foreign policy accomplishments during his 
administration include the Panama Canal treaties, the Camp David 
Accords, the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, the SALT II treaty 
with the Soviet Union, and the establishment of diplomatic relations 
with the People’s Republic of China. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the domestic side, his 
administration’s achievements include a comprehensive energy program 
conducted by the new Department of Energy; major educational programs 
under the new Department of Education; and important environmental 
protection legislation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each day during his presidency, he made several entries in a private 
diary, recording his thoughts, impressions, delights, and frustrations. 
He offered unvarnished assessments of cabinet members, members of 
Congress, and foreign leaders, and narrated the progress of secret 
negotiations. Tonight, President Carter reflects on his entries to this 
diary. &lt;em&gt;White House Diary&lt;/em&gt; is 
available for signing after the program&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Public: $35; GW Students: SOLD OUT&lt;br&gt;Public tickets available from the Smithsonian ticket window on the National Mall, (202) 633-3030, or online at &lt;a href=&quot;http://residentassociates.org/ticketing//tickets/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=220796&quot;&gt;www.residentassociates.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=220753&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <title>&lt;b&gt;Post-Classical Ensemble&lt;/b&gt;</title>
      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=615</link>
      <description>Sat. 3.5 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;The Post-Classical Ensemble may be the most thought-provoking music group in town .... Their performances can be demanding - but they&apos;re invariably beautiful, and never dull.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;- The Washington Post&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;American composer Lou Harrison&apos;s music is original and sometimes exotic but never esoteric, forbidding, or severe. Drawing on an array of non-Western and pre-Baroque influences, it confounds conventional &quot;classical music&quot; expectations. It asks that we listen with open ears and an open mind. No special preparation is required-just a willingness to &quot;switch channels.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The evening includes the D.C. premiere of the Harrison Piano Concerto and features pianists Benjamin Pasternack and Lisa Moore, the Wesleyan University Gamelan, the George Washington University Chorus, and film clips from Eva Soltes’ documentary &lt;em&gt;Lou Harrison: A World of Music&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The program will include (subject to change):&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Javanese Gamelan music&lt;br /&gt;Harrison: Concerto for piano and Javanese Gamelan&lt;br /&gt;Harrison: &lt;em&gt;Strict Songs&lt;/em&gt; for chorus and orchestra&lt;br /&gt;Harrison: Piano Concerto&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;$25, $35, $45, $55; GW Students and Alumni: $15 from the Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, 202-397-SEAT, and Ticketmaster.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/15004519DFCA50B2?PCE&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <title>&lt;b&gt;Jil Aigrot&lt;/b&gt;</title>
      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=616</link>
      <description>Sat. 3.26 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;French vocalist &lt;strong&gt;Jil Aigrot&lt;/strong&gt; masterfully breathes new life into the cherished classics of her native country in a new program, including the songs of &lt;strong&gt;Édith Piaf&lt;/strong&gt;,  &lt;strong&gt;Jacques Brel&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Charles Aznavour&lt;/strong&gt;. Her interpretations of the work of Edith Piaf as the singing voice in the acclaimed movie &lt;em&gt;La Vie En Rose&lt;/em&gt; and on the concert stage have resulted in worldwide acclaim. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Marion Cotillard won an Oscar for her remarkable portrayal of French chanteuse Édith Piaf in La Vie en Rose. But there&apos;s another amazing Piaf performance in the movie, and it&apos;s delivered by someone you never see: French vocalist Jil Aigrot&quot;-&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Newsweek&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tickets: $25, $35, $45 GW Students and Alumni: $15 from the Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, 202-397-SEAT, and Ticketmaster.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/15004512F4E94E13?Aigrot&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <title>&lt;b&gt;Ira Glass&lt;/b&gt;</title>
      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=617</link>
      <description>Sat. 4.2 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;featuredtext&quot;&gt;Ira Glass will talk about what he and his staff learned about making &lt;strong&gt;This American Life &lt;/strong&gt;for television over two years, and why they stopped. Beautiful, moving, and funny stories on the big screen.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ira
 Glass is the host and producer of the public radio program This 
American Life, which is heard on more than 500 public radio stations 
each week by over 1.8 million listeners. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 2001, Time magazine 
named Glass &quot;Best Radio Host in America.&quot; In March 2007, the television 
adaptation of This American Life premiered on Showtime to great critical
 acclaim, winning 3 Emmy Awards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;$40, $50; GW Students and Alumni: $20 at the Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, PhoneCharge (202) 397-SEAT.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1500450AF04D4F76?artistid=806149&amp;majorcatid=10002&amp;minorcatid=53&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <description>Fri. 4.29 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;The reigning regents of rumba&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; -&lt;em&gt; San Francisco Chronicle&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After nine years, Cuban legends &lt;strong&gt;Los Muñequitos de Matanzas&lt;/strong&gt; return to the U.S. with the brand new program Tambor de Fuego, featuring work from their latest recording, tributes to legendary members and new pieces created especially for this eagerly awaited tour.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Los Muñequitos are amongst the highest regarded percussionists in the world and masters of Afro-Cuban ritual and rumba music and dance. Founded in 1952, the group currently spans three generations of an extended family of musicians, singers and dancers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tickets: $25, $30, $35; GW Students and Alumni: $15 from the Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, 202-397-SEAT, and Ticketmaster.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1500451397713D4C?Munequitos&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <description>Fri. 11.19 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;Bill Burr is an American comedian or a comedian from the North American 
Union, depending on when you read this.  He grew up outside of Boston, 
Massachusetts and did fairly poorly in school, despite the fact that he 
applied himself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having first gained notoriety for his recurring 
role on the second season of &quot;Chappelle&apos;s Show,&quot; Burr developed a 
comedic style of uninformed logic that has made him a regular on the 
&quot;Late Show with David Letterman&quot; and &quot;Late Night with Conan O&apos;Brien.&quot;  
On September 18, Bill will star in his second hour Comedy Central 
special, Bill Burr: Let It Go.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This
 fall Bill will tour theaters across the country with the new show, 
&quot;Bill Burr: You People Are All The Same.&quot;  Bill premiered the new show 
in July with a critically-acclaimed week-long run at the prestigious 
Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bill can be seen in the 
Steve Carell &amp; Tina Fey feature, &quot;Date Night,&quot; and his &quot;Monday 
Morning Podcast,&quot; an off-the-cuff weekly rant that has become a fan 
favorite.  He is preparing to shoot a pilot for Comedy Central that will
 co-star friend and fellow comedian Kevin Hart.  Hopefully it will get 
picked up and they will both go on to earn millions.  (Bill has 
requested that he gets paid in gold and acreage in Western Wyoming.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;$27.50; GW Students: $22 at the Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, PhoneCharge (202) 397-SEAT.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/Bill-Burr-tickets/artist/961318&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=620</link>
      <description>Fri. 12.17 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;This holiday fantasia arrives complete with the Sugar Plum Fairy, lots of vodka and, of course, sexy men in tights. GMCW revives its popular take-off of Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker Suite, set to a wonderland of choral singing.&lt;br&gt;TBA&lt;br&gt;Season subscriptions available at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gmcw.org/special-pages/season-subscription-form/&quot;&gt;http://gmcw.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=620</link>
      <description>Sat. 12.18 , 3pm&lt;br&gt;This holiday fantasia arrives complete with the Sugar Plum Fairy, lots of vodka and, of course, sexy men in tights. GMCW revives its popular take-off of Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker Suite, set to a wonderland of choral singing.&lt;br&gt;TBA&lt;br&gt;Season subscriptions available at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gmcw.org/special-pages/season-subscription-form/&quot;&gt;http://gmcw.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=620</link>
      <description>Sun. 12.19 , 3pm&lt;br&gt;This holiday fantasia arrives complete with the Sugar Plum Fairy, lots of vodka and, of course, sexy men in tights. GMCW revives its popular take-off of Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker Suite, set to a wonderland of choral singing.&lt;br&gt;TBA&lt;br&gt;Season subscriptions available at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gmcw.org/special-pages/season-subscription-form/&quot;&gt;http://gmcw.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=621</link>
      <description>Sun. 10.24 , 6pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Francesco Cilea&apos;s thrilling masterpiece is a story of love, betrayal, jealousy, even poisoned violets!  It&apos;s the stuff of operas with some of the most gorgeous opera music ever written and it showcases the myriad talents of two of our WCO audience favorites and the debut of a newcomer destined to achieve imminent stardom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Featuring tenor &lt;span class=&quot;h3&quot;&gt;James Valenti&lt;/span&gt; (Maurizio), &lt;span class=&quot;h3&quot;&gt;Mary Elizabeth Williams&lt;/span&gt; (Adriana), Mezzo soprano &lt;span class=&quot;h3&quot;&gt;Elizabeth Bishop&lt;/span&gt; (Princess de Bouillon), and baritone &lt;span class=&quot;h3&quot;&gt;Donnie Ray Albert&lt;/span&gt;  (Michonnet.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;artist&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;artist&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;artist&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;TBA&lt;br&gt;Season subscription form available from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.concertopera.org/&quot;&gt;http://concertopera.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=622</link>
      <description>Sat. 10.9 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two soul powerhouses share the stage for one night only:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and soul/gospel legend &lt;strong&gt;Mavis Staples&lt;/strong&gt; delivers wall-to-wall joy on her triumphant new album, &lt;em&gt;You Are Not Alone&lt;/em&gt;. Produced by Wilco&apos;s Jeff Tweedy, the album features the iconic singer at her most powerful and fervent. You Are Not Alone mixes traditional gospel numbers with two new songs written for Mavis by Tweedy, plus her unique interpretations of songs by Pops Staples, Randy Newman, Allen Toussaint, John Fogerty, Rev. Gary Davis and Little Milton.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After four decades toiling in the record business with little more than a fervent cult following to show for it, &quot;the Great Lady of Soul&quot;  &lt;strong&gt;Bettye LaVette&lt;/strong&gt; is finally enjoying her hard-earned spotlight. In high-profile performances at Obama&apos;s inaugural concert and the Kennedy Center Honors, as well as on albums such as &lt;em&gt;Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Scene of the Crime&lt;/em&gt;, LaVette serves as a forceful, timely reminder that soul thrives on the singer and not the song - she doesn&apos;t so much cover songs as reinvent them from the inside out.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;$25, $35, $45; GW Students and Alumni: $15 from the Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, 202-397-SEAT, and Ticketmaster.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1500451389BC3534?artistid=1115475&amp;majorcatid=10001&amp;minorcatid=202&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=623</link>
      <description>Sat. 11.6 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;The queen of Caribbean vocalists&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; - 
&lt;span&gt;Los Angeles Times&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With a career 
spanning over 60 years, Cuban songstress &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Omara 
Portuondo&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;returns to DC for the first time in almost 10 years. After 
rising to fame and concocting her first tunes with the Las D&apos;Aida quartet, 
Portuondo became one of the most highly esteemed solo singers of her country 
during the 1970s and the 1980s. However, it wasn&apos;t until the &lt;span&gt;Buena Vista Social Club&lt;/span&gt; project saw the light 
of day that she was able to achieve justifiable widespread fame along with other 
major figures of popular music from her country including Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén 
González and Compay Segundo. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her latest album &lt;span&gt;Gracias&lt;/span&gt; was recorded in 
Havana with contributions from such names as Avishai Cohen, Trilok Gurtu, Chico 
Buarque and Chucho Valdés, and includes the songs Omara has always longed to 
sing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;$25, $35, $45; GW Students and Alumni: $15 from the Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, 202-397-SEAT, and Ticketmaster.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/15004512CF684525?artistid=765206&amp;majorcatid=10001&amp;minorcatid=40&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=624</link>
      <description>Thur. 3.10 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;For 
more than forty years, &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ladysmith Black Mambazo&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;/span&gt;has married the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South 
African musical traditions to the sounds and sentiments of Christian gospel 
music. The result is a musical and spiritual alchemy that has touched a 
worldwide audience representing every corner of the religious, cultural and 
ethnic landscape. Their musical efforts over the past four decades have garnered 
praise and accolades within the recording industry, but also solidified their 
identity as a cultural force to be reckoned with.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;It isn&apos;t merely the grace and power of their dancing or the beauty of their singing that rivets the attention, but the sheer joy and love that emanates from their being.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt; - Paul Simon &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;$25, $35, $45, $55; GW Students and Alumni: $15 from the Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, 202-397-SEAT, and Ticketmaster.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/15004512D4E3486F?artistid=734247&amp;majorcatid=10001&amp;minorcatid=5&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <title>&lt;b&gt;Paco Peña presents Flamenco Vivo&lt;/b&gt;</title>
      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=625</link>
      <description>Sun. 3.13 , 7pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Peña and his troupe of singers, dancers, and 
musicians exude a powerful magnetism that gleams with vitality.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; - The Age&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As guitarist, composer, 
dramatist, producer and artistic mentor, Paco 
Peña embodies both the authenticity and innovation in flamenco and has 
transformed perceptions of this archetypal Spanish art form. Since 1970 Paco 
Peña has performed regularly with his own hand-picked company of dancers, 
guitarists and singers in a succession of groundbreaking shows proving that the 
soul of flamenco lies in the authentic expression of emotions through music and 
dance. &lt;br&gt;$25, $35, $45, $55; GW Students and Alumni: $15 from the Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, 202-397-SEAT, and Ticketmaster.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/15004519DD77505C?artistid=756687&amp;majorcatid=10001&amp;minorcatid=5&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <link>http://www.lisner.org/eventdetails.asp?id=626</link>
      <description>Fri. 3.25 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;One of the visionaries of modern Brazilian music, 
vocalist Gal Costa&apos;s recordings helped 
launch Brazil&apos;s Tropicália movement in the late 1960s. Her career spans four 
decades, dozens of solo releases and millions of records sold. Songs by 
composers Caetano Veloso, Antonio Carlos Jobim and others were first made famous 
on Costa&apos;s albums.&lt;br&gt;$25, $35, $45, $50; GW Students and Alumni: $15 from the Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, 202-397-SEAT and Ticketmaster.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/15004512DA4B4942?artistid=734184&amp;majorcatid=10001&amp;minorcatid=40&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <description>Thur. 4.7 , 8pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The richness of the African guitar tradition is the focus of this &lt;span&gt;Acoustic Africa&lt;/span&gt; tour. Featuring: &lt;span&gt;Habib Koité&lt;/span&gt;, the Malian superstar whose 
exciting concerts have endeared him to audiences worldwide, &lt;span&gt;Oliver &quot;Tuku&quot; Mtukudzi&lt;/span&gt;, the best-selling artist 
in his home country of Zimbabwe, and &lt;span&gt;Afel 
Bocoum&lt;/span&gt;, a guitarist, singer, and composer from Mali whose songs evoke the 
evolution of traditional Malian society. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One of Africa’s most exciting performers, &lt;strong&gt;Habib Koite&lt;/strong&gt; plays music that reflects the diverse musical traditions of his Malian homeland. Accompanied by his band &lt;strong&gt;Bamada&lt;/strong&gt;, Koite has released a number of successful and critically acclaimed albums and has appeared on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Late Show with David Letterman&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and in major magazines such as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;People&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rolling Stone&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Lovingly called &lt;strong&gt;“Tuku”&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Oliver Mtukudzi&lt;/strong&gt; began recording in the mid-1970s as a member of &lt;strong&gt;Wagon Wheels&lt;/strong&gt;, a band that also featured &lt;strong&gt;Thomas Mapfumo&lt;/strong&gt;. After Wagon Wheels rolled to fame in Southern Africa, Tuku formed &lt;strong&gt;Black Spirits&lt;/strong&gt;,
 the band that has backed him throughout his career. Mtukudzi has been 
heavily influenced by chimurenga, the genre pioneered by Mapfumo that is
 inspired by the hypnotic rhythms of the mbira (thumb piano). His music 
also incorporates pop influences, South Africa mbaqanga, the energetic 
Zimbabwean pop style &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;JIT&lt;/span&gt;, and the traditional 
kateke drumming of his clan, the Korekore. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Afel Bocoum&lt;/strong&gt; began his music career with his uncle &lt;strong&gt;Ali Farka Toure&lt;/strong&gt; in the group &lt;strong&gt;Asco&lt;/strong&gt;, a collaboration which lasted some thirty years. In the 1980s, he founded his own group named &lt;strong&gt;Alkibar&lt;/strong&gt;,
 in which he plays the guitar, sings, and composes. Bocoum sings mainly 
in Sonrai, his mother tongue, but also in Tamashek, the language of the 
Tuareg, and in Bambara. In spite of his growing success, Bocoum remains 
gentle and unassuming, modestly directing the energy this recognition 
brings him towards the welfare of his people and the inspiration they 
give to his music.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;$25, $35, $45; GW Students and Alumni: $15 from the Lisner Box Office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, 202-397-SEAT, and Ticketmaster.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/15004513808D27CE?artistid=1040611&amp;majorcatid=10001&amp;minorcatid=5&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <description>Thur. 9.23 , 7pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE TENTH INNING&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Premieres September 28-29 at 8:00 p.m. on WETA TV 26, WETA HD and PBS stations nationwide&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thousands of bats, three home run records and one &quot;curse&quot; have been broken since Ken Burns last explored the history of America&apos;s national pastime with his landmark 1994 PBS series Baseball. Now, Burns and co-director Lynn Novick bring the series up to the present with The Tenth Inning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The four-hour, two-part documentary series featues the compelling stories of Cal Ripken Jr., Joe Torre, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Pedro Martinez, Barry Bonds and Ichiro Suzuki and includes commentary from an eclectic lineup of all-stars, fans and wrters, including The Washington Post&apos;s Thomas Boswell and ESPN writer Howard Bryant, author of The Last Hero. A Life of Henry Aaron.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Schedule:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7:00 PM Introduction by Ken Burns&lt;br /&gt;7:15 PM 40-minute film excerpt&lt;br /&gt;8:00 PM Panel discussion with filmmakers and ESPN’s Howard Bryant&lt;br /&gt;8:20 PM Audience Q&amp;A&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;Free - RSVP Required&lt;br&gt;RSVP at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weta.org/local/wetaevents/tenthinning/rsvp&quot;&gt;WETA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;http://www.weta.org/local/wetaevents/tenthinning/rsvp&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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      <description>Sat. 9.25 , 7pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kollaboration is an annual event and movement produced by young Asian and Pacific Islander professionals and students, volunteering their time and skills to celebrate the vast talents of their community and hopefully bring them into the mainstream.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hosted by Paul &quot;PK&quot; Kim and featuring: Ivy Rose, Philip Jung &amp; Dongwoo Seo, Amanda Lee, Dave Bak, Lily Bee, Trus Real, Christopher Santa Ana, Chip Han.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tickets:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purchased General Admission = $15&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;General admission seating is non-reserved seating and will be available on a first come, first served basis.&lt;br /&gt;Buy 5 general admission tickets, and get the 6th FREE!&lt;br /&gt;(Military, student, and senior citizen, tickets are available for $12 at ticketmaster locations only, with identification)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For large group sales, contact hsuan(at)kollaborationdc.org&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purchased VIP Tickets = $45&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIP ticket holders will receive&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) Premier reserved seating in the VIP only section&lt;br /&gt;2) A gift bag, including a $25 gift certificate to Buddha Bar, a gift certificate to Ping Pong Dim Sum, CIBU Hair Care Products, and more!&lt;br /&gt;3) Access to the VIP area at the Kollaboration afterparty&lt;br /&gt;4) Pictures in our special VIP area&lt;br /&gt;5) Separate entry from general admission&lt;br /&gt;and more to be announced soon!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After Party&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIP tickets will get you access to the Official Kollaboration DC After Party at Pasha Lounge all night.&lt;br /&gt;General Admission tickets will get you access to the party for free until midnight. After midnight, it will be $5 cover charge with a general admission ticket stub.&lt;br /&gt;Cover charge without a ticket stub will be $10. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;VIP: $45; General: $15, Students, Military, and under 12: $12 at the Lisner Box office&lt;br&gt;Tickets available from the Lisner Box Office, 202-397-SEAT, and www.ticketmaster.com.&lt;br&gt;http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/150044FEA50B584D&lt;br&gt;9/9/2010 4:06:38 PM</description>
      
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