 Jan
2 Jeff Dunham Comic
ventriloquist. GMU's Center for the Arts. 888-945-2468. www.gmu.edu
Jan
8 Martin Luther King, Jr., 80th
Birthday Celebration. BSO. 8pm. 301- 581-5100. www.strathmore.org
Jan
8-11 Washington
Antiques Show benefits Thrift Shop Charities. American University.
$15. 202-388-9560. www.antiquescouncil.com
Jan
9 Sousa Season Opener. Marine
Band. GMU Center for the Arts, Fairfax. 7:30pm. 703-993-8888.
www.gmu.edu/cfa
or marineband.usmc.mil
Jan
9 An Evening with Liz Callaway.
Kennedy Center. 800-444-1324. kennedy-center.org
Jan
9-10 Ricky Skaggs &
Kentucky Thunder. Birchmere Music Hall. 703-549-7500. birchmere.com
Jan
9-17 The Little Mermaid. Thomas
Jefferson Theatre. 703-548-1154. www.encorestage.org
Jan
10-11 NBC4's Health and Fitness
Expo. 9-5. DC Convention Center. 703-378-5315. www.dcconvention.com
Jan
10-11 Natl Philharmonic
Symphonic Blockbusters: Happy Birthday Maestro Gajewski, with Brian
Ganz. 301 581-5100. www.strathmore.org
Jan
13-Mar 8 The Little Dog that
Laughed. Signature-Theatre.org
Jan
13-18 Mariinsky Ballet
(formerly Kirov). $47-$135. Kennedy Center. 800-444-1324.
kennedy-center.org
Jan
13-18 Don Quixote Mariinsky
Ballet (formerly Kirov) presents Cervantes's classic romance. Kennedy
Center. 800-444-1324. kennedy-center.org
Jan
14-18 Dai (Enough). A diverse
set of characters hang out in a Tel Aviv cafe before a terrible
disaster. Theater J. 800-494-8497. www.theaterj.org
Jan
16 The Smithereens. The State
Theater, Falls Church. 703-237-0300. www.thestatetheatre.com
Jan
16-17 Entangled City. Dance
Ensemble. Shakespeare Theatre Company. 202-347-3909.
Jan
17 202nd Anniversary of Robert
E. Lee’s Birthday Tribute. 11am-3pm. Free. Fort Ward Museum &
Historic Site. 703-838-4848. www.oha.alexandriava.gov
Jan
17 Carlene Carter. 7:30pm. $25.
877-WOLFTRAP. www.wolftrap.org
Jan
17 Young Mr. Lincoln. Stars
Henry Fonda. Directed by John Ford. 1939, 100 min. National Archives
Experience. 12pm. 202-357-5000. www.archives.gov/nae
Jan
17 Fairfax Symphony Orchestra.
8pm. $35-$55. George Mason Univ. www.gmu.edu
Jan
17 Facing History: Be the
Artist. Youth Arts Program. Noon-2. Free. To register, call
202-633-8501. National Portrait Gallery
Jan
17-18 NSO Teddy Bear Concert:
More Tunes 'n' (Pig) Tales!. $18 Kennedy Center. 800-444-1324.
kennedy-center.org
Jan
18 6th Annual Martin Luther
King Celebration. Embracing the Dream: Elevate Our Nation. 3-5pm.
703-790-0123. $3-5. www.mcleancenter.org
Jan
18 The Kennedy Center Chamber
Players perform Dvorák, Britten, and Brahms. 2pm. $35. Kennedy
Center. 800-444-1324. kennedy-center.org
Jan
19 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Birthday Celebration, 4-6pm. Strathmore Hall. 301 581-5100.
www.strathmore.org
Jan
19 Rocknoceros. See how this
popular folk trio captivates young audiences. $5. Worldgate Theatres,
Herndon. 10:30am-11:15am. 703-787-7300.
Jan
20 Presidential Inauguration
2009. A week of festivities will include the Presidential Swearing in
Ceremony, Inaugural Address, Inaugural Parade and a night of
Inaugural Balls and galas honoring the new President of the United
States. http://inaugural.senate.gov
Jan
23 Blue Öyster Cult. The State
Theater, Falls Church. 703-237-0300. www.thestatetheatre.com
Jan
23-24 Tommy Tune and The
Manhattan Rhythm Kings. 8pm. 301 581-5100. www.strathmore.org
Jan
23–Mar 7 A Sister City Photo
Exchange: Reims & Arlington. Ellipse Arts Center.
www.arlingtonarts.org/ellipseartscenter.htm
Jan
23-24 Chicago City Limits.
7:30pm. $22. 877-WOLFTRAP. www.wolftrap.org
Jan
23- Feb 14 Shining City. Elden
Street Players, Herndon. 703-481-5930. www.eldenstreetplayers.com
Jan
25 Washington Natl. Opera Young
Artists in Concert. 4pm. 301 581-5100. www.strathmore.org
Jan
25 Keyboard Conversations with
Jeffrey Siegel. GMU Center for the Arts, Fairfax. $19-$38. 7pm.
703-993-8888. www.gmu.edu/cfa
Jan
25 Birthday Celebration of
Felix Mendelssohn. 6:30pm. The Rosslyn Spectrum Theater.
www.nationalchamberensemble.org
Jan
26 Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
8pm. $35. 877-WOLFTRAP. www.wolftrap.org
Jan
28 Tribute to Abraham Lincoln
and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert. 7pm. Free. DC Public
Library. 202-727-0321. www.dclibrary.org
Jan
28 Free Movie for Seniors at
Reston Town Center. 10am. 703-435-6530. restontowncenter.com
Jan
28 Harold Holzer on Lincoln:
President-Elect. 6:45pm. Smithsonian Associates. 202-633-3030.
www.smithsonianassociates.org
Jan
29-Feb 12 18th-Century Dance
Lessons. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum. 703-838-4242.
www.gadsbystavern.org
Jan
29 Samsung Eternity presents
Dancing with the Stars The Tour. 7:30pm. $52.50-$225. Verizon Center.
www.verizoncenter.com
Jan
29-Mar 8 Cool Papa's Party.
MetroStage. 703-548-9044. www.metrostage.org
Jan
30-Feb 1 Sugarloaf Craft
Festival. Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly. Fine art, decorative new
crafts & fun for the whole family! 350 Fine Artists and Craft
Designers! $8. www.dullesexpo.com
Jan
30-Feb 22 Unleashed! The Secret
Lives of White House Pets. Age 7+. $18. Kennedy Center. 800-444-1324.
kennedy-center.org
Jan
31 Lincoln's Inaugural Ball.
Victorian Dance Ensemble. 12, 2 & 4pm. Free. Smithsonian.
202-633-1000. www.si.edu
Jan
31 Phildanco. Energentic modern
dance group from Philadelphia. GMU Center for the Arts, Fairfax.
$21-$42. 7pm. 703-993-8888. www.gmu.edu/cfa
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