2008 Woodie Awards
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The week in fun; know your city
4/10/08
Thursday, April 10
Jelloca Lucha Libra
8 p.m.
WHERE: The Comedy Spot
4238 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, Va.
METRO: Ballston-MU (orange line)
INFO: Eight local vixens tangle in a Jell-O-like product for the good of others. The winning wrestler gets to choose the charity that the night's profits go to.
COST: $20 in advance, $25 at the door
"The Last Days of Judas Iscariot"
8 p.m.
WHERE: H Street Playhouse
1365 H St. N.E.
METRO: Union Station (red line)
INFO: Forum Theatre Company presents the D.C. premiere of this dark comedy focused on the trial in purgatory of the betrayer of Jesus. Previews run April 10, 11 and 12.
COST: Pay-what-you-can
Friday, April 11
"La Pluma y la Palabra"
2-4 p.m
WHERE: Library of Congress - Mary Pickford Theatre
First Street and Independence Avenue S.E.
METRO: Capitol South (blue and orange lines)
INFO: Teatro de la Luna presents its 16th annual Spanish-language poetry marathon, featuring celebrated Hispanic poets like Marcelo Pellegrini of Chile and Juana Georgen of Puerto Rico.
COST: Free
"Hip-Hop in the City of God"
7:30 p.m.
WHERE: National Geographic Society - Grosvenor Auditorium
1600 M St. N.W.
METRO: Mt. Vernon Square/7th St.-Convention Center (green and yellow lines)
INFO: Hip-hop royalty Chuck D moderates a panel discussion with filmmakers Sol Guy and Josh Thome about their new series "4REAL," which will air on National Geographic's Wild and Music channels this spring.
COST: $20 for students
Saturday, April 12
Native Writers Series: Lance Henson
2 p.m.
WHERE: National Museum of the American Indian - Rasmuson Theater
Fourth Street and Independence Avenue S.W.
METRO: L'Enfant Plaza (blue, orange, yellow and green lines)
INFO: Cheyene/Oglala Lakota poet Lance Henson shares his work as part of this series honoring the voices of Native writers.
COST: Free
"Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie"
6 p.m.
WHERE: Busboys and Poets
14th and V streets N.W.
METRO: U Street/Cardozo/African-American Civil War Memorial (yellow and green lines)
INFO: Craig and Cindy Corrie, Rachel Corrie's parents, will discuss the life of their daughter, an American activist who died when she was hit by a bulldozer as she tried to block it from demolishing a Palestinian family's home in the Gaza Strip.
COST: Free
Sunday, April 13
Smithsonian Craft Show
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
WHERE: National Building Museum
401 F St. N.W.
METRO: Judiciary Square (red line)
INFO: Sponsored by the Smithsonian Women's Committee, the 26th annual craft show features the wares of more than 120 vendors.
COST: $12 for students
"Driving with My Wife's Lover"
2 p.m.
WHERE: Freer Gallery - Meyer Auditorium
12th St. and Jefferson Drive S.W.
METRO: Smithsonian (orange and blue lines)
INFO: This film, a part of the Korean Film Festival, follows a man who discovers his wife is having an affair with a taxi driver and hires the cabbie for a long trip in the interest of confronting the rogue.
COST: Free
Monday, April 14
"O moody, tearful night!": The Lincoln Assassination in Memory and Myth
7 p.m.
WHERE: National Portrait Gallery - McEvoy Auditorium
Eighth and G streets N.W.
METRO: Gallery Place-Chinatown (red, yellow and green lines)
INFO: On the 143rd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, author James L. Swanson discusses the tragedy and his book, "Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer."
COST: Free
"Are the Simpsons Jewish?"
7 p.m.
WHERE: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
600 I St. N.W.
METRO: Gallery Place-Chinatown (red, yellow and green lines)
INFO: Author Mark Pinsky discusses the possibility of the Simpsons' Jewish heritage on the long-running, popular cartoon sitcom.
COST: $6
Jelloca Lucha Libra
8 p.m.
WHERE: The Comedy Spot
4238 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, Va.
METRO: Ballston-MU (orange line)
INFO: Eight local vixens tangle in a Jell-O-like product for the good of others. The winning wrestler gets to choose the charity that the night's profits go to.
COST: $20 in advance, $25 at the door
"The Last Days of Judas Iscariot"
8 p.m.
WHERE: H Street Playhouse
1365 H St. N.E.
METRO: Union Station (red line)
INFO: Forum Theatre Company presents the D.C. premiere of this dark comedy focused on the trial in purgatory of the betrayer of Jesus. Previews run April 10, 11 and 12.
COST: Pay-what-you-can
Friday, April 11
"La Pluma y la Palabra"
2-4 p.m
WHERE: Library of Congress - Mary Pickford Theatre
First Street and Independence Avenue S.E.
METRO: Capitol South (blue and orange lines)
INFO: Teatro de la Luna presents its 16th annual Spanish-language poetry marathon, featuring celebrated Hispanic poets like Marcelo Pellegrini of Chile and Juana Georgen of Puerto Rico.
COST: Free
"Hip-Hop in the City of God"
7:30 p.m.
WHERE: National Geographic Society - Grosvenor Auditorium
1600 M St. N.W.
METRO: Mt. Vernon Square/7th St.-Convention Center (green and yellow lines)
INFO: Hip-hop royalty Chuck D moderates a panel discussion with filmmakers Sol Guy and Josh Thome about their new series "4REAL," which will air on National Geographic's Wild and Music channels this spring.
COST: $20 for students
Saturday, April 12
Native Writers Series: Lance Henson
2 p.m.
WHERE: National Museum of the American Indian - Rasmuson Theater
Fourth Street and Independence Avenue S.W.
METRO: L'Enfant Plaza (blue, orange, yellow and green lines)
INFO: Cheyene/Oglala Lakota poet Lance Henson shares his work as part of this series honoring the voices of Native writers.
COST: Free
"Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie"
6 p.m.
WHERE: Busboys and Poets
14th and V streets N.W.
METRO: U Street/Cardozo/African-American Civil War Memorial (yellow and green lines)
INFO: Craig and Cindy Corrie, Rachel Corrie's parents, will discuss the life of their daughter, an American activist who died when she was hit by a bulldozer as she tried to block it from demolishing a Palestinian family's home in the Gaza Strip.
COST: Free
Sunday, April 13
Smithsonian Craft Show
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
WHERE: National Building Museum
401 F St. N.W.
METRO: Judiciary Square (red line)
INFO: Sponsored by the Smithsonian Women's Committee, the 26th annual craft show features the wares of more than 120 vendors.
COST: $12 for students
"Driving with My Wife's Lover"
2 p.m.
WHERE: Freer Gallery - Meyer Auditorium
12th St. and Jefferson Drive S.W.
METRO: Smithsonian (orange and blue lines)
INFO: This film, a part of the Korean Film Festival, follows a man who discovers his wife is having an affair with a taxi driver and hires the cabbie for a long trip in the interest of confronting the rogue.
COST: Free
Monday, April 14
"O moody, tearful night!": The Lincoln Assassination in Memory and Myth
7 p.m.
WHERE: National Portrait Gallery - McEvoy Auditorium
Eighth and G streets N.W.
METRO: Gallery Place-Chinatown (red, yellow and green lines)
INFO: On the 143rd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, author James L. Swanson discusses the tragedy and his book, "Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer."
COST: Free
"Are the Simpsons Jewish?"
7 p.m.
WHERE: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
600 I St. N.W.
METRO: Gallery Place-Chinatown (red, yellow and green lines)
INFO: Author Mark Pinsky discusses the possibility of the Simpsons' Jewish heritage on the long-running, popular cartoon sitcom.
COST: $6
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