Going Out Guide: This Week's Best Free Events + February Theater Preview

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The Washington PostMonday, February 06, 2012
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Free and easy events

Watch a Charlie Chaplin classic, experience a rare Gong Orchestra performance and celebrate Charles Dickens's 200th birthday. Plus: Catapalooza! [ Read more ]

February theater

What's on stage this month. [ Read more ]

Gurus' Picks

Pisco sours for Peru

Pisco sours for Peru

Monday, Feb. 6 | The refreshing, easy-drinking pisco sour is Peru's national cocktail, and it even has its own holiday, called Pisco Sour Day. Raise a glass in celebration at the Passenger, where 10 percent of all proceeds go to a non-profit group that helps disadvantaged children in Peru. [ Read more ]

Mothership lands in D.C.

Mothership lands in D.C.

Tuesday, Feb.7 | Gotta have that funk? Catch George Clinton and the current iteration of Parliament Funkadelic at the 9:30 Club. [ Read more ]

So it begins

So it begins

Starting Wednesday, Feb. 8 | Pay what you can Wednesday for Synetic Theater's fresh take on the creation story, "Genesis Reboot." [ Read more ]

Smart comedy

Smart comedy

Friday, Feb. 10 | John Hodgman, the mock-intellectual comedian and author, whose purported arsenal of knowledge includes "matters historical," "matters literary" and "hobo matters," reads and performs selections from his latest book "That is All," (the final installment of his "Complete World Knowledge" series) at the Birchmere. [ Read more ]

Sharon Van Etten's sad songs

Sharon Van Etten's sad songs

Saturday, Feb. 11 | Sharon Van Etten keeps her confessional songwriting while expanding her arrangements on new album "Tramp." Watch the songs come to life at the Black Cat. [ Read more ]

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KRONOS QUARTET - ALIM QASIMOV ENSEMBLE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18. 8PM. $45. The foremost mugham singers, adventurous instrumentalists and an ancient musical form. A rare USA tour by Azerbaijan's celebrated vocalists! CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. Celebrating 10 Years in the Company of Extraordinary Minds. claricesmithcenter.umd.edu. 301.405.ARTS. Click here for tickets!

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Two uncommon men working toward one common goal: equality. Ford's Theatre presents the world premiere of NECESSARY SACRIFICES, a captivating depiction of the struggle for a post-emancipation world. Click here for tickets!

ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA WITH JEAN YVES-THIBAUDET. Friday, February 10 at 8PM. $45. Orpheus performs without a conductor, conveying the intimacy of chamber music at orchestral proportions. CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. 301.405.ARTS. Click here for tickets!

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