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Holey Socks, Holy Smokes!

The success of a two-hander play depends on two things: the script and the relationship between the two players. In The Mountaintop, one sex has a slight advantage: she’s literally heavenly. Continue reading

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Think Inc. When Viewing Ink at Round House

What do you think of when you think of Rupert Murdoch?  A ruthless businessman who runs a billion-dollar world-wide publishing empire?  But did you know he acquired a rundown newspaper in 1969 and turned it into the best-selling tabloid in Britain inside of a year? Ink is that story. Continue reading

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Synergy and Serendipity at the National Book Festival

The National Book Festival attracted throngs of book-lovers to the Washington Convention Center. I was one of them. Continue reading

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!9 Kitchens 9!: New Kitchens on the Block at Mess Hall

This last version of New Kitchens on the Block was the ninth opportunity to try the wares of a slew of emerging eateries all at once. Continue reading

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Not Phoning It In: Review of Radio Golf at Round House

You will be both entertained and provoked to thought by this excellently written and acted production. Continue reading

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New Kitchens on the Block Coming This Saturday

New Kitchens on the Block will be an opportunity to get a taste of emerging restaurant concepts by some very successful chefs. Continue reading

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Anticipation: Waiting for Two Openings

For months now, two opening events have been eagerly awaited in these parts.  Salt and Vine, the new restaurant in the Olney House, has been soft-opened for dinner for about a week.  The other, Olney Winery in Ashton, now projects opening “sometime between June and July.” Continue reading

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I Love A Parade! The Cherry Blossom Blowout

I had never been to the Cherry Blossom Parade before, so I was looking forward to this year’s production – and the Sakura Matsuri was conveniently located a block away. Both were so full of sensation and sensory overload that it was quite an overwhelming day. The parade didn’t have much of a food connection, but the Matsuri made up for that.

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Keep Your Eye Upon the Donut: Review of Jennifer Who Is Leaving at Round House

Jennifer Who Is Leaving is part of the New Play Festival at the Round House Theatre.  Continue reading

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Cherry Blossom Time

The Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC is going strong. Continue reading

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