Just to catch up on a few outings last week:
On Tuesday evening, striatic and emily ann came through Washington, D.C., on the “striatic does America” tour, and a few of us Flickr folk met up with them at Union Station and took a short photo stroll around the Capitol. (See also Thom’s blog entry and photos.)
On Wednesday the passing storms relented, and that night Thom and I went to Screen on Stead, which I’ve mentioned previously. I’d seen bits of Mommie Dearest on TV now and then (and of course I know about “no wire hangers!”), but it was nice to finally see the whole movie. And a park full of queens who know certain scenes by heart does add to the ambiance. That’s a photo of us before the movie began. (Thom’s got some photos up too.)
Yesterday evening we had a lovely time at Signature Theatre’s free concert of showtunes at Wellburn Square in Ballston. (Again, Thom’s got full blog and photo coverage.)
There’s a bunch of theater currently playing in the area that I’d like to go see (closing dates noted): Once on This Island (Round House Theatre to July 3); Pacific Overtures (Signature Theatre to July 10); Red, White and Tuna (Kennedy Center to July 10); The Last Five Years (MetroStage to July 24); and Lady Windermere’s Fan (The Shakespeare Theatre to July 31). Whew. We’ll see if I actually get around to all of them; thankfully most of them have been listed on Ticketplace. Aside: last week I got tickets to Brian Stokes Mitchell’s appearance in September with the National Symphony Orchestra, so I’m looking forward to that too.