Saturday Nights at 11:01
11:01 Saturday Nights. Starts at 11:01 p.m. Late-night dance party. Tickets are $15/$12 students. At the Ballroom at Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Call 703-228-1850.
Dance Wednesdays
Dance Wednesdays. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. dance classes; 8:30 to 11 p.m. dancing. Tickets are $15/$12 at door. On Wednesdays, dance the night away at Artisphere to zydeco, cajun, rock, R&B and swing. The new center features a 3,000 square foot dance floor, one of the best in the area. At the Ballroom at Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Call 703-228-1850.
Salsa Tuesdays
Salsa Tuesdays. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. dance class; 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. dancing. At the Ballroom @ Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington. Call 703-228-1850.
Now Through April 15
Luis Sierra: Somewhere Over the Digital Prism. Somewhere Over the Digital Prism (SODP) hacks Dorothy's most famous ballad from "The Wizard of Oz" through a series of mimicked glitches. At the Artisphere.
Through April 17
Jimmy Pelletier: "Blocks of Heaven." Free. Skateboarding documentary of the scene around Washington, D.C. On the Artisphere video screens.
Now Through April 15
Art by Jenny Sidhu Mullins. Part of the Art on the Art Bus Project and Interactive Reincarnation Machine. Jenny creates paintings and electronic, interactive sculptures that explore ideas related to national identity, American spirituality and corporate mythology. At the Works in Progress Gallery at the Artisphere. Visit www.artisphere.com.
Through May 31
Donna Cameron. Free. Donna Cameron is a new media artist from Arlington who creates highly sensual visual and aural collages through a process of paper emulsion which she developed specifically for her work; a process that helps her create surreal combinations of poetry, color, light and sound. At the Bijou Theater at the Artisphere.
Thursday/April 5
Blues House Party. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8. Some of America's greatest traditional blues masters get together at home to swap songs from the old days and stories of what those days were like, when blues flourished 'back down home' at country breakdowns, corn-shuckings and houseparties. Followed by Q&A with Producer Eleanor Ellis. At the Dome Theater at the Artisphere.
April 6 and April 7
ChickFactor 2012: For the Love of Pop. 8 p.m. Tickets are $25/advance; $27/day; $45/two-day pass. Join the East Coast fanzine chickfactor as it celebrates its 20th anniversary with two evenings of sparkly indie-pop. At the Ballroom at The Artisphere.
Saturday/April 7
Brahms: The Sonatas for Violin and Piano. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $28/adults; $15/students. Violinist Leonid Sushansky and Carlos Rodriguez bring their artistry to this program. The Brahms violin sonatas are all exceptional masterpieces that occupy their own world of elegant construction, romantic sweep and exquisite beauty. Featuring the National Chamber Ensemble. At the Spectrum Theater at The Artisphere.
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Wednesday/April 11
Good Mourning by Florence Minder. 8 p.m. Cost is $15/$10. Co-presented by Alliance FranÁaise. Part of the Small is More Belgian theater and dance showcase. Followed by Q&A session with playwright and actress Florence Minder. At the Dome Theatre at the Artisphere.
Thursday/April 12
"Almost Famous." 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8. Part of the Music in Film Series. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on the shifting landscape of music journalism. A panel will be moderated by Jennifer Vinson of DC Setlist, and featuring panelists Chris Richards (Washington Post), Valerie Paschall (DCist), Aaron Leitko (Pitchfork) and Sarah Godfrey (freelancer). At the Dome Theater at The Artisphere.
April 13 to April 22
UrbanArias: Positions 1956. Tickets are $22. Positions 1956 is a 90-minute “self-help” opera in three parts. Both scathingly funny and heart-breakingly bittersweet, the opera is based on a different type of instructional material from the 1950s: a fitness manual (think Charles Atlas, 98-pound weaklings, and titles like “Physique and Delinquency”); a ballroom dancing manual (think Arthur Murray’s famous “Footprints”); and a sex manual (think titles like “How to Please Your Husband”). Friday, April 13 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, April 15 at 2 p.m.; Tuesday, April 17 at 8 p.m.; Thursday, April 19 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 21 at 7 p.m.; Sunday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. At the Black Box Theater at The Artisphere.
Friday/April 13
Jason Masi Band & Three MTS. 8 p.m. Tickets are $12. Jason Masi Band official launch party for the new album, "Life is Wonderful" with The 3MTs. Visit www.jasonmasi.com or www.3mtsmusic.com. At the Dome Theater at The Artisphere.
April 14 to April 22
UrbanArias: Before Breakfast and The Filthy Habit. Saturday, April 14 at 7 p.m.; Sunday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, April 18 at 8 p.m.; Friday, April 20 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, April 22 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $22. At the Black Box Theater at the Artisphere.
Saturday/April 14
Countdown to Yuri's Night. 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Featuring 15 visual artists, 20 performers, a burlesque performance, and two bands. In celebration of the 51st Anniversary of Human Space Flight. Tickets are $25/advance; $30/door. At the Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Visit www.c2yn.com.
April 18 to May 13
Mickael Broth. Free. Richmond-based visual artist will be demonstrating his work at the Works in Progress Gallery. At the Artisphere.
April 18 to May 31
David Carlson. Carlson is an artist, teacher and community activist that lives and works in the Northern Virginia area. He has collaborated with composers, visual artists and dancers on video projects that deal with concepts of humanism on an international scope. Shown at the Artisphere's Video Wall.
April 18 to May 31
Kevin Palomino: Dead Ghosts. Free. Palomino is a multi-medium artist from Wichita and Washington, D.C. Through his works with film, painting, screen printing, drawing and graphic story Palomino attempts to explore issues of identity, culture, nationality, modernity and technology as they relate to himself and his generation. At the Artisphere.
Thursday/April 19
"Better Than Something: Jay Reatard". 7:30 p.m. "Better Than Something" is a feature documentary about the controversial and prolific garage rock icon Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr, better known to the world as Jay Reatard. This intimate portrait, captured just months before his untimely passing, provides an incredibly close look into Jay's complicated punk-rock world in Memphis, Tenn. At the Dome Theater at The Artisphere.
Thursday/April 19
Friday Morning Music Club (On Thursdays). Noon. Free classical music. At the Ballroom at The Artisphere.
Friday/April 20
Sierra Maestra: Masters of Cuban Son. 10 p.m. Direct from Cuba. Tickets are $25; $22 student/senior/military. With five of the original band members still playing, the group has played a key part in the recent worldwide boom in Cuban traditional music. At the Ballroom at The Artisphere.
Thursday/April 26
"The Last Waltz." 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8. Thanksgiving, 1976, San Francisco's Winterland: The Band performs its last concert after 16 years on the road. Director Martin Scorsese's camera explores the interactions onstage in the making of music. Offstage, he interviews The Band's five members, focusing on the nature of life on the road. At the Dome Theater at the Artisphere.
Friday/May 4
"The 39 Steps." Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years Film Series. 8 p.m. Tickets are $8. This screening is part of Artisphere's Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years Film Series. Before there was Vertigo, The Birds and Rear Window, Hitchcock directed films for over a decade that—beyond simply laying the groundwork for his later works—are considered masterpieces in their own right. Every Friday in May, Artisphere will screen a different classic from the “master of suspense” released before 1940. At the Dome Theater at the Artisphere.
May 10 to July 1
The Bacchae by Euripides. Part of the WSC Avant Bard Spring Repertory. Mixing history with myth to recount by the story of the God Dionysus's arrival in Greece, this tragedy centers on King Pentheus of Thebes and his mother Agaue and their punishment by Dionysus for refusing to worship him. Regular Performances: Saturday, May 19 – Sunday, July 1. Tickets: Previews: All Pay-What-You-Can; Regular run: Thursday, $25 7:30 p.m. / Friday, $30 7:30 p.m. / Saturday, Matinee, Pay-What-You-Can 2 p.m. / Saturday, $35 7:30 p.m. / Sunday, Mat .$30 2 p.m. / Sunday $25 7:30 p.m. At the Artisphere.
Thursday/May 17
Friday Morning Music Club (On Thursdays). Noon. Free classical music. At the Ballroom at The Artisphere.
Thursday/May 17
"The Creators." 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8. "The Creators" explores the chaotic reality of modern day South Africa. Moving through the lives of artists from all segments of the formerly-segregated country, the film paints an intimate portrait of those actively remolding the legacy of apartheid. Followed by Q&A with director, Fulbright recipient and Arlington native Laura Gamse. At the Dome Theater at The Artisphere.
May 17 to July 1
"The Tooth of the Crime." By Sam Shepard. Part of the WSC Avant Bard spring Repertory. This play with music tells the tale of the battle between two rock stars, Hoss, and his young rival, Crow. It is a style war in which each battles for psychic territory. A combination of a heavyweight prizefight, a showdown, and the conventional gunfight in Westerns, the confrontation between Hoss and Crow is fought with music and competing styles. Shepard wrote both lyrics and music. Tickets: All Pay-What-You-Can; Regular run: Thursday, $25 7:30 p.m. / Friday $30 7:30 p.m. / Saturday Mat Pay-What-You-Can 2 p.m. / Saturday $35 7:30 p.m. / Sunday Mat $30 2 p.m. / Sunday $25 7:30 p.m. At the Artisphere.
May 17 to June 17
The Congressional Art Competition. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Hosted by Congressman James P. Moran as part of the National Congressional Program. The exhibition recognizes the creative talents of Northern Virginia's young artists. At the Works in Progress Gallery at the Artisphere.
Friday/May 18
"Young and Innocent" ("The Girl Was Young"). A man on the run from a murder charge enlists a beautiful stranger who must put herself at risk for his cause. Released in the U.S. as "The Girl Was Young," Young and Innocent is based on a novel by Josephine Tey. Part of Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years Film Series. 8 p.m. Tickets are $8. At the Dome Theater at The Artisphere.
Wednesday/May 23
"Radiation." 8 p.m. Tickets are $8. Part of the Galinsky and Hawley Retrospective Week. Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley have a history of making films outside the realm of traditional narrative, about subjects existing outside the realm of traditional society. Their previous films and documentaries explore topics ranging from the underground music community to policing the streets of Miami to imminent domain. At the Dome Theater at the Artisphere.
Thursday/May 24
"Code 33." 8 p.m. Tickets are $8. Improving upon the "Cops" concept, the documentary, "Code 33" gives the viewer full access to the Miami Police Department as they struggle to bring one serial rapist to justice. Part of the Galinsky and Hawley Retrospective Week. At the Dome Theater at The Artisphere.
Friday/May 25
"The Lady Vanishes." 8 p.m. Part of Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years Film Series. While traveling in continental Europe a rich, young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train. At the Dome Theater at The Artisphere.
Saturday/May 26
"Battle for Brooklyn." 8 p.m. Tickets are $8. Battle for Brooklyn is the epic and universal tale of one man under pressure, and how far he will go to save his community and his home from the private developers who want to build a basketball arena on top of it. Part of the Galinsky and Hawley Retrospective Week. At the Dome Theater at The Artisphere.
Sunday/May 27
"Horns and Halos." 2 p.m. Tickets are $6. Part of the Galinsky and Hawley Retrospective Week. Horns and Halos captures the unlikely connection of three men — an ex-con turned celebrity biographer, a janitor and underground publisher, and U.S. President George W. Bush — whose paths to power and popularity become tangled in a controversial book. At the Dome Theater at The Artisphere.
Thursday/May 31
"Cultures of Resistance." 8 p.m. Tickets are $8. Cultures of Resistance explores how art and creativity can be the ammunition in the battle for peace and justice. At the Dome Theater at The Artisphere.
Saturday/May 26
"Half-Cocked." 5 p.m. Tickets are $6. Made in 1994 in Louisville, Nashville and Chattanooga, "Half-Cocked" follows a group of kids who steal a van full of music equipment and pretend to be a band in order to stay on the road. The film features Ian Svenonius and members of Rodan and The Grifters, with music by Unwound, Slant 6, Freakwater, Versus, Polvo, Smog, Heliumand others. Part of the Galinsky and Hawley Retrospective Week. At the Dome Theater at The Artisphere.
Saturday/June 2
National Chamber Ensemble: All That Jazz. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25/adults; $15/students. Featuring pianist and composer Jeffrey Chappell. The program will include the jazz suites by Claude Bolling as well as original arrangements of Jazz favorites. At the Spectrum Theater at The Artisphere.