Our end-of-the-week picks for Nov. 8-10
We've gathered up some fun things to do in DC this weekend. You can also read what else is going on during the week and throughout the month.
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Friday
Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival & Symposium
Join 100Reporters, an investigative news organization, for a virtual edition of the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival (DX), the first and only festival dedicated to investigative storytelling on film in the U.S. This event celebrates the finest new films inspired by the investigative instinct and advocates for the rights of reporters and filmmakers to pursue investigations that are in the public interest. In addition to screenings, DX offers a professional symposium and programming for journalists and visual storytellers.
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
After shows featuring the music from the first animated Spider-Verse film sold out worldwide, the spectacle returns after a smash-hit sequel debuted in 2023. The movie will be screened on a colossal HD video screen as an ensemble of instrumentalists perform the score and soundtrack live, including a full orchestra, a skilled scratch DJ and percussion.
7:30 p.m. | Tickets
The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004
The Second City’s Dance Like There’s Black People Watching
From the creators of Black Side of the Moon and She the People comes a highly anticipated new production at Woolly Mammoth Theatre. The Second City returns with an exclusive new show created just for Woolly Mammoth filled with rising stars, hilarious songs and sketches and razor-sharp satire, all together in a perfect improv package.
Tickets
Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
Cole Taylor as Romeo and Caro Reyes Rivera as Juliet © SHAN Wallace
Romeo and Juliet – Final Weekend
Shakespeare’s timeless story of star-crossed lovers is also a story of the politics of warring families and the violence that consumes them. When all the systems meant to protect and guide a pair of young lovers—familial, religious, and governmental—fail them, can they find a way to safeguard their future despite the chaos around them?
Tickets
Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
The Spirit of the Beehive
Named after a masterpiece of 1970s Spanish cinema, The Spirit of the Beehive similarly push the boundaries of their art form to the breaking point. Using a distinctive sound packed with keyboard effects and samples, the trio’s music can be equally blissful and disorienting. Their latest release, You’ll Have to Lose Something, continues their sonic explorations and serves as the inspiration for their current tour, which comes to DC’s beloved independent music venue, Black Cat.
Tickets
Black Cat, 1811 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Saturday
Twilight Zone: Hidden Wonders of the Ocean
ARTECHOUSE and the Woods Holde Oceanographic Institution have collaborated to highlight an awe-inspiring nightly migration of ocean twilight zone creatures and their intricate connections to the planet’s health, including their contributions to the regulation of the earth’s climate. The groundbreaking exhibition offers a 24-minute cinematic journey with immersive 270-degree projections that span from floor to wall, complemented by six interactive installations and six XR activations.
Discounted tickets
ARTECHOUSE, 1238 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20002
Arena Stage
Data
Go behind the locked doors of Silicon Valley in this intriguing, suspense-laden play from Matthew Libby. Maneesh is an entry-level programmer at Athena Technologies, a data-mining firm. His brilliance prompts a transfer over to Data Analytics, where Maneesh sees what Athena is actually up to. Torn between idealism and success, the protagonist must come to terms with his identity.
Tickets
Arena Stage, 1101 6th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
Mosaic Theater: The Art of Care
Featuring a cast of all-star DC performers, The Art of Care lets these actors share from their own deeply personal experiences. The production combines movement, music and multimedia with the insights of caregivers, medical professionals, policymakers and everyday citizens. The audience at Atlas Performing Arts Center will be invited into the lives of the performers while also examining their own.
Tickets
Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
André 3000: New Blue Sun Live in Concert
With the release of the instrumental LP New Blue Sun earlier this year, musical icon André 3000 charted a new path that took his listeners to previously undiscovered places. With his work in the legendary duo OutKast behind him, André has found transcendence through the flute, mastering the instrument and creating soul-stirring, jazz-inspired music around it. He’ll perform the album in full along with special guest serpentwithfeet during his debut Kennedy Center show.
7:30 p.m. | Tickets
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566
Sunday
The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture
The Smithsonian American Museum’s new exhibit examines sculpture’s role in understanding and constructing race in the United States. Across 82 sculptures created between 1792 and 2023 by 70 different artists, visitors can observe historical and modern works that inspire conversation and reflections on how power, identity and race are intertwined.
11:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. | Free Admission
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th & G Streets NW, Washington, DC 20004
Breaking It Down: Conversations from the Vault
A new exhibit offers a deep dive and new takes on several artists who are essential mainstays of the Phillips Collection, including Georges Braque, Richard Diebenkorn, Arthur Dove, Sam Gilliam, Paul Klee and Georgia O’Keeffe. Visitors can also admire a growing collection of pieces by contemporary masters, including Sean Scully, Sylvia Snowden, Renée Stout and Joyce Wellman.
Hours & Admission
The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Sondheim takes ancient Rome in one of the greatest musical comedies ever. This Tony Award-winning play zeroes in on three neighboring households who notice, just outside their front doors, the exploits of a rowdy gang which includes a Roman slave, a soldier, a lovesick man and a gorgeous courtesan. You’re in for some retro Broadway brilliance at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va.
Tickets
Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, VA 22206
Dorado Schmitt & Sons: Jazz Manouche
Don't miss a chance to see one of the greatest guitar players of all time perform live at the Strathmore. Celebrating and modernizing the traditions of French jazz manouche, this show will honor Django Reinhardt's distinctive style of jazz, which debuted in the 1930s and ‘40s. In addition to Schmitt and Sons, cousins Fancko Mehrstein and Gino Roman will compose the rhythm section.
Tickets
The Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Rare Essence + Junkyard Band: 114th Anniversary of The Howard Theatre
It doesn’t get more DC than this. A double bill featuring Rare Essence and Junkyard Band, two of the most influential and essential Go-Go bands, is a perfect way to ring in the 114th anniversary of the historic Howard Theatre. The joint is sure to be jumpin’ when these two District institutions take the stage and proceed to groove the night away in honor of one of the most iconic music venues in the city.
9 p.m. | Tickets
The Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Places to Stay
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