Tag Archives: DC

Servathon 2011

Posted on April 16, 2011 by djnpub

Saturday morning I participated in Servathon 2011, a volunteer day in DC staged three times a year by Greater DC Cares. This is a major event throughout the city. Kathy had coordinated this and I was on her “team” which … Continue reading →

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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs

Posted on April 6, 2011 by djnpub

Tonight I saw another one-man play at Woolly Mammoth. WOW! Mike Daisey performed his play The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs. For just under two hours he sat at a silver desk on a black stage with a … Continue reading →

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An Ideal Husband

Posted on March 31, 2011 by djnpub

As the days in DC are too quickly rushing to an end, I attended another of my STC plays, Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband. The set design was beautiful, and the acting was as always superb. The main setting was … Continue reading →

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Live Band Karaoke

Posted on March 16, 2011 by djnpub

While crossing the mall on my way home from work tonight, I got a call from Kathy who was at the bar in Hill Country, a new Texas style restaurant in our block that just opened this week, who asked … Continue reading →

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Caps Game

Posted on March 13, 2011 by djnpub

During a slow starting morning the day of the daylight savings switch-over, I got a call from my friend Kathy. She and her friend Donna were going to a Washington Capitals hockey game. The third member of their group had … Continue reading →

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Greek Tragedy LA Style

Posted on March 2, 2011 by djnpub

Wow. Another great night of theater at the Woolly Mammoth where I sawOedipus el Rey. This was a new version of Oedipus Rex, set amidst a Chicano community, in the barrio and prison, that was powerfully affecting. The theater was … Continue reading →

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~AC/DC in DC

Posted on February 26, 2011 by djnpub

Tonight I had a lot of fun. Kathy and I joined up with Dan and Patty J, Katherine H, and Rick M to go to Falls Church and see an AC/DC cover band. We joined up in an Irish pub … Continue reading →

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The Comedy of Errors

Posted on February 24, 2011 by djnpub

I had another enjoyable evening of Shakespeare at the Folger Theatre with The Comedy of Errors. It was fun and fast and it started with an unusual device of the purported director of the Worcestershire Mask and Wig Society showing … Continue reading →

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Sightings

Posted on February 23, 2011 by djnpub

Today I rode down in my apartments elevator with Supreme Court justice Elena Kegan. She lives in the building. This is the second time I’ve seen here, the first time during the time of her confirmation hearings.

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Cymbeline

Posted on February 10, 2011 by djnpub

Tonight I experienced another great night of Shakespeare in DC, with STC’s production of Cymbeline at the Lansburgh Theatre. Initially the story summary (falsely sullied virtue of a virtuous wife, etc) didn’t excite me, and I had a little difficulty … Continue reading →

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