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Local funk-pop-soul act Strutman Lane are gearing up to release their third EP, Made Up, on Friday.

Keyboard player Jack Gruber tells Dorvall Bedford “It’s almost like we’re chiseling away and getting closer to the pure version of our sound.” https://t.co/HngoCLdYkl

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“Les Mis is nothing short of a blockbuster musical. Yet, it’s not just the familiar title driving the hype, it’s the abundantly optimistic energy in the room,” writes critic Melissa Lin Sturges. https://t.co/4IBGJF3scQ

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Last Thursday, D.C. punk veterans Ian MacKaye and Darryl Jenifer reflected on creativity, community, and the emergence of two bands that changed punk.

“The fact we are talking about this 47 years later, that’s impact. The recognition is right here,” MacKaye said. https://t.co/Ob9O3YnTFe

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Nine months ago, Julian Bailey was shot and killed by U.S. Marshals in Northeast D.C. His family is still searching for answers and accountability.

Candace Y.A. Montague on what we know and what questions remain in the shooting of Julian Bailey: https://t.co/YfYsIJEcZM

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In Wild Horse Nine, British Irish filmmaker Martin McDonagh returns to the buddy killers dynamic of his 2008 debut. Critic Chris Klimek says it’s “one of the strongest films of a very strong year.” https://t.co/jqc3hTKsgA

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Awash in a kaleidoscope of colors, textures, and mediums, the Frary Gallery’s exhibit Jeffrey Gibson: A Real Love Thing punches above the weight class you might expect for only 14 works. Critic Stephanie Rudig reviews:
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Possible Love, director Lee Chang-dong’s novelistic tale of job loss and grief, is a gut punch that feels all too relevant in the age of AI.

City Paper critic Lacy Baugher Milas’ review: https://t.co/9wt65h2ck3

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A Bad Brains exhibition, riot grrrl documentary and talk, Michigander, the Tubs, Gay Meat, Moth’s StorySLAM: Home for the Holidays, and a Sanam Sheriff book event.

Our picks for this week in D.C.: https://t.co/zNJeE0JJC6

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Show Me Love DC, a new partnership between the Wanda Alston Foundation and LGBT+ Counseling Collaborative, makes therapy financially accessible to LGBTQIA survivors of domestic violence. City Paper contributor Taylor Ruckle has the full story:
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Ad | Join the National Museum of the American Indian in DC for this full-day program honoring Native Americans in every branch of the US military.

Throughout the day, visitors of all ages can learn more about Native military service and honor veterans through an exhibition, presentations, a short film, hands-on activities, various information tables, and more.

Learn about the significance of tobacco in Indigenous cultures and make prayer ties to honor veterans. Dr. Christine Sims (Acoma Pueblo) will share stories of Pueblo men who served as Code Talkers in World War II. Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) archivist Ryan S. Flahive will discuss the life and legacy of Native fashion designer, co-founder of IAIA, and veteran Lloyd "Kiva" New (Cherokee, 1916-2002). The lighting of the flame of the National Native American Veterans Memorial will feature an Honor Song and drum by Dennis Zotigh (Kiowa/Isanti Dakota/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) and Ralph Zotigh (Kiowa/Isanti Dakota/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo). The Native American Women Warriors will retire the colors to conclude the day's events.

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Based on transcripts of the House Un-American Activities Committee, Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been? is a chronologically ordered reenactment of 17 witness testimonies.

Despite compelling moments and a talented cast, “the formula grows stale,” writes critic Allison R. Shely. https://t.co/WKSUVPDY6l

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Janeese Lewis George called her victory a new day in D.C., “one where we don’t make excuses and we don’t retreat.”

With last night’s landslide win, she becomes the first democratic socialist to lead D.C. and the city’s third woman mayor.

We’ve got your D.C. election recap: https://t.co/xBBNM5MoEl

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All the World’s a Stage follows a closeted math teacher in rural Pennsylvania who mentors a student for a theater competition.

Adam Gwon’s score fllirts with political commentary, but keeps “the story’s foes … offstage to avoid real confrontation,” writes critic D.R. Lewis. https://t.co/lhKTcK0PGm

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“Creating an anthology feels like a small miracle, or even a big one, in today’s publishing world,” writes columnist Hannah Grieco.

Lucky for us, local indie publishers are putting out collections that focus on everything from queer futures to the fight against hunger. https://t.co/rgULXSY0dS

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The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden reopens its outdoor gallery on Saturday after a yearslong $68 million renovation.

The revitalized garden features commissioned works, recent acquisitions, pieces from the initial 1974 installation, new tiers and built-in benches, and more. https://t.co/Usv9gDsZJk

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At a packed tenant town hall on Wednesday, presumptive next mayor Janeese Lewis George spent three hours listening to residents from every ward share their struggles with the District’s housing.

Contributor Suzie Amanuel was in the crowd. Read her full dispatch here. https://t.co/yVXXVIHKYb

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This week in D.C.: Local filmmaker Alyscia Cunningham hosts a special screening of her new folk horror film Douen, Flipper play the Fridge, and the Smithsonian National Museum of American History traces the history of Afro Cuban music in the U.S. https://t.co/2t595jlXlZ

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Sandra Hüller plays the daughter of the great German writer Thomas Mann in Fatherland.

Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski “explore[s] a favorite topic of his—the moral and diplomatic minefields people must navigate in postwar Europe,” writes critic Alan Zilberman. https://t.co/ka00fTKYsE

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D.C. will honor the Jewels, an R&B group formed at Roosevelt high school in 1958, with a commemorative street sign in front of their alma matter on 13th Street NW.

Steve Kiviat looks at the group’s history and Thursday’s event, where Janeese Lewis George will unveil the sign reading "The Jewels Way." https://t.co/AA901p3UxW