Interpreting classic jazz standards or singing her own bluesy jazz pieces is her sound today, but her background is varied, from playing in marching bands as a child to a back up singer with Joni Mitchell and  singer in funk bands.

In the 1980 she explored into the New York jazz scene and has since recorded over 20 albums, won a Grammy and was named the female Jazz Vocalist of the Year by Down Beat magazine, three years in a row.

Cassandra Wilson
Warner Theatre
513 13th Street, NW, between E & F St.
Washington, D.C., 20004 (map it)

Date and Time – Saturday, November 8, 2008.  8:00 p.m.

Tickets – $40.00 – $80.00 and are available online.

Nearest Metro Subway Station – Metro Center – Red, Orange and Blue lines, then a one-block walk or use the DC Circulator.

Parking – Paid garage parking and very limited metered street parking is available.

Image – Flickr – Cassandra Wilson in NYC

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In 1983, he was a finalist on Ed McMahon’s “Star Search” and his stand-up comedy career tool off.  Since then he’s appeared in a number of major movies including “Jingle All the Way,”  “Houseguest”  and “Necessary Roughness”.

Sinbad
Warner Theatre
513 13th Street, NW, between E & F St.
Washington, D.C., 20004 (map it)

Dates and Times -  Saturday, October 18, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Tickets – $46.50 and are available online at Ticketmaster.

Nearest Metro Subway Station – Metro Center – Red, Orange and Blue lines, then a one-block walk or use the DC Circulator.

Parking – Paid garage parking and very limited metered street parking is available.

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He’s released a couple funny Grammy-nominated CDs, an autobiography entitled “Why You Crying?”, which hit the NY Times Bestseller top 20 list, and has also appeared in a dozen movies.  

He’s also had a couple rather public controversies with Jay Leno and Carlos Mencia.

George Lopez
Warner Theatre
513 13th Street, NW, between E & F St.
Washington, D.C., 20004 (map it)

Dates and Times – Friday – Sunday, October 3-5 , 8:00 p.m.

Tickets – $55.00 and are available online.

Nearest Metro Subway Station – Metro Center – Red, Orange and Blue lines, then a one-block walk or use the DC Circulator.

Parking – Metered street and garage parking is available in the area.

Image – Flickr

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She daydreams all day at school about becoming a dancer on her favorite after-school teen dance TV program, “The Corny Collins Show”.  After auditioning and winning a spot as a dancer on the show, she is catapulted from a nobody to A-list celebrity overnight. 

In no time, Tracy becomes one of shows most likable kids, threatening the status of the station manager’s snobby and rich daughter. More importantly, jeopardizing the probability of her winning the “Miss Teenage Hairspray” pageant. 

Along the way she stand up for what she thinks is right amid a backdrop of the civil rights movement, teen crushes and interloping parents.

Hairspray 
Warner Theatre
513 13th Street, NW, between E & F St.
Washington, D.C., 20004 (map it)

Dates and Times – Tuesday – Sunday, April 15-20, 2008

Tickets – $38.50 – $75.00 and are available online or call 202-397-SEAT.

Nearest Metro Subway Station – Metro Center – Red, Orange and Blue lines, then a one-block walk or use the DC Circulator.

Parking – Paid garage parking and very limited metered street parking is available.

Images – sign, can, Times Sq.

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The show, using the American Idol format, pits great dancers from all styles of dance — ballroom to hip-hop, salsa to swing, into a weekly dance competition. The dancers include everyone from unknown amateurs to recognized national champions.   About 20 dancers from the six city audition sessions will go on to complete on the television show.  

After getting through the auditions and making it to the finals, the  contestants are required to dance a range of styles and with different partners, testing their skills and versatility.

If named America’s Favorite Dancer, the winner is awarded $100,000, a new car and receives lots of publicity.

To participate in the So You Think You Can Dance auditions, you must be 18-30 years old, a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident with a work permit and complete the required paperwork.  With only six cities hosting auditions, plan on long lines and long waits.  But come ready to dance and impress the judges.

So You Think You Can Dance Auditions

Open Casting Call
Thursday, February 21, 8:00 a.m.
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002 (map it)

Call Backs 
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 22-23
Warner Theatre
513 13th Street, NW
Washington, D.C., 20004 (map it)

And if you can’t dance, or want to try to be the next So You Think You Can Dance star, here’s a few places to start taking some dance lessons in the Washington, DC area.

• Disco
• Salsa and Latin
• Swing

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