After a whirlwind trip to Pyeongchang for the 2018 Winter Olympics, Rockville, Maryland, native Haley Skarupa is coming back to the D.C. area and bringing her gold medal to the NBC4 and Telemundo44 Health and Fitness Expo.
Washington, D.C.’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities get off to an early start as THE IRISH TENORS celebrate all things Irish with a special concert performance at the National Theatre on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 8:00pm.
André Rieu is quite simply a musical phenomenon like no other. Each year his amazing live concerts attract more than 600,000 fans and outsell mega artists such as Bruno Mars, AC/DC and Rihanna in the Billboard’s Top 10. The iconic Dutch violinist, conductor and founder of the Johann Strauss Orchestra has sold a massive 40 million CDs and DVDs and notched 30 No. 1 chart positions. After the incredible success of his 2017 US tour, 2018 will bring André back to the United States and Canada in an 11-date arena tour coming to EagleBank Area Sep. 20.
Emmy-nominated actress and producer Fran Drescher, best know for her role on “The Nanny,” is coming to the NBC4 and Telemundo44 Health and Fitness Expo in March at the Washington Convention Center.
Filmmaker Jordan Peele, in conjunction with Universal Pictures, today announced free screenings of Universal’s Get Out on Presidents’ Day, February 19, at 55 AMC locations nationwide. Each guest who requests a ticket the day of the screening—at a participating location—will be given one free admission to the 7:00 p.m. showing, up to theatre capacity.
The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum marked a milestone Tuesday night, Feb. 13, staging its tenth All for the Hall benefit, this one at PlayStation Theater in New York’s Times Square. This is the fifth time the event has come to New York. Country Music Hall of Fame member Vince Gill led a star-studded evening that featured an all-female lineup, extending across genres and including Country Music Hall of Fame member Emmylou Harris with Kesha and Maren Morris. The artists, all of whom have strong ties to Nashville and its songwriting tradition, drew enthusiastic ovations from the audience. To date, All for the Hall concerts in New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville have netted over $4.3 million in support of the museum’s educational initiatives, which directly serve more than 100,000 people annually.
The sixth annual Awesome Con by LeftField Media, the Mid-Atlantic’s premier pop culture convention, will unite 80,000 fans of comics, technology and science, television and film, custom art, over-the-top cosplay, and more at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center from Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1, 2018. The convention floor and panel rooms will buzz with hundreds of hours’ worth of programs including: celebrities and experts hosting panels and exclusive reveals; cosplay fashion shows; gaming tournaments; iconic film memorabilia exhibits; and a diverse array of activities for families on Easter weekend.
Five time Grammy & Emmy nominated comedian Margaret Cho has announced brand new spring dates to her wildly popular “Fresh Off The Bloat” tour which launched last fall. Margaret was named one of Rolling Stone magazine’s 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time and has received rave reviews for the initial shows with the Chicago Tribune saying “Be it on-screen (“30 Rock,” “Drop Dead Diva”) or on stage, Margaret Cho has been one of the most exciting, unpredictable stand-up comics working for some time, and that hasn’t changed in 2017. If anything, the Asian-American female comedian’s voice has become more valuable than ever, given today’s social climate, and Cho’s material remains just as compelling, thanks in part to—and sometimes in spite of—her unapologetic delivery.”
The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF), their sponsors, Members of Congress, community and business leaders, and national Latino leaders will honor Disney/Pixar’s “Coco” star Anthony Gonzalez for serving as a source of inspiration for youth, seven high school seniors from across the United States – including from DC – and a parent at the 19th Annual National Youth Awards. Singer/Actress Catie Waters will perform a special version of God Bless America at the ceremony on Capitol Hill, which is being filmed for broadcast on Vme TV. Details are:
Theater Alliance kicks off 2018 with Idris Goodwin’s The Raid, an imagined debate between two American icons. On the eve of the raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, John Brown and Frederick Douglass argue the merits of violence and pacifism, order and chaos, and the possibility of a nation free of the scourge of slavery.
