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2019 National Math Festival Heads to D.C. on May 4th to Prove Math is Fun and for Everyone

February 6, 2019 TRR News Arts & Entertainment

The schedule is set for the 2019 National Math Festival: a day of hands-on activities, fascinating speakers, and inspiring performances, showcasing how math is everywhere and full of surprises. Descending upon D.C. for the third time on Saturday, May 4, 2019, this event is free and open to the public. The festival will draw more than 20,000 people of all ages to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

BOOK ON SALE APRIL 9, Making a Stop at Warner Theatre on April 13th

Chelsea Handler Announces Her First Memoir and New Comedy Tour ‘Life Will Be the Death of Me’

February 6, 2019 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, Comedy Shows

This April, #1 New York Times bestselling author Chelsea Handler is back with her first book in five years and her first memoir: LIFE WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME (Spiegel & Grau Hardcover, on-sale 4/9). It is next-level Chelsea Handler: disarmingly honest and riotously funny, but also emotionally true and…truly inspiring.

In support of the book, Handler will embark on a 17-city nationwide tour titled Life Will Be the Death of Me: Chelsea Handler’s Sit-Down Comedy Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the events will kick off April 11 in Boston, MA and feature Chelsea in conversation, discussing stories from the new book and more. The tour will also make stops in Austin, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and more before wrapping June 1 in San Francisco, CA.See full itinerary below. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning this Friday, February 8 at 10am local time at LiveNation.com. Each ticket will include a copy of the book.

A-10 Men’s Basketball Championship to Return to Capital One Arena in 2022

February 5, 2019 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, DC Sports

The Atlantic 10 Conference announced Tuesday the future sites of the A-10 Men’s Basketball Championship. The league’s premier event will return to the nation’s capital at Capital One Arena in 2022 and then to Barclays Center in Brooklyn in 2023 and 2024.

Highlights include: 24 nominations for eight productions in the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, four theatre companies nominated for the first time, and a 19% increase from last year in the number of overall productions recognized

2019 Helen Hayes Award Nominations

February 4, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

Tonight, at a celebration honoring theatre excellence on stages across the Washington area, theatre artists, administrators, patrons, and special guests gathered in the National Theatre’s Helen Hayes Gallery for theatreWashington’s announcement of nominees for the 35th Annual Helen Hayes Awards, which will be presented on Monday, May 13 at an event at the Anthem .

TICKETS ON SALE NOW - PERFORMANCES FEBRUARY 15-16, 2019 AT HIPPODROME THEATRE

Broadway’s Best Party Returns to BALTIMORE!

January 28, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

Fifth Estate Entertainment is proud to announce the mind-blowing, face melting, nothin’ but a good time, audience favorite ROCK OF AGES will return to the stage with a tenth anniversary tour. Nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Musical, the all new production will play Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre as part of the 2018/19 CareFirst® BlueCross BlueShield Hippodrome Broadway Series from February 15-16, 2019.

Tickets are on sale now! To purchase, visit Ticketmaster.com, BaltimoreHippodrome.com, call 800-982-ARTS, or visit the Hippodrome Box Office located at 12 N Eutaw St, Baltimore, MD 21201 at the corner of Eutaw and Baltimore St. Discounted group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 443-703-2401 or contact Andrew Springer at Andrew.Springer@broadwayacrossamerica.com.

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Farpoint 2019 Giveaway

January 20, 2019 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, Contests

Farpoint is celebrating its 26th Anniversary with a new convention coming up in February. Who wants to win one of TWO pair of tickets to see Wallace Shawn of “Clueless” “DS9″ and The Princess Bride” fame and Rob Paulsen & Maurice LaMarche from “Pinky & the Brain”? Click below for details

Tickets on sale Friday, January 18th, at 12 p.m.

Rams Head Presents Jon Anderson of YES at Maryland Hall

January 16, 2019 TRR News Music, Music News

Jon Anderson is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable voices in progressive rock as the lead vocalist and creative force behind YES. Anderson was the author and a major creative influence behind the ground-breaking album ‘Fragile’ as well as the series of epic, complex pieces such as “Awaken”, “Gates of Delirium” and especially “Close to the Edge” which were central to the band’s success. Rams Head Promotions announces Jon Anderson of YES at Maryland Hall for Creative Arts in Annapolis, Maryland on Monday, April 1^st.

Academy Award & Golden Globe Winning Actor Casey Affleck to Present at Fourth Annual Veterans Awards

Casey Affleck to Present at 4th Vettys

January 16, 2019 TRR News Arts & Entertainment

The Academy of United States Veterans is happy to announce that Academy Award and Golden Globe winning actor, director, and producer Casey Affleck will present a Vettys award at the Fourth Annual Veterans Awards on January 20, 2019 at the renowned Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Shakespeare Theatre Company announces casting for Kate Hamill’s Adaptation of Vanity Fair

January 15, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

Following the success of her Sense and Sensibility at the Folger Theatre in 2016, Wall Street Journal’s Playwright of the Year 2017 Kate Hamill, returns to D.C. with her adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s classic novel Vanity Fair. Hamill’s vibrant and colorful tale about society’s foibles is a co-production with San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater. Directed by Jessica Stone and featuring Rebekah Brockman as Becky Sharp, the production will run at the Lansburgh Theatre (450 7^th Street, NW) from February 26 through March 31, 2019.

Nate Boyer to Host Fourth Annual Veterans Awards Nominees Reception

Nate Boyer to Present at 4th Vettys

January 11, 2019 TRR News Arts & Entertainment

The Academy of United States Veterans announced today that Nate Boyer will be hosting the Vettys Nominees Reception, bringing together organizations and individuals dedicated to serving the veterans community. The reception will be held on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 at the renowned Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C.