THEATER
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A CIRCUS, ON STAGE
“Agnes Under the Big Top” kicks off 10th season for Forum Theatre.
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AFI SILVER SPRING
75TH ANNIVERSARY
The AFI Silver movie theater in Silver Spring, which opened in 1938, was saved from demolition and restored to its original Art Deco look. The theater is celebrating its 75th anniversary from Sept. 13-18 with screenings of four 1938 films.
PHOTOS FROM AFI
Errol Flynn stars in “The Adventures of Robin Hood,” one of three movies released in 1938 that will be screening at the AFI Silver Theatre.
Michael Redgrave and Margaret Lockwood star in Alfred Hitchock’s “The Lady Vanishes.”
FREE SHOWING OF ‘FOUR DAUGHTERS’ MARKS THEATER’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY BY
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The AFI Silver Theatre almost fell beneath a wrecking ball in the 1990s, but thanks to a passionate and committed effort made by movie lovers and county officials, the theater was saved, restored and reopened. On Sunday, its operators, the American Film Institute, will celebrate the theater’s 75th anniversary with a free, one-time-only showing
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of “Four Daughters,” the movie on the marquee when the theater first opened in 1938. “We’re trying to make it special,” said Ray Barry, director of the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. “It’s been a central part of the county for 75 years.”
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In the ‘Sway’
Local laughs Silver Spring comic co-produces show featuring up-and-comers n
Lead singer talks about rehab, family and new album n
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ZAYRA ALVAREZ
(From left) Ryan Delahoussaye, Jeremy Furstenfeld, Justin Furstenfeld and Matt Noveskey make up the platinum-selling band Blue October. The group will be performing Friday at The Fillmore Silver Spring.
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Blue October frontman and lyricist Justin Furstenfeld has spent most of his life in pain. Suffering with bipolar disorder and anxiety issues, Furstenfeld turned to self-medication through alcohol and drugs. In 2012, his pregnant wife threatened to leave him for good. Shortly afterward, his bandmates — including his brother Jeremy — went to his house ready to kick him out of the band. Enough was enough for Furstenfeld. After years of anger, frustration and pain, he decided it was time for
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EMI LIA
Comedian and Silver Spring native Martin Amini.
Just a few years after discovering his own passion for comedy, Silver Spring native Martin Amini returns to the Washington, D.C., area this weekend to host a show featuring a new crop of up-and-coming talent. Amini is the co-producer and master of ceremonies for the D.C. stop on the Comedy’s Best Kept Secret Tour, playing at Club Heaven
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