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9 Loose Lips: Who’s getting free game tix from the mayor’s office?

12 City Desk: The lamest arguments against statehood 14 Gear Prudence 14 Savage Love 27 Buy D.C.

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CHATTER Bash Diet

In which readers advocate eugenics for people with allergies because RIP humanity

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The wraTh of the mob in response to last week’s Young & Hungry column (“Can’t Touch This,” July 31) on dining with allergies was swift, but it bent sharply away from justice. In fact, it went straight for brutality, like when Hero took to the comments section to advocate eugenics: “We’re doing a great disservice to future generations by not thinning the herd…” Or when Stephen Crout actually emailed the author directly to explore a tremendously douchey hypothetical: “If I owned a restaurant (which I wish I had done when much younger) I would refuse to serve this woman. She should eat at home or bring her own food to a dinner out.” steve doubled down: “yea, it’s called don’t go out to eat... for an issue impacting such a small segment of the population, don’t ask me to cave to your needs.” Allyson came to the defense of the subject and others like her: “I guess I don’t understand why being polite to someone asking about ingredients is ‘caving’. How does that diminish the enjoyment of any other customers? How does that cost you money? I’m not talking about two versions of dishes, just not being a jerk. How is that really that hard? I’ve worked in restaurants, and it always seemed pretty easy to me to smile and say ‘let me check on that.’”

Ibiza in the trap. The response to our cover story last week (“Club Dread”), was generally of the OMG variety—who doesn’t love a page-turner about beat-downs, false imprisonments, and liquor fraud? But at least two readers complained that our house style is not to use the name of the local NFL team. Steve R wrote, “I thought this was going to be a good article, but stopped after the reference to ‘Washington Football Team Player’. City Paper is disappointing.” And then I —Emily Q. Hazzard stopped reading the comments.

Department of Corrections. Last week’s cover story mistakenly identified Marc Barnes as the owner of Fur nightclub. He owns the club Love. Additionally, due to a reporting error, last week’s One Track Mind column misstated a lyric by Matt McGhee. The correct line is “Alexis driving a Mercedes Benz, looking better than all of my previous lady friends.”

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DISTRICTLINE Loose Lips

Ticket Master

Who’s enjoying Mayor Bowser’s tickets at Verizon Center and Nationals Park?

Ex-Mayor Adrian Fenty has always known the power of stadium tickets. When he was in charge, Fenty feuded twice with the members of the D.C. Council over city suites at Verizon Center and Nationals Park, once by trying to keep tickets from councilmembers who crossed him and again by not handing over the tickets to anyone (a fight Washington Post columnist Colby King called “a spat among spongers”).

LL would think that the globe-trotting former pol— spotted earlier this year squiring Steve Jobs’ widow on a St. Barts shopping trip—would be over the free tickets back in dreary old D.C. But not so!

Like many pals and hangers-on associated with Mayor Muriel Bowser, Fenty has been eager to take in the perks that come with his protégé’s new office. Since Bowser was inaugurated, according to mayoral records, Fenty has received tickets for four Verizon Center basketball games in the city suite. (Mayoral mom Jan Fenty, meanwhile, took in a Bette Midler show on mayoral largesse.)

John Falcicchio comes across as the Bowser staff’s most dedicated ticket-enjoyer.

He’s not the only one. A who they eventually went to.)

Freedom of Information Act not holding an official position.

The mayor and Council received their response posted to the mayoral FOIA readThe request covers all mayoral suite ticking room website shows who else (besides ets handed out between January and June, freebie suites in the District’s stadiums the ex-mayor) has been feeding at this par- according to Bowser administration FOIA the old-fashioned way—with some wheelticular trough. The requests also reveal the officer Jim Slattery. (Council records on ing and dealing. In 2007, the District govkind of Bowser and Fenty affiliates who cir- the suites obtained by LL only show which ernment included a mayoral suite as part cle around the new administration, despite councilmembers’ offices received tickets, not of a deal with then-Verizon Center own-

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er Abe Pollin for $50 million in renovation funds. (The Council complained later and got their own suite added.) The District government also received two suites after Nationals Park was built.

To get the boring part out of the way: A lot of these tickets do go to community organizations whose access to tickets doesn’t correlate with how much support they gave Bowser’s election campaign. Tickets have gone to the District’s National Guard, youth sports teams, and Bowser’s Empowering Males of Color mentorship program.

LL also realizes that a lot of community groups might not have been eager to use the suite to see, say, Barry Manilow (on board for the “Fanilow” experience anyway: Fenty-era deputy mayor Victor Reinoso, who grabbed four tickets for the concert).

Bowser spokesman Michael Czin says about as much in an email to LL about how the tickets are handed out.

“Tickets go to a wide array of District stakeholders from community groups and nonprofits to individuals active in a variety of causes,” Czin writes.

According to the records, though, it helps to be active in one cause in particular: the Bowser administration. Bowser Chief of Staff John Falcicchio—who comes to District politics with the remarkable nickname “Johnny Business”—comes across as the Bowser staff’s most dedicated ticket-enjoyer. According to the ticket records, Falcicchio received tickets for twelve events in the mayoral suites.

At least some of these excursions are for city purposes—according to emails obtained

by LL through a FOIA request, Falcicchio took a top Pigskins official to a Nats game as the city courts the team to move back to the RFK Stadium site.

Still, Falcicchio isn’t the only high-ranking Bowser official receiving a lot of tickets.

Bowser senior advisor Beverly Perry and Bowser film office boss Angie Gates have received six tickets each for the suites (Gates used one of her tickets at a concert for R&B star Chris Brown).

Bowser-allied councilmembers like Ward 4’s Brandon Todd (one ticket) and Ward 8’s LaRuby May (four tickets) have enjoyed the suite. Ditto At-Large Councilmember Vincent Orange, who has received four tickets to the suite despite having the Council’s own suite to draw on.

The ticket records show that it helps to have pull when it comes to getting the technically taxpayer-owned tickets to the

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hottest events. A Wizards game against the Cleveland Cavaliers that offered a chance to see superstar LeBron James play filled the mayoral suite’s ticket reservations with boldface names, from former Ward 4 Councilmember Charlene Drew Jarvis, lobbyist Max Brown, Falcicchio, and Perry. Bowser college pal Tamara Watkins took a whopping six seats to see King James.

The rest of the ticket records read like a who’s who of people who work for Bowser—or the government officials, business types, and developers she wants to woo. On one night, Bowser used the Verizon suite to host Fenty and other mayors, from Atlanta’s Kasim Reed to Baltimore’s Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, at a Wizards game. On another night, the Bowser administration hosted a series of big-deal developers like Buwa Binitie and R. Donahue Peebles.

Even Green Teamers from whom the Bowser administration might want to publicly distance themselves can get tickets.

David Jannarone, the Fenty administration official who helped organize the bizarre scheme to give a District-owned fire truck to a town in the Dominican Republic, has received four suite tickets since Bowser took office, according to the records. And Ward 8 businessman-slash-operator Phinis Jones, whose simultaneous involvement in Bowser’s campaign and the Park Southern housing complex scandal gave ammunition for her electoral opponents, received one ticket himself.

The mayoral suite tradition will continue when D.C. United builds its stadium in Buzzard Point, since the latest deal approved by the Council includes a District government suite and reserved box seats. LL hopes the mayor’s staffers like soccer.

Count Zero

On April 28, Ward 8 special election Council candidate Trayon White stood outside his campaign party and promised his supporters that there would be a recount. He just didn’t know it would be this expensive.

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White came 88 votes behind Bowser favorite LaRuby May, putting him slightly outside the one percent of the vote threshold that triggers an automatic recount from the D.C. Board of Elections. Instead, White would have to pay for any recount himself, a process he started after DCBOE’s results certified May as election victor.

After the race ended with such a close result, DCBOE and the media bandied around $50 as the cost of a single precinct’s recount. Given 15 precincts in Ward 8, a full recount with that number would cost White $750.

After just one day of recounting, though, White is now facing down a $2,276.80 debt. White thinks the elections board has duped him on the cost of a full recount, saying now that the $750 was just a deposit on the full bill. As White watched the recount bill balloon in May, he called off the recount early.

“They’re trying to change it,” White says.

Documents provided by DCBOE spokeswoman Margarita Mikhaylova tell a dif-

ferent story. She provided LL with a DCBOE letter sent to White after he requested the recount that estimates the full recount would be $7,360. This is backed up by D.C. Code, which lists the $50 per precinct as just a deposit on the total recount.

That leaves White personally on the hook for $2,276.80. In an email to supporters, White announced this week that he’s fundraising on PayPal to cover the remaining tab.

White won’t say whether he’ll run again when the seat is up next year, although he won a premature endorsement last week from Marion Barry son (and fellow failed special election candidate) Marion C. Barry. White works in community relations for D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, a job he would probably have to give up if he starts campaigning again. And, thanks to his DCBOE bill, White can’t exactly turn down a salary right now.

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Tomorrow’s history today: This was the week that Donald Trump sued José Andrés for pulling his restaurant out of the planned D.C. Trump hotel.

State Your opinion John Oliver, America’s moral compass with a British accent, sent D.C. into a collective, joyful tizzy when, on his HBO show Sunday, he tackled the District’s lack of representation in a Congress that ultimately controls the city’s laws and budget. While the Last Week Tonight segment is a win for the D.C. statehood movement—the segment has about 1 million views on

YouTube—it’s also a perfect opportunity to review the asinine arguments against autonomy for the District found in comments sections across the Internet. (Asinine arguments in a comments section—who would have thought?) We did the dirty work of digging to bring you this sampling.

—Sarah Anne Hughes

“does the fact that DC residents reelected Marion Berry after his crack cocaine bust undermine this argument at all?”—@brianwjohnston, Twitter “2 more DC senators, their ‘staff’ plus congressmen, their ‘staff’, then Puerto Rico 2 more senators, their ‘staff’, plus congressmen and their ‘staff’ we’ll have 200 senators and 1,000 congressman. Probably not a good idea.”—Evan Johnson, Washington Post

“If it became a state we couldn’t call it DC anymore though.”

—Corndog4382, YouTube

“Breaking news: No one is being forced to live in DC.”—JCM5551, Daily Beast

“As a DC resident, I know that the LAST thing that we need is to be a State.”

—JayinCP, Washington Post

“It would sure F#ck up the way our flag looks.”

—TurkeyMonkey, Washington Post

“because washington dc is a city and its part of a state has to be a part of something because last time i checked it needed to be somewhere in the united states does it matter though how i think people you dont need to be rude cause i just choose not to remember something does not give anyone an excuse to be rude.”—Laura K. Flake, Huffington Post 12 august 7, 2015 washingtoncitypaper.com

“HOW ABOUT LETS NOT FUCK AND HAVE KIDS AND THINK IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO LIVE IN..I DON’T KNOW, D. FUCKING C.” —SpraxIAKS, YouTube

“DC’s representation in Congress? simple solutions: 1. Move out of the district, no one is forced to live here and find a state you like 2. As mentioned earlier, return the part of current DC to its rightful owner, Maryland and we are done with all the nonsense. (still will keep the corrupt and inefficient bureaucrats in whatever form DC takes as a Maryland County) -buyer beware. half of the people who live in DC vote somewhere else anyway. and only a fraction of those who can vote, do. So what is this argument all about? get a life”—eric44, Washington Post

“Since we have a state called Washington, what would Washington DC be named?”

—jmtnvalley, YouTube

“Imagine if there were 51 states in the US? If we pledged our allegiance to the 51 stars on the flag? I would NOT live here anymore”—@jmadluck, Twitter

Gear Prudence: A friend of mine is interested in spending over $2,000 on a new road bike. While that amount is cheap for someone who’s a serious racer, I think it’s a wee too much for a guy in his 40s who is relatively new to bicycling. Part of the problem might be that I have an expensive bike from my racing days. He may think that the more expensive a bike is, the faster you go. I mentioned that bicycling doesn’t work that way but he’s insistent.

Should I support this fairly expensive purchase?

—Buying Reality Over Kooky Extravagance Dear BROKE: Your friend wants to splash some cash on a bike that you’ve deemed inappropriately expensive, but GP thinks you’re missing the bigger picture. Assuming your friend is roughly your size, this is prime opportunity for you to score a righteous deal when he eventually forsakes bicycling and decides to drop beaucoup bucks on paragliding or some other midlife crisis hobby. The “used” bike will be worth far less second-hand, and your friend will be ever-so-grateful for your charity.

You presuppose that your friend is truly naive, but maybe he’s just trying to make an investment in a superior product. Perhaps a more prudent purchase will protect your pal’s pocketbook, but your buddy’s budget might befit binging. Try to lead him toward a more reasonable choice, but don’t lose sleep if you fail. It’s still better than —GP blowing his money on a sports car.

Gear Prudence: At a slow pace and giving wide berth—about six feet—I rode by another cyclist with a child in tow. I was surprised when she admonished me for not alerting her of my presence.

Is she an overprotective mom or am I too sensitive?

—Kindly Indicate Distance, Immediate Closeness And Loudly Dear KIDICAL: It’s hard to determine after the fact whether the response was justified by your pass, but clearly the cycling parent thought so, and GP is inclined to give the benefit of the doubt to the person towing the precious cargo.

Possessors of human children (i.e. parents) are allegedly quite attached to them, and it’s understandable that they might take offense when they perceive their progeny potentially imperiled. The advice on this is pretty simple: Pass a parent towing a child as you would were it just the child cycling by himself. If that means being abundantly cautious—even preposterously cautious—so be it. Give ample warning and even ampler space, and if it means really slowing down, just do it. Kids deserve positive cycling experiences, and even if you don’t have a child of your own, you can contribute by being polite, remaining friendly, and cutting some slack to a frayed parent out for a ride. —GP Gear Prudence is Brian McEntee, who tweets @sharrowsDC. Got a question about bicycling?

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SAVAGELOVE Does a person who acts loving only when high on weed really love you? My live-in boyfriend of three years acts sweet, loving, and caring when he’s high, but when the weed runs out, he’s mean, angry, hurtful, and horrible to be around. I’ve asked him when he’s stoned to still act like a loving person when the weed runs out, but of course that never happens.

He just dismisses that he’s mean and hurtful, and he blames me for why he’s angry. I’m so confused!

Without weed, he’s intolerable. Should I just make sure he’s always well stocked with his drug? He’s a relatively functional stoner, even though technically it’s not allowed at his job. I’ve told all my friends he is no longer the mean asshole he was when I wanted to leave him (but didn’t), and now I’ve convinced everyone that he transformed back into the amazing catch I always knew he was. So basically, in order to save face over not leaving him (and now I can’t for financial reasons), I burned the bridges.

—Tensions Highlight Concerns That Relationships Aren’t Perfect

She turned me into the pretty girl’s fat little friend years ago and then ran off to sunnier places. Now she’s back. She has tried to rekindle a relationship, but she expects me to be like I was years back. I’m treating myself to a weekend away and thought about treating her too in the hopes things go to the next level. I guess I’m hoping she will give if she gets. Am I an idiot? —Good Guy Problems So you’re one of those good guys I’ve heard so much about, huh? One of those good guys who thinks all his female friends are secret sex workers—i.e., girls who will give once they get? If that’s how good guys feel about their female friends, I’d hate to hear a bad

The odds of her wanting to take things “to the next level” once you get her alone for the weekend are worse than the odds of “President Rick Santorum.” guy’s inner monologue.

Don’t spend your “good guy” money on this girl, GGP, because she’s not going to fuck you.

If she didn’t want to fuck you after she paid Dr. Moreau to turn you into her fat little friend, she doesn’t want to fuck you now. The odds of her wanting to take things “to the next level” once you get her alone for the weekend are worse than the odds of “President Rick Santorum.”

My advice: Do not invite this woman to go away with you under false pretenses (it’s a friendly trip!) so long as you’re nursing false hopes (she’ll fuck me someday!). Invite someone else, go alone, or blow whatever money you would’ve spent on this pretty girl on a pretty lo—Dan cal sex worker instead.

I’m a man who is married to a woman. In our 12year relationship, our sex life hasn’t ever been really active, but after being married, my wife’s sex drive decreased noticeably. She had promised things would improve once we tied the knot. She explained that her upbringing was conservative and she felt guilty about having sex before marriage. But marriage didn’t help. We’ve gone to couples’ therapy, only to abandon it because she doesn’t feel any progress, and our pantry has barely used natural reme-

dies for low libido. Our library has workout DVDs collecting dust after she said she felt too fat to be attractive. Currently, she can last having sex for nearly half an hour before feeling exhausted and stopping, regardless of me reaching orgasm or not. On the other hand, we enjoy each other’s company and we’ve got each other’s backs whenever things are rough, so I can’t say she’s uninterested in me. I can’t remember the last time I had fulfilling sex. Whenever I bring it up, she breaks down, saying she’s not enough for me. My need for sex is killing me.

—Unsexed Grumpy Husband Maybe your wife’s religious upbringing ruined sex for her and her for sex.

Maybe your wife is one of those low-to-nolibido women who sex therapists and counselors whisper about: a woman with no desire for sex, a woman whose marriage is hanging by a thread, a woman who sincerely wants to save her marriage—but nothing seems to help, her marriage collapses, and she winds up divorced.

And three months after the divorce, the woman who was weeping to her therapist about the possibility that she might be asexual? She wants to fuck every cute bartender, personal trainer, and waiter she sees. Turns out she wanted sex all along. She just didn’t want it with her husband, or she didn’t want it with only her husband, and her newfound freedom to fuck other people—freedom that might have saved her marriage—reawakened her libido.

Maybe your wife is asexual.

Here are your non-divorce options, UGH: (1) You can get sex elsewhere without her okay, aka “cheating.” (2) You can ask your wife for permission to get sex elsewhere, aka “not cheating.” (3) You can resign yourself to a sexless marriage, aka “cheating inevitably.”

P.S. Never once has a conflict over too little sex in a long-term relationship been solved by a —Dan marriage ceremony.

Send your Savage Love questions to mail@savagelove.net.

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Someone who can be nice only when he’s high isn’t someone you should be fucking, living with, or starting a grow-op on your roof for, THCTRAP, he’s someone you should be dumping, dumping, and dumping.

And to be clear: Your boyfriend’s problem isn’t weed, THCTRAP, your boyfriend’s problem is asshole. And the fact that you’re covering for him—the fact that you can’t go to your friends for help because you worked so hard to convince them he’s not an asshole—is a very, very bad sign. If being with someone isolates you from the support of your friends, that’s not someone you should be with.

Does he love you? Maybe he does, maybe he doesn’t—but even if he does, do you want to be loved by someone who treats you like shit when he isn’t fucked up? No, you don’t. My advice: DTMFA. But let’s get a second opinion, shall we?

“It’s not unusual for people to complain that they feel a little cranky when they run out of weed,” said Dan Skye, editor in chief of High

Times magazine. “I know a lot of people who prefer to be high all the time—but if his personality is that different when he runs out of weed, this woman’s boyfriend has problems other than not being high.”

Now, there are people out there who self-medicate with pot—in good ways, not bad ways.

“I know many people who have dumped their pharmaceuticals for pot,” said Skye, “because pot is a better substance for easing their pain and anxiety. There are no side effects, it’s good at easing pain, and it even eases some severe medical conditions. There are people out there who are high all the time, I know hundreds of them, and they are perfectly functional, responsible human beings. We are hardwired as humans to hook up with this plant, and some people hook up with this plant in profound ways. It makes them feel better, it makes them more compassionate and more creative— it makes them better human beings.”

But Skye doesn’t think your boyfriend is one of those people, THCTRAP. “If this guy is such a prick when he’s not high, I’d get rid of him,” said Skye. “Putting your girlfriend in a position where she feels like she has to become your dealer—that she has to supply you with pot—is not acceptable.”

—Dan Savage

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The Name Game

Coming up with a beer name is harder than ever in an industry flooded with trademarks.

By Jessica Sidman Hellbender Brewing Company wanted to call its flagship red ale Fire Belly Red after a type of newt. After all, most of its beer names—and the brewery name itself—are references to salamanders: Eft IPA (a baby newt), Southern Torrent Saison (a salamander found in the Pacific Northwest), and Grampus (a nickname for hellbenders).

“But does that indicate our beer gives you indigestion?” co-founder Patrick Mullane wondered about Fire Belly Red. “We’re sitting there talking about beer names, and meanwhile our building’s shaking because the Red Line is 15 feet from the back of our building.” So he and co-founder Ben Evans named the beer Red Line Ale. Salamanders are always their first choice for names, followed by local references. If that fails, they try to come up with something wacky. A new beer brewed with Australian hops will be named Chazzwazzer because an Australian character in an episode of The Simpsons refers to bullfrogs as such.

And these are just the names that have worked out. Even once Hellbender has found the perfect moniker, however seemingly esoteric, three out of four times they’ll have to reject it because it’s already taken. The proliferation of breweries and the pressure for them to continuously turn out new styles of beers has created a trademark minefield for names. “Once you come up with an idea, then there’s just this fear that someone else beat you to it,” Mullane says.

“Beer names are completely off the wall because there’s just so many of them out there.”

Most breweries will head to sites like ratebeer.com, beeradvocate.com, or Google to get an idea of whether something is already taken. Port City Brewing Company always goes the step further of having its lawyer look into potential names—although not every brewery does this. “You really have to have a more in-depth search that’s done by a professional, someone who knows what they’re doing as far as these trademark searches go,” founder Bill Butcher says. “It’s not something a layman can do an effective job at.”

In 1985, only 188 beer trademark applications were filed in the U.S. Last year, there were more than 4,600. And this year, the number is on track to surpass that, says beer attorney Dan Christopherson, who works for Lehrman Beverage Law in D.C. and specializes in trademarks.

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(Yes, beer trademarks are enough of an issue that there’s a lawyer who specializes in them.)

Christopherson works with about 15 breweries in the D.C. area in addition others around the country.

“It comes up quite a bit,” Christopherson says of brewery trademark disputes. “It certainly makes the headlines a lot more frequently now, but I anticipate that there’s a lot of them, just from my own experience, that get handled behind closed doors.”

For the most part, craft breweries try to resolve these disputes without lawyers. DC Brau recently agreed to change the name of its Solar Abyss double IPA at the request of a Pacific Northwest brewery, which has a registered trademark for Abyss. “They just reached out to us and said, ‘Hey, this is awkward, we’ve got this beer that we’ve been brewing for X number of years, and we would really like you guys to change the name of your beer,’” Skall recounts. “And I said, ‘Absolutely, our bad.’” DC Brau will continue to use the brand until the current supply runs dry. Next year, the beer will get another yet-to-be-determined name.

“We’ve been on both sides of the trademark issue, and it’s just something that’s going to be confronting our industry more and more and more. Once you’re on both sides of it once, it’s pretty easy to just try and solve things diplomatically.”

Skall says DC Brau has to contact other breweries about similar names a couple times a year, and usually, they agree to go back to the drawing board. Only once has it at all escalated. DC Brau sent Denizens Brewing Co. a cease-anddesist letter when the Silver Spring brewery initially planned to call itself Citizens Brewing Co. DC Brau feared it would cause too much confusion with its beer, the Citizen. Preferring to invest in brewing equipment rather than legal fees, Denizens adopted the new name. “We’re great friends with them now, and things ended up working out in the long run,” Skall says.

The one beer name Bluejacket had to change ended up spawning a friendship with brewers on the other side of the country. One of Bluejacket’s opening beers was called the Butcher, which was a collaboration with Red Apron Butcher’s Nate Anda. Beer Director Greg Engert and his team were rushing to open the brewery, so he admits the name was decided on at the 11th hour. They ended up getting a very nice letter from Societe Brewing Company in San Diego saying that they had been brewing a Russian imperial stout called the Butcher and won awards with it.

“I called them immediately and was like, ‘Hey, listen, in this specific case, I didn’t do my due diligence, and if I had, I would have noticed it,” Engert says. Societe ended up sending them some beer, and Bluejacket sent some of its own back. Since then, they’ve hung out together at craft beer festivals.

Of course, things aren’t always handled so amicably. “A lot of times what happens is it’s not a fair fight,” says Christopherson. “You have one company that has a lot more resources than the other company, so even if they have a strong case, the smaller company doesn’t have the $100,000-plus to spend on seeing it through.”

Hellbender Brewing Company likes to names its beers after salamanders.

3 Stars Brewing Company experienced this first hand when it first launched. Moët Hennessy sent a cease-and-desist letter asking the D.C. brewery to alter its initial shield logo, claiming it was too similar to that used on on Dom Pérignon Champagne bottles. “As a small guy, this is one of the most wealthy companies in the world, and when they send you a ceaseand-desist, you’re like, ‘Well, what would it take for me to fight this?’ Oh, it wouldn’t be a fight… They would bleed you for every dollar you were willing to put into it,” says co-founder Dave Coleman. 3 Stars still had to spend a couple thousand dollars on a lawyer to go back and forth with the company on the adjusted logo.

Most smaller breweries can’t afford to trademark all their beers, just the flagship brands.

“The only guys that really do a lot of trademarking are the big guys,” Coleman says. “And that’s why you rarely see a little mom-and-pop brewery issuing a cease-and-desist to another little mom-and-pop brewery. It’s huge companies that have teams of lawyers in-house.”

At the same time, the court of public opinion can often play a role in the outcome of a trademark dispute, says Brewers Association spokes-

person Julia Herz. Earlier this year, Lagunitas Brewing Company dropped a beer label trademark infringement lawsuit against Sierra Nevada after backlash on social media. “Breweries are very connected to these very engaged, vocal, passionate customers, and so there’s a yardstick of integrity going on that the beer-lover holds the brewery to,” Herz says. “And if the beerlovers speak in a group, breweries often listen.”

Still, that doesn’t change the fact that even routine trademark issues can get pricey for small businesses. Mullane says the owners of a meadery set to open in Missouri contacted Hellbender about using the same name. The brewery spent about $5,000 in lawyer fees just conducting research and sending a letter to the meadery saying it couldn’t use the trademark.

All that, and the meadery never even opened.

It turned out the owners were indicted on federal charges for distributing $6.7 million in synthetic drugs. Part of the drug money was used to fund the buildout of the meadery.

“When you’re protecting yourself, the burden’s on you,” Mullane says.

As a result of the oversaturation of names, breweries are having to get more creative. That

means puns are nearly always out of the question. “Puns are difficult,” says attorney Christopherson. “Anytime my client comes up with a pun, I have to give a little extra care to make sure it’s not being used.”

Aside from the easiness of idioms, 3 Stars’ Coleman says brewers tend to be similar types of people with similar types of ideas. He wanted to do a beer called Saisons in the Abyss, named after the Slayer song “Seasons in the Abyss.”

“Yeah, right, there’s like 10 beers on RateBeer called Saisons in the Abyss. Of course there are, because lots of people listen to metal.”

Instead, Coleman is beginning to observe some other trends: “You’re starting to see breweries just number their beers, like, ‘This is beer 242.’ Well, you know nobody else is doing that yet.”

Others opt for longer names, to the point where they’re almost complete sentences.

And then there is the strategy of using nonEnglish words. “Only so many people speak other languages or even think to look that up,” Coleman says. “Even better, people just combine two words together, come up with a fake CP word, and use that.”

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subsTi-brew-TioNs

Uninspiring beer: Americans drink a lot of it.

Craft beer may feel ubiquitous these days, but its sales in 2014 were still only about 11 percent of the American market. (The Brewers Association defines “craft” brewers as “small, independent, and traditional,” which still includes brewing behemoths like Boston Beer Company and Sierra Nevada.) How big are the big boys? Bud Light alone brings in $6 billion in retail sales.

But just because it seems like undesirable macro beer is everywhere, doesn’t mean you don’t have options. Here are local alternatives to some of the top 20 brands of beer sold in —Aaron Morrissey the United States last year.

Miller Lite

A third of the top 20 beer brands sold in this country are unspectacular, cheap, socially acceptable alcohol delivery mechanisms classified as generic light lagers. I get it, you’re looking for something that you don’t need to think about and refreshes you easily. In this case, why not try DC Brau’s Brau Pils, a very drinkable brew featuring light carbonation and a slight hop profile that should meet your needs.

Bud Light

their messaging that would tell you that appreciating great craft beer is somehow counter to the American Dream; for all the unavoidable advertising featuring Neil Patrick Harris and beaches: these are likely the most locally replaceable adult beverages on the market today. For starters, District Chophouse’s oft-ignored but incredibly reliable brewhouse pours their take on “light lager” that drinks clean and has all the familiar malty goodness that you get with the big boys. Brewmaster Barrett Lauer even cuts off a percentage point on the alcohol content, so it goes down even smoother.

One could argue that Bud Light is the Pepsi of macro beer: wildly popular, but hosting a unearthly sweetness that smacks of too much artificial flavoring (even though it’s made with rice, not corn). You should stretch out to Port City’s Essential Pale Ale, an American pale ale that looks like Bud Light, but smells like fresh apricot and grapefruit instead of syrup. Trust us, the extra 50 calories are worth it. Just do some jumping jacks or something.

Wait, these are beers? The good news is that Right Proper’s Ornette (a 3.7-alcohol farmhouse ale heavily featuring stone fruits) and Bluejacket’s The Jam (a strawberry Berliner weisse) are basically what these two beverages, respectively, would be like if they were actually serious about providing you full flavor instead of faux fruit.

Natural Light

Bud Light Platinum

So, you’re looking for a party beer? Atlas Brew Works’ District Common is widely available in cans, incredibly delicious when cold, and all but asking to fill your Koozie right this very second. Better yet, just move your party to Atlas’ Ivy City taproom and dive headfirst into the rest of its portfolio.

Michelob Ultra Light, Natural Ice, or Bud Ice

Put that down and drink literally anything else.

Budweiser, Corona, Heineken

For all these American adjunct lagers’ “brewed the hard way” bloviations; for all

Bud Light Lime, Bud Light Lime Straw-Ber-Rita

Take solace in the ease with which anyone with a pulse in this city can procure a bag of Swedish Fish and a bottle of rubbing alcohol at the nearby pharmacy.

Miller High Life, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Yuengling

These bastions of the craft beer borderline are omnipresent in the District. Generally, each are justifiable options for consumption. But if you typically fall back to one of these three beers, go ahead and try something new that’s made around here: Flying Dog Brewery’s Easy IPA, Hellbender Brewing Company’s Bäre Bönes Kölsch, or 3 Stars Brewing Company’s Above The Clouds.

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BrewerS on THe BloCk Kick off D.C. Beer Week with this outdoor gathering celebrating local breweries. More than a dozen breweries, including Atlas Brew Works, Flying Dog, and Devils Backbone, will showcase their products. Admission includes unlimited samples of beer; food will be available for purchase. Union Market. 1309 5th St. NE. $35–$60. Aug. 9, 1 p.m.

HeriTage Brewing TaP Takeover Throughout Beer Week, sample four different beers from Heritage Brewing at this Chevy Chase restaurant. Drafts go for $6 and flights go for $10 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and cost a dollar more after that. Macon Bistro and Larder. 5520 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. Aug. 9, 4 p.m. (202) 248-7807. denizenS Brewing diSTriCT dominaTion The Silver Spring-based brewery brings 12 of its signature beers to this happy hour at the Adams Morgan bar.

Founders Jeff Ramirez, Emily Bruno, Julie Verratti, and Taylor Barnes will be on hand to answer questions and discuss the business. Jack Rose Dining Saloon. 2007 18th St. NW. Free. Aug. 9, 5 p.m. (202) 588-7388. gnarlS Barley TaPPing Jailbreak, the Laurel-based brewery, brings a barrel of its rare barley wine to this suburban beer spot. Brewery rep Jennifer Degele will also be on hand to discuss the beer-making process with visitors. Old Town Pour House. 212 Ellington Blvd., Gaithersburg. Free. Aug. 9, 5 p.m. (301) 963-6281. nkoTB Hangin’ TougH in THe BrewHouSe A variety of new and emerging small brewers present their products at this tasting event that’s sure to have the right stuff but has no official connection to Donnie Wahlberg or any other member of New Kids on the Block. The Black Squirrel. 2427 18th St. NW. Free.

Aug. 9, 5 p.m. (202) 232-1011.

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lou’S loCalS All local brews for $5 during Beer Week at this Columbia Heights bar. Available offerings include the Hellbender Saison, Flying Dog Dead Rise, and a special release of the Solidarity Brew, Red, White, & Gluten. Lou’s City Bar. 1400 Irving St. NW. Free. Aug. 10, 11:30 a.m. (202) 518-5687. dC Brau’S genuine 4TH annual offiCial dCBw CraB feaST monumenTal exTravaganza Get messy at this annual celebration of Mid-Atlantic beer and crustaceans presented by DC Brau. Admission include unlimited crabs; DC Brau drafts are $1 and pitchers are $5. Quarterdeck Restaurant. 1200 Fort Myer Drive, Arlington. $45. Aug. 10, 5 p.m. (703) 528-2722. devilS BaCkBone limiTed releaSeS Sample two rare beers from Lexington, Va.’s Devils Backbone Brewing Company—the Cru Noir black saison and the Appalachian Apple Pie Stout—throughout Beer Week at Maddy’s Tap Room. Maddy’s Tap Room. 1100 13th St. NW. Free. Aug. 10, 5 p.m. (202) 408-5500. an evening in delmarva Sample beers from Delaware’s Old Dominion Brewing Company, Maryland’s Eastern Shore Brewing Company, and Virginia’s Bold Rock Cider and learn about the rich history of craft brewing on the peninsula at this tasting event. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe. 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. Aug. 10, 6 p.m. (202) 387-1400. off-flavor Seminar Learn why your beer might taste a little off, plus common problems that can cause flavor changes from Boundary Road Beverage Director Tim Pendergast. Your ticket includes samples of six offflavor samples and a full-sized draft of your choosing.

Boundary Road. 414 H St. NE. $10. Aug. 10, 6:30 p.m.

(202) 450-3265.

THe CrafT of Comedy The Big Hunt pairs its weekly comedy night with craft beer. Order any of the featured beers and earn a raffle ticket for prizes like T-shirts and brewery tours. The Big Hunt. 1345 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. Aug. 10, 7 p.m. (202) 785-2333.

Hardywood Park Beer dinner Birch and Barley chef Kyle Bailey creates a five-course menu based around six beers from Richmond’s Hardywood Park Brewing at this elaborate beer dinner. Birch & Barley. 1337 14th St. NW. $60. Aug. 10, 7 p.m. (202) 567-2576.

TUESDAY, AUg. 11

if king george won Taste a variety of English beers and imagine what life would have been like if the Brits had won the American Revolution. Featured offerings include Harviestoun Old Engine Oil, JW Lees Vintage Harvest Ale 2011, The Wild Beer Co. Evolver IPA, and the Beavertown Gamma Ray. City Tap House. 901 9th St. NW. Free. Aug. 11, 11:30 a.m. (202) 644-9433. devilS BaCkBone TaP Takeover Devils Backbone dominates Union Pub’s beer offerings tonight. Available brews include the Trail Angel Hefeweizen, Vienna Lager, Eight Point IPA, Pub Ale, and Ramsey’s Export Stout. Union Pub. 201 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Free.

Aug. 11, 5 p.m. (202) 546-7200.

SixPoinT aT glen’S Enjoy $4 pints and discounted growler fills from the Brooklyn-based brewery throughout the night at the Dupont Circle market. Glen’s Garden Market. 2001 S St. NW. Free. Aug. 11, 5:30 p.m.

(202) 588-5698.

How governmenT affeCTS your Beer Learn how the government regulates alcohol creation and sales at this informative discussion moderated by beer lobbyist Mick Nardelli. Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen, Brewers Association Manager Katie Marisic, and DC Brewers Guild Executive Director Katy Rizzo will also participate. Bluejacket. 300 Tingey St. SE. Free.

Aug. 11, 6 p.m.

PorT CiTy BeaCH ParTy Pay a visit to the National Building Museum’s ball pit and enjoy a variety of beers from Alexandria’s Port City Brewing at this one-nightonly event. Musician Taylor Carson performs and District Cheese provides samples; additional food will be available for purchase. National Building Museum. 401 F St. NW. $45. Aug. 11, 6 p.m. (202) 272-2448.

SHuffleBrewed SHuffleBoard TournamenT Delaware’s Fordham and Dominion Brewing Company host this lively shuffleboard tournament in which players compete for prizes including an Iron Horse gift card, pint glasses, and T-shirts. Iron Horse Taproom. 507 7th St. NW. $10. Aug. 11, 6 p.m. (202) 347-7665. augToBerfeST TaSTing ParTy Join Atlas Brewing and Shaw’s Tavern chef Javier Marquina for a beer pairing dinner. Prizes will be awarded for those wearing the best costumes. Shaw’s Tavern. 520 Florida Ave. NW. $55. Aug. 11, 7 p.m. (202) 518-4092.

WEDNESDAY, AUg. 12

rfd’S CoaST To CoaST TaP Takeover Breweries from around the nation take over the taps at this Chinatown beer spot and local breweries take over the back room at this annual celebration. All drafts go for $5 and entrance fees benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital. RFD. 810 7th St. NW. $5. Aug. 12, 3 p.m. (202) 289-2030. devilS BaCkBone Beer and BourBon Pairing Join Devils Backbone and Jack Rose for the release of their limited edition barrel-aged barleywine and a variety of specials and samples. Brewmaster Jason Oliver will be on hand to answer questions and discuss the brewing process. Jack Rose Dining Saloon. 2007 18th St. NW. Free. Aug. 12, 5 p.m. (202) 588-7388. earn your Beer PHd Explore the world of Prohibition and D.C.’s brewing past at this lively discussion featuring local historians. Admission costs include two beers and snacks; additional beers will be available for purchase. Woodrow Wilson House. 2340 S St. NW. $15. Aug. 12, 5:30 p.m. (202) 387-4062.

Brewer’S arT and new ColumBia diSTillerS gin SaiSon releaSe Baltimore’s Brewer’s Art and D.C.’s New Columbia Distillers present the result of their recent collaboration, a gin saison called Stripping Run. Stick around all evening for discounts on beers and Green Hat Gin. Black Jack. 1612 14th St. Free.

Aug. 12, 6 p.m. (202) 986-5225.

BrewerS, BakerS, and TrouBlemakerS Join the ladies from Girls Pint Out at this tasting event that pairs beers and doughnuts. Featured breweries include DC

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graham macdonald and matt Humbard recently launched Handsome Beer Company.

sup aNd ComiNG D.C.’s next wave of craft breweries

By Tammy Tuck “This is unbelievable!” graham MacDonald recalls thinking upon tasting his first of Matt Humbard’s homebrewed beers, a mixed-fermentation saison with Brettanomyces yeast and Nelson Sauvin hops. “It’s just as good as the best stuff you can find.”

MacDonald, then assistant general manager at Right Proper Brewing Company and formerly the beer director at 2Amys, believed there was room for more diversity in

D.C.’s nascent brewing scene and wanted to do something about it. He immediately saw Humbard’s beers as an opportunity. Luckily for him, Humbard, who has been making beer for more than a decade and studiously blogging about brewing for the past two years, had similar aspirations.

Last week, only a year and a half after that fateful sip of saison, the duo started brewing commercially as Handsome Beer Company. By late September, their beers, currently contract brewed at Old Bust Head in Warrenton, Va., will be available on draft at bars and restaurants in D.C. and Maryland.

MacDonald and Humbard’s approach is intentionally different. “With each beer, it’s about how to take this one ingredient and make it special,” Humbard explains. For Humbard, who has a Ph.D. in microbiology and spent six years as a researcher at the National Cancer Institute, scientific experimentation is an integral part of

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the brewing process. “If I want to make a beer that showcases dandelions,” which he has, “I have that clear goal in mind,” he says. “I refine and refine, zig-zagging my way to get tighter toward the target.”

As a result, Handsome’s offerings range far afield from the standard IPA, pale ale, and stout lineup.

Take Galaxy Saison, named for the “galaxy of flavor” the beer is meant to impart, as well as the Australian hop it features. Light and very dry, the 5.9-percent-alcohol brew skillfully marries rustic Belgian yeast with the tropical and citrus flavors of Galaxy hops.

Another hopped Belgian-style beer, Medium and Message, is a 5-percent-alcohol Abbey ale with Motueka hops from New Zealand.

Well-balanced, it finishes dry but has a distinct sweet flavor from its Melanoidin malt.

And finally, Strange Charm, which takes its name from two quark flavors (think subatomic

particles, not cheese), is an exceptional brown ale starring Special B malt. At 6 percent alcohol, the beer is deceptively rich with a blend of nut, chocolate, dark fruit, and leather aromas and flavors.

“It’s not our objective to be the biggest brewery,” MacDonald says. “We’re just one candle in a sea of light trying to provide something unique that complements the existing beer and culinary scene.”

Given their artisanal approach and reliance on rare ingredients, Handsome beers will likely cost more than many other local brews. But Jace Gonnerman, beverage director at Meridian Pint, Brookland Pint, and Smoke and Barrel, doesn’t anticipate that will be a problem.

“You don’t just consider [alcohol by volume] when looking at the price point on beer; there are a thousand other factors that play into it,” says Gonnerman, who actively follows Humbard’s blog. “These are super well-made beers, and I’m very excited about what’s going to be

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coming from this guy down the line.”

Handsome Beer Company’s first three offerings will be available starting Sept. 22, with launch events scheduled for that week at Meridian Pint, Pizzeria Paradiso, and Glen’s Garden Market.

ComiNG SooN

Pulaski Beer: Starting with Pulaski True American Lager, homebrewer Josh Perry, beer blogger John Fleury, and artist Peter Tsouras aim to prove that “delicious doesn’t have to be complicated.” Their first beer, contract brewed at Beltway Brewing in Sterling, Va., should be available by midwinter. In the meantime, look for a collaboration with Right Proper in September.

National Capital Brewing Company: Information systems engineer Michael Webb and professional brewer Wes McCann are reviving the name of a pre-Prohibition D.C. brewery for their history and politics-themed brewing company. They are currently looking for a production space in Southeast where they plan to brew and serve Diamond Hefeweizen, Brumidi Honey Brown Ale, and RoP (Repeal of Prohibition) Belgian IPA as early as next summer.

Hauptstadt Brewing Company: A team led by patent lawyer Bobby Klinck plans to bring “old world tradition, new world style” to D.C. with a line-up of European-influenced brews tweaked to align with today’s American palate. With the aim of producing balanced, clean, and low-alcohol “sessionable” beers, they will start with two classic top-fermenting German styles, an alt and a Kölsch, to be contract brewed at another brewery and available sometime in 2016.

Fishbowl Brewing Company: Environmental protection specialist Andy Oetman plans to turn his homebrewing endeavors into a hyper-local, community-driven brewery, complete with captured storm water, reusable bottles, and hops grown in his supporters’ backyards. (He’s already worked with friends and co-workers to put together a “co-hoperative” of nearly 30 homes.) A permanent location is TBD, but Oetman is currently refining recipes for a dry Irish red ale, ginger saison, citrus wheat, and maple bourbon porter at his home in Near Northeast.

ANXO Cidery: Not beer, but better? D.C. will have its own cider flowing at the Basque-inspired ANXO Cidery and Pinxtos Bar in Truxton Circle by the end of the year. A team of all-stars from Meridian Pint, Boundary Road, and Big Stick, led by the sister-brother pair Rachel and Sam Fitz, will offer a range of ciders, including their own aged in a 25-hectoliter Barolo cask. Initially, it will be produced with the help of Maryland’s Millstone Cellars, but ANXO plans to begin fermenting and aging cider on site within its first year. CP

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D.C. Brewery Q&A Talk to representatives from DC Brau, Hellbender, 3 Stars, Atlas, and Bluejacket about the local beer market and sample a variety of their products at this casual gathering of beer fans. City Tap House. 901 9th St. NW. Free. Aug. 12, 6 p.m.

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Name iN GraiN

Looking over a beer list, it can often feel like the brewers used a foreign language or an online hipster name generator to label their creations. But not all beer names are de—Laura Hayes void of meaning. Here are six local brews named for real-life muses.

1 // Long Black Veil from Port City Brewing Company

4 // Duchamp from Bluejacket

Port City Brewing Company brews these spooky suds named after the Alexandria legend of the “Female Stranger.” In 1816, according to the tale, a woman who had fallen ill aboard a ship came ashore (concealing her identity with a dark veil), only to die in the arms of her husband in Room 8 at Gadsby’s Tavern. “I tend to like really creepy, macabre stories. It’s a hobby of mine,” brewer Josh Center says. The brewery held a release party for this beer (appropriately) at Gadsby’s Tavern, and they plan to host another blowout there in 2016—the 200th anniversary of the Female Stranger’s death.

The black IPA is as dark as they come, but Center says the addition of three types of hops balances the beer out.

A snow shovel, a dog comb, and a urinal have at least one thing in common: They’re part of early 20th century artist Marcel Duchamp’s collection of found objects he called “readymades.” Bluejacket Beer Director Greg Engert was moved to name a saison after Duchamp because of the modern artist’s ability to put his stamp on something that already exists. “His notion of readymades seemed an appropriate parallel for the act of developing new beer styles in general, and this beer in particular,” he says. “We’ve drawn on a more classic saison recipe and added our own spin.” The spin comes the addition of Brettanomyces claussenii to Farmhouse yeast for a blended fermentation, which Engert says yields an earthy, peppery, slightly wild, and tropical nose.

2 // Ornette from Right Proper Brewing Company

5 // Ponzi American IPA from Atlas Brew Works

The world lost a jazz legend in June when saxophonist Ornette Coleman died. He inspired many, including Right Proper Brewing Company’s head brewer, Nathan Zeender. “He seemed artistically fearless and always original.

He embraced the idea of change and seemed to operate from intuition,” Zeender says.

“He’s a role model for me, and I like to think that some of that influence has made its way into our brewing program.” Ornette isn’t a linguistic leap from grisette, which is the term for the style of this beer named after Coleman. The rustic, farmhouse wheat ale shows tartness and funk.

3 // Ponch’s Porter from Denizens Brewing Co.

Remember CHiPs? Think of it as the Brooklyn Nine-Nine of the ’70s, starring Erik Estrada in the role of Frank “Ponch” Poncherello. Though he doesn’t embrace it, Denizens Brewing Co. Head Brewer Jeff Ramirez looks like Ponch’s doppelgänger. “I deny any resemblance, but was given the nickname while brewing in Philadelphia due to my lack of haircuts and naturally wavy hair,” he says. Fortunately, he’s a good sport: The brewery named their porter “Ponch’s Porter” in honor of their #twinning. The chocolate-colored beer benefits from dark-roasted malt and mild hops. Try it in the fall, when it gets released with other darker, seasonal beers.

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Don’t think twice about investing in a pint or two of Atlas Brew Works’ Ponzi American IPA, even though it’s named after con artist Charles Ponzi, whose 1920s-era hijinks paved the way for others (Lou Pearlman, Scott Rothstein, and Bernie Madoff come to mind) to dupe investors using a similar scheme. “Much like Mr. Ponzi, our Ponzi takes in Cascade, Chinook, and Mandarina hops with the promise of big returns in flavor,” says the brewery’s founder & CEO, Justin Cox. “Unlike Charles though, our Ponzi delivers on the promise with robust fruitiness, bitterness, and dank hop flavors that seem too good to be true.”

Lindy Weiss from Mad Fox Brewing Company

Mad Fox Brewing Company’s Bavarian-style hefeweizen is a hat tip to Lindy Hockenberry, a former Falls Church vice mayor and current member of the Falls Church Planning Commission. Bill Madden, the brewery’s CEO and executive brewer, promised Hockenberry he’d name a beer after her because she was a big supporter of the brewery even before its doors opened. “She embodies the spirit of the Falls Church community and is a true character,” Madden says. The Lindy Weiss is an unfiltered, yeasty and lightly hopped beer that promises flavors of bananas and cloves.

How to StArt A Brewery Local brewers discuss how they got into this business at this panel moderated by Chris Van Orden of DCBeer.com. Featured speakers include Jeff Hancock from DC Brau, Mike McGarvey from 3 Stars, Justin Cox from Atlas Brew Works, and Josh Chapman from Bluejacket. City Tap House. 901 9th St. NW. Free. Aug. 12, 6 p.m.

(202) 644-9433.

THuRsDAy, Aug. 13

CiDer AnD MeAD tAp tAkeover Sample a variety of meads and ciders from around the nation at this event celebrating different kinds of brews. City Tap House. 901 9th St. NW. Free. Aug. 13, 11:30 a.m.

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StrAngewAyS SpotligHt The Richmond brewery brings a variety of its products to the Big Hunt for this tasting event. Available offerings include the Woodbooger Belgian brown ale, the Albino Monkey Belgian white ale, and the Vatos Muertos tequila barrel-aged stout with ghost peppers. The Big Hunt. 1345 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. Aug. 13, 4 p.m.

(202) 785-2333.

BeCk DoeS Brooklyn Brooklyn-based Sixpoint Brewery brings its offerings to the downtown French brasserie. Available brews include Abigale Abbey Ale, Righteous Rye, Bengali American IPA, and Brownstone Brown. Brasserie Beck. 1101 K St. NW. Free. Aug. 13, 5 p.m. (202) 408-1717.

SAM ADAMS Mixology MAyHeM Enjoy 20 of Sam Adams’ best brews and 20 beer cocktails mixed by the masters at Jack Rose at this gathering that promises to deliver tasty beer and a few bad decisions. Jack Rose Dining Saloon. 2007 18th St. NW. Free. Aug. 13, 5 p.m. (202) 588-7388.

BivAlveS AnD BrewS Enjoy half a dozen bivalves from Rappahannock Oyster Co. with a pint of your choosing from Atlas Brew Works at this casual gathering that celebrates two local products. The first 25 guests will receive a free Atlas pint glass. Glen’s Garden Market. 2001 S St. NW. $17. Aug. 13, 5:30 p.m.

(202) 588-5698. grAy lAwS AnD Self-DiStriBution Discuss the intricacies of D.C.’s “gray laws,” which allow brewers to distribute their beer directly to consumers, with people from three breweries who bring their beer to D.C. drinkers: Silver Spring’s Denizens Brewing, Hyattsville’s Franklins Brewery, and Falls Church’s Mad Fox Brewing.

Roofers Union. 2446 18th St. NW. Free. Aug. 13, 6 p.m. (202) 232-7663. nArrAgAnSett ClAMBAke Embrace your inner New Englander and gather at this Adams Morgan spot for a clambake. In addition to its classic lager, a variety of Narragansett craft brews will also be available.

Ventnor Sports Cafe. 2411 18th St. NW. Free. Aug. 13, 6:30 p.m. (202) 234-3070.

HArpoon CornHole tournAMent Toss some bags at a board and sample beers from one of Boston’s finest breweries at this tasting event at Penn Social.

Penn Social. 801 E St. NW. Free. Aug. 13, 7 p.m.

(202) 697-4900.

FRIDAy, Aug. 14

tHe Big BAllASt point DrAft & CASk extrAvAgAnzA Ballast Point, one of San Diego’s finest breweries, brings a variety of its popular, rare, and cask beers to this enormous tasting event, sure to be a Beer Week highlight. ChurchKey. 1337 14th St. NW. Free. Aug. 14, 4 p.m. (202) 567-2576.

BlinD AnD Bitter Guests are asked to sample a variety of IPAs and DIPAs and select their favorite without knowing which beer they’re drinking at this lively tasting event presented by Scion and Crios Modern Mexican. Scion. 2100 P St. NW. Free. Aug. 14, 4 p.m.

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bareLy LeGaL

A new generation of beer lovers are starting commercial breweries.

Josh Matthews says his first legal beer was a Yuengling. He started drinking the simple stuff, but quickly developed a taste for the more refined. Shortly after he turned 21, Matthews remembers taking his first sip of a HopDevil IPA by Victory Brewing Company. That hooked him.

“I drank Natty Light in college. This was something different,” he says. “I wanted to only drink good beer from that point on.”

Now 23 years old, he’s helping represent a new generation of American brewers—a younger, barely legal set that was raised during the rise of American craft beer. While these twentysomethings might still get carded at the bar, they’re helping to redefine the beer styles previous generations made popular.

There’s probably no one better than Matthews to represent this generation. At 22, he was the youngest person in Maryland to apply for a commercial brewing license. And when he opens Bulk Head Brewing Company in Columbia, Md. this fall, he’ll be one of the youngest owners of a brewery in the United States.

In just three short years, he’s gone from an obsessive homebrewer to the co-owner of a three-barrel brewery. Like all storybook startups, it began in his parents’ place. Instead of the basement or garage, Bulk Head started on the back porch, and for good reason: the screened-in deck had drainage beneath it.

It was during his final years of college that Matthews decided he wanted to open a brewery. He was living at home and studying environmental health at Towson University, but all the while, he was homebrewing and sharing beer with friends.

“I loved that people wanted to drink my beer, which is why I decided to go into wholesaling,” he says. His uncle cut him a check for $3,000 so he could expand his brewery to a commercial scale, and he sold kegs of beer to bars in Columbia and Clarksville, Md. “All the beer I made was from the porch. In the first year, I was making more of a metaphorical profit than anything real,” he says.

Then came his first, real challenge: rezoning his parent’s house from a residential property to a home business. “My parents don’t even drink beer. At first they were nervous, but they obviously supported me through this.”

Matthews says there are more challenges ahead. He’s standing in the middle of an empty 7,200-square-foot office space that once housed an interior design firm. With blueprints in hand, he points out where the tasting room and bar will go with capacity for 160 people. And in the

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Josh matthews will soon be one of the youngest brewery owners in the country. back warehouse, there’s enough room for a delivery bay, a barrel room, and a canning line.

On paper, Matthews’ plan is ambitious.

Most of the construction will take place this month, and he hopes to be making his first beer soon after.

“I’m looking to differentiate myself here,” he says. “I have a different approach to beer...

The great thing is that beer styles are always changing, and with younger people coming out, they can add to it.”

There are five beers in Bulk Head’s rotation, and many of the styles reflect Matthews’ upbringing as a beach bum, surfer, and Virginia Beach native. He calls them “tropicalesque beers,” meaning they’re fruit-forward and feature ingredients like organic honey and peaches, guava jam, charred pineapple, and citrus hop varieties, like Amarillo and Citra.

Most of the commercial expansion now underway would not have been possible without Matthews’ business partner, Jonathan Staples. Matthews calls him the “MacGyver of the beer industry.” His wife, Hilda Staples, has a prominent foothold in the restaurant industry as a partner at Graffiato, Family Meal, Lunchbox, Range, and Volt. Jonathan Staples, on the other hand, has years of experience helping to launch breweries and distilleries. Most recently, he partnered to start Penn Druid Brewing in Sperryville, Va. and the James River Distillery in Richmond.

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“Jonathan is my saving grace,” Matthews says. Staples invested in Bulk Head earlier this year and helped move it to a commercial space.

“For him to come here and put his trust in me, it’s definitely a risk, but I don’t think age has anything to do with it.”

Matthews is not the only young brewer in town. Two years ago, Jake Endres opened Crooked Run Brewing at the age of 25. He calls his Leesburg, Va. brewery a “nanobrewery” because the space is only 600 square feet.

It’s located in a rustic mill, and the beers are sold in the tasting room only. At any given time there are about four beers on tap, which come from a 1.5-barrel brewing operation. The biggest challenge is keeping up with demand for his small supply.

“There was a budget, so I had to go nano size,” Endres says. “We’re brewing five gallons at a time, and whether you’re making five gallons of beer or 900 gallons, it all takes the same amount of time.”

The work is blood, sweat, and tears... literally. When Endres first started, a pressurized keg popped, sending a chunk of the metal keg close to his head and into a wall. Then there was the time he got his finger caught in the grain mill, or the time the brewery flooded with beer. Really, Endres says the main challenge he faces as a young brewer is simply to persevere.

“This is the definition of bootstrapping, because we didn’t have the money. We had to build

most of the brewery on our own,” he says.

Endres’ route to owning a brewery is different than Matthews’. He wrote a business plan and posted a campaign on Kickstarter in February 2013. Within a month, he had about $11,000 to open Crooked Run. He hired Lee Rogan (who was 26 at the time) paying him $10 per hour as a once-a-week assistant brewer.

Eventually though, Rogan became a partner.

“We’ve pretty much been undercapitalized since day one. The weekend that we first opened, we had to open, or else we would have gone bankrupt,” Endres says. “Luckily, the beer caught on.”

Their flagship beer, Red Kolsch, is a cross between an Irish red ale and a German Kölsch.

It’s a light beer with caramel and chocolate malt flavors and served through a nitrogen tap. “It’s kind of like drinking red velvet,” Endres says.

The plan now is to expand production on the Red Kolsch and eventually distribute it.

They recently contracted with Beltway Brewing Company in Sterling, Va. to brew the beer at a higher volume, and there’s an expansion plan in place to eventually move out of the mill and into a ten-barrel brewery.

“At this point, I think our age is our benefit,” Endres says. “People want to help us, and they have gone out of their way to do it. Having some youth in the business is good too. We’re embracing the American brewing tradition, but putting CP our touch on it with new techniques.”

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A Beer’s Life

Anyone who’s toured a brewery has a general sense of how beer is made. But there’s much more to the life of a beer than just mash mixers and fermentation tanks. 3 Stars Brewing co-founder Dave Coleman shares how his team takes a beer from an idea to a finished, ready-to—Travis Mitchell drink product in just a few months time.

BrainsTorMing

At 3 Stars, the beginnings of a new beer often stem from—surprise—drinking beer. At the basic level, the brewers are inspired by anything from changing seasons to a new ingredient. Dissonance, a rye Berliner, was born from a craving for a sour and tart beer that also had a light and crisp body.

Developing a recipe

The beer idea must then be developed into a recipe. 3 Stars first decides on the desired alcohol level, flavor, body, and overall character of the beer. From there, they work backwards to develop the blend of hops, yeast, malt, water, and other ingredients that will achieve that goal.

piloT Brewing

After the recipe is set, 3 Stars brews its beer on a 62-gallon small-batch system. This allows for testing and tasting multiple iterations of recipes before choosing a favorite version. Developing the flagship Pandemic Porter, which was done on a homebrewing pilot system and was one of the earliest 3 Stars beers, took about 65 batches over two years.

naMing The Beer

Naming a beer is one of the most critical—and difficult—parts of the process. There’s rarely an official system, but there are a few rules of thumb: It should be a unique name that’s not already in use and it should reflect the character and flavor of the beer. Coleman notes that the brewery’s team of strong personalities and diverse backgrounds can make settling on a name akin to “agreeing on music at a party.”

BranDing The Beer

If cans or bottles are involved, it can take up to six months to develop and approve new manufacturing designs and templates. For these reasons, producing draft beer is simpler and doesn’t involve as much legwork.

suBMiT laBels anD recipes for approval

All beers packaged for retail sale must have their labels approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. The TTB looks out for labels that are inaccurate or offensive. Beers including nonstandard ingredients such as fruit, herbs, honey, or spices must also be approved by the TTB.

Begin coMMercial Brewing

Once a recipe is good to go, 3 Stars will begin brewing the beer on its commercial system, which is much larger than the pilot system. An average beer takes anywhere between two to four weeks to brew and ferment before it’s ready to drink. Aged beers can spend six months to a year in barrels.

packaging anD DisTriBuTion

It usually only takes a few days for beer to be packaged and shipped to local stores and bars. The more local the brewery, the quicker the process and the fresher the beer.

Illustration by Lauren Heneghan

Drink anD enjoy

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DC Beer Week Takeover aT HigH veloCiTy Sample beers from breweries local (Atlas, Flying Dog) and national (Sam Adams, 21st Amendment) at this tap takeover within D.C.’s new Marriott Marquis hotel.

High Velocity. 901 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Free. Aug. 14, 4 p.m. (202) 824-9389.

Big ol’ Boulegang Happy Hour Sample beers from Kansas City’s Boulevard Brewing and New York’s Brewery Ommegang at this collaborative tasting hosted by Jack Rose. Jack Rose Dining Saloon. 2007 18th St. NW. Free. Aug. 14, 5 p.m. (202) 588-7388.

Devils BaCkBone 24-Beer Tap Takeover Devils Backbone brings a variety of rare beers and local favorites to Meridian Pint, taking over 24 taps at the Columbia Heights bar. Meridian Pint. 3400 11th St. NW. Free.

Aug. 14, 5 p.m. (202) 588-1075. a saluTe To MiCHigan Representatives from Bell’s, Founders, New Holland, and Jolly Pumpkin breweries bring their wares to this testing that pays tribute to the Mitten State. The Black Squirrel. 2427 18th St. NW. Free. Aug. 14, 5 p.m. (202) 232-1011. sixpoinT MeeTs oliver BreWing The Brooklynbased brewery collaborates with Baltimore’s Oliver Brewing for this tasting at the Dupont Circle bar. Bier Baron Tavern. 1523 22nd St. NW. Free. Aug. 14, 5 p.m.

(202) 293-1885. easTern sHore FunDraiser Three breweries from Maryland’s Eastern Shore—Evolution, RAR, and Eastern Shore Brewing—come together at this fundraiser, whose proceeds benefit the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge. A variety of crab-based dishes will also be available for purchase. Ventnor Sports Cafe. 2411 18th St. NW. Free. Aug. 14, 6 p.m. (202) 234-3070.

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BoTTle sHop anD TasTing rooM granD opening Gather with fellow beer aficionados, enter to win a variety of prizes, and pick up some of Bluejacket’s finest beers, now bottled for easy transportation, at its new tasting room. Bluejacket. 300 Tingey St. SE. Free.

Aug. 15, 11 a.m. greaT lakes BaBes anD BreWs BrunCH Sample some of Great Lakes Brewing’s best beers at this familyfriendly tasting event. Kids can enjoy chicken fingers and mac and cheese, while those over 21 can try the Wright Pils, Alberta Clipper Raspberry Porter, and Blackout Stout. The Black Squirrel. 2427 18th St. NW. Free. Aug. 15, 11 a.m. (202) 232-1011.

DeuTsCHlanD in DuponT Devils Backbone brings a variety of its German-inspired beers and Sauf Haus supplies the pretzels and sausages at this all-day celebration. Sauf Haus. 1216 18th St. NW. Free. Aug. 15, 12 p.m. (202) 466-3355.

DCBW HoMeBreW DeMonsTraTion Learn how to brew beer in your own home at this demonstration presented by the people from the DC Homebrew Shop. Meridian Pint. 3400 11th St. NW. Free. Aug. 15, 3 p.m. (202) 588-1075. sMuTTynose Tap Takeover Sample a variety of beverages from this New Hampshire-based brewery at this tasting event. Available beers include the Rogue de Shire Sour Ale, Baja Hoodie Chili Amber Ale, Olde Grundy Humper, Big A IPA, Homunculus Tripel, Finest Kind IPA, Baltic Porter, and Old Brown Dog Brown Ale. Barrel. 613 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Free. Aug. 15, 5 p.m.

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CraFT BreWHaHa Chefs from around D.C. pair their snacks with craft brews from around the region at this lively party. Local band the Soul Crackers provide the musical accompaniment for the evening. Old Ebbitt Grill.

675 15th St. NW. Free. Aug. 15, 8 p.m. (202) 347-4800.

The recommended shelf life of bottled and canned beer is typically between 90 and 120 days. Some styles like porters or wheat beers may be OK for as long as six months. As a rule of thumb, hoppier beers will spoil more quickly.

Savvy consumers looking for the freshest product should check the bottling or canning date on beer packaging.

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sHiner’s BoTToMless Beer & BBQ Enjoy all the barbecue and Shiner beer you can drink while listening to music from the 19th Street Band at this event marking the end of Beer Week. Acre 121. 1400 Irving St. NW. $35. Aug. 16, 5 p.m. (202) 328-0121.

Many breweries have programs in place to recycle the spent grain left behind after the brewing process. 3 Stars provides grain donations, which can be used in baked goods, to local farms and charities.

loCal Beer sCavenger HunT Explore Dupont Circle and sample local beers at this scavenger hunt spread between six different bars. Teams compete for prizes including brewery swag, private tours, and more. Pizzeria Paradiso – Dupont. 2003 P St. NW. Free.

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Ready to Kermit You may have to kiss a few frogs to find your prince (or princess). This one is made out of soap and comes with its own porcelain lily pad dish.

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Playing Games With My Heart Enter into the amorous world of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice with this roleplaying game that was originally funded through Kickstarter.

Marrying Mr. Darcy card game, $35. Labyrinth Games & Puzzles. 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. (202) 544-1059

Quiche the Cook This cookbook features straightforward recipes designed for two people in categories including romantic meals, onepot dinners, and duo desserts.

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You Had Me at Merlot A husband and wife team named their winery Donkey & Goat because separately the animals are stubborn, but together they bring out the best in each other.

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So Wrong It’S rIght

Sometimes brewers just screw up: they add the wrong ingredient or there’s a mechanical failure in the brewing system. But that doesn’t mean the batch of beer needs to be dumped. In fact, sometimes mistakes taste pretty good. In those cases, brewers will rebrand the beer as something else and sell it. Here are a few happy accidents worth a sip. —Jessica Sidman

DC Brau’s Citrosity

This newly released Belgian-style pale ale was supposed to be a batch of the DC Brau’s signature, the Citizen, but a valve broke that stopped glycol from getting into and chilling the tank. As a result the temperature climbed above the level that Citizen is supposed to ferment. “When we tasted the beer, it was delicious, but it wasn’t Citizen,” DC Brau co-owner Brandon Skall says. “So we dry hopped it with some pretty cool rare hops and named it something else.”

Citrosity is just DC Brau’s latest accidental beer. Theory and Practice, a Belgian-style IPA, was meant to be the Corruption IPA, but the brewers accidentally added a yeast strain called 1762. They ended up finding a book called The Theory and Practice of Brewing, which was published in 1762, and named the beer after that. Meanwhile, Deus Ex Machina, a double IPA, started out as On the Wings of Armageddon, but the brewer mistakenly added Columbus hops, which are used in DC Brau’s Corruption IPA.

Port City Brewing Company’s Derecho Common

In the summer of 2012, a powerful derecho caused Port City to lose power, and the Alexandria brewery feared it would lose 13,000 gallons. While five of the six tanks were fine, a batch of lager ended up fermenting at a higher temperature than it was meant to. Instead of letting it go to waste, founder Bill Butcher took inspiration from a “steam beer” style of beer developed in San Francisco, also known as California common, that is supposed to be brewed at a higher temperature and rebranded the product as Derecho Common.

The beer was popular enough that the brewery is now making it on purpose (with some tweaks).

Derecho Common was released again this summer just in time for the third anniversary of the storm.

The Dish: Gooseneck barnacles Where to Get It: SER, 1110 N. Glebe Road, Arlington; (703) 746-9822; ser-restaurant.com Price: $18 What It Is: Known as percebes, or gooseneck barnacles, these crustaceans look like little mutant fingers. While they may be hard to harvest, the cooking preparation is fairly simple. Chef Josu Zubikarai boils the barnacles in salt water for about a minute, then they’re dried and cooled. Each order of percebes is served in a napkin, which really is meant to be a splatter guard. First timers, ask for a quick demonstration on how to crack and peel the barnacles. It’s an easy process, but you have to remove the skin before eating.

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Bluejacket’s Swirl

Last year, Bluejacket collaborated with New Belgium Brewing Company and Brooklyn Brewery on a sour red ale called Rheinard De Vos. It was brewed with a strain of Brettanomyces yeast that Bluejacket grows in-house.

But when they went to rebrew the beer, the yeast didn’t produce the funky, wild characteristics that it did the first time. It turned out that mistakes in the mash temperature and wort aeration prior to fermentation caused the ingredient to act more like a standard clean yeast. “We figured it’s still a great base sour beer, it just needs something else,” says Beer Director Greg Engert. So, the brewers added in some fresh strawberries and ended up with with a sour strawberry reddishbrown beer dubbed Swirl. Some of the beer was then aged in Syrah wine barrels and infused with even more strawberries. That beer will be available at a D.C. tap takeover at ChurchKey on Aug. 13 during D.C. Beer Week. It will be poured right alongside a new version of Rheinard De Vos.

delicacy, generally reserved for pre-dinner or bar snacking. They’re chewy in texture and extremely salty. The goal is to have a few before a meal in anticipation of other Spanish seafood dishes, like bacalao (salted cod) or txipirones (baby squid).

The Story: Most Spaniards seek out percebes from Galicia, the northwest region of the country, where the Atlantic crashes against massive cliffs.

This makes Galicia one of the best breeding grounds for gooseneck barnacles in the world, but hunting them down can be risky business.

Fishermen wait until low tide, then armed with buckets and a hammers, they work feverishly to knock the barnacles from sea rocks. “You have to work very fast to try and fill up your bucket, and you have to watch the water because every year people die doing this,” Zubikarai says. “The surf can take you in.” — Tim Ebner

brew in town DC Brau Brau Pils Where in Town: Bayou Bakery, 901 Pennsylvania Ave. SE Price: $6/12 oz.

Enjoying More Kegroom When it opened in 2011, DC Brau became the District’s first new production brewery in more than half a century and, since then, it has experienced staggering growth. Having quadrupled its capacity, the brewery’s once near-empty warehouse is now full of tanks, enabling Head Brewer Jeff Hancock and his team to add even more variety to the 100 or so beers they’ve already created. The expansion means they are more easily able to meet constant demand, with space to take on time-consuming styles, like lagers, which require several weeks, or even months, of TLC before they are ready to swill.

Pils With Joy One such new offering is Brau Pils. The German-style Pilsner was released in April as a fourth member of the brewery’s main lineup, alongside the Public, the Corruption, and the Citizen. Like other light lagers, this 4.9percent-alcohol, golden-hued brew is dry, refreshing, and easily quaffable. Brau Pils pairs a touch of the malty sweetness of a crusty baguette with an earthy, grassy hop bitterness, thanks to a strain of Hallertau hops, a defining ingredient for the style. Those who prefer high-gravity, hop-forward beers like DC Brau’s On the Wings of Armageddon or Solar Abyss aren’t as likely to be dazzled. But Brau Pils is an impressively executed clean, crisp, and intentionally subtle beer. Find some on draft or in eye-catching yellow and green, hop cone-emblazoned cans throughout D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.

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Future Bounce

GoldLink was a dedicated student of rap history. Now, he’s making it.

By Julian Kimble It’s four hours before showtime on a Wednesday in late July, and GoldLink is animated. As the 9:30 Club staff tinkers with the stage during his soundcheck, the rapper segues from jokingly practicing dance moves with fellow rapper and collaborator Chaz French to warming up his voice on the hook for “Ay Ay,” the hypnotic opening track from his radiant 2014 debut project, The God Complex. He’s seemingly unfazed by the knowledge that he’s helped sell out L.A.-based music collective Soulection’s touring showcase, “The Sound of Tomorrow.”

Credit GoldLink’s swift ascent to that ability to lose himself in his playful-yet-painstaking nature. Last April’s release of The God Complex rocketed him from talented unknown to critical darling. His knack for sliding energetic staccato rhythms over a vibrant gumbo of sounds helped popularize future bounce, the experimental intersection of hip-hop and dance music that’s become his trademark. This June, he joined D.C. rapper Shy Glizzy on XXL magazine’s annual “Freshman Class” cover, a nod to hip-hop’s emerging talent and guaranteed argument-starter.

But just a little over a year before his face graced the cover of a glossy magazine, GoldLink was obscuring it.

Up until a release show for The God Complex held at U Street Music Hall last year, the rapper had shied away from photos and performed behind a mask. Now that he’s unveiled his identity, seismic levels of intrigue surround his next moves.

There’s irony in the newfound global reach of the 22year-old’s music: Before GoldLink was successful enough to tour, he’d seen little of the world outside of D.C. Born D’Anthony Carlos, he bounced from Northeast D.C. to Cheverly and Bowie before he and his mother settled in Virginia.

“I grew up in one area, so I didn’t really see anything other

than what I grew up around,” he says.

Uninterested in college and unable to get a job after graduating from Hayfield Secondary School in 2011, GoldLink turned to music, studying it like he was back in a classroom.

“It was a lot of research as opposed to influences,” he says. “It was more like, how can I take that and say [certain things] in a different way with a unique sound? Where the studying and research came in is that I think the world works in waves. For example, in music, for me in my short life, Ja Rule was really fuckin’ hot. DMX was really fuckin’ hot. Jay [Z] was really fuckin’ hot. Then there a gray-ass period. Then Diddy was hot, then Kanye came through. Then Drake. Waves. So all the way up until I started a wave, I was like, ‘I think this is the sound that’s going to happen.’ It was all work, research, prediction, and prayer.”

The studying paid off in 2012 when GoldLink met his current manager, Henny Yegezu. In addition to working as a concert promoter and talent buyer, Yegezu runs Indie Media Lab, a recording studio in Falls Church. “One of my homies was starting this program where he hand-picked a couple of kids and I’d give them a discounted rate [on studio time].

Actually, I [let most of them record] for free,” Yegezu says.

“GoldLink was probably 18 or 19 at the time and was part of a group of friends who were rapping, and that stuff was super raw compared to what he’s making now. But even from the jump, he naturally leaned into the production and had a lot of character in his flow.”

Apprehensive about managing GoldLink due to his stubbornness and inexperience, the rapper’s dedication and rapid improvement eventually convinced Yegezu to sign on. “I didn’t want to get [GoldLink’s] hopes up, but I knew he wanted me to mentor him and be his manager,” Yegezu says. “But he just kept getting better, and I think maybe a few months after the program, he made ‘Ay Ay,’ which ended up being the first song on The God Complex. He actually made that a year before the project came out. That was one of the first times where it hit me that he was getting really good.”

Yegezu eventually sold his studio engineer, producer Louie Lastic, on working with GoldLink, too. “At first he was a little standoffish because I don’t think he saw the full vision at first, but he eventually started giving him beats, and that’s how they washingtoncitypaper.com august 7, 2015 33

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developed their chemistry,” Yegezu says.

Lastic, who’s dubbed himself GoldLink’s “musical grandpa,” has his fingerprints all over the rapper’s recording process. Lastic mixes and masters the bulk of GoldLink’s catalog, and his breezy, off-kilter style is a perfect match for GoldLink’s spirited flow. He layers delicate keys and distorted samples over busy percussion to create a sound that feels like an LSD-fueled hallucination playing in fast forward. He and GoldLink feed off of each other in a symbiotic flow, which Lastic says is anything but formulaic.

“We work best when the feeling in the studio is loose and relaxed,” Lastic writes in an email. “The only consistent thing about our studio sessions is usually he’ll start writing to a skeleton of the beat, then we structure everything around his voice after it’s recorded.”

Multiple listens are necessary to fully digest GoldLink’s music; it’s so intricate and involved that the contents of his lyrics can get lost in all the moving parts. Over the sedated hum of the Kaytranada-produced head-nodder “Sober Thoughts,” GoldLink raps about a toxic relationship with removed clarity: “We fuck today, we fight tomorrow then we fuck again/I fuck her homie, she find out and then she fuck my man.”

The stacked, frantic instrumentation of “Planet Paradise” shrouds the song’s bleaker themes. Last year, Goldlink told City Paper that the song is a “street record you [can] dance to.” “The hook [‘Oh God, shout out to the squad/ Real niggas dying every day we pray to God’] is kind of a gang chant, on the low,” he explained. “So it’s honestly a story about gang banging.” Listeners must adopt a dual awareness to process it all; the syntax could soar right over their heads as they groove to the lush sounds. GoldLink’s voice is already distinct and rife with personality, but he has a knack for crafting music that’s magnetic and dance-ready yet complex, inviting deeper analysis. Achieving this rare feat requires exacting musical execution and a high level of comfort with his producers of choice.

GoldLink trusts the ears of producers he admires. He became a fan of Soulection affiliate Lakim after he and Yegezu stumbled upon the beatmaker’s song “Future Bounce” about two years ago. Drawn to its rigorous thump and sample of Crystal Waters’ house staple “Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless),” GoldLink and Yegezu contacted Lakim about working together. Lakim was future bounce’s architect; GoldLink is the invigorating subgenre’s voice.

The sound that Yegezu describes as “urban dance music” pushed GoldLink into the national spotlight, where its offbeat energy piqued the interest of some of music’s most influential figures. GoldLink has formed a relationship with Rick Rubin, an iconoclast who’s lent his avant-garde production style and insight to artists like the Beastie Boys and Kanye West. Def Jam Records, hip-hop’s most lionized record label, was born in Rubin’s New York University dorm in the ’80s. According to GoldLink, Rubin sought him out.

“The best thing that I learned from him was something he said verbatim,” GoldLink says. “It was: ‘If you create the best art that you possibly can, everything else will fall into place.’

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ing in far-flung locales like London and Australia. Touring and coping with budding fame have become the source of an unexpected higher learning.

“I’ve learned all of the things that make you a man,” GoldLink says of the past year. “I’ve learned responsibility. I’ve learned how big the world really is. I’ve learned compromise.

I’ve learned a lot. Just being around the world and traveling, I’ve learned patience. Just talking to people and [having things not go] your way, you always have to keep a level head. And I wasn’t like that before.”

GoldLink will have to exercise that patience during the next phase of his career, as many expect him to duplicate the success of The God Complex on his second release. Artists who receive praise for sublime debuts can end up chasing that spark forever, enduring criticism of disappointing later projects for the remainder of their careers. The accolades that Wale, the area’s biggest commercial hip-hop success, has earned haven’t shielded him from this pitfall. GoldLink says he’s working smarter, though not necessarily harder, and preparing to dodge similar knocks.

“Don’t abandon the thing that everyone fell in love with first,” he tells himself. “Take that, grow it, and keep growing it. Always switch your sound. Never stick to the same thing, but don’t abandon [what people fell in love with].” It’s an observant mantra: GoldLink’s taking cues from artists he’s studied, like Jay Z and Kanye, who’ve achieved longevity through constant evolution. Even if GoldLink never reaches their level of influence, he wants to stay dedicated to pushing hip-hop outside of its comfortable boundaries.

“I just want the quality of music to be better,” he says. “I want people to dance again; I don’t want people to be ashamed to dance. I want people to make great quality music.”

By the time GoldLink takes the 9:30 Club stage on July 22, his energy matches his eager audience. “This is y’all show, not mine,” he tells the crowd, drawing frenzied cheers that continue as the mesmeric beginning of “Ay Ay” starts up.

GoldLink’s take on TLC’s 1994 hit “Creep” serves as a segue into The God Complex’s “Hip-Hop (Interlude),” where GoldLink reminisces on his childhood through the intoxicating essence of ’90s music.

After bringing Chaz French on stage with him, the two part the crowd to make room for a mosh pit, and French launches himself into the arms of his fans. Life rafts and a huge inflatable turtle bounce out into the crowd, a truly diverse bunch that testifies to GoldLink’s broad appeal. But the show’s highlight wasn’t the onstage antics or any single song. It was an announcement.

Near the end of GoldLink’s set, he revealed that his next project, And After That, We Didn’t Talk, will come out on Soulection. “They’re my family, real simple,” he says. “They heard something and believed in me, and for them to believe in me like that and help me grow as an artist—as a man— that means a lot to me and I feel like they deserve to have my project.”

And After That, We Didn’t Talk is an ominous title, but when prodded about its inspiration, GoldLink divulges very few details. “A heartbreak,” he admits after a long pause.

“It’s just about a heartbreak. I feel like it’s very relatable, and it’s just powerful to say that: ‘And after that, we didn’t talk.’ No matter where you start or end a conversation, that means a lot.” He won’t say when or how this heart was broken, but it’s left a deep dent in his psyche. His core group of collaborators say the release will be an emphatic step in another direction.

Lakim, who’s heard some of GoldLink’s new music, is impressed by the rapper’s willingness to deviate. “The new music I’ve heard sounds nothing like The God Complex, and it’s phenomenal,” he writes. “I’m sure some might be disappointed and taken aback by it, but I believe most people will trust in what he’s doing.”

Even if GoldLink’s upcoming project is a change of pace, Yegezu doesn’t think it will impede the still-unsigned artist’s growth. “I can see him taking this sound to the radio, to be honest,” he says. “I think, long-term, he can see himself being a radio artist, but you get more out of the situation and create more sustainability when you actually grow something.”

In an era when hit singles and terrestrial radio spins are poor predictors for album sales, which don’t bring artists much profit anyway, smart musicians can give music away for free online, tour, grow their following, and make a decent living without selling a single album. Careers fizzle out as rapidly as they begin, so underdeveloped hit-chasers won’t have long shelf-lives in this climate. GoldLink may hit the mainstream in the future, but he’ll be polished when that day arrives.

With his focus locked on what’s next, GoldLink is balancing the pain of what motivated And After That, We Didn’t Talk with the high of a hometown show he called “unreal.”

“That shit right there, that’s inspiring the shit out of me,” he says of the 9:30 Club performance. “That makes me want to do everything: work harder, be better, be a better person.

It’s the people. D.C. mainly, but people [everywhere] inspire CP me so much.”

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Curios

Standout Track: No. 1, “Impala”—a kinetic track from Near Northeast’s recent album Curios—that fuses Graceland grooves with ornate, chamber-pop flourishes. While the song’s verses feature percussive guitar and violin interplay, the chorus is driven by a biting riff and the pessimistic conviction of vocalist and violinist Kelly Servick’s lyrics. “We’re waiting for a signal in the dark, but I can’t hear it,” she sings. “Impala” has accessible and arresting nuance, both in its melodic layers and its thoughtful exploration of love and mortality.

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West Baltimore rap duo (and childhood best friends) HS recorded an escape from reality during the Freddie Gray protests:

While television networks have nixed planned projects with Bill Cosby and magazines have run cover stories on the lives he’s devastated with his alleged atrocities, the Smithsonian has stood by its man. “Conversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue,” the National Museum of African Art’s exhibition of pieces from its own holdings alongside Bill and Camille Cosby’s collection, remains on view.

The Cosbys have donated more than $700,000 to the museum. Still, the Smithsonian has insisted that its continued support of a man who admitted to giving women drugs in his pursuit of their bodies has more to do with artistic and curatorial integrity than with Cosby’s prominence as a donor or friend of the museum’s director,

Just for good measure, though it doesn’t mention him by name: This disturbing detail from a Cosby family quilt may not have been intended to draw on the dozens of appallingly similar testimonies that paint Bill Cosby as a systematic abuser of his fame and social connections, but as with all art, its meaning has been transformed by its context.

Musical Motivation: The songwriting process for “Impala” was truly a team effort: Guitarist Avy Mallik composed the bulk of the instrumental arrangement, Servick wrote the melody and lyrics, and bassist Austin Blanton handled the production. Servick calls “Impala” a “love story that takes place over an archaeological time scale,” and her lyrics celebrate the immediacy of existence before it’s lost “in the big scheme of things.” Mallik’s chord progression similarly juxtaposes joy and darkness, while his shifting time signatures in the song’s instrumental bridge lead to a dizzying, cathartic climax. “As a music geek it kind of unsettles you,” he says.

Blissed Connections: Mallik, Servick, and the band’s original drummer Alex Pio met when they all responded to a Craigslist ad seeking backup musicians for a traditional Indian dancer’s benefit show. They immediately hit it off and, once they began writing songs together, used Craigslist to recruit Blanton.

Mallik and Pio both live in Near Northeast— the neighborhood, that is—while Servick and Blanton live in Columbia Heights, but they were drawn to the phrase as a band name because of its vague, abstract nature. “You’re close to something but you’re not quite there, and that’s like how a lot of our music works,” —Dan Singer Mallik says.

Johnnetta B. Cole. Last month, the museum posted a sign at the entrance to the gallery, expressing disappointment that the country’s focus on Cosby’s alleged crimes against more than 40 women had “cast a negative light on what should be a joyful exploration of African and African American art.”

“Our current ‘Conversations’ exhibition...is fundamentally about the artworks and the artists who created them, not the owners of the collection,” the museum said in a statement. Here are a few items from the exhibition that demonstrate this show is definitely, DEFINITELY not about the man who has apparently assaulted dozens of women.

—Christina Cauterucci

“Camille’s Husband’s Birthday Quilt,” a wall-hung textile work (above) covered in likenesses of Bill Cosby and his family, is only tangentially related to the identity of its owners, Bill and Camille Cosby.

“Quilts tell a story of life, of memory, of family relationships.”—Bill Cosby Visible from both the exhibition space and a balcony on the floor above, a subway ad-sized quote from Bill Cosby has everything to do with its substance and nothing to do with who said it.

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The painting by Bill Cosby’s daughter (above) and quilts by his mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law were included in the exhibit for their art-historical merit and not their connection to a man who allegedly drugged and sexually abused at least 46 women.

Placards around the exhibit that applaud two art collectors (“Bill and Camille Cosby have expressed a commitment to art that... shows the full breadth and the dignity of the African American individual”; “The Cosbys’ decision to share African American artworks from their collection with the public... is extraordinarily generous”; “In keeping with the Cosbys’ interest in family…”) in no way boost the nicey-nicey public persona of one of those collectors.

TheaTerCurtain Calls Dear Evan Hansen Directed by Michael Greif Book by Steven Levenson Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul At Arena Stage to Aug. 23 Beyond epitaphs and obituaries, today’s dearly departed get an extra legacy: a social media presence. On their surviving Facebook profiles, middle-school friends and long-forgotten acquaintances show up alongside BFFs and family to chime in with rose-tinted memories. The platform lets users tap a friend or family member to manage their accounts when they die—and after seeing Dear Evan Hansen, a new musical that premiered at Arena Stage last week, viewers may rush home to nominate a caretaker.

The latest collaboration between the Tonynominated composing duo of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Dear Evan Hansen is a sweet meditation on the excruciating loneliness of adolescence and grief in the social media age. Rare are the musicals that can reconcile topics as dark as teen suicide with those as puerile as jacking off, coaxing gleeful giggles from the audience in between sobs. Spring Awakening was one; this is another.

As the titular outcast with acute social anxiety, Ben Platt brandishes more awkward tics (a vigorous blink, a nail-picking habit, a constant tugging at his backpack straps) than most bodies could manage. A lesser actor might have made it a parody, but on Platt, it reads true, an accurate rendering of a friendless teen who’d rather skip dinner than have to interact with a delivery person at the door.

When Evan’s troubled classmate Connor (Mike Faist) kills himself, a computer lab mixup leads the deceased’s family to believe that Evan was his best and only friend. Evan conveniently neglects to correct the misconception and—wooed by his newfound social currency and the doting attention of Connor’s parents and crushworthy sister, Zoe—invents an entire meet-cute story of a friendship that never was.

Finally, Evan’s found the antidote to his bewildering isolation: “We start believing that we belong/But every sun doesn’t rise, and no one tells you where you went wrong,” he sings. Led by director Michael Greif, the able cast makes up a community striving for connection in a harsh, alienating world.

At 30, Pasek and Paul (along with 31-yearold playwright Steven Levenson, with whom they developed the story) are young enough to make invocations of Kickstarter and retweeting for a cause feel apt, never forced or gimmicky. But Peter Nigrini’s omnipresent, fragmented projections of Facebook feeds and text conversations become a distraction. They do provide some comic relief: The inbox of Zoe and Connor’s dad is shown as an outdated Out-

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Dear Evan Hansen tenderly reconciles the painful with the puerile. look setup to the kids’ Gmail, full of boring dad emails about mergers and the law school alumni association. Still, when there’s enormous text onstage, the audience diverts its attention— and while our mobile Internet devices are indeed distracting, onstage effects should never sacrifice the emotional impact of the story to make a point.

Thankfully, the score is powerful enough to drown out the digital white noise. Teen angst has long been best expressed in song, and Dear Evan Hansen’s power-pop soundtrack is just what the guidance counselor ordered. There’s rhythmic pick-and-strum à la Ani DiFranco; surging strings that recall every tearjerking Snow Patrol ballad; and “Sincerely, Me,” a jaunty Broadway-ready trio that finds Evan and his smug, pervy kinda-friend (Will Roland) composing fake pre-death emails between Connor and Evan. The three actors hit every laugh line on the bullseye, including the only genuinely funny “no homo” joke I’ve ever heard. If the whole show were an extended rendition of this number, I wouldn’t complain.

Rachel Bay Jones gives another of the show’s better performances as Evan’s well-meaning, over-worked single mom who manages the oxymoronic role of an absent helicopter parent, bringing class complications into Evan’s double life. Audience members who caught Laura Dreyfuss’ leading turn in Broadway’s Once will recognize her muted, demure delivery and hands-in-pockets diffidence as the woefully underdeveloped Zoe. Dreyfuss’ satin vocals are a treasure; it would be nice to see her in a role that, unlike her parts in both Once and Dear Evan Hansen, offer more than a backdrop for her leading man’s growing self-confidence.

Here, at least, the leading man is worthy of the honor: A magnetic, touchingly vulnerable presence, Platt makes Evan easy to root for and easier to cry for at the show’s moving conclusion. Dear Evan Hansen treats the trials of teendom with the sensitivity it deserves in a story that, for all its reliance on social media, feels timeless. Maybe parents just don’t understand—but maybe after watching this refreshing new musical, they will.

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A SuppoSedly GreAt Movie i’ll Never WAtch AGAiN The End of the Tour Directed by James Ponsoldt If there was a mathematical algorithm to create movies that film critics—and only film critics—would love, it might produce something like The End of the Tour. The film’s subject, the late author David Foster Wallace, was a literary god to young, white, well-educated, liberal men, a demographic overrepresented among film nerds with a public platform.

Tour is a story for and about writers in all of their arrogant, insecure, and competitive glory, and the filmmakers assume for their audience a reverence for the profession and all the twisted, tormented souls who toil in it. Is it any wonder that critics have rallied behind this one?

With its odd combination of unlikable characters and a meandering, conversational structure, however, The End of the Tour will disappoint viewers not already predisposed to writer worship. The film follows Wallace (Jason Segel) and David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg), a young journalist covering the final days of the author’s book tour in support of his masterpiece, Infinite Jest. Those waiting for a dramatic plot twist will be let down; the entire film is a series of chats between the two writers as they travel from Illinois to Minnesota and back for a reading.

Along the way, they bond, butt heads, and debate, consistently returning to a single subject: fame. Wallace has it and doesn’t want it— he says he treasures his “regular guyness”— while Lipsky, who has just published an unheralded novel, covets it. As the two try to talk their way into a reconciliation of their contrasting perspectives, they instead grow further apart, turning a burgeoning friendship into a contemptuous professional relationship.

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It sounds more dramatic than it is, but there is a certain thrill in the film’s dialogue-driven approach. The timing of the film’s release helps: Coming near the end of a summer movie season that prefers action-movie quips to realistic dialogue, Donald Margulies’ script is a welcome correction, and the two actors relish every word of his snappy dialogue. Eisenberg is particularly comfortable with such material, having previously mastered Aaron Sorkin’s whiz-bang verbal fireworks in The Social Network. Across the room, Segel is believable but never quite revelatory as Wallace, overcoming the worst fears about his casting—that he was too doofy to depict Wallace’s intellectual prowess—but doing little to suggest he has a future in dramas.

Of course, Segel’s understatement is intentional, though never totally effective. The film makes much of the contrast between Wallace’s brilliant writing and his painfully average personality. Onscreen, Wallace is portrayed as a Midwestern guy who loves junk food, is addicted to television, and, when given a day off in Minnesota, chooses to spend it at the Mall of America. It’s a thoughtful spin on the voice-ofa-generation archetype, but the banality of genius works better as a concept than as the basis for a character’s development.

As it stands, there is little character there.

Although the occasional insight into Wallace’s addled mind manages to break through, the overwhelming reverence director James Ponsoldt has for the writer (he calls himself a “Wallace obsessive” and had a passage from Jest read at his wedding) smothers any possibility of actual insight. So complete is Ponsoldt’s worship that he often frames Wallace with natural backlight, suggesting a heavenly, ethereal presence. It’s clear that he’s trying to lionize the author, but the film never shows what Wallace did to deserve it. To figure that one out, we’d all be better off reading a book.

—Noah Gittell The End of the Tour opens Aug. 7 at E Street Cinema, Landmark Bethesda, Angelika Film Center in Fairfax, and AMC Shirlington.

MusicDiscography Big LiLy StyLe

Broken hearts and rollicking romps populate Curtin’s familiar indie-folk territory. iron chains, and the titular Michigan lilies in gardens of weeds.

As a result, Michigan Lilium can feel onenote, with Curtin’s reliably, disarmingly poetic lyrics and a voice almost distracting in its prettiness. But listeners won’t fault Curtin for failing to experiment with her sound or deviate wildly from her indie-folk norm. Not every record needs to be a three-LP epic that turns genre on its head; sometimes, familiar territory is worth retreading.

Curtin’s new record is a slice of contemporary folk happy to operate within its own modest world, and there’s much for fans to love in its familiar, bittersweet tales of love and loss.

In an interview with American Songwriter, Curtin noted a lyric from Joni Mitchell’s “A Case Of You” as being particularly meaningful to her work: “I remember that time you told me, you said, ‘Love is touching souls’/Surely you touched mine ’cause part of you pours out of me in these lines from time to time.”

Mitchell’s ’70s peak is a clear influence on Michigan Lilium, and many folk fans will find similar elements in the two singers’ work: melancholy lyrics, pared-down guitars and piano, vocals heavy with vibrato. But for all of Michigan Lilium’s graceful charm, Mitchell always said more in her restraint—pouring her feelings out “from time to time,” after all—than in any formulaic romantic poetry.

Michigan Lilium is Curtin’s most elegantly crafted work yet, but there’s a lesson or two about simple, meaningful songwriting she could glean from Mitchell’s spiritual mentorship. And if Curtin is anything like Michigan Lilium’s namesake—a Midwestern lily she described as notoriously, stubbornly resilient—we’ll be hearing the results on her —Maeve McDermott next record.

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In the past, D.C. folk musicians have had a hard time finding footing. The city’s coffee shops and bookstores are more likely to host readings with policy wonks than nights with singer-songwriters, and our most noteworthy concert in the park has more punk guitars than banjos and ukulele.

But the D.C. folk scene is vibrant and growing, home to even more forward-thinking artists than when longtime D.C. indie-folk fixture the Sweater Set started making music.

And tucked at the top of this year’s Fort Reno schedule (which also featured more folk than in recent years) was Sara Curtin, one half of the veteran duo. After a stint in Brooklyn spent working as a fishmonger, getting her heart broken, and writing her 2010 solo EP Fly Her And Keep Her, Curtin’s back in town on the heels of her newest record, Michigan Lilium, recorded in her D.C. apartment.

On the album, Curtin ditches the twee inclinations of her previous work for grown-up pop, a graceful artistic statement that doesn’t stray too far from her roots.

Fans of the Sweater Set and Curtin’s earlier work will note Michigan Lilium’s display of the singer-guitarist’s steadily maturing musical tastes. The album swaps out the more quirky instrumentals of her past recordings and doubles down on the basics—guitars, keys, and shuffling percussion, smattered with faint electronic influences—anchored by a radiant voice.

At times, Curtin hints at more out-ofthe-box urges, particularly on Michigan Lilium’s bookending tracks: an opening pair of fragile-as-glass songs that play with chilly synths and artificial drumbeats, and a closing track (“The Easy Way”) brimming with looped harmonies.

But Curtin never quite shakes her folk inclinations—acoustic guitar strums, an everpresent tambourine, hyper-romantic imagery. On the album’s middle tracks, Curtin settles into familiar territory with downbeat adult-contemporary tunes and folksy, rollicking romps.

Michigan Lilium’s lyrics explore the spectrum of conflicted love, swinging between childlike wonder and grown-up sensuality that invokes nursery rhymes at one turn (on “Old House”: “Hush, hush, hush, don’t say a word/Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep little bird”) and action-movie heroines at another (on “Careless”: “Sharpened gaze, sharpened knives/Built for battle in disguise/I learned to fight unfairly”).

But even at its gloomiest moments, the record stays unwaveringly pretty, describing its broken hearts with florid metaphors—rotting bouquets, fading perfume,

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BoSSa BiStro 2463 18th St NW. 202-667-0088.

Crown Vic’s Weird World. 10:30 p.m. $5. bossproject.com.

CITY LIGHTS: FRIDAY

Friday

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Rock

Dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Discnotheque with DJs Sean Morris and Bill Spieler. 10:30 p.m. $2–$5. dcnine.com.

Vocal

Black cat 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. Thurston Moore Baand, Chain & the Gang, While. 9 p.m. $15. blackcatdc.com.

amp By Strathmore 11810 Grand Park Ave., North Bethesda. (301) 581-5100. Emily Skinner. 8 p.m. $35–$45. ampbystrathmore.com.

Dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Howard, Near Northeast. 7 p.m. $10. dcnine.com.

howarD theatre 620 T St. NW. (202) 803-2899.

Los Van Van, DJ Reyna Morales. 8 p.m. $40–$75. thehowardtheatre.com.

Fillmore Silver Spring 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. (301) 960-9999. A BandHouse Gigs Tribute to Jimi Hendrix. 7:30 p.m. $22–$27. fillmoresilverspring.com.

saturday

the hamilton 600 14th St. NW. (202) 787-1000.

Justin Trawick and the Common Good. 10:30 p.m.

Free. thehamiltondc.com.

Rock

ElEctRonic

9:30 clUB 815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930. Desaparecidos, the So So Glos, the Banddroidz. 8 p.m. $25. 930.com.

U Street mUSic hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Kenny Larkin, Ataxia, Boss Ross. 10 p.m. $15. ustreetmusichall.com.

Jazz Birchmere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria.

(703) 549-7500. Kim Waters. 7:30 p.m. $35. birchmere.com.

BlUeS alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Freddy Cole Quartet. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $25. bluesalley.com.

WoRld howarD theatre 620 T St. NW. (202) 803-2899.

Los Van Van. 8 p.m. $40. thehowardtheatre.com. patriot center 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax. (703) 9933000. Chayanne. 9 p.m. $59–$139. patriotcenter.com.

opERa wolF trap Filene center 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.

(703) 255-1900. National Symphony Orchestra, Wolf Trap Opera: Madama Butterfly. 8:15 p.m. $25–$75. wolftrap.org.

Dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Matthew E. White, Sleepwalkers. 8:30 p.m. $12. dcnine.com.

This is what it looks like when a comedian goes supernova: Kevin Hart’s movies have grossed more than a half-billion dollars in the last two years, he’s in constant demand as an awards show host and commercial pitch man, and he’s in the middle of a tour playing to capacity crowds in arenas all over the country. At 36, Hart has become the highest-paid comedian in the business, following in the footsteps of Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, and Chris Rock, who all successfully walked the line between actor and stand-up (and blew through racial barriers) on the way to stardom. Hart was hot enough to squeeze $90 million out of Get Hard, a hokey comedy with Will Ferrell that turned out to be one of the worst reviewed movies of the year. How much bigger can he get, in spite of his oft-discussed short stature? It’s only fitting that his tour is titled “What Now.” Kevin Hart performs at 7 p.m. at Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. $59.50–$150. (202) 628-3200. verizoncen—Steve Cavendish ter.monumentalnetwork.com.

classical

dJ nights

kenneDy center millenniUm Stage 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. 30th International Young Artist Piano Competition. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org.

9:30 clUB 815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930. REV909: Daft Punk/French House tribute with DJs Will Eastman and Ozker. 9 p.m. $15. 930.com.

the hamilton 600 14th St. NW. (202) 787-1000.

Junior Marvin. 8:30 p.m. $30–$35. thehamiltondc. com. The Speakers of the House. 10:30 p.m. Free. thehamiltondc.com. howarD theatre 620 T St. NW. (202) 803-2899.

D.C. Emerging Artists Super Sampler, Vol. 3, with the Fatboiz, Lightwaves, Shaboozey, M.I.L.F, Champagne Fever, Sir E.U, Bunx Dada, Incredible Change, Ezko, J.A.P.A.N.N DOT, Motherknuckle, Cal Rips, and DJ Flash Frequency. 7:30 p.m. $5–$18. thehowardtheatre.com.

U Street mUSic hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Bridget Kelly, Jermaine Crawford, Savannah.

7 p.m. $15. ustreetmusichall.com. wolF trap theatre-in-the-wooDS 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. (703) 255-1900. Dan Zanes. 10:30 a.m. $10. wolftrap.org.

Funk & R&B merriweather poSt pavilion 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. (410) 715-5550. 2015 Sum-

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mer Spirit Festival. 3 p.m. $48–$125. merriweathermusic.com. reSton town center 11900 Market St., Reston.

(703) 912-4062. Matuto. 7:30 p.m. Free. restontowncenter.com.

ElEctRonic BoSSa BiStro 2463 18th St NW. 202-667-0088.

Mane Squeeze. 10:30 p.m. $5. bossproject.com.

U Street mUSic hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Hardkiss, Buster, LoveGrove. 10:30 p.m. $15. ustreetmusichall.com.

Jazz BlUeS alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Freddy Cole Quartet. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $25. bluesalley.com. mr. henry’S 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. (202) 5468412. Conice Washington. 8 p.m. Free. mrhenrysdc.com.

countRy JiFFy lUBe live 7800 Cellar Door Drive, Bristow.

(703) 754-6400. Toby Keith. 7 p.m. $32–$61.75. livenation.com.

classical wolF trap Filene center 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.

(703) 255-1900. National Symphony Orchestra: The Music of John Williams. 8:15 p.m. $20–$75. wolftrap.org.

dJ nights Black cat 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. Mixtape with DJs Shea Van Horn and Matt Bailer.

9:30 p.m. $10. blackcatdc.com.

Dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Liberation Dance Party with DJs Bill Spieler and Mickey McCarter.

11 p.m. $2–$5. dcnine.com.

sunday Rock

Black cat 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490.

Citadel, Technophobia, Curse. 7:30 p.m. $10. blackcatdc.com. rock & roll hotel 1353 H St. NE. (202) 388-ROCK. Philip Selway. 8 p.m. $20. rockandrollhoteldc.com.

Funk & R&B BoSSa BiStro 2463 18th St NW. 202-667-0088.

Hippie Control. 9 p.m. $5. bossproject.com. the hamilton 600 14th St. NW. (202) 787-1000.

Brazilian Girls, Helado Negro. 7:30 p.m. $25–$30. thehamiltondc.com. howarD theatre 620 T St. NW. (202) 803-2899.

JOE. 8 p.m. $39.50–$75. thehowardtheatre.com.

Jazz BlUeS alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Freddy Cole Quartet. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $25. bluesalley.com.

hip-hop JiFFy lUBe live 7800 Cellar Door Drive, Bristow.

(703) 754-6400. J. Cole, Big Sean, YG, Jeremih.

6:30 p.m. $26–$80.75. livenation.com.

Monday Rock

Dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Beach Slang, Title Tracks. 8 p.m. $12. dcnine.com.

Jammin Java 227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna. (703) 255-1566. The Aristocrats, Travis Larson Band. 8 p.m. $20–$30. jamminjava.com.

CITY LIGHTS: SATURDAY

THE FIANCES

According to a 2015 survey by bridal rag The Knot, the average American wedding costs more than $30,000. While elaborate festivities and celebrations are nice, weddings don’t have to drive you to the poor house: Marriage licenses go for just $45 in D.C. It’s the associated costs of wedded bliss that force the titular lovers apart in Ermanno Olmi’s 1963 film The Fiances. Giovanni and Liliana are committed partners who have wanted to marry for years but lack the funds to do so. In order to speed up the process, Giovanni takes a welding job in Sicily. Lest you think the film devolves into some Nicholas Sparks-esque weeper about lost love and aching hearts, rest assured that Olmi is a subtle filmmaker, not a heavy-handed hack. Imagine a romance about long-distance love more in line with Drake Doremus’ Like Crazy than The Notebook.

The film shows at 4 p.m. at the National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Av—Caroline Jones enue NW. Free. (202) 737-4215. nga.gov.

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CITY LIGHTS: SUNDAY

ONE IN THE CHAMBER

Gun control may regularly dominate national news broadcasts, but, Chekhov’s gun theory aside, the topic is rarely discussed in the theater. Enter Marja-Lewis Ryan’s play, One in the Chamber, which opened to positive reviews in Los Angeles last year. The drama follows parents grappling with the aftermath of a gunshot fired by their 10-year-old son that kills their other son; six years after the traumatic event, a caseworker reopens family wounds by visiting the family to determine whether the surviving son should remain on probation.

This production, a collaboration between Forum Theatre and Young Playwrights’ Theater, found inspiration in a 2013 New York Times article that examined accidental shootings in the U.S. and their relationship to gun-related homicide rates. Ryan claims this piece doesn’t make the case for one side of the debate or another, but with a topic this loaded, the personal is almost certainly political. The play runs Aug. 8 to Sept. 6 at the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint, —Diana Metzger 916 G St. NW. $25. (202) 315-1305. oneinthechamberdc.com. wolF trap Filene center 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.

(703) 255-1900. Culture Club. 8 p.m. $30–$50. wolftrap.org.

Funk & R&B maDam’S organ 2461 18th St. NW. (202) 6675370. One Nite Stand. 9 p.m. Free. madamsorgan.com.

WoRld kenneDy center millenniUm Stage 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. Colors of Vietnamese Ethnic Cultures. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org.

tuesday Rock

9:30 clUB 815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930. Failure & Hum, Nothing. 7 p.m. $25. 930.com.

JiFFy lUBe live 7800 Cellar Door Drive, Bristow.

(703) 754-6400. Slipknot, Lamb of God, Bullet for My Valentine, Motionless In White. 6:15 p.m. $30–$70. livenation.com. wolF trap Filene center 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.

(703) 255-1900. NEEDTOBREATHE, Switchfoot, Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Colony House. 7 p.m. $25–$45. wolftrap.org.

Funk & R&B maDam’S organ 2461 18th St. NW. (202) 6675370. The Johnny Artis Band. 9 p.m. Free. madamsorgan.com.

Rock

Black cat BackStage 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. Bellows, Sitcom, Bless. 7:30 p.m. $10. blackcatdc.com.

Dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. The Lonely Biscuits, Keeps. 9 p.m. $10–$12. dcnine.com. the hamilton 600 14th St. NW. (202) 787-1000.

Carolyn Wonderland, Selwyn Birchwood. 7:30 p.m. $15–$20. thehamiltondc.com. velvet loUnge 915 U St. NW. (202) 462-3213. Time Is Fire, Mittenfields, Gender Studies, Social Station.

8:30 p.m. $8. velvetloungedc.com.

ElEctRonic U Street mUSic hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Drumsound, Bassline Smith, Tantrum Desire.

10 p.m. $15. ustreetmusichall.com.

Jazz twinS Jazz 1344 U St. NW. (202) 234-0072. Joe Vetter. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $10. twinsjazz.com.

countRy maDam’S organ 2461 18th St. NW. (202) 6675370. The Human Country Jukebox Band. 9 p.m. Free. madamsorgan.com.

WoRld BoSSa BiStro 2463 18th St NW. 202-667-0088.

Orchester Praževica. 10 p.m. $10. bossproject.com.

classical

ElEctRonic

kenneDy center millenniUm Stage 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. National Flute Association’s Flute Jamboree. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org.

U Street mUSic hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 588-1880. Jerome Baker III, Spinser Tracy. 10 p.m. $10–$15. ustreetmusichall.com.

thursday

hip-hop U Street mUSic hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Vic Mensa. 7 p.m. (Sold out) ustreetmusichall.com.

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Rock

9:30 clUB 815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930. Basement, Adventures, LVL UP, Palehound. 7 p.m. $16. 930.com.

Dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Brick + Mortar, Calm the Waters. 8:30 p.m. $10–$12. dcnine.com.

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the hamilton 600 14th St. NW. (202) 787-1000.

Good Old War, Pete Hill, Elliot Root. 8 p.m. $15–$20. thehamiltondc.com. wolF trap Filene center 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.

(703) 255-1900. Counting Crows, Citizen Cope, Hollis Brown. 7 p.m. $45–$60. wolftrap.org.

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BoSSa BiStro 2463 18th St NW. 202-667-0088.

Sitali and Juju. 9 p.m. $10. bossproject.com.

ElEctRonic U Street mUSic hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Eprom, Alix Perez, Julez, Seany Ranks, Vanniety Kills. 9 p.m. $10. ustreetmusichall.com.

Jazz Birchmere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria.

(703) 549-7500. Preservation Hall Jazz Band. 7:30 p.m. $35. birchmere.com.

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WoRld maDam’S organ 2461 18th St. NW. (202) 6675370. Patrick Alban and Noche Latina. 9 p.m. Free. madamsorgan.com.

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Superflydisco with Deborah Bond and Annisa “Twinky” Hargrove. 8 p.m. $20–$40. thehowardtheatre.com.

Books

ari Berman Berman’s new book, Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America, examines how the right to vote has been limited in recent years. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Aug. 12, 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.

max BlUmenthal The author chronicles the events of last summer’s Gaza conflict in The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Aug. 13, 7 p.m. Free.

(202) 364-1919. chriStopher Dickey Learn about how the United Kingdom exercised its influence during the Civil War in Dickey’s new book, Our Man in Charleston: Britain’s Secret Agent in the Civil War South. Politics & Prose.

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SaaDia FarUqi The author shares stories and reflections from Brick Walls, her collection of fiction set in Pakistan. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe. 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. Aug. 10, 6:30 p.m. Free.

(202) 387-1400. rUth galm The author reads from Into the Valley, her debut novel set in 1960s California. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe. 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. Aug. 12, 6:30 p.m. Free. (202) 387-1400. rachel hillS The author examines the sexual revolution in The Sex Myth: The Gap Between Our Fantasies and Reality. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe. 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. Aug. 11, 6:30 p.m. Free.

(202) 387-1400. michael hiltzik The author discusses Big Science: Ernest Lawrence and the Invention That Launched the Military-Industrial Complex, his new book about the development of the cyclotron. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Aug. 7, 7 p.m. Free.

(202) 364-1919. liz carter Carter, an expert on Chinese policy, examines the roll of the Internet in the nation in Let 100 Voices Speak: How the Internet Is Transforming China and Changing Everything. Busboys and Poets 14th and V. 2021 14th St. NW. Aug. 12, 6:30 p.m. Free.

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Barry lynn The author, the longtime leader of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, reads from his new book, God and Government: Twenty-Five Years of Fighting for Equality, Secularism, and Freedom of Conscience. Busboys and Poets Brookland. 625 Monroe St. NE. Aug. 10, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Delphine Schrank The author, a former Burma correspondent for the Washington Post, spent years undercover to report her new book, The Rebel of Rangoon. Busboys and Poets 14th and V. 2021 14th St. NW. Aug. 10, 6:30 p.m. Free. (202) 387-7638.

Jonathan weiSman The author, an economic policy reporter for the New York Times, discusses his

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These days, our phones aren’t just our phones: They’re our address books, notepads, and cameras.

But in the days before we packed our pockets with portable computers, artists often carried tiny notebooks with them to record thoughts, phone numbers, and sketches whenever inspiration struck.

These rare, private documents are rarely shown in public, but the chronic collectors at the Smithsonian have decided to share a few pages with curious viewers as part of a new exhibition. “Little Black Books: Address Books from the Archives of American Art” includes volumes from legendary artists like Lee Krasner, Joseph Cornell, and Jackson Pollock, among many others. Abstract expressionist Ad Reinhardt, best known for large, single-color canvases, also has a notebook featured in the show, and while it might not feature his plans for his red or blue paintings, it just might offer some insight into the mind of a complex, complicated man. The exhibition is on view daily 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., to Nov. 1, at the Lawrence A. Fleishman Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. Free.

—Caroline Jones (202) 633-7940. aaa.si.edu.

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ZOMER If American film studios popped out as many bright same-sex love stories in the manner of Blue Is the Warmest Color as European independent film houses, we’d all be better off.

Until that day, you can catch one of the best coming-of-age love stories in recent years at Busboys and Poets. The Dutch film Zomer, which translates in English as the season we’re currently sweating through, focuses on the sexual self-discovery and carefree adolescence of 16-year-old Anne. While her friends frolic in fields, ride bikes on dirt roads, and swim in lakes, Anne understands that something is different about her. It isn’t until she meets Lena, in all her leather jacket-wearing, motorbike-riding glory, that things become clear. Both attracted and confused, Anne and Lena learn more about themselves by interacting with each other, bending the impressions of their small village’s residents, and experiencing fleeting summer love. Zomer’s themes are not completely original, but since you can’t see this much diversity at your typical multiplex, Tagg Magazine and ZAMI, a queer arts and culture series, are bringing the film to a familiar and welcoming place. The film shows at 6:30 p.m. at Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. $5.

—Jordan-Marie Smith (202) 387-7638. busboysandpoets.com. first novel, No. 4 Imperial Lane, which tells the story of an American student who comes of age in Thatcher’s Britain. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Aug. 11, 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.

Galleries

aDDiSon/ripley Fine art 1670 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 338-5180. addisonripleyfineart.com. OngOing: “dihiscent: out of the closet & off the walls.” The gallery pulls some beloved and well-known works out of storage and showcases them on the walls for this new group exhibition. July 15–Aug. 21. arlington artS center 3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. (703) 248-6800. arlingtonartscenter.org. OngOing: “Play.” Games and toys are examined through the lens of contemporary art in this group show that aims to engage viewers of all ages. July 11–Oct. 10. athenaeUm 201 Prince St., Alexandria. (703) 548-0035. nvfaa.org. OngOing: “Fields of Energy.”

Abstract works by David Carlson and Pat Goslee, painters who are very concerned with spiritual exploration.

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BrentwooD artS exchange 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood. (301) 277-2863. arts.pgparks.com.

OngOing: “Ellen Cornett.” After winning Project America’s Next Top Master Artist contest, Cheverlybased artist Cornett presents a variety of work in this solo show. Aug. 3–Sept. 26.

Dc artS center 2438 18th St. NW. (202) 462-7833. dcartscenter.org. OngOing: DCAC members and amateur artists display their own work at this annual celebration of experimental and inventive art.

July 10–Aug. 30. honFleUr gallery 1241 Good Hope Road SE. (202) 365-8392. honfleurgallery.com. OngOing: “8th Annual East of the River Exhibition.” Works by artists living and working in Wards 7 and 8 are selected by a panel of jurors and displayed at this annual exhibition.

July 10–Aug. 28. viviD SolUtionS gallery 1231 Good Hope Road SE. (202) 365-8392. vividsolutionsdc.com. OngOing: “Innocent Eyes of Tierra Bomba.” Photographs of the remote Colombian island by Jonathan French, winner of the 2014 East of the River Distinguished Artist Award. July 10–Aug. 28.

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araSDance, coyoBa Dance theater Members of both companies perform on the lawn of the recreation center as part of the Petworth Dance Project.

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history through music, costumes, and dance. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. 2700 F St. NW. Aug. 8, 6 p.m. Free. (202) 467-4600. kennedy-center.org.

american moor In this one-man show, acclaimed actor Keith Hamilton Cobb explores race in America by using Shakespeare’s famous moor, Othello, as a metaphor. Cobb’s play also examines diversity, the state of American theater, and unadulterated love. Anacostia Playhouse. 2020 Shannon Place SE. To Aug. 16. $15-$25. (202) 544-0703. anacostiaplayhouse.com. the Book oF mormon The Broadway musical about two missionaries and their misadventures in Africa arrives at the Kennedy Center for an extended summer stay. Kennedy Center Opera House. 2700 F St. NW. To Aug. 16. $43-$250. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.

Dear evan hanSen In this moving musical, Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect) stars as a man who appears to have a perfect life—a beautiful girlfriend, a happy family, and a chance to finally fit in—but his secrets threaten the life he’s built. Tony Award nominee Michael Greif directs this new piece about how we survive in a modern world. Arena Stage. 1101 6th St. SW. To Aug. 23. $40-$100. (202) 488-3300. arenastage.org. the Fix When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly, his widow recruits her son to run in his place in this lively musical directed by Signature Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer. Signature Theatre. 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. To September 20. $29-$85. (703) 8209771. signature-theatre.org.

JUliUS caeSar The schemes of Romans and the downfall of the emperor are revealed in Shakespeare’s classic play, presented at Olney Theatre Center by the National Players. Olney Theatre Center. 2001 OlneySandy Spring Road, Olney. To Aug. 16. $10-$15. (301) 924-3400. olneytheatre.org. a miDSUmmer night’S Dream Synetic revives its acclaimed, acrobatic adaptation of the Shakespearean comedy featuring a stubborn donkey, confused lovers, and a tyrannical fairy. Synetic Theater at Crystal City.

1800 South Bell St., Arlington. To Aug. 9. $10-$50.

(800) 494-8497. synetictheater.org. once An Irish musician meets a young piano player in this romantic, Tony Award-winning musical based on the film by John Carney. Kennedy Center Eisenhower

Theater. 2700 F St. NW. To Aug. 16. $65-$135. (202) 467-4600. kennedy-center.org.

Shear maDneSS Enjoy the record-breaking comedy whodunit that lets the audience spot the clues, question the suspects and solve the funniest murder mystery in the annals of crime, now celebrating 25 years at the Kennedy Center. Kennedy Center Theater Lab. 2700 F St. NW. To December 31. $48. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.

Silence! the mUSical The cannibalistic Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Clarice Starling, and Buffalo Bill sing and dance in this musical adaptation of the Academy Award-winning film. Studio Theatre. 1501 14th St. NW. To Aug. 9. $20-$40. (202) 332-3300. studiotheatre.org. thiS lime tree Bower In Conor McPherson’s play, three young men meet on the coast of Ireland to recall events that changed their lives forever. Jack Sparbori directs this dark comedy about the human condition.

Quotidian Theatre Company at The Writer’s Center.

4508 Walsh St., Bethesda. To Aug. 9. $15-$30. (301) 816-1023. quotidiantheatre.org. twelve angry men For it’s last production, American Century Theater revives the first play it ever produced. The cast includes members of the 1994 production as well as performers from other American Century plays over the years. Jack Marshall returns to direct. American Century Theater at Gunston Theatre Two. 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington. To Aug. 8. $32-$40.

(703) 998-4555. americancentury.org. txt Brian Feldman presents this interactive show in which he reads anonymous online messages sent from audience members every Sunday in 2015. Anything goes in terms of subject matter and profanity, so arrive with no expectations. American Poetry Museum. 716 Monroe St. #25. To December 27. $15-$20. (800) 8383006. txtshow.brownpapertickets.com.

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BeSt oF enemieS The lively televised debates n between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley are remembered and examined in this documentary directed by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville. (See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information) placeS Charlize Theron stars as a woman n Dark who reinvestigates the brutal murder of her family in this film based on the novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn. (See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information) the enD oF the toUr The early career of n author David Foster Wallace is examined in this biopic starring Jason Segel as Wallace and Jesse

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The intimate solitude of a college dorm room can breed pretty intense emotions, particularly if it’s home to an emerging musician. But Bellows, the current project of guitarist Oliver Kalb, which began as a solo dorm experiment, has managed to transcend the shallow emotions of youth. Part of that comes from the addition of fellow members Gabrielle Smith, Felix Walworth, and Henry Crawford, who fill out the group’s sound and bring maturity to its simple pop melodies. But it also comes from Kalb’s delicate lyrics, which capture the tenderness of the early days of a relationship without becoming repetitive or twee. “I want you to never leave this car, it’s my smallest part in the sacred heart,” he sings on “Sacred Heart.” It sounds just like falling in love. Bellows performs with Sitcom and Bless at 7:30 p.m. at the Black Cat Backstage, 1811 14th St. NW. —Caroline Jones $10. (202) 667-4490. blackcatdc.com.

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