Lisner Events

Alexander McCall Smith

Sat. 4.24 , 8pm

Best known for his internationally-acclaimed No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, (now a series on HBO) McCall Smith's works have been translated into over 39 languages and have sold over 15 million copies worldwide.

Another fiction series, The Sunday Philosophy Club, also leapt onto national bestseller lists. Smith was born in what is now Zimbabwe. He is now Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh.

$25, $35; GW Students and Alumni: limited $15 tickets at the Lisner Box Office
Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster, 202-397-SEAT
http://www.ticketmaster.com/Lisner-Auditorium-tickets-Washington/venue/172067
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Joe Bonamassa

Fri. 4.23 , 8pm

$45, $75; GW Students $35
Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster, 202-397-SEAT
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1500432194E55DB3?artistid=838397&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=4
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Gilberto Gil

Sat. 3.13 , 8pm

In both the pop and world music idioms, Gilberto Gil has developed a career that has spanned four decades with over 30 albums released and multiple Grammy Awards.

Largely known as a guitarist and singer/songwriter, world music pioneer Gilberto Gil is also proficient on drums, trumpet and accordion. His music incorporates an eclectic range of influences, from reggae, samba and forr� to rock and African music.

A leader of Brazil's Tropic�lia movement in the late 1960s,� Gil has released more than 30 albums, including Expresso 2222, Nightingale, Eletrac�stico and Banda Larga Cordel, and served as Brazil's Minister of Culture from 2003-2008.

$35, $45, $60, $75. GW Students & Alumni: $25 at the Lisner Box Office.
Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster, 202-397-SEAT
http://www.ticketmaster.com/Lisner-Auditorium-tickets-Washington/venue/172067
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Angelique Kidjo

Sat. 3.27 , 8pm
Grammy Award winning singer, dancer and songwriter Kidjo is the definitive 21st century world artist. Her art crosses boundaries, genres and ethnicities, finding the connections that link musical forms from every part of the world, while still bonding closely with her own traditions.

Beginning in the Beninese port village of Cotonou, Kidjo launched her career at the age of six. Kidjo is an outspoken advocate for African women and children, working with UNICEF, the International Federation of Human Rights,and her own Batonga Foundation for education.
$25, $35, $45. GW Students & Alumni: $15 at the Lisner Box Office.
Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster, 202-397-SEAT
http://www.ticketmaster.com/Lisner-Auditorium-tickets-Washington/venue/172067
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Rokia Traore

Sun. 4.11 , 7pm
Celebrating a new album, a Victories De La Musique award, and starting her own foudnation, Mali�s Rokia Traor� is recognized as one of the greatest voices in Africa today. Full of freshness and verve, with natural authority and great integrity in her artistic choices, she has charmed many of Africa�s most influential musicians. She is perhaps most celebrated for her live shows, which Time Out London says are �arguably the most exciting, most thrilling live African music show around.�

$25, $30, $35. GW Students & Alumni: $15 at the Lisner Box Office.
Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster, 202-397-SEAT
http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/172067?tm_link=edp_Venue_Name_1
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Music from the Crooked Road

Fri. 4.16 , 8pm
Virginia's 200-mile Crooked Road passes through some of the most musical places on earth. The tiny Appalachian communities scattered along its length have created and passed on old-time, bluegrass and mountain gospel sounds that have profoundly influenced the development of American music.

This tour is a stunning collection of virtuoso artists. It features: NEA National Heritage Award� Fellow and Appalachian guitar master Wayne Henderson; bluegrass banjo virtuoso Sammy Shelor; family old-time string band The White Top Mountain Band; old-time fiddle and banjo masters Kirk Stuphin and Eddie Bond; up-and-coming bluegrass band Amber Collins and No Speed Limit; and a young keeper of mountain ballads and songs, 21-year-old Elizabeth LaPrelle.
$20, $25, $30. GW Students & Alumni: $10 at the Lisner Box Office.
Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster, 202-397-SEAT
http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/172067?tm_link=edp_Venue_Name_1
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GW Med School Follies

Fri. 4.9 , 7pm

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Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster, 202-397-SEAT

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GW Orchestra

Sun. 4.18 ,

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GW Band

Sat. 4.24 , 3pm

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Poetry Out Loud

Mon. 4.26 , 9am

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Poetry Out Loud

Tue. 4.27 , 7pm

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Baaba Maal

Thur. 4.29 , 8pm

Senegalese master musician Baaba Maal has been making music for nearly two decades, with releases ranging from contemporary Afro-pop to expressions of traditional West African music. Renowned for his fiery performances fusing funk, rock and blues with the beats and melodies of West Africa, Maal has continually reinforced his role as a seminal artist in the world music arena.

Maal's latest release "Television" presents a subtle blending of electronic dance elements with the timeless tradition of West African musical traditions�Maal is also an activist and represents the United Nations Development Program as a spokesman on the issue of HIV/AIDS in Africa.

$25, $30, $35. GW Students & Alumni: $15 at the Lisner Box Office.
Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster, 202-397-SEAT
http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/172067?tm_link=edp_Venue_Name_1
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Straight No Chaser

Sun. 4.25 , 8pm

$35; GW Students and Alumni: $28
Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster, 202-397-SEAT
http://www.ticketmaster.com/Lisner-Auditorium-tickets-Washington/venue/172067?tm_link=edp_Venue_Name_1
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The Fab Faux

Sat. 5.22 , 8pm

The Fab Faux are without a doubt the most musically satisfying Beatles tribute band on the scene today. Boasting the high visibility of TV star/musicians Will Lee from The Late Show with David Letterman and Jimmy Vivino from Late Night with Conan O'Brien; five strong lead vocalists (including Rich Pagano, Frank Agnello, Jack Petruzzelli.) With The Cr�me Tangerine Strings, Hogs Head Horns and a commitment to the accurate reproduction of The Beatles' repertoire; this is the band to see if you want to know what it might have been like if The Beatles toured behind their later albums (with a healthy portion of the early guitar-based stuff that most tribute bands play.) Imagine hearing complex material like "Strawberry Fields Forever", "I Am the Walrus", and "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", performed in complete part-perfect renditions; or such harmony-driven songs as "Because", "Nowhere Man", and "Paperback Writer", reproduced not only note-for-note, but with extra vocalists available to achieve a double-tracked effect!
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If you want to hear songs recreated that were written, arranged and performed with a genius rarely heard in today�s music scene; if you�re too young to know what all the fuss is about; or you just want to see one of the best live rock bands around today -here�s your chance � Experience The Fab Faux with the entire family!

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Caetano Veloso

Sat. 4.10 , 8pm
If you like Caetano Veloso, don't forget to join us for Gilberto Gil on 3/13!

This Grammy Award-winning artist is among the most significant individuals to come out of Brazil�s late 60s Tropicalia movement. Although Tropicalia set the tone for Caetano�s career, his music has evolved greatly over the years. Incorporating elements of rock, reggae, fado, tango, samba canao, baiao and rap� with lyrics containing some of the best poetry in a musical tradition rich in verse� Caetano�s music is sometimes traditional, sometimes contemporary, often hybrid. At once an astute social commentator and balladeer of highly emotive love songs, Caetano is one of the most respected poets in the Portuguese language.

Caetano�s newest album Veloso�s newest album Zii e Zie fashions a set rooted in samba but filtered through rock and funk, with songs that range from intimate and laid-back to bluntly political.

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$35, $45, $60, $75; GW Students and Alumni: $25
Lisner Box Office, Ticketmaster, 202-397-SEAT
http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/172067
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Time Machine (Mashina Vremeni)
Tue. 4.13 , 8pm
Time Machine / Mashina Vremeni is a legendary Russian rock band formed in the late 1960s. It is recognized as a "patriarch" of Russian rock music and achieved the cult status among several generations in the former Soviet Union. While originally inspired by The Beatles , Mashina Vremeni has developed a unique voice throughout the years, often changing its style, but most of the charm of their songs is in the melody and meaningful lyrics. The group created numerous classic hit songs that became a pop-culture phenomenon for anyone of Russian descent. Many of their songs have found their way into Soviet movie hits, as well as popular theatrical plays. Mashina Vremeni celebrates its 40th anniversary with all-hit program.
$86, $76, $66, $56, $46, $36; GW Students: $44.80, $36.80, $28.80 at the Lisner Box Office
Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster, 202-397-SEAT
http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/172067
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Gay Men's Chorus of Washington presents: Grease
Fri. 3.19 , 8pm
The Gay Men�s Chorus of Washington production of the ultimate �50s musical, Grease, with its cast of funny, sexy, innocent, mildly subversive and rebellious characters, tells a timeless teenage love story in a whole new light. Heartthrobs, bullies and cliques come together and share their voices of teen angst from a gay perspective, with an all-male cast. The result, GMCW�s gay affirming twist where the high school experience is retold on stage from the hearts of those who lived it hard.
It's the musical you know and love, only gayer. Danny and Sandy will have more in common than ever before.
$20-$50
www.gmcw.org
http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=GMCDC
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Gay Men's Chorus of Washington presents: Grease
Sat. 3.20 , 8pm
The Gay Men�s Chorus of Washington production of the ultimate �50s musical, Grease, with its cast of funny, sexy, innocent, mildly subversive and rebellious characters, tells a timeless teenage love story in a whole new light. Heartthrobs, bullies and cliques come together and share their voices of teen angst from a gay perspective, with an all-male cast. The result, GMCW�s gay affirming twist where the high school experience is retold on stage from the hearts of those who lived it hard.
It's the musical you know and love, only gayer. Danny and Sandy will have more in common than ever before.
$20-$50
www.gmcw.org
http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=GMCDC
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Gay Men's Chorus of Washington presents: Grease
Sun. 3.21 , 3pm
The Gay Men�s Chorus of Washington production of the ultimate �50s musical, Grease, with its cast of funny, sexy, innocent, mildly subversive and rebellious characters, tells a timeless teenage love story in a whole new light. Heartthrobs, bullies and cliques come together and share their voices of teen angst from a gay perspective, with an all-male cast. The result, GMCW�s gay affirming twist where the high school experience is retold on stage from the hearts of those who lived it hard.
It's the musical you know and love, only gayer. Danny and Sandy will have more in common than ever before.
$20-$50
www.gmcw.org
http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=GMCDC
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Laura Bush: Speaking from Her Heart
Thur. 5.6 , 7pm
In this special evening, former First Lady Laura Bush is interviewed about her unique life�s path from her childhood in the oil boom-and-bust culture in dusty Midland, Texas to the White House.
She talks about how her role in the White House�and on the world stage�changed dramatically in the aftermath of 9/11. Copies of her book Laura Bush: Spoken from the Heart (Simon and Schuster) are available after the program. See the April Associate for more information about this program.
Smithsonian Resident Associate Member: $18, Senior Member: $16, Gen. Admission$28; GW Students: Limited $15 tickets available at the Lisner Box Office
By phone at (202) 633-3030, fax at (202) 786-2034, online at residentassociates.org, or at the Smithsonian Resident Associates ticket window on the Mall.
http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=220193
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