Events to Peep for October, November, & December

Kick off the month on Sunday, October 1st, with a matinee showing of the world premiere play "Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard" by famed writer Pearl Cleage, which explores the election of Maynard Jackson, Atlanta’s first Black mayor, from the vantage point of a historian and insider – Cleage, who served as Jackson’s press secretary during and following his campaign. 2 p.m. Tickets: $26+ Ford's Theatre. 511 Tenth Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20004. Purchase tickets here. 

Keep the celebration of our history going on Friday, October 6th (also HBCU night), with a showing of the stage play "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill," which highlights the songbird's March 1959 performance at Emerson's in South Philadelphia four months before her passing. 8 p.m. Tickets: $74+. Baltimore Center Stage. 700 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Purchase tickets here. 

If you missed the opportunity to turn all the way up last time at Club Quarantine, get your second chance on Saturday, October 7th, courtesy of DJ D-Nice and a roster of musical guests that are sure to keep you grooving all night long. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $89+. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 2700 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20566. Purchase tickets here. Note: Club Quarantine Comedy and Club Quarantine Gospel bookends the event on October 6th and 8th.

Blogger's October Pick: It'll be three evenings of elegance and smooth grooves beginning Wednesday, October 11th, when the one and only Maxwell returns to the Kennedy Center backed by the National Symphony Orchestra allowing you to hear his greatest hits like you've never heard them before. 8 p.m. Tickets: $59+. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 2700 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20566. Purchase tickets here. 

Comedic giant Dave Chappelle returns home for a seven-show engagement at the historic Lincoln Theatre Tuesday, October 10th-Friday, October 13th. Note all shows currently sold out but resale tickets available third-party through SeatGeek and StubHub. 7 & 10 p.m. Tickets: Vary. The Lincoln Theatre. 1215 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009. More information here. 

On Wednesday, October 11th, R&B sensation, Eric Benet, brings his sensuality and songs to the Birchmere for one-night only of hits from "Spend My Life With You" to "Femininity." 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $79. The Birchmere. 3701 Mt Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22305. Purchase tickets here. 

The celebration of hip hop's 50th continues when the F.O.R.C.E. tour hits the Capital One Arena on Sunday, October 15th, featuring LL COOL J, The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Queen Latifah, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. 8 p.m. Tickets: $26+. Capital One Arena. 601 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004. Purchase tickets here.

The funny continues courtesy of comedian and actor Deon Cole's "My New Normal," standup tour when he hits the MGM stage for two shows on Friday, October 20th. 7&10 p.m. Tickets: $198+. The Theatre at MGM. 101 MGM National Avenue, Oxon Hill, MD 20745. Purchase tickets here.

Ready or not, here they come! Be in da house for the return of Ms. Lauryn Hill & the Fugees for their Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour on Saturday, October 21st, at the Capital One Arena. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $245+. Capital One Arena. 601 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004. Purchase tickets here.

For the young and young at heart, head to the National Theater on Tuesday, October 24th, for the kick off the timeless classic musical, The Wiz, and join Dorothy and friends on their adventure through Oz. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $79+. The National Theatre. 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. Purchase tickets here. 

Rising star, and acting and singing sensation, Coco Jones, brings her "What I Didn't Tell You Tour Part II" to the Fillmore on Thursday, October 26th, for one night only of jams from "ICU" to "Love is War." The Fillmore. 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Purchase tickets here.

Head to Charm City for a nostalgic trip courtesy of the Baltimore R&B Music Experience featuring Xscape, Bell Biv DeVoe, 112, October London, Silk, and Next on Saturday, October 28th. 8 p.m. Tickets: $62+. CFG Bank Arena. 201 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Purchase tickets here.

Close out the month how you started with a bit more of history on Sunday, October 29th, courtesy of American playwright and screenwriter Katori Hall's "The Mountaintop." Summary: The night before his untimely death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. returns to his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis after delivering a speech to local sanitation workers. While waiting for room service, he is visited by a mysterious and beautiful maid, Camae, with whom he begins a humorous and flirtatious conversation that progresses into a soul-searching discussion about their mutual hopes and fears. 2 p.m.  Tickets: $46+. Round House Theatre. 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD  20814. Purchase tickets here. 

November

Blogger's November Pick: Start your November off with a neosoul bang on Friday, November 3rd, when D.C.'s own Kevin Ross takes over the Bethesda Blues stage for a night of jams from "Sweet Release" to his latest single, "Ready for It." 8:30 p.m. Tickets: $59+. Bethesda Blues & Jazz. 7719 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. Purchase tickets here.

Head back to the MGM on Sunday, November 5th, and let soul icons The Isley Brothers "groove with you" during a night full of hits and slow jams spanning five decades. 8 p.m. Tickets: $79+. The Theatre at MGM. 101 MGM National Avenue, Oxon Hill, MD 20745. Purchase tickets here.

With the current political landscape giving us enough to cry about, take a hilarious escape from it all on Sunday, November 12th, when you head to the Arena Stage for the closing production of "POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive." Summary: When the Commander-in-Chief publicly calls his wife a “See You Next Tuesday,” all H-E-Double Hockey Sticks breaks loose. In this searingly funny Broadway hit, POTUS follows how seven women of dramatically different backgrounds minimize the damage done by male arrogance and political posturing, in an endearing homage to the women who keep things running behind the scenes. 2 p.m. Tickets: $76+. Arena Stage. 1101 Sixth Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024. Purchase tickets here. 

After you've eaten and shopped all you can, bring the Thanksgiving weekend to a close on Saturday, November 25th, with laughter courtesy of D.C's own, Donnell Rawlings, during his annual holiday return to the DC Improv. 6, 8, & 10:30 p.m. Tickets: $45+. DC Improv. 1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036. Purchase tickets here. 

December

The laughter continues in the month of December when comedian and actor Chris Tucker brings his "The Legend Tour" to the Anthem on Thursday, December 7th. 8 p.m. Tickets: $39.The Anthem. 901 Wharf Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20024. Purchase tickets here.

And speaking of legends, icon Patti LaBelle heads to the MGM on Friday, December 8th, for one night only, bringing fans decades of hits from "Lady Marmalade" to "If Only You Knew." 8 p.m. Tickets: $105. The Theatre at MGM. 101 MGM National Avenue, Oxon Hill, MD 20745. Purchase tickets here.

Bring in the Christmas holiday with a soulful noise, when you head back to the Birchmere on Saturday, December 23rd, for a night of holiday classics with a jazzy twist courtesy of A Very Maysa Christmas with songstress Maysa Leak. 7:30 p.m. $70+. The Birchmere. 3701 Mt Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22305. Purchase tickets here.

Blogger's December Pick: Also on Saturday, December 23rd, Grammy-award winning jazz phenom, Samara Joy and her family, The McClendon's, join voices for "A Joyful Holiday at the Strathmore" for a one-night show you won't want to miss. 8 p.m. Tickets: $38+. Music Center at the Strathmore. 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852. Purchase tickets here.

Mr. Love Calls a.k.a Kem returns to the area on Thursday, December 28th, to close out the year with smooth grooves and soulful ballads. 8 p.m. Tickets: $XX+. The Theatre at MGM. 101 MGM National Avenue, Oxon Hill, MD 20745. Purchase tickets here.

Ring out the old and bring in the new at the Social Architects' 12th Annual NYE Casino Night featuring six rooms of entertainment, six DJs, 15 bars, and special guest artists on Sunday, December 31st. 8 p.m. Tickets: $30+. Hyatt Regency Hotel. 2799 Richmond Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202. Purchase tickets here. 

Featured Restaurant: Take a trip to H Street and indulge in "Afroluxury" when you partake in all that D.C. entrepreneur and restaurateur Keem Hughley's has to offer you at Bronze from wild pepper prawns to torched oysters to braised oxtail and an array of cocktails like the Voodoo, featuring rhum agricole, overproof rum, aged rum, blood orange , white peach, lemon, and  absinthe. Salut! Bronze. 1245 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002. Open Tuesday-Sunday. More information here. 

Life's Short. Be Entertained...and Happy Holidays! 

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