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Going OUt Guru's list Atlas and one of H Street's Best Bets
September 2, 2010
Best Bets on H Street NE Once upon a time, the H Street corridor of Northeast was one of the biggest shopping and entertainment districts in the D.C. region. Then, like other parts of Washington, the area was torn apart in the riots after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. As recently as five years ago, H Street was still a string of boarded-up storefronts, Chinese carryouts and discount beauty salons. But then things began to change. The Atlas theater reopened. The Argonaut (itself the victim of a recent fire) and other bars began to move into the neighborhood. The Palace of Wonders offered burlesque and sword swallowing performances, the Red and the Black hosted indie bands before (slightly) growing crowds. Hipsters started hanging out and getting late-night fish sandwiches at Horace & Dickie's. Then everything exploded, and restaurants and bars began attracting larger and larger crowds. But H Street has become more than a strip of late-night bars: There's dance, cutting-edge art and even a kid-friendly wine bar. We know we've written a lot about H Street, and if you're a savvy Washingtonian, you've probably putt-putted past zombie presidents at the H Street Country Club and grabbed a pie to go from Dangerously Delicious. But there's more to H Street than novelty stops. Here are some of the destinations that keep us coming back.

Intersections in the Washington Informer
February 18, 2010
The Washington Informer's Larry Saxton writes about the Atlas' INTERSECTIONS Festival.

music at the Atlas

Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 8:00PM
Symphony Lounge – Encore Performance!
Capital City Symphony

Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Symphony Dance
Capital City Symphony

October 23, 2010 - November 7, 2010
The Pirates of Penzance
The Washington Savoyards

Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 11:00 AM
La Muse de l’Opéra- A Family Performance
Opera Lafayette

Sunday, November 14, 2010
Symphony Mystery: Family Concert
Capital City Symphony

This year, Maestra Gau tackles "The Case of the Missing Melody," featuring Three Pieces for Kids and Chamber Orchestra by Adolphe, the Barber of Seville Overture by Rossini, the Flying Dutchman Overture by Wagner, and Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty Waltz.

Appropriate for ages 5 and up, or younger children who can sit through an hour program.

Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 4:00 PM
La Muse de l'Opéra - Preview Performance
Opera Lafayette

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Evelyn Ulex and Ade Frey Sight and Sound
The Embassy of Germany

 					                     Photo: Matthias Martin
  
Color is sound, sound is color. The dramatic paintings of artist Ade Frey are projected on screen during the concert,
providing avisceral response to Ms. Ulex's performance of music by Modest Mussorgky's "Pictures at an Exhibition", 
Schumann and Villa Lobos. 
Inspired by the music performed by pianist Evelyn Ulex, Ade Frey created her paintings.While she listened to Evelyn
Ulex highlyexpressive interpretations, Ade Frey made associations to the musical structure, rhythmical movements, and 
sound; modifying and expressing the musical colors she hears. 

Sunday, November 20, 2010 at 8:00 PM
American Youth Chorus: Fall Concert
Sponsored by The Congressional Chorus

Friday, December 3, 2010 at 8:00 PM; Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 8:00 PM; Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 8:00 PM ; Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 8:00 PM
On LOCation
The Library of Congress

Double Bill: NOW ENSEMBLE and VICTOIRE, with MISSY MAZZOLI
Two dynamic, witty chamber ensembles from the roster of New Amsterdam Records (“...emblematic of an emerging generation”), representing some of the most exciting and engaging new music being made by young composers and performers today. The NOW Ensemble re-defines chamber music for 21st century fans, fusing formal elegance with a pop-honed concision and rhythmic vitality in performances of music by its three composers, Judd Greenstein, Patrick Burke, and Mark Danziger.

Victoire is a Brooklyn-based quintet with a minimalist groove and a distinct blend of strings, clarinets, keyboards and lo-fi electronics, founded by composer Missy Mazzoli (called “a leader of New York’s
young moderns” by the New Yorker’s Alex Ross).

December 3, 2010 - December 12, 2010
Swingtime-The Fabulous Forties
The In Series

Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 3:30 PM & 7:00 PM
Symphony Holidays: Carol Sing Concert
Capital City Symphony

NOTE: a certain jolly old elf will make an appearance at the 3:30 pm performance... and possibly 7:00pm as well!

Tickets are FREE but must be reserved. Tickets must be collected on the day of the performance at least 15 minutes before the performance.

Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Symphony Music
Capital City Symphony

* Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man, conducted by John Devlin
* Brahms, Tragic Overture, conducted by John Devlin
* Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5

Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Handel's Acis and Galatea - Preview Performance
Opera Lafayette

“the evening as a whole was a sparkle of shining surfaces.” –Anne Midgette, The Washington Post (May 2010)

With pastoral English poetry by Alexander Pope and John Gay, Opera Lafayette musically transforms the Sprenger Theater into the Duke of Chandos’ home at Cannons with a preview performance of Handel’s 1718 chamber version of Ovid’s amorous mythological tale of metamorphosis. The acclaimed tenor Thomas Michael Allen sings the ardent and impulsive Acis, Washington favorite Rosa Lamoreaux sings ‘Hush, ye pretty warbling Quire’ and the flowing liquid lines of the nymph Galatea, the irrepressible bass-baritone Peter Becker charms as the monster Polyphemus (‘O ruddier than the cherry, sweeter than the Berry’), and the golden voiced Robert Getchell, as Damon, counsels reason, all to the dulcet tones of principal players from the Opera Lafayette Orchestra.

Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Symphony Stories
Capital City Symphony