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The Determination of Lani Hay
Feb 09,2012

She was born in Northern Virginia to parents who fled Vietnam just days before the fall of Saigon. With a strong dose of perserverence, Lani Hay grew up determined to make a better life for herself. With very little money to go to college, she won an appointment to the United States Naval Academy and dreamed

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Clint Eastwood Makes The Smithsonian's Day
Feb 09,2012

For wonky Washington, it could not have gotten any more glitzier than The Smithsonian's unveiling of the new Warner Bros. Theatre at the National Museum of American Art Feb. 2. Huge spotlights sliced the early evening sky, criss-crossing the museum's entrance with shards of white light as VIPs checked


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Madonna Set to Return to DC
Feb 08,2012

Fresh from her halftime Super Bowl triumph last Sunday, The Material Girl returns. Washington DC's Verizon Center announced Tuesday that Madonna will be peforming one show, one night only, on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 8 pm at 601 F Street, NW. Tickets go on sale next Monday, Feb. 13 at all Ticketmaster locations.

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Independent Film Alive and 2.0 at Sundance Film Festival 2012
Feb 01,2012

With January's demise of the Old Town Theatre on King Street, it was time to reassess the viability of the big-budget movie genre as a whole, especially given owner Roger Fons ending pronouncement that Hollywood's golden era of great film product may be ending. What better place


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BUZZWORTHY/The Year of the Dragon
Feb 01,2012

The celebrations of the Lunar New Year - sometimes referred to as The Chinese New Year - began Jan. 23 and will continue for the two weeks through Feb. 4. The Lunar New Year refers to the beginning of the year in several calendars. It is commonly assumed that they are all based on a lunar calendar.

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Taking an Icy Polar Bear Plunge
Feb 01,2012

When my daughter-in-law Sarah challenged me last April to the 16th annual MSP Polar Bear Plunge to raise money for Maryland’s Special Olympics program, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Then, the closer it got to the January 28 plunge date, the worse the idea got. It wasn’t the flying leap into the Chesapeake

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The Washington Winter Show: Treasures of the Past
Jan 30,2012

Dozens of European and American art and antiques dealers convened with their choicest wares on American University's Katzen Arts Center in January for the Washington Winter Show, now in its 58th year. This makes it the oldest continuously running antiques event in country, second only to the annual show in New York City.

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Rosenbaum to Headline Hot Stove Banquet
Jan 30,2012

The Potomac Nationals are thrilled to announce that on Sunday, January 29th, their 17th Annual Hot Stove Banquet is returning to the Hyatt Fairfax at Fair Lakes. Join the P-Nats for an evening of food, fun and camaraderie as the club heads down the home stretch of the offseason and looks toward Opening Day 2012.




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