Arrive Magazine - November/December, 2007

CITY GUIDE
Washington, D.C.

L et Th ere
Be Light

Join Washingtonians of all ages as a special guest flips the switch on Georgetown’s holiday tree at the Washington Harbor. Get in the holiday spirit with a Santa photo op, hot cocoa, carolers and choirs, and snowflake and cookie decorating. Nov. 24. 3000 K St., NW.

Back in
Elizabethan
Times
Shakespeare’s rival
Christopher Marlowe put
on a helluva mean show, too

Rediscover the classic plays of Christopher Marlowe as the Shakespeare Theatre Company presents its first-ever productions of his dazzling works.

Marlowe’s Edward II showcases the story of a weak, stubborn monarch who fails to realize the threats to his crown that loom in the middle of a romantic frenzy. Gale Edwards (Richard III and Hamlet) directs this compelling drama, which stars Wallace Acton, who returns to the Shakespeare Theatre for the first time since his 2003 performance as Richard III. Avery Brooks stars as Marlowe’s heroic Tamburlaine, directed by Michael Kahn.

Before the show, feast on Mediterranean-style mezzes and tapas at the high-energy Zaytinya ( zaytinya.com), or enjoy a pre-theatre menu featuring modern Indian

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WHITE HOUSE Jeremy Blake

Through March

Check out the exhibition Wild Choir: Cinematic Portraits by Jeremy Blake at the Corcoran Gallery of Art

corcoran.org

NATIONAL MALL
Robert
Rauschenberg
From Oct. 28

Let the World In: Prints by Robert Rauschenberg from the National Gallery of Art and Related Collections nga.gov

UNION STATION How Bazaar! Dec. 1– 2

Don’t miss the 10th annual Norwegian-American Holiday Bazaar norway.org/xmas/ unionstation2006.htm

cuisine at trendy Rasika (rasikarestaurant. com). Both restaurants are walking distance from the theatre. Through Jan. 6, 2008. shakespearetheatre.org.