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Special Guests: Talks, Lectures, Conversations
Title: The Raging Jews of Comedy
Date: Saturday, February 13, 2010
Time: 8:00 PM

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Due to inclement weather, the December 19th show has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 13th at 8:00 pm.
All ticket sales for the December 19th show will be honored at the rescheduled date. Tickets are non-refundable, but if you’d like to change the will-call name on the ticket, please call the Sixth & I administrative office during our normal business hours.

A fast paced, hang-on-the-edge-of-your-seat comedic revue. Five hilariously edgy comics give you two full hours of side-splitting entertainment. This is not your Borscht Belt comedy - they just happen to be Jewish and Raging. The brain child of entrepreneur Joel Marks, The Raging Jews of Comedy have been hand picked from the top of the crop of this generation’s most innovative and insightful comics, including:

Dan Naturman – Returning to Sixth & I after his first hilarious appearance supporting Orny Adams and Comedy For a Cause last June. Has appeared on Comedy Central Presents… Dan Naturman, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
Tommy Savitt – Winner of Seattle Comedy Festival (2008), Winner of Boston Comedy Festival (2007), The Bob and Tom Show.
Gregg RogellComedy Central Presents… Gregg Rogell, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
Sunda CroonquistComedy Central’s Premium Blend, VH1 – I Love Toys, Showtime with Gilbert Godfried, VH1 – So Jewtastic.
Joel Marks – Skipper Chuck Playhouse – Age 6, Schwartz Chanukah Party. Our MC for the evening!

Come out and see what all the RAGE is! 
                        

Admission: Tickets are $16 in advance; $20 the day of the show. A $2 service fee is applied to all tickets.
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Title: A River Wild: Young Adults Fighting the Upstream Battle Against Cancer
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM
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Despite popular opinion, young adults can and do get cancer. Those affected by cancer in their teens, twenties, and thirties are an often overlooked and orphaned generation who need support and community to live meaningfully through their battle with and survivorship from the disease.

The short film, A River Wild, tells the story of four young adults battling cancer who spent seven days kayaking the Colorado in order to prove that cancer, no matter how aggressive, dormant, or advanced, would never be stronger than they were. Join us in support of the young adult cancer awareness movement.

Following the film, special guests, Brad Ludden (Founder, First Descents), Jack Bouffard (Founder, i[2]y), and Tamika Felder (Founder, Tamika & Friends), will discuss and answer questions about the film and movement.

About the organizations:
First Descents is committed to curing young adults of the emotional effects of cancer and empowering them through adventure sports in a supportive environment.

i[2]y, the I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation, is the nation's leading grassroots advocate for the next generation of cancer survivors and their caregivers in their late teens, 20s, and 30s.

Tamika & Friends, founded by cervical cancer survivor Tamika Felder, raises awareness about cervical cancer and its link to HPV.

  
Admission: FREE. Please RSVP.
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Title: Ted Leonsis
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM
image More than a quarter century ago, at the age of 25, Ted Leonsis - now the owner of the Washington Capitals - was already a highly successful entrepreneur, but reflecting on his life after surviving a plane crash, he realized that he wasn't truly happy. Walking away from that plane crash, Leonsis was determined to discover the secret to happiness.

Using the same analytical skills that had brought him great business success, he began to study happiness in fellow business executives, successful entertainers, and professional athletes, as well as typical Americans.

Admission: Tickets are $12, or receive 2 free tickets with the purchase of the book ($28). For the book option, call Politics & Prose at 202.364.1919.
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Title: Three Rabbis Walk into a Synagogue...and Debate the Future of Health Care Reform
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM

Can an Orthodox, a Conservative, and a Reform rabbi find common ground on the issues raised by this year’s far-reaching political debate on health care reform? Is there a “Jewish view” on fundamental questions such as universal access to health care or withdrawal of care at end of life? What’s ahead for the health care system? Come hear some of our finest local representatives of the very different streams of Judaism bring their theological expertise to bear on the big Issues.

 

Admission: The cost is $15 for Jewish Study Center members, $20 for non-members.
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Title: The Sabbath World
Glimpses of a Different Order of Time
Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM
image A Blackberry free day, a religious observance, a day spent with family, a 40 hour work week—what exactly does the Sabbath mean today? The Sabbath is not just the holy day of rest. It’s also a utopian idea about a less pressured, more sociable, purer world. Is there value in withdrawing from the world one day per week, despite its obvious inconvenience in an age of convenience? And what will be lost if the Sabbath goes away?

In The Sabbath World, author Judith Shulevitz finds insights into the Sabbath in both cultural and contemporary sources—the Torah, the Gospels, the Talmud, and the writings of the Apostolic Fathers, as well as in the poetry of William Wordsworth, the life of Sigmund Freud, and the science of neuropsychology.

Shulevitz is a literary critic and a former columnist for the New York Times and Slate. Her work has also appeared in The New Republic and the New Yorker.
Admission: Tickets are $8, or receive two (2) free tickets with the purchase of the book ($26) from Sixth & I. For either option, click the "Buy Tickets" button below.
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Title: Vladimir Feltsman: Conversations With Legends
Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM
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Vladimir Feltsman’s life and career have reflected his intense independence and unique expression as a pianist, conductor, and teacher. Indeed his accomplishments are so far ranging and of such depth that he is recognized as one of the most imaginative and interesting musicians of today. Ben Roe will engage Mr. Feltsman in lively and insightful conversation. Audience members may ask questions at the conclusion of the presentation and are invited to engage in further conversation at the reception following the program.

Admission: Tickets are $18. A $1.50 service fee is applied to all tickets. All seating is general admission. Seating is in pews (similar to benches) so there are not individual, chair-style seats. Seating is split between the ground floor and a balcony level. Doors open at 7:00 pm.
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Title: An Evening With Kevin Smith
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010
Time: 8:00 PM
image A unique and intimate Q&A with one of the nation’s most accomplished screenwriters and directors. Smith has gathered a cult following with films like Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, and his most recent, Zack and Miri. He will be answering all questions, so don't be shy! 

Admission: Tickets are $45 in advance, $49.50 the day of the show. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Sixth & I box office at 202.408.3100, visiting Sixth & I between noon – 3:00 pm (hours also apply to picking up pre-purchased tickets), or through Ticketmaster. A $2 service fee will be applied to all tickets purchased through Sixth & I. All seating is general admission. On the night of the event, will-call and ticket sales will end at 10:00 pm. No one will be permitted to enter the event after that time. Doors open at 7:00 pm.
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