UCB Improv Crash Course
This intimate UCB workshop is a two-hour long “crash course” in the UCB style of long-form improvisational comedy, based on the same ideas that are central to UCB’s Improv 101 class in NYC.
Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company
The Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company brings the very best of its New York City and Los Angeles theatres to our stage.
Laura Mvula
The critically acclaimed R&B artist is one of the most exciting musical talents to come out of the UK. Her unique character and musical mind have broken the boundaries of music since the release of her debut EP in 2012.
How Trump Could Build an Autocracy
A Conversation with David Frum and Scott Stossel
David Frum, an Atlantic senior editor and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, speaks with Scott Stossel, editor of The Atlantic magazine, about “How to Build an Autocracy,” his cover story in the latest issue of The Atlantic, outlining why he believes President Trump could lead our democracy to an autocracy, and what it could mean for the future of the Republic.
Man’s Attempt at Thoughtfulness
Combining spirituality, psychology, modern masculinity, and good scotch, Rabbi Scott brings a group of men together to attempt some thoughtfulness about life’s more important questions.
Kevin Garrett: The False Hope Tour
with A R I Z O N A
Known for poignant out-of-love songs that combine a reverence for classic soul with modern electronics and traditional instrumentation, the Brooklyn-based, Pittsburgh- born singer-songwriter released his debut EP Mellow Drama to wide praise. Garrett co-wrote and co-produced the critically acclaimed song “Pray You Catch Me” from Beyoncé’s sixth studio album, Lemonade.
David Grossman
From the acclaimed author of To the End of the Land comes A Horse Walks into a Bar, a searing short novel about the life of a stand-up comic as revealed in the course of one evening’s performance—comedy that will lean inexorably toward tragedy.
- Date:
- Mar 2, 2017 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Ticket: $16
1 ticket + 1 book: $30
2 tickets + 1 book: $42
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Kronos Quartet
With over 850 commissioned works and arrangements to its credit, representing composers from five continents, Kronos is an unrivaled innovator in the Western classical tradition and an ever-curious explorer of other idioms ranging from jazz, blues, and indie rock to the folk, classical, and traditional music of many other cultures.
Cocktails and Kweens
For women in their 20s and 30s
Take a tour of Republic Restoratives, DC’s newest women-owned distillery located in Ivy City. Feast on hamantaschen as Rabbi Suzy leads a discussion on the story of Purim as a metaphor for women’s empowerment in traditionally male dominated fields.
Tell Me Something I Don’t Know Podcast – Live
Night One
Tell Me Something I Don’t Know is a live game show and podcast hosted by Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of the Freakonomics books and host of Freakonomics Radio. It has the same kind of factual, inquisitive journalism that has been a hallmark of Dubner’s work, but it’s disguised in the most entertaining, unexpected, and occasionally ridiculous conversation you’re likely to hear.