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Celebrate the Grape at Zaytinya

Cary Pollak for Whisk and Quill September 20, 2013

Every time we turn around Jose Andres and his ThinkFoodGroup are launching exciting and imaginative projects. From September 22nd to October 5th Zaytinya restaurant will hold its third annual Grape Festival showcasing this versatile fruit in Mediterranean cuisine. Recently the internationally renowned […]

Gee’s Bend at MetroStage

Jordan Wright September 17, 2013 Special to The Alexandria Times

Roz White as Sadie and Margo Moorer as Nella in Gee’s Bend – Photo credit Chris Banks

“I had a vision. Like the story passed down by my grandfather,” says Sadie Pettway, though she wasn’t a Pettway yet, at […]

The Children’s Hour At Port City Playhouse

Jordan Wright September 15, 2013 Special to The Alexandria Times

When Lillian Hellman wrote The Children’s Hour in 1934, it was a very different time…or was it? Hellman was an original, a maverick whose anti-fascist writings branded her a communist and who was later summoned to the House Un-American Activities Committee […]

The Art of the Fruit Tart

Cary Pollak for Whisk and Quill September 12, 2013

Those of you who have enjoyed summertime performances at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts here in the Washington, DC area know that enjoying a picnic on the lawn before the show is part of the fun. At one such […]

Caught in the Net – A British Comedy on Steroids at The Little Theatre of Alexandria

Jordan Wright September 9, 2013 Special to The Alexandria Times

What’s The Little Theatre of Alexandria without a Brit Wit comedy in its repertoire? For its 2013 fall season opener it has chosen Caught in the Net, a rollicking romp by the wildly successful British playwright Ray Cooney about a husband’s […]

Miss Saigon Wows at Signature Theatre

Jordan Wright September 1, 2013 Special to The Alexandria Times

Thom Sesma plays the French-Vietnamese club owner who refers to himself as The Engineer in “Miss Saigon” Photo: Christopher Mueller.

With the Vietnam War as dramatic backdrop, Miss Saigon, presents a poignant tale of doomed love amidst the horrors […]