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Jordan Wright November 6, 2018
In Terrence McNally’s lavish musical Anastasia the luxe life of the dynasty that was the Romanovs collides head on with reality. The Russian Revolution of 1917 proved to be the downfall of the gilded empire ruled by the Romanov family. Collateral damage included the brutal murders of Tsar Nicholas, […]
Jordan Wright November 7, 2018
The 12th Annual Alexandria Film Festival will bring over 70 films to area film enthusiasts from November 8-11. For followers of this festival, it just gets better every year. Expect to see shorts, documentaries and indie films that may never hit mainstream theaters, but may have debuted at film festivals […]
Jordan Wright October 30, 2018
People may forget who America’s early activists were, but in their day, women’s rights suffragist and Quaker, Susan B. Anthony, and African American abolitionist, Frederik Douglass, changed the course of history in this nation. What do we know of their personal lives, their 45-year friendship, or their struggles to […]
Jordan Wright November 1, 2018 Special to The Alexandria Times
The cast of Shakespeare’s political power play King John at Folger Theatre. Photo by Teresa Wood.
That this play is rarely produced, is an enigma. Okay, it doesn’t have maidens frothily cavorting with lords a-leaping, but I couldn’t help thinking that if […]
Jordan Wright October 2018
Photo credit: Jordan Wright
Single malt whisky connoisseurs can rejoice at the news that some of the finest whiskies in the known world have reached our shores from Amrut Distilleries in India. Amrut “Fusion” has been rated “third best” whisky in the world by British whisky writer, Jim […]
Jordan Wright October 16, 2018
Monica (Candice Shedd-Thompson) and Ian (Matthew Schleigh)~ Photo credit Chris Banks
If you were ever in a garage band, were a fan of the rock icons of the 70’s, or even dreamed of becoming a rock star, Rooms ~ a Rock Romance is calling your name. This […]
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