The Week of Aug. 18
Friday, August 11, 2006; Page WE50
The Week of Aug. 18
The Wolf Trap Opera Company sings Mozart's comic "The Marriage of Figaro" Aug. 18-19 in the Filene Center at Wolf Trap. Tickets cost $34 to $56 in-house, $18 on the lawn. Call 877-965-3872 or visit http:/
The Week of Aug. 25
The huge Maryland State Fair features livestock displays, home and garden exhibits, thoroughbred racing, carnival rides and musical entertainment Aug. 25 through Sept. 4 in Timonium. Call 410-252-0200. . . . Enjoy entertainment, food, crafts and jousting in a re-creation of a 16th-century English village at the Maryland Renaissance Festival, open weekends and Labor Day from Aug. 26 through Oct. 22 in Crownsville, outside Annapolis. Call 800-296-7304 or 410-266-7304. . . . Love triumphs in "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" Aug. 29 through Sept. 3 at Wolf Trap's Filene Center. Call 877-965-3872. . . . More than 550 exhibitors show their furniture, silver, porcelain and other merchandise at the 26th annual Baltimore Summer Antiques Show Aug. 31 through Sept. 3 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Admission is $12 Aug. 31, $8 Sept. 1-3. Call 561-822-5440.
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The National Symphony Orchestra marks the Labor Day weekend and the end of summer with a free concert Sept. 3 on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Call 202-619-7222. . . . The U.S. Navy Band and Sea Chanters
observe Labor Day with a free concert Sept. 4 at the U.S. Navy Memorial. Call 202-433-2525.
Hot Tickets
Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 from Ticketmaster for a concert by Steve Winwood Oct. 9 at the Warner Theatre. They cost $39.50. Call 202-397-7328. . . . These Birchmere shows go on sale Friday at noon from Ticketmaster: George Duke Sept. 20 ($45); and Cassandra Wilson Sept. 24 ($39.50). . . . These concerts at Merriweather Post Pavilion go on sale Saturday at 10 from Ticketmaster: "WPOC Big Country BBQ" with Dierks Bentley, Pat Green and Heartland Sept. 24 ($40 in-house, $30 lawn); and James Blunt Oct. 13 ($49.50 and $39.50 in-house, $29.50 lawn). . . . Tickets go on sale Sunday from Ticketmaster for "Step Right Up!," the 29th season production by the Big Apple Circus, pitching its one-ring little big top at Dulles Town Center from Sept. 21 through Oct. 9. They cost $16 to $48. . . . Tickets go on sale Monday at 10 from Tickets.com for the announced fall and spring season at the intimate Barns of Wolf Trap (more shows are expected). Highlights among dozens of performances include the Bonnie Rideout Scottish Trio, Schooner Fare, the Del McCoury Band, George Winston, Christine Lavin, the Chicago City Limits and Second City comedy troupes, and nine classical recitals in the Discovery series, starting with the Oct. 13 Founder's Day Celebration by the Turtle Island String Quartet and the Ying Quartet . Call 877-965-3872 or visit http:/
Justin Timberlake Aug. 25 ($55); and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Sept. 4 ($25). Call 703-218-6500.
On Screen
Opening Aug. 18: A college reject invents a new university in "Accepted." . . . "Trust the Man" is a Manhattan-set romantic comedy with Julianne Moore, David Duchovny, Billy Crudup and Maggie Gyllenhaal. . . . In "Heading South," female tourists discover the dangerous side of a changing Haiti at the end of the 1970s. . . . Seniors find new love and friendships at a retirement community in "Boynton Beach Club." . . . Samuel L. Jackson stars in the thriller "Snakes on a Plane." . . . Set in a politically unstable Vienna in 1900, "The Illusionist" features Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel. . . . A man with a seemingly perfect life discovers he has only a few months to live in "Time to Leave." . . . Real-life sisters Hilary and Haylie Duff play newly poor heiresses in
"Material Girls." Opening dates may change.
Last Chance
Closing on stage this weekend: "3 Mo' Divas," in the Arena Stage Kreeger Theater (202-488-3300); and "Dog Sees God," at Studio Theatre (202-332-3300).
Next Friday in Weekend
Yes, we've sweltered every day in August, but September is around the corner, which means only one thing:
It's time to shop! It's also time to break your strip mall rut. We'll guide you through five Washington area neighborhoods that have become prime shopping destinations, and we'll make sure you're equipped with vital stats on what to expect, where to eat and which stores shouldn't be missed.
