September 2nd – 8th
Disney’s High School Musical at Wolf Trap
Based on the original television movie phenomenon, this show includes all the songs from the best-selling soundtrack and an electrifying band, live on stage.
Tickets: $25- 80
http://www.wolftrap.org/
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September 11th- 12th
Spirit of America at the Patriot Center
Soldiers in period uniforms will be reenacting key moments from the Revolutionary War to current operations. These reenactments feature a unique perspective of American history. The show includes battle scenes, short periods of simulated gunfire, and performances by the U.S. Army Band Pershings Own, the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment - The Old Guard, which encompasses The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, the Caisson Platoon, the Commander-in-Chiefs Guard and the U.S. Army Drill Team.
http://www.patriotcenter.com/events/
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September 12
Open House Arts Festival and Multicultural Children’s Book Festival at the Kennedy Center
Come bring the entire family to meet your favorite authors, including Tonya Bolden, Monica Brown, Bryan Collier, Shane Evans, listen to book readings, and more at this popular event. Everyone can come and celebrate diverse cultures through stories from around the world.
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/?fuseaction=showEvent&event=ZJAOZ
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September 16th – 20th
Walking with the Dinosaurs- the Arena Spectacular at Verizon Center
After years of planning, the award-winning BBC TV series, Walking with Dinosaurs comes to life in a stunning theatrical event. Internationally renowned designers have worked with scientists to create 15 life-size dinosaurs. Be amazed and thrilled as the greatest creatures ever to walk the earth return before your eyes.
Tickets: $20-50
http://www.verizoncenter.com/events/index.php?opts=detail&eid
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September 21st- 26
Fall for the Books Festival at George Mason University
A week-long, multiple-venue, regional festival that will bring together people of all ages and interests. This event will surely make literature fun by showcasing literary events in an active, engaging atmosphere that includes skits, dance, storytelling and more, and by introducing young people to living authors whose work they're reading in the classroom. The festival will also offer book lovers the chance to meet and greet their favorite writers.
http://fallforthebook.org/
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September 24th
Live Music by the Reverie Jazz Trio at the Torpedo Factory Arts Center
The Reverie Jazz Trio will perform early jazz standards and forgotten favorites in a style reminiscent of a bygone era.
http://visitalexandriava.com/listings/index.cfm?action=display&listingID=33
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September 25th
The Second City: Best of Show 50th Anniversary at National Museum of Natural History
This golden anniversary musical and comedic adventure is a rip-roaring, up-to-the-minute satire, plucked directly from the day's headlines coupled with material from The Second City's vast history of hilarity.
http://www.culturecapital.com/event.php?id=6424
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September 26th
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra at Rachel M. Schlessinger Concert Hall and Arts Center
The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra is pleased to be opening its 2009-2010 season with guest pianist Carlos Rodriguez and guest violinist Leonid Sushansky. The season is "Inspired by Nature," and during the Sept. 26 concert, Sushansky will honor us and Mother Nature by performing Vivaldi's Summer and Autumn from The Four Seasons. The orchestra will also perform Milhaud's Symphony No. 12 Rurale, and Respighi's Pines of Rome. Rodriguez will close the evening with Gershwin's Piano.
http://www.culturecapital.com/event.php?id=6741
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September 29th – September 30th
The Jungle Book at Prince George Public Playhouse for the Performing Arts
Magik Theatre's adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book begins with the discovery of a man-child by a wolf pack in the Indian jungle. Filled with action, drama, comedy, music, and dance, this vivid production will enthrall audiences of all ages.
http://www.culturecapital.com/event.php?id=6904
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