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FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2019
Best BetsNoteworthy events this week
‘1 Henry IV’
Acclaimed veteran of the D.C.
theater scene Edward Gero
takes on the role of boisterous
Sir John Falstaff in Folger
Theatre’s “1 Henry IV.”
Shakespeare’s history play
follows Prince Hal as he parties
with Falstaff at the Boar’s Head
Tavern and eventually claims his
birthright on the battlefield. A
few special performances during
the show’s run will include talks
with the creative team — such
as “Brews and Banter” on Sept.
27, with a reception featuring
Bluejacket beer and
conversation with the cast
members.
When: Tuesday through Oct. 13.
Where: Folger Theatre, 201 E.
Capitol St. SE. folger.edu.
Tickets: $27-$85.
Jenny Lewis
On her 2014 tour, Jenny Lewis
commanded the stage in an
airbrushed, Te chnicolor power
suit. But for the tour for her
latest, most personal album yet,
the child movie star turned indie
rock heroine’s wardrobe choices
are leaning more toward
sequins and glitz. The former
Rilo Kiley frontwoman worked
with such collaborators as Beck
and Ringo Starr for “On The
Line,” which finds her clear-as-a-
bell voice beckoning from
intimate ballads and overtop
jangly rock riffs.
When: Thursday at 8 p.m.
Where: The Anthem, 901 Wharf
St. SW. theanthemdc.com.
Tickets: $40-$70.
‘Page to Stage’ New
Play Festival
The Kennedy Center’s annual
Page to Stage festival, now in its
18th year, can be overwhelming:
More than 60 regional theater
companies are staging readings
and open rehearsals of works in
development over three days.
Productions, which range from
30 minutes to two hours in
length, are held in venues
across the building, from the
stately Concert Hall to a
diplomatic reception room in the
Opera House. But because
everything is free and open to
the public, it’s easy to just take a
chance on something with a
promising description, whether
it’s Dance and Bmore’s musical
version of “Carmen” set in a
Baltimore high school;
Adventure Theatre’s family-
friendly reboot of “The Velveteen
Rabbit”; or Synetic Theater’s
dialogue-free take on “The
Te mpest,” the latest in the
troupe’s “Wordless
Shakespeare” series.
When: Saturday through
Monday.
Where: The Kennedy Center,
2700 F St. NW. kennedy-
center.org.
Admission: Free.
‘Milk Relics’
Mount Pleasant’s intimate Lost
Origins art gallery has made its
name on visualizing the D.C.
punk community, but its next
featured exhibit sticks with more
traditional art. Local artist Tom
Kim displays paintings inspired
by his career as an illustrator
and animator, as well as his
upbringing as a Korean
American. “Milk Relics” i s a
narrative series of works that
playfully chronicles the present
and future environmental crisis
of the world. While Lost Origins
sticks to paintings this time
around, they haven’t entirely
abandoned the spirit of past
exhibitions: More than 20 area
musicians, poets and writers will
perform alongside the art
throughout the run of the show.
When: Saturday through Sept. 29.
Where: Lost Origins Gallery,
3110 Mount Pleasant St. NW.
lostorigins.gallery.
Admission: Free.
— Adele Chapin, Hau Chu and
Fr itz Hahn
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INSIDE
Libr ary of Congress National Book Festival
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, chef José Andrés, cartoonist Raina Te lgemeier,
and historians Henry Louis Gates Jr. and David McCullough will grace the National Book
Festival’s main stage at this year’s free event. More than 200,000 readers walked through
the Walter E. Washington Convention Center doors at last year’s festival, and the packed
schedule in 2019 featuring more than 140 authors includes talks geared to book lovers of all
ages. (The Washington Post is a charter sponsor of the festival.)
When: Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Pl. NW. loc.gov.
Admission: Free.
BRITTANY DILIBERTO
Edward Gero stars as
Falstaff in in “1 Henry VI.”
SALWAN GEORGES/THE WASHINGTON POST
People make their way to the 20 17 National Book Festival at the Walter E. Washington Convention
Center. This year’s festival will feature more than 14 0 authors and talks for book lovers of all ages.