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Plan Aheadnoteworthy events over the next few weeks

March 5 ‘Head over

Heels’

What does ’80s all-female rock

band the Go-Go’s have in

common with elizabethan poet

Sir Philip Sidney? the answer is

the jukebox musical “Head over

Heels,” which drops such toe-

tapping Go-Go’s songs as

“vacation” and “We Got the

beat” i nto a plot inspired by

Sidney’s “a rcadia.”

Monumental theatre company

stages this recent broadway

show featuring couples on a

quest for love, set in a magical

kingdom with princesses and

oracles. Through March 23.

Ainslie Arts Center,

3900 West Braddock Rd.,

Alexandria.

monumentaltheatre.org. $40.

March 11 Motherhood

redux

three acclaimed poets turn

motherhood into verse as part

of the Folger Shakespeare

library’s o.b. Hardison poetry

series. tina chang, camille

dungy and beth ann Fennelly

will read their works reflecting

on being a mom, with all its joy,

sorrow and everything between.

the event will be held at the

national Museum of Women in

the arts, as the Folger’s library

and exhibition spaces are

under renovation. Stick around

after the poetry reading for a

wine reception and book

signing. 7 to 9 p.m. National

Museum of Women in the Arts,

1250 New York Ave. NW.

folger.edu. $12-$15.

March 12 environmental

Film Fe stival

the environmental Film Festival

in the nation’s capital bills itself

as the longest-running festival

of its kind in the united States.

In 2020, its spate of climate-

change-themed films feels

particularly timely, such as ron

Howard’s documentary

“rebuilding Paradise,” which

spotlights what happened after

northern california’s

devastating 2018 wildfires, or

the short film “bare existence,”

about the plight of polar bears.

More than 100 eco-themed

films will be screened at 25

locations around town during

the festival’s run, including the

opening-night screening of

“okavango: river of dreams,”

with filmmakers dereck and

beverly Joubert on hand to

discuss their research on this

african ecosystem. tickets for

the 10 programs at the national

Geographic Museum are on

sale, and the full schedule will

be released this month. Through

March 22. Various locations and

times. For the full schedule, go to

dceff.org.

March 14 ‘Genderosity’

the Gay Men’s chorus of

Washington d.c.’s spring show

is a glam-rock-themed ode to

self-expression, set to numbers

such as “dancing Queen” and

“born this Way.” the upbeat

music of “Genderosity” is

paired with production numbers

featuring dancers, drag queens,

elaborate costumes and more.

the choir also will share the

stage with the all-female

percussion band batalá, a

group devoted to samba-reggae

music boasting more than 75

musicians in the Washington

chapter. Through March 15.

Lincoln Theatre,

1215 U St. NW. gmcw.org.

$25-$65.

— Adele Chapin

dereck and beverly Joubert

A scene from “Okavango: River of Dreams,” the opening-night

film of the 2020 Environmental Film Festival.

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Photo of Mirian Katrib and Hend Ayoub by Margot Schulman. The cast of Mother Road. Photo by Margot Schulman.

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