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February Entertainment Guide 2018

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February Entertainment Guide

Feb. 1: Justin Moore at The Anthem
Feb. 1-4: “Queens Girl in Africa” at Atlas Performing Arts Center 
Feb. 1-8: “Jefferson’s Garden” at Ford’s Theatre
Feb. 1-10: “Unnecessary Farce” at Keegan Theatre
Feb. 1-11: “The Way of the World” at Folger Theatre
Feb. 1-18: “Sovereignty” at Arena Stage
Feb. 1-25: “Handbagged” at Round House Theatre
Feb. 1-March 4: “Hamlet” at Shakespeare Theatre
Feb. 2: Groundhog Day in Dupont Circle
Feb. 2: Impractical Jokers at MGM National Harbor
Feb. 2: “Leonard Bernstein 100” at Wolf Trap
Feb. 2-4: “Riverdance” at Warner Theatre
Feb. 2-4: “Image China: Dragon Boat Racing” at Kennedy Center
Feb. 2-March 11: “The Great Society” at Arena Stage
Feb. 3: The Posies at Hamilton Live
Feb. 4: Justin Timberlake plays Super Bowl Halftime Show
Feb. 5: SZA at The Fillmore
Feb. 5: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo at The Birchmere
Feb. 5-March 4: “Familiar” at Woolly Mammoth Theatre
Feb. 6-18: “Something Rotten” at National Theatre
Feb. 7: Laura Osnes at AMP by Strathmore
Feb. 9: “Fifty Shades Freed” in movie theaters
Feb. 9: Chris Young at Eagle Bank Arena
Feb. 9-10, 16-17: Tedeschi Trucks Band at Warner Theatre 
Feb. 10: David Bowie Tribute at The Fillmore
Feb. 10: “Love Songs: The Beatles” at Hamilton Live
Feb. 10: Story District’s “Sucker for Love” at Lincoln Theatre
Feb. 10: Brian Ganz plays Chopin at Strathmore
Feb. 10-March 18: “The Princess & The Pauper: A Bollywood Tale” at Imagination Stage
Feb. 12: Travis Tritt at The Birchmere
Feb. 13: Carla Bruni at The Birchmere
Feb. 14: “My Funny Valentine” Frank Sinatra Tribute at Hamilton Live
Feb. 14-17: NSO Pops: “West Side Story” at Kennedy Center
Feb. 14-18: Washington Ballet’s “Romeo & Juliet” at Kennedy Center
Feb. 14-19: D.C. Independent Film Festival
Feb. 14-19: “Disney on Ice” at Capitol One Arena
Feb. 15: George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic at Howard Theatre
Feb. 15: Phil Vassar at The Birchmere
Feb. 16: “Black Panther” in movie theaters
Feb. 16-18: Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival in Rockville
Feb. 17: Valentine’s Love Jam at Eagle Bank Arena
Feb. 17: “The Gershwin Songbook” at Wolf Trap
Feb. 17: Brantley Gilbert at Eagle Bank Arena
Feb. 17: The Wailers at Hamilton Live
Feb. 17: Phillip Phillips at The Fillmore
Feb. 17-18: Arlo Guthrie at The Birchmere
Feb. 17-25: Cher at MGM National Harbor
Feb. 18: NSO Family Concert: “Let’s Remix the Classix” at Kennedy Center
Feb. 19: X Ambassadors at 9:30 Club
Feb. 19: “The Vagina Monologues” at Anacostia Playhouse
Feb. 23: “Annihilation” in movie theaters
Feb. 23-24: Savion Glover at National Theatre
Feb. 24: Portugal the Man at The Anthem
Feb. 24: Andy Borowitz at Lincoln Theatre
Feb. 24: National Philharmonic’s “Porgy & Bess” at Strathmore
Feb. 24: NRBQ at Hamilton Live
Feb. 25: Redman & Method Man at Howard Theatre

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