Tonight through May 14: Bernie Maddoff may have stolen tons of money from the Jews, (and just about every other group, including unicorns, one-eyed monsters, and probably even contaminated pigs) but the show most go on, and indeed it will with the 9th Northern Virginia International Jewish Film Festival. MORE »

Tonight and Saturday, April 18: The Palace of Wonders is up to its usual shenanigans this weekend, starting with the The Olde City Sideshow tonight. A bevy of performers will be jamming swords and other gadgetry into themselves, for variety, with guest stars Hellcat Girls Burlesque. MORE »

Man, the Cold War, those were the days, right? Spy satellites, moon walking, cosmonauts — and all this, minus the constant lingering threat of nuclear annihilation, can be yours at the Out of This World Party on Saturday in the Warehouse Theater. This celebration of Soviet Yuri Gagarin, the winner of the “first human in space” race, is a victorious trifecta of space rock, burlesque entertainment and science experiments. In other words, NASA sucks. MORE »