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Scenes from the 2012 Green Festival. (Photo: Kim Vu/DC Wrapped Dates)

D.C. Green Festival

D.C. Convention Center Goes Green The ninth annual Green Festival is coming to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center this coming weekend, Sept. 21-22. The festival, a project of Green America and Global Exchange, shows visitors how to be healthier — socially,
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The Smithsonian Castle and gardens at night. (Photo: Smithsonian Institution)

In the Night Garden

Smithsonian Hosts Jazz Garden Party Jay Gatsby had nothing on Smithsonian at 8 when it comes to a great setting for a garden bash. He had a Long Island mansion, but the museum has a Castle. Put on your flapper dress and blazers and time travel in true Jazz Age style from 8-11
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Kathryn Meisle as Beatrice and Derek Smith as Benedick in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’ (Scott Suchman/Sheakspeare Theatre Co.)

Free for All

Shakespeare Theatre Co. Presents Much Ado The Shakespeare Theatre Co.’s Free For All offers free performances of a Shakespearean classic to the general public each year since 1991. This year, the theater company is presenting Much Ado About Nothing from Tuesday through Sept. 1,
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