Poet Lucille Clifton will read at Folger Shakespeare Theatre this week. (Photo courtesy of St. Mary’s College of Maryland)
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Friday, May 09, 2008
D.C. poetry fans are in for a treat with the appearance of Lucille Clifton on May 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre.
Known for a spare style that has been likened to Emily Dickinson and Gwendolyn Brooks, Clifton’s poems feature seemingly simple language and rhythm to create strong imagery. Poems often explore femininity, with perhaps her most well known being the powerful “homage to my hips.”
Clifton currently serves as distinguished professor of humanities at nearby St. Mary’s College in St. Mary’s City, Md. Although she was born in New York, Clifton moved to Maryland in 1971 and eventually became the state’s poet laureate.
201 E. Capitol St., SE, www.folger.edu or 202-544-7077, $12.
Sergeant Brett Parson, a gay D.C. cop, is a keynote speaker at a national gay criminal justice workers conference. (Photo by Henry Linser) |
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Gay cops aren’t so unusual and in a city like Washington, where gays are fortunate enough to have their own liaison unit within the force, the idea is even less foreign. However, that doesn’t mean being an out police officer is easy.
For the 12th year, a conference on the subject of gay criminal justice workers will be held during National Police Week. The five-day conference stretches from May 10 to 15 at George Washington University’s conference center.
Events will include a film about meth use among gays, a talk on self-care and a popular forum discussion about coming out in law enforcement. Keynote speakers include Judy Shepard and David O’Malley, the police chief who handled Matthew Shepard’s murder investigation.
Cafritz Conference Center, 800 21 St., NW, www.midatlanticgoal.org. $250.
The gay-favorite characters of ‘Sex and the City’ will be on view during a night of previews at E Street Cinema. (Photo by Evan Agostini/AP) |
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Local movie fans can get their fill of sneak-peeks at E Street Cinema, which hosts”Coming Attractions Trailer Night, Summer 2008” on May 14 at 7 p.m.
The night is just what it sounds like — a showing of trailers for upcoming summer blockbuster hopefuls, including “Sex and the City,” “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” and “Hellboy II.” A discussion and vote of each preview’s likeability will be held afterward.
555 11th St., NW, $8, www.dcfilmsociety.org or 202-452-7672.
The JANE FRANKLIN DANCERS will perform at Busboys and Poets. (Photo by Ray Gniewek) |
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Rarely are fundraisers cheap, but that’s the case for Jane Franklin Dance company’s upcoming event at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St., NW.
The event, titled “Zip Through a Tight Space,” features a silent auction, open mike and a premier performance by the group. Funds will be raised in old-fashioned church-style, by passing a hat in between events. The performances will be condensed vignettes, characterized by exaggerated movement. Funds go toward the company’s 2008-09 season, which will include other free performances in addition to ticketed events.
Jane Franklin Dance, founded in 1997, is based in Arlington, Va., and includes theatrical and comedic elements in its dance performances.
May 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. www.janefranklin.com or 703-298-3235
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