Bickering siblings, aspiring alcoholics and mid-life crises. No, it’s not the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday — it’s “Raised in Captivity,” the latest from Mask & Bauble, which deals with family disfunction and the eccentricity of relationships.

The casts and crews that give the 14th Street arts corridor its energy and feeling anxiously await this Saturday’s reopening of the humble building in the middle of the neighborhood. Founded in 1977 by Bart Whitman, an active member of the D.C. theater community, the Source Theatre started as a single-stage theater in an abandoned car dealership that seated only 60 people.

If you’ve never listened to Butch Walker before, there’s never been a better time to start. Sure, he’s been around the block a few times, finding success with his own album releases since 2002 and serving as the go-to guy for writing hit songs — Walker has served as writer and producer for major pop stars throughout the last 10 years.

As the semester draws to a close, my heart goes out to all my fellow students who will be quickly falling victim to the perils of finals. Please know that I am sending you my love from across the Atlantic in beautiful Ireland. I know, however, it is going to take a little more than my warm wishes to keep everyone healthy and relatively sane during finals.

Friday, November 21

After more than two years of renovations, the National Museum of American History reopens today with a bang. Known as “America’s Attic” for the plethora of historical and pop culture memorabilia it contains, the museum’s reopening festival features additional activities that commemorate the new look of the museum.