It was past 10 p.m., almost an hour after the Wizards’ opening night, and Andray Blatche still had his jersey on. Head in hands, sullen, muttering to himself by his locker, he looked as if he had just lost Game 6 of the NBA Finals instead of Game 1 of the regular season — against the Nets. “I need the ball in the post more,” Blatche said. Read full article > >

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On Thursday’s opening night at the Fillmore Silver Spring , it’ll be Mary J. Blige belting the big notes. But on a recent afternoon at the region’s newest nightspot, it’s all hammers thwacking and drills hissing and mops sloshing and paintbrushes glopping. Workers scramble to install a sprawling hardwood dance floor as the sound system’s subwoofers are wedged into place. After nine years of red tape and legal battles, the 2,000 capacity venue is finally set to open where the old J.C. Penney department store once stood at 8656 Colesville Rd., just off Georgia Avenue. Read full article > >

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The opening night of Channel 5′s Celebrity Big Brother attracts 5.1m viewers, according to unofficial overight figures.

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The opening night of comic actor John Cleese’s first UK tour is met with lukewarm reviews by the nation’s critics.

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The opening night of new West End musical Betty Blue Eyes – featuring an animatronic pig – draws favourable reviews from London’s critics.

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The opening night of the new Spider-Man musical on Broadway is once again delayed.

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The opening night of a Broadway show featuring music by U2′s Bono and The Edge is delayed due to “unforseeable setbacks”, producers announce.

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