"too often we give our children answers to remember rather than problems to solve" - Sean Carasso, @fallingwhistles

New OFFICIAL National TWITTER PAGE * This page will be updated frequently w/ announcements, special offers, etc. xitter.cf/nationalva

* Just Announced * DARK STAR ORCHESTRA / Donna Jean Godchaux and the Tricksters Tuesday December 29th @ 7pm. Tix on sale www.nattickets.com

Tonight at The National: Battery Masters of Metallica - for tickets http://tinyurl.com/alsshs

Thursday July 30 at The National: My Bloody Valentine - for tickets - http://tinyurl.com/alsshs

Tonight at The National: The Machine with a 40-piece orchestra - for tickets http://tinyurl.com/alsshs

Wednesday July 22 at The National: K'naan with Finezz, Aquabatics - for tickets http://tinyurl.com/alsshs

Saturday July 18 at the National: Pat McGee band - for tickets http://tinyurl.com/alsshs

Tonight at the National: Gills & Wings with Moruza - for tickets http://tinyurl.com/alsshs

Sunday July 12 at The National: Better than Ezra - for tickets: http://tinyurl.com/alsshs

Tonight at The National: Sonic Youth! - for tickets: http://tinyurl.com/alsshs

Wednesday July 8 at The National: SONIC YOUTH! http://tinyurl.com/alsshs for tickets

Friday July 3 at The National: Jenny Lewis - http://tinyurl.com/alsshs for tickets

interesting phenomenon: http://tinyurl.com/kmy5rr

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One more Jars of Clay pic http://twitpic.com/7c8bs

Jars of Clay at the National! http://twitpic.com/7c6ck

Tonight at the National in Richmond at 7:30 pm: Jars of Clay! Come on down everyone!

Tuesday June 9 at The National: Steve Earle acoustic - http://tinyurl.com/m2cday for tickets

Saturday night (May 30) at The National: Carbon Leaf! For tickets: http://tinyurl.com/njp5rh