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Susan Yanero Exhibit at the Washington Studio School
Washington Studio School
Mixed media work on canvas by faculty artist Susan Yanero, on view at Washington Studio School through the summer. Visiting hours are Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 10am-3pm and Sunday from 2-4pm.
Categories: Arts
gute aussichten: young german photographers 2008/2009.
Goethe-Institut Washington, the German Cultural Center
June 18 – September 2, 2009
Opening reception on Thursday, June 18, 6 – 8 pm with Stefan Becht and Curator Josefine Raab
RSVP to 202-289-1200 ext. 165
Works by nine winners of the German competition for graduate photography students come to Washington as part of the exhibition’s worldwide tour. gute aussichten, an annual competition now in its fifth year, covers a wide spectrum ranging...
Categories: Exhibits
Call for Entries - Revenge of the Sequel Art Exhibit
The Del Ray Artisans Gallery
The Del Ray Artisans is now accepting entries for Revenge of the Sequel, its September art show.
Revenge of the Sequel, the first of its kind exhibition in the country, is a juried art show in which artists have the opportunity to unleash their talents to create an image(s) that depicts and conveys their uninhibited and unabashed versions of a sequel. For this show, the artist is creating...
Categories: Auditions, Exhibits, Other Events
Guerilla Art Exhibit
The Workhouse Arts Center
Metro area artists descend on the Workhouse Arts Center's Gallery W-16 as everything is hung in the Workhouse’s first Guerilla Art show!
The public is invited to an artist’s reception Sunday, July 19th from 2:00-4:00pm.
Date(s): 7/1/2009 to 7/26/2009
Venue: Gallery Building 2nd Floor
Categories: Exhibits
Christ on the Mall
National Mall
Join us at the National Mall for a holiday celebration of Christ on the Mall.
Categories: Fairs & Festivals, Family Oriented
King Lear
Shakespeare Theatre
One of the most powerful dramas in Western literature, King Lear is both an intimate family drama and an explosive political epic. Beginning with a monarch’s division of his kingdom amongst his three daughters, Lear explores the most basic questions of human existence: love and duty, power and loss, good and evil. Tony Award winner Robert Falls remounts his 2006 production, which captures bot...
Categories: Theater
"Fabrications," Nancy Pane Fortwengler's Solo Artist Show
Art League
10:00am – 6:00pm
In Nancy Pane Fortwengler’s series of figurative dress paintings, the body exists without the figure. The human body is not present in any of her work. The dresses, costumes, and tiers of fabric are in motion without a body to propel them. “Fabrications” reveals the construction, shape, and composition of these vibrant forms while embodying the presence of the human figure.
Explorin...
Categories: Arts
CMDupre: The Mysterious Other
Torpedo Factory Art Center
10:00am – 6:00pm
A selection of paintings by the Friends of the Torpedo Factory Artist of the Year, CMDupré. This year's juror was Shauna Lee Lange, who praised Dupré for creating paintings that "achieve visual ecstacy at its best."
Reception: Second Thursday Art Night, June 11, 6-8pm
Juror Talk: 7pm, during reception
Meet the Artist: Second Thursday Art Night, July 9, 6-8pm
Award Ceremony: 7pm, during reception
Fabulous 4th at George Washington's Ferry Farm
George Washington's Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm
10:00am – 5:00pm
Join us for a day of fun at George Washington's boyhood home in Fredericksburg. There will be first-person interpreters, demonstrations of colonial crafts & cooking, an Indian village, frontiersmen, games, food vendors and much more! Just $2 per person (under age 3, free).
Categories: Family Oriented, History
Climb Wall Weekend
Glen Echo Park
10:00am – 2:30pm
Step into your harness, stretch out your limbs and get ready to climb at Discovery Creek Children’s Museum! Put your skills to the test as you scale the Museum’s Climb Wall. Climb Wall activities are included with the price of admission to Discovery Creek. Free for members and children under 2; $5 for non-members. Located in the old stables building, near the Park entrance. 10 a.m. to 2:30 p...
Categories: Family Oriented
Live! 2009 is out of this Orbit Kicking Off with Chaka Khan
Woodrow Wilson Plaza
12:00pm – 1:30pm
This is it. Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza has gone out of this orbit to find one of the galaxy‘s brightest stars. Brace yourself! Clear your schedule for the celestial sounds of soul diva Chaka Khan. And wait it gets better…The show is Free! That’s right Free! Live! is officially the nation’s best outdoor lunchtime concert series sizzling all summer long.
Where else can you see the ...
Categories: Arts, Dance, Other Events
Gaithersburg Fine Arts Association Exhibit
Glen Echo Park
12:00pm – 5:00pm
The Yellow Barn Studio, Glen Echo Park’s resident painting and drawing studio, presents works by sixteen local artists and members of the Gaithersburg Fine Arts Association. Collectively, their accomplishments range from high-level academic degrees to local and national awards of excellence. The Gaithersburg Fine Arts Association provides a forum for members to collaborate on activities that ...
The Monkeys of Danyang
Classika Theatre
12:30pm
Set in ancient China, three mischievous Monkeys run through the farms of Danyang, stealing food and causing trouble. The Monkeys believe they are the ones who run the town of Danyang. Eventually, they meet their match - an old man even trickier than the Monkeys!
Categories: Theater, Family Oriented
July 4th Celebration (Langley H.S.)
Langley High School
6:00pm – 10:00pm
Saturday, July 4, 2009
(Rain date: July 5)
6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Grounds open at 6 p.m.
Langley High School stadium
Free Admission and Parking
Arrive early to enjoy the music, field games, great food, and activities, and receive an American flag; and see Northern Virginia’s best fireworks display to honor our nation’s 233rd Birthday. Please visit www.mcleancenter.org/ specialevents for...
Categories: Holiday
City of Fairfax Independence Day Concert & Fireworks
Fairfax High School Stadium
7:00pm – 10:00pm
A toe-tapping extravaganza featuring patriotic music and Broadway tunes by the City of Fairfax Band with Holly Bingham, and one of the area’s best fireworks displays, complete with the 1812 Overture. Free admission. Weather permitting. Bring a blanket. Rain date, fireworks only: July 5.
Categories: Family Oriented
Washington Odyssey July 4th Fireworks Dinner Cruise
Washington Odyssey
7:00pm – 11:00pm
Unmatched 4th of July Elegance. For less than you’d imagine.
Spend Independence Day with Odyssey. Aboard our Fireworks Dinner Cruise, you’ll be treated to a few hours of sophisticated relaxation featuring distinctive dining. Dessert station. Live entertainment and dancing. Premium open bar. Outstanding service and stunning views of the monuments and fireworks. All for one magnificent val...
Categories: Food & Wine, Holiday
'BLUENOISE' Hot Jazz
Downtown Piano Works
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Downtown Piano Works is pleased to welcome 'Bluenoise' to our Local Artist Concert Series, for an evening of hot Jazz. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Please RSVP (301) 631-1234.
Ronnie Burrage-Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals
Eric Delente-Violin
Benito Gonzalez-Piano
Essiet Essiet-Bass
Categories: Music: Other
Spirit of Washington July 4th Fireworks Dinner Cruise
Spirit of Washington
7:30pm – 11:00pm
An Independence Day Full of Food, Fun, and Fireworks!
Celebrate America's birthday this 4th of July with a premium open bar, festive grande buffet, interactive DJ Entertainment and an up-close view of the dazzling fireworks show over our nation’s capital! Totally entertaining and all for one affordable price, there's no better place to celebrate than out on the water with Spirit!
Washin...
Categories: Food & Wine, Holiday
Explore the Historic Alexandria Waterfront by Kayak!
Belle Haven Marina
8:00am – 11:00am
Come explore the historic Alexandria Waterfront by Kayak! See where the first boundary marker for Washington DC was laid in 1791, and hear the story of the ill-fated Aqueduct Bridge and the Alexandria Canal! Plus, learn about the natural history of Dyke Marsh, Little Hunting Creek and Four Mile Run, and find out how they got their names! No experience is necessary and we provide all equipmen...
Categories: Tours, History, Other Events
Laugh Riot at The Hyatt
Hyatt Regency Hotel (Bethesda)
8:00pm – 10:00pm
Live standup comedy show
Laugh Riot at the Hyatt
5 local comics
$25 cash prize joke contest for non-com audience members after the show
Every Saturday night
8 to 10 pm
$10 Cash Admission
Hyatt Regency Bethesda Hotel
One Bethesda Metro Center
7400 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-657-1234 www.Bethesda.Hyatt.com
www.StandupComedyToGo.com
Categories: Arts, Theater, Other Events
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