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Honey Brown Eyes
DCJCC, Theater J
A WORLD PREMIERE
By Stefanie Zadravec
Directed by Jessica Lefkow
October 22–November 30, 2008 at
Theater J
1529 16th Street NW, Washington DC
Discount tickets for all members of WETA if the use the code PEACE online at www.boxofficetickets.com or by calling (800) 494-8497.
Bosnia, 1992. In two kitchens, two soldiers recover a little of what they’ve lost during the war. A Serbi...
Categories: Arts, Theater, International
Temporary Constructions
Nevin Kelly Gallery
In conjunction with FotoWeek DC, Stirling Elmendorf and Mark Parascandola showcase new photographs highlighting architectural changes over time in Washington, DC and elsewhere by juxtaposing images of contemporary monumental architecture with those of time-worn abandoned structures.
An Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, November 13, 6-9 pm.
Carmen
Kennedy Center
Denyce Graves is known throughout the world for her portrayal of the gypsy Carmen. Torn between his obsession with Carmen and his love for Micaëla, Don José is hurled into a dangerous world of gypsies, bullfighting, and lawlessness. When Carmen abandons him for the alluring toreador Escamillo, their fates are sealed. From the steamy Habañera to the fiery choruses, conductor Julius Rudel and ...
Categories: Theater, Music: Classical, Music: Other
New York Artist Skye Ferrante Presents Bad Ballet and Other Impossible Sculptures at the Workhouse Arts Center
Workhouse Arts Center
Skye Ferrante is a native New Yorker and a former professional ballet dancer Mr. Ferrante’s Bad Ballet exhibition of wire sculptures represents what happens when a wrong line becomes right as he uses wire to presents dancers in clearly comedic, over-the-top positions. Meet Mr. Ferrante and hear him speak about his work on October 18 at 4:30PM. Both the exhibition and artist’s talk are free ...
Categories: Exhibits
"Forgotten Patriots: The Untold Story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War" - Book Lecture
The National Archives Building
12:00pm
Between 1775 and 1783, some 200,000 Americans took up arms against the British Crown. Just over 6,800 of those men died in battle. About 25,000 became prisoners of war. Most of these patriots were confined in New York City under conditions so atrocious that at least 17,500 perished from disease in the overcrowded, makeshift collection of prisons. Join us as author Edwin Burrows discusses "Forgo...
Categories: Books & Authors, History, Lecture
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Historical Society of Washington, DC
12:00pm – 1:45pm
“Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is sheer, enchanted entertainment from the first frame to the last - a joyous, giddy, goofy celebration of the kind of fun you can have with a movie camera. The film takes place in Hollywood in 1947, in a world where humans and Toons exist side by side. The Toons in the movie include not only new characters such as Roger Rabbit and his wife, the improbably pneumatic ...
Categories: Family Oriented, Film
We Shall Remain: ReelNative
National Museum of the American Indian
12:30pm
An excerpt of short works created during the We Shall Remain: ReelNative workshop, an innovative outreach project that encourages Native Americans to give voice to their heritage and contemporary issues through video production. Presented as part of the PBS history series, American Experience. For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/weshallremain. The 22 minute program will be shown daily at 12:30 & 3:30 p.m.
Categories: Film
Organ Recital
Saint Luke Catholic Church
1:00pm – 1:45pm
The "Third Wednesday at One" recital series presents organist Kimberly Hess in recital at Saint Luke Catholic Church, 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean VA. This lunchtime program is free and the public is welcome.
Categories: Music: Classical
Artist's Talk: Ledelle Moe
The Kreeger Museum
1:30pm – 3:00pm
A renowned artist and recipient of the 2008 Kreeger Museum Artist Award, Ledelle Moe has distinguished herself as an artist and teacher and was recently named the Chair of the Interdisciplinary Sculpture Department at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, MD. Her monumental sculptures, wrought in cement, have attracted both attention and acclaim. The perspective particula...
Katherine Anne Porter and Yaddo: "peace and repose and working atmosphere"
University of Maryland Libraries
1:30pm – 4:00pm
College Park, MD - The University of Maryland Libraries will be the site of an informative exhibit that explores American author Katherine Anne Porter’s relationship with Yaddo, an artists' retreat in Saratoga Springs, New York. Porter spent a significant amount of time at the retreat as a guest in the 1940s. The exhibit focuses on the work Porter completed while at Yaddo. Viewers may also...
Categories: Exhibits
Innovation Challenge: Test Your Imagination
Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences
6:30pm – 8:30pm
People drive the future, from economics to solutions to world-wide problems. For its part in Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Koshland Science Museum presents a mini-challenge to participants in this unique public program.
As part of the program, participants will get to test their own hands and minds with a mini-challenge. Come with your own team, or be ready to be paired with a few strang...
Categories: Discussion, Family Oriented, Other Events
Rob Kapilow: What Makes it Great?
Meyer Auditorium at the Freer Gallery of Art
7:00pm
Chopin: Etudes and Ballades
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) reinvented the piano for the 19th century and wrote music that is still at the core of every pianist's repertoire. This program explores Chopin's unique mixture of heart and mind, logic and emotion in his technically brilliant etudes and poetic ballades. Tanya Bannister is the pianist.
Categories: Arts, Music: Classical
UM Chamber Jazz
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall
7:30pm
Student jazz combos perform an evening of intimate chamber works.
This is a free event.
Categories: Music: Other
Sarah Brightman Brings Symphony World Tour
Verizon Center
7:30pm
Sarah Brightman, a soprano known for her groundbreaking productions and stage settings, is touring in support of her latest album, Symphony. Her latest effort is an eclectic mix of genres and features collaborations with Andrea Bocelli, Spanish countertenor Fernando Lima, Italian tenor Alessandro Safina and rock superstar Paul Stanley of KISS. The Symphony World Tour kicks off in Mexico and con...
Categories: Tours, Music: Other
Honor Moore
Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen Arts Center - Abramson Family Recital Hall
8:00pm
Honor Moore's most recent book is The Bishop's Daughter: A Memoir, which Sylvia Nasar describes as "an unsparing portrait of a glamorous but elusive father and his daughter's search for his secret life." Moore is also the author of The White Blackbird, a biography of her grandmother, the painter Margarett Sargent, and three collections of poems, including Red Shoes and Darling. Her play Mournin...
Categories: History, Other Events
Exhibition: A Disenchanted Playroom (Ein entzaubertes Kinderzimmer)
Goethe-Institut Washington, the German Cultural Center
9:00am – 5:00pm
C/O Berlin, International Forum for Visual Dialogues, opened in 2000 in the former Royal Post Office Building in Berlin Mitte. Two photography projects chosen for its annual Talents exhibition series are showcased here this fall and winter: A Disenchanted Playroom and 32 Kilos.
Check our website for additional programming in conjunction with these exhibitions.
November 6, 2008 – January...
Categories: Exhibits
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