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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
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
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
Workhouse Arts Center at Lorton
*Visual Arts Exlplorers Camp
Ceramics, glass and many more media will be introduced as the Explorers traverse the Workhouse discovering their hidden talents! Ages 5-16, 2-Week sessions
*ArtStar Theatre Camp
This program promotes self-confidence and creative expression while learning the tools of the theatrical trade. Ages 8-15, 3-Week sessions
*ArtStar Performance Workshop
Advanced theatr...
Categories: Other Events
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
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
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
Arlington Cultural Affairs Center
10:00am – 3:00pm
Jane Franklin Dance presents an Adult Dance Camp, July 6 - 10 at 3700 S Four Mile Run Dr. (Studio 129) in Arlington, VA. The camp will include daily classes in Dance Technique, Repertory, and Methods in Choreography and will conclude with a performance for family & friends on July 11, 8 pm.
In Dance Technique classes, Jane Franklin offers challenging methods to integrate and refine movement....
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
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
Washington National Cathedral
12:30pm – 1:00pm
A Cathedral organist gives a short talk about the Cathedral’s 10,650– pipe organ followed by a mini-recital.
Categories: Exhibits, Lecture, Music: Classical
National Museum of American Jewish Military History
12:30pm – 1:30pm
The National Museum of American Jewish Military History will host The Noontime Lecture Series: "The Balance of Power in the Persian Gulf". 4 lectures, one each Monday in July from 12:30 -1:30 pm.
July 6: The Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War
July 13: Iraq vs the US, Gulf War I
July 20: Iraq vs the US, Gulf War II
July 27: A Clash of Civilizations?
Dr. Jeffrey Greenhut, former...
Categories: Lecture
Goethe-Institut Washington, the German Cultural Center
6:30pm – 8:00pm
An encounter in Poland between slick young attorney Max and Anna, an uncomplicated student. Although it’s not love at first sight, they choose to travel together and end up overcoming more than just mutual prejudices.
Monika Anna Wojtyll (b. Poland 1977) is a German-Polish director, actor and screenwriter. Other films include: Cuckoo (Kuckuck, short 2004) and Hog Heaven (short, 2005).
and...
Categories: Film
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