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Unlimited Impressions: Featuring artists Karen Kunc, Judy Pfaff, and Brian Shure with an Opening Reception Oct. 23, 2009 5:30-8:00 pm
The Art Gallery, University of Maryland
From Friday, October 23 through Saturday, December 19, Unlimited Impressions showcases three dynamic printmakers that display the breadth of possibilities inherent in the printmaking process. The exhibition takes place in The Art Gallery located on the 2nd floor atrium of the Art-Sociology Building at the University of Maryland, College Park campus. A reception takes place Friday, October 23, ...
Categories: Arts
John W. Frece To Speak on "Sprawl and Politics"
University of Maryland Libraries
The University of Maryland Libraries are pleased to announce the second installment of the 2009-2010 “Speaking of Books: Conversations with Campus Authors” series. On November 10, John W. Frece, an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland in Urban Studies and Planning and the associate director of the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, will speak on his book, “Sprawl and Politics.”
Categories: Books & Authors
Imagining China: The View from Europe, 1550-1700
Folger Shakespeare Library
As knowledge about China spread slowly westward through trade and travel, this vast country occupied European imagination.
Categories: Exhibits
DAR Museum exhibition - "Wedgwood: 250 Years of Innovation and Artistry"
DAR Museum
The DAR Museum showcases the beautiful artistry and marketing genius of Josiah Wedgwood 250 years after he founded his famous ceramics company. “Wedgwood: 250 Years of Innovation and Artistry,” celebrates the 250th anniversary of Wedgwood and the remarkable story of discovery, vision, experimentation, industry and exquisite design.
FREE to the public. Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p....
Much Ado About Nothing
Folger Shakespeare Library
Beatrice and Benedick’s witty war of courtship moves to a Caribbean beat in this festive production set in the heart of DC.
Categories: Theater
Exhibit: "small works"
Art League
10:00am – 6:00pm
This popular annual exhibit features works of all-media and subject matter that are no larger than 10” x 12” or 120” square.
Opening reception: Thursday, November 12, 6:30-8pm.
Categories: Arts
Exhibit: "Becoming Animal"
Art League
10:00am – 6:00pm
In this juried exhibit, work may explore the animal within and feature images of animals real or imaginary including everything from our favorite pets to endangered and/or extinct species.
Opening reception: Thursday, November 12, 6:30-8pm.
Categories: Arts
"Boing!" Tory Cowles' Solo Artist Exhibit
Art League
10:00am – 6:00pm
In Tory Cowles’ latest series of abstract paintings she strives to incorporate more interactive three-dimensional elements. Her work has always been light, playful, and joyful, but now the work invites the viewer to participate.
Her acrylic/mixed media works are spontaneous with just enough structure to hold the piece together. Color is extremely important. Cowles is very interested in...
Categories: Arts
John Dreyfuss: Inventions
American University Museum at Katzen Arts Center
11:00am – 4:00pm
Sculptor John Dreyfuss will display six new large-scale works in the Sylvia Berlin Katzen Sculpture Garden. The clean lines of Dreyfuss’s forms represent stylized hand tools made larger-than-life.
Artists’ reception: Saturday, September 12, from 6–9 p.m.
For information on events associated with this exhibition, visit www.american.edu/museum.
Australian Indigenous Art Triennial: Culture Warriors A National Gallery of Australia Exhibition
American University Museum at Katzen Arts Center
11:00am – 4:00pm
Australian Indigenous Art Triennial: Culture Warriors will showcase the works of artists from each state and territory in Australia that represent a diverse range of contemporary indigenous art. This traveling exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Australia.
Artists’ reception: Saturday, September 12, from 6–9 p.m.
Deutsch am Mittag (German at noon)
Goethe-Institut Washington, the German Cultural Center
12:00pm – 1:15pm
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Join us for monthly lunchtime gatherings of those interested in hearing and speaking German. Each month, a special guest will speak on a topic. Participants can bring their lunch and join in the ensuing conversation. Led by Irmgard Wagner, professor emeritus of German at George Mason University.
Sebastian Graefe (Heinrich Böll Foundation) will speak in German on Leipzig ...
Categories: Other Events
Lunch with Levine
Church of the Epiphany
12:15pm – 1:00pm
Levine School of Music Concert Series at the Church of the Epiphany: Violinists Jorge Orozco and Pablo Saelzer along with violist Maria Montano and cellist Vasily Popov perform string quartets by Beethoven, Schubert and Ernest von Dohnanyi.
Categories: Free, Music: Classical
Take Five: Jeffrey Solomon
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Laboratory Theatre
5:30pm
Mother/SON. In a story both hilarious and heartfelt, Emmy-nominated writer-performer Jeffrey Solomon plays both mother and son in a performance tracing a mother’s journey from rejection to acceptance of her son’s sexual orientation. Take Five is the Center’s free series of interactive, informal events on selected Tuesdays.
Categories: Theater
VIP Food Drive Reception
Solano Spine & Sport Chiropractic
6:00pm – 8:00pm
2nd Annual VIP Food Drive Reception to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. Please join us to raise awareness of our month long food drive. Admission is FREE with a food drive donation. There will be snacks, refreshments, door prizes, and a silent auction! All proceeds benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. Come meet local celebrities, business owners, and more!
Categories: Charity Events
Environmental Images: The Photoblog
Goethe-Institut Washington, the German Cultural Center
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Discussion with:
Jim Dougherty: environmental activitist and Washington-based photographer
Alexa St. Clair: Oregon-based photographer
Isabelle Hayeur: Canadian-based photographer (via telephone or videoconference)
Explore how photoblogging is expanding our means of communication. This year, a group of American, Canadian, and German photographers is engaged in an internet-based dialogue abou...
Categories: Discussion
Europe - Work in progress
Embassy of Austria
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Europe – Work in Progress
This photography exhibition explores the changes taking place in Europe twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The exhibition is intended to take the viewer on a journey through the 'new Europe' as it is today and seeks to present Europe in all its variety and to embrace the concept of change. The process of re-integration and the search for a new and commo...
Categories: Exhibits
Ariadne auf Naxos
Kennedy Center, Opera House
7:30pm
Composed by Richard Strauss
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Sung in German with English supertitles
The running time for this production is approximately two hours and 23 minutes including one 20-minute intermission.
Tragedy and comedy collide when two sets of performers - one an opera company and the other a commedia dell'arte troupe - are forced to perform together. With stunning ...
Categories: Music: Classical, Music: Other
Latin Dance and Stretch (Cuban Technique)
Glen Echo Park
7:30pm – 8:30pm
Inspired by over forty years of dance tradition in Cuba, this dance is one that allows you to explore and expand both your physical and creative abilities. You will study different techniques of breathing, muscle isolation, and stretching, among others, as well as become acquainted with the distinct rhythm of the Caribbean. Above all, you will leave the class feeling healthy and with a forceful...
Categories: Dance
12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
Music Center at Strathmore
8:00pm
At the heart of one of the world’s most revered orchestras is a stellar cadre of superb artists: 12 phenomenally gifted cellists. Playing together since 1972, they have spurred the development of a new repertoire for this rich, gloriously varied sound. Count yourself among their worldwide fan base in this performance that leaps from Bach, Mendelssohn, and Verdi to Gershwin, Duke Ellington and...
Categories: Music: Classical
Danzon for Beginners
Glen Echo Park
8:30pm – 9:30pm
Danzón, the official music of Cuba, originated from a European-influenced ballroom dance played by Cuban ensembles. The style developed in the second half of the 19th century, and has been an important root for Cuban music until today. A danzón, in its original form, does not feature any improvisations, unlike most other popular Cuban genres. In this class, you will learn the basic structure ...
Categories: Dance
Paintings of the Potomac River School
Sandy Spring Museum
9:00am – 4:00pm
Potomac River School, an exhibition of recent landscape paintings of the Potomac River Basin by artists Mary Kokoski, Andrei Kushnir and Barbara Nuss.
Categories: Arts
Adagio Ballet - Fall Classes In Fairfax
Adagio Ballet in Fairfax
9:00am – 8:30pm
Adagio Ballet in Fairfax is proud to be offering a wide range of new ballet classes available for all ages 2 and up for the coming fall session. Beginning on Sept. 3rd and running through Dec. 27th, this is a great opportunity to meet new friends, learn new skills, and enjoy. The Adagio curriculum is designed to provide young dancers with a joyful transition from the world of magical fairy-tale...
Categories: Dance
Iconoclash! Political Imagery from the Berlin Wall to German Unification
Goethe-Institut Washington, the German Cultural Center
9:00am – 5:00pm
Political iconography is established with meaning and purpose. Tampering with an icon means that the original value system has been altered, compromised or simply fallen away, creating new meanings in the process.
Opening discussion and reception, organized in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, on Wednesday, November 4, 6:30 – 9 pm.
6:30 pm: Discussion with panelists
Mark...
Categories: Exhibits
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