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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
Beethoven Sonata Cycle at the Embassy of France (Nov. 13 - 22): François-Frédéric Guy, piano
La Maison Francaise, Embassy of France
Admission (each performance):
- General: $20
- Student w/ID: $15
Attend the entire Beethoven sonata cycle and SAVE!
Visit http://www.HouseofFranceDC.org to view the complete schedule and purchase tickets.
François-Frédéric Guy is an established pianist of immense interpretative authority and superlative technique, especially admired in music of the Austro-German tradition. He has pe...
Categories: Music: Classical
Maryland Opera Studio: L’elisir D’amore
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kay Theater
by Gaetano Donizetti. Nick Olcott, director. A melodramma giocoso in two acts, tells the comic story of a simple peasant who buys a supposedly magic potion to woo the beautiful and wealthy girl whom he loves. Fully staged and minimally produced, with piano accompaniment, it is performed in Italian with English supertitles.
Categories: Music: Classical
Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor
National Geographic Museum
Soldiers. Charioteers. Archers. Musicians. Generals. Acrobats. Nearly 2,000 years ago, thousands of life-size clay figures were buried in massive underground pits to accompany China's first emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, into the afterlife. Their discovery outside the city of Xi'an in 1974 is one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century.
Now, you can stand face-to-face with these t...
Categories: Exhibits, Family Oriented, International
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
The Fantasticks at Arena Stage
Arena Stage at the Lincoln Theatre
“Try to Remember” a time when The Fantasticks wasn't captivating audiences. The memorable score by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt enlivens the heart of this passionate musical that charmed Off-Broadway for a record-breaking 42 years. In a twist on the classic story of boy meets girl, Matt and Luisa are led by El Gallo from the wistfulness of “when life was slow and oh so mellow” to the re...
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
Vienna Arts Society Treasury of Art Juried Show
Vienna Community Center
10:00am – 9:00pm
Local non-profit art organization, The Vienna Arts Society is celebrating their 40th anniversary in conjunction with their 40th Annual Juried Treasury of Art Show. Throughout the years VAS has continued to support and enrich the community through the arts. Please join them while they support some of our local music talents as well. Friday, Nov. 20th 7pm-9pm is an Awards Reception- open and f...
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
Sugarloaf Crafts Festival in Gaithersburg
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
10:00am – 5:00pm
More than 350 of the nation’s most accomplished craftspeople, as well as renowned artisans from Maryland, will display and sell their handmade works. Visitors will enjoy a wide variety of contemporary crafts and fine art in all mediums, including functional and decorative pottery, sculpture, glass, jewelry, fashion, furniture, home accessories, and photography.
Dozens of specialty food pu...
Categories: Fairs & Festivals
Del Ray Dozen Invitational Photography Show
Del Ray Alexandria, VA
10:00pm
This show highlights the photography of 16 Del Ray Artisans. Each photographer has a separate space to display a body of work. The show, running 11/6 – 11/29, will also feature poetry by local poet Brash. Opening reception is Friday 11/6 from 7 – 10:00 pm and is FREE and open to the public.
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.
Noon Time Pipe Organ Recital: Magical Mystical Musical Machine
National City Christian Church
12:15am – 1:00pm
Come experience National City Christian Church’s “Magical, Mystical, Musical Machine” and hear the thunder of the church’s 7,000-pipe Möller organ in 30-minute recitals of some of the most thrilling, sublime, audience-friendly, and entertaining music written for the King of Instruments.
Categories: Music: Classical
19th Annual Gibbs Oration and 3rd Annual Coile Lecture
GWU Cloyd Heck Marvin Center
12:30pm – 4:00pm
The George Washington University Health Services Management and Leadership Alumni Association proudly presents the 19th Annual Gibbs Oration and 3rd Annual Coile Lecture. This gathering brings together alumni, students, academics, professionals and leaders in the health care field for an afternoon of presentations and networking.
This year’s speakers are founding chairman of Witt/Kieffer, J...
Categories: Arts, Discussion, Lecture
Friday Music Series: Brazilian Popular Piano: Lineage and Improvisation
Georgetown University, McNeir Hall
1:15pm
Accomplished jazz pianist/composer/educator Cliff Korman has garnered critical acclaim from the New York Times, Jazz Times and Cadence magazine. In this aula show (performance/lecture), he will discuss and demonstrate aspects of Brazilian popular piano repertoire through the works of composers including Ernesto Nazareth, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Radamés Gnatalli, Tom Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal, and Egb...
Categories: Music: Other
Young Concert Artist Clinic: Clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester
Jane Lang Recital Hall
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Winner of a coveted 2008 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Jose Franch-Ballester has been called "that rare find, an artist whose brilliant mastery of his instrument is matched by sound and secure gifts as a musician" by The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana). The Young Concert Artists’ Clinics at Levine have been made possible by the Annaliese Soros Educational Residency Program.
Categories: Free, Music: Classical
Black Forest Productions Presents...Robin Hood, The Comedy
Briar Woods High School
7:00pm
Black Forest Productions Presents…Robin Hood, The Comedy
Briar Woods High School
22525 Belmont Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA 20148
PH: 703-957-4400
Shows are:
November 19th at 7:00 PM
November 20th at 7:00 PM
November 21st at 2:00 PM
Tickets:
$10.00Adults
$5.00 Children
Robin Hood and his Merry men swashbuckle their way about Sherwood Forest and Nottingham in their crusade to battle...
Categories: Theater
The History of Appalachia
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Music Room 2200
7:00pm
Dr. Barry Lee Pearson, Professor of English, will lead a discussion on the origin and evolution of the music of Appalachia, including musical samples. He works with organizations engaged in presenting traditional American music, including the National Council for the Traditional Arts, the nation’s oldest folk arts organization for which he serves as president.
Categories: Discussion
Dance Festival of India 2009
Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre
7:15pm – 9:00pm
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The highly-anticipated Dance Festival of India 2009 takes the theme, Traditions in Translation, with a focus on traditional dances from India as they are re-interpreted for the 21st century audience. This exciting 3 days event will present world renowned guest artists from India presenting a wide range of classical dance styles: Kathak by Pundit Rajendra Gangani; Sattriya Dance by S...
Categories: Dance
AN EVENING OF VIOLIN AND PIANO: LEE- CHIN, VIOLIN/ ENRIQUE GRAF, PIANO
Embassy of Singapore
7:30pm
Praised by The Cleveland Plain Dealer, “Here was a lark that ascended with utmost grace and sang in the loveliest of voices” and critically-acclaimed in The London Times, “Lee-Chin...teased out the glitter of Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy with aplomb,” Lee-Chin has performed to critical acclaim throughout the world, from Carnegie Hall to the Osaka Symphony Hall, Japan. Since winning the Gol...
Categories: Music: Classical
Embassy Series: TRIBUTE TO AMERICA - A THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION
Embassy of Singapore
7:30pm
Critically-acclaimed Singaporean violinist Lee-Chin and award-winning American pianist Enrique Graf, both professors at the College of Charleston, present signature works by American composers including William Grant Still, one of the most important African-American composers and Amy Beach, the pre-eminent American woman composer of her age and a trailblazer in her own right. Lee-Chin will also...
Categories: Music: Classical, Music: Other
Brandenburg Festival
St. Patrick's Episcopal Church
7:30pm – 9:30pm
Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Sylvia Alimena, presents the Seventh Annual Brandenburg Festival. Over the course of two concerts, they'll play four of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, plus an assortment of chamber works. Founded by members of the National Symphony Orchestra, the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra features some of Washington's finest chamber musicians.
Categories: Music: Classical
Ballroom with a Twist
Music Center at Strathmore
8:00pm
From Dancing With the Stars champion Louis van Amstel comes this dazzling new stage production that features dancers from So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars and High School Musical. Order now for a spectacular evening of entertainment for the whole family, highlighted by stunning costumes, magnificent music and breathtaking performances.
Tickets $35 - $79
Categories: Arts, Dance, Music: Other
Georgetown University Dance Company
Georgetown University, Walsh Black Box Theater
8:00pm
Georgetown University Dance Company, established in 1974, performs its fall concert, diverse works in classical ballet, contemporary, jazz, indigenous, hip hop and tap. All choreography is created by the faculty director, student members or professional guest choreographers.
Walsh Black Box Theatre
$10 general / $8 faculty, staff, senior, student
Categories: Dance
VIRSKY UKRAINIAN NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY
Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center
8:00pm
Named for founder Pavlo Virsky, the Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company has embraced the beauty of its native Ukraine and the wisdom of its people, as well as the folk tradition of humor and optimism. Their diverse concert programs present an exquisite charm of Ukrainian folk dancing and the wealth of its traditions, which has been warmly received by audiences all over the world. Each perfo...
Categories: Dance
Bang On A Can All-Stars With Trio Mediaeval
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall
8:00pm
Steel Hammer revisits the legend of John Henry and his race against “the machine.” Trio Mediaeval, with their pure and direct vocal sound and the Bang on a Can All-Stars with a chorus of instruments — including mountain dulcimers, wooden bones, banjo, steel hammers and more — will weave the timeless tale.
Categories: Music: Other
Caroline, or Change
Davis Performing Arts Center Gonda Theatre. Georgetown University
8:00pm
Set against the backdrop of the Kennedy assassination and the Civil Rights Movement during the final tumultuous months of 1963, this Tony-nominated, semi-autobiographical musical by Tony Kushner (Angels in America) explores the clash
between two families’ American experiences. Caroline Thibodeaux, an African-American maid in a Jewish family’s wealthy Louisiana household, discovers money...
Categories: Theater
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
American University - Studio Theatre
8:00pm – 10:00pm
Bernice Bobs Her Hair is based on the first story F. Scott Fitzgerald ever published. It is the original "mean girls." Bernice is the plain country cousin who goes to visit the popular and gorgeous Majorie in the big city of St. Paul, Minnesota. After a disastrous beginning, Marjorie resolves to make over Bernice, inside and out. Marjorie's creation is a society success but becomes too success...
Categories: Theater
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
The Boneman
AFI Silver Theatre Cultural Center
9:30pm – 11:30pm
The Boneman (Der Knochenmann) Director: Wolfgang Murnberger
In the framework of the AFI European Union Film Showcase.
The movie The Boneman is an Austrian movie which is centered around an inn which specialises in traditional Styrian fried chicken. Private detective Brenner mounts an investigation in the countryside, where the famous Backhendlstation consumes thousands of chickens every wee...
Categories: Film
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