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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
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
Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist Lens
The Phillips Collection
Over 100 striking black-and-white photographs from the 1920s and 1930s inspired by African objects, some reunited with the photographs for the first time. These images, by Man Ray and his contemporaries in the Harlem Renaissance and the international avant-garde, have shaped the understanding of African art in Western culture. They reveal how framing, lighting, camera angle, and cropping radi...
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....
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
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
Seniors Luncheon
Central Union Mission
11:00am – 12:00pm
Come and join us for fun, fellowship & food at our monthly Senior Luncheon.
Categories: Charity Events, Free, Other Events
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.
5th Annual Downtown Holiday Market
F Street NW, between 7th and 9th Streets
12:00pm – 8:00pm
An eclectic group of over 180 exhibitors and artisans rotating on a weekly basis will be selling a diverse array of high-quality gift items just in time for the holidays. Items for sale include fine art, crafts, jewelry, pottery, photography, clothing, tasty treats and hot beverages.
A wide range of live, local musicians and bands will be featured. Jazz, swing, blues, reggae, bluegrass, klez...
Categories: Arts, Family Oriented, Holiday
Organ Recitals at the National Cathedral
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
Job Fair, Tutors, Lead Teachers
Kellogg Conference Center, Gallaudet University
5:30pm – 8:30pm
Job Fair
Tutors, Lead Teachers
We are looking for innovative, creative, passionate and certified teachers to join our SES team. Come meet our D.C. leadership team and learn about our program that offers a unique after-school experience for D.C. & VA students.
Wednesday, Nov., 4
Kellogg Conference Hotel
Washington, D.C.
5:30 – 8:30pm
Visit www.gps.us.com
For more information, c...
Categories: Other Events
Wine Class for Beginners (part 1): the Ultimate Sensory Experience
Women's National Democratic Club
6:30pm – 9:00pm
November 4: Wine Class for Beginners (part 1): the Ultimate Sensory Experience ($49)
This wine class is geared at people who would like to discover and understand the world of wine. GiraMondo has developed a proprietary methodology that helps anyone train his/her nose. We will go through a number of fun and educational activities to train your nose before tasting six wines.
• This class...
Categories: Food & Wine
Frederic Yonnet, jazz harmonica
Strathmore Mansion
7:30pm
You've never heard the harmonica like this! Jazz, funk, rock, even hip-hop are transformed by this master player who has performed with Stevie Wonder, Branford Marsalis, Erykah Badu, Prince and the Jonas Brothers
Tickets $17
Categories: Arts, Music: Other
Ha Ha at Ri Ra
Ri Ra Irish Pub
8:00pm – 10:00pm
FREE Live standup comedy show
by local standup comics
$25 cash prize joke contest for non-com audience members after the show
Every Wednesday night
8 to 10 pm
FREE SHOW
Ha-Ha at Ri-Ra
Ri-Ra Irish Pub
2915 Wilson Blvd
Arlington,VA 22201
703-248-9888
http://www.rira.com/arlington/home.html
www.StandupComedyToGo.com
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
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
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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