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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
Orestes, A Tragic Romp
Folger Shakespeare Library
Anne Washburn’s fresh translation/adaptation of Euripides’ classic is directed in a world premiere by Aaron Posner.
Categories: Theater
Georgia O’Keeffe: Abstraction
The Phillips Collection
O’Keeffe’s bold representations of flowers, bones, and landscapes are icons of 20th-century art; she was also a pioneer in abstract painting. The exhibition of over 100 works reveals this achievement, from her groundbreaking charcoals of 1915, to her close-up views of flowers and bones, to her spare watercolors of the 1970s. It also includes examples of Alfred Stieglitz’s famous photogr...
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....
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Youtube
A new dance on camera from Unevenlane, conceived and created by Mary Lane. Unevenlane is a new dance company based in Washington, DC. Under the artistic direction of the company's founder Mary Lane, the group is compiling a unique body of work with a distinctive style. While exploring various mediums for the context of her work, Lane's choreography demonstrates a respect for structure as she co...
From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection
National Gallery of Art
Chester Dale's magnificent bequest to the National Gallery of Art in 1962 included a generous endowment as well as one of America's most important collections of French painting from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This special exhibition, the first in 45 years to explore the extraordinary legacy left to the nation by this passionate collector, features some 84 of his finest French and American paintings.
Categories: Arts
The Workhouse Celebrates Black History Month
The Workhouse Arts Center
The Workhouse Celebrates Black History Month with an exhibit of works by several well-known African American artists, including Margo Humphrey, Michael B. Platt, Preston Sampson, Stanley Squirewell and Thermon Statom. Mr. Platt’s imagery centers on ritual and the transformation of the human spirit that occurs when it confronts imagined or actual events and circumstance. Preston Sampson sees...
Bethesda Literary Festival - Essay & Short Story Contest
Bethesda
Deadline: February 26
First place: $500 and published short story/essay in Bethesda Magazine
Second place: $250
Third place: $150
Honorable Mention: $75
For more information and eligibility requirements, please visit www.bethesda.org.
Categories: Books & Authors
The 13th Annual National Juried Show
Gallery West
Gallery West invites the public to view works selected for the 13th Annual
National Show, juried by Jack Rasmussen, Director and Curator of the American
University Museum. Located at 1213 King Street in Old Town Alexandria’s Boutique
District, the gallery boasts two floors of visual art created by some of the
most talented artists in the country. The reception on February 6th is open ...
Categories: Arts
Intersections: Pulse—Tayo Heuser
The Phillips Collection
Heuser translates the luminosity of Mark Rothko’s paintings into three dimensions with a wall-mounted sculpture in the museum’s elliptical stairwell. Glowing, colored forms, crafted from handmade paper and drawn in ink, seem to float against the walls. Part of Intersections, in which artists respond to art and spaces in the Phillips with projects of their own. Weekdays: By donation; Weekends: Included in museum admission
Categories: Exhibits
Culture of the Mind and Spirit, Montpelier Arts Center, Main Gallery
Montpelier Arts Center
John Beckley, Rushern Baker, Alonzo Davis, Cheryl Dyer, Henry Elliott, Thomas Gomillion, Jacqueline Lee, Angela Mathis, Clarence Page, Roland Richardson, Elbert R. Roberson, and Kenneth Shepherd, in an exhibition of African American artists who have a common heritage and profound links to Montpelier Arts Center. Feb. 5- Feb. 28
Marcella Morgese, Montpelier Arts Center, Library Gallery
Montpelier Arts Center
Mixed media works by Maryland sculptor. Feb. 5- March 26
Tom Green: Accident and Intent
American University Museum at Katzen Arts Center
11:00am – 4:00pm
Tom Green has been a legendary figure in the Washington, D.C., art world for over 40 years. His paintings, drawings, watercolors, and installations somehow manage to move freely between the formal and the accidental, the iconic and the idiosyncratic, the serious and the absurd. This exhibition samples the career of this important and influential Washington artist.
Categories: Arts
Robert Devers: Cult of the Hand
American University Museum at Katzen Arts Center
11:00am – 4:00pm
This interdisciplinary exploration retraces and reimagines the influences of culture, craft, and place on the artist. Through the multicultural perspective provided by the history of maiolica glaze painting, the artist maps his own journey in the form of paintings, ceramics, and installations to offer a new translation of pattern, form, and space and to provide new perspectives of cultural infl...
Categories: Arts
Alan Feltus and Lani Irwin: Personal Interiors
American University Museum at Katzen Arts Center
11:00am – 4:00pm
This exhibition presents recent work by two artists with long associations with the AU Art Department who now live and work in Assisi, Italy. This exhibition features paintings, drawings, and collages that reveal relationships of the figure in still, intimate spaces.
Artists’ reception: Saturday, January 30, from 6–9 p.m.
Gallery talk with Alan Feltus: Saturday, January 20, at 4 p.m.
Categories: Arts
Cream: Washington Project for the Arts Art Auction Exhibition
American University Museum at Katzen Arts Center
11:00am – 4:00pm
This exhibition features work by Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) member artists, as well as national contemporary artists selected by top curators from some of the most important art institutions in the country. WPA invites contemporary art aficionados to indulge their passion for art at the WPA Art Auction Gala on Saturday, March 6, at 6 p.m. All proceeds benefit WPA programs and exhibit...
Categories: Arts
Love & Munny By P.A.N.K.!
Barefoot Greens Seafood
11:00am – 9:00pm
Love & Munny A little shindig for LOVE. Selected artists will be presenting their Munny Designs for purchase. A portion of the proceeds will go to the American Heart Association. This is a Valentine's Day Event with Valentine & Nautical Themed Munnys and Art. Some specialty menu options may be available.
Come show your support for your community, artists and a good cause! From February 7th-1...
Categories: Arts
Puss 'n' Boots
Synetic Family Theater
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Synetic Family Theater presents the classic fairy tale about a clever cat who dons a pair of human boots and leads his poor homeless master to a life of luxury. When Puss puts on the boots, he becomes a fantastic dancer and uses his skills to wow and amaze people to his master’s advantage. Directed by Nicholas Allen and recommended for ages 4 and up. Additional performances at 3:30 pm on January 30, February 6, 13, 20 and March 6.
Categories: Theater, Family Oriented
Celebrating Love Workshop: Precious Junk Valentines with Sushmita
Convergence
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Sunday, February 7 from 1-3pm
Want to make a special and unique Valentine's Day gift this year, but not sure what to do? Join us and celebrate precious junk that belongs to the person you want to make a valentine for - a broken watch, once-favorite earrings, or an old doll's dress can once again be treasured in a new form! Just bring it in and we will supply the other materials and ideas you...
Categories: Arts, Holiday, Other Events
Master Class with the Emerson String Quartet
Jane Lang Recital Hall
1:00pm – 3:00pm
John S. Martin Chamber Music Master Class with members of the Emerson String Quartet. This event is sponsored by the family of John S. Martin.
Categories: Arts, Free, Music: Classical
Kids @ the Katzen
American University Museum at Katzen Arts Center
1:00pm
This program presents children five years of age and older with an array of activities collaboratively designed by the AU Museum, the Department of Art, and the Department of Performing Arts. Programs relate to a current exhibition at the Museum. A $7 cash-only materials fee is due at the time of the event.
Categories: Arts
Tripling Citizen Success in Stopping Bad Development
Rockville Library
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Join the Montgomery County Sierra Club on Sunday, February 7, 2010, from 2pm to 3:30pm at Rockville Library, 21 Maryland Ave., Rockville. Richard Klein, president and founder of the Community and Environmental Defense Services, talks about a new approach that triples the rate at which citizens win land use and environmental battles. More information and directions at http://maryland.sierraclub....
Categories: Lecture
The Studio Theatre: IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER
The Studio Theatre: Milton Theatre
2:00pm
One Sexy Play, One Hot Writer!
IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER
by Tarell Alvin McCraney
"Heartbreaking! Superior! Generates Real Heat!" - The Washington Post
Tarell Alvin McCraney returns to the world of his 2008 Studio Theatre hit play The Brothers Size with In the Red and Brown Water. An epic story from the Louisiana projects, this coming-of-age tale follows a young female runner of grea...
Categories: Theater
ChromaDuo, classical guitar duo (Tracy Anne Smith and Rob MacDonald)
An Die Musik
3:00pm
Contact:
www.bcgs.org
410-247-5320
admin@bcgs.org
A dedicated new voice in the contemporary music world, ChromaDuo is vigorously developing and presenting some of today's most evocative, lyrical, and exhilarating music. With two classical guitars, Tracy Anne Smith and Rob MacDonald unveil refreshing and innovative programs of new works by some of the most exciting composers of our time.
...
Categories: Family Oriented, Music: Classical, Music: Other
Sunday Afternoon Waltz
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park
3:00pm – 6:00pm
Join us for a Waltz Dance in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park on Sunday, February 7, 2010 and will feature the ensemble Taylor Among The Devils. This versatile band will provide a lively mix of folk waltzes with a few other couple dances, including Hambo, Schottische, Swing, Tango, and Polka. The fun begins at 3:00 p.m. with a half-hour introductory Waltz workshop followed by 2½ hours ...
Categories: Dance
Um School Of Music: American Voices
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall
3:00pm
“What should American music sound like and, as a modern American, what should my music sound like?” Faculty artists Evelyn Elsing, Bradford Gowen, David Jones and Linda Mabbs present some inventive answers in works by Foss, Loomis and Troyer; exuberant experimentation by Cowell and Nancarrow; Griffes’s brilliant Sonata and Copland’s rarely played Sextet.
Categories: Music: Classical
Bach Concert Series - Free Monthly Concert
Christ Lutheran Church at the Inner Harbor
4:00pm – 5:15pm
Hear Baltimore Magazine's "Best of Baltimore 2009" for classical music. T. Herbert Dimmock directs a performance (by choir, soloists, and orchestra) of one of Bach's great cantatas in this popular free concert series. Each concert features a short, enlightening demonstration of Bach's musical language and a short organ recital on the church's magnificent organ. All ages. Validated parking in ...
Categories: Family Oriented, Free, Music: Classical
Attacca Quartet
Odeon Chamber Music Series
4:00pm – 5:30pm
Prize winners of several international competitions, the Attacca Quartet is well on its way to becoming one of America's premier young performing ensembles. Comprised of violinists Amy Schroeder and Keiko Tokunaga, violist Gillian Gallagher, and cellist Andrew Yee, the group was formed at the Juilliard School. The Odeon series welcomed them for their second time appearance with the series!
Categories: Music: Classical
Choral Evensong
Christ Church, Georgetown
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Christ Church, Georgetown (31st and O Streets, N.W.) continues its Choral Evensong series on Sunday, February 7 at 5:00 p.m. with the music of Philip Radcliffe and Herbert W. Sumsion. Sung by the professional Choir of Christ Church, this series is free and open to the public as a gift to the community. For information call 202-333-6677.
Categories: Music: Other
"Adam Parker Smith: The Bad. The Bad. The Bad." Opening Reception and Exhibition
The Art Gallery at the Univeristy of Maryland
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Wednesday, January 27 through Saturday, April 3, The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland presents the exhibition The Bad. The Bad. The Bad. by internationally acclaimed artist Adam Parker Smith.
This exhibition of new works detours from Smith’s previous exhibitions, which focused on interpersonal relationships, romance, and sexuality, directing us now to reflect on, as Smith says, ...
Categories: Arts
Bar Dupont Hosts Super Bowl XLIV Tailgate and Viewing Party
Bar Dupont
5:00pm
UPDATE: TAILGATE MOVED INSIDE
Whether you’re a die-hard Indianapolis Colts fan or part of the New Orleans Saints “Who Dat Nation,” Bar Dupont is throwing the ultimate Super Bowl XLIV tailgate and viewing party on its outdoor terrace. In true tailgate form, a pick-up truck will be parked serving buckets of beer providing football enthusiasts with the perfect venue to chow down and drink...
Categories: Other Events
The Smithsonian Associates Presents "The Emerson String Quartet 30th Season"
National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium
6:00pm
Dvorak: “String Quartet No. 12 in F Major,” B.179, Op. 96 (“American”)
Janacek: “String Quartet No. 1” (“Kreutzer Sonata”), JW 7/8
Dvorak: “String Quartet No. 13 in G Major,” B. 192, Op. 106
The Emerson String Quartet, formed in 1976, performs with the same benchmark intensity, energy, and commitment as ever. Their list of achievements includes 30 recordings for Deutsche ...
Categories: Music: Classical
The Studio Theatre: IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER
The Studio Theatre: Milton Theatre
7:00pm
One Sexy Play, One Hot Writer!
IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER
by Tarell Alvin McCraney
"Heartbreaking! Superior! Generates Real Heat!" - The Washington Post
Tarell Alvin McCraney returns to the world of his 2008 Studio Theatre hit play The Brothers Size with In the Red and Brown Water. An epic story from the Louisiana projects, this coming-of-age tale follows a young female runner of grea...
Categories: Theater
The Smithsonian Associates Presents "Masterworks of Four Centuries"
National Museum of American History
7:30pm
The Castle Trio and Friends: Lambert Orkis, fortepiano; Marilyn McDonald, violin; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello; with Lisa-Beth Lambert, violin; and Steven Dann, viola
The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society celebrates its 33rd season with an appropriately eclectic repast, balancing familiar masterworks with undeservedly neglected “oeuvres perdues.” The Castle Trio, anchored by Lambert Orkis, ...
Categories: Music: Classical
Cyrano: An adaptation for three actors by Jo Roets
CENTERSTAGE
8:00pm
Cyrano de Bergerac is a master of swordplay and wordplay, but a “magnificent Mount Everest of a nose” blocks his path to true love. From Parisian balconies to bloody battlefields, tongue-tied Christian borrows Cyrano’s words to woo beautiful Roxane—but is she falling for Christian’s looks or Cyrano’s soul? A cast of three actors triangulates this classic into a lightning-paced roman...
Categories: Theater
Stick Fly at Arena Stage
Arena Stage in Crystal City
8:00pm – 11:00pm
Stick Fly
By Lydia Diamond
Directed by Kenny Leon
STORY: Race and privilege intersect in this thought-provoking and lively modern family comedy. One lazy summer weekend, Kent LeVay invites his fiancée, Taylor, to meet his parents at their luxurious Martha's Vineyard summer home. Taylor, under the microscope and unaccustomed to the surrounding wealth, challenges the household dynamic. The fa...
Categories: Theater
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
The Arts Barn Theatre
8:00pm – 10:00pm
This delightful musical about the ups and downs of modern romantic life ran for over 11 years, making it the second longest running musical in Off-Broadway history.
Categories: Theater
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