Oct. 18-25 and beyond…..
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The Phil Barlow classification system: A = Art opening or lecture F= Film T= Theater M = Music PWYC = pay what you can B = Book
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Thursday, October 18 -
M – 5 Pm – Jazz Trumpeter Alvin Trask at the Luce Center of the SAAM. 8th and G Sts. NW
A – 5 Pm – 7 Pm – Luther Brady Gallery of GW – works on paper plus the prized portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart! 805 21st St. NW New GW pres. Steven Knapp will unveil the Stuart.
A – 5-8 PM – Dragonfly Decor – show plus artists’ demonstration 1457 Church St. NW
F – 6 PM – Nat’l Archives, 7th and Constitution NW. Cathy Wyler will introduce her father William Wyler’s long classic “The Big Country.”
F – 6 PM - SAAM – Two films by Gary Hill 8th and G NW
A – 6 -9 PM – WPA fundraiser – Art Night 2007 – at Hickok Cole Architects 1023 31st St. in Jorgetown – 202-667-9776
A – 6:30 – 8:30 PM – abstract ptgs. at Prada Gallery- 1030 Wisconsin Ave NW near the canal.
6-8 PM – Radcliffe Room, NY Ave. Presbyterian Church – a real collection of characters discussing DC Jury Service. The Wash. Post’s Donald Graham, the #*%&+@ columnist Robert Novak, Judges Bailey-Jones and Sullivan, and regular DC resident Stella Henderson. 1313 NY Ave. NW
6:30 PM – Poet laureate of the U.S. Charles Simic will read from his work. Montpelier Room of the Madison Building of the Library of Congress
T - 8 PM – PWYC – “Speed the Plow” at Theater J. 16th and Q Sts.
T – 8 PM – Free final dress rehearsal for world premiere of the musical “The Women of Brewster Place.” Arena Stage
F – 8 PM – Hirshhorn - Nina Davenport’s “Operation Filmmaker”
Friday, October 19
1 PM - On 40th anniversary of the March on the Pentagon, a conference at Georgetown University centering on Mailer’s “Armies of the Night.” Panels at 1 Pm and 3 PM. Michael Kazin, Kathy Pollitt, Todd Gitlin, Morris Dickstein and others. Documentary on Mailer with commentary by luminaries such as Aviva Kempner at 6 PM 202-687-4328
A – 5-7 PM – Three mixed media artists – Cross McKenzie Gallery 1054 31st St. NW – Canal Sq. in Jorgetown
A – 6 – 11 PM – Art Whino opening, including work by the likes of the always interesting Anna U. Davis 717 N. St. Asaph St. Arlington www.artwhino.com
F – 6 PM – Midnight – Guerrilla Filmfest 8. with your host – the poor man’s Robert Redford – John Hanshaw. Reception all evening – free to enter. Excellent short subjects program for modest fee at 6:30, 8, 9:30 and 11 PM! At Goethe Institute, 812 7th St, NW at I – close to Gallery Pl. metro.
A – 6:30 – 8:30 PM – APS Gallery 1426 N. Quincy in Arlington. works by the exquisite and talented Monica Stroik
F - 6 PM - ”Would The Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?” Documentary at Gaston Hall, Georgetown U. Culminating event of conferenced cited above at 1 PM.. Aviva Kempner and others will comment
M – 7 PM- Son jarcho – the music from Veracruz – Mexican Cultural Institute. 2829 16th St.W
B – 7 PM – Lonnie Bunch, all around great guy historian and director of the future Smithsonian African American Museum, in a dialogue about the history and status of African American athletes, with William Rhoden, author of “40 Million Dollar Slaves - African American Athletes Today.” McEvoy Auditorium of Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G Sts. NW. Reserve rsvpnmaahc@si.edu
M – 7:30 PM – audio and video excerpts accompany lecture by Donald Arthur on the great Wagner interpreter Hans Hotter – 2201 G St. NW – Funger Hall at GW
T – 7:30 PM – PWYC of “Feed Me” by Shaun Raviv at the DCAC, 2438 18th St. NW just below Columbia Rd.
T – 9 PM – Georgetown Players perform “Peggy and the Pint Sized Pirate” Bulldog Alley, Leavey Center, Georgetown University. 202-687-6933
Saturday, October 20
Today and Sunday – Re-enactment of the Civil War’s Battle of Cedar Creek – Middletown, VA in the Shenandoah
10 AM – 5 PM – Studio Theater costume sale at 1901 14th St. at T. What a coincidence – Halloween is just around the corner!
10 AM – 3 PM – Fall festival – All Saints Church – 3 Chevy Chase Circle
A – 11 AM – 6 PM (and 11-5 on Sunday) Bethesda Row Arts Fest www.bethesdarowarts.org
11 AM – 6 Pm – Russian Bazaar at St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Cathedral – 4110 17th St. NW
Noon and 3 PM, Sat, and Sun. Free yoga classes. for headache, shoulder and neck pain specifically. Van Ness Dahn Yoga Center. 5010 Ct. Ave. NW res. req. 202-237-9642
A – Noon – lecture on the Regency Style, in conjunction with Turner exhib. – NGA West bldg lecture hall.
A – 3 PM – McEvoy Aud. of SAAM – Terry Carbone of the Brooklyn Museum on Thomas Cole and Asher Durand – 8th and G NW
T – 3 PM – PWYC of “Redshirts” at Roundhouse Theater, right next to AFI Silver Theater in downtown Silver Spring on Colesville Rd. www.roundhousetheater.org
A – 5-7 PM – photos of Diana Walker – Addison Ripley – 1670 Wisconsin Ave. NW
A – 5-8 PM – ptgs based on digitally manipulated photos – Shigeko Bork Mu Project - 1521 Wisconsin Ave. NW
A – 5:30-9 PM – Arts in the Park – St. Thomas Church – 18th and Church St. NW
A- 6-8 PM – Long View Gallery – 1302 9th St. NW – reception for Weber Fine Arts www.longviewgallery.com
Sunday, October 21
Dupont Circle Citizens Assoc. House Tour yes, fee, but I live here so must remind you. Tickets at Palomar Hotel 2121 P st. NW Noon to 5 PM www.dupont-circle.com
10 AM – Frank Collins – director of NIH Human Genome Project will speak on Faith and Science. National Cathedral
11 AM – 5 PM www.bethesdarowarts.org
Noon – 4 Pm – Key Elementary School Fall Festival – 5001 Dana Pl. in Jorgetown
F – 1 PM – French films at Baird Auditorium of Natural Hist. Museum
A- 2-5 PM – Touchstone Gallery - 406 7th St. NW at D
A – 2 hrs. in the afternoon – artists’ talk at the RISD alumni show at the Warehouse - next to Convention Center on 7th St. NW
F – 3 PM – More French Films at Baird, this time with a director Q and A
4 PM – Candida’s World of Books – 14th and Q – Yogini Cheryl Franchi will discuss stress reduction before, during, and after long plane or train trips.
F – 4 PM – French short films at the NGA East bldg aud.
****M, A, T - 4-8 PM Once a year huge, free Krishna festival in Potomac. Includes burning of 25 foot tall effigy and other dramas. www.iskcondc.org
F – 4:30 Pm – French film on WWII – Eccles Library Mt. Vernon Campus of GW – 2100 Foxhall Rd. NW
M - 6:30 pm -Nat’l Gallery West bldg. Soprano and Pianist
Monday, October 22 –
B – 6:30 PM - David Pitts will discuss his book on the friendship between JFK and Lem Billings - Chevy Chase Library – 5625 Ct. Ave. NW
B – 7-9 PM – Lauren Strauss leads discussion of Roth’s “American Pastoral” Bender library, Archives Reading Room, AU
B – 8 – 9 PM – Rabbi Arthur Blecher will discuss his book “The New Judaism – Langston Room. Busboys and Poets. 2021 14th St. NW
Tuesday, October 23 -
B – 6 PM – Trita Parsi on “The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the US. Busboys and Poets 2021 14th St. NW at V.
B -7 PM – at Temple Sinai, 3100 Military Rd. NW The great Paul Krugman on “The Conscience of a Liberal.” $12 or book purchase at Politics and Prose.
Wednesday, October 24 11 AM – 7 PM- Yard sale – with a German lunch from 11:30 AM – 2 PM – 1920 G St. NW The United Church
****A – 5:30 PM – Local favorite and glass artist extraordinaire Tim Tate will give slide lecture on folk artist Alexander Bogardy. Tim is a live one! 3rd floor Luce Center of the Smithsonian Nat’l Museum of Amercian Art, 8th and G, NW
B – 6:30 PM – at Candida’s 14th and Q Sts. NW excellent historian Matthew Gilmore on “Historic Photos of Washington, DC”
Thursday, October 25
11 AM – 7 PM yard sale redux – with a German lunch from 11:30 AM – 2 PM – 1920 G St. NW The United Church
F – 8 PM - “8 Bit” by Justin Strawhand. at the Hirshhorn. About early video gamers, starting on mainframes.
Friday, October 26
A – 6:30-8:30 PM Last day of WPA’s Options 2007 at the Edison Gallery - 8th St. between G and H NW. Artists will be discussing their work, and it is fun – some delightful kinetic sculpture, etc.
Sunday, October 28
Do not worsen your Halloween party hangover by getting caught in Marine Corps Marathon traffic. Check for road closures
A- 2 PM – “The Double Life of J.M.W. Turner” by Gillian Foster of the Yale Center for British Art. NGA East bldg. aud
Event at Writer’s center in Bethesda www.writer.org
Monday, October 29
B – 7 PM – Sandra Day O’Connor at the Nat’l Portrait Gallery - 8th and F Sts. NW
Tuesday, October 30 -
6:30 Pm – Marc Pachter of the Nat’l Portrait Gallery and Thomas Lutz of the Topography of Terror Site in Berlin, discuss “Monuments, Men, and Memory.” Forgive them their alliteration. 8th and G NW.
*****9 PM – but get there earlier if you actually want to see the pre-race vamping and the race itself. Otherwise, go at 9 and just join in the post-race promenade. Yes, it’s the High Heeled Drag Race, on 17th St. NW between P and R. A genuine feel good event.
November 2, Friday
A – 6-8 PM or so – “First Friday” Many Dupont Circle gallery openings
November 3, Saturday
A – Noon – 5 PM – Open studios! www.midcityartists.com
November 4, Sunday
A – Noon – 5 PM – Open studios again! www.midcityartists.com
November 5, Monday
A – 6-8:30 PM - “Unembedded” The Iraq photos of four photojournalists. In conjunction with the APHA conference. At AFL-CIO HQ - 815 16th St. at I St. NW http://www.unembedded.net/main.php
November 9, Friday -
A – 6-8 PM – Bethesda art walk. Many gallery openings. www.bethesda.org 2nd Friday of every month (Dupont Circle is “First Friday”)
November 16, Friday
********M – 7 PM – 30th anniversary concert of the Catholic Gospel Choir at St. Augustines Church – 15th and V Sts. NW. Including the golden throated Janet Topolsky, this group will move you!!!!
November 27, Tuesday
7:30 pm Reading celebrating the new anthology Family Pictures (ed. Kwame Alexander, Capital BookFest Books, 2007), featuring Katy Richey, Jacqueline Jules, Deanna Nikaido, and Mary-Sherman Willis. Host: Kim Roberts Grace Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW, between K St. and the canal, lower Georgetown. 333-7100. Series hosted by David Bujard and Sally Avignone - http://www.gracedc.org
December 1, Saturday
A – 4-7 PM – Holiday Open house at Nevin-Kelly 1517 U St. NW
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