October 9 and well beyond…..
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EXTRA – this just in -The band “Suspicious Package” plays one set at 9 PM
tonight, Friday, at the Red and Black – 1212 H St. NE, and drink with them before
and after! Why? Members of the group include that cool POST cartoonist
Tom Toles, super writer Josh Meyers, and others. Their groupies are a hoot, too.
Thursday begins the 3 day DC Labor Filmfest www.dclabor.org
Oct. 16 is the Free Day of Theater ( and some days after, too) , so check availability http://www.freenightoftheater.net/shows/show_listings.cfm?region=23
Also, scroll down to the future – there may be events worth planning for, or making a res. far in advance – such as the Renwick event on Nov 9
And you know you are curious, so take advantage of the $1 admission through this Sat. at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, 1025 F St. NW. You just have to sing “Happy Birthday” at the box office. Yes, it’s the one year anniversary of the DC incarnation….
And look at next Tuesday – too many concurrent great things!!!
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The Philip Barlow classification system
A = Art opening or art lecture
B = Book Talk
D = Dance
F = Film
L = Non-Art Lecture
M =Music
P = Poetry
T = Theater
October 9 , Thursday – Yom Kippur until dark – ( day of fasting and repentance for our Jewish friends)
Opening of the run of “Citizen Josh” at Arena. A one man show worth seeing by my long time acquaintance Josh Kornbluth.
Also, opening day of the 3 day DC Labor Filmfest www.dclabor.org
A – 4-7 PM – Linda Hesh’s “For and Against” participatory installation – Washington Project for the Arts, 2023 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, (just west of Dupont Circle) – part of their “Happenings” series http://www.wpadc.org/events/current.html Do it! Rain date Friday.
Friday, October 10 –
Noon – Good man Ryan Hill does a gallery talk at the Hirshhorn
F, A – Noon – NGA East bldg aud. 2006 doc on Italian Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti
L – 12:30 PM – John Kurtin of U. Toronto on the upcoming Canadian election. Res req. 202-663-5714 Room 507 at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced Int’l Studies (yes, SAIS) 1740 Mass. Ave. NW
F, A – 2 PM – NGA East bldg aud – film on controversial sculptor Roman Signer
B – 6-8 PM – “Development Redefined: How the Market Met It’s Match.” Institute for Policy Studies head John Cavanaugh and AU prof Robin Broad at Busboys and Poets – 14th and V NW
A – 6-8 PM – Five shows opening at Touchstone Gallery – 406 7th St. NW at D.
A – 6-8 PM. Bethesda Art Walk - www.bethesda.org
***A – 7-11 PM – good guy Brad Ulreich has his first opening ever, at Dissident Display Gallery. 4th and H St. NE. Just over that H St. bridge from Union Station. Across from former Capitol Children’s Museum, now condos. It’s safe, and worth a visit!!!! Check out Brad’s digital pop surrealism at www.newbeatfrombrain.com
A – 7-9 PM – Exhib. closing party “Way Down in New Orleans” at Civilian Arts Project – 406 7th St. NW at D St. Jayme McClellan always makes things worthwhile.
M – 9 PM – see note at top of page…
Saturday, October 11 –
All Day – 223RD Birthday party at the Washington Navy Yard, 9th and M Sts. SE, and at the Navy Memorial, 7th and Pennsylvania Aves, NW. Lotsa music and drill teams, and some cake, too!
L, A – 10 AM – Robert Szabo will demonstrate Civil War photography techniques, a la Mathew Brady (yes, one “t” in Mathew!) at the newly opened President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldier’s Home, Rock Creek Park Rd. and Upshur St., NW 202-829-0436, x 31228 Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation there, among other things at his retreat (there was no Camp David at the time!)
10 AM – 4 PM – Palisades Arts and Crafts Festival – 5200 Cathedral Ave. NW
10 AM – 4 PM – Festival of the Building Arts at, yes, The Nat’l Bldg. Museum – 401 F St. NW
11 AM – 4 PM – TWO festivals in Georgetown – Taste of Georgetown – Wisconsin and M Sts. And the “Fall Fete in Georgetown” up the hill in the 1600 of Wisconsin Ave. towards R St.
F, A – 12:30 PM – doc on “The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance”at Historical Soc. of Wash. DC - 810 K St. NW res req. 202-383-1828 or rsvp@historydc.org
F – 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM – East bldg aud of the NGA – three quality Swiss films, including “Herzog and de Meuron in China” about the Swiss architect who designed the “Bird’s Nest” at the Beijing Olympics, at 2:30 PM
M – 1:30 PM – Pianist Alan Mandel in the glorious atrium of Anderson House of the Society of the Cincinnati, 2118 Mass. Ave. NW, across from the Phillips, Cosmos Club, and Indian Embassy
1 – 4 PM – Herb Day at the Nat’l Arboretum. Learn to grow them, etc. Has to be a nice event, and if you haven’t been there, well…. 3501 New York Ave. NW www.usna.usda.gov
A – 1 – 4 PM – Linda Hesh will have her participatory “For and Against” benches in back of the Torpedo Factory. It is Kids Day there, so hopefully kids will join in, too! The Torpedo Factory is also the home of the jewelry studio of Linda’s husband Eric Margry, superb ringmaker (just ask my wife) and a sweet man, too!
A – 3-5 PM – Studio Gallery at 2108 R St. NW
A – 5-7 PM – Capitol Hill Arts Workshop – 545 Seventh St. SE
A – 7-10 PM – Hamiltonian Gallery , 1353 U St. NW www.hamiltoniangallery.com
Sunday, October 12 –
M – 10:30 AM – Capitol Hillbillies – 7th and North Carolina Aves. SE
M – 1 PM – The Brazilian stylings of “Rio Garage” at 7th and North Carolina Aves. SE featuring harmonica genius (and journalist extraordinaire) David Kaplan www.capitolhillcommunityfoundation.org
B – 2:30 PM – Fergus Bordewich on “The Making of the American Capital” res. suggested at the Historical Society of Washington, DC 801 K St. NW rsvp@historydc.org
M – 3 PM – Jazz by the Sharon Clark Quintet – McEvoy aud. of the SAAM
F, M – 4 and 5:45 PM – documentaries on noted musicians. The first about a Brazilian diva, the second on an Argentine pianist NGA E. bldg aud.
F – 4:30 PM – The amazing “Persepolis.” Eckles aud. at GW’s Mt. Vernon Campus – 2100 Foxhall Rd. NW
F – 5 PM – DC premiere of “Lioness,” on our female troops and their triumphs and tragedies Busboys and Poets – check their website for rsvp info… yes, the website is on the blogroll!
F. A – 8 PM – Part of the “Nomadsland” operation. “Zhao and Yang” is an excellent Chinese film about dissidents and their art –Busboys and Poets. 14th and V, NW
Monday, October 13 –
L – 8 PM – Marvin Kalb will talk sports with the Bob Costas, a great live performer. At the National Press Club. RSVP at www.kalb.gwu.edu or 202-994-6463. It will be full I assure you.
October 14 – Tuesday –
All day conference of the DCPA at the Kellogg Center of Gallaudet. www.dcpca.org
F – Noon – “The Night James Brown Saved Boston” – documentary on the true story of how “the Godfather of Soul” quelled the anger of the black community in Boston the night MLK was shot, preventing the kind of rioting which plagued many other cities in the dark spring of 1968. Historical Soc. of Washington, DC 801 K St. NW res req. rsvp@history.org or 202-383-1828
A – Noon – Baltimore-based artist Spoon Popkin discusses her work in regard to art, gender, and power. Abramson Recital Hall at the Katzen Center of AU. And you can find out why her name is “Spoon.”
F – 6:45 – The provocative film “Red Hook Justice” on an experimental community court in Brooklyn. Panel discussion follows on DC’s own East of the River Community Court. Windows Lounge at the UDC Law School – 4200 Ct. Ave. NW at the Van Ness metro stop.
L – 7 PM – “1968: Then and Now” NYU Professor Deborah Willis uses photos, installation art, video, letters, ptgs and prints from artists and activists to discuss this tumultuous year. Historical Society of Washington, DC 801 K St. NW – opposite front door of Convention Center. Res. req. rsvp@historydc.org
A – 7 PM – Artist talk by Barbara Bosworth at the McEvoy aud. of the SAAM, 8th and G Sts. NW
F – 7 PM – short films illustrating the use of humor to advance environmental goals. Weschler Theater in the Mary Graydon Center on the main quad of AU. 202-885-3408
L – 7 PM - Excellent panel on the emerging youth vote, with some of the leading experts on this topic. Abramson Recital Hall at the Katzen Center at AU.
L - 7 PM – Political discussion with David Brooks, EJ Dionne, Douglas Brinkley and others. National Archives, Constitution Ave. entrance. Now the prolific Brinkley is listed as prime author on our WWII Memorial volume, but he does not list it among his works. Could it be because he was paid a flat fee and thus gets no royalties? Is it because he didn’t appreciate having his essay edited for content? You can ask him.. or me. Also, he is NOT the son of David Brinkley. That would be Columbia University professor and truly thoughtful guy Alan Brinkley.
October 15, Wednesday –
Noon and 1:30 PM – back to back book talks on the Lincoln Assassination – both focusing on a Surratt. Jefferson Rm. of the National Archives. Constitution Ave. ground level entrance.
8 PM – Annual faculty reading to benefit Food and Friends. Board room Butler Pavilion of AU
October 16 – Thursday
T – Free Day of Theater – did you go to http://www.freenightoftheater.net/shows/show_listings.cfm?region=23 ?
L – 6-8 PM – German Historical Institute – Peter Hayes of Northwestern U. on “Corporate Freedom of Action in Nazi Germany” – 1607 New Hampshire Ave. NW
B – 6:30 PM – fabulous panel of writers from Harper’s mag, includes local great guy Ken Silverstein, plus Barbara Ehrenreich and others. Should be a feast.
P – 6:45 PM – Poet Laureate of the United States Kay Ryan reads from her work. Madison Bldg. of the Library of Congress – Mumford Rm. – 101 Independence Ave. SE
L – 6:45 PM – Carnegie Science Lecture – Simon Levin of Princeton on sharing of our biological environment. www.ciw.edu Carnegie Center – 16th and P Sts. NW
F – 8 PM – film in the Ring aud. of the Hirshhorn - world class bibliophile Barry S. Alpert will be there.
October 17 – Friday
A – 6-8 PM – 9 artists including the brilliant Lily Cox Richard at the huge and wonderful Arlington Arts Center – 3550 Wilson Blvd. at the VA Square metro stop. Yes, I love the staff there, including Claire Huschle and Jeff Cudlin.
A – 6-8 PM – Studio Gallery 2108 R St. NW
A – 7-9 PM – at the DCAC, Michael Platt curates works by Aziza Claudia Gibson-Hunter on the subject of “Suspicious Activities.” 2438 18th St. NW www.dcartscenter.org
Saturday, October 18 –
A – 4 PM – tour of the provocative exhibitions at the AU Museum in the Katzen Center
A – 6-8 PM – “Regime Change Begins at Home” www.irvinecontemporary.com
Sunday, October 19 –
1-4 PM – Foggy Bottom- West End block Party I St. between 23rd and 24th Sts. NW
A – 2 PM – Opening day lecture for exhib on Pompeii and the Roman villa. Guest curator Carol Mattusch will speak in the East Building aud – National Gallery
October 20, Monday –
B, M – 6:30 PM – “I, Johann Sebastian Bach” by Jean-Pierre Grivois. Goethe Institute rsvp@washington.goethe.org or 202-289-1200 x 164
October 22 – Wednesday
A, B – 7 PM – NGA chief curator emeritus and collector extraordinaire John Wilmerding on “Tom Wesselman: Pop Artist, or Not?” Haven’t heard of the artist? This is your chance. Lecture is not at the NGA, though, but at Smithsonian American Art Museum – 8th and G NW
T – 7:30 PM – Pay what you can. World Premiere of “Honey Brown Eyes” at the DCJCC 16th and Q Sts. NW
October 23, Thursday
A – 5:30 PM – Wm. Wylie of UVA on Ansel Adams. McEvoy aud. of SAAM, 8th and G NW
T – 7:30 PM – another Pay what you can. World Premiere of “Honey Brown Eyes” at the DCJCC 16th and Q Sts. NW
F – 8 PM – film in the Ring aud. of the Hirshhorn
October 24 – Friday
A – 6-9 PM – Tony Savoie at the Longview Gallery, 1302 9th St. NW
October 25, Saturday –
A – 2 PM – Panel discussion with artists on how one depicts torture – AU Museum at the Katzen Center – also last chance to see the amazing exhibition of political art
A – 4-6 PM – Studio Gallery, 2108 R St. NW
October 26, Sunday
1 PM – Historical tour of Woodley Park (yes, my new ‘hood) – 2661 Conn. Ave. NW
A – 2 PM – Opening Day lecture for the Dutch Master Jan Lievens exhib. Arthur Wheelock will speak in the East Bldg. aud of the National Gallery
F – 4:30 – Jules Dassin’s fabulous heist film “Rififi.” The silent robbery scene is one of the greats in all of cinema. NGA E. bldg aud.
October 28, Tuesday –
L – 6:45 PM – the 2008 Balzan lecture by Enrico Bombieri of Princeton on “The Shifting Notion of Mathematical Truth.” Carnegie Science Center. 16th and P Sts. NW www.ciw.edu
L – 7 PM – Controversial, passionate, and brilliant AU Professor Allan Lichtman on “7 Days Until Tomorrow.” Yes, about the election. Katzen Center Recital Hall at AU.
November 3, Monday
T – 7:30 PM – Pay what you can. Daniel Berrigan’s “Trial of the Catonsville 9” Church St. Theater, 1742 Church St. NW, DuPont Circle. You “sixties” types remember him and it, no?
November 9, Sunday –
A – 1-4 PM – Italian cultural afternoon at the Renwick with wine and cheese tastings and a tenor. SAAMprograms@si.edu or 202-633-8590
A – 7 PM – Noted critic Michael Kimmelman on “An American Abroad: Culture and Society in Europe” – McEvoy aud. SAAM, 8th and G NW
November 12, Wednesday
6:45 PM – Carnegie Science Lecture – Susan Kieffer of University of Illinois on Geysers of The Solar System – www.ciw.edu 16th and P Sts. NW
November 13-15 – Annual Conference of the DC Historical Society. Check it out!
November 13, Thursday
A, F – 6 PM – one hour of great video art. Works of Wm. Wegman, Leslie Thorton, and Martha Rosler. McEvoy aud. SAAM, 8th and G Sts. NW
F – 8 PM – film in the Ring aud. of the Hirshhorn
November 16, Sunday
A – 3 PM – Judah Best on The Mysteries of Art Theft – McEvoy aud. of SAAM, 8th and G NW.
November 17 – Monday
L – 7 PM – Wm. and Mary History Prof. Mapp on British Imperial Perspectives on the 7 Years War (which is called here “The French and Indian War.”) In the glorious atrium of Anderson House of the Society of the Cincinnati, 2118 Mass. Ave. NW, across from the Phillips, Cosmos Club, and Indian Embassy
November 18 – Tuesday
B – 6-8 PM – National Press Club’s amazing Book Fair – over 40 authors peddling their books and willing to personally inscribe. A must for bibliophiles. The later you go, the less crowded it is and the greater chance to gab with an author, who may or may not be testy by then… Nat’l Press Club – 14th below F
P – 8 PM – The amazing Carolyn Forche will read in the Copley Lounge at GeorgetownUniversity. 202-687-7435 . And she should be happy – This delicate but iron willed artist loathed the Bush administration and its fellow travelers….
November 20 – Thursday
L – 6-8 PM – German Historical Institute – Chris Buchheim of Mannheim U. on “The Economic Development of Germany in the 3rd Reich: A Comparison with the Post WWII Period” - 1607 New Hampshire Ave. NW
November 21, Friday –
All Day – Re-opening of the Nat’l Museum of American History!
Saturday, November 22 – 45 year anniversary of the death of President Kennedy
M – 1:30 PM –The US Air Force Chamber Players, in the glorious atrium of Anderson House of the Society of the Cincinnati, 2118 Mass. Ave. NW, across from the Phillips, Cosmos Club, and Indian Embassy
November 23, Sunday –
T, D, A, F – All Day – Source Theater Open House, 1835 14th St. NW www.sourcedc.org
December 2, Tuesday –
All Day – On the 145th anniversary of the completion of the Capitol Dome, grand opening of the new Capitol Visitor Center. Who cares if it cost more than the building of the Capitol itself? www.aoc.gov/cvc
December 4, Thursday –
L – 6-8 PM – German Historical Institute – Jan-Otmar Hesse of Gottingen U. – Between Science and Politics: Economics and National Socialism – 1607 New Hampshire Ave. NW
6-8:30 PM – A “Gilded Christmas” Open House in the glorious Anderson House of the Society of the Cincinnati, 2118 Mass. Ave. NW, across from the Phillips, Cosmos Club, and Indian Embassy
December 13, Saturday -
M – 1:30 PM –Vocal ensembles Illuminaire and Carmina, in the glorious atrium of Anderson House of the Society of the Cincinnati, 2118 Mass. Ave. NW, across from the Phillips, Cosmos Club, and Indian Embassy
January 28, Tuesday
F – 6:45 PM – documentary on memory expert and Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel Carnegie Science Center – 16th and P Sts. NW Dr. Kandel and filmmaker Petra Seeger will do Q and A.
January 29, Wednesday
L – 6:45 PM – Carnegie Science Lecture – Steven Beckwith, VP of Research for the University of California (see you there, Steve Ransdell?) on the Big Bang and its aftermath – The First 2 billion years. www.ciw.edu 16th and P Sts. NW
February 12, Thursday
L – 6:45 PM – Carnegie Science Lecture – Margaret Tolbert of the University of Colorado onWhat we can learn from Saturn’s moons www.ciw.edu
