December 18 and beyond

Happy Holiday season, and watch out for that egg nog and mistletoe.

This weekend we’ve got a Von Trapp singer at the KenCen, Latke mania at Sixth and I,

The Three Cantors and more at the National Menorah on the Mall, Messiah singalong

 on Tuesday, and a Christmas Day Jazz Jam, both at the KenCen.

As always, check the blog roll to your right, and consider confirming all events.

For those new to the list, please think of making it as a “favorite” and spreading the news.

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And for those of you uncomfortable with checking that blogroll to the right, you can click right here on the amazingly comprehensive site – www.gosmithsonian.com/calendar 

And don’t forget the National Gallery of Art, lair of film maven Peggy Parsons, the courtly and welcoming curator Eric Denker, and other worthies   www.nga.gov    

Also, scroll down to the future weeks – there may be events worth planning for, or making a res. far in advance

And, once again, for additions, corrections, a quick review (much appreciated) or just to send some love, reach out to glennsblog@aol.com

 The Philip Barlow classification system:

A = Art opening or art lecture            L = Non-Art Lecture

B = Book Talk                                     M = Music

D = Dance                                          P = Poetry (Grace C. insists!)

F = Film                                             T = Theater

December 18, Thursday –

M – 5-8 PM – Project Natale will perform jazzy holiday selections – SAAM – 8^th and G Sts.

A – 6 PM – Curatorial talk by Anne Goodyear (yes, the other half of the Goodyear team – husband Frank is also an ace curator!) on Martin Schoeller’s portrait of Barack Obama.   Nat’l Portrait Gallery.  8^th and F NW

Friday, December 19 –

A – Noon – Curators and conservators from the US and the UK discuss Jan Van Eyck’s  “Annunciation”  Nat’l Gallery E. Bldg.

A – 12:30 PM – UVA professor Howard Singerman will lead a tour of the Panza Collection at the Hirshhorn.

A – 1 PM – David Gariff on the ptgs. of Giacomo Manzu. Nat’l Gallery W. Bldg rotunda

M – 5:30-7:30 PM – The female barbershop quartet “Sound Advice” in the lobby of the Willard Hotel, 14^th and PA. Ave. NW

M, D, Comedy – 6 PM – yes, that’s vaudeville on the KenCen Millennium Stage

Saturday, December 20 –

L – 11:30 AM – Great story tellers at the Museum of the American Indian on the Mall

B, A – 1 PM – photo historian (and MacArthur genius grant winner) Deb Willis and POST editor Kevin Merida on their book “Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs”   McEvoy aud. of the SAAM – 8^th and G Sts. NW

F – 2 PM – David Lean’s 1942 “In Which We Serve,” based on the wartime navy exploits of Lord Mountbatten.   Nat’l Gallery of Art East Bldg aud.

M – 2:30 PM – Buddhist chorale music by Soka Gakkai, a world peace org.  Historical Society of DC – 801 K St. NW 

A – 4 PM – Co-curator Jan Van Woensal will discuss “Belgians on Holiday” at the American University Museum in the Katzen Center.   Will the budget allow Jack Rasmussen to serve some Belgian beer?

L – 4:30 – 6 PM – Forum on domestic challenges of the Obama administration.  Karen Kornbluh of Obama’s senate office, Mark Gittlestein from Biden’s transition team, and Al From, DLC president.  Temple Micah, 2829 Wisconsin Ave. NW

M, D, Comedy – 6 PM – yes, that’s vaudeville, redux, on the KenCen Millennium Stage

Sunday, December 21 –

M – 11 AM – St. John’s Church on Lafayette Sq. at 16^th and H Sts. NW will present a “Festival of Lessons and Carols” for all to sing with their outstanding choir, featuring NPR’s Barbara Van Woerkem and others. 

A – Noon – 5 PM – Malcolm Davis Porcelain, with silks, jewelry, glass, etc. 2322 19^th St. NW

M, etc. – 4 PM – Lighting of the Nat’l Menorah on the Ellipse, on Constitution Ave. between 15th and 17th. (you thought maybe there was another Ellipse?)  Features “The Three Cantors,” The US Navy band, Dreidelman, and of course latkes.  tickets required – available at the website www.nationalmenorah.org   (FYI – the no limit Texas Dreidel tournament is at 6th and I Historic Synagogue on Saturday, really  Ya gotta love the person who thought that one up!) 

L – 6 PM – “Chef Spike’s Latke Mania.”  6^th and I Historic Synagogue.  Res. required 202-408-3100

M – 6 PM – “The Sound of Music” granddaughter Elisabeth Von Trapp sings from Bach to Broadway.  KenCen Millennium Stage

M – 6:30 PM – Norwegian Christmas Music Concert – Nat’l Gallery W. bldg Garden Court

Tuesday, December 23 –

A – 11 AM – J. Russell Sale on depictions of Christmas.  Nat’l Gallery W. bldg main floor rotunda

M – 8 PM – Messiah sing a long at the Kennedy Center – ticket line starts at 6 PM – one ticket per person.  KenCen opera orchestra,  and a 200 voice choir plus soloists.  A DC tradition!

Wednesday, December 24 –

A – Noon – redux – Curators and conservators from the US and the UK discuss Jan Van Eyck’s  “Annunciation”  Nat’l Gallery E. Bldg.

Thursday, December 25 – were you naughty or nice?

M – 5:15 PM – two organists at the Washington Nat’l Cathedral

M – 6 PM – All-star Christmas Jazz Jam at the Kennedy Center – Chuck and Robert Redd, Lenny Robinson. Tom Wms., James King, and vocalist Delores Wms.

Friday, December 26 –

F – 2:30 PM – as part of the David Lean festival, the 1948 version of “Oliver Twist,” with Alec Guinness and Robert Newton.  Nat’l Gallery east bldg. aud

Saturday, December 27

M – Noon, 2 PM , and 3:30 PM – Mayan music by Marimba Linda Xelaju at the Nat’l Museum of the American Indian on the Mall

F – 12:30 PM – as part of the David Lean festival, replay of the 1948 version of “Oliver Twist,” with Alec Guinness and Robert Newton.  Nat’l Gallery east bldg. aud

Monday, December 29 –

M – 6 PM – Sephardic Music performed by DeLeon – ancient melodies with an indie rock approach.  KenCen Millennium Stage

January 1, Thursday –

3 PM – Jewels of Light Cathedral Tour – how the sun illuminates features of the edifice. Washington  Nat’l Cathedral.

January 19, Monday – M L King, Jr’s B-Day observed

January 20, Tuesday  –  Rosa Parks sat, and MLK, Jr. marched, so Obama could run, …

January 27, Tuesday –    Int’l Holocaust Remembrance Day

January 28, Wednesday

F – 6:45 PM – documentary on memory expert and Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel   Carnegie Science Center – 16^th 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  16^th and P Sts. NW

 February 12, Thursday

L – 6:45 PM – Carnegie Science Lecture – Margaret Tolbert of the University of Colorado on what we can learn from Saturn’s moons   www.ciw.edu   16^th and P Sts. NW

And of course once again the gift that keeps on giving:

http://tapes.millercenter.virginia.edu/transcript/nixon/watergate

 

 

December 11 and beyond

Happy Holiday season, and watch out for that egg nog and mistletoe.

As always, check the blog roll to your right, and consider confirming all events.

Three great art openings – Thursday at Project 4, Friday evening at the Arlington Arts Center, and

Saturday at the Hamiltonian Gallery.   And a Tim Tate open house in Mt. Rainier on Saturday, too!

Nancy Robinette IS Julia Child at the SAAM Monday.

And of course once again the gift that keeps on giving:

http://tapes.millercenter.virginia.edu/transcript/nixon/watergate

For those new to the list, please think of making it as a “favorite” and spreading the news.

This is a free site with no ads, so it runs on the interest of you folks…

And for those of you uncomfortable with checking that blogroll to the right, you can click right here on the amazingly comprehensive site – www.gosmithsonian.com/calendar 

And don’t forget the National Gallery of Art, lair of film maven Peggy Parsons, the courtly and welcoming curator Eric Denker, and other worthies   www.nga.gov    

Also, scroll down to the future weeks – there may be events worth planning for, or making a res. far in advance

And, once again, for additions, corrections, a quick review (much appreciated) or just to send some love, reach out to glennsblog@aol.com

 The Philip Barlow classification system:

A = Art opening or art lecture            L = Non-Art Lecture

B = Book Talk                                     M = Music

D = Dance                                          P = Poetry (Grace C. insists!)

F = Film                                              T = Theater

December 11, Thursday –

A – Noon – once more, the gracious and erudite Eric Denker on Giorgione and Titian. Nat’l Gallery of Art West Building

M – 5-8 PM in the US Botanic Garden at the foot of the Capitol.  Klezmer concert by “Lox and Vodka.”  Yes, the band that played at my wedding.  Do tell lead singer Caron Dale that you know me, and you are guaranteed a smile.

A – 6-8:30 PM – The amazing earthen works artist Margaret Boozer at Project 4,   1353 U St. NW, 3rd fl.

A – 7 PM –  pioneering“text artist” Lawrence Weiner at the Hirshhorn

B – 7 PM – The great Calvin Trillin at Wesley Church at 5312 CT. Ave NW.  I called event sponsor Politics and Prose, and they assured me the talk was FREE, even though it is outside the store itself.

December 12, Friday –

A – 6-11 PM at the fabulous Arlington Arts Center – 3550 Wilson Blvd., one block from VA. Square metro stop.   A Pinkline Project Party of Philippa Hughes will rock the place, and works by Monica Stroik and others in this great space run by Claire Huschle and curator/reviewer/artist extraordinaire, Jeff Cudlin.   www.arlingtonartscenter.org   

A – 6 – 8:30 PM – 150 small works on display at Touchstone, 406 7^th St. NW at D. 

B – 6 – 7:30 PM – Michael Griffin on “Redemption Raod,” about a man who tries to atone for a lynching in which he participated 60 years before.   Busboys and Poets, 1025 5^th St. NW

A – 7-9 PM – Kathryn Cornelius at the Arlington Arts Center (see 6-11 PM above)

L – 8:15 PM – “A Note to the New President: Science, Technology, and Education Are Key to Your Leadership.” Charles Vest, Pres. Of Nat’l. Academy of Engineering.   Sponsored by the Philopsophical Soc. of Washington at the Powell Aud. of the Cosmos Club.  Enter at 2170 Florida Ave. NW, just above Massachusetts Ave, FL, and 22^nd St.

December 13, Saturday –

D, M – 9:30 and 11 AM – yes, a free “Nutcracker” performance, 2^nd Act only, at the Nat’l Theater 1321 PA. Ave. NW

A – 11 AM – 6 PM – 21 artists displaying and discussing at the Franciscan Monastery, St. Francis Hall, 1340 Quincy St. NE.   Yes, this is also the place where they also bake the best bread in town.

Noon – 4 PM – Cookies and cider, sing along, readings, and the Naval Band Brass Quintet.  Naval Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW 

 A – Noon – 6 PM – Open Studio at Matt Sesow’s in Adams Morgan   http://www.sesow.com

 M – 1 PM – The Smithsonian Encore Chorale at the SAAM, 8^th and G Sts. NW –

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

B – 2 PM – Alan Cheuse on his novel based on the life of famous photog Edward Curtis. Rm. 4018 at the Nat’l Museum of the American Indian, on the Mall.

A – 2-6 PM – Cool stuff at the Washington Glass School Open House, brought to you by the lovable prankster and leading nat’l glass artist Tim Tate.  Just across the District line off Rhode Island Ave (Rt. 1) in Mt. Rainier – 3400 Otis St.,  www.washglass.com

M – 3 PM – Great a cappella singing by Reverb.  Historical Society of Washington, DC  801 K St. NW.   202-383-1828

A – 3 PM – Matthew Coolidge discusses “Learning How to Read the American Landscape” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8^th and G Sts. NW 

A – 3-6 PM – holiday open house at Terasol artisans gallery in the Chevy Chase Arcade.  5520 Connecticut Ave. NW

A, etc. – 6-9 PM – Glen Echo winter arts thing – Capital Accord Chorus sings plus art and artists aplenty. www.echopark.org

A – 6- 8 PM – Closing reception for “Home Plates,” 60 plates designed by local artists. Bronfman Gallery at the DCJCC –  16^th and Q Sts. NW 

M – 6 PM – at the KenCen’s Millennium Stage, the Washington Balalaika Orchestra performs, the poorer since Tom “Bunkzoid” Tulenko left the group

A – 6-8 PM  – “Aspect ratio” at Irvine Contemporary.  Small works at this smart gallery, 1412 14th St. NW

A – 8-9 PM – conceptual artist Kathryn Cornelius’s videos projected on the wall of the building at 1515 14^th St. NW, just above P and right next to the Studio Theater.   www.curatorsoffice.com

December 14, Sunday –

L – 10:10 AM – Tavis Smiley at the Washington Nat’l Cathedral

A – Noon – again, the gracious and erudite Eric Denker on Giorgione and Titian. Nat’l Gallery of Art West Building

M – 2:30 – 4 PM – Lilliput Rose Garden Orchestra performs early American and Int’l Music at the Historical Society of Washington,  DC  801 K St. NW  202-383-1828

M – 3 PM – The Trelumina Trio at SAAM.  8^th and G Sts. NW 

F – 4:30 PM – Marlene Dietrich in “Dishonored,” Josef Von Sternberg’s 1931 film about Mata Hari.    Nat’l Gallery of Art, East Bldg. Aud. 

December 15, Monday –

A, L  – 12:10 and 1:10 PM – UC Riverside prof. Conrad Rudolph on “Time, Space, and the Medieval Map” – NGA East Building Small aud (near the large aud. where films are)

F – 6:30 PM – film on the fascinating between the wars German musical group “The Comedian Harmonists” Goethe Institute, 812 7^th St, NW near Gallery Place

T – 7 PM – The brilliant local actress Nancy Robinette in a one woman show on cooking icon (and one time spy!) Julia Child.   Show is entitled “Voila Julia” but I wish it were “First You Take the Chicken…”Oh – reservations required at the Nat’l Portrait Gallery 202-633-8520

T – 7 PM – Pay what you can at Woolly Mammoth for the Neo-Futurists 30 plays in 60 minutes.    Confirm at  www.woollymammoth.net or 202-393-3939  641 D St. NW

T – 7 PM – Young Playwrights Theater staged readings by professional actors of young people’s works, and discussion follwoing.  GALA Theater, near metro in Columbia Heights.  3333 14tgh St. NW  www.yptdc.org

 

A – 7:30 PM – 7 cartoonists discuss cartoons on aging  Includes J. B. Handelsman, Roz Chast, George Booth, and Mort Gerberg of the New Yorker.  Yes, $9, but I appreciate anyone who can make me laugh about aging, don’t you?  DCJCC, 16^th and Q NW.

December 16, Tuesday –

P, M – 6:30 PM – Poetry, jazz, and light fare – Reuben Jackson on Duke Ellington’s “The River” at Grace Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW    Donation suggested.   www.gracedc.org  parking at AMC Cinema Lot is free with Grace validation! 

December 17, Wednesday  –

T – 7:30 PM – Pay what you can to see Theodore Bikel as “Shalom Aleichem” at the DCJCC.

December 18, Thursday –

M – 5-8 PM – Project Natale will perform jazzy holiday selections – SAAM – 8^th and G Sts.

A – 6 PM –  Curatorial talk by Anne Goodyear on Martin Schoeller’s portrait of Barack Obama.   Nat’l Portrait Gallery.  8^th and F NW

Friday, December 19 –

M, D, Comedy – 6 PM – yes, that’s vaudeville on the KenCen Millennium Stage

Saturday, December 20 –

M, D, Comedy – 6 PM – yes, that’s vaudeville, redux, on the KenCen Millennium Stage

January 19, Monday – M L King, Jr’s B-Day observed

January 20, Tuesday  –  Rosa Parks sat, and MLK, Jr. marched, so Obama could run, …

January 27, Tuesday –    Int’l Holocaust Remembrance Day

January 28, Wednesday

F – 6:45 PM – documentary on memory expert and Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel   Carnegie Science Center – 16^th 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  16^th and P Sts. NW

 February 12, Thursday

L – 6:45 PM – Carnegie Science Lecture – Margaret Tolbert of the University of Colorado on what we can learn from Saturn’s moons   www.ciw.edu   16^th and P Sts. NW