ByGeorge!

Jan. 18, 2005

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GW's Guide To Happenings Throughout Metropolitan Washington

Ongoing Events
GW Exhibition “GSEHD: A Century of Photos and Memorabilia” Gelman Library Special Collections hosts an exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. The show is free and open to the public Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon–5 pm in Gelman Library room 207. For more information call 994-7283.

$ Exhibition “Chermayeff & Geismar Inc: Designing Over Four Decades” Following in the footsteps of graphic design pioneers such as Paul Rand, Alvin Lustig and Armin Hofmann, Chermayeff & Geismar was formed in the late 1950s with the idea of taking graphic design to another dimension by working collaboratively and in a wider range of disciplines. Chermayeff & Geismar has sought to humanize that ideal through humor, artistic invention, and an entrepreneurial spirit. Through Jan. 31. For more information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.

$ Exhibition “Janet Culbertson: The Mythmaker Series” This collection features 20 drawings created in 1975 that celebrate a female hero’s mythic journey and enlightenment. At the National Museum of Women in the Arts through Feb.6. Admission $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, and free for members and those under 18. For more information, call 783-5000 or visit www.nmwa.org.

$ Exhibition “INVENTIONS: Recent Paintings by Caio Fonseca” This exhibition marks the first solo presentation of the artist’s work in a US museum. It features large-scale paintings and works on paper featuring sensuous color, tactile surfaces and structured compositions. Through Feb. 14. For more information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.

Exhibition “Frank Gehry, Architect: Designs for Museums” a multimedia exhibition, showcases Gehry’s extraordinary design contributions and celebrates his completed as well as those as yet unrealized cultural projects. Runs through Feb. 21. For more information, call 639-1703, or visit www.corcoran.org.

Exhibition “Common Ground: Discovering Community in 150 Years of Art” Selections from the Collection of Julia J. Norrell, diverse collection of art from different times and places in a harmonic dialogue about family, the land, politics, race, religion, the preservation of cultural traditions, among other issues. Runs through Jan. 31. For more information, call 639-1703, or visit www.corcoran.org.

$ Exhibition “Figuratively Speaking: The Human Form in American Art 1770–1950” Drawn from the Corcoran’s permanent collection, the exhibition explores the stylistic diversity of American artists’ depictions of the human form and chronicles the nation’s artistic and social histories. Through May 23. For more information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.

$ Exhibition “Transitory Patterns: Florida Women Artists” Exhibition features 19 artists whose work includes videos, installations, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate the diverse community of Florida. At the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Admission $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, and free for members and those under 18. For more information, call 783-5000 or visit www.nmwa.org.

$ Exhibition “Pueblo Pottery: A Living Tradition” This collection celebrates the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian. It features eight works from four pueblos of the American Southwest, along with a display showing how the pottery is created and a documentary film on the art form. At the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Admission $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, and free for members and those under 18. Exhibition through May 15. For more information, call 783-5000 or visit www.nmwa.org.

Wednesday / Jan. 19
Concert “Wednesday Jazz” Solo Pianist Russell Wilson. The Corcoran Gallery of Art continues its free jazz concert series every first and third Wednesday from 12:30 to 1:30 pm in the Frances and Armand Hammer Auditorium. For more information call 639-1774 or visit www.corcoran.org.

$ Lecture “The Big Bang: What It Was and Why We Believe it Happened” Physicist Simon Singh, explains what the Big Bang Theory actually is, and addresses why cosmologists believe that it is an accurate description of the origin of the universe. 6:30 pm. General admission $15, members $12. Location indicated on ticket. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

GW Sports Women’s Basketball vs Richmond, Smith Center, 6:30 pm.

Thursday / Jan. 20
Inauguration Day, University Holiday

Saturday / Jan. 22
$ Seminar “Masterpieces of Western Architecture” Examine architectural styles throughout the ages in relation to social, political, religious, and technical changes. Admission $130, members $85. 10 am to 4:30 pm. Location indicated on ticket. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

$ Lecture “What is Consciousness? The Quest for the Roots of Sensory Awareness” Neurobiologist Christof Koch discusses his research, which focuses on the neural correlates of consciousness. 9:30 am – 4:30 pm. General admission $130, members $85. Location indicated on ticket. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

$ Concert “21st Century Consort” Artistic director Christopher Kendall and the Consort — Elisabeth Adkins, Paul Cigan, Lisa Emenheiser, David Hardy, Tom Jones, Sara Stern, and guests Lucy Shelton, William Sharp and the band Time for Three and Paul Schoenfield on the stage for an evening of cross-over pyrotechnics. 5 pm. Admission $95, members $75. Location indicated on ticket. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

$ Concert Emerson String Quartet Full Series 6 pm. Location indicated on ticket. General admission $269, members $215. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Sunday / Jan. 23
GW Sports Women’s Basketball vs St. Bonaventure, Smith Center, 2 pm.

Monday / Jan. 24
GW Lecture Mental Health & Media Speaker Series “Children and the Internet” Featuring Kathryn Montgomery. 5–6 pm. The George Washington University, (room TBA). Sponsored by GW’s Institute for Mental Health Initiatives. For more information call 467-2285, E-mail imhaad@gwumc.org, or visit www.imhi.org.

$ Lecture/Reception “Diane Von Furstenberg” Belgian-born von Furstenberg, a star of American fashion since arriving in New York in 1972, reveals the secrets of her fantastic career. In cooperation with the Embassy of Belgium. 7 pm. Members $25; non-members $35. The Belgian Ambassador’s residence is located at 2300 Foxhall Road, NW. For more information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.

Tuesday / Jan. 25
GW Sports Men’s Basketball vs Xavier, Smith Center, 7 pm.

$ Reception/Book Signing Ivan Chermayeff & Tom Geismar In a slide lecture and DVD presentation, the two designers offer insight into some of their work, including over 100 graphic identification programs for major businesses and designs for many prestigious museum exhibitions. A reception, viewing of Chermayeff & Geismar Inc: designing over four decades and book signing follow. For more information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.

$ Lecture “With Jane Austen, It’s Not the Manners, It’s the Message” Illustrated lecture on Jane Austen’s world and her themes, characters, and literary techniques. 6:30-9 pm. General admission $45, members $30. Location indicated on ticket. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

$ Lecture “Celebrating American Artisanal Cheese” Chef Claude Rodier of Blackie’s celebrates American artisanal cheese in an exciting cheese-in-every-course menu developed especially for the Smithsonian. 6:30 pm. General admission $112, members $90. Location indicated on ticket. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Wednesday / Jan. 26
GW Seminar “Adults and Asthma: What You Need To Know” Learn more about this long-term chronic disease of the respiratory system, how to identify asthma triggers and ways to reduce the length and severity of an asthma episode. Presented by Guillermo Gutierrez, MD, director, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy, and Byron Cooper, MD, FCCP, pulmonologist. Free. 7 – 8:30 pm in the GW Hospital Auditorium. To register, call 1-888-4GW-DOCS.

$ Lecture “Washington in the Civil War” Ernest Furgurson offers a dramatic historical and visual portrait of life in our capital city at one of its most vital moments. 6:30 pm. General admission $15, members $12. Location indicated on ticket. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

$ Lecture/Book Signing “Rauschenberg: Art And Life/Book Signing” Mary Lynn Kotz, author of Rauschenberg: Art and Life Revised Edition presents a slide discussion of the artist’s last 10 years of creativity – large scenic paintings with his trademark manipulation of imagery and expressive brushwork. 7 pm. Members $12; non-members $15. For more information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.

Thursday / Jan. 27
$ Lecture “The British Navy: Pax Britannica and Making the Modern World” Arthur Herman, author of the best-selling How the Scots Invented the Modern World, traces the rise and fall of this amazing institution, from the age of Shakespeare and the Spanish Armada, to the age of computer guided missiles and wars in the Falklands and Iraq. 7 pm. Location indicated on the ticket. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

$ Concert “Musical Evening Series: Gryphon Trio” performing Mozart, Quartet in C Major K548; Brahms, Trio in C Minor, Op. 101; and Shostakovich, Trio, Opus 67. Corcoran Gallery of Art. 8 pm. Members $50; non-members $60. For more information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.

Friday / Jan. 28
$ Seminar “Biblical Law and the Evolution of Justice” The seminar focuses on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures and traces some of the key legal issues that arise within both the Pentateuch and the prophetic and hagiographic literature. 9:30 am to 4:45 pm. General admission $120, members $75. Location indicated on ticket. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Saturday / Jan. 29
GW Sports Women’s Basketball vs Rhode Island, Smith Center, 7 pm

$ Lecture “Skitch Henderson: Celebrating a Life in Music” In tribute to Skitch Henderson’s magnificent career, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra performs explosive and swinging Big Band music at its best. 7:30 pm. General admission $25, members $18. Location indicated on ticket. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

$ Seminar “The Artistic Legacy of Ancient Greece” This seminar explores the evolution of Greek art from its early dependence on Egyptian ideas to its emergence as a timeless, universal visual language that can be seen in the sculptures and buildings of the European Renaissance and of 19th-century America. 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. General admission $123, members $78. Location indicated on ticket. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

$ Workshop “Christian Meditation: A Contemporary Guide to Practicing Contemplation” The program is designed for all those interested in the practice of meditation, regardless of individual religious beliefs. 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Members $100. Location indicated on ticket. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

$ Seminar “Stalin and His Era” In a seminar that opens the window on the Stalin era, Oleg V. Khlevniuk shares his expertise as a historian of this time. 10 am–4 pm. General admission $130, members $85. Location indicated on ticket. For more information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.


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