Dateline
GW's Guide To Happenings Throughout Metropolitan
Washington
ONGOING EVENTS
$ Performance “A Class Act”
by Ed Kleban, Linda Kline, and Lonny Price. Directed by Serge Seiden.
Showing at the Studio Theatre through June 22. Call 332-3300 for tickets.
Exhibition “Whistler in Venice: The Pastels” on view
at the Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art through June 15. “Whistler
in Venice” is the first of three separate Whistler exhibitions
to be held at the Freer during 2003, which marks the centennial of the
artist’s death. The show highlights 14 unusually beautiful and
rare examples of these works, along with etchings and a watercolor.
For more information please call 357-2700.
Exhibition “An Imperial Collection” This exhibition
of 49 sculptures, oil paintings, and watercolors, many rarely viewed
outside Russia or Europe, illustrates how women as painters and patrons
were major contributors to Russian imperial, social, and cultural history.
On display through June 18 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
For more information please call 783-5000.
Exhibit Auto Focus: Raghubir’s Way Into India the exhibition,
running through Aug. 10, presents 50 photographs of Indian landscape
by the late Raghubir. These images are viewed from, framed by, or reflected
in the mirrors of the Ambassador car. For tickets and information, call
The Smithsonian Associates at 357-3030 or visit the Web site www.smithsonian.org.
Exhibition The Art of Resist Dyeing From July 5 through Jan.
5, 2004. The Textile Museum will present the exhibition “The Art
of Resist Dyeing,” showcasing approximately 25 objects that demonstrate
the various methods of resist dyeing that can be used to decorate textiles.
For more information please call 667-0441 ext. 42.
Exhibition Whistler and Cassatt: Americans Abroad From June 11
through Oct. 12, views of Venice, London, and Paris by American artists
James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Mary Cassatt recall the romance of
Europe in nearly 100 prints and drawings from the Baltimore Museum of
Art’s outstanding collection of works on paper. For more information
please call 410/396-7100.
GW Exhibition “Treasures from the Jewish Cultural Renaissance
in Germany, 1898-1938” an exhibition featuring more than 60 original
works from this fascinating era of Jewish Cultural rebirth in Germany.
The exhibit includes monographs, journals, art portfolios, as well as
manuscripts and photographs, now through Aug. 28 on display at The Gelman
Library. For more information please contact Amy Stempler at 994-2675
or astemp@gwu.edu.
Exhibition Reflections on Architecture The Octagon, the museum
of The American Architectural Foundation is pleased to present an exhibition
of recent works by Washington, DC-based photo-realist painter Joey P.
Manlapaz now through Aug. 1. For more information please call 626-7369.
Exhibition The Healer Within The health emphasis in America is
shifting from curing disease to preventing it. This exhibit encourages
visitors not only to see and hear, but also to touch, listen and learn,
and become actively engaged in improving their own health. On display
through Sept. 2 at the Smithsonian Institution. For more information
please call 357-2700.
Exhibition Genome: Decoding the Secrets of Life This interactive
science exhibit will explain what the Genome is, why its being mapped,
and what the amazing potential benefits of this research could be, including
improving health and longer life spans. The exhibit is sponsored by
Pfizer and produced by Clear Channel Entertainment-Exhibitions in collaboration
with the National Institutes of Health through Jan.5. For more information
please contact Smithsonian Institution at 357-2700.
Tuesday / June 10
$ Theatre Reduced Shakespeare Company London’s longest-running
comedy troupe returns to present a laugh-out-loud roller coaster ride
through a compact compendium of the world’s greatest books, at
7:30 pm. For more information contact The Kennedy Center at 467-4600.
Thursday / June 12
$ Lecture “Here’s Willard!” Washington’s
own Willard Scott, one of TV’s most prominent figures, will talk
about his new book “The Older the Fiddle, the Better the Tune”
at the Myer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art at 7 pm. Gen. admission
$15; members $12. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit
www.residentassociates.org.
Saturday / June 14
Flag Day
Reading A Family in Morocco will be read. It describes the daily
life of 12-year-old Malike and her family living in Tangier, Morocco,
2 pm. For more information please contact Smithsonian Institution at
357-4600.
Sunday / June 15
Colonial Inauguration No. 1 Begins
Father’s Day
Public Discussion “The Fabric of Morocco Life” is the
title of this talk led by Andrea Nicolls, curator, National Museum of
African Art. She will explore Morocco’s beautiful embroideries,
textiles and jewelry at 2 pm. For more information please contact Smithsonian
Institution at 357-4600.
Film “Japanese War Bride” In this drama by King Vidor,
Yamaguchi stars as a Japanese nurse who marries the American soldier
she treats during the Korean War. The film depicts the couple’s
attempt to build a life together in California while dealing with the
prejudice of their neighbors and relatives, resulting in a complex and
compassionate statement against anti-Japanese postwar prejudice, 2 pm.
For more information please contact Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art
and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at 357-2700.
Monday / June 16
$ Theatre Patience Black humor and sharp dialogue punctuate the
story of Reuben, an aggressive cell-phone executive tested by cosmic
forces. Chased by fate, he is bombarded by a series of devastating events
that force him to confront his won moral bankruptcy and longing for
a fresh start, 8 pm. For more information please contact The Kennedy
Center at 467-4600.
Wednesday / June 18
$ Exhibition How I Got that Shot: An Evening with White House
Photographers Three of the most effective and acclaimed members of the
White House News Photographers’ Association show their work with
slides and describe how they captured their most exciting images, often
award winning pictures, 7 pm. For more information please contact the
Corcoran at 639-1700.
Friday / June 20
Colonial Inauguration No. 2 Begins
Saturday / June 21
Summer Begins
Event Young at Art Family Program “The Swirly, Whirly Rainbow
Man” Join professional actress Carol Niessenson from Now This!
Improv theater company for an interactive storytelling workshop based
on Tony Cragg’s “New Figuration.” For children ages 6–9
accompanied by adults, 10 am–noon, at the Hirshhorn Museum and
Sculpture Garden. Preregistration required: E-mail hmsgeducation@si.edu
or call 633-3382.
$ Event “Bagpiping: Scotland’s Honored Tradition”
Musician, scholar, and broadcaster Iain MacInnes illuminates the rich
history of the bagpipe and demonstrates how it is played from 1–3:30
pm at the Ring Auditorium, 7th & Independence Ave., SW. Gen. admission
$25; members $20. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit
www.residentassociates.org.
Performance “The Kasbah Band” will perform at 2 pm.
Rock to the rhythms of modern Rai music played by Kader Rhanime and
the Kasbah Band. For more information please contact Smithsonian Institution
at 357-4600.
Wednesday / June 25
Colonial Inauguration No. 3 Begins
$ Lecture “Easter Island: New Technology Leads to New Findings”
Jo Ann Van Tilburg, director of the Easter Island Statue Project, will
deliver a slide-lecture on her recent work, integrating historical archives
into her research, especially those from the historic expedition of
Katherine Routledge. 8 pm at Ring Auditorium. Gen. admission $15; members
$12. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
$ Performance Kabarett: An Evening of Cabaret with Sally Martin
Join acclaimed song stylist Sally Martin in an intimate evening of the
best French, German and American song, from Jacques Brel and Kurt Weill
to Sondheim at 7 pm. For more information please contact the Corcoran
at 639-1700.
Thursday / June 26
Lecture “Conserving Royalty: Henry Moore’s “King
and Queen” at 7 pm at the Hirshhorn. Sculpture Conservator Lee
Aks discusses the care and conservation of outdoor sculptures. For more
information call 357-2700 or visit www.hirshhorn.si.edu/.
Friday / June 27
Tour Conservatory Environmental Systems Spend an hour with John
Gallagher as he explains the new environmental systems in the Conservatory,
noon. For more information please contact the United States Botanic
Garden 225-8333.
Saturday / June 28
Performance “Simple Gifts” This Pittsburgh-based female
trio performs ethnic folk music — such as Balkan dance music, Klezmer,
Gypsy melodies and Scandinavian twin fiddling — on multiple instruments,
including fiddle, guitar, concertina, hammered dulcimer, and percussion.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden at 11 am. For more information
call 357-2700 or visit www.hirshhorn.si.edu/.
Sunday / June 29
Colonial Inauguration No. 4 Begins
$ Film “Merrily We Go To Hell” This dark comedy is
about an alcoholic reporter who marries a young socialite, is a cynical
portrayal of modern romance, 7 pm. For more information please contact
the National Museum of Women in the Arts at 783-7370.
Monday / June 30
$ Dinner/Tour Candlelight Tour and Dinner at Mount Vernon Enjoy
an exclusive after-hours visit to the estate of George Washington. Tour
the mansion by candlelight, visiting the rarely-seen third floor, at
5:30 pm. For more information please contact Corcoran at 639-1700.
Wednesday / July 2
$ Lecture “An Evening with Robert Duvall” One of Hollywood’s
most popular and versatile actors, Academy Award winner Robert Duvall
comes to Lisner Auditorium at 7 pm. Tickets cost $13-$20. For tickets
and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
