Dateline for April 16 — April 1, 2002

ONGOING EVENTS
$ Theater “Prometheus” The Studio Theater presents a groundbreaking version of Aeschylus’ rarely seen play “Prometheus,” featuring a new act by acclaimed novelist Sophy Burnham through April 28. Tickets range $19.50–$43.50. For more information call 332-3300.

Exhibition “Making the Grade: African Arts of Initiation” at the National Museum of African Art through May 5. Displays of the diversity of arts associated with coming-of-age rituals. Free. For more information, call 357-2700 or visit www.si.edu.

$ Exhibition “Corot to Picasso: European Masterworks” at The Phillips Collection (1600 21st St., NW) through May 12. Nearly 60 European paintings and sculptures will be on display from masters such as Seurat, Gauguin, Courbet, Mondrian, and Monet. Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for students and senior citizens. For more information, call 387-2151 or visit www.phillipscollection.org.

$ Exhibition “Lois Mailou Jones: Imagining Africa” Lois Mailou Jones embraced her African ancestry during her long career as an internationally recognized painter and teacher at Howard University. Paintings, text, and film explore Jones’ creative interpretations of her heritage at the National Museum of Women in the Arts through May 19. For more information call 783-5000.

$ Event “Crucial Moments in Washington’s Early History” Sept. 11, 2001, is not the first time that a dramatic event has marked a major turning point in the fate of the Capital and the nation. Become better acquainted with Washington as popular instructor Philip Ogilvie surveys critical moments in the city’s history between the 17th and mid-19th centuries through May 23. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. Tickets are $84 for resident members, $76 for senior members, and $129 general admission. For more information call 357-3030.

Exhibition The Vogel Collection Works from the 40-year span of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s careers. Through June 23 at the National Gallery of Art. Free. Call 737-4215 or visit www.nga.gov.

Exhibition “Technology as Catalyst: Textile Artists on the Cutting Edge” at the Textile Museum through July 28. The exhibit explores the interconnected role of hi-tech equipment and handwork in the creation of textiles. For more information, call 667-0441 or visit www.textilemuseum.org.

Exhibition “Year of the Horse: Chinese Horse Paintings” will be on display until Sept. 2 at the Freer Gallery of Art. These rarely seen works on silk and paper date from the 14th to the 19th century. Call 357-2700 or visit www.si.edu for more information.

Exhibition “Precious Memories: The Collectors’ Passion” at the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture through Sept. 30. The exhibit explores the work of seven cultural historians who have emerged as major collectors of African-American art, memorabilia, and archival objects offering insight into the black experience in America.

Exhibition “On Track: Transit and the American City” on view through Oct. 27 at the National Building Museum. Explore the spatial, political, technological, and human dimensions of rail transit’s relationship to cities. For more information, call 272-2448 or visit www.nbm.org.

Exhibition “From Monastery to Marketplace: Tradition Inspired Modern Ethiopian Painting” will be on display until January 2003 at the National Museum of Natural History. Call 357-2700 or visit www.si.edu for more information.

Exhibition “Slates, Slide Rules, and Software: Teaching Math in America” is on display at the National Museum of American History. Call 357-2700 or visit www.si.edu for more information.

Exhibition “The West Wing: A Chronology” documents the history of the west wing of the Smithsonian Castle at the Smithsonian Institution building. Free.

TUESDAY / APRIL 16
GW Sports Baseball versus Georgetown at 3 pm at Barcroft Park in Arlington.

$ Concert The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra returns to Washington with one of the most recognized and respected faces of contemporary jazz, Wynton Marsalis, at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. For tickets and information call 467-4600 or visit www.kennedy-center.org.

WEDNESDAY / APRIL 17
Concert Free Jazz at the Corcoran Every Wednesday beginning at 12:30 pm, join premier jazz musicians as they perform for free in the Frances and Armand Hammer Auditorium at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Call 639-1700 for more information.

Lecture Civil War Lecture Series Jay Winik analyzes the final day of the Civil War in April 1865: The Month That Saved America at the National Archives. Co-sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Institute of the Mid-Atlantic. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information call 501-5000.

$ Event Embassy Row Walking Tour and luncheon sponsored by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 10:30 am. Admission $65, $50 members. For information call 639-1770 or visit www.corcoran.org.

$ Theater “Leading Ladies of the Broadway Stage” Michael Kahn, artistic director for the Shakespeare Theatre and the producer of the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s “Evenings With” theater series for the past four years, presents two amazing Broadway stars in personal dialogues. Tickets are $45 for members and $60 for non-members. For more information call 639-1770.

THURSDAY /APRIL 18
Gallery Talk “Take a Break at the Renwick” Items on view from the Renwick Gallery’s permanent collection of contemporary craft are rotated four times per year. Join Jerome Paulson for a discussion of artworks in the current installation and the role of the museum’s support group, the James Renwick Alliance, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, in building this collection. Talk starts 1 pm at the Renwick lobby. For information, call 357-2531.

$ Exhibition “Afghanistan on the Edge of War" Photo presentation by news photographer Pete Souza. 7 pm in the Hammer Auditorium at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Admission $16; $12 members. For information call 639-1770 or visit www.corcoran.org.

$ Class “18th Century English Country Dance” at Gadsby’s Tavern in Alexandria, 7:30 pm. $25 for series, $10 per class. For information call 703/838-4242.

FRIDAY / APRIL 19
$ Event “An American Dance Party” Fiddler Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, and the band Swingology present an evening of swing, western-swing, blues, Cajun two-step, romantic waltzes, squares, and contradances at the National Geographic Society, 7:30 pm. Admission $25; $20 members. For information call 857-7700 or visit www.nationalgeographic.com/lectures.

$ Theater “Pearl River” Inspired by the camp of ’70s Kung Fu movies, choreographers David Neumann and Stacy Dawson perform this 75-minute work that blends post-modern dance, fight choreography and corny dialogue at the Dance Place at 8 pm. Sponsored by the Washington Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $18. Call 785-9727 or visit www.wpas.org for more information.

$ Theater “Tango Buenos Aires” Two of Buenos Aires’ most noted tango orchestras, Orchestra Al Arranque and Orchestra Escuela de Tango, join forces with Ana Maria Stekelman’s Tangokinesis to celebrate the beauty and passion of the tango at the Kennedy Center for the Arts at 7:30 pm. Tickets range from $30–$45. For more information, call 467-4600.

$ Event “Shakespeare’s Birthday Lecture” Katherine Duncan-Jones, scholar of English Renaissance poetry at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, speaks on “Love and Death of Shakespeare’s Poetry.” Sponsored by the Folger Shakespeare Library. Tickets are free. For more information, call 675-0344.

SATURDAY / APRIL 20
$ Theater “Shakespeare’s Women” Legendary actress Claire Bloom brings to life several of Shakespeare’s memorable heroines, performing speeches from Othello, as Desdemona; Julias Caeser, as Portia; Henry VIII, as Catherine of Aragon; and As You Like It, as Rosalind. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. Tickets are $20 for Resident members, $18 for senior members, and $25 general admission. For information call 357-3030.

SUNDAY / APRIL 21
GW Concert University Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert at Lisner Auditorium, 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public.
Exhibition “Whistler and the Female Body” Opening of ongoing exhibition at the Freer Gallery of Art. Free. For information call 357-2700 or visit www.asia.si.edu.

TUESDAY / APRIL 23
$ Exhibition “Another Vietnam: Pictures of the War from the Other Side” Perspective on the Vietnam War with photographs by North Vietnamese photographers. National Geographic Society, 7:30 pm. Admission $15; $12 members. For information call 857-7700 or visit www.nationalgeographic.com/lectures.

$ Event Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes is one of Spain’s most celebrated painters and the greatest painter of his time. Join historian and writer Stephen May as he traces the life and art of Goya and how he influenced generations of American artists. Sponsored by the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Tickets are $10 for members. For more information call 639-1770.

Workshop “African American Genealogy” Reginald Washington, staff archivist, will give a workshop on using Federal records for African American genealogical research at the National Archives at 6 pm. He will discuss census records, military service and pension files, Freedmen’s Bureau records, and other sources. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information call 501-5000.

WEDNESDAY / APRIL 24
$ Event “Bioterrorism: The Known and the Unknown” In a thought-provoking evening, some of the nation’s leading and most respected scientific and public policy experts on bioterrorism address the most significant threats, and what governments and communities need to do. Event begins at 8 pm. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. Tickets are $11 for resident members, $10 for senior members, and $14 general admission. For more information, call 357-3030.

THURSDAY / APRIL 25
$ GW Theatre “Spring Dance Concert” through April 27. Contact the Department of Theatre and Dance at 994-6178 for more information about subscriptions, performance locations, and times.

Gallery Talk “Take a Break at the Renwick” Wood turning since 1930 as artists exhibit their work at the Smithsonian Craft Show. Talk starts at 1 pm in the Renwick lobby. For information, call 357-2531.

$ Theater “Grupo Corpo” Fusing Western theatrical dance forms and Afro-Brazilian traditions, “Grupo Corpo” embodies the energy of Brazilian modern dance at 7:30 pm at the Kennedy Center. Tickets are $22–$35. For more information call 467-4600.

$ Theater “Carlos Miele’s Rituals” Carlos Miele, whose style has migrated from fashion to visual arts, blends music and video installations with a performance grounded in Brazilian roots — a mixture of African, Indian, and European cultures. Miele’s metaphoric work, Rituals, at the Kennedy Center for the Arts at 7:30 pm, is based on the body and communication. Tickets are $25. For more information call 467-4600.

$ Exhibition “Pedaling to the End of the World” Follow Steve Williams’ bicycle journey covering 2,383 miles through South America. Sponsored by the National Geographic Society, 7:30 pm. For information call 857-7700 or visit www.nationalgeographic.com/lectures.

FRIDAY / APRIL 26
GW Sports Lacrosse versus La Salle at 3:30 pm at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex.

$ Theater “Forces of Nature” The awesome “forces of nature” spring to life as danced by this incredible company, featuring stories from Mexico, Africa, Puerto Rico, Haiti, and more at the Kennedy Center at 7 pm. Tickets are $12. For more information, call 467-4600.

SATURDAY / APRIL 27
GW Sports Baseball versus Richmond at noon at Barcroft Park in Arlington.

Symposium “We the People: American Craft and the Immigrant Experience” A panel of artists discusses the cultural traditions that have influenced their work as American craft artists. Sponsored by the James Renwick Alliance. Symposium begins at 10 am at the Renwick lobby. For information, call 357-2531.

SUNDAY / APRIL 28
GW Sports Baseball versus Richmond at noon at Barcroft Park in Arlington.

$ Concert “Viva Vivaldi!” Take a special tour of 17th century Venice and hear some of Vivaldi’s greatest compositions as his All Girl Orchestra is re-created with finalists in the Washington Chamber Symphony’s “Viva Vivaldi” competition at the Kennedy Center at 2 pm. Tickets range from $12-$37.50. For more information call 467-4600.

$ Event “Symposium: Sondheim on Sondheim” An interview by Frank Rich, former New York Times critic, interviewing Stephen Sondheim at the Kennedy Center for the Arts at 7:30 pm. Includes a question and answer session. Tickets are $10. For more information call 467-4600.

MONDAY / APRIL 29
$ Concert Tan Dun Named “Classical Musician of the Year” by The New York Times in 1997, Tan Dun is probably best known for composing the original movie sound track for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. He conducts the Eos Orchestra in its Kennedy Center recital debut at 8:30 pm. Tickets range $20–$45. For more information call 467-4600.

TUESDAY / APRIL 30
GW Sports Baseball versus George Mason at 3 pm at Barcroft Park in Arlington.

$ Event “Body of Secrets: Inside the National Security Agency” Join James Bamford as he goes behind the scenes to provide a fascinating, up-to-date, and controversial perspective on the secretive and powerful NSA. Begins at noon. Sponsored by the National Geographic Society. Tickets are $11 for resident members, $10 for senior members, and $14 for general admission. For more information call 357-3030.