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GW's Guide To Happenings Throughout Metropolitan
Washington
ONGOING EVENTS
$ Theatre Fords Theatre Opens Season With Annual Holiday
Favorite A Christmas Carol the Charles Dickens classic
tale of good and evil will run through Dec. 31. Performance schedule:
Tues. Sun. at 7:30 pm; Wed. and Thurs. at 1 pm (No matinee on
Thurs., Dec. 26); Sat. and Sun. at 2:30 pm; Dec. 22 matinee at 2:30
pm; Dec. 23 at 7:30 pm; Dec. 31 matinee at 2:30 pm. Tickets are $29$45.
Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more. For tickets call 347-4833
or visit www.fordstheatre.org. For group sales call 638-2367.
$ Theatre South Pacific, Arena Stage presents the
Pulitzer Prize winning musical South Pacific with its amazing
score by Rodgers and Hammerstein, and its book by Hammerstein and Josh
Logan. Playing through Feb. 2. For more information, call 488-3300 or
visit www.arenastage.org.
Exhibition The Shape of Gratitude: Expressions of Thanks
in the Arts of Asia The Freer Gallery of Art houses a major collection
of late 19th- and early 20th-century Asian art. For more information
please call 357-2700.
$ Theatre Much Ado About Nothing is a romantic comedy
that offers up passion steeped in deception and spiced with satire.
Now playing through Jan. 5 at the Shakespeare Theatre. For more information
please call 547-1122.
GW Exhibition Discover Loudouns Young Artists
The fifth annual Loudoun County Public Schools Student Art Show features
two-dimensional mixed media works by approximately 45 student artists
from six Loudoun County schools. The show is hosted by The George Washington
Virginia Campus and the Loudoun County Arts Council. At the Virginia
Campus through Jan. 7. For more information please call 703/726-8300.
Exhibition Cecily Brown Presents Sensual Blend of Abstract
and Figurative Painting, at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden now through March 2. For more information please call 357-2700
or http://hirshhorn.si.edu.
GW Exhibition Banned and Challenged Books, at the
Gelman Library room 207 through Dec. 20. For more information please
call 994-7549.
Exhibition Drawing on Americas Past, This exhibition
commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Gallerys acquisition
of the Index of American Design, and explores issues of
folk art and national identity. On display through March 2 at the National
Gallery of Art. For more information please call 737-4215 or visit www.nga.gov.
Exhibition Laying the Foundation for Liberty through
June 1 at The Octagon, relates the saga of the Statue of Libertys
pedestal design and construction, featuring the stories of the many
individuals involved in the complex process of bringing the statue from
France. For more information please call 626-7369.
Thursday / Dec. 5
GW Film XXX, starring Vin Diesel, 7 pm and 10 pm,
Marvin Center Ballroom. Admission is free with GWorld ID. One guest
per GWorld is permitted. The film series is subject to change. Please
consult the Program Board Web site, pb.gwu.edu, to confirm any revisions.
Performance A Jazz Piano Christmas Join host Billy
Taylor in the Kennedy Centers Terrace Theater for a program featuring
some of the top pianists in jazz, including Henry Butler and Jason Moran
performing their favorite holiday music. For more information please
call 467-4600.
Friday / Dec. 6
Today in History: 1884: Workers placed the 3,300 pound marble
capstone on the Washington Monument, completing construction of the
555-foot Egyptian obelisk.
GW Performance The Christmas Revels- A Victorian Celebration
7:30 pm at Lisner Auditorium. Presented by The Washington Revels through
Dec. 15. Tickets are available at the Lisner Auditorium Box Office,
at TicketMaster outlets, and by calling 301/808-6900.
$ Reading PEN/Faulkner 200203 Readings Faith and
Fiction Samina Ali, Ron Hansen, and Pearl Abraham, 8 pm. All readings
are followed by a reception and book sale in the Folgers Great
Hall. Seating in the theatre and church is unreserved, with doors opening
30 minutes before event time. Tickets are $15. For ticket information
call the Folger Box Office at 544-7077 or visit www.folger.edu.
$ Ballet The Nutcracker, performance by the Washington
Ballet at the Warner Theater through Dec. 22. Upper balcony $33; mid-balcony
$43; orchestra $53. For information call 362-3606 or visit www.washingtonballet.org.
Saturday / Dec. 7
Today in History: 1941: Japanese planes attacked the United States
Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory killing more than 2,300
Americans.
Workshop Woodblock Printing Demonstration at the Smithsonian
at 11 am and 2 pm. Artist Keiji Shinohara demonstrates the traditional
Japanese art of woodblock printmaking. For more information please call
357-2700.
$ Performance Norwegian Visions, a brother-sister
duo will perform in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater at 7:30 pm. For
more information please call 467-4600 or visit www.kennedy-center.org.
$ Luncheon Meet the Chef: Mina Newman at Restaurant 7 for a luncheon
filled with flavors of the Mediterranean planned especially for Smithsonian
participants. Lunch is served at the Restaurant 7 in Tysons Corner,
which features a casual cafe and raised zinc bar in front and a fine-dining
space in back. Lunch starts at 12:30 pm. For more information please
visit www.ResidentAssociates.org.
Monday / Dec. 9
$ Lecture The Forgotten Kingdom of Ancient Nubia A slide-illustrated
lecture, archaeologists Julie Anderson and Salah Ahmed discuss the splendor
of this long-overlooked culture and their recent discovery of a 2,000-year-old
Nubian city called Dangeil, located at the juncture of desert trade
routes. Starting at 7 pm, location indicted on ticket. For more information
please visit www.ResidentAssociates.org.
$ Lecture An Evening with Jim Lehrer Lehrers 13th novel,
No Certain Rest, has just been released. Lehrer reveals
the story of his novel from opening salvo to final shot, and talks about
his grand career as co-anchor and executive producer of PBS Newshour
with Jim Lehrer and moderator for nine of the nationally televised
presidential debates. Book signing follows talk at the Corcoran at 7:30
pm. For more information please call 639-1700.
Tuesday / Dec. 10
Today in History: 1946: Baseball great Walter Johnson died at
the age of 59.
GW Lecture Washingtonpost.com will host a recap of the mid-term
elections that saw Republicans regain control of the Senate, and strengthen
their majority in the House of Representatives. In GWs Media and
Public Affairs Building Jack Morton Auditorium, 1 pm.
Lecture Palaces and Pavilions, at noon at the Smithsonian.
Stephen Allee will be giving a lecture on Grand Architecture in Chinese
Painting. For more information please call 357-2700 or visit www.si.edu.
$ Lecture Andy Rooney Talks Common Nonsense Andy Rooney is known
to millions for his regular Sunday evening commentary on the television
newsmagazine 60 Minutes. With typical wit, humor, and wisdom,
Rooney engages in a conversation with Peter Osnos, discussing his observations
and views on topics ranging from coffee percolators to the state of
the nation, and from the high cost of a night of baseball to the use
of the term Christian by some politicians. Beginning at
6 pm, the location is indicated on ticket. For more information please
visit www.ResidentAssociates.org.
Wednesday / Dec. 11
$ Performance National Symphony Orchestra Pops, playing
at The Kennedy Center Concert Hall starting at 7 pm. Celebrate the season
with this annual Pops concert of your favorite holiday classics, each
performed with a spirited Broadway touch. Let it Snow, Winter
Wonderland, and Sleigh Ride. For more information
please call 467-4600.
Saturday / Dec. 14
Today in History: 1799: George Washington died at his Mt. Vernon
home.
Performance Messiah Sing Along at the The Kennedy
Center Hall of Nations at 10 am. Free tickets will be distributed on
a first come, first serve basis, with a limit of two tickets per person.
For more information please call 467-4600.
Sunday / Dec. 15
Today in History: 1791: The United States of America confirmed
the fundamental rights of its citizens by adopting the Bill of Rights.
Film The Happiness of the Katakuris, playing at 2 pm at
the Smithsonian, Takashi Miikes musical comedy tells the tale
of an eccentric family of bed-and-breakfast owners whose guests keep
ending up dead. For more information please visit www.asia.si.edu.
$ Performance The Washington Chorus, will be playing
at The Kennedy Center Concert Hall at 8:30 pm. Bring the entire family
to celebrate this glorious time of year with beautiful Christmas music
of every kind, the stunning processional, and favorite carols for all
to sing. For more information please 467-4600.
Monday / Dec. 16
GW Discussion The Kalb Report Host Marvin Kalb leads
a panel of guests in a discussion on Newsroom Training at
the National Press Club 8 pm. For more information visit http://www.gwu.edu/~kalb/.
Tuesday / Dec.17
Lecture The Christmas Story in Art, at the National
Gallery of Art at 1 pm. For more information call 737-4215 or visit
www.nga.gov.
Saturday / Dec. 21
Winter begins
Monday / Dec. 23
Today in History: 1783: George Washington resigned his commission
as commander in chief of the Continental Army in the senate chamber
of the Maryland State House in Annapolis.
Tuesday / Jan. 7
$ Performance Boys Choir of Harlem, 8 pm. Kennedy Center Concert
Hall. Sponsored by Washington Performing Arts Society. For more information
call 833-9800 or visit www.wpas.org.