Dateline for Feb. 5 — 27, 2002

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Ongoing Events
GW Exhibition “Don Quijote: The Visible and Invisible” at the University Art Gallery. The exhibition includes watercolors, drawings, and prints by Francisco Castillo. Through Feb. 8. Gallery is open Tuesday–Friday, 10 am–5 pm. Free. For more information, call 994-1525.

$ Theatre “A New Voice: Hambone” A rich theatrical canvas of generational conflict and spiritual renewal at the Studio Theatre though Feb. 17. Ticket prices vary. Call 332-3300 or visit www.studiotheatre.org.

GW Exhibition “New Faces: Showcasing Young Artists in Loudoun” The fourth annual Loudoun County Public Schools student art show featuring works by 49 artists will be held at GW’s Loudoun•Dulles Campus through Feb. 20. For more information, call 703/726-8304.

Exhibition “A Century of Drawing” at the National Gallery of Art through April 7. Presenting for the first time the most outstanding 20th-century drawings in the National Gallery, including promised gifts from private collections. For more information call 737-4215 or visit www.nga.gov.

$ Exhibition “Skyscrapers: The New Millennium” at The Octagon Museum through April 28. The exhibition examines more than 30 high-rise buildings that have been completed in the past five or six years. Admission is $5, $3 for students and seniors. Call 638-3105 for more information.

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 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 “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.

Tuesday / Feb. 5
GW Seminar Gelman Library Session 45-minute training sessions on how to search the ALADIN system tailored to the group’s interests. No registration is required. Times: 11 am, 4 pm, and 6 pm. For more information E-mail Valerie Ann Emerson, emerson@gwu.edu.

GW Book Signing “River Cross My Heart” Gelman Library celebrates a new initiative to establish an Africana Research Center. Breena Clark, author of “River Cross My Heart,” will discuss her book with opportunities to purchase her book and have it autographed before and after the event. Refreshments will be served. Begins at 3 pm at Gelman Library, room 207. Call 994-7549 for more information.

$ Event “The Coming Tyranny of American English” Two prominent American lexicographers will conduct a discussion of the history of the English, the ascendancy of American English, new words, new meanings for old words, slang, and the making of dictionaries. Sponsored by
the Smithsonian Associates at 6 pm. Admission $16; members $12. For tickets, location, and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Wednesday / Feb. 6
Concert Free Jazz at the Corcoran Every Wednesday from 12:30–1:30 pm Washington’s premier jazz musicians perform for free in the Frances and Armand Hammer Auditorium at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. For more information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.

$ Concert “Aviv String Quartet,” as part of the Fortas Chamber Music Concerts, in the Terrace Theater at the Kennedy Center at 7:30 pm. Tickets cost $25. Call 467-4600 or visit www.kennedy-center.org.

$ Concert “Havana Select: Concert of Afro-Cuban Music and Dance” at the Corcoran Gallery of Art at 7 pm. The ensemble performs Afro-Cuban singing, drumming and dancing. Ticket prices vary. Call 639-1822 or visit www.corcoran.org.

Thursday / Feb. 7
$ Event Tom Clancy: “Inside the Special Forces” Best-selling author Tom Clancy and Ret. US Army General Carl Stiner will examine what makes US Special Forces “unconventional.” Mutual Broadcasting’s Jim Bohannon will host the discussion. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Associates at 7 pm at Lisner Auditorium. Admission $25; members $20. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

$ Theatre “La verdad sospechosa (The Truth Can’t Be Trusted)” A comedy of errors with a new world flavor at GALA at the Warehouse through March 17. Ticket prices vary. Call 234-7174 or visit www.galatheatre.org.

$ Reception “Becoming Mona Lisa: The Making of a Global Icon” at the Corcoran Gallery of Art at 7 pm. Historian Donald Sasoon will discuss the Mona Lisa’s rise to stardom and will be signing his book as well. Tickets are $12 for members and $16 for the public. Call 639-1822 or visit www.corcoran.org.

Friday / Feb. 8
GW Sports Women’s Basketball versus Duquesne at the Smith Center beginning at 7 pm.

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

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.

Saturday / Feb. 9
GW Sports Men’s Basketball versus Temple at the Smith Center beginning at noon.

GW Concert Coolidge Quartet will perform at the Jack Morton Auditorium beginning at 7:30 pm. The concert will include pieces from Mozart, Webern, and Adams. Tickets cost $12 for the general public, $5 for GW faculty and staff, and free for students. To purchase tickets, call 994-7129.

$ Concert “From Mozart to Mephisto” with Stewart Goodyear on piano at Dumbarton Church, beginning at 8 pm. Tickets cost $26; $22 for students and seniors. Call 965-2000 or visit www.dumbartonconcerts.org for more information.

Exhibition “Peter Rabbit’s Garden” will be on display through May at the National Museum of Natural History, marking the 100th anniversary of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Call 357-2700 or visit www.si.edu for more information.

Sunday / Feb. 10
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.

Monday / Feb. 11
Exhibition “Precious Memories: The Collectors’ Passion” at the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture through Sept. 30. The exhibition explores the work of seven cultural historians who have emerged as major collectors of African-American art, memorabilia, and archival objects.

$ Reception “The Classical Music of Persia” at the Corcoran Gallery of Art at 7 pm. Tickets are $12 for members and $15 for the public. Call 639-1822 or visit www.corcoran.org.

Tuesday / Feb. 12
$ Dance The Kirov-Mariinsky Ballet appearing in the Kennedy Center’s Opera House through Feb 17. Call 467-4600 or visit www.kennedy-center.org.

$ Theatre “I’m Not Rappaport” at Ford’s Theatre at 7 pm. Ben Vereen and Judd Hirsch perform in this Tony Award winning play. A pre-theatre dinner is included at the Star Saloon across from Ford’s. Tickets are $75 for members and $85 for the public. Pre-registration is required. Call 639-1822 or visit www.corcoran.org.

Wednesday. / Feb. 13
GW Sports Gymnastics versus Maryland at the Smith Center beginning at 7 pm.

$ Theatre/Discussion “Evening with Mark Medoff and Howard Shalwitz” at the Corcoran Gallery of Art at 7 pm. A conversation about the challenges of creating new plays for the American theater. Tickets are $15 for members and $20 for the public. Call 639-1822 or visit www.corcoran.org.

$ Exhibition “2002 BFA Senior Exhibitions” at the Corcoran Gallery of Art through Sept. 30. Graduating seniors at the Corcoran College of Art and Design exhibit their thesis projects. Tickets prices vary. Call 639-1822 or visit www.corcoran.org.

Thursday / Feb. 14
Exhibition “Corridos sin Fronteras: A New World Ballad Tradition” will be on display through April 28 at the Arts and Industries Building. This music-based exhibition recreates the historical development of the ballad over the past 200 years. Call 357-2700 or visit www.si.edu for more
information.

Exhibition “H.C. Westerman” will be on display through May 12 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Call 357-2700 or visit www.si.edu for more information.

Friday / Feb. 15
GW Sports Women’s Basketball versus Dayton at the Smith Center beginning at 7 pm.

$ Event The Shaolin Warriors, originators of Kung Fu, will demonstrate its disciplined spiritualism and martial arts prowess at 7:30 pm on Feb. 15 and 16, 3 pm on Feb. 17, at Lisner Auditorium. Tickets cost $25–$45 and can be ordered by calling 432-SEAT. For more information about the performance, call 833-9800 or visit www.wpas.org.

Dance Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Dance Company Dramatic modern dance company, known for its innovative, dynamic, and energetic choreography, performs through Feb. 16 in the Eisenhower Theater at the Kennedy Center. For more information, call 467-4600 or visit www.kennedy-center.org.

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.

Saturday / Feb. 16
GW Concert “One Act Opera” sponsored by the Department of Music at the Marvin Center’s Betts Theatre beginning at 7:30 pm and at 2 pm on Feb. 17. Tickets cost $10 for the general public, $8 for students. For more information, call 994-6245.

$ 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.

$ Event The George Washington Birthnight Banquet and Ball at Gadsbys Tavern in Alexandria beginning at 6:30 pm. Includes an evening of food, dance, and tradition. Dancing suitable for beginners and experienced dancers with instruction provided. Tickets cost $60 per person. For more information, call 703/838-4242.

Sunday / Feb. 17
$ Concert Sunday Gospel Series Enjoy the Corcoran Gallery’s famous Gospel Brunch in the Cafe des Artistes from 11 am–2 pm every Sunday. Seating is first come, first served; reservations accepted for groups of six or more. Corcoran members receive a 10 percent discount. For more information call 639-1786.

GW Sports Women’s Basketball versus Xavier at the Smith Center beginning at noon.

$ Concert “Love Heard ‘Round the World, In the Mood” with The Metropolitan Chorus performing Big Band-era love songs beginning at 7 pm at the National Building Museum. Tickets cost $25. Call 703/836-4822 or visit www.metchorus.org for more information.

Monday / Feb. 18
$ Concert The Kirov Opera of St. Petersburg, Russia, will present two of its most famous productions, Khovanschina and Macbeth, through Feb. 24 at the Kennedy Center. For more information call 467-4600 or visit
www.kennedy-center.org.

$ Dining “Dinner at Laboratorio del Galileo” at the 21st Street restaurant at 7 pm. Washington’s premier Italian chef serves eight courses with six wines to compliment the dinner. Tickets are $150 for members and $195 for the public. Call 639-1822 or visit www.corcoran.org.

Wednesday / Feb. 20
GW Concert University Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble Concert sponsored by the Department of Music beginning at 8 pm at Lisner Auditorium. Free. For more information, call 994-6245.

$ Concert The Washington Ballet performs “Icons! Tudor. Taylor. Tharp.” at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater through Feb. 24. Tickets cost $32-$70. For tickets and information, call 467-4600 or visit www.kennedy-center.org.

Thursday / Feb. 21
GW Sports Men’s Basketball versus Dayton at the Smith Center beginning at 7:30 pm.

Friday / Feb. 22
GW Concert Faculty Artist Series: Piano Trio at Western Presbyterian Church beginning at 7:30 pm. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Tickets cost $6 for general admission, $4 for staff and alumni, and $2 for students. Call 994-6245 for tickets and more information.

Saturday / Feb. 23
GW Sports Men’s Basketball versus Richmond at the Smith Center beginning at noon.

GW Sports Women’s Tennis versus Davidson at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex beginning at noon.

Wednesday / Feb. 27
GW Sports Women’s Tennis versus UMD at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex beginning at 2 pm.

$ Theatre “Black Gal Needin to Be Loved” at the Corcoran Gallery of Art at 7 pm. Tickets are $15 for members and $20 for the public. Call 639-1822 or visit www.corcoran.org.