January 2007

Dateline

GW's Guide To Happenings Throughout Metropolitan Washington

January 1–26
Exhibition: The Franz and Virginia Bader Fund: Artists of the First Three Years. Since 2002, the Franz
and Virginia Bader Fund has provided grants to Washington, D.C., area artists that enable them to work on their art. Recipients from the first three years are represented in this unique exhibition. Luther W. Brady Art Gallery. Media and Public Affairs Building, 805 22nd St. Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Sunday / January 14
Sports: Women’s Basketball versus Massachusetts.
2 p.m. Charles E. Smith Athletic Center. Students are free; others can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster at (202) 994-6050 or online.

Tuesday / January 16
Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Celebration and Exhibition. Marvin Center Great Hall. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

January 16–19
Sports: Staff Winter Basketball Tournament. Join fellow staff members for a four-day double elimination tournament with the championship game to be held on Jan. 19. Games will be played in the evenings beginning at 5:30 p.m. Lerner Health and Wellness Center. 2301 G St., NW. For more information or to sign
up, visit http://colonial community.gwu.edu.

Thursday / January 18
Sports: Women’s Basketball versus Rhode Island. 7 p.m. Charles E. Smith Athletic Center. Students are free; others can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster at (202) 994-6050 or online.

Saturday / January 20
Sports: Men’s Basketball versus Charlotte. 3 p.m. Students are free, others can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster at (202) 994-6050 or online.

January 23– February 2
MFA Group Exhibition. Curated by Kristen Hileman and Anne Ellegood, curators at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Dimock Gallery, lower level of Lisner Auditorium, 21st and H streets. Open Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., and Friday, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

Wednesday / January 24
Sports: Men’s Basketball versus St. Joseph’s.
7:30 p.m. Charles E. Smith Athletic Center. Students are free, others can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster at (202) 994-6050 or online.

Thursday / January 25
Lecture: Promoting Economic Growth in the Arab World. Her Excellency Husina Sultan Ahmed Al-Mughairy, ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman,
will speak as part of the Distinguished Women in International Affairs Series. 12–2 p.m. City View Room on the seventh floor of 1957 E St. RSVP to rsvpesia@gwu.edu.

Lecture: “Inside the Bush White House: A Conversation with Press Secretary Tony Snow.” Fresh from the State of the Union and the political battles of Washington, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow will visit the Jack Morton Auditorium at GW at 7:30 p.m. The event will be moderated by GW Professor of Media and Public Affairs and CNN Special Correspondent Frank Sesno, and will include questions from the audience. Snow will address issues relating to the president’s new strategy for Iraq, prospects for that war-torn country, and America’s military commitments there and beyond. For more information or tickets, call (202) 994-9810.

Wednesday / January 31
Martin Luther King, Jr., Award Program. Honoring the contributions of outstanding GW community members who personify the ideals embodied in the life of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Marvin Center Continental Ballroom. 6 p.m.

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