Dateline for Jan. 15 -- Feb. 4, 2002
Winter
Weather Policy Reminder
Second
Annual Flamenco Festival at Lisner Auditorium
Ongoing Events
Exhibition Tibetan Buddhist Monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery
will be constructing one of the largest sand mandalas (sacred paintings)
ever created in the West for the healing and protection of America at
the Smithsonians Arthur M. Sackler Gallery through Jan. 27. Chanting
and meditation will take place through the duration of the monks
visit. A closing ceremony Jan. 27 will feature the mandala being dismantled,
put in an urn, and placed in the Potomac River, where the sand will
be scattered to carry its healing energies throughout the world. For
more information, call 357-2700.
Exhibition Silent Screens: The Decline
and Transformation of the American Movie Theater On view will
be photographs by Michael Putnam of abandoned single-screen movie theaters,
once common across America. Through Jan. 31 at the Smithsonians
Arts and Industries Building.
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 TuesdayFriday, 10 am5 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.
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 Catenary & Planar Spaces:
Sculptures by Timothy Makepeace presented at the American Institute
of Architects Headquarters Gallery through March 1. Exhibit features
15 of Makepeaces recent works, highlighting the inner structure
of buildings. AIA is located at 1735 New York Ave., NW. Admission is
free. Call 638-3221 for more information.
Tuesday / Jan. 15
$ Concert Windscape playing selections from Bach
and Mozart, as part of the Fortas Chamber Music Concerts, in the Terrace
Theater at the Kenndey Center at 7:30 pm. Tickets $25. Call 467-4600
or visit www.kennedy-center.org.
Wednesday / Jan. 16
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 GWs LoudounDulles Campus
through Feb. 20. For more information, call 703/726 8304.
Concert Free Jazz at the Corcoran Every Wednesday
from 12:301:30 pm Washingtons 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.
Thursday / Jan. 17
GW Sports Mens Basketball versus Xavier at the Smith Center
beginning at 7:30 pm.
$ Event Dao De Jing: A Book for All Ages
Chinese scholar Moss Roberts discusses his new translation of one of
the worlds richest works of philosophy and literature. Begins
at 6 pm in the Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW. Admission is $13.
For information call 357-3030 or visit
www.smithsonianassociates.org.
$ Concert Dianne Reeves, winner of the 2000
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal, will perform in the Terrace Theater
at the Kenndey Center at 7:30 and 9:30 pm, Tickets cost $27. Call 467-4600
or visit www.kennedy-center.org.
Friday / Jan. 18
GW Sports Womens Basketball versus Temple at the Smith
Center beginning at 7 pm.
$ Theatre Ruthless, a musical presented
by the Gay Mens Chorus of Washington at the Dorothy Betts Theatre
in the Marvin Center through Jan. 20. Performances begin at 8 pm; 3
pm on Jan. 20. Tickets cost $20. Call 432-7328 for tickets; 234-0537
for more information about the musical.
Saturday / Jan. 19
GW Sports Swimming & Diving versus William & Mary at
the Smith Center Pool beginning at 11 am.
GW Sports Gymnastics hosts the GW Invitational
at the Smith Center beginning at noon.
Exhibition The Main Event: The Ali/Foreman
Extravaganza Howard Bingham, Muhammad Alis longtime personal
photographer, captures the people and events associated with one of
the worlds most publicized boxing matches, held in Zaire in 1974.
Through March 31 at the Smithsonians Arts and Industries Building.
$ Concert Benefit Concert Ani DiFranco, Bruce
Hornsby, John Popper from Blues Traveler, and Joe Henry will perform
at a benefit concert for Voters for Choice Action Fund and the Revolutionary
Association of the Women of Afghanistan at Lisner Auditorium. The evening
will be hosted by Gloria Steinem.
$ Concert Placido Domingo will perform in his
only solo appearance in Washington this year at the Kennedy Centers
Concert Hall beginning at 3:30 pm. Tickets cost $35-$150. Call 467-4600
or visit www.kennedy-center.org.
Sunday / Jan. 20
$ Concert Sunday Gospel Series Enjoy the Corcoran Gallerys
famous Gospel Brunch in the Cafe des Artistes from 11 am2 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 Womens Basketball versus St.
Josephs at the Smith Center beginning at noon.
Concert US Navy Band Brass Quartet performs
at the White House Visitor Center beginning at 1:30 pm. Free.
$ Concert The Philadelphia Orchestra comes
to the Kennedy Centers Concert Hall starting at 3 pm. This performance
marks the last DC appearance by music director Wolfgang Sawallisch.
Sponsored by the Washington Performing Arts Society. Tickets cost $30-$85.
For more information, call 833-9800 or visit www.wpas.org.
Monday /Jan. 21
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
Tuesday / Jan. 22
$ Concert Shanghai Quartet performs at the Kennedy Centers
Terrace Theater at 7:30 pm. Sponsored by the Washington Performing Arts
Society. Tickets cost $25. For more information, call 833-9800 or visit
www.wpas.org.
$ Dance Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
incorporates modern dance, jazz dance, ballet, and ethnic dance through
Jan. 27 at the Kennedy Centers Opera House. For more information,
call 467-4600 or visit www.kennedy-center.org.
Wednesday / Jan. 23
GW Event CNNs Bill Press Book Signing Includes a discussion,
mock Crossfire with student hosts, book signing, and free
food. The first 20 students will receive a free copy of Presss
new book, Spin This! Sponsored by the Student Association,
College Democrats, College Republicans, and SMPA. Starts at 8:30 pm
in the Hippodrome.
Thursday / Jan. 24
GW Event Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the Marvin Center
Ballroom beginning at 5:30 pm sponsored by the Multicultural Student
Services Center. RSVP by Jan. 18 by calling 994-7010. Tickets are required.
$ Concert National Symphony Orchestra, under
the direction Leonard Slatkin, performs at the Kenndey Centers
Concert Hall through Jan. 26. Tickets cost $19$69. Call 467-4600
or visit www.kennedy-center.org
for performance times.
Friday / Jan. 25
GW Event Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Washington
Marriott Hotel beginning at 6:15 pm. Tickets cost $40 per person. Call
Ed McKee at 994-5778 for more information.
$ Concert Machomer Comedian Rick
Miller uses characters from The Simpsons to perform Shakespeares
classic Macbeth. Through Jan. 27 at the Kennedy Centers
Theater Lab. Tickets cost $12. Call 467-4600 or visit www.kennedy-center.org
for times.
Saturday / Jan. 26
GW Sports Mens Basketball versus Rhode Island at the Smith Center
beginning at 7:30 pm.
Sunday / Jan. 27
$ Concert Sunday Gospel Series Enjoy the Corcoran Gallerys
famous Gospel Brunch in the Cafe des Artistes from 11 am2 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 Womens Basketball versus Richmond
at the Smith Center beginning at 1 pm.
Monday / Jan. 28
GW Seminar Gelman Library Session 45-minute training sessions
on how to search the ALADIN system tailored to the groups interests.
No registration is required. Times: 4 and 6 pm. For more information,
E-mail Valerie Ann Emerson, emerson@gwu.edu.
Tuesday / Jan. 29
$ Event Who Wrote Shakespeare? Two renowned experts
on authorship, including Gail Paster, GW professor of English, will
be cross-examined by two of the best trial lawyers in the country, including
Robert S. Bennett. The evening concludes with a discussion and an audience
verdict on who wrote Shakespeare. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Associates
from 6:309 pm at the Ring Auditorium of the Hirshhorn Museum and
Sculpture Garden. Admission $24; members $18. For tickets and information
call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
Wednesday / Jan. 30
GW Seminar Gelman Library Session 45-minute training sessions
on how to search the ALADIN system tailored to the groups interests.
No registration is required. Times: 11 am and 4 pm. For more information,
E-mail Valerie Ann Emerson, emerson@gwu.edu.
Thursday / Jan. 31
$ Concert Journey to America: A Musical Immigration with director Leonard
Slatkin and the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center through
Feb 9. Call 467-4600 or visit www.kennedy-center.org.
Monday / Feb. 4
GW Event The Kalb Report returns for 2002 at The
National Press Club beginning at 8 pm. Host Marvin Kalb will lead a
discussion by war correspondents from World War II to Afghanistan.
Former CBS News reporter Richard C. Hottelet will be among the guests.
Call 994-6460 for free tickets and more information.