November 2005

Dateline

GW's Guide To Happenings Throughout Metropolitan Washington

Ongoing Exhibitions


Wednesday / Nov. 2

$ Lecture “Tracking the Polar Bear” A symbol of the pristine Arctic environment, the polar bear excites great interest. Jon Aars tracks the polar bear’s yearly cycle of life and discusses its defining characteristics. 6:30 pm, location indicated on ticket. General admission $18, members $15, and senior members $12. For more information, call 252-0012 or visit residentassociates.org.

$ Lecture “Peter Mayle on the Fine Art of Breadmaking” After several thousand visits to Chez Auzet, the most glorious of Provencal bakeries, Peter Mayle has written about the kitchen, where the baking and eating of bread are elevated to the status of a minor religion. In a conversation with Washington breadmaker Mark Furstenburg, Mayle discusses the fine art in which a master baker engages in the slapping, rolling, squeezing, folding, and twisting of dough into culinary masterpieces. 6:30 pm, location indicated on ticket. General admission $20, members $15, senior members $13. For more information, call 252-0012 or visit residentassociates.org.

$ Performance Limón Dance Company Limón created amazingly athletic works that celebrate the grandeur of the human spirit and draw from a lush diversity of sources, including Shakespeare’s Othello, Milton’s Paradise Lost, Mexican fiestas, Native American culture, Greek mythology, ancient Judaism, and the music of Beethoven and Bach. Additional performance on Nov. 3. Tickets $25 at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater. For more information call 467-4600 or visit kennedycenter.com.

$ Performance The Washington Ballet: Carmen Runs through Nov. 6 at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater. Tickets $19–$105. For more information call 467-4600 or visit kennedycenter.com.

Thursday / Nov. 3

$ Lecture “Blood and Whiskey: The Life and Times of Jack Daniel” Jack Daniel biographer Peter Krass explores the legends and stranger-than-fiction realities of this self-made man who survived the Civil War, corrupt government officials, and fire-breathing preachers screaming for prohibition on his way to the top. 6:30 pm at the S. Dillon Ripley Center. General admission $25, members $20. For more information, call 252-0012 or visit residentassociates.org.

$ Lecture “Andrew Jackson, Fearless Warrior, Bold President” Immensely popular in his own time, Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) is also a seminal figure in American history. H.W. Brands illustrates this point with an evening of fast-paced historical narrative. 6:30 pm, location indicated on ticket. General admission $18, members $15, and senior members $13. For more information, call 252-0012 or visit residentassociates.org.

$ Performance Doug Wamble A fixture on the New York jazz scene, young singer, songwriter, and guitarist Doug Wamble has recorded and performed with Wynton Marsalis and Cassandra Wilson, among others. 7:30 pm at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Gallery. Tickets $25. For more information call 467-4600 or visit kennedycenter.com.

Friday / Nov. 4

$ Performance LePamyua, the Alaskan Native Band The Native band Pamyua fuses Arctic indigenous traditions with world sounds and rhythms. The performance features Yup’ik Eskimo songs and dances from southwestern Alaska. 7:30 pm at the National Museum of Natural History. General admission $35, members $28, and senior members $25. For more information, call 252-0012 or visit residentassociates.org.

Film Motherland Hotel In a small town, the young proprietor of a sprawling hotel becomes obsessed with a woman who stays for one night and promises to return someday; but the longer he waits, the more his deeply disturbed personality emerges from beneath his reserved exterior. 7 pm in Meyer Auditorium. For more information, call 633-4880 or visit www.asia.si.edu.

Saturday / Nov. 5

GW Men’s Soccer vs La Salle GW’s Mount Vernon Campus Athletic Complex, 1 pm.

Sunday / Nov. 6

GW Volleyball vs Fordham Charles E. Smith Athletics Center, noon.

Lecture “Encounters with Chinese Music” Musician and ethnomusicologist Mei Han discusses her experiences with China’s diverse musical cultures. Learn about China’s bells, chimes, and minority music as well as the essence and philosophy of playing the qin. 2 pm, Freer gallery 13. Han performs on the Chinese zither (guzheng) with the Orchid Ensemble at 3 pm in the Freer east corridor. For more information, call 633-4880 or visit www.asia.si.edu.

$ Performance The Washington Chorus: Orff Carmina Burana Medieval poetry meets modernism in Carmina Burana, the most commercially successful piece of classical music of all time. 3 pm at the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall. Tickets $19–$56. For more information call 467-4600 or visit kennedycenter.com.

Monday / Nov. 7

$ Lecture “The Inner Art of Meditation” Jack Kornfield guides participants through this special evening on meditation. 6:30 pm, location indicated on ticket. General admission $20, members $15, senior members $13. For more information, call 252-0012 or visit residentassociates.org.

$ Film “Lost Jazz Film Classics” This three-part series begins with a rare screening of the 1947 color cartoon/live-action film A Date with the Duke, featuring Duke Ellington. 6 pm at the Kennedy Center. Series is also shown Nov. 14, and Nov. 21. Each event $15. Series $36. For more information call 467-4600 or visit kennedycenter.com.

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