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GW's Guide To Happenings Throughout Metropolitan Washington

ONGOING EVENTS
GW Exhibition “Of a Dubious Nature: Banned and Challenged Books” is on display at Gelman Library through Dec. 20. Sponsored by the Special Collections Department, this is an exhibit of literary works that have been deemed offensive in the US and abroad, some of which have the dubious distinction of appearing on the American Library Association’s current list. Open weekdays between noon and 5 pm.

$ Theatre “A Doll's House,” a new adaptation of a woman’s struggle to survive in a stifling society. The play will be held at the Helen Hayes Awards Theatre through Dec. 8. For more information call 301/816-1023.0

$ Theatre “Much Ado About Nothing” a romantic comedy that offers up passion steeped in deception and spiced with satire. Beatrice and Denedick are one of the wittiest, most irresistible duos known to the stage. Now playing through Jan. 5 at the Shakespeare Theatre. For more information please call 547-1122.

Tuesday / Nov. 19
$ Performance Alban Gerharat, cello. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, 7:30 pm. Sponsored by Washington Performing Arts Society. For more information call 833-9800 or visit www.wpas.org.

Performance Writer’s Night with Eve Goldberg and Jonathan Pointer Goldberg sings songs that evoke bluegrass, swing, old time, and gospel influences. Pointer brings the grit and passion of this singing together with heart-felt lyrics that make him an “American folk hero.” The performance will start at 6 pm at the Kennedy Center. For more information call 467-4600.

Wednesday / Nov. 20
GW $ Dance “Danceworks” A concert featuring choreography by guest artists and faculty. Nov. 20 (preview), 21, 22, and 23 at 7:30 pm. Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre. Tickets can be purchased at all TicketMaster outlets. Please call the theatre and dance promotions office at 994-6178 or E-mail trdanews@gwu.edu with any questions.

GW Performance Caetano Veloso Among the most influential artists ever to emerge from Brazile. Lisner Auditorium, 8 pm. Tickets are available at the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster outlets, and by calling 301/808-6900.

Performance The World Children’s Choir celebrates cultural diversity through music they have performed for such dignitaries as former US president’s Bush and Clinton. They will be performing at the Kennedy Center at 6 pm. For more information please call 467-4600.

Thursday / Nov. 21
GW Film Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch,” Marvin Center Ballroom, 7 pm and 10 pm. 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.

Friday / Nov. 22
Today in History: 1963: President John F. Kennedy was shot as he rode in a motorcade through the streets of Dallas, TX.

GW Performance Los Hijos del Sol in Concert Lisner Auditorium, 8 pm. Presented by NIDO Entertainment. Tickets are available at the Lisner Auditorium Box Office, TicketMaster outlets and by calling 301/808-6900.

Film “Butterfly Smile,” an hypnotic tale of a shy salesman who witnesses a hit and run accident involving a famous fashion model he has been spying on, playing at Meyer Auditorium in the Freer Gallery of Art at 7 pm. For more information please call 357-2700.

$ Theatre Ford’s Theatre Opens Season With Annual Holiday Favorite — “A Christmas Carol” The Charles Dickens classic tale of good and evil will run through the holiday season from Nov. 22 through Dec. 31. David H. Bell’s popular adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” tells the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, one of literature’s best-known villains, who experiences a change of heart following late night visits by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. For more information on Ford’s Theatre, please call 347-4833 or visit www.fordstheatre.org. Performance Schedule Nov. 22–Dec. 31; 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. Tickets.com: 703/218-6500, Box Office: 347-4833 or in person, Online: www.fordstheatre.org, Group Sales: 638-2367.

Sunday / Nov. 24
Film “Mysterious Object at Noon,” In this blend of fiction and documentary, director Apichatpong Weerasethakul travels through rural Thailand, encouraging people he encounters to continue and embellish a story begun by a young woman in the film’s first scene. Playing at Meyer Auditorium in the Freer Gallery of Art at 2 pm. For more information please call 357-2700.

$ Performance Master Chorale of Washington is one of the most spectacular masterpieces of the Baroque, which is playing at the Kennedy Center at 3 pm. For more information please call 467-4600.

Monday / Nov. 25
Lecture Islam and the Imperial Legacy in Russia and Central Asia will be held at Woodrow Wilson Center in the Ronald Reagan Building at noon. A photo ID is required for entry. For more information please call 691-4140 or visit www.wilsoncenter.org.

Tuesday / Nov. 26
Today in History: 1883: Preacher, abolitionist, and women’s rights advocate Sojourner Truth died in Battle Creek, MI.

Thursday / Nov. 28
Thanksgiving Day, University Holiday

Friday / Nov. 29
University Holiday

Tour “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 American art. For more information please call 357-2700.

$ Performance “Fighting Gravity Unplugged at the Barnes” Known on college campuses across the United States as a staple for Ska music, the Richmond, VA band was recently followed by David Wild of Rolling Stone, in which it was featured as part of the magazine’s college edition. They will be performing at the Barns of Wolf Trap at 8 pm. For more information please call 703/218-6500 or visit online at www.wolftrap.org.

Monday / Dec. 2
$ Performance “South Pacific” Arena Stage presents the Pulitzer Prize winning musical “South Pacific” with its amazing Hammerstein/Rodgers songs. Playing through Feb. 2. For more information, call 488-3300 or visit www.arenastage.org.

Thursday / Dec. 5
GW Film “XXX,” starring Vin Diesel, 7 pm and 10 pm, Marvin Center Ballroom. Admission to all films 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 Terrace Theater for a program featuring jazz pianists, 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 Lisner Auditorium, 7:30 pm. 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 2002–03 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 Folger’s 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.