Dateline
GW's Guide To Happenings Throughout Metropolitan Washington

ONGOING EVENTS
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.

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.

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 “The West Wing: A Chronology” documents the history of the west wing of the Smithsonian Castle, in the Smithsonian Institution building.

Exhibition “A Shared Passion: Henry Clay Folger, Jr., and Emily Jordan Folger as Collectors.” The collection Henry Clay Folger, Jr. (1857–1930) and Emily Jordan Folger (1858–1936), built throughout their married life, became the foundation of the Folger Shakespeare Library. “A Shared Passion” shows this pair of collectors as they actually functioned, exercising the taste that guided them and employing the techniques at their command. The exhibition runs through Oct. 26. Open from 10 am–4 pm, Monday through Saturday. Children’s guides take young museum-goers on a scavenger hunt of the current exhibition and Shakespeare Gallery. Guided tours of the building and exhibition daily at 11 am and Saturday at 11 am and 1 pm. Call 675-0395 to arrange.

Film “Frontier Visionary: George Catlin and the Plains Indians,” produced by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, shown daily at 10:30 am in the Palm Court of the Renwick Gallery. This documentary presents Catlin’s remarkable life within the wider context of westward expansion, and includes on-camera interviews with scholars and members of American Indian tribes that Catlin visited. Coproduced with Northern Light Productions. For Smithsonian American Art Museum information call at 275-1912 or visit http://AmericanArt.si.edu/.

Exhibition “Painted Prints: The Revelation of Color” at the Baltimore Museum of Art. The BMA presents the first major exhibition ever organized of hand-colored prints from the 16th and 17th centuries, bringing together more than 100 rarely loaned works from European and American museums and private collections. Collection open through Jan. 5. For information call 410/396-6310.

Tuesday / Oct. 1
Author Lecture William Least Heat-Moon (Osage) discusses his new book “Columbus in the Americas.” Book signing and reception to follow. Pre-registration required. Call 275-1171 for reservations. This event, cosponsored by the National Portrait Gallery, is part of the “National Portrait Gallery Around Town Author Series.” Renwick Gallery Grand Salon, 7 pm. For Smithsonian American Art Museum information call 275-1912 or visit http://AmericanArt.si.edu/.

$ Theater La Bohéme On Christmas Eve, Rodolfo, a young, penniless poet and Mimi, a poor seamstress, meet and begin an unforgettable romance surrounded by their friends and the sights and sounds of Paris’ Left Bank in Puccini’s most beloved opera. At the Kennedy Center at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $41–$260. For more information call 467-4600.

$ Author Lecture Francine Prose The best-selling author of Blue Angel reads from her upcoming non-fiction work The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women and the Artists They Inspired at The National Museum of Women in the Arts at 7 pm. Tickets are $10 general admission, $7 NMWA members, and $5 students. For more information call 783-7370 or visit www.nmwa.org.

GW Lecture “Who Killed King Tutankhamun?” At Lisner Auditorium at 7 pm. Presented by The Smithsonian Associates and The Discovery Channel. GW students free, but tickets required. For tickets and information call 357-3030.

$ Lecture “George Will’s Views on America and the World,” Smithsonian Institution, 6 pm. Will offers his views on recent events that spanned the Clinton years, the 2000 elections, and the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Jefferson Auditorium, Independence Ave., between 12th & 14th Sts. Gen. admission $14; members $11. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Wednesday / Oct. 2
Today in History: 1967: Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice.

GW Seminar On Campus Recruiting (OCR) Orientation Session OCR participants are required to attend an orientation. This workshop introduces students to the program’s policies and procedures, reviews recruiting trends, outlines employer expectations, and offers tips on job search necessities (resume writing, interview skills, and etiquette). From 3–4 pm in the Career Center. Also Oct. 7. For more information, E-mail ocr@gwu.edu, call 994-8633 or visit gwired.gwu.edu/career/ocr. Sponsored by The Career Center.

Conference Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) A conference of groups from nine District of Columbia and Maryland colleges and universities will discuss renewable energy sponsored by the CCAN. All are welcome to attend this free meeting at which windpower, electric cars, solar power and global warming will be discussed. CCAN is dedicated to promoting renewable energy sources as an affordable and efficient alternative to coal, oil, and gas that will help reduce global warming. The meeting will be held at 7 pm in the Global Building at 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 300, near the Farragut North (Red Line) and McPherson Square (Blue or Orange Lines) Metro stations. For more information call 301/613-5978, E-mail ethier_marc@hotmail.com, or visit www.chesapeakeclimate.org.

Film Documentary Shorts “Lewis and Clark at Fort Mandan” Follow Lewis and Clark on their journey to where they befriended members of the Mandan and Hidasta tribes. The video showcases the beauty of the land and wildlife of their historic expedition. Renwick Gallery Palm Court, 1 pm. For Smithsonian American Art Museum information call at 275-1912 or visit http://AmericanArt.si.edu/.

Thursday / Oct. 3
GW Sports Men’s Water Polo vs Navy 7:30 pm. Charles E. Smith Center.

GW Seminar Department of Geology Fall Seminar Series with Richard J. Walker, Department of Geology, University of Maryland. Talk begins promptly at 4:30 pm in Bell Hall, room 105. For more information call John Hanchar, 994-4336 or E-mail jhanch@gwu.edu.

Film “Uncle Frank,” 8 pm at the Hirshhorn Museum. The first project supported by Kevin Spacey’s production company involves one of the actor’s social concerns — the dignity of the elderly. This biography pays homage to an octogenarian who teaches himself piano so he can entertain on the nursing home circuit. Ring Auditorium. For information visit http://hirshhorn.si.edu/. Also playing Oct. 4 at 8 pm.

Friday / Oct. 4
GW Sports Women’s Soccer vs St. Bonaventure 4 pm, Mount Vernon Athletic Field.

GW Sports Women’s Volleyball vs La Salle 7 pm, Charles E. Smith Center.

GW Seminar Co-op Orientation To be eligible to participate in GW’s Cooperative Education program you must attend one of the orientation sessions scheduled throughout the year. Career Center Workshop Room, 2–3 pm. Also Oct. 8 and 9. For more information E-mail gwcoop@gwu.edu, call 994-6495, or visit gwired.gwu.edu/career/coop. Sponsored by The Career Center.

Gallery Talk Deputy Chief Curator George Gurney, curator of George Catlin and His Indian Gallery, will take visitors on a gallery walk at 11:30 am. Also Oct. 25, Dec. 6, and Jan. 10. Meet in the Renwick Gallery lobby. For Smithsonian American Art Museum information call at 275-1912 or visit http://AmericanArt.si.edu/.

Saturday / Oct. 5
GW Sports Women’s Volleyball vs Temple 5 pm, Charles E. Smith Center.

$ Performance London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur, principal conductor. Join Washington Performing Arts Society for its season opening celebration after this performance. For more information, call 533-1879. Kennedy Center Concert Hall, 4:30 pm. Sponsored by Washington Performing Arts Society. For more information visit www.wpas.org/.

$ Dance Yin Mei. DC Premiere. Dance Place, 8 pm. Also Oct. 6, 7 pm. Sponsored by Washington Performing Arts Society. For more information call 833-9800 or visit www.wpas.org/.

$ Symposium “Re-Viewing George Catlin’s Indian Gallery,” a symposium, sponsored by The Smithsonian American Art Museum, offering new insight and research on George Catlin. With speakers James C. Boyles, Philip J. Deloria, Lisa Strong, Bridget L. Goodbody, Rayna Green, and Kenneth Haltman. A tour of the exhibition and reception will follow at the Renwick. 9:30 am–4:30 pm. There is a $25 registration fee ($10 for students). Pre-registration required. For information and reservations, call 275-1489. Frances and Armand Hammer Auditorium at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

$ Theater “The Legend of Jade Hairpin: A Beloved Chinese Kunqu Story,” 7:30 pm. “The Legend of Jade Hairpin” was written by Gao Lian in 1570. Performed are three scenes from this 33-act play. Set in a Taoist nunnery where Chen Miaochang, a young novice, has taken refuge after losing her parents. There she meets a young scholar, Pan Bizheng, and the love story begins. Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Ave., NW. Gen. admission $24; members $19. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Sunday / Oct. 6
GW Sports Women’s Soccer vs Duquesne, 1 pm, Mount Vernon Athletic Field.

$ Performance Lesbian & Gay Chorus of Washington, DC, Inner Light Unity Fellowship, Washington Men’s Camerata, Washington Women’s Chorus, Stephen Salters, baritone. 3 pm. Clarice Smith Center Concert Hall at the University of Maryland, College Park. Sponsored by Washington Performing Arts Society. For more information call 833-9800 or visit www.wpas.org/.

GW Film “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” by Pedro Almodovar will be shown as part of the Gelman Library International Film Festival. Begins at 7:30 pm in Gelman B-04.

Demonstration/Lecture Native American Crafts Dorothy Brave Eagle (Oglala Lakota) demonstrates quill working, which is depicted in many of George Catlin’s paintings, including “Buffalo Bull’s Back Fat,” “Head Chief,” “Blood Tribe.” Renwick Gallery Grand Salon, noon. For Smithsonian American Art Museum information call 275-1912 or visit http://AmericanArt.si.edu/.

Lecture Distinguished Craft Artist Series Artist Dinah Hulet creates stunning mosaic portraits out of glass canes.  Join her this afternoon as she presents an illustrated lecture of her work and its history.  Cosponsored by the James Renwick Alliance. Renwick Gallery Grand Salon, 3 pm. For Smithsonian American Art Museum information call 275-1912 or visit http://AmericanArt.si.edu/.

Monday / Oct. 7
$ Lecture Seyyed Hossein Nasr on Science and Ethics in Global Perspective Fifth annual series of lectures on applied ethics at the Smithsonian; presented in collaboration with the Chautauqua Institution and generously underwritten by the David C. and Joan Lincoln family. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW, 6 pm. General admission $14; members $11. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Tuesday / Oct. 8
GW Sports Women’s Volleyball vs Georgetown 7 pm, Charles E. Smith Center.

GW Lecture Cheech Marin and his Chicano Visions Cheech Marin presents his collection of Chicano art through the traveling exhibition “Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge.” Marin speaks about the collection with Refugio I. Rochin, director of the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives, and shows slides of the art work. The companion book to the exhibition is available for signing after the lecture. 6pm, Ring Auditorium. 7th & Independence Ave., SW. General admission $14; members $11. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Wednesday / Oct. 9
Today in History: 1850: The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal was completed and opened for business.

GW Sports Men’s Water Polo vs Johns Hopkins 7 pm, Charles E. Smith Center.

GW $ Theatre “Learning Curves” by Allyson Currin. A comedy in two acts directed by Morgan Duncan. Oct. 9 (preview), 10, 11, and 12 at 7:30 pm; Oct. 13 at 2 pm. Dorothey 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 $ Lecture Dave Barry Presented by The Smithsonian Associates at Lisner Auditorium at 7 pm. GW student tickets are $20. For tickets and information call 357-3030.

GW Theater “Lear and Her Children” directed by Alan Wade, an adaptation of King Lear by William Shakespeare. Playing through Nov. 3 at the Marvin Center Theater. For information and prices call 994-6178 or E-mail trdanews@gwu.edu.

Film Documentary Shorts “All My Relatives” Mary John (Dakota) tells the story of the Lake Sioux reservation in North Dakota and the realities of life for Native Americans after buffalo were removed. Renwick Gallery Palm Court, 1 pm. For Smithsonian American Art Museum information call at 275-1912 or visit http://AmericanArt.si.edu/.

Thursday / Oct. 10
GW Film “Star Wars: Episode II.” starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, and Natalie Portman, 7 pm and 10 pm, Marvin Center Grand 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.

Event Asian Pacific American Film Festival, 8 pm. Presented with the Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries, Museum of American History, and The Asian Pacific American Program, opening night features Romeo Candido introducing his musical comedy/drama, “Lolo’s Child” (2001), Hirshhorn Museum, Ring Auditorium. For information visit http://hirshhorn.si.edu/.

Friday / Oct. 11
GW Sports Men’s Soccer vs Dayton 3 pm, Mount Vernon Athletic Field.

$ Dance Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernandez, The Warner Theatre, 7:30 pm. Sponsored by Washington Performing Arts Society. For more information call 833-9800 or visit www.wpas.org/.

GW $ Concert Salif Keita Known as the Golden Voice of Mali, Keita blends the sounds of Africa, jazz, funk, Europop and R&B – placing him at the forefront of contemporary African music. Presented by GW’s Lisner Auditorium at 8 pm. GW student tickets are $15.

Saturday / Oct. 12
$ Performance San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, music director and conductor. Kennedy Center Concert Hall, 4:30 pm. Sponsored by Washington Performing Arts Society. For more information call 833-9800 or visit www.wpas.org/.

$ Performance Jacques Thibaud String Trio with special guest Eugenia Zukerman 8 pm at the Dumbarton Church. Sponsored by the Dumbarton Concert Series. Tickets are $26, $22 for students and seniors. For more information call 965-2000, x103.

Event The Second National Book Festival hosted by Laura Bush and sponsored by the Library of Congress takes place this year on the West Lawn of the Capitol and the Mall, from 10 am–5 pm. Authors, storytellers, book discussions, storybook characters, and more. Free of charge and open to the public.

Tour Architecture Lecture Series Walking tour and book signing. Kathy Jacob returns for a walking tour based on her book Testament to Union: Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC. Organized geographically for easy use on walking or driving tours. 10 am–12:30pm. Reservations are required, please call 208-7345.

Sunday / Oct 13
GW Sports Men’s Soccer vs Xavier 1 pm, Mount Vernon Athletic Field.

GW Concert Masters of Persian Music Three of the most important figures in classical Persian music, Mohammed Reza Shajarian, Hossein Alizadeh, and Kayhan Kalhor and accompanied by Homayoun Shajarian. Presented by the World Music Institute at Lisner Auditorium at 7 pm. GW student tickets are $15 and are available at the Lisner Auditorium Box Office.