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Author Debriefing: The Decline and Fall of the CIA
Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: International Spy Museum
By mingling historical description with contemporary political analysis and reform prescription, author Melvin A. Goodman challenges conventional wisdom about clandestine collection and shares his own theory of intelligence breakdown.
Exhibition: The 225th Anniversary of the Treaty of Paris
Friday, August 29, 2008 - Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Location: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
In celebration of the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris, the National Archives presents a special document display that includes the original Treaty that ended the American Revolution and resulted in the reshaping of modern North America.
Theater: 7th Annual Page-to-Stage Festival
Saturday, August 30, 2008 - Monday, September 1, 2008 2:00 PM
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
An annual showcase for new plays and musicals, Page-to-Stage hosts free readings and open rehearsals to give you a glimpse of Washington's new theater season.
Film: Doomed Love / Amor de Perdição
Sunday, August 31, 2008 2:00 PM
Location: National Gallery of Art
Camilo Castelo Branco's epic 19th-century novel about an 18th-century Romeo-and-Juliet-like affair set in Portugal, Amor de Perdição mixes conventions from theater and cinema and retains Branco's rich and multilayered language.


Sixteenth Street Corridor
Sixteenth Street, stretching north from the White House, displays a procession of mansions and sacred places in grand architectural styles. Take in an event at the beautiful Mexican Cultural Institute, visit the Scottish Rite Temple, and discover Meridian Hill Park.
U Street/Shaw
Experience the renaissance of Duke Ellington's neighborhood. The U Street/Shaw area, once the heart of the city's African American community, predates New York's Harlem. Today you'll discover a lively scene with the resurgence of nightclubs, theatres, and the renovations of many historic buildings.
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Katzen Arts Center at American University
Don't miss the opening of the exhibition Alexandre Arrechea: Mistrust on Tuesday, September 2! The Katzen Arts Center brings all the visual and performing arts programs at AU into one 130,000 square foot space. Designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration in the arts, the new center provides state-of-the-art instructional, exhibition, and performance space for all the arts disciplines. |
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