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Performance - Anikai Dance Presents: He Who Burns
Friday, July 3, 2009
7:30 PM - 8:40 PM

Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
He Who Burns, choreographed and directed by Wendy Jehlen, is a dance theater work that explores the figure of Iblis (Satan) in some Sufi traditions.

Exhibition - An Antiquity of Imagination: Tullio Lombardo and Venetian High Renaissance Sculpture
Saturday, July 4, 2009 - Sunday, November 1, 2009
Location: National Gallery of Art
Led by Tullio Lombardo, the great Venetian sculptors of the High Renaissance created new ideals of beauty, shaped by a poetic and nostalgic approach to classical antiquity. Their expression shares much with the northern Italian masters of Renaissance painting.

Walking Tour: Georgetown
Sunday, July 5, 2009
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Georgetown
A walk through DC’s tony Georgetown neighborhood is a venture through time - of 200-year-old mansions and their eccentric owners, of fortunes in trade won and lost, of marvelous architecture from Federal to Victorian, and, of course, the Kennedys.

Summer Workshop: The Professional Tour Guide Training Program
Monday, July 6, 2009
6:00 PM

Location: Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
Join Maricar Donato, World Federation of Tourist Guides Assocation accredited instructor for tourist guides, for an informational evening on the topic of the Professional Tour Guide Training Program.


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Foggy Bottom
Situated between Lafayette Square and Georgetown, Foggy Bottom is home of the world-famous J. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the George Washington University. In this historic neighborhood you'll find rides on the Potomac River and biking/walking paths in beautiful Rock Creek Park.

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.






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  Madame Tussauds Washington, DC  
 
Madame Tussauds Washington, DC
Walk amongst the stars at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum! At Madame Tussauds, visitors are sent on a unique journey through the realms of history, power, and fame. The museum-style ropes and poles have gone so guests can truly get up close and personal with A-list celebrities, sports legends, political heavyweights, and historical icons.
 
 


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This month we want to thank WalkingTown, DC Spring Edition 2009 Supporters for their generous support of Cultural Tourism DC.
 
 
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