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See the exhibition Reincorporation Jamboree through Saturday, July 25.
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Cultural Tourism DC's Calendar lists a broad range of activities and special events for all ages and interests. Browse Today's Events listed below, or plan ahead using the Search. To keep up-to-date on what's going on in Washington, DC, subscribe to our weekly "Events Update" calendar using the sign-up box on the left.
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Today's Events
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Family Program: Artful Animals and Storied Stamps |
Location: National Postal Museum
Drop by the activity tables for a globetrotting adventure through Africa or an introduction to the art of stamp design, a passion of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. For ages 5 - 15.
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Films at the Avalon - Valentino: The Last Emperor |
Location: Avalon Theatre
Valentino: The Last Emperor is a feature-length film on the legendary designer Valentino Garavani in the wake of his exit in 2008 from the company he founded in Rome more than 45 years ago.
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Films at the Avalon: Goodbye Solo |
Location: Avalon Theatre
Solo is a Senegalese cab driver working to provide a better life for his young family. William is a tough Southern good ol‘ boy with a lifetime of regrets. One man‘s American dream is just beginning, while the other‘s is quickly winding down.
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Films at the Avalon: Public Enemies |
Location: Avalon Theatre
No one could stop John Dillinger and his gang. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone - from his girlfriend to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression.
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Films at the Avalon: Under Our Skin |
Location: Avalon Theatre
Under Our Skin plays like a taut thriller - but it is our own lives that may be at stake. This riveting film, a documentary with the propulsion of a narrative, investigates the untold story of Lyme disease, an emerging epidemic larger than AIDS.
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Native Film - This Land Is Me: Alcatraz Is Not an Island |
Location: National Museum of the American Indian
The 1969 - 71 occupation of Alcatraz Island was a watershed in American history. The tumultuous days of "Red Power" live again in occupation footage and interviews with participants.
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Daily Screenings: The Seabees and Civil Engineer Corps |
9:45 AM
Location: U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center
Come to the United States Navy Memorial Burke Theatre for films and documentaries highlighting the Seabees and Civil Engineer Corps. Popcorn will be provided!
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Concert: LIVE! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza |
12:00 noon - 1:30 PM
Location: Woodrow Wilson Plaza at the Reagan Building
LIVE! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza announces another season of the best free performances in the DC metropolitan area! From salsa to swing, from hip-hop to blues, LIVE! features hot entertainment in a cool open-air café atmosphere.
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Special Exhibition Tour - The Tsars and the East: Gifts from Turkey and Iran in the Moscow Kremlin |
2:15 PM
Location: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Join a friendly docent who will give a tour of The Tsars and the East: Gifts from Turkey and Iran in the Moscow Kremlin.
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Art and Architecture Close-up Tour: The Patriots in Cathedral Art |
3:00 PM
Location: Washington National Cathedral
These tours offer a special in-depth look at aspects of Cathedral artisanship. Today, mark Independence Day with a tour of Americana in the Cathedral!
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The Penn Quarter FRESHFARM Market |
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Downtown
The FRESHFARM Market is located in the bustling east end neighborhood of downtown DC. This week find offerings such as fruits, vegetables, cheeses, baked good, soaps, plants, cut flowers, gelato, meat, sheep pelts, wool blankets, cutting boards, and more!
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Performance - Panamanian Dance Party: Fiesta de las Américas |
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Eileen Torres of Salsa Centro demonstrates salsa and traditional Panamanian folk dances with the dance group Danzas y Ritmos Panameños. Bring your dance shoes and join them on the dance floor!
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Social Event: Phillips after 5 |
5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: The Phillips Collection
Join The Phillips Collection for a lively mix of art and entertainment on the first Thursday of the month. July's event features a horror movie classic, chilled drinks at the cash bar, poets and artists, music by The Mark Merella Trio, and, of course, modern art!
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Music - Sounds in the Square 2009: The Kelly Bell Band |
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Farragut Square Park
Come enjoy the warm summer evenings with The Golden Triangle BID’s free live 2009 Sounds of the Square concert series in Farragut Square Park every Thursday evening this June and July. This week hear phat blues and funk with The Kelly Bell Band.
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Music - Jazz on Jackson Place: Juan Pablo Jofre Romarion |
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Decatur House Museum
In the spirit of its tradition of great entertaining, Decatur House invites you to relax under the stars and enjoy the wide variety of sounds from jazz musicians of both local and international fame! Today hear Juan Pablo Jofre Romarion perform Argentinian tango.
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Lecture and Demonstration - For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Washington Ringing Society and the Bells of Congress |
6:45 PM
Location: Old Post Office Tower
To learn more about the systematic ringing of the Bells of Congress, join members of the Washington Ringing Society the first Thursday of each month for a full explanation of the Bells of Congress, why they are here, and how they work.
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Walking Tour: The Most Haunted Houses |
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Lafayette Square
Why is it such turbulent events in DC history seem concentrated around the seven acres of Lafayette Park? Indeed, it is the most haunted site in the city! How the ghosts and spirits came into being is the subject of this eerie perambulation.
Ongoing Events
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Shop Event - Independence Day Sale: Made in the U.S.A. |
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: The Textile Museum
Celebrate Independence Day with 15 percent off on all merchandise made in the U.S.! Support local and national artists by purchasing textile creations made by Dominique Bello, Randall Darwall, Tim Harding, Susan Forte O’Neill, Michael Rode, and more.
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Exhibition - Preparing for the Ball: Costume of the Early Nation |
Location: Dumbarton House Museum
Organized to coincide with the 2009 U.S. Presidential Inaugural festivities, this special exhibition is shown in the various rooms and chambers of Dumbarton House as if its historic residents and domestics are preparing for an evening out.
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Exhibition - One Life: The Mask of Lincoln |
Location: National Portrait Gallery
In the 200th year since his birth, Abraham Lincoln remains as much a puzzle as he was to his contemporaries. This exhibition concentrates on presidential portraits to show the changing face that Lincoln presented to the world as he led the fight for the Union.
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Exhibition - Picturing Progress: Hungarian Women Photographers, 1900 - 1945 |
Location: National Museum of Women in the Arts
This exhibition focuses on the work of Hungarian women photographers during the tumultuous years between 1900 and 1945, a transitional period that witnessed unprecedented growth in educational and career opportunities for women.
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Exhibition - Mystical Imagination: The Art of Haitian Master Hector Hyppolite |
Location: Art Museum of the Americas
Comprised of more than 50 works from public and private collections, Mystical Imagination marks the sole exhibition in DC of works by Haitian master Hector Hyppolite during Haiti’s Year of Hyppolite.
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Artomatic 2009 |
Location: 55 M Street, SE
Artomatic is a month-long art festival celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. This milestone Artomatic is bigger than ever with nine floors of visual and installation art, theater performances, dance and comedy, three music stages, and much more!
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Theater: The Year of Magical Thinking |
Location: The Studio Theatre
After the death of her husband and daughter, Joan Didion distilled her grief into an astonishing memoir. Her adaptation of that work features a single actress and Didion’s unforgettable prose. “Remarkable. It will break your heart.” - The New York Times
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Theater - Source Festival: Mash-ups |
Location: Source Theatre
The Source Festival seeks to unite DC artists by providing opportunities for new artistic challenges and collaborations while presenting timely, cutting-edge performances for greater DC audiences. This week see mash-ups.
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Films at the Avalon: Goodbye Solo |
Location: Avalon Theatre
Solo is a Senegalese cab driver working to provide a better life for his young family. William is a tough Southern good ol‘ boy with a lifetime of regrets. One man‘s American dream is just beginning, while the other‘s is quickly winding down.
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Films at the Avalon: Public Enemies |
Location: Avalon Theatre
No one could stop John Dillinger and his gang. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone - from his girlfriend to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression.