In an era of dramatic and rapidly accelerating change, where everything from the way tickets are sold to the definition of “art” is under reconsideration and transformation, it's time for a public discussion of the Future of the Arts...
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Arts Management Spring Colloquium presents The Future of the Arts featuring Jamie Bennett
February 17, 2012 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Free
Mexican Table Cooking Series with Patricia Jinich
The Mexican Table Cooking Series with Patricia Jinich is back for its fifth year! Join us for this ongoing series of culinary adventures, as we travel through time, regions and topics surrounding you with Mexico's...
March 15, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
May 24, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
October 18, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
December 6, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
$70
Diego Rivera in New York
Join us for this fascinating conference by Leah Dickerman, Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art and the organizer of the Museum’s current exhibition Diego...
February 2, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The Music of Carlos Chavez
This special presentation, co-organized with the Latin American Center for Graduate Studies in Music of Catholic University, will include a lecture and concert in honor of Dr. Robert L. Parker, a distinguished scholar of Mexican music. The...
January 29, 2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Korean Cinema Series: The Man from Nowhere (Jan. 12 & 27, 2012)
Amid the darkness of drugs, gangs, and human exploitation, young and bubbly So-mi (Sae-ron Kim) is a ray of light. Her single mother warns So-mi to stay away from their quiet, reclusive neighbor, Tae-sik (Won Bin),...
January 12, 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:30pm
January 27, 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:30pm
FREE
King in our Midst
Come to your National Cathedral for "King in our Midst," celebrating the legacy of Dr. King where he delivered his final Sunday sermon.
Featured performers for 2012 include the Malcolm X Dancers & Drummers, managed by...
January 16, 2012 - 2:00pm - 3:45pm
canned goods OR one new children's book
Korean Cinema Series: My Dear Desperado
My Dear Desperado
Times are tough for young people, even in Korea. With a new high tech job, a new place to live in Seoul, and a new relationship, Se-jin (Jeong Yu-mi) is on her way to the perfect life—or so she thinks. When...
December 30, 2011 - 6:00pm
Free
AFRICAN ARTS AND CULTURE SERIES: Art and the Culture in the Congo Basin: Where the Sacred Meets the Secular
The traditional arts in the vast Congo Basin in Central Africa show an astonishing diversity in shapes, materials, and types. Constantine Petridis, Curator of African Art at The Cleveland Museum of Art, will showcase the artistic creativity from...
January 8, 2012 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm
$20/members; $25/non-members
The Silence of a Tiger by Im Taek Jun
Join us for the opening reception of The Silence of a Tiger by Im Taek Jun, an exhibition that reimagines one of the most recognizable images in popular Korean folk paintings: the tiger. Korean folk paintings, known collectively...
December 15, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:30pm
December 15, 2011 - January 6, 2012
"Les Amours Imaginaires" screening at Letelier Theater
“Heartbeats” centers on close friends Francis (Xavier Dolan) and Marie (Monia Chokri). At lunch one day, the pair meet Nicolas, a suave, playful and irresistibly hot new arrival in Montreal who quickly emerges as the object of their...
December 15, 2011 - 7:00pm
$9
Lecture by Adam Gopnik on Family, France and the Meaning of Food
Never before have we cared so much about food. It preoccupies our popular culture, our fantasies, and even our moralizing — “You still eat meat?” With our top chefs as deities and finest restaurants as places of pilgrimage, we...
December 9, 2011 - 7:00pm
Free
National Symphony Orchestra:Violin Concerto
National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Midori, violin, plays Britten.Often partnered on stage and on critically acclaimed recordings, renowned violinist Midori and Christoph Eschenbach reunite for Britten's Violin Concerto...
December 1, 2011 - 7:00pm
December 2, 2011 - 8:00pm - December 3, 2011 - 8:00pm
$20-$85
The Alliance Française de Washington present's Soirée Martinique
Join us for a splendid event arranged by the Martinique Promotion Bureau in collaboration with your Alliance Francaise. The evening's program will consist of a presentation of Martinique and short film screening, followed by a rum tasting.
...December 1, 2011 - 6:30pm
La Historia en la Mirada
Join us for the screening of the documentary La Historia en la Mirada (Mexico, 2010), which includes previously unseen vintage footage of the Mexican Revolution.
Featuring images saved, preserved and digitally restored by the Filmoteca of...
November 19, 2011 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Free
Tránsitos de la poesía en español por los Estados Unidos Presentación de la Revista y de la Colección de Poesía SIBILA, España
Juan Carlos Marset, Cecilia Quílez Lucas, Lila Zemborain, y Pedro Serrano conversarán sobre el futuro de la poesía en español en Estados Unidos y la labor de difusión de la revista de arte y literatura SIBILA y...
November 7, 2011 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Free
Day of the Dead Altar / Altar de Muertos opening
Join us for the opening of the traditional Day of the Dead Altar, a quintessentially Mexican tradition and one of our most colorful displays of the year. The Day of the Dead is the result of the fusion of indigenous and Spanish...
October 30, 2011 - 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Free
The Original L. Ron Hubbard House D.C.
The L. Ron Hubbard House in Washington, DC is the landmark location of the first Church of Scientology in the world. Here, the prolific American writer, explorer, and founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, trained students, lectured,...
October 28, 2011 - 10:00am - 8:00pm
October 29, 2011 - 10:00am - 8:00pm
October 30, 2011 - 10:00am - 8:00pm
October 31, 2011 - 10:00am - 8:00pm
November 2, 2011 - 10:00am - 8:00pm
FREE
We Fight We Die
We Fight We Die, by Timothy J. Guillot, fuses a Greek chorus of urban poets speaking in the rhythms of hip-hop and spoken word to tell the story of Q, a homeless virtuosic graffiti artist who has transfixed the city with his stunning and...
October 27, 2011 - 8:00pm - November 15, 2011 - 8:00pm
$15
Divided Colors: Abstract Views from the Land of Fire
January 25 - February 4, 2011 ----Divided Colors: Abstract Views from the Land of Fire by Abol Bahador.
Reception: January 25, 6:30-8:30 pm 40% of proceeds from paintings sold at this exhibition will be donated to the...
January 25, 2012 - 12:00pm - February 4, 2012 - 4:00pm
Free
Experiencing Jewish Azerbaijan
“Experiencing Jewish Azerbaijan.” ---The ancient and modern Jewish communities of Azerbaijan come to life in this celebratory holiday event featuring Azerbaijani music, food, and holiday traditions. In cooperation with the Coming of...
December 22, 2011 - 12:00am - 4:00pm
Free
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