| |  | | |  Embassy of Malawi The Embassy of the Republic of Malawi was one of more than 70 embassies that participated in the 10th anniversary of Passport DC embassy open house this past May. Thousands of people visited the Embassy to experience Malawi's culture through dances, fashion, tourism displays, and food samples of Malawian trade products, such as Mzuzu and Njuli coffee, Chombe tea, rice, and chili sauces. Throughout the year, the Embassy works hard to facilitate and coordinate economic activities relating to trade, investment and tourism in the United States including aid and technical assistance. Embassy staff, like its counterparts in the other 189 embassies and missions in DC, also visits and assists communities of its nationals in the U.S. | |  | |  Taste of the World This Saturday, July 8, watch the Washington Nationals take on the Atlanta Braves and celebrate Washington, DC's international community! Purchase a special game ticket to enjoy the Nationals' 2nd Annual Taste of the World, a pre-game food festival. You also get a set of Nationals salt & pepper shakers. Savor authentic culinary delights of the participating Embassies as you learn about their countries and their diplomatic missions here in DC! | |  Annual Capital Fringe Festival The Capital Fringe Festival provides an outlet for creative, contemporary performances of all kinds. Founded in 2005, Capital Fringe supports DC's arts community by connecting cutting-edge artists. The 2017 Festival includes 86 productions spanning dance, drama, comedy, musicals and opera as well as three free music concerts. Performances will take places in multiple venues located within a ten-minute walk of the group's year-round headquarters in Logan Fringe Arts Space. A Fringe button is required for admission to all performances. | |  Friday, July 7 Event - Conversation Circle
National Portrait Gallery Tour - In Their Footsteps, Women's Suffrage History Tour
National Women's History Museum Theater - The Originalist
Arena Stage Event - Flag Folding
Smithsonian American History Museum Saturday, July 8
Exhibit - Sound Scene X: Dissonance
Hirshhorn Museum Tour - U.S. Capitol Tour
Adventures for Creative Tourists Event - Artist Studio Tour
Smithsonain Anacostia Community Museum Event - Elephant Pot Workshop for the Wheel
Freer | Sackler Sunday, July 9 Exhibit - Trailblazing: 100 Years of Our National Parks
The National Postal Museum Exhibit - Revival
National Museum of Women in the Arts Event - Folklife Festival
Smithsonian Institution Tour - Walks with History
Pickle Pea Productions Monday, July 10 Exhibit - Congress and the World Wars
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Exhibit - Foundations for a Nation
George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum Exhibit - East of the Mississippi: Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Photography
National Gallery of Art Tuesday, July 11 Exhibit - Portraits Alive!
National Portrait Gallery Exhibit - Artist Soldier: Artistic Expression in the First World War
National Air and Space Museum Exhibit - Amending America
National Archives Film - Fanny's Journey
Edlavitch DCJCC Wednesday, July 12 Event - Everyday Informants
International Spy Museum Exhibit - Baseball's Greatest Hits: The Music of Our National Game
Library of Congress Event - Storytime+: The Lorax and the Wish Tree
Hirshhorn Museum Event - Donald Sultan Gallery Talk
Smithsonian American Art Museum Thursday, July 13 Exhibit - Gateways / Portales
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Film - Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
The Phillips Museum Exhibit - Rineke Dijkstra
National Gallery of Art Exhibit - Discovered! The Amazing Untold Stories of Catenarians
National Building Museum |
 | | | | | | | |  WalkingTown DC is Cultural Tourism DC's longest running program. It is a nine-day festival of lunchtime, happy hour, and extended tours of DC's neighborhoods. The 2017 edition will run from Saturday, September 16 through Sunday, September 24 and can include more than 50 top quality tours. Do you want to be part of WalkingTown DC? Do you want to give a free, special tour of some segment of Washington, DC? If you provide your time and talent, we will provide promotion, participant registration, and post-tour evaluations. WalkingTown DC is a terrific way to promote a neighborhood, organization, or business. To submit a tour offering, complete the 2017 WalkingTown DC Tour Guide Application Form and submit it no later than Wednesday, July 13. | |
