| |  | | |  WalkingTown DC WalkingTown DC is Cultural Tourism DC's longest running program. It is a nine-day festival of lunchtime, happy hour, and weekend tours of DC's neighborhoods. The 2017 edition will run from Saturday, September 16 through Sunday, September 24 and will include more than 50 top quality tours. | |  | |  See the Solar Eclipse On August 21, from 1:17 pm to 4:01 pm, observers in the DC area will be able to see a partial solar eclipse for the first time in nearly a century. The peak viewing time is 2:42 pm, when the moon will obscure 81 percent of the sun. You can participate in eclipse-related programming at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum National Mall building and its Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Visitors may get a pair of solar safe glasses as well as use the safe solar telescopes to see the event. Telescopes also are available at the National Zoo and the National Archives, where the latter will feature its records about past solar eclipses. The National Museum of the U.S. Navy at the Navy Yard will give a presentation on solar science and Navy operations. | |  Grupo Gato Enjoy a free music concert August 20 at the National Building Museum as Grupo Gato presents Cuban Rumba songs and drumming. The featured singer and bandleader, Ernesto "Gato" Gatell, is one of the most recognized and beloved Cuban singers alive today. The 9-piece band uses the Oricha Bata-drum and vocal traditions to create call-and-response interaction in the songs and the drumming. Grupo Gato is Yudisleidy Valdez, a master of Afro-Cuban folkloric dance and the choreographer and featured soloist of the dances. The event does not require an RSVP | |  RFK Campus Block Party Join Events DC on August 20 for a day of family-friendly fun with games, music, entertainment and the unveiling of a new mural on the Skate Park at RFK Stadium designed by Naturel. Professional and amateur skaters will be on site including DC's professional skateboarder, Darren Harper, local skaters the Shaw Boyz, and an all female skater group Skate Girls Tribe. DC Vault will show off its talent on a pole vault track and there will be an interactive art wall and more! RSVP so there will be enough giveaways for all. | |  Friday, August 18 Film - Viva La Causa!
Smithsonain Anacostia Community Museum Exhibit - Wish You Were Here! Vintage Postcards from Washington, DC
District Architecture Center Exhibit - Foundations for a Nation: Architectual Images from the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection
The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum Tour - Investigation: Detective McDevitt
Ford's Theatre Saturday, August 19 Exhibit - Spectacular Gems and Jewelry
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens Exhibit - Resist: A Juried Exhibit
Zenith Gallery Event - Washington Power Play
International Spy Museum Tour - Walks with History
Pickle Pea Productions Sunday, August 20 Exhibit - Revival
National Museum of Women in the Arts Exhibit - Amending America
National Archives Tour - Docent's Choice
National Portrait Gallery Exhibit - National Geographic Presents: Earth Explorers
National Geographic Museum Monday, August 21 Exhibit - From Sinbad to the Shabab Oman: A Seafaring Legacy
Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Exhibit - American by Belief
President Lincoln's Cottage Exhibit - PostSecret: The Power of a Postcard
National Postal Museum Exhibit - Inhotim: At the Crossroads of Glocal Change
IDB Cultural Center Tuesday, August 22 Exhibit - Gateways / Portales
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Exhibit - Congress and the World Wars
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Tour - Museum Highlights
Hirshhorn Museum Exhibit - Exploring the Early Americas
Library of Congress Wednesday, August 23 Film - Spies on the Scree: Bon Voyage
International Spy Museum Event - Nature Cubs Preschool Class: Moo-ving and Grr-ooving
Smithsonian National Zoo Exhibit - Trailblazing: 100 Years of Our National Parks
National Postal Museum Event - Hive Late Night
National Building Museum Thursday, August 24 Film - In the Line of Fire
Hill Center Film - Good-bye Lenin!
The Phillips Collection Event - Luce Unplugged: Aaron Abernathy
Smithsonian American Art Museum Exhibit - Black Magic: Afro Pasts / AfroFutures
Honfleur Gallery |
Web Content Display 
