| |  | | |  WalkingTown DC! Cultural Tourism DC invites you to grab your walking shoes and join us for DC's best public tour program featuring more than 50 guided walking tours throughout the city. WalkingTown DC is a nine-day festival of 'bite-size' lunchtime tours, after-work 'happy hour' tours, and longer weekend tours of DC's neighborhoods. The program runs from Saturday, September 16 through Sunday, September 24. You'll see and learn about the history, culture, environment, and art of Washington, DC. Licensed, professional tour guides, community and government leaders, and neighborhood historians lead the tours. The tours are free, but you must register. Please click here to ensure you get the tour(s) you want. Volunteer opportunities with WalkingTown also are available here. Let's have fun together! | |  | |  Artful Innovation at the Kennedy Center Check out objects that combine creativity in design and functionality through cutting-edge technology in this free special exhibit Artful Innovation: Inclusive Design and Technology in the Kennedy Center's Hall of States. View innovation that may alter your perception of what is truly possible and gain a glimpse into the future. The exhibition closes August 30. | |  Up From The Underground Join friends and meet new ones at Dupont Underground's celebration of the arts on August 25 and August 31. Each night will celebrate Dupont Underground's history and introduce talented DC artists and DJs. The August 25 celebration of the arts kicks off at 7 pm with Wytold, a DC-based composer and award-winning musician. His unique rock-orchestral arrangements are featured in film, theater, and dance most notably with the National Symphony Orchestra. The dance party follows at 9 pm with musician NEBO cranking out electronic dance vibes to keep the celebration going. | |  Hill Center Galleries Hill Center Galleries presents its 5th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, on display now through October 1. Featuring over 100 artists from DC, Virginia and Maryland, the exhibition was juried by Claude L. Elliott, a curator and arts consultant who selected the final pieces from more than 560 images submitted to the competition by over 120 artists across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. The exhibition's award winners were announced at the opening reception in June. All artwork is available for purchase. | |  Friday, August 25 Exhibit - Gateways / Portales
Smithsonain Anacostia Community Museum Exhibit - Spectacular Gems and Jewelry
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens Exhibit - Valor in the Pacific: A Remembrance
National Museum of the U.S. Navy Exhibit - National Geographic: Exploration Starts Here
National Geographic Museum Saturday, August 26 Exhibit - Revival
National Museum of Women in the Arts Event - Celebrate Women's Equality Day with AAUW and the Newseum
Newseum Event - Dolley Days
Dumbarton House Tour - Walks with History
Pickle Pea Productions Sunday, August 27 Exhibit - PostSecret: The Power of a Postcard
National Postal Museum Tour - First Amendment Highlights
Newseum Tour - Portrait Discovery Kits
National Portrait Gallery Exhibit - Architecture of an Asylum: St. Elizbeths 1852-2017
National Building Museum Monday, August 28 Exhibit - From Sinbad to the Shabab Oman: A Seafaring Legacy
Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Tour - Museum Highlights Tours
Hirshhorn Museum Exhibit - Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expressions in the First World War
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Tuesday, August 29 Exhibit - Trailblazing: 100 Years of Our National Parks
National Postal Museum Exhibit - Baseball's Greatest Hits: The Music of Our National Game
Library of Congress Exhibit - Wish You Were Here! Vintage Postcards from Washington, DC
District Architecture Center Exhibit - Inhotim: At the Crossroads of Glocal Change
IDB Cultural Center Wednesday, August 30 Exhibit - RESIST: A Juried Exhibition
Zenith Gallery Tour - Docent's Choice
National Portrait Gallery Tour - Investigation: Detective McDevitt
Ford's Theatre Exhibit - Black Magic: AfroPasts/ AfroFutures
Honfleur Gallery Thursday, August 31 Exhibit - Congress and the World Wars
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Exhibit - Exploring the Early Americas
Library of Congress Event - Gallery Talk: Qing- Dynasty Chinese Woman's Jacket
George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum Event - Discovered! The Amazing Untold Stories of Catenarians
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