 | |  The Choral Arts Society of Washington The mission of the Choral Arts Society of Washington is the pursuit of excellence in choral repertoire and performance, and the commitment to promote and share the art of choral music through education and public outreach. Now in its 52nd season, Choral Arts is comprised of more than 180 exceptional volunteer singers – and it has recorded 17 acclaimed CDs. Under the direction of Artistic Director Scott Tucker, Choral Arts has sung with the world's leading orchestras and conductors. Upcoming shows include Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610 next Saturday, November 18, at 3:00 pm and A Family Christmas on Saturday, December 16, at Kennedy Center Concert Hall. | |  |  Spirit of Barbados Gala The Embassy of Barbados, in partnership with the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. and the Barbados Association of Washington, DC will culminate the year-long celebration of Barbados' 50th Anniversary of Independence with the Spirit of Barbados Gala. This black-tie event will be at the historic headquarters of the Organization of American States in Washington, DC this Saturday, November 11, at 7:00 pm. Proceeds from the event will go to the Hurricane Relief Fund of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Student Program for Innovation in Science and Engineering of the Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF). |  Art from the Garden: Ceramics and Sculptures by Marc Peter Keane Next Wednesday, November 15 at 6:30 pm, the Japan Information Center & Culture Center will host an opening event for the new exhibition, Art from the Garden: Ceramics and Sculptures by Marc Peter Keane. Artist and landscape architect Marc Keane will discuss his artwork and its relationship to his work as a designer of Japanese gardens. Keane's artworks draws from the traditional culture of Japan, such as the way his ceramics are fired unglazed in a wood-fired kiln (anagama), but they are unlike any traditional Japanese forms. The exhibit is on display through December 27. |  The Pajama Game The Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory is a tiptop model of efficiency, so why are things getting so steamy? It could have something to do with how new superintendent Sid Sorokin has fallen for Babe Williams, the trouble-making head of the union grievance committee. Sparks start to fly when a workers' strike pits management against labor and ignites an outrageous battle of the sexes. Packed with seductive dance numbers like "Steam Heat" and "Hernando's Hideaway," The Pajama Game is showing at Arena Stage through December 24. | | Friday, November 10 Event - Reading of Emilie's Voltaire Alliance Française de Washington Concert - Red Baraat The Barns at Wolf Trap Theater - Nina Simone: Four Women Arena Stage Exhibit - Echoes of the Great War Library of Congress Exhibit - Valor in the Pacific: A Remembrance National Museum of the U.S. Navy Saturday, November 11 Concert - Baron & Buchbinder Edlavitch DCJCC Tour - National Gallery of Art Adventures for Creative Tourists Event - The President and the Press: Bob Schieffer Newseum Exhibit - Women in Art: 1850 - 1910 Dumbarton Oaks Event - Greek Cuisine with Kapnos' George Pagonis Hill Center Sunday, November 12 Concert - Nomadica Edlavitch DCJCC Event - Fresh Talk Forum: El Tendedero/ The Clothesline Project National Museum of Women in the Arts Tour - The Sweat of Their Face: Portraying American Workers Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Film - The Truth Beneath Freer|Sackler Monday, November 13 Exhibit - Hill Center Galleries Hill Center Event - The Art of Topiary: Reading with Jan Wagner and David Keplinger Goethe-Institute Event - Photographer Jodi Cobb: Stranger in a Strange Land Smithsonian American Art Museum Exhibit - Scraps: Fashion, Textiles, and Creative Re-Use George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum Tuesday, November 14 Event - Double Take: One Artwork, Two Viewpoints Smithsonian American Art Museum Exhibit - Painting Shakespeare Folger Shakespeare Library Exhibit - Around the World in 80 Paper Models National Building Museum Event - An Evening with Paul Watson Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Event - Meditation and Mindfulness Freer|Sackler Wednesday, November 15 Event - Workshop Wednesday: Looking for Contours National Museum of African Art Exhibit - Before the 45th Action/Reaction in Chicano and Latino Art Mexican Cultural Institute Tour - Museum Highlights Hirshhorn Museum Exhibit - Phase 1: Reinstallation of the Permanent Collection The Kreeger Museum Exhibit - Three Works of Art by American Indians Smithsonian American Art Museum Thursday, November 16 Concert - Take 5!: J.S. Williams Ensemble Pays Tribute to Alan Shorter Smithsonian American Art Museum Exhibit - Human Landscapes Art Museum of the Americas | OAS Exhibit - Gateways/Portales Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Theater - A Christmas Carol Ford's Theatre |