| |  | | |  Embassy of Brazil The Embassy of Brazil in Washington, DC, is the diplomatic mission of Brazil to the United States. The United States was the first country to recognize Brazil's independence from Portugal. Brazil established its first legation in DC, and was the second nation to have its embassy on Embassy Row. Since then, the Embassy of Brazil has received and helped thousands of visitors to the Embassy learn about Brazil – its cuisine, arts, heritage, and economy – during Passport DC's annual Around the World Embassy Tour. Today visitors may learn about the nation's capital Brasilia through the photography exhibit Brasília 1957: A 20th Century Saga. Brasilia was built in 41 months specifically to be the capital of Brazil. The images taken by award-winning photographer Åke Borglund give a unique sense of Brasília's emergence as Brazil's new capital. The photographs are on display in the foyer of the Embassy of Brazil from December 7 to January 19, 2018.
| |  | |  Two Reflections Participate in the opening of Two Reflections: Korean and American Artists Confront Humanity and Nature, a new joint exhibition in the Korean Culture Center. The exhibit features works by American Don Kimes and Korean Suh Yongsun and draws connections and contrasts between the two artists. While Kimes' work reflects on recovering creative life in the wake of a natural disaster, Suh explores the struggle of individuals to live in harmony with society. The opening reception, including talks by the artists, is Friday, December 8, at 6:00 pm. It is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Two Reflections will remain on view in the Korean Culture Center through January 24. | |  Foolish Fairytales What better way to spend the holiday season, than with Faction of Fools, as they put a trademark spin on everyone's favorite classics? Four actors bring an entire fairytale world to life in a physical flurry of bears, pigs, witches, slippers and more! See the 60 minute show at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop from December 8 to December 23 on Fridays at 6:30 pm and Saturdays at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. | |  Sounds from the Sea Honfleur Gallery is host to this new exhibit by artist Martha Jackson Jarvis. In these works, Jackson Jarvis captures, manipulates and includes relics of various seaweed specimens found along the Monterey coast. Sounds from the Sea evokes jazz sound waves, rhythms, and vibrations that inform and influence marine life and patterns of an evolving world. Jackson Jarvis' work is on display until January 13, 2018. The opening reception at Honfleur is Friday, December 8, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. | |  Friday, December 8 Concert - Christmas in Mexico and Around the World
Mexican Cultural Institute Film - Animation Retrospective: Ghost in the Shell
Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC) Concert - Silkroad Ensemble
Freer|Sackler Theater - A Christmas Carol
Ford's Theatre Exhibit- Changing Landscapes: Janelle Lynch and Pedro David
Art Museum of the Americas Saturday, December 9 Exhibit - Photographs by Dominique Muñoz
National Building Museum Exhibit- Hill Center Galleries
Hill Center Theater - The Pajama Game
Arena Stage Exhibit - Mark Bradford: Pickett's Charge
Hirshhorn Museum Exhibit- In the Tower: Anne Truitt
National Gallery of Art Sunday, December 10 Event - I Am Vertical
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Event - Annual Downtown DC Holiday Market
Downtown DC BID Event- Royal Shakespeare Company Live: Coriolanus
Folger Shakespeare Library Concert - Christmas Jazz Concert
Goethe-Institut Exhibit - Gateways/Portales
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Monday, December 11 Film- Keep the Change
Edlavitch DCJCC Exhibit - Nativities of the World
Franciscan Monastery Exhibit - German Jazz
Goethe-Institut Exhibit - Season's Greenings
U.S. Botanic Garden Exhibit - Art from the Garden: Ceramics & Sculptures by Marc Peter Keane
Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC) Tuesday, December 12 Exhibit - Painting Shakespeare
Folger Shakespeare Library Tour - First Amendment Highlights
Newseum Exhibit - Around the World in 80 Paper Models
National Building Museum Film - Big Sonia
Edlavitch DCJCC Wednesday, December 13 Exhibit - Tomb of Christ
National Geographic Museum Exhibit - Baseball's Greatest Hits: The Music of our National Game
The Library of Congress Event - Hanukkah Happy Hour (Time) Hop
Edlavitch DCJCC Film - Our Little Sister
Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC) Exhibit - Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, December 14 Lecture - Rachel Carson: Conservationist in Action
Department of the Interior Museum Event - Nuit Du Champagne Holidays Celebration
Embassy of France Exhibit - Remembering Vietnam
National Archives
Exhibit - BRASILIA 1957: A 20th Century Saga
Embassy of Brazil Exhibit - Inside the Dinner Party Studio
National Museum of Women in the Arts |
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