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National Monument On Sunday, August 26, from 9 am to 5 pm, enjoy an open house with music, ranger programs, storytelling and more at the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Celebrate the 98th anniversary of the constitutional amendment that secured the right to vote for women. Included in the festivities will be historic interpreters offering a glimpse into the people and moments from the women's equality movement, discussions led by the National Park Service and National Woman's Party, and an opportunity for visitors to venture into the Florence Bayard Hilles Feminist Library for rarely-seen items on display. No tickets or reservations are required. | |  | |  Luxurious Quilts from Nineteenth-Century America Many of the quilts that survived the nineteenth century were created with great skill, using luxury materials in the most current fashions. This Saturday, August 25, textile curator Elizabeth Lay will examine high-style quilts of the mid-Atlantic area, with examples from the Montgomery County Historical Society's collection. Lay will illuminate the rich traditions and history expressed through fine needlecraft using examples that include the "Woodbourne" quilt, an important chintz medallion quilt, and an embroidered Victorian crazy quilt. | |  I Love Botswana: A Cultural Explosion! The Embassy of Botswana in Washington, in partnership with the Duke Ellington School of the Arts Project (DESAP), presents Botswana's most prolific dance troupe #IloveBotswana ensemble Wednesday, August 29, at 7:00 pm. I Love Botswana: A Cultural Explosion! highlights the beauty and diversity of Botswana's landscapes and cultural heritage in a rendition of song and dance rarely seen by audiences. The performance is at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Georgetown. The event has a registration required through the Duke Ellington School Box Office. | |  Kenny G and The Tenors On Thursday, August 30, hear Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kenny G and Canadian vocal group The Tenors at Wolf Trap. Kenny G has grafted elements of R&B, pop, and Latin to a jazz foundation solidifying his reputation as the premiere artist in contemporary jazz. The Tenors – Clifton, Fraser, and Victor - thrill audiences with powerful songs, outstanding harmonies, and undeniable charm. Tickets are $30 to $65. | |  A Glimpse of Ancient Yemen When caravans transported commodities to the Mediterranean world and Indian subcontinent, cities along trade routes like Timna (in today's Yemen) became known for artistic production. Fine alabaster figures, impressive metal work, and funerary busts became hallmark's of Yemen's ancient cultural traditions. Long-distance trade with the Greeks, Romans, and Persians introduced artistic and cultural traditions to ancient Arabia. A Glimpse of Ancient Yemen highlights a selection of objects excavated from the region by the pioneer archaeologist Wendell Phillips and his team in 1950 and 1951. See this exhibit on display at the Freer|Sackler until August 2019. | |  Friday, August 24
Exhibit - Diggers & Doughboys: The Art of Allies 100 Years On
Embassy of Australia
Tour - Tragic Tales of Georgetown
DC by Foot Exhibit - American Civics
Mansion at O Street Tour - In Their Footsteps: Woman Suffrage
National Women's History Museum Exhibit - Floating Islands: The Beauty in Imperfection
Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) Concert - Jazz in the Garden
National Gallery of Art
Exhibit - Bringing the War to Our Doorsteps
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Saturday, August 25 Exhibit - Postmen of the Skies
Smithsonian National Postal Museum Tour - Invetigation: Detective McDevitt
Ford's Theatre
Event - Community Day 2018
Arena Stage Exhibit - Heavy Metal: Women to Watch
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Event - Portrait Story Days: Jimi Hendrix
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Exhibit - Juried Regional Exhibition
Hill Center Sunday, August 26 Exhibit - The Plane of Tomorrow, Today!
College Park Aviation Museum Exhibit - Secret Cities: The Architecture and Planning of the Manhattan Project
National Building Museum
Exhibit - Botanical Art Worldwide: America's Flora
U.S. Botanic Garden Event - Bollywood Boulevard: A Journey through Hindi Cinema
Filene Center at Wolf Trap Tour - Chinese/Mandarian Tour: Art Across Cultures
Freer|Sackler Monday, August 27 Exhibit - Lately Arrived: Recent Additions to the Collection
DAR Museum Exhibit - Your Community, Your Story
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Exhibit - Baselitz: Six Decades
Hirshhorn Museum Event - District of Fashion Runway Show Pre-party with Peruvian Connection
Downtown DC BID Event - Digital Summit
Washington Convention Center Tuesday, August 28
Exhibit - Blackout: Silhouettes Then and Now
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Exhibit - Breaking News: Alexander Hamilton
George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum Exhibit - Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen
Smithsonian American Art Museum Exhibit - Form & Function: The Genius of the Book
Folger Shakespeare Library Exhibit - 20/20: Double Vision
Dupont Underground Exhibit - Curtis Woody: A Sketch of Slavery in the District of Columbia
Dumbarton House Wednesday, August 29 Exhibit - Journey to Yuki's World
Touchstone Gallery Exhibit - Expressing Humanity: Historical, Spiritual, Symbolic
Zenith Gallery
Exhibit - Fun House
National Building Museum Exhibit - Congress and the Separation of Powers
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Exhibit - First Amendment Highlights
Newseum Event - Art Project: Tail Language
Korean Cultural Center Exhibit - The Sweat of Their Face: Portraying American Workers
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thursday, August 30 Exhibit - 50 Years After Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Octagon Museum Concert - REMIX Black Out
National Portrait Gallery
Exhibit - Expanding Spacetime
Korean Cultural Center Exhibit - Butterfly Pavilion
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History |
Newsletter for August 24 to August 30, 2018 
