 | | |  |  | | | | | None Swifter Than These: 100 Years of Diplomatic Couriers This exhibit at the National Postal Museum highlights the U.S. Diplomatic Courier Service, which carries sensitive materials, equipment and information to nations where U.S. diplomats work. The U.S. Diplomatic Courier Service traces its origins to the U.S. Army courier detachment, established at the U.S. Embassy in Paris in 1918 and serves in times of peace and war. Developed by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic Security Service, this exhibit is on display through January 26, 2020. |  | |  |  | |  |  | | Thanks for subscribing to the Culture Communiqué. You help make the Communiqué and our online Events Calendar go-to places for people who want to know about DC events and activities. More important, you show up. You participate and that's what makes Cultural Tourism DC communications so important to our Affiliate members. Your interest makes you a qualified, prospective audience member. Affiliates need you visiting or sitting in the audience. As the 2019-20 season kicks off, look for things to do on our Events Calendar and if your favorites' activities don't appear, let us know at Info@CulturalTourismDC.org. We'll encourage them to send us their schedule. Calendar listings are free for appropriate events. | | | |  |  | | Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery The National Portrait Gallery is a historic art museum located between 7th, 9th, F, and G Streets in northwest DC. Founded in 1962 and opened to the public in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution. Its collections focus on images of people who have contributed to the history, development and culture of the U.S. In October, portraits by finalists in the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition will be on exhibit in "The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today." Click here for more information on the exhibit.
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Friday, September 20 Exhibit - 6 @ 35: Fabricating Culture
Zenith Gallery at 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Concert - Dhrupad Sisters Trio
Gandhi Memorial Center Exhibit - More is More: Multiples
National Museum of Women in the Arts Event - Free Folger Friday: Chimes at Midnight
Folger Shakespeare Library Saturday, September 21 Tour - Embassy Row
Washington Walks Event - Saturday Garden Tour
Franciscan Monastery Exhibit - Gardens Across America
U.S. Botanic Garden Tour - Civil War History
Congressional Cemetery Event - Opera Night with Nicole Butler
Dupont Underground Sunday, September 22 Tour - Weekend Civil War
National Museum of Civil War Medicine Exhibit - Starting from the Island: Contemporary Art from Taiwan
IA&A at Hillyer Event - Sunday Strolls
Congressional Cemetery Exhibit - Rafael Soriano: Cabezas
Art Museum of the Americas Monday, September 23 Exhibit - Newly Connected.
Korean Cultural Center
Event - Sepharadic Tango Concert
Embassy of Argentina Event - Seriously Funny: From the Desk of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Newseum Event - 100 Years of Cartoons in El Universal
The Mexican Cultural Institute Tuesday, September 24 Event - Free Landmark Lecture: Unhappy Separations
Tudor Place Exhibit - Smart Policies for a Changing Climate
American Society of Landscape Architects Exhibit - Hoops
National Building Museum Wednesday, September 25 Exhibit - Animals in Japanese Outsider Art
The Japan Information & Culture Center Event - Secret Door Tour: Be A Super Sleuth!
The Mansion on O Street Theater - 1 Henry IV
Folger Shakespeare Theatre Thursday, September 26 Exhibit - Ginny Ruffner: Reforestation of the Imagination
Smithsonian Renwick Gallery Event - Beyond Basics: Pasta Making
Hill Center Exhibit - Lullaby by Georgia Saxelby
Embassy of Australia Exhibit - Deep Time
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Newsletter for September 20 to September 26, 2019. Find more events on our calendar, which presents the latest information on the District's most exciting cultural activities. It's all at your fingertips. To view our full calendar, visit our website. |  | | | |
Mi Casa Es Su Casa: Flight Fest Visit the College Park Aviation Museum for a celebration of birds and flight with films, exhibits, activities on Saturday, September 21. Celebrate long distance bird flights at the world's oldest continuously operating airport. Designed to teach kids how birds migrate to Central America, this event is free to the public. The event features guest speakers, bird watching, a glider pilot, special exhibits, crafts, and the Oriole Bird!
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The Prize-Winning Cartoons of Darrin Bell Darrin Bell is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American editorial cartoonist and comic strip creator. His syndicated comics strips include Candorville and Rudy Park. An editorial cartoonist, Bell is the first African-American to have two comic strips syndicated nationally. Bell's work draws upon issues such as civil rights, pop culture, family, and nihilist philosophy. See his Pultizer prize winning cartoon exhibit on display at the Newseum.
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Pop-Up Exhibition: Music for Machiavelli On Wednesday, September 25, celebrate the Folger Consort's 2019/20 season with this special talk and pop-up exhibition honoring 16th century diplomat and writer, Niccolo Machiavelli. Hear Folger Library Director Mike Witmore and Dr. Christopher Celenza in a discussion on Machiavelli and his treatise, The Prince. After the talk, then get a guided tour of rare materials from the Folger collection, including an early manuscript of The Prince. Arrive early for a champagne toast to the start of the Folger Consort season. Get tickets for this event here.
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Capitol Hill Day
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center |  | October 1
Arts and Crafts: Omani Doors
Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center | | October 4
An Enchanted Evening: Fairy-Tale Operas
Russian Chamber Art Society |  | October 5
College Park Day
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