Here are some more great free arts and culture events from CultureCapital.com! This site is a fantastic resource for events provided by CultureCapital (formerly known as the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington) a wonderful organization that supports and highlights the DC metro area's vibrant and diverse arts community! See the "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com for a list of exhibits on view! Plus, CultureCapital.com is now on facebook.
Wednesday, September 10th
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Lunchtime - Talk at NMWA - Metro Center
Conversation Piece: Thread Routes-Chapter 1
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Weekly “Conversation Pieces” series at NMWA.View selected videos featured in the special exhibition, Total Art: Contemporary Video, and then join NMWA staff and fellow participants for a conversation about what you saw, heard, felt, and thought. This week, Assistant Educator Ashley Harris facilitates a conversation about Kimsooja’s Thread Routes—Chapter 1 (2010). Note: Talk is free but if you want to tour the museum before or after, regular admission applies.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave, NW
Metro: Metro Center, 13th St exit or take any number of buses to the corner of 13th & H St NW
Early Evening - Learn about the History of Pens at The Archives - Archives
Making Their Mark Adult Education Workshop Series: From Quill to Rollerball
5:30pm
Combine a special evening viewing of the “Making Their Mark” exhibit with a hands-on exploration of the history of pens with Geoff Parker, great-grandson of George S. Parker, founder of the Parker Pen Company. Discover how pens and writing have changed over time. You will have the opportunity to write with changing pen technology starting with a quill, moving through dip pens and bladder pens and ending with the pens we use today
National Archives
Constitution Ave between 9th & 7th St, NW
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial
Evening - Dance Event at Beatley Library - Alexandria, VA
Cute Animals - Presented by Jane Franklin Dance
7:00pm
At the dog park, most people know the names of the dogs, but not the name of their owners. Dogs and their owners and Jane Franklin Dance celebrates this casual community of animal lovers and sparks a connection with those who share this common interest.
Charles Beatley Central Library
5005 Duke St - Alexandria, VA
Metro: Van Dorn, about one mile from the metro, you can take a short taxi ride, or walk, or heck metro trip-planner for bus access from metro.
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Thursday, September 11th
Evening - Panel Discussion on at-risk groups for HIV/AIDS - Anacostia
Community Forum: HIV/AIDS in At-Risk Populations
Photo by Lark Catoe-Emerson
7:00pm
Program repeats on September 18th with new speakers.
Hear representatives from leading AIDS organizations talk about the nation’s highest at-risk groups of people for HIV/AIDS.
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Place, SE (map)
Metro: Anacostia and take the W2 bus, see metro trip-planner for bus access from metro
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Friday, September 12th
Raya Bodnarchuk, Dog, 1997, cast bronze
Evening - Art Opening and Georgetown Galleries on Book Hill event - Upper Georgetown
Raya Bodnarchuk: Bronze Sculpture: Opening Reception
6:00pm - 8:00pm
The gallery will host an opening reception concurrently with the Georgetown Galleries on Book Hill event. Raya Bodnarchuk is an extraordinary American sculptor and Neptune Fine Art is pleased to present her bronze sculptures this autumn. Raya is known for her clean lines, and modernist compositions with a contemporary, yet sensitive twist. Her works are included in prestigious collections such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Institute of Health, and many more.
Neptune Fine Art
1662 33rd Street NW
near Reservoir Rd, south of R St
Metro: See metro trip-planner for best bus access from metro, or take the Circulator, Union-Station, Georgetown route, to the stop closest to Reservoir Rd, near the end of the line
Evening - Art Opening and Georgetown Galleries on Book Hill event - Upper Georgetown
The South African Sketchbook: Opening Reception
6:00pm
The gallery will host an opening reception concurrently with the Georgetown Galleries on Book Hill event.
Robert Brown Gallery is pleased to present: Five South African Artists. The exhibition will feature works by: Roger Ballen, Deborah Bell, Willem Boshoff, William Kentridge and Diane Victor. It will include drawing, sculpture, photography, prints and a special light box piece by Kentridge.
Robert Brown Gallery
1662 33rd St, NW
near Reservoir Rd, south of R St
Metro: See metro trip-planner for best bus access from metro, or take the Circulator, Union-Station,
Georgetown route, to the stop closest to Reservoir Rd, near the end of the line
Emily Francisco
Evening - Art Opening at Flashpoint - Chinatown
Reception for Emily Francisco: Something Slightly Familiar
6:00pm - 8:00pm
To create a large interactive soundscape, Francisco will establish an atmosphere of looping videos and overlapping soundtracks. Viewers will encounter a series of works involving motion-activated sound, a playable musical instrument that doubles as a twelve-channel video mixer, and a piano keyboard wired to play a series of tuned radios. Presented by CulturalDC.
Flashpoint Gallery: CulturalDC
916 G St NW
Metro: Gallery Pl - Chinatown
Evening - Hand Dancing & Live Music - Brookland
Art on 8th: Hand Dancing with Smooth & EZ
6:30pm
Presented by Dance Place. Smooth and Easy (SEZ) is the oldest and most accomplished Hand Dance troupe in the country! Dancers range from 8 to 68 with performance styles ranging from the 50’s and 60’s to contemporary hand dance.
Arts Plaza at Monroe Street Market
716 Monroe St NEMetro: Brookland - CUA
Shaunte Gates
Evening - Art Opening at the Joan Hisaoka Gallery - U St
Opening Reception | Divergence
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Opening Reception of Divergence. Guest curator and renowned artist Martha Jackson Jarvis unites the provocative works of emerging artists Shaunté Gates and Njena Surae Jarvis as they explore the body as metaphor, challenging the torpid qualities of painting and sculpture with a sense of didactic theater and enigmatic forms.
Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery
at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U St NW
Metro: U St or take the S2 or S4 bus along 16th St to U St or any bus along U St to 16th
Evening - Literary Reading at The Writer's Center - Bethesda, MD
Fall for the Book Reading
7:30pm - 9:30pm
The Writers Center hosts a Fall for the Book reading with Leslie Nathan, author of Sibs, and Pat Spears, who will read from Dream Chaser. The reading will be followed by a reception and book signing.
The Writer's Center
4508 Walsh St - Bethesda, MD
Metro: Bethesda, elevator exit is closest, cross over to walk south on he left side of Wisconsin, Walsh is accessible only from that side, about a seven minute or so walk from the metro
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Saturday, September 13th
Photograph by Susana Raab
Afternoon - Family-Friendly Festival - Anacostia
ACM 47th Anniversary Community Celebration
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Enjoy an indoor/outdoor celebration for the whole family that will include arts and crafts activities, live musical performances, face painting, storytelling, and more.
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Place, SE (map)
Metro: Anacostia and take the W2 bus, see metro trip-planner for bus access from metro
Afternoon - Talk and Book Signing with Actress Melissa Gilbert at the Archives - Archives
My Prairie Cookbook: Memories and Frontier Food from My Little House to Yours
2:00pm - 3:00pm
A book signing will follow the program In My Prairie Cookbook, Melissa Gilbert, star of Little House on the Prairie, offers fans comforting family recipes and childhood favorites. From prairie breakfasts and picnic lunches to treats inspired by Nellie’s restaurant, the 80 simple and delicious dishes—crispy fried chicken, pot roasts, corn bread, apple pie, and more—let you to eat like the Ingalls family. Gilbert’s personal recollections and memorabilia, including behind-the-scenes stories, anecdotes, and treasured scrapbook images, accompany the recipes.
National Archives
Constitution Ave between 9th & 7th St, NW
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial
Afternoon - Film Screening at the NGA West Building - Archives
Film Series: American Originals Now: Jesse Lerner: La Piedra Ausente (The Absent Stone)
2:30pm
(Sandra Rozental and Jesse Lerner, 2012, Spanish with subtitles, 80 minutes).
Introduced by Jesse Lerner. In 1964, the largest carved stone in the Americas was moved from the town of San Miguel Coatlinchan in Texcoco to the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City—a risky and remarkable engineering feat. The extraction of the monolith (representing the pre-Hispanic water deity Tlaloc) set off a rebellion in the town that forced the Mexican Army to intervene. Today this enormous stone is an urban monument, and one of the principal icons of Mexican national identity. Lerners recent film explores the legacy of the stone, as well as the memories and the longings it still calls to mind.
National Gallery of Art
West Building Lecture Hall
6th & Constitution Ave NW
Metro: Archives
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Sunday, September 14th
Late Afternoon - Film Screening at the NGA West Building - Archives
Film Series: American Originals Now: Jesse Lerner: Ruins4:00pm
(Jesse Lerner, 1999, 78 minutes)
Introduced by Jesse Lerner. Surveying important moments from the history of Mesoamerican antiquarianism (the general collecting or study of antiquities and material remains), Ruins suggests how diplomacy and Pan- Americanism framed the recent recontexualization of archeological objects as art objects. Visiting with Brigido Lara, an artist and one-time master forger of pre-Columbian antiques, the film even suggests parallels between documentary film and fake artifacts.
National Gallery of Art
West Building Lecture Hall
6th & Constitution Ave NW
Metro: Archives
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Monday, September 15th
Evening - Interview with Signature Theatre's Artistic Director - Shirlington, VA
The 25 Year Journey: A Conversation
7:30pm
The Washington Post's Peter Marks interviews Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer about the last 25 years and plans for the future.
Signature Theatre
4200 Campbell Ave - Arlington, VA
Metro: Pentagon and take the 7A, 7F, 22A, 25A, 25D, or ART 87 bus to the Shirlington Bus Station. See metro trip-planner for the best route to get to “Shirlington Bus Station.” Walk towards Campbell Avenue and make a left. The Theatre will be at the end of the street. You can also take a short taxi ride from Pentagon City for about $12.
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Tuesday, September 16th
Morning - Film Screening - Cheverly, MD
Platinum Movie: 12 Years a Slave
11:00am
The 2014 Oscar and Golden Globe winner for Best Motion Picture is the true story of Solomon Northup, a freed black man from upstate New York who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana. Dramatic and emotional, the gripping film illustrates the tragic extremes of life in the mid-1800s, and how a brave and determined man survived to regain his freedom.
Platinum Movie: 12 Years a Slave
Publick Playhouse
5445 Landover Rd - Cheverly, MD
Metro: Cheverly and take The Bus18 towards Langley Park to Landover Rd & Annapolis Rd.
Evening - Literary Event at the Arts Club - Farragut West
Literary Evening: Authors Ailish Hopper and Alan Michael Parker
7:00pm
The Arts Club presents a reading by Ailish Hopper and Alan Michael Parker, two acclaimed voices in contemporary publishing. Ms. Hopper teaches at Goucher College in Baltimore. Honors for her work include the Center for Book Arts Chapbook Prize. Mr. Parker is the Douglas C. Houchens Professor of English at Davidson College and the author of multiple volumes of poetry and prose. He has written for The New York Times and The New Yorker. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Arts Club of Washington
2017 I St, NW
Metro: Farragut West or Foggy Bottom
Evening - US Air Force Chamber Concert - Rockville, MD
United States Air Force Band Chamber Players Series- Woodwind Quintet & Chamber Trio
8:00pm
This concert will present music for winds and cello by two ensembles that are components of the United States Air Force Band. Formed in 2012, the Chamber Trio fits its unique instrumentation of flute, clarinet and cello to a wide variety of repertoire featuring new, original musical arrangements.
Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
6125 Montrose Road - Rockville, MD
Metro: Twinbrook and wait for the Ride On bus or take a taxi, short trip, just over a mile (see map). You may also consider walking or biking from the metro.
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