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Wednesday, March 4
Lunchtime - Art Talk at NMWA - Metro Center
Gallery Talk: Collection Connections
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Note: Talk is free but if you want to tour the museum before or after, *regular admission applies.
Bite-size lunchtime talks are offered most Wednesdays throughout the special exhibition, Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea. This week, Member Relations Associate Emily Haight draws connections between artworks in this special exhibition and NMWA’s collection.. *Regular admission: $10, students with ID and 65+ $8, Free for NMWA members and youth 18 and under + Free Community Day on the first Sunday of every month 12:00pm - 5:00pm
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue, NW
Metro: McPherson Sq or Metro Center, or take a bus to 13 & H St
Lunchtime - Author Talk & Book Signing at The Archives - Archives
Martha Jefferson: An Intimate Life with Thomas Jefferson
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Martha Jefferson is the first and only biography of Thomas Jefferson’s wife, who died at the young age of 33 in 1782. Drawing on a wealth of new sources, law professor William G. Hyland, Jr., discusses this little-known figure.
National Archives
between 7th & 9th on Constitution Ave, NW
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial
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Thursday, March 5
Evening - Photography Show Opening Reception with the Curators at the Goethe - Chinatown
Gute Aussichten: New German Photography 2014/2015: Opening Reception
Stefanie Schroeder
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Opening reception with curators Josefine Raab and Stefan Becht. The eight “gute aussichten 2014/2015” award winners (read more about the artists) are hot on life's heels. Death, migration, discrimination, loneliness, isolation and desperation are put face to face with happiness, cognizance, diversity and creative energy. The jury of seven chose eight award winners out of 115 applications from 40 different institutions. The works could hardly be more different from each other. Altogether, there are more than 300 images, two video projections and three books.
Goethe-Institut
812 Seventh St, NW
Metro: Gallery Pl - Chinatown
Evening - Monthly Salon for Artists & Arts Professionals in Old Town, VA - King St
Salon: An Artful Conversation
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Judith HeartSong’s Salon: An Artful Conversation is a monthly meeting of artists, writers, and arts professionals who come together to bond, network, and get out of their heads for a little while. It is a conversation, a support group, sometimes a counseling session, always a networking extravaganza, an experimental lab for new ideas, and a place to learn and grow by leaps and bounds as an artist and professional.
Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 North Union Street - on the Waterfront in Old Town Alexandria, VA
Metro: King St and take the free trolley down to the Waterfront or any bus that runs down King St and gets you close to the Torpedo Factory. For those of you with smart phones, you can also download the uber or lyft app on your phone and see details below for a new user promo for $10 or $20 off your first ride.
Follow "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com for more free events and exhibits on view, CultureCapital.com on facebook, @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter and TICKETPLACE for half-price tickets to performances in the DC metro area!
Friday, March 6
Lunchtime - Author Talk & Book Signing at The Archives - Archives
Mint Juleps with Teddy Roosevelt: The Complete History of Presidential Drinking
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Author Mark Will-Weber helps the National Archives launch its new exhibit, "Spirited Republic: Alchohol in American History,” with an account of how alcohol figured in memorable moments of our country’s history. A book signing will follow the program.
National Archives
between 7th & 9th on Constitution Ave, NW
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial
Late Afternoon - Panel on Latin Americans in the US at The Kennedy Center - Foggy Bottom
IBERIAN SUITE: Literature Panel: Latin American Cultural Presence and Influences in America
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Two experts from the Smithsonian--Eduardo Díaz and James Counts Early--lead a discussion about the contributions of Latin Americans and their enriching influence on American culture.
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Family Theater
2700 F St NW
Metro: Foggy Bottom, take free shuttle from metro
Art - Opening Reception for Solo Show at Gallery Underground - Crystal City, VA
Opening Reception for Screaming Babies: Linda Lowery Solo Exhibit
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Opening Reception for “Screaming Babies,” which features large portraits with a close-up view of raw emotion. Linda Lowery has been painting and drawing crying babies for the past five years in a loose, expressionistic style using bold color. Whatever feelings they evoke, they are sure to grab your attention. Presented by the Arlington Artists Alliance.Gallery Underground
Crystal City Shops
2100 Crystal Dr - Arlington, VA
Metro: Crystal City
Friday, March 6 & Saturday, March 7
Evening & Afternoon - Opening Reception + Meet the Artists at Zenith - upper 16th St
Culture Cluster: Opening Receptions
Friday 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturday 2:00pm - 6:00pm
"Zenith Gallery presents Culture Cluster, where we've put together a distinguished and eclectic crew of some of our favorite artists, and added a dollop of new artists we’re very excited to show you in honor of our 37th anniversary. The resulting collection presents a wide array of materials, including: wood, clay, pieced metal, found objects and lighting elements, mixed media and mesh, cast glass, photography, acrylic on panel, and more! Join our Culture Cluster!"
Zenith Gallery
1429 Iris Street, NW
Metro: Silver Spring and take the S4 bus southbound along 16th St from the stop on Colesville Rd near East West Hwy to the stop closest to Iris, about a 15 minute bus ride. It's about a 6 minute car ride if you want to download the uber or lyft app on your phone and see details at the bottom of this post for a new user promo for $10 or $20 off your first ride.
Saturday, March 7
All Day - Art History Symposium at the NGA West Building - Archives
Public Symposium: Forty-Fifth Annual Middle Atlantic Symposium in the History of Art
10:30am - 4:00pm
Illustrated lectures by graduate students in art history. Jointly sponsored by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts and the University of Maryland department of art history and archaeology.
National Gallery of Art
West Building Lecture Hall
6th & Constitution Ave NW
Metro: Archives
Late Afternoon - Chamber Music at Hillwood - Van Ness
Chamber Music Recital at Hillwood Museum and Gardens
4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Friday Morning Music Club presents a chamber concert featuring classical guitarist Charles Mokotoff along with works by Daniel Dorff: Two Cats for flute and clarinet, Villa-Lobos: Choro No. 2. Susan Brandt, flute; Albert Hunt, clarinet and Peter Wesenauer: Lasterhaftes Trio. Marion Richter, viola; Valerie Matthews, cello; Cyndy Elliott, bass.
Hillwood Museum and Gardens
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW
Metro: Van Ness - UDC and walk about 15 minutes, see google maps, there are two ways you can walk there, the walk can be a bit hilly if I recall. For those of you with smart phones, you can also download the uber or lyft app on your phone and see details at the bottom of this post for a new user promo for $10 or $20 off your first ride.
Follow "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com for more free events and exhibits on view, CultureCapital.com on facebook, @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter and TICKETPLACE for half-price tickets to performances in the DC metro area!
Sunday, March 8
All Day - Women's Day Event at the NMWA - Metro Center
Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
10:00am - 4:00pm
In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, NMWA is organizing the third annual edit-a-thon focused on improving Wikipedia entries related to notable women artists and art world figures. This event is part of the larger Art+Feminism global initiative to help improve Wikipedia’s gender imbalance. Reservations required. Registrations will open in January. Please bring a laptop with power cord and photo ID. Extension cords and power strips are highly recommended.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue, NW
Metro: McPherson Sq or Metro Center, or take a bus to 13 & H St
Afternoon - Lecture on Intermedia Work with Composer & Performers at the NGA - Archives
Lecture: Intermedia Collaboration
2:00pm
A discussion of Intermedia work, in particular Roger Reynolds’s FLiGHT Project and the video “operas” of the late Robert Ashley. Participants include Tom Hamilton, a collaborator of Ashley’s, and Ross Karre, percussionist and Intermedia artist for performances of various works by Reynolds. Moderated by Roger Reynolds, Pulitzer prize-winning American composer and University Professor, University of California, San Diego. A performance of the initial sections of FLiGHT and works by Ashley and others will follow at 6:30pm, see those details below.
National Gallery of Art
West Building Lecture Hall
6th & Constitution Ave NW
Metro: Archives
Afternoon - Art Opening & Artist Talk at Rockville JCC - White Flint, MD
Art by Ronni Jolles
Rough Around the Edges: Inspirations in Paper by Ronni Jolles: Reception
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Artist Talk at 2:30pm
With a unique and innovative art form, Ronni Jolles uses hundreds of kinds of paper, gathered from around the world, to create highly textured and dimensional artwork. Whether it’s the cyclical journey of trees, a clothesline hanging outside a window, or a view of Jerusalem as the sun sets, the medium of paper delivers a sculptural quality that is truly inspiring.
Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
6125 Montrose Rd - Rockville, MD
Metro: White Flint and walk, bus or taxi, about a two minute drive or a twenty minute walk
Afternoon - Chamber Music at the Riversdale Museum - PG Plaza/ Riverdale, MD
The Riversdale Chamber Music Society
2:30pm
The Riversdale's chamber music series continues with musicians from the University of Maryland performing Franz Schubert's Octet in F major.
Riversdale House Museum
4811 Riverdale Rd - Riverdale Park, MD
Metro: Prince George's Plaza can take The Bus #14 to Riverdale Rd & 48th Ave. You can also download the uber or lyft app, see details below for special promo for $10 or $20 off your first ride.
Late Afternoon- Artist Talk & Closing Reception at the DCAC - Woodley Pk/ Adams Morgan
Dis/Satisfaction: Artist Talk & Closing Reception
5:00pm Artist Talk
Dis/Satisfaction: Permission to rewrite history is an exhibit featuring the newest Sparkplug, DCAC's Artist's Collective, members. Composed of nine diverse artists from the DC metro area, the works run the gamut from painterly expression to socially engaged performance art. This exciting body of work offers compelling and engaging commentary on current social issues and norms.
DCAC (DC Arts Center)
2438 18th St NW
Metro: Woodley Park and walk or take the Circulator bus one stop to Adams Mill or the 42 bus to 18th & Columbia from Dupont Circle
Evening - Concert at the NGA - Archives
66th American Music Festival: Personal Visions: JACK Quartet
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Please arrive early for seating, no late admittance
Roger Reynolds: Guest Composer and pianist. Conlon Nancarrow: String Quartet No. 3. Michelle Lou: Porcupine. Robert Ashley: Resonant Combinations [A tribute to Cage] Roger Reynolds: The FLiGHT Project (an initial encounter)
National Gallery of Art
West Garden Court
6th & Constitution Ave NW
Metro: Archives
See the special "Free in DC" Inside Out feature on CultureCapital.com for more free events!
Monday, March 9
Lunchtime - Conversation with Young Composer at the NGA West Building - ArchivesWorks in Progress: Personal Vision and the Education of Young Composers in America
12:10pm & 1:10pm
A conversation between an outstanding young composer and one of America's leading mentors of young composers: Michelle Lou, composer and graduate of University of California, San Diego; and Roger Reynolds, Pulitzer prize-winning American composer and University Professor, University of California, San Diego.
National Gallery of Art
West Building Lecture Hall
6th & Constitution Ave NW
Metro: Archives
Evening - Literary Reading at The Hill Center - Eastern Market
Hill Center and PEN/Faulkner Present: Brando Skyhorse
7:00pm - 9:00pm
The Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital & PEN/Faulkner Reading Series features Brando Skyhorse, author of The Madonnas of Echo Park and Take This Man, in conversation with Lisa Page, Acting Director of Creative Writing, The George Washington University.
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
921 Pennsylvania Ave, SE
Metro: Eastern Market
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