Walking club, for aptness and improved health, co-sponsored by Sibley Memorial Hospital. 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays, Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Free, with giveaway parking. 202-364-7602.
Diversity and incapacity encampment roundtable, an interactive contention to examination and plead ideas about advancing efforts to revoke racial, racial and other health disparities. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., The Access Board, 1331 F St. NW. Free. 202-272-0080. www.eventbrite.com.
Amber waves of grain: an overview, Ari Novy, Botanic Garden emissary executive director, leads a travel by a universe of wheat, deliberating how humans have employed this stand and how one male saved a billion people from starvation in a 20th century with this elementary grain. Bring sunscreen, protecting wardrobe and water. 10:30 a.m., U.S. Botanic Garden, patio in front of a Conservatory, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Free; registration required. 202-225-8333. www.usbg.gov .
Washington National Cathedral behind a scenes, age 11 and older, see gargoyles and stained-glass windows and stand stairs for a breathtaking perspective of a city. Bring a camera. 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. weekdays, Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. $25; ages 11-12, $21. 202-537-6200 or www.nationalcathedral.org .
“The Hundred-Foot Journey ,” a film about a culinary ingénue with a gastronomic homogeneous of ideal pitch, replaced with his Indian family to a old-fashioned encampment in a south of France and on a margin of opening an Indian grill that rivals an already determined Michelin-rated restaurant, starring Helen Mirren, Charlotte Le Bon and Manish Dayal. 11:30 a.m. and 2:15, 5 and 8 p.m., Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. $11.50; students, $9; seniors, $8.75; troops and age 12 and younger, $8.50. 202-966-6000 or www.theavalon.org.
“A Five Star Life ,” a film about a lady whose pursuit takes her to some of a many overwhelming cities and prosperous hotels, behaving as an clandestine hotel critic, until an astonishing life change upsets her lifestyle, in Italian with English subtitles. 12:30 and 5:30 p.m., Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. $11.50; students, $9; seniors, $8.75; troops and age 12 and younger, $8.50. 202-966-6000 or www.theavalon.org .
Victory garden tour, a horticulturist leads a debate of a garden and discusses some of a vegetables and flowers in a museum’s re-created World War II-era Victory Garden. 1 p.m., National Museum of American History, Welcome Desk, Constitution Avenue Entrance, initial floor, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
Beginner mechanism class, learn how to emanate an e-mail account, hunt a Internet and use online library services. 1-3 p.m. Thursdays, Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. Free. 202-727-1288.
Memorials on a Mall, a National Park Service ranger leads a walking debate of a preference of memorials. 2-4 p.m. daily by Aug. 31, Lincoln Memorial, 23rd Street NW and West Potomac Park. Free. 202-426-6841.
Book “tasting,” librarians approach visitors to a accumulation of new and renouned books for a representation reading, light refreshments served. 4 p.m., West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. Free. 202-724-8698.
Chess for teens, learn how to play and master strategies. 4 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Teen Space, 901 G St. NW. Free. 202-727-0321.
Origami nights, for ages 7-12, learn how to emanate paper cranes, frogs, foxes, ties and other designs regulating a Japanese art form. Beginners welcome. 4:30 p.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays, Francis A. Gregory Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE. Free. 202-698-6373.
Big Maze late night, revisit exhibitions, navigate a unequivocally large obstruction and nosh during Hill Country’s Backyard Barbecue. 5-9 p.m. Thursdays by subsequent Thursday, National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Free. 202-272-2448. www.nbm.org .
Teen diversion night, for age 8 and comparison who like to dance or follow sports, or try MarioKart, pizza and snacks served. 5-8 p.m., Chevy Chase Library, Teen Lounge, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. 202-282-0021.
Wii dance-off, for ages 13-19, a weekly foe regulating Wii. 5:30 p.m. Thursdays, William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library, 115 Atlantic St. SW. Free. 202-243-1184.
Anacostia Library chess club, for ages 10-16. 6 p.m. Thursdays, Anacostia Library, 1800 Good Hope Rd. SE. Free. 202-715-7707 or 202-715-7708.
Rudolph Valentino wordless film “All Night ,” a 1918 story of a married multitude integrate who convince an unwed integrate to switch places with them during a celebration and fake to be a servants, co-sponsored by a D.C. Public Library. 7 p.m., Hill Center during a Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Free; registration required. www.hillcenterdc.org or 202-549-4172.
Game night during a library, for teens, come play Wii video games or one of a house games or work on a craft. 7 p.m. Thursdays, Southwest Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. Free. 202-724-4752.
Meditation and mindfulness, a monitor teaches and leads techniques that assistance those whose highlight response is triggered by a new cancer diagnosis; cancer patients, their family members and caregivers welcome. 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, Sibley Medical Building, Conference Room 4, second floor, 5215 Loughboro Rd. NW. Free. 202-364-7602.
Job seekers support group, get new ideas for networking and rise strategies for anticipating jobs. 7 p.m. Thursdays by Sept. 18, Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. Free. megan.mcnitt@dc.gov or 202-727-0232.
“Shear Madness,” a comedy-mystery set in Georgetown, with assembly appearance to assistance solve a ridicule murder. 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 6 and 9 p.m. Saturday, 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Kennedy Center, Family Theater, 2700 F St. NW. $50. 202-467-4600.
Seniors line dancing, age 50 and older. 10 a.m. Fridays, Woodridge Interim Library, 1790 Douglas St. NE. Free. 202-541-6226.
Helping Our People Engage, in a suggestion of revitalizing a ancestral cinema theaters of Anacostia, such as a Carver, Anacostia, Naylor and Congress theaters, a Anacostia Neighborhood Library presents weekly film matinees on Friday mornings, a contention organisation follows. 11:30 a.m., Anacostia Library, 1800 Good Hope Rd. SE. Free. 202-715-7707 or 202-715-7708.
Arthritis support group, this month’s topic: “Your Pain and You,” sponsored by Sibley Senior Association. Noon, Sibley Renaissance Building, Meeting Room 2, 5255 Loughboro Rd. NW. Free. 202-364-7602.
Secrets of a Washington Monument grounds, a National Park Service ranger leads a walking debate to a landscape where dim story awaits discovery. 2-4 p.m., Paddle Boats Refreshments Stand, Ohio Drive during a Tidal Basin. Free. Michael Kelly, 202-359-2662.
Science Friday, let’s watch Bill Nye! for ages 8-12, watch dual episodes of “Bill Nye a Science Guy,” a TV uncover that creates grant fun for kids. 3 p.m. Fridays, Dorothy I. Height/Benning Library, 3935 Benning Rd. NE. Free. 202-281-2583.
Story behind a Thomas Jefferson Memorial, a National Park Service Ranger discusses how a blue-ribbon elect built a commemorative opposite all of a odds. 3 p.m., Thomas Jefferson Memorial, 900 Ohio Dr. SW. Free. Jan Buerger, 202-426-6841.
Join a STEAM team, for ages 6-12 with an seductiveness in science, technology, engineering, art and/or arithmetic and a enterprise to design, construct, learn or create. 4 p.m. Fridays, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. Free. 202-727-0321.
Jazz in a sculpture garden, jazz clarinetist Seth Kibel performs. 5-8:30 p.m., National Gallery of Art, Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-737-4215.
Classical song concert, a U.S. Marine Band performs cover music. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
Cazhmiere in concert, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. Free. 202-289-0111 or www.yardspark.org .
Memorials of a Mall by night, a National Park Service ranger leads a walking debate of America’s front yard. 8-10 p.m. daily by Aug. 31, Lincoln Memorial, 23rd Street NW and West Potomac Park. Free. 202-426-6841.
“The Lego Movie ,” an outside screening of a family-oriented film; move a sweeping or grass chair; popcorn, candy and drinks available. 8 p.m., Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW. Free. 202-363-4900
U.S. Marine parade, U.S. Marine Silent Drill Team, Drum and Bugle Corps, Color Guard, Silent Drill Platoon and Ceremonial Marchers; guest with reservations are certified during 7:15 p.m.; visitors contingency arrive no after than 8 p.m. Parade, 8:45 p.m., Fridays by Aug. 29, Marine Barracks, Eighth and we streets SE. Free; reservations required. 202-433-4011 or 202-433-6060 or www.barracks.marines.mil .
Movie night in a park, “Frozen .” 8:15 p.m., Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 4850 Colorado Ave. NW. Free; no tickets required. 202-426-0486 or www.nps.gov/rocr .
Run with a National Park Service ranger, on a three- to four-mile run around a nation’s iconic memorials, about 10 mins per mile. 8 a.m., Washington Monument Lodge bookstore, 15th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. Survey lodge, 202-426-6841.
Ward 8 farmers market, uninformed fruits and vegetables, cooking demonstrations, yoga. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays by Nov. 22, 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE. 202-889-5901 or www.thearcdc.org .
Miraculous balloon magic, Synetic Theatre performs an interactive journey of a roving actor and a enchanting case that will open a kid’s imagination. 9:30 and 11 a.m., National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free ticket, one per person, distributed 30 mins before any show. 202-783-3372.
Cooking for people with cancer, nutritionist Laura Pole discusses a purpose of nourishment in cancer therapy and tells how sustaining dishes can also be delicious. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Smith Center for Healing and a Arts, 1632 U St. NW. $30. 202-483-8600 or www.smithcenter.org .
Yoga for adults, taught by an instructor from Yoga Activist, wear gentle wardrobe and move a mat, some mats might be available. 10 a.m. Saturdays, Dorothy I. Height/Benning Library, 3935 Benning Rd. NE. Free. 202-281-2583.
Botany and a chemistry of brewing, grant proffer Todd Brethauer discusses a botanical inputs and a chemical transformations that start as pellet is brewed into ale and drink and a story of brewing. Noon, U.S. Botanic Garden, Conservatory Classroom, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Free; registration required. 202-225-8333. www.usbg.gov .
Foggy Bottom sculpture tour, Mary Kay Shaw leads a walking debate of a exhibit. 11 a.m., West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. Free. 202-724-8698.
Burning of Washington D.C., a National Park Service ranger traces a stairs of a British Army during a 1814 conflict on a city. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Freedom Plaza, Casimir Pulaski Statue, Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 13th and 14th streets. Free. Mark Morse, 202-740-4269.
Yoga, a clergyman from Yoga Activist leads beginner-level classes for adults and teens. 11 a.m. Saturdays, Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. Free. 202-243-1188.
Cemetery tours, a docent leads a debate of a tomb that provides a final resting place for John Philip Sousa and other famous people. 11 a.m.-noon Saturdays by Nov. 1, Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St. SE. Free. 202-543-0539. www.congressionalcemetery.org .
Imaginative play, for age 12 and younger, use your imagination to dress up, build with blocks, perform with puppets and do puzzles. Noon Saturdays, Francis A. Gregory Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE. Free. 202-698-6373.
D.C. Poetry Project’s roving open mike communication reading, for any poet, author or spoken-word artist who wishes to attend by reading any square that is no longer than 3 minutes, sign-up starts during 11:45 a.m.; readings, noon, Dorothy I. Height/Benning Library, 3935 Benning Rd. NE. Free. 202-281-2583.
Carillon recital, carillonneur Edward M. Nassor performs. 12:30 p.m., Washington National Cathedral, Bishop’s Garden and other outside areas, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. Free. 202-537-6200 or www.nationalcathedral.org .
Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, a National Park Service ranger discusses a misunderstanding and achievements of a initial Republican presidency and tells how it led to a War of 1812. Free. Jan Buerger, 202-426-6841.
Luce Design with Tanis Gray, a internal knitwear engineer and needlework books author discusses her artistic routine and teaches visitors how to weave a simple lace; move your possess needlework supplies. 1:30 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, third floor, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
Guided bike ride, about 3 hours, led by a National Park Service ranger, with stops to plead moments in American history; move your bike, H2O and snacks; helmets required. 2-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, 900 Ohio Dr. SW. Free. 202-426-6841.
Tango lessons, for adults, learn and use a Argentine tango with Rendezvous Tango’s Bahman Aryana, all ability levels welcome. 2 p.m. Saturdays by Sept. 27, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. Free. 202-727-0321.
President James Madison’s war, a National Park Service ranger discusses a whys and wherefores of a War of 1812 and tells how Madison pulled it together in a second fight for American independence. 3 p.m., Thomas Jefferson Memorial, 900 Ohio Dr. SW. Free. Jan Buerger, 202-497-6841.
Full STEAM ahead! for ages 5-12, a fun, inquiry-based, hands-on examination and education seminar to hint seductiveness in science, technology, engineering, humanities and math. 3:30 p.m. Saturdays by Aug. 30, Juanita E. Thornton-Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. Free. 202-541-6100.
Chocolate City Rocks! facilities D.C.’s possess Thaylobleu, led by singer/writer Terence Nicholson, bassist Ezra Greer and Godisheus. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
Movie night in a park, “Macbeth ,” available live during Folger Theatre, co-directed by Teller and Aaron Posner. 8:15 p.m., Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 4850 Colorado Ave. NW. Free; no tickets required; initial come-first served. 202-426-0486 or www.nps.gov/rocr .
Palisades farmers market, locally grown anniversary produce, song supposing by Sherier Mountain. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays, 48th Place and MacArthur Boulevard NW. www.palisadesfarmersmarket.com .
Family MESS, for ages 3-12 to learn about math, engineering and grant in a universe around them by experiments, building and other activities; parental/caregiver appearance encouraged. 1 p.m., William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library, 115 Atlantic St. SW. Free. 202-243-1184.
Luce unplugged with Pleasure Curses, a staff member discusses a square of art comparison by Pleasure Curses, a D.C. twin that mixes synth and electro to emanate smooth, dark, dance music, holding their cues from new wave, disco, synth cocktail and early electronic dance, a opening follows. 1:30-3:30 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, F Street Lobby, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
Join a STEAM team, for ages 6-12 with an seductiveness in science, technology, engineering, art and arithmetic and a enterprise to design, construct, learn and create. 2 p.m. Sundays, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. Free. 202-727-1278.
Fizz, Boom, Read! a library’s summer module to try and get artistic with STEAM-related crafts. 2:30-4 p.m., Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. Free. 202-282-3139.
Smooth jazz and Scrabble, relax to a sounds of many opposite artists. 3-5 p.m., William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library, Lounge in a Main Meeting Room, 115 Atlantic St. SW. Free. 202-243-1184.
Reading one-act plays, move your behaving skills and review by one-act plays such as Tennessee Williams’s “27 Wagons Full of Cotton .” 3 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. Free. 202-727-0321.
Board games in a afternoon, for age 10 and older, play house games with your friends or learn to play chess. 3 p.m. Sundays, Northwest One Library, 155 L St. NW. Free. 202-939-5946.
Liberators of Latin America, a National Park Service ranger leads a walking debate and discusses a insubordinate ideas that couple a memorials to a liberators of Latin America. 3-6 p.m. Sundays by Aug. 31, Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station, 2301 we St. NW. Free. Mike Balis, 202-438-9710.
Shaw needlework and knitting circle, all knowledge levels welcome, move needles and chronicle for your possess take-home project. 3 p.m. Sundays, Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. Free. 202-727-1288.
Zumba kids, for ages 4-13, dance to eager song and follow kid-friendly moves. 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Capitol View Library, 5001 Central Ave. SE. Free. 202-645-0755.
Organ recital, Michael Britt performs. 6 p.m., Basilica of a National Shrine of a Immaculate Conception, Upper Church, 400 Michigan Ave. NE. Free; donations accepted. 202-526-8300 or www.nationalshrine.com or muslit@bnsic.org.
Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra, a premier American ragtime garb performs ragtime favorites and underscores Charlie Chaplin’s wordless comedy classic, “One A.M. ” (1916), regulating a strange rope scores. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
English review classes, proffer teachers from a Washington English Center promote classes twice a week. 10 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. Free. 202-727-0232.
Therapeutic yoga classes for cancer patients, Corrin Bennett and Alaina Sadick lead patients, survivors and caregivers. 10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Mondays, 6-7:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Smith Center for Healing and a Arts, 1632 U St. NW. $25/month. 202-483-8600 or www.smithcenter.org .
U.S. Botanic Garden lunchtime tour, museum volunteers lead a debate of plants and plead what manila folders, Chanel No. 5, vanilla and hoary fuels have in common. Also, a contention of probable breakthroughs in medicinal plant research. Noon, Monday and Wednesday, U.S. Botanic Garden, Conservatory Garden Court, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Free. 202-225-8333 or www.usbg.gov .
Yoga during West End, Smita Kumar from Yoga District teaches a weekly class, move a pad or use one of a library’s. 12:30 p.m. Mondays, West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. Free; registration required: teresa.sakon@dc.gov or 202-724-8698.
Mental health and HIV trusted group, for people with HIV and mental-health problems, sponsored by MetroHealth. Transportation tokens and refreshments provided. 3:30 p.m. 1012 14th St. NW. Free. 202-638-0750.
Dolley Madison “Lady Presidentress,” a National Park Service ranger discusses a mythological initial lady. 3 p.m., National World War II Memorial, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. Jan Buerger, 202-497-6841.
Exercise for seniors, Loretta DiPietro, boss of a Department of Exercise Science during George Washington University, discusses stream commentary in a clinical and psychological advantages of practice and demonstrates specific exercises for seniors, sponsored by Dupont Circle Village Live and Learn. 3:30-5 p.m., St. Matthew’s Cathedral, North Conference Room, 1725 Rhode Island Ave. NW. $10; reservations required. Linda Harsh, lindajkh@mac.com or 202-234-2567.
Reader’s theatre, for those in grades 2-5, move stories to life, review aloud scripts from renouned children’s books and file your behaving chops; primogenitor appearance encouraged. 4 p.m. Mondays, Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. Free. 202-671-3121.
HIV/STI testing, for ages 13-24, hosted by Metro TeenAIDS. 4:30 p.m., William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library, 115 Atlantic St. SW. Free. 202-243-1184.
Woodridge Checkmates, for ages 7-19, learn how to play and win. 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Woodridge Library, 1801 Hamlin St. NE. Free. 202-541-6226.
U.S. Navy Band concert, a Country Current, a premiere country-bluegrass ensemble, performs a brew of complicated nation song and cutting-edge bluegrass. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
“Wait Until Dark ,” 1963 regretful torment film about a lady whose father is murdered on a sight by someone whose income he had stolen, song by Henry Mancini, starring Audrey Hepburn. 6:30 p.m., National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free ticket, one per person, distributed 30 mins before any show. 202-783-3372.
“The Lost Angel,” Ralf Kirsten’s 1966 film with artist Ernst Barlach reflecting on his feelings when he schooled that Nazis had dragged his famous sculpture, “The Hovering Angel,” a commemorative for World War we victims, out of Gustrow Cathedral. 6:30 p.m., Goethe-Institut, 812 Seventh St. NW. $7; seniors and students, $4. 202-289-1200.
Yoga for beginners, taught by an instructor from Yoga Activist. 7 p.m. Mondays, Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. 202-282-3080.
U.S. Navy Band concert, a Concert Band performs a brew of marches, nationalistic selections and breeze rope repertoire. 8 p.m., U.S. Capitol, west steps. Free. 202-433-2525.
Yoga during noon, led by normal yoga clergyman and therapist Heather Ferris, move a mat. Noon Tuesdays, Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. Free. 202-727-1288.
Yoga during West End, taught by yoga instructor Smita Kumar, move a pad or use one of a library’s mats. 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. Free. 202-724-8698.
Classical piano concert, Cha Park performs works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and Liszt. 12:10 p.m., Church of a Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. Suggested donation, $10. 202-347-2635, Ext. 20.
Conversation with a cancer coach, Carole O’Toole talks with cancer patients, their families and caregivers about how to take a best probable caring of yourself when you’ve been diagnosed with cancer. 12:30 p.m., Smith Center for Healing and a Arts, 1632 U St. NW. Free. 202-483-8600. www.smithcenter.org .
Sketching workshop, move pencils and a tiny sketchbook, work with objects on arrangement in a center. 2:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
D.C. Youth Slam Team poetry, for ages 13-19, an sparkling communication workshop, move your imagination. 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. Free. Register with Jonathan Tucker: 202-787-5279.
Teen advisory group, move your ideas for destiny library programs and events, including a teen party. 5 p.m., Francis A. Gregory Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE. Free. 202-698-6373.
Dance concert, Maryland-based organisation Gina Ling Chinese Dance Chamber, performs several Chinese classical, folk and minority dances. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
Yoga in a evening, one-hour lesson, all ability levels welcome, mats provided. 6:30 p.m. many Tuesdays, Northwest One Library, 155 L St. NW. 202-939-5946; and mostly for beginners, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080; for amateur adults and teens, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Southwest Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. 202-724-4752; and a amateur and teen lesson, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. Free.
Women’s History on a Horizon: The Centennial of Women’s Suffrage in 2020, a contention to commemorate Women’s Equality Day and a 94th anniversary of a resolution of a 19th Amendment and cruise how scarcely 100 years of voting rights have influenced women’s present-day political, amicable and mercantile roles. 7 p.m., National Archives, McGowan Theater, Constitution Avenue and Ninth Street NW. Free. 202-357-5000.
“The Great Society Subway ,” author talk, author Zachary M. Schrag leads a contention of his book about a Metro, a complement built during a time when many American families already owned cars and when many American cities had dedicated themselves to freeways. 7 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Great Hall, 901 G St. NW. Free. 202-727-0321.
“The Remains of a Day ,” book discussion, a librarian leads a contention of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel about an understated English servant in post-World War II England. 7 p.m., Southeast Library, 403 Seventh St. SE. Free. 202-698-3377.
U.S. Navy Band concert, a Cruisers garb performs a accumulation of music, including stroke and blues, pop, rock, and adult contemporary. 8 p.m., Sylvan Theater, on a Washington Monument drift nearby 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-433-2525.
Job willingness training, James Kendlin assists with constructing a résumé and discusses interviewing skills and ubiquitous pursuit readiness. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Anacostia Library, 1800 Good Hope Rd. SE. Free. 202-715-7707 or 202-715-7708.
Genealogy regulating online resources, repository dilettante Nancy Wing teaches how to navigate www.archives.gov for your family story research. 11 a.m., National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-357-5000.
Gallery talk, curatorial partner Stephanie Midon facilitates a review about artist Alex Prager’s video. Noon-12:30 p.m., National Museum of Women in a Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Free. 202-783-5000.
Bereavement support, for people who have mislaid a associate in a past dual years, sponsored by Sibley Senior Association. 2-3:30 p.m., Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW. Free. Registration: 202-364-7602.
Pennsylvania Avenue: America’s Main Street, a National Park Service ranger leads a travel and reveals some of a avenue’s lesser-known events, places and people. 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Old Post Office Tower, Benjamin Franklin statue, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-606-8691.
Board diversion hangout, for ages 9-12, move your friends or make new ones to play Clue, Candy Land, Life, Monopoly and other games. 4 p.m., Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. Free. 202-243-1188.
Fizz! Boom Read! for age 5 and older, attend in a grant activity any week. 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. Free. 202-727-1288.
Nutrition class, with instructors from a University of a District of Columbia. 4 p.m. Wednesday and a fourth Wednesday of each month, Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. Free. 202-727-0232.
Chess for kids, instruction for all ages. 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. 202-282-3080.
D.C. Youth Poetry Slam Team workshop, for teens, bi-weekly communication and spoken-word workshops designed to commission teenagers to pronounce adult about issues of amicable justice. 4:30 p.m., Dorothy I. Height/Benning Library, 3935 Benning Rd. NE. Free. 202-281-2583.
Kotebel in concert, a on-going garb performs a brew of fashionable sonorous stone with a far-reaching operation of influences from exemplary to jazz to universe music. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
“Above All Else,” John Fiege’s 2014 film, a mural of a organisation of landowners and activists in East Texas as they attempted to stop construction of a Keystone XL pipeline, a question-and-answer eventuality follows with Fiege; Lennox Yearwood Jr., arch executive and boss of a Hip Hop Caucus; Steven Mufson, Washington Post appetite reporter; and Julia Trigg Crawford, who appears in a film; sponsored by a Environmental Film Festival. 7 p.m., E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW. $10. 202-342-2564.
Harry Potter fan workshop, George Washington University librarian Tolonda Henderson leads a seminar exploring grant on J.K. Rowling’s bestselling novels and discusses how academics in several disciplines pull on a works as impulse for their possess writings. 7 p.m., Northeast Library, 330 Seventh St. NE. Free. 202-698-0058.
Chess club, for players of all ages and abilities. 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Francis A. Gregory Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE. Free. 202-698-6373.
U.S. Marine Band concert, 8 p.m., U.S. Capitol, west terrace. Free. 202-433-4011.
“Hanna’s Journey,” film about a lady who goes to Israel to serve her career by operative with infirm people until she meets an Israeli amicable workman who picks on her with Holocaust jokes, though is also flirting with her, in English, German and Hebrew with English subtitles. 8 p.m., Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. $11.50; students, $9; seniors, $8.75; troops and age 12 and younger, $8.50. 202-966-6000.
“Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq ,” about prima ballerina Tanny Le Clercq, presumably a biggest American dancer of a 20th century, a polio plant in her late 20s, her life story and a implausible set of resources that surrounded her comfortless tumble are shown in archival footage and documents; executive Nancy Buirski introduces a film. Noon, National Archives, McGowan Theater, Constitution Avenue and Ninth Street NW. Free. 202-357-5000.
U.S. Air Force Band concert, a String Ensemble performs. Noon, 1 and 2 p.m., National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
Heirloom garden tours, a horticulturist leads a debate and discusses some of a plants in a museum’s Heirloom garden that were upheld down from era to era and cultivated in American gardens before to 1950. 1 p.m., National Museum of American History, Mall Terrace, Southwest Corner, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
Memorials of a National Mall, a National Park Service ranger leads a walking debate of America’s front yard. 2-4 p.m. daily by Aug. 31, Lincoln Memorial, 23rd Street NW and West Potomac Park. Free. 202-426-6841.
Abolition before Abe, a National Park Service ranger discusses a approach to applaud a anniversary of a 1833 British Act abolishing labour by articulate about American labour in an general context. 5 p.m., Lincoln Memorial, 23rd Street NW and West Potomac Park. Free. Genevieve Goerling, 202-426-6841.
Dance concert, a Maryland-based dance association Footworks performs a brew of normal Americana song and percussive dance. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
“Pollyanna ,” a 1920 wordless film about an orphaned lady who learns how profitable her confident opinion is when she goes to live with her crotchety Aunt Polly, starring Mary Pickford, co-sponsored by a D.C. Public Library. 7 p.m., Hill Center during a Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Free. Register: www.hillcenterdc.org . 202-549-4172.
“Lady Mu Guiying Takes Command,” Mei Baojiu, a son of a initial actor ever to benefaction Beijing Opera in unfamiliar countries, and other superb stars of a Jingju Theater Company of Beijing perform in approval of a Peking Opera’s 120th anniversary. 7:30 p.m., Kennedy Center, Opera House, 2700 F St. NW. $25-$. 202-467-4600.
— Compiled by Gerri Marmer
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