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.
Thurgood Marshall Remembered, a National Park Service ranger discusses a life of a Supreme Court justice. 10 a.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, West Potomac Park, between a Lincoln and Jefferson memorials, Independence Avenue SW. Free. Contact Joseph Mohr, 202-359-1532.
“The Great Adventures of Austin Clark and a Expedition Albatross,”actor Josh Sticklin portrays a immature Smithsonian scientist as he sets cruise on a high seas in 1906, and in this interactive production, take a outing to Sant Ocean Hall after a uncover and try a museum that Clark called home, regulating your map and margin biography for your possess find of deep-sea specimens. 10:15 and 11:45 a.m. Thursday-Friday, Discovery Theater during S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. $8; ages 2-16, $6; 1 and younger, $3. 202-633-8700 or www.discoverytheater.org.
Washington Cathedral behind-the-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. weekdays, Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. $25; ages 11-12, $21. 202-537-6200 or www.nationalcathedral.org.
Meet a author, “How it Feels to be Free: Black Women Entertainers and a Civil Rights Movement,” author Ruth Feldstein discusses her book, an strange scrutiny of a little-known though executive purpose that black entertainers, generally black women, played in assisting promulgate and brazen a movement’s goals, including Lena Horne, Miriam Makeba, Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll and Cicely Tyson. Noon, National Archives, McGowan Theater, Constitution Avenue and Ninth Street NW. Free. 202-357-5000.
Tour a dominion of rarities, nature’s best-kept secret, charge scientist Eric Dinerstein leads a travel by a collection and discusses because some category are wanting and others are common regulating examples of some of a many fantastic plants and animals on Earth in some of a many outlandish locations. Noon, U.S. Botanic Garden, Conservatory Garden Court, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Free; registration required. 202-225-8333. www.usbg.gov.
An journey with pleasant fruits, botanist Kyle Wallick discusses a ambience of some of a some-more surprising fruits of a universe and tries to get visitors to representation a durian. Noon, U.S. Botanic Garden, Conservatory Classroom, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Free; registration required. 202-225-8333. www.usbg.gov.
Carmina in concert, a opening of works for outspoken cover ensemble. 12:10 p.m., National Gallery of Art, West Building Garden Court, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-737-4215.
American art: after and before, a staff member discusses a featured pattern in a gallery after it has perceived diagnosis by conservators and shows a science, art story and learned hands that have prepared it for exhibition. 1 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, G Street Lobby, Eighth and F streets 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 Jun 30, Lincoln Memorial, 23rd Street NW and West Potomac Park. Free. 202-426-6841.
Crafty Thursdays, age 5 and older, all materials provided. 4 p.m., William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library, 115 Atlantic St. SW. Free. 202-243-1184.
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. 202-645-4297.
Sounds of summer, the Bruce Swaim Quartet performs jazz favorites; move a sweeping or cushion, sunscreen and water. 5-7 p.m., U.S. Botanic Garden, National Garden Lawn Terrace, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Free; registration required. 202-225-8333. www.usbg.gov.
Gallery debate for deaf visitors, a gallery proffer uses American Sign Language to plead works in a museum. 5:30 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, F Street lobby, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
World Children’s Chorus, an dusk of music, partial of a Voices of Our Nation festival. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
Foster caring information, make a disproportion in a child’s life by providing a safe, nurturing home for children or teenagers who are temporarily distant from their families, ideal for those who wish to spin encourage or apparatus parents. 6:30 p.m., Northwest One Library, 155 L St. NW. Free. 202-939-5946.
Anacostia Library yoga, rise your mind, physique and spirit. 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Anacostia Library, 1800 Good Hope Rd. SE. Free. 202-715-7707 or 202-715-7708.
Meditation for best well-being, David Newcomb teaches a joys and health advantages of imagining and walks we by a elementary imagining technique. 7 p.m. Thursdays by Jun 26, Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Free. 202-727-1488.
Choral concert, University of Maryland Chamber Singers and a National Symphony Orchestra, led by Christoph Eschenbach, perform works by Anton Brucknew and his Symphony No. 8, 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F St. NW. $10-$85. 202-467-4600.
“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.
“Private Lives,” Maria Aitken leads Noël Coward’s fast-talking comedy of manners that looks into a lives of newlyweds honeymooning with their new spouses as they spend time on a adjacent balcony. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays, by Jul 13, Lansburgh Theatre, 450 Seventh St. NW. $40-$100, discounts for students, seniors, troops and groups. 202-547-1122. www.shakespearetheatre.org.
“Titus Andronicus,” age 13 and older, Faction of Fools Theatre Company performs an blending account of a Shakespeare play, destined by Matthew R. Wilson. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, by Jun 22, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Gallaudet University, Eastman Studio Theatre-Elstad Annex, 800 Florida Ave. NE. $25; students, military, seniors and groups, $15. 800-838-3006 or 202-503-9760. www.factionoffools.org.
“The Totalitarians,” a high-energy domestic comedy play by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, destined by association member Robert O’Hara, an scrutiny of a double-speak we invent for domestic benefit and how this denunciation finds itself into a bland lives, relations and culture. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays, 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D St. NW. $35-$87.50, theme to availability. 202-393-3939. www.woollymammoth.net.
Seniors line dancing, age 50 and older. 10 a.m. Fridays, Woodridge Interim Library, 1790 Douglas St. NE. Free. 202-541-6226.
Jazz concert, a U.S. Marine Corps Jazz Combo performs. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., National Air and Space Museum, Sixth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-433-4011.
H.O.P.E. Theater – “Helping Our People Engage,” in a suggestion of revitalizing a ancestral cinema theaters of Anacostia, such as a Carver Theater, a Anacostia Theater, a Naylor Theater, and a Congress Theater, a Anacostia Neighborhood Library proudly presents, H.O.P.E. Theater, “Helping Our People Engage,” weekly film matinees on Friday mornings during 11 a.m., a contention organisation follows. 11:30 a.m., Anacostia Library, 1800 Good Hope Rd. SE. Free. 202-715-7707 or 202-715-7708.
Our cherished internal azaleas, hothouse owners Steven Kristoph discusses a 17 category of brightly colored and sweet-smelling internal azaleas, their culture, caring and how to place them in a landscape. Noon, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Free; registration required. 202-225-8333. www.usbg.gov.
“Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns,” Episode Four: The True Welcome. Jazz is called on to lift a spirits of a fearful republic as a republic becomes mired in a Great Depression and a economy continues in tatters. Noon, National Archives, McGowan Theater, Constitution Avenue and Ninth Street NW. Free. 202-357-5000.
Pipe organ concert, organist Sondra Proctor performs works by J.S. Bach, Louis-Claude Daquin, Rachel Laurin and Maurice Duruflé. 12:15-1 p.m., National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Cir. NW. Free; donations welcome. 202-797-0103.
Secrets of a Washington Monument grounds, a National Park Service ranger leads a walking debate of a mountainous reverence to Gen. Washington. 2-4 p.m., Refreshment Stand-Paddle Boat Parking Lot, Independence Ave. SE. Free. Michael T. Kelly, 202-359-2662.
Join a S.T.E.A.M. team, for ages 6-12 with an seductiveness in science, technology, engineering, art and arithmetic and a enterprise to design, construct, learn and create. 4 p.m. Fridays, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. Free. 202-727-0321.
Jazz in a sculpture garden, Beanna Bogart performs blues fusion. 5-8:30 p.m., National Gallery of Art, Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-737-4215.
Paint and sip art workshop, with step-by-step instruction by training artists Ellen Cornett and Sheppard Bear, emanate your possess artwork, suffer snacks and wine. 6:30-8:30 p.m., Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. $30, includes materials and refreshments. 202-547-6839 or www.chaw.org.
“In a Mood for Love,” Wong Kar-Wai’s 2001 duration intrigue film about neighbors who think their spouses of intrigue and find themselves descending in adore with one another, a visible tour-de-force in a atmosphere of early 1960s Hong Kong during night, in Cantonese with English subtitles. 7 p.m., Freer Gallery of Art, Meyer Auditorium, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
American uncover initiative, “An American Soldier,” for age 13 and older, an hour-long premiere stoical by Huang Ruo with a words by David Henry Hwang and formed on a loyal story of Pvt. Danny Chen, a Chinese American infantryman in Afghanistan, mature calm and clever language. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, Kennedy Center, Terrace Theater, 2700 F St. NW. $30. 202-467-4600.
“The Prostate Dialogues,” combined and achieved by Jon Spelman, a solo opening by a eminent storyteller as he explores masculinity and mankind in a face of illness with amiability and humor. 8 p.m. Fridays, 5 p.m. many Saturdays-Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Monday, and Jun 24, continues by Jun 29, Washington D.C. Jewish Community Center, Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW. $15-$30. 202-518-9400.
Texas Chainsaw Horns, an dusk of horn-driven mill music. 6:30-8:30 p.m., Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. Free. 202-289-0111 or www.yardspark.org.
Movie song during sunset, a U.S. Army Concert Band performs song of a jazz masters. 8 p.m., U.S. Capitol, west steps. 703-696-3399.
U.S. Marines on parade, Silent Drill Team, Drum and Bugle Corps, Color Guard, Silent Drill Platoon and Ceremonial Marchers; guest with reservations 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.
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 bookstore, 15th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. Survey lodge, 202-426-6841.
Ward 8 Farmers Market open, uninformed fruits and vegetables, cooking demonstrations, yoga and more. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays by Nov. 22, THEARC, Parking Lot, 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE. 202-889-5901 or www.thearcdc.org.
The singing voice: a celebration, performers and song educators soprano Karin Paludan and effort Doug Bowles try a ranges and forms of voices, what can make a voice outstanding, a appetite of content and tinge and a nuts and bolts of a earthy mechanisms that expostulate this miraculous machine, live demonstrations and clips of recordings by Enrico Caruso, Ethel Merman, Judy Garland, Maria Callas, Tony Bennett, Idina Menzel, Josh Groban, Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton. 9:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m., S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. $130. 202-633-3030.
Europe 1900: The Golden Ages of Vienna, Paris and London, Smithsonian techer George Scheper explores how a fixing of artistic army made 3 particular civic milieus, any nourished by a appetite and fad of new ideas and a new century. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. $130. 202-633-3030.
Shakespeare’s a thing, for ages 6-12, try how Shakespeare combined his plays and how they continue to constraint a imagination 400 years later. 10 a.m., Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. Free. 202-544-7077.
Yoga during a library, for adult and teen beginners with an instructor from Yoga Activist. No knowledge required; move a pad or use one from a library. 10 a.m., Dorothy I. Height/Benning Library, 3935 Benning Rd. NE. 202-281-2583; 11 a.m., Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. Free. 202-243-1188.
Genealogy: Revolutionary War troops and nationalistic service, archivist Claire Kluskens teaches beyond-the-basic archival investigate skills for genealogists on Revolutionary War troops and nationalistic service, all ability levels welcome. 10 a.m., National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-357-5000.
Buds, stories, music, crafts and find time, all focused on trees and nature, for children, in partnership with Casey Trees. 10 a.m., U.S. National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave. NE. $15. Free. 202-245-4521.
Children’s song concert, children’s performer Mr. Gabe engages children in a module of interactive songs, family-friendly cocktail songs including “Yellow Submarine” and “La Bamba,” and originals from his award-winning CD. 10:30 a.m., Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. Suggested donation, $6. 202-547-6839 or www.chaw.org. www.mrgabemusic.com.
Book cover design, a contention on what creates a successful book cover and a common do’s and don’ts, move examples of covers we adore and hate. 11 a.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Digital Commons, 901 G St. NW. Free. 202-727-0321.
Meditation for healthy living, Karin Silverman discusses a advantages of imagining and how it improves a altogether physical, mental and devout health of a physique and mind. 11 a.m., Southwest Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. Free. 202-724-4752.
Kids’ debate during a FDR Memorial, a National Park Service ranger leads a debate of a commemorative to a usually four-term boss in story and tells of his accomplishments, acquire a ranger badge. 11 a.m., Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Ohio Drive NW. Free. Laura Abbott, 202-570-2785.
Yoga for adults and teens, geared to beginners though open to age 13 and older, move a pad or steal one of a library’s. 1 p.m., Southwest Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. Free. 202-724-4752.
Family reunion celebration, move a family for a day of live song performances, a print counter and scavenger hunts, or come for a many renouned qualification activities. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Kogod Courtyard, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
Bike clinic, volunteers from a Bike House yield giveaway correct use for all ages outward a library. Noon-2:30 p.m., Anacostia Library, 1800 Good Hope Rd. SE. Free. 202-715-7707 or 202-715-7708.
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.
Yoga for adults and teens, geared to beginners though open to age 13 and older, move a pad or steal one of theirs. 1 p.m., Southwest Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. Free. 202-724-4752.
Dog Catcher! internal historian Hayden Wetzel describes a story of animal control and a city bruise from a investiture of a District, when residents and military were approaching to take wandering animals off a streets, to a classification of a D.C. bruise in 1872, and into a 20th century. 2 p.m., Northeast Library, 330 Seventh St. NE. Free. 202-698-3320.
Breast cancer survivor talk, internal romantic Thelma Jones discusses her knowledge as a studious and as a survivor, a question-and-answer eventuality follows. 2 p.m., Southwest Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. Free. 202-724-4752.
Great Turkey Shoot, a National Park Service ranger discusses what a tenure meant to American pilots in a Battle of a Philippine Sea and a highlight in World War II. 2 and 4 p.m., National World War II Memorial, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. Call Paul O’Brian, 202-438-7066.
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. Saturday and Sunday, 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.
“Raise it Up!” Anthem for America, accumulate on a museum’s Mall patio during 2:30 p.m. to sing along with a 500-person choir, Grammy-winning composer Eric Whitacre and MacArthur “genius” associate Francisco J. Núñez, a U.S. Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants and commander and conductor Col. Larry Lang in an alfresco opening of a inhabitant anthem, led by a luminary during 4 p.m. 2:30-4 p.m., National Museum of American History, between 12th and 14th streets NW. Free; registration required. 202-633-1000 or anthemforamerica.si.edu.
Parent-child yoga, instructor Sarah Alim teaches ages 2-9 and their caregivers, move a yoga pad or towel, collect adult a waiver form to spin in before your initial class. 3 p.m., Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. Free. 202-727-1288.
Art show, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop opens a annual tyro art uncover with works in a fields of watercolor, painting, drawing, photography, ceramics and sculpture; prizes to be awarded by uncover juror Wade Carey. Reception 5:30-7:00 p.m. Saturday, uncover continues by Jun 28, gallery open 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. Free. 202-547-6839 or www.chaw.org.
Capital City Showcase, a accumulation uncover with comedians Pete Bergen, Chris DeBo, Olney Mike B, Pat Riley and Haywood Turnipseed Jr. and mill song by a Mercy Alliance. 10 p.m., D.C. Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. $10. 202-462-7833. www.dcartscenter.org.
Martha’s Table ministry, that helps feed a homeless by a McKenna’s Wagon soup kitchen, collects sandwiches and fruit from volunteers. Washington National Cathedral, Hearst Circle, adjacent to a Wisconsin Avenue parking garage, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. Free. 202-537-6200 or www.nationalcathedral.org.
Pennsylvania Avenue: America’s Main Street, a National Park Service ranger leads a travel and reveals some of a avenue’s lesser-known facts. 10:30 a.m. Sundays, Old Post Office Tower, Benjamin Franklin statue, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-606-8691.
Global economy book talk, author Larry Doyle discusses his book “In Bed with Wall Street: The Conspiracy Crippling Our Global Economy.” 11:30 a.m., Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mary Pickford Theater, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Free. 202-707-5664.
“The Lodger,” Alfred Hitchcock’s 1927 wordless thriller film formed on a novel desirous by a exploits of Jack a Ripper, a puzzling foreigner with peculiar function who takes a room in a London family’s house. 1 p.m., Freer Gallery of Art, Meyer Auditorium, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
Knitting and needlework workshop, join associate needlers to emanate equipment for those in need; instruction, needles and account provided. 1 p.m., Washington National Cathedral, Fourth Floor of a South Tower, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. Free. Mila Michael, knitting@cathedralcongregation.org or 202-537-6200.
Homework/creative essay help, for teens. 1 p.m., Mount Pleasant Library, Lower Level, 3160 16th NW. Free. 202-671-3121.
Cathedral monster tour, a docent shows slides of a building’s dainty mill gargoyles and grotesques, followed by an outside tour; binoculars and cameras welcome. 2 p.m., Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. $15; age 12 and younger, $6. 202-537-6200 or www.nationalcathedral.org.
Fizz, Boom, Read!, a library’s summer module to try and get artistic with crafts. 2:30-4 p.m. Sundays by Aug. 24, Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. Free. 202-282-3139.
Civil Rights Act of 1964, a National Park Service ranger discusses a 50th anniversary of this landmark legislation, exploring a effects of a law and a aptitude in a 21st century. 3 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, West Potomac Park, between a Lincoln and Jefferson memorials, Independence Avenue SW. Free. Call Susan Philpott, 202-426-6841.
Smooth jazz and Scrabble, relax to a sounds of many opposite artists. 3-5 p.m., William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library, Main Meeting Room, 115 Atlantic St. SW. Free. 202-243-1184.
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.
“Crossroads,” Teinosuke Kinugasa’s 1928 wordless film, a story of passionate mania set in Edo-period Japan, live low-pitched accompaniment by pianist Burnett Thompson. 3:30 p.m., Freer Gallery of Art, Meyer Auditorium, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
Cáceres/Ramos Santana Duo, a opening of song for dual pianos and 4 hands by Puerto Rican composers. Latecomers not admitted. 6:30 p.m., National Gallery of Art, West Building Garden Court, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-737-4215.
Benefit concert, a U.S.-Philippines Society hosts Broadway star Lea Salonga, apl.de.ap [Allan Pineda Lindo] of The Black Eyed Peas, Metropolitan Opera star Rodell Rosel, Lou Diamond Phillips and many other celebrities compensate reverence to a Philippines and a rebuilding of post-Typhoon Haiyan. 8 p.m., Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F St. NW. $25-$250. 202-467-4600. www.after-the-storm.org.
Knit Wits, for adults, learn to weave and crochet. 10:15 a.m. Mondays, Parklands-Turner Library, 1547 Alabama Ave. SE. Free. 202-645-4532.
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.
1776 visits a Thomas Jefferson Memorial, National Park Service rangers and volunteers in duration wardrobe learn about life in 1776 and how it affects us today. Thomas Jefferson Memorial, 900 Ohio Dr. SW. Free. Call Mike Rose, 202-438-9667.
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, Mondays and Wednesdays by Jun 30, U.S. Botanic Garden, Conservatory Garden Court, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Free. 202-225-8333 or www.usbg.gov.
Archives film, from a vaults: 80th Anniversary of a National Archives, screenings of “Your National Archives” and “The Washington Parade: The Archives.” 1 p.m. Monday, National Archives, McGowan Theater, Constitution Avenue and Ninth Street NW. Free. 202-357-5000.
Mental health and HIV trusted group, for people with HIV and mental-health problems. Transportation tokens and refreshments provided, sponsored by MetroHealth. 3:30 p.m. 1012 14th St. NW. Free. 202-638-0750.
Under a Sea S.T.E.A.M. Mural, for ages 4-12, assistance Ms. Tea emanate an aquarium-themed picture to applaud Zoo and Aquarium Month with summer S.T.E.A.M., all art materials provided. 3:45 p.m., Rosedale Library, 1701 Gales St. NE. Free. 202-727-5012.
Chess club, instruction open to children and teens. 5:30 p.m., Woodridge Library, 1801 Hamlin St. NE. Free. 202-541-6226.
Shaw needlework and needlework circle, all knowledge levels welcome, move needles and account to emanate projects to take home. 6 p.m. Mondays, Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. Free. 202-727-1288.
Knitting and crocheting, all knowledge levels welcome. 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Francis A. Gregory Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE. Free. 202-645-4297.
A Tale of a City: A Bloomsday Celebration of James Joyce’s Dublin, Coilin Owens, a Joycean academician and highbrow emeritus during George Mason University, offers insights into how a once-controversial novel offers abounding and fascinating perspectives on Joyce, his writing, and a city he loved, Owens reads passages from “Ulysses,” highlighting a novel’s particular literary language, that Joyce mostly deliberate some-more effective when listened rather than review on a page. Afterward, lift a potion of bubbly in jubilee of Bloomsday. 6:45 p.m., S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. $45. 202-633-3030.
Animal sanatorium class, staff members from a Friendship Animal Hospital learn we how to hoop pet allergies and common skin conditions. 7 p.m., Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Free. 202-727-1488.
Yoga class, taught by a deputy from Yoga Activist, geared toward beginners though all are welcome. 7 p.m. Mondays, Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. 202-282-3080.
Aerobics for adults, one-hour sessions. 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Capitol View Library, second floor, 5001 Central Ave. SE. Free. 202-645-0755.
Insight painting, artist Shanti Norris shows how to learn your artistic self by painting, sketch or collage. 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays by Jun 24, Smith Center for Healing and a Arts, 1632 U St. NW. $10 per session; $30, all 4 sessions. 202-483-8600. www.smithcenter.org.
Guided garden tour, an hour-long travel by 200 years of landscape pattern and garden trends. 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., Tudor Place, 1644 31st St. NW. $10. 202-965-0400. www.tudorplace.org.
“Theatre Musick: Songs from Shakespeare’s Troupe,” a opening by alto vocalist Barbara Hollinshead and lutist Howard Bass. 12:10 p.m., Church of a Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. Suggested donation, $10. 202-347-2635, Ext. 20.
Yoga for lunch, move a mat; instructors from Yoga Activist. 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. Free; register: erika.rydberg@dc.gov. 202-727-0232.
Meditation and Qigong,Eve Soldinger discusses how to soothe highlight and encourage a healthy romantic state by regulating healing meditation. 6-7:15 p.m., Smith Center for Healing and a Arts, 1632 U St. NW. $10. 202-483-8600 or www.smithcenter.org.
Sketching workshop, bring pencils and a tiny sketchbook, work with objects on arrangement in a Luce Foundation Center. 2:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
Homework help, for ages 13-19, assist with task and special projects. 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Francis A. Gregory Library, Teen Space, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE. Free. 202-645-4297.
HIV/STI screening, ages 13-24, by Metro TeenAIDS, with information on how to live a healthy life. 4 p.m., Anacostia Library, Meeting Room 2, 1800 Good Hope Rd. SE. Free. 202-715-7707 or 202-715-7708.
U.S. Army Band concert, a U.S. Army Blues performs a salute to veterans with Big Band tunes from a biggest generation. 6 p.m., National World War II Memorial, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 703-696-3399.
“Voices of Our Nation: Celebrating a Choral Tradition,” an dusk of choral song achieved by group and women of a armed forces, including a U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants, U.S. Navy Sea Chanters and U.S. Army Chorus. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
Yoga for teenagers and adults, Doriel Hall teaches a step-by-step module for beginners’ health and well-being. 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Southwest Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. Free. 202-724-4752.
Band concert, a U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants perform a module themed “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” 8 p.m., U.S. Capitol (West Steps). Free. 202-767-5658.
Treaty of Versailles, a National Park Service ranger discusses a duration following World War we when President Woodrow Wilson and U.S. diplomats helped reshape a universe and attempted to convince Congress to join a League of Nations. 10 a.m., Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Ohio Drive NW. Free. Joe Mohr, 202-359-1532.
Genealogy: War of 1812 U.S. Navy records, repository dilettante John Deeben discusses War of 1812 Navy records. 11 a.m., National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-357-5000.
Cathedral debate and tea, a docent-led debate of a highlights of a cathedral, a history, design and artworks — and a normal English tea and a scenic perspective of a city from a cathedral tower. 1:30 p.m. , Washington National Cathedral, Docent Station during a Rear Nave, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. $30; reservations required. 202-537-8993, www.allhallowsguild.org or e-mail misbister@cathedral.org.
Heartbreak Ridge, a National Park Service ranger discusses because a tangible Korean War was so opposite from a Hollywood account of it. 2 and 4 p.m., Korean War Veterans Memorial, Independence Avenue during French Drive SW, West Potomac Park. Free. Call Paul O’Brian, 202-438-7066.
Art and story of a U.S. Botanic Garden, proffer Susan Klusman discusses how it got a benefaction site, what a architectural character is, how Bartholdi’s Fountain became partial of it, where many of a initial plants came from and more; move sunscreen, protecting wardrobe and water. 2 p.m., U.S. Botanic Garden, accommodate in a Conservatory’s Front Lobby, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Free. 202-225-8333. www.usbg.gov.
Lunder Conservation Center behind a scenes, a staff member discusses how conservators use science, art story and learned hands to safety objects. 3 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, third floor, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
Chess for kids, instruction for all ages. 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. 202-282-3080.
Teen diversion night, for ages 13-19, play house and Wii games. 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Francis A. Gregory Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE. Free. 202-645-4297.
Band concert, a U.S. Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants perform a module themed “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” 8 p.m., Sylvan Theater, on a Washington Monument drift nearby 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-767-5658.
From Skylab to interplanetary space weather: The subsequent frontier, module scientist Madhulika (Lika) Guhathakurta discusses vital with a star. 8 p.m., National Air and Space Museum, Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater, Sixth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
Conserving museum collections, conservators plead a techniques used to provide and safety a array of complicated American artworks presented in a muster “Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection.” Noon, Smithsonian American Art Museum, G Street Lobby, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
“Jazz on a Summer’s Day,” photographer Bert Stern’s 1958 account of a Newport Jazz Festival featuring Louis Armstrong, Anita O’Day, Mahalia Jackson and Thelonious Monk, filled with educational images of late 1950s America. Noon, National Archives, McGowan Theater, Constitution Avenue and Ninth Street NW. Free. 202-357-5000.
U.S. Air Force Band concert, a Saxophone Quartet Chamber Group performs. Noon, 1 and 2 p.m., National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-633-1000 or 202-767-5658.
Cathedra sings, Michael McCarthy leads a garb from Washington National Cathedral in a module of works by Herbert Howells, in partnership with a Anglican Association of Musicians. 12:10 p.m., National Gallery of Art, West Building Garden Court, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-737-4215.
Smart growth, happy city, Charles Montgomery, author of “Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design,” demonstrates how cities change how we feel, act and provide other people in ways many of us never realize, explaining how we can change a lives by changing a attribute with a cities. 12:30 p.m., National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Free; registration required. 202-272-2448. www.nbm.org.
HIV/STI testing, for ages 13-24, hosted by Metro TeenAIDS. 4:30-7:30 p.m., Dorothy I. Height/Benning Library, Meeting Room 2, 3935 Benning Rd. NE. Free. 202-281-2583.
NSO Young Soloists concert, Ankush Kumar Bahl leads a orchestra, violinist Rhea Chung, cellist Daniel Tavani, pianist Nicholas Biniaz-Harris and cellist Peter Eom in a opening of works by Sibelius, Elgar, Barber and Dvorak. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
Refreshing ambience of interrelated therapies, Laura Pole, Susan Beilby-Magee and Kevin Mutschler plead a advantages of a accumulation of interrelated therapies in a hands-on evening. 6:30-8:30 p.m., Smith Center for Healing and a Arts, 1632 U St. NW. Free. 202-483-8600. www.smithcenter.org.
Jazz in a USA: on a 60th anniversary of a Newport Jazz Festival, publisher Soledad O’Brien moderates a row including George Wein, owner of a Newport Jazz Festival, Dan Morgenstern, author, archivist, and Dan Morgenstern, author and archivist, film clips of a 1960 festival will be shown. 7 p.m., National Archives, McGowan Theater, Constitution Avenue and Ninth Street NW. Free. 202-357-5000.
Healthy approaches to weight control and reversing diabetes, Dr. Neal Barnard, boss of a Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine discusses how to strech those infrequently fugitive goals and more. 7 p.m., Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. 202-282-3080.
Responding to Cataclysms and Climate Change, highbrow Victor Zabielski discusses examples of healthy cataclysms from Earth’s past to know how a world responded in any of a opposite scenarios and what to design in a nearby destiny for a planet. 7 p.m., Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Free. 202-727-1488.
“The House of Mirth,” a Georgetown Book Club invites new members for a contention of a Edith Wharton novel about a socialite’s struggles to find adore and confidence in New York City’s Gilded Age. 7:30 p.m., Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. Free. 202-727-0232.
— Compiled by Gerri Marmer
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