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Events for Today May

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Today's Editors' Picks

  • Alison Luchs Lecture - Miscellaneous Event
    The National Gallery of Art curator discusses the David Apollo Statue by Michelangelo.
    Friendship Heights Village Center | Chevy Chase, MD
  • CineConcert: Andrew E. Simpson and 'The Wind' - Miscellaneous Event
    Composer and pianist Andrew E. Simpson plays his original score to the silent film "The Wind," about a girl who moves from her native Virginia to the prairies. At the McEvoy Auditorium.
    Smithsonian American Art Museum - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
  • Washington Balalaika Society - Miscellaneous Event
    Featuring dorma soloist Alexander Tsygankov
    Yorktown High School | Arlington, VA
  • Faces, Not Places Photo Safari - Miscellaneous Event
    Photographer E. David Luria leads a class on photographing faces. At the Sculpture Garden.
    National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden and Ice Skating Rink | Washington, DC
  • Spring Wine Festival and Sunset Tour - Miscellaneous Event
    A celebration of wine in Virginia history with tours of the mansion and more.
    Mount Vernon | Alexandria, VA
  • Sunday Fun-Day - Miscellaneous Event
    Each week a children's book provides the theme for lessons and games. Best for ages 1 to 5.
    Imagination Stage | Bethesda, MD
  • Robert Edsel - Book Event
    Author and founder-president of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art will discuss his book "Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis follows"
    National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
  • Sunday Science Presentation - Miscellaneous Event
    Nathan Secrest, a graduate research assistant at George Mason University, discusses black holes.
    Arlington Planetarium | Arlington, VA
  • Drivers Expo and Mobility Resource Fair - Miscellaneous Event
    For older adults and their families. Sponsored by AARP Maryland
    Asbury Methodist Village's Rosborough Cultural Arts and Wellness Center | Gaithersburg, MD
  • Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy's 18th Annual Meeting - Miscellaneous Event
    Local naturalist Alonso Abugattas will be present for the meeting.
    Morven Park | Leesburg, VA

Highlighted Events: Mon, May 20

  • Who Lives Here? - Miscellaneous Event
    Children can learn about the different kinds of homes animals build for themselves. At the National Headquarters.
    Izaak Walton League of America | Gaithersburg, MD
  • Cancer on the Job - Employee Rights - Miscellaneous Event
    For anyone affected by cancer, attorney Bill Day will discuss the rights of cancer patients and what to expect when you seek benefits
    Hope Connections for Cancer Support | Bethesda, MD
  • Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - Miscellaneous Event
    A reception and celebration of Vietnamese culture featuring traditional music, art and food. Sponsored by the Multicultural Affairs Committee
    Gaithersburg City Hall | Gaithersburg, MD
  • Mom's Club in the artLab - Miscellaneous Event
    A session for a parent and child to create art, toys and costumes.
    Annmarie Garden | Solomons, MD
  • Orioles - Sports Events
    Vs. the New York Yankees. Alumni autograph session before the game.
    Oriole Park at Camden Yards | Baltimore, MD
  • Batle Beyond the Stars - Miscellaneous Event
    A 1980 film about space people joining space creatures to fight an opponent.
    McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon | Washington, DC
  • Vishten - Miscellaneous Event
    DATE: Monday, EVENT: Vishten - CD release of "Mozaik" SHOW TIME: 7:30 pm LOCATION: IMT Rockville: Saint Mark Presbyterian Church 10701 Old Georgetown Rd., Rockville, MD TICKETS: Tickets: $20 advance, $24 door. Students with ID: $16 advance, $20 door All tickets are general admission. INFORMATION: call 301-960-3655 and visit www.imtfolk.org. ARTIST WEBSITE: www.vishten.net HI RES PHOTOS: http://www.imtfolk.org/html/concerts/2013/2013_0520_Vishten/pictures/Vishten.jpg TAGS: Acadian and Francophone Music from Prince Edward Island, Canada
    St. Mark Presbyterian Church | Rockville, MD
  • Olympia Snowe - Book Event
    The former Republican senator from Maine will discuss her book "Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress"
    Politics & Prose Bookstore | Washington, DC
  • CarFit Presentation - Miscellaneous Event
    A program about adapting a car to fit the needs of older adults.
    Hollin Hall Senior Center | Alexandria, VA
  • Opening Shorts - Miscellaneous Event
    Three short films from Italy.
    Embassy of Italy | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Tues, May 21

  • Workers - Miscellaneous Event
    A comedy about labor and temporary employment.
    West End Cinema | Washington, DC
  • Hear Now! - Miscellaneous Event
    Neenah Ellis, one of the founders of Hear Now speaks.
    Goethe-Institut | Washington, DC
  • Charles Moore - Book Event
    Will read from his book "Margaret Thatcher: From Grantham to the Falklands."
    Politics & Prose Bookstore | Washington, DC
  • Memoirs of a Triple Ace: Cold War Flight Testing - Miscellaneous Event
    A lecture and screening of "Fighter Pilot.". At the Lockheed Martin Imax Theater.
    Smithsonian - Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater | Washington, DC
  • Green Fields - Miscellaneous Event
    A film about a young scholar, who travels to the Lithuanian countryside looking for the city of "true Jews."
    District of Columbia Jewish Community Center | Washington, DC
  • Rebuilding Hope: The RTMC Playhouse Project - Miscellaneous Event
    Handcrafted playhouses will be auctioned off to benefit Rebuilding Together Montgomery County (RTMC), a local organization that helps vulnerable families find safe living conditions.
    The Shops at Wisconsin Place | Chevy Chase, MD
  • Bats and Beavers Pontoon Boat Cruise - Miscellaneous Event
    Guests look for beaver lodges, feeding sites and bats. Best for age 6 and older.
    Black Hill Regional Park | Boyds, MD
  • All About Birds - Miscellaneous Event
    Children learn about wings, songs, nests and eggs and walk to watch birds in the woods. Best for ages 3 to 6.
    Locust Grove Nature Center | Bethesda, MD
  • Mount Vernon Genealogical Society meeting - Miscellaneous Event
    Sharon Hodges presents "The File Burned, Now What? Finding Your WWII Relative". Learn what records are available and where to locate them in order learn what your relative did during the war.
    Hollin Hall Senior Center | Alexandria, VA
  • Just Us Youth Media Festival - Miscellaneous Event
    Media workshops, performances, a four hour video competition and more.
    Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza | Silver Spring, MD

Highlighted Events: Wed, May 22

  • Orioles - Sports Events
    Vs. the New York Yankees
    Oriole Park at Camden Yards | Baltimore, MD
  • Gallery Talk: Civil War in America - Miscellaneous Event
    A discussion on the contents of Abraham Lincoln's pockets when he was assassinated. At the Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery.
    Library of Congress - James Madison Bldg. | Washington, DC
  • Modern Freemasonry and How It Affects Your Money - Miscellaneous Event
    Sam El-Amin lectures.
    Woodridge Neighborhood Library | Washington, DC
  • Alice - Miscellaneous Event
    A story about a woman facing issues in her family life and in her work at a rehabilitation center for young women.
    Avalon Theatre | Washington, DC
  • The Arrival of Wang - Miscellaneous Event
    A Chinese interpreter assists an agent with an interrogation of a subject who's identity is kept secret.
    West End Cinema | Washington, DC
  • Volunteer Brown Bag Lunch Series - Miscellaneous Event
    An informational lunch on the fundraising activities at Ann's Circle and more.
    Annmarie Garden | Solomons, MD
  • Illinois State Society Annual Buffet and Play - Miscellaneous Event
    Dinner and a play featuring 10 actors portraying people from Illinois history.
    The Army and Navy Club | Washington, DC
  • Nature Matters: Voices of the Next Generation - Miscellaneous Event
    An evening of presentations on local nature and conservation issues. Best for ages 14 and older.
    Meadowside Nature Center | Rockville, MD
  • Jessica Buchanan and Erik Landemalm - Book Event
    Will discuss their book "Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six" Buchanan was a humanitarian aid worker who was kidnapped by Somali land pirates, Landemalm is her husband
    National Press Club | Washington, DC
  • That Summer - Miscellaneous Event
    Narrated from the perspective of a 15-year-old boy in a family staying in a old country house in Tuscany during the summer of 1981.
    West End Cinema | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Thurs, May 23

  • Steve Vogel - Book Event
    , a reporter for The Washington Post, will discuss his book "Through the Perilous Fight," which tells the gripping story of the burning of Washington and the improbable last stand at Baltimore that helped save the nation and inspired its National Anthem.
    Maryland Historical Society | Baltimore, MD
  • Sea Squirts - Miscellaneous Event
    A program for children 18 months to 3 years old with their caregivers to learn about insects.
    Calvert Marine Museum | Solomons, MD
  • Welcome Spring Campfire Lunch - Miscellaneous Event
    A celebration of spring by campfire includes dessert. Best for ages 1 and older.
    Brookside Nature Center | Wheaton, MD
  • Hyattsville Middle School Creative & Performing Arts Program - Miscellaneous Event
    The middle school will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their arts program with a showcase of dance, theatre, music, visual art, poetry and media presentations. At the Kay Theatre.
    Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland | College Park, MD
  • Sleepless - Miscellaneous Event
    A story about two women faced with life changes.
    West End Cinema | Washington, DC
  • Artist Talk - Miscellaneous Event
    Marcus Neustetter, an artist from Johannesburg, South Africa, discusses designing South African postage stamps.
    National Museum of African Art - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
  • Emma Brockes - Book Event
    The British author will discuss her memoir "She Left Me the Gun: My Mother's Life Before Me" about her mother's mysterious South African past
    Hill Center at Old Navy Hospital | Washington, DC
  • Howard Wettstein - Book Event
    A philosophy professor at the University of California, Riverside will discuss his book "The Significance of Religious Experience". At the Jefferson Building.
    Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Bldg. | Washington, DC
  • Opening Reception - Miscellaneous Event
    A reception for the New Direction of Color exhibit.
    Aaron Gallery | Washington, DC
  • Curator Led Tour: James Turrell Perspectives - Miscellaneous Event
    Anke Van Wagenberg leads guests through the exhibit.
    Academy Art Museum | Easton, MD

Highlighted Events: Fri, May 24

  • Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman - Book Event
    ,both American University history professors, will examine the public debate addressed in their book "FDR and the Jews," which asks if FDR did everything possible to save European Jews during the Second World War.
    Politics & Prose Bookstore | Washington, DC
  • Nationals - Sports Events
    Vs. the Philadelphia Phillies
    Nationals Park | Washington, DC
  • Ertai Gao - Book Event
    A Chinese aestheticist, artist, poet and philosopher will discuss Chinese Literature and ancient Buddhist works found in Dunhuang in Gansu province in 1990. At the Jefferson Building.
    Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Bldg. | Washington, DC
  • Baltimore Museum Week - Miscellaneous Event
    More than 30 locations participate in a celebration of cultural attractions.
    Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower | Baltimore, MD
  • Happy Hour at Fiola - Bar/Club Event
    Sample classic Italian cocktails for $5, or eight different Italian wines for $6 per glass.
    Fiola | Washington, DC
  • Victoria Fu: A Cloud Is Not a Sphere - Miscellaneous Event
    The artist uses film projections and photography to explore the representation and experience of space and memory.
    Flashpoint | Washington, DC
  • Do What I Want Fridays - Bar/Club Event
    On Friday nights, the Gibson's second floor lounge is in the hands of bartenders Duane Sylvester and Frank Jones, who whip up custom drinks without a menu.
    The Gibson | Washington, DC
  • Hora Feliz - Bar/Club Event
    Oyamel's happy hour features discounted margaritas, beer and tacos.
    Oyamel | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Sat, May 25

  • Delaplane Strawberry Festival - Miscellaneous Event
    It's no coincidence that strawberry festivals fill the latter part of May. That's precisely when you'll finally find the sweet, seedy berries on the vine at local farms, if only for a brief, brilliant month. At Sky Meadows State Park, the strawberry season kicks off with the 20th Delaplane festival, featuring fruit, sweet sundaes, strawberry shortcake and family activities including an antique car show and games.
    Sky Meadows State Park | Delaplane, VA
  • Nationals - Sports Events
    Vs. the Philadelphia Phillies. Lunch tote giveaway.
    Nationals Park | Washington, DC
  • Ask-A-Lawyer Day - Miscellaneous Event
    Register for a 20-minute seminar with a judge or attorney to discuss legal matters
    First Baptist Church of Glenarden | Landover, MD
  • Prince George's County Wine Festival - Miscellaneous Event
    A celebration of Prince George's County and local wineries with food and craft vendors, wine tastings and a wine education class
    Marietta House Museum | Glenn Dale, MD
  • D.C. United - Miscellaneous Event
    Vs. Portland Timbers
    RFK Stadium | Washington, DC
  • Civil War Defenses of Washington - Miscellaneous Event
    A bike tour starting in Dupont that follows the off-road trails to Civil War-era remains in the city.
    Fort Dupont Park | Washington, DC
  • Firefighting History walking tour - Miscellaneous Event
    Learn about volunteer firefighting in early Alexandria
    Friendship Firehouse Museum | Alexandria, VA
  • General and Mrs. Grant Return to City Point - Miscellaneous Event
    Historians Larry and Connie Clowers portray General Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia in this living history program that gives insight about General Grant personally and militarily.
    Petersburg National Battlefield | Petersburg, VA
  • Confederate Surgeon and CSA Medical Practices - Miscellaneous Event
    Civil War medical historian Mark Quattrock shares the story of the 9,000 surgeons and assistant surgeons that served the Confederate States.
    National Museum of Civil War Medicine | Frederick, MD
  • Kenny Chesney - Miscellaneous Event
    The country music star headlines the "No Shoes Nation" tour with guests Eric Church, Eli Young Band and Kacey Musgraves
    FedEx Field | Landover, MD
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