District Community Events March 9-16, 2006

AUTHOR'S TALK, Douglas Century discusses his book "Barney Ross: Not Without a Fight," about the thief, gambler and boxer who witnessed his father's murder when he was 13 years old, his mother's nervous breakdown and his three younger siblings' banishment to an orphanage , 7:30 p.m., D.C. Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. $8. 888-621-2230.

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EX-SLAVE REPARATIONS, Mary Frances Berry discusses her book "My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations," noon, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, 1318 Vermont Ave. NW. Free. 202-673-2402.

ONE-WOMAN PLAY, "When My Spirit Raised Its Hands: The Story of Elizabeth Peratrovich and Alaska Civil Rights," written and performed by Diane E. Benson, 12:30 p.m. March 16 and 17, 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. March 18, National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-633-1000.

BOLIVIAN DOCUMENTARY, "Vuelve Sebastiana" (1953), about a 12-year-old girl and her grandfather who live in a remote indigenous Bolivian community, in Spanish with English subtitles, part of the Environmental Film Festival, 1 p.m., National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-633-1000.

MAYA ART TALK, scholar John Carlson discusses "Ancient Maya Flasks and Miniature Vessels," 4 p.m., Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Free. 202-707-3302.

"NIGHT KITCHEN RADIO THEATER ," a reading of Avi's "The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (and an Even Smaller Ant)," about a snail who believes that happiness comes from having adventures, 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Family Theater, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.

ART RECEPTION, for "Harpies, Mermaids and Tulips: Embroidery of the Greek Islands and Epirus Region," a collection of embroidered textiles used for domestic life, 6-8 p.m. March 16; exhibit continues, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 3, Textile Museum, 2320 S St. NW. Suggested donation, $5; reservations required. 202-667-0441, Ext. 56

COMMUNITY SING, Ysaye Maria Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock leads singers of all experience levels, 7 p.m., Levine School of Music, 2801 Upton St. NW. $5. 202-686-8000.

HOLOCAUST-ERA POGROMS, Zvi Gitelman, a professor of political science and Judaic studies at the University of Michigan, discusses "Why They Killed Their Neighbors: Holocaust-Era Pogroms in Eastern Europe and the Myth of 'Judeo-Bolshevism,' " 7 p.m., U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl. SW. Free; reservations requested. 202-488-6162.

MOZART COMIC OPERA, students from Catholic University's school of music perform "Cosi Fan Tutte," about two engaged couples, 7:30 p.m. March 16, 17 and 18, 2 p.m. March 19, the university's Hartke Theatre, Michigan Avenue and Harewood Road NE. $15; students and seniors, $10. 202-319-5416.

BLUEGRASS CONCERT, the Navy Band's Country Current, 7:30 p.m., Navy Museum, Building 76, 901 M St. SE. Free; reservations required. 202-433-6897.

"TIGERS OF THE EMERALD FOREST ," documentary about two male tigers competing for territorial rights in India's Panna Tiger Reserve, 7:30 p.m., National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free; reservations requested. 202-633-4085.

-- Compiled by GERRI MARMER

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