Holiday Event? Get Listed!

Friday, November 10, 2006

Holiday Event? Get Listed!

Weekend will publish its annual guide to Christmas, Hanukkah and other winter holiday activities on Dec. 1. If you would like us to include your concert, pageant, children's show or similar event, mail a detailed description -- with dates, times, prices, street address and a telephone number that we may print -- to Holiday Happenings, Weekend, The Washington Post, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20071-5650. This is in addition to information you may wish to submit for our regular weekly listings. Our deadline is Nov. 17. Craft fairs and religious services cannot be included.

Park and Shop

Peruse decorative arts, glassware, jewelry, kaleidoscopes, toys, books, CDs and other goodies from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Textile Museum, Hillwood Museum & Gardens and more than a dozen other local museum shops through Sunday at the 17th annual Museum Shop Around at Strathmore. Proceeds benefit Strathmore's arts and education programs. Admission is $8, ages 4 to 12 $4, younger free.

MUSEUM SHOP AROUND Friday and Saturday from 10 to 6 and Sunday from 10 to 5 at the Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda (Metro: Grosvenor-Strathmore). 301-581-5109 orhttp://www.strathmore.org.

Free 'Butterfly' on the Mall

The Washington National Opera is hosting a free outdoor simulcast of its acclaimed production of "Madama Butterfly" Sunday at 2 on the Mall. Viewers will see Puccini's tragic tale of love and betrayal on a giant LED screen as it is performed live in the Kennedy Center Opera House. Last year's simulcast of "Porgy and Bess" drew a crowd of more than 13,000 opera-lovers. No tickets are needed.

"MADAMA BUTTERFLY" Sunday at 2 on the Mall near Third Street (Metro: Smithsonian, Archives-Navy Memorial). 202-295-2400 orhttp://www.dc-opera.org.

African Stars in D.C.

Three African pop stars are sharing the stage Sunday at Lisner Auditorium on their "Acoustic Africa" tour. The lineup: Habib Koite of Mali, who sang with Bonnie Raitt on her "Silver Lining" album; Vusi Mahlasela ("The Voice") of South Africa, who has recorded with Dave Matthews; and 23-year-old Dobet Gnahore of Ivory Coast, visiting the United States for the first time. Tickets cost $25 to $35.

"ACOUSTIC AFRICA" Sunday at 8 at Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW. For tickets, 202-397-7328; for information, 202-994-6800 orhttp://www.lisner.org.

Theater for All Ages

The Olney Theatre Center opens its holiday production, "Cinderella," with a "pay-what-you-can" preview Tuesday at 7:30. The bargain seats go on sale a hour before the show. Performances of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical adaptation of the classic tale, originally written for television, continue through Dec. 31. Tickets cost $34 to $44, half-price for ages 18 and younger.

"CINDERELLA" through Dec. 31 at the Olney Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd., Olney.

301-924-3400 orhttp://www.olneytheatre.org.

For more upcoming family-oriented stage shows, see Page 29.

Dances of the Philippines

The Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Company, one of the world's leading folk dance troupes, performs colorful works that reflect the region's Chinese, Spanish and Islamic influences Saturday and Sunday at George Mason University. Tickets cost $22 to $44, half-price for children ages 12 and younger.

BAYANIHAN PHILIPPINE NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY Saturday at 8 and Sunday at 2 at the Center for the Arts Concert Hall, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax. For tickets, 888-945-2468; for information, 703-993-8888 orhttp://www.gmu.edu/cfa.

New Views of Home

A new exhibition of 40 detailed images of the Blue Planet as seen by imaging satellites goes on view Saturday at the National Air and Space Museum. Photographs in "Earth From Space" show the shadows cast by the pyramids, channels entering the Arctic Ocean and the swirling arms of a massive hurricane. Admission is free.

"EARTH FROM SPACE" From Saturday through Jan. 7 daily from 10 to 5:30 at the National Air and Space Museum, Seventh Street and Independence Ave. SW (Metro: Smithsonian). 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-357-1729) orhttp://www.nasm.si.edu.

Remembering Our Veterans

The service and sacrifice of America's veterans will be honored Saturday at Veterans Day ceremonies across the region.

At 8 a.m., a wreath will be placed at the World War II Memorial to honor all World War II veterans, and another wreath will be placed at 11 for 82nd Airborne Division veterans. At 4 p.m., a ceremony will honor World War II cavalry veterans.

At 11 a.m., a wreath will be placed at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery, followed by a ceremony in the amphitheater. Visitors must be seated by 10:30. Free buses will operate from the

visitors center parking lot.

At 1 p.m., a ceremony with music and

remarks by dignitaries begins at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. A featured speaker is Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne, who will pay tribute to his brother Patrick, killed 40 years ago in Vietnam.

At 1 p.m., a wreath-laying ceremony

begins at the statue of the Lone Sailor at the U.S. Navy Memorial, with the U.S. Navy Band, Ceremonial Guard and Color Guard.

At 3:30 p.m., a wreath-laying ceremony with remarks by veterans begins at the Women in Military Service for America

Memorial.

WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL On the Mall at 17th Street NW. 202-619-7222 orhttp://www.wwiimemorial.com.

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY On Memorial Drive, Arlington (Metro: Arlington Cemetery). 703-607-8000 orhttp://www.arlingtoncemetery.org.

VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL On the Mall near 23rd Street NW. 202-393-0090 orhttp://www.vvmf.org.

U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial). 202-737-2300 orhttp://www.navymemorial.org.

WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE FOR AMERICA MEMORIAL At the main gate to Arlington National Cemetery. 703-533-1155 or 800-222-2294, orhttp://www.womensmemorial.org.

-- Compiled by Barry Barriere