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District Community Events Jan. 11-18, 2007
The KanKouran West African Dance Company will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at Dance Place.
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MOVIE,"The Last Days of Pompeii" (1935), starring Basil Rathbone and Alan Hale, about a blacksmith who becomes a gladiator after his wife and son die in an accident; a short film will also be shown. 7 p.m., Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. $5. 202-547-6839.
CLASSICAL RECITAL, the Countertop Quartet performs works praising women. 7:30 p.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2430 K St. NW. $18 and $25; in advance, $15 and $20. 202-297-3047 or www.countertopquartet.org.
DANCE PLACE PERFORMANCE, KanKouran West African Dance Company. 8 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday, 3225 Eighth St. NE. $20; 17 and younger, $7. 202-269-1600.
Sunday 14
ROCK CREEK PARK HIKE, for ages 8 and older, a National Park Service park ranger leads a rigorous two-mile walk on the Teddy Roosevelt Trail to Pulpit Rock and tells the story of the Jusserand Memorial. 10 a.m., meet at Peirce Barn, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. Free. 202-895-6070.
MUSEUM CLASSICAL RECITAL, the Rome Trio performs works by Amy Beach, Mendelssohn and others. 3 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F streets NW. Free tickets distributed at 2 p.m. 202-633-1000.
CATHEDRAL ORGAN RECITAL, Susan Matthews. 5 p.m., Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. Free. 202-537-6200.
SHAKESPEAREAN ERA MUSIC, soprano Ellen Hargis and lutist Paul O'Dette. 6:30 p.m., National Gallery of Art, West Building Garden Court, 600 Constitution Ave. NW. Free. 202-842-6941.
Monday 15
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. OBSERVANCE, the National Park Service Honor Guard and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity perform flag ceremonies, and Robert Stanton, former Park Service director, delivers a keynote address. Noon, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, 1306 Vermont Ave. NW; reception follows at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, 1318 Vermont Ave. NW. Free. 202-673-2402.
ICE-SKATING, for all ages. Noon-2 p.m., Fort Dupont Ice Arena, 3779 Ely Pl. SE. $4; seniors and 12 and younger, $3; skate rental, $2. 202-584-5007.
"WORDS AND MUSIC OF NONVIOLENCE," Sister Helen Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking," discusses her work promoting nonviolence in society, and recording artist Bomani Armah and the Urban Nation H.I.P.-H.O.P. Choir of Washington perform. 2-4 p.m., Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. Free. 202-537-6200.
"LET FREEDOM RING" CONCERT, Brian McKnight and the Let Freedom Ring Choir perform a musical tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
Tuesday 16
KABBALAH TALK AND FILM, artist Mirta Kupferminc and writer Saul Sosnowski discuss their book "Borges and the Kabbalah: Paths to the Word," and show a documentary about the book. 11:30 a.m., Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mary Pickford Theater, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Free. 202-707-9897.
