Thursday, January 11, 2007
Thursday 11
KING DOCUMENTARY,"Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream" (2005). Noon and 4 p.m. today and Friday, West End Neighborhood Library, 1101 24th St. NW. Free. 202-724-8707.
RENWICK GALLERY TOUR, Robyn Kennedy, chief of the gallery, leads a tour of the exhibition "Ruth Duckworth: Modernist Master." 4 p.m., 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Free; reservations required. 202-233-0667.
SPENCER DAY QUARTET, works by Gershwin, Chet Baker and others. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
KING TRIBUTE, by the Last Poets performance group and poet Amiri Baraka, sponsored by the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum. 7-9:30 p.m., National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
Friday 12CHILDREN'S PORTRAIT PROGRAM, for ages 4-10, "My Portrait, Myself," a program about faces and what they reveal about us and our ancestors; plus a tour of the recently reopened gallery. Sponsored by Discovery Theater. 10:15, 11 and 11:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. $6; ages 2-16, $4; 1 and younger, free. 202-357-1500.
RACIAL EQUALITY TALK, Ronald Walters discusses "The Dream: Has America Made Substantive Progress Toward Racial Equality?" Noon, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Room A-5, 901 G St. NW. Free. 202-727-1261.
FRENCH FILM, Jacques Rivette's "Celine and Julie Go Boating" (1974), about an accidental encounter between two women, a nightclub magician and a librarian, in French with English subtitles. 1 p.m. Friday, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, National Gallery of Art, East Building, 600 Constitution Ave. NW. Free. 202-842-6799.
KING TRIBUTE VOCAL RECITAL, sopranos Lee-Folia Brunt and Valerie Harris-Gregory sing songs in tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 3 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Room A-5, 901 G St. NW. Free. 202-727-1285.
STUDENTS' IDEAS FOR MONUMENTS, students from Paul Public Charter School, Browne Junior High School and MacFarland Middle School present their ideas for improving East Potomac Park, Banneker Overlook and the Robert F. Kennedy Stadium using monuments and memorials, refreshments served. 6-8 p.m., National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Free; reservations required. 202-272-2448, Ext. 3413.
BLUEGRASS MUSIC, by banjo player Tony Trischka and five other musicians. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
"FREEDOM SUMMER" DOCUMENTARY, Marco Williams's 2005 work about the murder of three student civil rights workers who went to Mississippi in 1964 to register black voters; a discussion with the filmmaker follows. 6:30 p.m., National Archives, Constitution Avenue NW near Seventh Street. Free; reservations required. 202-357-5000.
IRANIAN FILM, Tahmineh Milani's "Cease Fire" (2006), a slapstick comedy about a couple on the brink of divorce in marital therapy, in Persian with English subtitles. 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Freer Gallery of Art, Meyer Auditorium, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
E.L. DOCTOROW READING, the author reads from his book "The March: A Novel"; a reception follows. 8 p.m., Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. $15. 202-544-7077.
"THE MYSTERY OF IRON," Bill Saalbach, an engineer at Alion Science and Technology Corp., discusses the history of smelting. Sponsored by the Philosophical Society of Washington. 8:30 p.m., Cosmos Club, John Wesley Powell Auditorium, 2170 Florida Ave. NW. Free. 703-370-5282.
Saturday 13KING MEMORIAL BREAKFAST,9 and 11 a.m.; college fair, with an opportunity for high school students to meet with representatives of various colleges and universities, noon-6 p.m., Shiloh Baptist Church, Ninth and P streets NW. Breakfast, $30; college fair, free. 202-232-4200.
CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRAM, reenactors portray Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells, Rosa Parks and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.; sponsored by the National Museum of American History. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., National Archives, Constitution Avenue NW near Seventh Street. Free; reservations required. 202-357-5000.
"THE MARCH" DOCUMENTARY, James Blue's 1964 work about the August 1963 civil rights march on Washington. 11:15 a.m., noon, 12:45 p.m., National Archives, Constitution Avenue NW near Seventh Street. Free. 202-357-5000.
ORGAN RECITAL, Eric Plutz. Noon, Franciscan Monastery, 1400 Quincy St. NE. Free. 202-526-6800.
JUDY GARLAND FILM,"In the Good Old Summertime" (1949), co-starring Van Johnson and Spring Byington, about pen pals who later discover that they are also co-workers; a viewing of Judy Garland stamps follows. 1 p.m., National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Free. 202-633-1000.
KING PANEL DISCUSSION, journalists Juan Williams and Clarence Page and activist Riley Temple discuss the challenges facing black leaders and new strategies for advancing civil rights; sponsored by the National Museum of American History. 2 p.m., National Archives, Constitution Avenue NW near Seventh Street. Free; reservations required. 202-357-5000.
FILM,"O," modern retelling of Shakespeare's "Othello," set in an American high school gymnasium, with Othello as a basketball player and the school's only African American. 2:30 p.m., National Gallery of Art, East Building, 600 Constitution Ave. NW. Free. 202-842-6799.
KIDS ARTS AND CRAFTS, for ages 4-10, led by a librarian. 3 p.m., Takoma Park Neighborhood Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. Free. 202-576-7252.
SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK, the group performs a choral concert, with audience participation and dancing in the aisles; sponsored by Washington Performing Arts Society. 6 p.m., Peoples Congregational Church, 4704 13th St. NW. $12. 202-785-9727.
JAZZ PERFORMANCE, Kush Abadey and Friends perform jazz standards and original works. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
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 14ROCK 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 15MARTIN 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 16KABBALAH 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.
CARTOONIST'S WORKS, scholar Katherine Roeder discusses "Wide Awake in Slumberland: Fantasy and Mass Culture in the Work of Windsor McCay," about works created in the late 1800s and early 1900s by the cartoonist. Noon, Library of Congress, Madison Building, Dining Room A, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Free. 202-707-5836.
EDWARD P. JONES BOOK, a librarian leads a discussion of Jones's "Lost in the City," including 14 stories about African Americans in Washington in the 1960s and '70s. Noon, West End Neighborhood Library, 1101 24th St. NW. Free. 202-724-8707.
SOPRANO RECITAL, by Kate Vetter Cain. 12:10 p.m., Church of the Epiphany, 13th and G streets NW. Free. 202-347-2635, Ext. 18.
ART GALLERY SKETCHING, a museum staff member discusses sketches by artists whose works hang in the gallery; bring pencils and a sketchbook for sketching in the gallery. 3-4:30 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F streets NW. Free; reservations required. 202-633-5435.
SHAKESPEARE ERA MUSIC, lutist Howard Bass and mezzo-soprano Barbara Hollinshead perform music associated with Shakespeare's plays. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, class for all abilities, an instructor engages students in conversation and helps them write a résumé. 7 p.m., Southeast Neighborhood Library, 403 Seventh St. SE. Free. 202-698-3375.
AN EVENING WITH ANDREA MITCHELL, the NBC foreign correspondent and author of "Talking Back. . .to Presidents, Dictators and Assorted Scoundrels," discusses television news and politicians. 7:30 p.m., Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. $20. 202-639-1774.
Wednesday 17SENIORS COMPUTER CLASS, for beginners, a librarian discusses the Internet and computers. 11 a.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Room 315, 901 G St. NW. Free. 202-727-1335.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR MAPS, Pam van Ee of the Library of Congress's Geography and Maps Division discusses the Lenfest Collection of American Revolutionary War maps on display. Noon, the library's Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery, 10 First St. SE. Free. 202-707-9203.
CORCORAN JAZZ CONCERT, the David Kane Trio. 12:30 p.m., Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. Free. 202-639-1774.
ASPIRING WRITERS' WORKSHOP, author Beverly East teaches the art of writing and the marketing of first books. 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Juanita E. Thornton-Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. Free. 202-541-6100.
ARCHITECTURE OF CITIES, museum officials present the Vincent J. Scully Prize and endowment to architect Witold Rybczynski; the critic and essayist discusses "Demand-Side Urbanism," about how the design of cities has been affected by market demand. 6:30 p.m., National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. $20; reservations required. 202-272-2448.
COMMUNITY SING, for all abilities, led by Ysaye Maria Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock. 7 p.m., Levine School of Music, 2801 Upton St. NW. $5; reservations required. 202-686-8000, Ext. 0.
CECIL B. DE MILLE FILM,"The Whispering Chorus" (1918), a silent movie about a bookkeeper who embezzles money, plants his identification on a derelict's corpse and is later convicted of his own murder; a short film will also be shown. 7 p.m., Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. $5. 202-547-6839.
FASHION AND PROPERTY RIGHTS, panel discussion of whether fashion design is an art worthy of protection or a craft whose practitioners should be free to copy one another. Panelists include Teri Agins, a Wall Street Journal writer; Chris Sprigman, a University of Virginia law professor; and Susan F. Wilson, director of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Intellectual Property Rights. 7 p.m., Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. $20. 202-639-1774.
EMBASSY CLASSICAL RECITAL, violinist Joel Pitchon, violist Christof Huebner and cellist Ashima Scripp perform works by Bach, Mozart, Ernst Krenek, Arnold Schonberg and others. 7:30 p.m., Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Ct. NW. $15. 202-895-6776.
Thursday 18ANACOSTIA AREA IMPROVEMENTS, representatives of the city's Department of Transportation discuss an $8 million project to improve Anacostia's streets, sidewalks, lighting and public spaces and invite residents to suggest final design details. 5:30-8 p.m., Thurgood Marshall Academy, 2427 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE. Free. 202-671-2542.
KING DOCUMENTARIES,"Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Historical Perspective" and "Martin Luther King Jr.: 'I Have a Dream'," 6:30 p.m., Takoma Park Neighborhood Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. Free. 202-576-7252.
CATHEDRAL WOODS WALK, cathedral horticulturist Maureen Alonso leads a tour of Olmsted Woods and discusses how to identify trees by examining bark and trunk patterns and by using other techniques. Wear sturdy, waterproof shoes. 10 a.m., meet at the George Washington statue on Pilgrim Road on the grounds of the cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. Free. 202-537-2319.
A GUIDE ABOUT CONGRESS,"Understanding Congress: A Citizen's Guide," representatives from the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, the Center on Congress and the Schering-Plough Corp. discuss the revised booklet. 2:30 p.m., Mansfield Room of the Capitol (enter through the north Senate side of the Capitol). Free. 202-543-8919, Ext. 31.
MUSEUM RENAISSANCE PANEL DISCUSSION, archivist Allen Weinstein and National Archives Experience Director Marvin Pinkert lead a discussion about the many creations and re-creations of museums in the city. Panelists include Newseum Executive Director Joe Urshel, National Museum of American History Director Brent D. Glass, National Museum of African American Culture and History Director Lonnie Bunch, National Portrait Gallery Director Marc Pachter, Architect of the Capitol Alan M. Hantman and U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Exhibits Director Marty Sewell. 7 p.m., National Archives, Constitution Avenue NW near Seventh Street. Free; reservations required. 202-357-5000.
ARMY BAND CONCERT, the band's Capitol Messengers. 5-6:30 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
JOAN OF ARC SHORT FILMS, a variety of works by the Lumiere brothers, Thomas Edison, George Melies and others, in conjunction with the Corcoran Gallery of Art exhibit "Joan of Arc." 6:30 p.m., National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. $5; students and 60 and older, $4; reservations recommended. 202-783-7370.
-- Compiled by GERRI MARMER
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