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District Community Events Feb. 8-15, 2007
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S TELEGRAMS, archivist Trevor Plante discusses the president's Civil War-era communications and telegrams from the period after his assassination. Noon, National Archives, Constitution Avenue NW entrance near Seventh Street. Free; reservations required. 202-357-5000.
PLANTS FROM THE AMAZON, gardener Nathan Bartholomew displays the plants he found during a recent trip to Peru and demonstrates how to create a medicinal plant garden using common plants. Noon, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Free; registration required. 202-225-1116.
"WILL SHAKESPEARE -- LIVE!," university drama alumnus Joe Plummer portrays the playwright and several of his characters. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Catholic University of America, Callan Theatre, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. $25. 202-319-4000.
FLUTE RECITAL, Jonathan Snowden, principal flutist with the London Chamber Orchestra, and pianist Patrick O'Donnell perform works by J.S. Bach, Franck, Prokofiev and others. 7:30 p.m., Levine School of Music, 2801 Upton St. NW. $30; seniors, $25; reservations required. 202-686-8000, Ext. 1615.
CONCERT, composer and violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain performs a work commissioned by the Library of Congress. 8 p.m., Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium, 10 First St. SE. Free tickets available by phone, with a $2.75 service charge per ticket. 301-808-6900 or 800-551-7328.
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SPAGHETTI DINNER, plus games for the family, sponsored by Washington Animal Rescue League. 6-9 p.m., Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave., NW. $15. 202-726-2556 or www.warl.org.
AXELROD STRING QUARTET, a performance of works by Purcell, Debussy and Beethoven, sponsored by the National Museum of American History. 8 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday; program discussed one hour before each performance, Renwick Gallery, 17th and Pennsylvania NW. $31. 202-357-3030.
CHILDREN'S METAL ART WORKSHOP, for ages 4-8, a museum staff member leads a tour of the cathedral's wrought-iron gates, bronze statues and lead windows, tells a related story and helps visitors make a metal sculpture to take home. 10-11:30 a.m. or noon-1:30 p.m., Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. $6 per child and accompanying adult; reservations required. 202-537-2934.
DANCE PLACE PERFORMANCE, Christal Brown and her New York-based company, INSPIRIT, and Princess Mhoon Cooper perform. 8 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday, 3225 Eighth St. NE. $20; 17 and younger, $7. 202-269-1600.
"FLICKA,"2006 movie starring Tim McGraw and Alison Lohman, about a brooding teenager who is helped by a wild horse. 10 a.m., Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. $7. 202-966-6000.
COLLECTING TEXTILES AND RUGS, Sheridan Collins discusses her collection and what collecting novices need to know. 10:30 a.m., Textile Museum, 2320 S St. NW. Suggested donation, $5. 202-667-0441.
MONASTERY ORGAN RECITAL, Olivia Buthod. Noon, Franciscan Monastery, 1400 Quincy St. NE. Free. 202-526-6800.
