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District Community Events Feb. 8-15, 2007
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DOUGLASS PORTRAYAL, actor Fred Morsell portrays abolitionist Frederick Douglass in a solo show. 7 p.m., the ARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE. Free. 202-889-5901.
PIANO RECITAL, Gianluca Luisi performs works by Scarlatti, J.S. Bach, Muzio Clementi, Liszt and Schubert, sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington. 7 p.m., Levine School of Music, 2801 Upton St. NW. Free; reservations required. 202-686-8000, Ext. 1.
NATIONAL MALL HISTORY, Judy Scott Feldman discusses the evolution of the mall since Pierre L'Enfant's original vision. 8 p.m., Naval Lodge Hall, 330 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Free; reservations required. 202-544-1845.
Wednesday 14
FREUD LECTURE, Inge Scholz-Strasser, director of the Sigmund Freud Museum in Vienna, Austria, discusses "The Women Around Sigmund Freud: Patients, Colleagues, Confidantes." Noon, Library of Congress, Room 119, Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Free. 202-707-3610.
VALENTINE WORKSHOP, a museum staff member helps visitors create cards; materials supplied. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Free. 202-633-1000.
LOVE ADVICE, Abigail Grotke, author of "Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage: Classic Advice for Contemporary Dilemmas." 11:30 a.m., Library of Congress, Madison Building, Dining Room A, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Free. 202-707-5664.
ARTIFICIAL HEARTS, Judy Chelnick, a curator at the National Museum of American History, discusses the development and history of artificial hearts. Noon, Air and Space Museum, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
GANDHI DISCUSSION, a librarian leads a discussion of Mahatma Gandhi's "An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiment With Truth." 1 p.m., Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. Free. 202-541-6100.
LOVE IN THE GARDENS, program manager Christine Flanagan leads a walk through the conservatory and tells tales of courtship, deception and mating rituals. 5:30-6:30 p.m., U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Couples, $15; singles, $8; registration required. 202-225-1116.
TUDOR PLACE VALENTINE PROGRAM, wine and chocolate served in the conservatory as fiddler Andrea Hoag performs; a display of black-tie attire and antique valentines from the mansion's collection; and strolling through the 1816 mansion. 6-7:30 p.m., 1644 31st St. NW. $20 per couple; reservations required. 202-965-0400, Ext. 109.
"AMERICAN BEAUTY," Kevin Spacey and Annette Benning in the 1999 film about a depressed middle-aged man and his family and neighbors; Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday introduces the movie. Bring a box supper, beverage and lawn chair. 6:30-9 p.m., National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. $10; students, $5; registration required. 202-272-2448.
"ANNIE OAKLEY," Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster and Melvyn Douglas in a 1935 biography of the sharpshooter who starred in Wild West shows. 7 p.m., Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. $5. 202-547-6839.
BLACK HISTORY TALK, historian C.R. Gibbs discusses black inventors. 7 p.m., Petworth Neighborhood Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. Free. 202-541-6300.
EMBASSY RECITAL, cellist Florian Kitt and pianist Rita Medjimorec perform works by Kodaly, Lichtfuss, Rossini, Takemitsu and Britten. 7:30 p.m., Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Ct. NW. Free; reservations required. 202-895-6776.
Thursday 15
CHILDREN'S THEATER, for ages 5-9, "Trickster Tales and Sea Island Songs," an interactive program of music and games about the Gullah people of the Atlantic Sea Islands, sponsored by Discovery Theater. 10:15, 11 and 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Feb. 15 and 16, noon Feb. 17, Discovery Theater at S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. $6; ages 2-16, $5; 1 and younger, free. 202-357-1500 or 202-357-3030.
RADON TEST KIT GIVEAWAYS, representatives of the D.C. Department of Energy demonstrate how to use the kit to detect the odorless substance at home. 10 a.m.- noon, the ARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE. Free. 202-535-2302.
"INSIDE MAN," Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster and Christopher Plummer in Spike Lee's 2006 movie about a New York police detective who tries to outwit a bank robber. 6 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Room A9, 901 G St. NW. Free. 202-727-1265.
COMMUNITY SING, for all abilities, led by artist-in-residence 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.
-- Compiled by GERRI MARMER
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