District Community Events Feb. 8-15, 2007

Thursday, February 8, 2007

Thursday 8

DOG PORTRAITS, an exhibition of portraits by students of a nonprofit organization that trains children with special needs; bring a photo of your pet to put on notecards, postcards or business cards. Reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m. today; exhibition continues, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays, through March 28, WVSA ARTiculate Gallery, 1100 16th St. NW. Free. 202-261-0204.

LOVE POETRY READINGS, Greg McBride, Mary Ann Larkin and Patric Pepper read their poems about love and others by Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes and Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Noon, Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mary Pickford Theater, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Free. 202-707-5394.

CHESS FOR TEENAGERS, for ages 12-19, instructor Vaughn Bennett teaches the basics and advanced strategies. 4 p.m. Thursdays through Feb. 22, Washington Highlands Neighborhood Library, 115 Atlantic St. SW. 202-645-5880.

BLUEGRASS PERFORMANCE, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Frank Solivan II plays bluegrass and American roots music. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.

DAGUERREOTYPE TALK, curator Ann Shumard discusses the direct-positive photography process used to create an image of

Frederick Douglass. 6 p.m., National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F NW. Free. 202-633-1000.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THE TELEGRAPH, archivist Allen Weinstein, historian and biographer Richard Norton Smith and author Tom Wheeler discuss Wheeler's book "Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails: The Untold Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War." 7 p.m., National Archives, Constitution Avenue NW entrance near Seventh Street. Free; reservations required. 202-357-5000.

THE BIOLOGY OF LOVE, C. Sue Carter, co-director of the Brain and Body Center at the University of Illinois, and Phillip R. Shaver, psychology professor at the University of California, discuss the biology and psychology of love and attachment in humans and other mammals, followed by a reception. 7 p.m., National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free; reservations required. 202-633-4085.

Friday 9

"BLUES JOURNEY," for ages 7 and older, Jerome Hairston's musical adaptation of Walter Dean Myers's children's book about an aging blues guitarist. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 1:30, 4 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Feb. 17, 1:30 and 4 p.m. Feb. 18, Kennedy Center Family Theater, 2700 F St. NW. $15. 202-467-4600.

AFRICAN TALES AND TREASURE HUNT, for ages 3-8, "Treasures From Grandmother Africa," storyteller Diane Macklin tells African folk tales and leads a hunt through galleries to find a "treasure"; a treasure map and learning guide provided. Sponsored by Discovery Theater. 10:15, 11 and 11:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, African Art Museum, 950 Independence Ave. SW. $6; ages 2-16, $5; 1 and younger, free. 202-357-1500.

CHESS FOR TEENAGERS, Vaughn Bennett teaches the basics and advanced strategies. 4 p.m. Fridays, through Feb. 23, Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE. Free. 202-645-4297.

MOZART OPERA, the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists, accompanied by an ensemble from the Washington National Opera Orchestra, perform "Cosi Fan Tutte," a comedy about the fickle nature of love, set in the present day and sung in Italian with English subtitles, followed by a reception, 7:30 p.m.; discussion, 6:30 p.m., Washington National Opera Studio, 6925 Willow St. NW. $20. 202-295-2400, Ext. 5349.

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.

Saturday 10

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.

PALISADES USED-BOOK SALE, first bag of books, $5; subsequent bags, $3 each. 1-4 p.m., Palisades Neighborhood Library, 4901 V St. NW. Free admission. 202-416-7651.

ART DECO HOUSE TOUR, Art Deco Society of Washington member Raymond Loewy leads a tour of an art deco-style bungalow in Chevy Chase and discusses an exhibition of objects from the Fisher Body Guild competitions of 1931-1948, including a Kodak Beau Brownie camera, a Sunbeam toaster and a Dreyfus Big Ben alarm clock. 2-5 p.m., $10; reservations required. 703-864-7070 or www.adsw.org.

KNITTING GROUP, bring yarn and needles and learn basic skills from a library volunteer. 3 p.m. Saturdays through Feb. 24, Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE. Free. 202-645-4297.

LEFT BANK CONCERT SOCIETY, a recital of works by Schubert, Wolf, Rorem and others. 7:30 p.m., Kennedy Center, Terrace Theater, 2700 F St. NW. $30. 202-467-4600.

LOVE SONGS, the Congressional Chorus sings sad and joyous songs about love; desserts served. 8 p.m., Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. $25. 202-399-7993.

ORLANDO CONSORT, a performance of food-inspired music by Guillaume Dufay, Loyset Compere and other composers of the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. 8 p.m., Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton Ave. NW. $30; students and seniors, $26. 202-965-2000.

WOODLEY ENSEMBLE RECITAL, the chamber choir performs Jean Richafort's "Requiem" and works by Josquin, Poulenc, Saint-Saens and others. 8 p.m., St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 118 Third St. SE. $30. 202-822-6221.

Sunday 11

FOREST HILLS AREA, Margery L. Elfin discusses her book "Forest Hills: Images of America," written with Paul K. Williams, about the area next to Rock Creek Park; light refreshments. Sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington. 2 p.m., 2920 Brandywine St. NW. $8; reservations required. 202-789-0900.

MERIDIAN HILL WALK, a National Park Service ranger leads a walk in the park and discusses its statues and fountains. 10 a.m., meet at the Joan of Arc statue above the cascading waterfall, between 15th and 16 streets NW, north of W Street NW. Free. 202-619-7222.

ONE-MAN PLAY, Bill Largess in E. Warren Perry Jr.'s adaptation of "Swift to My Wounded," in honor of Walt Whitman's literary legacy and his role as a caretaker of injured Civil War Union soldiers. 12:30 p.m., National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.

CHILDREN'S CLASSICAL CONCERT, the National Symphony Orchestra performs short works to introduce children 7 and older to classical music. 2 p.m., Kennedy Center Family Theater, 2700 F St. NW. $15. 202-467-4600.

"THE MAN WHO BUILT SEARS," biographer Peter Max Ascoli talks with civil rights activist Julian Bond about Ascoli's book "Julius Rosenwald: The Man Who Built Sears, Roebuck and Advanced the Cause of Black Education in the American South." A question-and-answer session follows. 3 p.m., D.C. Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. $8. 202-777-3254.

VALENTINE CONCERT, jazz and classical ensemble Washington Musica Viva performs "Love You Madly," with music by Duke Ellington, Lawrence Moss, Chris Royal, Masatoshi Mitsumoto, Charley Gerard and Jean Francaix. 3 p.m., Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. $20; students and seniors, $15. 202-399-7993 or 301-493-5729.

REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE, a performance of New Orleans funk and more. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.

Monday 12

"JOB-SEARCHING AFTER 40," Tessa Lachman discusses how to create an effective job search plan and increase self-confidence. 9:45 a.m., 40Plus of Greater Washington, 1718 P St. NW, Suite T-2. Free. 202-387-1582.

EDWARD BROOKE TALK, the former Massachusetts senator discusses his autobiography, "Bridging the Divide: My Life." 11 a.m., Howard University, School of Business Auditorium, 2600 Sixth St. NW. Free. 202-806-4363.

LENA HORNE FILM,"Stormy Weather" (1943), co-starring Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway and Fats Waller. 11 a.m., the ARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE. Free. 202-889-5901.

RECITAL, students from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance perform works by Schumann, Welcher and Rochberg. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.

"TO THE LIGHTHOUSE," professor Michael L. Manson of American University discusses the 1926 story by Virginia Woolf. 7 p.m., Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. $20. 202-639-1774.

BLACK HISTORY TALK, historian C.R. Gibbs discusses "Breaking the Phalanx: Smashing Jim Crow in the Nation's Capital." 7 p.m., Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. 202-282-0021.

POETRY READINGS, Terrance Hayes and Frank X. Walker read from their works, a reception follows. 7:30 p.m., Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. $12. 202-544-7077.

Tuesday 13

"CARMEN JONES," Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, Olga James and Pearl Bailey in Otto Preminger's1954 film of the Bizet opera, as adapted by lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. 1 p.m., the ARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE. Free. 202-889-5901.

VALENTINE STORY TIME, for children 3 and older, a librarian reads stories and leads flannel board activities. 4 p.m., Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. 202-282-3080.

VEGETARIANISM, Jaimie Cohen discusses how and why to be a vegetarian; vegetarian snacks served. 6 p.m., Takoma Park Neighborhood Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. Free. 202-576-7252.

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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