District Community Events July 19-26, 2007
District Community Events July 19-26, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007; Page DZ08
Thursday 19
"THE LURE OF SPICES," a museum staff member discusses spices that attracted Portuguese merchants to Africa, India and Asia and helps museum visitors weigh and grind spices before wrapping some in a fabric bag to take home. 2 p.m. today and Wednesday, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
A CAPPELLA QUARTET, In Process performs spirituals, hymns, jazz and blues. 7 p.m., John Howard Pavilion of St. Elizabeths Hospital, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE. Free. 202-645-7515.
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ARTWORK FRAMES, Bill Adair discusses the development of period frames on display in the American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. 6 p.m., meet in the F Street lobby of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
HOLOCAUST LECTURE,"Politics and Discourse: Israelis Remember the Holocaust," discussed by Dalia Ofer, a professor at the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Noon, Library of Congress, Room LJ220, 10 First St. SE. Free. 202-707-3779.
JAZZ ENVOYS, musicians from Ecuador perform. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
BRAZILIAN MARTIAL ARTS, demonstrated by the Washington chapter of the International Capoeira Angola Foundation. 7 p.m., Freer Gallery of Art, Meyer Auditorium, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
SHAKESPEARE-THEMED SITCOMS, episodes of "The Cosby Show," "3rd Rock From the Sun" and others. 7 p.m., Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mary Pickford Theater, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Free; reservations required. 202-707-5677.
Friday 20
"INFERNAL AFFAIRS," movie that inspired Martin Scorsese's film "The Departed," in Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Freer Galler of Art, Meyer Auditorium, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
"PETPOURRI" CABARET MUSICAL, a celebration of pet ownership performed by Richard Tappen and Laura Lewis. 4:30 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday, 10 p.m. Monday, Warehouse Theater, 1021 Seventh St. NW. $15. 866-811-4111 or http:/
AMERICAN INDIAN SINGER'S TALK, singer-songwriter Joanne Shenandoah, a Wolf Clan member of the Iroquois Confederacy, discusses her music and culture. Noon, Welcome Plaza, National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth and Independence SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
DOUBLE DUTCH JUMPING, for adults, a performance by the D.C. Retro Jumpers. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Fridays, through Aug. 24, Turkey Thicket Recreation Center, 10th Street and Michigan Avenue NE. Free. 202-576-9238.
CAPITOL JAZZ CONCERT, by the Army Band. 8 p.m. west steps of the U.S. Capitol, East Capitol and First streets. Free. 703-696-3399.
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