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District Community Events July 19-26, 2007
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"NORBIT," Eddie Murphy comedy film. 6 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. Free. 202-727-1265.
"THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA," BBC television production of the Shakespeare story of love, friendship and treachery. 7 p.m., Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mary Pickford Theater, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Free; reservations recommended. 202-707-5677.
NAVY MEMORIAL BAND CONCERT, the Navy Band, Sea Chanters and Cruisers. 8 p.m., Naval Heritage Center, U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-433-2525.
Wednesday 25
"BAD DAD," STAND-UP COMEDY, for adults, San Francisco comedian and social critic Mark Whitney discusses tolerance, intolerance and more. 7 p.m. Wednesday, 6 p.m. July 26, 11 p.m. July 27, 4 p.m. July 28 and 29, Warehouse Theater, 1021 Seventh St. NW. $15. 866-811-4111 or http:/
ARCHITECTURE LECTURE, Andrew Freear, an Auburn University professor of architecture, discusses "Rural Studio: Education of the Citizen Architect," about the six years after the death of the studio's founder, Samuel Mockbee, and the studio's hands-on architectural teaching style. 6 p.m., Edward M. Crough Center for Architectural Studies, Catholic University of America, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. Free. 202-319-6861.
CAMPFIRE STORIES, sponsored by the Georgetown Neighborhood Library. 7 p.m., Georgetown Bookmobile, Jelleff Boys and Girls Club, 3265 S St. NW, Free. 202-282-0220.
CAPITOL MARINE BAND CONCERT, classical music by Saint-Saens, Berlioz, von Weber and others. 8 p.m., west terrace of U.S. Capitol, East Capitol and First streets. Free. 202-433-4011.
COLONIAL AFRICA LECTURE, scholar Crawford Young discusses "The African Colonial State and the Encounter with Decolonization." 4 p.m., Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, Room 119, 10 First St. SE. Free. 202-707-2692.
MALAYSIAN TEXTILES PROGRAM, master weaver Nancy Ngali creates a traditional ceremonial cloth on a floor loom, noon-4 p.m.; artist Michael Lim helps visitors create a palm frond grasshopper, noon-4 p.m.; scholar Edric Ong discusses "Sustaining the Arts and Crafts of Traditional Cultures in the Modern World," followed by traditional music and dance of Borneo, 6:30 p.m., Textile Museum, 2320 S St. NW. Lecture and performance, $8; other events, free. 202-667-0441, Ext. 64.
PLAYS AT WOOLLY MAMMOTH,"Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind," 30 plays performed in 60 minutes, written and performed by the Neo-Futurists of Chicago. 8 p.m. Wednesday and July 26, 7 and 9 p.m. July 27 and 28, 1 and 3 p.m. July 29, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D St. NW. $25. 800-811-4111.
"CASINO ROYALE," James Bond thriller starring Daniel Craig and Judi Dench, outdoor screening, bring a blanket and snacks. 8:30 p.m., George Washington University, Mount Vernon Campus Quad, 2100 Foxhall Rd. NW. Free. 202-242-6673.
Thursday 26
ZOO JAZZ CONCERT, the Army Blues band; bring a picnic and blanket. 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., Lion/Tiger Hill of National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. 202-633-4480.
ARTIST'S TALK, Dan Dailey discusses his 35 years of designing works that integrate glass and metal. Noon, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
SCIENCE LECTURE,2006 Nobel Prize winners Craig Mello and John Mather discusses "The Origins of Life and the Universe." 2 p.m., Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, Room 119, 10 First St. SE. Free. 202-707-2692.
FARRAGUT JAZZ CONCERT, keyboardist Patrick Cooper. 5-7 p.m., Farragut Square Park, 17th and K streets NW. Free. 202-463-3400.
GUITARS AND SITARS, music educator Bill Jenkins and performers from Lisbon show stringed instruments from India and Europe; with musical performance. 5:30 p.m., Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
CONGRESSMAN'S PORTRAIT, U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) discusses his portrait painted by Danny Lyon in the 1960s when Lewis was a civil rights activist. 6 p.m., National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
JAZZ IN A GARDEN, vocalist Julie Hall, bring a picnic and a blanket. 6:30 p.m., St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 3655 Calvert St. NW. Free. 202-333-4949.
"THE DRESSER," film starring Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay and Edward Fox, about World War II-era traveling actors and their life with the "King Lear" character. 7 p.m., Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mary Pickford Theater, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Free; reservations recommended. 202-707-5677.
SOUTHWEST CHAMBER PLAYERS, performance of works by Beethoven and others. 7:30 p.m., St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, Sixth Street and Maine Avenue SW. Donations requested. 202-484-6354.
-- Compiled by GERRI MARMER
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