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It took five days to turn Flashpoint Gallery into a mini-botanic garden in the city, roll out more than 200 square feet of sod indoors, build boxes ("planted roofs") for growing plants, set up projections of even more grass and pipe in the sounds of birds chirping.
"Earth on Stone on Earth Is Naturally So," organized by artist and U-Va. landscape architecture student Karl Krause, comes off at first as quite a giggle. But it's also an exploration of humanity's connection to ecology.
As part of the exhibition, poets were buried up to their necks (performance art, folks) in New York's Prospect Park and San Francisco's Golden Gate National Recreational Area. In the resulting poems, engraved on particle board alongside photos of the interred poets, they weighed in about the new experience of literally becoming one with the soil. (One poet writes, "No one has ever buried me in the Earth and asked me how it feels to be alive, until you did." He ends, "I am proud to be biodegradable."
Free. Tuesday-Saturday, Noon-6 p.m. Through Aug. 31. 916 G St. NW. 202-315-1310.
And if biodegradable art isn't on everybody's mind: Later this month, look out for "Earth Matters," opening at Washington Printmakers Gallery. The exhibition of water-soluble monotypes by Marian Osher will spotlight issues such as species extinction, global warming and the razing of forests. Free. Aug. 28-Sept. 30. 1732 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-332-7757.
Save the Date
[ ON STAGE ] Horatio Sanz and His Kings of Improv The hefty comic, who honed his talent (like so many others) in Chicago, co-founded the Upright Citizens Brigade and won national fame in an eight-year run as one of the "Saturday Night Live" players, is stopping by Arlington next month to perform with his improv troupe. Tickets for the shows go on sale tomorrow. $25. 7 and 10 p.m. Sept. 28. (Get there early if you want good seats, because these shows are general admission.) Arlington Cinema 'N' Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington. Visit http:/
[ THE GREAT OUTDOORS ] Run for New Orleans The two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the Gulf Coast is approaching, and so is the return of the New Orleans Rebirth 5K run/walk and festival, which raises money for rebuilding and awareness efforts. Formerly called the Gulf Coast Relief Run, the event, held along the Potomac, is Sept. 15. Registration, $25 through Sept. 14 (visit http:/
[ ON STAGE ] "Pangs of the Messiah" If you didn't get over to see Theater J's well-reviewed production during the Capital Fringe Festival, the futuristic, Motti Lerner-penned tale of a Jewish settlement on the West Bank faced with dismantling under the terms of a new peace accord returns at the end of this month. Set in 2012, the play follows one family of settlers as they fight to remain. $15-$50. Various times Aug. 28-Sept. 16. Goldman Theater, DCJCC, 1529 16th St. NW. 800-494-8497.
The District
Today
[ CLOSING ] Goodbye, Fort Reno! Kisses! How fitting that the next generation of local music will close this summer series in Tenleytown: The pint-size Eyeball Skeleton, a Maryland band that consists of two pre-pubescent brothers and their dad (the kids pen the lyrics, and Pops helps them create the songs), hits the stage tonight with Edie Sedgwick and Sentai. After that, Fort Reno wraps up till next year. Free. 7:15-9:30 p.m. 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. 703-318-2197 or for a schedule, visit http:/
Tomorrow
[ CONCERT ] Angie Stone Part of the new generation of soul singers who draw from the scratched-vinyl grooves of the 1960s and '70s, Stone was made for the laid-back vibe of an outdoor summer concert. She's at Carter Barron Amphitheatre tomorrow with Noel Gourdin. $20. 7:30 p.m. 4850 Colorado Ave. NW. 202-397-7328.
[ FILM ] Presidential Film Favorites: Something Nixon and Clinton Had in Common As part of its "School House to White House" exhibition (featuring the documents of presidential childhoods), the National Archives presents the favorite movies of the nation's leaders. And how weird it was to learn that "High Noon" is the fave of both Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon! The classic 1952 Gary Cooper western plays tomorrow at 11 a.m. and Saturday at noon. Free. William G. McGowan Theater, Constitution Avenue between Seventh and Ninth streets NW. 202-501-5000.
