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District Community Events July 17-24, 2008
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RHYTHM AND BLUES CONCERT, Style Band and Brick perform. 8 p.m., Fort Dupont Park, Minnesota Avenue and Randle Circle SE. Free. 202-426-5961.
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CHINESE ART,"Moving Through Mountains With Chinese Artists," curator Joseph Chang discusses the ways painters of the late Ming and early Qing periods depicted famous locations on China's Yellow Mountain. 1 p.m., Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
GUIDED BIKE RIDES, about three hours, led by a National Park Service ranger. Bring a bike and water. Helmet required. 1 p.m. ride has stops to discuss landmarks; 2:30 p.m. ride has stops to discuss what is hidden inside the monuments and memorials on the Mall. Meet at Thomas Jefferson Memorial, 900 Ohio Dr. SW. Free. 202-619-7222 or e-mail jason_martz@nps.gov.
POSTERS AND ART, curator Wendy Wick Reaves leads a tour of "Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture," and discusses their themes. 1:30 p.m., National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
CHINESE LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOP, curator and artist Joseph Chang discusses the "Four Treasures of a Chinese Scholar's Studio" (the brush, ink stick, paper and ink stone), demonstrates basic landscape painting techniques and invites visitors to try it, no experience necessary. 2:30 p.m., Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Free, reservations required. 202-633-0465 or e-mail pecorjo@si.edu.
ONE VOICE CHORUS, a performance of works by Duke Ellington and other musicians of the Harlem Renaissance. 4 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL, participants in the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute perform. 6 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday, Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
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"THE FOOD CHAIN," for ages 8 and older, a National Park Service ranger discusses how forest animals survive. 10 a.m., Rock Creek Park Nature Center, 5200 Glover Rd. NW. Free. 202-895-6070.
PETWORTH LIBRARY TEEN TIME, for ages 12-19, participate in an art workshop, write poetry, perform karaoke, play video games or watch a film. 4 p.m., Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. Free. 202-541-6300.
CHILDREN'S CHORUS SEND-OFF, the Children's Chorus of Washington performs its last concert before its 12-day tour of Italy. 6 and 7:30 p.m., Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW. Free, donations requested. 202-237-1005.
"THE LETTER," Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and Gale Sondergaard in the 1940 William Wyler film about a plantation owner's wife who kills a man and claims that it was self-defense. 6:30 p.m., National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free tickets distributed 30 minutes before each show. 202-783-3372.
"IN TREATMENT" ISRAELI TV DRAMA, Hagai Levi's 2005 two-part film about a psychologist and his patients, who share universal problems, in Hebrew with English subtitles. Part 1, 7:30 p.m. Monday. Part 2, 7:30 p.m. July 28, D.C. Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. $10; seniors and students, $9. 800-494-8479 or http:/
