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District Community Events July 24-31, 2008
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AFRICAN DIASPORA FILMS,"Susana Baca: Memoria Viva," 11 a.m.; "Sara Gomez: An Afro-Cuban Filmmaker," noon; " Cape Verde: My Love," 2 p.m.; "As Old as My Tongue," 4 p.m., National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. $9 per film; reservations recommended. 202-783-7370.
GUIDED BIKE RIDE, about three hours, led by a National Park Service ranger, with stops to discuss the health of past presidents and their problems with gout, dysentery, depression, heart attack and stroke. Bring a bike and water. Helmet required. 1 p.m., Thomas Jefferson Memorial, 900 Ohio Dr. SW. Free. 202-619-7222 or e-mail jason_martz@nps.gov.
ROCK CREEK PARK'S BUTTERFLIES, for age 4 and older, a National Park Service ranger discusses the lives of butterflies and helps participants make a butterfly craft. 2 p.m., Peirce Barn, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. Free. 202-895-6070.
CATHEDRAL GARGOYLE TOUR, for age 10 and older, a docent points out humorous and scary gargoyles and discusses their purpose, bring binoculars and cameras. 2 p.m., Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. $5. 202-537-6200.
CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT, the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute Orchestra performs Thomas's overture to "Mignon," and Mahler's Symphony No. 1. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center Concert Hall, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
Monday 28
CIVIL WAR FORT HIKE, for age 6 and older, a National Park Service ranger leads a tour of the remains of Fort DeRussy and discusses how the fort protected the city during a Confederate army attack. 10 a.m., Rock Creek Park Nature Center, 5200 Glover Rd. NW. Free. 202-895-6070.
VIOLIN RECITAL, Joshua Coyne performs classical, jazz and other musical styles on the violin, piano, saxophone and other instruments. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
WORLD WAR II MALL WALKING TOUR, a National Park Service ranger leads a tour of the World War II Memorial and discusses the Japanese attack on Wake Island. 7 p.m., meet at the ranger station, National World War II Memorial, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-438-9710.
ISRAELI TV DRAMA, Part 2 of Hagai Levi's 2005 film "In Treatment," about a psychologist and his patients, in Hebrew with English subtitles. 7:30 p.m., D.C. Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. $10; seniors and students, $9. 800-494-8479 or http:/
"ARSENIC AND OLD LACE," Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre and Josephine Hull star in Frank Capra's 1944 film, based on a hit Broadway comedy. about a man who returns home with his fiancee and finds that his elderly aunts are poisoning elderly men. 8:30 p.m., sunset, the Mall, between Fourth and Seventh streets NW. Free. 877-262-5866.
Tuesday 29
TEIBER STRING TRIO RECITAL, violinist Regino Madrid, violist Tam Tran and cellist Charlie Powers perform. 12:10 p.m., Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. Suggested donation, $5. 202-347-2635, Ext. 18.
"PEDAGOGIES: FROM DRAWING TO MAKING," Nader Tehrani, an architecture professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discusses current architectural projects. 6:30 p.m., Koubek Auditorium of Catholic University of America, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. Free. 202-319-6861.
