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District Community Events Nov. 6-13, 2008
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"A LIFE OF MY OWN: MEETING ELEANOR ROOSEVELT," Linda Kenyon performs Stephen Larocque's piece about Roosevelt's life. 6 and 7:30 p.m., National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free tickets distributed 30 minutes before each show. 202-783-3372.
"THE WOMAN AND THE STRANGER," Joachim Latsch and Peter Zimmermann star in a 1984 film about German soldiers who become friends when they are captured by the Russians during World War I; in German with English subtitles. 6:30 p.m., Goethe-Institut, 812 Seventh St. NW. $6; seniors and students, $4. 202-289-1200.
PHOTOJOURNALISM PROGRAM, Leah Bendavid-Val and Mark Jenkins, authors of "Odysseys and Photographs: Four National Geographic Field Men," discuss works of photojournalists Maynard Owen Williams, Volkmar Wentzel, Luis Marden and Thomas Abercrombie, as actors Robert Prosky and Rick Foucheux bring their words to life. 7:30 p.m., National Geographic, 17th and M streets NW. $18. 202-857-7700.
POETRY READINGS, Frank Bidart and Rae Armantrout read from their works. 7:30 p.m., Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. $12. 202-544-7077.
Tuesday 11
ICE ARENA VETERANS DAY PROGRAM, the D.C. schools' Junior ROTC color guard and students perform a commemorative program, with guest speakers, 11:15-11:45 a.m.; ice skating lesson, 10-10:50 a.m.; public skating, noon-1:50 p.m., Fort Dupont Ice Arena, 3779 Ely Pl. SE. Free. 202-584-5007.
WORLD WAR I AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS,"Men of Bronze: The Black American Heroes of World War I," 1977 documentary, noon; "Forgotten Soldiers: The District's Black Doughboys of World War I," for age 15 and older, Gretchen Roberts-Shorter discusses the career of her uncle, Roy Plummer, and reads from his war diary, and historian C.R. Gibbs discusses the origins of the D.C. National Guard, 2-4 p.m., Historical Society of Washington, 801 K St. NW. Free. 202-383-1828 or rsvp@historydc.org.
THE MUSIC OF STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, students from Catholic University's School of Music perform songs from Schwartz's musicals "Godspell" and "Pippin." 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
"RICHARD AVEDON: DARKNESS AND LIGHT," Helen Whitney's 1996 "American Masters" video about the photographer's life and artistic process; Whitney answers audience questions after the screening. 7 p.m., Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. $20. 202-639-1770.
CANDLELIGHT WAR MEMORIAL TOURS, a National Park Service ranger leads tours of the World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial and discusses the meaning of Veterans Day. 7-9 p.m., Three Servicemen Statue, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Constitution Avenue and Henry Bacon Drive NW. Free. Call, Paul O'Brian, 202-438-7066.
A CAPPELLA MUSIC, the Augmented Eight and Top of the Seventh perform arrangements by Fritz Kinzel and pieces from the Yale songbook; clarinetist Harold Yaffe, bassoonist Dilyana Kirova and pianist David Ehrlich also perform. 7:30 p.m., St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, Sixth Street and Maine Avenue SW. Free; donations welcome. 202-484-6354.
WASHINGTON IN 1812, Dan Bailey, director of the Imaging Research Center at the University of Maryland, discusses his 3-D animation of how the city might have looked before the British invasion. 8 p.m., Naval Lodge Hall, 330 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Free; reservations required. 202-544-1845.
Wednesday 12
"ANANSEGROMMA RETURNS," Ghanaian drummers and storytellers perform traditional tales of trickster Anansi and African songs and games. 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, next Thursday and Nov. 14. Smithsonian, S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. $6; ages 2-16, $5; 1 and younger, free. 202-633-8700.
