District Community Events Nov. 6-13, 2008

LEVINE SCHOOL MUSIC AND TEA, faculty and students perform; tea and light refreshments served. 11 a.m., Levine School of Music at THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE. Free; reservations required. 202-686-8000, Ext. 1068.

LINCOLN ASSASSINATION TALK, Andrew Jampoler discusses his book "The Last Lincoln Conspirator: John Surratt's Flight From the Gallows," about how Mary Surratt's son escaped capture. Noon, Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mary Pickford Theater, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Free. 202-707-1409.

"ANSEL ADAMS: A DOCUMENTARY FILM," about the photographer's life and artwork and his role as an environmentalist. 5:30 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.

GERMANY AND THE NEW U.S. PRESIDENT, Karsten Voigt, coordinator for German-American cooperation in the German Foreign Office, discusses opportunities and challenges for cooperation between Germany and the new presidential administration. 6:30 p.m., Goethe-Institut, 812 Seventh St. NW. Free; reservations required. 202-289-1200, Ext. 165, or rsvp@washington.goethe.org.

SILVER COLLECTING, collector Jennifer Goldsborough discusses current trends in collecting silver and how items are made. 6:45 p.m., Tudor Place, 1644 31st St. NW. $10. 202-965-0400, Ext. 109.

"BARBED WIRE,"1927 silent film with Pola Negri and Clive Brook, about German prisoners of war in a camp built on a young French girl's farm during World War I. Ray Brubacher accompanies the film on a Wurlitzer theater organ; a Harry Langdon two-reel comedy precedes the film. 7 p.m., Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. $5. 202-547-6839.

"NORTH OF THE BORDER: THE COUNTERREVOLUTION," political science professor James Laxer of Toronto's York University discusses how thousands of loyalists fled to Canada after the American Revolutionary War. 7 p.m., National Archives, Constitution Avenue NW, entrance near Seventh Street. Free. 202-357-5000.

RUTHIE FOSTER, benefit blues concert for THEARC, 8 p.m.; reception, 7 p.m., THEARC's theater, 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE. $30; in advance, $25. 202-481-3272.

Thursday 13

ART OF GLASS, antiquities curator Karol Wight discusses the history of glass art. Noon, Renwick Gallery, 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Free. 202-633-1000.

CLASSICAL ORGAN RECITAL, Charles Miller performs. 12:15-12:45 p.m., National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Cir. NW. Free; donations welcome. 202-232-0323.

"WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE," filmmaker Sam Pollard's documentary about the government's response to Hurricane Katrina, and the series of events that devastated New Orleans and its people. 5:30 p.m., Wechsler Theater, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Free. 202-885-5951.

FESTIVE FLORAL DESIGNS, designer Rance Goff discusses the basics of holiday floral design and centerpieces, and other decor matters. 7 p.m., Tudor Place, 1644 31st St. NW. $15; registration required. 202-965-0400, Ext. 109, or tmosconi@tudorplace.org.

IRANIAN FILMS,"Dream of Silk" (2003), director Nahid Rezai returns to her Tehran high school to learn about the hopes of contemporary girls; and Massound Bakhshi's documentary "Tehran Has No More Pomegranates" (2007), about Tehran's history. Both shown in Persian with English subtitles. 7 p.m., Freer Gallery, Meyer Auditorium, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. Free; tickets required. 202-633-1000.

-- Compiled by GERRI MARMER

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