Focus Music: Cosy Sheridan
Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m.
Winner of the Kerrville Festival NewFolk songwriting contest and the
Telluride Bluegrass Troubadour contest, Sheridan has played from Carnegie
Hall to the Jerry Lewis Telethon to the Philadelphia Folk Festival...
Laughing Stock by Charles Morey
February 5 – February 28, 2010
Laurel Mill Playhouse, located at 508 Main Street in historic Laurel, MD., presents Laughing Stock by Charles Morey. Directed by Michael Hartsfield and produced Maureen Rogers, this hilarious comedy opens February 5...
Broadway in Annapolis: “Oklahoma!”
February 12-13
Broadway returns to Annapolis when J. Ernest Green conducts The Annapolis Chamber Orchestra and members of the Annapolis Chorale in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts...
"STILL LIVES” OPENS AT GALLERY 222
Friday, February 5 at Gallery 222m, 6 to 9 pm
“STILL LIVES” – an exhibit of original paintings by Loudoun artists opens Friday, February 5 at Gallery 222 during Leesburg’s First Friday Gallery Walk...
"An Interreligious Exchange On Natural Law of Compassionate Justice"
Feb. 28, 2010, 3:00 - 4:30 PM.
There is common ground that Muslims share with Unitarian Universalist community. Though there are areas of divergence, justice is common value of which discussion and dialogue may inform us to the diversity of thought in our community, and chart the way to a more cohesive community...
Imprint- a contemporary printmaking exhibition
January 21- February 21
The Torpedo Factory’s Target Gallery opens Imprint, an exhibition that examines contemporary printmaking...
Earth Day Clean-Up
Saturday, April 24, 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Volunteers will work together to kick start spring cleaning. Not only will Earth Day volunteers get the chance to improve the environment, but also venture to places in the Zoo not often seen by the public eye...
Easter Monday: Celebrating the African American Family
Monday, April 5, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Rich in culture and history in the African American community, the Zoo and FONZ will welcome thousands of visitors with a variety of activities...
Smithsonian’s Discovery Theater
Sunday, March 7, 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
In this interactive play, meet Chef FONZ who will show you how animals eat on Asia Trail...
Antonio Rocha
Sunday, Feb. 28, 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Small and furry friends will come to life right before your eyes through sound effects, music, and movement...
Lucas Miller
Sunday, Feb. 21, 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Lucas Miller has been recognized as an “American Masterpiece” by the National Endowment for the Arts...
DinoRock
Sunday, Feb. 7, 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Grammy® nominee DinoRock’s fantastic “Dinosaur Babies” interactive musical puppet theater performance hatches up some fun...
Wild Side Stage: A Performance Series for Children
Sunday, Feb. 7, 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Bring the whole family for entertaining and educational shows by acclaimed, award-winning musicians, dancers, storytellers, and puppeteers from around the country. Join us for special visits to animal houses, where you’ll get a chance to meet and greet animal keepers as well as animals featured in the performances...
Silver-Garburg Piano Duo
Sunday, February 28, 2010, 4 pm
Amadeus Concerts is pleased to present the internationally renowned Silver-Garburg Piano Duo in a concert featuring selections for piano four hands, including Mendelssohn's radiant music for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and an outstanding arrangement for piano of Stravinsky's tragicomic ballet "Petroushka"...
Loudoun County’s Plant a Row
February 7th, 2pm - 4 pm
PAR Loudoun Volunteer Committee invites members and interested citizens to celebrate the great success of their 2009 growing season...
February 11-14, 2010
Playing the week of Valentine’s Day at DCAC in Adams Morgan, A Comic-Book for the Stage, Vol. 2...
DR. ROBERT PARK TO SPEAK ON SUPERSTITION
March 9, 4:30 p.m.
The next installment of the University of Maryland Libraries’ 2009-2010 “Speaking of Books: Conversations with Campus Authors” series feature Dr. Robert L. (Bob) Park, a University of Maryland research professor and best-selling author discussing his book Superstition: Belief in the Age of Science.
ARTIOMS: Expressing Idioms, Clichés and Word Phrases in Art
February 5 – February 21, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, February 5, 2010, 7 – 10 pm
Artists are being challenged to express their favorite (or not so favorite) idioms, clichés, word phrases or play on words in their artwork...
Annual Spaghetti Dinner
Saturday, February 6th, 2010, 5 – 7 pm
Fun for the entire family! Open to the Public—Walk-ins Welcome...
Indoor Spring Flea Market at Green Acres
Saturday, March 6, 2010
This enormous flea market has many booths of odds and ends to browse through...
FEBRUARY EXHIBITION 'FIBER IMAGERY"
February 3-28, 2010
(50 Hook Rugs)
Sally D'Alabora, John Flournoy,Carol Koerner,Roslyn Logsdon, and Sarah Province...
Concert: Narek Hakhnazaryan
Sunday, February 21, 7:30 p.m.
A 19-year-old Armenian cellist, Narek Hakhnazaryan won First Prize in the 2008 Young Concert Artists International Auditions...
Young at Heart Seniors
Until February 26, 2010
Booksigning
Saturday, February 13, 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Kem Knapp Sawyer will sign her children’s books on Harriet Tubman, Abigail Adams, Eleanor Roosevelt and Lucretia Mott...
Presidential Family Fun Day
Saturday, February 13, 11:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Presidential Family Day at American Art and the National Portrait Gallery recognizes the Presidents’ Day holiday with a weekend extravaganza that has a variety of activities...
Reel Portraits: Lena Horne and Edward Biberman
Saturday, February 13. 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The Reel Portraits film screening series presents two films starring Lena Horne...
Washington Project for the Arts: Cream
January 30 - March 6, 2010
Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) announces the opening of its newest exhibition, Cream, January 30 - March 6, 2010, at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center. This annual exhibition features works by more than 110 local and national artists selected by an esteemed group of eight top curators including scholars, museum directors, practitioners and collectors.
The 3rd Annual OUR CITY FILM FESTIVAL
Sunday, February 14, 2010
This Valentine’s Day you’re invited to fall in love with Washington, DC.The Our City Film Festival is the only festival showcasing films that capture Washington, DC beyond the monuments, politics and traffic...
Virginia Wine Showcase
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., February 6th
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., February 7th
Author Joe David and Cooking School Chef Jill Prescott will join together at the annual Virginia Wine Showcase on Saturday February 6th and Sunday February 7th at the Dulles Expo and Convention Center to acquaint visitors with cooking techniques used to turn an ordinary meal into something extraordinary...
Family Concert : Carnival of the Animals
Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.
The BSO, Bob Brown Puppets and narrator Rheda Becker dazzle with a rendition of Saint-Saëns’ beloved classic. This musical carnival is complete with an elephant, kangaroos, a dancing turtle and a beautiful swan...
BSO SuperPops Motown Tribute with Spectrum
Thursday, April 22 - Sunday, April 25
Feel the groove with the cool sounds of Motown presented by one of today’s hottest and most talented vocal groups—Spectrum...
España
Thursday, April 15 - Sunday, April 18
Join BSO Concertmaster Jonathan Carney and remarkable Spanish conductor Juanjo Mena in a lively program featuring a masterful violin concerto by Joaquin Rodrigo...
Mozart, Mendelssohn & Beethoven
Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
Associate Concertmaster Madeline Adkins joins Assistant Principal Viola Christian Colberg in a classical chamber music performance...
Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony
Thursday, April 8th - Saturday, April 10th
Two of today’s bright young talents join together for the United States premiere and BSO Co-commission of a brand-new work by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara...
Off the Cuff: Pulcinella
Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
The BSO performs Pulcinella in its entirety, prefaced by enlightening and entertaining insights with Maestra Alsop, all in a 90-minute program with no intermission...
Casual Concert Pulcinella
Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.
It’s story time at the symphony—and not just for kids. Prokofiev’s classic tale of a heroic boy and threatening wolf takes center stage in this concert of musical storytelling...
Hearts, Cards & Carnival
Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
Vocalists from the Washington National Opera’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program will perform concert presentations of two 20th-century American operas...
Circus Maximus
Thursday, March 18th - Sunday, March 21
This program opens with a short work by David T. Little, who imagines a circus very nearly out of control—in laughter, music and mayhem...
Cirque de la Symphonie
Thursday, March 11 - Sunday, March 14
This program features Cirque de la Symphonie’s troupe of aerialists, contortionists, jugglers and more performing on and above the stage...
Family Concert Scheherazade
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.
Join the BSO and Enchantment Theater Company as Scheherazade’s 1001 tales come to life...
BSO SuperPops
Thursday, March 4th - Sunday, March 7th
Jack Everly and the BSO SuperPops kick off the March Circus Festival with a concert of music, magic and comedy...
The Puppet Co. Playhouse presents “Beauty and The Beast"
February 26 – April 11
A romantic tale of a handsome prince, and his love, Beauty, set in a great forest in old Russia...
6th Annual Maryland ProStart Student Invitational
Saturday February 27th, 8am - 4pm
High school culinary students from across Maryland will be competing for over $500,000 in scholarships at the 6th annual Maryland ProStart Student Invitational...
Haven of Northern Virginia Bereavement Support Group
Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 7:30 to 9:00 PM.
Haven of Northern Virginia is offering a FREE Six-Week Bereavement Support Group beginning Tuesday, February 16, 2010 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM...
Fun and Frisky Valentine-Themed Event at National Zoo
Friday, Feb. 12, from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s second annual Woo at the Zoo, open to both singles and sweethearts, is a light-hearted exploration into the sexual behaviors of animals...
Psychological Group of Washington Speed Therapy
Monday, February 8, 2010
Takes place at Clyde’s at Gallery Place 707 7th Street, NW Washington, DC...
FREE at Last - Black History Celebration!
Saturday, February 6th, 2010 from 10am-4pm.
This free to the public event recounts the days of slavery, as well as the impact of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s...
Friday music series: Chatham Baroque
Friday, March 26, 2010 at 1:15 p.m.
Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as "a splendid period-instruments ensemble," Chatham Baroque was honored as "Breakthrough Artist of the Year" by National Public Radio and the National Association of Recording Merchandisers...
The Pain and the Itch
Wednesday-Saturday, Mar. 24-26, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 27, 2010 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sunday, Mar. 28, 2010 at 7 p.m.
The Nomadic Theatre presents "The Pain and the Itch," by Bruce Norris...
Georgetown University Players Improv Show
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 9 p.m.
In a night of unscripted comedy relying on audience suggestion, the performers’ quick wit and active minds shine in mixed programs of long-form improv games...
Friday music series: Yvonne Lam, David Jones, Wenyin Chan
Friday, March 19, 2010 at 1:15 p.m.
This trio will perform a program including Béla Bartók’s Contrasts, (a work written for Benny Goodman and Joseph Szigeti that melds the folk traditions for which Bartok is well-known with American jazz culture), and Darius Milhaud’s Suite for violin, clarinet, and piano...
Black Movements Dance Theatre
Friday and Saturday, February 26 and 27, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Black Movements Dance Theatre’s spring concert includes signature company works along with new works by student and professional guest choreographers and performers...
Friday music series: Potomac Trio
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 1:15 p.m.
The Potomac Trio will perform Haydn’s Trio in G Major Hob XV:25 “Gypsy” and Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11....
GROOVE THEORY Hip Hop Showcase
Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
This first annual showcase celebrates hip hop dance culture, spotlighting the creativity of Groove Theory and various guest groups from the DC metro area...
The Donn B. Murphy One Acts Festival
Wednesday-Saturday, February 24-27, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 4 p.m.
Each night of the festival will consist of a half-hour viewing of The Hypothetical Detective by Tom Carroll (COL ‘09), followed by an intermission and that night’s Festival...
GEORGETOWN PLAYERS IMPROVFEST
Friday and Saturday, February 19 and 20, 2010 at 9 p.m.
Two nights of comedy provided by Georgetown Players Improv Group and special guests: improv troupes from surrounding universities...
Friday Music Series: Jennifer Jackson
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 1:15 p.m.
A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory, Jennifer Jackson has played at the Kennedy Center, the National Gallery of Art, and the Harman Center for the Arts...
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESENTS "INTERPRETING LISZT"
Friday and Saturday, February 12 and 13, 2010
A festival exploring new perspectives on Romantic art and the Romantic artistic personality including free daytime conference events in McNeir Hall and ticketed evening concerts in Gaston Hall...
Georgetown University Presents "Madness and Civilization"
Thursday-Saturday, February 11-13, 2010 at 8 p.m. Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 2 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, February 17-20, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Georgetown University Theater and Performance Studies Program presents the world premiere adaptation of "Madness and Civilization"...
Friday Music Series: Apex Winds
Friday, February 5, 2010 at 1:15 p.m.
Georgetown University will host Apex Winds, which is comprised of members of the US Marine Band, the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, and the Richmond Symphony...
WVSA ARTs Connection 3rd Thursday Series
Thursday, February 18th
The ARTiculate Gallery will hold an opening and reception for its "Winter Wonderland" show, a collection of watercolors by the ARTiculate Artists at WVSA...
Emerging Choreographers Showcased at Dance Place
Saturday, February 6 at 8pm, Sunday, February 7 at 4pm
Engage in an evening of modern dance storytelling from the CrossCurrents Dance Company...
SCULPTURE 1275: Craig Kraft
January 18 – March 19, 2010
In cooperation with the Axent Realty Group, the Washington Sculptors Group (WSG) is pleased to announce the opening of the seventh exhibition in a series of sculpture solos featured in the lobby of 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW...
American Legion Bluegrass & Fried Chicken Dinner
Sunday February 14, 2010, 2:00 pm, Doors open at Noon
Jay Armsworthy and The Sons of The American Legion will present an afternoon of music with 2 bluegrass groups from Pennsylvania. Iron Ridge and Remington Ryde will be the next performance for the winter series of Bluegrass music at the American Legion in Hughesville...
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BEAD SOCIETY DESIGNER CHALLENGE EXHIBITION
January 9 – 31
With help from our friends at the Northern Virginia Bead Society (NVBS), the Workhouse will offer a series of exciting events in January to celebrate the month of the bead...
NEW WORKS – FACULTY, STUDENT, STAFF EXHIBITION
January 6 -30
All Workhouse Arts Center 2009 instructors and their students have been invited along with LAF staff to exhibit New Works in Gallery W-16 January 6 – 30, 2010...
WORKHOUSE ASSOCIATES AND WORKHOUSE ART GUILD JANUARY EXHIBITION
January 6-31
An Opening Reception will be held in Gallery W-16 Saturday, January 9 from 6-9pm in conjunction with the 2nd Saturday Art Walk at the Workhouse...
ART FOR A CHANGE! EXHIBITION
FEBRUARY 9-28
As part of the Workhouse Art Center’s Art for a Change! program, this exhibition provides advanced art students with the opportunity to be considered for a juried exhibition in a professional gallery...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH EXHIBITION
February 3rd-27th
The Workhouse will honor Black History Month in February with an exhibit of works by several well-known African American artists...
ARTNOTES PRESENTS THE PAUL REISLER DUO
Saturday, March 6, 6:30pm
The Workhouse will host the Paul Reisler Duo on Saturday, March 6 at 6:30pm. This group is rooted in folk music combined with world music eclecticism and performed with classical precision...
THE WORKHOUSE FILM INSTITUTE PRESENTS A MAN NAMED PEARL
Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27
The Workhouse will be hosting an Artist Workshop/Lecture with Pearl Fryar and a screening of the film A Man Named Pearl. This subtle and intriguing film is about self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar...
GALLERY AFTER HOURS PRESENTS WORD BEAT
Saturday, February 20, 7pm
Join the Workhouse on Saturday, February 20 at 7pm for an evening of percussion and spoken word poetry from Word Beat. Global jazz percussionist Tom Teasley and acclaimed singer/actor Charles Williams pair inspirational words with inventive percussive sounds...
ARTNOTES: US ARMY CHORUS
Saturday, February 6, 6:30pm
Gallery W-16, Second Floor
Join the U.S. Army Chorus at the Workhouse for a FREE evening of music including pop, Broadway, folk, traditional patriotic music and classical music....
Rethink Afghanistan
Monday, February 15 at 7 p.m.
Rethink Afghanistan will be shown on Monday, February 15 at the New Deal Cafe in Roosevelt Center, 113 Centerway, Greenbelt. Starting at 7 pm, the screening is free. An optional vegan meal will be served from 6:30 pm....
A Celebration of African-American Arts
Sunday, February 21 at 3pm
Hear the poetry, experience the visual arts, enjoy a variety of musical genres including jazz and gospel, and lend your voice to this exciting presentation!
Free-will offering. Reception to follow...
The 24th Annual Jazz & Tap Dance Festival
Saturday, March 6, and Sunday, March 7, 2010
Feel the pulse of jazz, tap and hip-hop dance at what many consider the finest dance event in the Washington DC metropolitan area. The annual Jazz & Tap Dance Festival showcases area dance companies and features the artistic achievements of the dancers with the exciting creations of their choreographers...
Catapalooza
Sunday, February 14, 2 – 5 p.m.
A special Valentine’s Day cat adoption festival. Lovely felines for adoption in the League’s new renovated cat adoption area and playground. No cat adoption fees. Free mimosas and cake. Grab bags and other prizes.
Talk Radio
February 12, 2010 at 8 p.m.
STROyKA Theatre, Inc opens Talk Radio, written by Eric Bogosian on February 12, 2009 at 8 p.m. at the Burke Theater in the US Naval Heritage Center...
AUTHORS OUT LOUD
The Story Behind Stories
Thursday, January 28 at 7:30 pm at the Washington DCJCC
The Washington DCJCC, in conjunction with The George Washington University, proudly presents author MYLA GOLDBERG who will discuss “The Story Behind Stories”
THE ZOO STORY
Through February 6
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 7:30 pm
For reservations call DCAC at 202-462-7833
Edward Albee’s first play, first performed in 1960, is brought to DCAC for the first time by the provocative Theatre Du Jour.
"Timbuktu," Kathleen Stafford's Solo Artist Exhibit
Through February 1, 2010
Printmaker Kathleen Stafford spent 18 years immersed in African culture. “Timbuktu,” her solo artist exhibit at The Art League Gallery, celebrates the compelling people she met and the brilliant textures and colors of West Africa through her unique artistic process.
Eclipse Chamber Orchestra
2009-2010 Season
The 2009-2010 Eclipse Chamber Orchestra season kicks off on Sunday, November 8 with a program featuring Wagner, Stravinsky, and Strauss. This season, Eclipse will present three subscription concerts in Alexandria at the George Washington Masonic Memorial as well as two Brandenburg Festival concerts in Washington at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church. The Season Opening Concert will take place on November 8, 2009 at 3:00 PM and music Director Sylvia Alimena will lead the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra in a concert dedicated to the memory of longtime ECO supporter Keith B. Moore...
Keeping Cats Indoors
There are more than 80 million pet cats in the U.S., the majority of which roam outside at least part of the time. In addition, millions more stray and feral cats roam our cities, suburbs, and rural areas. Scientists estimate that free-roaming cats kill at least 500 million birds and hundreds of millions more small mammals, reptiles and amphibians each year. Cat predation is an added stress to wildlife populations already struggling to survive habitat loss, pollution, pesticides, and other human impacts...
The Shelter Pet Project
According to The Humane Society of the United States and Maddie's Fund, of the eight million pets that enter animal shelters and rescue groups every year, approximately three million of these healthy animals and treatable pets are euthanized due to a lack of adoption. The Advertising Council, The Humane Society of the United States and Maddie's Fund are pleased to bring you new radio PSAs as part of "The Shelter Pet Project" campaign. The radio PSAs feature Sassy, a scarcastic dog who, through humor dispels the stereotypes associated with shelter pets...
Saint Thomas More Cathedral Concerts
2009-2010 Season
Concerts presented in the acoustically splendid setting of St. Thomas More Cathedral. Receptions at the conclusion of each event, where guests and performers are encouraged to interact. Concerts include Festival of Praise, Lessons and Carols, The City Choir of Washington, and Organ Duo Recital...
Columbia Orchestra Features BSO Concertmaster Jonathan Carney and The Rite of Spring
2009-2010 Season
The Columbia Orchestra proudly announces its 2009-2010 season, which will include four Classical Concerts, a Symphonic Pops program, and a Young People's Concert. Each of these programs will be held at the Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School. Music Director Jason Love will open the season on Saturday, October 17th with Beethoven's Egmont Overture...
Mentoring Today serves youth who are returning from incarceration and reintegrating into the DC community. The aim of Mentoring Today is to empower DC’s at-risk youth to recognize their dreams and live their aspirations. Mentors are the key to our program...
Housing Counseling Services presents "Money Matters: A Free Credit and Money Management Workshop." The workshop will provide information about credit reports, credit scores, how to repair and dispute credit errors, tips on saving money, and information on consumer protection. The workshop takes place on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
