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Art Beat: Weekend Events, Oct. 15-17

October 15, 2010
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"Art Beat" with Sabri Ben-Achour: Weekend Events, Oct. 15-17

(Oct. 16-Apr. 24) NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S CROCHETED CORAL REEF As it stands, crocheting is pretty cool, but it’s poised to become ice cold after the National Museum of Natural History’s Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef exhibit. Coral reefs grow in ways best described by hyperbolic geometry, something that it turns out can be recreated using crochet. Two Australians happened upon this information and began fashioning reefs to raise awareness of how threatened these ecosystems are. They started a movement. See why tomorrow through April on the National Mall.

(Oct. 17) BECAUSE RIVERS NEED TO CELEBRATE, TOO After the reefs, you can take in a river and a canal. The Potomac River Jam gets underway early Sunday morning at the River Center in Cabin John, Maryland. The mighty Potomac and C&O are celebrated with nature walks, crafts, local music, and canoe rides from 8 to 3.

(Oct. 16) 30 YEARS OF DANCE PLACE There are celebrations of the indoor, dress to impress variety this weekend, too. DC’s Dance Place looks back on 30 years of dance, education, and community Saturday night on 8th Street in Northeast Washington. DJs spin, and Latin jazz orchestra Rumba Club dares you to resist cutting a rug or two.

Arts & Culture

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China Builds Museums ... But Will The Visitors Come?

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Food

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Nutrition Group Says Chocolate Milk Is OK, No Need For Aspartame

The nation's largest group of nutritionists is urging the FDA to reject the dairy industry's petition to change the definition of milk. The petition aims to allow aspartame or other alternatives to be used to sweeten milk in an effort to boost consumption in schools.

Politics

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IRS Official In Charge Of Nonprofits Declines To Testify

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Technology

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Microsoft Reveals New Xbox One Game System

Microsoft unveiled its new Xbox One Tuesday, displaying a device that takes new steps in game consoles' journey into becoming all-purpose entertainment and communication devices. The new console replaces the Xbox 360, which has been on the market for more than seven years.

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