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Summer 2004
Dateline
GW's Guide To Happenings Throughout Metropolitan Washington
Ongoing Events
GW Exhibition “GSEHD: A Century of Photos and Memorabilia”
Gelman Library Special Collections hosts an exhibition celebrating the
100th anniversary of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development.
The show is free and open to the public Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon–5
pm in Gelman Library room 207. For more information call 994-7283.
Exhibition “In Search of Self: Paintings and Drawings”
Approximately 40 works by Washington, DC-based artist Anil Revri, detailing
the delicate way he uses paintings and drawings to subtly treat the shared
values of the world’s religions, are on display at the Corcoran Gallery
of Art through Sept. 13. For more information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.
$ Exhibition “Tradition in Transition: Russian Icons in the
Age of the Romanovs” The Hillwood Museum & Gardens exhibition
examines the impact of Western culture on the evolution of Russian religious
painting from the 17th through the 20th centuries. Forty-three icons and
oklads (decorative icon covers) and two books from this period will illustrate
this fascinating story. The reservation deposit is $12 for adults, $10
for senior citizens 65 and older, $7 for full-time college students, and
$5 for children 6–18. Visitors must be at least 6 years old to tour
the mansion. All ages are welcome in the gardens. For more information
visit www.hillwoodmuseum.org/.
Exhibition “Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race”
The first exhibition of its kind in the US examines how Nazi Germany’s
genocide against the Jews and the murder and persecution of millions of
others was rooted in the then-contemporary science of eugenics. US Holocaust
Memorial Museum through 2005. For more information call 488-6133 or visit
www.ushmm.org/.
Exhibition “Insights” features 40 works by nine contemporary
artists whose experimentation with subject matter and material offer a
thoughtful look at the artistic process. At the National Museum of African
Art in the Sylvia H. Williams Gallery through Nov. 28. For more information
please call 357-2700 or visit www.nmaf.si.edu.
Exhibition “Impact: From the Frontlines of Global Health”
This exhibition presents National Geographic Photographer-in-Residence
Karen Kasmauski’s look at the worldwide reach of disease and the
dedicated efforts of individuals and institutions to improve public health.
National Geographic Museum, 17th and M streets, through June 20. For more
information visit www.nationalgeographic.com
/explorer/index.html.
Exhibition “Taking America to Lunch” On view are approximately
75 illustrated metal lunch boxes and beverage containers dating from the
1890s through the 1980s to celebrate the history and endurance of American
lunch boxes. National Museum of American History. For more information
call 357-1729 or visit www.americanhistory.si.edu.
Exhibition “Baseball as America” This exhibition examines
the role baseball has played in American culture and how it has become
an integral part of American life, affecting everything from language
and literature, to communication and entertainment, to health and diet.
The approximately 200 objects in this exhibition are traveling from Cooperstown’s
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for the first time. At the Natural
History Museum through October.
$ Theatre “Cyrano” Shakespeare Theatre presents a new
version in English verse of the legendary love story between Cyrano —
swordsman, poet, musician and philosopher with the prodigious proboscis
— and Roxanne. The production, by Barry Kornhauser adapted from “Cyrano
de Bergerac” by Edmond Rostand, is directed by Michael Kahn. Through
to Aug. 1. For ticket information call 547-1122, toll-free at 1-877-487-8849
or TTY at 638-3863 (deaf patrons only). For times or other information
visit www.shakespearedc.org/.
Friday / June 11
GW $ Charity Third Annual Golf Tournament sponsored by The GW Hospital
Women’s Board. Bretton Woods Recreation Center, Germantown, MD. Shotgun
start at 2 pm. $140 per player. Registration opens at 12:30 pm, rain or
shine. For more information call Michele Mullins, 703/407-4689; Liz Smith,
703/201-5009; or Lisa Tompkins, 703/346-2824.
$ Seminar “Van Gogh and Gauguin: Partners in Art” This
seminar traces the relationship of Van Gogh and Gaugin’s personal
and artistic lives, including the development of their individual careers,
collaborations and influences, and their ultimate impact on 20th-century
artists. 10 am–4:30 pm. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Associates.
S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW. Admission $150, member
$105. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org
$ Concert “Musical Mayhem with Mad Maestro Mark Jaster”
Jaster takes mime and music to new levels in the interactive show. Arts
and Industries Building, 900 Jefferson Dr., SW. 10 am and 11:30 am. Ages
4–10. Gen. admission $5, children $4, member $3.75. For tickets and
information call 357-3030 or visit www.discoverytheater.org.
$ Spring Evenings at Hillwood “The Fashion of Romance: The
Davies Wedding” Howard Kurtz will discuss the dresses on display,
including those worn by Marjorie Merriweather Post and by her daughter,
Nedenia Hutton, for Mrs. Post’s 1935 marriage to Joseph E. Davies.
6:30–7 pm. The reservation deposit is $12 for adults, $10 for senior
citizens 65 and older, $7 for full-time college students, and $5 for children
6–18. Visitors must be at least six years old to tour the mansion.
All ages are welcome in the gardens. For more information visit www.hillwoodmuseum.org/.
Saturday / June 12
Today in History: 1963 — Civil rights leader Medgar Evers
assassinated in the driveway outside his home in Jackson, MS.
Lecture Rug & Textile Appreciation Morning with Steven Price.
10:30 am. The Textile Museum. For more information call 677-0441 or visit
www.textilemuseum.org/.
$ Garden Lecture “Horticulture How-To: Hydrangea Display and
Demonstration” Flavia Pruet will share pointers for successful container
culture management as well as forcing, pruning, and bloom color manipulation,
the requirements for growing glorious hydrangeas. 11–11:30 am and
1–1:30 pm. The reservation deposit is $12 for adults, $10 for senior
citizens 65 and older, $7 for full-time college students, and $5 for children
6–18. Visitors must be at least 6 years old to tour the mansion.
All ages are welcome in the gardens. For more information visit www.hillwoodmuseum.org/.
Exhibition Openings The Phillips Collection features three major
exhibition openings in June. “August Sander: Photographs of the
German Landscape” focuses on landscape and nature photographs
that Sander took in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s. When Sander’s
depiction of German society came into conflict with Nazi ideology in 1936,
the printing plates for his book were seized and destroyed. “Aaron
Siskind: New Relationships in Photography” centers on Siskind’s
abstract photographs, from the 1940s through the 1980s, and juxtaposes
these with works by artists such as Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning and
Jackson Pollock, showing the relationship between Siskind’s photographs
and abstract expressionist painting. “Revelation: Georges Rouault
at Work” features a small group of closely related paintings
and prints by 20th-century French painter Georges Rouault. All three exhibitions
will be on display at the Phillips Collection through Sept. 5. For more
information call 387-2151 or visit www.phillipscollection.org/.
Monday / June 14
Flag Day
$ Exhibition “The Genuine American Article, with Edmund Morgan”
Morgan examines the history of the American colonies, from the arrival
of the first settlers in 1607 to the radical changes brought about by
the American Revolution. Along the way he discusses everything from the
sex lives of the Puritans to the Salem witch trials to the corrosive effects
of slavery in Virginia. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Associates. S. Dillon
Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW. 2 pm. Gen. admission $20, members
$15. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org
$ Theater “An Evening of Music, Dance and Theater” Dancers
perform specially choreographed Indian dances while actors read excerpts
from Strindberg’s play to the backdrop of Sankaran’s and Silver’s
compositions. At the Corcoran Gallery of Art. 7 pm. Members $15; non-members
$18. For more information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.
$ Concert The Decemberists w/ The Long Winters & The Places.
Alternative, Folk, Rock. Tickets $12. 7:30 pm at the 9:30 Club. For more
information call 265-0930 or visit www.930.com.
Tuesday / June 15
$ Performance “It’s How You Play the Game” Cabaret
starring Marlene VerPlanck, singing tunes from her repertoire. At the
Corcoran Gallery of Art. 7 pm. Members $15; non-members $20. For more
information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org
Wednesday / June 16
Concert Free lunchtime performances at the Corcoran Gallery of
Art every first and third Wednesday from 12:30–1:30 pm in the Frances
and Armand Hammer Auditorium. Call 639-1774 for more information.
$ Exhibition “Digital People” In a program that focuses
on the ethical issues lying ahead, Sidney Perkowitz, professor of physics
at Emory University, surveys the ways in which science is inexorably driving
us to a new and different level of humanity. Sponsored by the Smithsonian
Associates. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW. 7 pm. Gen.
admission $20, members $15. For tickets and information call 357-3030
or visit www.residentassociates.org
$ Wine Tasting “The Wines of Campania: A New Era” Wine
expert Rob Stewart addresses the history, culture, geography, oenology
and viticulture of the Campania region. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Associates.
Smithsonian Castle, Commons, 1000 Jefferson Dr., SW. 7 pm. Gen. admission
$40, member $30. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org
$ Concert Kottonmouth Kings w/ OPM, Big B and Strawman Alternative,
Funk, Hip Hop/Rap, Rap, Reggae, Rock. Tickets $20. 7:30 pm at the 9:30
Club. For more information call 265-0930 or visit www.930.com.
Thursday / June 17
$ Concert “World War II Sing-a-Long” Take a walk down
memory lane with professional singer and master teacher Rosa Lamoreaux
in a sing-along brimming with beloved tunes of the era. Sponsored by the
Smithsonian Associates. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW.
7 pm. Gen. admission $15, members $12. For tickets and information call
357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
$ Garden Lecture “Horticulture How-To: Floral Design Workshop”
Floral arranger Patty Stimmel discusses Hillwood’s long tradition
of elaborate floral arrangements, then make your own for your Father’s
Day dinner table. $35 public, $30 friends. Maximum 12 participants. 10
am–noon. Also June 19. The reservation deposit is $12 for adults,
$10 for senior citizens 65 and older, $7 for full-time college students,
and $5 for children ages 6–18. Visitors must be at least 6 years
old to tour the mansion. All ages are welcome in the gardens. For more
information visit www.hillwoodmuseum.org/.
Friday / June 18
Today in History: 1979— President Jimmy Carter and Soviet
leader Leonid Brezhnev sign the SALT-II agreement dealing with limitations
and guidelines for nuclear weapons.
GW Performance “Fête de la Musigue: All-Star Concert”
Music from around the globe, co-sponsored by GW and the DC Commission
on the Fine Arts. Lisner Auditorium, 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public.
For more information call 994-6800 or visit www.gwu.edu/~lisner/.
$ Seminar “Troy and the Trojan War: The Timeless Tale Revisited”
Examine the archaeological site of Troy, survey the Aegean Sea area during
the late Bronze Age, and discuss Homer’s “Iliad” and “Odyssey”
to distinguish fact from fiction in this pivotal event in the early history
of Greece. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW. 10 am–4:45
pm. Gen. admission $125, members $80. For tickets and information call
357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org
$ Concert “Sing the World” This fabulous interactive
show is a musical journey and more. Arts & Industries Building, 900
Jefferson Dr., SW. 10 am–11:30 am. Gen. admission $5, children $4,
members $3.75. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.discoverytheater.org
Saturday / June 19
Today in History: 1940 Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain, World War
I hero, becomes prime minister of the Vichy government of France.
$ Seminar “Mars — The Fantastic Voyage!” An opportunity
to hear first hand from scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
and others who make it all happen as they reveal the latest exciting information
from Mars. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW. Sponsored
by the Smithsonian Associates. 9:30 am–4:30 pm. Gen. admission $125,
members $80. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
Opening “The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2004”
This competition searches for the best works of visual arts and writing
produced in our nation’s schools. Exhibition of national finalist
presented at the Corcoran Gallery of Art through Aug. 2. For more information
call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.
Rug & Textile Appreciation Morning “Caucasian Carpets” with
Gerald Thompson. 10:30 am. The Textile Museum. For more information call
677-0441 or visit www.textilemuseum.org/.
$ Seminar “Exploring Campania” Two renowned experts from
Yale University, Susan Matheson and Jerome Pollitt, come to the Smithsonian
for a daylong tour through this extraordinary landscape. Sponsored by
the Smithsonian Associates. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr.,
SW. 10 am-4 pm. Gen. admission $130, members $85. For tickets and information
call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
$ Concert Aimee Mann w/ Julian Coryell. Alternative, Folk, Rock.
Tickets $25. 7:30 pm at the 9:30 Club. For more information call 265-0930
or visit www.930.com.
Thursday / June 17
Today in History: 1972 — Five men are caught trying to bug
the offices of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Hotel
in Washington, DC.
Sunday / June 20
$ Family Fun “Sunday Tradition: Flags, Fireworks, and Fun!”
After exploring the exhibition Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms,”
kids will use beads, sequins and glitter to create flags and pinwheels
that sparkle. At the Corcoran Gallery of Art. 2:30 pm. $5 per child. For
more information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.
Lecture “Artistic Insights with Jon Sutter” Sutter turns
disparate material into fine furniture. “Under Continuous Monitor,”
part of the Renwick Gallery’s permanent collection, combines birch
and poplar with concrete and aluminum. Sutter began school as an engineering
and physics major before switching to art. His illustrated lecture focuses
on how science and art inspire his industrially designed pieces. Smithsonian
American Art Museum. For more information please call 357-2700 or visit
www.americanart.si.edu/.
Tuesday / June 22
Today in History: 1937 — Joe Louis knocks out Jim Braddock
in the eight-round to win the heavyweight boxing title.
$ Exhibition “Small Planet: Covering an Ever Shrinking World”
Robinson-Chavez shows a decade-long project he completed in Peru and talks
about how that project helped him in his journalistic career. A viewing
of the White House News Photographers Association annual exhibition “The
Eyes of History” follows the talk. 7 pm. At the Corcoran Gallery
of Art. Gen. admission $16, Corcoran and WHNPA members $12. For more information
call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.
Wednesday / June 23
Festival Smithsonian Folklife Festival The annual 10-day festival
is held on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets Wednesday–Sunday,
June 23–June 27 and June 30–July 4 from 11 am to 5:30 pm. Special
evening concerts and performances continue through 9 pm. The festival
focuses on three cultures and communities: “Nuestra Musica: Music
in Latino Culture” features musical traditions from the Texas-Mexican
conjunto, New Mexico, Puerto Rico and California; “Haiti: Freedom
and Creativity From the Mountains to the Sea” centers on the cultural
traditions of the Haitian people. Music, food and storytelling are featured
along with craft traditions, including stone carving, masks and highland
pottery; and, “Water Ways: Charting a Future for Mid-Atlantic Maritime
Communities” explores the coastal region that stretches from Long
Island, NY, to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. More than 75 maritime
workers will demonstrate skills related to fishing, boat building, waterfowl
hunting and net making. The first weekend of the Folklife Festival will
also be a Waterfowl Weekend with the judging of carved duck decoys and
a duck- and goose-calling contest. For more information visit www.folklife.si.edu/CFCH/festival2004/Festival2004.htm.
$ Interview “Janet Evanovich: Plum Perfect in the Nation’s
Capital” Evanovich comes to the Smithsonian to mark book No. 10 in
her acclaimed Stephanie Plum crime series. In an interview with talk show
host Jim Bohannon, she tells what it’s like to be one of the hottest
crime novelists. Her new book Ten Big Ones is available for signing after
the program. Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St., NW. 7 pm. Gen. admission
$20, members $15. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org
$ Book Signing “Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages that
Shaped History” Kati Marton, distinguished author, national reporter
and human rights advocate, discusses presidential marriages and how the
wives of the nation’s presidents have shaped the nation. At the Corcoran
Gallery of Art. 7 pm. Members $12; non-members $16. For more information
call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.
Thursday / June 24
GW Film “Freedom Song” Part of GW’s summer institute
on the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. A discussion
led by James Loewen, author of “Lies My Teacher Told Me,” follows
the discussion. Starts 8 pm, 1957 E St. Free and open to the public. For
more information call 994-6345.
$ Exhibition “Haiti: Vibrant Artistic Expression Woven with
Voudou Tradition” In a richly illustrated presentation, Clare Smith,
president of Aid to Artisans, shares examples of exquisite contemporary
jewelry, ceramics, textiles, basketry, glass, clothing and many other
handcrafted items. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Associates. S. Dillon
Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW. 7 pm Gen. admission $15, member
$12. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org
$ Exhibition “The Combined Bomber Offensive: Allied Veterans
Look Back” In a remarkable interview at the Smithsonian, Allied veterans
Col. Harold Weekley (USAAF, Ret.) and Air Vice Marshal Jack Furner (RAF,
Ret.) recount their experiences as young men flying on extraordinarily
dangerous bombing missions over Germany. Sponsored by the Smithsonian
Associates. Carmichael Auditorium, American History Museum, 14th &
Constitution, NW. Gen. admission $15, members $12. 7 pm. For tickets and
information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org
$ Exhibition and Book Signing “An Evening with Sally Mann”
In this special slide lecture, Mann speaks about her work, including the
series “At Twelve and Immediate Family,” and her latest exhibition,
“What Remains.” At the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 7 pm. Members
$15; non-members $18. For more information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.
Friday / June 25
Today in History: 1950— Korean War begins., following an attack
on South Korea by communist North Korean forces.
$ Exhibition “A Children’s Tour to Africa with Vera Yaa-Anna”
storyteller and dancer Vera Yaa-Anna takes children on a tour to Africa,
teaching them about the varied and fascinating regions of that continent.
Arts and Industries Building, 900 Jefferson Dr., SW. 10 am and 11:30 am.
Gen. admission $5, children $4, member $3.75. For tickets and information
call 357-3030 or visit www.discoverytheater.org
Saturday / June 26
GW Performance “El Show del Año” Comedy review
in Spanish by three South American comedians. Lisner Auditorium, 7 pm.
Tickets are $30, $28 and $25, and are available from Lisner Box Office,
TicketMaster outlets or PhoneCharge 301/808-6900. For more information
call 994-6800 or visit www.gwu.edu/~lisner/.
Lecture “Distinguished Artist Lecture with Kim Schmahmann”
South African conceptual artist Schmahmann uses fine furniture as his
medium to express social and political ideas. As a master craftsman, he
brings a diverse background and set of influences to all of his work.
His illustrated lecture highlights some of the witty details in the Renwick
Gallery’s Bureau of Bureaucracy. For more information call or visit
www.americanart.si.edu/.
Family Workshop “Let Freedom Ring!”A free Family Day
at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Celebrate the exhibition of Norman Rockwell’s
“Four Freedoms” through hands-on workshops, musical performances,
live acts, museum tours and more. No reservations required. 10 am–3
pm workshops. For more information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.
Send feedback to: bygeorge@gwu.edu
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