Feb. 4, 2004

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GW's Guide To Happenings Throughout Metropolitan Washington

Ongoing Events
GW Exhibition “Treasures from the Jewish Cultural Renaissance in Germany, 1898–1938” The Kiev Judaica Collection hosts an exhibition of some of the most significant works from the German Jewish Cultural Renaissance, 1898–1939, in GW’s Gelman Library, room 710 through spring 2004. For more information contact Amy Stempler at 994-2675 or E-mail astemp@gwu.edu.

Exhibition “Timeless Experience: An Architectural Journey through Itria, Italy, Photographs by Rajesh Nair” at The American Institute of Architects Headquarters Gallery. The exhibition, which runs through April 2, features a series of sepia-toned black and white photographs depicting the atmospheric buildings and landscapes of Italy's Itria Valley. The AIA Headquarters Gallery is located at 1735 New York Ave., NW. For more information visit www.theoctagon.org.

Exhibition “Faith and Form: Selected Calligraphy and Painting from Japanese Religious Traditions” The exhibition features works from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto collection, which contains examples of Buddhist-inspired calligraphy and painting. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery through Feb. 8. For more information contact 357-4880, ext. 219, or visit www.smithsonian.org.

Exhibition “A Brush with History: Paintings from the National Portrait Gallery” Seventy-five paintings of Americans, including works by some of the most important portrait painters the nation has produced, are on view. The portraits reflect the range of the gallery’s collection. Through Feb. 8. For more information please call 357-2700 or visit www.smithsonian.org.

$ Exhibition “Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business” More than 40 women entrepreneurs from the colonial era to the end of the 20th century including salon-founder Elizabeth Arden, professional artist Sarah Miriam Peale, and media mogul Oprah Winfrey, will be represented by over 200 documents, photographs, audio recordings and interactive displays. At the National Museum for Women in the Arts through Feb. 29. Admission $5 for adults, $3 students/people 60 and over, free for NMWA members/youth 18 and under. For more information call 783-5000 or visit www.nmwa.org.

Exhibition “Thomas Trevelyon’s Pictorial Miscellany (1608)” Thomas Trevelyon’s elaborately-illustrated miscellany is essentially a history of England and the world since the beginning of time. Covering an astonishing range of subjects, including a picture calendar with the occupations of each month, a gazetter, Old Testament history, and proverbs and epigrams. At the Folger Shakespeare Gallery, through May 23, Monday through Saturday, 10 am–4 pm. For more information please call 544-7077 or visit www.folger.edu.

Exhibition “Life in Shadows: Hidden Children and the Holocaust” Using artifacts, film, photographs and oral testimony, the exhibition explores the dangers and dilemmas that children and parents confronted in choosing a life in hiding. At the Holocaust Memorial Museum through May 2004 from 10:30 am to 5 pm. For more information call 488-6133 or ahollinger@ushmm.org.

Exhibition National Museum of the American Indian Welcome Center Exhibition The exhibition, originally on view in the Welcome Center near the construction site of the new museum on the National Mall (opening Sept. 21), gives visitors a chance to see what the completed facility will look like. Through October.

Wednesday / Feb. 4
GW Spring 2004 Intellectual Property Workshop Series “The Social Norms of Copyright” Professor Stacey Dogan, Northeastern University School of Law, will offer the second presentation in the Spring 2004 IP Workshop Series. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Law School. Faculty Conference Center B505, 4 pm.

GW Event “Soul Bowl” Join the BSU in a community service project making Valentine’s Day gifts for homeless and sick children, as well as making food for a homeless shelter, all while listening to the classic and new sounds of R&B. After the project, free bowling is available for all the participants, with the winning team getting a grand prize! Hippodrome, 8–11 pm. Sponsored by the Black Student Union. For more information call 994-7321 or visit www.studentorgs.gwu.edu/bsu.

$ Seminar “Watercolor by Design” Strong composition and effective color usage are part of every successful watercolor. Instructor David Daniels, a professional watercolorist whose works are in many corporate collections, leads a study of more creative approaches to dynamic composition and the expressive use of color. Lectures, demonstrations and critiques of student work are all part of this classroom experience. A supply list is mailed to students prior to the first session. Through March 24 at 6:30 pm. eight sessions, two hours each. Resident members $185, general admission $230. For more information please call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Friday / Feb. 6
Tour “Plant Marvels and Mysteries” Join Mary Chor on a tour to explore some of the unusual marvels and mysteries of orchids from noon–1 pm. Tour is free of charge, however pre-registration is required. US Botanical Gardens. For more information please call 255-8333 or visit www.usbg.gov.

Saturday / Feb. 7
$ Performance “Happy Birthday Mozart” The dynamic Left Bank Quartet salutes the birthday genius in a concert featuring Mozart’s rarely heard Horn Quintet in E-flat Major, K.407, his Prussian String Quartet in D major, K.575, and one of the great Opus 33 Quartets by Hayden, Mozart’s mentor. A University of Maryland School of Music Scholarship Benefit Series Performance. Admission is $20/ $5 students. For more information please visit www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.

Sunday / Feb. 8
Concert “The President's Own” Marine Chamber Ensembles will perform works by Georg Philipp Telemann, William Penn, Franz Krommer, André Previn and Salvador Brotons at 2 pm in the North Lodge Room of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. Marine Chamber Ensemble concerts are free and tickets are not required. The George Washington Masonic National Memorial is located at 101 Callahan Dr., Alexandria, VA. For directions or parking information, call 703/683-2007 or visit www.gwmemorial.org.

Monday / Feb. 9
GW Lecture Anthropology Colloquium Samantha Friedman, GW Sociology Department. Hortense Amsterdam House, 12:30–2 pm. For more information call 994-6075 or E-mail: anth@gwu.edu.

MV Seminar “Peace Service as It Relates to Peace Studies” The GW Peace Studies Seminar featuring a presentation by Professor of Religion Harry Yeide about a proposal to introduce into higher education curricula that will produce a degree or a certificate in peace service. He’ll discuss promoting peace service as a career possibility in much the same way that medicine, engineering, and teaching are career possibilities.” Students, faculty, staff and others are all welcome. 100 ACAD, GW’s Mt. Vernon Campus, 6:10–7:30 pm. For more information call Stiv Fleishman, interim co-director of GW’s Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Program, 242-6667, or E-Mail stiv@gwu.edu.

Tuesday / Feb. 10
GW Elliott School Brownbag Lecture Series “Power and Purpose: US Policy Toward Russia after the Cold War” James M. Goldgeier, director, Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, will discuss his new book “Power and Purpose: US Policy Toward Russia after the Cold War.” Sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs. 1957 E St., Lindner Family Commons, room 602, 12:30–1:45 pm.

MV Performance Lunch Lounge with Red Letter Day Red Letter Day is a prominent act on the musical horizon with rousing vocals, deft arrangements and a flotilla of styles ranging from folk/rock to blues and country. Lunch and live music. Mount Vernon Pub and Grill, noon–1 pm. Sponsored by the Student Development Center. For more information call 242-6673 or E-mail sdc@gwu.edu.

Wednesday / Feb. 11
GW Lecture “Young, Gifted and Black Activists in the 1960s” Join Lawrence Guyot, founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and DC public official in a discussion of how young, black activists dedicated to a cause can effect positive change in the world. Marvin Center 301, 7–9 pm. Sponsored by the Black Student Union. For more information call 994-7321 or visit www.studentorgs.gwu.edu/bsu.

Thursday / Feb. 12
GW Employment Fair “Summer in the City Job & Internship Fair” Interested in working or interning in DC this summer? Employers at this fair will be hiring for full-time, part-time, co-op and internship positions. GWorld ID required. Marvin Center Grand Ballroom 2–5 pm. Sponsored by the Career Center. For more information call 994-6495, E-mail gwcarctr@gwu.edu or visit gwired.gwu.edu/career

Exhibition Douglass Gordon Scottish artist Douglass Gordon (b. 1966) is best known for his video installations, which take as their subjects such classic Hollywood films as “Psycho” and “Taxi Driver.” He alters film sequences, often slowing down cinematic time, to explore the psychological dynamics of personality and memory. At the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden through May 9. For more information call 357-2700 or visit www.hirshhorn.si.edu.

Friday / Feb. 13
MV Film “Intolerable Cruelty” a romantic comedy about a man (George Clooney) who wins in court and a woman (Catherine Zeta-Jones) who courts to win. Come see this romantic comedy on the big screen. Free. Eckles Library Auditorium, 8–10 pm. Sponsored by the Mount Vernon Programming Council. For more information call 242-6673 or E-mail pcgwmvc@gwu.edu.

$ Theater “The Syringa Tree” The Obie award-winning play written by by Pamela Gien and directed by J.R. Sullivan traces the lives of two families — one black, one white — in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa. Performances run through Feb. 29 at The Studio Theatre, 1333 P St., NW. For more information call 332-3300 or visit www.studiotheatre.org.

Monday / Feb. 16
Washington’s Birthday, University Holiday

GW $ Performance “Platanos and Collard Greens” Celebrated New York City play about the love between a Black man and a Latina woman. Marvin Center Grand Ballroom, 8–10 pm. $3 for BSU members and $6 general admission. Sponsored by the Black Student Union. For more information call 994-7321 or visit www.studentorgs.gwu.edu/bsu.

Tuesday / Feb. 17
GW Event “GW Student-Alumni DC Networking Night” brings together GW students and alumni representing a wide range of industries and professions to network and discuss career opportunities in the Washington, area. Prior to the event, at 6:30 pm in Marvin Center 302, the Career Center will host a Networking Prep Workshop for students to discuss what to say, how to make an approach and how to leave an impression. RSVP. Free Marvin Center Grand Ballroom, 7:30–9 pm. Sponsored by the Career Center, GW Office of Alumni Programs and DC Alumni Club. For more information call 994-9224, E-mail netnite@gwu.edu or visit gwired.gwu.edu/career.

Thursday / Feb. 19
GW Spring 2004 Intellectual Property Workshop Series “The Human Face of Deadweight Loss” Professor Michael Carroll, Villanova University School of Law, will offer the third presentation in the Spring 2004 IP Workshop Series. Faculty Conference Center B505, 4 pm.

GW Lecture “The Wagnerian Femme Fatale” Author James McCourt, who penned the 1971 send-up of the opera world, Mawrew Czgowchwz (pronounced “Mardu Gorgeous”), will draw on his deep appreciation and extensive knowledge of opera to tell why some Wagner heroines — Isolde, Kundry, Brünnhilde, Venus-Elizabeth — are really out to kill the men they seem to love. Sponsored by The Wagner Society of Washington, DC. Starts 7:30 pm in Funger Hall. Free and open to the public. For more information call 301/907-2600 or visit www.wagner-dc.org.

Friday / Feb. 20
$ Demonstration “Cooking with Vanilla” Who ever dreamed that we could eat orchids? Chef Susan Holt will demonstrated how to create several tasty dishes using vanilla, the world’s favorite orchid, including: creme brulee, warm vanilla bean cakes with vanilla bean ice cream, and bittersweet chocolate tart with vanilla bean creme anglaise. Samples will be available for tasting after the program. At the US Botanical Gardens from 1–3 pm. The program cost $15 per person and registration must be made by calling 226-4082. For more information please call 225-8333 or visit www.usbg.gov.

Exhibition “Edda Renouf: Revealed Structures” More than a dozen large-scale paintings, oil pastels, and drawings address time and the four elements, common motifs in Renouf’s art. Revealing the artist’s commitment to pure abstraction, these minimalist works focus attention on her process of removing threads from linen canvases or incising lines into paper and then, through rich colors, making their underlying structure visible. For more information please call 783-5000 or visit www.nmwa.org.

Sunday / Feb. 22
GW $ Performance “The Young, Black and Gifted Renaissance” Enjoy performances and good soul food with the BSU. Marvin Center Grand Ballroom, 7–9 pm. $5 for BSU members, $8 general admission. Sponsored by the Black Student Union. For more information call 994-7321 or visit www.studentorgs.gwu.edu/bsu.

Festival “Children’s Fun Day: Weed Attack with Woodsie Owl” Bring your children for a fun adventure at the garden. Through songs, stories, a play, and hands on activities, discover what are invasive weeds and what you can do about them. There will be the opportunity to meet and have your picture taken with Woodsie the Owl. No registration is necessary. For more information please call 225-8333 or visit www.usbg.gov.

Performance “Mezzo-Soprano Cecilia Bartoli” International star, mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli returns to DC to present a program of music by Antonio Salieri with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. At 4 pm in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. In addition to selections from her new release “The Saileri Album,” Bartoli will also perform music by Vivaldi and Gluck. For more information please call 833-9800 or visit wpas.org.

Monday / Feb. 23
GW Discussion “R.E.A.L. Conversations: Understanding Diversity’s Role in Politics” is an opportunity for students at GW to come together in a trusting environment and explore the many issues that face them now and in the future. Multicultural Student Services Center Resource Room, 2127 G St., 2nd Floor, 7–9 pm. Sponsored by the Student Activities Center, Multicultural Student Services Center, Student Development Center and the Community Living and Learning Center. For more information E-mail mlphilog@gwu.edu.

Tuesday / Feb. 24
GW Lecture “The Art of the Negro Spiritual” Randye Jones will teach the meaning and the history of the Negro Spiritual in America. Location to be determined, 5–7 pm. Sponsored by the Black Student Union. For more information call 994-7321 or visit www.studentorgs.gwu.edu/bsu.

Performance “Paco de Lucîa” Guitar virtuoso Paco de Lucîa’s innovative style has transformed and expanded the boundaries of flamenco music for the past 30 years. His recordings and tours have infused new life into the art form, resulting in a resurgence of flamenco music’s popularity around the world. WPAS presents the international guitar superstar once again at 8 pm in the Warner Theater. For more information please call 833-9800 or visit wpas.org.

Wednesday / Feb. 25
GW $ Theater “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” by Tennessee Williams. Feb. 25–28 at 7:30 pm, Feb. 29 at 2 pm. Tickets $8 students and $12 general admission. Tickets may be purchased online at www.gwu.edu/~theatre, by calling 994-6178 or at the box office next to Betts Marvin Theatre, on the first floor of the Marvin Center. For more information call 994-6178 or visit www.gwu.edu/~theatre. Sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Dance.

Thursday / Feb. 26
GW Career Fair Spring Career Fair This fair is for GW students/alumni of all majors and fields of interest. Employers representing a wide range of industries and fields will be recruiting for full-time, part-time, co-op and internship positions. (GWorld or alumni ID required.) Marvin Center Grand Ballroom, 2–6 pm. Sponsored by the Career Center. For more information call 994-8633, E-mail ocr@gwu.edu or visit gwired.gwu.edu/career.

GW Black History Celebration 2004 Nikki Giovanni discusses her life, struggle and vision for young, gifted and black individuals. Reception to follow. Jack Morton Auditorium, 7–9 pm. Sponsored by the Black Student Union. For more information call 994-7321 or visit www.studentorgs.gwu.edu/bsu.

Friday / Feb. 27
MV Performance “Cofffeehouse featuring Tamara Bedricky” Detroit singer-songwriter Tamara Bedricky is giving most a first glimpse of her musical power — both near and far. Mount Vernon Pub and Grill, 8–10 pm. Sponsored by the Mount Vernon Programming Council. For more information call 242-6673 or E-mail pcgwmvc@gwu.edu.

Workshop “Growing Orchids at Home” Have you tried to grow orchids at home? Would you like to grow orchids at home, but are afraid that you won’t be able to keep them alive? Come to this demonstration to find out the secrets of providing the proper environment and meeting the needs of different orchids at home. At the US Botanical Gardens from noon to 1 pm. Registration must be made by calling 226-4082. For more information please call 225-8333 or visit www.usbg.gov.

Saturday / Feb. 28
$ Performance The Fisk Jubilee Singers The Fisk Jubilee Singers raise their glorious voices to delight a Smithsonian audience. The musical legacy of the ensemble began in 1871 when nine talented and determined men and women joined forces to raise funds for their school, Fisk University in Tennessee. They introduced their traditional spiritual songs to the world, singing before the likes of presidents Grant and Arthur and Queen Victoria. Now comprising 15 men and women, the Jubilee Singers were awarded the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award and have been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Don’t miss this powerful and awe-aspiring night of spiritual song at 7:30pm. For more information please call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Performance “Ronald K. Brown/ Evidence DC Premiere of ‘Come Ye’ ” Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS) presents Ronald K Brown/ Evidence at 8 pm on Saturday, and at 4 pm on Sunday at Dance Place. Evidence will perform the DC premiere of “Come Ye,” Brown’s tribute to the late jazz, gospel, and blues singer Nina Simone. The piece was co-commissioned by WPAS, Dance Place, George Mason University Department of Dance and Hayti Historic Center. The program will also include Brown’s popular works “Dirt Road” and “Upside Down.” For more information please call 833-9800 or visit wpas.org.

Workshop “Silk Painting” Visit the United States Botanic Garden today and stop by the classroom to learn about silk painting. Members from the group, Silk Painters International, will show you the methods and techniques to create your own small silk painting to take home. At the US Botanical Gardens from 10 am to 4 pm or until supplies run out. The program is free and registration is not required. For more information please call 225-8333 or visit www.usbg.gov.

Sunday / Feb. 29
Leap Year

$ Film Women Directors in Spanish Cinema 2004 “The Impatient Alchemist (El alquimista impaciente)” (2002, 110 min.), Patricia Ferreira’s thriller features two police detectives whose repressed romantic feelings coincide with an intriguing murder investigation. At the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 7–9 pm. General admission $6, members/students/visitors 60 and over $5; reservations are recommended. For more information call 783-7370 or visit www.nmwa.org.

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