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ONGOING EVENTS
Exhibition “Laying the Foundation for Liberty,” through June 1 at The Octagon relates the saga of the pedestal’s design and construction featuring the stories of the many individuals involved in the complex process of bringing the Statue of Liberty from France. For more information please call 626-7369.

Exhibition “The Path to the Presidency” Princeton University and the Woodrow Wilson House Museum celebrate the centennial of Woodrow Wilson’s appointment as president of Princeton in an exhibit on view at the Wilson House Museum through March 23. For more information please call 387-4062.

Exhibition “Whistler in Venice: The Pastels” on view at the Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art through June 15. “Whistler in Venice” is the first of three separate Whistler exhibitions to be held at the Freer during 2003, which marks the centennial of the artist’s death. The show highlights 14 unusually beautiful and rare examples of these works, along with etchings and a watercolor. For more information please call 357-2700.

Exhibition “Tobacco: Architectural Photographs” on view at The Octagon AIA Headquarters Gallery through May 2. Acclaimed architectural photographer Maxwell MacKenzie returns to the AIA Headquarters Gallery with a spectacular new series of color and black and white photographs documenting the diminishing tobacco barn. For more information please call 626-7369 or visit wwiener@theoctagon.org

Exhibition “An Imperial Collection” This exhibition of 49 sculptures, oil paintings, and watercolors, many rarely viewed outside Russia or Europe, illustrates how women as painters and patrons were major contributors to Russian imperial, social, and cultural history. On display through June 18 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. For more information please call 783-5000.

Exhibition “Teapots and Tea Tastings” This exhibition features 100 teapots spanning the 18th and 19th centuries from the collection of the Norwich Castle Museum in England, plus the world’s largest teapot, made around 1851 for the Crystal Palace Exposition in London. The US Botanic Garden, in conjunction with the National Museum of Natural History will host “Traditions in Elegance: 100 Teapots from the Norwich Castle Museum” in the East Gallery of the Conservatory, through March 30. For more information please call 226-4082.

Exhibition “Auto Focus: Raghubir’s Way Into India” runs through Aug. 10, presents 50 photographs of Indian landscape by the late Raghubir. These images are viewed from, framed by, or reflected in the mirrors of the Ambassador car. For tickets and information, call The Smithsonian Associates at 357-3030 or visit www.smithsonian.org.

$ Theater “1776” The Tony Award winning red, white, and blue music-filled history lesson will be at Ford’s Theatre through June 1. Tickets are $29-$45. For more information call 347-4833.

$ Exhibition “The Splendors of Russia: Celebrating 300 Years of St. Petersburg” The series features such topics as Russian art, music, ballet, opera, cuisine, architecture, history, film, and literature. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Associates through March 31. For more information call 357-3030.

Wednesday / March 19
GW Sports Baseball vs Norfolk State 2:30 pm, Barcroft Park.

Thursday / March 20
Documentary Film “Art 21” (2001), noon at the Hirshhorn Museum. Each episode focuses on a theme: place, spirituality, identity and consumption. Additional episodes will be screened on April 3 and April 10. Orientation Room. For more information call 357-2700 or visit www.hirshhorn.si.edu/.

Film “Black Maria Film Festival 2003” (Part One) Festival director John Columbus introduces this program of award-winning work from one of the most important short film showcases in the United States. 8 pm, Ring Auditorium. Also March 21 at 8 pm. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. For more information call 357-2700 or visit www.hirshhorn.si.edu.

Friday / March 21
Spring Begins

GW Competition GW/KPMG MBA Case Competition MBA students from local, national, and international business schools meet in competition to analyze a current situation facing a nonprofit organization and present solutions that draw on the organization’s assets. Competition concludes March 22. At the Washington, Marriott. For more information E-mail Kristen Booth at casecomp@gwu.edu.

$ Reading PEN/Faulkner 2002–03 Readings Ann Patchett & Richard Powers, 8 pm. All readings are followed by a reception and book sale in the Folger’s Great Hall. Seating in the theatre and church is unreserved, with doors opening 30 minutes before event time. Tickets are $15. For ticket information call the Folger Box Office at 544-7077 or visit www.folger.edu.

Saturday / March 22
GW Sports Women’s Lacrosse vs Le Moyne 1 pm, GW-Mount Vernon Athletic Complex.

Event “How to Receive Free Money to Buy Your Home” A free workshop on how to use the nonprofit Nehemiah Gift Program to become a homeowner will be held at: Annandale Library, 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, from 3–5 pm. Seating is limited, reservations are required. For more information call 800/362-3878, code 4164.

Children’s Program Young at Art Family Program: “Who Painted All These Blurry Pictures?” Hunt for out-of-focus art with storyteller Judith Gravitz, then make special blurry glasses. For children ages 6–9, accompanied by adults. From 10 am–noon. Preregistration required. E-mail education@hmsg.si.edu or call 357-3235, ext. 116. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. For more information visit www.hirshhorn.si.edu.

Sunday / March 23
GW Sports Women’s Lacrosse vs Saint Joseph’s 1 pm, GW-Mount Vernon Athletic Complex.

Lecture “Gerhard Richter’s Photography: Documentation and Metaphor” Philip Brookman, senior curator of photography and media arts at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, examines Richter’s use of photography in the context of his painting and interest in documentation and media images. Brookman will also discuss the relationship of the painter’s work to that of other contemporary photographers. 3 pm, Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. For more information call 357-2700 or visit www.hirshhorn.si.edu.

$ Film Animania! Oscar-Winning Film Shorts. In the spirit of the Academy Awards and as part of the Environmental Film Festival, families are invited to view past Oscar-winning short animated films “The Old Man and the Sea,” “Crac!,” and “The Man Who Planted Trees.” Times, 2–4 pm in the Carmichael Auditorium, 14th & Constitution Ave., NW. Gen. admission $15; young associate members $10; resident members $12; and children 13 and under $5. For tickets and information, call The Smithsonian Associates at 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Monday / March 24
$ Lecture/Booksigning “Life at the Speed of Unser” Champion auto racer Bobby Unser launched the family legend in 1968 with the first of his three wins at the Indianapolis 500. Unser talks about what it took to get to the top of his profession and shows video clips of some of the most spectacular moments in his career. Unser’s new book “Winners Are Driven,” is available for signing. Starts 7 pm in the Carmichael Auditorium, 14th & Constitution Ave., NW. Gen. admission $20; members $15. For tickets and information, call The Smithsonian Associates at 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Tuesday / March 25
GW Sports Baseball vs Delaware State 3 pm, Barcroft Park.

$ Lecture Your Garden’s Architect … Can Be You! James van Sweden draws on his new book “Architecture in the Garden” to explain how not only to grow a garden, but how to build one, 6 pm. S. Dillon Ripley Center. General admission $14, members $11. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

$ Family Fun Bubblemania!, Casey Carle is the maestro of bubbles-tiny bubbles, huge bubbles, bubbles within bubbles... even a bubble with an audience member inside! Find out why bubbles are spherical, how to create a square one, and what makes bubbles pop. For all ages. Weekdays at 10 am and 11:30 am, Saturday’s at noon, through March 29. Discovery Theater. Gen admission $10; members $8. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Wednesday / March 26
GW Sports Men’s Tennis vs Mary Washington 3 pm, GW-Mount Vernon Athletic Complex.

GW Info Session Professional (Part-Time) MBA Informational Session at 6:30 to 7:30 pm at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1800 President St., Reston, VA. Please RSVP via E-mail at barbara@admin.dup.gwu.edu or call 973-1130.

$ Seminar Russian Folktales: Ancient Stories from a Rich Pagan Past Animal tales and tales of enchantment both are products of the popular imagination and constitute a vital part of Russian culture, 6:30–9 pm, Ring Auditorium. General admission $25 members $20. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Thursday / March 27
Today in History: 1912: First Lady Helen Herron Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, planted two Yoshino cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac Tidal Basin in Washington, DC.

$ Theatre Masters of Russian Theater Andrei Malaev-Babel, artistic director of Washington’s Stanislavsky Theatre Studio and expert on Stanislavsky Method, and Sarah Kain, expert on Michael Chekhovs technique, engage in a lively discussion about Russian theater, 7 pm. S. Dillon Ripley Center. General admission $17, members $15. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.

Saturday / March 29
GW Sports Baseball vs Temple (DH) noon, Barcroft Park.

GW Sports Men’s Rowing vs Virginia Thompson Boat Center.

Sunday / March 30
GW Sports GW Invitational Golf Tournament through March 31, Issue, MD.

GW Sports Baseball vs Temple noon, Barcroft Park.

Monday / March 31
GW Volunteer Miriam’s Kitchen Responsibilities include cooking, serving food, and cleaning dishes. From 6:30 to 9 am. For more information contact kwanke@gwu.edu.

Wednesday / April 2
GW Sports Softball vs James Madison (DH) 2 pm, GW-Mount Vernon Athletic Complex.



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