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Sept. 8, 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 “Baseball as America” 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.
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 “Cases: Porcelain from the Collections of the Correale
Museum of Sorrento, Italy” On display are 12 examples of 18th- and
19th-century porcelain from the Correale Museum in Sorrento, Italy. At
the Smithsonian Castle, 1000 Jefferson Dr., SW, through Nov. 4. For more
information call 633-1000
Thursday / Sept. 9
Today in History: 1739 —Twenty black Carolinians began the
Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies
prior to the American Revolution.
GW Event OCS Community Service Fair The Office of Community Service
(OCS) will sponsor the event offering information about community service
and service-based work study opportunities. Marvin Center Grand Ballroom,
1–4 pm. For more information, contact OCS at 994-5493.
$ Exhibition Choosing Poetry with Robert Pinsky Robert Pinsky discusses
the necessity of poetry in an uncertain world and unveils the latest volume
in his “Favorite Poem” series, “An Invitation to Poetry.”
7–9 pm. General admission $20, members $15. S. Dillon Ripley Center,
1100 Jefferson Dr., SW. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit
www.residentassociates.org.
Friday / Sept. 10
Today in History: 1608 — Explorer, adventurer, writer and
cartographer John Smith assumed the presidency of the Jamestown settlement.
Lecture “Al-Andalus: The Art and Influence of Islamic Spain”
This intensive seminar explores the history, art and architecture of al-Andalus
and the lasting legacy of Islamic culture in Spain. Includes light reception
and a tour of the exhibition Caliphs and Kings: 6:30–8:30 pm. General
admission $125, members $80. Reception and exhibition tour: Arthur M.
Sackler Gallery, 10 am–4:45 pm Saturday lectures: S. Dillon Ripley
Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW. For tickets and information call 357-3030
or visit www.residentassociates.org.
$ Workshop “Art Styles as Life Styles: Discovering the Self”
Renowned experts Barry M. Cohen and Carol Thayer Cox explain their theory,
which correlates aesthetic preference with personality temperaments and
links those qualities to the distinctive characteristics of modern art
styles. 10 am–5 pm. General admission $295, members $250. S. Dillon
Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW. For tickets and information call
357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
Saturday / Sept. 11
Today in History: 2001 — American Airlines flights 11 and
77, and United Airlines flights 175 and 93 are hijacked by terrorists
and used to destroy the World Trade Center and attack the Pentagon. Flight
93 crashed 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, PA, after passengers attempted
to regain control of the aircraft.
$ Seminar Writing Narrative Nonfiction Three experienced local
writers, Lisa Berger (We Heard the Angels of Madness), Paul Dickson (Sputnik:
The Shock of the Century), and James Srodes (Dream Maker: The Rise and
Fall of John Z. Delorean), address how to write narrative nonfiction.
Panelists address how to search for suitable subject areas, fund a proposal
and find an agent and publisher. 10 am–4 pm. General admission $120,
members $75. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW. For tickets
and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
$ Seminar “Espionage and Empire: The Roman Empire and the
New World Order” This seminar focuses on one of the elements critical
to any empire’s survival: intelligence about its enemies. History
professor Col. Rose Mary Sheldon examines the Roman Republic and empire’s
intelligence-gathering organizations to explore their contribution to
the establishment, maintenance and demise of the Roman Empire. 9:30 am–4:30
pm. General admission $123, members $78. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100
Jefferson Dr., SW. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit
www.residentassociates.org.
Sunday / Sept. 12
Today in History: 1880: Writer, editor, social critic and Baltimore
native son H. L. Mencken was born.
GW Film “Mostly Martha” (German film, 2001) directed
by Sandra Nettlebeck. German with English subtitles; duration, 109 mins.
7 pm in Gelman Library, lower level, 2130 H St., NW. Sponsored by the
Goethe Institute and Gelman Library. This event is free and open to the
public, no RSVP required. For more information: E-mail wonka@gwu.edu or
call 994-0570.
$ Exhibition “Latinos on the Small Screen” Experts discuss
the Latino presence and influence in TV’s past, present and future.
They review shows like I Love Lucy, Chico and the Man and this fall’s
Latino-centered network TV shows. Panelists include American Family executive
producer Barbara Martinez Jitner, PhD candidate Maria Munez of the UCLA
Chicano Studies Research Center and author of Latino Images in Film: Stereotypes,
Subversion and Resistance Prof. Charles Ramirez Berg. 1–4 pm. General
admission $20, members $16. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr.,
SW. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
$ Competition Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocal Competition
Meet the next generation of jazz greats. Competition hosted by Herbie
Hancock and Billy Dee Williams. Semifinal competition, Sunday, 1–5
pm. Finals and performance of the winning composition, Monday, 3 pm, at
the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall. General admission $20, members
$15. Semifinals: Baird Auditorium, Natural History Museum, 10th &
Constitution, NW. Finals: Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theatre. For tickets
and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
Monday / Sept. 13
Today in History: 1814 — Francis Scott Key composed the Star
Spangled Banner during the battle of Fort McHenry, Baltimore, MD.
$ Lecture “FDR Entertains King George VI at the White House”
Culinary historian and restaurant critic Mark Zanger, author of The American
History Cookbook and associate editor of the Oxford Encyclopedia of American
Food and Drink, talks about the posh food served at deluxe dinners as
well as the rationing, shortages and price fluctuations that affected
what ordinary people ate at home during the war years. 6:30 pm. General
admission $112, members $90. Willard Intercontinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
$ Seminar “The Hudson River School: Landscape into Art”
This seminar shows how social philosophical and literary currents influenced
the Hudson River School painters and draws on examples from the renowned
permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art and the exhibition
Hudson River School Visions: The Landscapes of Sanford R. Gifford. 6:30–9
pm. General admission $40, members $30. For tickets and information call
357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
$ Film Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man A musical celebration of
life featuring the unique performers and artistry of Cirque du Soleil,
the world-renowned performance troupe that reinvented the circus. A member
of Cirque du Soleil leads a discussion after the screening. 7 pm. General
admission $13, members $10, children (under 10) $7. Johnson IMAX Theater,
Natural History Museum, 10th & Constitution, NW. For tickets and information
call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
Tuesday / Sept. 14
GW Town Hall Meeting “US-Islamic Relations: What Steps Can
the United States and the Islamic World Take to Avoid a Clash of Civilizations?”
Speakers include James Zogby, founder and president of the Arab American;
William Greider, political journalist and author; Nathan Brown, professor
of political science and international affairs, the Elliott School of
International Affairs (ESIA); and moderated by Gordon Adams, director,
Security Policy Studies Program, professor of the practice of international
affairs, ESIA. 6:30–8:30 pm in 1957 E St., NW, room 213. Sponsored
by Americans for Informed Democracy and ESIA. Seating on a first-come,
first-served basis, no RSVP required. For more information call 994-4876.
Wednesday / Sept. 15
Today in History: 1857 —President and Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati, OH.
$ Exhibition “Intuition’s Powers and Perils” In
this engaging and accessible presentation, renowned psychologist David
Myers illustrates that, while intuition can provide us with useful (and
often amazing) insights, it can also dangerously mislead us. Myers’
recent book, Intuition: Its Powers and Perils, is available for signing
after the seminar. 6:30–9 pm. General admission $40, members $27.
Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn Museum, 7th & Independence, SW. For tickets
and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
Friday / Sept. 17
Today in History: 1787 — Members of the Constitutional Convention
signed the final draft of the Constitution.
$ Tour The Second City’s 45th Anniversary This evening is
a musical and comedic adventure in rip-roaring, fast-paced, up-to-the-minute
satire, plucked directly from the day’s headlines coupled with material
from the vast archive the troupe has created in the last 45 years. 6:30
and 9 pm. General admission $22, members $18. Baird Auditorium, Natural
History Museum. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
Exhibition “Chicken Scratch Celebration” Chicken Scratch
is the social dance of the Tohono O’odham (“Desert People”).
It is played on such instruments as the bass, guitar, drums, saxophone
and accordion. This program is made possible through the support of the
National Museum of the American Indian. Noon and 5 pm. Free event. National
Mall, in front of the Freer Art Gallery, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street,
SW. For more information call 633-1000.
Saturday / Sept. 18
Today in History: 1895 — Booker T. Washington delivered the
speech known as the Atlanta Compromise at the opening of the Cotton States
and International Exhibition in Atlanta, GA.
$ Seminar “The Craft of the Opera Composer” Join internationally
recognized Oxford University tutors Jonathon Darnborough and Claire-Louise
Lucas as they interweave insightful commentary, live vocal performances,
and visuals, tracing the process of operatic composition. 10 am–4:30
pm. General admission $130, members $85. For tickets and information call
357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
$ Exhibition “Ancient Egypt Unwrapped!” Scholars and
researchers from the famed Oriental Institute present their archaeological
and historical findings on ancient Egypt. 9:30 am–4:30 pm. General
admissision $130, members $85. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson
Dr., SW. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
$ Auction Young Benefactors 15th Annual Black Tie Gala The Young
Benefactors (YBs) of the Smithsonian Institution will host the 15th Annual
Black Tie Gala and Silent Auction at the National Postal Museum. Many
donated items will be available for bidding in the Silent Auction. All
proceeds from ticket sales and the silent auction will benefit the Smithsonian’s
education programs. 8 pm–midnight, doors open at 7 pm for VIP. General
admission $95, general admission plus post-gala after party $115, general
admission plus early admission to the Silent Auction plus post-gala after
party plus VIP admission $195 (additional $20 at the door). For tickets
and information, call 357-3030 or visit www.YoungBenefactors.org.
$ Exhibition “Oil Gilding: Metal Leaf Finishes” Students
are guided in all aspects of oil-gilding, from surface preparation to
finishing techniques. Silver-leaf, composition gold leaf, and copper and
aluminum leaf, as well as powders that are used for “flash gilding”
and other iridescent effects, are explored. Two seven-hour sessions. 10
am. General admission $195, members $150. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100
Jefferson Dr., SW. For more information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
$ Seminar “Stalin and His Era” Alexander Nikolaevich
Yakovlev — former head of the Communist party’s propaganda machine
and the leading intellectual architect of glasnost and perestroika at
Gorbachev’s side — makes an historic visit, opening the window
on the Stalinist era. Yakovlev shares his expertise as a historian, diplomat,
member of the Poliburo, and direct witness of the Stalinist heritage.
10 am–4 pm. General admission $130, members $85. For tickets and
information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
Sunday / Sept. 19
Today in History: 1777 —American General Horatio Gates defeated
the British at Saratoga, NY.
$ Lecture “American Judaism’s Colonial Beginnings”
Jonathan Sarna, Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish
History at Brandeis University, uncovers the surprising facts of the Jewish
presence during America’s Colonial period. Sarna is chief historian
of the National Museum of American Jewish History. His book American Judaism:
A History is available for signing after the program. 2 pm. General admission
$20, members $15. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW. For
tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
Monday / Sept. 20
Today in History: 1850 — The slave trade was abolished in
the District of Columbia.
$ Exhibition “Alexander the Great: The Hunt
for a New World” In anticipation of a major new film and TV documentary
on the subject, distinguished scholar Paul Cartledge examines Alexander’s
short but unparalleled career and his stunning political and military
accomplishments. 6:30–9 pm. General admission $35, members $30. For
tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
Tuesday / Sept. 21
Today in History: 1784 — The nation’s first daily newspaper,
the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser, began publication.
GW Lecture “The New Nuclear Danger” with Helen Caldicott,
president, Nuclear Policy Research Institute, and recipient of the 2003
Lannan Foundation Prize for Cultural Freedom. 5:30–7 pm in 1957 E
St., NW, room 213. Sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs
and the National Council of Women’s Organizations. This event is
free and open to the public, no RSVP required. For more information call
994-4876.
$ Lecture “Window on the Reich: World War II Switzerland,
Intelligence Center” In spring of 1943, with his country surrounded
by the German Army, director of Swiss intelligence Roger Masson, saved
the day by persuading the Nazis to shelve their invasion plans. Or did
he? Swiss historian, former diplomat and military intelligence officer
Pierre Th. Braunschweig, author of Secret Channel to Berlin; Joseph Hayes,
the former Richard C. Helms Chair at the CIA; and James Srodes, author
of Allen Dulles: Master of Spies, will discuss this period in history.
H.E. Christian Blickenstorfer, Switzerland’s Ambassador to the United
States, will offer introductory comments for the evening. 6:30 pm. General
admission $23, Spy Ring members $19. Registration required. For more information
call 393-7798, 1-866/SPYMUSEUM or visit www.spymuseum.org.
$ Exhibition The Hittites: Superpower of the Ancient Near East
Historian Trevor Bryce presents recent archaeological finds from the Hittite
capital of Hattusa and new information from recently discovered tablet
archives that shed new light on Hittite history and civilization. 6:30–9
pm. General admission $35, members $30. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100
Jefferson Dr., SW. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit
www.residentassociates.org.
$ Lecture “Full Bloom: The Art and Life of Georgia O’Keefe”
Join biographer Hunter Drojojowska-Philp as she relates her access to
previously unavailable Georgia O’Keefe materials and describes O’Keefe’s
defining relationships and the effect of her husband’s infidelity.
She also recounts the artist’s eventual relocation to New Mexico
and the evolution of her signature paintings. 6:30 pm. General admission
$15, members $12. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW. For
tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
GW $ Interview “An Evening with Robert Rubin” In a compelling
evening, Robert Rubin is interviewed by Tom Brokaw, anchor and managing
editor of NBC Nightly News, about his illustrious career and he offers
his prescriptive economic analysis of Washington and Wall Street. His
book In An Uncertain World is available for signing after the program.
7 pm. General admission $20, members $15. Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st
St., NW. For tickets and information call 357-3030 or visit www.residentassociates.org.
Thursday / Sept. 23
Today in History: 1863 — Mary Church Terrell, educator, political
activist, and first president of the National Association of Colored Women,
was born in Memphis, TN.
Lunchtime Reading You’re Stepping on My Cloak and Dagger An
informal chat followed by a booksigning from noon–1 pm. Roger Hall’s
classic memoir of his adventures as an American Army officer assigned
to the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. No registration
necessary. For more information call 393-7798, 1-866/SPYMUSEUM or visit
www.spymuseum.org.
Saturday / Sept. 25
$ GW Lecture “From Berlin to Baghdad: The Pitfalls of Hiring
Enemy Intelligence” with Timothy Naftali, director of the Miller
Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. 12:30–2
pm in The Voesar Conference Room, 1957 E St., NW, Suite 412. Sponsored
by: The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies Seating is
limited. RSVP to Vedrana Hadzialic at ieresvh@gwu.edu or call 994-6342.
Send feedback to: bygeorge@gwu.edu
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