Dateline for Feb. 19 March 3, 2002
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Ongoing Events
Exhibition Twin Towers Remembered
at the National Building Museum through March 10. For more than 30 years,
New York-based photographer Jose Vergara documented the World Trade
Centers iconic Twin Towers. Free. For more information, call 272-2448
or visit www.nbm.org.
$ Theatre La verdad
sospechosa (The Truth Cant Be Trusted) A comedy of errors
with a new world flavor at GALA at the Warehouse though March 17. Ticket
prices vary. Call 234-7174 or visit www.galatheatre.org.
Exhibition A Century
of Drawing at the National Gallery of Art through April 7. Presenting
for the first time the most outstanding 20th-century drawings in the
National Gallery, including promised gifts from private collections.
For more information call 737-4215 or visit www.nga.gov.
$ Exhibition Secret
Games: Wendy Ewald, Collaborative Works with Children, 196999
at the Corcoran Gallery of Art through April 8. Thirty years worth of
photos exploring the visual imaginations of children around the world.
Ticket prices vary. Call 639-1822 or visit www.corcoran.org.
$ Exhibition Skyscrapers:
The New Millennium at The Octagon Museum through April 28. The
exhibition examines more than 30 high-rise buildings that have been
completed in the past five or six years. Admission is $5, $3 for students
and seniors. Call 638-3105 for more information.
Exhibition Corridos
sin Fronteras: A New World Ballad Tradition will be on display
through April 28 at the Arts and Industries Building. This music-based
exhibition recreates the historical development of the ballad over the
past 200 years. Call 357-2700 or visit www.si.edu
for more information.
Exhibition Making
the Grade: African Arts of Initiation at the National Museum of
African Art through May 5. Displays of the diversity of arts associated
with coming-of-age rituals. Free. For more information, call 357-2700
or visit www.si.edu.
$ Exhibition Corot
to Picasso: European Masterworks at The Phillips Collection (1600
21st St., NW) through May 12. Nearly 60 European paintings and sculptures
will be on display from masters such as Seurat, Gauguin, Courbet, Mondrian,
and Monet. Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for students and senior citizens.
For more information, call 387-2151 or visit www.phillipscollection.org.
Exhibition Peter
Rabbits Garden will be on display until May at the National
Museum of Natural History, marking the 100th anniversary of The Tale
of Peter Rabbit. Call 357-2700 or visit www.si.edu
for more information.
Exhibition The Vogel
Collection Works from the 40-year span of Christo and Jeanne-Claudes
careers. Through June 23 at the National Gallery of Art. Free. Call
737-4215 or visit www.nga.gov.
Exhibition Technology
as Catalyst: Textile Artists on the Cutting Edge at the Textile
Museum through July 28. The exhibit explores the interconnected role
of hi-tech equipment and handwork in the creation of textiles. For more
information, call 667-0441 or visit www.textilemuseum.org.
Exhibition Year
of the Horse: Chinese Horse Paintings will be on display until
Sept. 2 at the Freer Gallery of Art. These rarely seen works on silk
and paper date from the 14th to the 19th century. Call 357-2700 or visit
www.si.edu for more information.
Exhibition Precious
Memories: The Collectors Passion at the Anacostia Museum
and Center for African American History and Culture through Sept. 30.
The exhibit explores the work of seven cultural historians who have
emerged as major collectors of African American art, memorabilia, and
archival objects offering insight into the black experience in America.
Exhibition On
Track: Transit and the American City on view through Oct. 27 at
the National Building Museum. Explore the spatial, political, technological,
and human dimensions of rail transits relationship to cities.
For more information, call 272-2448 or visit www.nbm.org.
Exhibition From
Monastery to Marketplace: Tradition Inspired Modern Ethiopian Painting
will be on display until January 2003 at the National Museum of Natural
History. Call 357-2700 or visit www.si.edu
for more information.
Exhibition Slates,
Slide Rules, and Software: Teaching Math in America will be on
display indefinitely at the National Museum of American History. Call
357-2700 or visit www.si.edu for more
information.
Exhibition The
Allure of Orchids, the Seventh Annual Joint Orchid Exhibit presented
by the US Botanic Garden and the Smithsonian Institution, explores the
siren-like nature and striking beauty of the this exotic flower. Through
April 8 at the US Botanic Garden Conservatory.
Exhibition Sip
My Ocean, a video by Swiss-born artist Pipilotti Rist, is part
of an exhibit entitled Outer & Inner Space at the Virginia
Museum of Fine Arts through March 17. For information call 804/204-2700.
TUESDAY / FEB. 19
GW Event Algeria: 10 Years of Terrorism
at the Elliott School Commons, Stuart Hall, Room 103 from 5:307
pm featuring guest speaker Ali Akkache, US correspondent for Radio Algeria.
Sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs.
$ Concert The Kirov
Opera of St. Petersburg, Russia will present two of its most famous
productions, Khovanschina and Macbeth, through Feb. 24 at the Kennedy
Center. For more information call 467-4600 or visit
www.kennedy-center.org.
WEDNESDAY / FEB. 20
GW Concert University Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble Concert
sponsored by the Department of Music beginning at 8 pm at Lisner Auditorium.
Free. For more information, call 994-6245.
$ Concert The Washington
Ballet performs Icons! Tudor. Taylor. Tharp. at the Kennedy
Centers Eisenhower Theater through Feb. 24. Tickets cost $32$70.
For tickets and information, call 467-4600 or visit www.kennedy-center.org.
THURSDAY / FEB. 21
GW Sports Mens Basketball versus
Dayton at the Smith Center beginning at 7:30 pm.
$ Gallery Talks Surrounded
by Art Staff Show Artists Perspectives with
Chuck Dufor, Jazz Piano. Enjoy gallery talks and jazz music at during
Artful Evenings programs at The Phillips Collection every Thursday from
58:30 pm. Free parking for museum members at International Marketplace
at the Hilton Washington Embassy Row (Thursday evenings only). Discount
parking for non-members at Embassy Row Hilton (one block away); after
5 pm present your Artful Evenings ticket stub to the garage attendant.
Admission is $5, free for members. Sponsored by WGMS 103.5 FM, WAMU
88.5 FM, www.washingtonpost.com, and Washington Hilton Embassy Row.
GW Concert The Kronos
Quartet in Nueva Collection at Lisner Auditorium beginning
at 8 pm. Sponsored by the Washington Performing Arts Society, this concert
celebrates popular Latin music icons with a portfolio of arrangements
of string quartet music. Tickets cost $25$35 and can be purchased
by calling 432-SEAT. For more information, visit www.wpas.org.
FRIDAY / FEB. 22
GW Discussion Does the Constitution
Stop at the Border? The Law School and Elliott School of International
Affairs present this joint discussion about the rights of terrorists
and alien detainees beginning at 5 pm in the Moot Court Room, 2000 H
St. Panelists include Leon Fuerth (ESIA) and Sean Murphy (LAW). The
panel will be moderated by Amitai Etzioni.
GW Concert Faculty Artist
Series: Piano Trio at Western Presbyterian Church beginning at 7:30
pm. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Tickets cost $6 for general
admission, $4 for staff and alumni, and $2 for students. Call 994-6245
for tickets and more information.
$ Theater Macbeth
presented by Upstart Crow Productions through Feb. 24 at the Cramer
Center in Manassas. Friday and Saturday performances are scheduled for
8 pm and Sundays show begins at 2 pm. Visit www.vpstartcrow.org
for ticket prices and availability.
SATURDAY / FEB. 23
GW Sports Mens Basketball versus
Richmond at the Smith Center beginning at noon.
GW Sports Womens
Tennis versus Davidson at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex beginning
at noon.
GW Event Foggy
Bottom Ball presented by The George Washington University Board
of Trustees and President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg celebrates the Universitys
90th anniversary in the community at 8 pm at the Swissôtel Washington
in The Watergate. Black tie invited. Tickets are $40. Call 994-1600.
$ Theater She
Stoops to Conquer at the Folger Theatre through March 31. Tickets
cost $25$41. Performance times vary. Call 544-7077 or visit www.folger.edu
for more information.
$ Concert Metropolitan
Jazz Orchestra, The George Mason University Center for the Arts new
house band, will perform selections from jazz greats Count
Basie and Duke Ellington beginning at 8 pm. Tickets cost $32, $24, $16.
Call 703/218-6500 or visit www.tickets.com.
SUNDAY / FEB. 24
$ Concert Sunday Gospel Series Enjoy the
Corcoran Gallerys famous Gospel Brunch in the Cafe des Artistes
from 11 am2 pm every Sunday. Seating is first come, first served;
reservations accepted for groups of six or more. Corcoran members receive
a 10 percent discount. For more information call 639-1786.
Event Black History
Month Quilt Celebration Celebrate Black History Month with a day
inspired by African American quilts from noon4 pm. Listen to Baba
Jamal Korams stories at 1 pm, followed by Sangmeles concert
of African American music at 3 pm. Meet quilters Kyra Hicks, Barbara
Pietila, Sandra Smith, and the Daughters of Dorcas and Sons. Supported
by the Windgate Charitable Foundation. Renwick, Grand Salon. For information,
call 357-2531.
$ Concert Men and Women
of the Gospel Mass Choir will perform at the Kennedy Centers Concert
Hall beginning at 3 pm. The choir will be joined by special guest Myrna
Summers. Tickets cost $20$45 and can be purchased by calling 467-4600.
$ Concert The WDR Symphony
Orchestra of Colgne, under the direction of Semyon Bychkov, makes its
only DC-area appearance on its first US tour at George Mason University
Center for the Arts at 7:30 pm. Tickets cost $50, $42, and $25. Call
703/218-6500 or visit www.tickets.com.
MONDAY / FEB. 25
MV Concert Members of the National Symphony
Orchestra Quartet will be performing selections by Joseph Haydn and
Bele Bartok at the Mount Vernon Hand Chapel at 7 pm. Admission is free.
Call 242-6684 or E-mail
farcus@gwu.edu for more information.
$ Dance Joffrey Ballet
of Chicago presents both classical and cutting-edge work in the Opera
House at the Kennedy Center through March 3. For more information call
467-4600 or visit www.kennedy-center.org.
TUESDAY / FEB. 26
GW Forum Pre and Post Sept. 11 Profiling:
The Real Enemy sponsored by the Black Student Union beginning
at 7 pm at the Marvin Center Ballroom.
$ Theater Copenhagen,
a Tony Award-winning play, at the Kennedy Centers Eisenhower Theater
through March 24. For tickets and showtimes, call 467-4600 or visit
www.kennedy-center.org.
WEDNESDAY / FEB. 27
GW Sports Womens Tennis versus Maryland
at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex, at 2 pm.
GW Conference The George
Washington Institute of Public Policy (GWIPP), in cooperation with the
National Association of Regional Councils (NARC), is hosting its first
satellite teleconference from the Jack Morton Auditorium in the MPA
building at 3 pm. This event is sponsored by the US Department of Commerce,
and features David Sampson, assistant secretary for economic development
in an interactive video conference. The event is open to all, but reservations
are requested. The audience members must be seated by 2:30 pm. The event
will conclude at 4 pm. For more information contact Patricia Atkins,
994-8438, (patkins@gwu.edu) or
Peggy Tadej, 457-0710, ext. 24, (tadej@narc.org).
$ Theatre Black
Gal Needin to Be Loved at the Corcoran Gallery of Art at 7 pm.
Recalls the political and social struggles of African women. Tickets
are $15 for members and $20 for the public. Call 639-1822 or visit www.corcoran.org.
THURSDAY / FEB. 28
$ GW Theater Les Liaisons Dangereuses,
the stage version of the daring movie. Feb. 28March 3. Contact
the Department of Theatre and Dance at 994-6178 for more information
about performance locations and times.
Film Take a Break
at the Renwick. In honor of Black History Month, view the film
Beyond Wood: Portrait of an Artist and about woodturner
Frank Cummings III. Cummings work is featured in the exhibition,
Wood Turning since 1930, which opens at the Renwick Gallery
on March 15. Begins with a gallery talk at 1 pm in the Renwick lobby.
For information call 357-2531.
$ Gallery Talks Curators
Perspective Linda Muehlig with Howard Feinstein, Jazz Piano Enjoy
gallery talks and jazz music at during Artful Evenings programs at The
Phillips Collection every Thursday from 58:30 pm. Free parking
for museum members at International Marketplace at the Hilton Washington
Embassy Row (Thursday evenings only). Discount parking for non-members
at Embassy Row Hilton (one block away); after 5 pm present your Artful
Evenings ticket stub to the garage attendant. Admission is $5, free
for members. Sponsored by WGMS 103.5 FM, WAMU 88.5 FM, www.washingtonpost.com,
and Washington Hilton Embassy Row.
$ Reception Evening
in Indonesia: Shadow Puppets at the Embassy of Indonesia at 6:30
pm. There will be art, music, and snacks. Tickets are $45 for members
and $55 for the public. Call 639-1822 or visit www.corcoran.org.
Exhibition Metropolis
in the Machine Age will be on display through Sept. 2 at the Hirshhorn
Museum and Sculpture Garden. These nearly 40 works from the 1910s through
1930s revisit avant-garde art that welcomed urban expansion and technology.
FRIDAY / MARCH 1
GW Sports Mens Tennis versus Towson
at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex, at 4 pm.
$ Theater The
Shakespeare Stealer at the Kennedy Center through March 17. The
show, intended for ages 9 and up, tracks the plight of a young orphan
living in 16th century London. For tickets and showtimes, call
467-4600 or visit www.kennedy-center.org.
SATURDAY / MARCH 2
Event St. Patricks Day Parade in
Old Town Alexandria beginning at 12:30 pm. Among the many participants
include the ceremonial band of the US Navy.
SUNDAY / MARCH 3
GW Sports Womens Lacrosse Inaugural
Game versus Marist at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex beginning at
noon.
GW Recital Tina Chancey:
French Baroque at Western Presbyterian Church beginning at 2 pm. Tickets
cost $6 for general admission, $4 for staff and alumni, and $2 for students.
Call 994-6245 for tickets and more information.