Dateline for March 19 — April 1, 2002
ONGOING EVENTS
$ Theater “Lord of the Flies”
Adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams at the Rorschach Theatre through
April 6. For more information call 703/715-6707 or visit www.rorschachtheatre.com.
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, 1969–99” at the Corcoran Gallery of Art through
April 8. Thirty years worth of photos exploring the visual imaginations
of children around the world. Tickets prices vary. Call 639-1822 or
visit www.corcoran.org.
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 this
exotic flower. Through April 8 at the US Botanic Garden Conservatory.
$ 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 Rabbit’s 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-Claude’s 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 transit’s
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 “Book as Art XIV: Temptations” at the
National Museum of Women in the Arts through January 2003. The allure
of food, love, money, and other permitted and forbidden pleasures are
explored. Call 783-7370 for more information.
TUESDAY / MARCH 19
Spring Break, no classes through Friday,
March 22
GW Sports Lacrosse versus Richmond at 3:30 pm at the Mount Vernon
Athletic Complex.
GW Lecture An Evening with Steve Roberts, Shapiro Professor of
Media and Public Affairs and network news commentator, sponsored by
Columbian Women. Starts 5:30 pm in the Media and Public Affairs Building.
Free to students with valid ID, charge for others. Call Andrea Stewart
994-6455.
Exhibition “Places of Their Own: Emily Carr, Georgia O’Keefe,
and Frida Kahlo” will be on display through May 12 at the National
Museum of Women in the Arts. Free admission. For information call 783-5000
or visit www.nmwa.org.
$ Event “Does Your Mother Come from Ireland?” Discover
what it was like growing up American in Irish households where faith,
food, and family were the foundation for surviving the challenges the
land of opportunity presented. 7 pm at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Admission $16; $12 members. For information call 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org.
$ Theatre “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” starring Rick
Hemmerly. Signature Theatre through May 5. Tickets cost $28 and $30.
Call 703/218-6500 or visit www.sig-online.org
for tickets and more information.
WEDNESDAY / MARCH 20
GW Sports Baseball versus Towson at 2:30
pm at Barcroft Park in Arlington.
THURSDAY / MARCH 21
Gallery Talk “Take a Break at the
Renwick” Washington wood turner Phil Brown discusses artists represented
in the exhibition, “Wood Turning since 1930,” who have made
significant contributions to the development of contemporary wood turning.
Talk starts 1 pm at the Renwick lobby. For information, call 357-2531.
Exhibition “Portraits of America: 40 Years of Photographing
Americans” Presented through May 27 at the National Geographic
Society. For information call 857-7588 or visit www.nationalgeogrpahic.com.
FRIDAY / MARCH 22
$ Theater “The Wizard of Oz”
presented by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington through March 24
at Lisner Auditorium. Tickets cost $15–$35. Call 301/808-6900.
SATURDAY / MARCH 23
GW Sports Baseball versus Saint Joseph’s
at noon at Barcroft Park in Arlington.
GW Sports Men’s Tennis versus Fordham at noon at the Mount
Vernon Athletic Complex.
$ Concert “Boys Choir of Harlem” Internationally recognized
male choir. The Kennedy Center, Concert Hall at 2:30 pm. Tickets cost
$20–$55. For information call 467-4600 or visit www.kennedy-center.org.
SUNDAY / MARCH 24
Palm Sunday
GW Sports Baseball versus Saint Joseph’s at noon at Barcroft
Park in Arlington.
Event “Official Opening Ceremony of the National Cherry
Blossom Festival” marks the 90th anniversary of the original gift
of 3,000 cherry trees by the city of Tokyo to the people of America.
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 6 pm. No tickets required. For information
call 467-4600 or visit www.kennedy-center.org.
Exhibition “Discover the Art of Japan” The Freer Gallery
of Art celebrates the National Cherry Blossom Festival through its display
of Japanese screens and porcelain art. On-going through April 7. Free
tours offered daily. For information call 357-1729 or visit www.asia.si.edu.
MONDAY / MARCH 25
GW Event Dedication of the Luther W. Brady
Art Gallery at 4 pm on the second floor of the Media and Public Affairs
Building. The exhibit, “Epic Paintings,” will open. Call 994-8719
to RSVP.
GW Lecture “Islam and the West: Yesterday and Today”
scheduled for 8 pm at the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theater. Come hear University
Professor and preeminent Islamic scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr separate
fact from fiction and lay a framework useful in understanding current
events. Nasr will be taking questions from the audience. Please RSVP
to 994-0779.
TUESDAY/ MARCH 26
Passover begins at sundown
GW Event “In the Know” series continues at the University
Club with Ambassador Rubens Barbosa of Brazil. The Ambassador will speak
on the economic and political health of South America. The lunch, beginning
at 12:30 pm, is $15 per person, and is open to Club members and friends
of the University. Seating is limited and reservations are required.
Call 994-2355.
GW Sports Baseball versus Delaware State at 2:30 pm at Barcroft
Park in Arlington.
$ Film “What She Wanted: The Legacy of Jacqueline Kennedy
Onassis” Filmmaker Suzanne Bauman explores the compelling themes
and concerns of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ life through excerpts
from her acclaimed PBS documentary “Jackie Behind the Myth.”
Sponsored by The Corcoran Gallery of Art. Tickets cost $10 for members
and $15 for non-members. Call 639-1770 for more information.
WEDNESDAY/ MARCH 27
GW Sports Baseball versus James Madison
at 3 pm at Barcroft Park in Arlington.
THURSDAY / MARCH 28
Gallery Talk “Take a Break at the
Renwick” Join Smithsonian American Art Museum curatorial program
assistant Parker Agelasto for a discussion of the early 20th century
painting “Plenty” by Kenyon Cox. Talk starts 1 pm at the Renwick
lobby. For information, call 357-2531.
FRIDAY / MARCH 29
Good Friday
GW Sports Men’s Tennis versus Duquesne at 4 pm at the Mount
Vernon Athletic Complex.
GW Sports Lacrosse versus St. Mary’s (CA) at 3 pm at the
Mount Vernon Athletic Complex.
SATURDAY / MARCH 30
GW Sports Golf hosts the annual GW Invitational
in Issue, MD, through March 31.
GW Sports Lacrosse versus California at 3 pm at the Mount Vernon
Athletic Complex.
GW Sports Women’s and Men’s Tennis versus La Salle
at noon and 4 pm, respectively, at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex.
SUNDAY / MARCH 31
Easter Sunday
Reopening Hillwood Museum and Gardens reopens the original Japanese-style
garden, designed in 1958 by Shogo J. Myaida, March 31 after a year of
extensive renovations. The gardens are located at 4155 Linnean Ave.
NW. For more information call 686-5807.
$ Family Event The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
at the DC Armory, 2001 E. Capitol St. SE, 11 am and 3:30 pm, March 31
and April 7; April 1, 7:30 pm; April 3–6 1:30 and 5:30 pm. Tickets
are $12–$35. For more information call 800/551-7328.
MONDAY / APRIL 1
April Fools Day
GW Event “Crossfire” begins its permanent production
at the Media and Public Affairs Building. Call 994-8CNN or visit www.gwu.edu
for ticket information.
TUESDAY / APRIL 2
$ Theater “Death of a Salesman”
at Weinberg Center for the Arts, 7:30 pm. For information call 301/228-2828
or visit www.weinberger.org.
SUNDAY / APRIL 7
Daylight Savings time, set clocks forward
one hour
Gallery Talk “Distinguished Craft Artist Series” Artist
Stoney Lamar presents a slide-illustrated lecture. 3 pm at the Renwick
Grand Salon. For information, call 357-2531.
THURSDAY / APRIL 11
$ GW Theatre “One Flee Spare,”
kindness and cruelty in 17th century England. April 11–14. Contact
the Department of Theatre and Dance at 994-6178 for more information
about subscriptions, performance locations, and times.
