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Events for Today January

  • Wed 11
  • Thurs 12
  • Fri 13
  • Sat 14
  • Sun 15
  • Mon 16
  • Tues 17

Today's Editors' Picks

  • Chul Hyun Ahn: Illuminated Void - Exhibit
    Constructed with mirrors and electrical lights, Chuyl Hyun Ahn's elegant and mind-bending works are sculptural explorations of infinite space.
    C. Grimaldis Gallery | Baltimore, MD
  • In Line/Out of Line: Chip Allen, Katherine Sable and Camilo Sanin - Exhibit
    A group exhibition that brings together abstract painters Chip Allen, Katherine Sable and Camilo Sanin, each of whom uses form, line, and color to create compositions that vary widely, ranging from intuitive to deliberate, loose to rigid, cacophonous to melodic.
    Heiner Contemporary | Washington, DC
  • Andy Warhol: Shadows - Exhibit
    Andy Warhol's late-career "Shadows" project consists of 102 brightly-colored, silk-screened canvases hung side-by-side and measuring 450 linear feet.
    Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
  • Billy Elliot the Musical - Performing Arts
    After a failed attempt at boxing, a boy follows his dream of becoming a dancer. At the Opera House.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
  • Donna Britt - Book Event
    The journalist discusses and signs her new book, "Brothers (& Me): A Memoir of Loving and Giving."
    Politics & Prose Bookstore | Washington, DC
  • Social ballroom dance - Miscellaneous Event
    Lesson at 7:30
    Hollywood Ballroom | Silver Spring, MD
  • Gina Rudan - Book Event
    The author, founder and president of Genuine Insights, Inc., a contemporary professional development and training practice, discusses and signs her new book, "Practical Genius: The Real Smarts You Need to Get Your Talents and Passions Working for YOU."
    Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Metro Center | Washington, DC
  • DJ Dabe Murphy - Miscellaneous Event
    Swing dance
    Nick's Nightclub | Alexandria, VA
  • Capitals - Sports Events
    Vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins
    Verizon Center | Washington, DC
  • Think Flat, Think 3D - Miscellaneous Event
    Learn about combining 2D and 3D techniques.
    Capitol Hill Arts Workshop | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Thurs, January 12

  • Wine Tasting - Bar/Club Event
    Meet Allie Sharper, owner and winemaker of Brooklyn Oenology in New York at a mini-dinner of five small plates, paired with generous wine pours. Reservations are full for this event.
    Northside Social | Arlington, VA
  • Chul Hyun Ahn: Illuminated Void - Exhibit
    Constructed with mirrors and electrical lights, Chuyl Hyun Ahn's elegant and mind-bending works are sculptural explorations of infinite space.
    C. Grimaldis Gallery | Baltimore, MD
  • In Line/Out of Line: Chip Allen, Katherine Sable and Camilo Sanin - Exhibit
    A group exhibition that brings together abstract painters Chip Allen, Katherine Sable and Camilo Sanin, each of whom uses form, line, and color to create compositions that vary widely, ranging from intuitive to deliberate, loose to rigid, cacophonous to melodic.
    Heiner Contemporary | Washington, DC
  • Andy Warhol: Shadows - Exhibit
    Andy Warhol's late-career "Shadows" project consists of 102 brightly-colored, silk-screened canvases hung side-by-side and measuring 450 linear feet.
    Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
  • Billy Elliot the Musical - Performing Arts
    After a failed attempt at boxing, a boy follows his dream of becoming a dancer. At the Opera House.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
  • Winter Brews: A Seasonal Tasting with the Beer Activist - Bar/Club Event
    Want to learn how to drink beer and save the world? Author Chris O'Brien, the so-called Beer Activist, returns to Sixth & I Historic Synagogue for a tutored tasting of holiday beers brewed by environmentally responsible labels. As an added bonus, the locals are well represented on O'Brien's green brewing list: taste seasonal offerings by DC Brau, Lost Rhino, Flying Dog, Baying Hound Aleworks, Port City Brewing and Chocolate City Beer at 7 p.m.
    Sixth and I Historic Synagogue | Washington, DC
  • Jodi Kantor - Book Event
    The New York Times's Washington correspondent discusses her new book, "The Obamas," in conversation with fellow Times columnist David Brooks in an event co-sponsored by Politics and Prose Bookstore. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door or two free with purchase of the book at Politics and Prose. Call 202-364-1919 or visit www.sixthandi.org for details.
    Sixth and I Historic Synagogue | Washington, DC
  • Nana's Nano Vision - Miscellaneous Event
    Artist Nana Bagdavadze discusses embracing scientific ideas and imagery in her art.
    Capitol Hill Arts Workshop | Washington, DC
  • Capitol Jam Improv Lab - Performing Arts
    Led by dancer and choreographer Ilana Silverstein, dancers and musicians will come together to stage an improvised performance.
    Dance Exchange | Takoma Park, MD
  • Blues dance - Miscellaneous Event
    Lesson at 8:15. At the Ballroom Annex.
    Glen Echo Park | Glen Echo, MD

Highlighted Events: Fri, January 13

  • Bootsy Collins - Music Event
    This event has been postponed. The standout bassist's name is synonymous with funk (not to mention extravagant, glittery tophats).
    The State Theatre | Falls Church, VA
  • Food Meets Art: Recipes Inspired by Alice B. Toklas - Food Event
    D.C. Restaurant Week (Jan. 9-15) is underway, but why settle for a string of hurried, set-menu sit-downs when you could have one truly exceptional dining experience? James Beard Award nominee Carole Wagner Greenwood's Orange Arrow is one of D.C.'s most sought-after supper clubs, and her three-course homage to "The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook" -- the tome that fed guests of Gertrude Stein's Rue de Fleurus salon during the Parisian avant-garde -- promises to be a one-of-a-kind culinary journey. At 7 p.m.
    Artisphere | Arlington, VA
  • Darius the Dragon and Rap-Punzel - Performing Arts
    Encore Stage and Studio offers families two shows for the price of one with "Darius the Dragon" and "Rap-Punzel." In "Darius the Dragon," a goofy dragon finds himself homeless in the 21st century and goes on a quest with his friends to find the king. In a twist on the story of a long-haired girl stuck in a tall tower, "Rap-Punzel" is told in rhythms and rhymes. Best for age 4 and older.
    Spectrum Theatre at Artisphere | Arlington, VA
  • Chul Hyun Ahn: Illuminated Void - Exhibit
    Constructed with mirrors and electrical lights, Chuyl Hyun Ahn's elegant and mind-bending works are sculptural explorations of infinite space.
    C. Grimaldis Gallery | Baltimore, MD
  • In Line/Out of Line: Chip Allen, Katherine Sable and Camilo Sanin - Exhibit
    A group exhibition that brings together abstract painters Chip Allen, Katherine Sable and Camilo Sanin, each of whom uses form, line, and color to create compositions that vary widely, ranging from intuitive to deliberate, loose to rigid, cacophonous to melodic.
    Heiner Contemporary | Washington, DC
  • Andy Warhol: Shadows - Exhibit
    Andy Warhol's late-career "Shadows" project consists of 102 brightly-colored, silk-screened canvases hung side-by-side and measuring 450 linear feet.
    Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
  • Billy Elliot the Musical - Performing Arts
    After a failed attempt at boxing, a boy follows his dream of becoming a dancer. At the Opera House.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
  • Opening reception: Visual Audio - Miscellaneous Event
    Celebrate the opening of the Honfleur Gallery's newest exhibit, "Visual Audio: Inquiries Into Found Media," a collaboration by Radio Transmission Ark and the Vernacular Preservation Society that combines atmospheric sounds, writings, drawings and more from the surrounding Anacostia community.
    Honfleur Gallery | Washington, DC
  • Anacostia Community Museum's Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Program - Miscellaneous Event
    The Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum hosts an event with remarks by Harry E. Johnson, Sr., the president and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation. The evening also includes a step performance by the Omicron Eta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. At the Baird Auditorium.
    National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
  • Friday Morning Music Club - Music Event
    Performing works by Franck, Ibert and Kabalevsky.
    Calvary Baptist Church | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Sat, January 14

  • Gold Leaf Going Away Party - Music Event
    One of the final shows at the long-running D.C. independent art space features a loaded local lineup including Publicist, Alex, The State Department, Edie Sedgwick and The Dance Party.
    Gold Leaf Studios | Washington, DC
  • KanKouran West African Dance Company - Performing Arts
    The local dance company performs an annual show in honor of King.
    Dance Place | Washington, DC
  • Darius the Dragon and Rap-Punzel - Performing Arts
    Encore Stage and Studio offers families two shows for the price of one with "Darius the Dragon" and "Rap-Punzel." In "Darius the Dragon," a goofy dragon finds himself homeless in the 21st century and goes on a quest with his friends to find the king. In a twist on the story of a long-haired girl stuck in a tall tower, "Rap-Punzel" is told in rhythms and rhymes. Best for age 4 and older.
    Spectrum Theatre at Artisphere | Arlington, VA
  • In Line/Out of Line: Chip Allen, Katherine Sable and Camilo Sanin - Exhibit
    A group exhibition that brings together abstract painters Chip Allen, Katherine Sable and Camilo Sanin, each of whom uses form, line, and color to create compositions that vary widely, ranging from intuitive to deliberate, loose to rigid, cacophonous to melodic.
    Heiner Contemporary | Washington, DC
  • Chul Hyun Ahn: Illuminated Void - Exhibit
    Constructed with mirrors and electrical lights, Chuyl Hyun Ahn's elegant and mind-bending works are sculptural explorations of infinite space.
    C. Grimaldis Gallery | Baltimore, MD
  • Billy Elliot the Musical - Performing Arts
    After a failed attempt at boxing, a boy follows his dream of becoming a dancer. At the Opera House.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
  • Andy Warhol: Shadows - Exhibit
    Andy Warhol's late-career "Shadows" project consists of 102 brightly-colored, silk-screened canvases hung side-by-side and measuring 450 linear feet.
    Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
  • Warren Perry - Miscellaneous Event
    The author of "Echoes of Elvis: The Cultural Legacy of Elvis Presley" gives a talk and signs copies of his book in the shop.
    National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
  • On & On - Bar/Club Event
    Featuring DJs Autorock and Danny Harris
    Black Cat | Washington, DC
  • Garden Design Workshop - Miscellaneous Event
    Lectures on landscape design.
    Green Spring Gardens Park | Alexandria, VA

Highlighted Events: Sun, January 15

  • Darius the Dragon and Rap-Punzel - Performing Arts
    Encore Stage and Studio offers families two shows for the price of one with "Darius the Dragon" and "Rap-Punzel." In "Darius the Dragon," a goofy dragon finds himself homeless in the 21st century and goes on a quest with his friends to find the king. In a twist on the story of a long-haired girl stuck in a tall tower, "Rap-Punzel" is told in rhythms and rhymes. Best for age 4 and older.
    Spectrum Theatre at Artisphere | Arlington, VA
  • Andy Warhol: Shadows - Exhibit
    Andy Warhol's late-career "Shadows" project consists of 102 brightly-colored, silk-screened canvases hung side-by-side and measuring 450 linear feet.
    Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
  • Billy Elliot the Musical - Performing Arts
    After a failed attempt at boxing, a boy follows his dream of becoming a dancer. At the Opera House.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
  • The Backroads Band - Miscellaneous Event
    Waltz dance. Lesson at 2:45. At the Spanish Ballroom.
    Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom | Glen Echo, MD
  • Winter Wonderland - Performing Arts
    Bob Brown Puppets perform as part of the Tiny Tots at 10 series. Best for age 4 and younger. At the Puppet Co. Playhouse.
    The Puppet Company Playhouse | Glen Echo, MD
  • Argentine tango dance - Miscellaneous Event
    Lessons beginning at 6:30. At the Ballroom Annex.
    Glen Echo Park | Glen Echo, MD
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Man and His Monument - Miscellaneous Event
    Rep. Elijah Cummings, a member of the King Memorial Congressional Committee, discusses the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and the importance of the memorial dedicated to King on the Mall
    Walters Art Museum | Baltimore, MD
  • Ice Jam - Music Event
    Featuring Attack Attack!, I See Stars, Stick To Your Guns, Memphis May Fire, Close Your Eyes, On Broken Wings, the Breather, Make Me Famous, Life On Repeat, Dr. Acula, Freqontrol
    Sonar | Baltimore, MD
  • All Wood and Doors concert - Music Event
    Performance by James Lee Stanley and Cliff Eberhardt featuring music by The Doors
    Church of the Resurrection | Alexandria, VA
  • Contemporary ballroom dance - Miscellaneous Event
    Lesson at 7
    Hollywood Ballroom | Silver Spring, MD

Highlighted Events: Mon, January 16

  • Thai Story: The Vessantara Jataka - Exhibit
    Twelve paintings follow the tale of Prince Vessantara, a story of charity and divinity.
    Walters Art Museum | Baltimore, MD
  • Beauty Pill: The Immersive Ideal - Music Event
    After spending two-and-a-half weeks recording in Artisphere's Black Box Theatre over the summer, local band Beauty Pill hosts a listening party for the album it recorded in the public eye.
    Artisphere | Arlington, VA
  • Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories - Exhibit
    Although Gertrude Stein wasn't a visual artist, she was a major collector, coddler and promoter of visual artists, and her career intersected with just about every major twist and turn of early-20th-century aesthetic history. Her life will be chronicled in images and artifacts.
    National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
  • King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis - Miscellaneous Event
    AFI Silver Theatre holds two free screenings of this 1970 documentary that shows King at some of the most memorable moments throughout his life and career, from his "I Have a Dream" speech to the Montgomery bus boycott.
    American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center | Silver Spring, MD
  • Musical Celebration and Tribute - Music Event
    A concert honoring Dr. King. Also features the announcement of the 2012 Children of the Dream, Humanitarian and Literary Arts awards.
    The Music Center at Strathmore | North Bethesda, MD
  • Wizards - Sports Events
    Vs. the Houston Rockets
    Verizon Center | Washington, DC
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Family Festival - Miscellaneous Event
    Stories and performances tell the story of Martin Luther King Jr. and other notables from the civil rights movement. Visitors can participate in art projects and community activities.
    Walters Art Museum | Baltimore, MD
  • Bobby McFerrin and the Let Freedom Ring choir - Music Event
    The Grammy Award-winning singer headlines an annual free performance celebrating the life and legacy of civil rights champion Martin Luther King Jr. The concert is held jointly with Georgetown University. Free tickets (up to two per person) will be distributed at 5 p.m. the day of the concert in the Kennedy Center's Hall of Nations. At the Concert Hall.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
  • Sally Bedell Smith - Book Event
    The bestselling biographer reads from and discusses "Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch," published to mark the queen's Diamond Jubilee year. A book signing follows.
    Politics & Prose Bookstore | Washington, DC
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Parade - Miscellaneous Event
    The Ward 8 Anacostia Martin Luther King Jr. parade returns after a five-year hiatus. The parade winds along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, and the grand marshals are boxing champion Lamont Peterson and his brother, Anthony. Other participants include the Ballou Marching Band and representatives from the area's Asian, Bolivian, Jamaican and African American communities.
    Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE and Milwaukee Place SE | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Tues, January 17

  • Thai Story: The Vessantara Jataka - Exhibit
    Twelve paintings follow the tale of Prince Vessantara, a story of charity and divinity.
    Walters Art Museum | Baltimore, MD
  • Beauty Pill: The Immersive Ideal - Music Event
    After spending two-and-a-half weeks recording in Artisphere's Black Box Theatre over the summer, local band Beauty Pill hosts a listening party for the album it recorded in the public eye.
    Artisphere | Arlington, VA
  • Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories - Exhibit
    Although Gertrude Stein wasn't a visual artist, she was a major collector, coddler and promoter of visual artists, and her career intersected with just about every major twist and turn of early-20th-century aesthetic history. Her life will be chronicled in images and artifacts.
    National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC
  • Lynne Duke - Book Event
    The former Washington Post journalist, author of "Mandela, Mobutu, and Me: A Newswoman's African Journey," reads excerpts from her new work-in-progress as part of the "First Drafts and Back Stories" series.
    Sankofa Video & Books | Washington, DC
  • Capitals - Sports Events
    Vs. the New York Islanders
    Verizon Center | Washington, DC
  • Chinese Dumpling Master Class - Food Event
    For the Chinese new year, chef Scott Drewno of the Source by Wolfgang Puck will teach class participants how to make pork belly dumplings and chive dumplings.
    Hill Center at Old Navy Hospital | Washington, DC
  • The Bison Beast of Dubois - Performing Arts
    First Draft at Charter Theater presents a reading of Mario Baldessari's comedy about small town prejudices.
    Arts Club of Washington | Washington, DC
  • Merle Hoffman - Book Event
    The activist and journalist reads from and discusses her new memoir, "Intimate Wars: The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Board Room." A book signing follows.
    Politics & Prose Bookstore | Washington, DC
  • Innergism - Exhibit
    Paintings by Luba Sterlikova
    Parish Gallery | Washington, DC
  • Family Night at Hank's - Miscellaneous Event
    On Tuesdays, from 5-7:30 p.m., Hank's offers a free kids meal with purchase of an adult entree.
    Hank's Oyster Bar -- Old Town | Alexandria, VA
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