May 2013
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Meet James Bond’s villains, uncover their evil...
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WatchThe Fortress — presented on Tuesday by the Karabakh Foundation at West End Cinema — tells the story of a film crew that arrives in a remote border village in the mountains of Azerbaijan to shoot a historical account of war, heroism, and love when a real war erupts. This moving tale of life imitating art was selected to represent Azerbaijan in the Foreign Language Film category at the...
The Embassy of South Africa invites you to “The...
The Embassy of South Africa celebrates the life and legacy of a man who inspired his country, Nelson Mandela. A leader of his people, Mandela was the first black president of South Africa. Mandela helped bring an end to apartheid and devoted his time to bring peace and social justice in South Africa and around the world. To honor his legacy, The Embassy of South Africa plans to unveil a statue...
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At a time when incendiary rhetoric and personal...
Memorial Day City Hop
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Did you know that Memorial Day is traditionally seen as the start of the summer season? Get out and enjoy the summer breeze with a city hop around DC in celebration of Memorial Day. Honor all the men and women who have served in our military for the United Sates with these exciting Memorial Day weekend activities and events.
Start your celebration this Friday and join the...
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Art Museum Day at the Corcoran Gallery
Celebrate Art Museum Day at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design this Saturday, May 18… for FREE! Art Museum Day is a celebration of the museums in our world and participating museums offer free admission and special events.
To add more excitement, join the Corcoran on Facebook and Twitter and share why you love art museums to get 15 percent off in the Corcoran Shop all day...
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Talking TERMINATORS w/ NoPlace + t r a n s f o r...
Transformer has partnered with the Office for Contemporary Art Norway and the Royal Norwegian Embassy to bring Oslo-based arts collective NoPlace to DC for a six-week exhibition titled Terminators — in which all of the work is created to deconstruct and terminate.
The show opens this weekend, but we had lunch on Wednesday with NoPlace curator Karen Nikgol and Transformer director/co-founder...
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WatchDid you enjoy last Saturday’s Around the World embassy tours, which kicked off our month-long Passport DC international cultural programming?
Well, get ready to take a Shortcut to Europe this Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm with the EU Open House — featuring 28 embassies of European Union member nations highlighting their country’s culture!
Holly Morris of Fox 5 News gives you...
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WatchOur annual Passport DC month of international cultural programming kicked off this past Saturday with our iconic “Around the World” embassy tours, thanks to the involvement of diplomatic staff from over 40 countries!
Tim Cox, chairman of the board for Cultural Tourism DC, spoke to Fox 5’s Holly Morris about it yesterday from Joy of Motion Dance Center.
Were you one of the tens...
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Mother's Day City Hop
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Mother’s Day is right around the corner! It’s time to celebrate motherhood and show appreciation to mothers and mother figures. Instead of celebrating the traditional way by giving gifts, flowers, and candy, enjoy Mother’s Day outdoors in the nation’s capital. Take your mother on a city hop to all of her favorite places.
Start your day at the Tudor Place (1644 31st Street NW)...
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April 2013
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A note from our Liane Toohey
Did you know that DC is the sixth most bike-able city in the US? Try it out for yourself on Bike to Work Day on May 17! Brought to you by Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, the event aims to showcase the viability, cost-effectiveness, and environmental friendliness of biking to work for District-area residents.
The first 12,000 commuters to register will receive a...
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"Figures in Jazz": John K. Lawson | HONFLEUR... →
The opening reception for this exhibition, which will be a joint event with the opening of Unsung Jazz by Antoine Sanfuentes at The Gallery at Vivid Solutions, kicks off Friday at 6 pm, continuing through to a jazz performance by the Nasar Abadey Trio at 8 pm.
John K. Lawson was born in Birmingham, England in 1962 and raised mostly in the countryside until his family moved to South...
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Cultural Tourism DC needs you!
Be part of the Passport DCaction by volunteering at the Around the World Embassy Tour on Saturday, May 4. Volunteers are needed at embassies, info stations, shuttle busses, and more. Morning and afternoon shifts are available.
Sign up here → culturaltourismdc.volunteerhub.com
Questions? Email volunteer@culturaltourismdc.org or call us at 202-661-7581.
Poetry Month at the National Portrait Gallery
It’s Poetry Month! Highlighting the legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets and bringing poetry to the public in creative ways, this year the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery host a poetry reading on Sunday, April 21, at 2 PM. Join three award winning poets: Guggenheim Fellow & Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award-winner John Koethe, Pulitzer Prize-winner Yusef Komunyakaa, and Pulitzer...
Bike and Roll City Hop
Enjoy springtime outdoors on a journey around DC, bike style! Don’t have a bike? Bike and Roll has you covered. Just rent a bike of your choice from Bike and Roll and let the fun begin. Hold on tight!
Start your journey with the Washington Nationals. Grab your bike from Bike and Roll and ride on over to the Washington Nationals Park. Sit back and watch some baseball while enjoying a nice, cold...
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Thanks to Diverse Markets Management, the Flea Market at Eastern Market kicked off its “Music in the Yard” concert series earlier this month at 7th & C Streets, SE on Capitol Hill, with the next live performance happening there on Sunday from noon until 3 pm.
The pianist Ian B. Walters will take the stage — and you can preview his music in the audio player above.
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DC Emancipation Day Workshops
DC Emancipation Day takes place tomorrow in the nation’s capital! This historic occasion celebrates the day when President Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act on April 16, 1862. The act released 3,100 enslaved persons in the District of Columbia.
Come celebrate the 151st anniversary Emancipation Day at the DC Emancipation Day educational workshops. Head down to...
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On Friday at 7 pm (and again at 9:30 pm)...
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Celebrate Songkran — the Thai New Year — with Thai...
Deriving from the Sanskrit language, the word Songkran means to pass or to move into. In this context, the meaning implies the passing and the moving of the sun, the moon and the other planets into one of the zodiacal orbits.The Grand Songkran Festival, which falls in Aries, indicates the new era of the Thai New Year. The Songkran Festival is thus considered the most important and grandest...
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Our own Jane Freundel Levey had a date night with...
It was all about the glamour Monday night at the 29th Annual Helen Hayes Awards presented by theatreWashington. Washington’s theater community, with 84 professional theaters in the Metropolitan Area, comes together each year in a crackling combination promotion and group hug. From start to finish, the historic Warner Theatre was sparkling.
The Helen Hayes Awards are divided into four broad...
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The 5th Festival des Artistes comes to the Duke Ellington School for the Arts this weekend! THIS for Diplomats celebrates the artistic talents of their diplomats and volunteers.
Organized in 1961, THIS promotes citizen diplomacy and international understanding in the United States. Washington’s diplomatic community has many unique artists that come from all over the world. The 5th Festival des...
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“A-tennnn-shun!”
– Enlist and drill with the 1863 Union Army. Yes; that’s right. Join park rangers in Civil War attire and show your support for those serving in the U.S. military today and in the past. Meet up with the National Park Service’s National Mall and Memorial Parks unit at the Lincoln Memorial...
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WatchFresh off the 2012 international film festival circuit, French/Cambodian filmmaker Davy Chou’s exceptional documentary summons the spirits of Cambodian cinema’s Golden Age, which ended during the Khmer Rouge’s reign of terror between 1975 and 1979. Blending interviews with surviving filmmakers, classic songs and poetic examinations of former movie palaces, Golden Slumbers is a testament to the...
