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Verizon Center
601 F Street
www.verizoncenter.com
Saturday, July 7, 7:30 pm
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Soul2Soul II Tour
The husband and wife country duo are back on tour. Tickets are $92.75, $68.75 and $52.75 (plus applicable service charges) and are available through all Ticketmaster outlets including the Verizon Center box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or via Phonecharge at 202.397.SEAT. For accessible seating for patrons with disabilities, call 202.661.5065.
Friday, July 13, 9:00 am and 7:00 pm and Saturday, July 14, 8:00 am
Women of Faith
Renew your spirit, recharge your spiritual batteries and enjoy music from top Christian music artists. Tickets are $75 and $55 (plus applicable service charges) and are available through all Ticketmaster outlets including the Verizon Center box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or via Phonecharge at 202.397.SEAT. Group tickets start at $45. Register online at www.womenoffaith.com or call 1.888.49.FAITH. For accessible seating for patrons with disabilities, call 202.661.5065.
Sunday, July 15, 3:30 pm
WNBA All-Star Game
See your favorite WNBA stars at the 2007 All-Star Game. Tickets are $70, $50, $35, $20 and $10 (plus applicable service charges) and are available through all Ticketmaster outlets including the Verizon Center box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or via Phonecharge at 202.397.SEAT. For accessible seating for patrons with disabilities, call 202.661.5065.
 Tuesday, July 24, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Washington Mystics Summer Associates Night
Enjoy a WNBA Washington Mystics game and reception for summer associates and interns interested in networking with associates and attorneys. Food and drinks provided while two guest experts speak on legal affairs in professional sports. Tickets to the game and reception are $55. For tickets, contact Vishnu Dzidzienyo at 202. 266.2389.
Wednesday, July 25, 7:00 pm
John Mayer with Ben Folds and James Morrison
The Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter tours with pianist Ben Folds and others. Tickets are $59.50 and $49.50 (plus applicable service charges) and are available through all Ticketmaster outlets including the Verizon Center box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or via Phonecharge at 202.397.SEAT. For accessible seating for patrons with disabilities, call 202.661.5065.
Saturday, July 28, 4:00 pm
Washington Mystics Gospel Night
The Washington Mystics host a night of gospel with Karen Clark-Sheard of the legendary Clark Sisters and new male gospel group 21:03, as well as the area's best gospel choirs. Enjoy an evening of high spirits, positive energy and an exciting game against the 2007 WNBA defending champion Detroit Shock. For tickets, contact Vishnu Dzidzienyo at  202.266.2389.
Sunday, July 29, 7:30 pm
Ball4Real - Streetball World Tour
The trash-talking, one-on-one face-offs and crazy dunks return for the only player-owned streetball tour. Tickets are $78, $53, $28, $23 and $11 (plus applicable service charges) and are available through all Ticketmaster outlets including the Verizon Center box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or via Phonecharge at 202.397.SEAT. Block Party begins outside at 4:00 pm. For accessible seating for patrons with disabilities, call 202.661.5065.
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Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation
901 7th Street, 4th floor
202.789.7000
Through Saturday, July 28
ColorField.remix
Downtown museums and galleries join more than 30 Washington area museums, galleries, arts organizations and businesses participating in ColorField.remix. Enjoy exhibitions, public art projects, artists’ talks, lectures, children’s programs and special events at the largest celebration of painting held in the Washington area honoring Color Field, Washington Color School painters and contemporary artists. Held in partnership with Cultural Tourism DC, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation. For more information, visit http://www.washington.org/colorfieldremix/contact.cfm or e-mail Derya Samadi at colorfieldremix@yahoo.com or Vicki Isley at vicki.isley@washington.org.
WVSA ARTs connection
1100 16th Street
202.296.9100
www.wvsarts.org
Through Thursday, August 9
Art in Bloom
See 30 original artworks from youth artists with special needs. Students receive commission on the work they sell and remaining revenue supports the program. Free admission. Sponsored by CVS All Kids Can and VSA arts. For more information, e-mail info@wvsarts.org.
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
202.312.1300
Through Friday, September 28, Noon - 1:30 pm
Live! On Woodrow Wilson Plaza
Enjoy free summer music performances from world-renowned entertainers and local favorites every weekday on the plaza adjacent to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. For more information or to view the list of scheduled performers, visit http://www.itcdc.com/explore.php?p=7.
Guest Services, Inc.
3055 Prosperity Avenue
Fairfax, Virginia
202.208.4056
Friday, July 6 - Sunday, July 8, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Arts at Pershing Park
Artists of all media, performers and musicians will gather on the corner of 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue at this new monthly cultural event. Sponsored by Guest Services, Inc. with the Willard InterContinental Hotel and the National Park Service. Light fare and beverages are available at The Pershing Park Café. Free admission. For more information, visit www.guestservices.com.
MobileTours.org
1740 18th Street
202.246.2928
Saturday, July 7, 7:00 pm
Lincoln Assassination Walking Tour
Join the family-friendly tour to meet the characters, walk the streets and see the buildings involved in the assassination of the sixteenth president. Meets at the Andrew Jackson Statue in Lafayette Square every Saturday through October. Cost is $10. For more information, e-mail info@mobiletours.org.
FRESHFARM Farmers’ Market
555 8th Street
202.362.8889
www.freshfarmmarkets.org
Thursday, July 12, 19 and 26, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Penn Quarter FRESHFARM Farmers’ Market
Located on the north end of 8th Street, between D and E Streets, the annual market returns to showcase the best of the regions agricultural offerings. Enjoy fresh and local fruits, vegetables, cheeses, baked goods, soaps, plants, cut flowers and meat - all produced within a 150-mile radius of DC. The market is open every Thursday through November 15. For more information, visit www.freshfarmmarkets.org.
 Capital Fringe Festival
507 7th Street
866.811.4111
www.capfringe.org
Thursday, July 19 - Sunday, July 29
Second Annual Capital Fringe Festival
The annual performing arts festival for fringe artists returns Downtown for 11 days with more than 1000 artists performing in more than 20 venues this year. Tickets go on sale Monday, July 9. For a full listing of events and artists, visit www.capfringe.org.
City Center Lot
(Former Washington Convention Center Site)
900 9th Street
Saturday, July 21, Noon - 6:00 pm
And1 Mix Tape Tour
Your favorite players head back to the streets to take on summer league all-stars. Tip-off is at 3:00 pm. Halftime entertainment provided by Cassidy. Tickets are $15. For more information, visit http://www.and1.com/.
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 Flashpoint Mead Theatre Lab
916 G Street
202.315.1318
www.flashpointdc.org
Through Saturday, July 28
Valerie Huhn: Trace Evidence
Large sheets, light boxes, books and c-prints are created by the artist, beginning with her own fingerprints.
National Gallery of Art
4th Street and Constitution Avenue
202.737.4215
www.nga.gov
Through Monday, October 8
Desiderio da Settignano: Sculptor of Renaissance Florence
The first exhibition dedicated to Desiderio, who ranks among the most original and influential sculptors of the early Renaissance and one of the finest stone carvers of all time.
Through Monday, September 3
FOTO: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918 - 1945
The first survey done on the success of photography in Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Austria during a time of tremendous social and political upheaval.
Films
Saturday, July 7, 10:30 am and 11:30 am
Sunday, July 8, 11:30 am
Little Ones
Meet a turtle with an itch, birds challenged by flight and a cockroach who wants to be an architect in this series of short animated films featuring small creatures. For ages four and up.
Friday, July 13 and 27, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm
Saturday, July 14 and 28, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm
Degas and the Dancer
Learn about French artist Edgar Degas and his friendship with an aspiring young ballerina. For ages eight and up. (Devine Entertainment, 1999, 50 minutes).
Saturday, July 14, 21 and 28; Sunday, July 22
From Vault to Screen-"Il Cinema Ritrovato" and New Preservation from Europe and America
Summer preservation film series dedicated to the restored cinema from the world's most innovative archives.
Sunday, July 15, 22 and 29 and Saturday, July 7
Modernity and Tradition: Film in Interwar Central Europe
A series of six distinctive themes focusing exclusively on the diverse achievements of central European film production between the world wars.
Gallery Talks
Thursday - Friday, July 5 - July 6, Noon
"The Artist's Father, Reading 'L'Événement'" by Paul Cézanne
Eric Denker, lecturer, National Gallery of Art (20 minutes). West Building Rotunda.
Thursday - Saturday, July 5 - July 7, 1:00 pm
Wednesday, July 11; Friday, July 13; and Thursday, July 19, Noon
Desiderio da Settignano: Sculptor of Renaissance Florence
J. Russell Sale and David Gariff, lecturers, National Gallery of Art (50 minutes). West Building Rotunda.
Monday, July 9 and Saturday, July 14, 1:00 pm
"The Fortress at Königstein" by Bernardo Bellotto
Wilford W. Scott, lecturer, National Gallery of Art (20 minutes). West Building Rotunda.
Tuesday, July 10, 1:00 pm
Fabulous Journeys and Faraway Places: Travels on Paper, 1450-1700
J. Russell Sale, lecturer, National Gallery of Art (60 minutes). West Building Rotunda.
Tuesday, July 10 and 24; Thursday, July 12, Noon
Tuesday, July 17, 2:00 pm
Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945
Sally Shelburne and Mark Levitch, lecturers, National Gallery of Art (60 minutes). East Building Art Information Desk.
Wednesday, July 11 and Thursday, July 26, 1:00 pm
States and Variations: Prints by Jasper Johns
Sally Shelburne, lecturer, National Gallery of Art (50 minutes). East Building Art Information Desk.
Thursday, July 12, 1:00 pm and Thursday, July 19, 11:00 am
Monday, July 16 and Wednesday, July 18, Noon
Eugène Boudin at the National Gallery of Art
Diane Arkin and J. Russell Sale, lecturers, National Gallery of Art (60 minutes). East Building Art Information Desk.
Friday, July 13 and 20; Thursday, July 26; and Monday, July 30, 2:00 pm
The Humanity of Abstract Painting: Robert Ryman and Agnes Martin
David Gariff, lecturer, National Gallery of Art (50 minutes). East Building Art Information Desk.
Tuesday, July 17, Noon
Claude Lorrain-The Painter as Draftsman: Drawings from the British Museum
J. Russell Sale, lecturer, National Gallery of Art (60 minutes). West Building Rotunda.
Monday - Wednesday, July 18 - 20, 1:00 pm
Private Treasures: Four Centuries of European Master Drawings
Eric Denker, lecturer, National Gallery of Art (60 minutes). West Building Rotunda.
Thursday, July 19 and Tuesday, July 31, 2:00 pm
Paul Mellon Collects: Small French Paintings
Sally Shelburne, lecturer, National Gallery of Art (50 minutes). East Building Art Information Desk.
Monday, July 23; Wednesday, July 25; and Friday, July 27, Noon
Thursday, July 26, 11:00 am
Matisse’s "Open Window, Collioure"
Diane Arkin, lecturer, National Gallery of Art (30 minutes). East Building Art Information Desk.
Tuesday, July 24, 1:00 pm
Saturday, July 28 and Tuesday, July 21, Noon
Widener Paintings and Drawings in the National Gallery of Art
Philip Leonard, lecturer, National Gallery of Art (50 minutes). West Building Auditorium.
Wednesday, July 25 and Friday, July 27, 2:00 pm
The Widener Ceramics in the National Gallery of Art
Philip Leonard, lecturer, National Gallery of Art (50 minutes). West Building Auditorium.
 Lectures
Saturday, July 7, 2:30 pm
A Conversation with Judith Martin and Eric Denker
American author and etiquette authority Judith Martin, also known as Miss Manners, is joined by art historian and senior lecturer at the National Gallery of Art, Eric Denker, to discuss their recently released book, "No Vulgar Hotel: The Desire and Pursuit of Venice." Deborah Ziska, chief of press and public information, National Gallery of Art, will moderate. West Building Auditorium.
Sunday, July 8, 2:00 pm
A Splendid Legacy: The Creation and Development of America's National Gallery of Art
Leo Kasun, resources and production specialist in education publications, National Gallery of Art. East Building Auditorium.
Sunday, July 15, 2:00 pm
Chester Dale: "Full of Vim and Vigor"
Dianne Stephens, staff assistant in the office of the director, National Gallery of Art. East Building Auditorium.
Sunday, July 22, 2:00 pm
An Open Window to the Whitney Collection
Diane Arkin, coordinator of adult docent programs and lecturer, National Gallery of Art. East Building Auditorium.
Sunday, July 29, 2:00 pm
The Wideners of Philadelphia: Lynnewood Hall Comes to the National Gallery
Philip Leonard, lecturer, National Gallery of Art. East Building Auditorium.
Touchstone Gallery
406 7th Street, 2nd Floor
202.347.2787
www.touchstonegallery.com
Through Sunday, July 8
Michael Lang's "The Silent Observer"
The social documentary photographer uses small, unobtrusive cameras -- allowing his subjects to speak through their posture and actions.
Through Sunday, July 8
David Peirick
The artist presents his recent paintings, drawings and sculptures.
 Through Monday, July 9
Christiane Middendorf
The artist known for actively addressing the viewer displays her colorful and expressive art work.
Wednesday, July 11 - Saturday, August 4
My Space on 7th
Alternative and interactive exhibition featuring artists hanging art of their choice in assigned space as part of the Capital Fringe Festival.
Friday, July 13, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Opening Reception: My Space on 7th
Zenith Gallery
413 7th Street
202.783.2963
www.zenithgallery.com
 Extended through Friday, August 31
What Remains: The American Landscape
Recent oil paintings by Bradley Stevens.
Through Friday, August 31
Washington Glass School Sixth Anniversary Show
Leading Washington Glass artists and their students show their works in this exhibition of neon, bowls, plates, vases, tiles, sculptures and other objects.
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Barnes & Noble
555 12th Street
202.347.0176
www.barnesandnoble.com
Tuesday, July 10, 17, 24 and 31, 10:15 am
Children’s Storytime
Thursday, July 19, 7:00 pm
Fictional Classics Book Group
Thursday, July 19, 7:00 pm
Verse, Vibes and Bites hosted by Sistah Joy
Friday, July 20, 9:00 pm
Midnight Magic Harry Potter Party
Olsson’s
418 7th Street
202.638.7610
www.olssons.com
Booksignings
Monday, July 9, 7:00 pm
Chuck Klosterman - "Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas"
The author of "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs," returns with a collection compiled from ten years of essays, opinions, theories and hypothetical questions.
Wednesday, July 11, 7:00 pm
Alan Weisman - "The World Without Us"
The author and award-winning journalist offers an original approach to questions of humanity’s impact on the planet.
Thursday, July 12, 7:00 pm
Ellen Sussman - "Bad Girls: 26 Writers Misbehave"
An anthology of real-life stories from women writers celebrating their acts of defiance.
Thursday, July 19, 7:00 pm
Letitia Baldrige - "Taste: Acquiring What Money Can't Buy"
In her new book, the former chief of staff to Jacqueline Kennedy explains that taste cannot be bought, but only learned and practiced.
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| MUSEUMS, MEMORIALS AND MONUMENTS |
Goethe-Institut Washington
812 7th Street
202.289.1200
www.goethe.de/washington
Extended through Friday, July 13
Gute Aussichten: Young German Photographers
Selected winning works by German graduate photography students are on display on the Washington stop of this worldwide tour.
Films
Through Saturday, July 16, 6:30 pm
Politics in Film Series
Film series exploring the ideals and realities of politics and how they interact with and impact individual lives. German with English subtitles.
Monday, July 9 - Monday, August 27, 6:30 pm
Summer Dreams: Great Expectations Film Series
Film series dealing with reality in a variety of humorous ways. English subtitles.
International Spy Museum
800 F Street
202.EYE.SPY.U
www.spymuseum.org
Through January 2008, 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Operation Spy(TM)
In one action-packed hour, participants take on the role of U.S. intelligence officers on an international mission to locate a missing nuclear device before it falls into the wrong hands. This intense experience combines live-action, video characters, themed environments, special effects and hands-on activities. Tickets are $14 for ages 12 and older and $24 for combination tickets for Operation Spy and the permanent exhibit. Advance tickets are recommended. For more information, visit www.OpSpy.com.
Thursday, July 12, Noon - 1:00 pm
Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent
TIME Magazine’s first Vietnamese full-time staff correspondent during the Vietnam War befriended everyone who was anyone in Saigon - yet none ever guessed that he was a communist agent. Historian Larry Berman describes how An provided strategic intelligence to Hanoi in his new book. Free admission. No registration required.
Tuesday, July 24, 6:30 pm
Capturing the Queen of Cuba: The Ana Montes Case
Join Scott W. Carmichael, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) senior counterintelligence investigator, for this inside account of the effort to bring top Cuban analyst Ana Montes, known to her co-workers as the Queen of Cuba, to justice. Tickets are $20 general admission and $16 for members of The Spy Ring ®.
Thursday, July 26, 6:30 pm
International Spy Museum Elite Surveillance Team
Learn how to establish surveillance zones and design surveillance detection runs (SDRs) under the leadership of former CIA officer Tony Mendez and then work with and against teammates to test your skills. Annual team membership fee is $180 and $150 for members of The Spy Ring ®. Includes  four meetings with Mendez within membership year and guidelines on developing SDRs. For more information, call 202.654.0932 or e-mail kpopetz@spymuseum.org.
Films
Thursday, July 19, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stormbreaker
Alex Rider, the central character of Anthony Horowitz’s best-selling series comes to life in the movie starring Alex Pettyfer as the normal teenager who lives with his uncle Ian, a spy for Britain’s secret intelligence service MI6. After the screening, debrief with a real former spy who will uncover Alex’s secrets. For ages eight and up (one adult required for every three KidSpy agents). Tickets are $7 per participant and includes the screening, special spy debrief and popcorn. $6 for members of The Spy Ring ®. (Rated PG).
Koshland Science Museum
6th and E Streets
202.334.1201
www.koshland-science.org
Wednesday, July 11, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay (Part I)
Dr. Jamie King of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discusses the decline in the Chesapeake Bay's oyster population and potential impacts of introducing nonnative oysters on water systems, marine habitat and the Chesapeake Bay environment. Cost is $5. For ages 13 and up. Advance ticket purchase is recommended. For more information, call 202.334.1201 or e-mail ksm@nas.edu.
Museum of Natural History
10th Street & Constitution Avenue
202.357.1300
www.mnh.si.edu
 Friday - Saturday, July 6 - 7
The Mekong-from the Source to the Delta
This four-part film series covers the Mekong River’s flow from its Tibetan source through Southwest China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and southern Vietnam to the South China Sea. Presented in conjunction with the 41st Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival program. (1996, 52 minutes).
 Saturday, July 14, 2:30 pm
The World of Squirrels
Dr. Richard W. Thorington introduces his new book, "Squirrels: The Animal Answer Guide," about the genetics, socialization, reproduction, feeding and ecology of squirrels. Baird Auditorium.
Friday, July 27, Noon
The Call of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker-Rediscovering the Holy Grail of Birds
Photographer and Oakwood College associate professor Bobby Harrison provides a first-hand account of the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker. Introduced by Jim Tate, former scientific adviser to the Secretary of the Interior. Baird Auditorium.
National Archives
Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets
202.357.5000
www.archives.gov
Films
Friday, July 13, 11:00 am
Presidential Film Favorite - "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
President Richard Nixon’s favorite film stars James Cagney in an Academy Award-winning performance as songwriter and performer George M. Cohan. Not rated. (1942, 126 minutes). Jefferson Room.
Saturday, July 14, Noon
Repeat Screening: Presidential Film Favorite - "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
William G. McGowan Theater.
National Building Museum
401 F Street
202.272.2448
www.nbm.org
Wednesday, July 11, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Builders Reach for the Sky to Increase Value, Efficiency, and Profit with Solar Technologies
Michael Baechler, program manager of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, provides an introduction to state-of-the-art photovoltaic and solar-thermal building practices and discusses lessons learned from successful building projects around the country. Free admission. No registration required.
Saturday, July 14, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Designing Our World: Teaching Students the Design Process
Join museum educators for a teacher workshop about the design process with hands-on activities for classroom use, a curator-led tour of the new David Macaulay exhibition, lesson plans, resource lists and a chance to brainstorm ideas and lessons. Cost is $20. Prepaid registration required.
Saturday, July 14, 21 and 28, 10:00 am - Noon
Analytical Freehand Sketching of the Built Environment
Eric Jenkins, AIA, associate professor at The Catholic University of America School of Architecture and Planning introduces techniques for analytical freehand sketching of the built environment. Intended for those with previous drawing experience. $50 Museum members; $75 nonmembers; $40 students. Prepaid registration required. Space is limited.
Thursday, July 19, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Joshua Prince-Ramus
The architect and REX principal who rejects conventional responses to the constraints, conditions and challenges of a given project discusses his firm’s design methodology used in high-profile projects. $12 Museum members and students; $20 nonmembers. Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability.
Monday, July 30, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
How to Win with Smart Growth
Learn how greater Ohio has been advancing smart growth issues from State director Gene Krebs with humor, polling data, statistics and real examples of how to frame smart growth issues in a compelling way.
National Museum of Women In the Arts
1250 New York Avenue
202.783.5000
www.nmwa.org
Through Sunday, July 15, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sketchbooks
An exhibition of 21 works by 14 artists from the U.S., Argentina and Spain showcasing works that span the 18th-century to present day. Curated by Krystyna Wasserman, NMWA's curator of book arts. $10 adults, $8 students/visitors 60 and over, free for NMWA members/youth 18.
Friday, July 6 - Sunday, October 14
Frida Kahlo: Public Image, Private Life. A Selection of Photographs and Letters
More than 30 photographs of the artist, previously unpublished personal letters and the painting, "Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky," are on display in celebration of Kahlo's 100th birthday. Presented in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's Latino Center and the Mexican Cultural Institute.
Sunday, July 8, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
¡Feliz Cumpleaños Frida!
Learn Mexican dances from the Maru Montero Dance Company, make a piñata or create papel picado to string up at the museum or at home in celebration of Frida Kahlo's 100th birthday. A guided tour of the exhibition, Frida Kahlo: Public Image, Private Life. A Selection of Photographs and Letters, will be offered. See the screening of "The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo" by Amy Stechler at 2:00 pm. Admission to the museum is free all day.
 Films
Tuesday, July 10, 6:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Happy Birthday Frida Films! - "Frida"
The critically acclaimed Julie Taymor film focuses on the artist's dramatic personal life with a backdrop of art and politics. Stars Salma Hayek in the title role. (2002, 123 minutes). Members, seniors, students $4; general $5. Reservations required. For more information, call 202.783.7370 or e-mail reservations@nmwa.org.
Tuesday, July 10, 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Happy Birthday Frida Films! - "Frida, Naturaleza Viva"
The extraordinary narrative account of Frida Kahlo's life made by Mexican director Paul LeDuc almost 20 years before the celebrated Julie Taymor film. (1984, 108 minutes). Members, seniors, students $4; general $5. Reservations required. For more information, call 202.783.7370 or e-mail reservations@nmwa.org.
Wednesday, July 11, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Women Directors at the Oscars: Lost in Translation
Sofia Coppola wowed audiences and critics alike with this tale of two American
lost souls in Tokyo starring Scarlett Johannsen and Bill Murray. (2003, 102 minutes). Members,  seniors, students $4; general $5. Reservations required. For more information, call 202.783.7370 or e-mail reservations@nmwa.org.
Wednesday, July 18, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Women Directors at the Oscars: The Piano
The story of a mute Englishwoman, her beloved piano and her daughter, who set off for coastal New Zealand in 1850 to an arranged marriage and an unknown fate. Members, seniors, students $4; general $5. Reservations required. For more information, call 202.783.7370 or e-mail reservations@nmwa.org.
National Portrait Gallery
8th and F Streets
202.633.1000
www.npg.si.edu
www.reynoldscenter.org
Sunday, July 8, 2:00 pm and Monday, July 9, 7:00 pm
"Looking Over the President’s Shoulder" - A Staged Reading
A staged reading based on the real-life autobiography of Alonzo Fields - chief butler to Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and their families. Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium.
Saturday, July 14, Noon - 4:00 pm
"Portraiture Now: Framing Memory"
Drop-in family program focusing on the art of Brett Cook. Participants will visit the exhibition, Portraiture Now: Framing Memory, to experience the artist’s work and create a piece of artwork in Cook’s style.
Thursday, July 26, 7:00 pm
A Conversation with Harry Benson
Join director Marc Pachter for an evening with the renowned photojournalist whose iconic images are featured in a current exhibition. Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium.
Portrait Talks
Friday, July 20, 4:00 pm
"Paper Repairs"
Paper conservation intern Samantha Sheesley tests her treatment of Karen Stahlecker’s "Vortices and Reveries." Meet in the F Street lobby at 3:45 pm.
Thursday, July 12, 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Conservators and Curators
Curator of photographs Ann Shumard speaks about the daguerreotype of John Brown.
Thursday, July 19, 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Conservators and Curators
 Curatorial assistant Amy Baskette speaks about the portrait of Osceola by George Catlin.
Thursday, July 26, 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Conservators and Curators
Rep. John Lewis, Democrat - Georgia, speaks about a portrait of himself by Danny Lyon from his days in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the 1960s.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th and F Streets
202.633.1000
www.reynoldscenter.org
Saturday, July 7, Noon - 2:00 pm
SAAM I Am
Join players from the Washington Nationals for a fun-filled family day as they read, "Casey Back at Bat" by Dan Gutman and Steve Johnson (HarperCollins, 2007). Also enjoy a baseball card workshop and a baseball-themed museum scavenger hunt.
Thursday, July 12, Noon
Transatlantic Chic
Join Maryann Wilkinson, curator of European modern art at the Detroit Institute of Arts, to examine avant-garde paintings and sculptures on the decorative arts in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Films
Tuesday, July 10, 5:00 pm
Magical Musical - "An American in Paris"
Gene Kelly plays a struggling American painter in Paris who sings, dances and jokes his way through the city. (1951)
United States Navy Memorial
701 Pennsylvania Avenue
202.737.2300
www.navymemorial.org
Tuesday, July 10, 17, 27 and 31, 8:00 pm
Concerts On The Avenue 2007
Enjoy the U.S. Navy Band and Ensembles in a free family summertime series every Tuesday from Memorial Day until Labor Day.
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Museum of Natural History
10th Street & Constitution Avenue
202.357.1300
www.mnh.si.edu
Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with live jazz, food and full bar at the Smithsonian Jazz Café and an IMAX film every Friday evening. $10 music cover charge. Children 12 and under admitted free. IMAX movies $8 for adults, $6.50 for seniors and children. Visit www.si.edu/imax for movie listings.
Friday, July 6, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Chad Carter's Jazz Emissaries
Jazz vocalist and his swing band.
Friday, July 13, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Frederic Yonnet Group
Jazz harmonica virtuoso.
National Gallery of Art
4th Street and Constitution Avenue
202.737.4215
www.nga.gov
Concerts are free of charge and held in the West Building, unless otherwise noted. For more information, call 202.842.6941.
Sunday, July 8, 6:30 pm
National Gallery Chamber Players
Renaissance and baroque chamber music presented in honor of Fabulous Journeys and Faraway Places: Travels on Paper, 1450-1700, and in connection with Salve to Stilo Fantastico: Washington Early Music Festival.
Enjoy an evening of jazz in the Sculpture Garden every Friday evening through November, rain or shine, from top Washington-area jazz artists. Concerts take place in front of the Pavilion Café, next to the grand reflecting pool and fountain.
Friday, July 6, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
The Young Lions, energy jazz
Friday, July 13, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
C-Phyve, modern jazz
Friday, July 20, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Gary Motley, piano
Friday, July 27, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Warren Wolf, vibraphone
National Portrait Gallery
8th and F Streets
202.633.1000
www.npg.si.edu
www.reynoldscenter.org
Sunday, July 29, 4:00 pm and Monday, July 30, 7:00 pm
The Whole World in His Hands: The Life and Music of Paul Robeson
Bass baritone Alvy Powell sings the music of Robeson with narration by actress/producer Jewell Robinson. Produced in conjunction with the Great Britons exhibition.
Old Post Office Pavilion
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue
202.289.4224
All performances are held on the Pavilion Stage. Advance reservations and tickets are not required. Free admission. For schedule changes or more information, visit www.oldpostofficedc.com.
Saturday, July 7 and 14, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Project Natale Quartet - Traditional/Modern Jazz
Sunday, July 8, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm and Wednesday, July 18, Noon - 1:00 pm
Arch "AT" Thompson - Flutologist (Classical, Contemporary and Latin Jazz)
Monday, July 9 and 16, Noon - 1:00 pm
Friday, July 20, Noon - 1:00 pm
C. Huff a.k.a. "Mr. Music" - Rhythm & Blues
Tuesday, July 10 and 17, Noon - 1:00 pm
John Guernsey (Piano)
Sunday, July 15 and 22, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Blue Velvet
Saturday, July 21, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
2nd Story Band
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Church of the Epiphany
1317 G Street
202.347.2635
www.epiphanydc.org
Tuesday, July 10, 12:10 pm
Jason Rylander, Tenor and Gillian Cookson, Piano
Tuesday, July 17, 12:10 pm
World Sounds Downtown with Luis Garay Percussion World
The passion and inspiration of the drum: Afro-Latin rhythms and marimba.
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
600 I Street
202.408.3100
www.sixthandi.org
Extended through Friday, August 24
Roman Vishniac’s Berlin Photo Exhibition
Selections of Berlin’s images of Jewish life in Eastern Europe taken on the eve of World War II are  exhibited in the U.S. for the first time. The exhibition will be on display Monday - Thursday, Noon - 3:00 pm, or by appointment. For more information, call 202.408.3100.
Wednesday, July 18, 7:30 pm
Peter Himmelman in Concert
Emmy-nominated TV composer, critically acclaimed rock musician and well-known children’s music composer performs. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For more information, call 202.408.3100 or e-mail tickets@sixthandi.org.
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Acadiana Restaurant
901 New York Avenue
202.222.0987
www.acadianarestaurant.com
 Friday, July 6, 13, 20 and 27, 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Crawfish Boil at Acadiana
Spend Friday afternoon enjoying Louisiana’s customary dining experience during crawfish season. Outdoor diners only. Priced $13 per pound. First come, first served. No reservations needed.
Ceiba
701 14th Street
202.393.3983
www.ceibarestaurant.com
Monday, July 9, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Old World Wines, New World Food Dinner
Enjoy contemporary Latin American cuisine with classic wine pairing. Cost is $125 per person.
Charlie Palmer Steak
101 Constitution Avenue
202.547.8100
www.charliepalmer.com
Through Tuesday, July 31
Wine Wednesdays
Experience a variety of American wines at an incredible value where a different American vineyard is featured each month and highlighted every Wednesday. Patrons can also select an appetizer or entrée created by Executive Chef Bryan Voltaggio to complement the wine. This offer is available during lunch or dinner and the featured wine will be offered by the bottle or glass at half price. For reservations, call 202.547.8100.
OYA Restaurant and Lounge
777 9th Street
202.393.1400
www.oyadc.com
Through Friday, August 31
OYA Restaurant and Lounge Celebrates Two Year Anniversary
Celebrate with a new three-course prix fixe menu for lunch priced at $19 and dinner priced at $29, accompanied by a French sparkling wine aperitif. Everyday for lunch and dinner, a randomly pre-selected table and seat position will receive a portion of their meal free of charge.
Posh Restaurant and Supper Club
730 11th Street
202.393.0975
www.poshdc.com
Wednesday, July 11, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Girls Night Out
Spend an evening hanging out with the girls and enjoy a three-course menu, martinis and a complimentary manicure or hand massage provided by Fresh Start Day Spa. Also enjoy live music from Julian Owens. Cost is $35 per person.
Poste Moderne Brasserie
555 8th Street
202.783.6060
www.postebrasserie.com
Tuesday, July 10, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
A Rosé Wine Happy Hour Benefiting the Trust for Public Land
Wine aficionados and green-minded Washingtonians are invited to join Kimpton’s DC region hotels for refreshing rosé wines at happy hour prices to support The Trust for Public Land (TPL), the only national nonprofit dedicated to conserving land for public recreation and enjoyment, including over 100,000 acres in the Chesapeake Region. To RSVP for the event or for more information, call 202.939.6411.
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The National Theatre
1321 Pennsylvania Avenue
202.783.6854
www.nationaltheatre.org
Summer Cinema at the National
Film series featuring Katherine Hepburn held in the Marriott ASAE Center in
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (1300 Pennsylvania Avenue). Admission is free and seating is limited. Tickets are distributed 30 minutes prior to show time on a first-come, first-served basis. For details, call 202.783.3372 or visit www.nationaltheatre.org.
 Monday, July 9, 6:30 pm
"Adam’s Rib"
Sparks fly amid the exquisite verbal jousting between Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in this classic Hollywood comedy. (Not rated, 101 minutes, B&W, 1949).
Monday, July 16, 6:30 pm
"The Rainmaker"
The story of a woman’s journey to find personal happiness. Adapted from N. Richard Nash’s hit Broadway play. (Not rated, 121 minutes, color, 1956).
Monday, July 23, 6:30 pm
"Suddenly, Last Summer"
Tennessee Williams’ tale of a wealthy New Orleans aristocrat’s attempt to hide the facts of her son’s mysterious death. Stars Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift. (Not rated, 114 minutes, B&W, 1959).
Monday, July 30, 6:30 pm
"Long Days Journey Into Night"
Hepburn stars as Mary Tyrone, the morphine-ravaged matriarch of an embittered New England family circa 1912. (Not rated, 174 minutes, B&W, 1962).
Monday, August 6, 6:30 pm
"Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner"
Stanley Kramer’s groundbreaking film about a liberal white San Francisco couple forced to re-examine their hopes and dreams for their daughter’s future happiness when they learn of her impending marriage to an African American doctor. Stars Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier and Katharine Houghton. (Not rated, 108 minutes, color, 1967).
Monday, August 13, 6:30 pm
"On Golden Pond"
An old-fashioned testimonial to long-lost youth and mortality which earned Oscars for Hepburn and Henry Fonda. Stars Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda and Doug McKeon. (Rated PG, 109 minutes, color, 1981).
Shakespeare Theatre Company
450 7th Street
202.547.1122
www.shakespearetheatre.org
Through Sunday, July 29
Hamlet
One of the greatest plays ever written explores life, love, duty and vengeance as Hamlet struggles with the human and spiritual costs of justice.
Saturday, July 14, 5:15 pm
Classics in Context - Hamlet
To enhance the audience experience, members of the artistic staff, education department and scholars lead a discussion about the play. Free admission. Arrive early for best seating. To RSVP, call 202.547.1122 ext. 4.
Warehouse Theater
1021 7th Street
202.783.3933
www.warehousetheater.com
Through Monday, July 30
Art in Heat
Explore the widespread art movement referred to as Post Pop, Lowbrow, Pop Surrealism or Outsider Art. For more information, visit www.artinheat.com.
Warner Theatre
13th and E Streets
202.783.4000
www.warnertheatre.com
Saturday, July 14, 7:30 pm
Craig Ferguson
Writer and host of "The Late Late Show." Tickets are $36.50 and are available at  the Warner Theatre Box Office or through all Ticketmaster outlets.
Thursday, July 26, 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Kabuki in Washington
Featuring Tokyo’s famed Kabuki troupe, Heisei Nakamura-za, performing "Kanjincho" and "Migawari Zazen" in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Japan-American Society of Washington DC. Tickets are $65 - $127 and are available at the Warner Theatre Box Office or through all Ticketmaster outlets.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
641 D Street
202.393.3939
www.woollymammoth.net
 Extended through Saturday, July 14
Dead Man’s Cell Phone
A delightful comedy about what happens when a lonely woman answers a stranger’s cell phone. For tickets, call 202.393.3939 or visit www.woollymammoth.net.
Wednesday - Sunday, July 25 - 29
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)
Chicago’s long-running late-night sensation from Neo-Futurists. The limited 8-show engagement is part of the 2007 Capital Fringe Festival. All tickets are $25. For tickets, call 202.393.3939 or visit www.woollymammoth.net.
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