Weekend Round Up July 14,2011
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Director’s Cut Opening Reception
July 15th, 2011 at 05:00 PM info@oldprintgallery.com | Tel: (202) 965-1818
Director’s Cut opens with a free reception from 5-8 pm at The Old Print Gallery. The show is an celebration of the woodcut medium, the oldest known printmaking technique. Handpicked by our gallery director and ranging from 15th to 21st century prints, the selection will be a showcase of the evolution and creative innovation of the woodcut over time. Prints from the Nuremberg Chronicles (1493), white-line woodcuts from acclaimed Provincetown artist Blanche Lazzell (1878-1956), and more.
Address
The Old Print Gallery
1220 31st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
NMWA Summer Exhibitions 2011
July 15th, 2011 at 10:00 AM
$10 adults, $8 students/visitors 65 and over, free for NMWA members/youth 18 and under.
mcragle@nmwa.org | Tel: 202-783-7373
The Art of Travel: Picturesque Views of Europe by Richenda Cunningham (July 15, 2011- October 30, 2011)
The Art of Travel features “Nine Views Taken on the Continent,” c. 1830, a lithographic portfolio of travel prints from NMWA’s collection by 19th-century British artist Richenda Cunningham. Employing the picturesque style, Cunningham depicts natural and architectural points of interest throughout France, Switzerland, Italy and Germany, including Heidelberg Castle, Pont du Gard, and the Roman-era triumphal arch at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
Address
1250 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20005-3970
Garden to Table: Flowering and Edible
July 16th, 2011 at 10:00 AM | Tel: 202-965-0400
Flowers on your table? They’re for plates as well as vases. There’s still time to register for this hands-on workshop! Learn how to grow edible flowering plants at home, using sustainable methods, and prepare them in easy, great-tasting dishes. The morning opens in the Tudor Place Gardens with director of gardens and grounds Suzanne Bouchard. Then it’s into the kitchen with renowned instructor and locavore Chris Coppola Leibner of Just Simply… Cuisine, where you’ll prepare a delicious lunch from the gardens’ bounty.
(In July, don’t miss “Fruit Cultivation in Small Spaces!” Learn how tiny plots and patios can still put forth luscious fruit.)
Address
Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
1644 31st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Tasting of Italian Dessert Wines
July 16th, 2011 at 12:00 PM
$45 | Tel: 202-467-4466
Taste 11 different varieties of grappa and Italian dessert wines, as part of the year-long celebration of Italy’s 150th and Al Tiramisu’s 15th anniversaries. Chef Luigi Diotaiuti discusses each wines history and region. Appetizers and pasta will accompany the wines.
Address
Al Tiramisu
2014 P St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
