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On Fly in The Salt

National Sporting Library & Museum 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg

On Fly in the Salt: From the Surf to the Flats is a curated journey through time, filled with the people, places, and innovations that have made saltwater fly fishing […]

$8 – $65
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Music & Mindfulness:Yoga with APO

Dupont Underground 19 Dupont Cir NW, Washington

Join The American Pops for innovative yoga practices in the iconic Dupont Underground. Each practice will feature live music to create a peaceful backdrop as instructor Michael Peterson guides you […]

$25

Magnificent Obessesions

national Museum of American History 1300 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC, Washington D.C.

The Smithsonian Libraries will be presenting the opening of the exhibition Magnificent Obsessions: Loving Books, Expanding Knowledge, on November 7th as a part of their 50th anniversary celebration at the […]

Free

Somewhere Over the Sea: Pottery by Eunkyung Han

Park View Gallery, Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo

The Glen Echo Park Partnership is present, Somewhere Over the Sea, showcasing ceramic work by 2018 Labor Day Art Show’s Park View Artist Awardee Eunkyung Han. Han, originally from South […]

Free

Ingrained: Sculpture and Furniture in Wood

Popcorn Gallery at the Glen Echo 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo

The Glen Echo Park Partnership is pleased to present “Ingrained: Sculpture and Furniture in Wood.” This exhibition celebrates the ways wood as a medium lends itself to diverse interpretations as […]

Free

Depths of Strength: Cherie M. Redlinger and Klaudia Levin

Stone Tower Gallery Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd Glen Echo, MD 20812 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo

Depths of Strength is a collaboration between two artists, Cherie M. Redlinger and Klaudia Levin. Redlinger is a printmaker and Levin is a sculptor. The yin and yang of positive […]

Free

Jane Franklin Dance: Mouse in House

Theatre on the Run 3700 S. Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington

Adapted from the book “The Mouse of Amherst” by Elizabeth Spires, Mouse in House reveals an unlikely friendship between a lively mouse and reclusive 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson. The mouse’s […]

$10 – $45

Jane Franklin Dance: Forty+ Project

Theatre on the Run 3700 S. Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington

*Explore movement and performance by working with others on a creative project The January 2019 Forty+ Project, an eight class series, includes movement technique and rehearsals for new choreography for […]

$160

Sidesaddle Drawing Class with Anthony Barham

National Sporting Library & Museum 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg

Enjoy a one day clinic with artist Anthony Barham! The class will include time sketching in the National Sporting Library & Museum exhibition, Sidesaddle, 1690 - 1935, with model Bernadette […]

$112 – $125

Sunday Sketch

National Sporting Library & Museum 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg

Join professional artist Alice Porter for a free sketching session in the Museum galleries! All ages welcome, supplies are provided. RSVP with Anne Marie Paquette at APaquette@NationalSporting.org to reserve your […]

Free

An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater 1101 Sixth Street SW, Washington D.C.

Join APO favorite, Hilary Morrow (known most recently for her role as Detective Fix in APO’s Around the World in 80 Days), in a madcap retelling of this classic children’s story. Watch as this old woman’s appetite for strange objects transforms her quiet afternoon into a wildly spectacular tale! ‍

$17.00 – $32.00

Jane Franklin Dance: Picture This

theatre on the run 3700 S Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington

A picture is worth a thousand words. A story churns up recollections or leads to new reflection. The show features excerpts from Jane Franklin Dance’s The Migration Project and new work in collaboration with Fine Art Photographer Fax Ayers. On Jan 26 Fairfax-based DanceArtTheatre performs The Guardian, a company choreographed piece for 5 dancers that […]

$22

Julia Nixon Sings Songs of Burt Bacharach & Hal David

Dumbarton United Methodist Church 3133 Dumbarton St. NW, Washington

Julia Nixon and the Dave Ylvisaker Dozen kick off 2019 with timeless classics from Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Julia Nixon has been one of Washington's finest and most popular singers for more than 30 years. A rhythm and blues singer, she has won multiple Washington Area Music Awards (Wammies) and held leading roles in […]

$39 – $42

Bumper Jacksons

The Barns at Wolf Trap 1635 Trap Road, Vienna

Reimagining roots and Americana music by mixing in street jazz, early blues, and country swing, the DC-based Bumper Jacksons bring audiences into the center of a party where the dancing never stops.

$22 – $27