National Museum of American History March Events
2022-03-30 08:00 - 2023-03-30 17:00 UTC | national Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC, Washington D.C., 20560, United States
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “Great Americans” Medal Posthumous Presentation March 30; 6:30 p.m. ET Virtual Event, Free with Registration: https://smithsoniannmah.swoogo.com/RBG
The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, recognized for her groundbreaking commitment to gender equity and human rights, will posthumously receive the National Museum of American History’s signature honor, the “Great Americans” medal. Her children, Jane C. Ginsburg and James S. Ginsburg will accept the medal on their mother’s behalf. A significant selection of artifacts representing the justice’s Supreme Court career will be donated by her family during the virtual ceremony. This capstone Women’s History Month event will include video tributes, a short biographical film, remarks by benefactor David M. Rubenstein and the presentation of the medal by the museum’s Elizabeth MacMillan Director Anthea M. Hartig. The ceremony will provide the first public reveal of the objects joining the nation’s collections. More information on the program and the “Great Americans” medal is at: https://greatamericans.si.edu

FEATURED EXHIBITION OPENING

“Discovery and Revelation”Opens March 18, 2022; Closes March 31, 2023Nicholas F. and Eugenia Taubman GallerySecond Floor, West WingOne of the most significant factors in the development of spiritual traditions in the United States has been the interaction of religious ideas and communities with the scientific and technological advances that have shaped every generation. his exhibition will look at the intersections of religion and science from three centuries of American history, beginning with a 1721 controversy concerning smallpox and Puritan notions of divine judgement, and ending with encounters of technology and belief in the digital age. Artifacts on view will be drawn from across the museum and range from medicine and science objects related to the work of the theologian-chemist Joseph Priestley; technology collections related to Samuel Morse and his telegraph as well as objects illustrating recent research into religion and the brain. Objects on loan from other Smithsonian museums include a portrait of Henrietta Lacks and a letter written by Galileo; the National Library of Medicine is loaning 18th century pamphlets and Benjamin Franklin’s Lightning Rod is on loan from the Franklin Institute. “Muppets Take American History”Opens March 16; Closes Jan. 3, 2023Various Spaces
In these special pop-up displays, the museum’s Muppets appear in unexpected places in some of our best-loved exhibitions, inviting visitors to look at history through a fun new lens.

Count von Count puppet, around 1994On View in the “Value of Money” exhibition
Count von Count, a friendly and number-obsessed Muppet, has been teaching children to count on Sesame Street since 1972. How many gold coins can you count in this exhibit?
Uncle Traveling Matt puppet, 1982On view in the “America on the Move” exhibitionUncle Traveling Matt, a character on the children’s television show Fraggle Rock, traveled around the world. He sent postcards home to his family, describing his adventures.

National Portrait Gallery Presents Two Exhibitions of Early American Photography on View in July
2022-07-01 08:00 - 2023-06-11 17:00 (America/New_York) | National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery announces two exhibitions of early American photography to premiere July 1 alongside the reinstallation of “Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900” in the museum’s collection galleries. “Family Ties: Daguerreotype Portraits” and “Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples” will explore portraiture from the mid-19th century. Both exhibitions are curated by Senior Curator of Photographs Ann M. Shumard and will be on view on the museum’s first floor.
Within a decade of its introduction in 1839, the daguerreotype—the first commercially viable form of photography—emerged as a highly popular means of documenting family relationships. Affordable pricing fueled the popularity of the daguerreotype while technical innovations resulting in shorter exposure times made it possible to produce successful images of multiple sitters. This paved the way for the boom in family portraiture. “Family Ties: Daguerreotypes” features over a dozen portraits from the museum’s permanent collection that reflect the range of familial relationships documented by the camera during the daguerreian era. Although they include nuclear family groups, these images also speak to other meaningful family bonds—those shared by a young brother and sister, an aunt and a beloved niece, a young man and his father-in-law, a caring uncle and his nieces and nephews, and long-married couples.
Long before the term “power couple” found its way into the English lexicon, dynamic duos had been making their mark on U.S. history. “Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples” presents five couples who shaped the nation during tumultuous times, as seen through Mathew Brady’s lens. A leader among the first generation of American photographers, Brady established galleries in New York City (1844) and Washington, D.C. (1858), where he and his associates captured the likenesses of many of the nineteenth century’s most influential figures. Featuring modern prints made from original Brady negatives in the Portrait Gallery’s Frederick Hill Meserve Collection, the exhibition introduces visitors to the exploits of Nathaniel P. Banks and Mary Theodosia Palmer Banks, John C. Frémont and Jessie Benton Frémont, Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Dent Grant, George Brinton McClellan and Mary Ellen Marcy McClellan, and Charles Sherwood Stratton and Lavinia Warren Stratton (better known to the public as Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thumb).
“Family Ties: Daguerreotype Portraits” will be on view through June 11, 2023. “Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples” will be on view through May 18, 2025.
National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the multifaceted story of the United States through the individuals who have shaped American culture. Spanning the visual arts, performing arts and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the nation’s story.
The National Portrait Gallery is located at Eighth and G streets N.W., Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Information: (202) 633-1000. Connect with the museum

Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Announces Upcoming Exhibitions through Winter 2023
2022-07-08 08:00 - 2025-05-18 17:00 (America/New_York) | National Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Announces Upcoming Exhibitions through Winter 2023

I Dream a World: Selections from Brian Lanker’s Portraits of Remarkable Black Women
Part I: July 8, 2022–Jan. 29, 2023
Part II: Feb. 10, 2023–Sept. 10, 2023

Credit information: Septima Poinsette Clark by Brian Lanker, gelatin silver print. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. © Brian Lanker Archive.

Featuring portraits by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Lanker, from his 1989 book “I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America,” this exhibition presents more than 25 photographs of remarkable Black women. Installed in two parts, the exhibition will feature likenesses of women who have made a difference across the disciplines of the arts, activism, literature and politics. Sitters in the first installation will include Maya Angelou, Septima Poinsette Clark, Lena Horne, Barbara Jordan, Rosa Parks, Leontyne Price, Wilma Rudolph, and Alice Walker. Sitters featured in the second part will include Althea Gibson, Odetta, Cicely Tyson, and Oprah Winfrey. “I Dream a World” is co-curated by Ann Shumard, senior curator of photographs, and Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, former senior historian and director of history, research and scholarly programs. Part I of “I Dream a World: Selections from Brian Lanker’s Portraits of Remarkable Black Women” will be on view July 8, 2022, through Jan. 29, 2023, and Part II will be on view Feb. 10, 2023, through Sept. 10, 2023.

One Life: Maya Lin
Sept. 30–April 16, 2023

Credit information: “Maya Ying Lin” by Karin Sanders, sculpture, 3D color scan of the living person, polychrome 3D inkjet print, plaster material, color, pigment ink, scale 1:5,2014. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the generosity of the Academy of Achievement/Wayne and Catherine Reynolds; 2015 Portrait of a Nation Award Recipient. © 2014 Karin Sander, Courtesy Galerie nächst St. Stephan, Rosemarie Schwarzwälder, Vienna. All Rights Reserved.

“One Life: Maya Lin” is the first biographical exhibition of the Asian American architect, sculptor and environmentalist. Lin, who catapulted to global prominence in 1983 for her design of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial, has spent more than four decades making work that centers on history and human rights with a particular focus on how we experience and relate to landscape. Lin describes her practice as “a systematic ordering of the land that is tied to history, time and language.” The exhibition will trace Lin from her days as a Yale student to today, presenting a range of photographs, sculptures, personal ephemera, sketchbooks, architectural models and images of her completed works. Also on view will be an element of Lin’s project “What Is Missing?” which addresses the biodiversity crisis by inviting viewers to use a multimedia platform to share memories of natural elements that have vanished during their lifetimes. “One Life: Maya Lin” is curated by Dorothy Moss, curator of painting and sculpture, and will be on view Sept. 30, 2022, through April 16, 2023, in the Portrait Gallery’s “One Life” gallery, newly relocated to the museum’s second floor. This is the museum’s first “One Life” exhibition dedicated to an Asian American since the series was founded in 2006.

“One Life: Maya Lin” has been made possible by the Guenther and Siewchin Yong Sommer Endowment Fund and Bloomberg Philanthropies. This project also received support from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific Americans Initiative Pool.

Kinship
Oct. 28, 2022–Jan. 7, 2024

Credit information: “Self-portrait with Elinor (screen)” by Jess T. Dugan, inkjet print, 2018. Courtesy of the artist.

“Kinship” presents more than forty artworks by eight contemporary artists whose work explores the notion of “kinship” and the closeness that bonds us. The exhibition spotlights artists Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Ruth Leonela Buentello, Jess T. Dugan, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Jessica Todd Harper, Thomas Holton, Sedrick Huckaby, and Anna Tsouhlarakis. Featuring contemporary portraits in various mediums, “Kinship” explores the ways intergenerational dynamics change in response to physical and symbolic thresholds and borders, including those between life and death; childhood and adulthood; normative gender roles; and geographic regions. The upcoming exhibition will visualize the complex, often paradoxical, and deeply moving ways in which interpersonal relationships endure and change. “Kinship” is the latest in the museum’s “Portraiture Now” series dedicated to contemporary artists and is curated by the Portrait Gallery’s curators Dorothy Moss and Leslie Ureña with Robyn Asleson, Taína Caragol, and Charlotte Ickes. The exhibition will have an accompanying catalogue.

Two live performances by artist Anna Tsouhlarakis will take place as part of the exhibition in May and Nov. 2023 in the museum’s Kogod Courtyard. Admission is free.

Portrait of a Nation: 2022 Honorees
Nov. 10, 2022–Oct. 22, 2023

This intimate exhibition will feature the portraits of the seven individuals who have been selected to receive one of the museum’s 2022 Portrait of a Nation Awards. In recognition for their abilities to create transformative change in their respective fields, this year’s honorees are José Andrés, Clive Davis, Ava DuVernay, Marian Wright Edelman, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Serena Williams, and Venus Williams. The exhibition will include the premiere of new commissions. “Portrait of a Nation: 2022 Honorees” will be on view on the museum’s first floor from Nov. 10, 2022, through Oct. 22, 2023, and is curated by the Portrait Gallery’s curators Taína Caragol, Rhea Combs, Charlotte Ickes and Ann Shumard.

Additional Spring and Summer Exhibitions

Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue
Ongoing–Sept. 5, 2022

The Obama Portraits Tour
Ongoing–Oct. 2022

The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today
April 30, 2022–Feb. 26, 2023

Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900
July 1, 2022–Ongoing

Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples
July 1, 2022–May 18, 2025

Family Ties: Daguerreotype Portraits
July 1, 2022–June 11, 2023

Note to editors: The National Portrait Gallery is located at Eighth and G streets N.W. Refer to npg.si.edu/visit for the latest on visiting hours and visitor safety guidelines pertaining to COVID-19. For film crews, contact the Portrait Gallery’s press office to arrange access and escorts for all crews wishing to film in the galleries. Additional exhibition information is available via the museum’s online press room: http://npg.si.edu/about-us/press-room.

National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the multifaceted story of the United States through the individuals who have shaped American culture. Spanning the visual arts, performing arts and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the nation’s story.
The National Portrait Gallery is located at Eighth and G streets N.W., Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Information: (202) 633-1000. Connect with the museum at npg.si.edu, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

April 12, 2022

“I Dream a World: Selections from Brian Lanker’s Portraits of Remarkable Black Women”
2022-07-08 08:00 - 2023-09-10 17:00 (America/New_York) | National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will present an exhibition of portraits by the late Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Lanker. “I Dream a World: Selections from Brian Lanker’s Portraits of Remarkable Black Women” celebrates the first exhibition of photographs from the “I Dream a World” project to be shown in Washington, D.C., in over 30 years. Installed in two parts, the full exhibition will feature more than 25 of the 75 photographs from Lanker’s series recently acquired by the museum. On view will be likenesses of women who transformed the arts, activism, literature and politics. Part I of the Portrait Gallery’s exhibition will be on view from July 8 through Jan. 29, 2023, and Part II will be on view from Feb. 10, 2023, through Sept. 10, 2023. “I Dream a World” is co-curated by Ann M. Shumard, senior curator of photographs, and Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, former senior historian and director of history, research and scholarly programs for the museum.
“In 1987, award-winning photographer Brian Lanker launched an ambitious, two-year effort to photograph courageous, groundbreaking Black women whose lives and careers had left an indelible mark on the nation,” said Ann Shumard, senior curator of photographs, National Portrait Gallery. “We are delighted that these extraordinary portraits have joined the museum’s collection and will now be featured in this exhibition.”
Among the remarkable women represented in the first installation will be Maya Angelou, Leah Chase, Shirley Chisholm, Septima Poinsette Clark, Lena Horne, Barbara Jordan, Coretta Scott King, Constance Baker Motley, Rosa Parks, Leontyne Price, Beah Richards, Wilma Rudolph, Sarah Vaughan and Alice Walker. Sitters featured in the second part will include Mary Frances Berry, Elizabeth Catlett, Angela Davis, Katherine Dunham, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Althea Gibson, Dorothy Height, Odetta, Sonia Sanchez, Betty Shabazz, Ellen Stewart, Cicely Tyson and Oprah Winfrey.
Lanker’s “I Dream a World” series was a partial gift of Lynda Lanker and a museum purchase made possible with support from Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker, Agnes Gund, Kate Kelly and George Schweitzer, Lyndon J. Barrois and Janine Sherman Barrois, and Mark and Cindy Aron.
National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the multifaceted story of the United States through the individuals who have shaped American culture. Spanning the visual arts, performing arts and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the nation’s story.
The National Portrait Gallery is located at Eighth and G streets N.W., Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Information: (202) 633-1000. Connect with the museum at npg.si.edu, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
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National Philharmonic October and November Full Concert Schedule
2022-08-26 08:00 - 2023-01-26 17:00 (America/New_York) | National Philharmonic
October and November 2022 Full Concert Schedule:

Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at AMP by Strathmore
A Very Silly VaudevilleLuke Frazier, conductor

A Very Silly Vaudeville, an original children’s show filled with American popular music, will guide you on a journey through NatPhil’s modern take on the classic American vaudeville acts of yesteryear. This talent extravaganza features magic, dancing, singing, and lots of audience engagement, including a Q&A with actors and musicians following the performance!

Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at Capital One Hall
Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore
Vive La France with Violinist Gil ShahamPiotr Gajewski, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

NatPhil’s 2022-2023 Season gets off to a spectacular start with some of the best symphonic music by diverse and celebrated French composers. Experience Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ Symphony No. 1 in G Major, a piece that many say rivals the best of Mozart’s work, and Symphony No. 3, a neglected masterpiece by musical genius Louise Farrenc. Violinist Gil Shaham joins NatPhil for Camille Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3, bringing its melodic invention and impressionistic subtlety to life. Together, these three compositions make for a joyful and magical aural experience. Venez voir la magie!

Program:
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Symphony No. 1 in G Major
Camille Saint-Saëns, Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Louise Farrenc, Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36

Friday, November 4, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore
Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at Capital One Hall
Broadway’s Brightest LightsLuke Frazier, conductor
Stephanie J. Block, vocalist
Michael Malakiel, vocalist
Luke Hawkins, dancer

After months of dimmed marquees and ghost-lit theaters, Broadway’s Brightest Lights puts the spotlight on some of the best and brightest talents working today, under the direction of NatPhil Principal Pops Conductor Luke Frazier. Tony-Award winning Broadway diva Stephanie J. Block (Wicked, The Cher Show, The Boy From Oz) is joined by Michael Maliakel (Disney’s Aladdin, The Phantom of the Opera, Monsoon Wedding) and Luke Hawkins (Annie Live, Xanadu, Singin’ in the Rain) to perform some of the greatest hits straight from Broadway. From Gershwin to Lerner and Loewe, Kander and Ebb to Sondheim, this program has something for every Broadway baby to love and will have you dancing in your seat and singing all the way home.

Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore
Berlioz’s Requiem
Stan Engebretson, conductor
Norman Shankle, tenor
with the National Philharmonic Chorale

Stan Engebretson, artistic director of the National Philharmonic Chorale, celebrates his storied tenure with the ensemble with Berlioz’s visionary and masterfully orchestrated Requiem. Engebretson brings Berlioz’s bombastic Opus No. 5, also known as “The Grand Messe des Morts,” to life with the power of the NatPhil Chorale and soloist Norman Shankle, a tenor who has risen to worldwide prominence through acclaimed performances with the Metropolitan and San Francisco Operas, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and the Dresden Semperoper in Germany.

Come see why Berlioz said, “If I were threatened with the destruction of the whole of my works save one, I should crave mercy for the Messe des Morts.”

Program:
Hector Berlioz, Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)

Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at The Mexican Cultural Institute
NatPhil Chamber Series: Now & Then
Curated by Concertmaster Laura Colgate

Curated by Concertmaster Laura Colgate, the first installment of NatPhil’s 2022-2023 Chamber Series features music from the past and present, including composers J.S. Bach, Charles Wuorinen, Josquin des Prez, Caroline Shaw, and Arvo Pärt.

Program:
J.S. Bach, Cantata BWV 4 “Christ Lag in Todesbanden” (arranged for string quartet and brass quartet by David Miller)
Charles Wuorinen, Josquiniana
Josquin des Prez, Selections for 3-5 Voices (arranged for brass quartet by David Miller)
J.S. Bach, Chorale from St. Matthew Passion
Caroline Shaw, Punctum
Arvo Pärt, Fratres

Ticket Information
Tickets ($19–$99) are available online at nationalphilharmonic.org. Kids 17 and under can attend National Philharmonic performances for free through the All Kids. All Free. All the Time. initiative.

Health and Safety Protocols
Patrons are no longer asked to show proof of vaccination to enter our venues, but we encourage everyone to stay up to date on their COVID vaccinations and boosters.

At this time, patrons are still required to wear masks in the venues and through the duration of NatPhil performances. For the safety of our NatPhil family, please stay home if you feel sick or present any of the symptoms of COVID-19.

National Museum of Women in the Arts Fall Events
2022-10-07 08:00 - 2023-02-26 17:00 (America/New_York) | National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue NW
Women, Arts, and Social Change ProgramsThe Tea: Like WaterFriday, October 7, 12–1 p.m.OnlineBaltimore-based musician Like Water is featured in this monthly online series where women musicians perform original work via livestream. Each session includes a short interview, conducted over a cup of tea, which explores the artist’s creative process. Seamlessly blending electronic and acoustic instruments with transcendent vocals, Like Water is changing the way people experience music. She allows the audience to watch as she masterfully layers unique sounds while looping them on the spot. Free. Reservations not required. Stream live here.
FRESH TALK: Art and the EcstaticSunday, October 23, 2021, 4:30–6 p.m.OnlineFor thousands of years, humans have created art expressing their thoughts on creation, spirituality and the divine. Visual art serves as a tool to witness and share feelings that cannot always be expressed in language. Like much of artistic expression, the ecstatic space has been dominated by men. What does it mean for women to document creation and divinity? As witnesses to the divine and creators of life and art, how can women illuminate spirituality? Join us for a conversation featuring artists discussing their work documenting the divine. Free. $10 donation suggested. Reservations required. Recording available on YouTube one week after the event.
The Tea: B-FLYFriday, December 2, 12–1 p.m.OnlineB-FLY is featured in this monthly online series where women musicians perform original work via livestream. Each session includes a short interview, conducted over a cup of tea, which explores the artist’s creative process. Free. Reservations not required. Stream live here.
NMWA Book ClubThursday, December 8, 5:30–7:30 p.m.OnlineThis program, presented by the Public Programs and Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center teams, brings the community together to discuss art, gender and social change in the contemporary art world and beyond through a book discussion. Join us for a discussion of Natasha Gordon-Chipembere’s Finding La Negrita (2022). Free. Reservations required, will open in September.
Art TalksArt Chats @ 5Fridays, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11, 18, December 2, 9, 16, 30, January 6, 20, 5–5:45 p.m.OnlineJump-start your weekend with art! Join NMWA educators online for informal 45-minute art chats about selected artworks in the collection. Each week a new sampling of artworks will be considered. You can even enjoy your favorite happy hour drink or snack during the sessions. Free. Reservations required and limited. Registration for each month’s Art Chats opens by the 20th of the preceding month.
NMWA xChange: Past, Present, Future with Dianne SmithTuesday, October 11, 12–12:45 p.m.OnlineOn the second Tuesday of each month, join NMWA and special guests who consider topics relevant to our world. In this episode, artist Dianne Smith discusses her provocative and meaningful imagery that challenges the viewer to see and consider pure color, movement and organic shapes. Her minimalist abstracts, sculptures and installations represent her inner connection to self, which reflects the artistic and spiritual journey that has enabled her to find her voice as an artist. While her work is rooted in her African origins, its purpose is more universal. She says, “Human civilizations and cultures all have Africa as their mother and are therefore more similar than we realize. I want my work to justly portray that connection, the essence of human existence, and thereby possibly affecting the whole of humankind for the better.” Free. Reservations required. For more information, email education@nmwa.org.
NMWA xChange: Girl Power with Gallerist Myrtis BedollaTuesday, November 8, 12–12:45 p.m.OnlineOn the second Tuesday of each month, join NMWA and special guests who consider topics relevant to our world and offer insight into collaborations that the museum is fostering while the building is temporarily closed for renovation. In this episode, NMWA educators chat with gallerist Myrtis Bedolla. Bedolla is the owner and founding director of Galerie Myrtis, an emerging blue-chip gallery and art advisory specializing in 20th- and 21st-century American art with a focus on work by African American artists. Established in 2006, the gallery aims to raise awareness of artists for their contributions in portraying our cultural, social, historical and political landscapes and to recognize art movements that paved the way for freedom of artistic expression. Bedolla recently gained national press in the New York Times article “Black Gallerists Press Forward Despite a Market That Holds Them Back” and wrote “Why My Blackness is Not a Threat to your Whiteness” for Cultured Magazine. Bedolla holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland, University College and received her curatorial training at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. Free. Reservations required. For more information, email education@nmwa.org.
NMWA xChange: Lookout with Katharina CibulkaTuesday, January 10, 12–12:45 p.m.OnlineOn the second Tuesday of each month, join NMWA and special guests who consider topics relevant to our world and offer insight into collaborations that the museum is fostering while the building is closed for renovation. In this episode, artist Katharina Cibulka discusses her Lookout installation on the façade of NMWA’s building, as well as other iterations of her “SOLANGE” project. Cibulka works as an artist, filmmaker and photographer and develops concepts for artistic processes. She is co-founder of the all-female band telenovela and the performance group peek a corner. Cibulka studied art and film at the Academy of Fine Art and School for Artistic Photography, both in Vienna, as well as the New York Film Academy. Her work has appeared in several exhibitions and film festivals at venues including the Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast; Glucksman Gallery, Cork; Künstlerhaus, Vienna; Kunstverein, Bonn; Lidgett Gallery, Budapest; Museum of Applied Art, Belgrade; Neue Galerie, Innsbruck; Shedhalle, Zürich; and St. Claude Gallery, New Orleans. Her work was also featured in the 2006 St. Petersburg Biennale, Marmara University’s 2010 International Student Triennial in Istanbul, inaugural Rabat Biennale for Contemporary Art in 2019, and Vierzon Biennale in 2022. Free. Reservations required. For more information, email education@nmwa.org.
InstallationsLookout: Katharina CibulkaOctober 28, 2022–February 26, 2023Austrian artist Katharina Cibulka covers the museum’s north-facing façade with one of her monumental “SOLANGE” (German for “as long as”) nets, a project that addresses gender-based inequity and social power structures. In bright pink tulle, Cibulka stitches witty messages across the exteriors of scaffolded buildings, such as “As long as the art market is a boys’ club, I will be a feminist” and “As long as women’s power is an underrated energy source, I will be a feminist.” Prior to developing each site-specific “SOLANGE” phrase, the artist seeks public input to understand the concerns and hopes of local residents. Lookout: Katharina Cibulka is the artist’s first installation in the United States.
InformationRENOVATION: The museum building at 1250 New York Avenue NW is closed for a major renovation, with plans to reopen in fall 2023. Visit nmwa.org/renovation for more information.
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Washington Performing Arts 2022-2023 Season Schedule
2022-10-07 20:00 - 2023-06-10 20:00 (America/New_York) | DC
WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS 2022/23 SEASONCHRONOLOGICAL SCHEDULE

Hazel Scott 101st Birthday Celebration
DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM
Virginia Johnson, artistic director
FRI, OCT 7, 8 PM
SAT, OCT 8, 2 PM & 8 PM
SIDNEY HARMAN HALL

The illustrious DTH opens the 2022/23 Season with the world premiere performances of a new ballet honoring forgotten American music icon Hazel Scott.

IGOR LEVIT, piano
THU, OCT 20, 7:30 PM
KENNEDY CENTER TERRACE THEATER

The long-awaited return of the celebrated Igor Levit—an artist “like no other pianist” (New Yorker)—in an inspired program of Schumann, Wagner, Liszt, and Fred Hersch.

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, music director
SHEKU KANNEH-MASON, cello
FRI, OCT 21, 8 PM
STRATHMORE

Britain’s award-winning CBSO and their acclaimed music director, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, perform a D.C. premiere by Thomas Adès, Debussy’s La Mer, and—joined by star soloist Sheku Kanneh-Mason—Elgar’s Cello Concerto.

50 Years
MUMMENSCHANZ
SAT, OCT 22, 8 PM
LISNER AUDITORIUM

The legendary Swiss mask theater troupe celebrates their golden anniversary with classic sketches like “The Clay Masks,” “The Toilet Paper Faces,” “The Pipe Creature,” and more.

MIDORI, violin
SUN, OCT 30, 7:30 PM
KENNEDY CENTER TERRACE THEATER

In this perfect marriage of artist, venue, and repertoire, violinist Midori comes to the intimate Terrace Theater to perform solo classics by J.S. Bach plus works by contemporary composers (TBA).

A Night at Café Society
ARTISTS TBA
Co-Curators include Murray Horowitz and Karen Chilton (Hazel Scott’s biographer)
FRI, NOV 11, 8PM
BETHESDA BLUES & JAZZ SUPPER CLUB

Take a step back in time to 1930s and ’40s-era New York City cabaret life and the first racially integrated nightclub in America—featuring live performances, historical narrative, archival audio and video, and more.

Hayes Piano Series
VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSSON
SAT, NOV 19, 2 PM
KENNEDY CENTER TERRACE THEATER

“Iceland’s Glenn Gould” (New York Times) brings his trademark finesse and subtlety to this Hayes Piano recital based on his acclaimed 2021 recording, Mozart & Contemporaries.

We’ve Come This Far By Faith: A 30th Anniversary Celebration
MEN AND WOMEN OF THE GOSPEL CHOIR
Theodore Thorpe III, artistic director
SUN, NOV 20, 5PM
CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS AT PRINCE GEORGE’S COMMUNITY COLLEGE

The “MWOTG” presents an evening of inspiration, celebration, and commemoration as the choir marks 30 years of sharing the power of gospel music with audiences across the Washington metro area.

TENTHING
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet & founder
TUE, NOV 29, 8PM
SIXTH & I

High-spirited holiday favorites and brass classics are in store as Norwegian trumpet virtuoso Tine Thing Helselth leads her 10-piece, all-female brass band.

LEIF OVE ANDSNES
TUE, JAN 24, 7:30 PM
KENNEDY CENTER TERRACE THEATER

Effortless virtuosity, penetrating insight, and emotional nuance from Norwegian piano master Andsnes in a program of Beethoven, Dvořák, Janáček, and more.

Hayes Piano Series
CHARLES RICHARD-HAMELIN
SAT, JAN 28, 2 PM
KENNEDY CENTER TERRACE THEATER

The rising-star Québecois virtuoso, honored with two awards at Warsaw’s prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition, devotes his Hayes recital to works by Chopin, Franck, and Ravel.

THE SPHINX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Tito Muñoz, conductor
EXIGENCE VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Eugene Rogers, Music Director
Members of THE WASHINGTON CHORUS
Eugene Rogers, Artistic Director
AUNDI MARIE MOORE, soprano
TUE, JAN 31, 8PM
KENNEDY CENTER CONCERT HALL
Co-presented with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with The Washington Chorus

The 55-member Sphinx Symphony Orchestra celebrates its namesake organization’s silver anniversary milestone, joined by very special guests.

Living the Dream…Singing the Dream
WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS GOSPEL CHOIRS
Michele Fowlin & Theodore Thorpe III, artistic directors
THE CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
Dr. Jace Kaholokula Saplan, artistic director
SUN, FEB 5, 7pm
KENNEDY CENTER CONCERT HALL
Co-presented with The Choral Arts Society of Washington

In a perennial season highlight, Washington Performing Arts’s combined gospel choirs unite with Choral Arts in tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

JOSHUA BELL, violin
Pianist TBA
WED, FEB 8, 8 PM
KENNEDY CENTER CONCERT HALL

Grammy-winning violin master and perennial Washington Performing Arts favorite Joshua Bell returns in recital to share “playing [that] is almost uncannily lovely.” (New York Times).

Our Song, Our Story
BRANDIE INEZ SUTTON, soprano
JUSTIN AUSTIN, baritone
STRING QUARTET FROM THE SPHINX ORGANIZATION
DAMIEN SNEED, piano
FRI, FEB 10, 7:30 PM
KENNEDY CENTER TERRACE THEATER
Co-presented with the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA)

A salute to African American operatic pioneers Marian Anderson and Jessye Norman, featuring rising-star vocalists of today performing repertoire by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini and contemporary composers, spirituals, and more.

A Broadway Valentine
JESSICA VOSK
Mary-Mitchell Campbell, music director & piano
TUE, FEB 14, 7 PM
SIXTH & I

D. C. debut: Famed as a star of Broadway’s Wicked, Jessica Vosk turns Sixth & I into a sizzling Valentine’s cabaret, singing favorite showtunes and pop hits alike.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA
with WYNTON MARSALIS
SUN, FEB 26, 7PM
KENNEDY CENTER CONCERT HALL

Peerless trumpeter and Pulitzer-winner Marsalis and the renowned JLCO build upon the classic big-band tradition with lock-step precision and stunning virtuosity.

Cotton
JOHN E. DOWELL, photographer and creator
DAMIEN GETER, composer
DENYCE GRAVES, mezzo-soprano
JUSTIN AUSTIN, baritone
LAURA WARD, piano
TUE, FEB 28, 7:30 PM
KENNEDY CENTER TERRACE THEATER

The legendary Denyce Graves joins a multi-disciplinary team of creators for this powerful new song cycle connecting African American ancestors and their heirs of today.

ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL
RAFAEL PAYARE, music director
YEFIM BRONFMAN, piano
MON, MAR 6, 8 PM
KENNEDY CENTER CONCERT HALL

The “OSM” returns to D.C. led by its celebrated new music director, Rafael Payare, with a program of Mahler, Dorothy Chang, and (joined by revered pianist Yefim Bronfman) Bartók.

CHAD LAWSON, piano
JUDY KANG, violin
SETH PARKER WOODS, cello
SAT, MAR 18, 8 PM
SIXTH & I

An evening of graceful and meditative music—classically inspired yet stylistically diverse—from pianist/composer Chad Lawson and collaborators Judy Kang and Seth Parker Woods.

YEFIM BRONFMAN, piano
TUE, APR 4, 7:30 PM
KENNEDY CENTER TERRACE THEATER

A legendary pianist celebrated equally for his commanding technique and refined lyricism, Yefim Bronfman offers a recital of rare intimacy.

EMANUEL AX, piano
SUN, APR 16, 4 PM
STRATHMORE

The first Washington Performing Arts solo recital in more than a dozen years from one of today’s most accomplished and beloved pianists.

TAIWAN PHILHARMONIC
(a.k.a. National Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan)
Jun Märkl, music director
PAUL HUANG, violin
WED, APR 19, 8 PM
KENNEDY CENTER CONCERT HALL

The Taiwan Philharmonic makes its first-ever Washington Performing Arts appearance in a wide-ranging program, joined by acclaimed violin virtuoso Paul Huang.

MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL ON TOUR
Featuring DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER, KURT ELLING, LAKECIA BENJAMIN, CHRISTIAN SANDS, YASUSHI NAKAMURA, and CLARENCE PENN
THU, APR 20, 8PM
STRATHMORE
Co-presented with Strathmore

The world-renowned festival celebrates its 65th anniversary with a sizzling ensemble fronted by Grammy-winning vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater and Kurt Elling.

DANISH STRING QUARTET
FRI, APR 21, 7:30 PM
KENNEDY CENTER TERRACE THEATER

Washington Performing Arts audience favorites, the DSQ return with a fascinating program balancing Schubert classics with a new work by Iceland’s Anna Thorvaldsdottir.

BÉLA FLECK, EDGAR MEYER & ZAKIR HUSSAIN
with RAKESH CHAURASIA
SUN, APR 23, 7PM
STRATHMORE

A genre-crossing supergroup returns to Washington Performing Arts in an evening of astounding virtuosity, cultural convergence, and the spark of improvisation.

ANGEL ISLAND – AN ORATORIO FOR VOICES & STRING QUARTET
HUANG RUO, COMPOSER
DEL SOL QUARTET
THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND’S SINGING SERGEANTS
TUES, MAY 2, 7PM
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART

Acclaimed Chinese-American composer, Huang Ruo, gives voice to the dark history of Chinese immigration and discrimination inscribed onto the walls of the “Ellis Island of the West.”

HELSINKI PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
SUSANNA MÄLKKI, music director
CLAIRE CHASE, solo flute
MON, MAY 8, 8 PM
KENNEDY CENTER CONCERT HALL

Finland’s foremost orchestra salutes two of its homeland’s greatest composers: Jean Sibelius and (joined by the acclaimed flutist Claire Chase) Kaija Saariaho.

EVGENY KISSIN, piano
RENÉE FLEMING, soprano
WED, MAY 10, 8 PM
KENNEDY CENTER CONCERT HALL
Co-presented with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Two eminent Grammy-winners perform the music of Rachmaninoff, in a program boasting both solo piano and piano/vocal works.

GENEVA LEWIS, violin
Evren Ozel, piano
SUN, MAY 14, 2 PM
KENNEDY CENTER TERRACE THEATER

The Washington Performing Arts debut of a rising-star violinist from New Zealand, in a centuries-spanning program celebrating the concept of “home.”

CHILDREN OF THE GOSPEL CHOIR
Michele Fowlin, artistic director
SAT, JUNE 10, TIME TBA
CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS AT PRINCE GEORGE’S COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Season finale! In a production co-curated by the choir members themselves, the stellar “COTG” address matters of social justice through song, movement, and spoken word.

The Washington Ballet 2022-2023 Season
2022-10-12 20:00 - 2023-05-07 22:00 (America/New_York) | The Washington Ballet
Productions to include:
NEXTsteps/NEW WORKS
THE NUTCRACKER
BALANCHINE!
AURORA’S WEDDING + BALANCHINE
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Pre-season activities include The Washington Ballet’s first summer residency at the Chautauqua Institute and a
one-night-only engagement at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Washington, D.C. (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)–The Washington Ballet today announced its 2022/2023
season, its 47th as the premier ballet company of the nation’s capital. The season features five productions
across four venues, including NEXTsteps, a program of new works by contemporary choreographers at Sidney
Harman Hall; The Nutcracker at THEARC and at The Warner Theatre; an all-Balanchine program and The Sleeping
Beauty, both at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and a family-friendly mixed repertoire
program at Capital One Hall in Tysons Corner. Subscriptions are available now at
www.washingtonballet.org/become-a-subscriber-2022.
(more)
“Oftentimes in ballet, growth happens behind the scenes, but in The Washington Ballet’s 2022/2023 season,
audiences will witness the evolution of the Company at every turn,” reflected TWB’s Artistic Director Julie
Kent. “Our community can look forward to new works and new faces, with several Company members taking
on new challenges on stage and in the studio, and we’ll also revisit seminal works with fresh eyes. That is the
beauty of ballet. Through repetition and iteration, grit and grace, we grow and evolve, finding new talent, new
ways of working, and new commitment to the art form.”
The 2022/2023 subscription season opens with NEXTsteps, TWB’s annual program of new works at Sidney
Harman Hall. The program will feature premieres by some of today’s most exciting choreographers, including
Silas Farley and Dana Genshaft, as well as a new work by TWB dancer and in-house talent Andile Ndlovu.
TWB’s beloved Washington, D.C. version of the holiday classic The Nutcracker follows in November and
December, with four performances at THEARC and 37 performances at The Warner Theatre.
In winter and spring 2023, TWB will perform two programs in the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater: First,
an all-Balanchine program, highlighting some of the most challenging and iconic 20th-century repertoire. In
May, TWB will remount The Sleeping Beauty, revisiting the 2019 staging by Julie Kent and Victor Barbee that
The Washington Post hailed as “lavish, triumphant….a splendid production.”
Also in spring 2023, TWB will make its Company debut at the new Capital One Hall in Tysons Corner, Virginia,
with a family friendly program designed to offer a survey of the art form. The program features classic,
sumptuous story ballet with Aurora’s Wedding, the excerpted third act from Sleeping Beauty, as well as Theme &
Variations, an iconic work by the ‘father of American ballet’ George Balanchine.
Prior to the subscription season launch in October 2022, TWB will travel to Chautauqua, New York, for its
first-ever residency at the renowned Chautauqua Institute. Joining the Company will be choreographer Silas
Farley, who will create a new work set to the music of Shakespearean-era composer John Dowland, as
performed by Sting. The program will repeat at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Northern
Virginia. The residency will include classes, demonstrations and public discussions, and will culminate in public
performances.
Previously announced, TWB’s pre-season events will also include a mixed rep program at Wolf Trap National
Park for the Performing Arts.
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The Washington Ballet 2022/2023 Calendar of Events
Pre-Season: Chautauqua Institute Residency
Residency: August 1–August 13, 2022
Performances: August 10 and August 13, 2022
Chautauqua, New York
The Washington Ballet makes its Chautauqua Institute debut in a two-week residency. Joining the TWB artists is
choreographer Silas Farley.
August 10 Performance
Beethoven Serenade – Jessica Lang
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux – George Balanchine
Dowland Dances – Silas Farley, set to Sting’s recordings of the music of John Dowland
August 13 Performance*
Apollo – George Balanchine with music by Igor Stravinsky
Swan Lake, Act II pas de deux – Jule Kent after Petipa with music by Tchaikovsky
Allegro Brillante – George Balanchine with music by Tchaikovsky
*with the full Chautauqua Institute Orchestra
Pre-Season: The Washington Ballet at Wolf Trap
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Vienna, Virginia
The Washington Ballet celebrates one of the most beloved works by choreographic master George Balanchine
alongside a trio of original works including choreographer Silas Farley’s commissioned work Werner Sonata &
The Washington Ballet’s own Andile Ndlovu, a lively celebration of the creative process and a showcase for the
company’s diverse range of talents.
Serenade – George Balanchine with music by Tchaikovsky
Werner Sonata – Silas Farley with music by Kyle Werner (originally set and filmed at Wolf Trap, 2021)
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux – George Balanchine
B1 – Andile Ndlovu with music by Ape Chimba
NOTE: Single tickets are available now through the Wolf Trap Box Office, www.wolftrap.org.
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NEXTsteps/New Works
October 12–16, 2022
The Harman Center for the Arts, Shakespeare Theatre
This annual series returns to showcase groundbreaking new works from genre-bending choreographers
including TWB’s own Andile Ndlovu. NEXTsteps continues to push the boundaries of modern ballet with fresh
works created by modern visionaries Dana Genshaft and Silas Farley.
Dowland Dances – Silas Farley, set to Sting’s recordings of the music of John Dowland
New work TBD – Dana Genshaft
New work TBD – Andile Ndlovu
The Nutcracker
November 12–13, 2022
THEARC
November 25–December 30, 2022
The Warner Theatre
Choreography by Septime Webre
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The entire Washington Ballet community comes together for TWB’s beloved, “uniquely D.C.” production of The
Nutcracker. Set in historic 1882 Georgetown with George Washington as the heroic nutcracker and other
notable guests, The Washington Ballet’s The Nutcracker is a charming iteration of the holiday classic. With the
majestic Warner Theatre as the backdrop, dancers leap through delightful DC snowstorms and waltz through
bursting cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in a delightful holiday tradition.
*Special Events: The Nutcracker Tea (Dec. 4); Military Night (Dec. 7); Family Giving Day (Dec. 11).
Balanchine!
February 22–26, 2023
The Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theater
The Washington Ballet takes the stage at America’s cultural center to honor the ‘father of American ballet,’
George Balanchine. The co-founder and long-time artistic director of the New York City Ballet is among the 20th
century’s most influential choreographers.
Concerto Barocco – George Balanchine with music by J.S. Bach
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux – George Balanchine
Apollo – George Balanchine with music by Igor Stravinsky
Theme and Variations – George Balanchine with music by Tchaikovsky
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Aurora’s Wedding
April 7–9, 2023
Capital One Hall
Aurora’s Wedding (Sleeping Beauty, Act III) – Julie Kent and Victor Barbee after Petipa
with music by Tchaikovsky
Theme & Variations – George Balanchine with music by Tchaikovsky
The Sleeping Beauty
May 4–7, 2023
The Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theater
TWB presents this beloved, time-traveling fairy tale. In an illustrious kingdom from long ago, iconic fairy tale
characters, opulent and imaginative sets and costumes, and classical ballet. The romantic and timeless tale of a
magical kiss and the beloved story of Princess Aurora, her handsome prince, and the evil Carabosse. A
quintessential classical ballet inspired by the fairy tale of true love’s kiss and the triumph of good over evil.
TICKET INFORMATION
Subscriptions are on sale now and single tickets will go on sale at a later date. Choose-your-own packages begin
at $127 and full-season subscriptions begin at $199. For more information, please visit
www.washingtonballet.org/become-a-subscriber-2022.
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National Air & Space Museum's "Nation of Speed"
2022-10-14 08:00 - 2032-10-12 17:00 (America/New_York) | National Air and Space Museum, National Air and Space Museum, efferson Drive, 20560, Åland Islands
“Nation of Speed”National Air and Space MuseumOpens Oct. 14, 2022For more information: https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/nation-speed%3Aevent-exhib-6030The new gallery “Nation of Speed” explores the deep-rooted connection between people and machines through the history they made together. This cooperative exhibition includes loans from the National Museum of American History. “Nation of Speed” will open in fall 2022 and is projected to be open for 10 years.

Imagination Stage: 6 Shows for 2022-2023
2022-10-15 08:00 - 2023-04-16 17:00 (America/New_York) | Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Imagination Stage Announces
Six Shows for 2022-2023

BETHESDA, MD (June 14, 2022). Imagination Stage™, the metro DC region’s largest professional theatre for young audiences, announces its six shows for 2022-2023, which include two newly-commissioned world premieres, two musicals based on popular books, and two favorites especially for the very youngest theatre-goers.

“We are back in full force for 2022-2023,” says Founding Artistic Director Janet Stanford. “We’ll be welcoming many children whose first live theatre experience has been delayed because of the pandemic. We know how delighted they’ll be that their concerns, their sense of humor, and their emotional lives are being lifted up and mirrored back to them with the importance that they deserve–and which the pandemic has revealed that they need.” Imagination Stage Managing Director Jason Najjoum clearly remembers his first theatre experience and how it shaped his childhood and beyond: “I saw my first live play at 3 years old – Peter Pan at George Mason. Not only did I get my first sense of belonging in school-aged band, choir, and drama, but it was in these immersive arts experiences that I first found my voice and started to build the muscle of empathy. I wish the same for all the young people in our area.”

The season starts in October and includes S.P.I.E.S. 2: The Flight of the Hawk (October 29 – November 20, 2022), Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience (November 16, 2022 – January 8, 2023), Aquarium (January 14 – February 12, 2023), The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen (February 15 – April 8, 2023), Wake Up, Brother Bear (March 18 – April 16, 2023), and Nate the Great (June 21 – August 11, 2023). In addition, IStage is presenting a special limited engagement of Honolulu Theatre for Youth’s production of In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson (October 15 – 22, 2022).

Discount ticket packages are now available for purchase. Packages are structured by age of children and by number of shows the patron wishes to see. The packages–called Bear Cub Mini Pack, Penguin Three-Pack, and Cool Cats Four-Pack–are available on Imagination Stage’s website or by calling the box office at 301-280-1660. Single tickets go on sale on September 1 for our fall shows, and later for shows in 2023.

The newly-commissioned, uniquely structured S.P.I.E.S. 2: The Flight of the Hawk (October 29 – November 20, 2022) is an in-person follow-up to Imagination Stage’s 2021 online immersive hit S.P.I.E.S. & the Lost Treasure of Atlantis, which DC Metro Theatre Arts called “a fantastically entertaining conglomerate of action, adventure, suspense, and pure silliness.” Spy Team 7 is back, and this time, the action is both live AND on film. The live audience will work together to steer the adventure and to solve the problems and puzzles that will help the spies save the world from the Evil Syndicate! The original creative team of Strother Gaines, Douglas Robinson, and Jeffrey Eagle reunites, and the filmed cast includes returning actors Danielle Gallo and Miss Kitty as well as newcomers Mitchell Alexander, Max Johnson, and Majenta Thomas. Talented improv actors Gabrielle Allen and Amanda Haddock will perform live on stage.

For the Thanksgiving and December holiday season, Mo Willems’ Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience merrily takes the stage. Willems has written the script and lyrics, based on his book, and Deborah Wicks La Puma writes the music. Imagination Stage Associate Artistic Director and Helen Hayes Award-winning director Kathryn Chase Bryer directs a cast including Caroline Dubberly, Steven Gondré-Lewis, Russell Rinker, Harrison Smith, Alana Thomas, and Karen Vincent. The production team includes Music Director Deborah Jacobson, Choreographer Tony Thomas, Scenic Designer Mollie Singer, Costume Designer Eric Abele, and Lighting Designer Max Doolittle.

Imagination Stage and Childsplay, AZ have co-commissioned and developed The Hula-Hoopin-Queen, which has its World Premiere at Imagination Stage starting February 15, 2023. Stanford says that the show “celebrates the idea that it takes a village to raise a child. It’s a joyful block-party of a show where aunties, kids, and moms all contribute glorious wisdom.” Based on the picture book by Thelma Lynne Godin, with Illustrations by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, the show has been adapted for the stage by Gloria Bond Clunie, and is directed by Angelisa Gillyard. The cast includes Jasmine Brooks, Tamieka Chavis, Alex DeBard, Kalen Robinson, and Deidre Starnes. The production team includes Scenic Designer Natsu Onoda Power, Costume Designer Alexis Chaney, and Lighting Designer Johnathan Alexander.

In summer 2023, Nate the Great will play. Based on the popular book series about a boy detective, the musical is funny and suspenseful. The show has book and lyrics by John Maclay and music and lyrics by Brett Ryback, and is based on the novel Marjorie Sharmat. Janet Stanford directs, with cast and production team to be announced.

Two productions in the intimate Reeve Studio Theatre are for the youngest audiences: ages 1-5. For the past decade, Imagination Stage has been a national leader in Theatre for Very Young Audiences (TVYA), and this season offers two favorites that bring little ones close to the stage and into the action: Aquarium and Wake Up, Brother Bear. Both shows will be directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer, with casting to be announced.

2022-2023 Theatre for Young Audiences Shows
Special limited engagement
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Based on the book by Bette Bao Lord
Adapted for the stage by Mark Branner
Directed by Eric Johnson
October 15 – 22, 2022
Best for age 7+

A special limited engagement from the Honolulu Theatre for Youth. Adapted from the award-winning novel, this play tells the touching story of a young Chinese American girl and her family moving from China to the United States in 1947. Using humor and a rich multimedia staging, the play celebrates the bravery and sacrifice of those who bring new perspectives to our country.

S.P.I.E.S. 2: Flight of the Hawk
Conceived and co-directed by Strother Gaines
Written by Doug RobinsonProduced and co-directed by Jeffrey Eagle
October 29 – November 20, 2022
In the Reeve Studio Theatre
Best for ages 5 – 11

Join S.P.I.E.S. 2 in person, where it is more interactive than ever! This follow-up to the online hit S.P.I.E.S. & the Lost Treasure of Atlantis combines live theatre and taped adventure scenes to create a collaborative and exciting experience where each audience gets to be the hero and solve the puzzles–and no two performances are alike.

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience
Based on the book Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems
Published by Hyperion Books for Children
Script and Lyrics by Mo Willems
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer
November 16, 2022 – January 8, 2023
In the Lerner Family Theatre
Best for ages 4 – 10

When clothing suddenly falls from the sky, Wilbur J. Mole Rat stuns the colony with his decision to get dressed! In a community where baring is caring and skin is in, can Wilbur find the courage to march to the beat of his own drum? Or better yet, rock to the rhythm of his own electric guitar? Mo Willem’s beloved picture book explores what can happen when we have the courage to be ourselves.

The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen
By Thelma Lynne Godin, Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Adapted by Gloria Bond Clunie
Directed by Angelisa Gillyard
February 15 – April 8, 2023
Best for ages 5 – 11

Kameeka is confident that today she will finally beat her rival, Jamara, and become the Hula-Hoopin’ Queen of 139th Street in Harlem. But she has to prepare for Miz Adeline’s birthday party and almost ruins the day. Until Miz Adeline confesses that she’s also got the itch–the hula-hoopin’ itch! Her fingers start snappin’. Her hips start swingin’. Soon everyone’s hips are swinging as the party spills out onto the street. This brand new play has been commissioned and developed by Imagination Stage and Childsplay, AZ.

Nate the Great
Book and lyrics by John Maclay
Music and lyrics by Brett Ryback
Based on the novel Marjorie Sharmat
Directed by Janet Stanford
June 21 – August 11, 2023
In the Lerner Family Theatre
Best for ages 5 – 11

Art matters in this musical mystery! A boy who loves detective work and calls himself Nate the Great is thrust into solving not one, but two mysteries involving a cat, a dog, two friends, and a missing painting.

2022-2023 Theatre for the Very Young Shows

Aquarium
By Pietro Chiarenza and Patrick Lynch
Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer
January 14 – February 12, 2023
Best for ages 1-5

Enter a fantastical island world where fish soar through the air, lemons light up the sky, and sheep go parading by. With gentle music, puppets, and props, actors lead children and caregivers in an interactive exploration of a magical place of play.

Wake Up, Brother Bear
By Janet Stanford and Kathryn Chase Bryer
Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer
March 18 – April 16, 2023
In the Reeve Studio Theatre
Best for ages 1-5
Sister Bear and Brother Bear are back from hibernation to take little ones on an interactive journey through the seasons. Meet a curious butterfly, play in a rushing waterfall, and catch lightning bugs as the bears frolic through the forest in an unforgettable theatre experience.

In addition to the shows Imagination Stage is producing in its Bethesda theatre center, the 42 year-old not-for-profit arts organization has year-round education programming for children ages 1-18 of all abilities, and produces shows in its Theatre for Change program which tour to secondary schools, colleges, and other community venues in Montgomery County and Washington, DC.

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The National Philharmonic 2022-2023 Season
2022-10-22 08:00 - 2023-06-23 17:00 (America/New_York) | Strathmore
Featuring:

World-premiere works by Henry Dehlinger and Adolphus Hailstork

Choral-orchestral masterpieces by Hector Berlioz, George Frideric Handel,Johann Sebastian Bach, and Carl Orff

Symphonies by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges,Louise Farrenc, Gustav Mahler, Sergei Rachmaninoff,and Ludwig van Beethoven

Works by 20th- and 21st- century composers of diverse backgrounds
Alberto Ginastera, Valerie Coleman, Florence Price, and Carlos Simon

New and returning soloists

Stars from the worlds of Broadway and dance

(NORTH BETHESDA, MD) — National Philharmonic announced today its 2022-2023 season, which includes eight classical programs conducted by Music Director Piotr Gajewski and two by Chorale Artistic Director Stan Engebretson; two pops shows led by Principal Pops Conductor Luke Frazier; and a piano recital. All season concerts will be held at The Music Center at Strathmore in Maryland, the Orchestra’s longstanding home, and a selected number of concerts will also be presented at Capital One Hall in Northern Virginia.

“NatPhil’s 2022-2023 season includes many great orchestral classics with symphonies from Beethoven to Rachmaninoff, choral classics—such as Berlioz’s Requiem and Orff’s Carmina Burana—as well as works by numerous underrepresented composers and completely new compositions by Henry Dehlinger and Adolphus Hailstork; the latter features a collaboration with NASA. Pops offerings include tributes to Broadway and to Nat King Cole. There’s literally something for everyone to discover and enjoy!,” said Gajewski.

Notable repertoire and guest artists in the newly announced season include:

two world-premiere works by living American composers Henry Dehlinger (Cosmic Cycles, presented in partnership with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on May 11 & 13, 2023) and Adolphus Hailstork (Symphony No. 5 on June 3 & 4, 2023)
performances of choral-orchestral masterpieces by Berlioz (Requiem on November 12, 2022); Handel (the annual Messiah on December 17, 18 & 23, 2022); J.S. Bach (Mass in B Minor on March 18, 2023); and Orff (Carmina Burana on June 3 & 4, 2023), with the National Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorale under the direction of Piotr Gajewski and Stan Engebretson
performances of complete symphonies by Chevalier de Saint-Georges (Symphony No. 1) and Farrenc (Symphony No. 3 – both on October 20 & 22, 2022); Mahler (Symphony No. 4, featuring soprano soloist Danielle Talamantes, on January 14, 2023); Rachmaninoff (Symphony No. 2, as part of his 150th birthday celebration on February 2 & 3, 2023); and Beethoven (Symphony No. 7 on April 13 & 15, 2023)
performances of works by two 20th-century composers: Ginastera (Milena, featuring soprano soloist Danielle Talamantes, on January 14, 2023) and Price (Violin Concerto No. 2, featuring violin soloist Melissa White, on April 13 & 15, 2023); and by two 21st-century and living American composers: Valerie Coleman (Umoja, Anthem for Unity) and Carlos Simon (Fate Now Conquers – both on April 13 & 15, 2023)
Renowned classical soloists, many of whom are returning favorites: violinists Gil Shaham (on October 20 & 22, 2022) and Sarah Chang (on December 9, 2022); tenor Norman Shankle (on November 12, 2022); pianists Claire Huangci (February 2 & 3, 2023) and Brian Ganz (on February 25, 2023); and soprano Marlisa Hudson, tenor Robert Baker, and baritone Brandon Hendrickson (all on June 3 & 4, 2023)
Appearances by celebrated Broadway performers: singers Stephanie J. Block and Michael Maliakel (November 4 & 6, 2022), and Christopher Jackson and Aisha Jackson (April 27 & 28, 2023); and dancer Luke Hawkins, as part of the pops series.

In addition to these classical and pops programs, National Philharmonic will also offer family shows and a chamber music series (curated by Concertmaster Laura Colgate) throughout the season. Concerts as part of those series will be announced at a later date.

National Philharmonic 2022-2023 Classical & Pops Season Schedule:

Vive La France
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at Capital One Hall
Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore

NatPhil’s 2022-2023 season gets off to a spectacular start with some of the best symphonic music by diverse and celebrated French composers. Experience Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ Symphony No. 1 in G Major, a piece that many say rivals the best of Mozart’s work, and Symphony No. 3, a neglected masterpiece by musical genius Louise Farrenc. Violinist Gil Shaham joins NatPhil for Camille Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3, bringing its melodic invention and impressionistic subtlety to life. Together, these three compositions make for a joyful and magical aural experience. Venez voir la magie!

Broadway’s Brightest Lights
Luke Frazier, conductor
Stephanie J. Block and Michael Maliakel, vocalists
Luke Hawkins, dancer
Friday, November 4, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore
Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at Capital One Hall

After months of dimmed marquees and ghost-lit theaters, Broadway’s Brightest Lights puts the spotlight on some of the best and brightest talents working today, under the direction of NatPhil Principal Pops Conductor Luke Frazier. Tony-Award winning Broadway diva Stephanie J. Block (Wicked, The Cher Show, The Boy From Oz) is joined by Michael Maliakel (Disney’s Aladdin, The Phantom of the Opera, Monsoon Wedding) and Luke Hawkins (Annie Live, Xanadu, Singin’ in the Rain) to perform some of the greatest hits straight from Broadway. From Gershwin to Lerner and Loewe, Kander and Ebb to Sondheim, this program has something for every Broadway baby to love and will have you dancing in your seat and singing all the way home.

Berlioz Requiem
Stan Engebretson, chorus master and conductor
with National Philharmonic Chorale
Norman Shankle, tenor
Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore

Stan Engebretson, artistic director of the National Philharmonic Chorale, celebrates his storied tenure with the ensemble with Berlioz’s visionary and masterfully orchestrated Requiem. Engebretson brings Berlioz’s bombastic Opus No. 5, also known as The Grand Messe des Morts, to life with the power of the NatPhil Chorale and soloist Norman Shankle, a tenor who has risen to worldwide prominence through acclaimed performances with The Metropolitan and San Francisco Operas; at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; and the Dresden Semperoper in Germany.

Come see why Berlioz said, “If I were threatened with the destruction of the whole of my works save one, I should crave mercy for the Messe des Morts.”

Star-Crossed Symphony: Romeo and Juliet Across Time
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
Friday, December 9, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore

From ballet to Broadway, Shakespeare’s most romantic and tragic love story has been interpreted by some of the greatest composers in history. Experience the exquisite Fantasy Overture from Romeo and Juliet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, a passion piece for National Philharmonic Music Director and Conductor Piotr Gajewski, followed by Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story Suite, arranged by David Newman. Violinist Sarah Chang, a favorite of NatPhil audiences, lends her captivating tone and energizing spirit as the featured soloist for the Bernstein classic. Finally, Gajewski will conduct a performance from Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet ballet. Bring your loved one and make of your hands one hand while you listen to three distinct yet equally emotional musical interpretations of the bard’s most beloved tragedy.

Handel’s Messiah
Stan Engebretson, chorus master and conductor
with National Philharmonic Chorale
Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore
Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore
Friday, December 23, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at Capital One Hall

Hallelujah! It’s time for to mark the most wonderful time of the year with Handel’s Messiah. Messiah is a time-honored tradition that offers the occasion for community to come together and embrace the comfort and joy this holiday classic unfailingly brings every year. We hope your family will join our National Philharmonic family in celebration. Tis the season!

Mahler 4
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore

Join NatPhil and guest artist soprano Danielle Talamantes for an evening of unique compositions from Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera, considered one of the most important 20th century composers of the Americas, and the iconic Gustav Mahler. Talamantes brings a fiery and impassioned interpretation that perfectly complements the intensity of Ginastera’s masterwork, Milena, a dramatic cantata for soprano and orchestra based on the letters of Franz Kafka. The powerful musical arc of Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 unfolds like a grand folk tale. A singular musical experience, Mahler has described it as reminding him of his mother’s smile and sounding like “a dewdrop on a flower that suddenly, illuminated by the sun, bursts into a thousand lights and colors,” and later that it “explodes into a wall of sound representing the gates of heaven.”

Rachmaninoff’s 150th Birthday
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Claire Huangci, piano
Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at Capital One Hall
Friday, February 3, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore

Sergei Rachmaninoff deserves to be celebrated every day, but 2023 marks 150 years since his birth on April 1st, 1873. Considered one of the most influential and well-known Romantic composers, Sergei Rachmaninoff said, “Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.” In celebration of his 150th birthday, NatPhil presents two of his most quintessential works, beginning with the familiar and beloved Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, featuring piano virtuoso Claire Huangci. Following the crowd-pleasing Rhapsody is Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, an intense piece from Rachmaninoff’s early career. Known for its memorable emotionally driven melodies, Symphony No. 2 is the perfect conclusion to a program celebrating a composer that, after a century and half, still remains inspiring to classical fans the world over.

An Evening of Chopin with Pianist Brian Ganz
Brian Ganz, piano
Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore

The metropolitan Washington area’s favorite pianist, scholar, world-renowned instrumentalist and passionate devotee of Frederic Chopin Brian Ganz continues his quest to play every note ever written by Frederic Chopin live in concert with his 12th appearance in recital on the National Philharmonic stage. Ganz’s phenomenal interpretation of pieces from Chopin’s catalog continues to memorably knock more and more works by the Polish Romantic composer from his to-do list in the project he calls “Extreme Chopin.” Come hear the passion and precision of a master and witness a man on a mission at work.

Bach at His Best: Mass in B Minor
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
with National Philharmonic Chorale
Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore

Sublime and awe-inspiring, the Mass in B Minor is seen as one of the supreme achievements of classical music, and the most beautiful of Johann Sebastian Bach’s choral works. Maestro Piotr Gajewski and the National Philharmonic Chorale enliven a masterwork that is at times transcendent, and at others an intimate meditation. Bach’s Mass in B Minor is most inspiring when experienced in person and can spark an appreciation of classical in the most hesitant of music lovers.

Beethoven 7
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Melissa White, violin
Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at Capital One Hall
Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore

Past and present collide in this performance of contemporary works and classical masterpieces. Valerie Coleman’s Umoja, Anthem for Unity for Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Piotr Gajewski brings the lushness of a full ensemble to Coleman’s original work composed for chamber ensemble. Violinist Melissa White, a NatPhil favorite, returns to perform Florence Price’s sweeping, melodic Violin Concerto No. 2.

The second half of the program unites Carlos Simon’s Fate Now Conquers with its inspiration. “Using the beautifully fluid harmonic structure of the second movement of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony,” Simon explained, “I have composed musical gestures that are representative of the unpredictable ways of fate. Jolting stabs, coupled with an agitated groove with every persona. Frenzied arpeggios in the strings that morph into an ambiguous cloud of free-flowing running passages depicts the uncertainty of life that hoovers over us.”

To contextualize Simon’s piece is Beethoven’s ebullient, optimistic Symphony No. 7, showing not only his, but the works of Coleman and Price, sit comfortably at home alongside one of the most famous and popular symphonies in the history of classical music.

When I Fall in Love: The Music of Nat King Cole
Luke Frazier, conductor
Christopher Jackson and Aisha Jackson, vocalists
Steven Mann and Ray Wong, pianists
Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at Capital One Hall
Friday, April 28, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore

One of the greatest singers in pop and jazz history, Nat King Cole had a velvety voice that soothed and stirred the heart in equal measure, leaving an indelible mark on the American Songbook with iconic interpretations of countless hit songs. The smoothest of crooners, he made it look easy singing unforgettable songs that still feel as nostalgic as a drive down Route 66. Embrace the retro vibe and join NatPhil Principal Pops Conductor Luke Frazier as we welcome Tony Nominee, Grammy- and Emmy Award-winner Christopher Jackson (In the Heights, Hamilton), Aisha Jackson (Frozen, Paradise Square), and duo piano team Steven Mann and Ray Wong, award-winning pianists and veteran performers based in Manhattan. Nat King Cole broke color barriers in music, but his smooth persona belied the challenges he faced. His long and storied career is a testament to his patience, grace and talent, and his songs are still mainstays on jazz radio. The program includes Cole’s greatest hits, like “L-O-V-E,” “The Very Thought of You,” “Stardust,” “Mona Lisa,” “For Sentimental Reason,” “Sweet Lorraine,” and many other timeless tunes to make you long for a dry martini and the perfect dance partner.

World Premiere: Henry Dehlinger’s Cosmic Cycles
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at Capital One Hall
Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore

In partnership with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, National Philharmonic presents the world premiere of the Henry Dehlinger’s Cosmic Cycles. Dehlinger’s new work integrates a symphonic suite played live against the backdrop of out-of-this-world images, animations, and groundbreaking visualizations from NASA Goddard.

Hailstork’s Fifth Symphony + Orff’s Carmina Burana
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
with National Philharmonic Chorale
Marlisa Hudson, soprano
Robert Baker, tenor
Brandon Hendrickson, baritone
Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. at Capital One Hall
Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore

The 2022-2023 season concludes as National Philharmonic presents the world premiere of Symphony No. 5 by Adolphus Hailstork, performed in its entirety for the first time. Hailstork, known for creating compositions influenced by musical ideas from both the African American and European traditions, returns to NatPhil after the success of the world premiere of A Knee on The Neck in 2022.

NatPhil sends off the season with the grandeur and drama of Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. Featuring the National Philharmonic Chorale and guest soloists soprano Marlisa Hudson, tenor Robert Baker, and baritone Brandon Hendrickson, the performance includes cantata’s most famous movements, “Oh Fortuna” and “Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi.”

Programs, artists, dates, and times are subject to change.

Subscription and Ticket Information
Subscriptions and packages to National Philharmonic’s 2022-2023 season will be on sale soon at nationalphilharmonic.org. Single tickets will go on sale later this summer.

Health and Safety Protocols
All guests at any indoor National Philharmonic events at any location will need to be fully vaccinated with the Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and must show proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of the performance with their ticket upon entry to the theater. These policies will be evaluated regularly based on updated community health data, public safety best practices, and government guidance.

Unvaccinated patrons without medical exemption, including children not yet eligible for the vaccine, will not be permitted to attend National Philharmonic performances. National Philharmonic will not accept proof of negative test. Please note that this may differ from the policies of individual venues.

In addition to vaccine protocols, patrons will be required to wear masks in the venue and through the duration of National Philharmonic performances.

For the latest safety protocols, visit nationalphilharmonic.org/safety.

About the National Philharmonic
Celebrated for showcasing world-renowned guest artists in time-honored symphonic masterpieces, National Philharmonic continuously strives to create remarkable educational opportunities in the community while promoting diversity and representation in classical music.

National Philharmonic is an accessible, enriching component in the Greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area, believing that music has the power to spark imagination and shape the world around us. As the only organization with a united orchestra and chorus in the region, over the years National Philharmonic has expanded its footprint beyond its home at Strathmore, with year-round masterclasses along with Summer String and Summer Chorale Institutes for youth, armed services programs, and partnerships with community organizations. In addition to these programs, National Philharmonic fosters a love of music in young people across the region by offering free admission to all children between the ages 7 to 17 years old.

GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC ANNOUNCES ITS 2022-2023 SEASON
2022-10-22 19:00 - 2023-06-04 22:30 (America/New_York) | Capital One Hall, Tysons Corner, Virginia
CELEBRATING PHENOMENAL WOMEN

Judy
Whitney
Dolly
The Holiday Show – a tribute to female composers and arrangers
Spring Affair – Annual Gala
Youth Invasion – GenOUT

(Washington DC): The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC’s (GMCW) 2022-2023 season will celebrate inspirational women who advocated for the LGBTQ community. Phenomenal will pay tribute to the great Judy Garland, pop icon Whitney Houston, and the incomparable country music legend Dolly Parton. For more information and tickets please visit gmcw.org

“This season, we will present fun and entertaining shows with music you will recognize and songs you’ll want to tap your toe to,” GMCW Artistic Director Thea Kano said. “We’ll look at the music of vaudeville and the silver screen that illuminated the career of Judy Garland, the dance tunes and love songs of the fabulous Whitney Houston, and the inspiring lyrics and melodies of the incomparable Dolly Parton.”

The season will open with a tribute to Judy Garland. Soloists from the Chorus will share stories of the influential women in their lives, as they perform their favorite tunes including “Over the Rainbow,” “The Trolley Song,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “The Man That Got Away,” and “Happy Days are Here Again.” (JUDY – October 22, 2022, Capital One Hall, VA)

Alongside the sparkly snow, tap dancing elves, over-the-top costumes, a dancing Christmas tree, and other festive surprises, the annual Holiday Show will feature festive favorites from celebrated women composers and arrangers – Kelly Clarkson, Dolly Parton, Bonnie Tyler, Nicole LaViolette, Heather Sorenson, and Kano. (December, 3, 9, &11, 2022, Lincoln Theatre)

One of the best-selling music artists of all time; Whitney Houston promised publicly to “always be a friend to the gay community” and was widely seen as an LGBTQ+ icon. The Chorus will dance their way into the Lincoln Theatre to tunes including “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” “How Will I Know,” “I Will Always Love You,” and “The Greatest Love of All.” (WHITNEY – March 11 &12, 2023, Lincoln Theatre)

The annual fundraiser, Spring Affair, will return for an in-person event at the Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC on May 13, 2023. Hosted by a celebrity guest emcee to be announced, guests will enjoy an evening of dinner, entertainment, an open-bar reception, as well as live and silent auctions. (May 13, 2023, Ritz Carlton, Washington DC)

Country music legend, Dolly Parton has spoken out on multiple occasions in support of LGBTQ+ rights and support of marriage equality. The Chorus will close out the season with a celebration of her music including ‘Here You Come Again,” “Islands in the Stream,” “Jolene,” and “My Tennessee Mountain Home.” (DOLLY – June 3 & 4, 2023, Lincoln Theatre)

National Portrait Gallery Announces Public Programs (Dec-Feb)
2022-12-01 08:00 - 2023-02-28 21:00 (America/New_York) | National Portrait Gallery
Weekend Workshops
Select Saturdays, Dec. 3, 10 & 17, Jan. 7, 14, 21 & 28, Feb. 4, 11 & 25
11:30 a.m.–noon
Select Sundays, Dec. 4, 11 & 18, Jan. 8, 15, 22 & 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19 & 26
11:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Education Center, E151
Calling all artists! Get creative during our free drop-in workshops for all ages. Learn about artists and changemakers and create art inspired by their stories.In Conversation with Maya Lin
Thursday, Dec. 8, 5–6 p.m.
McEvoy Auditorium

Join us for a conversation about artist, architect and environmentalist Maya Lin and National Portrait Gallery Curator Dorothy Moss. On the 40th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Lin will reflect on her life and ongoing work, and how her early experiences as a child growing up in rural Ohio shaped her relationship with and commitment to the natural world. Free—Registration required.Writing Workshop Inspired by I Dream a World
Friday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m.–noon
G Street lobby

Imagine if you could speak with Maya Angelou or Septima Poinsette Clark — what would you ask these extraordinary women? In this poetry writing workshop, we will celebrate and honor the lives and work of the African American women featured in “I Dream a World: Selections from Brian Lanker’s Portraits of Remarkable Black Women.” Using guided poetry writing exercises, we will explore, discover and pay tribute while imagining a new world together. Open to writers of all levels, ages 18+. Free—Registration required.Young Portrait Explorers
Select Mondays, Dec. 12, Jan. 9 & Feb. 13, 11 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
G Street lobby

Join us at the museum for an engaging program about art, history and storytelling. For children up to age six and their adult companions. Free—Registration required.Drawing with the Portrait Gallery
Select Thursdays, Dec. 15, Jan. 19 & Feb. 16, 10 a.m.–noon
G Street lobby

In this series of drawing workshops, artist Jill Galloway leads participants through the techniques and challenges of figure drawing. Each session highlights portraits from a Portrait Gallery exhibition and includes instruction, a guided drawing session and all supplies. Open to artists of all levels, ages 18+. Space is limited. Free—Registration required.In Focus: Kinship over the Centuries
Thursday, Dec. 15, 12:30–1 p.m.
G Street lobby

Join Portrait Gallery Editor Sarah McGavran to explore how kinship has changed—and stayed the same—over the centuries. We will look closely at a historical photograph from “Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples” and a contemporary portrait of an artist’s spouse from “Kinship.”Curator Tour of Block by Block: Naming Washington
Sunday, Dec. 18, 3–4 p.m.
Meet on the second floor, in the Rotunda, outside the Riley Gallery

Take a tour of the National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition “Block by Block: Naming Washington” with Leslie Ureña, curator of photographs. Learn how buildings, streets and parks have been named throughout the history of our nation’s capital.Art Pop: Passage with Khánh H. Lê
Tuesday, Dec. 20, 5–7 p.m.
Kogod Courtyard

Join the Portrait Gallery for a sip-and-craft pop-up in the museum’s courtyard. Facilitated by artist Khánh H. Lê, this program will encourage both non-artists and creatives alike to find sources of inspiration in art and crafting. Learn about Lê’s portrait of his grandmother in “The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today,” and reflect on your own self-journey by creating a piece that combines images from family albums, magazines and digital photographs with plastic jewels.* Payment for the program includes two drink tickets for wine, beer and/or a craft drink from the museum’s café. All materials and supplies are included. Registration required. Fee: $20.
*Bring digital photographs and images from your family albums or other troves to have scanned during the program to create a self-portrait.Curator Tour of Kinship by Taína Caragol
Sunday, Jan. 8, 3–4 p.m.
Meet at the exhibition entrance near the F Street information desk

Join Taína Caragol, curator of painting and sculpture and Latino art and history, for a lively discussion of Ruth Leonela Buentello’s work in the “Kinship” exhibition.Writing Workshop Inspired by The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today
Friday, Jan. 20, 10 a.m.–noon
G Street lobby

How do you draw readers into a story? It’s all in the details! Readers want to touch, feel, see, smell and hear as they immerse themselves in a new world. In this fiction writing workshop, practice using all your senses to convey vivid settings, relatable characters and the essence of real life. We will draw inspiration from “The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today” and discuss how the artists use physical and emotional textures in their work to draw viewers into the visual narrative. This fun, interactive workshop is open to writers of all levels, ages 18+. Free—Registration required.Our Struggle for Justice: A Day of Action
Sunday, Jan. 22, 1–4 p.m.
Kogod Courtyard

Together with our partner Made by Us, commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday while honoring his social justice work and service. Be empowered and inspired by local social justice partner organizations and community groups during this day of community building, upliftment and action for young adults. Become more actively involved in important causes, hear enightening talks and attend tours of the permanent exhibition “The Struggle for Justice.” Enjoy a meet and greet with DC activists and partake in art activism activities. The event will conclude with a post-reception. Sponsored by Capital One.Curator Tour of Kinship by Leslie Ureña
Sunday, Jan. 22, 3–4 p.m.
Meet at the exhibition entrance near the F Street information desk

Join Leslie Ureña, curator of photographs, for a tour and discussion of the Portrait Gallery’s exhibition “Kinship.”Art Pop: Self-Representation and Revelation with Artist Stuart Robertson
Tuesday, Jan. 23, 5–7 p.m.
Kogod Courtyard

Join the Portrait Gallery for a sip-and-craft pop-up in the museum’s courtyard. Facilitated by artist Stuart Robertson, this program will encourage both non-artists and creatives alike to find sources of inspiration in art and crafting. Referencing Robertson’s self-portrait in “The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today,” learn how to evoke personality and physical traits while creating a portrait using aluminum, cardboard and collage.
The program fee includes two drink tickets for wine, beer, and/or a craft drink from the museum’s café. All materials and supplies are included. Registration required. Fee: $20.Exploring Bicultural Identity: Teacher Workshop
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
G Street lobby

How is bicultural identity expressed through portraiture? Through portraits from the “One Life: Maya Lin” as well as select works from the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, we will meet bicultural individuals who tell their stories through the lens of two cultures. By examining their portraits, we will glimpse how one’s identity can be reconciled, forged and defined while gaining some insight into the experiences of our bicultural students. Free—Registration required.Curator Tour of Kinship by Dorothy Moss
Sunday, Jan. 29, 3–4 p.m.
Meet at the exhibition entrance near the F Street information desk

Join Dorothy Moss, curator of painting and sculpture, for a tour and discussion of the Portrait Gallery’s exhibition “Kinship.”Curator Tour of Kinship by Charlotte Ickes
Sunday, Feb. 5, noon–1 p.m.
Meet at the exhibition entrance near the F Street information desk

Join Charlotte Ickes, curator of time-based media art and special projects, for a discussion on the Portrait Gallery’s exhibition “Kinship.”Art AfterWords: A Book Discussion
Thursday, Feb. 9, 5:30–7 p.m.
G Street lobby

The National Portrait Gallery and the DC Public Library would like to invite you to a robust conversation about gender, social movements and protest music. Join us as we analyze a portrait of human rights activist and musician Odetta and discuss the related Smithsonian Folkways recording “Voices of the Civil Rights Movement: Black American Freedom Songs 1960–1966,” by various artists.

The full album is available to stream through the DC Public Library’s subscription to Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries by Alexander Street Press. Patrons can access these resources with a DC Public Library card. Selections from the compilation are also available through the Smithsonian Folkways YouTube channel. Free—Registration required. Writing Workshop Inspired by One Life: Maya Lin
Friday, Feb. 10, 10 a.m.–noon
G Street lobby

As a writer, how do you honor the people you most cherish? How do you pay tribute to your ancestors? In this creative writing workshop, we will draw inspiration from the “One Life: Maya Lin” exhibition, a survey of the architect, sculptor and environmentalist’s life and work, to explore our own personal histories in connection with our families or chosen communities. The work will incorporate techniques focused on memoir writing and personal reflection. Open to writers of all levels, ages 18+. Free—Registration required.Curator Tour of The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today by Taína Caragol
Sunday, Feb. 12, 3–4 p.m.
Meet on the second floor, outside the east entrance to the Outwin exhibition

Join Taína Caragol, curator of painting and sculpture and Latino art and history, for a tour of “The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today” before the exhibition closes! The tour will feature the work of several artists in the exhibition.Presidential Family Fun Day
Saturday, Feb. 18, 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Kogod Courtyard

Celebrate President’s Day and all things presidential at the National Portrait Gallery’s annual Presidential Family Fun Day! This year we celebrate Honest Abe (a.k.a. Abraham Lincoln) with art activities, spotlight tours and more.Curator Tour of The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today by Leslie Ureña
Sunday, Feb. 26, 3–4 p.m.
Meet on the second floor, outside the east entrance to the Outwin exhibition

Join Leslie Ureña, curator of photographs, for a tour of “The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today” before the exhibition closes! A wide variety of portraits from contemporary artists and the triennial competition will be discussed.
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Virtual Programs, December – February
The National Portrait Gallery is proud to host some of its many public programs online. Our digital workshops range from story time readings for young children to art-making workshops for all ages.Virtual Writing Hour with the National Portrait Gallery
Select Tuesdays, Dec. 6 & 13, Jan. 10 & 24, Feb. 7 & 21
5–6 p.m.
Online via Zoom

Join us for an online, creative writing hour at the National Portrait Gallery! We’ve set up a virtual space where writers can create, connect and draw inspiration from the Portrait Gallery’s collection. Bring your happy hour beverage of choice and write with us. We will provide writing prompts, and attendees are also welcome to bring their own writing project-in-progress. We will write for about 30 minutes and end each session with a brief discussion or reading. Free—Registration required.Perspectives: The Atlantic’s Writers at the National Portrait Gallery Teacher Workshop
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 5–6 p.m.
Online via Zoom

As educators, how can we encourage our students to connect the past to the present? In this workshop, we’ll consider this question through the lens of past and current writers from The Atlantic. Through portraiture, biography and interpretation, “Perspectives: The Atlantic’s Writers at the National Portrait Gallery” highlights individuals who have helped shape the nation’s trajectory by fighting for abolition, civil rights and social justice. We’ll examine how contemporary Atlantic writers reflect on the lives and legacies of historical influencers (such as Louisa May Alcott, Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington) as well as more recent figures (such as Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis). Free—Registration required.Drawing with the Portrait Gallery
Select Thursdays, Dec. 8 & 22, Jan. 12 & 26, Feb. 9 & 23
11 a.m.–noon
Online via Zoom

Discover your inner artist in this virtual drawing workshop. Facilitated by artist Jill Galloway, the workshop will include guided instruction on the techniques and challenges of figure drawing. Each program will highlight themes and portraits from the National Portrait Gallery’s collection. Open to all skill levels, ages 18+. Free—Registration required.In Dialogue: Smithsonian Objects and Social Justice
Thursday, Dec. 8, 5–6 p.m.
Online via Zoom

Heighten your civic awareness through conversations about art, history and material culture. Each month, educators from the National Portrait Gallery will partner with colleagues from across the Smithsonian to discuss how historical objects from their respective collections speak to today’s social justice issues.
How do ongoing environmental efforts inspire us to engage and act in our communities and beyond? Together with our co-hosts from the National Postal Museum, we will explore this key question in relation to a 1934 stamp from the Federal Duck Stamp Program and a 2019 portrait of marine biologist Julie Packard by artist Hope Gangloff. Free––Registration required.Young Portrait Explorers
Select Wednesdays, Dec. 14, Jan. 11 & 25, Feb. 8 & 22
11–11:30 a.m.
Online via Zoom

Join our virtual workshop for children ages 3-6 and their adult companions in a 30-minute program that incorporates close looking at art, movement and art-making. Free—Registration required.Exploring Bicultural Identity: Teacher Workshop
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 5–6 p.m.
Online via Zoom

How is bicultural identity expressed through portraiture? Through portraits from “One Life: Maya Lin” as well as select works from the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, we will meet bicultural individuals who tell their stories through the lens of two cultures. By examining their portraits, we will glimpse how one’s identity can be reconciled, forged and defined while gaining some insight into the experiences of our bicultural students. Free—Registration required.Portraits of Resistance: Activating Art During Slavery
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 5–6 p.m.
Online via Zoom

To help usher in the upcoming “One Life: Frederick Douglass” exhibition (on view from June 16, 2023 through April 21, 2024), this conversation between Adrienne Childs, adjunct curator at the Phillips Collection; John Stauffer, the Sumner R. and Marshall S. Kates Professor of English and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University; and Jennifer Van Horn, associate professor of art History and history at the University of Delaware, will consider the connections between portraits, biography, Black ornamentalism and enslavement in the 18th and 19th centuries. Moderated by Kate Clarke Lemay, acting senior historian at the National Portrait Gallery, this program is hosted by PORTAL, the Portrait Gallery’s Scholarly Center, and is part of the Greenberg Steinhauser Forum in American Portraiture. Free—Registration required.Engaging Young Learners with Portraiture: Teacher Workshop
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 5–6 p.m.
Online via Zoom

Join educators from the Portrait Gallery as they model teaching techniques for young learners, pre-K through second grade, in a workshop that features artworks from the special exhibition “The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today.” Explore tools that foster visual literacy and engage young learners with ideas of identity and representation. Educators will leave with ready-to-use activities and museum resources. Free—Registration required.In Dialogue: Smithsonian Objects and Social Justice
Thursday, Feb. 9, 5–6 p.m.
Online via Zoom

Heighten your civic awareness through conversations about art, history and material culture. Each month, educators from the National Portrait Gallery will partner with colleagues from across the Smithsonian to discuss how historical objects from their respective collections speak to today’s social justice issues.
How does a community sustain well-being in the face of systemic inequity? Together with our co-hosts from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, we will explore this key question in relationship to a 1946 artwork, “Can Fire in the Park” by Beauford Delaney, and LaToya Ruby Frazier’s photographs, which featured in the exhibition “Kinship” and document the impact of the water crisis on the citizens of Flint, MI. Free—Registration required.National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the multifaceted story of the United States through the individuals who have shaped American culture. Spanning the visual arts, performing arts and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the nation’s story.
The National Portrait Gallery is located at Eighth and G streets N.W., Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Information: (202) 633-1000. Connect with the museum at npg.si.edu and on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
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Profs & Pints DC: Understanding the Trump Investigations
2023-01-18 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Little Penn Coffeehouse, 801 E Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20004, United States
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Understanding the Trump Investigations,” with Randall Eliason, former federal prosecutor, professorial lecturer on white-collar criminal law at George Washington University Law School, and contributing columnist for the Washington Post.
It has now been two years since the January 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol and the end of the Trump administration, and a dizzying number of investigations remain swirling around the former president. With the mid-term elections over the cases seem to be heating up. Are the walls closing in on the former president?
Come hear that broad question tackled by Randall Eliason, an expert on federal prosecutions who Washington’s journalists turn to for help in following such matters.
Professor Eliason will help you gain a deeper understanding of each of the major investigations involving Donald Trump, including:
–The federal criminal investigation into the assault on the Capitol and efforts to overturn the election;
–The federal criminal investigation into documents that were wrongfully taken from the White House and recovered during an unprecedented search of the former president’s home;
–A Georgia state criminal investigation into efforts to tamper with the election results in that state;
–New York state investigations of the Trump Organization and Trump family members for tax fraud and related financial crimes;
–The Congressional investigation by the January 6 Committee, which recently filed its report and made criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, including of Trump himself.
You will learn about the scope of the different criminal inquiries and where they might lead; the impact of the recent appointment of Jack Smith as a special counsel; what’s really at stake in the case involving documents seized from Mar-a-Lago; how the state investigations relate to the federal cases; and the impact of the Congressional report and criminal referrals.
Before the pandemic Professor Eliason built a huge following among Profs and Pints fans as he gave sold-out talks on the Mueller investigation. Watching his new talk at Little Penn Coffeehouse will make you understand why. (Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please allow yourself time to place any orders and get seated and settled in.)
Image by Mike Licht/ NotionsCapital.com (Creative Commons)

Friday Night Flights: Cabernet Sauvignon
2023-01-20 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Winery at Bull Run, 15950 Lee Hwy, Centreville, VA, 20120, United States
Take a “flight” around the world during this guided tasting experience of six Cabernet Sauvignon wines from different regions, led by General Manager & Virginia Winemaker, Dean Gruenburg. Cabernet Sauvignon is loved for its highly concentrated flavors and age worthiness.
Your ticket includes the curated six-wine tasting with our wine educator, a tasting passport with detailed descriptions of the wines & their origin, and small bites to enjoy during the event.
Friday Night Flights: Cabernet Sauvignon will take place on Friday, January 20th from 7:00-8:30pm at The Winery at Bull Run. Ages 21+ only.

Verdi Requiem: The Washington Chorus and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
2023-01-21 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Strathmore
When Verdi, the king of Italian opera, turned his talents to the Latin mass for the dead, he created a Requiem of unrivaled drama and power that has shattered the norms for sacred music. Drawing on a cast of today’s vocal stars, Artistic Advisor James Conlon brings potent new insight to this musical meditation on faith and perseverance.
Featuring soprano Michelle Bradley, mezzo, Yulia Matochkina, tenor, Russell Thomas, and Morris Robinson, bass.

Profs & Pints DC: Aboard the Webb Space Telescope
2023-01-22 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | metrobar dc, 640 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC, 20002, United States
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Aboard the Webb Space Telescope,” a NASA astrophysicist’s guide to the design, mission, and early discoveries of a pioneering space instrument, with Matthew Greenhouse, project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope’s instrument payload.
Many of us have been spellbound by the images produced by the James Webb Space Telescope since its launch into space in December 2021. The largest space telescope ever constructed, it’s capable of peering through both space and time to observe how galaxies, stars, and planetary systems evolved over cosmic time. It also will search exoplanets’ atmospheres for evidence of life.
Profs and Pints is offering you a chance to learn in depth about the Webb mission in a glassed-in, heated room of metrobar dc with the night sky visible overhead.
The speaker, Dr. Matthew Greenhouse of the Goddard Space Flight Center’s Laboratory for Observational Cosmology, has been involved in the Webb mission as a senior staff member since 1997 and specializes in demystifying the Webb mission for public audiences of all backgrounds. He’ll provide an insider’s firsthand overview of the science objectives that drove the design of the Webb observatory and the engineering challenges that had to be overcome to realize it.
He’ll also discuss the instruments aboard the telescope and how they’re capable of seeing forms of light invisible to our own eyes. He’ll show us early results from the science mission that are captivating the worldwide science community. And he’ll give us an idea of what questions the telescope might still solve, and what thrilling discoveries might be ahead. (Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please allow yourself time to place any orders and get seated and settled in.)
Image: The core of the Tarantula Nebula as captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared camera. Photo by NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute / Wikimedia Commons.

Profs & Pints DC: An Unflinching Look at Freedom
2023-01-23 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Little Penn Coffeehouse, 801 E Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20004, United States
Profs and Pints DC presents: “An Unflinching Look at Freedom,” on the complex legacy and untapped potential of the freedom offered by liberal American democracy, with Elisabeth R. Anker, associate professor of American Studies and political science at George Washington University and author of Ugly Freedoms.
Freedom is the highest ideal in American politics, but its legacy is complex. Throughout American history, freedom has supported emancipation and individual liberty while also supporting racism, injustice, and misogyny. Our political tradition embraces “ugly freedoms” that legitimate the right to harm and subjugate others but also offer a means to bring about the flourishing of all people, not just a privileged few.
Come get a much richer and more nuanced understanding of the freedoms that shape our lives with the help of Professor Anker, a scholar of freedom, violence, and power in U.S. politics and culture whose book Ugly Freedoms has been praised as “revelatory.”
She’ll begin with the American revolution. Former colonial subjects liberated themselves from unjust monarchy in a radical act of political freedom, but their liberation was only possible because of their widespread land theft from indigenous peoples, brought about through violent and world-destroying acts of dispossession.
Moving forward, she’ll look at how our nation’s emphasis of individual liberty has always been entangled with white supremacy, settler colonialism, climate destruction, economic exploitation, and patriarchy, and how it factors into our current debates over abortion, vaccination, and gun rights. Many participants in the Jan 6 insurrection, in stating that they had attacked the capitol for “freedom,” were not lying so much as drawing from a rich American tradition of using freedom to justify violence.
On a more optimistic note, Professor Anker will discuss a second, inverse form of ugly freedom found in disparaged practices and discarded spaces of the freedoms reflexively deemed ideal. Defying familiar boundaries of free expression, she’ll locate emergent freedoms in uninspiring, compromised, and disturbing acts otherwise dismissed as demeaning, gross, or ineffectual, such as looting, bureaucratic sloth, awkward sex, collective eyerolls, and radical sabotage. (Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please allow yourself time to place any orders and get seated and settled in.)
Image: The Statue of Liberty against an angry sky. (Cropped) photo by Richard J. Woodland / Wikimedia Commons.

Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
2023-01-24 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | The Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
Pianistic magic and intriguing variety from Gramophone Hall of Fame honoree Andsnes
Prepare yourself for the perfect combination of seemingly effortless virtuosity, penetrating insight, and emotional nuance as the Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes takes the Terrace Theater stage. Last seen by a Washington Performing Arts audience in 2017 in the company of fellow keyboard titan Marc-André Hamelin—in what the Washington Post celebrated as “a Grand Slam match of crack pianists”—Andsnes returns for an intimate and wide-ranging evening of solo works by Beethoven, vaunted Czech composers and 19th/20th-century contemporaries Dvořák and Janáček, and the more rarely performed 20th-century Russian composer Alexander Vustin.
ALEXANDER VUSTIN – Lamento (1974) JANÁČEK – Piano Sonata 1.X.1905, JW 8/19 SILVESTROV – Bagatelle, Op. 1, No. 3 BEETHOVEN – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110 DVOŘÁK – Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85 (complete)

Art Bites Gallery Talk
2023-01-27 12:15 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Smithsonian American Art Museum, G Street Northwest &, 8th St NW, Washington, DC, 20004, United States
Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries
about artworks on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about America’s ever-changing culture. Fellow Ellen Yoshi Tani discusses Ray Yoshida’s Partial Evidences II (1973).
Photo: Ray Yoshida, Partial Evidences II, 1973, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the S. W. and B. M. Koffler Foundation
In-person | Smithsonian American Art Museum
Free | Meet in G Street Lobby

BANK OF AMERICA Demystifies the Homebuying Process with FREE HOMEBUYER WORKSHOP in Georgetown
2023-01-27 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Bank of America, 1339 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., United States
Open to the public, Bank of America is offering a free workshop to help individuals and families chart their journey to homeownership
WHAT: Bank of America’s free Homebuyer Workshops provide guidance, tips and resources to help you learn and prepare for your homeownership journey. During the workshop, attendees will learn:

The benefits of owning a home
How to review your credit score and decide how much you can comfortably afford
Types of mortgage programs including a 3% down payment mortgage with lower-cost mortgage insurance
Steps to becoming a homebuyer and understanding when to choose prequalification vs. preapproval
Resources to find down payment assistance programs

WHEN: Friday, January 27th
5:00 – 6:30pm ET
WHERE: Georgetown Bank of America Financial Center
1339 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington DC 20007
WHY: As part of the Community Homeownership Commitment, Bank of America is helping first-time and other qualifying homebuyers in eligible communities across the country begin to build their personal wealth and family legacy through the power of homeownership.
Through a combination of specially designed products, resources and expertise, the program is intended to help 60,000 families achieve homeownership through the year 2025. With one of the most generous grant programs in the industry, Bank of America offers up to $17,500 in combined down payment and closing costs grants – no repayment necessary.
Additionally, the Bank of America Down Payment Center helps homebuyers find state and local down payment and closing cost assistance programs in their area and the Bank of America Real Estate Center® identifies down payment and closing cost grant-eligible properties for sale across the country.
HOW: Contact Name at Email or enroll online at website link to RSVP.

Winter Blast: A Weekend of Indigenous Games
2023-01-28 10:00 - 16:30, 2023-01-29 10:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street & Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC, 20560, United States
Games can be fun as well as teach important life skills. Visit the National Museum of the American Indian and join Jeremy Red Eagle (Sisseton Wahpeton) from the International Traditional Games Society, Julia Garcia (Aymara), and members of the Native Hawaiian school Hālau O‘Aulani, sharing Indigenous games from the Great Plains, Bolivia, and Hawai’i.

In-Person Lunar New Year Family Celebration
2023-01-28 11:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, G Street NW &, 8th St. NW, Washington DC, DC, 20004, United States
Ring in the Lunar New Year at SAAM! Join us for our annual celebration featuring Chinese and Korean traditions, including performances, crafts, food, and more. Learn about the importance of the Lunar New Year across cultures and explore SAAM’s collections with an art scavenger hunt. Check out our Family Zone for more crafts and activities to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit. A special menu in honor of Lunar New Year will be offered by the Courtyard Café. This program is presented in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America and with the Korean Cultural Center, Washington, D.C. and is part of Lunar New Year DC, organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Image: Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum; Lunar New Year photo by Norwood Photography.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
1st floor, Kogod Courtyard
Free | Registration encouraged
Tickets available beginning January 6.

Lunar New Year Celebration
2023-01-28 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Tysons Corner Center, 1961 Chain Bridge Road, Tysons Corner, VA, 22102, United States
Tysons Corner Center in partnership with the Asian American Chamber of Commerce brings in another year of hosting the Lunar New Year. Located in the Fashion Court on the Lower-Level Nordstrom Wing at the center, this free event will include an array of artists and performances to celebrate the year of the rabbit including:
– Vietnamese Song by CDVNDMV
– Chinese Musical Instrument – Guzheng, Alice Gu-Zheng Ensemble
– Chinese Dance by Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe
– Magic Show by Sun Magic
– Korean Dance by Korean Culture and Art of MD
– Indonesia Dance by Santi Budaya Performing Arts, LLC
– Mongolia Fashion Show, MONDO TRIP TODAY
– Dragon Dance by Chinese Culture Institute
As part of the tradition, Tysons Corner Center will provide fortune cookies and offer giveaways and prizes during the event.
This event is free and – open to the public and sponsored by Sunrise McLean Village Retirement Home.

Hayes Piano Series: Charles Richard-Hamelin
2023-01-28 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | The Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
“Richard-Hamelin has bold, original ideas about the music he plays, the emotional reservoirs to back them up, and the technical equipment to convey them without distraction.” —Gramophone
Québecois virtuoso Charles Richard-Hamelin joins the illustrious ranks of Hayes Piano Series artists in a program grounded in works by Chopin—a composer with whom he has been indelibly linked since winning both the Silver Medal and the Krystian Zimerman Prize (for sonata performance) in 2015’s International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Later, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) ranked two of his recordings of Chopin (at #2 and #6) in their list of “Our 20 favourite Canadian classical albums of 2019.” As the Toronto Star described his signature appeal: “This remarkable pianist shapes each phrase with careful attention, then links it to the next one in a way that tells a compelling story from beginning to end…—stretching time by slightly slowing down and speeding up, and playing with the silences between notes.”
RAVEL – Pavane pour une infante défunte
RAVEL – Prélude
RAVEL – Le tombeau de Couperin
CHOPIN – 24 Préludes

Anna H. Wang Presidential Concert Series Presents Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet
2023-01-28 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church, 6951 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD, 20912, United States
Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet, the string quartet group known for its dynamic interpretations and polished, expansive colors, will close out the Anna H. Wang Presidential Concert Series on January 28. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the group has appeared at the world’s most important venues since its founding in 2002 and is in its seventh year as faculty members of Harvard University’s Department of Music as Blodgett Artists-in-Residence. The concert series is hosted by the Washington Adventist University and features classical music performances to commemorate the life of Anna H. Wang, who at age 60, began studying the violin after a life of service in nursing and healthcare administration.

The Lifespan of a Fact
2023-01-28 20:00 - 2023-02-25 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church Street, NW, Washington, DC, DC, 20036, United States
Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy — an essay that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head to head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.

Profs & Pints DC: The Science of “Spiritual” Experiences
2023-01-29 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | metrobar dc, 640 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC, 20002, United States
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Science of ‘Spiritual’ Experiences,” with David Bryce Yaden, assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research and co-author of The Varieties of Spiritual Experiences: Twenty-First Century Research and Perspectives.
Spiritual experiences have occurred in people around the world and throughout history, up to and including the present day. The founders of every major religion described them and philosophers since the ancient Greeks have pondered them. According to recent Gallup polls about 30% of people still report them.
What triggers these events? How are the brain and body affected? How do these brief moments have such lasting effects? Hear such questions talked by Professor David Bryce Yaden, whose research at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine focuses on how brief experiences can result in long-term changes to well-being and looks at the effects of psychedelic substances and their treatment potential.
Professor Yaden will start by describing the foundational work on spiritual experiences by William James, a philosopher and psychologist who a century ago famously analyzed accounts of such experiences and raised questions for future scientific study.
He’ll then discuss scientific breakthroughs in the study of spiritual experiences from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and psychopharmacology research. He’ll describe working taking place in laboratories around the world and the methods that scientists use to study these mysterious yet deeply meaningful moments.
Illustrated with examples of spiritual experiences drawn from a diverse set of personal accounts, his talk will provide those in his audience with the basis for a scientifically informed, contemporary understanding of spiritual experiences. (Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please allow yourself time to place any orders and get seated and settled in.)
Image: Research on psychedelics being carried out at Imperial College London. Photo by Thomas Angus / Wikimedia Commons.

D.C. Mondays: The Lost History of Frederick Douglass and D.C. Higher Education
2023-01-30 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
International abolitionist, suffragist, human rights activist, orator and presidential appointee, Frederick Douglass has been studied and profiled within academic circles and popular culture for decades. However, his connections to individual educators and institutions of higher education has evaded scholastic attention. From Bates College in Maine to Tuskegee University in Alabama, Douglass was a frequent presence on campuses across the country.
John Muller will share new research revealing the associations of Frederick Douglass with Columbian College (which became the George Washington University) and Wayland Seminary, a theological institute supported by Columbian College.
