CultureCapital.com now has a weekly email newsletter! Sign up to get great tips on what is going on each week delivered directly to your inbox here! I personally am really excited about this new feature and wanted to pass it along to my readers. Below are some highlights of what you will find in the new CultureCapital Insider emails, including a category for FREE as well as one night only and opening and closing events! You can also view their complete list of events at CultureCapital.com. They just set up a page for Holiday Cheer as well. Lots of great info here!
Holiday Cheer
'Tis the season to celebrate the holidays, and to assist you in planning your celebration check our Holiday Cheer calendar, where we've gathered together holiday events happening throughout the Washington DC region: from historic house tours to performances of Handel'sMessiah and The Nutcracker--and everything in between.
Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor
Soldiers. Charioteers. Archers. Musicians. Generals. Acrobats. Stand face-to-face with fifteen of the thousands of life-size clay figures, which were buried in massive underground pits to accompany China's first emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, into the afterlife. Treasures from the tomb complex also include weapons, armor, coins, and more.$6-$12
National Geographic
Washington, DC
Alexandria Symphony – Tchaikovsky & Ellington!
The Alexandria Symphony brings The Nutcracker Suite to the Rosslyn Spectrum in two fantastic versions: Tchaikovsky's original and Duke Ellington's highly inventive jazz-band arrangement. Kick-off the holiday season with The Nutcracker as you know it (Tchaikovsky) and as you've never heard it before (Ellington).Saturday, December 5 @ 8 pm
$10-$20
Rosslyn Spectrum
Arlington, VA
The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection: Selected Works
Ten themes--Scrape, Concentricity, Line, Gesture, Art on Art, Drip, Stripe to Zip, Figure or Ground, Monochrome, and Picture the Frame--illuminate specific works across the Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection. The resulting juxtapositions, often surprising and provocative, provide a new way to tell the story of postwar American art.FREE!
National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC
Montpelier 30th Anniversary Festival
Montpelier Arts Center celebrates 30 years of art this fall with a full schedule of exhibitions, programs, and performances.Montpelier Arts Center
Laurel, MD
Look Out Below!
Round House Theatre presents a Happenstance Theater production with Mark Jaster. Featuring vaudeville clowning and assorted hi-jinks, this clown theatre treat will delight the whole family. Mark Jaster is a "clown extraordinaire and one of the most graceful performers you will ever see on a stage," writes The Washington Post.Friday, December 4 @ 7 pm
Saturday, December 5 @ 1 pm
Saturday, December 5 @ 5 pm
Sunday, December 6 @ 1 pm
$10-$15
Round House Theatre Bethesda
Bethesda, MD
Sign up to receive CultureCapital INSIDER and enter to win a pair of tickets to Little Shop of Horrors at Ford's Theatre from March 12 through May 22, 2010.
Gallery plan b's Year-End Group Show features a diverse collection of works by current and new gallery artists. From tomato portraits to political commentary to total geometric abstraction to taxi sketches, there's something for everyone!A portion of the proceeds from the Year-End Group Show will benefit CultureCapital.com, your source for arts & culture in Greater Washington, DC.
| Through Dec 7 | Exhibit: small works The Art League |
| Through Dec 12 | Art, Wine and Design Workhouse Arts Center |
| Through Dec 17 | Punball: Only One Earth Smithsonian American Art Museum |
For half-price tickets to performances throughout the region visit TICKETPLACE.
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