Sunday, June 26, 2011

PAST: Free Events this Week from CultureCapital.com! WED, July 27th - SUN, July 31st

CultureCapital Insider



Below is a list of additional FREE events this week from
CultureCapital.
Culture Capital is a program of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, a nonprofit organization serving Metro DC’s arts & culture community and the public for over 30 years.

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lick through for complete details about the event and location details!

Wednesday, July 27th

Film Screening

From the Vaults: The Plow that Broke the Plains (1936) and The Land (1942)
12:00pm

Two classic Government-produced documentary films on the effects of poor farming practices and natural disasters on Depression Era American agriculture... (68 minutes).

Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial

Summer Outdoor Concert

Oli Brown Band - from Great Britain
7:00pm

Hear why Planet Rock Radio exclaims that Brown "is at the forefront of the UK's New Blues movement." Bring a blanket or chair to sit on!

Strathmore outdoor grounds
Metro: Grosvenor - Strathmore

Friday, July 29th

Gallery Talk

1:00pm - 1:30pm

Permanent collection gallery talk given by David Gariff, staff lecturer, NGA

West Building Main Floor, Rotunda
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial, closest to West Building

Saturday, July 30th

Film Series


Filmmaker and Co-op director M. M. Serra in person. Approximately 75 minutes.

National Gallery of Art
East Building Concourse, Auditorium
Metro: Judiciary Square, closest to East Building

Sunday, July 31st

Lecture Series


Talk given by Lorena Baines, lecturer, in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Italian Republic.

National Gallery of Art
East Building Concourse, Auditorium
Metro: Judiciary Square, closest to East Building

Literary + Poetry Reading

2:00pm

This week features Brandon Friedman, reading from his memoir, The War I Always Wanted: The Illusion of Glory and the Reality of War, along with Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, who will read from his book, Tearing Through the Moon: Poems and Prose of an Army Psychiatrist.

Metro: Bethesda, use the elevator exit

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