Saturday, July 2, 2011

PAST: Free Events this Week from CultureCapital.com! WED, August 3rd - SUN, August 7th, Free

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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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Wednesday, August 3rd

Summer Outdoor Concert

Salsa with Edwin Ortiz and La Romana - Latin America
7:00pm

"The high-energy Latin dance music of Edwin Ortiz y su Orquesta La Romana has been a staple of the D.C. salsa scene for 20 years, bringing the hard-charging percussive rhythms of salsa dura to the people. Come ready to give yourself over to the beat" and if you don't feel like dancing, be sure to bring a blanket or chair to sit on.

Strathmore outdoor grounds
Metro: Grosvenor - Strathmore

Friday, August 5th

Film Series


Native Land, (Paul Strand and Leo Hurwitz, 1942, 35 mm, 80 minutes) and The Forgotten Village, John Steinbeck's first work as screenwriter (Herbert Kline, 1941, 35 mm, 67 minutes) screen as part of the Recovered Treasure: UCLA's Annual Festival of Preservation series. Read more about the films here.

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

Saturday, August 6th

Art Opening


Join juror Robert K. Newman, owner and director of the Old Print Shop in New York, NY, and others for the opening reception of WPG's 14th Annual National Small Works exhibition.

Metro: Silver Spring

Film Series + Music Accompaniment

L'Arpte preceded by Le Chapeau de Madame
with Andrew Simpson on piano
2:00pm

Silent films with musical accompaniment from Donatien for Franco-Film, 1929, 35 mm, 97 minutes and Gaumont Film, director unknown, 1907, 35 mm, 7 minutes. Read more about the films here.

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

Film Series

4:30pm

"A Cecil B. DeMille milestone rarely revived, The Crusades compensates for its famously flamboyant historical analysis with a wonderfully absurdist Hollywood abandon--hundreds of sword-wielding extras amid lavish pre-Code costumes and set pieces.:" (Cecil B. DeMille, 1935, 35 mm, 125 minutes)

East Building Concourse, Auditorium
Metro: Judiciary Square, closest to East Building

Sunday, August 7th

Film Series + Music Accompaniment

Le Manoir de la Peur preceded by La Main
with Andrew Simpson on piano
4:30pm

Silent films with piano accompaniment, Manoir de la Peur (The Manor House of Fear from Alfred Machin and Henry Wulschleger for Films Alfred Machin, 1927, 35 mm, 72 minutes and Gendarmes in La Main (The Hand) from Édouard-Émile Violet for Les Films Lucifer, 1920, 35 mm, 19 minutes. Read more about the films here.

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

Lecture Series

2:00pm

Talk given by Diane Arkin, 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

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