PAST: Free Arts & Culture Events this Weekend! Highlights from CultureCapital.com for FRI, May 18th - SUN, May 20th

Here's a list of more free arts and culture events thanks to CultureCapital. Be sure to click through for more info about the event and location details. CultureCapital is a program of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, linking you to the Metro DC's vibrant arts community. 


Find more upcoming free events and exhibitions on view in the DC metro area on the customized Inside-Out page on their site designed especially for fans of Free in DC! 

Friday, May 18th

Painting by R. Croft

Art Opening Reception - in VA
Opening for It's a Steal 
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Works by R. Croft and others
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Metro: between Clarendon and Ballston, about 1.5 miles from either, short cab ride or perhaps there is a bus that gets you closer, see metro for bus access


Saturday, May 19th

Film Screening
1940: America Goes to the Movies Film Series - Rebecca
(1940; 130 minutes) 
12:00pm
Rebecca, Alfred Hitchcock's first American film, stars Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. National Archives
Short Film Screenings
Film Event: In Praise of Independents: The Flaherty
2:00pm
This program includes a selection of experiments, documentaries, and shorts from the 2011 "Sonic Truth" seminar, programmed by historian and curator Dan Streible, department of cinema studies, NYU. This year's selection includes city symphonies, music documentaries, and works by Les Blank, Frank Scheffer, and Sid Laverents, among others.National Gallery of Art

East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Metro: Judiciary Sq - closest to East Building

Book Sale & Writer's Center Open House
Open House & Book Sale!
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Meet the Writer's Center staff, workshop leaders and board members, check out the space and buy books for just $2, $1 for members.The Writer's Center
Metro: Bethesda, the elevator exit is closest

Michael Crossett

Art Opening
Opening Reception for Michael Crossett
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Works will be on view May 16th - June 17th
Gallery plan b
Metro: 14th St near P, walk from U St or Dupont or take the Circulator bus from McPherson along 14th to RI Ave

Sunday, May 20th



Lecture & Book Signing
Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane
12:00pm
National Gallery of Art
East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Metro: Judiciary Sq - closest to East Building

Film Screening

Film Series: Michael Cacoyannis: The Cherry Orchard
 (1999, 35 mm, 141 minutes, more about the film)
4:00pm
National Gallery of Art
East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Metro: Judiciary Sq - closest to East Building

Youth Orchestra Concert
DC Youth Orchestra: Junior Orchestra Concert
Presented by DC Youth Orchestra Program
4:00pm
Students in levels I and J perform various of classical works
Eastern High School
Metro: Stadium Armory, and walk about 10 minutes or so (map)