Friday, February 14, 2014

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: Free events SAT, Feb 14 - SUN, Feb 15 from CultureCapital.com, a great Resource for Arts & Culture events inthe DC Metro area!


Here are some more great free arts and culture events from CultureCapital.com! This site is a fantastic resource for events provided by CultureCapital (formerly known as the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington) a wonderful organization that supports and highlights the DC metro area's vibrant and diverse arts community!

Find more free events and exhibits on view inside of the beltway on the custom designed "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com and you can connect with CultureCapital.com on facebook now too! TICKETPLACE is another great program of CultureCapital where you can find half-price tickets to performances in the DC metro area @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter and at TICKETPLACE.org.

Saturday, February 14

Morning - Celebration of Frederick Douglas - Anacostia Frederick Douglas Day
11:00am - 12:30pm
Part of the Black History Month events - see post for more
The museum participates in this annual collaborative program with the National Park Service. A museum educator will provide a walk-through tour of the exhibition How the Civil War Changed Washington, then participants board the museum shuttle bus to take part in a map study of Anacostia/Uniontown.
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Place, SE
Metro: Anacostia, see metro trip-planner for bus options from metro

Afternoon - Award Winning Doc on Interracial Couple - Anacostia 
The Loving Story (2011; 77 min)
2:00pm - 3:30pm
This award-winning documentary tells the dramatic story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in Virginia in the 1950s. Their landmark 1967 Supreme Court Case, Loving vs Virginia served to invalidate a Virginia state law prohibiting interracial marriage. Discussion with a museum educator follows the film. (P.S. If this film interests you, you may also be interested in watching this short 13 minute film about interracial couples and bi-racial kids. Some friends of mine who live in NY are featured in it too.)
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Place, SE
Metro: Anacostia, see metro trip-planner for bus options from metro

Afternoon - Film on Brazilian Music at the NGA - Archives
Film Series: Cruzamentos: Contemporary Brazilian Documentary: A Night in '67
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Passion ruled at the 1967 Festival of Brazilian Popular Music, an event that forever changed Brazilian music and, ultimately, the world’s musical history. Music “festivals” of that era, famous for biased, rowdy audiences, were televised competitions that launched careers. A Night in ’67 documents the moment when the still-forming tropicália movement was first presented to the TV public, with captivating performances by Sérgio Ricardo, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, and Os Mutantes. (Ricardo Calil and Renator Terra, 2010, 85 minutes)
National Gallery of Art
West Building Lecture Hall
6th & Constitution Ave NW
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial

Follow "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com for more free events and exhibits on view, CultureCapital.com on facebook@TICKETPLACEDC on twitter and TICKETPLACE for half-price tickets to performances in the DC metro area!

Sunday, February 15

Afternoon - NGA Foreign Film + Live Music at the Sackler/Freer - Smithsonian 
2:00pm
Presented by the National Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art while the NGA undergoes renovations. Read more about the films here.
Smithsonian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art
1050 Independence Avenue, SW
Metro: Smithsonian

Afternoon - Brazilian Documentary at the NGA West Building - Archives
Film Series: Cruzamentos: Contemporary Brazilian Documentary: Twenty Years Later
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Read more about the film here.
National Gallery of Art
West Building Lecture Hall
6th & Constitution Ave NW
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial

See the "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com for more free events and exhibits on view!

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