PAST: Author Talk with Gretchen Carlson at Politics and Prose on TUES, June 30 at 7:00pm - Highlight from CultureCapital.com, a fabulous resource for Arts & Culture events in the Metro area

Here are some great free arts and culture events sent to us by CultureCapital.com! This site is a fantastic resource for free and ticketed events presented by nearly 300 Metro DC Arts Presenters. For quick way to find even more free arts and culture events check out the "Free in DC" Inside Out feature, curated by the staff of CultureCapital.com.

TICKETPLACE.org is another great program where you can find discount tickets to performances throughout metro DC @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter and at TICKETPLACE.org.

Tuesday, June 30

Evening - Author Talk with Journalist and former Miss America - Chevy Chase Circle
Gretchen Carlson: Getting Real
7:00pm
From her early years as a violin prodigy to being crowned Miss America in 1989, from a Stanford education to hosting The Real Story on Fox, Carlson, an award-winning journalist, has led a charmed life. As she recounts in her candid, wise, and inspiring memoir, none of this success has been given to her—she’s worked hard for all of it, and offers her experience as a professional, a wife, and a mother as an example to other ambitious women to persevere despite sexism and other challenges.
Politics & Prose Bookstore and Coffeehouse

5015 Connecticut Ave. NW

Metro: Van Ness or Friendship Heights and take a taxi, uber or lyft a short distance if you don't want to walk, or you can see metro trip-planner for bus  options, The L2 bus along Connecticut Ave goes there. You might also want to consider taking uber or lyft there depending on where you are coming from, see new user promotion codes below.

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

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: Free events on MON, June 22 from CultureCapital.com, a fabulous resource for Arts & Culture events in DC, MD & VA

Here are some great free arts and culture events sent to us by CultureCapital.com! This site is a fantastic resource for free and ticketed events presented by nearly 300 Metro DC Arts Presenters. For quick way to find even more free arts and culture events check out the "Free in DC" Inside Out feature, curated by the staff of CultureCapital.com.

TICKETPLACE.org is another great program where you can find discount tickets to performances throughout metro DC @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter and at TICKETPLACE.org.

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

Sunday, June 21

Afternoon - Poetry & Prose Open Mic at The Writer's Center - Bethesda, MD
Poetry & Prose Open Mic

2:00pm - 4:00pm, sign-up begins at 1:30pm
Share something new you've written or a favorite piece from your ouvre. The reading starts at 2:00 pm and will be followed by a reception
The Writer's Center
4508 Walsh St - Bethesda, MD
Metro: Bethesda, elevator exit is closest, cross the street when you exit as Walsh St is only accessible from the northbound side of Wisconsin

Afternoon - Photographer Talk & Book Reading at the National Gallery of Art - Archives

Lecture and Book Signing: Reading from "Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs" by Sally Mann
2:00pm
In this presentation at the National Gallery of Art, acclaimed photographer Sally Mann reads from her revealing memoir and family history, Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs. Click the link above to learn more
National Gallery of Art
East Building Atrium
4th & Constitution Ave NW
Metro: Archives, closest entrance from the metro is the side entrance on 7th St just past Constitution

Afternoon - Talk about Jamaican Vintage Postcards at the Smithsonian Anacostia - Ancacostia

Jamaican Postcards: The Marva McIntosh Collection

2:00pm

Please RSVP here

Marva McIntosh has been an avid collector of vintage Jamaican postcards for over 20 years. She talks about their appeal not just as tourist commodities but the postcard’s branding which over the years has continued to feed the island nation’s economy as a tourist mecca, but at what cost? Many locals live in abject poverty and are disenfranchised from the lifestyle the postcards project. This program is being presented in recognition of Caribbean American Heritage Month and to celebrate community diversity.

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum

1901 Fort Pl SE
Metro: Anacostia, see metro trip-planner for bus options from metro or take uber or lyft there, see special promotion codes for new users below. 

Afternoon - Kids Performance at the Clarice Smith Center at UMD - College Park, MD
National Orchestral Institute Family Concert: Peter and the Wolf
3:00pm & 5:00pm
In this family-friendly performance, members of the National Orchestral Institute perform Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and give their own imaginative musical interpretations of beloved children’s books. Participate in fun, pre-show crafts with Arts on a Roll! At 2:00 pm and again at 4:00 pm, make a mask of your favorite character from the Peter and the Wolf story and take it with you to the orchestral performances at 3 pm and 5 pm.
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Clarice Smith Center Stadium Drive - College Park, MD
Metro: College Park and take a bus or taxi to campus, see public transit directions. You can also take uber or lyft there from the metro. See special promotions for first time users at the bottom of this post.

Afternoon - Film Screening at the National Gallery of Art - Archives

Film Series: American Originals Now: Barbara Hammer Resisting Paradise
4:00pm
Barbara Hammer in person. Click link above to learn more about the film
National Gallery of Art
West Building Lecture Hall
6th & Constitution Ave NW
Metro: Archives, closest entrance from the metro is the side entrance on 7th St just past Constitution

Late Afternoon - Artist Talk & Closing Reception at the DCAC, Adams Morgan - Woodley Pk
Thank You Artist Friends On Facebook Project Artist Talk and Closing
5:00pm
Akemi Maegawa's 317 etched portraits on 2x2 inch handmade porcelain tiles were inspired by profile pictures of artists on Facebook. They are physical evidence of Maegawa's intimate gaze, memory and relationship with that artist while questioning the difference between virtual and real, ephemeral and permanent, public and private.
DCAC (DC Arts Center)

2438 18th St, NW
Metro: Woodley Park and walk across the bridge or take the Circulator bus to Adams Mill from Woodley Park or Columbia Heights metro to Adams Mill. From Dupont Circle, take the 42 bus toward Mt Pleasant to 18th & Columbia.

Early Evening - Author Talk at Politics and Prose - Friendship Heights/ Chevy Chase Cicle
Howard Gillette: Class Divide: Yale 64 and the Conflicted Legacy of the Sixties
5:00pm
"With its protests and music, if not outright revolution, the ‘60s were a heady time—especially for young people fresh out of college. In one hundred interviews with members of the Yale class of 1964—a diverse and privileged group that included Joe Lieberman, Gus Speth, and Stephen Greenblatt—Gillette, author of Between Justice and Beauty and Rutgers history professor emeritus, lets those who lived through it tell their stories of this tumultuous era, with its radically transformed ideas of civic responsibility."

Politics & Prose Bookstore and Coffeehouse

5015 Connecticut Ave. NW

Metro: Van Ness or Friendship Heights and take a taxi, uber or lyft a short distance if you don't want to walk, or you can see metro trip-planner for bus  options, The L2 bus along Connecticut Ave goes there.

See the special "Free in DC" Inside Out feature on CultureCapital.com for more free events!

Special uber and lyft promotions for Free in DC followers: Smart phones users can download the uber and lyft apps. New users get $10 off your first lyft ride with promo code FREEINDC10, sign up at lyft.com. You can also get $20 off your first Uber with the promo code FREEINDC14 at uber.com/go/freeindc14 - be sure to select uberx for best price!

PAST: OUTDOOR FITNESS: Weekly: Get out of the Indoors and enjoy "Workout Wednesdays" on Woodrow Wilson Plaza every WED from May 20 - June 17 from 5:30pm - 6:30pm right by the Federal Triangle Metro, Free

Workout Wednesdays on Woodrow Wilson Plaza
starting on Wednesday, May 20

continuing every Wednesday through June 17
5:30pm - 6:30pm 

Free

Stretch, sculpt and tone your muscles every Wednesday from May 20 – June 17 with free workout sessions led by instructors from FitNut. For a midweek shape-up, head to the Plaza for an hour of exercise and tips on nutrition and healthy living. No need to reserve a spot, simply show up. Bring your mat, grab your coworkers and get ready to get fit. 

Woodrow Wilson Plaza at the Ronald Reagan Building

1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Metro: Federal Triangle drops you right there, you can also walk a few blocks from Metro Center if you're coming from the red line. 

PAST: MUSIC: Chamber Music Recital at the Dumbarton House with members of the Friday Morning Music Club on TUES, June 9 from 7:30pm - 8:30pm, Free

Friday Morning Music Club Chamber Music Recital at the Dumbarton House

Tuesday, June 9
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Free

See program details for June 9 here. Save the date! Next FMMC concert at the Dumbarton House, Wednesday, September 16 at 7:30pm

Dumbarton House

2715 Q Street, NW
Metro: Dupont Cirlce and walk about 6 blocks over to 27th & Q, or you can take the D2 or D6 bus closer.

PAST: CULTURE: Learn more about Omani Arts & Culture at the Omani Cultural Evening at the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center at 16th & L St NW this THURS, June 4 from 5:00pm - 8:00pm, Free, Please RSVP

Omani Cultural Evening at new Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center

Thursday, June 4

5:00pm - 8:00pm

Free, RSVP Required

The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center invites you to an Omani Cultural Evening celebrating Omani culture with traditional oud music, a food tasting, an Omani cultural exhibition, photography display, henna demonstrations, traditional Omani coffee, sweets, and more! Please RSVP in advance. You're welcome to come by anytime between 5:00pm and 8:00pm. Conveniently located downtown at the corner of 16th & L St NW in the former home of the School for the Arts in Learning.

Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center

1100 16th St NW, corner of 16 & L

Metro: Farragut North or take the S1, S2, S4 or S9 bus along 16th St to stop nearest L St

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: More Free and low-cost events to choose from on THURS, June 4

Thursday, June 4

Fortha June OpenMic - S.A.W. at Electric Maid.-Music,Poetry,Drama and more!

7:00pm - 10:00pm, sign up 6:45pm
sign-up 6:45pm, doors 6:30pm
All ages, by donation, $5 or more requested, free for performing artists
S.A.W. Open Mic with Peggy Brennan. Performers have up to 15 min or 3 songs, whichever is less

Waters, sodas, & tea/coffee available for sale. Read more here
The Electric Maid
268 Carroll St NW
Metro: Takoma, just across the street on the right

Reading with Ruben Castaneda for S Street Rising at Upshur Street Books

7:00pm

Free
"During the height of the crack epidemic that decimated the streets of D.C., Ruben Castaneda covered the crime beat for the Washington Post. The first in his family to graduate from college, he had landed a job at one of the country’s premier newspapers. But his apparent success masked a devastating secret: he was a crack addict. Even as he covered the drug-fueled violence that was destroying the city, he was prowling S Street, a 24/7 open-air crack market, during his off hours, looking for his next fix."  Read more here.
Upshur Street Books
827 Upshur St NW
Metro: Georgia Ave - Petworth or take a bus along Georgia Ave right to to Usphur

PAST: PANEL: "Healing Through Art" a Panel Discussion at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts on WED, June 3 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. Free, RSVP Requested

"Healing Through Art" a panel discussion at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
Wednesday, June 3
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Free, please RSVP here as space is limited

Come out for “Healing Through Art” the second installation of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities’ three-part series entitled Curate Your Culture: Community Conversations. 

This conversation will explore how local DC organizations are using the arts as an outlet to heal and explore the minds and bodies of those within our community.

Storyteller, Rev. Joani Peacock, will kick off the evening with a 10-minute story about living with mental illness and the role the arts can play in recovery. Afterwards there will be a panel discussion that will focus on how the arts and humanities are playing a critical role in the health and healing of those facing physical and psychological challenges. How can creative expression help individuals suffering from terminal illness, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), emotional distress and other physical ailments?

Panelists include:

• Gay Hanna, Ph.D., M.F.A, executive director of the National Center for Creative Aging
• Commander Moira McGuire, NC, USPHS, program manager of the Warrior Clinic and director of the Creative Arts Program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
• Shanti Norris, executive director of the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
• Jeff Majors, musician and music therapist 

Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U St, NW
Metro: U St or take the S2 or S4 bus along 16th St to U St