PAST: FOOD: Talk & Potluck! Like Indian Food? You'll want to check out this one for sure! SUN, Nov 13th from 4:30pm - 6:30pm, Free, RSVP Requested

Slow Food, Hot Spices: Indian Cooking From The Hearth
Sunday, November 13th

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Free

RSVP requested

Come learn about Indian vegetarian cooking with noted novelist, writer, and culinary adventurer, Nani Power. Join Slow Food DC as Nani speaks about Indian vegetarian/Jain food and shares excerpts from her latest book, Ginger and Ganesh. Take a sneak peek into her treasured spice box and learn about culinary and health uses for its various ingredients.

Bring along a dish to share for the potluck afterward! There will be a free talk and book reading followed by a Q&A, signing and potluck (Indian and/ or vegitarian dishes encouraged). Sounds like a great, interactive event!

Advance RSVP requested to slowfooduniversity at slowfooddc.org

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church

16th & Newton - 1525 Newton St, NW

Metro: Columbia Heights or take the S2 or S4 bus from anywhere along 16th St to Newton

PAST: YOGA: Open House + Free Classes at lil omm's brand new Tenleytown Studio! SAT, Nov 12th from 9:00am - 4:15pm

Open House lil omm's new home in Tenleytown!

Free Yoga Classes for everyone including lil omm's specialty - mom's, kids, babies!

Saturday November, 12th

9:00am - 4:15pm

Free

RSVP at www.lilomm.com to ensure your spot

Come meet their teachers and try out their classes in their brand new space! Childcare available for all adult classes throughout the day! One LUCKY winner will receive a complimentary 6 month membership! Must attend 1 Open House Class to be eligible. Giveaways, raffle items, yummy treats and more!

Schedule of Free Classes

9-9:30am Adult yoga

9:30-10:00am Adult Yoga level 2/3

10:30-11:00am Movers/preschoolers ( crawling- age 4)

11:15- 11:45am Itsy Bitsy Yoga Babies ( 6 weeks- crawling)

12 - 12:30pm Postnatal Fitness and Yoga ( babies welcome)

12:30- 1:00pm BARRE FUSION playtime ( all are welcome)

1:15pm-1:45pm Prenatal Yoga

1:45-2:15pm Urban flow

2:30- 3:00pm Restorative Yoga

3:15-3:45pm Kids Yoga ( ages 5-11 )

3:45-4:15pm Family Yoga (all are welcome)

lil omm yoga

4708 Wisconsin Ave, NW

Metro: Tenleytown, just a short walk north on Wisconsin

PAST: ART: Arlington Arts Center Artists Talk & Tour of Studios SAT, Nov 12th from 4:00pm - 6:30pm, Free

Arlington Arts Center presents ONE on ONE: Artists in Conversation + Open Studios Today! Saturday, November 12th

4:00pm - 6:30pm

Free

Five AAC resident artists and a guest artist will pair up with six of the FALL SOLOS 2011 artists for an hour-long tour of the galleries led by Executive Director Stefanie Fedor. In each gallery, the AAC artist will interview the SOLOS artist, while guests get to follow along and enjoy the conversations. At the reception in the Wyatt Gallery following the tour, guests will be able to continue the conversations with the SOLOS and AAC artists and view PROXIMITY TO PRACTICE.

Right after the ONE on ONE gallery talk and tour, meet the resident artists and see their work in their studios and in the Wyatt Gallery. AAC's incubator program is unique in the region, providing local artists with subsidized studios, regular exposure, creative space in the Wyatt Gallery, and a community of colleagues.

Arlington Arts Center

3550 Wilson Blvd - Arlington, VA

Metro: Virginia Square, just across the street

PAST: FESTIVAL: College Park Blues Festival at UMD Ritchie Coliseum SAT, Nov 12th from 6:00pm - 11:30pm, Free

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4th Annual College Park Blues Festival is Today! Saturday, November 12th
6:00pm - 11:30pm
Free!
The Tom Newman Blues Band plays 9:00pm

Memphis or Bust!This festival is a fundraiser to help send the DCBS Battle of the Bands winner to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN

Food and beverages (incl. beer and wine) available for purchase. Raffle prizes include gift certificates for local restaurants. The Rocketeria Guitar Raffle features a G&L Tribute Series guitar valued at $600, autographed by national artists! Do some holiday shopping - visit the vendors for a variety of gifts and crafts.


Free Parking if you plan to drive!

University of Maryland
Ritchie Coliseum (across from University of Maryland) Route 1College Park, MD 20740
Metro: See metro for best access, I believe there is a free shuttle to UMD from the metro but not sure of hours or schedule

PAST: Beer Tasting at DC Brau + DJ's + Live Mural Painting with Artist Pixel Pancho SAT, Nov 12th from 12:00pm - 6:00pm, Free!

Pixel Pancho Live Mural Painting
and DC Brau Beer Tasting

Today! Saturday, November 12th

12:00pm - 6:00pm

Free

Music by DJ Cabezon and DJ Slowdown. Organized by Art Whino.

DC Brau Brewery

3178-B Bladensburg Rd, NE [Directions]

Metro: See metro trip-planner for best bus and/or metro access.

PAST: Family Friendly: Come out for the First LEGO League Family Day at SAAM in Chinatown! This SAT, Nov 12th from 11:30am – 5:00pm, Free

Family Friendly Event at SAAM

First LEGO League Family Day!
Saturday, November 12th
11:30am – 5:00pm
Free

Invention is the theme of the regional First LEGO League Tournament, in which student-designed robots work to solve problems of food safety. Come cheeer on your favorite team during a day filled with music and demos. Watch students working to solve real-world engineering challenges.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Kogod Courtyard
Between 7th & 9th, F and G St, NW
Metro: Gallery Pl – Chinatown

PAST: ART: Guest Post from East City Art: Weekend Round Up for events on the East side of DC and in MD - FRI, Nov 11th - SUN, Nov 13th, Free

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Fall Open Studios Edition

Friday, November 11th

Art Works Studio Gallery

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Described as “painting expressed as pure joy”, Laurie Breen’s Still-Lives-Accumulation of Meaning is a collection of colorful yet complex mixed media pieces. The accumulated layers of media, which include words, force the viewer to reconsider his/her relationship with the subject-matter. For additional details, click here.

Art Works Studio Gallery - 3711 Rhode Island Ave, Mt. Rainier, MD

Saturday, November 12th

Albus Cavus Open Studios

12:00pm - 7:00pm

The beloved artist collective responsible for creating many of the murals around DC is hosting an open house at their studios on Capitol Hill. The event will feature furniture, design and “art solutions”. For additional details, click here.

The Albus Cavus Studios - in alley between 600 block of E and G Streets SE

The Capitol Hill Art League

5:00pm - 7:00pm

The Capitol Hill Art League (CHAL) hosts its November all-media juried exhibition. The presiding juror is Henry Allen, a journalist and Pulitzer Prize winning critic. For additional details, click here.

CHAL shows at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop - 545 7th Street SE

39^th Street Gallery

5:30pm - 8:00pm

The Brentwood Gallery presents Shape Shifters a group show featuring the work of Karl Connolly and Jan Razauskas curated by artist Stewart Watson. The duo’s work moves between recognizable and abstract images. For additional details, click here.

The 39th Street Gallery - 3901 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood, MD

Sunday, November 13th

Gateway Arts District Open Studios

12:00pm - 5:00pm

While not nearly as extensive as the May 2011 open studio tour, the fall open studio tour offers the public an opportunity to visit several important local studios and see the work of dozens of artists.

The studios include:

The Brentwood Arts Exchange complex located at 3901 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood MD

EZ-Storage Studios located at 4301 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood, MD

Red Dirt Studios located at 3706-08 Otis Street, Mount Rainier, MD

Ellen Weiss Studios located at 3706 Wells Ave, Mount Rainier, MD

Metro: See metro trip-planner for best bus and metro access to each location

Phil Hutinet is the Editor-in-Chief of East City Art. You can also follow East City Art on facebook and twitter.

PAST: PHOTO: Closing Party for "Celebrities & Other Animals: The Best of Discovery Creative" at The Dunes FRI, Nov 11th 7:00pm - 9:00pm, Free

Closing Party Tonight for Photo Show at The Dunes

"Celebrities & Other Animals: The Best of Discovery Creative"

Friday, November 11th

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Free

The photos in the show are really amazing. Portraits of people (and animals) you might recognize from their TV shows, very large scale. I definitely recommend checking it out before if leaves if you have a chance to swing by!

The Dunes hosts a Closing Party tonight for Part II of Discovery Creative’s first public photo exhibit. The exhibit, Celebrities & Other Animals, features 22 gripping, funny, thought-provoking images shot by 16 renowned photographers, including Brent Stirton, George Lange and David Johnson. It is the first time Discovery Creative has shown its photographic wares to the general public. Select photos will be on sale with proceeds going to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation.

Discovery Creative, the internal advertising, marketing and creative agency for Discovery Communications, and The Dunes, Washington’s fast emerging creative space, are hosting a photography exhibit of the work promoting Deadliest Catch, NY Ink, Cake Boss, Hillbilly Handfishin’ and a host of other hit TV shows. Every year Discovery Creative’s photo services group commissions some of the world’s best shooters to capture the essence of shows airing on the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery and OWN among others, and the exhibit features some of their most dazzling efforts.

The Dunes

1402 Meridian Pl, NW

Metro: Columbia Heights, walk north on 14th a few blocks, left at Meridian, it's above The Getaway

PAST: Free Arts & Culture Events this Weekend from CultureCapital.com! SAT, Nov 12th - SUN, Nov 13th, Free

Here are some more great free arts and culture events happening this weekend (listed here in a separate post!) from CultureCapital.com. Please c

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

Saturday, November 12th

Film Screening + Live Music

Andy Warhol 16 mm: 13 Most Beautiful

... Songs for Andy Warhols Screen Tests

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips make their Washington debut performing songs on guitar and keyboard to the backdrop of Warhol's Screen Tests. Approximately 60 minutes. Part of the Andy Warhol 16 mm Film Series, in association with the exhibition Warhol: Headlines.

National Gallery of Art

East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Metro: Judiciary Sq, closest to the East Bldg

Artist Talk

Newman Distinguished Visiting Artist Lecturer in Photography

featuring Carrie Mae Weems

NOTE: This one is SOLD OUT already, but perhaps there will be a stand by line. I suggest that you call first to ask if they will be giving away any extra tickets at the door.

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Metro: Farragut West or Farragut North

Sunday, November 13th

Artist Talk

''The Phono-Graphic Cycle'' by Champneys Taylor
5:00pm

Taylor discusses his first solo show, which reflect his interest in color, luminosity, and invented landscapes, both physical and psychical.

DCAC (DC Arts Center) in Adams Morgan

Metro: Woodley Park and walk or take the Circulator

Literary & Poetry Reading

Sunday Open Door Reading

2:00pm

Reading by winners of the Washington Writers' Publishing House competition - poet Dan Gutstein and fiction writer Melanie S. Hatter.

The Writer's Center
Metro: Bethesda, closest if you use the elevator exit

Culture Capital is a program of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, linking you to the Metro DC's vibrant arts community.

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

PAST: Eight more events happening Tonight! Art Openings, Yoga, Music, Improv Comedy... from facebook. Free, by donation, or $10

All of the events below are happening Tonight! Didn't have time to create individual posts but wanted to give these events a shout out. See http://www.facebook.com/FreeinDC for more info!

Art Openings

These guys always host great openings! Tonight they're hosting another one for "Coiled Terrain", by Amy Genser from 6:30pm - 8:00pm at Long View Gallery 1234 9th St, NW. Metro: Mt Vernon Sq - Convention Center.

Art Opening for "Fear and Indulgence: New Paintings by Jacqueline Levine" from 6:00pm - 9:00pm, 2805 M St, NW in Georgetown. Free.

Looking for something artsy to do tonight in VA? There's a Featured Artist Reception from 7:00pm - 9:00pm at the Fairfax Art League, Old Town Hall, City of Fairfax

Yoga

Donation based Sri Yoga Class Tonight, 6:30pm - 8:00pm at The Festival Center in Adams Morgan, Columbia Rd & Mozart Pl.

Improv Comedy

Winterprov! 4 Nights of Comedy at Big Bear Cafe from 7:30pm -11:00pm. Also on Friday and next Thursday and Friday. All ages. No cover noted. If I find out that there is one, I'll let you all know.

Music

In the mood for some Music? Tonight (in addition to show at Rock n Roll Hotel I just posted) you can swing by Bohemian Caverns from 8:00pm -11:00pm to hear local artists Elikeh and Sitali perform. $10 cover, 11th & U St, NW Metro: U St

Tonight at Rock n Roll Hotel 1353 H St, NE JVIEWZ "electro-band-thing out of Brooklyn" 11pm Modern Man 10pm, $10 21+

Grab a Scoop of Free Ice Cream (with App)

Have the Scoutmob app? Swing by Thomas Sweet - Wisconsin & P St, NW for free ice cream this week! (lots of yummy flavors there you can't find elsewhere) They're also in Georgetown and open late!

See Metro for best access by public transit.

PAST: "History and Helicoptering: How Past Factors Explain Parents’ Anxieties" in Takoma Park, THURS, Nov 10th at 7:30pm, Free

"History and Helicoptering: How Past Factors Explain Parents’ Anxieties" Tonight in Takoma!

Lecture and Discussion with Historian Peter Stearns

Thursday, November 10th

7:30pm

Free

"Ever wonder how typical your childhood was? Or feel anxious about how you are raising your own children? Join renowned historian Peter Stearns as he challenges us to revisit how we view both childhood and child rearing."

Takoma Park Auditorium

7500 Maple Avenue

Takoma Park, MD

Metro: Takoma

PAST: Free Arts & Culture Events this Week from CultureCapital.com! THURS, Nov 10th - FRI, Nov11th

Here are some more great free arts and culture events happening this week from CultureCapital.com. Please c

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

Thursday, November 10th

Gallery Talk

Italian Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1525-1835
11:00am - 12:00pm

National Gallery of Art

West Building Main Floor, Rotunda

Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial is closest to West Bldg

Art Talk

Twelve at Twelve

12:00pm - 12:12pm

Twelve minute talk about the work "Bird's Eye View of the New York Convention Center under Construction" by Rakestraw Downes
National Gallery of Art

East Building Ground Level, Information Desk

Metro: Judiciary Sq - closest to East Bldg

Art Reception

Featured Artist Reception

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Fairfax Art League
Old Town Hall, City of Fairfax

Metro: See metro for best access

Friday, November 11th

Chamber Music Performance

Friday Morning Music Club: Chamber music concert

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Calvary Baptist Church

Metro: Gallery Pl - Chinatown

Culture Capital is a program of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, linking you to the Metro DC's vibrant arts community.

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

PAST: Lighten up with the Laughter Club! (based on Laughter Yoga but no Yoga) THURS, Nov 10th in Takoma Park 7:00pm - 8:00pm, by donation

Lighten up at the Laughter Club

Thursday, November 10th

7:00pm - 8:00pm

by donation

RSVP and learn more here

I just found out about this one. Laughing for no reason, sounds a bit crazy, but could be fun. I suppose once you start laughing I suppose it's easy to keep going. Just found this article online about why laughter is contagious with a funny pic - worth clicking through.

"More Joy, Less Stress" sounds like a good idea to me! The club is based on Laughter Yoga, which uses interactive group-based "laughter exercises" to get folks laughing without jokes or humor. Everyone can laugh and there are are no traditional Yoga poses, so anyone can do it! I believe it's a monthly event, though it could be weekly.

Why laugh? Because laughter feels good, relieves stress, improves health, elevates mood and is fun! Plus, you get to be silly which is something many of us probably don't get to be enough as we get older.

Maitri House - in Takoma Park, MD

251 Manor Circle

Metro: Takoma (see walking map from metro, just under a mile walk about 19 minutes estimate on google map)

PAST: TALK: Kristina Wilson, Eldredge Prize Winner, MoMA and American Modernism at SAAM in Chinatown THURS, Nov 10th, 4:00pm - 5:00pm, Free

Author Event with Kristina Wilson, Winner of the Eldredge Prize MoMA and American Modernism: Painting, Design, and the Art of the Exhibition 1929-1934

Thursday, November 10th
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Free

Join Kristina Wilson, associate professor of art history at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts and winner of the museum's 2011 Charles C. Eldredge Prize for distinguished scholarship, for a discussion of her book The Modern Eye: Stieglitz, MoMA, and the Art of the Exhibition, 1925 (or is it 1929) -1934. Reception follows.

Smithsonian American Art Museum
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
Between 7th & 9th, F and G St, NW
Metro: Gallery Pl – Chinatown

PAST: Final Day of #DCResidence - as part of DCWeek! THURS, Nov 10th, Evening Events start at 6:00pm, $10 suggested donation

Today is the last day of #DCRESIDENCE

Thursday November 10th
6:00pm - 10:00pm or later

by donation

Schedule:

6-8pm - 2 PBR’s and 2 gourmet sliders for $10
7pm - 8pm Local Music and the Local Economy (sign up!)
8:30pm The Live Listen Local First Showcase ($10 suggested donation)

THE PARLOUR

above The BIG BOARD

421 H St, NE (near Studio H, at 408 H St, NE)

Metro: See metro trip-planner for best access

PAST: The public is welcome to attend "The 9th Annual Veterans' Powwow at GMU" this THURS, Nov 10th, 12:00pm - 10:00pm, Free!

The 9th Annual Veterans' Powwow at GMU

Thursday, November 10th

12:00pm - 10:00pm

Free

In November, Native American and Indigenous Alliance, collaborating with Office of Diversity Programs and Services, sponsors major events celebrating National American Indian Heritage Month.

The Annual Veteran's Day Powwow has become a tradition at Mason. Currently, American Indian students make up 0.3% (99) of Mason's total student population. Learn more about the American Indian Heritage group at GMU.

The powwow is a central social event in indigenous culture, combining dance and music. As always, this powwow is open to all and is free of charge. A large selection of traditional art and crafts will be available for purchase.

This year's head staff: Host Drum: Stoney Creek and Buffalo Hill Master of Ceremonies: Clayton Old Elk (Crow) & Keith Colston (Tuscarora-Lumbee) Arena Director: Manuel Rodriquez (Comanche & Cheyenne) Head Dancers: Mary Phillips (Laguna Pueblo & Omaha) & Jason Warwick (Lumbee & Eastern Cherokee) Head Junior Dancers: Alexander Firewalker (Cherokee) & Alexis Hill (Seneca & Ojibwa)

For more information, call ODPS, 703-993-2700 or visit http://odps.gmu.edu. This event is sponsored by the Native American & Indigenous Alliance, Office of Diversity Programs & Services, the Indigenous Nations Alumni Alliance, and University Life.

George Mason University Main Campus

Dewberry Hall of the Johnson Center

4400 University Dr - Fairfax, VA

Metro: There's a bus that goes to campus from the metro's orange line, I've taken it before to get to a friends graduation. Though it is a bit far from the city, it is accessible by transit. See metro for access.

PAST: TALK: "Getting Your Garden Ready for Winter" with Washington Gardener Magazine at Takoma Library THURS, Nov 10th at 7:00pm, Free

"Getting Your Garden Ready for the Winter"

Thursday, November 10th

7:00pm

Free

Learn how to prepare your garden for Winter at this free talk at the Takoma Park Branch (DC) Library, presented by Washington Gardener Magazine and the Takoma Horticultural Club. Thanks to Washington Gardner for the post I found with the info!

The talk will be presented by Kathy Jentz, Editor of Washington Gardener Magazine, to celebrate the donation of 18 garden books to the Takoma DC Public library by the Takoma Horticiultural Club. She'll share tips on how you can grow a beautiful garden filled with flowers and foliage and still honor the Earth by using sustainable gardening practices. Learn how to prepare your yard for the next growing season in an eco-friendly way.

Takoma Library

5th & Cedar St, NW

Metro: Takoma

PAST: KIDS: Final Day! "Kids Euro Festival" at venues throughout DC - Oct, 14th - Nov 10th, Over 200 Free Kid Friendly Events!

Kids Euro Festival -4 Weeks of European Art & Culture!

Friday, October 14th - Thursday, November 10th

Free!
200+ Kid Friendly events to choose from!

recommended for ages 2-12

follow the Kids Euro Festival on facebook

Enjoy mimes, storytellers, dancers, puppeteers and more at the Kids Euro Festival. Thanks to the French-American Cultural Foundation, 27 EU embassies, and more than a dozen major cultural institutions, Europe is coming to DC during this four week festival.

The festival will present more than 200 free performances for children all around the metro area. Venues include public libraries, Embassies, National Geographic, the Kennedy Center, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, the National Children's Museum, Shakespeare Theatre, Strathmore, and AFI.

View the complete schedule here!

Thanks to Kid Friendly DC for the info!

Venues throughout DC

See metro trip-planner for access

PAST: MEDITATION: Foggy Bottom, K St, Dupont... Learn more about Meditation at the West End Library 24th & L St this WED, Nov 9th at 7:30pm, Free

"Transform Your Life through Meditation"

Wednesday, November 9th

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Free

In case you haven't figured it out yet, I'm a fan of meditation. Learn more about how meditation can improve your life and reduce stress at this free public talk on Wednesday at the West End Library, 24th & L St, NW. Conveniently located for lots of folks I imagine. This one will be led by William Smith, MS.

West End Library

24th & L St, NW

Metro: Foggy Bottom or take the Dupont - Rosslyn Circulator bus to 24th & M St and walk over to L St.

PAST: TALK: "A Conversation with Internet Inventors" the ones who helped to invent the internet that is! At SAAM this WED, Nov 9th at 7:00pm, Free

A Conversation with Internet Inventors

Steve Crocker and Vinton Cerf

Wednesday, November 9th

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Free

Can't make it in person? Watch the live webcast!

The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Chinatown hosts a conversation with Steve Crocker and Vinton Cerf, two of the Internet's founding fathers. Crocker established protocols necessary for the workings of the Internet, and Cerf, a computer scientist, was instrumental in the development of the first commercial email system. They will discuss how the Internet changed the way we communicate.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level

Between 7th & 9th, F and G St, NW

Metro: Gallery Pl – Chinatown

PAST: Give to the Max + DCWeek Keynotes After-Party + PostSecret Book Signing at Park on 14th! WED, Nov 9th, 9:00pm - Midnight, RSVP, 21+

Give to the Max Party at Park Tonight!

Wednesday, November 9th

9:00pm - 12:00am

Free with RSVP, cash bar, 21+

Donations encouraged

Book signing by Frank Warren, author of PostSecret

10:00pm - 11:00pm

profits from book sales will go towards local non-profit, focusing on suicide prevention, IMAlive

As the official after party of the DCWeek Keynotes, not only will this rally aim to close out DCWeek with excitement, but it will also serve as the final hours of Give To the Max Day: Greater Washington - which is happening today! The 24 hour event has the goal of raising at least millions dollars for area non profits that strive to better the local community.

The Park at Fourteenth

920 14th St, NW (between I and K St)

Metro: McPherson Square

PAST: JAZZ: Free Concert with UDC Small Jazz Ensemble TUES, Nov 8th at 12:30pm, Free

UDC Small Jazz Ensembles Concert

Tuesday, November 8th

12:30pm

Free

Join the jazz ensembles under the direction of Allyn Johnson for an exciting afternoon of jazz in the Recital Hall.

University of the District of Columbia

Recital Hall - Performing Arts Bldg 46 - West

4200 Connecticut Ave, NW

Metro: Van Ness - UDC

PAST: READING: The Arts Club of Washington hosts Literary Evening with local Poet and Author Sandra Beasley TUES, Nov 8th at 7:00pm, Free

Literary Evening with Sandra Beasley

at the Arts Club of Washington

Tuesday, November 8th

7:00pm

Free

Beasley will read from her latest book "Don't Kill the Birthday Girl; Tales From an Allergic Life." Her previous books are both collections of poetry: "I Was The Jukebox" which won the 2009 Barnard Women's Poetry Prize and "Theories of Falling" winner of the New Issues Poetry Prize. Beasley lives in DC and has worked for several years as an editor for The American Scholar. A reception and book signing will follow her presentation.

Photo from CultureCapital.com post, by Matthew Wordman.

Arts Club of Washington

2017 I St, NW

Metro: Farragut West is closest, you can also walk from Farragut North

PAST: Holiday Market: The Czech Embassy hosts a "Czech Christmas Market" this WED & THURS, Nov 9th - 10th from 3:00pm - 7:00pm, Free, RSVP Today!

The Embassy of the Czech Republic hosts

Czech Christmas Market

Free, RSVP is required by today

RSVP by Tuesday, November 8th. Call (202) 274-9105 or email czech_events@yahoo.com and specify which date you'll be attending. You can click image to view larger.

Wednesday, November 9th

3:00pm - 7:00pm

Thursday, November 10th

3:00pm - 7:00pm

This event will feature an array of beautiful ornaments, Czech glass, and more. Celebrate the spirit of the season at the Embassy. During the event, the European Trading Company will present a large collection of beautiful Czech handmade Christmas ornaments just in time for the holiday season. In addition to the ornaments, original music scores and CDs by Alliance Publications, Inc. and Supraphon, as well as glass pieces by Topix-Fine Bohemian Crystal will be available for sale. The event will include a tasting of Becherovka, a Czech liquor produced in Carlsbad in West Bohemia. Enjoy hot wine, traditional Christmas pastries, and the warm atmosphere of Czech Christmas!

Embassy of the Czech Republic

3900 Spring of Freedom Street, NW
Metro: Van Ness - UDC (see walking map - about a 13 min walk .7 miles)

PAST: MEDITATION: "Meditation for Healthy Living" at Shaw Library MON, Nov 7th, 7:00pm + Check out a Free YOGA Class beforehand at 5:00pm

"Meditation for Healthy Living" at Shaw Library

Monday, November 7th

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Free

During this "Meditation for Healthy Living" talk you'll learn how meditation can improve your quality of life, reduce stress, improve overall physical health and help create more harmonious relationships. Show up early to take advantage of the free Yoga class, every Monday at 5:30pm!

"Free yoga class every Monday evening with Elizabeth Muniot, Yoga teacher and Life Coach. Learn how mindful yoga practice can help relieve stress and tension of daily life. Classes will cover postures, meditation, relaxation, breathing techniques and chanting. Class size is limited to 20 and is first come, first served. Come early with your yoga mat and towel. Ages 18 and Up. Story Room"

FYI, the Shaw Library is a really nice, new, library right near the metro and they are open til 9:00pm on Monday and Wednesday nights, other nights til 5:30pm, closed on Sundays.

Watha T. Daniel - Shaw Library

1630 7th St, NW

Metro: Shaw, right above the metro station

PAST: MUSIC: All Beethoven program with the Talich String Quartet part of the Sunday Night Concert Series at the NGA, SUN, Nov 6th at 6:30pm, Free

Talich String Quartet plays Beethoven

Sunday, November 6th

6:30pm

Free

The Talich String Quartet plays an all Beethoven program, the fifth in a series of the complete Beethoven string quartets. As part of the Sunday night concert series at the National Gallery of Art.

National Gallery of Art

West Building Main Floor, West Garden Court

Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial, closest to the West Building

PAST: DC Reads "The Other Wes Moore" Discussion with Kurt Schmoke and Special Guests at Politics and Prose SUN, Nov 6th at 5:00pm, Free

DC Reads Discussion with Kurt Schmoke and special guests

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates at Politics and Prose

Sunday, November 6th

5:00pm

Free

I'm actually reading the book now and highly recommend it, saw the author, Wes Moore, speak at MLK Library last month.

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates tells the real-life story of two kids with the same name living in the same decaying city. One grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison for felony murder. This is the story of two boys and the journey of a generation.

Kurt Schmoke, Dean of the Howard University Law School and former Mayor of Baltimore, will moderate the discussion. We are especially pleased to be joined by two special guests -- the mother of the author Wes Moore and the sister of the "other" Wes Moore.

Politics & Prose is proud to sponsor DC Reads, a DC Public Library literacy program that promotes reading for pleasure by facilitating city-wide celebrations focusing on one book. The goal is to appeal to a wide audience--high school students and adults of all ages--to generate in-depth questions, provoke conversation, and celebrate the joy of reading. This event is just one in coordination with other events taking place throughout the city.

Politics and Prose5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW (map)

Metro: Van Ness and take the L2 bus up Connecticut Ave or take a taxi

PAST: AUTHOR EVENTS: Every Night this Week and Events this Weekend at Politics and Prose, Tom Brokaw and others, Free

Author events this week and weekend at Politics and Prose

click on the links to read more about each event

Free

Tuesday, November 1st7:00pm
Peter Sís, The Conference of the Birds

A 12th-century Sufi epic by renowned and award-winning illustrator, author and filmmaker.

Wednesday, November 2nd

7:00pm

Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography

Montefiore, biographer of the mature and the young Stalin, tells the life story of the city of Jerusalem through its myriad faiths and wars, its conquerors and leaders, and through the experiences of ordinary people who have ma

de it home.

Thursday, November 3rd

7:00pm
Tom Brokaw - The Time of Our Lives: A Conversation About America

The award-winning NBC journalist and spokesman for The Greatest Generation profiles some of the country’s most innovative community leaders to assess how the nation has changed in recent decades and where we may be headed now.

Friday, November 4th

7:00pm

Steven Naifeh & Gregory White Smith Van Gogh: The Life

The authors of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Jackson Pollock: An American Saga are the first in some 70 years to write a full biography of the Dutch modernist master. With the support of the Van Gogh Museum, Naifeh and Smith draw on van Gogh’s letters as well as on unpublished correspondence from his family and associates.

Saturday, November 5th

1:00pm
Colson Whitehead, Zone One

From The Intuitionist to Apex Hides the Hurt to Sag Harbor, Whitehead’s fiction has been fresh, smart, and funny. In his new novel, this dexterous writer paints a picture of post-apocalyptic America. Still reeling from plague, with a provisional government set up in Buffalo, survivors work to clear out the last of the catatonic “stragglers” who stand in the way of a new civilization.

Saturday, November 5th

6:00pm
Charles Flood, Grant's Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year

Grant’s Memoirs were an instant bestseller in 1885, and are still valued for their literary and historic merit. Gravely ill when he wrote, Grant died just four days after completing the manuscript. Flood’s moving account of Grant’s last years is as illuminating about the man and his era as were his previous studies of Lee and Grant and Sherman.

Sunday, November 6th

1:00pm

Fiction and Poetry reading with Washington Writers' Publishing House Prize Winners

Melanie S. Hatter, The Color of My Soul & Dan Gutstein, Bloodcoal & Honey

"Washington Writers’ Publishing House is a non-profit organization that sponsors an annual competition for writers living in the Washington-Baltimore area. A journalist and graduate of the Johns Hopkins MFA program, Melanie Hatter explores the elusiveness of the past in a novel that juxtaposes an Indian tribe’s efforts to reclaim ancestral lands with a young woman’s startling discovery about her own family history. Poet Dan Gutstein, who teaches at GWU, focuses on themes of murder, love, and illness; his poems have a noirish aura and often employ startling language."

Politics and Prose

5015 Connecticut Ave, NW

Metro: Van Ness and take the L2 bus up Connecticut Ave, or you can take a taxi or walk

PAST: Free "Moneywise Financial Empowerment" Event from CAAB this SAT, Nov 5th from 8:30am - 5:30pm, Free, RSVP online, get free lunch

Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB) hosts a Financial Empowerment event this

Saturday, November 5th

8:30am - 5:30pm

See flyer with more info!

Free, Please RSVP in advance and get Free lunch!

CAAB provides great financial services to DC residents. I have personally worked with them and definitely recommend them! Their services are offered for free for residents of DC with qualifying incomes and this Saturday, they are hosting a free Financial Empowerment event where you'll have a chance to get free credit reports and take advantage of free credit counseling sessions all day long, along with the mini sessions with Certified Financial Planners. In this economic downturn, it's important for folks to take stock of their finances and find out some steps to improve their situations.

The Moneywise Financial Empowerment event features high level speakers from the public, corporate, and faith-based communities, dynamic music performances, panel discussions on a broad range of cutting-edge topics, PLUS one-on-one credit coaching, financial planning, health and wellness demonstrations, and prizes/raffles/exhibits.

View the full agenda and list of speakers and workshops here!

CAAB offers free classes and all kinds of great programs - Money Management Classes, IDA match funds for folks wanting to go to school or get new job training, buy their first home, or start a small business, and more - to DC residents with qualifying incomes.

Driving? Get FREE parking until 5pm at PMI Parking!

1615 M Street (Bring parking ticket for validation at the church)

Metropolitan AME Church
1518 M St, NW

Metro: McPherson Square or Farragut North

PAST: FILM: Screening of "Miró: The Phosphorescent Trails of Snails" at the NGA East Building FRI, June 8th 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Free

Image courtesy of Televisi
de Mallorca, via CultureCapital

Film Screening Miró: The Phosphorescent Trails of Snails

Friday, June 8th

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Select dates from Thursday, June 7th - Friday, July 20th

"Cesc Mulet's poetic documentary The Phosphorescent Trails of Snails, poetically combines documentary and fiction elements to explore color, symbol, and form in Miró's paintings, drawing inspiration from Yvon Taillandier's Je travaille comme un jardinier." (Cesc Mulet, Televisió de Mallorca, 2009, 54 minutes)

Additional Screenings on: Thursday, July 5th, Thursday, July 12th, Friday, July 13th, Thursday, July 19th, and  Friday, July 20th

National Gallery of ArtEast Building Concourse, Auditorium

4th & Constitution Ave, NW
Metro: Judiciary Sq - closest to East Building