Top picks for this weekend: MLK Celebrations around the city, Iranian Film Festival at the Freer Gallery, West African Dance at Dance Place and Bethesda ArtWalk Opening Receptions.
Millenium Stage, Kennedy Center
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Free Performances Every Day, No Tickets Required
Performance Time: 6 p.m. Eastern, unless otherwise noted
Friday, January 12, 2007
Tony Trischka
Acclaimed banjo innovator Tony Trischka marks his return to acoustic
bluegrass by exploring the avenue of full-band, two-banjo bluegrass with
fellow five-stringers.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Kush Abadey
Abadey, a 15-year-old drummer, composer, and Artist-in-Residence at
Strathmore, leads his band in straight-ahead jazz standards and original
selections.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
John Flynn
A singer, songwriter, and activist, Flynn has shared the stage with Kris
Kristofferson, Jack Elliot, Arlo Guthrie, and Willie Nelson.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Let Freedom Ring Choir [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
A DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION IN THE CONCERT HALL
The Kennedy Center and Georgetown University host a musical celebration,
featuring Brian McKnight with the Let Freedom Ring Choir, as part of the
University’s fifth annual “Let Freedom Ring” initiative celebrating the
legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Cultural Tourism
See more events at:
http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/calendar2532/calendar.htm
Artomatic: Bethesda Artswalk Opening Receptions and Performances
Friday, January 12, 2007
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Bethesda
With no grand venue available for a huge Artomatic free-for-all, the
galleries in Bethesda are hosting group exhibitions showcasing works they
have selected from artists who responded to a call for entries by
uploading their images to the Artomatic virtual gallery at Artdc.org.
Folger Poetry: ParaEsoLaPalabra's January Cultural Event
Friday, January 12, 2007
6:30 PM
Location: Folger Haskell Center
Come experience music, art, and culture with Latin flavor!
ParaEsoLaPalabra's January peña will showcase Bolivian short-story author,
Víctor Montoya; the work of the group Sin Fronteras, playing original
music inspired by the New Song movement of Latin America; and the art work
of high school artists, Carlos Miranda and Nuvia Carmona.
MLK Commemoration Service with Keynote Speaker Mayor Adrian Fenty
Friday, January 12, 2007
8:00 PM
Location: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue and Turner Memorial AME Church with Capital
Kehillah present an inspiring Friday Evening Shabbat Service as we honor
two of the Twentieth Century’s most important spiritual leaders, Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.
Dance: KanKouran West African Dance Company
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Location: Dance Place
One of DC’s most revered West African dance and music companies, KanKouran
presents Mandinkola! – The Legend of Sundiata.
Family Day Celebration: Commemoration of the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: National Archives and Records Administration
At this special family program produced in collaboration with the Center
for the National Archives Experience, visitors will get the chance to meet
"Frederick Douglass," "Ida B. Wells," "Rosa Parks" and "Martin Luther
King, Jr." and learn about their lives and work. The event includes
hands-on activities and a film about the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs
and Freedom, called The March.
Music - Sweet Honey In The Rock: Annual Children's Concert
Saturday, January 13, 2007
3:00 PM
Location: Peoples Congregational Church
Audiences of all ages will dance in the aisles and sing along with the
women of Sweet Honey In The Rock during their annual children’s concert.
This beloved ensemble inspires youngsters and the young at heart with
songs of hope, encouragement, and togetherness.
Martin Luther King Day: Celebration of Youth Non-Violence
Monday, January 15, 2007
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Washington National Cathedral
Join us for a Martin Luther King Day and Celebration of Youth Non-Violence
featuring Sister Helen Prejean, author of the best seller Dead Man
Walking, recording artist Bomani Armah, and the Urban Nation H.I.P.-H.O.P.
Choir of Washington.
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Films - Reportory Theaters
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/showtimes/showtimes.html?navLeft
Freer Gallery of Art
Jefferson Drive at 12th St. SW
(202) 233-4880
Iranian Film Festival
Cease Fire
(NR) -
Sun. 2:00
National Gallery of Art
East Building Auditorium
4th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
(202) 842-6799
Filming othello
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(R) - 91 mins.
Sat. 2:30
Jacques Rivette on the streets of paris
Celine and Julie Go Boating
(NR) - 192 mins.
Fri. 1:00; Sun. 4:30
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What's Doing
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/11/AR2007011100712.html
ANNAPOLIS ANTIQUES SHOW Friday 11 to 6, Saturday 11 to 6 and Sunday noon
to 5. Displays by about 32 vendors. $8. A benefit for the Historic
Annapolis Foundation. 410-267-8146.
FISHING EXPO AND BOAT SHOW Friday noon to 8, Saturday 9 to 8, Sunday 9 to
6. Displays of fishing boats and related goods, exhibits, seminars. $8,
ages 10 to 14 $4, younger free. Maryland State Fairgrounds, York Road at
I-83, Timonium. 410-838-8687.
King Birthday Events
AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES"Freedom Summer," documentary film presented by
filmmaker Marco Williams, Friday at 6:30. "Family Day," Saturday 11 to 2,
with living history portrayals and hands-on activities. "African American
Leadership in the 21st Century," panel discussion, Saturday at 2. National
Archives, Eighth and Constitution NW. 202-357-5000.
POETRY EXTRAVAGANZA Saturday 1 to 5. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Library, 901 G St. NW. 20-236-3163.
INTERFAITH PRAYER SERVICE Sunday at 3, sponsored by the InterFaith
Conference of Metropolitan Washington. Israel Baptist Church, 1251
Sarasota Ave. NE. 202-269-0288.
VOICES OF INSPIRATION gospel concert, Sunday at 4. Northern Virginia
Hebrew Congregation, 1441 Wiehle Ave., Reston. 703-437-7733.
RESTON COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA Sunday at 6, conducted by Dingwall Fleary with
soprano Ellyn Crawford and singer Beverly Cosham. Reston Community Center,
2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston. 703-476-4500.
"TRIBUTE TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: THE DREAM" Sunday at 7.
Entertainment by ensembles from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts,
readings by student essay contest winners and remarks by officials. Thomas
Jefferson Community Theatre, 125 S. Old Glebe Rd., Arlington.
703-228-1850.
"MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY" Monday 11 to 4, art tours, films. Walters Art
Museum, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-547-9000.
"MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION" Monday at noon. Remarks by journalist
Paul Berry, entertainment by community and student ensembles. Rockville
High School, 2100 Baltimore Rd., Rockville. 240-314-8316 or 240-314-5022.
"A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR." M onday at 4, with remarks
by astronaut Bernard A. Harris and entertainment by community choirs. Free
tickets have been released; unclaimed seats will be released at show time.
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.
240-777-2500 or 301-581-5100.
THE SOULFUL SYMPHONY Tuesday at 8, conducted by Andrew Constantine with
pianist Stewart Goodyear in the 21st annual "Musical Tribute to Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr." $15. Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St.,
Baltimore. 410-783-8000 or 800-442-1198.
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