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Norwegian Christmas at Union Station 2008/ Toys for Tots
Union Station
In December 2008 the nation's capital gets a taste of Norwegian food, culture, and music at the 12th annual Norwegian christmas at Union Station. Also kick off for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive.
Categories: Charity Events, Exhibits
Next to Normal
Arena Stage in Crystal City
How does an almost average family navigate today's over-stimulated and over-medicated world? In this darkly funny and haunting new musical, one suburban household confronts its past and its future. With provocative lyrics and an electrifying score, "Next to Normal" explores how far two parents will go to keep themselves sane and their world intact. Straight from its successul run at New York's...
Categories: Theater, Music: Other
The "Nutcracker"
The Bowie Center for the Performing Arts
10:30am
The National Ballet is proud to present the classic holiday favorite,The"Nutcracker." Our 61st aniiversary season performance is sure to delight family members of all ages, with beautiful choreography, wonderful costumes, and magical settings. Our venue is conveniently located at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, with plenty of free. parking.
Categories: Theater, Family Oriented, Holiday
"Spycraft: The Secret History of the Cia’s Spytechs from Communism to Al-Qaeda" by Robert Wallace - Lecture
The National Archives Building
12:00pm
From James Bond to Maxwell Smart to "Mission: Impossible," spies and their gadgetry have been captivating public interest for decades. Until now, however, much of the information about the tools used by real-life spies has been deemed “inappropriate for public disclosure.” Join us as Robert Wallace, 32-year veteran of the CIA and former director of the Agency’s Office of Technical Service...
Categories: Books & Authors, Free, Lecture
Katherine Anne Porter and Yaddo: "peace and repose and working atmosphere"
University of Maryland Libraries
1:30pm – 4:00pm
College Park, MD - The University of Maryland Libraries will be the site of an informative exhibit that explores American author Katherine Anne Porter’s relationship with Yaddo, an artists' retreat in Saratoga Springs, New York. Porter spent a significant amount of time at the retreat as a guest in the 1940s. The exhibit focuses on the work Porter completed while at Yaddo. Viewers may also...
Categories: Exhibits
5th Annual Regional Spelling Bee
US Navy Memorial
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Get Spellbound! The Regional Spelling Bee is a nail-biting, intense championship competition among the five Higher Achievement Center's Spelling Bees, with more than 125 participants regionally. The five top spellers from each Achievement Center’s Spelling Bee will compete to be the 2009 Regional Spelling Bee champion. This event is the first of five Higher Achievement annual, region-wide...
Categories: Free
The Mitchell Map and Its Role in Shaping History - Discussion
The National Archives Building
7:00pm
How was the Canadian/American border decided? Tonight’s panel will explore the use of Dr. John Mitchell’s important 1755 cartographic contribution, “A Map of the British and French Dominions in North America.” Mitchell’s map was the cartographic document used by official representatives of Great Britain and the United States at Paris in 1782 in negotiations leading to the Treaty of Pa...
Categories: Discussion, Free, History
Exhibition: A Disenchanted Playroom (Ein entzaubertes Kinderzimmer)
Goethe-Institut Washington, the German Cultural Center
9:00am – 5:00pm
C/O Berlin, International Forum for Visual Dialogues, opened in 2000 in the former Royal Post Office Building in Berlin Mitte. Two photography projects chosen for its annual Talents exhibition series are showcased here this fall and winter: A Disenchanted Playroom and 32 Kilos.
Check our website for additional programming in conjunction with these exhibitions.
November 6, 2008 – January...
Categories: Exhibits
Counter-Photography: Japan's Artists Roday
Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
9:00am – 5:00pm
This world-traveling photography exhibit showcases the work of 11 contemporary Japanese artists united by a common desire: to capture a world invisible to the naked eye—the world of the spirit. Reflecting the traditional Japanese belief in which all objects are perceived to have a spiritual aspect, their work moves beyond the documentary, revealing the unique spirit of each individual photographer.
Categories: Exhibits
Christmas at Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens
9:00am – 4:00pm
Mount Vernon is joyfully decking the halls for "Christmas at Mount Vernon," a special daytime program offered from Thanksgiving Day weekend through the Twelve Days of Christmas. Exciting additions this year include a dozen themed Christmas trees, a gingerbread Mount Vernon by former White House pastry chef Ronald Mesnier, historical chocolate-making demonstrations, 18th-century dancing, and a C...
Categories: Family Oriented, History, Holiday
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