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Fly Higher: Charlie Parker @ 100

 Library of Congress
Thu. May 14

Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata: Two Visions

 Library of Congress
Fri. May 15

#Declassified: Fly Space 3: Attack of the Stacks

 Library of Congress
Sat. May 16

Big Band Evening: Strayhorn Known and Unknown

 Library of Congress
Thu. May 28

Paris Blues

 Library of Congress
Fri. May 29

Anatomy of a Murder

 Library of Congress
Sat. May 30

Billy Strayhorn Symposium

 Library of Congress
Sat. May 30

The Bill Charlap Trio with Jon Faddis

 Library of Congress
Sat. May 30

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

 Library of Congress
Fri. Jul 24

The Apollo Orchestra with Michelle Kim, violin

 Church of the Epiphany
Sun. May 17

The Apollo Orchestra presents Rossini’s Stabat Mater

 Church of the Little Flower
Sun. Jun 14

ChorSymphonica: Leipzig’s 1st Taste

 St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church
Fri. Jun 26

Guest Curator, Tim Davis: Opening Reception

 Montpelier Arts Center
Sun. Apr 5

39th Annual Invitational Sculpture Exhibition: Talk/Luncheon

 Montpelier Arts Center
Fri. Jun 12

Guest Curator, Tim Davis

 Montpelier Arts Center
Sat. May 2

Julie Wills: Opening Reception

 Montpelier Arts Center
Sun. Apr 5

Giulia Piera Livi: Opening Reception

Montpelier Arts Center
Fri. Jun 5

Linda Bernard and Roslyn Logsdon: Opening Reception

 Montpelier Arts Center
Sun. May 3

Melissa Burley: Opening Reception

 Montpelier Arts Center
Fri. Jun 5

Barry Goldstein: Opening Reception

 Montpelier Arts Center
Sun. Jul 12

Washington Performing Arts: The United States Air Force Band

 The Anthem
Sat. May 30

BlackRock SpringFest

 BlackRock Center for the Arts
Sun. May 3

The Sapphires (2012)

 Publick Playhouse
Fri. May 8

Sound Meditation

 Publick Playhouse
Apr. 14 – Jun. 2

NCBF: Petalpalooza

 The Wharf
Sat. Apr 11

NCBF: Oxon Run Pink-Nic

 Oxon Run Park, Atlantic Street, SE at Livingston Road, SE
Sat. Apr 18

Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Apr 4

Just Us

 National Gallery of Art
Mon. Apr 6

Picture This: Tours for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision

 National Gallery of Art
Apr. 22 & 25

InterAct Story Theatre: Not My Monkey

 National Theatre
Sat. Apr 4

Great Works Theatre: The BFG

National Theatre
Sat. Apr 18

FMMC: Avanti Orchestra

 Cultural Arts Center at Montgomery College
Sat. May 30

Delita Martin

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Thu. Apr 9

Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Apr 15

Free Community Day: April

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Apr 5

Museum Day

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sat. Apr 4

Fierce Women 2.0

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Apr 5

Tour: Fierce Women 2.0

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Jun 7

Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Apr 22

Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Apr 29

Book Arts Lecture: Audrey Niffenegger—A Life in Libraries

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Jun 7

Free Community Day: June

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Jun 7

Free Community Day: May

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. May 3

Linda Nochlin: The Maverick She

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Jun 3

Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Jun 10

Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Jun 17

Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Jun 24

Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. May 6

Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. May 13

Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. May 20

Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. May 27

Shenson Chamber Music Concert: Jennifer Koh

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. May 27

Tour: Fierce Women 2.0

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. May 3

Bomsori Kim, violin, and Amy Yang, piano

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Apr 5

Junction Trio

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Apr 12

yMusic

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Apr 19

Aspen String Trio

 National Gallery of Art
Fri. Apr 24

Robert Mirabal with ETHEL

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. Apr 26

Brasil Guitar Duo with Jiji

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 3

Inna Faliks, piano

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 10

Ariel Quartet with Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet

 National Gallery of Art
Sun. May 17

Jazz and Gender Justice

Library of Congress
Wed. May 13

National Book Festival Presents Philip Kennicott

 Library of Congress
Thu. May 21

Raw Hope of Humanity Rising

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Jun. 17 – Sep. 2

The Life of a Poet: A Conversation with Ron Charles + Kimiko Hahn

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Tue. Apr 21

Artist's Reception: Visual Paradise

 Waverly Street Gallery
Fri. Apr 10

Hitchcock without Hollywood Film Series: Suzhou River

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Fri. Apr 17

Hitchcock Without Hollywood Film Series: La Jetée, Immemory, and The Key to Reserva

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Fri. May 15

City Nature Challenge ID Party

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Sat. May 2

In Pursuit of History

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Tue. May 12

Three Centuries of Georgetown Art

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Tue. Oct 20

Very Industrious and Neat with her Needle

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Tue. Sep 15

Director's Talk: Championing the Empathetic Museum

 George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
Wed. Apr 29

Preparators

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thu. Apr 9

Gods & Monsters

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thu. May 7

JRA Distinguished Artist Series: Kate Kretz

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sun. May 17

MFA First Year Gallery Talk

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Mon. Apr 13

MFA Thesis Opening Reception & Gallery Talk

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sat. May 2

Spring Family Day

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sat. Apr 25

Spring Opening Reception

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sat. Apr 4

Twilight Tuesdays: Cinco De Mayo Pinata Bust

 Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Tue. May 5

Twilight Tuesdays: Asian Tea Ceremony

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Tue. May 19

Twilight Tuesdays: Girl Power

 Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Tue. May 26

Conversation Circles

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Apr. 3 – May. 29

Curator Tour–One Life: Marian Anderson

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sun. May 17

Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company: Reflections on John Singer Sargent

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
May. 7 & 10

Wayde McIntosh and Jordan Casteel

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sun. May 31

In Focus: Sasu and Kasei

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thu. May 7

Open Studios

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Apr. 3 – May. 29

Portrait Discovery Kits

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Apr. 4 – May. 31

Portrait Explorers: Amazing Artists

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
May. 2 – 31

Portrait Signs

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Apr. 23 – May. 30

Portraits of a Generation

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Wed. May 20

Portraiture 101

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Tue. May 12

REMIX: The Danish Breakthrough

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thu. May 28

Teen Night

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Fri. May 22

Teen-led Tours

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Apr. 4 – May. 9

Teen-Led Tours

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
May. 6 & 9

The Outwin 2019 Portraiture Festival

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sat. May 9

Tours in Spanish

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Apr. 4 – May. 30

Young Portrait Explorers: LL Cool J

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
May. 11 & 25

STEAM Education: An International Case Study

 Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Sat. Jun 6

Universities as Partners in the Fight for Health & Food Equity

 Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Sat. Aug 22

Twilight Tuesdays: Movie Night on the Plaza: Frozen II

 Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Tue. Jun 16

Marietta Minnigerode Andrews: Womanhood and the Arts

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Tue. Nov 17

Painting Exhibition and Film Screening with Gita Hudson

Gandhi Memorial Center
Sat. Jun 6

Artist's Talk: Visual Paradise

 Waverly Street Gallery
Sun. Apr 26

Opening Reception: 19th Amendment, The War of the Roses

Del Ray Artisans
Fri. Apr 3

Urban Gardening Workshop: Spring Harvest and Crop Rotation Methods

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Sat. May 16

Urban Gardening Workshop: Tending the Garden

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Sat. Jun 20

Urban Gardening Workshop: The Late Summer Garden

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Sat. Jul 25

Urban Garden Workshop: Looking to the Fall

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Sat. Aug 29

Urban Gardening Workshop: Fall Harvest and Planting

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Sat. Sep 26

Artist's Talk: Passages - New Ceramics by Kanika Sircar

 Waverly Street Gallery
Sun. May 17

Opening Reception: Passages - New Ceramics by Kanika Sircar

 Waverly Street Gallery
Fri. May 8

Twilight Tuesdays: Color Your Community Art Workshop

 Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Tue. Jun 9

Ongoing Events

New York Ave Sculpture Project

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Thru Sep. 20

Americans

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Dec. 31, 2022

Nation to Nation

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Dec. 31, 2021

Our Universes

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Sep. 30

Return to a Native Place

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Jan. 1, 2022

The Great Inka Road

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Jun. 1

One Life: Marian Anderson

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru May. 17

Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote

 National Archives
Thru Jan. 3, 2021

Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote

Library of Congress
Thru Sep. 1

Right to the City @Shaw Neighborhood Library

 Shaw Neighborhood Library
Thru Apr. 20

Right to the City @Mt Pleasant Library

 Mt Pleasant Library
Thru Apr. 20

Right to the City @Anacostia Neighborhood Library

 Anacostia Neighborhood Library
Thru Apr. 20

Right to the City @Woodridge Neighborhood Library

 Woodridge Neighborhood Library
Thru Apr. 20

America’s First Veterans

 Anderson House & The American Revolution Institute
Thru Jul. 26

Women of Progress: Early Camera Portraits

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru May. 31

Storied Women of the Civil War Era

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru May. 8, 2022

Guest Curator: Tim Davis

 Montpelier Arts Center
Apr. 4 – May. 24

Julie Wills

 Montpelier Arts Center
Apr. 4 – May. 31

Giulia Piera Livi

Montpelier Arts Center
Jun. 5 – Aug. 2

Linda Bernard and Roslyn Logsdon

 Montpelier Arts Center
May. 2 – 31

Melissa Burley

 Montpelier Arts Center
Jun. 5 – 28

Barry Goldstein

 Montpelier Arts Center
Jul. 5 – Aug. 2

Comic Art: 120 Years of Panels and Pages

 Library of Congress
Thru Sep. 12

Tour: Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Building

 Library of Congress
Thru Jun. 30, 2022

NCBF: Student Art Contest & Community Art Show

 Pepco Edison Place Gallery
Thru Apr. 10

Baseball: America’s Home Run

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Jun. 27, 2020 – Mar. 1, 2022

Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words

 Library of Congress
Thru Sep. 30

Robert Franklin Gates: Paint What You See

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thru May. 24

Volkmar Wentzel

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thru May. 24

A Nobility of Matter: Asian Art from the Bliss Collection

 Dumbarton Oaks
Thru Jun. 1

Tour: Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Building

 Library of Congress
Thru Jan. 1, 2022

Carved in Stone, Painted with Light

 Zenith Sculpture Space
Thru Apr. 4

Urban Blues - Pastel Paintings by Geoff Desobry

 Waverly Street Gallery
Thru Apr. 4

Another Fine Mess

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Apr. 4 – Aug. 9

Behind the Scenes: Preparators and their Art

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Apr. 4 – May. 24

Gods & Monsters

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Apr. 4 – May. 24

Ideasthesia: 7 Sensory Perceptions

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Apr. 4 – 22

Mortality: A Survey of Contemporary Death Art

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Apr. 4 – May. 24

Theoretical Dilemma

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
May. 2 – 24

Looking Up Art Exhibit

 VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital
Thru May. 31

Portrait InSight

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru May. 31

19th Amendment, The War of the Roses

 Del Ray Artisans
Apr. 3 – 26

Handcrafted: Fiber Art + Turned Wood

 BlackRock Center for the Arts
Thru Apr. 11

March Flora/Fauna Exhibit

 The Art League
Thru Apr. 5

Washington Sculptors Group: Fleeting, Fled

 Popcorn Gallery at Glen Echo Park
Thru Apr. 26

Kristi Dobrovolski: Abstract in Bloom

 Popcorn Gallery at Glen Echo Park
Thru Apr. 26

Passages - New Ceramics by Kanika Sircar

 Waverly Street Gallery
May. 3 – Jun. 6
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