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Exiled, America's Deported Veterans

Mt Pleasant Library
Fri. Oct 4

Jazz in the Garden: Dixie Power Trio

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Mon. Aug 19

Jazz in the Garden: Funky Dawgz Brass Band

 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Fri. Aug 23

The Recent Discovery of Organic Matter on Mars

 Library of Congress
Thu. Sep 12

Exploring our Escaping Atmosphere

 Library of Congress
Thu. Oct 17

From Sun to Solar Wind: The Perplexing Solar Corona

 Library of Congress
Thu. Nov 7

Space Lasers and Satellite Measurements

 Library of Congress
Thu. Dec 5

Live from the Lawn: UkeFest Finale

 Strathmore
Wed. Aug 21

Live from the Lawn: Aaron Abernathy

 Strathmore
Wed. Aug 28

Art Walk in the Park

 Glen Echo Park
Fri. Sep 6

Archive Challenge Sampler Concert

 Library of Congress
Wed. Aug 21

Les Filles de Illighadad

 Library of Congress
Thu. Sep 19

Lunchtime with the Arts at Mason-Bernstein Does Broadway

 Reston Town Center
Thu. Oct 10

Lunchtime with the Arts at Mason-NOVATEQ

 Reston Town Center
Thu. Sep 26

Lunchtime with the Arts at Mason-Singers and Players from the School of Music

 Reston Town Center
Thu. Sep 12

Summerbration: Battery Lane

 Reston Station
Fri. Aug 23

Take a Break Concert Series-Dance Night with Squeez Bayou

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. Aug 22

Take a Break Concert Series-The Rick Whitehead Trio

 Lake Anne Plaza
Thu. Aug 29

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Face Painter, Balloon Twister, Juggler

 Reston Station
Sun. Aug 25

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Interactive Theater Of Jef

 Reston Station
Sun. Aug 18

Summerbration Fun Brunch: Rocknoceros

 Reston Station
Sat. Aug 24

Sunday Art in the Park: Broadway Baby! An Evening of Musical Hits

 Reston Town Center
Sun. Aug 18

Lunchtime with the Arts at Mason - Autumn Jazz with Mason Music Productions

 Reston Town Center
Thu. Oct 24

Curator's Talk: Civil Rights Activism and the Barry Farm/Hillsdale Community

Anacostia Neighborhood Library
Mon. Sep 9

Target Family Night: The U.S. Air Force Band

The Kennedy Center
Tue. Aug 20

MK Zulu

The Kennedy Center
Wed. Aug 21

Victory Boyd

The Kennedy Center
Fri. Aug 23

Saxophone Genesis

The Kennedy Center
Sun. Aug 25

Oh He Dead

The Kennedy Center
Wed. Aug 28

East River Jazz Collective

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. Aug 29

Wildlife Ambassadors: Wild Life/Wild Art at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Aug 25

Mad Science of DC at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Sep 8

The Great Zucchini at Lubber Run Amphitheater

 Lubber Run Amphitheater
Sun. Sep 15

Landmark Lecture: Bound by Fortune and Fortitude

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Tue. Nov 19

Landmark Lecture: Houses Divided

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Tue. Oct 22

Landmark Lecture: Unhappy Separations

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Tue. Sep 24

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Aug 28

Gallery Talk: New York Ave Sculpture Project

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Aug 21

Architecture Tour

 Dumbarton Oaks
Sep. 6 – Nov. 1

Closing Reception: July Exhibit: For the Love of Art

 Reston Community Center
Sun. Aug 18

Fall Plant Sale and Picnic

 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Sun. Sep 29

M.A.K.U SoundSystem

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. Aug 30

Engineering 101

 College Park Aviation Museum
Sep. 21, 2019 – Jan. 19, 2020

Library of Congress National Book Festival

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

NSO Orchestra: Labor Day Capitol Concert 2019

West Lawn US Capitol
Sun. Sep 1

Olde Towne Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade

 Olde Towne
Mon. Sep 2

Greenbelt Labor Day Festival

 Roosevelt Center
Aug. 30 – Sep. 2

Kensington Labor Day Parade

 Howard and Armory Avenues
Mon. Sep 2

American Roots Concert Series: C.J. Chenier and the Red-Hot Louisiana Band

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sun. Sep 8

American Roots Concert Series: Steve Poltz

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sun. Sep 15

American Roots Concert Series: Freddy & Francine

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sun. Sep 22

Hill Center’s Annual Family Day + Concert

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sun. Sep 29

Lake Anne Jazz and Blues Festival

 Lake Anne Plaza
Sat. Aug 31

Artists’ Discussion: Line of Sight

 Waverly Street Gallery
Sat. Sep 21

Opening Reception: Line of Sight

 Waverly Street Gallery
Fri. Sep 13

Meet the Artists: Paintings by Rebecca Coffin Anderson Ceramics by Jennifer Quie Coffin

 Waverly Street Gallery
Sep. 14 – Oct. 5

Opening Reception: Veronica Melendez Photography Exhibit

 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)
Sat. Aug 31

Artists' Talk: Earthly Elements Earth, air, fire, water - and spirit

 Waverly Street Gallery
Sat. Oct 19

Opening Reception: Earthly Elements Earth, air, fire, water - and spirit

 Waverly Street Gallery
Fri. Oct 11

Jubilee Voices at Library of Congress

 Library of Congress
Wed. Aug 21

Over the Line: Closing Reception

 Zenith Gallery
Sat. Oct 12

Oktoberfest

 Arts Barn
Sun. Oct 13

Warrior Women

 Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Thu. Nov 14

Migration and Displacement Themed Story Time

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Aug. 19 – 26

Take Me Out to the Ballgame: Music and Song at American Baseball Stadiums

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Sat. Aug 24

Reston Multicultural Festival

 Lake Anne Plaza
Sat. Sep 28

Signature Theatre's Open House

 Signature Theatre
Sun. Aug 18

Mi Casa, Su Casa: A Migration Celebration

 College Park Aviation Museum
Sat. Sep 21

All Politics is Local with Tom Sherwood & Mark Segraves: Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Thu. Sep 12

The Apollo Orchestra with Carter Brey, Cellist

 Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Sun. Nov 17

The Apollo Orchestra with Cho-Liang Lin, Violin

 Church of the Little Flower
Fri. Oct 18

The Apollo Orchestra with Chris Gekker, Trumpet

 Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
Sat. Sep 14

Harvest Moon Festival

 Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza
Sun. Aug 25

Shakespeare, Falstaff, and Orson Welles

Folger Theatre
Fri. Sep 20

Downstairs (MGM, 1932)

Library of Congress
Thu. Sep 19

Opening Reception: Say it With Flowers - A fiber art exhibit by Anne Smyers

Reston Community Center
Sun. Sep 22

Cultural Capital: Step Afrika!

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Fri. Aug 30

Free Community Day: September

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Sep 1

Gallery Talk: More is More: Multiples

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Sep 4

Tour: Fierce Women 2.0

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Sep 1

6 @ 35 - Fabricating Culture

 Zenith Sculpture Space
Wed. Sep 18

Global Sounds on the Hill: Che Apalache

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Tue. Sep 10

Pottery on the Hill Show & Sale

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Nov. 2 & 3

Pokeman: Detective Pikachu

 Greenbelt Community Center
Tue. Aug 20

Art All Night at the AU Museum

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sat. Sep 14

Early Fall Opening Reception

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sat. Sep 7

Family Day at the AU Museum

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sat. Oct 19

Free Parking: WD Printmaking

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thu. Sep 26

Gallery Talk: Moves Like Walter

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sat. Sep 28

Gallery Talk: Topographies of Life

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sat. Sep 7

Interference concert

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Thu. Oct 3

Young Portrait Explorers: Maurice Sendak

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Mon. Aug 26

Art AfterWords: Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Tue. Aug 20

Who Am I?

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sun. Aug 18

Portrait Story Days: Juliette Gordon Low

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sat. Aug 31

Portrait Story Days: Charles Lindbergh

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Aug. 24 & 25

REMIX: Soundtrack to Summer

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thu. Aug 22

Community Open House

 Round House Theatre
Sat. Aug 24

LOC National Book Festival: Prize for American Fiction: Richard Ford, Main Stage

Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC Book National Festival: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Presentation

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC National Book Festival: José Andrés, Main Stage

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC National Book Festival: Raina Telgemeierm , Main Stage

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC National Book Festival: David McCullough, Main Stage

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC National Book Festival: Michael Beschloss, Main Stage

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC National Book Festival: Joyce Carol Oates - Genre Fiction

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC National Book Festival: Ann Beattie, Genre Fiction

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC National Book Festival: Poetry Slam, Teens

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC National Book Festival: Fabien Cousteau, Children's Purple Stage

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC National Book Festival: Jennifer & Matthew Holm, Children's Purple Stage

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC National Book Festival: R.J. Palacio, Children's Purple Stage

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC National Book Festival: Conversation: Finding Their Voices, Teens

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC: National Book Festival: David Maraniss, History & Biography

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC National Book Festival: Rick Atkinson, History & Biography

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

A Right To The City Author Talk Series: Lawrence J. Vale

Mt Pleasant Library
Sat. Oct 19

Priced Out

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Fri. Nov 8

A Right To The City Author Talk Series: Susanna Schaller

Mt Pleasant Library
Sat. Nov 16

My Brooklyn

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Fri. Dec 13

Southwest Remembered: A Story of Urban Renewal

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Sat. Jan 11, 2020

A Right To The City Author Talk Series: Theodore Greene

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Sat. Jan 18, 2020

LOC National Book Festival: Barbara Kingsolver, Fiction

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

LOC National Book Festival: Henry Louis Gates Jr.

 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat. Aug 31

Director’s Essay Prize Lecture and Prize Ceremony

 Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
Fri. Sep 6

In Focus: John Muir

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thu. Sep 5

Portrait Discovery Kits

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sep. 7 – Nov. 30

Young Portrait Explorers: Celia Cruz

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sep. 9 & 23

Art AfterWords: A Book Discussion

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Tue. Nov 19

Artist Talk—Portraits of the World: Korea

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Wed. Sep 11

Curator Tour – The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sun. Oct 27

Curator Tour—Storied Women of the Civil War

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sun. Sep 29

Día de los Muertos

 Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
Sat. Nov 2

In Focus: Chief Joseph

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thu. Nov 7

In Focus: The Four Justices

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thu. Oct 3

March on Washington Film Festival: The Me I Want to Sing

 Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium
Sat. Sep 28

Morning with the Girl Scouts

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sat. Nov 23

Portrait InSight

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sep. 21 & Nov. 16

Portrait Signs

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Oct. 24 – Nov. 23

Portrait Signs

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sep. 26 – Nov. 23

Portraiture 101

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Oct. 1 & Nov. 5

REMIX: The Future is Female

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thu. Sep 26

¡Muévete! Hispanic Heritage Month Community Day

 Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
Sat. Sep 28

Young Portrait Explorers: Frida Kahlo

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Oct. 13 & 28

Young Portrait Explorers: American Indian Heritage Month

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Nov. 18 & 25

See Me at the Portrait Gallery

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sep. 10 – Nov. 12

Women of Color: The Power of Protest Native American Women Activists: Resistance, Resilience, and Passing the Torch

 Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium
Thu. Oct 10

Women of Color: The Power of Protest But Some of Us Are Brave: Black Sisterhood and Solidarity Across, Cultures, Communities & Colorlines

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thu. Sep 12

Women of Color: The Power of Protest Ain’t I A Woman: Activism, Legacy and Our Quest for Justice

 Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium
Thu. Nov 14

Vintage Movie Night with Richard Hall: Films About Immigrants and Refugees

 Takoma Park Community Center
Thu. Sep 12

Cultural Capital: Mujeres de Cine—Journey to a Mother’s Room

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Nov 6

Museum Day

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sat. Sep 21

Free Community Day: October

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Oct 6

Free Community Day: November

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Nov 3

Free Community Day: December

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Dec 1

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Sep 11

New York Ave Sculpture Project

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Sep 18

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Sep 25

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Oct 2

Gallery Talk: Live Dangerously

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Oct 9

Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Oct 16

Gallery Talk: Judy Chicago—The End

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Oct 23

Gallery Talk: Live Dangerously

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Oct 30

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Nov 6

Gallery Talk: Judy Chicago—The End

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Nov 13

Gallery Talk: Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Nov 20

Gallery Talk: Live Dangerously

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Nov 27

Gallery Talk: Judy Chicago—The End

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Dec 4

Gallery Talk: Live Dangerously

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Dec 11

Gallery Talk: Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Dec 18

Gallery Talk: Live Dangerously

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Jan 8, 2020

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Jan 15, 2020

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Jan 22, 2020

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Jan 29, 2020

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Feb 19, 2020

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Feb 26, 2020

Gallery Talk: Collection Sampler

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Feb 12, 2020

Tour: Fierce Women 2.0

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Oct 6

Tour: Fierce Women 2.0

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Nov 3

Tour: Fierce Women 2.0

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sun. Dec 1

Young Learners Tour: Animal Adventure

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sat. Oct 19

Young Learners Program: Read for the Record 2019

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Thu. Nov 7

Young Learners Tour: Spotting Shapes and Looking for Lines

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sat. Dec 14

Young Learners Tour: Color-Full Fun

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Sat. Feb 15, 2020

Shenson Chamber Music Concert: Jamie Bernstein and Spencer Myer

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Wed. Oct 2

Brunch and Party with Step Afrika!

 City Winery
Sat. Aug 24

Dance with Step Afrika! at Yards Park!

 The Yards Park
Sun. Aug 25

From the Stono Rebellion to Stepping

 Shaw Neighborhood Library
Mon. Aug 26

From the Stono Rebellion to Stepping

 Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library
Tue. Aug 27

From the Stono Rebellion to Stepping

 Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library
Wed. Aug 28

Lunchtime Performance with Step Afrika!

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Fri. Aug 30

Featuring: Step Afrika! and Some of The Best Talent From The DMV!

 Kingman Island
Sat. Aug 31

Jones Benally Family Dancers

Library of Congress
Tue. Sep 10

Chucho Valdés - Jazz Batá

Library of Congress
Sat. Oct 12

Fretwork with Iestyn Davies

 Library of Congress
Wed. Oct 16

Arod Quartet Concerts from the Library of Congress, 2019-2020

 Library of Congress
Fri. Oct 18

Diversity and the Birth of Broadway: Early Female Authors of the American Musical

 Library of Congress
Wed. Oct 23

Tank & the Bangas

 Library of Congress
Fri. Oct 25

As Ever, Oscar: Letters and Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II

Library of Congress
Mon. Oct 28

Art Kane: Harlem 1958 Concerts from the Library of Congress, 2019-2020

 Library of Congress
Tue. Oct 29

Quicksilver - Founder's Day Concert

Library of Congress
Wed. Oct 30

Midori, violin & Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano

 Library of Congress
Sat. Nov 2

Reminiscing in Tempo: Some Highlights from Nine Decades with Jazz

 Library of Congress
Thu. Nov 7

Recovering the History of the U.S. Immigrant Musical Theater at the Library of Congress

 Library of Congress
Tue. Nov 12

A Cabaret Evening with Norm Lewis

Library of Congress
Thu. Nov 14

Chopin: the Raphael of the Piano

 Library of Congress
Sat. Nov 16

Irish Chamber Orchestra

 Library of Congress
Wed. Nov 20

Leila Josefowicz, violin & John Novacek, piano

 Library of Congress
Sat. Nov 23

Twin Spirits

 Library of Congress
Thu. Dec 5

Clara Schumann at 200

 Library of Congress
Fri. Dec 6

#Declassified: Clara Schumann in the Library’s Collection

Library of Congress
Sat. Dec 7

Miró Quartet | Antonio Stradivari Memorial Concert

 Library of Congress
Wed. Dec 18

Opening Reception: High Note Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

 Del Ray Artisans
Fri. Sep 6

The Creative Spark Book Club

 Del Ray Artisans
Sat. Sep 28

A Band Called Death

 Library of Congress
Thu. Jan 23, 2020

Dunedin Consort

 Library of Congress
Thu. Jan 30, 2020

Asko|Schönberg

 Library of Congress
Jan. 31 & Feb. 1, 2020

Skride Piano Quartet

 Library of Congress
Wed. Feb 5, 2020

A Year of Change: Best Picture Nominees of 1968: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

 Library of Congress
Thu. Feb 6, 2020

A Year of Change: Best Picture Nominees of 1968: BONNIE AND CLYDE

 Library of Congress
Thu. Feb 13, 2020

A Year of Change: Best Picture Nominees of 1968: DOCTOR DOLITTLE

 Library of Congress
Sat. Feb 15, 2020

A Year of Change: Best Picture Nominees of 1968: GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNNER

 Library of Congress
Thu. Feb 20, 2020

A Year of Change: Best Picture Nominees of 1968: THE GRADUATE

 Library of Congress
Thu. Feb 27, 2020

Phaeton Trio

 Library of Congress
Fri. Feb 7, 2020

Perfection: The Laurent Crystal Flute, 1807-1848

 Library of Congress
Sat. Feb 15, 2020

Diversity and the Birth of Broadway: Early Black Authors of the American Musical

 Library of Congress
Wed. Feb 19, 2020

Miranda Cuckson & Friends

 Library of Congress
Fri. Feb 21, 2020

A Power Stronger than Itself: the AACM and American Experimental Music

 Library of Congress
Wed. Feb 26, 2020

Sphinx Virtuosi

 Library of Congress
Fri. Feb 28, 2020

Concerto Köln

 Library of Congress
Sat. Feb 29, 2020

#Declassified: Rare & Rediscovered: Unearthing 300 Years of Musical Treasures

 Library of Congress
Sat. Mar 7, 2020

Bartók Ballet: a New Life Onstage for a Landmark Coolidge Commission

 Library of Congress
Thu. Mar 12, 2020

Arabesque Marouan Benabdallah

 Library of Congress
Sat. Mar 14, 2020

Takács Quartet

 Library of Congress
Tue. Mar 17, 2020

Tabea Zimmermann, viola | Javier Perianes, piano

 Library of Congress
Wed. Mar 18, 2020

The Creative Spark Book Club

 Del Ray Artisans
Sat. Nov 9

College Park Day

 College Park Aviation Museum
Sat. Oct 5

Model Airplane Demonstration Flights

 College Park Aviation Museum
Mon. Sep 2

Fiesta de los Reyes Magos (Three Kings Day)

 GALA Hispanic Theatre
Sun. Jan 5, 2020

Flamenco en Familia

 GALA Hispanic Theatre
Sat. Nov 9

#Declassified: Manuscript Music for Men’s Chorus

Library of Congress
Sat. Mar 28, 2020

The Uncommon ‘Gift to be Simple:’ Japanese American Influence in Appalachian Spring

 Library of Congress
Wed. Apr 1, 2020

Conrad Tao, piano | Caleb Teicher, tap dance

 Library of Congress
Sat. Apr 4, 2020

Miles Davis: The Birth of the Cool

 Library of Congress
Thu. Apr 9, 2020

The Ballad of Fred Hersch

 Library of Congress
Thu. Apr 16, 2020

The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith

 Library of Congress
Thu. Apr 23, 2020

Fly Higher: Charlie Parker @ 100

 Library of Congress
Sat. Apr 11, 2020

Bang on a Can All Stars | Field Recordings

 Library of Congress
Fri. Apr 17, 2020

#Declassified: The Beethoven Complex

 Library of Congress
Sat. Apr 25, 2020

Evil and the Anti-Hero Film Series: Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Fri. Sep 27

Evil and the Anti-Hero Film Series: Kontrol (2003)

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Fri. Oct 25

Evil and the Anti-Hero Film Series: Brother From Another Planet (1984)

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Fri. Dec 6

2019 Art All Night at the KCC

 Korean Cultural Center DC
Sat. Sep 14

A Right To The City Author Talk Series: Lance Freeman

 Woodridge Neighborhood Library
Sat. Sep 7

Washington in the 2000’s

 Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Thu. Nov 7

A Right To The City Author Talk Series: Stephen Danley

 Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Sat. Feb 22, 2020

A Right To The City Author Talk Series: Brandi T. Summers

 Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Sat. Mar 21, 2020

James Renwick Alliance Distinguished Artist Lecture: Tom Loeser

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sun. Sep 22

Flux Quartet with Oliver Lake and Donal Fox

 Library of Congress
May. 1 & 2, 2020

International Contemporary Ensemble

 Library of Congress
Fri. May 8, 2020

Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata: Two Visions

 Library of Congress
Fri. May 15, 2020

#Declassified: Fly Space 3: Attack of the Stacks

 Library of Congress
Sat. May 16, 2020

Big Band Evening: Strayhorn Known and Unknown

 Library of Congress
Thu. May 28, 2020

Paris Blues

 Library of Congress
Fri. May 29, 2020

Anatomy of a Murder

 Library of Congress
Sat. May 30, 2020

Billy Strayhorn Symposium

 Library of Congress
Sat. May 30, 2020

The Bill Charlap Trio with Jon Faddis

 Library of Congress
Sat. May 30, 2020

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

 Library of Congress
Fri. Jul 24, 2020

Arlington Visual Art Studio Tour

 Arlington Artists Alliance
Sep. 28 & 29

The Apollo Orchestra with Roberto Diaz, viola

 Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Sun. Jan 12, 2020

The Apollo Orchestra with Peter Orth, piano

 The Kennedy Center
Thu. Mar 5, 2020

The Apollo Orchestra with Michelle Kim, violin

 Church of the Epiphany
Sun. May 17, 2020

The Apollo Orchestra presents Rossini’s Stabat Mater

 Church of the Little Flower
Sun. Jun 14, 2020

Monumental Theatre Company presents Montgomery

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. Aug 31

Synetic Theater's The Tempest + Movement Storytelling Workshop

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Sep 1

In Series Theatre present Stormy Weather

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Sep 2

The United States Air Force String Quartet

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. Sep 3

Mellifera

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Sep 4

Sariyah Idan

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. Sep 5

The Chuck Brown Band with Special Guest Bootsy Collins

REACH Plaza Stage
Sat. Sep 7

Brandee Younger

Studio K of the REACH
Sun. Sep 8

The Broadway Collective

REACH Plaza Stage
Mon. Sep 9

Keali'i Reichel

REACH Plaza Stage
Tue. Sep 10

DC Strings Workshop

REACH Plaza Stage
Wed. Sep 11

Renée Fleming VOICES ft. Soloman Howard, Afro Blue, and The Mellow Tones

Skylight Pavillion
Thu. Sep 12

Night Glitter

The Terrace Gallery in the REACH
Fri. Sep 13

J.PERIOD & The Live Mixtape ft. Mumu Fresh

Studio K of the REACH
Sat. Sep 14

Dan & Claudia Zanes

REACH Plaza Stage
Sun. Sep 15

DCPS Teacher Showcase

REACH Plaza Stage
Mon. Sep 16

Step Team Showcase

REACH Plaza Stage
Tue. Sep 17

Latin Dance School Showcase

REACH Plaza Stage
Wed. Sep 18

Kennedy Center Youth Showcase

REACH Plaza Stage
Thu. Sep 19

Inside Jokes with Reese Waters with Special Guest Patton Oswalt

The Justice Forum of the REACH
Fri. Sep 20

National Dance Day

REACH Plaza Stage
Sat. Sep 21

The U.S. Army Band Pershing's Own Saxophone Quartet

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Sep 23

Yiddish Tango from Warsaw

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Tue. Sep 24

Toko Telo

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Wed. Sep 25

La Mojarra Electrica

 Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Thu. Sep 26

Nitty Scott

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Fri. Sep 27

Dal’Ouna Ensemble & The Atlantic Reed Consort

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sat. Sep 28

Lucibela

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Sun. Sep 29

Sintesis

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Mon. Sep 30

SCHOOL'S OUT!: Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse

 Greenbelt Community Center
Tue. Aug 27

Storytime On Screen

 Greenbelt Community Center
Mon. Aug 26

Opening Reception: Capitol Hill Art League presents all-media Road Trip Exhibit

 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)
Sat. Sep 14

Creative Practice Book Club

 The Art League
Thu. Sep 26

Mini Makers Book Cover Edition

 The Art League
Wed. Aug 21

The Art History Book Club

 The Art League
Thu. Sep 12

Opening Reception: Pop-up Earth Wind & Fire Exhibit

 Frame of Mine
Fri. Sep 6

Opening Reception: The all-media Go Dark Exhibit

 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)
Sat. Oct 5

Opening Reception: The Migrant Quilt Project

 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)
Sat. Nov 9

Opening Reception: October Open Exhibit juried by Debbie Millman

 The Art League
Thu. Oct 10

Opening Reception: 2019 Artful Weekend at Fort C.F. Smith Park

Fort C.F. Smith Park
Fri. Nov 22

Artists reception: Chaos Art Exhibition

 Gallery Underground
Fri. Oct 4

Celebration of Native American Veterans

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Sat. Sep 21

Film Screening: The Warrior Tradition

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Tue. Oct 29

Artists reception: Draftsman Solo Show by Barry Barnett Keith

 Gallery Underground
Mon. Sep 2

Hispanic Heritage Month Concert: New Inca Son

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Sat. Sep 14

Lakota Music Project with the South Dakota Symphony Chamber Ensemble

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Sat. Oct 19

Artists reception: Liminal Solo Show by Liz Vance

 Gallery Clarendon
Fri. Sep 13

Artists reception: Modern Botanical Solo show by Anne Feldman

 Gallery Clarendon
Fri. Oct 11

Artists reception: Road Trip Solo Show by Pattee Hipschen

 Gallery Underground
Fri. Nov 1

Artists reception: Scenes of Scotland Solo Show by Shelley Micali

 Gallery Clarendon
Fri. Nov 8

NSO Orchestra: Labor Day Capitol Concert 2019 ( Open Rehearsal)

 US Capitol West Lawn
Sun. Sep 1

Step Afrika! Step Xplosion 2019

 THEARC
Wed. Aug 21

The Life of a Poet: A Conversation with Ron Charles + Carmen Giménez Smith

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Wed. Sep 11

Project ChArma

 Dance Place
Thu. Sep 26

Urban Gardening Series: Summer Harvest, Looking to the Future

Martha's Table at the Commons
Sat. Aug 24

Shake Up Your Saturday: How to be a Shakespearean Actor

 Folger Theatre
Sat. Sep 14

Shake Up Your Saturday: Supernatural Shakespeare

Folger Theatre
Sat. Oct 5

Shake Up Your Saturday: Courtly Greetings and Country Meetings

 Folger Theatre
Sat. Nov 2

Shake Up Your Saturday: I Take My Leave

 Folger Theatre
Sat. Dec 7

Revelations Celebration Workshop with Ailey Arts in Education Teaching Artists
 

 The Kennedy Center
Sat. Feb 8, 2020

Conversation Circles

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sep. 6 – 27

Open Studio

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sep. 6 – 27

Portrait Story Days: Marisol Escobar

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sep. 7 & 8

Portrait Story Days: Sonia Sotomayor

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sep. 14 & 15

Portrait Story Days: Celia Cruz

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sep. 21 & 22

Portrait Story Days: José Limón

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sun. Sep 29

Conversation Circles

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Nov. 1 – 29

Conversation Circles

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sep. 6 – Nov. 29

Drawn to Figures: How to Draw Feet

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Nov. 13 & 16

Drawn to Figures: How to Draw Hands

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Nov. 6 & 9

Open Studio

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Nov. 1 – 29

Portrait Story Days: American Indian Heritage Month - Pocahontas

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Nov. 2 & 3

Portrait Story Days: American Indian Heritage Month - Sequoyah

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Nov. 9 & 10

Portrait Story Days: American Indian Heritage Month - Sitting Bull

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Nov. 23 & 24

Portrait Story Days: American Indian Heritage Month - Zitkala-Ša

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sat. Nov 30

Portrait Story Days: Dolores Huerta

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Oct. 5 & 6

Portrait Story Days: Frida Kahlo

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Oct. 12 & 13

Portrait Story Days: Pedro Martinez

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Sat. Oct 19

Strike A Prose: Writing for Justice (non-fiction)

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Tue. Oct 8

Strike a Prose: Write from Your Soul (cross-genre)

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Oct. 22 & 25

Strike a Prose: Crafting Dialogue (fiction)

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Oct. 15 & 18

Ongoing Events

Tour: Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Building

 Library of Congress
Thru Feb. 1, 2020

Tour: Anderson House

 Anderson House & The American Revolution Institute
Thru Dec. 31

New York Ave Sculpture Project

 National Museum of Women in the Arts
Thru Sep. 20, 2020

Portraits of the World: Korea Exhibition

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru Nov. 17

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, 2020

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, 2020

Gallery Tours

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Dec. 31

The Architecture of the Folger Shakespeare Library

 Folger Shakespeare Library
Thru Jan. 5, 2020

Story Time in our Explore! Family Space

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Tue, Wed, Thu & Fri

Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru Jan. 5, 2020

In Mid-Sentence

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru Mar. 29, 2020

One Life: Marian Anderson

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru May. 17, 2020

Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote

 National Archives
Thru Jan. 3, 2021

Revolutionary Reflections: French Memories of the War for America

 Anderson House & The American Revolution Institute
Thru Oct. 27

Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote

Library of Congress
Thru Sep. 1, 2020

La Cascada by Luzinterruptus

 Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain
Thru Sep. 27

Section 14: The Other Palm Springs

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Thru Jan. 1, 2020

Right to the City @Shaw Neighborhood Library

 Shaw Neighborhood Library
Thru Apr. 20, 2020

Right to the City @Mt Pleasant Library

 Mt Pleasant Library
Thru Apr. 20, 2020

Right to the City @Anacostia Neighborhood Library

 Anacostia Neighborhood Library
Thru Apr. 20, 2020

Right to the City @Woodridge Neighborhood Library

 Woodridge Neighborhood Library
Thru Apr. 20, 2020

Water: The Mirror of Life

 Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain
Thru Sep. 27

Royal Philatelic Society London’s 150th Anniversary

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Oct. 18 – 19

Play - Protection - Peril

 H-Space
Thru Aug. 25

Miniature Shakespeare Books from the Harner Collection

Folger Shakespeare Library
Thru Dec. 31

Uncommon Alexandria Art Exhibit

 VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital
Thru Sep. 29

Solo Exhibitions

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Thru Sep. 8

Finding Home: Blending Visual Art and Poetry Exhibit

 Reston Community Center at Lake Anne
Thru Aug. 24

Fresh Meat Art Exhibit

 Del Ray Artisans
Thru Sep. 1

Line of Sight

 Waverly Street Gallery
Sep. 8 – Oct. 5

Veronica Melendez Photography Exhibit

 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)
Aug. 19 – Sep. 9

Earthly Elements Earth, air, fire, water - and spirit

 Waverly Street Gallery
Oct. 9 – Nov. 2

Over the Line

 Zenith Gallery
Thru Oct. 12

Grace Hartigan and Helene Herzbrun: Reframing Abstract Expressionism

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sep. 3 – Oct. 20

Moves Like Walter: New Curators Open the Corcoran Legacy Collection

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sep. 3 – Oct. 20

Our World Above: Monoprints and Glass by Annette Lerner

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sep. 3 – Oct. 20

Prints & Artists: WD Printmaking Workshop 1970-Present

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sep. 3 – Oct. 20

Topographies of Life: Pam Rogers, Lynn Sures, Mel Watkin

 American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Sep. 3 – Oct. 20

August Solo Show B.D. Richardson Gone Fishin'

 The Art League
Thru Sep. 8

America’s First Veterans

 Anderson House & The American Revolution Institute
Nov. 8, 2019 – Apr. 5, 2020

Art Mirrors Culture - Reston Multicultural Festival Exhibit

 Reston Community Center
Sep. 9 – Oct. 6

Say it With Flowers - A fiber art exhibit by Anne Smyers

 Reston Community Center
Sep. 16 – Oct. 31

6@35 - Fabricating Culture

 Zenith Sculpture Space
Aug. 19, 2019 – Jan. 4, 2020

Women of Progress: Early Camera Portraits

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru May. 31, 2020

Storied Women of the Civil War Era

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru May. 8, 2022

Recent Acquisitions

 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Thru Nov. 3

Jen Noone: Sort of, Kind of, Almost

 Arlington Arts Center
Thru Sep. 7

Transitional Objects

 Arlington Arts Center
Thru Sep. 7

Jason Horowitz: Ashton Heights Re/seen

 Arlington Arts Center
Thru Sep. 7

The REACH Opening Festival

 The Kennedy Center
Sep. 7 – 22

High Note Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

 Del Ray Artisans
Sep. 6 – 29

K-Wave: Character Exhibition

Korean Cultural Center DC
Thru Aug. 28

Fire. Earth. Water. Air.

 Gallery Underground
Thru Aug. 30

La Città Italiana: Solo Show by Matthew Miller

 Gallery Clarendon
Thru Sep. 6

Capitol Hill Art League presents all-media Road Trip Exhibit

 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)
Sep. 14 – 28

Illustration Exhibit

 The Art League
Sep. 10 – Oct. 6

September Zeitgeist Exhibit

 The Art League
Sep. 10 – Oct. 6

Capitol Hill Art League presents Pop-up Earth Wind & Fire Exhibit

 Frame of Mine
Sep. 6 – 30

Capitol Hill Arts Workshop presents the Migrant Quilt Project

 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)
Oct. 28 – Dec. 9

October Open Exhibit juried by Debbie Millman

 The Art League
Sep. 8 – Nov. 3

2019 Artful Weekend at Fort C.F. Smith Park

 Fort C.F. Smith Park
Nov. 22 – 24

Chaos Art Exhibition

 Gallery Underground
Oct. 1 – 25

Day of the Dead Festival

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Nov. 1 – 3

Draftsman Solo Show by Barry Barnett Keith

 Gallery Underground
Sep. 2 – 27

Installation of the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, 1784

 Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Oct. 17, 2019 – Apr. 15, 2020

Liminal Solo Show by Liz Vance

 Gallery Clarendon
Sep. 9 – Oct. 6

Modern Botanical Solo show by Anne Feldman

 Gallery Clarendon
Oct. 7 – 31

Road Trip Solo Show by Pattee Hipschen

 Gallery Underground
Oct. 28 – Nov. 29

Scenes of Scotland Solo Show by Shelley Micali

 Gallery Clarendon
Nov. 3 – Dec. 7
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