The Agenda News June, 2021

A Guide to Places to Go & Things to Do in
Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Northwest DC & Northern Virginia
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REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

George Washington's Mount Vernon will present Fireworks & Patriotic Music on the evenings of June 25 & 26 to celebrate our Nation's founding. Visit HTTPS://WWW.MOUNTVERNON.ORG/PLAN-YOUR-VISIT/CALENDAR
 The Spring Edition of Georgetown Glow, featuring works by local D.C. artists, is in progress in the Georgetown Commercial District, thru June 27. Set against the historic backdrop of D.C.'s oldest neighborhood, Five artworks are on display both day and night. Visit HTTP://WWW.GEORGETOWNGLOWDC.COM/
 The Smithsonian National Zoo has reopened. Meanwhile, the Zoo Panda Cam, by which viewers may see live videos of the young panda Xiao Qi Jin - "Little Miracls" - and mama panda, is online at HTTPS://NATIONALZOO.SI.EDU/WEBCAMS/PANDA-CAM The Kennedy Center announced The Fall Season of live perforrmances in June, including: National Symphony Orchestra concerts beginning on September 18 with a performance by pianist Lang Lang.Fortas Chamber Music concerts beginning with The Dover Quartet & Haochen Zhang on October 20.Washington National Opera performances beginning with Come Home: A Celebration of Return and Dance beginning with the Paul Taylor Dance Company on October 7-9. Programming at the Kennedy Center will also feature the return of Lin Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton," plus "Hadestown," which won the Tony Award as best musical in 2019. To see the full schedule, Visit HTTPS://WWW.KENNEDY-CENTER.ORG/WHATS-ON/
The annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival will take place virtually, June 25-27. There will be a weekend series of Craft Workshops, Kitchen Demonstrations and Story Circles. The Festival Marketplace is now open, featuring products from Armenia, Brazil, Kenya, Mexico, Peru and more. VISIT HTTPS://FESTIVAL.SI.EDU/
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Photo courtesy of Mount Vernon
Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian National Zoo
The Kennedy Center & The Reach

LOCAL NEWS FEATURING BETHESDA & CHEVY CHASE

TRANSITIONS: Two major retail properties In Friendship Heights are being considered for redevelopment As Mixed-Use Properties Featuring Apartments. On the densely-populated Maryland Side Of Friendship Heights, the site now occupied by Brooks Brothers (pictured at right) and adjacent properties at 5500 Wisconsin Avenue – are being considered for redevelopment featuring 380 residences plus retail. The nearby Courtyard Marriott Hotel would not be directly affected. Visit Https://Bit.Ly/3wgFtdU
On the D.C. Side Of Friendship Heights, where there are few apartment buildings, the new owners of Mazza Gallerie plan to redevelop most of the site into some 350 residences with ground-floor retail. Everything would be replaced save Mazza Gallerie’s garages and some spaces on the Lower Level. The T.J. Maxx Store, which has a long-term lease, would also remain as-is. The deluxe shopping venues, movie theatres, cafes and more are gone for good.
As Plans For Redevelopment Of Major Retail Spaces evolve in Friendship Heights, there is ongoing interest in what will become of vacant spaces in The Chevy Chase Pavilion, Wisconsin Place and the former Lord & Taylor site. The owners Of The Pavilion have sought to attract Healthcare Providers to occupy some of the vacant spaces. Retailers have also been sought to lease spaces that face Wisconsin Avenue.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin Place has leased a high-profile space facing Wisconsin Avenue to Kaiser Permanente, which is preparing to open Well By KP. KP will offer “Convenient, Personalized Adult Primary Care for KP Members who live or work In DC And Suburban MD.” The KP Medical Center will have four Internal medicine and primary care physicians when it opens in September.
Regarding the former Lord & Taylor space, an Urban Panel recently suggested that the massive Western Bus Garage, which faces 44th Street between Harrison and Jenifer Streets - at 5230 Wisconsin Avenue - could be relocated to the L&T site. The existing site of the Bus Garage, which sits atop The Friendship Heights Metro Station, could then be redeveloped for residential and/or retail uses. To see The Panel’s Preliminary Report, visit Https://Washington.Uli.Org/Get-Involved/Technical-Assistance-Panels/Friendship-Heights-Tap/
DINING: Little Beet Table has reopened their restaurant in The Collection In Chevy Chase, which was closed during the pandemic. In addition to a spacious dining room, al fresco Dining is available next to an attractive park. Visit Https://Www.Thelittlebeettable.Com/Chevychase The spaces which will be occupied by Junction Bakery & Bistro and Hunter's Hound in The Collection have been completely gutted, and the facades have been removed.
Chef Jose Andres has opened a branch of his Spanish Diner in space formerly occupied by a branch of his Jaleo Chain at 7271 Woodmont Avenue in Bethesda Row. Spanish Diner is a casual restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Visit Https://Spanishdiner.Getbento.Com/Menus/
Tatte Bakery is now open on the street level of the new Wilson Building At 7276 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda. Visit Https://Tattebakery.Com/Bethesda-Friends-And-Family/
SHOPPING: The opening date of Amazon Fresh, the new Grocery Store coming to The Collection In Chevy Chase, has neen postponed to late Summer. Meanwhile, the company has advertised positions for “Store Associates” in the new store. The salary offered Is $15-$16.95 an hour. In addition to the Main Entrance in The Collection, there will be a new entrance on the south side of the store offering access from Wisconsin Circle. SERVICES: Westwood Cleaners plans to open a full-service branch in The Collection In Chevy Chase in June. In addition to drycleaning, they offer shoe repair and more and feature home delivery. The new cleaners will occupy space that formerly housed a Papyrus Card Shop. Visit Https://Www.Westwoodcleanersbethesda.Com
Salon Roi has opened a full-service Beauty Salon in The Arcade Of The Elizabeth Condominium In Friendship Heights. They have had a branch in Woodley Park In Northwest D.C. for many years. Visit Https://Www.Salonroidc.Com/
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Brooks Brothers
Mazza Gallerie
Little Beet Table
The future grocery store in Friendship Heights

ARTS & CRAFTS:

NATIONAL GALLERIES

The National Gallery of Art - West Building
The National Gallery Of Art East Building & West Building have reopened - a free timed pass is required for entry. The Gallery is exhibiting sculptures, paintings, drawings, prints, and videos by contemporary American artist Lynda Benglis in the East Building, Mezzanine, thru January 2, 2022. Thirty-three of the works shown were made between 1966 and 2003. Most of the works exhibited were given to the Gallery by Dorothy and Herbert Vogel. The exhibition is organized by Molly Donovan, curator of contemporary art at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Visit https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2021/lynda-benglis.html The National Museum Of Women In The Arts (NMWA) will close on August 9 for a two-year renovation. Meanwhile, the NMWA has partnered with Her Flag, a nationwide art and travel project created by artist Marilyn Artus. Her Flag marks the 100th anniversary year of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which enshrined women's right to vote within the text of the U.S. Constitution. Visit https://nmwa.org/whats-on/exhibitions/
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Lynda Benglis - Phool, 1980plaster over bronze wire mesh with gold leaf National Gallery of Art, Washington, The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
Her FlagBy Marilyn Artus and collaborators, Installation view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 2020 Courtesy of the artist; Photo by Kevin Allen2021/06/09

ARTS & CRAFTS: SMITHSONIAN GALLERIES

Al Gore by Chuck Close from Visionary: the Cumming Family Collection (PartII)

 The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery reopened in May and is presenting Visionary: The Cumming Family Collection (Part II) through October 31. Installed in two parts, the exhibition celebrates a major acquisition of 22 contemporary portraits recently gifted or promised to the Portrait Gallery by Ian and Annette Cumming. Part II features portraits by American artists Jack Beal, Chuck Close, and Nelson Shanks and includes likenesses of prominent leaders, such as Al Gore, President Barack Obama, and EO Wilson. The exhibition is curated by Portrait Gallery Chief Curator Emerita Brandon Brame Fortune. The Portrait Gallery will exhibit Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands August 27-May 30, 2022. The exhibition will be the first retrospective of portraiture by Hung Liu (b. 1948 in Changchun, China). More than 50 paintings, photographs and drawings will be shown in the Gallery’s first exhibition honoring an Asian American woman with a solo show. The exhibition is curated by Dorothy Moss, curator of painting and sculpture and coordinating curator for the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative.
The Portrait Gallery will exhibit One Life: Will Rogers - the Gallery’s first exhibition to be presented exclusively on its website – starting June 25. Will Rogers (1879–1935) was a prolific political commentator whose comedic wit crossed social and political divides in the early 20 century. The exhibition is co-curated by retired Portrait Gallery Historian James Barber and Historian Kate Clarke Lemay.
 The Portrait Gallery will exhibit Warranted to Give Satisfaction: Daguerreotypes by Jeremiah Gurney June 25–February 6, 2022. Jeremiah Gurney (1812–1895) established one of New York City’s first daguerreotype studios in 1840, and his works were considered “nearer to absolute perfection” than those of other daguerreotypists. The exhibition is curated by Senior Curator of Photographs Ann Shumard.
 The Portrait Gallery will exhibit Block by Block: Naming Washington July 30-January 16, 2023. The exhibition will feature a selection of the people whom Washington city planners have deemed important enough to have streets and spaces named after them, including Farragut, Howard, Barton, Al Gore and Malcolm X. The exhibition is presented by Curator of Photographs Leslie Ureña.
 The Smithsonian American Art Museum & Renwick Gallery reopened in May. The Renwick Gallery introduced Forces of Nature, which will be on display through August 15. The biennial showcase features artists Lauren Fensterstock, Timothy Horn, Rowland Ricketts, and Debora Moorer. Visit https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/invitational-2020
 The Smithsonian American Art Museum is exhibiting iPrinting The Revolution! The Rise and Impace of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now through July 11, 2021. In the 1960s, activist Chicano artists forged a remarkable history of printmaking that remains vital today. The exhibitiion explores the rise of Chicano graphics within these early social movements and the ways in which Chicano artists since then have advanced innovative printmaking practices attuned to social justice. Visithttps://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions The exhibition of Alexander Von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature and Culture resumed with the reopening of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The exhibition “reveals how the influential naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) shaped American perceptions of nature and the way American cultural identity became grounded in our relationship with the environment.” The exhibition will close on July 11. Visit https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions

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“Resident Alien” by Hung Liu, oil on canvas, 1988. Collection of the San Jose Museum of Art; gift of the Lipman Family Foundation. Copyright Hung Liu

From Forces of Nature: Debora Moorer & Rosario
Alexander Von Humboldt

arts & crafts: Independent galleries

Artechouse DC is displaying Renewal 2121 thru September 6. It's the 4th Annual Cherry Blossom-Inspired Installation and seeks to inspire hope amid the global pandemic and concerns of climate change. The installation features visual design by Yuya Takeda, music by Mario Hammer and the Lonely Robot, and scenery by Design Foundry. Artechouse is at 1238 Maryland Ave., SW in D.C. It's a 5-10 minute walk from the Smithsonian and L’Enfant Plaza Metro stops. Visit https://www.artechouse.com/location/dc/
The Phillips Collection reopened in March, 2021 with a celebration of the Collection's centennial year. The celebration features an exhibition titled Seeing Differently: The Phillips Collects for a New Century, which is on display thru September 12. The Phillips Collection is exhibiting Intersections: Marley Dawson, thru September 5. Australian artist Marley Dawson has created a site-specific project in two parts that respond to the Phillips’s collection and architecture. The Collection will display the Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle Special Exhibition, June 26-September 19. Lawrence’s 30-panel series Struggle…From the History of the American People, painted between 1954 and 1956, “invited a new way of chronicling erased histories about America’s founding." For the first time since 1958, the series is reunited, along with two new panels discovered in 2020 and 2021. Visit https://www.phillipscollection.org/
The Kreeger Museum in Northwest D.C. has reopened and is exhibiting Objects from the Studio: The Sculptor’s Process thru August 31. The exhibition brings together maquettes, sketches, and other objects from sculptors’ studios “to explore how outdoor sculptures are made, focusing on works from The Kreeger Museum’s Sculpture Garden. The show offers insight into the artistic process, from preliminary drawings to handcrafted models.” Artists featured include Kendall Buster, Richard Deutsch, John L. Dreyfuss, Carol Brown Goldberg, Dalya Luttwak, and Foon Sham. The exhibition was curated by Danielle O'Steen, Ph.D. Visit https://kreegermuseum.org/exhibitions/view/upcoming
 Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is exhibiting Glen Echo Pottery's 13th Annual Student Exhibit, Surviving with Clay thru August 1, 2021. Glen Echo Park's Stone Tower Gallery is exhibiting Animal Magic thru June 27. The exhibit introduces the works of Stephen Kohashi in a variety of materials including ceramics, paper-mache, and cast metal. The exhibition presents a menagerie of animal sculptures that engage and entertain the viewer. Visit https://glenechopark.org/partnershipgalleries
 The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center has announced their Fall Exhibitions. Visit https://www.american.edu/cas/museum/upcoming.cfm
 Arlington Arts Center has reopened. Visit https://arlingtonartscenter.org/
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The Phillips Collection

The Katzen Arts Center

books

The Rotunda of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC is open with limited capacity on select days.Visit https://www.archives.gov/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE
The National Archives

dance

The Washington Ballet - Gian Carlo Perez and Abby Granlund by Spencer Bentley
The Washington Ballet (TWB), led by Artistic Director Julie Kent, announced in June its 2021/22 “Season of Gratitude,” marking the company’s return to live performances after more than 16 months of pandemic-related strictures. The season features five productions including an Opening Performance Celebration, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Giselle, and NEXTsteps - TWB’s new works series - plus new digital works for Marquee TV as a part of TWB Inside Out. Before the official season launch in the fall, TWB will offer a free pre-season performance and community event on July 24, on the grounds of the National Cathedral. Free registration for this event will open in July at www.washingtonballet.org The Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company's 2021 Season includes the world premieres of works featuring Social Justice Leaders on: July 7 - Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) & Dolores Huerta (1930). August 4 - J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954) The company will present Island - a 27-minute work August 27-May 29, 2022....inspired by the Chinese-American immigrant experience of coming to America through Angel Island in California. The piece will be presented in conjunction with the upcoming National Portrait Gallery exhibition titled Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands.Visit http://dtsbdc.org RETURN TO HOME PAGE

Dana Tai Soon Burgess by Tom Wolff

FAMILY

Planet Word
Planet Word, which is an immersive language museum located at the historic Franklin School on 13th Street N.W. in downtown D.C., reopened on April 1. The voice-activated museum (the world’s first!), and interactive galleries and exhibits bring words and language to life in all sorts of entertaining ways for visitors of all ages. Visit https://planetwordmuseum.org/ The Children's Museum on Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown D.C. is closed temporarily. To read about the museum, visit https://nationalchildrensmuseum.org/
The International Spy Museum is open with new safety measures in place including capacity limitations, social distancing guidelines, mask requirements, and enhanced cleaning protocols. Advance ticket purchase is recommended. Visit https://www.spymuseum.org/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE


The Children's Museum
The International Spy Museum

Film

Avalon Theatre in Chevy Chase, DC
The Avalon Theatre on Connecticut Avenue NW in Chevy Chase, D.C. reopened in June with screenings of the hit film In the Heights. Having been built to show silent films in 1923, it’s the oldest operating movie house in the area. The historic theatre is a nonprofit, community-supported film and education center whose mission is to entertain, educate and inspire the people of metropolitan Washington. Visit https://www.theavalon.org/about/ Cinema Art Bethesda is streaming the Basotho film, This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection. The stream will be available until noon Sunday, June 20. There is an $8.00 charge to watch the film. The film is 120 minutes long and in Southern Sotho with English subtitles. The film has won 20 awards and is the first film from Lesotho that Cinema Art Bethesda has presented in its 25 year history of screening foreign films. Mary Twala Mhlongo plays an 80-year-old woman who has lived in a small Lesotho village for her entire life and is preparing for her own death, when new disasters fall on her and her community. For tickets, visit https://watch.eventive.org/thisisnotaburialitsaresurrection/play/60c411fa07b7b3005b6f70e4 The annual AFI DOCS Film Festival will be presented virtually on June 22-27. The festival program presents “the very best of contemporary non-fiction filmmaking from across the globe, including world and international premieres and works by master and emerging filmmakers alike." The AFI Festivals team “is committed to achieve the same high standard of programming and engagement that has defined AFI DOCS over the years, while planning a virtual and/or hybrid in-person festival experience for 2021.” Visit https://filmfreeway.com/AFIDOCS RETURN TO HOME PAGE
A scene from This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection

Gardens & Homes

Hillwood Estate
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens has reopened and is exhibiting The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky throughout the mansion to September 5. Born in Ukraine and now based in Fort Lee, New Jersey, Kanevsky sculpts each flower by hand. Visit https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/exhibitions/porcelain-flowers-vladimir-kanevsky Hillwood is exhibiting Roaring Twenties: The Life and Style of Marjorie Merriweather Post thru January 9, 2022. The exhibition explores the Jazz Age fashion, decorative art, jewelry, and design that made Marjorie Merriweather Post one of the most influential women of the 1920s. Advance reservations are required. Visit https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/exhibitions/roaring-twenties-life-and-style-marjorie-merriweather-post Hillwood will exhibit Contemporary American artist Kristine Mays's life-size, three-dimensional dancing wire sculptures throughout the gardens for a special exhibition titled Rich Soil, June 26- January 9, 2022. Advance reservation is required. Visit https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/exhibitions/kristine-mays-rich-soil The City of Alexandria's newest public art installation, Groundswell by Mark Reigelman in Waterfront Park, focuses on the gradual expansion of the city's waterfront. The artwork will remain on view until November 2021. Visit alexandriava.gov/PublicArt George Washington's Mount Vernon will present fireworks and patriotic music on June 25-26 to celebrate our Nation's founding. Visit https://www.mountvernon.org/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE

Nina Benne
Groundswell On The Alexandria Waterfront

MUSEUMS

The National Building Museum reopened on April 9 with new exhibitions including:A showcase of MASS Design Group, an industry-leading nonprofit architectural firm focused on public health, personal well-being, and social justice; The D.C. debut of the Gun Violence Memorial Project, an architectural space of remembrance and healing; The work of master architectural photographer Alan Karchmer; and A new Visitor Center that will help visitors understand the Museum’s mission and scope. Visit https://www.nbm.org/
The National Museum of African American History and Culture has reopened on the National Mall. Visit http://nmaahc.si.edu/ The National Museum of American History is featuring women inventors, who represent all segments of American society, but whose stories are often overlooked or undervalued. Presented in bold wall murals, with text in English and Spanish, the exhibition illustrates the creativity of women inventors while inspiring young people (especially girls) to see themselves as future inventors. Visit https://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/picturing-women-inventors?utm_source=siedu&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=exhibitions The National Museum of the American Indian has reopened. Visit https://americanindian.si.edu/ The Anacostia Community Museum will reopen on August 6. Visit https://anacostia.si.edu/

 The National Air & Space Museum on the Mall will reopen on July 30. The Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA reopened in May. Visit https://airandspace.si.edu/
 The Natural History Museum reopened on June 10. The museum is exhibiting Documenting Diversity: How Anthropologists Record Human Life, thru July 18, 2021. The exhibition will draw on rare print and archival collections, demonstrating the continued relevance of these remarkable records of our global diversity for communities and scholars alike. Visit https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/documenting-diversity-how-anthropologists-record-human-life:event-exhib-6525 The National Archives has reopened the Rotunda, which houses the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights at select times and with limitations. Visit https://www.archives.gov/ The National Postal Museum will reopen on August 27. Visit http://postalmuseum.si.edu/ Planet Word, which is an immersive language museum located at the historic Franklin School on 13th Street N.W. in downtown D.C., is now open. The voice-activated museum (the world’s first!), and interactive galleries and exhibits bring words and language to life in all sorts of entertaining ways for visitors of all ages. Visit https://planetwordmuseum.org/ The Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building will open in November with an exhibition titled Futures. The exhibition will celebrate the Smithsonian's 175th anniversary. Visit https://aib.si.edu/ The National Museum of African American History & Culture has reopened. Visit https://nmaahc.si.edu/ The International Spy Museum is open with new safety measures in place including capacity limitations, social distancing guidelines, mask requirements, and enhanced cleaning protocols. Advance ticket purchase is recommended. Visit https://www.spymuseum.org/ The Museum of the Bible in Southwest D.C. will exhibit Magna Carta: Justice. Liberty, July 2-January 2, 2022. "The story of the Magna Carta is the story of the struggle for liberty. In this special exhibition, the role of the Bible and the English Church in that struggle will be traced from the creation of the Magna Carta in the thirteenth century to the present day." Visit https://www.museumofthebible.org/ The National Geographic Museum, Museum Store, and campus are temporarily closed, but you can visit the highly-regarded exhibition titled “WOMEN: A Century of Change” virtually. The exhibition celebrates the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage by exploring images from National Geographic's historic archives that depict women from around the world. You can also read more about the historic efforts to pass the 19th amendment in the August issue of National Geographic magazine, which is online athttps://www.nationalgeographic.org/events/visit/women-vr/
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tHE mUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE

The Museum Of American History
tHE nATIONAL bUILDING mUSEUM
pLANET WORD

music in d.c.

Washington National Cathedral
Washington National Cathedral will present an Online Independence Day Concert on July 4 at 2:00 pm, The concert will feature patriotic music that has become the soundtrack of our nation, including favorites from Aaron Copeland, John Philip Sousa and many others. When you register, you’ll receive a link to view the concert. Visit https://cathedral.org/event/online-independence-day-concert/ The Washington Chorus (TWC), led by Artistic Director Dr. Eugene Rogers, will present a concert on demand titled Resilience, June 11-30. Resilience is a digital, cross disciplinary concert using choral music, filmmaking, and poetry to explore the power of music and the human spirit. Over 100 members of TWC recorded mostly from home, with some in person while following strict COVID safety protocols. Visit www.thewashingtonchorus.org/
 Washington Performing Arts (WPA) has expanded its online subscription series titled Home Delivery Plus. The series features paid-admission performances and companion experiences. Visit www.washingtonperformingarts.org/seasontickets/home-delivery/ The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington will celebrate their 40th birthday virtually, with new digital recordings and archival footage from over the years. The songs featured will include “From Now On” (from The Greatest Showman,) “Rise Up,” “Make Them Hear You” (from Ragtime,) “Truly Brave,” and new anthem written especially for GMCW titled “Harmony’s Never Too Late.” The GMCW Turns 40 video will be available June 5-20. Visit https://www.gmcw.org/gmcw-turns-40/
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Washington National Cathedral

Dr. Eugene Rogers

Music in Virginia

Ulysses S. James
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic, led by Ulysses S. James, will continue to present concerts in The Lyceum in Old Town Alexandria on Sunday afternoons at 3 pm until September 12. Upcoming performances will be on: June 20: Hai Jin pianoJune 27: Members of the U.S. Army Fife & Drum Corps July 4: The U.S. Army String QuartetJuly 11: Main Street Chamber PlayersJuly 18: Hai Jin, piano & Qiao Dan, violinJuly 25: Elizabeth Kluegel, soprano Visit https://www.youtube.com/c/wmpamusic
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra (ASO), led by James Ross, Music Director, presents live music in outdoor venues around Alexandria with small ensembles and limited, socially-distanced audiences. If conditions permit, indoor venues may be opened in Spring 2021. The ASO is offering a video link to their recent concert titled Garden Sounds: Backyard Baroque. The concert features: Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from SolomonBach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3Kolm: Fantasy Ritornello (world premiere)Handel: Concerto Grosso in C major from Alexander’s FeastVisit https://youtu.be/LcMG1ZbCjRs and/or Visit: https://alexsym.org/ Wolf Trap’s full list of upcoming offerings that will be streamed are listed at https://www.wolftrap.org/calendar.aspx The Hylton Performing Arts Center has announced a full lineup of indoor and outdoor programming for the 2021-2022 season. Visit https://hyltoncenter.org/
 Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Christopher Zimmerman, will resume live performances this Fall. Visit www.fairfaxsymphony.org/ The Center for the Arts at George Mason University has announced the beginning of a new season of in-person performances to begin on September 25, 2021. For a preview visit https://cfa.gmu.edu/events/preview RETURN TO HOME PAGE
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra Garden Sounds: Backyard Baroque

MUSIC IN MARYLAND

bALTIMORE SYMPHONY oRCHESTRA
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has announced plans for A Season of Discovery, with performances for live audiences at The Music Center at Strathmore. The season will include eight commissions and three world premieres, with notable soloists and 14 local partners. There will be several guest conductors as the BSO begins an international, multi-year search for a Music Director. Artistic Advisor, James Conlon will bring his Recovered Voices mission to the BSO, featuring music by composers suppressed by the Nazi regime and works by American composers neglected because of their race. Music Director Laureate and OrchKids Founder Marin Alsop will return with three commissions and a reimagining of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The season will feature violinist and conductor Itzhak Perlman, Renée Fleming, Rod Gilfry, Christine Goerke, Nicola Benedetti, Ray Chen, Benjamin Grosvenor, and Anne-Sophie Mutter in performance with Sir Andrew Davis. Sixteen soloists will make their BSO debuts. Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly will return, and Byron Stripling will showcase ragtime masters Scott Joplin and Jelly Roll Morton. The BSO will also expand its digital platform with new accessibility through live-streamed performances and the docuseries titles BSO Sessions. The company will implement a number of COVID-related measures. Subscriptions for the new season of the BSO at Strathmore are on sale now. Visit https://www.bsomusic.org/Subscribe
 The National Philharmonic’s 2021-2022 concert season at The Music Center at Strathmore, led by Music Director & Conductor Piotr Gajewski, Chorale Artistic Director Stan Engebretson, Concertmaster Laura Colgate and Cover Conductor & Lecturer Rebecca Smithorn will begin on October 16. Visit https://nationalphilharmonic.org/2122season/ The Music Center is presenting programs on The Patio Stage, thru July 10. The open-air venue is on the Center’s Trawick Terrace. The stage is “designed to provide a spacious yet intimate experience, featuring socially distanced tables that seat up to 4 people – totaling seats for 124 guests. Visit https://www.strathmore.org/what-s-on/summer-2021/
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James Ross
Maestra Marin Alsop

Maestro Jack Everly
MAESTRO PIOTR GAJEWSKI

OPERA

Virginia Opera has announced the return to fully-produced performances beginning in September. The schedule will feature Das Rheingold, Three Decembers, La bohème and The Marriage of Figaro. The company performs at the Center for the Arts at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, Harrison Opera House in Norfolk, and the Carpenter Theatre at the Dominion Energy Center in Richmond. Visit vaopera.org Bel Cantanti Opera, led by Dr. Katerina Souvorova, is streaming E. Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel via VIMEO. Filled with magic, it’s a delightful way to introduce kids to opera. The production can be seen in High def 1080 video @ https://player.vimeo.com/external/511998355.hd.mp4?s=bdba2e72cec840c711e8c6d274caff5736eae3bd&profile_id=175 UrbanArias premiered the film version of Susan Kander & Roberta Gumbel’s opera titled “Driving While Black” in April. The production, directed and choreographed by Du’Bois A’Keen, stars soprano Karen Slack, with Creative Director Camry A’Keen and Conductor Robert Wood, who founded UrbanArias. The film "incorporates elements of modern dance, music video production, and intimate storytelling." The film is available to stream at http://www.urbanarias.org/performances/driving-while-black/ Washington Concert Opera (WCO), conducted by WCO Artistic Director and Conductor, Maestro Antony Walker, will stream a digital presentation of I PURITANI! June 27-July 26. The production will feature Brenda Rae, Rene Barbera, Javier Arrey, and Musa Ngqungwana in principal roles, accompanied by members of the WCO orchestra.Visit www.concertopera.org/ Washington National Opera (WNO) productions planned for the Kennedy Center in May and June have been canceled, as have Broadway touring shows scheduled for next summer. The Fall season will begin with a musical tribute on November 6-14 to the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg. WNO is streaming a video titled Come Hope, which is the first installment in a series titled Monuments of Hope. The initiative takes its title from an aria in Fidelio, an opera that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit. Mezzo J’Nai Bridges and bass-baritone Ryan McKinny perform in front of D.C.’s most iconic monuments—representing our collective memories and shared hope for a more perfect future. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/
Classical WETA 90.9 FM Radio broadcasts opera performances on Saturdays at 1 p.m. Broadcast are scheduled on: June 26: Jules Massenet’s Hérodiade Visit https://weta.org/
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aNTONY WALKER
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theatre in dc

Arena Stage is presenting a newly-commissioned filmed three-part musical series, Arena Riffs, featuring three different composer and lyricist teams with musical selections infused with sounds of folk, indie and hip-hop. Each musical is 20 – 30 minutes long and is available to stream on Arena’s website. Arena Riffs is free and open to the public to watch, but reservations are encouraged. Visit https://www.arenastage.org The Kennedy Center announced The Fall Season of live performances in June, including: National Symphony Orchestra concerts beginning on September 18 with a performance by pianist Lang Lang. Fortas Chamber Music concerts beginning with The Dover Quartet & Haochen Zhang on October 20. Washington National Opera performances beginning with Come Home: A Celebration of Return and Dance beginning with the Paul Taylor Dance Company on October 7-9. Programming at the Kennedy Center will also feature the return of Lin Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton," plus "Hadestown," which won the Tony Award as best musical in 2019. To see the full schedule, Visit HTTPS://WWW.KENNEDY-CENTER.ORG/WHATS-ON/ Studio Theatre is presenting their 2020-2021 season - titled Studio in the Moment - entirely digitally. The productions include 2.5 Minute Ride by Lisa Kron - directed by Joanie Schultz, Flow by Will Power - directed by Psalmayene 24 and Tender Age by George Brant - directed by Henry Godinez. Visit https://www.studiotheatre.org/plays/play-detail/2020-2021 Broadway at The National will present an eight-show season this fall at D.C.’s National Theatre. The series will begin with a four-show Broadway at The National subscription series in December and will include TOOTSIE, PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, COME FROM AWAY, and HAIRSPRAY. Season specials can be added to any package, including HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY, ALTON BROWN: BEYOND THE EATS, and RENT – THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY FAREWELL TOUR. Visit https://www.broadwayatthenational.com/ Rorschach Theatre will present Distance Frequencies, directed by Jenny McConnell Frederick, July 15-31 at The Parks at Walter Reed - The Great Lawn – at historic Walter Reed in Northwest DC . In the plot, an unopened letter from 1935 launches a young artist on a decades-long quest, backward and forward through time. Viewers can “explore DC history both real and imagined in this original work of magic realism with a sound track of DC punk and go-go.” The production features Ricardo Blagrove, James Finley, Erik Harrison, Jessica Ludd, Reginald Richard, Tara Whitney Rison, and Lorrie Smith Saito. Visit https://rorschachtheatre.com/distance-frequencies-transmission/ The Shakespeare Theatre Company is now streaming All the Devils Are Here - How Shakespeare Invented the Villain, written and performed by Patrick Page. The one-man show explores how William Shakespeare created the treacherous characters we all love to hate, including Macbeth, Iago and Claudius. Visit https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/all-the-devils-are-here-how-shakespeare-invented-the-villain/ Woolly Mammoth Theatre will present HOMEGROWN, a limited engagement, collaborative theatrical piece produced in association with Connectivity Core Partners Spit Dat and THEARC Theater (a project of Building Bridges Across the River) July 9-11. HOMEGROWN brings together both emerging and established spoken word artists from Ward 7 and Ward 8 to provide a platform for their work to be heard and celebrate the vibrant artistic communities of DC. This original piece is directed by Alina Collins Maldonado and features Spit Dat Academy members Shay Izegwire, Shehariah Johnson, Christian Parks, Kiarra Patterson, and Yalan Sesay, plus DC favorites Charity Blackwell, Kenneth Carroll, and O-Slice. They weave together poetry, storytelling, hop hop, and verse to answer the question, “What is home to you?” Visit https://www.woollymammoth.net/event/homegrown Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and Folger Shakespeare Library are streaming Madeline Sayet’s solo show, WHERE WE BELONG directed by Mei Ann Teo. Tickets can be reserved online at woollymammoth.net
 Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and American Conservatory Theater have extended the streaming of The Bushwick Starr’s production of Animal Wisdom, created and starring Heather Christian, through June 27. Visit www.animalwisdomfilm.com
Constellation Theatre Company will stream Jason Robert Brown's two-person musical titled The Last Five Years, directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer via Video on Demand, June 22-July 11. Visit https://www.constellationtheatre.org/last-five-years Constellation Theatre Company will live stream Moon Man Walk by James Ijames, directed by Angelisa Gillyard, on August 12 and as Video on Demand, August 27-September 12, 2021. It’s the story of an aspiring writer who returns to his boyhood home after the sudden death of his devoted single mother. There, he finds that “even in the darkest corners of the universe, love and light persist.” Visit https://www.constellationtheatre.org/moon-man-walk Ford’s Theatre Society and the National Park Service began a phased reopening of Ford’s Theatre and Ford’s Theatre Museum in May; advance tickets are required. Visit www.fords.org RETURN TO HOME PAGE
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Rorschach Theatre "Distance Frequencies"


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Theatre in Virginia

The Little Theatre of Alexandria is presenting Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire's Ripcord, directed by Jessie Roberts, thru June 26. The comic story is about two women thrown together by "a cosmic force with a wicked sense of humor." The company will present Neil Simon's comedy titled Rumors, July 24-August 14. The upcoming Fall season is listed at: http://thelittletheatre.com/performances/ Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia is presenting SigWorks: A Monday Night New Play Reading Series completely online. The series provides an opportunity for local playwrights, actors, directors, and patrons to explore new plays. Each reading includes a post-show Q&A with the playwright and Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner. The readings are free and are made available on Signature Theatre’s YouTube Channel. Visit https://www.youtube.com/user/sigtheatre
 Signature Theatre’s 2021 Signature Features season will include five fully-staged plays and musicals, made exclusively for the screen and professionally filmed on set in HD - following multiple safety protocols. Subscriptions for all five shows are on sale now for $200. The shows will be available to stream on demand in HD on Marquee TV, an on-demand streaming platform dedicated to global arts and culture. The announced shows, under the leadership of Managing Director Maggie Boland and Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner, include:Midnight at The Never Get by Mark Sonnenblick - Thru June 21 After Midnight: The Duke Ellington Years - thru August 4 Detroit ’67 by Dominique Morisseau - Early AugustVisit https://www.sigtheatre.org/Subscribe Synetic Theatre offers SYNETIC STREAMING - a new on-demand digital web and app suite which lets viewers stream singular Synetic-curated content right to TVs or Laptop Sites. Visit https://synetictheater.org/streaming/
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Theatre in Maryland

F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre
Rockville Little Theatre is making plans for their 2021-2022 season starting with a production of “Rumors” by Neil Simon. Production dates are September 24 – October 3, 2021. This is being planned as a live in-person production at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre. Visit http://rlt-online.org/ Round House Theatre in Bethesda is streaming on demand We’re Gonna Die by Young Jean Lee, directed by Paige Hernandez, thru July 11. The work is based on true stories of tragedies and traumas, and Young Jean Lee "creates an experience that is part one-woman stage play, part live-band rock concert, and totally life-affirming." The production "blends indie songs with down-to-earth storytelling to offer a simple but hopeful message: We are going to die…and it’ll be okay." Visit https://www.roundhousetheatre.org/On-Stage/Explore RETURN TO HOME PAGE

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Visit www.weta.org Each month, The Agenda News suggests Public Television Programs that will be broadcast - mostly in the evening - on WETA, WETA UK & WETA WORLD Channel 26. Upcoming programs suggested are:
June 20 @ 9:00 - "US" on MASTERPIECE — A couple and their teenage son embark on a long-planned grand tour of Europe, despite the wife’s declaration that she wants to leave the marriage. Part 1 of 2.
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June 25 @ 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: VIENNA PHILHARMONIC SUMMER NIGHT CONCERT — Selections by Strauss, Wagner, Offenbach, Puccini & more from the Schönbrunn Palace Gardens - led by Valery Gergiev & featuring Met Opera tenor Jonas Kaufmann.
June 27 @ 7:00 GREAT ESTATES OF SCOTLAND — An in-depth look at the workings of some of Scotland’s most magnificent country estates. Part 1 of 4.
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An Estate in Scotland
June 29 @ 9:00 MR. TORNADO: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — The pioneering meteorologist Ted Fujita, who transformed our understanding of tornados, saving lives and helping Americans prepare for and respond to dangerous weather phenomena.
June 30 @ 10:00 WONDERS OF MEXICO — The country's amazing wildlife and culture. Part 1 of 3. ZZZ RETURN TO HOME PAGE
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