The Agenda News November, 2022

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REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Image above: Skaters on the National Gallery of Art Ice Rink The Ice Rink in The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, which is located on the National Mall between 7th and 9th Streets along Constitution Avenue NW, will reopen for the season on November 26, and will remain open through March 5, 2023, weather permitting…..except for December 25 and January 1. The adjacent Pavilion Café will offer a seasonal menu of freshly-made soups, salads, sandwiches, flatbreads, and desserts, plus beverages. Visit https://www.nga.gov/press/icerink.html?utm
Image above: A view of a previous GLOW in Georgetown The GLOW season – the annual outdoor public light art experience in Georgetown – will take place from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. nightly, November 26 - January 22, 2023. Organized by the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID), it’s the only light art exhibition of its kind in the region, featuring artists with a diverse range of backgrounds and perspectives. Visit https://www.georgetownglowdc.com/glow
The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD will have the Annual Museum Shop Holiday Market in The Mansion - pictured above - November 10-12. The annual event brings together the area’s best museum and cultural shops, and each purchase from them supports nonprofit museums and arts organizations in our community. The participating venues are: Hillwood Estate and Museum, The Phillips Collection, Brookside Gardens, The Supreme Court Historical Society, Woodend Nature Shop (previously known as Audubon Society), President Lincoln's Cottage, Strathmore, The George Washington University Museum, The Textile Museum and individual artists.Visit https://www.strathmore.org/events-tickets/what-s-on-in-the-mansion/museum-shop-holiday-market/
Image above: A view of a previous Winter Wonderland Bethesda's annual Winter Wonderland will take place at the Norfolk Avenue Streetery (at the corner of Norfolk and St. Elmo Avenues) in downtown Bethesda on December 3. The event features holiday festivities for families, including a professional choral concert, live ice sculpting (note the photo above), holiday performances from local schools and more. Visit https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/winter-wonderland
Mount Vernon by Candlelight will be offered November 25-26, December 2-3, December 9-10, and December 18. Visitors can enjoy guided tours and learn about holiday traditions in 18th-century Virginia. Visit https://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/mount-vernon-by-candlelight/

LOCAL NEWS FEATURING CHEVY CHASE & BETHESDA

Image above: A view of 5500/5520 Wisconsin Avenue. 5500/5520 WISCONSIN AVENUE IN FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS Plans to redevelop 5500/5520 Wisconsin Avenue (aka, the Brooks Brothers site) will be reviewed in a virtual ZOOM meeting on November 3. The owners plan to replace the former retail spaces with a mixed-use, predominately residential development. The Montgomery County Planning Board approved a Sketch Plan for the redevelopment in November, 2021. The developer is now preparing a Site Plan application for the project and will file the Application shortly after the meeting. The planned project will contain up to 322,000 square feet of development (exclusive of the existing Courtyard Marriott Hotel, which will remain unchanged), including up to 15,000 square feet of commercial/retail use and up to 320 dwelling units. The developer also seeks a Sketch Plan amendment to allow for transfer of up to 32,718 square feet of density from 4608 North Park Avenue to facilitate the development. However these plans work out, building permits will be required, and that process could take about two years. Meanwhile, the old properties will have to be razed, and that's when stress will begin for traffic on South Park Avenue, The Hills Plaza and Wisconsin Avenue. To read more about the pending plan and to see renderings, visit www.5500Wisconsin.com
Image above: The planned Central Green at Westbard Square is featured above. Westbard Square: Construction of the first phase of the new Westbard Square in Bethesda, featuring a new Giant food store, has reached an advanced stage. As noted before, the existing Giant and adjacent stores will be razed once the new Giant and other businesses open, and a new collection of stores will be added, separated from the incoming Giant by a central green. The green, shown in the rendering above, will offer scenic gathering spaces and community-focused activities and amenities. Visit westbardsquare.com
Image above: The former F-H Council headquarteres on Connecticut Ave. in Chevy Chase, MD The National 4-H Council plans to close their headquarters at 7100 Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase, MD and move to Metropolitan Square at 655 15th Street NW in D.C. - overlooking The White House. 4‑H is America’s largest youth development organization—"empowering nearly six million young people with the skills to lead for a lifetime.” The Council had occupied their former site, which began as a women's college, since 1951. The headquarters closed during the Covid pandemic and the property was sold for $40 million in 2021 to a company which plans to turn it into senior housing. The owners of the Chevy Chase Pavilion have leased some of the vacant space on the street level to popups. An art gallery is currently displaying large-format photos in a sizable space formerly occupied by Richey & Co. Shoes. In October, a Spirit Halloween popup store occupied the space formerly used by Old Navy. The street level of the space formerly used by H&M Clothing Company now houses a Covid Center, which offers free vaccinations, boosters and tests. The Covid Center doesn’t require reservations. DINING:
Images above: a view of Joy's dining room and patio Joy, an upscale Latin American-themed restaurant, opened at 5471 Wisconsin Avenue in The Collection at Chevy Chase in October. The elegant new venue features a menu created by esteemed chef Enrique Limardo. The impressive interior of Joy is complemented by a sizable patio. Alley Cat – a new restaurant and bar – plans to open in mid-November at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue & Jenifer Street on the D.C. side of Friendship Heights. The large venue succeeds Chatter – and before that Chadwick’s - which formerly occupied the space. The property has been updated both inside and out.
IMAGE ABOVE: A RENDERING OF THE HEIGHTS Common Plate Hospitality, a company based in Alexandria, VA, continues to sign up food vendors for The Heights – a food court which they plan to open at Wisconsin Place in space formerly occupied by a branch of Anthropologie. Urbano, a full-service restaurant offering Mexican fare will anchor The Heights. In addition, there will be a full-service bar and eight food stalls (counters), including This Deli of Ours, Soup Matters, Mason Social and others. A speakeasy named The Turncoat will occupy separate space behind the food court formerly occupied by P.F. Chang restaurant. To read more about Common Plate Hospitality, visit www.commonplategroup.com/ SHOPPING:
Image above: Owner Julia CreightonJulia Creighton plans to open a pop-up shop in The Collection at Chevy Chase on November 2. The shop will be open through the end of 2022. They offer specially-selected apparel and products. Visit https://www.jbcreighton.com/

ARTS & CRAFTS: nATIONAL gALLERIES

Pictured above: The West Building of the National Gallery of Art
Image above: Johannes Vermeer, Girl with the Red Hat, c. 1669, oil on panel, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.53 The National Gallery of Art (NG) is exhibiting Vermeer's Secrets, thru January 8, 2023. The life and practice of the 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) are a mystery, but the exhibition offers a behind-the-scenes look at how National Gallery curators, conservators, and scientists investigated the museum’s four treasured paintings by and attributed to Vermeer.Visit https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1236.html The National Gallery of Art will exhibit Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice, November 20-February 12, 2023. Carpaccio (c. 1460/1466–1525/1526) “is best known for his large, spectacular narrative paintings that brought sacred history to life. Although for centuries he has been loved and celebrated in his native city for his observant eye, fertile imagination, and storytelling prowess, this exhibition marks the first retrospective of the artist ever held outside Italy.” Visit https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/carpaccio-renaissance-venice.html The National Gallery of Art is exhibiting Sargent and Spain thru January 2, 2023. Although John Singer Sargent was the leading society portraitist of his era, he was captivated with Spain and produced a body of work that documents his extensive travels there and to the island of Majorca. Over three decades, Sargent produced landscapes and marine scenes, pictures of everyday life, and architectural studies, as well as sympathetic portrayals of the locals he encountered in Spain. The exhibition presents some 120 oils, watercolors, and drawings, many of which are rarely exhibited. In addition, some 28 never-before published photographs, including several almost certainly taken by Sargent himself, will also be displayed. Visit https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/sargent-and-spain.html
Pictured above: The West Building of the National Gallery of Art
Image above: Mary Lee Bendolph, Blocks and Strips, 2002 The National Gallery of Art is exhibiting Called to Create: Black Artists of the American South, thru March 26, 2023. The gallery acquired 40 sculptures, assemblages, paintings, reliefs, quilts, and drawings from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation in 2020, and several related gifts have recently entered the collection. The exhibition will feature works by Thornton Dial, James “Son Ford” Thomas, Lonnie Holley, Mary T. Smith, Purvis Young, and many other Black artists in the South who worked with little recognition, often using recycled materials as their art supplies and yarns. The exhibition will include nine quilts made by the women of Gee’s Bend Alabama. Visit https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/called-to-create.htm The National Gallery of Art is exhibiting The Renaissance in the North: New Prints and Perspectives, thru November 27. The region of northern Europe today known as Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, and the Netherlands experienced momentous social, political, and artistic transformations from 1450 through the early 1600s, a time now called the Northern Renaissance. Visit https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/renaissance-north-new-prints-perspectives.html RETURN TO HOME PAGE

ARTS & CRAFTS at sMITHSONIAN GALLERIES

Image above: An aerial view of the Hirshhorn Museum The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is exhibiting a century of art by nearly 50 pathbreaking-women and nonbinary artists in “Put It This Way: (Re)Visions of the Hirshhorn Collection,” now thru Fall 2023. Masterworks are featured by Alma Thomas, Agnes Martin and Barbara Hepworth Will alongside works by Dana Awartani, Loie Hollowell, Sondra Perry, Deborah Roberts and Kiyan Williams..Visit https://hirshhorn.si.edu/upcoming-exhibitions/ The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is exhibiting One with Eternity: Yayooi Kusama thru November 27 as a tribute to the life and practice of the contemporary artist. She studied traditional Nihonga (Japanese-style) painting in Kyoto and moved to New York City in 1958. She exhibited alongside Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Allan Kaprow and others. Kusama is recognized as "influential to the development of assemblage, environmental art, and performative practices." Image above: Image above: Infinity Mirrored-Room My Heart is Dancing into the Universe - 2018 Jack HemsVisit https://hirshhorn.si.edu/exhibitions/one-with-eternity-yayoi-kusama-in-the-hirshhorn-collection/ The Hirshhorn is exhibiting John Akomfrah: Purple, thru Summer 2023. The exhibition introduces the artist’s largest ever video installation, an immersive six-channel work, to D.C. for the first time.   Visit https://hirshhorn.si.edu/exhibitions/john-akomfrah-purple The National Museum of African Art is exhibiting Iké Udé: Nollywood Portraits thru February 2023. Nollywood is Nigeria’s 3-billion-dollar film industry. Visit https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/ike-ude-nollywood-portraits:event-exhib-6554
Image above: A Portrait of Dr. Anthony Fauci Artist: Hugo Crosthwaite Stop-motion drawing animation (excerpt) 2022 National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.Acquired through the generosity of Anonymous; Michael Hollander; Walter and Patricia Moore The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery will present “Portrait of a Nation: 2022 Honorees” November 10-October 22, 2023, featuring portraits of José Andrés, Clive Davis, Ava DuVernay, Marian Wright Edelman, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Serena Williams and Venus Williams. The exhibition premieres six newly-commissioned works and one never-before-shown photograph, each by a highly acclaimed contemporary artist. Visit https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/PON-2022-honorees The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and The Atlantic magazine have announced a new, multi-platform collaboration titled “Perspectives: The Atlantic’s Writers at the National Portrait Gallery,” which premiered in person and online on July 1. The collaboration is part of the reinstallation of the museum’s permanent collection galleries. ” For the online tour, visit https://smartify.org/tours/atlantic-alumni To read about Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900, visit https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/out-many-portraits-1600-1900 For more about the new project, visit https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/national-portrait-gallery-and-atlantic-announce-perspectives-atlantics-writers The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery is exhibiting Family Ties: Daguerreotype Portraits thru June 11, 2023. Within a decade of its introduction in 1839, the daguerreotype—the first commercially viable form of photography—emerged as a highly popular means of documenting family relationships.
Images above from left: Maya Lin working on the Civil Rights Memorial Artist: Adam Stoltman Photograph Courtesy of Adam Stoltman and at right: Family Portrait by Thomas Holton, Inkjet print 2005 © Thomas Holton The National Portrait Gallery is exhibiting One Life: Maya Lin, thru April 16, 2023. The biographical exhibition is the first to feature the architect, sculptor and environmentalist who became known globally in 1982 for her design of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial. Visit https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/one-life-maya-lin The National Portrait Gallery is exhibiting Kinship, featuring more than forty artworks by eight contemporary artists whose work explores the notion of “kinship” and the closeness that bonds us, thru January 7, 2024. Contemporary portraits are featured in various media, including Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Ruth Leonela Buentello, Jess T. Dugan, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Jessica Todd Harper, Thomas Holton, Sedrick Huckaby, and Anna Tsouhlarakis. Visit https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/kinship The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery is exhibiting I Dream a World: Selections from Brian Lanker’s Portraits of Remarkable Black Women: Part I, thru January 29, 2023. The exhibition features more than 25 photographs by the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who, in 1989, published the extraordinarily popular book titled I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America. Visit https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/i-dream-world-selections-brian-lankers-portraits-remarkable-black-women-part-i:event-exhib-6608
The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery is exhibiting The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today, thru February 26, 2023. Every three years, artists living and working in the U.S. are invited to submit one of their recent portraits to a panel of experts chosen by the museum. Visit https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/outwin-2022-american-portraiture-today:event-exhib-6603 The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery is exhibiting Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples, thru May 18, 2025. The exhibition sheds light on the stories and faces of five couples whose work and lives shaped the nation around them during tumultuous times.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is exhibiting We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection, thru March 26, 2023. The exhibition “traces the rise of self-taught artists in the twentieth century and examines how, despite wide-ranging societal, racial, and gender-based obstacles, their creativity and bold self-definition became major forces in American art.” *Image above: Umberger, Leslie. We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection. With an introduction by Douglas O. Robson. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum in association with Princeton University Press, 2022. Visit https://americanart.si.edu/exhibition/we-are-made-stories-robson?utm_source=si.edu&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=exhibitions The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum is exhibiting This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, thru April 2, 2023. The exhibition "highlights the role that artists play in our world to spark essential conversations, stories of resilience, and methods of activism—showing us a more relational and empathetic world. Visit https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/this-present-moment
Image above: An exhibit in A Collector's Eye: Freer in Egypt The Freer Gallery of Art will exhibit A Collector's Eye: Freer in Egypt, for an indefinite period beginning December 17. Between 1906 and 1909, Charles Lang Freer visited Egypt three times on his way to destinations further east. During these years, he acquired a range of works, including the renowned Washington Codex—one of the oldest Bibles in the world—a digital copy of which will be on view in the gallery. Visit https://asia.si.edu/exhibition/a-collectors-eye-freer-in-egypt/?utm_source=si.edu&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=exhibitions The Freer Gallery of Art is exhibiting Rinpa: Creativity Across Time and Space thru February 5, 2023. "The Japanese painting movement now known as Rinpa was a loose association of artists that began around the dawn of the seventeenth century and continued into the nineteenth century. " The exhibition offers a selection of paintings and ceramics by several generations of Rinpa artists. Visit https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/rinpa-creativity-across-time-and-space:event-exhib-6627 The Smithsonian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery began exhibiting Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art, and Trade, for an indefinite period beginning June 25, 2022. Fine alabaster statues and metalworks display the masterful skills of artists from ancient Yemen, who blended local ideas and Greek and Roman inspirations into new creations, underscoring the region’s remarkable artistic and cultural cosmopolitanism. Visit https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/ancient-yemen-incense-art-and-trade:event-exhib-6610 The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is exhibiting Living in Two Times: Photography by Bahman Jalali and Rana Javadi, thru January 8, 2023. Bahman Jalali (1944–2010) and his wife and closest collaborator Rana Javadi (b. 1953), were among the most influential figures in the development of late twentieth-century photography in Iran. They captured events in Tehran during the 1979 Iranian Revolution and much more. A section of the exhibition presents Jalali images of fishing communities along the northern Persian Gulf. Visit https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/living-two-times-photography-bahman-jalali-and-rana-javadi:event-exhib-6624 The Smithsonian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is exhibiting Underdogs and Antiheroes: Japanese Prints from the Moskowitz Collection, thru January 29, 2023. The exhibition "focuses on the stories and urban legends of individuals living on the fringes of society in early modern Japan. Visit https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/underdogs-and-antiheroes-japanese-prints-moskowitz-collection:event-exhib-6602
Image above: Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art The National Museum of Asian Art will present A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur, November 19-May 14, 2023. Around 1700, artists in Udaipur (a court in northwest India) began creating immersive paintings that conveyed the mood (bhava) of the city’s palaces, lakes, and mountains. Visit https://asia.si.edu/exhibition/a-splendid-land-paintings-from-royal-udaipur/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE

arts & crafts: Independent galleries

Image above: Silver Icebergs by Jennifer Brewer Stone The Van Landingham Gallery at The Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA is exhibiting Explorations, a new juried membership show featuring air, sea, land and/or space, thru December 3. The show features artworks by Diana Papazian, Joyce Zipperer, Samantha Shelton, Guido Zanni, Jennifer Brewer Stone, Rebecca McNeely, Helen Power and Veronica Barker-Barzel. Visit https://www.torpedofactoryartists.com/ Arlington Arts Center in Arlington, Virginia was renamed the Museum of Contemporary Art in October. As before, their mission is to connect with contemporary art and artists through exhibitions, education programs, and artist residencies. Visit https://mocaarlington.org/ Artechouse DC is presenting ASE: AFRO FREQUENCIES thru 2022. The ground-breaking cultural exhibition features designs by Vince Fraser, a London-based Afro-surrealist visual artist. The sensory-filled, immersive exhibition takes visitors on "a journey that celebrates historical and social aspects of the African diaspora and Black culture through the artist’s lens." Visit https://www.dc.artechouse.com/ The George Washington Museum/Textile Museum is exhibiting In Korean Fashion: From Royal Court to Runway thru December 22. The exhibition explores "the extraordinary transformation of Korean costume and fashion over the last 125 years, from the late Joseon dynasty to today’s couture and cutting-edge street fashion." South Korea emerged as “a pop culture powerhouse and one of the most fashion-forward nations in the world in the 21st century. The exhibition presents fresh-off-the-runway ensembles that reveal how contemporary designers such as Lie Sang Bong are blending the historical and avant-garde, local and cosmopolitan, and high and popular culture to create a distinctive and compelling Korean voice.” Visit https://museum.gwu.edu/korean-fashion-royal-court-runway The George Washington University Museum & The Textile Museum is exhibiting An Artist's Washington, thru March 2023. "Landscapes from the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection show how artists past and present look beyond iconic landmarks to depict neighborhood streetscapes and natural features of the capital city." The George Washington Museum & The Textile Museum is exhibiting Life on Pennsylvania Avenue, thru March 2023. "Take a walk down Pennsylvania Avenue through photographs, prints and artifacts from the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection." Visit https://museum.gwu.edu/ The Kreeger Museum in Northwest D.C. is presenting an exhibition titled Perplexity, thru December 10. The participating artists are Amy Boone-McCreesh, Brian Michael Dunn, Sarah Knobel, Michael Dax Iacovone, Joyce Yu-Jean Lee, Helina Metaferia and Jerry Truong. Visit www.kreegermuseum.org/
Pictured above: Jonathan Monaghan, Move the Way you Want(still), 2022, Vertical video (color, sound), media player, projector, 8-minuteseamless loop, Courtesy of bitforms gallery, New York The Phillips Collection is presenting Intersections: Move the Way you Want by Jonathan Monaghan, thru December 31. The multipart, site-specific installation and video projection “entirely transforms the architectural environment of the historic Phillips House. Visit https://www.phillipscollection.org/event/2022-09-22-intersections-jonathan-monaghan The Phillips Collection is presenting Jacob Lawrence and the Children of Hiroshima, thru November 27. The exhibition reexamines the impact of the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, Japan through a conversation between Jacob Lawrence’s Hiroshima prints and selected drawings by the children of Hiroshima’s Honkawa Elementary School. "The two bodies of work convey the emotional impact of nuclear warfare and the potential for peace and reconciliation." Visit https://www.phillipscollection.org/ The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center is displaying fall exhibitions, thru December 11. The exhibitions feature a contemporary ceramic group exhibition, portraits from the Corcoran Legacy Collection, work by local artists, and more. Visit https://www.american.edu/cas/museum/

books

The Rotunda of the National Archives Building in DC is open for viewing of the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights - with limited capacity. The Lawrence F. O'Brien Gallery featuring Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote and the David M. Rubenstein Gallery featuring Records of Rights are open with limited capacity. Visit https://museum.archives.gov/exhibits
Image above: The National Archives
Image above: A view of the historic building in which Planet Word is located Planet Word, which is an immersive language museum located in the historic Franklin School Building 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/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE
The Kennedy Center will present Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo: Cendrillon in the Eisenhower Theater, November 17-20. The ballet is “an original adaptation of the well-known fairy tale Cinderella. Setting the work to Sergei Prokofiev’s classic score, choreographer and director Jean-Christophe Maillot adds his own dramatic flair, mixing emotional characterizations and emphatic choreography with traditional ballet for a magical evening of performance.” The Kennedy Center will present the Kansas City Ballet performing in the Opera House, November 23-27. The company’s production promises “grandeur, laughter, and a snowfall of Christmas magic!” The Kennedy Center will present Ballet Hispánico: Doña Perón in the Eisenhower Theater, November 30-December 3. Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Doña Perón will present her portrait of Eva “Evita” Perón.Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/ballet/

dance

Image above: The Washington Ballet The Washington Ballet, led by Artistic Director Julie Kent, will perform The Nutcracker at the Warner Theatre in D.C., on select days November 25-December 30. The company's production of The Nutcracker is one of the most treasured events of the holiday season. Visit https://www.washingtonballet.org/ Dana Tai Soon Burgess plans to conclude his dance company's residency at the National Portrait Gallery in May 2023 with a work in response to the resurgence of anti-Asian violence. Visit https://dtsbdc.org/ Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, led by Christopher Zimmerman, Music Director & Conductor, will present Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker - with the Fairfax Ballet - at Center for the Arts at George Mason University on December 17 & 18. The production is unique in the Washington metropolitan region as one of few presented with LIVE musical accompaniment. Visit https://www.fairfaxsymphony.org/december-17-18-nutcracker The Music Center at Strathmore will present The Hip Hop Nutcracker on December 19-22. The holiday dance special for the whole family is “a re-mixed and re-imagined version of the classic, smashing hip hop dance and Tchaikovsky’s timeless music together into a heart-stirring and inspirational holiday event. Visit www.strathmore.org/events-tickets/in-the-music-center/the-hip-hop-nutcracker/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE

FAMILY

Image above: The entrance to St. Albans School at Washington National Cathedral St. Albans School Christmas House Tour & Holiday Boutiques will take place on December 2 & 3. “From a holiday luncheon with friends, to shopping for that perfect gift, to touring beautiful homes or finding a gorgeous wreath, the Christmas House Tour and Holiday Boutiques offers so many fun ways to enjoy this special season." Visit https://www.stachristmashousetour.org/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE
Images above are for Witch Wartsmith’s Halloween Spooktacular & The 34th Annual Nutcracker The Puppet Co. will present The 34th Annual Nutcracker, a celebration that includes Tchaikovsky's familiar story of Clara and her prince, with some Puppet Co. nursery rhyme spin, November 25-January 1. Visit https://www.thepuppetco.org/shows The Kennedy Center will present Air Play in the Eisenhower Theater, November 4-6. The company "transforms ordinary objects into uncommon beauty through a wordless, magical adventure as two siblings journey through a surreal land of air." The Kennedy Center will present The Day You Begin in the Eisenhower Theater, November 19-December 18. The world premiere-commissioned musical is based on one of Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence Jacqueline Woodson’s most popular picture books. The Kennedy Center will present Bluey’s Big Play in the Eisenhower Theater, November 22-27. The new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy Award-winning children’s television series features an original story by Bluey's creator Joe Brumm and music by Bluey's composer Joff Bush. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/ The Choral Arts Society of Washington, led by Brandon Straub, conductor, and Dr. Jace Kaholokula Saplan, conductor, with the Choral Arts Symphonic Chorus and Choral Arts Symphonic Chorus with the Choral Arts Brass Ensemble and special guests, will present A Family Christmas for the Young & Young at Heart in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on December 24. The concert will offer “a merry tour of Christmas favorites that will have your family singing all the way home. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/vocal-choral-music/2022-2023/choral-arts-society-a-family-christmas/ Capital City Symphony will present an interactive family concert titled What is a Composer at Atlas Performing Arts Center on November 20 at 2:30 PM and again at 4:30 PM. Kids and grown-ups alike can participate during every piece of the exciting and vibrant concert, which is designed with the youngest audience members in mind. Visit http://www.capitalcitysymphony.org/upcoming-events Capital City Symphony and Potomac Fever, an cappella group made up of members of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC, will perform a concert and sing-along featuring favorite holiday classics on December 18 at Atlas Performing Arts Center on December 18. Visit www.capitalcitysymphony.org/ Imagination Stage in Bethesda is presenting S.P.I.E.S. 2 - Flight of the Hawk, thru November 20. “This follow-up to the online hit S.P.I.E.S. & the Lost Treasure of Atlantis combines live theatre and taped adventure scenes to create a collaborative and exciting experience where each audience gets to be the hero and solve the puzzles–and no two performances are alike.” Visit https://imaginationstage.org/on-our-stages/s-p-i-e-s-2-flight-of-the-hawk/ Imagination Stage in Bethesda will present Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed - the Rock Experience by Mo Willems, November 16-January 8, 2023. “When clothing suddenly falls from the sky, Wilbur J. Mole Rat stuns the colony with his decision to get dressed! In a community where baring is caring and skin is in, can Wilbur find the courage to rock to the rhythm of his own electric guitar?” Visit https://imaginationstage.org/on-our-stages/naked-mole-rat-gets-dressed-the-rock-experience
The annual Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights will take place on December 3 on the Old Town Alexandria Waterfront. Dozens of brightly lit boats will cruise along one mile of the Potomac River shoreline, and there will be dockside festivities in Waterfront Park including a pop-up beer garden from Port City Brewing Company, food, activities and more. Visit https://visitalexandria.com/holidays/boat-parade/

Film

Cinema Art Bethesda, a local foreign and independent film group, screens films monthly at Landmark's Bethesda Row Cinema. On November 13, the group will present the Spanish film titled Official Competition (Competencia oficial). The film, directed by Argentina’s Gaston Duprat and Mariano Cohn was released in 2021, and is performed in Spanish with English subtitles. Penélope Cruz stars as a highly eccentric director, who is hired by a megalomaniac billionaire (played by José Luis Gómez) to make his mark on history by creating a film that will secure his reputation. “Rivalry,” the film-within-a-film’s script, involves two brothers, portrayed by Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martinez, who begin feuding as soon as they meet on the movie set. Visit: https://cinemaartbethesda.org

gardens & homes

Image above: A previous Garden of Lights display The annual Garden of Lights will open at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD on November 18 and will be open every night through January 1, 2023 - except November 21-24 and December 24-25 The outdoor display transforms Brookside Gardens into a one-half-mile walk through a magical winter wonderland. Visit https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/garden-of-lights/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE
Pictured above: A view of the new exhibit at USGB The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) is displaying a new exhibit about agriculture titled Cultivate: Growing Food in a Changing World - thru December, 2023. A new gift store is located in the Conservatory’s West Gallery. Visit www.USBG.gov
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens (pictured above) is exhibiting Grace of Monaco: Princess in Dior thru January 8, 2023. The exhibition will explore the longstanding collaboration between Grace Kelly (1929-1982) and Marc Bohan, artistic director at Christian Dior, through clothing, accessories, photos, and more on special loan from the Palace of Monaco. Visit https://hillwoodmuseum.org/exhibitions/grace-monaco-princess-dior
Image above: A Fall view of Hubert Humphrey Park in the Village of Friendship Heights

View above: Mount Vernon at Night Mount Vernon by Candlelight will be offered November 25-26, December 2-3, December 9-10, and December 18. Visitors can enjoy guided tours and learn about holiday traditions in 18th-century Virginia. Visit https://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/mount-vernon-by-candlelight/ Heurich House Museum near Dupont Circle will present the annual Christmas Markt December 2-4. Visitors can stroll through a festive German-style craft market from the Heurich House Museum’s garden up New Hampshire Avenue NW towards Dupont Circle and find a great many holiday gifts. Visit http://heurichhouse.org Tudor Place in Georgetown will offer Candlelight Tours on select evenings in December. The historic home was the site of Christmas celebrations in 1880 by the five children of Martha and Dr. Armistead Peter and their grandmother, Britannia W. Kennon. Visit https://tudorplace.org/event/candlelight-tour/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE

MUSEUMS:

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Museum is exhibiting an installation titled A Beautiful Dichotomy thru March 12, 2023. The installation features a selection of Peruvian Pre-Columbian ceramics from a Washington DC private collection. Visit https://www.doaks.org/visit/museum/exhibitions/a-beautiful-dichotomy
 Dumbarton House in Georgetown is displaying :Power in Preservation - A celebration of the role that women have played in the field of preservation.History's Keepers - The role of the National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in inspiring a spirit of patriotism. The XChange - highlights the role of women in creating and preserving Dumbarton House. Visit https://dumbartonhouse.org/category/collections/
The National Archives Museum is exhibiting The Power of Sports in the Lawrence F. O'Brien Gallery, thru January 7, 2024. The exhibition showcases more than 75 items, including original records, artifacts, and photographs exploring the athletes who have shaped American identity. Visit https://www.archivesfoundation.org/all-american-sports/?utm_campaign=2022AllAmerican&utm_medium=email&utm_source=DDC&utm_content=&utm_term=Allamerican The Smithsonian National Postal Museum is exhibiting "Baseball: America's Home Run" thru January 5, 2025. The exhibition features historic objects loaned from renowned private collections, showcasing a treasure trove of historically significant game-worn uniforms, jackets, hats, game-used bats and memorabilia from America’s pastime. Visit https://postalmuseum.si.edu/baseball
Image above: Rubell Museum - Credit Beyer Blinder Belle & Don and Mera Rubell The Rubell Museum opened at 65 I Street in Southwest DC on October 29. The museum showcases works from the collection of Don and Mera Rubell, who have amassed one of the largest and most influential collections of contemporary art. Visit https://rubellmuseum.org/dc Artechouse in Southwest D.C. will offer a new immersive experience, Spectacular Factory: The Holiday Multiverse, beginning November 19. The experience "will bring everyone's favorite holiday themes to life and will invite visitors inside an imaginative multiverse of holiday fantasy worlds. Visitors will float among giant swinging jingle bells, crash the party of a thousand nutcrackers, join a thrilling train ride through wreaths, take a spin in the candy cane carousel, and more!" Visit https://www.dc.artechouse.com/ The National Museum of the American Indian is exhibiting Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Delights thru January 29, 2023. Singletary (Tlingit American) tells the story of Raven, the creator of the world and giver of the stars & moon. Visit http://americanindian.si.edu/ The Museum of the Bible in Southwest D.C. is exhibiting The Samaritans: A Biblical People, thru January 1, 2023. Few know much about the micro-community of 850 people living in modern Israel who trace their history back to the kingdom of ancient Israel. Visit https://www.museumofthebible.org/exhibits/the-samaritans-a-biblical-people
Image above: Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia at the NASM The National Air & Space Museum (NASM) on the National Mall reopened with eight new galleries on October 14. The galleries are named Destination Moon, Nation of Speed, Early Flight, Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery, The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age, America by Air Reimagined, Thomas W. Haas We All Fly, and One World Connected.Visit https://airandspace.si.edu/visit/museum-dc The Smithsonian National Museum of American History will exhibit Entertainment Nation for an indefinite period beginning December 9. The exhibition will focus on the museum’s extraordinary collection of theater, music, sports, movie and television objects. Through the collection, the exhibition will explore how, for more than 150 years, entertainment has provided a forum for important national conversations about who we are, and who we want to be. Visit https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/entertainment-nation-nacion-del-espectaculo:event-exhib-6586 The Smithsonian National Museum of American History is featuring Picturing Women Inventors, who represent all segments of American society, but whose stories are often overlooked or undervalued. Visit https://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/picturing-women-inventors?utm_source=siedu&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=exhibitions The Smithsonian National Museum of American History is displaying an exhibition titled Discovery and Revelation: Religion, Science, and Making Sense of Things. The focus is on the interaction of religious ideas and communities with the scientific and technological advances that have shaped every generation from the Puritans to the digital age. Visit https://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/discovery-and-revelation PLEASE NOTE: A complete list of Smithsonian museums days and hours of operation is available at si.edu/visit/hours
The National Building Museum opened A BETTER WAY HOME: The Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge in October. The exhibition is part of series which includes public programs and workshops, focused on actions to promote justice in the built environment. The National Building Museum is presenting INTERSECTIONS: Where Diversity, Equity and Design Meet, thru December 14. INTERSECTIONS features a program series of nationally-recognized Black architects, designers and artists. They engage program participants in "conversations centered on actions to promote social justice in the built environment. These participatory experiences are designed to provoke new thinking, spark conversation, enlighten and empower. The season also includes three workshops and a roundtable discussion." Visit www.nbm.org
 The International Spy Museum is open with new safety measures in place. Advance ticket purchase is recommended. Visit https://www.spymuseum.org/ National Geographic Museum is exhibiting Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience, thru February 6, 2023. The cinematic immersive exhibition takes guests on a journey to one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time. Visit www.nationalgeographic.org

music in d.c.

PostClassical Ensemble (PCE), led by Angel Gil-Ordóñez, Music Director, will perform a concert titled Paris at Midnight: Jazz and Surrealism in the 1920s at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater on November 9 with Guest Curator Harry Cooper, who is Senior Curator of Modern Art at the National Gallery of Art. PCE will screen the classic Surrealist film Entr’acte (René Clair, 1924) with the original score by Erik Satie performed live. Visit https://www.postclassical.com/ The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, will perform a Symphonic Surprise on November 3-5. “The program is secret—only to be revealed during the event in engaging interaction with the audience.”
The NSO, conducted by Noseda, with superstar violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, will perform composer Michael Daugherty’s new work titled Blue Electra, November 10-12. The new work was inspired by American icon Amelia Earhart. The program will close with Debussy’s La Mer.
The NSO, conducted by Karina Canellakis, will perform Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, November 17-19. The program will include Cédric Tiberghien performing Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand. The Kennedy Center Chamber Players, comprised of titled musicians of the NSO, will perform their Fall Concert on November 20. They will play classics from four centuries. The NSO will perform Disney’s Frozen in Concert, November 25-26. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/concerts-and-tickets/all-nso-events/ Fortas Chamber Music Concerts will present the Dover Quartet performing a new work crafted by Mason Bates for the quartet and commissioned by the Kennedy Center in the Terrace Theater on November 2. The program will also feature compositions by Haydn and Dvořák. Fortas Chamber Music Concerts will present the Israeli Chamber Project on November 6. The ensemble of strings, winds, harp, and piano based in Israel and New York, will perform a program of works by Saint-Saëns, Stravinsky, Ravel, and more. Visit www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/season-announcement/ Washington Revels will present The Christmas Revels - Celtic Crossroads - at Lisner Auditorium on December 10-11 and 16-18. The event is “a homespun celebration of the holidays with music, dance and stories that echo from Celtic homelands to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Scottish, Irish, German, Appalachian, and African American musical influences create a rich, uniquely American mash-up of toe-tapping reels, lush ballads and soaring spirituals.” Visit https://revelsdc.org/shows-events/christmas-revels/ Congressional Chorus will present HOMESONG Live! at 10th and G on November 12. The program will feature works by U.S. immigrant and first generation composers who draw inspiration from their homeland. There will be a world premiere of a newly-commissioned piece by Gaayatri Kaundinya. Congressional Chorus will join conductor Dr. Nancia DAlimonte and the Washington National Opera Orchestra onstage at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall for a festive Messiah Sing-Along on December 23. Visit https://www.congressionalchorus.org/20222023-season
The Thirteen (pictured above), led by Matthew Robertson, with the Children's Chorus of Washington, will perform concerts titled Come With Me, exploring Romantic ideals in music, featuring works by Barber, Brahms, Bruckner, neo-Romantic George Walker and more on: November 11 at Christ Church in Alexandria, VA; on November 12 at St. Paul's Church on K Street in D.C. and on November 13 at Bradley Hills Church in Bethesda, MD. Visit www.thethirteenchoir.org
Washington National Cathedral will present a Thanksgiving Organ Recital featuring Alcee Chriss on November 20. Alcee Chriss is University Organist and Artist-in-Residence at Wesleyan University. Visit https://cathedral.org/music/concertseason
 Washington National Cathedral will present Handel’s Messiah l on December 2-4. The Cathedral Choral Society will present Joy of Christmas, featuring music on the holidays past and present on December 10 & 11. Trumpets, drums, and voices will herald the coming of the Christmas season. Visit https://cathedralchoralsociety.org/
 Washington National Cathedral will present a Christmas Day Organ Recital on December 25. Cathedral organists Thomas Sheehan and Rebecca Ehren will perform a program of festive Christmas music on the Cathedral’s Great Organ. Visit https://cathedral.org/music/concertseason/

 The Georgetown Concert Series at Saint John's Episcopal Church in Georgetown will present The Tallis Scholars on December 11. Over four decades of performance they have sought to bring Renaissance works to a wider audience in churches, cathedrals and other venues and “they continue to develop their exclusive sound, praised by reviewers for its supple clarity and tone, and to bring fresh interpretations to music by contemporary as well as past composers, such as Pärt, Tavener, Whitacre, Muhly and Jackson.Visit https://stjohnsgeorgetown.org/georgetown-concert-series/
 Washington Men's Camerata, led by Music Director Frank Albinder, will present a concert titled I'm Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas on December 3 at Fairlington United Methodist Church in Virginia; at St. Columba's Episcopal Church in DC on December 4 and at Church of the Epiphany in DC on December 11. The camerata performs and promotes the rich tradition of men’s choral singing, committed to nurturing individual and collective musical growth, and fostering camaraderie among members. Visit https://camerata.com/

 The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington (GMCW) will present The Holiday Show on December 3, 9 & 11 at Lincoln Theatre on U Street NW in D.C. The performances will feature the full chorus, soloists, all GMCW ensembles, and the GenOUT Youth Chorus. Visit https://www.gmcw.org/the-holiday-show/
The Phillips Collection's Sunday Concert Series takes place in the art-filled Music Room. The series is in progress thru May 7. Visit www.phillipscollection.org
Image above: West Garden Court, where many National Gallery Concerts are performed The National Gallery of Art Fall Concert Series is in progress on select days, thru December 18, 2022. The performers will include soloists and groups such as The United States Army Band Chamber Players, the New York Opera Society, The Baltimore Consort and more. Visit https://www.nga.gov/calendar/concerts.html
Pictured above: Ariel String Quartet Dumbarton Concerts in Georgetown will present the Ariel String Quartet on November 19. Formed in Israel as teenagers, the quartet is the faculty quartet-in-residence at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Visit https://www.dumbartonconcerts.org/22-23-tickets/ariel-string-quartet Dumbarton Concerts in Georgetown will present The Swing Sisters on November 12. The Swing Sisters’ “superb harmonies are informed by a unique virtuosity on the guitar, banjo, ukulele, mandolin, and more.” Visit https://www.dumbartonconcerts.org/22-23-tickets/the-swing-sisters-tribute-to-django-reinhardt
 Capital City Symphony will present an interactive family concert titled What is a Composer at Atlas Performing Arts Center on November 20 at 2:30 PM and again at 4:30 PM. Kids and grown-ups alike can participate during every piece of the exciting and vibrant concert, which is designed with the youngest audience members in mind. Visit http://www.capitalcitysymphony.org/upcoming-events Washington Performing Arts will present programs on November 11: Bethesda Blues & Jazz November 19: Hayes Piano Series - Vikingur Olafsson - Kennedy Center Terrace Thtr November 20: Men & Women of the Gospel Choir - Montgomery College Culture Ctr November 29: Tine Thing Helseth - trumpet & founder - at Sixth & I December 10/11: Air Force Band with Children of the Gospel Choir - Constitution HallVisit https://www.washingtonperformingarts.org/seasontickets/2022-23-season/ The 52nd Season of Chevy Chase Concerts will feature a concert titled A Mighty Woman with a Torch: Spirituals & Songs for the Journey at the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church at Chevy Chase Circle in D.C. on November 13. Marlissa Hudson, soprano and Marvin Mills, piano will present a multimedia program exploring challenges and commonalities of the human condition. The Chevy Chase Concerts series will feature a Christmas Concert on December 18. The annual concert by the of the Chancel Choir and Handbell Choir of Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church will include the premier of a commision by composer Kenneth Lowenberg celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Chevy Chase Concerts. Visit Visit https://www.chevychasepc.org/concerts Cantate Chamber Singers will perform Pieces from the Heart at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Northwest D.C. on November 13. They will perform the early music of Palestrina, Scarlatti, and Bach, partnered with works by modern American composers Abbie Betinis and Dan Forrest. Visit https://cantate.org/pickingupthepieces/ The City Choir of Washington, led by Erin Freeman, Artistic Director, will perform Rossini's Sublime Transgressions at National Presbyterian Church on November 13. The program will feature Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, plus his La Passeggiata and I Gondolieri. Visit https://www.thecitychoirofwashington.org
Image above: The 21st Century Consort at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in 2020 The 21st Century Consort will perform A Christmas Ghost Story at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Southeast D.C. on December 3. They will perform Eleanor Alberga's Dancing with the Shadow and Jon Deak's The Passion of Scrooge. Visit http://www.21stcenturyconsort.org/

MUSIC IN VIRGINIA

New Dominion Chorale will perform Handel's Messiah at Rachel Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria on December 10. The orchestra will be joined by Annie Schwartz, soprano, Melissa Kornacki, mezzo-soprano, Jason Rylander, tenor, and Bob McDonald, bass. Visit https://newdominion.wildapricot.org/event-4902843 Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, led by Christopher Zimmerman, Music Director & Conductor, will present Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker - with the Fairfax Ballet - at Center for the Arts at George Mason University on December 17 & 18. The production is unique in the Washington metropolitan region as one of few presented with LIVE musical accompaniment. Visit www.fairfaxsymphony.org The Thirteen, led by Matthew Robertson, with the Children's Chorus of Washington, will perform concerts titled Come With Me, exploring Romantic ideals in music, featuring works by Barber, Brahms, Bruckner, neo-Romantic George Walker and more on: November 11 at Christ Church in Alexandria, VA; on November 12 at St. Paul's Church on K Street in D.C. and on November 13 at Bradley Hills Church in Bethesda, MD Visit www.thethirteenchoir.org Washington Men's Camerata, led by Music Director Frank Albinder, will present a concert titled I'm Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas on December 3 at Fairlington United Methodist Church in Virginia; at St. Columba's Episcopal Church in DC on December 4 and at Church of the Epiphany in DC on December 11. The camerata performs and promotes the rich tradition of men’s choral singing, committed to nurturing individual and collective musical growth, and fostering camaraderie among members. Visit https://camerata.com/ Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, with Guest Conductor Negin Khpalwak will perform a concert titled Scheherazade: Afghan Days, Arabian Nights on November 12 at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center and on November 13 at George Washington Masonic Memorial. The program will include works by John Williams, Dinuk Wijeratne, Ahmad Zahir and Rimsky-Korsakov. Visit https://alexsym.org/performance/scheherazade/ Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, led by James Ross, with Helena Colindres, soprano, will present Home for the Holidays - Jingle - on Saturday, December 17, at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and on Sunday, December 18 at George Washington Masonic Memorial. The performance on December 17 will feature Dancers from BalletNova. Visit: https://alexsym.org/ Choralis, led by Gretchen Kuhrmann, Artistic Director will present a concert titled the Voice of Joy at Church of the Epiphany in D.C. on December 4. The concert will feature traditional holiday fare, including Bob Chilcott’s Wenceslas, the story of the charitable king. The special guests will be Bob Chilcott, The Children’s Chorus of Washington–Margaret Nomura Clark, Artistic Director, and the Classical Brass Quintet. Visit https://choralis.org/
Image above: The National Chamber Ensemble & Nancy Peery Marriott The National Chamber Ensemble will perform Jewish Musical Treasures on November 5 at Gunston Arts Center - Theatre 1. The concert marks Kristallnacht, a tragic event in history, and celebrates the extraordinary music and resilience of Jewish Culture. Visit https://www.nationalchamberensemble.org/performances.htm National Chamber Ensemble will present Holiday Cheer at Universalist Church of Arlington on December 10. Soprano Nancy Peery Marriott will sing holiday selections and lead the Carols Sing Along.Visit https://www.nationalchamberensemble.org/performances.htm Washington Men's Camerata, led by Music Director Frank Albinder, will present a concert titled I'm Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas on December 3 at Fairlington United Methodist Church in Virginia; at St. Columba's Episcopal Church in DC on December 4 and at Church of the Epiphany in DC on December 11. The camerata performs and promotes the rich tradition of men’s choral singing, committed to nurturing individual and collective musical growth, and fostering camaraderie among members. Visit https://camerata.com/ Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association, led by Anna Binneweg, guest conductor, with pianist Michael Stephen Brown, will perform Brown's Concerto for Piano and Strings at George Washington Masonic Memorial on December 11. The program will include Beethoven's Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64. Visit www.wmpamusic.org/philharmonic-schedule.html The Emerson String Quartet - pictured below - will perform their Farewell Concert as part of Chamber Music at The Barns Series on December 9. They will conclude their program with Beethoven's iconic Grosse Fuge. Visit https://www.wolftrap.org/calendar/

MUSIC IN MARYLAND

Image above: The Music Center at Strathmore For a complete list of upcoming events at the Music Center at Strathmore and other Strathmore venues, visit https://www.strathmore.org/calendar/ Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO), led by Matthias Pintscher, will present an Off the Cuff performance featuring the Berlioz Symphonie fantastique on November 18 at the Music Center at Strathmore. The BSO will present The Fantastic Symphony, conducted by Matthias Pintscher featuring the Berlioz Symphonie fantastique on November 20. Pianist Stewart Goodyear will perform Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand. The BSO, conducted by Sarah Hicks, will perform Nino Rota's score for Francis Ford Coppola's The God Father as the classic film is screened on December 1. https://www.bsomusic.org/calendar/#events The National Philharmonic, conducted by Luke Frazier, will perform a concert titled Broadway's Brightest Lights at the Music Center at Strathmore on November 4. Broadway diva Megan Hilty will be joined by Michael Maliakel and Luke Hawkins to perform some of the greatest hits straight from Broadway - from Gershwin to Lerner and Loewe, Kander and Ebb to Sondheim. The show is recommended for ages 13 years or older. Visit https://nationalphilharmonic.org/event/broadways-brightest-lights/ The National Philharmonic Chorale, conducted by Stan Engebretson, will perform the Berlioz Requiem at the Music Center at Strathmore on November 12. Stan Engebretson and the Chorale will bring to life Opus No. 5, also known as The Grand Messe des Morts, with soloist Norman Shankle, tenor. Visit https://nationalphilharmonic.org/event/berlioz-requiem/ The National Philharmonic, conducted by Piotr Gajewski, will perform the Fantasy Overture from Romeo and Juliet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story Suite, arranged by David Newman, with violinist Sarah Chang, at the Music Center at Strathmore on December 9. Finally, there will be a performance from Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet ballet. The National Philharmonic, conducted by Stan Engebretson, will perform George Frideric Handel’s Messiah at the Music Center at Strathmore on December 17 & 18. The concert will also be performed at Capital One Hall on December 23. The soloists will be Kearstin Piper Brown, soprano, Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano, Norman Shankle, tenor and Jorell Williams, baritone. Visit https://nationalphilharmonic.org Washington Bach Consort, led by Dana Marsh, Artistic Director, will perform Bach’s Christmas Oratorio: Parts 1, 2, 5 & 6 at The Music Center at Strathmore on December 10. Visit https://bachconsort.org/ The Thirteen, led by Matthew Robertson, with the Children's Chorus of Washington, will perform concerts titled Come With Me, exploring Romantic ideals in music, featuring works by Barber, Brahms, Bruckner, neo-Romantic George Walker and more on: November 11 at Christ Church in Alexandria, VA; on November 12 at St. Paul's Church on K Street in D.C. and on November 13 at Bradley Hills Church in Bethesda, MD. Visit www.thethirteenchoir.org The Washington Conservatory of Music will present the Pressenda Chamber Players at Westmoreland Congregational Church in Bethesda, MD on November 20. They will perform the Arensky String Quartet Op. 35, No. 2 in A Minor for Violin, Viola & 2 Cellos and the Haydn String Quartet Op. 77, No. 1 in G major. Visit https://www.washingtonconservatory.org/2021/10/30/pressenda-chamber-players-live-concert/ Virginia Bronze with the Strathmore Children's Chorus will perform a concert on December 15 a The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD. The chorus will perform music of the holidays and music representing the diversity of cultures and traditions in our community. Visit https://www.strathmore.org/community-education/strathmore-children-s-chorus/scc-winter-concert-2022 Cantate Chamber Singers will perform a concert titled Pieces of Hope at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church on December 11. The program will pair holiday favorites old and new with celebrations of winter. Visit https://cantate.org/pickingupthepieces/ Washington Men's Camerata, led by Music Director Frank Albinder, will present a concert titled I'm Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas on December 3 at Fairlington United Methodist Church in Virginia; at St. Columba's Episcopal Church in DC on December 4 and at Church of the Epiphany in DC on December 11. Visit https://camerata.com/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE

opera

Pictured above: Madame de Pompadour Opera Lafayette will present a chamber program titled In the Salons of Versailles in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater on December 2. The program is dedicated to the musical salons in France in the era of Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764). Visit https://operalafayette.org/productions Virginia Opera will perform The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert & Sullivan at the Center for the Arts at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia on November 12 & 13. It's the story of a young apprentice pirate with no stomach for a future of piracyand a long-winded but well-intentioned father. Visit www.vaopera.org Washington National Opera is performing Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore in the Kennedy Center Opera House thru November 7. The soloists include Latonia Moore, Rachann Bryce-Davis and Gwyn Hughes Jones, Christopher Maltman, Ryan Speedo Green and Michele Gamba. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/2022-2023/il-trovatore/ Washington National Opera is performing Richard Strauss's Elektra in a new production from Francesca Zambello, in the Kennedy Center, thru November 12. Composed in 1909, Elektra was inspired by the classic Greek tragedy set in ancient Mycenae and stars an international cast, led by soprano Christine Goerke in the title role. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/2022-2023/elektra/ Maryland Lyric Opera, led by Andrea Licata, will present Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera (a masquerade ball) at the Music Center at Strathmore on November 11 & 13. It's a combination of political intrigue, a dangerous love triangle, and a fortune teller’s mysterious prophecy. Visit Visit https://mdlo.org/performances/un-ballo-in-maschera/ Washington Concert Opera will perform Roberto Devereux at Lisner Auditorium in D.C. on December 4. It's the last of Donizetti’s four operas based in the Tudor period and focuses on the Earl of Essex during his service to Queen Elizabeth. Roberto returns to England from Ireland to face charges of high treason, and as he does, he must navigate a love triangle between himself, the Duchess of Nottingham, and the Queen — or face certain death. Visit https://concertopera.org/events/robertodevereux

theatre in dc

Image above: A scene from A Magical Cirque Christmas - note article below. Broadway at the National will present Chicago, November 15-27. "Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, it's the story of a housewife and nightclub dancer who maliciously murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her." The show is recommended for ages 13 years or older. Broadway at The National will present A Magical Cirque Christmas, featuring Magical Hostess Lucy Darling, December 16-18. The show offers an evening of dazzling performers and breathtaking cirque artists, accompanied by your favorite holiday music performed live. Visit https://www.thenationaldc.com/ Studio Theatre will present Duncan MacMillan's play titled People, Places & Things, directed by David Muse, at Victor Shargai Theatre, November 9-December 11. It's the story of an actress who has an addiction, from which she wants to escape - one way or another. Visit https://www.studiotheatre.org/plays/play-detail/2022-2023-people-place-things Scena Theatre is presenting the U.S. Premiere of The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, adapted by Robert Lloyd Parry and directed by Robert McNamara, thru November 13 at the ATLAS Performing Arts Center in D.C. It’s the story of a man who flies into the future only to find the past that eludes him. Scena Theatre will present the U.S. Premiere of Strong Wind by Jon Fosse, directed by Robert McNamara, November 3-27 at the DC Arts Center on 18th St NW. Playwright Fosse "is the most performed living writer in Europe and the 2010 winner of the Ibsen Award.”
Scena Theatre will present the U.S. premiere of the musical titled The Comedian Harmonists, written by Gottfried Greifhagen & translated by Gabriele Jakobi and directed by Robert McNamara, at the DC Arts Center on 18th St NW, November 28-January 17, 2023. The story takes place in Berlin, Germany in the 1930s and tells the “meteoric, rags-to-riches story of the top singing act in all of Europe: The Comedian Harmonists.” Visit www.scenatheater.org/ Ford's Theatre will present A Christmas Carol, November 18-December 31. The music-infused production “captures the magic and joy of Dickens’s Yuletide classic.” Actor Craig Wallace will return to play Ebenezer Scrooge. Visit https://www.fords.org/performances/current-and-upcoming/a-christmas-carol-2022/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE
Shakespeare Theatre Company will present the romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Simon Godwin, at Harman Hall, November 10-December 11. This take on Shakespeare’s romantic comedy is set in a cable newsroom, where sparring co-anchors Benedick and Beatrice trade barbs behind the news. Visit https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/much-ado-about-nothing-22-23/
 Shakespeare Theatre Company will present Jane Anger, written by Talene Monahon, in the Klein Theatre, December 13-January 8, 2023. The setting is 1606, when theatres in London are closed due to the ongoing plague. Visit https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/jane-anger-22-23/ The Kennedy Center will present Air Play in the Eisenhower Theater November 4-6. The show "transforms ordinary objects into uncommon beauty through a wordless, magical adventure as two siblings journey through a surreal land of air." Visit www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/young-audiences/2022-2023/air-play/ The Kennedy Center will present The Day You Begin in the Family Theater, November 19-December 18. The world-premiere commissioned musical is based on one of Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence Jacqueline Woodson’s most popular picture books. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/young-audiences/2022-2023/day-you-begin/ The Kennedy Center will present Bluey's Big Play in the Eisenhower Theater, November 22-27. The new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy Award-winning children’s television series features an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm and music by Bluey composer Joff Bush. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/2022-2023/blueys-big-play/ The Kennedy Center will present The Improvised Shakespeare Company in the Theater Lab, December 6-18. The company “creates a fully improvised masterpiece right before your very eyes, bringing you an evening of off-the-cuff comedy using the language and themes of William Shakespeare." Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/comedy/2022-2023/improvised-shakespeare/ The Kennedy Center will present Wicked in the Opera House, December 8-January 22. The Broadway show “looks at what happened in the Land of Oz… from a different angle.” Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/2022-2023/wicked/ Washington Stage Guild will present George Bernard Shaw's play titled Major Barbara, directed by Steven Carpenter, November 17-December 11 2022. The play, featuring Laura Giannarelli, is about "what happens when the arms trade and The Salvation Army collide." Visit https://stageguild.org/season-of-transitions-2022-2023/
Arena Stage is presenting the romantic comedy titled Holiday, written by Philip Barry and directed by Anita Maynard-Losh, thru November 6. It’s the story of an up-and-coming Wall Street lawyer from a working-class family who aims to quit his job and enjoy life once he’s made enough money - a prospect that doesn’t thrill his wealthy, well-born fiancée but excites her more unconventional sister. Visit https://www.arenastage.org/tickets/2022-23-season/holiday/ Arena Stage is presenting Martyna Majo's play titled Sanctuary City in the Kreeger Theater, thru November 27. The Pulitzer Prize winner tells “a powerful story of two young DREAMers who fight to establish a place for themselves in America, the only country they know as home. Poignant, timely and highly theatrical, "Sanctuary City" illuminates the triumphs and challenges these lifelong friends face, and how much they are willing to risk for each other when they have everything to lose.” Visit https://tickets.arenastage.org/events/33654
Theater J is presenting Intimate Apparel, written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Paige Hernandez, thru November 13. The play is set in 1905 in the Lower East Side of New York City, where an African American seamstress sews beautiful lingerie for a diverse clientele. Visit https://theaterj.org/22-23-season/
Mosaic Theatre in northeast D.C. is presenting Ifa Bayeza's play titled The Till Trilogy - a three-play event performed in rotating repertory - thru November 20. The series reflects on the life, death, and legacy of Emmett Till, whose murder in 1955 remains one of the most pivotal moments in American history. Visit https://mosaictheater.org/season
Keegan Theatre is presenting the musical Elegies: A Song Cycle by William Finn thru November 20. Elegies is a celebration of life and music penned by the Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist, who commemorates the lives of people both real and fictional. Visit https://keegantheatre.com/portfolio/elegies-a-song-cycle/ Keegan Theatre will present An Irish Carol by Matthew J. Keenan, December 15-31. The original work is an homage to Dickens’ classic, set in a modern Dublin pub. Visit https://keegantheatre.com/onstage/ Constellation Theatre Company is presenting Once on This Island at the Source Theatre on 14th Street N.W. in D.C. on select dates thru November 6. The Calypso-flavored musical tells a fantastic story about a young girl who leaves her humble upbringing to pursue her true love. The show has been called “a celebration of hope and kindness that will nourish your soul.” Visit https://www.constellationtheatre.org/ Rorschach Theatre is presenting DRACULA - A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really, as adapted by Kate Hamill and directed by Rebecca Rovezzi, thru November 6 at The Firehouse at The Parks at Historic Walter Reed. “Kate Hamill boldly reimagines Bram Stoker’s classic tale of vampires and finds new monsters just beneath the skin.” Visit http://www.rorschachtheatre.com/ The Folger Shakespeare Library building on Capitol Hill in D.C. is closed for a multi-year renovation project. To read more about the renovation, visit https://www.folger.edu/about/building-renovation-project Woolly Mammoth Theatre will present Alex Edelman's play titled Just for Us, starring Edelman and directed by Adam Brace, November 16-December 23. The play “takes the audience through hilarious anecdotes from Alex Edelman’s life.” “After a string of anti-Semitic abuse is directed at Edelman online, he decides to covertly attend a gathering of White Nationalists in New York City and comes face–to–face with the people behind the keyboards. The result is a hair-raising encounter that gives Just for Us its title and final, jaw-dropping moments.” Visit https://www.woollymammoth.net/current-season/2022-2023-season/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE

Theatre in virginia

The Little Theatre of Alexandria is presenting Design for Murder, written by George Batson and directed by Jessie Roberts, thru November 5. The whodunit “treats the audience to a remote mansion, a sleazy blackmailer, a trenchcoat-clad detective and even a dark and stormy night.“ Visit https://thelittletheatre.com/performances/#season The Little Theatre of Alexandria will present Ken Ludwig's and Jack Ludwig's Tiny Tim's Christmas Carol, directed by Madeleine Smith, December 3-17. This new take on the classic tale by Charles Dickens promises “the wildest Christmas ride you’ve ever had!” Visit https://thelittletheatre.com/performances/#season Synetic Theater is presenting Dracula at National Landing, thru November 6 – appropriately close to Halloween. Director Paata Tsikurishvili brings the iconic and sinister tale of Vlad the Impaler’s descent into darkness for the third time at Synetic Theater. Synetic Theatre will present Snow Maiden - created and directed by Irina Tsikurishvili and performed by Maryam Najafzada and Vato Tsikurishvili - December 1-23. It’s the story of a lonely boy who builds a girl from snow, but when she comes to life, the ice begins to melt. Visit www.synetictheater.org NextStop theatre company is presenting Frankenstein by Nick Dear as adapted from the novel by Mary Shelley and directed by Evan Hoffmann, in Herndon, Virginia, thru November 13. The play “is based on the classic novel about the fine line between inspiration and madness.” Visit https://www.nextstoptheatre.org/frankenstein Signature Theatre’s schedule for Fall 2022 will feature:

THEATRE IN MARYLAND

Rockville Musical Theatre is presenting Legally Blonde - The Musical, directed by Dana Robinson, at Temple Emanuel in Kensington, MD on select days, thru November 13. It's about a young woman as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Visit https://www.r-m-t.org/legally-blonde Unexpected Stage Company is presenting Tanya Saracho’s comedy titled Fade, directed by Dylan Arredondo, thru November 13 at River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation's Fireside Room in Bethesda. The play explores class and race within the Mexican and Mexican-American communities, and asks whether status can change who you are at your core. Visit www.unexpectedstage.org Round House Theatre, in collaboration with Folger Shakespeare Theatre will present the regional premiere of Shakespeare's The Tempest, as adapted and directed by Aaron Posner and Teller, in Bethesda, MD November 23-January 1, 2023. The "tale of betrayal, reconciliation, and love is part fairy tale, part romance–and all magic." Visit https://www.folger.edu/events/tempest-2022

public television WETA channel 26

Visit www.weta.org Each month, The Agenda News suggests Public TV Programs that will be broadcast - mostly in the evening - on WETA, WETA UK & WETA WORLD Channel 26, including: November 2 @ 9:00 NOVA: NAZCA DESERT MYSTERY — Who created the Nazca lines, one of archaeology’s greatest enigmas, and why? Recent finds of long-hidden lines and figures etched into the Peruvian desert offer new clues to the origins and purpose behind these giant symbols. November 3 @ 9:00 BROADCHURCH, SERIES 3 — DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller are called to investigate a serious sexual assault. Part 1 of 8. November 4 @ 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC REOPENING OF DAVID GEFFEN HALL with a performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, conducted by Music Director Jaap van Zweden. November 6 @ NOON GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: HAMLET — Nicholas Carter makes his Met debut as conductor of this contemporary opera — based on Shakespeare’s masterpiece — composed by Brett Dean. November 13 @ 12 Noon NATIVE AMERICA — Discover the cities, science, art and beliefs that connected Native Americans 15,000 years ago. Part 1 of 4. November 18 @ 9:00 NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER: A JONI MITCHELL SONGBOOK — A series weaves together performances filmed live at the John F. Kennedy Center with backstage moments and commentary. November 23 @ 8:00 TUTANKHAMUN: ALLIES & ENEMIES — the 100th anniversary of the opening of King Tut’s tomb with Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Yasmin El-Shazly and photographer Mahmoud Rashad. Part 1 of 2. November 26 @ 9:30 MY MUSIC: JOHN SEBASTIAN PRESENTS: FOLK REWIND — A music special spotlights the singers and songwriters of the classic 1950s and 1960s folk era. Presented by John Sebastian of The Lovin’ Spoonful. November 28 @ 8:00 MY MUSIC: BURT BACHARACH’S BEST — The music of songwriter Burt Bacharach.November 30 @ 8:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: JOSH GROBAN’S GREAT BIG RADIO CITY SHOW — The baritone performs songs from many musical genres alongside several special guest stars.

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