The Agenda News October, 2022

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REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

The National Zoo will present the annual Boo at the Zoo event on October 28-30. The trick-or-treat celebration is a great favorite for Halloween celebrants - especially families. There are treat stations, animal demonstrations, decorated trails and opportunities to learn about some seriously spooky animals. Visit https://nationalzoo.si.edu/events/boo-zoo The National Zoo will present Zoolights, November 25-December 30. Visit https://nationalzoo.si.edu/events/zoolights
The Maryland Renaissance Festival will take place October 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 & 23 at Crownsville, MD. The annual event features magic, pageantry, songs, laughter, beautiful wooded paths, ale to quaff, colorful costumes, a pirate ship and much more. Visit https://rennfest.com/calendar/
Visit Craft2Wear at https://smithsoniancraft2wear.org/ The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival titled "Stories and the More-Than-Human" will take place on October 15 at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville, MD. Richard Powers, who is an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology, will receive the Fitzgerald Award. He will be introduced by Kim Stanley Robinson, who is widely recognized as one of the leading living writers of science fiction. Alice McDermott will be the keynote speaker. She has published eight novels and an essay collection, What About the Baby? Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction. Visit https://www.fscottfestival.org/ Mount Vernon will have the annual Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour, October 7-9. Participants can:Bring a blanket and relax on the East Lawn overlooking the Potomac River. Sample wines from Virginia wineriesMeet "George & Lady Washington"Visit The Shops at Mount VernonSee the first floor and cellar of the MansionVisit https://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/fall-wine-festival-sunset-tour/

LOCAL NEWS FEATURING CHEVY CHASE & BETHESDA

Image above: A view of Bethesda Row The Annual Bethesda Row Fine Arts Festival will take place on October 8 & 9. Over 180 artists from around the country will showcase their works of painting, drawing, jewelry, photography, sculpture, fabric, glass, ceramics and other media. A jury of local artists with national reputations will select award winners in each artistic discipline, and award grand prizes for Best of Show. Visit https://www.bethesdarowarts.org/
Image above: The Classic Fannie Mae Building at City Ridge in Tenleytown City Ridge, the new community on the site of the former Fannie Mae Headquarters in Tenleytown, continues to develop. In addition to Wegmans food store, four apartment buildings and office spaces, City Ridge will offer Industrious (shared office spaces), KinderCare, Equinox (a gym,) Taco Bamba, King Street Oyster Bar & Tatte Bakery & Café. Mazza Gallerie:. Demolition of the old Mazza Gallerie is expected to begin later this year. About 53% of the planned 325 residential units will have 1 bedroom, while 34% will have 2 bedrooms and 5% will have 3 bedrooms. There will also be studios, plus 2-bedroom townhouses. The owner of the Mazza property plans to demolish the above-grade portion of the mall but keep the concourse level and parking garage, which will be open to the public - as well as future residents. At last report, T.J. Maxx, which is located mostly on the concourse level, will stay open during the planned construction. Marketing of the planned new retail stores on the concourse and street levels is in progress.
Image above: The new Giant Food Store under construction at Westbard Square Westbard Square: Details of the new Giant Food Store under construction at Westbard Square (formerly Westwood) specify that the new three-story building will house several retail businesses and offices in addition to the new food store. The Ground Floor will house specialty retail and restaurants, plus 140 parking spaces.The Second Floor will house retail and office spaces, boutique fitness and more, plus 200 parking spaces. The Third Floor will house the new 70,000-square-foot Giant with a pharmacy & additional parking. There will be a multi-level lobby and direct access to all parking. Completion of the new building is expected by late 2023. After the new Giant has opened, sitework will begin on the old Giant and adjacent retail.Visit westbardsquare.com
Kensington Senior Living: The former Westwood 2 mall and the surrounding area have been completely cleared in preparation for construction of a branch of Kensington Senior Living. The adjacent street has been closed, and there is no access from River Road, except for pedestrians.
Rodman’s Discount Food & Drug (pictured above) on Wisconsin Avenue in Friendship Heights now sells liquor as well and wine and beer. The company sought and received the transfer of a liquor license from nearby Paul’s Wine and Spirits, which closed in recent months. Rodman’s had previously been denied a license to sell liquor on the grounds that they were within 400 feet of Paul’s. Meanwhile, Rodman’s built a deck on the front and side of their store, but D.C. ruled that the deck didn’t meet required specifications and a stop-work order was issued. The deck would have been available to patrons of the adjacent café, had the café space not been taken over by the new liquor department. Any alcohol sold will be for consumption only off-premises.
DINING:
Joy, a Latin American-themed restaurant, is preparing to open at 5471 Wisconsin Avenue in The Collection at Chevy Chase in mid-October. The owners of Joy also own Imperfecto, a Michelin-starred Latin American restaurant in D.C.’s West End and the highly-regarded Seven Reasons restaurant. Joy will occupy space that formerly housed Little Beet Table. Foxtrot is preparing to open a venue at 7262 Woodmont Ave. in Bethesda Row. They feature coffee, all-day eats, snacks, beer, wine and ice cream. They will offer pickup & delivery. The space was formerly used by Mussel Bar & Grille. SHOPPING:
Farrow & Ball, a paint and wallpaper retailer, will open a branch in Bethesda Row in December. The showroom will be located in Bethesda Lane next to Simon Pearce and The Shade Store and will offer color consultations, decorating inspiration and advice. They also have a shop on Wisconsin Avenue in Friendship Heights - next to the Kellogg Collection. Farrow & Ball has been based in Dorset, England, since 1946.
Image above: Owner Julia Creighton J.B. Creighton has opened a pop-up shop in The Collection at Chevy Chase. The shop will be open through the end of 2022. The company has an equestrian boutique and tack shop at Meadowbrook Stables in Chevy Chase. They offer specially-selected apparel and products. Visit https://www.jbcreighton.com/
The Sill is preparing to open a plant store on Bethesda Avenue in Bethesda Row. They offer both live and faux plants, pots & planters, potting supplies & advice on plant care and much more. Their online site is available at www.thesill.com FAMILY
The Collection at Chevy Chase will screen a movie on the Tiered Plaza (pictured above) every Saturday in October at 7 PM. For two of the movies - Walt Disney's animated Encanto and Harry Potter - there will be a character meet and greet. The Collection's annual Fall Festival for families and dogs will take place on October 15. The event will be free, but donations for Lucky Dog Animal Rescue will be welcome. Next, On October 22, Mr. Jon & Friends (Jon Lewis), who performs award-winning music for kids and their families, will entertain. Visit https://collectionchevychase.com

ARTS & CRAFTS: nATIONAL gALLERIES

Image above: Woman Holding a Balance, c. 1664 - Johannes Vermeer (artist) Dutch, 1632 - 1675 - oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection The National Gallery of Art (NG) will exhibit Vermeer's Secrets, October 8-January 8, 2023. The life and practice of the 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) are a mystery. The upcoming exhibition will offer 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—as well as two 20th-century forgeries—to understand “what makes a Vermeer a Vermeer.” The The NG's four Vermeers will travel to Amsterdam for inclusion in an exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, February 10–June 4, 2023. 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 Called to Create: Black Artists of the American South, thru March 26, 2023. The National 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 yards. 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 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 The National Gallery of Art is exhibiting The Double thru October 31. The exhibition is "the first major exhibition to consider how and why modern and contemporary artists have employed doubled formats to explore perceptual, conceptual, and psychological themes. From Matisse, Duchamp, and Gorky to Rauschenberg, Johns, Warhol, Truitt, and Hesse, this multimedia presentation features works by many leading artists. Visit https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/the-double-identity-and-difference-in-art-since-1900.html The National Gallery of Art is exhibiting The Woman in White: Joanna Hiffernan and James McNeill Whistler, thru October 10. Joanna Hiffernan, an Irish immigrant to London, played a critical role in the art and life of the American expatriate artist. During the early 1860s, Joanna Hiffernan “worked closely with Whistler, primarily as a model, on innovative paintings, prints, and drawings that challenged prevailing cultural norms and established Whistler’s reputation as one of the most influential artists of the late 19th century.” Visit https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/woman-in-white.html
Image above: Albrecht Dürer, Georg Mack the Elder, Christ on the Mount of Olives 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. Rare prints by Albrecht Dürer, Hendrick Goltzius, and other influential artists are shown alongside engravings, etchings, and woodcuts by other artists. Visit https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/renaissance-north-new-prints-perspectives.html RETURN TO HOME PAGE

ARTS & CRAFTS at sMITHSONIAN GALLERIES

The Smithsonian will present Craft2Wear in the National Building Museum, October 20-22. Collectors and shoppers can find the finest in American contemporary wearable craft and design as the country’s premier jewelry, leather, and wearables artisans showcase and sell their crafts. One-of-a-kind works of art to wear will be offered in all price ranges. Visit https://smithsoniancraft2wear.org/ 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. The exhibition is organized by Hirshhorn Associate Curator Anne Reeve. The image above is by Alma Thomas, Earth Sermon – Beauty, Love And Peace, 1971, Acrylic on canvas. The Martha Jackson Memorial Collection: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, 1980. Photo by Lee Stalsworth. 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 will exhibit John Akomfrah: Purple, October 28-Summer 2023. The exhibition introduces the artist’s largest ever video installation, an immersive six-channel work, to D.C. for the first time. It’s “an enveloping, hour-long symphony of image and sound, that weaves together original film with archival footage against a hypnotic score to address themes related to climate change. Akomfrah is a London-based artist and filmmaker whose works are characterized by their investigations into memory, post-colonialism, temporality, and aesthetics. His works often explore the experiences of migrant diasporas globally.  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
Pictured above: Harriet Beecher Stowe and Congressman John Lewis * 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. The Gallery and The Atlantic highlight a selection of the country’s founding voices in literature, politics, philosophy and culture. They present interpretive wall texts written by some of The Atlantic’s contemporary writers and editors. The project premiered with the reopening of the museum’s “Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900” exhibition, and it coincides with the magazine’s 165th anniversary year. Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Gallery has commented that “It’s a pleasure to collaborate with The Atlantic’s writers for their perspective on these historic figures.” 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 *Image Credits: “Harriet Beecher Stowe” by Alanson Fisher, oil on canvas, 1853. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (L). “Congressman John Lewis” by Michael Shane Neal, oil on linen, 2020. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Jeffery and Cindy Loring in memory of Congressman John Lewis. Copyright: Michael Shane Neal (R). 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. The portraits in this exhibition reflect the range of familial relationships documented by the camera during the daguerreian era.
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. Her work centers on history and human rights with a particular focus on how we experience and relate to landscape. The exhibition will present a range of photographs, sculptures, personal ephemera, sketchbooks, architectural models and images of her completed works, In addition “What Is Missing? – a project which addresses the biodiversity crisis – will invite viewers to use a multimedia platform to share memories of natural elements that have vanished during their lifetimes. The exhibition was curated by Dorothy Moss, curator of painting and sculpture at the gallery. Visit https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/one-life-maya-lin The National Portrait Gallery will exhibit Kinship, featuring more than forty artworks by eight contemporary artists whose work explores the notion of “kinship” and the closeness that bonds us, October 28-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. The exhibition is curated by the Portrait Gallery’s Dorothy Moss and Leslie Ureña with Robyn Asleson, Taína Caragol, and Charlotte Ickes. 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. The show represents women who have made significant contributions to the U.S., including Maya Angelou*, Septima Poinsette Clark, Lena Horne, Barbara Jordan, Rosa Parks, Leontyne Price, Wilma Rudolph, and Alice Walker. Part 2 will be on display February 10-August 27, 2023, and will include Althea Gibson, Odetta, Cicely Tyson, and Oprah Winfrey. The exhibition was co-curated by Ann Shumard and Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw. 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. Their work is presented in this exhibition before traveling to other cities in the U.S. Artist Alison Elizabeth Taylor is the first-prize winner of the sixth national competition. 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. Featuring photography by the iconic Mathew Brady Studio, the exhibition features portraits of Nathaniel and Mary Banks, John and Jessie Frémont, Ulysses and Julia Grant, George and Ellen McClellan, and Charles and Lavinia Stratton (better known to the public as Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thumb).Visit https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/powerful-partnerships-civil-war-era-couples:event-exhib-6607
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.” The exhibition showcases forty-three artists, including James Castle, Thornton Dial Sr., William Edmondson, Howard Finster, Bessie Harvey, Sister Gertrude Morgan, the Philadelphia Wireman, Nellie Mae Rowe, Judith Scott, Bill Traylor, and others, whose works were admired and collected by Margaret Z. Robson (1932–2014). The exhibition is organized by Leslie Umberger, curator of folk and self-taught art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. *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. The exhibition acknowledges often-overlooked histories and contributions of women, people of color, and  other marginalized communities." Visit https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/this-present-moment
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. Their aesthetic came to define an almost stereotypical image of Japanese art consisting of stylized forms in bright colors." 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. Key subjects in theater, literature, and visual arts reveal antiheroes and underdogs whose virtues are often embodied by their rejection of societal norms, making them misfits and moral exemplars at the same time." Visit https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/underdogs-and-antiheroes-japanese-prints-moskowitz-collection:event-exhib-6602
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. These large and dazzling paintings on paper and cloth - many on public view for the first time - with their emphasis on lived experience, have never been the focus of an exhibition. Visit https://asia.si.edu/exhibition/a-splendid-land-paintings-from-royal-udaipur/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE

arts & crafts: Independent galleries

Arlington Arts Center in Arlington, Virginia has been renamed the Museum of Contemporary Art effective October 1. As before, their mission is to connect with contemporary art and artists through exhibitions, education programs, and artist residencies. The new name will promote visibility and reflect the museum’s position as a premiere hub for contemporary art and artists and as the only art museum in Arlington County. Their first national biennial exhibition will be Assembly 2022: Time and Attention, which highlights the material and conceptual trends among contemporary artists working today. They will also present Let Them Kids Be Kids, an exhibition by resident artist Lex Marie. 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." The visuals "are echoed by pulsating rhythmic drums and stirring spoken words from Philadelphia-based poet Ursula Rucker." 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. From the White House to the Capitol, this exhibition explores the federal buildings and businesses that lined America’s Main Street during the 19th century." The exhibition is organized by the Albert H. Small Center for National Capital Area Studies with support from the Albert and Shirley Small Family Foundation. 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. Drawing on a wide range of sources including historical artworks, ancient mythology, science fiction, videogames, and virtual reality, Monaghan’s work points to the living anxieties of contemporary culture where consumerism and technology co-depend, and utopia and dystopia co-exist.” Jonathan Monaghan is an artist working across media, including print, sculpture, computer-animated video, as well as cutting edge technologies including blockchain authentication of his digital works and 3D printing. 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 Phillips Collection is exhibiting Lou Stovall: The Museum Workshop, thru October 9. The exhibition reexamines the history and legacy of the Dupont Center, an artist’s museum founded in Washington, DC, in 1969. Under the visionary collaboration of curator Walter Hopps and artist Lou Stovall, the Dupont Center advanced a new, innovative model for the museum as a place for exhibition, art-making, and community-building. Visit https://www.phillipscollection.org/event/2022-07-23-lou-stovall-museum-workshop 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: Richard Powers The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival titled Stories and the More-Than-Human will take place on October 15 at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville, MD. Richard Powers, an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology, will receive the Fitzgerald Award. Powers will be introduced by Kim Stanley Robinson, who is widely recognized as one of the leading living writers of science fiction. Alice McDermott will be the keynote speaker. She has published eight novels and an essay collection, What About the Baby? Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction. Visit https://www.fscottfestival.org/
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

dance

The Mark Morris Dance Group will perform a concert titled The Look of Love - an evening of dance to the music of Burt Bacharach - at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater, October 26-29. Burt Bacharach, alongside lyricist Hal David, made hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s. The evening-length production will feature new musical arrangements by Ethan Iverson performed by a unique ensemble of vocals, piano, trumpet, bass, and percussion. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/dance/ 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/
Image above: The Washington Ballet The Washington Ballet’s (TWB) annual contemporary choreography series, NEXTsteps, will return to open the 2022–2023 subscription season with six performances, October 12–16 at Sidney Harman Hall. The program will feature new works from emerging and acclaimed choreographers Silas Farley, Dana Genshaft and TWB’s own Andile Ndlovu.Visit https://www.washingtonballet.org/ 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 Dance Company plans to perform two new dances as its National Portrait Gallery Residency comes to a close. “El Muro/The Wall” is in response to portraits from the museum’s triennial exhibition titled “The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today. (See the ARTS & CRAFTS: SMITHSONIAN GALLERIES column of this edition for information about the exhibition.) In October, the company will perform a work that takes its inspiration from the museum’s upcoming exhibition titled “One Life: Maya Lin.” In May 2023, Burgess will conclude his residency with a work in response to the resurgence of anti-Asian violence. Visit https://dtsbdc.org/ Cathedral Choral Society (CCS) will present a performance titled ROMEO & JULIET: - Berlioz & Shakespeare on October 22. Atlanta Ballet will join CCS for a dramatic rendering of the choral symphony, with new choreography by Claudia Schreier.  Visit https://cathedralchoralsociety.org/concerts-at-washington-national-cathedral2022-2023-season/ The Shakespeare Theatre Company wlll present The Dance Theatre of Harlem world premiere production of the ballet titled Sounds of Hazel in Harman Hall, October 7 - 8. The program will feature the Stevie Wonder-inspired Higher Ground, and other signature works. Commissioned by Washington Performing Arts, the Sounds of Hazel honors the remarkable life and legacy of mid-20th Century Trinidadian-American piano recording artist, bandleader, and stage and screen star, Hazel Scott. Visit https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/sounds-of-hazel/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE

FAMILY

The National Zoo will present Boo at the Zoo on October 28-30. The trick-or-treat event is a great favorite for Halloween celebrants - especially families. There are treat stations, animal demonstrations, decorated trails and opportunities to learn about some seriously spooky animals. Visit https://nationalzoo.si.edu/events/boo-zoo
Images above are for Witch Wartsmith’s Halloween Spooktacular & The 34th Annual Nutcracker The Puppet Co. at Glen Echo Park is presenting Witch Wartsmith’s Halloween Spooktacular, thru October 31. It's part competition show, part vintage telethon, and part punpalooza. The show is recommended for ages 4+.Visit http://www.thepuppetco.org/ 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. The show is recommended for ages 4+. Visit https://www.thepuppetco.org/ The National Symphony Orchestra will present Sleepover at the Museum in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on October 15. It's the story of a boy and his friends who go on a musical and scientific scavenger hunt through the many exhibits that make any museum special. The show's music and story are by Karen LeFrak based on her book named Sleepover at the Museum. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/2022-2023/nso-family-sleepover/ 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/ Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens will have a Spooky Pooch Howl-o-ween Celebration on October 22. Marjorie Post, the founder of Hillwood, was very fond of dogs and had a memorial dog cemetery at Hillwood. Visitors and their four-legged friends are invited - with limitations - to enjoy the Halloween fun. They can explore Hillwood's twenty-five acres of landscaped gardens and lush natural woodlands with their pups and enjoy the annual costume competition. Visit https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/spooky-pooch-howl-o-ween-celebration-1 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. There will be an Instrument Petting Zoo thirty minutes before the concert starts.Visit http://www.capitalcitysymphony.org/upcoming-events Imagination Stage in Bethesda will present S.P.I.E.S. 2 - Flight of the Hawk, October 29-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.” The show is considered best for ages 5-11. 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?” The show is considered best for ages 4-10. 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. There will be dockside festivities in Waterfront Park including a pop-up beer garden from Port City Brewing Company, food, activities and more. The parade will begin at the Alexandria City Marina at 5:30 p.m. and can be viewed in public parks along Alexandria’s waterfront. Plan to arrive early and allow time to get to your parade viewing site to ensure that you don’t miss the parade, which can last from 30 minutes to an hour based on total participants, cruising speeds and river conditions. Visit https://visitalexandria.com/holidays/boat-parade/

Film

Pictured above: Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema Cinema Art Bethesda, a local foreign and independent film group, screens films at Landmark's Bethesda Row Cinema. The next screening will be of My Donkey, My Lover & I on October 9.Visit: https://cinemaartbethesda.org

gardens & homes

The National Gallery of Art is offering guided tours of the gallery's Sculpture Garden (pictured below) at noon on select days, now thru October 30. Expert tour guides discuss the modern and contemporary sculptures in the garden. The one-hour tours are free, and reservations are not required.  Visit www.nga.gov/
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. The store is open on weekends, and will expand to more days later in the spring.Visit www.USBG.gov
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens (pictured above) is exhibiting Grace of Monaco: Princess in Dior thru January 8, 2023. Grace Kelly (1929-1982) was a leading American actor who earned an Academy Award and became a style icon for her understated glamour. Her relationship with Dior began in 1954. The exhibition will explore the longstanding collaboration between her and Marc Bohan, artistic director at Christian Dior, through clothing, accessories, photos, and more on special loan from the Palace of Monaco. The exhibition, which features 86 pieces from Kelly’s collection, originated at the Musée Dior in Granville, France, and offers insights into Bohan’s muse in the 1960s and 1970s. Visit https://hillwoodmuseum.org/exhibitions/grace-monaco-princess-dior

View above: Mount Vernon by Candlelight Mount Vernon will have the annual Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour, October 7-9. Participants can:Bring a blanket and relax on the East Lawn overlooking the Potomac River. Sample wines from Virginia wineriesMeet "George & Lady Washington"Visit The Shops at Mount VernonSee the first floor and cellar of the MansionVisit https://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/fall-wine-festival-sunset-tour/ 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. Learn about the build-up to Revolution as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the year 1772. Learn about holiday traditions of 18th-century Virginia, and hear stories of Christmases past from costumed character actors portraying Washington’s family, friends, and enslaved or hired staff. Visit https://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/mount-vernon-by-candlelight/ The Heurich House Museum near Dupont Circle in D.C. reopened for tours in March. The house was built in 1892-4 for German-American immigrant Christian Heurich (1842-1945), whose brewery was the largest in DC and a household name. It is the city's best-preserved example of Richardsonian Romanesque residential architecture and one of the most landmarked interiors in DC. Visit http://heurichhouse.org RETURN TO HOME PAGE

MUSEUMS:

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Museum opened an installation titled A Beautiful Dichotomy on April 12. The installation features a selection of Peruvian Pre-Columbian ceramics from a Washington DC private collection. The collection is a promised gift to Dumbarton Oaks that "will not only enhance the museum holdings but will belatedly fulfill Robert Bliss’s desire to acquire the finest examples of ceramics from Peru." 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. Highlights include original sports equipment and jerseys gifted by star athletes to Presidents, early 20th-century tobacco baseball cards, trophies, rare pictures, film footage, patents, and more! 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 will open at 65 I Street in Southwest DC on October 29. The museum will showcase works from the collection of Don and Mera Rubell, who have amassed one of the largest and most influential collections of contemporary art. The Rubells began sharing art with the public in 1993 and opened a large exhibition space in Miami in 2019. Former art dealer Caitlin Berry has been named inaugural director of the museum. The museum, dedicated exclusively to contemporary art, will present exhibitions of works drawn from Rubells' collection of paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos, and site-specific work by American and international artists. The museum will be housed in a former historic Black public school which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The museum will feature exhibition galleries, public programming, flexible activation spaces, a bookstore, and a café with indoor and outdoor dining. Visit https://rubellmuseum.org/dc 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. Created in partnership with the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies, directed by Dr. Steven Fine, the exhibition is the first of its kind. 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 will reopen with eight new galleries on October 14. The galleries will be 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 opened a new exhibit titled Dave's Dream in May. “Dave’s Dream” is a modified 1969 Ford LTD auto known as a “lowrider” and named for David Jaramillo of Chimayo, New Mexico. Dave began customizing his car in the 1970s. Lowriding is a family and community activity with parades, trophies, and other events celebrating cars and paying homage to their power and beauty. Visit https://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/daves-dream 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. The exhibition provides a view of Americans as "a spiritually seeking, scientifically experimenting, and endlessly curious people." 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
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. Visitors travel through galleries featuring a 280-degree digital screen and massive, immersive projections. They experience the country’s ancient wonders, and meet ancient Egyptian gods like Ra and Anubis. Visitors can hear from National Geographic Explorers who continue to study the mysteries of Tut's tomb "and travel with the legendary pharaoh on his quest for immortality." The exhibit was created in partnership with Paquin Entertainment Group.Visit www.nationalgeographic.org
The National Building Museum is presenting INTERSECTIONS: Where Diversity, Equity and Design Meet, thru December 14. INTERSECTIONS features a robust 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 National Building Museum has extended the exhibition of Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition to October 9. Visit https://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/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE

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. The program will also include film footage of Josephine Baker dancing and a tribute to jazz great Sidney Bechet. The program will culminate with Maurice Ravel's partly-jazz-inspired Piano Concerto in G featuring soloist Drew Petersen, winner of the 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the 2017 American Pianists Award. Visit https://www.postclassical.com/ The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, will perform Prokofiev's Sixth Symphony in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on October 22 & 23. The symphony depicts Prokofiev’s spiritual journey to understand the tragedies of war and the mystery of death. NSO principal cellest David Hardy will perform Britten’s Cello Symphony. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/2022-2023/nso-noseda-hardy/ The NSO, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, will perform music by Italian composers Respighi & Casella in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on October 27-29. The concert will feature Julian Rachlin performing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/season-announcement/nso/ The 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 Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio & award-winning composer/violinist Nokuthula Ngwenyama in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater on October 18. Nokuthula Ngwenyama will premiere her new piano quartet titled Elegy, which the Kennedy Center co-commissioned as a response to the tragic events and social reckoning of 2020. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/fortas/2022-2023/klrngwenyama---76626/ Vocal Arts DC will present American Tenor Michael Spyres and Pianist Mathieu Pordoy in a recital at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater on October 10. Spyres has performed in Europe’s leading opera houses and concert halls and on many recordings. The program will include “An die ferne Geliebte” by Ludwig van Beethoven, “Les nuits d'étè” by Hector Berlioz, and “Three Petrarch Sonnets” by Franz Liszt. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/vocal-choral-music/2022-2023/vadc-spyres-and-pordoy/ Renée Fleming VOICES will present singer/songwriter Amythyst Kiah in her Kennedy Center debut at the Terrace Theater on October 22. Kiah “expands on the uncompromising artistry she’s displayed as a member of Our Native Daughters—an all-women-of-color supergroup whose Kiah-penned standout single earned a Grammy nomination for Best American Roots Song." Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/vocal-choral-music/2022-2023/voices-amythyst-kiah/ Washington Bach Consort, led by Dr. Dana T. Marsh, Artistic Director, will perform a concert titled Orpheus Britannicus: Music of Henry Purcell, October 30 at National Presbyterian Church. The soloists will be Amy Broadbent, soprano, Clifton Massey, countertenor, Matthew Loyal Smith, tenor, Jonathon Adams, bass and Jason Widney, bass. Henry Purcell's (1659–1695) Hail! Bright Cecilia, was said to deliver English Baroque style at its most powerfully expressive and eloquent. Visit https://bachconsort.org The Thirteen, the all-star professional ensemble led by Matthew Robertson, Artistic Director, will perform Monteverdi's The Vespers of 1610, with which the composer "nearly singlehandedly ushered in the Baroque period in music," at Episcopal High School Chapel in Alexandria, Virginia on October 21; at St. Peter's on Capitol Hill in D.C., on October 22; and at Bradley Hill Church in Bethesda, MD on October 23. The Thirteen's singers and period instrumentalists, will be joined by the Children's Chorus of Washington, and period brass from the acclaimed Dark Horse Consort. Visit www.thethirteenchoir.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 Young Concert Artists will present Ying Li, piano, in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater on October 11. Originally from China, Li has won many international awards. She will perform works by Haydn, Schumann, Bartók, Qigang Chen and Stravinsky. Visit https://yca.org/event/ying-li-dc/ Cathedral Choral Society (CCS) will present a performance titled ROMEO & JULIET: - Berlioz & Shakespeare on October 22. Atlanta Ballet will join CCS for a dramatic rendering of the choral symphony, with new choreography by Claudia Schreier.  Visit https://cathedralchoralsociety.org/concerts-at-washington-national-cathedral2022-2023-season/ 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 The Washington Chorus will perform a concert titled "Tomorrow!" A Reflection on Hope and Resilience at First Congregational United Church of Christ in D.C. on October 28 & 29. The concert will feature cellist Élise Sharp, and soprano Nicole Joseph. The program includes Damien Geter’s “Cantata for a More Hopeful Tomorrow,” a dramatic film installation, visual artworks, and interactive artmaking. Visit http://thewashingtonchorus.org/202223-season The Georgetown Concert Series at St. John's Episcopal Church will present Patrick Lundy & the Ministers of Music on October 30. The choir just celebrated their 25th anniversary. This will be their debut performance with the Georgetown Concert Series. Visit https://stjohnsgeorgetown.org/georgetown-concert-series/ The National Gallery of Art Fall Concert Series is in progress on select days, thru December 18, 2022. The concerts will be performed in the gallery’s West Building, Main Floor - West Garden Court. 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 The Phillips Collection's Sunday Concert Series will begin on October 9 with a performance by the UK-based Manchester Collective and South-African cellist Abel Selacoe. The concerts take place in the art-filled Music Room. The series will continue thru May 7. Visit www.phillipscollection.org Return to Home Page
The Russian Chamber Art Society, led by Vera Danchenko-Stern, founder, will present a concert titled A Night at the Cabaret featuring TIMUR & Friends at La Maison Francaise in D.C. on October 21. Violinist TIMUR will be joined by violinist/guitarist Matvei Sigalov and accordionist/pianist Matt Prodd in presenting a cabaret-style evening celebrating the most popular songs of the great Russian songwriters and entertainers. Visit https://thercas.com/ Capital City Symphony will perform a concert titled An Artist in the World on October 16 at Atlas Performing Arts Center in D.C. The concert will include works by African-American composer Adolphus Hailstork, Hindemith, and Brahms’s "Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102, in A minor," featuring Romanian violinist, Irina Muresanu, and UMD Professor of Cello, Eric Kutz.Visit http://www.capitalcitysymphony.org/upcoming-events 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. There will be an Instrument Petting Zoo thirty minutes before the concert starts.Visit http://www.capitalcitysymphony.org/upcoming-events Washington Performing Arts will present programs onOctober 7: Dance Theatre of Harlem - Sounds of Hazel, at Sidney Harmon HallOctober 20: Igor Levit, piano, at the Kennedy Center Terrace TheaterOctober 21: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at StrathmoreOctober 22: 50 Years Mummenschanz - the Swiss mask theater troup - at Lisner October 30: Midori, violin performing J.S. Bach & others at the Ken Cen Terrace 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. 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/

MUSIC IN VIRGINIA

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Zimmerman, with pianist Jeremy Dent, will perform works by Brahms & Sibelius at Capitol One Hall in Tysons, on October 15. The program will feature Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Sibelius's Symphony No. 1. Visit www.fairfaxsymphony.org/ Images above: Jeremy Denk and Christopher Zimmerman The Thirteen, the all-star professional ensemble led by Matthew Robertson, Artistic Director, will perform Monteverdi's The Vespers of 1610, with which the composer "nearly singlehandedly ushered in the Baroque period in music," at Episcopal High School Chapel in Alexandria, Virginia on October 21; at St. Peter's on Capitol Hill in D.C., on October 22; and at Bradley Hill Church in Bethesda, MD on October 23. The Thirteen's singers and period instrumentalists, will be joined by the Children's Chorus of Washington, and period brass from the acclaimed Dark Horse Consort. Visit www.thethirteenchoir.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 Gay Men's Chorus of Washington will perform a cabaret celebrating the music of Judy Garland at Capital One Hall in Tysons, VA on October 22. Select soloists from the Chorus will share stories as they sing their favorite "Judy tunes," including “Over the Rainbow,” “The Trolley Song,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “Stormy Weather,” and “Happy Days are Here Again.” Visit https://www.gmcw.org/judy The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will present a concert titled American Visitors at The Barns at Wolf Trap on October 28. The program will feature the music of Czech composer Dvořák; Belgian virtuoso violinist, composer, and conductor Eugène Ysaÿe; and English composer and conductor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Visit https://www.wolftrap.org/calendar/performance/2223barns/1028show22.aspx#datetime=10282022T193000 Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, with Guest Conductor Negin Khpalwak will perform a concert titled 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. Newly-arrived members of the Alexandria community Hamid Habib Zada and Negin Khwalpak will share the rhythms and voices of their native Afghanistan. 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. The concert will feature traditional holiday fare, including music from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, Handel’s Messiah, a sing-along and more! Visit: https://alexsym.org/ Choralis, led by Gretchen Kuhrmann, will perform a concert titled The Voice of Comfort at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria on October 30. The concert will feature “two new works by living composers: local composer Henry Dehlinger’s Requiem, written specifically for Choralis in memory of former member Neil Dellar, and English composer Francis Pott’s The Lost Wand, exploring the experience of war through the prism of childhood.” Visit https://choralis.org/
Images clockwise from upper left: Cantor Arianne Brown, Julian Milkis, clarinet, Leonid Sushansky violin, and Carlos Cesar Rodriguez piano. 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. Works will be featured by Alexander Goldstein, Ernest Bloch, George Gershwin, John Williams, Jewish/Polish composer Roman Ryterband and more. Clarinetist Julian Milkis will be a special guest. Visit https://www.nationalchamberensemble.org/performances.htm
 New Dominion Chorale will perform Gioachino Rossini's Petite Messe Solenell at at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center on October 23. Messe Solenelle was called “petite” because it was written for a small group to perform in Rossini’s living room: four soloists, eight professional singers for the chorus, two pianos and harmonium (a small parlor organ). Visit https://newdominion.wildapricot.org/event-4884046 Virginia Bronze, a community-based auditioned handbell ensemble in the Northern Virginia/DC Metro area, will present their HOT OFF THE PRESS concert series at Herndon United Methodist Church on October 22 and at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Theatre on October 23. The company performs a wide range of handbell music including secular, sacred, popular, original and regional pieces. The concert will feature unpublished works from today's composers of handbell music. Tickets will be available at the door. Visit www.vabronze.org

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The Music Center at Strathmore Fall Season will include: October 12: São Paulo Symphony Orchestra – Marin Alson, ConductorOctober 29: Farruquito – FlamencoNovember 3: Dorrance Dance – tap danceDecember 6: Soweto Gospel ChoirDecember 19-22: The Hip Hop Nutcracker - Tchaikovsky’s classic reimagined For a complete list of upcoming events at the Music Center at Strathmore and other Strathmore venues, visit https://www.strathmore.org/calendar/ The National Philharmonic at Strathmore, conducted by Piotr Gajewski, will perform Camille Saint-Saëns's Violin Concerto No. 3 with violinist Gil Shaham in the Music Center on October 22. The concert will also feature Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges's, Symphony No. 1 in G Major and also Louise Farrenc's Symphony No. 3, Op.36 in G minor. Visit https://nationalphilharmonic.org/event/vive-le-france/ 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 Thirteen, the all-star professional ensemble led by Matthew Robertson, Artistic Director, will perform Monteverdi's The Vespers of 1610, with which the composer "nearly singlehandedly ushered in the Baroque period in music," at Episcopal High School Chapel in Alexandria, Virginia on October 21; at St. Peter's on Capitol Hill in D.C., on October 22; and at Bradley Hill Church in Bethesda, MD on October 23. The Thirteen's peerless singers and period instrumentalists, will be joined by the Children's Chorus of Washington, and period brass from the acclaimed Dark Horse Consort. Visit www.thethirteenchoir.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 Performing Arts will present City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at Strathmore on October 21. Visit https://www.washingtonperformingarts.org/seasontickets/2022-23-season/ Washington Conservatory of Music will present the Pressenda Chamber Players in concert at Westmoreland Congregational Church in Bethesda, MD on October 30. Pressenda Chamber Players is the current Ensemble-in-Residence at the Conservatory. The players will perform Mozart’s Viola Quintet in C Minor and Mendelssohn’s Viola Quintet in B-flat Major. Performers include Aaron Berofsky, violin; Sonya Chung, violin; Kathryn Votapek, viola; Ulrich Eichenauer, viola; and Tobias Werner, cello. 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/ RETURN TO HOME PAGE

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Pictured above: A scene from Wagner's The Valkyrie Courtesy of Virginia Opera Virginia Opera will perform Richard Wagner's The Valkyrie at the Center for the Arts at George Mason University on October 8 & 9. It's the story of mortals caught up amidst struggles between capricious gods in the composer's dramatic opera from his legendary “Ring” cycle. Visit https://cfa.calendar.gmu.edu/virginia-opera-the-valkyrie 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 will perform Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore in the Kennedy Center Opera House, October 22-November 7. The soloists will 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 will perform Richard Strauss's Elektra in a new production from Francesca Zambello, in the Kennedy Center, October 29-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/

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Studio Theatre is presenting Will Arbery's Heroes of the Fourth Turning, directed by Sivan Battat in the Mead Theatre, thru October 23. "Will Arbery’s portrait of conservatives trying to make sense of where they—and their country—stand is "incisive yet personal." Visit https://www.studiotheatre.org/plays/play-detail/2022-2023-heroes-of-the-fourth-turning 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. The play has been described as "a theatrical tour-de-force that evokes the vivid and disorienting world of intoxication." Visit https://www.studiotheatre.org/plays/play-detail/2022-2023-people-place-things The Shakespeare Theatre Company wlll present The Dance Theatre of Harlem world premiere production of the ballet titled Sounds of Hazel in Harman Hall, October 7 - 8. The program will feature the Stevie Wonder-inspired Higher Ground, and other signature works. Commissioned by Washington Performing Arts, the Sounds of Hazel honors the remarkable life and legacy of mid-20th Century Trinidadian-American piano recording artist, bandleader, stage and screen star, Hazel Scott. Visit https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/sounds-of-hazel/ Shakespeare Theatre Company is presenting The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci in the Klein Theatre thru October 23. Mary Zimmerman, the creative leader behind some of STC’s most imaginative productions, will bring the writings of Leonardo da Vinci to life in this revival of one of her earliest creations. The production is comprised solely of text from the surviving notebooks of the 15th-century Renaissance man himself. Visit https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/the-notebooks-of-leonardo-da-vinci-22-23/ 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/ Scena Theatre will present the U.S. Premiere of The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, adapted by Robert Lloyd Parry and directed by Robert McNamara, October 17-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. This is “the latest full-length play by the modern-day master of the absurd, Jon Fosse. Expressive language and human emotions intertwine in this chiaroscuro collage as three people meet and talk about their lives - or do they? 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 is presenting Horton Foote’s classic American drama The Trip to Bountiful, directed by Michael Wilson, thru October 16. It’s the story of a woman, played by Nancy Robinette, who sets out to escape the bustling city and return to simpler times in her beloved Bountiful, Texas. The woman is followed by her son, played by Tom Story, and her daughter-in-law, played by Kimberly Gilbert. “Along the way, she encounters kindness and compassion … and makes a remarkable discovery about the true meaning of home.” Visit https://www.fords.org/performances/current-and-upcoming/the-trip-to-bountiful/ 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
Washington Stage Guild is presenting The Good Doctor, written by Neil Simon and directed by Laura Giannarelli, thru October 23. Simon adapted the play from a short story by the classic Russian writer Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), and it became a Broadway hit in 1973. The play is performed at the Undercroft Theatre of Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church at 900 Massachusetts Avenue, NW in D.C. Visit www.stageguild.org/ 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/ Broadway at the National will present Tina - The Tina Turner Musical, at the National Theatre in Washington, October 4-9. The new musical is the unique comeback story of “a woman who dared to defy the bounds of racism, sexism and ageism to become the global Queen of Rock n’ Roll." The show was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall and directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Tina is recommended for ages 14 and up. Visit https://www.thenationaldc.com Broadway at the National will present the musical 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. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines...." The show is recommended for ages 13 years or older. Visit https://www.thenationaldc.com/
Arena Stage will present the romantic comedy titled Holiday, written by Philip Barry and directed by Anita Maynard-Losh, October 7-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. The classic romantic comedy is set in the 1920s and became a beloved 1938 film starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. Visit https://www.arenastage.org/tickets/2022-23-season/holiday/ Arena Stage will present Martyna Majo's play titled Sanctuary City in the Kreeger Theater, October 21-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 will present Intimate Apparel, written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Paige Hernandez, October 19-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. Although she corresponds with a mysterious Caribbean man, her heart secretly belongs to an orthodox Jewish fabric merchant. Visit https://theaterj.org/22-23-season/ Woolly Mammoth Theatre is presenting the regional premiere of Ain’t No Mo,’ written by Jordan E. Cooper and directed by Lili-Anne Brown thru October 11. “It’s the final boarding call for African American Airlines’ Flight 1619 to Africa, and every Black person in the United States gets a free ticket.” Visit https://www.woollymammoth.net/ The Kennedy Center is presenting the award-winning musical Hamilton in the Opera House thru October 9. It’s the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, with a blend of hip hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway. Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/2021-2022/hamilton/ The Kennedy Center will present Broadway Center Stage: Guys and Dolls in the Eisenhower Theater October 7-16. The classic Broadway show, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers, gangsters, and sassy showgirls in a wild game of chance. Set in 1950s Manhattan, the show features some of Loesser’s most memorable tunes including “Adelaide’s Lament,” “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” and “Luck Be a Lady.” Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/2022-2023/guys-and-dolls/
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. Under the direction of the acclaimed Talvin Wilks, the three plays — The Ballad of Emmett Till, Benevolence, and the world premiere That Summer in Sumner — star 10 actors performing in rotating repertory for the first time. Visit https://mosaictheater.org/season
Image above for Elegies: A Song Cycle: Photo credit: Mike Kozemchak. Caption: (Front L-R) Katie McManus, DeJeanette Horne, Brigid Wallace. (Back L-R) Allison Fitzgerald, John Loughney, Harrison Smith, Chris Gillespie. Keegan Theatre will present the musical Elegies: A Song Cycle by William Finn on October 22-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/ ExPats Theatre is presenting Einstein's Wife by Snezana Gnjidic as translated by Milena Trobizic-Garfield and directed by Karin Rosnizeck, at Atlas Performing Arts Center in Northeast DC, thru October 16. The play focuses on Mileva Marić, who was the classmate, collaborator, and wife of Albert Einstein, who is credited with developing the ground-breaking theory of relativity. It’s the “gripping and passionate tale of a gifted woman living in the shadow of a brilliant man.” Visit expatstheatre.com 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 will present DRACULA - A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really, as adapted by Kate Hamill and directed by Rebecca Rovezzi, October 14-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. The gothic tropes of villains who wear evil on their sleeve and damsels in distress are replaced by all-too-human monsters and ferocious women who stab at the heart of the patriarchy itself. A site-specific production, DRACULA will perform in the appropriately haunted atmosphere of the now vacant/historic Firehouse at The Parks at Historic Walter Reed.” 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 RETURN TO HOME PAGE

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The Little Theatre of Alexandria will present Design for Murder, written by George Batson and directed by Jessie Roberts, October 15-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. A once-wealthy mother and son struggle to keep up appearances at the old mansion but when a maid is murdered, everyone becomes a suspect.“ 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 will present Dracula at National Landing, October 13-November 6 – appropriately close to Halloween. Director Paata Tsikurishvili will bring the iconic and sinister tale of Vlad the Impaler’s descent into darkness for the third time at Synetic Theater. In conjunction with this production, Synetic’s spooky gala, Vampire Ball will return in a one-night only event on October 28. Visit www.synetictheater.org NextStop theatre company will present Frankenstein by Nick Dear as adapted from the novel by Mary Shelley and directed by Evan Hoffmann, in Herndon, Virginia, October 21-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 Summer 2022 will feature: Ongoing thru October 9: the color purple - the musical adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of human fortitude, redemption and love. Directed by Timothy Douglas
Ongoing thru October 16 – No Place to Go, written by Ethan Lipton & directed by Matthew Gardiner in Signature’s ARK Theatre. Bobby Smith stars in "a musical ode to the unemployed," backed by a jazz band. Visit https://www.sigtheatre.org/events/202223/no-place-to-go/ November 1-13 - Both Sides Now: Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen....."a concert remembering two of the most influential songwriters and storytellers of the past 50 years." Visit https://www.sigtheatre.org/events/202223/both-sides-now-joni-mitchell-and-leonard-cohen/ November 8-January 29, 2023 - Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods. It's an "escape into a fantastical fairytale adventure where dreams come true, but not free." Visit https://www.sigtheatre.org/events/202223/into-the-woods/ Images below: Bobby Smith (pictured by Christopher Mueller) "in no place to go" & Elmore Leonard & Joni Mitchell

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Rockville Musical Theatre will present Legally Blonde - The Musical, directed by Dana Robinson, at Temple Emanuel in Kensington, MD on select days, October 28-November 13. The show, with music & lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin, is based on the novel by Amanda Brown & the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture. 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 will present Tanya Saracho’s comedy titled Fade, directed by Dylan Arredondo, October 20-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. The cast of Fade features Michael Burgos as Abel and Camila Calderón as Lucia. Unexpected Stage Company is a professional regional theater company founded by Christopher Goodrich and Rachel Stroud-Goodrich. Visit www.unexpectedstage.org Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville, MD will perform 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin, on October 27, 29 and 30. Visit https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/academics/departments/performing-arts-rockville/theatre-performances.html 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, at Round House Theatre in Bethesda, MD November 23-January 1, 2023. The "tale of betrayal, reconciliation, and love is part fairy tale, part romance–and all magic." As staged by Posner and Teller, "Prospero's island transforms into a traveling tent show of trickery and amazement." Visit https://www.folger.edu/events/tempest-2022

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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:
October 4 @ 9:00 MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE — In this WETA co-production, scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., explores Black people’s ability to collectively prosper, defy white supremacy and define Blackness in ways that transformed America itself. Part 1 of 4.
October 5 @ 9:00 NOVA: REBUILDING NOTRE DAME - A behind-the-scenes look as a team of engineers, masons and timber workers tackle the challenges of restoring the landmark Cathedral................................................October 9 @ 8:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: ARCHAEOLOGY AT ALTHORP — A look at one of the most significant British archaeological finds of the century at the Althorp estate, former home of the late Diana, Princess of Wales..................................................October 23 @11:30 AM GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR — Nadine Sierra takes on the formidable and storied role of the haunted heroine of Lucia di Lammermoor, in a new staging by director Simon Stone, conducted by Riccardo Frizza. .................................October 23 @ 2:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: TURANDOT — Sopranos Christine Goerke and Liudmyla Monastyrska share the title role of the legendary princess. Tenors Yusif Eyvazov and Yonghoon Lee trade off as the prince determined to win Turandot’s love. Marco Armiliato conducts Puccini’s score...........................................October 29 @ 10:00 THE MAN WHO TRIED TO FEED THE WORLD: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — The life and work of the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug, who tried to solve world hunger. He rescued India from a devastating famine and led the “Green Revolution,” which is estimated to have saved one billion lives.

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