Museums & Galleries
MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN’S PICK
Music
ANN MIDGETTE’S PICK
On strings
Film forerunner
Known for his technologically innovative stop-action photographs — sequential still images of humans and animals in motion that prefigured early cinema — photographer Eadweard Muybridge is the subject of a new retrospective. The exhibition, “Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change,” for the first time examines all aspects of his art, including his war photography and
Yosemite Valley landscapes. // Through July 18. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1700. www. corcoran.org. $10; $8 students and seniors; free for military personnel, children 12 and younger and members.
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Corcoran Family Day
Free admission to the Eadward Muybridge exhibition isn’t the only draw in this day of acrobatic performances, musical walking tours, flip book-making workshops
and face painting. // 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Sunday. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639- 1700. www.corcoran.org. Free.
A.B. Miner: “Naked”
Get a look at G Fine Art’s brand- new Northeast Washington space while taking in this exhibition of work that is stripped down in more ways than one. Get a glimpse behind the curtain of the artistic
process and see a video of a reclining nude figure, inspired by Yoko Ono’s experimental work
“Fly.” // Through May 1. G Fine Art, 1350 Florida Ave. NE. 202-462- 1601. www.gfineartdc.com. Free.
Earth Day Celebration
Observe the wonder of nature at the American Art Museum with this family-friendly day of live performances and storytelling. Kids can get crafty and make eco- friendly collages and tote bags.
// 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633- 1000. www.americanart.si.edu. Free.
— Stephanie Merry
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44 ThE WAshiNGToN PosT MAGAziNE | April 11, 2010
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Imagination Stage’s new musical, “The Dancing Princesses,” sets a Grimm fairy tale in the jazzy 1920s, when some princesses cut footloose despite their father’s ban on dancing. Best times to go: Saturday and April 18, when tickets are $10, or 4 p.m. April 24, when your little knights and princesses can come in costume and parade across the stage after the show.
// Saturday through May 30. Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda. 301- 280-1660. www. imagination stage.org. $10- $21. For ages 4 and older. —
Anne Kenderdine
Over the years, the string quartet has evolved into classical music’s answer to a band: four musicians with their own stamp and groove, carving out a new repertoire. One recent entry is the California-based Del Sol String Quartet, dedicated to presenting the music of living composers in innovative ways and now coming to the National Gallery with music by Tania Leon, Pawel Szymanski and
Philip Glass. // 6:30 p.m. Sunday. National Gallery of Art (West Building Garden Court), Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. www.nga. gov/programs/music. Free.
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George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
The band’s glory years may be a thing of the past, but you still can’t beat nearly three hours of nonstop funk jams. // 7 p.m.
Monday. 9:30 club, 815 V St. NW. 202-265-0930. www.930.com. $40.
Titus Andronicus
This New Jersey punk band managed to make a concept album loosely based on the Civil War one of the year’s most
engaging releases. // 7:30 p.m. Saturday. St. Stephen Church, 1525 Newton St. NW. 202-232-0900. www.positiveforcedc.org. $8.
— David Malitz
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