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emcees organists Scott Dettra and Jeremy Filsell, the Washington Symphonic Brass and the U.S. Navy Band’s Sea Chanters in a
performance of popular and patriotic music. 2 p.m., Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. Free. 202-537-6200 or www.
nationalcathedral.org. J.S. BACH FESTIVAL RECITAL, organist Thomas M. Marshall performs five Bach concerto organ transcriptions. 4 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Suggested donation, $15. 202-333-7100 or
www.gracedc.org. BOSTON CHILDREN’S CHORUS, a performance of music to unite diverse communities and inspire social change. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
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NOON AT THE U.S. BOTANIC GARDEN, volunteer guides show visitors a Venus’ flytrap catching its lunch, coffee ripening on a tree, medicinal plant research and more. Noon-1 p.m. Mondays through August, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Free, registration required. 202-225-1116. KOLLABORATION DANCE CONCERT, 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600. “ONE MAN LORD OF THE RINGS,” written and performed by Canadian actor and playwright Charles Ross, a transformation of the 42-character, 11-hour and 23-minute epic film trilogy into a 65-minute solo performance. 8 p.m. Monday, 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 6 and 9 p.m. most Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 1, 8 p.m. July 10, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D St. NW. Pay-what-you-can Monday; other performances, $30. 202-393-3939 or
www.woollymammoth.net. AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS CONCERT, J. Reilly Lewis leads the Cathedral Choral Society, members of the National Gallery of Art Orchestra and organist Scott Dettra in works by Samuel Barber and Paul Paray. 8:15 p.m., Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. $24; balcony seating, $44. 202-537-2228 or
www.cathedral.org.
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CHILDREN’S GARDEN GUIDED TOUR, gardener Beth Ahern leads a tour and discusses ideal plantings for a children’s garden of your own; wear sunscreen and protective clothing for outdoors and take water. 10 a.m., U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Free. 202-225-1116 or www.
usbg.gov. TAPPERS WITH ATTITUDE DANCE CONCERT, music, movement and percussive art with an emphasis on jazz. 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. Tuesday,
through July 9, Discovery Theater at S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. $6; ages 2-16, $5; 1 and younger, free. 202-633-8700. “ROADWORKS” CHILDREN’S BOOK READING, for ages 3-5, Sally Sutton’s book about making a road from start to finish, illustrations by Brian Lovelock. 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Free. 202-272-2448. MUSEUM QUILTING PROGRAM, volunteers from the Annapolis Quilt Guild demonstrate quilting techniques and show related tools from the museum’s textile collection. 11 a.m. Tuesday and July 20, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-633-1000. HIP-HOP THEATER FESTIVAL, some of the best turntablists from the mid-Atlantic region, including DJ Robbie Rob, perform their art. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600. THE BEAUTY IN RESTRAINT, architect and author Azby Brown discusses Japan’s ancient Edo period. 6:45 p.m., Discovery Theater at S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. $25. 202-633-3030. TIME AND THE BRAIN, author Eva Hoffman and neuroscientist Richard Restak discuss how the brain perceives time, the effects of computers and instant communications and more. 6:45 p.m., S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. $25. 202-633-3030. U.S. AIR FORCE BAND CONCERT, features the Airmen of Note. 8 p.m., U.S. Capitol, west steps, East Capitol and First streets. Free. 202-767-5658. U.S. NAVY BAND’S COMMODORES JAZZ CONCERT, 8 p.m., U.S. Navy Memorial Heritage Center, Burke Theater, Outdoor Plaza, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-737-2300.
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INTRODUCTION TO GENEALOGY, a staff member discusses basic genealogical research in federal records. 11 a.m., National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-357-5000. PHAT BLUES BY KELLY BELL, outdoor concert. Noon-2 p.m., Capitol Riverfront, Tingey Plaza, New Jersey Avenue and Tingey Street SE. Free. 202-465-7093 or www.
capitolriverfront.org/calendar/. LAFAYETTE SQUARE ORGAN RECITAL, 12:10 p.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, 1525 H St. NW. Free. 202-347-8766. INTRODUCTION TO THE LUNDER CONSERVATION CENTER, museum conservators discuss how science, art, history and skilled hands are used to preserve objects in the museum. 3 p.m. Wednesdays, National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000. DAVID REES-WILLIAMS TRIO, classical and jazz music. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage,
2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600. A NEW COLD WAR: INSIDE NUCLEAR IRAN, Reza Kahlili, author of “A Time to Betray: The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent Inside the Revolutionary Guards of Iran,” Michael Ledeen, author of “Accomplice to Evil: Iran and the War against the West,” Melissa Boyle Mahle, author of “Denial and Deception: An Insider’s View of the CIA,” and Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi, an Iranian writer, commentator and human rights activist discuss the Iranian intelligence challenge. 6:30 p.m., International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. $12.50. 202-393-7798. GREEK FILM: “IMAGINE,” about a young American woman who returns to Greece to find her biological father, in Greek and English with English subtitles. 8 p.m., Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. $10.50. 202-966-6000. U.S. MARINE BAND CONCERT, Sousa’s “The Corcoran Cadets,” William Schuman’s “Newsreel” and Saint- Saëns’s Bacchanale from “Samson and Dalila.” 8 p.m., U.S. Capitol, west terrace, East Capitol and First streets. Free. 202-433-4011. WOODY ALLEN’S “SLEEPER,” the 1973 film about a nerdy store owner and his girlfriend 200 years from now, starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton; take a blanket or lawn chair, Frisbee and cooler. 9 p.m., NoMa Summer Screen, L St. NE between Second and L streets. Free. 202-289-0111 or www.
nomasummerscreen.com.
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PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUES, museum educators lead discussions in the galleries about the various processes on view, printmaker and director of education studies Pamela Lawton leads a hands-on relief, etching and lithography workshop, an exhibit tour, educator resources for teachers in attendance and light refreshments included. 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. $15 registration fee. 202-639-1770. FROM GREY STREET TO GREEN STREET, Mayor Adam Ortiz discusses how his tiny working-class town of Edmonston built the greenest street in the East, helping to keep pollutants out of the Anacostia River, and shares plans to replicate the design in other communities. 12:30 p.m., National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Free. 202-272-2448. LATIN AND SALSA MUSIC, Sin Miedo performs, take a blanket or lawn chair. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Square Park, 17th and K streets NW. Free. 202-463-3400. “MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN,” Frank Capra’s film about Longfellow Deeds, a man who inherits $20 million and finds himself in court defending his sanity, starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. 6:30 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, McEvoy Auditorium, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
NATIONAL SHRINE CHORAL CONCERT, the Washington Chorus, the National Shrine Choir, organists Renée Anne Louprette and David Briggs perform works by James MacMillan, David Hurt, Olivier Latry and David Briggs. 8 p.m., National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE. Free. 202-526-8300. U.S. MARINE BAND CONCERT, Sousa’s “The Corcoran Cadets,” William Schuman’s “Newsreel,” and Saint- Saëns’s Bacchanale from “Samson and Dalila.” 8 p.m., Sylvan
Theater, on the Washington Monument grounds near 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-433-4011. “LEGALLY BLONDE,” Robert Luketic’s film about a sorority girl who becomes a top Harvard Law School student, starring Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson and Victor Garber; take a blanket or lawn chair, come early for hoop jams, trivia and more. 8:45 p.m., Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. Free. 202-465-7093 or www.
capitolriverfront.org/. — Compiled by Gerri Marmer
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