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I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII THURSDAY 22 BEHIND THE SCENES CATHEDRAL TOURS, for age 11 and older, docents lead visitors to seldom-seen areas for a closer view of stained-glass windows, gargoyles and other works of art and architecture; be prepared for stair climbing, close quarters and heights. 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. weekdays, Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. $10. 202-537-6200,
www.national
cathedral.org or specialtours@
cathedral.org. JOHN GUERNSEY, JAZZ PIANIST, Noon-1 p.m., Old Post Office Pavilion, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-289-4224. “NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS: STORYTELLING FOR HEALING,” Minda Martin’s documentary, with nine veterans of World War II, Vietnam, Persian Gulf and Operation Iraqi Freedom recalling their experiences. 12:30 p.m. daily through July 31, National Museum of the American Indian, Rasmuson Theater, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-633-1000. DOCUMENTARY: “FREE LAND,” Minda Martin’s look at her parents’ homelessness vs. her ancestors’ homelessness caused by the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their lands 170 years earlier. 3:30 p.m. daily through July 31, National Museum of the American Indian, Rasmuson Theater, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-633-1000. JAZZ CONCERT, performance by musicians chosen by institutions in Quito, Ecuador. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600. THOMAS JEFFERSON PORTRAIT TALK, curator Brandon Fortune discusses the Mather Brown portrait and achievements of the former president. 6 p.m., National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000. “SAVING PRIVATE RYAN,” Steven Spielberg’s 1998 film based on a post-D-Day mission to find a soldier
behind enemy lines whose brothers were reportedly killed in action, starring Tom Hanks, Vin Diesel, Tom Sizemore and Edward Burns. 6:30 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000. CATHEDRAL GARGOYLE TOUR, a docent leads an outside tour pointing out humorous and scary gargoyles and discussing their purpose; take binoculars and cameras. 6:30 p.m., Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts Avenues NW. $10; age 12 and younger, $5; family, $30. 202-537-6200. ZOO JAZZ CONCERT, Steve Scott Project performs a mix of jazz, reggae, calypso and R&B music, take a picnic and a blanket or lawn chair. 6:30-8 p.m., National Zoo, on Lion/Tiger Hill, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. 202-633-4085. SECRETS FROM THE PAST: FROM ANCIENT TEXTS TO MODERN MEDICINE, Alain Touwaide, a historian in the botany department, National Museum of Natural History, and scientific director of the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions, discusses the curative properties of plants and the integration of the knowledge into modern medicine. 6:45 p.m., S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. $40. 202-633-3030. MUSIC AT FORT RENO PARK, performance by Poor But Sexy; dogs and babies welcome. 7 p.m., Fort Reno Park, Chesapeake Street and Nebraska Avenue NW. Free. 202-355-6356 or
www.fortreno.com. “AVENUE Q,” the Tony Award-winning puppet-and-people musical for adults, the story of a bright-eyed Princeton graduate who goes to New York with big dreams and a tiny bank account. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays, continues through Aug. 15, Lansburgh Theatre, 450 Seventh St. NW. $75-$85. 202-547-1122 or
www.shakespeare
theatre.org. “NOISES OFF,” Michael Frayn’s play within a play about putting on a comedy. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 22, Church Street Theater, 1742 Church St. NW. $25-$30. 800-494-8479 or
www.keegantheatre.com. “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. Thursdays- Fridays, 6 and 9 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 1, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D St. NW. $30. 202-393-3939 or www.woolly
mammoth.net. “TALES OF LOVE AND SAUSAGES” FOOL FOR ALL, for age 10 and older, a rotating selection of seven one-act comedic short vignettes performed by Faction of Fools Theatre Company, part of the 2010 Capital Fringe Festival. 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. Sunday, Studio Theatre, Mead Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. $15. 866-811-4111 or www.factionoffools. org. U.S. MARINE BAND CONCERT, Edward Gregson’s “Festivo,” Arthur Pryor’s “Fantastic Polka” and Sousa’s “The Dauntless Battalion.” 8 p.m., Sylvan Theater, on Washington Monument grounds near 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-433-4011. OUTDOOR FILM: “SEABISCUIT” (2003), the true story of a Depression-era racehorse whose small size and big victories encouraged a nation to greatness, starring Jeff Bridges; 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.capitolriver
front.org/.
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LISA THOMAS, PIANO RECITAL, features works by Native American composers, composers from the “Indianist School,” including Harvey Worthington Loomis, Charles Sanford Skilton and others, and composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Noon-1 p.m., National Museum of the American Indian, Rasmuson Theater, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-633-1000. “YVES KLEIN: WITH THE VOID, FULL POWERS” EXHIBIT TOUR, Daniel Moquay, head of the Yves Klein Archives in Paris leads a tour and discusses the painter’s career and creative process. 12:30 p.m., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-633-1000. MUSEUM JAZZ CONCERT, fusion rock and jazz by Young Lions. 5-8:30 p.m., National Gallery of Art, Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-289-3360.
ORIGEM BAND CONCERT, features Brazilian music styles from the southeast and northeast regions, including samba, bossa nova, forro, afoxe and maracatu. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600. “WOMEN IN WARTIME”, a National Park Service ranger leads a walk and discusses Deborah Sampson, a male impersonator who joined the Continental Army, and other women who served since the American
Revolution. 6:30 p.m. Friday and July 29, National World War II Memorial, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. Victor Pillow, 202-841-1774.
CHINESE FILM: “RULE NUMBER ONE,” Kelvin Tong’s combination police thriller-ghost story about a cop who is assigned to the mysterious Miscellaneous Affairs Department to investigate reports of paranormal activity, in Mandarin and Cantonese with English subtitles. 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Freer Gallery, Meyer Auditorium, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. Free. 202-633-1000. “THE LADY WHO SWINGS THE BAND,” celebrating the 100th birthday of jazz great Mary Lou Williams, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra performs music composed for Andy Kirk’s Twelve Clouds of Joy, Dizzy Gillespie and Benny Goodman. 7:30 p.m., National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. $25. 202-633-3030 or www.
smithsonianassociates.org. HIRSHHORN’S EVENING OF ART, MUSIC AND COCKTAILS, gallery talks, live music and special performances in celebration of the contemporary works by French artist Yves Klein. 8 p.m.-midnight, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. $18, advance ticket sales only. 202-633-4629.
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CREATE A GULLAH COLLAGE, artist Wanda Aikens leads a collage workshop related to the exhibit that opens Aug. 9 “Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Dow Turner Connecting Communities through Language.” 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Pl. SE. Free, reservations required. 202-633-4866.
MOVING THE MAIL IN POUCHES, BAGS AND SACKS, preservation technician Rebecca Johnson shows how mail containers from around the world are being preserved at the museum. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Free. 202-633-5534. IMAGINASIA PROGRAM: ORIGAMI, for all ages, discover the meaning of flowers as you decorate ceramics from southern Japan and make origami flowers to take home. 2 p.m., Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Free. 202-633-1000. LISA THOMAS, PIANO RECITAL, features works by Native American composers, composers from the “Indianist School,” including Harvey Worthington Loomis, Charles Sanford Skilton and others, and composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
“ELECTRO SHUTDOWN AND THE PEA,” a collaboration of the Next Reflex Dance Collective and Dance Place. 8 p.m., Dance Place, 3225 Eighth St. NE. $22; students, $17. 202-269-1600 or www.danceplace. org. RHYTHM AND BLUES CONCERT, Roy Ayers performs. 8 p.m., Fort Dupont Park, Minnesota Avenue and Randle Circle SE. Free. 202-426-7723.
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TOP 40 MUSIC BY CAZHMIERE, Noon-2 p.m., Capitol Riverfront, New Jersey Avenue and Tingey Street SE. Free. 202-465-7093 or
www.capitol
riverfront.org. OBJECTS OF BEAUTY AND STYLE, Alfred Stewart demonstrates techniques for creating jewelry cast with shaped metal and inspired by
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PUBLIC MEETING The District of Columbia Housing Authority
will hold a public meeting to discuss the current Move to Work plan.
The meeting will be held Mon., Aug. 2, 2010, 6:30 PM, at DCHA’s main office.
1133 North Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Board Room (Room 263)
District
19 DC
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