Museums & Galleries BLAKE GOPNIK’S PICK
(Continued from Page 23) — to take the spotlight one last time. // 3 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Tuesday (a pre-show talk begins one hour before curtain). The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Rd., Vienna. 877-WOLFTRAP.
www.wolftrap.org/en/Opera. aspx. $32-$72.
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Tom Petty Expect a cavalcade of greatest hits from one of the most reliable rock songwriters of the past three decades. // 7 p.m. Sunday. Jiffy Lube Live, 7800 Cellar Door Dr., Bristow. 703-754-6400. www.
jiffylubelive.com. $41-$141.
Lyle Lovett The clever singer-songwriter who dips into country and folk, among other genres, performs with his Large Band. // 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Wolf Trap, Filene Center, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna. 703-255- 1868.
www.wolf-trap.org. $25-$42.
Beth Orton This British chanteuse made a name for herself in the ’90s with an indie-electronic music hybrid. // 8 p.m. Wednesday. Rams Head Tavern, 33 West St., Annapolis. 410-268-4545. www.
ramsheadonstage.com. $25. — David Malitz
KidzRocK at the Rooftop
Barry Taylor isn’t just a local magi- cian; he is a local legend. Taylor has performed internationally, mentored young magicians and, since 1974, he has run the popular magic shop that bears his name. Taylor will perform as part of KidzRock at the Rooftop, a monthly dance party and show that’s best for ages 2 to 12. // 4 to 6 p.m. Sun- day. 155 Gibbs St., Rockville. 301-315-8200.
www.rockvilleroof-
top.com. $5 in advance, $7 at the door. — Amy Orndorff
2008 PETTY PHOTOGRAPH BY STREETER LECKA/ GETTY IMAGES; PHOTOGRAPH OF ROBERT MCCURDY’S 2006 PORTRAIT OF TONI MORRISON COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION; ON LOAN FROM IAN AND ANNETTE CUMMING © ROBERT MCCURDY
Portraits of America
The National Portrait Gallery is our repository of images of us. Now that the gallery’s policies have changed to include the living, curators have prepared “Americans Now,” which presents the last decade of who America has been. Pictures, in different media, present artist Chuck Close, politician Barack Obama, style queen (and ex-con) Martha Stewart and many others. // Opens Friday; through June 19, 2011. The Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633-8300.
www.npg.si.edu. Free.
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the Going out Gurus answer your questions thursday at 1 p.m. at goingout
guide.com.
Phillips After 5 This month, the Phillips has turned its monthly art party into a weekly occurrence. The second-to-last August installment promises tours, live jazz and discussions about the exhibitions of work by Robert Ryman and Richard Pousette-Dart, along with snacks and a cash bar. // 5-8:30 p.m. Thursday. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202- 387-2151.
www.phillipscollection. org. $12, $10 students and seniors.
“Observations With a Typewriter”
Conceptual artist Ding Ren
will draw inspiration from her surroundings for this performance as part of the exhibition “Lists: To-Dos, Illustrated Inventories, Collected Thoughts and Other Artists’ Enumerations From the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art.” Ren will sit at a typewriter, recording the sights and sounds of visitors, and they can read the resulting pages extending onto the floor. // 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday. Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. www.
aaa.si.edu. Free.
— Stephanie Merry
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