Museums & Galleries BLAKE GOPNIK’S PICK
Theater & Dance PETER MARKS’S PICK
Afghanistan, in pieces
No time seems more
appropriate than now for a broad theatrical canvassing of the history of a turbulent Asian nation in which the United States has a huge investment. The arrival at Sidney Harman Hall of “The Great Game: Afghanistan” is a rare opportunity for a vibrant joining of the concerns of drama and
foreign policy. The 12 short plays, presented in three evening installments or marathon viewings on
Race and art
Richard Powell is one of the country’s smartest, most eloquent thinkers about race and art. On Wednesday, he’ll be at the Phillips Collection, giving the keynote address for a symposium, “Performing Race in African American Visual Culture,” which is to be held the entire next day at the Adele H. Stamp Student Union Building on the University of Maryland’s College Park campus. // 6 p.m. Wednesday. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387- 2151.
www.phillipscollection.org. $15, $5 students. 8:30 a.m. registration, 5 p.m. reception. Thursday. Stamp Student Union, Union Lane and Campus Drive, College Park. Driskell Center, 301-314-2615.
www.driskellcenter.umd.edu. Free but registration required.
DON’T MISS
“Side by Side: Oberlin’s Masterworks at the Phillips” A loan from Oberlin College goes on display, offering a glimpse at works by Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Mark Rothko and others. // Through Jan. 16. The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202- 387-2151.
www.phillipscollection. org. $12; $10 students and seniors.
“reck room” Flashpoint’s new season opens
with work by Patrick McDonough that examines the art of play. Expect artwork based on basement mainstays, such as foosball tables and Coors Light signs. // Through Oct. 9. Flashpoint, 916 G St. NW. 202-315-1305. www.fl
ashpointdc.org. Free.
— Stephanie Merry
The Going Out Gurus answer your questions Thursdays at 1 p.m. at
goingoutguide.com.
38 THE WASHINGTON POST MAGAZINE | SEPTEMBER 12, 2010
TOTALLY TINY TOTS
The Puppet Co. Playhouse has something for its youngest audi- ence: the Totally Tiny Tots festival. The popular Tiny Tots @ 10 series features puppet shows that cater to the 4 and younger crowd. For Totally Tiny Tots, Bob Brown Puppets will present eight different shows. // Wednesday through Oct. 10. Glen Echo Park, Puppet Co. Playhouse, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. 301- 634-5380. www.
thepuppetco.org. $5. — Amy Orndorff
weekends, come courtesy of London’s Tricycle Theatre. // Wednesday through Sept. 25. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122. www.
thegreatgameonstage.org. $50-$60 per installment.
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