District Community Events July 16-23, 2009
Thursday 16
“COUNTDOWN TO THE MOON DAY,” for all
ages, commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, with informa- tion about the moon and space travel, and op- portunities to touch a piece of the moon and to meet with scientists who are active in lunar re- search and mission planning, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; a museum staff member reads Brian Floca’s pic- ture book about Apollo 11, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., National Air and Space Museum, Sixth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
AFRICAN DRUMS AND DANCING, Soul in Mo-
tion performs. 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. today, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. tomorrow, Discovery Theater at S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. $6; ages 2-16, $5; 1 and younger, free. 202-633-8700.
“MOON WALK ONE,” 1970 NASA documen-
tary about the launch of astronauts Neil Arm- strong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to the moon, featuring the pre-launch and launch se- quences, daily activities aboard the spacecraft and the moonwalk. Noon, National Archives, Constitution Avenue and Seventh Street NW. Free. 202-357-5000.
SIOUX CITY GHOSTS BASEBALL CLUB, cura-
tor Reuben Jackson discusses the early 20th- century traveling baseball club’s history. Noon, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202- 633-1000.
GOSPEL CONCERT, the Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers perform. Noon, Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, Coolidge Audito- rium, 10 First St. SE. Free. 202-707-5510. “THE FIGHT,” for age 14 and older, PBS docu- mentary about the events leading to the June 22, 1938, boxing rematch between heavy- weight Joe Louis and his German opponent, Max Schmeling. 12:30 p.m., Historical Society of Washington, 801 K St. NW. Free. 202-383- 1828.
“DEMON KILLERS: THE TALE OF SHUTEN DO-
JI,” for children 8-14 accompanied by an adult, an exploration of the exhibit “The Tale of Shu- ten Doji” and making a “demon” puppet to take home. 2 p.m. today and Wednesday, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
COOKING DEMONSTRATION, MARKET
SHOPPING, chef Joe Raffa demonstrates how to cook with flowers and discusses recipes us- ing flors de calabaza, or squash blossoms, a traditional and versatile ingredient used in Mexico, 4-5 p.m.; shop for fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread, cookies, soup, pastries, plants, soap, meat and more sold by area farmers; market is open 3-7 p.m. Thursdays, through Dec. 17, Penn Quarter Freshfarm Market, Eighth Street NW between D and E streets. Ad- mission, free. 202-362-8889 or www.
freshfarmmarkets.org.
SMITHSONIAN JAZZ CONCERT, the Bay Jazz
Project performs. 5-8 p.m., Smithsonian Ameri- can Art Museum, Kogod Courtyard, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
TREE IDENTIFICATION WALK, Melanie Chou-
kas-Bradley, author of “City of Trees: The Com- plete Field Guide to the Trees of Washington, D.C.,” discusses the city’s tree history and how to identify trees of the Mid-Atlantic area. 5-7 p.m., U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Free, registration required. 202-225- 1116.
FARRAGUT SQUARE CONCERT, Road Soda
quartet performs, take a blanket. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Square Park, 17th and K streets NW. Free. 202-463-3400.
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT PORTRAIT TALK,
Wright specialist Laurie Ossman discusses the Arnold Newman portrait of the architect. 6 p.m., National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
JAZZ BY THE STEVE SCOTT PROJECT, the en-
semble also performs oldies, rhythm and blues and reggae. 6-8 p.m., National Zoo, 3001 Con- necticut Ave. NW. Free. 202-633-4470.
ERIC LONG — ASSOCIATED PRESS
The 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing will be celebrated today at the National Air and Space Museum.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY BROTHERHOOD
SINGERS, performance. 6 p.m., Kennedy Cen- ter, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600. “IMITATION OF LIFE,” 1934 film based on a Fanny Hurst novel, starring Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Louise Beavers and Alan Hale. 6:30 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
TWILIGHT TIDAL BASIN BIRD WALK, a Na-
tional Park Service ranger leads a walk to see how many species can be identified, take bin- oculars or borrow a nature pack with a sketch pad, binoculars, brochures, maps and more. 7- 8:30 p.m., National World War II Memorial, ranger station, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. Call Robert Steele at 202- 438-9574.
MARINE DIXIELAND BAND, a performance of
works by Percy Grainger, Mozart and John Philip Sousa. 8 p.m., Sylvan Theater, on the Washing- ton Monument grounds near 15th Street and In- dependence Avenue SW. Free. 202-433-4011.
Friday 17
“MOON PLANE” BOOK READING, for age 4
and older, a museum staff member reads from Peter McCarty’s story. 11 a.m. Friday, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday, National Air and Space Museum, Sixth Street and Independence Av- enue SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES’ MARITIME RECORDS,
discussed by Michael Moore, a senior archivist in the Office of Regional Records Service, and Mark Mollan, a reference archivist in maritime records. Noon, National Archives, Constitution Avenue and Seventh Street NW. Free. 202-357-5000.
MUSEUM JAZZ CONCERT, saxophonist Marty
Nau performs. 5-8:30 p.m., National Gallery of Art, Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Con- stitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-289-3360.
CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT, students from
the Eastern Music Festival Piano Program per- form a varied program. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202- 467-4600.
“ASHES OF TIME REDUX,” 2008 film about a
disenchanted swordsman for hire, in Cantonese and Mandarin with English subtitles. 7 p.m. Fri- day, 2 p.m. Sunday, Freer Gallery, Meyer Audi- torium, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
“JAM IN THE PARK,” the Washington Area
Music Association’s concert tribute to Patsy Cline and Emmylou Harris. 7:30 p.m., Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 4850 Colorado Ave. NW. Free. 202-426-0486.
Saturday 18
BUGS AND TOMATOES, master gardeners an-
swer questions about gardening with “good” and “bad” bugs, take plants for advice, 9 a.m.-
noon.; representatives from the Extension Serv- ice discuss recipes that use fresh tomatoes, 11 a.m.; market open. 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays, through Nov. 21, Freshfarm Market, 625 H St. NE. Admission, free. 202-362-8889 or www.
freshfarmmarkets.org.
“STAMPIN’ WITH THE SIMPSONS,” in recog-
nition of the Simpsons cartoon stamps recently issued by the U.S. Postal Service, the first 1,000 visitors to the Postal Museum will re- ceive a commemorative envelope with one of the stamps postmarked on the first day of their release. 10 a.m., National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Free. 202-633-5534.
LOTUS AND WATER LILY FESTIVAL, crafts,
displays, tours and water garden workshops, hosted by National Park Service rangers. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, 1550 Anacostia Ave. NE. Free. 202-426-6905.
PERSIAN CITY RUGS, rug connoisseur David
Zahirpour discusses old and new traditions in rug designs. 10:30 a.m., Textile Museum, 2320 S St. NW. Free. 202-667-0441, Ext. 64.
SMITHSONIAN BASEBALL FAMILY DAY, meet
Washington Nationals players, play baseball- themed games in the courtyard or take part in a Major League-themed scavenger hunt in the galleries; plus music, prizes and more. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Mu- seum and National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
“LAWRENCE OF ARABIA,” David Lean’s 1962
film about T.E. Lawrence, a British officer who united the desert tribes of Arabia against Turk- ish forces during World War I, starring Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness and Omar Sharif. Noon, National Archives, Constitution Avenue and Seventh Street NW. Free. 202-357-5000.
PORT OF GEORGETOWN WALKING TOUR, a
National Park Service Ranger leads a 90-minute tour discussing the 19th-century history of the area. 12:15 p.m., C&O Canal Visitor Center, 1057 Thomas Jefferson St. NW. Free. 202- 653-5190.
OUTDOOR TAI CHI LESSON, involves slow
rsvp@historydc.org.
ADAMS MORGAN RESTAURANT TOURS, au-
thor Anthony Pitch leads participants to Bukom Cafe (Ghanaian), Meskerem (Ethiopian), Napo- leon (French) and Bardia’s New Orleans Cafe (Cajun) for tastings of dishes and tells anec- dotes that highlight the menus; beverages can be bought at each site, sponsored by Smithso- nian Associates. 2-5:15 p.m., meet at the southwest corner of Columbia Road and 18th Street NW. $76. 202-633-3030.
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT, students in the
National Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Music Institute perform. 6 p.m. Saturday-Tuesday, Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
LATIN AMERICAN STATUARY TOUR, a Nation-
al Park Service ranger leads a strenuous two- hour walk along Virginia Avenue NW and dis- cusses Simon Bolivar, Jose San Martin and oth- er notable Latin Americans; wear comfortable shoes, no public restrooms on the route. 6-8 p.m., Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station, 2301 I St. NW. Free. Call Mike Balis, 202-438-9710.
“LOVE THY NEIGHBOR,” Mark Sandrich’s
1940 film starring comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen, who play “themselves” feuding, co- starring Mary Martin; plus short film “Get Along Little Hubby” (1934). 7 p.m., Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. $5. 202-547- 6839.
FORT DUPONT PARK RHYTHM AND BLUES,
concert featuring Ken Staton and the James Brown Revue, and Original “P” founding mem- bers Fuzzy Haskins and Grady Thomas. Take a blanket or lawn chair. 8 p.m., Fort Dupont Park, Minnesota Avenue and Randle Circle SE. Free. 202-426-5961.
“HERBIE: POET OF THE WILD WEST,” part of
the Capital Fringe Festival, Adam Szymkowicz’s cowboy parody about a blind gunslinger, an an- gry cowgirl and an aspiring poet. 9 p.m. Satur- day, 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. July 24 and 2 p.m. July 26, Warehouse Theater, 1021 Seventh St. NW. $15. 866-811-4111 or www.
capitalfringe.org.
Sunday 19
“A VERY RETAIL GEORGETOWN” TOUR, a Na-
tional Park Service ranger leads a walking tour of the Georgetown retail district and discusses how the shops have changed in response to evolving retail trends. 12:15 p.m., C&O Canal Visitor Center, 1057 Thomas Jefferson St. NW. Free. 202-653-5190.
OLD POST OFFICE JAZZ CONCERT, Project Na-
tale Quartet performs traditional and modern jazz. 1-3 p.m., Old Post Office Pavilion, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-289-4224. TUB GARDENING, National Park Service ranger Kate Bucco discusses how to enhance an out- door setting using water gardening. 2 p.m., Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, 1550 Anacostia Ave. NE. Free. 202-426-6905.
Monday 20
NEO SOUL AND JAZZ, the Tye Sherman Trio
performs. Noon-2 p.m., Old Post Office Pavil- ion, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-
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