THE WASHINGTON POST • FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2010
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FRIDAY
KC and the Sunshine Band headline Celebrate Fairfax, a three-day festival of music, carnival fun and kids activities. Friday 6 p.m. to midnight, Saturday 10 a.m. to midnight and Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. 12000 Government Center Pkwy., Fairfax. 800-880-6629. www.
celebratefairfax.com.
FRIDAY
11 SATURDAY 12 SUNDAY
It will be like
eight-tracks never went out of style when Foreigner, Styx and Kansas take the stage. Jiffy Lube Live, 7800 Cellar Door Dr., Bristow. 703-754-6400. 877-598-8696.
www.jiffylubelive.com.
$10- $61.
13 MONDAY
The bayou comes to Northern Virginia as Wolf Trap presents its annual Louisiana Swamp Romp, with Marcia Ball, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys. Sunday at 2 p.m. 1551 Trap Rd. Vienna. 877-965-3872.
www.wolftrap.org. $25.
18 SATURDAY 19 SUNDAY
Goingoutguide.com’s Weekend Summer Concerts series (formerly Weekend’s Weekends) kicks off Friday at 7:30 p.m. Frédéric Yonnet, Nasar Abadey and Supernova. Carter Barron, 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-334-6808.
www.goingoutguide.com/ music. Free.
This is it, Brooks & Dunn fans! The
legendary country duo, right, is retiring after its summer tour and will perform Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Jiffy Lube Live, 7800 Cellar Door Dr., Bristow. 703-754-6400. 877-598-8696.
www.jiffylubelive.com.
$25-$69.25.
20 MONDAY 14 TUESDAY
For more ideas, go to
goingoutguide.com
15 WEDNESDAY 16 THURSDAY 17
Alisa Weilerstein’s February concert was snowed out. We don’t think the cellist, left, will have to worry about that when she performs Tuesday at 8 p.m. with pianist Inon Barnatan. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 202-408-3100.
www.sixthandi.org. $40.
We dare you to sit still while watching Step Afrika!, right. Its energetic rhythms and perfectly synchronized movements are infectious. Wednesday through Sunday. Lansburgh Theatre, 450 Seventh St. NW. 202-547-1122. 877-487-8849. www.
shakespearetheatre.org.
$29.50-$39.50.
21 TUESDAY
Forget the boring summer sequels and head to Silver Spring for Silverdocs, a week of documentaries from around the world. Screenings begin Monday. Most screenings are at AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. 301-495-6720.
www.silverdocs.com.
Prices vary.
22 WEDNESDAY 23 THURSDAY 24
If anyone can cram 175 movie references into 100 minutes it is the Reduced Shakespeare Company. It brings “Completely Hollywood (abridged)” to the Kennedy Center Tuesday through July 11. 2700 F St. NW. 800-444-1324.
www.kennedy-center.org.
$39-$49.
Humphrey Bogart. Ingrid Bergman. Need we say more? “Casablanca” kicks off the Cox Movies Under the Moon series in Fairfax. The movie begins Thursday at dusk. Van Dyck Park, 3730 Old Lee Hwy., Fairfax. 703-480-5241.
www.moviesunderthe
moon.org. Free.
PHOTOS, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: CHRISTIAN STEINER; DON NAPOLEON; ASSOCIATED PRESS; JOHN RUSSELL/ASSOCIATED PRESS
What’s Doing
Prices listed where available.
THE DISTRICT
CANAL BOAT RIDES Friday-Sunday and
Wednesday-Thursday at 11, 1:30 and 3. Take a ride through Georgetown’s old industrial quarter. Reservations are recommended for groups of 10 or more. C&O Canal, Georgetown Visitor Center, 1057 Thomas Jefferson St. NW. 202-653-5190. $5 age 4 and older.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF
DIPLOMACYFriday at 1. Architects, historians and diplomats discuss the opportunities and challenges of building an embassy that represents national values on foreign soil. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.
www.nbm.org. $20, free for students, registration required.
SEEDING THE CITY Friday 5 to 7. Join New York-based artist Eve Mosher on the rooftop of Transformer’s neighbor Fathom Creative for a discussion and demonstration of her large-scale public art project, “Seeding the City.” Fathom Creative, 1333 14th St. NW. 202-483-1102.
www.transformergallery. org. Free, registration required.
ERIC FREY Friday at 6:30. Journalist Eric Frey compares right-wing populism in Austria and the United States. A reception follows. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Ct. NW. 202-895-6776.
www.acfdc. org/events-registration. Free, registration required.
PRIVATE ART OF BAROQUE ROME
Saturday 10 to 4:15. Learn how art became one of the most significant status symbols of the 17th-century elite and view the collections of influential Roman families. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. 202-633-3030.
www.smithsonianassociates.org. $120.
DEAF APPRECIATION DAY Saturday
at noon and 2. These special cottage tours will include sign language interpretation and are exclusively for deaf and hearing-impaired visitors. President
Lincoln’s Cottage, Upshur Street and Rock Creek Church Road NW. 202-829-0436.
www.lincolncottage.org. $12, $5 ages 6 to 12.
AFRICAN STYLE MARKET PLACE
Saturday and Sunday at 1. Food, crafts, art, clothing, a children’s tent and more. Dance Place, 3225 Eighth St. NE. 202-269-1600.
www.danceplace.org. Free.
UPPITY WOMEN TOUR Saturday at
1. A suffrage-themed tour of the cemetery. The tour starts at the chapel. Historic Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St. SE. 202-543-0539. Free.
CURATOR’S TOUR: “PORTRAITURE
NOW: COMMUNITIES” Saturday at 2. Brandon Fortune, Anne Goodyear and Frank Goodyear tour “Portraiture Now: Communities” and discuss the work of Rose Frantzen, Jim Torok and Rebecca Westcott. National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.
www.npg.si.edu. Free.
D.C. BEDROCK: A GEOLOGY WALK THROUGH ADAMS MORGAN AND
ROCK CREEK PARK Sunday 9 to 12:30. Learn the region’s geological story by visiting rock outcrops in Adams Morgan and Rock Creek Park. The 2.5-mile walk is led by Callan Bentley, an assistant professor of geology, Northern Virginia Community College. Tours meet at Adams Mill Road and Harvard Street, in the small triangular park across from the Harvard Towers apartment building (adjacent to the zoo bridge over Beach Drive). 202-633-3030. www.
smithsonianassociates.org. $34.
FIESTA PRIMAVERA Sunday noon to 7. Bands and dancers that encompass Latin American rhythms such as merengue, bachata, vallenato, bossa, norteñas, cumbia, salsa and Latin jazz will perform. There will also be food, arts and crafts exhibitors and children’s entertainment. Marie Reed Learning Center, 18th and California streets NW. 202-232-4393.
www.fiestadc.org. $10, younger than 12 free.
SPECIAL EXHIBITION TOURS Sunday
at noon, through June 20. A tour of the “Pousette-Dart: Predominantly White Paintings.” Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151. www.
phillipscollection.org. Included in admission to special exhibition.
MANUEL M. PONCE: THE MAN, HIS MUSIC AND HIS LEGACY Sunday at 2.
Leonora Saavedra, professor of music at the University of California at Riverside and expert on Mexican music, discusses the life and music of Manuel M. Ponce. National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-1000.
www.nmai.si.edu. Free.
THE MUSIC OF RICHARD WAGNER IN THE 21ST CENTURY Tuesday at 7:30.
Maestro Leon Botstein, president of Bard College and conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra, considers Wagner’s influence on today’s music and culture. George Washington University, Funger Hall, 2201 G St. NW. 703-370-1923.
www.wagner-dc.org. Free.
TEA AND TREASURES: MRS. POST’S
PUTTING GREENWednesday 11 to noon. Learn more about Marjorie Merriweather Post’s love of golf and discover the design, use and history of Hillwood’s putting green. Then continue chatting with Jody Fetzer, garden supervisor, over a cup of tea. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807.
www.hillwoodmuseum.org. Included in suggested donation.
FEDERAL INTER-AGENCY HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
PROGRAMWednesday at 11:30. Guest speakers include Robert K. Wagemann, Eva Mozes Kor and Helmuth Casparvon Moltke with news anchor Caroline Lyders (moderator) and a performance by Alexandria Kleztet. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. 202-328-6000. Free.
FROM CAMPS TO CONGRESS
Thursday at 5:30. Congresswoman Doris Matsui, born in the Poston, Ariz., internment camp, and Rep. Michael M. Honda, who spent his early childhood in Colorado’s Granada War Relocation Center, share their memories of the camps and the effects of the experience on their lives. Renwick Gallery, 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.
americanart.si.edu. Free.
CHUCK CLOSE PORTRAIT TALK
Thursday at 6. Lauren Johnson discusses Jim Torok’s portrait featured in the “Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.” National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.
www.npg.si.edu. Free.
BRAINFOOD GRILL-OFF Thursday
6:30 to 9:30. An outdoor grilling competition and fundraiser featuring teams of local chefs, amateur cooks and Brainfood program graduates. Using a pantry of secret ingredients, teams will present their dishes to a panel of local food personalities for judgment. Decatur House, 1610 H St. NW. 301-529-2679.
www.brain-food.org. $75.
THE CIVIL WAR IN 3-D Thursday at
7. Bob Zeller, president of the Center for Civil War Photography, and John J. Richter, director of imaging for the center, show and discuss the 170 stereoscopic images taken during the Civil War. Visitors will receive 3-D glasses. National Archives, Constitution Avenue and Ninth Street NW. 202-357-5000.
www.archives.gov. Free.
MARYLAND
FIRST FRIDAYS AT THE WALTERS: HOT
RIO NIGHTS Friday 5:30 to 8:30. The event features a cash bar, presentations of capoeira by Roda Movements and samba sounds of Kevin Williams and Kevin Do Violao, karaoke and samples of Brazilian food. Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-547-9000.
www.thewalters.org. Free.
MAKER’S MARKET Saturday 9 to noon. More than 20 vendors selling items such as soaps, soups, scarves and teas. Annmarie Garden, 13480 Dowell Rd., Solomons. 410-326-4640. www.
annmariegarden.org. Free.
BELTSVILLE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FIELD DAY Saturday
10 to 4. Celebrate the center’s 100th anniversary with hayrides, agricultural displays, animals, farm machinery, hands-on demonstrations and research exhibits. Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, 10300 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville. 301-504-8800.
www.ars.usda. gov/ba/field-day. Free.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL Saturday
10 to 3. Adelphi Friends Meeting will hold its annual festival featuring strawberries, used merchandise and clothing, cafe, books, plants, toys, kids’ games and more. Adelphi Friends Meeting House, 2303 Metzerott Rd., Adelphi.
301-779-6213.
www.adelphifriends.org.
TWINBROOK DAY Saturday 11 to 2. The City of Rockville is partnering with local businesses, the Twinbrook Pool and the Twinbrook Citizens Association to host a free community fair. The event will be at the Rockcrest Park and Ballet Center, 1331 Broadwood Dr. and at the Twinbrook Community Recreation Center and Park, 12920 Twinbrook Pkwy., Rockville. 240-314-8340. www.
rockvillemd.gov/twinbrook/park.html. Free.
WASHINGTON FOLK FESTIVAL
Saturday and Sunday noon to 7. A two-day festival featuring seven stages of performances including bluegrass, Cajun, Celtic, children’s, gospel, blues and world music. Plus storytellers, dancers, craft vendors and more. Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. 301-634-2222.
www.glenechopark.org.
www.fsgw.org. Free.
D-DAY WEEKEND OBSERVANCE
Saturday at 1. The event will include presentation of colors and speakers including Gen. Wilma Vought, U.S. Air Force; Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman; and Robert Dorr, author of “Hellhawks.” College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Dr., College Park. 301-864-6029. www.
collegeparkaviationmuseum.com. Included in museum admission: $4, $3 seniors, $2 children, free for children younger than 2.
BUILDING BRIDGES AMONG THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM Saturday 5 to
7. Ambassador Akbar Ahmed speaks at a fundraising event for higher education in Asia. With remarks by Harriet Mayor Fulbright. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, 6601 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda. 301-767-7990. $12.
THE ORIGINAL BRITISH CAR DAY
Sunday at 8. British car and motorcycle displays and a flea market. Lilypons Water Gardens, 6800 Lily Pons Rd., Adamstown. 410-775-0500. www.
chesapeakechaptermgtclub.com. $5 per car for spectators.
PAWS IN THE PARK Sunday noon to
4. A 1K, 3K or 5K dog walk fundraiser at 1 to benefit the Montgomery County Humane Society. Plus, pet games, demonstrations, off-leash dog park, pet-friendly vendors, food, music, contests, raffles, prizes and more.
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