19 What’s Doing
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CRAFTING A NATION Friday and Saturday 9:30 to 5. A symposium on American craftspeople. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. www.
americanart.si.edu. Free, register at
craftinganation.eventbrite.com.
MONUMENTAL STORIES WALKING TOUR Friday, Sunday and Wednesday 10 to 1, through Oct. 31. This tour of D.C.’s memorials meets on 15th Street NW near Pennsylvania Avenue. 240-672-6306.
www.walkofthetowndc.com. Free.
FOOD FESTIVAL AND BAZAAR Friday 11 to 2 and Saturday 11 to 2 and 5 to 9. St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church, 4125 Fessenden St. NW. 202-558-2075. Free.
TEA AND TREASURES: A PRINCELY SUITE OF TAPESTRIES Friday at 11. Liana Paredes, curator of western European art, and art librarian Kristen Regina discuss Gobelin-adorned tapestries purchased by Marjorie Merriweather Post over tea. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. $12; 65 and older, $10; 6 to 18, $5; 5 and younger, free.
OKTOBERFEST Friday 6 to 10. An evening of beer and German food whose proceeds go to charity. City Club of Washington, 555 13th St. NW. 202-347-0818. www.
clubcorpcharityclassic.com. $25.
JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU Friday at 7:30. Jacques Cousteau’s son talks about his father’s legacy. National Geographic, Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. $20.
GHOST STORY TOUR OF WASHINGTON Friday and Saturday at 8. A historical ghost tour with a costumed guide. Meet at McPherson Square Metro,
Vermont Avenue and I Street NW. 301-588-9255. $10, $5 for people age 16 and younger.
FESTIVAL OF THE BUILDING ARTS Saturday 10 to 4:30. Live demonstrations of various building arts disciplines. Learn how to thatch a roof, design a building of the future from recycled materials, climb aboard a construction vehicle and more. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. Free.
“MR. NOURSE’S GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, C. 1800” Saturday at 10. A walking tour of Georgetown’s “East Village.” Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288. www.
dumbartonhouse.org. $10.
ORCHID SHOW AND SALE Saturday-Thursday at 10 to 4, through Oct. 17. Members of the National Capital Orchid Society display thousands of blooming plants, lead workshops on successful growing techniques and sell some of the plants. U.S. National Arboretum, National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, 3501 New York Ave. NE. 703-329-1899.
www.ncos.us. Free.
PALISADES ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR Saturday 10 to 4. Local craftspeople show off and sell their work. Palisades Community Church, 5200 Cathedral Ave. NW. 202-244-4822. Free.
WALKING TOUR AS PERSONAL ESSAY Saturday at 10, through Nov. 5, 2011. Writer Rocco Zappone leads a Ulysses-esque walking tour through Washington, filled with mental and physical flaneurism. Lafayette Square, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-341-5208. $10.
“INVESTIGATION: DETECTIVE MCDEVITT” Saturday at 10:15, through Oct. 30. Follow a tour guide as he looks into the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. 202-347-4833. www.
fordstheatre.org.
www.fords.org. $12.
RIVERFRONTFEST Saturday 11 to 7. A music and arts festival that also features a fashion show, local food vendors and skateboarding demonstrations. Capitol Riverfront, New
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TASTE OF GEORGETOWN Saturday 11 to 4. Local restaurants offer samples and give culinary demonstrations. www.
tasteofgeorgetown.com. $5 per tasting, $20 for five tastings.
“A FREE BLACK WOMAN: ELIZABETH KECKLY” Saturday at 11:15, through Oct. 23. An impersonator of Mary Todd Lincoln’s confidante leads tour highlighting a newly free city and her work helping former slaves. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. 202-347-4833.
www.fordstheatre.org.
www.fords.org. $12.
PERSPECTIVES ON PORTRAITURE Saturday at 12:30 and Thursday at 1. Docent-led tours through the Portrait Gallery focusing on modern influences on the art. National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. www.
npg.si.edu. Free.
GALLERY TALK Saturday at 4. Luciano Penay, American University professor emeritus, discusses the works in his exhibit “Luciano Penay: Time, News, Paintings and Natural Form.” American University, Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300. Free.
DANISH NATIONAL PERFORMANCE TEAM Saturday at 6. A blend of gymnastics with dance, theater, advanced tumbling and acrobatics, built on the Danish gymnastics tradition and culture. Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600. Free.
EINSTEIN’S LANTERN WALK TO THE TIDAL BASIN Saturday 6 to 9, through Oct. 30. An evening walk around the Einstein memorial and presidential memorials, meeting at 22nd Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 240-672-6306.
www.walkofthetowndc.com. Free.
AMY ZANTZINGER Monday at 6. An open-bar reception and lecture on etiquette from a former White House social secretary. Stewart R. Mott House,
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FEDTALKS 2010 Tuesday 9 to 6:30. New-media heavy-hitters including the Huffington Post’s Arianna Huffington, Craigslist’s Craig Newmark and Ana Marie Cox of Wonkette headline a conference on the intersection of government and technology. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-344-5180.
www.fedtalks.com. $295.
BROWN BAG TALK Tuesday noon to 1. Smithsonian Artist Research Fellows Tracy Hicks, Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt give a talk. National Academy of Sciences, Keck Center, 500 Fifth St. NW. 202-334-2415. 202-334-2436. www.
nationalacademies.org/arts. Free, reservations required.
HUMAN RIGHTS LECTURE Tuesday at 6:30. A talk about the rights of indigenous people by a panel of lawyers. National Museum of the American Indian, Rasmuson Theater, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. 406-449-2006. Free, reservations requested.
“A LIFE OF STYLE” Tuesday at 7. Fashion designer Rebecca Moses discusses her book “A Life of Style,” a collection of tips on how to develop unique style. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1770. $15.
“THE LAST SPEAKERS” Tuesday at 7:30. A lecture on disappearing languages from around the globe. National Geographic, Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. $18.
NATIONAL FOSSIL DAYWednesday 10 to 2. Workshops and activities related to fossils, taking place in the museum and on the Mall. National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.
www.mnh.si. edu. Free.
STEALING THE GHENT ALTARPIECE Wednesday at 7. Noah Charney, author, scholar and founding director of the Association for Research Into Crimes Against Art, discusses the history of the what is thought to be the most frequently
stolen painting over 600 years and explores the ideological, religious, political and social motivations that drove the thefts of the Jan van Eyck work. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1770. $15.
COLLECTING IN A CHANGING MARKET Thursday 8:30 to 10. Paul Provost, senior vice president and director of estates, appraisals and valuations at Christie’s, discusses the forces that drive the art market overall and the importance of being an educated collector. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1770. $35, registration required.
EVENING OF “HEALING IMAGES” Thursday 5:30 to 8. An exhibit of artwork by survivors of torture, accompanied by a wine and cheese reception. Josephine Butler Parks Center, 2437 15th St. NW. 202-462-7275.
www.astt.org. $30.
MICHAEL JACKSON PORTRAIT TALK Thursday at 6. A discussion of Andy Warhol’s portrait of the superstar. National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.
www.npg.si. edu. Free.
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ANNAPOLIS GHOST TOUR Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Through Oct. 31. This spooky two-hour walking tour through Annapolis is sponsored by the Historic Annapolis Foundation and Watermark Tours. Museum Store, 77 Main St., Annapolis. 410-268-7601, Ext. 100. 410-268-7601. www.
watermarkjourney.com. $20, ages 3-11 $14, age 2 and younger free. Reservations encouraged.
JON EDWARDS CEMETERY Fridays and Saturdays 6-10 p.m. Through Halloween. Fictional businessman Jon Edwards has disturbed an Indian burial ground and dumped the bodies of criminals there, creating turmoil in the spiritual realm. May not be suitable for young children. The first 100 visitors
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