FEBRUARY
Twilight Tuesdays at the Anacostia Community Museum.
Tuesdays, 5 to 8 PM. See the Anacostia Community Museum exhibits. Learn about their collections. Hang out in the Sunburst Room. This is a free drop-in program. Events include: Feb. 11, Valentine Day Cards with a Message; Feb. 18, Conversation with Tazewell Thompson of the Washington National Opera (WNO) about the WNO’s production of “; Feb. 25, Alma Robinson leads families in an art workshop celebrating Black History Month. All art supplies provided; March 3, decorate masks for Fat Tuesday! All materials provided. Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Pl. SE. anacostia.si.edu.
In the DC premiere of Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson’s new contemporary opera “Blue,” a family struggles when a teenager is shot by police. Hear a conversation about the production between Thompson and Anacostia Community Museum Director, Melanie Adams along with selected songs from the production, Feb 18, 6:30 p.m., as part of the Anacostia Community Museum’s new late- night series, Twilight Tuesdays. Photo: Karli Cadel, Courtesy of the Washington National Opera
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