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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 18 discuss “The European Union in Global Security: The Politics of Impact.� Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Conference Room, Mortara Building, Georgetown University, 3600 N St. NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■Myo Aung Htwe, a former prisoner of conscience who now serves as director of the board at the Yangon School of Political Science, will discuss “Building a National Student Union to Promote Democratic Values in Burma.� Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Kay Spiritual Life Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3321. ■Igor Munteanu, ambassador of Moldova to the United States, will discuss U.S.Moldovan relations, current trends in Moldovan society and the Eastern Partnership of the European Union. Noon to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 505, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/moldovaambassador. ■Jeff Colgan, associate professor at American University, will discuss his book “Petro-Aggression: When Oil Causes War.� 3 to 4 p.m. Free. Mortara Building, Georgetown University, 3600 N St. NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■“Moby-Dick� composer Jake Heggie will discuss bringing Herman Melville’s classic battle of man versus beast to the stage. 5 p.m. $12. Atrium, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■Georgetown Village will present nurse practitioner Janet Selway and physical therapist Justine Benard on “Bones That Break and Joints That Ache.� 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Blake Hall, St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3240 O St. NW. 202-999-8988. ■The Great Homes and Gardens Lecture Series will feature a talk on “Winterthur: An American House and Garden� by Christopher Strand, director of garden and estate for the Winterthur manor in Delaware. 6 to 8 p.m. $7 to $20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. ■Graham Allison, director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, will discuss “Banville Forum: A Preview of the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit.� 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/2014NuclearSummit. ■Tom Fitzgerald will discuss his book “Everyone Wants to Be Me or Do Me: Tom and Lorenzo’s Fabulous and Opinionated Guide to Celebrity Life and Style.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176. ■Dan Schueftan, visiting professor of government at Georgetown University, will discuss “Israel in a Disintegrating Regional Environment.� 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Bioethics Research Library, Healy Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. pjc.georgetown.edu. ■Egyptian multimedia artist, musician and writer Hassan Khan — known for interpreting personal and communal experiences through experimental video, digital animation, sculpture, text, photography and sound — will discuss his work in conversation with Bibiana Obler, assistant professor of art history at George Washington University. 6:30 p.m. $8 to $20; free for students. Reservations required. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■Robert Hazen of the Carnegie Institu-
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“Etched,� highlighting the many ways artists have used the etched line to create tone, atmosphere and
Located at 916 G St. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-3151305. ■“Chigusa and the Art of Tea,� chronicling how an ordiOn exHiBiT nary Chinese storage jar rose to become one of the most revered objects in the Japanese tea ceremony, will details over the last 100 years, will open Friday at the open Saturday at the arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Old Print Gallery with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. continue through July 27. The exhibit will continue through Located at 1050 Independence April 5. Ave. SW, the gallery is open daily Located at 1220 31st St. NW, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633the gallery is open Tuesday through 1000. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. ■“Orchid Symphony,� the annual 202-965-1818. orchid exhibit at the u.S. Botanic ■Gallery plan b will open an Garden, will open Saturday and exhibit today of rural and urban continue through April 27. landscapes painted in oil on canvas The Botanic Garden also recentor drawn in charcoal on paper by ly opened “American Botanicals: Regina Miele. It will continue Mid-Atlantic Native Plants,� an through March 23. exhibit of botanical illustrations, and An artist’s reception will take will continue it through June 15. place Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. Located at 100 Maryland Ave. Located at 1530 14th St. NW, SW, the Botanic Garden is open the gallery is open Wednesday daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202through Saturday from noon to 7 225-8333. p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. ■“Modern German Prints and ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s 202-234-2711. Drawings From the Kainen Collec1933 color woodcut “Head ■“The Hero and the Villain,� an tion,� the second of three exhibits of Dr. Bauer� is part of a installation by Cindy Cheng that to highlight a major gift to the new National Gallery of art explores how actions of conquest National Gallery of art by Ruth and defeat can influence the perCole Kainen, will open Sunday and exhibit. ception of land and space, will open continue through June 29. Friday with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at Flashpoint Located at 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Gallery. The exhibit will continue through March 29. the National Gallery is open Monday through Saturday tion for Science’s Geophysical Laboratory will discuss “The Story of Earth: How Life and Rocks Have Co-Evolved.� 6:45 p.m. Free. Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1530 P St. NW. 202-328-6988. ■Pamela Nadell, professor of women’s and gender history and director of the Jewish studies program at American University, will discuss “Ancient Jewish Sects: Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes.� 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030. ■Geoff Dyer will discuss his book “The Contest of the Century: The New Era of Competition With China — and How America Can Win.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■The Classics Book Group will discuss “Oliver Twist� by Charles Dickens. 7 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176. ■The group DC Stop Modern Slavery will host a forum on “Human Trafficking Issues and Sex Trafficking in Washington, DC.� 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Asbury United Methodist Church, 11th and K streets NW. organizers@stopmodernslavery.org. ■The Georgetown Book Club will discuss Colum McCann’s novel “TransAtlantic� and its fictional portrayal of Frederick Douglass. 7:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■Long-distance hiker Jennifer Pharr Davis, author of “Called Again,� will discuss “46 Days: Triumph on the Trail.� 7:30 p.m. $21.60 to $24. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. ■“Fiction Fun!� — a monthly discussion of classic and contemporary novels led by the Very Rev. Gary Hall, dean of the
Washington National Cathedral — will delve into Alice Munro’s “Dear Life.� 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Perry Auditorium, Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. espencer@cathedral.org. Films ■Senior Cinema Thursday will feature a screening of the 2014 film “Winter’s Tale,� starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly and William Hurt. 10:30 a.m. $5 for seniors. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. ■“Recovered Treasure: UCLA’s Festival of Preservation� will feature Thom Andersen’s 1975 film “Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer.� 12:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. The film will be shown again Friday at 12:30 p.m. ■The Recalibrating Criminal Justice Film Festival at Georgetown Law Center will present the D.C. premiere of Matt Pillischer’s documentary “Broken on All Sides: Race, Mass Incarceration and New Visions for Criminal Justice in the U.S.� A post-screening discussion will feature Pillischer, One by 1 founder Eddie Ellis, DC Prisoners’ Project staff attorney Deborah Golden and community activist Mike Stark. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Hart Auditorium, Georgetown Law Center, 600 New Jersey Ave. NW. 202-662-4043. ■“Visionaries of Early Black Education and Basketball: Julius Rosenwald and Dr. Edwin B. Henderson� will feature clips from the documentaries “The Rosenwald Schools,� “Basketball, More Than a Game: The Story of Dr. Edwin B. Henderson� and “Supreme Courts: How Washington DC
Frank W. Benson’s “The Gunner’s Blind� is part of an exhibit at the Old Print Gallery. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-737-4215. ■“A Fiesta of Color: Mexico,� featuring photographs by Shepherd Park artist Ralph Blessing, will open Sunday with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at el Tamarindo Restaurant. The exhibit will continue through April 6. Located at 1785 Florida Ave. NW, the restaurant is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Friday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 a.m. 202328-3660. ■“A Window Into the Mind’s Eye,� presenting pencil drawings by Hsin-Hsi Chen, Lee Gainer, Yaroslav Koporulin, Beverly Ress and Jowita Wyszomirska, opened recently at the Joan Hisaoka Healing arts Gallery, where it will continue through March 15. An artists’ talk will take place Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Located at 1632 U St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 202-483-8600. 3955. ■The Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library will host a monthly horror film series. 6 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■The Inter-American Development See events/Page 20
Basketball Changed the World.� A panel discussion with filmmaker Aviva Kempner, authors Bob Kuska and Stephanie Deutsch, and Henderson’s grandson Edwin B. Henderson II will follow. 6 to 8 p.m. $10 to $15. Historical Society of Washington, DC, 801 K St. NW. 202-249-
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