22 Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Continued From Page 21 Metropolitan Opera’s production of Gounod’s “Faust,” featuring Jonas Kaufmann in the title role. 12:55 p.m. $22. AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW. fathomevents.com. ■ The National Gallery of Art will present Andy Warhol’s 16 mm film “John and Ivy.” Noon. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ “Yuri Ilyenko: Ballad of Ukraine” will feature the director’s 1965 film “A Spring for the Thirsty.” 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. Special events ■ The Rock Creek Park Open House at Peirce Mill will feature a miller and his assistant turning the millstones and grinding grain. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070. ■ A Russian Winter Festival will feature Grandfather Frost and the Snow Maiden, folk music, art activities and more. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. $18; $15 for seniors; $10 for students; $5 for ages 6 through 18; free for ages 5 and younger. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-6865807. The festival will continue Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. ■ A Holiday Gift Bazaar & Art Show will feature fine art, silver and gold jewelry, home décor, holiday cards, food vendors, a silent auction and student performances. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free admission. Duke Ellington School of the Arts, 3500 R St. NW. ellingtonholidaybazaar.wordpress.com. ■ Janney Elementary School’s Winter Fair,
“Paris at your doorstep”
Seductive French Cuisine Private Event Space (25-150 guests)
&
The Current
Events Entertainment will feature gifts, crafts, jewelry, Janney cookbooks and more. 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free admission. 4130 Albemarle St. NW. 202-282-0110. ■ The Upshur Street Handmade Art & Craft Fair will feature items from more than 25 local artisans. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. 800 block of Upshur Street NW. ■ The Jerusalem Fund’s annual “Souk and Olive Harvest Celebration” will feature music, coffee and food, as well as textiles, pottery, jewelry and gifts from the Middle East. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. The Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1958. ■ A Christmas sale will feature designer jewelry, poetry readings, fresh floral arrangements and more. Noon to 7 p.m. Free admission. 6506 Luzon Ave. NW. 240-460-0328. ■ A kickoff celebration for “12 Days of Merriment in Georgetown” will feature entertainment, contests, gourmet cocoa tastings and more. 1 to 4 p.m. Free admission. PNC Bank lot, Wisconsin Avenue and M Street NW. merrimentingeorgetown.com. ■ The 22nd Washington Jewish Film Festival will present its 2011 Visionary Award to D.C.-based filmmaker Aviva Kempner and a 25th-anniversary screening of her documentary “Partisans of Vilna.” A reception will follow. 6:15 p.m. $11. Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. ■ Artist Allen Coyle will exhibit his seascapes and landscapes. A portion of sales will benefit WeCanRow DC, a local organization supporting women in breast cancer recovery. 6 to 9 p.m. Free admission; reservations requested. Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St. NW. smithcenter.org. ■ An informal Community Christmas Carol Sing-along with organ accompaniment will feature favorite seasonal songs. 6:30 p.m. Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-337-9070. Walks and tours ■ National Zoo Bird House keeper Debi Talbott will lead a walk focusing on resident and migratory bird species. 9 to 10 a.m. Free. Meet at the Bird House, National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu. ■ A park ranger will lead a candlelight
Sunday, december 11 ■ Concert: Latin American musician Juan José Chuquisengo will perform works by Bach, Beethoven and Ravel. 4 p.m. $20. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151. tour of historic Pierce Mill. 5, 5:30, 6, 6:30 and 7 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070. Sunday, Dec. 11
Sunday december 11
Concerts ■ “Caroling in the Rotunda” will feature the Alexandria Choral Society. 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Free. West Building Rotunda, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ Cantate Chamber Singers and guest instrumentalists will present “Holiday in Venice.” 3 p.m. $30; $15 for students. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 3rd and A streets SE. 301-986-1799. ■ The singing and ringing choirs of Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church will present “A Chevy Chase Christmas.” 4 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-363-2202. ■ The Thomas Circle Singers and Bel Canto Chorus of the Children’s Chorus of Washington will present “Sing We All Nowell! — Music for Christmas.” 4 p.m. $20; $15 for students and seniors. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 4900 Connecticut Ave. NW. thomascirclesingers.org.
■ “Christmas Candlelight Carols” will feature the Friday Morning Music Club Chorale, the Runnymede Singers, the First Baptist Church Chancel Choir and the First Baptist Church Handbell Choir. 4 p.m. Free. First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, 1328 16th St. NW. 202-387-2206. ■ The City Choir of Washington will present “Music for Christmas,” featuring a candlelight processional and a carol singalong. 5 p.m. $15 to $45. National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. 301-5726865. ■ “Holiday Lobbying” will feature the female Vienna-Falls Chorus performing in the a cappella barbershop style. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Willard InterContinental, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-628-9100. ■ The Rose Ensemble will perform early Mediterranean Arab, Christian and Jewish music, preceded by a lecture by Jerome Barry on Sephardic music. 6 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ “Soldier Stories,” a benefit concert for the Patriot Foundation, will feature Joe Craven, Keith Little, Jim Nunally and Nell Robinson performing string band music and reading stories and letters from soldiers and their loved ones dating from the Revolutionary War to the present. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■ The Sunday Forum series will feature a talk by celebrity chef José Andrés. 10 a.m. Free. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, 16th and H streets NW. 202347-8766. ■ “Image of the Black in Western Art, Part II” will feature panelists David Bindman, emeritus professor of the history of art at University College London; Henry Louis Gates Jr., professor and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University; and Sharmila Sen, general editor for the humanities at Harvard University Press. 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215.
Karaoke Nights (Weds)
1847 Columbia Road NW
www.napoleondc.com
Tel: 202-299-9630
Special events ■ St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown, will present “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols,” featuring readings and music performed in candlelight. 10 a.m. Free. 3240 O St. NW. 202-338-1796. ■ Christ Reformed Church will present “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.” A holiday reception will follow. 5 p.m. Free. 1405 15th St. NW. 202-656-1611.
Monday december 12
Fresh Seafood Delivered Daily Crabs Year Round All you can eat Sunday-Thursday 11am – 8:30pm Lunch Specials With a $5 Feature Monday – Friday 11am – 4pm
Email: contact@napoleondc.com
Films ■ Letelier Theater will host a screening of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Letelier Theater, 3251 Prospect St. NW. leteliertheater.com/calendar. ■ “Reincarnations: Films From Thailand” will feature Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s 2010 film “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.” 2 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. 202-633-1000. ■ “American Originals Now: Fred Worden” will feature several of the director’s recent short films, including “Here,” “Possessed” and “When Worlds Collude.” 4:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ The 22nd Washington Jewish Film Festival will close with the mid-Atlantic premiere of Anna Justice’s 2011 film “Remembrance,” about a love story that blossomed in the middle of a German concentration camp in Poland. A dessert reception and party will follow. 7:30 p.m. $25. Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. ■ The “Focus-In! Cinema for a Conscious Community” series will feature Jalmari Helander’s 2010 film “Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale.” 8 to 10 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
Monday, Dec. 12
French Movie Nights (2nd Tuesdays) Champagne Happy Hours (Fri/Sat)
■ Author and culinary expert Fran OsseoAsare will discuss “Cuisine and Culture in Central Africa.” 2 p.m. $25; reservations required. Textile Museum, 2320 S St. NW. 202-667-0441, ext. 64. ■ “Tranströmer across languages,” a poetry talk, will feature Vasius Papageorgiou and Rika Lesser. 5 to 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. rsvp-hos@foreign.ministry.se.
Malt Shop Late Night Drink Specials 10pm – Close Trivia Wednesday Happy Hour Nightly 4-7pm 1 Block from the Tenleytown Metro 4615 41st Street, NW Washington, DC 202-244-1882
Concerts ■ “Holiday Lobbying” will feature the Annandale Singers, a costumed high school madrigal vocal ensemble. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Willard InterContinental, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-628-9100. ■ The band Matuto will perform a mix of Brazilian and Appalachian sounds. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■ As part of the Friends of the TenleyFriendship Library’s local author series, Sasha Gong and Scott D. Seligman will discuss their book “The Cultural Revolution Cookbook: Simple, Healthy Recipes From China’s Countryside.” 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. See Events/Page 24