Washington

Studio Theatre Opens Doors To 'This Beautiful City'

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:22:53 -0500

The Studio Theatre is proud to partner with breakout New York theatre company The Civilians to present the World Premiere of their latest play, This Beautiful City. The second event in The Studio Theatre's new Opening Our Doors initiative, This Beautiful City takes on the Evangelical movement in America. In The Civilians' signature style, the six company members mix docu-drama with cabaret, weaving engaging songs into a script based on interviews with actual people.

Tacoma Museum Presents Paintings By Donald Fels

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:47:25 -0500

Tacoma Art Museum’s exhibition What Is a Trade? Donald Fels and Signboard Painters of South India presents sixteen large-scale paintings that explore trade and globalization in India. Fels’ conceptual starting point for this exhibition was Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama’s 1498 voyage to Malabar, India, in search of a direct sea route for the spice trade.

Shakespeare Theatre Presents Imaginary Invalid

ruzik_tuzik — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:32:48 -0500

The Shakespeare Theatre Company concludes its 2007-2008 season with Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid, adapted by Alan Drury. Rene Auberjonois, the Tony Award winning actor best known for his roles on Boston Legal, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Benson, makes his STC debut as Argan. Keith Baxter returns to direct the production at the Company's Lansburgh Theatre through July 27, 2008.

First Handwritten Bible On View At Tacoma Museum

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:46:52 -0500

Tacoma Art Museum’s exhibition Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible features the ornamented pages from the first handwritten Bible commissioned since the advent of the printing press more than 500 years ago. The Saint John’s Bible will be on view Saturday, July 12, through Sunday, September 7, 2008.

International Spy Museum Store Infiltrates New Locations

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 31 May 2008 06:50:32 -0500

Traveling agents can gain access to the International Spy Museum Store products in new AMERICA! Store location throughout the DC region just in time for the summer travel season. Agents on-the-move of all ages, interests, and sophisticated tastes will find gifts to spy for that are high-tech, cool and fun.

National Postal Museum Acquires Rare Stamp Collection

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:07:49 -0500

The Smithsonian's National Postal Museum has received a well-known stamp collection from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The Harry L. Jefferys collection, which includes an inverted Jenny and numerous other philatelic rarities, was bequeathed to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia in 1948 by insurance executive H.L. Jefferys. It has been in storage at the Institute for decades.

Tacoma Museum Hosts Seattle’s Tudor Choir

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:07:45 -0500

Tacoma Art Museum invites Seattle’s Tudor Choir to perform works by Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis on Saturday, July 12, at 6:30 pm. Tallis composed Spem in Alium Nunquam Habui, which is featured in the sound installation The Forty Part Motet, by Janet Cardiff, on view June 28 through September 7, 2008.

Patchwork Art Of Rosie Lee Tompkins At Washington Museum

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 24 May 2008 08:59:57 -0500

The National Museum of Women in the Arts presents the Washington showing of “Something Pertaining to God”: The Patchwork Art of Rosie Lee Tompkins, June 27–September 21, 2008, an exhibition showcasing the work of the widely-acclaimed African-American quilt-maker Rosie Lee Tompkins (1936–2006).

Smithsonian Museum Presents Retrospective Of Aaron Douglas

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:13:26 -0500

"Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist," on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum through Aug. 3, presents the first nationally touring retrospective of Aaron Douglas (1899–1979), one of the most influential visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Douglas vividly captured the spirit of his time and established a new black aesthetic and vision.

Expressions 2008: Art By DC Youth

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:17:15 -0500

Expressions 2008: Art by DC Youth will showcase the art and creativity of young people involved in the award-winning Corcoran ArtReach program. ArtReach extends the resources of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design to DC communities through free after-school and summer art classes.

Corcoran Gallery Presents Annual Ball

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:09:51 -0500

The Board of Trustees and the Women's Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art present the 53rd annual Corcoran Ball. More than 1,000 guests are expected to attend this elegant and festive event. Attendees of this year's Ball will enjoy the Corcoran's special exhibition, The American Evolution: A History through Art, on view through July 27, 2008.

Herblock's Presidents: Puncturing

ruzik_tuzik — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:21:30 -0500

As the nation moves toward electing its 44th president, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery is opening an exhibition of the political cartoons of Herbert Lawrence Block (1909–2001), known by the pen name "Herblock." In "Herblock's Presidents: 'Puncturing Pomposity,'" 40 political cartoons demonstrate the witty, biting humor of the cartoonist who appeared in American newspapers for more than seven decades.