An arthritic shoulder that prevents regular typing causes me to discontinue the Events Blog for some time. If this old dog can learn to use the "Dragon Dictate" I might be able to get back before next year. However, the holiday season should be one when you will have a great deal to chose from on your own. I hope you'll check out a few parting shots I want to make via one finger typing on my other blog, Ron's Rant (http://www.ronlehkersrants.blogspot.com)
In addition to this two week listing of events, there are several special events I've seen recently that I think you might find interesting
Thursday, October 30 In addition to this two week listing of events, there are several special events I've seen recently that I think you might find interesting
- November 9 marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The display at the Goethe-Institut at 812 7th St. NW is truly fascinating. It runs until December 15
- Smithsonian's Portrait Gallery has a display of
- Time Magazine covers from the 60's
- Civil Rights Memorabilia
- Smithsonian American Indian Museum has redesigned its displays
Concert: Ensemble Dal Niente - A George Lewis Premiere - Coolidge Auditorium - Library of Congress - 8pm - Rush tickets at 6:30 at the same time as a conversation with George Lewis in the Whittall Pavilion
Book Talk: Don't Wait for the Next War - General Wesley Clark considers American growth and Leadership - P & P - 7pm
Book Talk: Founder's Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln - Richard Brookhiser - National Archives - Noon
Film: The Young and the Damned - Luis Bunuel's 1950 film - Mexican Cultural Institute - 2829 15th ST. NW - reservations required - rsvp@instituteofmexicodc.org - 6:45pm
Book Talk: Don't Wait for the Next War - General Wesley Clark considers American growth and Leadership - P & P - 7pm
Book Talk: Founder's Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln - Richard Brookhiser - National Archives - Noon
Film: The Young and the Damned - Luis Bunuel's 1950 film - Mexican Cultural Institute - 2829 15th ST. NW - reservations required - rsvp@instituteofmexicodc.org - 6:45pm
Friday, October 31
Talk: Presidents and Baseball - Baseball enthusiastic Tom Reese - White House Visitors Center - 12:15pm
Book Talk: Isabella: The Warrior Queen - Kirstin Downey considers Isabella of Castile - P&P - 7pm
Concert: Get Happy: The Songs of Harold Arlen -Soprano Erin Driscoll - McNair Auditorium - Georgetown University - 1:15pm
Concert:ms Prague Philharmonic Chorus performs Dvorak and others - West Garden Court - NGA - 3:30pm
Book Talk: Isabella: The Warrior Queen - Kirstin Downey considers Isabella of Castile - P&P - 7pm
Concert: Get Happy: The Songs of Harold Arlen -Soprano Erin Driscoll - McNair Auditorium - Georgetown University - 1:15pm
Concert:ms Prague Philharmonic Chorus performs Dvorak and others - West Garden Court - NGA - 3:30pm
Book Review: Through the Heart of Dixie: Sherman's March and American Memory - Anne Sarah Rubin - P&P - 1pm
Book Review: Hillary: The Photographs of Diane Walker - Time Photographer Diane Walker - P&P 3 ;30pm
Concert: Cuban Pianist Jorge Luis Pacheco - Millennium Stage - Kennedy Stage - 6pm
Film: Maio Bellocchio's 1965 film, Fists in the Pocket - Smithsonian American Art Museum - 4:30pm
Sunday, November 2
Book Review: The End of Greatness: Why America Can't Have (and Doesn't Want) Another Great President - Aaron David Miller - P&P 1pm
Book Review: Paper Love: Searching for the Girl My Grandfather Left Behind - (in Nazis Vienna) - Sarah Wildman - P&P - 5pm
Concert: Durufle's Requiem - Cathedral Choir - Washington National Cathedral - 6pm
Lecture: El Greco in America - Johns Hopkins University Professor Richard L. Kagan - West Building National Gallery of Art - - 2pm
Concert: Durufle's Requiem - Cathedral Choir - Washington National Cathedral - 6pm
Lecture: El Greco in America - Johns Hopkins University Professor Richard L. Kagan - West Building National Gallery of Art - - 2pm
Monday, November 3
Book Review: The Georgetown Set: Friends and Rivals in Cold War Washington : Greg Herken - P&P - 7pm
Lecture: The Secret of the Gondola - David Alan Brown - West Building - NGA - 12:10 and 1:10pm
Lecture: Ethics and Morals of he Israeli Defense Forces - Col. Bentzi Gruber - Sixth and I Historic Synagogue - 6th and I - Reservations required - sixthandi.org - 7:30pm
Film Documentary: Raschick's 2006 film about East German Youth and their discovery of hip hop music - $4 - $7 charge - Goethe-Institut - 812 7th NW - 6:30pm
Lecture: Ethics and Morals of he Israeli Defense Forces - Col. Bentzi Gruber - Sixth and I Historic Synagogue - 6th and I - Reservations required - sixthandi.org - 7:30pm
Film Documentary: Raschick's 2006 film about East German Youth and their discovery of hip hop music - $4 - $7 charge - Goethe-Institut - 812 7th NW - 6:30pm
Tuesday, November 4
Book Review: Napoleon: A Life - Andrew Roberts - P&P - 7pm
Film: Cosmos: Hiding in the Light - Grosvenor auditorium - National Geographic - 1600 M St. NW - Noon
Film and discussion: Rebel - 2014 Documentary about a Union Spy - National Archives - Noon
Film: Torneranno i Prati - WWI tragedy in Italy - Embassy of Italy - reservations required - www.licwashington.esteri.it - 6:30pm
Film and discussion: Rebel - 2014 Documentary about a Union Spy - National Archives - Noon
Film: Torneranno i Prati - WWI tragedy in Italy - Embassy of Italy - reservations required - www.licwashington.esteri.it - 6:30pm
Wednesday, November 5
Lecture: They're Saved, They're Saved: Winslow Homer and the Lifeline - Kathleen Foster, Curator, Philadelphia Museum of Art - Smithsonian American Art Museum - 7pm
Book Talk: Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War - Mark Harris - National Archives - Noon
Book Talk: Encountering Jesus - Father James Martin - Bunn Cultural Center - Georgetown University - 7pm
Concert: Organist Greg Morris of Temples Church, London performs a Trio of Triptiques - St. John's Episcopal Church of the Presidents - Lafayette Square - 12:10pm
Concert: Avanti Orchestra performs works by Schubert and Beethoven - Terrace Theatre - Kennedy Center - 7:30pm
Book Talk: Encountering Jesus - Father James Martin - Bunn Cultural Center - Georgetown University - 7pm
Concert: Organist Greg Morris of Temples Church, London performs a Trio of Triptiques - St. John's Episcopal Church of the Presidents - Lafayette Square - 12:10pm
Concert: Avanti Orchestra performs works by Schubert and Beethoven - Terrace Theatre - Kennedy Center - 7:30pm
November 6
Book Talk: The Nazis Next Door How America Became a Safe haven for Hitlers Men - Eric Lichtblau - P&P - 7pm
Friday, November 7
Piano Concert: Pierre-Laurant Aimard plays Bach an Beethoven - Coolidge Auditorium - Jefferson Building - Library of Congress - Concert 8pm - Rush tickets 6:30
Book Review: Wait, Wait.......I'm Not Done Yet: Stories from Life In Radio - Carl Kassell - P&P - 7pm
Saturday, November 8
Choral Jazz Singers - The Nels Cline Singers with guitarist, bass drums, electronics without singers perform free jazz - Atlas Performing Arts Center - 1333 H St. NE - Telephone 202-399-7993 - 9pm
Book Review: Beijing Bastard: Into the Wilds of A Changing China - Val Wang - P&P - 1pm
Book Review: Beijing Bastard: Into the Wilds of A Changing China - Val Wang - P&P - 1pm
Sunday, November 9
Classical Concert Smithsonian Chamber Players perform Beethoven and Schumann - Smithsonian American Art Museum - 3pm
Book Review: The American Vice Presidency: From Irrelevance to Power - Jules Witcover - P&P - 1pm
Book Review: The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall - Mary E. Sarotte - P&P - 5pm
Book Review: China 1945: Mao's Revolution and America's Fateful Choice - Richard Bernstein - P&P - 7pm
Book Review: The American Vice Presidency: From Irrelevance to Power - Jules Witcover - P&P - 1pm
Book Review: The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall - Mary E. Sarotte - P&P - 5pm
Monday, November 10
Tuesday, November 11
Book Review: No Man's Land: Preparing for War in post 9/11 America - Elizabeth D. Samet - P&P 7pm
Wednesday, November 12
Book Review: The Reliance Dividend: Being Strong in a World Where Things Go Wrong - Judin Radin, President, Rockefeller Foundation - P&P -7pm
Thursday, November 13
Book Review: Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most - Timothy Shriver, Chief, Special Olympics - P&P 7pm
Friday, November 14
Annual Conference: From Local to Global: The Persistence of the Palestinian Struggle - Internet Registration: The Jerusalem Fund:Calendar - 2425 Virginia Avenue NW -9am - 5pm
Book Review: China 1945: Mao's Revolution and America's Fateful Choice - Richard Bernstein - P&P - 7pm