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Events in Art and Archaeology

Japanese Arts of the Edo Period, 1615 - 1868
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES  •  Freer Sackler Gallery  •  9 March - 7 September 2008
 
The lively metropolis of Edo (modern Tokyo) grew rapidly around the castle of the Tokugawa shoguns and fostered a new popular urban culture that was distinct from the courtly culture of Kyoto, the traditional artistic center of Japan. Many of the arts we regard today as traditional Japanese expressions flourished in the vibrant culture of the Edo period. Paintings, lacquer, and ceramics selected from the collection of the Freer Gallery of Art present a vivid glimpse of the vitality and energy of Edo Japan.

Freer Sackler Gallery Web Site


Contact: Freer Sackler Gallery
1050 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20560
Tel: (1) 202 633 10 00

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)  • Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-1881  • Oil on canvas  • Acquired 1923  • Photo courtesy of The Phillips Collection
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919
) Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-1881
Oil on canvas
Acquired 1923
Photo courtesy of The Phillips Collection
The Phillips Collection
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES  •  ongoing
 
A visit to the American capital should always include an afternoon at The Phillips Collection, opened in 1921 in the home of Duncan Phillips (1886-1966), collector and patron. Renoir's masterpiece Luncheon of the Boating Party hangs here, along with other outstanding Impressionist paintings by van Gogh, Monet, Degas and Cézanne. The collection also includes the American connoisseur's choice of works by El Greco, Chardin, Vuillard, Bonnard, Braque, Picasso, Matisse, Mondrian, Klee, Homer, Eakins, Ryder, O'Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Mark Rothko, Jacob Lawrence and Richard Diebenkorn.

The Phillips Collection Web Site


Contact: Tel: (1) 202 387 21 51

The Ancient Nubian City of Kerma, 2500-1500 B.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES  •  Smithsonian National Museum of African Art  •  ongoing
 		  
This exhibition of 40 objects is drawn from the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. It celebrates Kerma, the capital of the kingdom known to the ancient Egyptians as Kush. Kerma is the oldest known African city south of Egypt that has been excavated.

Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Web Site


Click here for Kush: Black Africa's Earliest Civilisation

Contact: Tel: (1) 202 357 46 00

Male head • Edo peoples, Benin Kingdom, Nigeria • Copper alloy, iron • 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.) • 82-5-2, purchased with funds provided by  • the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program • Photo courtesy of Smithsonian National Museum of African Art  • 
Male head
Edo peoples, Benin Kingdom, Nigeria
Copper alloy, iron
22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)
82-5-2, purchased with funds provided by
the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program
Photo courtesy of Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
The Ancient West African City of Benin, A.D. 1300-1897
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES  •  Smithsonian National Museum of African Art  •  ongoing
 
This exhibition is a reinstallation of the National Museum of African Art's collection from the royal court of the capital of the kingdom of Benin as it existed before British colonial rule. On display are cast-metal heads, figures, and architectural plaques that depict kings and attendants

Produced between the 16th and 19th centuries, the works reveal the elaborate rituals and regalia of the king and his courtiers, as well as the influences of European traders and missionaries who reached the kingdom beginning in the 15th century.

The exhibition is divided into three sections: focusing on objects directly relating to the oba, or king; works revealing the rituals and regalia of the royal court; and items that stylistically reflect the presence of foreigners, particularly Europeans.

Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art Web Site


Contact: Tel: (1) 202 357 46 00

Events in Classical Music

Summer Festival at Lakeside School
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES  •  St. Nicholas Hall  •  7 July - 1 August 2008
 		  
International musicians give ensemble performances of traditional, contemporary and seldom-heard chamber music repertoire. Throughout July, the festival presents twelve main series concerts, each preceded by a short recital for solo instrument; the Emerging Artist concert highlighting young, up-and-coming musicians.  


Seattle Chamber Music Society Web Site


Contact: St. Nicholas Hall
14050 1st Ave NE
Seattle, Washington 98125
Tel: (1) 206 283 87 10

Events in Jazz

Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES  •  Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley  •  22 - 27 July 2008
 

Dazzling sophisticated audiences around the globe, Eartha Kitt is devoted to performing in front of live audiences, from intimate cabarets to concert halls with symphony orchestras. That said, she is best known to young people and current pop culture as the Catwoman from Batman. For her engagement in Seattle she performs a number of her signature songs – from “I Wanna Be Evil” to “C’est Si Bon”.

Supporting Ms. Kitt will be Daryl Waters (piano), Milo Peterson (drums) and Chuck Kistler (bass).



Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley Web Site



Detailed schedule information:
Set times Tuesday – Thursday are at 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and 9:30pm and Sunday at 7:30pm.

Contact: 2033 6th Avenue
Seattle WA 98121
Tel: (1) 206 441 97 29

Events in Pop Culture and Cinema

Photo courtesy of National Zoo
Photo courtesy of National Zoo
Asia Trail
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES  •  National Zoo  •  20 September 2006 - 1 January 2010
 
Visitors to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. will find the pandas frolicking in a newly enhanced habitat with the opening of the new Asia Trail on September 20. The enlarged habitat nearly doubles the outdoor playing space for Giant Pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and cub Tai Shan. Joining the pandas on the Asia Trail are sloth bears, fishing cats, clouded leopards, red pandas, Asian small-clawed otters and giant salamanders.

National Zoo Web Site


Contact: 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
Tel: (1) 202 633 44 50

Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida) •  • From the Haudenosaunee Nation of central New York State, Shenandoah blends Iroquois songs with traditional and western instruments. A leader in the genre of contemporary Native music, her music addresses everything from Native American struggles and issues, to love, relationships, and the environment. •  • Photo by James Mahshie • Photo courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida)
From the Haudenosaunee Nation of central New York State, Shenandoah blends Iroquois songs with traditional and western instruments. A leader in the genre of contemporary Native music, her music addresses everything from Native American struggles and issues, to love, relationships, and the environment.
Photo by James Mahshie
Photo courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
Our Lives: Contemporary Life and Identities
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES  •  National Museum of the American Indian  •  21 September 2004 - 1 January 2010
 
Our Lives reveals how residents of eight Native communities—the Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians (California, USA), the urban Indian community of Chicago (Illinois, USA), Yakama Nation (Washington State, USA), Igloolik (Nunavut, Canada), Kahnawake (Quebec, Canada), Saint-Laurent Metis (Manitoba, Canada), Kalinago (Carib Territory, Dominica), and the Pamunkey Tribe (Virginia, USA)—live in the 21st century. Through their stories, visitors learn about the deliberate and often difficult choices indigenous people make in order to survive economically, save their languages from extinction, preserve their cultural integrity, and keep their traditional arts alive.

The main section of Our Lives centers on various layers of identity. For Native people, identity—who you are, how you dress, what you think, where you fit in, and how you see yourself in the world—has been shaped by language, place, community membership, social and political consciousness, and customs and beliefs.

National Museum of the American Indian Web Site


Contact: Tel: (1) 202 633 10 00

Inupiat Eskimo ivory cribbage board  • Nome, Alaska, ca. 1900. • Photo courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
Inupiat Eskimo ivory cribbage board
Nome, Alaska, ca. 1900.
Photo courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
Our Peoples: Giving Voice to Our Histories
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES  •  National Museum of the American Indian  •  21 September 2004 - 1 January 2010
 
Historically, Native people have been portrayed in textbooks in narrow or inaccurate ways. In Our Peoples, Native Americans tell their own stories—their own histories—and in this way the exhibition presents new insights into, and different perspectives on, history. The Seminole Tribe of Florida, Tapirapé (Mato Grosso, Brazil), Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma (USA), Tohono O'odham Nation (Arizona, USA), Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation (North Carolina, USA), Nahua (Guerrero, Mexico), Ka'apor (Maranhão, Brazil), and Wixaritari—sometimes known as Huichol—(Durango, Mexico) share with visitors a few of the multitude of stories that represent Native American experiences.

The main story of Our Peoples focuses on the last 500 years of Native history and shows how the arrival of newcomers in the Western Hemisphere set the stage for one of the most momentous events in human history. In the struggle for survival, nearly every Native community wrestled with the impact of deadly new diseases and weaponry, the weakening of traditional spirituality, and the seizure of homelands by invading governments.

National Museum of the American Indian Web Site


Contact: Tel: (1) 202 633 10 00

Spirit Drummer, whalebone sculpture • by Karoo Ashevak (Inuit, 1940–1974) • Taloyoak (Spence Bay)  • Nunavut, Canada, ca. 1972 • Photo courtesy of Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Spirit Drummer, whalebone sculpture
by Karoo Ashevak (Inuit, 1940–1974)
Taloyoak (Spence Bay)
Nunavut, Canada, ca. 1972
Photo courtesy of Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES  •  National Museum of the American Indian  •  21 September 2004 - 1 January 2010
 
Our Universes focuses on indigenous cosmologies—worldviews and philosophies related to the creation and order of the universe—and the spiritual relationship between humankind and the natural world. Organized around the solar year, the exhibition introduces visitors to indigenous peoples from across the Western Hemisphere who continue to express the wisdom of their ancestors in celebration, language, art, spirituality, and daily life.

The community galleries feature eight cultural philosophies—those of the Pueblo of Santa Clara (Espanola, New Mexico, USA), Anishinaabe (Hollow Water and Sagkeeng Bands, Manitoba, Canada), Lakota (Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, USA), Quechua (Communidad de Phaqchanta, Cusco, Peru), Hupa (Hoopa Valley, California, USA), Q'eq'chi' Maya (Cobán, Guatemala), Mapuche (Temuco, Chile), and Yup'ik (Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, USA). The design of these galleries reflects each community's interpretation of the order of the world.The exhibition also highlights the Denver (Colorado) March Powwow, the North American Indigenous Games, and the Day of the Dead as seasonal celebrations that bring Native peoples together.

National Museum of the American Indian Web Site


Contact: Tel: (1) 202 633 10 00

International Spy Museum • Washington, D.C.
International Spy Museum
Washington, D.C.
International Spy Museum
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES  •  Ongoing
 		  
The International Spy Museum is the first public museum in the United States solely dedicated to espionage. It features the largest collection of international espionage artifacts ever placed on public display. Many of these objects seen for the first time outside of the intelligence community illustrate the work of famous spies and pivotal espionage actions as well as help bring to life the strategies and techniques of the men and women behind some of the most secretive espionage missions in world history.

International Spy Museum Web Site


Click here for a special news feature with photos of the Spy Museum

Contact: Tel: (1) 866.SPY MUSEUM

Eighteenth Street Lounge
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES  •  Eighteenth Street Lounge  •  ongoing
 
Riding on the success of its record label ESL Music and Thievery Corporation, the Washington, D.C. club has become a hot address for downtempo.

Eighteenth Street Lounge was founded in April 1995 by Farid Ali, Abdul Jewayni, and Eric Hilton. Prior to opening ESL, Farid and Eric had been producing warehouse parties and selected music events for several years.

Located just below Dupont Circle in the top three floors of a turn-of-the-century mansion, ESL has three bars, three fireplaces, a large outdoor patio, and seating for 200 people.

Eighteeth Street Lounge Web Site


Contact: Tel: (1) 202 466 39 22



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