Chance for Life will host its first annual Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month Poker Tournament at Union District Oyster Bar & Lounge on Sunday, September 29. The tournament will last from 3:30pm to 6:30pm with an after party until 9:30pm. Guests are invited to purchase their poker seat or after party ticket at poker4research.givesmart.com. All net proceeds will benefit Chance for Life, furthering its pediatric cancer research initiatives and clinical trials.
The Improvised Shakespeare Company
Based on one audience suggestion (a title for a play that has yet to be written) The Improvised Shakespeare Co. creates a fully improvised Shakespearean masterpiece right before your very eyes! The night could reveal a tragedy, comedy, or history. Each play is completely improvised, so each play is entirely new!
Tickets: $39-49
Women Looking at Women: LIFE Magazine’s Female Photographers
Thursday, October 3, 2019, 5:30-8 p.m.
Alissa Schapiro, museum curator and art historian, will explore LIFE Magazine’s female photographers and their documentation of the fluctuating status of women in the United States while solidifying their own place within LIFE’s male-dominated photography staff.
Note: This is the first program in the Mid-Century Master lecture series.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Mid-Century Muses: Looking at Fashion in the Photography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
Thursday, October 10, 2018, 5:30-8 p.m.
Megan Martinelli, Hillwood’s assistant curator of apparel, jewelry, and accessories, will provide an in-depth look at Alfred Eisenstaedt’s role among twentieth-century fashion media, expanding upon the special exhibition Mid-Century Master: The Photography of Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Note: This is the second program in the Mid-Century Master lecture series www.HillwoodMuseum.org
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Ultimate Insiders: White House Photographers and How They Shape History
Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 5:30-8 p.m.
Kenneth T. Walsh, award-winning White House correspondent, will share stories of White House photographers, the ultimate insiders, emphasizing their personal observations and visual histories of the presidents the photographers got to know so well.
Note: This is the third program in the Mid-Century Master lecture series.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
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Cultural Capital: The Big Quiet
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 7:15–9:15 p.m.
The Big Quiet is a mass meditation movement that brings together thousands of people at cultural landmarks and institutions across the U.S. Designed for people with any level of meditation experience, each event incorporates live sound practitioners, string instrumentalists and musicians to create a guided meditation and music experience unlike anything else. Visitors will have the opportunity to arrive early to browse NMWA’s galleries and exhibitions, then breathe deeply and slow down for this special event in the museum’s iconic Great Hall. Reservations required. $33 general; $28 members, seniors, students. Reserve online after Sept. 11.
Life in the Art World: LIFE Magazine and Modern American Art
Thursday, October 24, 2019, 5:30-8 p.m.
Melissa Renn, collections manager at the HBS Art and Artifacts Collection, will demonstrate how LIFE magazine shaped both the public and the critical reception of modern art and architecture in the United States in the second half of the twentieth century.
Note: This is the fourth program in the Mid-Century Master lecture series.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Spooky Pooch Howl-o-ween Celebration
Saturday, October 26, 2019, 3-5 p.m.
Grab your four-legged friend and high-tail it to Hillwood for an afternoon of Halloween fun on the Lunar Lawn.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Marjorie Merriweather Post: The Life Behind the Luxury
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 5:30-8 p.m.
Estella Chung, Hillwood’s director of collections, will share a look at Marjorie Merriweather Post, revealing her to be an astute business executive, a generous humanitarian, and a committed philanthropist, expanding on her new biography, Marjorie Merriweather Post: The Life Behind the Luxury.
Note: This is the fifth lecture in a five-part series.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
