Art, Beer, and Food at Art on Tap
When: Friday, November 4, 7:00–10:00 pm
Where: The Art League Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center
Tickets: $35 each. $45 after October 21 (must be 21+)
Enjoy local craft beers, original artwork, and amazing food at The Art League’s annual Art on Tap!
Craft beers from local breweries have been artfully paired with a work of art from an Art League instructor. Local restaurants have chosen a brew/artwork coupling to serve as their muse to create the perfect complementary appetizer. Enjoy the brew, bite, and artwork trifectas onFriday, November 4 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm at The Art League’s third annual Art on Tap event.
Sample the creative combinations while drinking from a take-home Art on Tap beer tasting glass, and then vote for your favorite at the end of the event! There will also be video art screened during the event.
Click here to purchase tickets.
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (RRB/ITC) is hosting the 5th annual embassy showcase, Winternational, from 11 AM – 2 PM, Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Over 35 embassies will be participating in this year’s event.
Last year more than 2,500 guests attended this lively midday celebration of international culture, travel, tourism and trade. This year, there will be many opportunities for 1:1 interviews with diplomats, embassy exhibitors, sponsors and attendees. This festival has the atmosphere of a bustling global marketplace with each embassy promoting their country through vibrant displays of visual art, food, handcrafts, as well as travel and tourism exhibits. Free and open to the public, guests have the opportunity to travel the different continents and do some holiday shopping—all during the lunch hour!
The RRB/ITC is a preeminent forum in the heart of the nation’s capital advancing international commerce and cross-cultural dialogue. As a seamless, unifying framework, the ITC provides a platform for building connections, fostering diplomacy, growing businesses, and creating a more prosperous U.S. and global economy. The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by Trade Center Management Associates.
Watch scenes from last year’s Winternational here.
WHAT: Winternational – 5th Annual Embassy Showcase
WHO: Trade Center Management Associates and the following Embassies:
Afghanistan, African Union Mission, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Botswana, Costa Rica, Egypt, European Union Delegation, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, League of Arab States, Libya, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts & Nevis, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Uzbekistan.
WHEN: Wednesday, December 7, 2016 11:00am – 2:00pm ET
WHERE: Atrium | Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, D.C.
HOW: Free & Open to the Public. Ticket registration requested here.
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (RRB/ITC) is hosting the 5th annual embassy showcase, Winternational, from 11 AM – 2 PM, Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Over 35 embassies will be participating in this year’s event.
Last year more than 2,500 guests attended this lively midday celebration of international culture, travel, tourism and trade. This year, there will be many opportunities for 1:1 interviews with diplomats, embassy exhibitors, sponsors and attendees. This festival has the atmosphere of a bustling global marketplace with each embassy promoting their country through vibrant displays of visual art, food, handcrafts, as well as travel and tourism exhibits. Free and open to the public, guests have the opportunity to travel the different continents and do some holiday shopping—all during the lunch hour!
The RRB/ITC is a preeminent forum in the heart of the nation’s capital advancing international commerce and cross-cultural dialogue. As a seamless, unifying framework, the ITC provides a platform for building connections, fostering diplomacy, growing businesses, and creating a more prosperous U.S. and global economy. The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by Trade Center Management Associates.
Watch scenes from last year’s Winternational here.
WHAT: Winternational – 5th Annual Embassy Showcase
WHO: Trade Center Management Associates and the following Embassies:
Afghanistan, African Union, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Egypt, EU Delegation, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, League of Arab States, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts & Nevis, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Uzbekistan.
WHEN: Wednesday, December 7, 2016 11:00am – 2:00pm ET
WHERE: Atrium | Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, D.C.
HOW: Free & Open to the Public. Ticket registration requested here.
Saturday, February 4, 2017, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Celebrate La Chandeleur, also known as Crêpe Day, in festive French fashion. Enjoy crêpes, storytelling, art projects and more amidst Hillwood’s spectacular gardens, magnificent mansion, and exquisite French treasures.
$18, $15 senior, $12 Hillwood member, $10 student, $5 child (ages 3-18), free for children under 3
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Kykuit: The Rockefeller Estate
Thursday, February 16, 2017, 5:30-8 p.m.
Cynthia Bronson Altman, curator of the collections at Kykuit, will discuss Kykuit the Beaux-Art oasis of the Rockefeller family.
$5 simulcast
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
On Thursday, February 16, 2017 from 6:30-8:30 pm, the Heurich House Museum welcomes
Atlas Brew Works of Washington, DC to their monthly History & Hops event. Atlas Brew Works
is a neighborhood production brewery located in Northeast Washington, DC. They produce
hand crafted artisanal beer in 20 barrel batches at their facility in Ivy City. Atlas Brew Works was
born of passion for craft beer and community. Staff from Atlas Brew Works will be on site to
serve three of their locally crafted beers.
Tickets are $30 per person and include tastings, snacks and tours of the historic Dupont Circle
home of DC brewmaster Christian Heurich. For more information and to purchase tickets,
please visit http://bit.ly/HHAtlas2017.Guests must be 21 or older. All proceeds benefit the
preservation and growth of the Heurich House Museum.
About History & Hops: History & Hops is a monthly series at the Heurich House Museum, the
former Dupont Circle home of D.C.'s most successful brewer Christian Heurich (1842-1945).
Every third Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, the museum partners with a local craft brewery for
house tours and beer tastings. Guided tours through Heurich’s well-preserved Victorian
mansion will discuss his brewery and the D.C. region’s rich brewing history. All proceeds
benefit the preservation and growth of the Heurich House Museum.
The Art League’s annual Patrons’ Show is an experience that’s part fundraiser, part block party, and totally fun. A few tickets are still available!
Each $225 ticket allows the ticket-holder to participate in the most fun art fundraiser in DC, support a thriving nonprofit and community of artists, and go home with a work of art valued anywhere from $225 to upwards of thousands of dollars. The drawing takes place on Sunday, February 19 at 4:00 pm in the Torpedo Factory Art Center.
Learn more, view the donated artwork, and purchase tickets here.
Gardens of Secret Delight: French Gardens Before and After Hausmann’s Paris
Thursday, February 23, 2017, 5:30-8 p.m.
Architecture and design editor and writer Zahid Sardar, will discuss how the melding of classical French symmetry with asymmetrical British landscape notions led to modern Parisian park forms and a new urban infrastructure.
$20, $10 Hillwood member, $7 student
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
On Monday, February 27, the Edlavitch DCJCC will screen Get In The Way, The Journey of John Lewis, a biographical film about the revered civil rights leader and U.S. Congressman. The movie focuses on Lewis’ leadership in the peaceful protest movement that sought voting rights for African-Americans in the South.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton will speak to the audience following the film about civil rights, human rights, and her experiences working with Lewis as the District’s representative for fourteen terms.
This screening is the second film in a three-part series called “Race, History and Community: A Series Focusing on Race and Justice in America.”
DATE: Monday, February 27, 2017
TIME: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
LOCATION: Edlavitch DCJCC, 1529 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
WHAT: Film Screening: Get In The Way, The Journey of John Lewis
Presentation by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
The Edlavitch DCJCC is presenting this film series in partnership with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, the American Jewish Committee (AJC), the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the Adas Israel Congregation Racial Justice Working Group, and Sixth & I.
Ticket Info: $13.50
Program and ticket details available here
