2:00 p.m. Terrace Theater
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: Nelly’s Harpsichord: Music from Mount Vernon
Harpsichordist Richard Egarr plays the newly completed replica of Eleanor “Nelly” Custis one-of-a-kind harpsichord, a gift from her grandfather George Washington in 1793. The program features popular music from Nelly’s time and selections from her own song book to be announced from the stage.
Tickets: $45
7:30 p.m. Opera House
The National Ballet of Canada: Forsythe, Ratmansky & More/Sleeping Beauty
Canada’s esteemed ballet company returns with two programs: Jan. 28 & 29, experience two works by William Forsythe, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, and Alexei Ratmansky’s Piano Concerto #1. Jan. 30–Feb. 2, The Sleeping Beauty is the romantic tale of a princess cursed to sleep for 100 years, danced to Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous music.
Tickets: $29-$149
7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater
WORLD STAGES—Sundance Institute: Grey Rock
A D.C. premiere! A play about the inalienable right to dream: A Palestinian man decides to build a rocket to the moon in a shed.
Tickets: $15-$35
JUAN DE MARCOS & THE AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS
Friday, January 31, 2020
8PM
Tickets: $24–$64
Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars are devoted to promoting the complete story of Cuban music. De Marcos first gained notoriety in the US as founder of the Buena Vista Social Club, an ensemble of legendary Cuban musicians assembled to revive the music of pre-revolutionary Cuba to its golden age. De Marcos established The Afro-Cuban All Stars to promote Cuba’s brilliant young musicians and highlight its senior talent. Featuring a rotating, multi-generational cast, the group draws on the classic Cuban styles of son and danzón, along with contemporary dance rhythms like timba.
Crêpe Day: Celebrate La Chandeleur!
Saturday, February 1, 2020, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Enjoy crêpes, storytelling, art projects, and more amidst Hillwood’s spectacular gardens, magnificent mansion, and exquisite French treasures.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Panel Discussion: Into America’s Wild with Astronaut John Herrington and Pilot Ariel Tweto
Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
National Air and Space Museum
Meet pioneering astronaut John Herrington, the first Native American to travel in space, and Alaska Native pilot Ariel Tweto, who are appearing in the upcoming Into America’s Wild, “an unforgettable cross-country adventure into the hidden wonders of the natural world.”
In conversation with Mandy Van Heuvelen (Mnicoujou Lakota) Cultural Interpreter Program Coordinator at the National Museum of the American Indian, Herrington and Tweto will discuss the spark that led them on their adventure pathways and share how their time in nature during the filming of this documentary provided opportunities to connect with their Native American heritage.
Please note this program takes place at the National Air and Space Museum
(655 Jefferson Drive, S.W., Washington, D.C.)
This program is a collaboration of the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Air and Space Museum.
Into America’s Wild, premiering globally in IMAX® and giant screen theaters on February 14, will play in the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater at the National Air and Space Museum in DC and in the Airbus IMAX Theater at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
More information about the panelists and film here.
The modern stereotype of a craft brewer as a bearded white man wearing a flannel, is the opposite of the historic truth – that for over 5,000 years, was the provenance of women and people of color.
The Sumerians (1800 BC), the earliest people to leave evidence of beer-drinking, revered a goddess of beer, Ninkasi, and the only woman on their list of Kings, Kubaba, earned her place through her brewing skill. From 500 AD onward, female Alewives or Brewsters made large quantities of beer for their families and sold the extra, bringing in income and sometimes setting up bars in their homes. As beer moved out of the home (1200-1500 AD) and began to be sold internationally, the shift from women to men occurred through the creation of brewers’ guilds. Overtime, like Christian Heurich’s mother in 19th century Germany, women’s role shifted to that of a tavern or inn keeper, which likely meant they were still brewing the beer.
What does female beer leadership look like in 2020? On Wednesday, February 5, 2020 from 6-8pm, join the Heurich House Museum and Pizzeria Paradiso to dive deeper into the role women had in shaping the beer we drink today. Kimberly Bender, Executive Director the museum, will lead a conversation with Drew McCormick, Beer Director at Pizza Paradiso; Julie Verratti, Co-Owner of Denizens; Therea McCulla, Curator of the American Brewing History Initiative; and Bridgette Turner, Lead Brewer, 2 Silos Brewing
Co.
Thursday, February 6, 2020, 5:30-8 p.m.
Internationally acclaimed designer Hutton Wilkinson will present an illustrated lecture about Dawnridge, the legendary home of designer Tony Duquette, his friend, mentor, and business partner.
Please note: This is the first program in the Great Homes and Gardens lecture series.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
BEREISHIT DANCE COMPANY
Thursday, February 6, 2020
8PM
Tickets: $35–$75
Bereishit Dance Company is a groundbreaking Seoul-based company that approaches Korean traditional culture from a contemporary view. Judo and Balance & Imbalance, two of the company’s acclaimed works, are stunning examples of their style that merges the control and full-body excitement of break dance with sleek artistry and urban cool. Complete with live traditional pansori music, Bereishit Dance Company’s extravagant performance reaches the heights of athletic ability fused with beautiful choreography.
Presented by AMP & Comedy Zone
DINA HASHEM
Friday, February 7, 2020
8PM
Tickets: $14–$22
This comedienne mines her Arab-American heritage for hilarious observations delivered with a deadpan demeanor. The inscrutable Dina Hashem exploded onto the New York Comedy scene after winning her first appearance on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle. Subsequently, Hashem has been named one of Team Coco/TBS’s “Comics to Watch” for this year’s New York Comedy Festival and recently made her late-night debut on Conan. Her writing has been featured on Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and TV Land.
