Events/Things To Do

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 @ 3 pm

Join us for a virtual exploration of all things mezcal!

Registration includes a Zoom link and a package of goodies to enjoy and taste along with as we learn all about this wonderful spirit, including a set of Del Maguey Copitas, one 100ml bottle each of San Luis del Rio Espadin, Chichicapa, and Minero, and one Columbia Room Vida Mezcal Mangonada w/Chamoy & Tajin Lime Salt cocktail (2 servings).

Looking for ways to grow your network and better leverage your existing connections? Join FGI DC September 15 for The Power of Networking With Ashley Davis.

Skilled at building cross-sectoral partnerships in the United States and globally, Ashley E. Davis is the lead principal at West Front Strategies, a multi-million dollar, women-majority-owned lobbying firm she co-founded in 2015, and holds relationships across the fashion industry. Notably, she supported the National Museum of Women in the Arts in bringing the Rodarte exhibit to Washington, D.C. Tune in to learn what Ashley feels are the keys to success, as well as valuable tips for utilizing your network for both business and personal ventures.

Register at the link.

Tuesday, September 15
7:30 – 8:30 pm

Registrants will receive the Zoom link via Eventbrite email.

Art museum tour provider Shady Ladies Tours will present Nasty Women of the National Portrait Gallery, a Zoom tour of the world-renowned Washington DC museum, on Saturday, September 19 at 2:00PM EST.  The online tour, guided by Professor Andrew Lear, offers perspective on the history of powerful and ambitious women—and the resistance they have always encountered—through art.  The tour explores National Portrait Gallery’s rich collection of portraits of great American women, from Harriet Beecher Stowe and Harriet Tubman to Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Michelle Obama.

“Our tour looks at portraits of women who were reformers, activists, artists, writers, and thought leaders of their time. These are the women that helped to bring about the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage, and women’s equality,” said Professor Lear. “With the phrase ‘nasty women’ back in the news, we thought it would be a great time to actually celebrate strong, ambitious women and their achievements, all while also appreciating some stunning pieces of art.”

Tickets to the online tour are $10 and available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nasty-women-of-the-national-portrait-gallery-washington-dc-tickets-118413139889 A Zoom invite will be provided be provided by email.

Join the staff of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) for a virtual happy hour to celebrate Alma Woodsey Thomas’s 129th birthday! A local female bartender will teach participants how to make a specialty cocktail (or mocktail) in her honor. Howard University Associate Professor of Art History, Dr. Gwendolyn Everett, Ph.D., will speak about Thomas’s important relationship with the school, and NMWA staff will share artworks and explore the museum’s collection and archives.

WHERE
Online. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about how to join.

WHEN
Tuesday, September 22, 5:30–6:30 pm

PRICE
Donation-based; contribute what you wish.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891–1978) was born in Columbus, Georgia, the oldest of four girls. In 1907, her family moved to Washington, D.C., seeking relief from racial violence in the South. As a girl, Thomas dreamed of being an architect and building bridges, but there were few women architects a century ago. Instead, she attended Howard University, becoming its first fine arts graduate in 1924. In 1924, Thomas began a 35-year career teaching art at a D.C. junior high school. She was devoted to her students and organized art clubs, lectures and student exhibitions for them. Teaching allowed her to support herself while pursuing her own painting part-time.

Thomas’ early art was realistic, though her Howard professors Loïs Mailou Jones and James V. Herring challenged her to experiment with abstraction. When she retired from teaching and was able to concentrate on art full-time, Thomas finally developed her signature style.

She debuted her abstract work in an exhibition at Howard 1966, at the age of 75. Thomas’ abstractions have been compared with Byzantine mosaics, the Pointillist technique of Georges Seurat and the paintings of the Washington Color School, yet her work is quite distinctive.

Thomas became an important role model for women, African Americans and older artists. She was the first African American woman to have a solo exhibition at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art and exhibited her paintings at the White House three times.

The Petersen House is known as the place where President Lincoln died. But have you ever wondered about the people who lived there? Ford’s Education introduces you to the people who lived in the Petersen Boarding House and their neighbors. Learn how the house became a national historic site and museum. Explore primary sources and first-person perspectives as we go inside the Petersen House. Session is 30 minutes plus time for Q&A. Recommended for grades 3 and up.

https://www.fords.org/for-teachers/programs/distance-learning/inside-the-petersen-house/?date=2020-10-01&utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=092220-7pm%3AMKTAppeal%3ASavetheDateforVirtualEvents(Press)&utm_content=version_A

First Runnings is an interview series at the Heurich House, hosted by Phil Runco.

Phil Runco will lead a discussion of all things current in the beer industry: the good, the bad, and the unexpected on Thursday, September 24th from 6-7pm. Every brewery in the nation has been deeply affected by COVID-19 and some have pivoted in completely unique ways.

Usually Phil would ask the hard hitting questions in home of DC’s Historic Brewmaster, Christian Heurich, but due to local guidelines, we’ll hold this event virtually – with the option to live stream it with us during our Castle Garden happy hour, 1921.

Ask Jenna is partnering with Boating in DC to create DC’s first boat-in movie night on Friday, September 25th. Featuring Remember the Titans, the night will offer a physically-distanced on-the-water movie experience. Guests can select kayaks or canoes and have the option to add dinner. The movie will begin promptly at 8PM.

Information:

· Location: Thompson Boat Center in Georgetown

· Date: September 25, at 8PM (open at 7:10 with staggered boat launching times for safety)

· Link: https://boatingindc.com/boat-in-movie-night/

· Cost: $65-$80 per person