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 2009_DC_Pageant_090712 | 197 | | 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant (1 of 4) -- The Miss DC Pageant (stage program through talent portion)
The 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant took place on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC at 6:30 pm. Pictures in this section include stage events through the talent portion of the pageant.
The Miss DC 2009 contestants were as follows:
... |
| 2009_DC_Pageant2_090712 | 177 | | 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant (2 of 4) -- The Miss DC Pageant (stage program, gowns and award sections)
The 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant took place on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC at 6:30 pm. Pictures in this section include stage events after the talent portion of the pageant. This includes the crowning of Miss DC as well as the crowning of Miss Teen... |
| 2009_DC_PageantT_090712 | 91 | | 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant (3 of 4) -- The Miss Teen DC Pageant (stage program)
Pictures here are of the Miss Teen DC portion of the pageant. The winner of the Miss Teen DC portion was announced during the Miss DC pageant presentation.
The Miss Teen DC 2009 contestants were as follows:
Nhari Frederick Bryant
Veronica Yvonne Beverly
Nirvana Chavez
Breanna Valencia... |
| 2009_DC_PageantO_090712 | 182 | | 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant (4 of 4) -- Other (incl posed photos afterward)
Everything except the pageant on stage.including the audience and various posed photos |
| 2009_DC_Levy_090325 | 46 | | Air and Space Lecture -- David Levy ("Why Is Astronomy So Popular?")
Exploring Space Lectures: Why is Astronomy so Popular?
Speaker: David Levy
6:00 p.m. Special theater presentation in the Lockheed Martin Imax Theater: End of the World, with curator comments + Discovery Stations in the Museum
7:00 p.m. Meet the Lecturer
7:30 p.m. Lecture
Well-known interpreter of... |
| 2009_DC_Faber_090226 | 82 | | Air and Space Lecture -- Sandy Faber ("The Milky Way: Why We Need Her...")
"The Milky Way: Why We Need Her and How She Was Formed" by Dr. Sandy Faber
6:00 PM Screening of the documentary 400 Years of the Telescope (http://www.400years.org/)
7:00 PM Meet the lecturer
7:30 PM Lecture begins
A hundred years ago, astronomers did not know about galaxies, let alone that the... |
| 2009_DC_Wright_091007 | 73 | | Air and Space Lecture -- World's First Military Airplane: A Public Symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer -- Presenters
The World’s First Military Airplane: A Public Symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer:
The culminating event of the year-long Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum observance of the Centennial of Military Aviation will be an evening public symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer. This... |
| 2009_DC_WrightSS_091007 | 130 | | Air and Space Lecture -- World's First Military Airplane: A Public Symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer -- Slide show
The World’s First Military Airplane: A Public Symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer:
The culminating event of the year-long Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum observance of the Centennial of Military Aviation will be an evening public symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer. This... |
| 2009_DC_AABall1_090120 | 156 | | All American Inaugural Ball (2009) -- 1 of 2 -- Pictures taken before 11:25pm (before presentations)
Seldom in our lifetime is an event of such high importance as to claim a prominent position in history. On January 20th, 2009 the inauguration of America’s 44th President is just such an occasion.
The All American Ball Inaugural Committee is proud to announce that the 4th All American Inaugural Ball... |
| 2009_DC_AABall2_090120 | 153 | | All American Inaugural Ball (2009) -- 2 of 2 -- Pictures taken during award presentation and afterward (taken after 11:25pm)
Seldom in our lifetime is an event of such high importance as to claim a prominent position in history. On January 20th, 2009 the inauguration of America’s 44th President is just such an occasion.
The All American Ball Inaugural Committee is proud to announce that the 4th All American Inaugural Ball... |
| 2009_DC_ArtomaticO | 81 | | Artomatic 2009 -- Other
Including a lot of belly dancing. |
| 2009_DC_ArtomaticP | 145 | | Artomatic 2009 -- Paintings |
| 2009_DC_Artomatic_Peeps | 52 | | Artomatic 2009 -- Peeps Show III |
| 2009_DC_ArtomaticS | 233 | | Artomatic 2009 -- Sculpture |
| 2009_DC_CalTort | 10 | | California Tortilla -- Promotion @ Gallery Place |
| 2009_DC_CHHP_090922 | 37 | | Capitol Hill History Project -- Cindy Janke ("The Onetime Owner of Most of Capitol Hill")
Overbeck Lecture: The Onetime Owner of Most of Capitol Hill:
Don’t miss it. On Tuesday evening, September 22, local historian Cindy Janke will present an illustrated Overbeck History Lecture on William Prout, the 18th century owner of the land that today comprises most of the Capitol Hill Historic... |
| 2009_DC_CHHP_090414 | 50 | | Capitol Hill History Project -- John Wennersten and Robert Pohl ("Abraham Lincoln and the end of Slavery in the District of Columbia")
The Overbeck History Project continues its Lincoln bicentennial theme with a lecture by Capitol Hill historians John R. Wennersten and Robert Pohl on the end of slavery in Washington, DC. Emancipation in the District came on April 16, 1862, nine months prior to the general Emancipation Proclamation,... |
| 2009_DC_Engle_090521 | 88 | | Charles Lindbergh Memorial Lecture -- Joe Engle
Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Lecture: To the Edge of Space and Beyond
Presenter: Major Gen. Joe Engle
Maj. Gen. Joe Engle is an exciting speaker with a multitude of experiences in air and space. He has logged more than 14,700 hours in the air piloting more than 185 different types of aircraft, and... |
| 2009_DC_Critters | 2 | | Critters -- Squirrel at a trash can. |
| 2009_DC_DOI_Murals_Tour_090919 | 9 | | Cultural Tourism DC -- DOI Murals Tour
U.S. Department of the Interior Murals Tour:
The U.S. Department of the Interior Main Interior Building was designed to be a “symbol of a new day” during the Great Depression. Explore more than 20 New Deal-era murals and learn how this public art project stimulated more than just the economy. Led by... |
| 2009_DC_NOMA_Tour_090919 | 46 | | Cultural Tourism DC -- NoMa’s Renaissance: To NPR tour
NoMa’s Renaissance: To NPR:
This up-and-coming neighborhood north of Union Station is home to landmarks such as Uline Arena, site of the Beatles first North American concert in 1964. The New York Avenue Metro station opened in 2004, igniting the pace of development in NoMa. With lead anchors like... |
| 2009_DC_Twin_Oaks_Tour_090919 | 21 | | Cultural Tourism DC -- Twin Oaks Estate tour
Historic Tour at Twin Oaks Estate:
Twin Oaks, the largest privately owned estate in Washington DC, was built in 1888 by Gardiner Hubbard, founder of the National Geographic Society. The 26-room house features the early colonial (Georgian) Revival style. From 1937 to 1978, Twin Oaks served as the... |
| 2009_DC_CWPT_Endangered_090318 | 104 | | CWPT's "America's Most Endangered Battlefields" presentation (2009)
RICHARD DREYFUSS JOINS CIVIL WAR PRESERVATION TRUST TO UNVEIL REPORT ON ENDANGERED BATTLEFIELDS
Academy Award-Winning Actor Helps Unveil Report Identifying America’s Most Endangered Battlefields
(Washington, D.C.) A bucolic Maryland battleground threatened by a trash incinerator’s unsightly... |
| 2009_DC_11001stV | 41 | | DC -- 1100 1st Street, NE -- Views from...
These pictures from the 12th floor were taken during a Cultural Tourism DC-sponsored tour of the NOMA development area. |
| 2009_DC_ArtomaticV | 60 | | DC -- 55 M St SE (Artomatic site) -- Views from...
This was the site of Artomatic 2009. |
| 2009_DC_Adams_Morgan | 96 | | DC -- Adams Morgan Neighborhood |
| 2009_DC_AACW | 44 | | DC -- African-American Civil War Memorial |
| 2009_DC_Einstein | 23 | | DC -- Albert Einstein Memorial
Including after a snow. |
| 2009_DC_Mellon_Aud | 69 | | DC -- Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
And number of these pictures were taken while I was being interviewed about my photography obsession by Lindsey Mastis of WUSA-9, the local CBS affiliate. |
| 2009_DC_AT4G_090610 | 38 | | DC -- Annual Technology for Government Reception (w/Vinton Cerf)
The Annual Technology for Government Reception: Mayflower Hotel ~ Washington, DC:
TechAmerica, the country’s leading technology industry association, cordially invites you to attend the annual Technology for Government event. Our 2009 event will be held for the first time as a reception at the... |
| 2009_DC_ArenaCWX | 128 | | DC -- Arena Stage -- Construction Watch tour -- Exterior shots |
| 2009_DC_ArenaCWI | 119 | | DC -- Arena Stage -- Construction Watch tour -- Interior shots |
| 2009_DC_ArenaCWG | 59 | | DC -- Arena Stage -- Construction Watch tour -- NBM tour group |
| 2009_DC_ArenaVw | 3 | | DC -- Arena Stage -- Construction Watch tour -- Views from structure |
| 2009_DC_Mem_Bridge | 35 | | DC -- Arlington Memorial Bridge
More pictures of those Italian statues on the DC side of the bridges. |
| 2009_DC_AFRH | 2 | | DC -- Armed Forces Retirement Home (Old Soldiers Home) |
| 2009_DC_OAS_Bilateral | 63 | | DC -- Art Museum of the Americas -- "Bilateral Engagement"
Biltareral Engagement:
October 16, 2009 - January 15, 2010
A collaborative sculpture exhibition between the Washington Sculptors Group and the Art Museum of the Americas at the Organization of American States
Washington, DC: The Art Museum of the Americas (AMA) of the Organization of American States... |
| 2009_DC_OAS_Salmona | 36 | | DC -- Art Museum of the Americas -- "Rogelio Salmona: open spaces / collective spaces"
Rogelio Salmona: open spaces / collective spaces
July 23 to September 30, 2009
The Art Museum of the Americas announces the opening of Rogelio Salmona: open spaces / collective spaces, the first U.S.exhibition devoted entirely to the work of celebrated Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona (1929-2007)... |
| 2009_DC_OAS_Space | 24 | | DC -- Art Museum of the Americas -- "Space, Unlimited"
"Space, Unlimited" includes the work of seven contemporary artists who challenge the boundaries of physical, perceptual or psychological space. Through a variety of mediums, from painting and photography to assemblage and video, these artists defy expectations that may be traditionally imposed over the... |
| 2009_DC_OAS_Disappeared | 16 | | DC -- Art Museum of the Americas -- "The Disappeared"
The Disappeared
November 19, 2008-January 25, 2009
The Disappeared gathers the work of thirteen visual artists plus a collaborative work by thirteen others from Latin America who over the last 30 years have made art about the disappeared and addressed universal human rights concerns in a powerful and... |
| 2009_DC_KirbySG | 46 | | DC -- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery -- Michael Kirby's "Falnama" chalk art
Photographs over four days:
(Day 1) He starts with outlines.
(Day 2) He paints a base using paint mixed with sugar.
(Day 3) He's mostly done with it at this point. (I got there after he'd gone back to Baltimore for the day so he's not in these pictures.)
(Day 4) All done! He covers it with... |
| 2009_DC_Bens | 66 | | DC -- Ben's Chili Bowl
A couple of visits including after the inaugural weekend as well as after the founder, Ben Ali, died. |
| 2009_DC_Brookland | 12 | | DC -- Brookland area |
| 2009_DC_Candlelight_Cer_090513 | 92 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2009) -- Ceremony
Program of the Evening:
- Opening Musical Tribute: Phoenix Police Department Honor Chorus
- Presentation of the Colors: United States Park Police
- National Anthem: Performed by Lieutenant Randy Sutton, Las Vegas (NV) Metropolitan Police Department
- Invocation: Officer Steven V. Hillman,... |
| 2009_DC_Candlelight_Rel_090513 | 72 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2009) -- Related images |
| 2009_DC_Pride_090614 | 35 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2009) -- except stage performances |
| 2009_DC_PrideP_090614 | 179 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2009) -- stage performances
Including performances by:
- DC Swoing,
- Sister Funk,
- DC Cowboys,
- Ella Fitzgerald (not that one),
- Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC,
- Odd Girl Out,
- Lori Michaels,
- Vanessa Conde,
- Martha Wash, and
- RuPaul |
| 2009_DC_CapHill | 115 | | DC -- Capitol Hill area |
| 2009_DC_CardozoV | 13 | | DC -- Cardoza High School -- Views from... |
| 2009_DC_Cardozo | 14 | | DC -- Cardozo High School |
| 2009_DC_CIS | 20 | | DC -- Carnegie Institute for Science |
| 2009_DC_Carnegie_Lib | 18 | | DC -- Carnegie Library/City Museum of Washington, DC
Included here are some photos of Roland L. Freeman, guest curator for the "Quilts for Obama: Celebrating the Inauguration of our 44th President" exhibition at the museum:
The Historical Society of Washington, DC, as part of the city’s inaugural celebration activities presents, “Quilts for Obama,”... |
| 2009_DC_Cherry | 101 | | DC -- Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin (2009)
Including Fran and her friend. Also including John and Pud, his cat that he takes for walks. |
| 2009_DC_Clydes | 15 | | DC -- Clyde's Restaurant @ Gallery Place |
| 2009_DC_Columbia_Heights | 172 | | DC -- Columbia Heights area
Cultural Tourism DC has a new self-guided walking tour of the neighborhood. It was a beautiful day so I walked it. |
| 2009_DC_Kennedy_090829 | 36 | | DC -- Constitution Avenue -- Ted Kennedy funeral procession |
| 2009_DC_Corcoran | 9 |  | DC -- Corcoran Gallery of Art |
| 2009_DC_DAR | 19 | | DC -- DAR Memorial Constitution Hall |
| 2009_DC_Dangerous_091029 | 156 | | DC -- DC Labor Filmfest -- Daniel Ellsberg ("The Most Dangerous Man in America") -- Capital event
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Presented by the DC Environmental Film Festival and The Impact Arts + Film Fund, The Project On Government Oversight
1971: America is embroiled in a dirty war based on lies. A president is abusing the power of his office,... |
| 2009_DC_DangerousR_091029 | 79 | | DC -- DC Labor FilmFest -- Daniel Ellsberg ("The Most Dangerous Man in America") -- Pre-event Reception
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Presented by the DC Environmental Film Festival and The Impact Arts + Film Fund, The Project On Government Oversight
1971: America is embroiled in a dirty war based on lies. A president is abusing the power of his office,... |
| 2009_DC_DOC | 38 | | DC -- Dept of Commerce building
Including the law library and the court yard which is being redone as the designated swing space for when the building is gutted. |
| 2009_DC_DOI_CafeV | 4 | | DC -- Dept of Interior -- Views from Snack Bar |
| 2009_DC_DOI_Murals | 114 | | DC -- Dept of Interior Murals
Including some Indian artwork as well. |
| 2009_DC_DOJ | 9 | | DC -- Dept of Justice building |
| 2009_DC_Treasury | 11 | | DC -- Dept of Treasury building
Views inside the Cash Room. |
| 2009_DC_EDiscovery_090305 | 29 | | DC -- DGI -- E-Discovery, Records & Information Management Conf & Expo
E-Discovery, Records & Information Management Conference & Expo : March 5, 2009:
Changing Rules, Technologies & Strategies
Join government and industry experts who will discuss current requirements, challenges, and examples of successful e-discovery and records management programs. Speakers: (not... |
| 2009_DC_Colombia | 135 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Heart art around town
Hearts 1-7 and 15 along Pennsylvania Avenue. Cumulative total seen = 8 of 40. |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaLMA_090906 | 133 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Verny Varela & his Orchestra -- Audience
Latin Grammy nominee Verny Varela & his Orchestra will perform a free concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaLMP_090906 | 115 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Verny Varela & his Orchestra -- Performance
Latin Grammy nominee Verny Varela & his Orchestra will perform a free concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. |
| 2009_DC_WWI | 10 | | DC -- District of Columbia World War I Memorial
After a snow. |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_1934 | 154 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- 1934: A New Deal for Artists
1934: A New Deal for Artists
Now through January 3, 2010
In 1934, Americans grappled with an economic situation that feels all too familiar today. Against the backdrop of the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration created the Public Works of Art Program—the first... |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_GM1 | 11 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Graphic Masters I |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_GM2 | 22 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Graphic Masters II
Graphic Masters II: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum:
Graphic Masters II: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the second in a series of special installations, celebrates the extraordinary variety and accomplishment of American artists' works on paper. These... |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_Comp | 55 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Portrait Competition
These are pictures from the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.
Every day we are inundated with faces. Images of celebrities, acquaintances, and friends -- in the news, on social networking sites, on the street -- are constantly changing. Portraits, on the other hand, slow us down. They capture... |
| 2009_DC_SIPGRR | 75 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Reflections/Refractions: Self-Portraiture in the Twentieth Century
Reflections/ Refractions: Self-Portraiture in the Twentieth Century: April 10, 2009 through August 16, 2009:
Louis Lozowick This exhibition of approximately 75 works will probe the complex issues of understanding identity in the past century. Included in the exhibition are self portraits by Edward... |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_Xmas | 57 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Season's Greetings
“Season’s Greetings: Holiday Cards from the Archives of American Art” celebrates the personal style and sentiment of artists’ handmade holiday cards. This exhibit will be on display from Nov. 20 to Jan. 10, 2010, in the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery at the Smithsonian’s Donald W. Reynolds Center for... |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_Pres | 219 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- America's Presidents
Pictures here include:
(20090117) I got there just after they unveiled Shepard Fairey's iconic "Hope" image. The unveiling was apparently a private event so I missed the ceremony but I got to see the first crowds staring at the image.
(20090517) Including a new Bill Clinton portrait, this time... |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_Bldg | 65 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Building
Including the portrait gallery's recent acquisitions section which is being repainted. |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_CW | 126 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Civil War
I've photographed almost the entire Civil War exhibit over time. To see the whole exhibit, you should use ... |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_Modern | 45 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Modern Art |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_Painting | 108 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Paintings |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_Portrait | 543 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Portraits
I've photographed pretty much the entire portrait exhibit over time. To see the whole exhibit, you should use ... |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_Sculpture | 93 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Sculpture |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_Bravo | 47 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- "Bravo!"
I've photographed the entire Bravo! exhibit over time. To see the whole exhibit, you should use ... |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_Champions | 51 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- "Champions"
I've photographed the entire Champions exhibit over time. To see the whole exhibit, you should use ... |
| 2009_DC_Holiday_Market | 58 | | DC -- Downtown Holiday Market by the Reynolds Center
Entertainment by Glorious Sounds of United House of Prayer, a gospel brass group. |
| 2009_DC_Dupont | 8 | | DC -- Dupont Circle area |
| 2009_DC_EEOB | 60 | | DC -- Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building (Old Executive Office Building)
Including an inside tour! |
| 2009_DC_Eastern_Market | 39 | | DC -- Eastern Market |
| 2009_DC_EMarket_090627 | 41 | | DC -- Eastern Market street festival after reopening
The public street festival for the newly reopened Eastern Market. Entertainment included Memphis Gold and Jay Summerour. |
| 2009_DC_RI_MuralS_090827 | 98 | | DC -- Edgewood Mural artist show @ Solea Building
Meet the artists of the Edgewood Mural project in a comfortable cool place this Thursday from 6pm to 8pm. They are presenting their work on canvases along with photos of the past work and ideas for the future... The event is organized by the Pink Line Project and is in the new Solea Building on 1405... |
| 2009_DC_RI_Mural | 200 | | DC -- Edgewood Mural (at Rhode Island Avenue Metro)
Pictures taken after the "mural jam" event. To see all of the mural project pictures together, click ... |
| 2009_DC_RI_MuralD_090824 | 181 | | DC -- Edgewood Mural (at Rhode Island Avenue Metro) -- Dedication ceremony
Dear Friends,
You are invited to join us to celebrate the completion of the Edgewood Mural. The mural will be officially given to the community by the Mayor Adrian M. Fenty on Monday, August 24th at 4:30pm.
There will performances by the young artists from the Summer Youth Employment Program. The... |
| 2009_DC_RI_Mural_090815 | 233 | | DC -- Edgewood Mural (at Rhode Island Avenue Metro) -- Mural Jam
Pictures taken during the "mural jam" Saturday event. To see all of the mural project pictures together, click ... |
| 2009_DC_Ellipse | 14 | | DC -- Ellipse (by White House) area
Including after a snow. |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Australia | 25 | | DC -- Embassy of Australia
Part of Passport DC 2009:
Under the stars of the Southern Sky, learn about travel and work opportunities in Australia while enjoying Australian eats and the sounds of the didgeridoo. |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Botswana | 7 | | DC -- Embassy of Botswana
Part of PassportDC 2009:
In northern Botswana, women are noted for their skill at crafting baskets from Mokola palm and local dyes. The embassy presents a display of these baskets, along with art and jewelry, and an opportunity to hear listen to the sounds of traditional African music. |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Brazil | 1 | | DC -- Embassy of Brazil |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Bulgaria | 3 | | DC -- Embassy of Bulgaria
Part of the EU Open House 2009
The Embassy of Bulgaria will offer its guests samples of Bulgarian cuisine and wine as well as brochures, leaflets, booklets and pins. Bulgarian folk music will be performed at the exhibition “Medieval Bulgaria.” Additional information: “Medieval Bulgaria" will be open... |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Canada | 9 | | DC -- Embassy of Canada
Christmas tree on the outside rotunda. |
| 2009_DC_CParade_090120 | 40 | | DC -- Embassy of Canada -- Tailgate party for the inaugural parade (2009)
Murray Horwitz from AFI got me into this. I froze and Barack didn't get out of his car until a couple of blocks after where I was standing but it was still great. Thanks Murray! |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Croatia | 3 | | DC -- Embassy of Croatia |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Czech | 55 | | DC -- Embassy of Czech Republic
Part of the EU Open House 2009
The Embassy of the Czech Republic offers a unique program featuring traditional Czech music and world-famous beer and more. This year, visitors can view the photography exhibition “Spouses of the Ambassadors of the EU Diplomatic Missions to the US,” located in the main... |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Denmark | 15 | | DC -- Embassy of Denmark
Part of the EU Open House 2009
Come and learn why Danes are the happiest people on earth. Discover why Denmark is so successful in living green, test your bicycle skills on our obstacle course, sample Danish food, play with Legos, tour the residence of the Ambassador and learn about our heritage. A... |
| 2009_DC_Emb_France | 14 | | DC -- Embassy of France |
| 2009_DC_Hallowed_090522 | 111 | | DC -- Embassy of France -- Opening of "Hallowed Grounds" documentary
From these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.
— Abraham Lincoln
Many people are aware of the famous American military cemetery at Omaha Beach, Normandy, site of one of the D-Day landings in 1944. But few know there are... |
| 2009_DC_JazzFr_090522 | 44 | | DC -- Embassy of France -- Tarace Boulba
Brace yourself for a musical experience and jump into summer (a little early) with a free, invigorating performance by France's best brass ensemble, Tarace Boulba! La Maison Française and Alliance Française de Washington are thrilled to host this lively group of performers on Friday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m.... |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Britain | 37 | | DC -- Embassy of Great Britain
Part of the EU Open House 2009
Come visit the British Embassy and take part in a low-carbon Bazaar showcasing the best of the United Kingdom. Learn about the United Kingdom and how we are ensuring a greener future for the world with family-friendly activities, music, entertainment and tastings of the... |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Hungary | 10 | | DC -- Embassy of Hungary
Part of the EU Open House 2009
Come and taste authentic Hungarian food and wine from the kitchen of Embassy Chef and Hungarian TV cook Mr. Lázár Kovács. Sing and dance to true Hungarian folk songs with the assistance of Tisza Dance Ensemble. Learn about Hungary and the European Union by watching... |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Ireland | 21 | | DC -- Embassy of Ireland
Part of the EU Open House 2009
The open day will offer a greater perspective of Ireland and of its place in the European Union: Irish history, food and wine, film, dance, literature. EU Open House program fully Handicap (wheelchair) accessible: Numbers will impact on mobility. |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Italy | 28 | | DC -- Embassy of Italy
Part of the EU Open House 2009
Guided tours of the Embassy of Italy and an exhibit of ceramics of the Florentine sculptor, Paolo Staccioli, are featured. The Embassy of Italy will close at 3 pm for the Open House, instead of 4 pm. EU Open House program fully Handicap (wheelchair) accessible: Yes, but... |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Latvia | 24 | | DC -- Embassy of Latvia
Part of the EU Open House 2009 |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Latvia_Art | 20 | | DC -- Embassy of Latvia ("Latvian Dimensions" Exhibition)
Part of the EU Open House 2009
Events include: tours of the Embassy building and an exhibit of installations and sculptures by Latvian artists. Additional information: "Latvian Dimensions: Contemporary Installations and Sculpture." Hosted by the Embassy of Latvia, during Europe Week—a week-long... |
| 2009_DC_Emb_MexicoCI | 6 | | DC -- Embassy of Mexico -- Mexican Cultural Institution |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Poland | 30 | | DC -- Embassy of Poland
Part of the EU Open House 2009
As part of the EU Open House, the Embassy of Poland will open its premises to the visitors wanting to learn more about our country—the homeland of Chopin and Pope John Paul II and the cradle of "Solidarity" (the first free trade union in Central and Eastern Europe),... |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Romania | 21 | | DC -- Embassy of Romania
Part of the EU Open House 2009
Take a video tour of Romania: see its beauty and feel its atmosphere through a video presentation that will be continuously screened. Furthermore, enjoy the photography exhibition “Sihastria Putnei: Faces of a Monastic life” by Dragos Lumpan, as well as Romanian short... |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Slovenia | 34 | | DC -- Embassy of Slovenia
Part of the EU Open House 2009
Join us for an exciting cinematic journey through Slovenia, showcasing several routes one may travel when visiting the country. Experience video projections "Transpositions" by Slovenian video artist and filmmaker Nataša Prosenc. Prosenc exhibited at the 48th Venice... |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Sweden | 15 | | DC -- Embassy of Sweden (House of Sweden) |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Trinidad | 19 | | DC -- Embassy of Trinidad and Tobago
Part of PassportDC 2009:
Enjoy live performances of steelpan – the only musical instrument invented in the 20th century – while sampling the food and rums of this country. Also view Calypso Dreams, a feature film on the history of Calypso. |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Turkey | 1 | | DC -- Embassy of Turkey |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Uzbekistan | 31 | | DC -- Embassy of Uzbekistan
Part of Passport DC 2009:
The Embassy of Uzbekistan features a sampling of Uzbek beverages and dried fruit, a gallery of ethnographic art, and a short documentary on the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan. |
| 2009_DC_Emb_Zambia | 3 | | DC -- Embassy of Zambia |
| 2009_DC_Farmers | 48 | | DC -- Farmers Market by White House |
| 2009_DC_Hughley_090928 | 14 | | DC -- Filming DL Hughley segment @ Union Station
I just happened to run into him and a crew filming some random people at Union Station. |
| 2009_DC_Foggy_Bottom | 54 | | DC -- Foggy Bottom area |
| 2009_DC_Folger | 111 | | DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library |
| 2009_DC_FolgerOH_090426 | 110 | | DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library Open House
Enjoy jugglers and jesters, music, song and dance, stage combat workshops, and more. It’s the one day of the year when the Folger reading rooms are open to all—plus, birthday cake for everyone!
This year, Elizabethan Fashion is a special focus of the Birthday. We'll explore clothing worn in... |
| 2009_DC_FONZ_Event_090423 | 69 | | DC -- FONZ 2009 Event -- Welcome reception for Zoo's Acting Director Dr. Steven Monfort
John Berry had left to become the head of the Office of Personnel Management. Dr. Steven Monfort was chosen as Acting Director. A long-time employee of the Zoo, he was introduced in his new capacity by Bob Lamb (head of FONZ) and Wayne Clough (Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution). |
| 2009_DC_FONZ_Viewing_090228 | 52 | | DC -- FONZ 2009 Viewing -- Gorilla baby
Go bananas and help celebrate the birth of a western lowland gorilla at the National Zoo. Enjoy an a-peel-ing breakfast and have bunches of fun. Meet curator Lisa Stevens and hear her speak about western lowland gorillas. Then check out a special presentation about the Zoo's cognitive research... |
| 2009_DC_Zoofari_090514 | 31 | | DC -- FONZ 2009 Zoofari event
Folks here include Bob Lamb, Clinton Fields (a previous FONZ director), and Brian Gratwicke (the zoo's amphibian specialist who's heading a program to save South America's frogs from a fatal skin fungus). |
| 2009_DC_Fords_CEL | 1 | | DC -- Ford's Theatre -- Center for Education and Leadership |
| 2009_DC_Fords_Museum | 76 | | DC -- Ford's Theatre Museum
Pre-opening tour of the new museum. (A lot of these photos are of signage. There's *lots* of signage! Which is good.) |
| 2009_DC_Fords | 64 | | DC -- Ford's Theatre Natl Historic Site |
| 2009_DC_BlackBerry | 45 | | DC -- FOSE -- BlackBerry reception @ Zola's |
| 2009_DC_FOSE | 71 | | DC -- FOSE (Federal Office Systems Expo) w/Chris Anderson, Louis Freeh, and Vivek Kundra
Chris Anderson: Editor-in-chief, Wired Magazine
For the People and By the People: Delivering on the Promise of Gov 2.0
Outside of government, a generation of consumers is growing up in Web 2.0, where popular sites are fast, easy to use and full of user participation tools, from comments to popularity... |
| 2009_DC_Franklin | 16 | | DC -- Franklin School |
| 2009_DC_Franklin_Sq | 18 | | DC -- Franklin Square |
| 2009_DC_FPlaza | 9 | | DC -- Freedom Plaza |
| 2009_DC_Abortion_090911 | 4 | | DC -- Freedom Plaza -- Anti-Abortion display
Interesting idea. The handwriting on the notes I saw, however, seems to have all been done by the same person which seriously detracts from the presumed realism of the display. |
| 2009_DC_Gallery_Place | 223 | | DC -- Gallery Place areas |
| 2009_DC_Meade | 9 | | DC -- George Meade Memorial |
| 2009_DC_GeorgetownL | 2 | | DC -- Georgetown -- Library
They're still saying this library is going to reopen in 2010. |
| 2009_DC_Georgetown | 104 | | DC -- Georgetown areas |
| 2009_DC_GeorgetownU | 20 | | DC -- Georgetown University |
| 2009_DC_Goodall_090909 | 54 | | DC -- Georgetown University -- Dr. Jane Goodall
Lecture and Book Signing with Dr. Jane Goodall in Gaston Hall. Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, will give a special keynote lecture at Georgetown University. Join Dr. Goodall as she shares stories from her new book, 'Hope for Animals and Their... |
| 2009_DC_GULC | 7 | | DC -- Georgetown University Law Center |
| 2009_DC_GeorgetownSG | 6 | | DC -- Georgetown University & FotoWeek DC -- Lucille and Richard Spagnuolo Gallery |
| 2009_DC_GeorgetownV | 4 | | DC -- Georgetown view of the bridge and Rosslyn
Taken from "Book Hill" and the FotoWeek DC building. |
| 2009_DC_PPCR_090528 | 24 | | DC -- GovDelivery -- Proactive Public Communication Roundtable
FCG Presents: Proactive Public Communication Roundtable
"Connecting Web 1.0 with Web 2.0" - Featuring HHS & GPO
Plan now to attend Federal Consulting Group's timely and educational session on compelling content and social media. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be talking about... |
| 2009_DC_New_Hope | 6 | | DC -- Greater New Hope Baptist Church / Washington Hebrew Congregation |
| 2009_DC_Greyhound | 9 | | DC -- Greyhound Bus Station |
| 2009_DC_HamiltonianAT_090421 | 32 | | DC -- Hamiltonian Gallery -- Artist Talk
Hamiltonian Gallery had an artist talk involving the three artists on display at the gallery's fifth exhibition: Lisa Brotman, Tom Block, and Michael Enn Sirvet |
| 2009_DC_Hamiltonian_090321 | 97 | | DC -- Hamiltonian Gallery -- Exhibition opening
Hamiltonian Gallery and Hamiltonian Artists are proud to announce the opening of their fifth exhibition featuring the lush and emotional work of Lisa Brotman, the tumultuous second installment of Tom Block's series exploring mysticism in our post-religious age, and Michael Enn Sirvet's sculptural work... |
| 2009_DC_HamiltonianV | 7 | | DC -- Hamiltonian Gallery -- Views of U Street area |
| 2009_DC_Hill_Center | 7 | | DC -- Hill Center |
| 2009_DC_SIHIR | 131 | | DC -- Hirshhorn Museum (Inside) |
| 2009_DC_SIHIRO | 130 | | DC -- Hirshhorn Museum (Outside) |
| 2009_DC_Twin_Oaks | 90 | | DC -- Historic Twin Oaks estate
Photographed during a Cultural Tourism DC-sponsored tour of the estate. |
| 2009_DC_Stills_091107 | 170 | | DC -- House of Sweden w/FotoWeek DC and AFI -- Stills and Flicks Reception
The Embassy of Sweden, FotoWeek DC, and AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center cordially invite you and a guest to an opening reception of: Stills and Flicks
Join us for a spectacular evening as we inaugurate the exhibition "What Lies Beneath: Nature & Urban Landscape in EU Photography" and celebrate... |
| 2009_DC_IDBCC_50Years | 17 | | DC -- IDB Cultural Center -- "50 Years, 50 Works"
50 Years, 50 Works: The Art of Latin America and the Caribbean in the 20th Century. The exhibition gathered 50 outstanding artworks from the art collections of the Inter-American Development Bank and the Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States—both in Washington, D.C. It was... |
| 2009_DC_IDBCC_Being | 22 | | DC -- IDB Cultural Center -- "Being Elsewhere"
Being Elsewhere (Canada)
Seven Artists from the Latin American and Caribbean Diaspora in Canada
The exhibition features artists born in Latin America and the Caribbean who have emigrated to Canada. The exhibit takes a closer look at their work in an attempt to understand some of the motivations behind... |
| 2009_DC_IDBCC_Medellin | 20 | | DC -- IDB Cultural Center -- "Medellín"
Medellín: Art and Development. An exhibition exploring the development and projection of the City of Medellín, Colombia, site of the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank, as interpreted by the work of 19th and 20th century artists and photographers. |
| 2009_DC_ICC | 45 | | DC -- Immaculate Conception Church
Stop #11 on the Shaw Heritage Trail: Seventh Street Develops:
Seventh and N Streets, NW
In 1864, St. Patrick's Parish opened a new mission church — Immaculate Conception Church — for Catholics living far from St. Patrick’s downtown F Street home. The current imposing, Gothic style building opened a... |
| 2009_DC_Parade_090120 | 50 | | DC -- Inaugural parade (2009)
I hadn't tried to see an inauguration since 1993 but this was Barack Obama! It was bitterly cold. The event was delayed because Senator Kennedy had had a seizure in the Capital. And neither Barack nor Joe Biden were outside of their vehicles by the time they reach my position at the Canadian Embassy.... |
| 2009_DC_IWP | 10 | | DC -- Institute of World Politics building |
| 2009_DC_SIIG | 9 | | DC -- International Gallery |
| 2009_DC_SIIGAcc | 10 | | DC -- International Gallery (VSA 8th: "Accelerate")
A Juried Exhibition of Emerging Artists with Disabilities:
For the eighth year, VSA arts and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., have partnered to recognize and showcase emerging artists with disabilities, ages 16-25, who are living in the United States. This collaboration supports these artists at a... |
| 2009_DC_Islamic_Center | 1 | | DC -- Islamic Center of Washington |
| 2009_DC_JAWilson | 7 | | DC -- John A. Wilson Building |
| 2009_DC_Kennedy_Center | 1 | | DC -- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Taken from across the water by the House of Sweden building. |
| 2009_DC_JPJ | 22 | | DC -- John Paul Jones Memorial
After the snowfall. |
| 2009_DC_Judiciary | 89 | | DC -- Judiciary Square area |
| 2009_DC_KSt | 16 | | DC -- K Street area (incl McPherson Square) |
| 2009_DC_Aquatic | 163 | | DC -- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens |
| 2009_DC_Honors_091206 | 220 | | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Kennedy Center Honors (2009)
Please help identify folks if you can -- click the little pencil icon.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of the individuals who will receive the Kennedy Center Honors of 2009. Recipients to be honored at the 32nd annual national celebration of the arts... |
| 2009_DC_Cosby_091026 | 74 | | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Mark Twain Prize (2009 -- Bill Cosby)
Bill Cosby will be feted by an all-star roster of talent when he receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 26. Among those saluting the multi-talented Cosby will be fellow comedians Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Sinbad and Dick Gregory. Wynton Marsalis and Willie... |
| 2009_DC_Korean_War | 133 | | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial
After two snow falls. I was glad I took them when I did because just as I was finishing, some idiotic teenager decided to tromp through the snow around the figurines. When I told her she wasn't allowed beyond the low fence, she said I wasn't her father and I could kiss her a**. While I appreciated... |
| 2009_DC_Dime_Protest_090427 | 20 | | DC -- Lafayette Park -- March of Dimes Protest
Police Arresting Angry Members of the Disabled Community Who Are Picketing White House
April 27, 2009 2:09 PM
ABC News' Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report:
Police have started to arrest some of the disabled protestors picketing outside the White House right now. Almost all of the 400... |
| 2009_DC_Lafayette_Park | 57 | | DC -- Lafayette Park (by White House) area
Including photos as the inaugural stands go up and, after the inauguration, they come down. |
| 2009_DC_LOC | 227 | | DC -- Library of Congress
Including the building after a snowfall. |
| 2009_DC_LOC_BHope | 8 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Bob Hope and American Variety
Bob Hope was among the 20,000 vaudeville performers working in the 1920s. Many of these performers were, like Hope, recent immigrants to America who saw a vaudeville career as one of the few ways to succeed as a "foreigner" in America. Throughout his extraordinary professional career of nearly seventy... |
| 2009_DC_Reiner_091026 | 58 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Carl Reiner
Comedy Icon Carl Reiner to Speak at Library of Congress:
Carl Reiner, a giant of American comedy for nearly six decades, will speak at the Library of Congress as part of the Books & Beyond author series sponsored by the Library’s Center for the Book. Following his talk, Reiner will sign his recently... |
| 2009_DC_Herblock_091015 | 69 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Haynes Johnson and Harry L. Katz ("Herblock: The Life and Works")
To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of political cartoonist Herbert Block (Herblock), the Library of Congress and the Herb Block Foundation, in association with W. W. Norton & Company, have published "HERBLOCK: The Life and Works of the Great Political Cartoonist." Authors Haynes Johnson and... |
| 2009_DC_LOC_Gershwin | 14 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin exhibit
Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to the brothers who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and... |
| 2009_DC_LOC_Lincoln_090304 | 114 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium (presentations)
Award-Winning Scholars Gather on 148th Anniversary of Lincoln’s First Inauguration:
Law and politics dominated Abraham Lincoln's public life, yet being president brought little reward, for he could not escape the weight of war and the issue of racial inequality. However, his words and deeds that shaped... |
| 2009_DC_LOC_MRR | 161 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Main Reading Room (room itself)
They don't allow public visitors into the main reading room very often and they allow photography even less often. Today was an open house though so... |
| 2009_DC_Clinton_090520 | 68 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage -- Catherine Clinton ("Mrs. Lincoln, A Life")
Cottage Conversations: Catherine Clinton:
Join us for Cottage Conversations featuring author Catherine Clinton. Clinton will speak about her new book, Mrs. Lincoln, A Life (Harper Collins, 2009). The talk is immediately followed by a book signing with the author. |
| 2009_DC_Lincoln_Cottage | 26 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage (at the Armed Forces Retirement Home) |
| 2009_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 94 | | DC -- Lincoln Memorial
Several visits including after a snow. Later, a bunch of tourists who asked that I take their pictures during the beautiful sunset. |
| 2009_DC_Lincoln_4th | 34 | | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- Waiting for the Fourth of July fireworks |
| 2009_DC_Lincoln_Pk | 21 | | DC -- Lincoln Park |
| 2009_DC_Lincoln_Theater | 44 | | DC -- Lincoln Theater |
| 2009_DC_Arena_Preview_090516 | 70 | | DC -- Lincoln Theater -- Arena Preview (2009)
Curious about Arena Stage's next season? Want to sample some great food? You're invited to a special preview of Arena Restaged Part Two, the second half of a two-year, multi-venue festival of American voices leading up to the opening of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Voices. Directed by... |
| 2009_DC_Logan | 26 | | DC -- Logan Circle areas |
| 2009_DC_Lotus_Knows_091106 | 15 | | DC -- Lotus Knows Bus Tour
Please join us for the Lotus Knows Bus Tour on Friday, November 6th, from 12 to 2 PM! The Lotus Bus will be stopping at the Federal Triangle Metro Station. |
| 2009_DC_PSRW | 5 | | DC -- Mall -- Public Service Recognition Week (Military) |
| 2009_DC_Solar | 652 | | DC -- Mall -- Solar Decathlon (2009)
Several sets of pictures:
(20090913) This year's Solar Decathlon will be held on the Mall on Oct 9-13 and 15-18.
Virginia Tech is the only U.S. team that will compete in both the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2009 and Solar Decathlon Europe in 2010. Its entry, Lumenhaus, is focused on... |
| 2009_DC_Solar_RC_091008 | 160 | | DC -- Mall -- Solar Decathlon (2009) -- Ribbon cutting
Speakers in sequence:
- John Lushetsky
- Presentation of Colors
- Kristina Johnson
- Steven Chu (Secretary, Department of Energy)
- Beatriz Corredor (Spanish Ministry of Housing)
- Lucas Dixon (Ohio State) and Allison Kopf (Team California)
- Sponsors of the event |
| 2009_DC_Maples | 34 | | DC -- Maples (Friendship House)
I'm not sure how long ago the building was shuttered or what will happen to it now. It's obviously in a state of some disrepair. |
| 2009_DC_SIMLRG | 23 | | DC -- Mary Livingston Ripley Garden |
| 2009_DC_Meridian | 50 | | DC -- Meridian Hill Park |
| 2009_DC_Miss_DC_090113 | 240 | | DC -- Miss DC 2008 Kate Marie Grinold Send-Off to Miss America Pageant
The Miss District of Columbia Scholarship Organization invites you to the Miss America Send-Off Reception for Kate Marie Grinold, Miss District of Columbia 2008, at the Institute of World Politics, 1521 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington DC.
Also shown are a number of the previous Miss DC winners... |
| 2009_DC_Mt_Pleasant | 144 | | DC -- Mt Pleasant area
Cultural Tourism DC has a self-guided walking tour of the neighborhood. It was another beautiful day so I walked it. |
| 2009_DC_MPPL | 1 | | DC -- Mt Pleasant Public Library |
| 2009_DC_Mt_Vernon | 15 | | DC -- Mt Vernon Triangle area |
| 2009_DC_555 | 5 | | DC -- Murals in 555 11th Street NW (Lincoln Square) |
| 2009_DC_SIAIR | 38 | | DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum
Including pictures of the new outdoor observatory as well as the Alan Bean painting exhibit.
From http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/POPobservatory.cfm :
Public Observatory Project (POP)
Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy and enjoy a new activity at the National Air and Space Museum: a... |
| 2009_DC_SIAIR_Bean | 29 | | DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- Alan Bean: Painting Apollo First Artist on Another World |
| 2009_DC_Archives | 98 | | DC -- Natl Archives
Various visits incl:
(20090129) The scaffolding has come down now that the power washing is done. Squeaky clean!
(20090213) The Emancipation Proclamation goes on display for a few days in honor of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth.
(20090923) Allen Weinstein's portrait has finally gone up... |
| 2009_DC_Archives_Big | 79 | | DC -- Natl Archives major exhibit -- BIG!
To celebrate a big anniversary—our 75th—the National Archives presents this exhibition featuring big records, big events, and big ideas. With the computer age in full swing, as viewers struggle to see documents and records reproduced on screens growing ever smaller, we present the original record shown... |
| 2009_DC_Building | 7 | | DC -- Natl Building Museum |
| 2009_DC_CBOC_090328 | 143 | | DC -- Natl Cherry Blossom Festival -- Opening Ceremony @ NBM
Opening Ceremony events on the stage:
- Waltz of the Cherry Blossoms from the Nutcracker, by the Washington Ballet and the Washington School of Ballet
- National Anthem of Japan & National Anthem of the United States, performed by Noriko Sakai Hunter
- "Yozara" (Night Sky) and "Umiyuki" (Ocean... |
| 2009_DC_CBOCM_090328 | 90 | | DC -- Natl Cherry Blossom Festival -- Opening Ceremony @ NBM -- Miscellaneous
Anything except the stage itself from the opening ceremony events. This includes family day participants and performers getting ready. |
| 2009_DC_CBOCR_090328 | 88 | | DC -- Natl Cherry Blossom Festival -- Opening Ceremony @ NBM -- Post-ceremony reception
Pictures from the reception after the ceremony. |
| 2009_DC_NGA_Bldg | 7 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Building |
| 2009_DC_NGAEW | 28 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- East Wing
Some construction set up. |
| 2009_DC_NGAP1 | 429 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Paintings (1 of 3)
My summer project was to try to photograph the entire public art collection at the National Gallery of Art.
To see pretty much all of the paintings from the permanent collection that are on display at the National Gallery of Art, click ... |
| 2009_DC_NGAP2 | 547 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Paintings (2 of 3)
My summer project was to try to photograph the entire public art collection at the National Gallery of Art.
To see pretty much all of the paintings from the permanent collection that are on display at the National Gallery of Art, click ... |
| 2009_DC_NGAP3 | 343 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Paintings (3 of 3)
My summer project was to try to photograph the entire public art collection at the National Gallery of Art.
To see pretty much all of the paintings from the permanent collection that are on display at the National Gallery of Art, click ... |
| 2009_DC_NGAS | 186 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Sculpture
To see a large number of the sculpture from the permanent collection that are on display at the National Gallery of Art, click ... |
| 2009_DC_NGASG | 49 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Sculpture Garden
Several visits:
(090904) Friday night jazz concert. Includes running into Mara Mayor and her granddaughter.
(091021) They're preparing for both the ice skating rink and a new outdoor sculpture.
(091108) Graft by Roxy Paine.
At the National Gallery, art that goes out on a limb
By Blake... |
| 2009_DC_NGA_Shaw | 26 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Shaw Memorial |
| 2009_DC_NGA_LincolnM | 15 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- "Lincoln Memorial" model
Designing the Lincoln Memorial: Daniel Chester French and Henry Bacon:
February 12, 2009-April 4, 2010
The 6-foot-high plaster working model of the celebrated seated Lincoln statue by American sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850–1931), designed for the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, will be... |
| 2009_DC_NGS | 14 | | DC -- Natl Geographic Society Building -- Explorers Hall |
| 2009_DC_Jap_Amer | 26 | | DC -- Natl Japanese-American Monument |
| 2009_DC_Law | 55 | | DC -- Natl Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Including engraving the new names for the year. |
| 2009_DC_Mall | 73 | | DC -- Natl Mall area
Including Canadian geese and after-snow shots. |
| 2009_DC_SINMAA_Comp | 36 | | DC -- Natl Museum of African American History and Culture conceptual design competition
These models were on display at the Smithsonian Castle for several weeks. Sign:
A New Museum:
The Smithsonian presents six visions of its new National Museum of African American History and Culture.
The museum -- the Smithsonian's nineteenth -- is scheduled to rise on the National Mall, on a... |
| 2009_DC_SIAfri | 105 | | DC -- Natl Museum of African Art |
| 2009_DC_SIAH | 63 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center
Including the First Ladies section. |
| 2009_DC_SIAH_Lincoln | 130 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center -- Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life exhibit
While photographing the exhibit one time, I ran into James Swanson giving a private tour of the collection to Conan O'Brien, who gave a Lincoln talk the previous night at Ford's Theatre.
Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life:
Ongoing, Third floor center
As part of the Smithsonian-wide celebration... |
| 2009_DC_SIAH_Burden | 5 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center -- Glorious Burden exhibit |
| 2009_DC_SIAH_Price | 11 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center -- Price of Freedom exhibit |
| 2009_DC_NMHAM | 111 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Health and Medicine (Walter Reed) |
| 2009_DC_SINH | 39 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History |
| 2009_DC_SINHNB | 60 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Nature's Best International Photography Awards exhibit (2008 and 2009)
Nature's Best Photography: Windland Smith Rice International: Awards 2008:
A photograph of nature represents a single moment in the ever-changing web of life; it is a brief and irreplaceable record that brings immediate and long-lasting impact to both the image maker and the image viewer. There is a... |
| 2009_DC_SINHOS | 67 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Orchid Show
Orchids Through Darwin's Eyes:
Forming one of the largest families of flowering plants, orchids had adapted to live in almost every type of environment around the world. Orchids helped Charles Darwin (1809-1882) formulate his theories of natural selection and evolution. Since then, they have starred... |
| 2009_DC_SINHOH | 31 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Sant Ocean Hall |
| 2009_DC_SINHWB | 136 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Written in Bone |
| 2009_DC_AmerInd | 96 | | DC -- Natl Museum of the American Indian (2009) |
| 2009_DC_Theater | 2 | | DC -- Natl Theater -- Some folks outside of the National Theater who needed their pictures taken |
| 2009_DC_WWII | 36 | | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial (2009)
Including after a snow. |
| 2009_DC_SINZ_Const | 15 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects |
| 2009_DC_SINZ_Elephant | 7 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House
Including my last shots of Happy the Hippo who was sent off to another zoo a few weeks later.
Happy the Hippopotamus Leaves the National Zoo for Milwaukee
Happy, the National Zoo's 28-year-old Nile hippopotamus, was transported on September 28, 2009, to his new home at the Milwaukee County Zoo in... |
| 2009_DC_SINZ_Primate | 20 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
There was a new western lowland gorilla baby female born on January 10th. They'll have a contest to name her. |
| 2009_DC_Naval_Lodge | 3 | | DC -- Naval Lodge Masonic Hall
An interesting camera thing in the balcony. |
| 2009_DC_NY_Ave | 188 | | DC -- New York Avenue area (NOMA) |
| 2009_DC_Newseum | 15 | | DC -- Newseum
Including a private event going on for the American Hospital Association on the 2nd floor deck. |
| 2009_DC_NewseumV | 37 | | DC -- Newseum -- Views from terrace
Including the Capital Pride event from on high. |
| 2009_DC_NCap | 2 | | DC -- North Capitol area |
| 2009_DC_Octagon | 41 | | DC -- Octagon House and American Institute of Architects Bldg |
| 2009_DC_Old_Post | 17 | | DC -- Old Post Office Pavilion |
| 2009_DC_Old_PostV | 29 | | DC -- Old Post Office Pavilion -- Views from tower |
| 2009_DC_OAS | 15 | | DC -- Organization of American States Building
Outside art after a snow. |
| 2009_DC_PassportDC | 1 | | DC -- Passport DC (Around the World) Open House |
| 2009_DC_Parade_090704 | 5 | | DC -- Pennsylvania Avenue -- 4th of July parade
Just a pass by -- don't expect much. |
| 2009_DC_Abortion_090122 | 5 | | DC -- Pennsylvania Avenue -- Anti-Abortion rally on anniversary of Roe v Wade |
| 2009_DC_Penn | 42 | | DC -- Pennsylvania Avenue area |
| 2009_DC_Pershing | 2 | | DC -- Pershing Park |
| 2009_DC_Petersen_House | 20 | | DC -- Petersen House (House Where Lincoln Died) |
| 2009_DC_SIRG | 117 | | DC -- Renwick Gallery
The Grand Salon was redone this year. Some visits:
(20090417) Pictures of them packing up the old Catlin exhibit
(20090528) Pictures of the soon-to-open Grand Salon.
(20090608) Pictures of the Grand Salon after its reopening.
From http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2009/gran... |
| 2009_DC_RI_Ave | 80 | | DC -- Rhode Island Avenue area
Including graffiti and the new bike path that's going up. |
| 2009_DC_Rock_Creek_Cem | 44 | | DC -- Rock Creek Cemetery
I needed some fall colors... |
| 2009_DC_RRB | 39 | | DC -- Ronald Reagan Building
It had been awhile since I'd been through the Reagan building and I hadn't noticed the big portrait of Reagan and the quote on the bottom floor. Time for more pictures! Also shown are pictures from the Wilson Center. |
| 2009_DC_Scott_Circle | 4 | | DC -- Scott Circle areas |
| 2009_DC_Scottish | 8 | | DC -- Scottish Rite Temple |
| 2009_DC_Shaw | 137 | | DC -- Shaw neighborhood |
| 2009_DC_Sheridan | 24 | | DC -- Sheridan Circle area |
| 2009_DC_Sherman | 4 | | DC -- Sherman Memorial
The flowers were in bloom at the base of the memorial. |
| 2009_DC_Sixth_I | 23 | | DC -- Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Including a nice sunset and the runners group. |
| 2009_DC_Gregory_090702 | 61 | | DC -- Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2009) -- Dick Gregory
Social Satirist Dick Gregory Speaks at Folklife Festival
Comedian and social critic Dick Gregory will take to the stage Thursday, at 6 PM, at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s Oratorium stage.
Gregory will speak with the Smithsonian’s Lonnie G. Bunch, director of the National Museum of African... |
| 2009_DC_FolklifeLA | 54 | | DC -- Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2009) -- Las Americas
Las Americas:
Un Mundo Musical/The Americas: A Musical World
Las Americas is the final and most extensive program of the Nuestra Musica: Music in Latin Culture "living exhibitions" series. It features outstanding artists from the United States and Latin America who represent a rich diversity of... |
| 2009_DC_FolklifeW | 80 | | DC -- Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2009) -- Wales
Wales:
Smithsonian Cymru
Wales Smithsonian Cymru highlights the dynamic and creative culture of this small country, which is one of the first in the world to promote sustainable development as a core principle. Tying old to new and heritage to innovation, the program will show how language,... |
| 2009_DC_SI_Castle | 66 | | DC -- Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle)
Pictures of the stage props from the movie "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" in the center of the Castle's gallery.
Pile of Loot:
This prop, created by designer Claude Pare, represents Hollywood's vision of some of the Smithsonian's treasured collections. The pile includes... |
| 2009_DC_SoleaV | 14 | | DC -- Solea Building @ 1405 Florida Avenue NW -- Views from... |
| 2009_DC_Southeast | 10 | | DC -- Southeast areas |
| 2009_DC_Southwest | 31 | | DC -- Southwest areas |
| 2009_DC_St_Patrick_090315 | 86 | | DC -- St Patrick's Parade |
| 2009_DC_Toynbee | 2 | | DC -- Stickmen Robots
Stickman Robot tile near the Mall. |
| 2009_DC_Supreme_Ct | 27 | | DC -- Supreme Court Building |
| 2009_DC_Taft_Br | 15 | | DC -- Taft Bridge |
| 2009_DC_Thomas_Circle | 7 | | DC -- Thomas Circle areas |
| 2009_DC_Jeff_Mem | 7 | | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
| 2009_DC_Tivoli | 10 | | DC -- Tivoli Theater |
| 2009_DC_TSNY | 40 | | DC -- Trapeze School New York (TSNY) |
| 2009_DC_True_Reformer | 3 | | DC -- True Reformer Bldg |
| 2009_DC_U_Street | 104 | | DC -- U Street Heritage area
Including more street art by Shepard Fairey, the artist who did the iconic "Hope" image. |
| 2009_DC_Union_Station | 58 | | DC -- Union Station
Including pictures of the Bike Station right before it was about to open. |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaBPR_090910 | 102 | | DC -- Union Station -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Breakfast press roundtable
Washington, DC – Ambassador Carolina Barco, Colombian Ambassador to US, and Maria Claudia Lacouture, General Manager of Colombia is Passion, will hold a breakfast press roundtable on Thursday to discuss the cultural exhibit that is being showcased at Union Station and at 40 satellite locations around... |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaCCDP_090912 | 89 | | DC -- Union Station -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Colombian Community Day -- Awards presentation
Colombian Community Day: Listen to traditional Colombian music performed by Colombia Tropical. Presentation of the “Colombian Footprint in the World” community service award. Award recipients to be announced.
Formal description of the presentation:
The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and... |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaCCDM_090912 | 83 | | DC -- Union Station -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Colombian Community Day -- Musicians and audience
Colombian Community Day: Listen to traditional Colombian music performed by Colombia Tropical. Presentation of the “Colombian Footprint in the World” community service award. Award recipients to be announced. |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaUS | 217 | | DC -- Union Station -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Display |
| 2009_DC_TrainT | 167 | | DC -- Union Station -- Disney's A Christmas Carol Train Tour
Two visits:
- I arrived just as they were inflating the theatre structure. The 3D previews would be shown inside starting the next day. I tried to see the outside of the train but building security nailed me before I got close enough.
- The train was open for visitation! They were also showing... |
| 2009_DC_WennerUS | 94 | | DC -- Union Station -- Kurt Wenner GM chalk work
I had run into Kurt Wenner previously at the San Diego Comic-Con and here he was doing art for a GM promotion. I visited him several days including talking to him about David Macaulay -- he said that Macaulay had been one of his teachers way back when. Small world! On days I missed him, I enjoyed... |
| 2009_DC_US_Protest_090908 | 4 | | DC -- Union Station -- Protestors
There were a handful of complaints about the Discover Colombia Through Its Heart display. |
| 2009_DC_Art_of_Can | 177 | | DC -- Union Station -- Red Bull Art of Can
Red Bull Art of Can is a national juried exhibition featuring artwork in a variety of media that have one thing in common - they are all inspired by Red Bull or crafted from the iconic blue and silver cans. The juried exhibition is open to anyone with a flair for creativity and the talent to transform... |
| 2009_DC_SesameUS | 51 | | DC -- Union Station -- Sesame Street 40th Anniversary Exhibit
Sesame Street 40th Anniversary Exhibit
Union Station, Main Hall
November 10-30, 2009
Sesame Street has been using the power of media -- and the power of Muppets -- to help children around the world reach their highest potential for 40 years!
Union Station is very excited to play an important role... |
| 2009_DC_Union_StationX | 43 | | DC -- Union Station during Christmas
Photos of the Christmas tree, the Norwegian train set (complete with trolls), and the giant wreaths. There was a wedding party that was getting pictures done while I was there so you'll see them as well. |
| 2009_DC_US_Area | 15 | | DC -- Union Station / NY Ave area |
| 2009_DC_USIP | 17 | | DC -- United States Institute of Peace
The United States Institute of Peace building that's going up by the Vietnam Wall memorial (ironic, isn't it?). |
| 2009_DC_USIPCW | 136 | | DC -- United States Institute of Peace -- Construction Watch Tour (building) |
| 2009_DC_USIPCWP | 58 | | DC -- United States Institute of Peace -- Construction Watch Tour (people on tour) |
| 2009_DC_USIPVw | 23 | | DC -- United States Institute of Peace -- Views from building |
| 2009_DC_Block_090414 | 7 | | DC -- Utrecht's -- Tom Block
Tom Block was on public display at the downtown Utrecht store, working on preparatory drawings for his next large installation painting ("Manifesto") |
| 2009_DC_Botanic | 24 | | DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden |
| 2009_DC_BotanicX | 107 | | DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden -- Christmas |
| 2009_DC_BotanicG | 25 | | DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden -- The National Garden |
| 2009_DC_March_For_Babies_090426 | 4 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- March for Babies
This was a March of Dimes event that I passed through on my way to see Roz Chast. Unfortunately, I don't know how to actually pass through something without taking pictures so... |
| 2009_DC_Health_090913 | 76 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Pro-health care demonstration
This was a small response to the scary anti-health care demonstration the previous day. Organizers of the pro-health care demonstration say there will be a bigger pro-health care demonstration in October.
Personal commentary: I didn't take any pictures of the previous day's anti-health care protest.... |
| 2009_DC_CapitolX | 57 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree (2009)
Arizona's Gift from the Grand Canyon State:
Capitol Christmas Tree 2009
Each year since 1970, one of the Nation's 155 National Forests has the honor of providing the tree for the United States Capitol. Known as "The People's Tree," it graces the west lawn of the US Capitol during the Christmas... |
| 2009_DC_CapitolVC | 44 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center |
| 2009_DC_Capitol | 210 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior images)
Including after a snowfall. |
| 2009_DC_VSHMM | 59 | | DC -- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum |
| 2009_DC_USMB_090208 | 26 | | DC -- U.S. Marine Band |
| 2009_DC_Arboretum | 62 | | DC -- U.S. Natl Arboretum |
| 2009_DC_Naval_Center | 37 | | DC -- U.S. Naval Heritage Center |
| 2009_DC_Naval_Memorial | 20 | | DC -- U.S. Navy Memorial |
| 2009_DC_Verizon | 48 | | DC -- Verizon Center
Including lights and a commemorative banner for the recently deceased Abe Pollin. |
| 2009_DC_Viet_Wall | 43 | | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
After the snow, including the holiday tree. |
| 2009_DC_WCC | 31 | | DC -- Washington Convention Center |
| 2009_DC_WCCVw | 15 | | DC -- Washington Convention Center -- Views from... |
| 2009_DC_Hilton | 13 | | DC -- Washington Hilton area |
| 2009_DC_Wash_Mon | 7 | | DC -- Washington Monument
Including after the snowfall. |
| 2009_DC_WNY | 12 | | DC -- Washington Navy Yard |
| 2009_DC_White_House | 9 | | DC -- White House
Originally, I was taking pictures of bee keepers installing some instant pollinators in the White House lawn. Later, the Presidential helicopter had come in and I realized I was seeing Michelle Obama and Bo, the First Dog, a Portugese water dog. |
| 2009_DC_WHouse_Tree | 66 | | DC -- White House -- Natl Christmas Tree (2009)
Including the tree on the Ellipse taken near dusk after the snowfall. |
| 2009_DC_WHouse_XMas | 143 | | DC -- White House interior Christmas decorations (2009) |
| 2009_DC_WHVC | 18 | | DC -- White House Visitor Center |
| 2009_DC_WWing | 44 | | DC -- White House West Wing Tour
Sorry but they only allowed photos outside and in the press room. |
| 2009_DC_LATCRA_091104 | 165 | | DC -- Willard Hotel -- Lincoln at the Crossroads Alliance gala dinner
A Call to Union
An Evening at the Willard Inter Continental Hotel
November 4, 2009
PROGRAM
Master of Ceremonies Kim B. Holien, Professional Military Historian
Speakers:
The Honorable Frank J. Williams. Chief Justice (Ret.) of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Author, Lecturer
Mr. William B.... |
| 2009_DC_LincolnP | 90 | | DC -- Willard Hotel -- Lincoln Presenters
The Willard InterContinental and The Association of Lincoln Presenters brought together 60 costumed Abraham and Mary Todd Lincolns, along with Frederick Douglass and General Ulysses S. Grant, in the hotel lobby, conversing in character with guests and children from DC's Thomson Elementary School.... |
| 2009_DC_Willard | 3 | | DC -- Willard InterContinental Washington |
| 2009_DC_Woodley | 1 | | DC -- Woodley Park areas |
| 2009_DC_Gutierrez_090116 | 39 | | Dept of Commerce -- Carlos Gutierrez bids adieu
Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez requests your company at an All Hands Meeting.
The event included an appearance by Donald Evans, the first Commerce secretary under the second Bush. |
| 2009_DC_Pride_090709 | 51 | | Dept of Commerce -- LGBT Pride Month presentation
The Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is pleased to announce its program commemorating 2009 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. The 2009 national theme... |
| 2009_DC_DEAM_091020 | 86 | | Dept of Commerce -- National Disability Employment Awareness Month presentation (w/Aimee Mullins)
The Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is pleased to announce its program commemorating 2009 National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which is celebrated annually from... |
| 2009_DC_Taguba_090505 | 123 | | Dept of Commerce -- Natl Asian Pacific Amer Heritage Month w/Antonio Taguba
Please join U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke in celebrating 2009 National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Postal Service,... |
| 2009_DC_Locke_090331 | 41 | | Dept of Commerce -- Secretary Gary Locke meet and greet
Secretary Gary Locke will address Department of Commerce employees in the main auditorium Tuesday to introduce himself and outline his vision for the department, including the critical role it will play fostering innovation, creating jobs and turning around America’s economy.
After remarks, Locke will... |
| 2009_DC_Blank_090910 | 56 | | Dept of Commerce -- Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Dr. Rebecca Blank, testifies before the JEC
JEC HEARING: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage: Assessing Key Census Indicators of Family Well-Being in 2008
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) will convene a hearing to examine the to-be released Census Bureau data examining... |
| 2009_DC_NATVA_090317 | 35 | | Env Film Festival @ Natl Archives -- "Built for the People: The Story of TVA" (w/Sean and Andrea Nix Fine)
BIG Ideas, BIG Projects: Built for the People: The Story of TVA (2008) was produced by Academy Award®-nominated Washington documentary filmmakers Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine (War/Dance). The film chronicles the transformation of the vast and magnificent Tennessee Valley—devastated by flooding,... |
| 2009_DC_HSmith_090315 | 59 | | Env Film Festival @ Newseum -- Inside Media w/Hedrick Smith ("Poisoned Waters")
Inside Media: Our Water Quality w/Hedrick Smith:
How have 35 years of the Clean Water Act impacted our environment?
Join Emmy Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Hedrick Smith for a discussion about his new documentary "Poisoned Waters," a revealing look at the fragile condition of the Chesapeake... |
| 2009_MD_Dad | 9 | | Family -- Dad and Dixie visit DC during an Elderhostel |
| 2009_DC_Fireworks_090704 | 51 | | Fireworks -- 4th of July on the Mall (2009) from the Lincoln Memorial |
| 2009_DC_CB_Fireworks_090411 | 34 | | Fireworks -- Cherry Blossom Festival fireworks (2009) |
| 2009_DC_Bean_091113 | 8 | | Flight Jacket Night -- A Conversation with Alan Bean
Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night: A Conversation with Alan Bean
NOTE: I was apparently the only one in the audience not allowed to take any photos during the event itself. These photos therefore only cover the book signing.
On November 19th, 1969 Alan Bean became the fourth man to... |
| 2009_DC_LLShakes_090413 | 21 | | Ford's Theatre -- Living Lincoln Series -- Lincoln and Shakespeare
Ford's Theatre Society, Paul R. Tetreault, Director
and
Shakespeare Theatre Company, Michael Kahn, Artistic Director
present
Living Lincoln Series
Lincoln and Shakespeare
Written and performed by:
Stephen Dickey
William Lee Miller
Heather Nathans
Shakespeare's Speeches Performed By:
Andrew... |
| 2009_DC_LLSeen_090216 | 10 | | Ford's Theatre -- Living Lincoln Series -- Lincoln Seen & Heard (Sam Waterston and Harold Holzer)
Ford's Theatre Announces Programming for Free Living Lincoln Series:
Washington, D.C.—Paul R. Tetreault, Director of Ford’s Theatre Society, announced the line-up for the free Living Lincoln Series, which will premiere Feb. 16, 2009. This Monday-night series will explore the many aspects of President... |
| 2009_DC_LLOratory_090427 | 111 | | Ford's Theatre -- Living Lincoln Series -- Oratory in the Age of Lincoln
Ford's Theatre Society, Paul R. Tetreault, Director
Presents
Living Lincoln Series
Central High School Orators on the Power of Public Speech
An evening of original and historic speeches, created and presented by the students of the Central High School speech classes
With your hosts:
Michael... |
| 2009_DC_LLRace_090420 | 16 | | Ford's Theatre -- Living Lincoln Series -- Race and Emancipation in the Age of Lincoln
Race and Emancipation in the Age of Lincoln.
A panel discussion with:
Edna Greene Medford, Moderator, Howard University
Lucas Morel, Washington and Lee University
Catherine Clinton, Queens University, Belfast
Vernon Burton, Coastal Carolina University and University of Illinois |
| 2009_DC_FordsOH | 103 | | Ford's Theatre -- Open House
Ford's Theatre reopened after being closed for renovations for 18 months. Pictures shown here were taken on two separate days:
(090212) These are pictures taken of the noontime presentations on the stage during the open house as well as a ranger-led talk afterward. Presentations were by:
--... |
| 2009_DC_FotoDC | 26 | | FotoWeek DC -- FotoWeek Central Gallery |
| 2009_DC_FNA_090312 | 65 | | Foundation for the Natl Archives -- "BIG!" opening
The National Archives and Record Administration & The Board of Directors of the Foundation for the National Archives invite you to a Private Reception and Exhibition Preview of BIG! An Exhibition Celebrating the National Archives 75th Anniversary.
Speaking during the event:
- Adrienne Thomas,... |
| 2009_DC_EnemyR_090428 | 27 | | GE Aviation Lecture -- A Pilot and the Enemy He Shot Down -- reception |
| 2009_DC_GPO_Open_091216 | 15 | | Government Printing Office -- Public Printer's Open House (2009)
This was a Holiday Open House sponsored by Robert C. Tapella, the Public Printer of the United States in his Public Printer's Suite at the GPO building. |
| 2009_DC_CDLM_090624 | 47 | | Hist Soc of Wash DC & the Humanities Council -- A Conversation w/the District's Living Mayors
A Conversation with the District’s Living Mayors: 30 years of Transformation
The Humanities Council presents a discussion on the transformation of Washington, D.C. over the past 30 years. Invited panelists include all living Mayors of Washington. Note: Two showed up: Anthony Williams and Marion... |
| 2009_DC_Dinner_090212 | 201 | | Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia -- Bicentennial dinner -- Except for podium presentation
The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia held its Bicentennial Birthday Celebration for President Abraham Lincoln at the Willard Hotel. Invited speakers were The Honorable George S. McGovern (Senator, Author, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient.) and Dr. Craig L. Symonds (Historian, Author,... |
| 2009_DC_DinnerP_090212 | 109 | | Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia -- Bicentennial dinner -- Presentations
The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia held its Bicentennial Birthday Celebration for President Abraham Lincoln at the Willard Hotel. Invited speakers were The Honorable George S. McGovern (Senator, Author, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient.) and Dr. Craig L. Symonds (Historian, Author,... |
| 2009_DC_Metro_GP | 3 | | Metro Station -- Gallery Place
The station has various signs alerting people to the upcoming inaugural. |
| 2009_DC_Metro_NY | 2 | | Metro Station -- New York Avenue |
| 2009_DC_Metro_U | 5 | | Metro Station -- U Street/AACWM/Cardoza (art) |
| 2009_DC_Soler_090628 | 9 | | National Gallery of Art -- Introduction to "The Art of Power" w/Alvaro Soler del Campo
Introduction to the Exhibition—"The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain".
Alvaro Soler del Campo, curator, Patrimonio Nacional, Real Armería, Madrid
From http://www.nga.gov/press/exh/3018/curator.shtm
Alvaro Soler del Campo is director of the Royal Armory in Madrid. He... |
| 2009_DC_NAForgotten_090528 | 37 | | Natl Archives -- Amity Shlaes ("The Forgotten Man")
Amity Shlaes discusses her book The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, which draws parallels between the Great Depression and the current economic situation. Shlaes rejects the conventional interpretation that the Depression represented capitalism’s failure and that FDR’s New Deal... |
| 2009_DC_NAAGR_091216 | 45 | | Natl Archives -- Annette Gordon-Reed ("Hemingses of Monticello")
Annette Gordon-Reed: The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family:
In The Hemingses of Monticello, the Hemings family finally comes to light in all its complexity. Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annette Gordon-Reed, professor of law at New York Law School and professor of history at Rutgers... |
| 2009_DC_NAGWF_090916 | 37 | | Natl Archives -- Cdr. Henry J. Hendrix ("Roosevelt and the Great White Fleet")
Roosevelt and the Great White Fleet:
Cdr. Henry J. Hendrix, USN, will discuss Theodore Roosevelt’s Naval Diplomacy: The U.S. Navy and the Birth of the American Century. Hendrix examines Roosevelt’s use of U.S. seapower to advance his diplomatic efforts and facilitate the emergence of the United States... |
| 2009_DC_NA1864_090519 | 43 | | Natl Archives -- Charles Bracelen Flood ("1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History")
Join us as Charles Bracelen Flood discusses his book 1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History. In his narrative, Flood brings to life the drama of Lincoln’s final year, in which he oversaw the final campaigns of the Civil War, was reelected President, and laid out his vision for the nation’s future in a... |
| 2009_DC_NACTD_091014 | 48 | | Natl Archives -- Clifton Truman Daniel ("The Truman Letters")
The Truman Letters by Clifton Truman Daniel:
President Harry S. Truman was a prolific letter writer, but it was believed First Lady Bess Truman destroyed all the personal letters she sent to him. Grandson Clifton Truman Daniel gives us a peek at some not-yet-released letters discovered after his... |
| 2009_DC_NA4th_090704 | 102 | | Natl Archives -- Declaration of Independence Reading Ceremony
Declaration of Independence Reading Ceremony
* Greetings from Bob Dotson, NBC News National Correspondent
* Presentation of Colors by the Continental Color Guard
* "National Anthem" led by Duane Moody
* Performance by the 3rd U.S. Infantry "The Old Guard" Fife and Drum Corps
* Remarks by... |
| 2009_DC_NANG_090826 | 13 | | Natl Archives -- Dennis Conrad (General Nathanael Greene: An Appraisal)
General Nathanael Greene: An Appraisal:
Dennis Conrad, editor of the Papers of General Nathanael Greene, presents an assessment of Greene and the Revolutionary War in the South. Greene, a forgotten hero of the American Revolution, reconquered the South after the British had destroyed two American... |
| 2009_DC_NADOL_090225 | 41 | | Natl Archives -- Douglas R. Egerton ("Death or Liberty")
Death or Liberty: African Americans and Revolutionary America:
In Death or Liberty, Douglas R. Egerton offers a sweeping chronicle of African American history from Britain’s 1763 victory in the Seven Years’ War to the election of slaveholder Thomas Jefferson as President in 1800. A book signing will... |
| 2009_DC_NAOscW_090218 | 31 | | Natl Archives -- Grace Guggenheim and Jennice Fuentes (introducing "Man on Wire")
Man on Wire (Magnolia Pictures)
A Wall to Wall in association with Red Box Films Production
James Marsh and Simon Chinn
(94 minutes, rated PG-13)
The Center for the National Archives Experience will host the fifth annual free screenings of the Academy Award® nominees in four... |
| 2009_DC_NAHT_091016 | 67 | | Natl Archives -- Helen Thomas and Craig Crawford ("Listen Up, Mr. President")
Listen Up, Mr. President: Everything You Always Wanted Your President to Know and Do
Helen Thomas has covered the administrations of nine presidents in a career spanning nearly sixty years. She is known for her famous press conference closing line: “Thank you, Mr. President,” but in Listen Up, Mr.... |
| 2009_DC_NAHLG_090205 | 112 | | Natl Archives -- Henry Louis Gates Jr (American Conversations)
An American Conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The National Archives welcomes Harvard professor and renowned author Henry Louis Gates, Jr., to discuss African American genealogy. Professor Allen Weinstein and Dr. Lonnie Bunch will co-moderate the discussion. While researching his own family... |
| 2009_DC_NALTI_090209 | 28 | | Natl Archives -- Jason Emerson ("Lincoln the Inventor")
Lincoln the Inventor: Abraham Lincoln is the only President to hold a patent. Jason Emerson, author of Lincoln the Inventor, is the first historian to treat the subject of Lincoln’s “device to buoy vessels over shoals” as more than a historical footnote. Emerson also discusses how Lincoln’s penchant for... |
| 2009_DC_NAOscE_090220 | 3 | | Natl Archives -- Jennice Fuentes (introducing "Encounters at the End of the World")
Encounters at the End of the World (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment)
A Creative Differences Production
Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
(99 minutes, rated G)
The Center for the National Archives Experience will host the fifth annual free screenings of the Academy Award® nominees in four... |
| 2009_DC_NAOscB_090219 | 4 | | Natl Archives -- Jennice Fuentes (introducing "The Betrayal")
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (Cinema Guild)
A Pandinlao Films Production
Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
(96 minutes, unrated)
The Center for the National Archives Experience will host the fifth annual free screenings of the Academy Award® nominees in four categories—Documentary Feature,... |
| 2009_DC_NAOscG_090222 | 5 | | Natl Archives -- Jennice Fuentes (introducing "The Garden")
The Garden
A Black Valley Films Production
Scott Hamilton Kennedy
(80 minutes, unrated)
The Center for the National Archives Experience will host the fifth annual free screenings of the Academy Award® nominees in four categories—Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short... |
| 2009_DC_NAThemis_090129 | 60 | | Natl Archives -- John Sigwarth (NASA's THEMIS Project)
NASA’s THEMIS Project: When viewed from Alaska and other northern locations, the aurora borealis, or “northern lights” is a shimmering, ethereal phenomenon that dances in a spectacular burst of colorful light and rapid movement. But what causes it? To find out, the National Aeronautics and Space... |
| 2009_DC_NAGiants_090122 | 26 | | Natl Archives -- John Stauffer ("Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln")
Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln are the two preeminent self-made men in American history. Lincoln was born poor, had less than one year of formal school, and became one of the nation’s greatest Presidents. Douglass spent the first 20 years of his life as a slave, had no formal schooling, and... |
| 2009_DC_NABecton_090211 | 32 | | Natl Archives -- Julius Becton ("Becton: Autobiography")
Becton: Autobiography of a Soldier and Public Servant:
Lt. Gen. Julius W. Becton, Jr., discusses his memoir, Becton: Autobiography of a Soldier and Public Servant. Becton fought for his country in three wars, overcame many obstacles, and reached the unprecedented rank of three-star general. Later, he... |
| 2009_DC_NASky_091028 | 72 | | Natl Archives -- Larry Tise ("Conquering the Sky")
Conquering the Sky: The Secret Flights of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
Following their first powered flights in 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright enjoyed anonymity until 1908. In Conquering the Sky, Larry Tise describes how the Wright brothers were catapulted into unwanted fame by the international... |
| 2009_DC_NASurvivor_091103 | 55 | | Natl Archives -- Lynne Joiner ("Honorable Survivor")
Honorable Survivor: Mao’s China, McCarthy’s America and the Persecution of John S. Service:
Honorable Survivor weaves John S. Service’s extraordinary story into the fabric of a watershed moment: World War II was ending, the Cold War was dawning, and the McCarthy-era witch-hunters were stirring.... |
| 2009_DC_NASS_090701 | 20 | | Natl Archives -- Manley Irwin ("Silent Strategists")
Silent Strategists: Harding, Denby, and the U.S. Navy’s Trans-Pacific Offensive, WWII
In November 1943, the U.S. Navy launched an offensive that would carry U.S. Armed Forces to the far reaches of the Pacific. Author Manley Irwin discusses his findings and the records in the National Archives from the... |
| 2009_DC_NAOscL_090221 | 10 | | Natl Archives -- Margaret Parsons (introducing Live Action Short Film Nominees)
Live Action Short Film Nominees:
Auf Der Strecke (On the Line) (Hamburg Shortfilmagency)
An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production
Reto Caffi
Manon on the Asphalt (La Luna Productions)
A La Luna Production
Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
New Boy (Network Ireland Television)
A Zanzibar... |
| 2009_DC_NACG3_090923 | 82 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- 3rd Annual Charles Guggenheim Tribute Pgm (20th Anniversary of the Johnstown Flood)
Third Annual Charles Guggenheim Tribute Program
The Johnstown Flood: 20th Anniversary Screening and Discussion
Charles Guggenheim accepted his third Oscar® in 1990 for The Johnstown Flood (Best Documentary Short Subject). The film expertly weaves archival photographs, narration, and historical... |
| 2009_DC_NA75DAT_090914 | 51 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- 75 Years of Discovering Archival Treasures
75 Years of Discovering Archival Treasures
The National Archives has been our nation’s record keeper for 75 years, and priceless treasures await researchers. Tonight a distinguished panel discuss their favorite discoveries in the National Archives and explain why records matter. Cokie Roberts,... |
| 2009_DC_NA75_090617 | 44 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- 75 Years: The Natl Archives from a Community Perspective
75 Years: The National Archives from a Community Perspective: Many types of researchers take advantage of the vast resources of the National Archives. Our panelists, all experienced researchers, will consider the National Archives of the past and future. Moderated by David McMillen, Director of External... |
| 2009_DC_NAStrides_090305 | 102 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Big Strides: Diverse Paths: Women's Journeys to Political Leadership
Big Strides, Diverse Paths: Women’s Journeys to Political Leadership:
The influence of women has redefined the nature of politics, but how did they get there and what are the stories of their political journeys? Join moderator Eleanor Clift, weekly panelist on The McLaughlin Group and author of Madam... |
| 2009_DC_NALAC_090417 | 80 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Lincoln Assassination Conspirators (w/Harold Holzer and Edward Steers Jr.)
The Lincoln Assassination Conspirators: Their Confinement and Execution, as Recorded in the Letterbook of John Frederick Hartranft
On May 1, 1865, two weeks after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, President Andrew Johnson appointed John Frederick Hartranft to command the Washington Arsenal military... |
| 2009_DC_NABrandeis_091119 | 47 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, the Law and the 21st Century
Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, the Law and the 21st Century
As a Supreme Court justice (1916–1939), Louis D. Brandeis developed the modern jurisprudence of free speech and laid the basis for a constitutionally protected right to privacy. He helped draft the Federal Reserve Act, the Clayton... |
| 2009_DC_NA2020_090917 | 29 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- The Constitution in 2020
The Constitution in 2020: What will the Constitution look like over the next decade? What are the issues that will arise and how should they be handled? Four Yale Law School scholars will discuss constitutional issues of the future, including the challenge of new technologies, Presidential power,... |
| 2009_DC_NAMove_090115 | 78 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- White House: Moving Out/Moving In
The White House: Moving Out/Moving In: How does a first family prepare to move into the White House? How does a President-elect plan to govern from day one—and through his first 100 days? What role does the outgoing President play in assisting the newcomers, and where do his official papers go? More... |
| 2009_DC_NATop_091209 | 23 | | Natl Archives -- Peter Carlson ("K Blows Top")
75th Anniversary Noontime Lecture Series: Featuring authors whose research significantly reflects the holdings of the National Archives
"K Blows Top: A Cold War Comic Interlude, Starring Nikita Khrushchev, America’s Most Unlikely Tourist"
Author Peter Carlson marks the 50th anniversary of Khrushchev’s... |
| 2009_DC_NAL4L_090618 | 72 | | Natl Archives -- Philip B. Kunhardt III ("Looking for Lincoln")
Philip B. Kunhardt III will discuss Looking for Lincoln: The Making of an American Icon, which describes the myths, memories, and questions that gathered around Lincoln in the years between his assassination and the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in 1922, and examines how our 16th President’s legend... |
| 2009_DC_NAEWSF_090507 | 51 | | Natl Archives -- Rob Hummel ("The BIG Picture The Evolution of Wide Screen Film")
The BIG Picture: The Evolution of the Wide Screen Film – Tucker: The Man and His Dream
The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), in partnership with The Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film and the Foundation for the National Archives,... |
| 2009_DC_NAOsborne_091015 | 54 | | Natl Archives -- Robert Osborne (introducing "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington")
70th Anniversary Screening of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, in partnership with the Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film, presents Frank Capra’s classic film, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, which premiered on October 17, 1939 at Constitution... |
| 2009_DC_NARR_090624 | 14 | | Natl Archives -- Robert Remini ("A Short History of the United States")
Robert Remini, Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives, discusses A Short History of the United States, which vividly contains the essential facts about the discovery, settlement, and growth of the United States along with other themes that have run through our history.
The speaker was... |
| 2009_DC_NAWAW_091208 | 50 | | Natl Archives -- Roger Kennedy and David Larkin ("When Art Worked")
When Art Worked: The New Deal, Art, and Democracy:
Under the New Deal’s Federal Arts Project, the American government helped artists get through a difficult time in history. The New Deal provided food, work, and wages, but it also employed out-of-work artists who worked to enhance community and... |
| 2009_DC_NABerlin_091109 | 9 | | Natl Archives -- Romesh Ratnesar ("Tear Down this Wall!")
"Tear Down this Wall!" Reagan and the Berlin Wall
Romesh Ratnesar, deputy managing editor of Time magazine, recreates Ronald Reagan's historic June 1987 speech at the Brandenburg Gate and his famous challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev in "Tear Down this Wall!" .
The speaker was introduced by Douglas... |
| 2009_DC_NATN_090814 | 31 | | Natl Archives -- Tom Nastick ("The USIA Film The School at Rincon Santo")
National Archives Expert Series: Featuring staff experts who will focus on archival treasures discovered among the holdings of the National Archives. Tom Nastick, public programs producer, Center for the National Archives Experience,“The USIA Film The School at Rincon Santo” .
The speaker was... |
| 2009_DC_NAOscA_090221 | 30 | | Natl Archives -- WIFV and Animator's Roundtable members (introducing the Animated Short Film Nominees)
Animated Short Film Nominees
La Maison en Petits Cubes
A Robot Communications Production
Kunio Kato
Lavatory - Lovestory
A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production
Konstantin Bronzit
Oktapodi (Talantis Films)
A Gobelins, L’école de l’image Production
Emud Mokhberi and... |
| 2009_DC_SINH_Bone_090207 | 77 | | Natl Museum of Natural History -- Written in Bone curator presentation
Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake Baird Auditorium, 1 - 2:00 p.m. Explore forensic science with exhibition curators Dr. Douglas Owsley and Kari Bruwelheide as they present an illustrated lecture in conjunction with the opening of the exhibition of the same name.
Learn... |
| 2009_DC_Rainforests_090112 | 236 | | Natl Museum of Natural History -- "Will the Rainforests Survive?” symposium
The Smithsonian Institution announces a tropical science symposium in early January 2009, as a critical review of threats to tropical biodiversity. “Will the Rainforests Survive? New Threats and Realities in the Tropical Extinction Crisis” offers cutting-edge science and first-class entertainment and... |
| 2009_DC_BlessF_090404 | 146 | | Naval Heritage Center -- Blessing of the Fleets (2009) -- Outdoor ceremony
WHAT: The 18th annual Blessing of the Fleets celebration, when the fountains on the Navy Memorial Plaza are officially turned on for the season, follows the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s Ceremonial Guard will proceed across the Plaza’s “Granite Sea” to pour water... |
| 2009_DC_Symonds_090210 | 29 | | Naval Heritage Center -- Craig Symonds ("Lincoln and His Admirals")
Part of the Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” Series of Navy-related Book Lectures. Craig Symonds will read excerpts from his newly published book, Lincoln and His Admirals, followed by Q&A and book signing.
Abraham Lincoln once wrote very honestly to his Navy Secretary, Gideon Welles: “I know little... |
| 2009_DC_Steichen_090602 | 66 | | Naval Heritage Center -- Mark Famar ("Faces of War: Untold Story of Edward Steichen's WWII Photographers")
United States Navy Memorial and Navy Times co-host: "Faces of War: The Untold Story of Edward Steichen's WWII Photographers".
Navy Times reporter and author Mark Faram will discuss his newly published book about legendary photographer Edward Steichen and the military photographers' unit he formed,... |
| 2009_DC_Stillwell_090609 | 70 | | Naval Heritage Center -- Paul Stillwell ("Submarine Stories")
Part of the Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” Series of Navy-related Book Lectures. Paul Stillwell will read excerpts from his book, "Submarine Stories: Recollections from the Diesel Boats", followed by Q&A and book signing.
Culled from many never-before-published narratives and oral histories... |
| 2009_DC_BuildingC_090913 | 48 | | NBM -- Architectural competition 2009
Student Design Competition: Meet the next generation of Washington architects and watch them at work. Students from local architecture schools are challenged by an intriguing design problem (which remains a closely guarded secret until a week prior to the competition). They will work all day to come up... |
| 2009_DC_BuildingO_091014 | 22 | | NBM -- House Of Cars (exhibit opening)
Member reception with remarks:
Chase W. Rynd, President and Executive Director, National Building Museum
Martin L. Stein, President, National Parking Association
Herb Anderson, Chairman, National Parking Association and President and CEO, Impark
Join us as we celebrate the exhibition's opening and... |
| 2009_DC_BuildingL_090709 | 56 | | NBM -- Panel discussion and reception for new photography exhibit
Members of The Builders are invited to attend this year’s annual Builders' Event. Invited guests will enjoy a reception and panel discussion with photographers Richard Ross, Camilo José Vergara, and Philip Trager, moderated by National Building Museum curator Laura Schiavo. During the event, all three... |
| 2009_DC_Up_090529 | 27 | | Newseum -- Disney/Pixar -- UP-lifting Experience
Newseum and Disney/Pixar Offer 'UP'-lifting Experience
WASHINGTON — To celebrate the May 29, 2009, opening of Disney/Pixar’s new PG-rated animated movie "UP," several lucky Newseum visitors can win the chance to soar up to 50 feet in the air aboard a balloon-powered easy chair.
The UP-lifting... |
| 2009_DC_Newseum_Berlin_091108 | 24 | | Newseum -- Family Day -- Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall Family Day
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Newseum with fun-filled activities and events for the entire family.
Events shown here are:
German car ...
Express Yourself: Exercise your freedom of expression by painting your own message on the Newseum's... |
| 2009_DC_Great_Decision_090226 | 103 | | Newseum -- First Amendment Center -- Great Decision (w/John Paul Stevens, Cliff Sloan, and David McKean)
First Amendment Center Program in conjunction with The Supreme Court Fellows Alumni Association:
A Conversation with Justice John Paul Stevens, Cliff Sloan and David McKean on Chief Justice John Marshall's "Great Decision". The discussion was in connection with the book "The Great Decision:... |
| 2009_DC_Serving_090420 | 51 | | Newseum -- Ford Foundation -- "Serving the Public Good"
Serving the Public Good: A Recipe for Responsible Media in a Digital Age
On April 20, the Ford Foundation will host an in-depth conversation about the future of public-interest media, which in the past decade has undergone a dramatic shift because of rapidly changing technology, a rising number of... |
| 2009_DC_Future_091031 | 53 | | Newseum -- Future of News w/Frank Sesno (Aneesh Chopra and Ellen Miller)
The Future of News with Frank Sesno: Digital Democracy: Who Decides What's Next?
Guests: Aneesh Chopra and Ellen Miller
Aneesh Chopra is the first chief technology officer for the White House.
Ellen S. Miller is co-founder of the Sunlight Foundation, which advocates openness in government through the... |
| 2009_DC_Future_091024 | 82 | | Newseum -- Future of News w/Frank Sesno (Bob Woodward and Bill Buzenberg)
The Future of News with Frank Sesno: Investigative Journalism: How Will it Survive?
Guests: Bob Woodward and Bill Buzenberg
Bob Woodward, an associate editor at The Washington Post, is one of the country's preeminent investigative reporters and non-fiction authors.
Bill Buzenberg, a former... |
| 2009_DC_Future_091114 | 58 | | Newseum -- Future of News w/Frank Sesno (Chris Matthews and Jan Schaffer)
The Future of News with Frank Sesno: Non-Stop News: The 24/7 News Cycle
Guests: Chris Matthews and Jan Schaffer
Chris Matthews is the anchor of MSNBC's "Hardball" and one of cable TV's top political reporters. He started his career as a political operative and then became a print reporter before... |
| 2009_DC_Future_091016 | 56 | | Newseum -- Future of News w/Frank Sesno (Dan Rather and Farai Chideya)
The Future of News with Frank Sesno: News and the Public Trust: Old Values in a New Media World
Guests: Dan Rather and Farai Chideya
Veteran journalist Dan Rather is now anchor and managing editor of "Dan Rather Reports" on HDNet.
Farai Chideya is the founder of PopandPolitics.com, writer of multiple... |
| 2009_DC_Future_091010 | 54 | | Newseum -- Future of News w/Frank Sesno (Jay Rosen and Clarence Page)
The Future of News with Frank Sesno: Citizen Journalists: What's Their Role?
Guests: Jay Rosen and Clarence Page
Jay Rosen is a professor at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute; the author of PressThink, a weblog about journalism, and a leading proponent of citizen journalism. Clarence Page... |
| 2009_DC_Future_090912 | 85 | | Newseum -- Future of News w/Frank Sesno (Jim VandeHei and Sam Donaldson)
The Future of News w/Frank Sesno
Guests: Jim VandeHei and Sam Donaldson
Jim VandeHei of Politico and former ABC News White House correspondent Sam Donaldson will explain how they are adapting to the new challenges of News 2.0.
The show's touchscreen presentation is handled by Sonya Gavankar.
"The... |
| 2009_DC_Future_091121 | 63 | | Newseum -- Future of News w/Frank Sesno (John King and Steve Grove)
The Future of News with Frank Sesno: What's the Future of TV News?
Guests: John King and Steve Grove
John King is anchor of "State of the Union" on CNN.
Steve Grove is the Head of News and Politics at YouTube, where he directs the news and political strategy and programming for the company. Steve... |
| 2009_DC_Future_091017 | 71 | | Newseum -- Future of News w/Frank Sesno (Tina Brown and Ken Paulson)
The Future of News with Frank Sesno: Print News: Can It Survive?
Guests: Tina Brown and Ken Paulson
Tina Brown is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast and the former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker.
Ken Paulson is president of the Newseum and the former editor of USA... |
| 2009_DC_Future_091008 | 63 | | Newseum -- Future of News w/Frank Sesno (Walt Mossberg and Mara Schiavocampo)
The Future of News with Frank Sesno: "Web 3.0": The Impact of Technology
Guests: Walt Mossberg and Mara Schiavocampo
New media experts Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal and NBC's Mara Schiavocampo join Future of News host Frank Sesno to discuss the digital revolution in the media landscape, and... |
| 2009_DC_Shepard_090711 | 23 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Alicia Shepard
Inside Media with Alicia Shepard:
What is the role of a news organization’s ombudsman? And how does she deal with the more than 75,000 questions and comments she receives each year?
As National Public Radio’s ombudsman, or public representative, Alicia Shepard straddles the line between the news... |
| 2009_DC_Collier_090815 | 41 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Barnard Collier (Live from Woodstock)
Inside Media: Live from Woodstock: Guest: Barnard L. Collier
Mud-soaked teenagers. Peace signs and hair down to there.
Assorted stories have emerged from the Woodstock Music and Art Fair of 1969. But what really happened on that August weekend in the Catskills?
Former New York Times reporter Barnard... |
| 2009_DC_Plantes_090620 | 45 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Bill and Chris Plante
Inside Media with Bill and Chris Plante: This Father's Day weekend, we celebrate a father and son's journey inside the news media with Bill Plante and his son Chris Plante, and see how differently they look at events of the day.
Emmy Award-winning newsman Bill Plante has spent four decades reporting... |
| 2009_DC_Burrough_090627 | 35 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Bryan Burrough (Public Enemies)
Inside Media: Public Enemies vs. the FBI w/Bryan Burrough
When a spectacular crime wave in the 1930’s led the U.S. president to declare a federal "war on crime," the resulting manhunts, shootouts and blaring headlines transformed the fledgling FBI into an effective crime-fighting agency.
Bryan... |
| 2009_DC_LR9_091003 | 48 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Carlotta Walls LaNier and Lisa Frazer Page (Story of the Little Rock Nine)
Inside Media: The Story of the Little Rock Nine
Guests: Carlotta Walls LaNier and Lisa Frazier Page
Facing down an angry mob, nine black students integrated Little Rock’s all-white Central High School in 1957. Embraced as the "Little Rock Nine," their story captured national headlines and marked a... |
| 2009_DC_New_Media_090425 | 53 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Charles Davis and Brian Kelly (New Media)
New Media and the News with Charles Davis and Brian Kelly: Technology has brought sweeping change to the way news is reported and delivered, with an increasing number of publications choosing to publish primarily or exclusively online. Charles Davis and Brian Kelly will give front-line insights into the... |
| 2009_DC_Page_090628 | 39 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Clarence Page
Inside Media with Clarence Page: It’s been 25 years since he began writing a column for The Chicago Tribune, and Clarence Page still has plenty to say.
Now nationally syndicated in about 150 newspapers, his column tackles the top issues in Washington, D.C., politics, foreign policy, the Obama... |
| 2009_DC_Cokie_090510 | 22 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Cokie Roberts ("Founding Mothers")
Founding Mothers with Cokie Roberts: In celebration of Mother's Day, we recognize the women who helped shape our nation. Join Emmy Award-winning journalist and best-selling author Cokie Roberts as she discusses her book "Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation."
Roberts is a contributing... |
| 2009_DC_PGold_090109 | 48 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Dana Priest, Anne Hull, and Roy Harris (Pulitzer's Gold)
Inside Media: Pulitzer's Gold: Behind the Prize for Public Service Journalism
Guests: Dana Priest, Anne Hull and Roy Harris, Jr.
The story of the deplorable conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center that returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan faced made national news and captured the... |
| 2009_DC_Burnett_091122 | 39 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/David Burnett (Photographing a Revolution)
Inside Media: Photographing a Revolution
Guest: David Burnett
Recently described by The New York Times as "one of the world's best working photojournalists," David Burnett has worked in more than 80 countries and has covered the war in Vietnam, famine in Ethiopia, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the... |
| 2009_DC_Loyn_091004 | 40 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/David Loyn (What to Expect in Afghanistan)
Inside Media: What to Expect in Afghanistan
Guest: David Loyn
David Loyn, a foreign correspondent for the BBC for 30 years, has reported from Moscow, Kosovo, Delhi, Kashmir, Sri Lanka, Iraq and Afghanistan.
With his insider’s view of Afghanistan’s recent violent history, his deep knowledge of the... |
| 2009_DC_Neal_091010 | 13 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/David Neal (Capturing Olympic Images)
Inside Media: Capturing Olympic Images
Guest: David Neal
Capturing the thrills and agonies of sports events for a live television broadcast requires an artist’s eye and split-second decision making.
David Neal, executive vice president for NBC Olympics and executive producer for NBC Sports, describes... |
| 2009_DC_Sanger_090131 | 32 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/David Sanger (National Security Briefing)
Inside Media: National Security Briefing: David Sanger, the chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, shares stunning inside information gleaned from his reporting on the administration of George W. Bush and its execution of foreign policy.
His new book, "The Inheritance: The World Obama... |
| 2009_DC_Thomas_090329 | 48 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Evan Thomas (Inside Tales from the Campaign Trail)
Inside Media with Evan Thomas: The Obama administration is halfway through its first 100 days. Newsweek editor Evan Thomas will share inside stories from the campaign trail and offer his perspective on promises made and promises fulfilled.
Thomas is a regular panelist on the weekly public affairs TV... |
| 2009_DC_Apollo10_090518 | 101 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Gene Cernan (Apollo 10 Anniversary)
Newseum Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Apollo 10
At 11:49 a.m. EST on May 18, 1969, Apollo 10 was launched into space. Destination: The moon. The flight was a test run, a crucial dress rehearsal leading up to the historic Apollo 11 mission, which in two months would carry the first humans to walk on... |
| 2009_DC_Peterson_090517 | 76 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Gordon Peterson
Special Members-Only Inside Media with Gordon Peterson:
Gordon Peterson is a local TV news legend. Hailed as "Dean of Anchors" by The Washington Post, Peterson has nearly 40 years of experience covering news in the nation's capital. In addition to his duties as senior correspondent and anchor of ABC 7... |
| 2009_DC_Ifill_090124 | 24 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Gwen Ifill (Breakthrough Administration)
Inside Media: A Breakthrough Administration: Gwen Ifill puts Barack Obama’s political rise in perspective and analyzes the political landscape just days after his historic inauguration. Ifill is the moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week" and senior correspondent for "The Newshour With Jim... |
| 2009_DC_Stuever_091128 | 27 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Hank Stuever ("Tinsel")
Inside Media: Special Investigations
Guest: Hank Stuever
Whether the topic is the holidays, A-list celebrities or plastic patio furniture, Hank Stuever’s feature writing cuts to the core of an issue and serves it in wry style. His unique ability to capture the essence of modern life is showcased in... |
| 2009_DC_Evans_091129 | 49 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Harold Evans ("My Paper Chase")
Inside Media: His (News)Paper Chase
Guest: Sir Harold Evans
Join Sir Harold Evans, best-selling author of "The American Century," as he reflects on his wild ride through the newspaper life that is captured in his new book “My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished Times.”
The former editor of the... |
| 2009_DC_Battle_090808 | 49 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Haynes Johnson and Dan Balz ("The Battle for America 2008")
Inside Media: “The Battle for America 2008: From the tug of war in Iowa, to a come-from-behind victory in New Hampshire, the 2008 presidential campaign was full of unforgettable moments.
Washington Post political reporters Haynes Johnson and Dan Balz give their "definitive account" of the events as... |
| 2009_DC_Thomas_091101 | 47 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Helen Thomas and Craig Crawford ("Listen Up, Mr. President")
Inside Media: "Listen Up, Mr. President"
Guests: Helen Thomas and Craig Crawford
Called the "dean of the White House press corps," Helen Thomas has covered the administrations of 10 presidents in a career that spans nearly 60 years.
She is joined by her co-author, Craig Crawford, a columnist for... |
| 2009_DC_Swanson_090214 | 49 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/James Swanson ("Manhunt")
Inside Media: Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
John Wilkes Booth thought he could get away with President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, but fate and the long arm of the law caught up with him. Author and Lincoln expert James Swanson discusses the wild chase for Booth through the streets, swamps and forests... |
| 2009_DC_Alive_090228 | 54 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Jim Hoagland and George Ibrahim (Alive from Palestine)
"Alive from Palestine" with Jim Hoagland and George Ibrahim:
Created by Palestinian artists, these stories of ordinary life lived in extraordinary circumstances reflect the artists’ view of the Palestinian experience.
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Jim Hoagland joins artistic... |
| 2009_DC_Sohm_091212 | 45 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Joseph Sohm ("Visions of America")
Inside Media: Visions of America
Guest: Joseph Sohm
How do you photograph democracy? Joseph Sohm's images, which span 30 years and all 50 states, may demonstrate the answer. Sohm's journeys have taken him from Washington, D.C.'s greatest monuments to the country's back roads and byways in his effort... |
| 2009_DC_Chronicling_090207 | 56 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Juan Williams and Kenneth Love (Chronicling the Civil Rights Movement)
Inside Media: Chronicling the Civil Rights Movement: Guests: Juan Williams and Kenneth Love
More than a journal of African-American life, the Pittsburgh Courier was a muckraking crusader in the vanguard of the civil rights movement.
In his new documentary, "Newspaper of Record: The Pittsburgh... |
| 2009_DC_Fisher_091108 | 7 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Marc Fisher (Reporting the Wall's Fall)
Inside Media: Reporting the Wall's Fall
Guest: Marc Fisher
In autumn 1989, Washington Post reporter Marc Fisher found himself suddenly thrust into reporting a sensational international story: the fall of the Berlin Wall. Fisher had barely begun his new job as Bonn bureau chief for the Post.
Hear his... |
| 2009_DC_Russell_090404 | 50 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Mark Russell
Inside Media with Mark Russell:
Whenever comedian Mark Russell is down in the dumps, he opens the newspaper and immediately cheers up. Join Russell as he discusses his colorful career, and learn how he crafts musical satire from current events.
Russell has spent most of the past 30 years on public... |
| 2009_DC_Raddatz_090419 | 36 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Martha Raddatz
Inside Media with Martha Raddatz:
Reporting from some of the world’s most dire and dangerous hot spots, Martha Raddatz has delivered news on some of the most pressing issues facing the country at home and abroad.
Currently senior foreign-affairs correspondent for ABC News, Raddatz also has served... |
| 2009_DC_Wuerker_091205 | 56 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Matt Wuerker (Politico cartoonist)
Inside Media: Politico Cartooning
Guest: Matt Wuerker
No subjects in the news headlines escape the illustrated commentary of Politico's staff cartoonist, Matt Wuerker.
Wuerker's witty takes on the battle for health care reform, the economic stimulus, Afghanistan and political melees at every level of... |
| 2009_DC_Fletcher_090829 | 27 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Michael Fletcher (White House Press Corps)
Inside Media: In the White House Press Corps. Guest: Michael Fletcher
Michael Fletcher keeps Washington Post readers informed about President Obama’s inner workings and inner circle.
Fletcher has covered the White House for the Post since President George W. Bush’s second term. Previously, he... |
| 2009_DC_Lang_090809 | 62 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Michael Lang ("Road to Woodstock")
Inside Media: The Road to Woodstock: Guest: Michael Lang
In August 1969, more than 500,000 young people descended on an upstate farm in Bethel, N.Y., for a rock and arts festival, leaving their indelible footprints in history.
Billed as a weekend of peace, love and music, Woodstock defined the 1960s... |
| 2009_DC_Breaking_090912 | 22 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Mike Walter ("Breaking News, Breaking Down")
Inside Media: "Breaking News, Breaking Down". Guest: Mike Walter
Broadcast journalist Mike Walter has covered some tough stories — from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. But reporting on these catastrophes took an emotional toll.
One day after the eighth anniversary... |
| 2009_DC_Schmidle_090613 | 40 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Nicholas Schmidle (Taliban in Pakistan)
Inside Media: The Taliban in Pakistan: As budgets for foreign coverage continue to shrink in the nation’s newsrooms, the need for in-depth reporting from increasingly volatile countries continues to grow.
Freelance writer Nicholas Schmidle has immersed himself into the worlds where the Taliban,... |
| 2009_DC_Wolffe_090614 | 36 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Richard Wolffe ("Renegade: Making of President Barack Obama")
Inside Media with Richard Wolffe: Join journalist Richard Wolffe as he discusses his new book "Renegade: The Making of President Barack Obama" and hear his analysis of the opportunities and challenges the new president faces.
Wolfe, the former senior White House correspondent for Newsweek, appears... |
| 2009_DC_Life_090913 | 29 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Robert Lipsyte and Gail Sheehy ("Life (Part 2)")
Inside Media: A Report on "Life (Part 2)".
Guests: Robert Lipsyte and Gail Sheehy
With frank discussions about life and love after 50, the PBS series "Life (Part 2)" helps baby boomers prepare for the second stage of adulthood.
Noted journalist and author Robert Lipsyte will host the show’s second... |
| 2009_DC_LMM_090405 | 66 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Roger Wilkins and Raymond Arsenault (Lincoln Memorial Memories)
Inside Media: Lincoln Memorial Memories
Guests: Roger Wilkins and Raymond Arsenault
When acclaimed vocalist Marian Anderson sang for 75,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday in 1939, her performance and quiet courage amid swirling racial and political tensions marked a breakthrough in... |
| 2009_DC_Donaldson_090328 | 47 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Sam Donaldson
Inside Media with Sam Donaldson: He has been described as "a polite smart aleck," "a smart, seasoned bulldog" and "an assertive, even bullying, questioner." And Sam Donaldson might agree, having once described himself as a "born trouble-maker."
As chief White House correspondent for ABC News, Donaldson... |
| 2009_DC_Levy_090503 | 34 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Sari Horwitz and Scott Higham (Chandra Levy Case)
The Chandra Levy Case with Sari Horwitz and Scott Higham: When a Capitol Hill intern went missing in 2001, a frenzy in the national media followed and continued well past the discovery of her body a year later.
With the case still unsolved in 2008, Sari Horwitz and Scott Higham were among the... |
| 2009_DC_Hess_090117 | 23 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Stephen Hess (Presidential To Do's)
Inside Media: Presidential To Do’s with Stephen Hess
Stephen Hess knows firsthand about what our new president needs to do now. His new book, "What Do We Do Now?: A Workbook for the President-elect," spells it all out.
Having served as adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and on the... |
| 2009_DC_Richard_III_090307 | 43 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Sulayman Al-Bassam and Karen DeYoung (Richard III)
Inside Media: Richard III: An Arab Tragedy:
Guests: Sulayman Al-Bassam, in collaboration with the Kennedy Center Arabesque Festival, and Karen DeYoung of The Washington Post
Are people in the East really different from those in the West?
Writer and director Sulayman Al-Bassam’s contemporary... |
| 2009_DC_Gould_090920 | 24 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Terry Gould (Dying for the Story)
Inside Media: Dying for the Story:
Guest: Terry Gould
Uncovering the truth can lead some journalists to the darkest corners of the globe and the point of no return.
In his book, "Marked for Death: Dying for the Story in the World’s Most Dangerous Places," investigative reporter Terry Gould... |
| 2009_DC_NewseumT | 4 | | Newseum -- Members' Preview -- "Manhunt" exhibit
Unfortunately, the Newseum asked me to not post pictures of their exhibits (weird, isn't it?) so you won't find the exhibit itself on this site. |
| 2009_DC_LCROSS_091009 | 70 | | Newseum -- NASA -- NASA Kicks Up Moon Dust (LCROSS)
NASA Kicks Up Moon Dust at the Newseum
Guests: Lori B. Garver, Jim Garvin and Benjamin Neumann
Water on the moon? NASA recently found evidence of it. But is there more, and how much? That's what NASA hopes to find out on Oct. 9, 2009, when the space agency crashes a spacecraft into the lunar surface... |
| 2009_DC_ATPM_090316 | 95 | | Newseum -- Reel Journalism: All the President's Men (w/Carl Bernstein and Leonard Downie Jr.)
Reel Journalism with Nick Clooney: All the President’s Men (1976):
Guests: Carl Bernstein, Leonard Downie Jr.
"All the President's Men" tells the story of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman), who stumble upon a trail of deception while... |
| 2009_DC_Kane_090223 | 92 | | Newseum -- Reel Journalism: Citizen Kane (w/Tom Shales and Frank Mankiewicz)
Reel Journalism with Nick Clooney: Citizen Kane (1941)
Guests: Tom Shales, Frank Mankiewicz
Loosely based on the life of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, Orson Welles’s iconic 1941 classic is hailed as one of the greatest films ever made. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post television and... |
| 2009_DC_Good_Night_090126 | 123 | | Newseum -- Reel Journalism: Good Night, and Good Luck (w/George Clooney and Bill Small)
Reel Journalism with Nick Clooney: Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Guests: George Clooney, Bill Small
At the height of Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s anti-Communist campaign in the 1950s, legendary CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow takes on McCarthy against a backdrop of intense political pressure. Academy... |
| 2009_DC_War_Room_090518 | 91 | | Newseum -- Reel Journalism: The War Room (w/George Stephanopoulos, Paul Begala and Dee Dee Myers)
Reel Journalism with Nick Clooney: The War Room (1993)
Guests: George Stephanopoulos, Paul Begala and Dee Dee Myers
The movie takes viewers behind the scenes of the 1992 presidential campaign of Bill Clinton to reveal how the young Arkansas governor took on incumbent President George H.W. Bush — and... |
| 2009_DC_Aldrin_090404 | 6 | | Newseum -- Special -- Buzz Aldrin being interviewed |
| 2009_DC_Berlin_090921 | 80 | | Newseum -- Special -- Live from the Berlin Wall (panel)
Live from the Berlin Wall:
The Berlin Wall became a mighty symbol of oppression. Although it separated East and West Berliners, it could not stop the flow of information or the desire for freedom. How did the news media cover the wall and the circumstances surrounding it for nearly three decades?
In... |
| 2009_DC_Darfur_090418 | 36 | | Newseum -- Special -- "Journey to Darfur" w/Nick Clooney
Inside Media Special Edition: A Journey to Darfur
Guest: Nick Clooney
In April 2006, noted journalist Nick Clooney and his son, George, spent days documenting the plight of hundreds of thousands of refugees who escaped militias ravaging the western region of the Sudan. The film "A Journey to Darfur"... |
| 2009_DC_MTCDC_090221 | 3 | | Newseum -- Special -- "Moments that Changed Us" w/Nick Clooney (Diahann Carroll)
Inside Media Special Edition: Moments That Changed Us:
Veteran journalist Nick Clooney will host a screening of an installment of the American Life TV series, "Moments That Changed Us." This film looks at the life and career of Diahann Carroll, an award-winning actress, singer and... |
| 2009_DC_Yes_Virginia_091205 | 64 | | Newseum -- Special -- "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" (w/Tony Perkins)
"Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus"
Guest: Tony Perkins
Get into the holiday spirit and join Fox 5 morning weather personality Tony Perkins for a special reading of the timeless New York Sun editorial “Is There a Santa Claus?”
The editorial, written in 1897 by Sun editor Francis Pharcellus... |
| 2009_DC_Cooper_091114 | 12 | | Newseum & FotoWeek DC -- Inside Media w/Susan Morgan Cooper ("Unlikely Weapon" of Eddie Adams)
Inside Media: The "Unlikely Weapon" of Eddie Adams
Guest: Susan Morgan Cooper
In the middle of a Saigon street in 1968, famed photojournalist Eddie Adams snapped his camera shutter as a South Vietnamese police chief abruptly executed a Viet Cong prisoner. Adams captured the image in 1/500th of a... |
| 2009_DC_Barnard_091205 | 36 | | NMHM Event -- Bryn Barnard
The Art and Science of "OUTBREAK: Plagues that Changed History" with the artist Bryn Barnard
Bryn Barnard, author and artist of "OUTBREAK," will host three exciting programs, including an illustration workshop and a special session aimed at younger audiences.
10:00 a.m.: Writing and Illustrating... |
| 2009_DC_Macaulay_090613 | 76 | | NMHM Event -- David Macaulay
David Macaulay, Author Talk and Book Signing:
Join David Macaulay for a discussion about his new book, The Way We Work, as he illuminates the most important machine of all — the human body. Your body is made up of various complex systems, and Macaulay is a master at making the complex understandable.... |
| 2009_DC_NPC_Bookfair_091117 | 156 | | NPC -- 32nd Annual Book Fair & Author's Night
Authors shown here: James Reston Jr., Anthony Pitch, Wayne Alan, Nancy Baggett, Stuart E. Weisberg, Max Cleland, Harlow Giles Unger, Harold Evans, Gil Klein, Vali Nasr, Richard Wolffe, Henry Waxman, Craig Crawford, Helen Thomas, Haynes Johnson, Dan Balz, Janet Langhart Cohen, Ann Coulter, Jack Williams,... |
| 2009_DC_BLee_090204 | 73 | | NPC -- Barbara Lee ("Renegade for Peace and Justice") (w/Helen Thomas)
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, will discuss her new book, Renegade for Peace and Justice: Congresswoman Barbara Lee Speaks for Me, at a National Press Club Book Event on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. Lee will be introduced by Helen Thomas, who has covered every... |
| 2009_DC_Brucie_091210 | 86 | | NPC -- Cousin Brucie ("Rock & Roll... and the Beat Goes On")
Broadcast Legend “Cousin Brucie” to Speak at the National Press Club:
On December 10, at 6:30 pm, “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, member of the Radio Hall of Fame, Broadcasting & Cable's Hall of Fame, and the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame will speak at the National Press Club about his new... |
| 2009_DC_Breuhan_091116 | 5 | | NPC -- David Breuhan ("Spread the Wealth")
There was an author talk going on during the Kalb Report so I didn't get to see it but I'm sure it was excellent. Afterward, I talked with the author as well as Hugh Grindstaff and Allison Silberberg. |
| 2009_DC_Kalb_090323 | 112 | | NPC -- Kalb Report: "Down to the Wire: Journalism in Crisis"
Down to The Wire: Journalism in Crisis:
Guests
Vivian Schiller, President & CEO, NPR
Jon Klein, President, CNN
Tom Curley, President & CEO, Associated Press
Alberto Ibargüen, President & CEO, Knight Foundation
Four journalism's most influential executives come together at the height of... |
| 2009_DC_Kalb_090209 | 75 | | NPC -- Kalb Report: "The Business of Business Reporting" (w/Alexis Glick, Diana Henriques, Steve Pearlstein, and Ali Velshi)
The Kalb Report Tacles "The Business of Business Reporting": Journalists Alexis Glick, Diana Henriques, Steve Pearlstein, and Ali Velshi join Marvin Kalb in discussion of the global economic crisis and the role of reporters in covering the story.
WASHINGTON - Four of the nation's top business... |
| 2009_DC_Kalb_091116 | 45 | | NPC -- Kalb Report: "What Makes 60 Minutes Tick?" (w/Lesley Stahl and Jeffrey Fager)
What Makes 60 Minutes Tick? CBS News 60 Minutes Correspondent Lesley Stahl and Executive Producer Jeffrey Fager join Marvin Kalb for a behind-the-scenes look at television's most successful news magazine and what it takes to keep 60 Minutes on the air and on top of the ratings.
Guests:
Lesley... |
| 2009_DC_Sesame_090106 | 45 | | NPC -- Michael Davis ("Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street")
Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street: By Michael Davis
Join the Club’s Book & Author Committee for an evening discussion of the unforgettable behind-the-scenes story of Sesame Street, one of the most influential programs in the history of television. In his work of narrative non-fiction,... |
| 2009_DC_OAS_Butterflies_090330 | 166 | | OAS -- Washington Premier of "Code Name: Butterflies"
The Washington Premiere of "Code Name: Butterflies" will take place on Monday, March 30, 2009 in the Hall of the Americas at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C. at 6:30 PM.
Guests traveling from Santo Domingo to Washington for the event include... |
| 2009_DC_Greene_090918 | 44 | | Office (STAT-USA) -- Phil Greene's departure event
Good Afternoon! As you may or may not have heard, our colleague and friend, Phil Greene, is leaving us for a position with the Dept. of the Navy. His new position will be Associate Counsel (Trademark) for the Office of the Counsel to the Commandant, US Marine Corps. As Phil has been with the DOC for... |
| 2009_DC_Office | 99 | | Office (STAT-USA) -- Various office shots
(090106) Cyndi, Joe, and Jack's farewell event
(090611) Welcoming reception in honor of Under Secretary Rebecca M. Blank.
(090702) Ileana brings her daughter in
(090815) Linel and hubby @ National Harbor in Maryland
(090910) You Are Invited -- Please join us for cake and refreshments in celebration... |
| 2009_DC_Office_ITC | 2 | | Office (USITC) -- ITCers after Statistical Data Users Group meeting |
| 2009_DC_Interview_090122 | 5 | | Personal -- Being interviewed by WUSA9.com (flag and the button man)
This was a bit of a surprise! Lindsey Mastis, a reporter for ... |
| 2009_DC_WHouse_People | 40 | | Personal -- Josh, Joanne, and friends touring the White House and EEOB |
| 2009_DC_Whouse_People_091210 | 24 | | Personal -- Josh, Joanne, and Ryan at White House |
| 2009_DC_Norma | 1 | | Personal -- Norma
Norma, who's in her eighties, bikes in for activities from the Arlington Courthouse area. |
| 2009_DC_Rita | 2 | | Personal -- Rita Hill |
| 2009_DC_Meacham_090107 | 26 | | Politics & Prose -- Jon Meacham ("American Lion")
Jon Meacham: American Lion. The Newsweek editor and author of Franklin and Winston and American Gospel presents a new look at the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Meacham sketches a fresh, colorful, and very human portrait of the man. He credits Jackson with guiding the country away from elitism and into... |
| 2009_DC_Sheehan_091004 | 75 | | Politics & Prose -- Neil Sheehan ("A Fiery Peace in a Cold War')
Neil Sheehan - A Fiery Peace In A Cold War: World War II morphed quickly into a Cold War with a race for new and more deadly weapons. A convergence of many factors led to the arms race: 1) The new President Truman was unlikely to give the Soviets the benefit of the doubt, for he was not involved enough... |
| 2009_DC_Karasik_091018 | 49 | | Politics & Prose -- Paul Karasik ("You Shall Die By Your Own Evil Creation")
Paul Karasik, Ed. - You Shall Die By Your Own Evil Creation: Since the release of I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets, Karasik has archived even more of Fletcher Hank’s brutally surreal comics and here he presents a second sampling of Hank’s work. An expansive introduction offers details on the... |
| 2009_DC_Yarrow_091002 | 123 | | Politics & Prose -- Peter Yarrow ("Day Is Done")
Peter Yarrow, of the wonderful trio Peter, Paul and Mary, wrote Day is Done as an anti-war song during the Vietnam era. With colorful illustrations by Melissa Sweet, the lyrics make a beautiful picture book, which comes with a CD. Yarrow will join us to sing some old favorites and sign his book. All... |
| 2009_DC_Merry_091202 | 75 | | Politics & Prose -- Robert W. Merry ("A Country Of Vast Designs")
Robert W. Merry - A Country Of Vast Designs:
Robert Merry, publisher of Congressional Quarterly, examines the one-term presidency of James Polk and concludes that Polk’s tenure in the White House has been underrated. Polk not only won the struggle with Britain over the Oregon Territory, but he also... |
| 2009_DC_Cohen_091111 | 23 | | Politics & Prose -- Stephen Cohen ("Beyond America's Grasp")
Stephen Cohen, director of the Institute for Middle East Peace and Development, has written a comprehensive account of American Middle East diplomacy since the end of World War I. The product of forty years of work and study in the region, this volume begins with the idealism of Woodrow Wilson—which... |
| 2009_DC_ReykjavikO_090314 | 94 | | Revisiting Reykjavik: Nuclear Policy for the New Century -- Pictures of everything else
Photos in this section concern everything that's not specifically the presentations themselves -- breaks, lunch, the reception, audience shots, etc. |
| 2009_DC_ReykjavikP2_090314 | 128 | | Revisiting Reykjavik: Nuclear Policy for the New Century -- Pictures taken of presentations after lunch
Pictures on this page cover two sessions held after lunch:
(1) Reading of excerpts from Reykjavik, a new play by Richard Rhodes:
- Playwright: Richard Rhodes
- Director: Norm Seltzer
- Ronald Reagan: David DeBoy
- Mikhail Gorbachev: Jim Epstein
- George Schultz: Jack French
-... |
| 2009_DC_ReykjavikP1_090314 | 78 | | Revisiting Reykjavik: Nuclear Policy for the New Century -- Pictures taken of presentations before lunch
I missed the welcoming remarks (sorry!). Pictures on this page cover three sessions held before lunch:
(1) Nuclear Weapons Policies: Perspectives from the Past:
- Robert S. Norris, Author, Racing for the Bomb
- Andrew Brown, Author, The Neutron and the Bomb
- William Lanouette, Author,... |
| 2009_DC_Tilt_091031 | 23 | | Reynolds Center -- David Silverman ("Tilt!")
Tilt! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about pinball machines with collector and historian David Silverman. Then join us in the courtyard to test your skills on his one-of-a-kind pinball machines. Lecture at 3 p.m., game playing follows. |
| 2009_DC_TiltSS_091031 | 101 | | Reynolds Center -- David Silverman ("Tilt!") -- Slide Show
Tilt! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about pinball machines with collector and historian David Silverman. Then join us in the courtyard to test your skills on his one-of-a-kind pinball machines. Lecture at 3 p.m., game playing follows.
Slide show information:
Pinball: The Art of... |
| 2009_DC_Boochever_Awards_091022 | 121 | | Reynolds Center -- Donor Event -- Outwin Boochever 2009 Portrait Competition
The Director of the National Portrait Gallery invites you to the awards presentation and cocktail reception celebrating The Outwin Boochever 2009 Portrait Competition |
| 2009_DC_SAAMNY_Crafts_090124 | 45 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year -- Crafts
SAAM I Am - Happy Chinese New Year! SAAM invites the whole neighborhood to join us in celebrating the Chinese New Year in the heart of Chinatown. Festivities to bring in the Year of the Ox include the famous Lion Dance parade, performances by the Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe, and traditional martial... |
| 2009_DC_SAAMNY_Stage_090124 | 115 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year -- Stage
SAAM I Am - Happy Chinese New Year! SAAM invites the whole neighborhood to join us in celebrating the Chinese New Year in the heart of Chinatown. Festivities to bring in the Year of the Ox include the famous Lion Dance parade, performances by the Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe, and traditional martial... |
| 2009_DC_Frontier_091114 | 103 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Frontier!
Family Day - Frontier!
Take off with American Art and the Portrait Gallery as we journey out to the Western Frontier. Dress up like Annie Oakley or George Catlin for a photo-op and make corn-husk dolls and dream catchers to take with you. Our scavenger hunt through the art galleries will be your map to... |
| 2009_DC_Cards_091212 | 31 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Holiday Cards
On Dec. 12 from 1 to 3 p.m., the Archives will offer visitors the chance to turn their holiday inspiration into cards. Artist Ed Bisese, who makes his annual holiday card, will describe his process and then guide participants in creating mail-ready works of art. |
| 2009_DC_SAAM_JAM_090404 | 50 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Jazz Appreciation Month
SAAM I Am - JAM at SAAM Family Day:
April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), and we will bebop and toe-tap to the beat. Musicians from Baltimore Jazz Alliance’s Jazz for Kids program will provide instruction and encourage experimentation with nine different musical instruments. Everyone is invited to... |
| 2009_DC_Pinball_091031 | 72 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Pinball in the courtyard
Tilt! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about pinball machines with collector and historian David Silverman. Then join us in the courtyard to test your skills on his one-of-a-kind pinball machines. Lecture at 3 p.m., game playing follows. |
| 2009_DC_PresFFD_090214 | 88 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2009)
Join us for the fourth annual Presidential Family Fun day at the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum to honor America's presidents. Some of the activities scheduled for this Presidents' Day holiday weekend extravaganza include fife-and-drum music, a children's choral group,... |
| 2009_DC_Warholapalooza_090620 | 53 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Warholapalooza
Warholapalooza: Make a piece of art in the style of Andy Warhol and Marcel Duchamp. Including a book reading in the Kogod Courtyard with James Warhola, Andy Warhol’s nephew and author of "Uncle Andy's: A Faabbbulous Visit with Andy Warhol," followed by a book signing in the G Street lobby. The book may... |
| 2009_DC_WileyFD_091003 | 124 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- William Wiley
Help us welcome artist William Wiley to the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Wiley will perform his own music for audiences of all ages. In between attending Improv for Kids workshops and playing the pinball machines, you can create pinball paintings and design your own buttons. |
| 2009_DC_Womens_090307 | 144 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Women's History Month (2009) -- All except performers
Family Day: Women's History Month: Enjoy an afternoon of storytelling with author Yona Zeldis McDonough and folk artist Malcah Zeldis, a musical concert from a cappella trio Ulali, craft activities, dance performances, stamp designing, and a scavenger hunt. Clara Barton will be on hand to share her... |
| 2009_DC_WomensP_090307 | 146 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Women's History Month (2009) -- Performers only
Family Day: Women's History Month: Enjoy an afternoon of storytelling with author Yona Zeldis McDonough and folk artist Malcah Zeldis, a musical concert from a capella trio Ulali, craft activities, dance performances, stamp designing, and a scavenger hunt. Clara Barton will be on hand to share her... |
| 2009_DC_Gohike_090129 | 65 | | Reynolds Center -- Frank Gohike ("Stories in the Dirt: Stories in the Air")
An Artist's Story -- Stories in the Dirt, Stories in the Air: Photographer Frank Gohlke, a leading figure in American landscape photography and subject of the exhibition Accommodating Nature, will present a selection of readings from his catalogue essay entitled Stories in the Dirt, Stories in the Air.... |
| 2009_DC_Ecelbarger_090322 | 32 | | Reynolds Center -- Gary Ecelbarger ("The Great Comeback")
The Great Comeback: How Abraham Lincoln Beat the Odds to Win the 1860 Republican Nomination:
Author and independent historian Gary Ecelbarger poses an intriguing question that applies to only one American president: How does a two-time senate loser win his party's presidential nomination just seventeen... |
| 2009_DC_Shin_090707 | 50 | | Reynolds Center -- Jean Shin (In Conversation)
A Conversation with Artist Jean Shin:
Artist Jean Shin sits down with contemporary art curator Joanna Marsh and conservator Hugh Shockey for a conversation about creating art made of ephemeral materials and the challenges and considerations for museums in preserving uniquely constructed works of... |
| 2009_DC_1Woman_090110 | 12 | | Reynolds Center -- Kamala Lopez (introducing "A Single Woman")
Reel Portraits: Jeannette Rankin and "A Single Woman": A Single Woman (2008) is the story of the United States's first congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin. Twice elected to represent Montana, in 1916 and 1940, Rankin twice lost her seat for voting against this country's entry into world wars. Her portrait... |
| 2009_DC_ALS_090216 | 35 | | Reynolds Center -- Panel -- Abraham Lincoln Symposium
Abraham Lincoln Symposium: The National Portrait Gallery presents a scholarly symposium on Abraham Lincoln in conjunction with the exhibition One Life: The Mask of Lincoln. The program will consist of four lectures that will examine various aspects of Lincoln and his times. The speakers are David C.... |
| 2009_DC_DTSB_090508 | 122 | | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company
Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company: Dancing through the Asian American Experience
One of the areas leading dance troupes, the Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company, premiers its latest work-in-progress -- Island -- along with Chino Latino and Hyphen to kick-off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.... |
| 2009_DC_VDEAud_090131 | 42 | | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Victorian Dance Ensemble (Lincoln's Inaugural Ball) -- Audience
Lincoln's Inaugural Ball: Back by popular demand, the Victorian Dance Ensemble once again re-creates Lincoln's second inaugural ball, one of the most memorable inaugural events to take place in the museums' historic building. |
| 2009_DC_VDE_090131 | 189 | | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Victorian Dance Ensemble (Lincoln's Inaugural Ball) -- Performers
Lincoln's Inaugural Ball: Back by popular demand, the Victorian Dance Ensemble once again re-creates Lincoln's second inaugural ball, one of the most memorable inaugural events to take place in the museums' historic building. |
| 2009_DC_Wilson_090408 | 27 | | Reynolds Center -- Richard Guy Wilson ("Thomas Jefferson, Robert Mills, & The Creation of a National Architecture")
Martin Sullivan, Director, National Portrait Gallery and
Mallory Walker, Chair, National Portrait Gallery Commission
Welcome you to a lecture by Richard Guy Wilson on
Thomas Jefferson, Robert Mills, and The Creation of a National Architecture
Richard Guy Wilson holds the Commonwealth Professor's... |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_Ball_090118 | 21 | | Reynolds Center -- Special -- Preparations for a pre-inaugural ball
I have no idea who was supposed to be at this one but it looked interesting! I was told later that it was a fund-raiser event. Some of the period people were part of the Victorian Dance Ensemble. |
| 2009_DC_Cupcakes_090214 | 180 | | Reynolds Center -- Special -- Presidential Cupcakes
Presidential Cupcakes: Artist and baker Zilly Rosen's medium of choice isn't paint or clay; she prefers flour, frosting, and fondant. In honor of Presidents Day, Zilly will create a portrait, A New Birth of Freedom, made entirely of cupcakes, which celebrates President Barack Obama's inauguration and... |
| 2009_DC_Afro_Bop_091015 | 20 | | Reynolds Center -- Take 5! -- Afro Bop Alliance
Relax and Take Five! With live jazz, cool drinks, and stunning art every third Thursday of the month.
Afro Bop Alliance
When jazz septet Afro Bop Alliance returns to the Take Five! jazz series, the visitors will hear plenty of material from their 2008 Latin Grammy Award-winning album. The band... |
| 2009_DC_Wiley_090930 | 83 | | Reynolds Center -- William Wiley ("What's It All Mean") -- Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture
Artist William Wiley: What’s It All Mean:
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures: The Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art brings outstanding artists,critics, and scholars to the museum to add to the ongoing national conversation about art. This annual series is made possible by the... |
| 2009_DC_Holzer_090418 | 79 | | Reynolds Center & Washington College -- Harold Holzer ("John Henry Brown's Abraham Lincoln") -- People
American Pictures: The American Pictures Distinguished Lecture Series offers a highly original approach to art and portraiture. This series pairs great works of art with leading figures of contemporary American culture. Each American Pictures lecture features an eminent writer, thinker, historian, or... |
| 2009_DC_HolzerP_090418 | 38 | | Reynolds Center & Washington College -- Harold Holzer ("John Henry Brown's Abraham Lincoln") -- Slide Show
These were the slides from his presentation. |
| 2009_DC_Chast_090426 | 128 | | Reynolds Center & Washington College -- Roz Chast ("Charles Adams's Boiling Oil")
American Pictures: The American Pictures Distinguished Lecture Series offers a highly original approach to art and portraiture. This series pairs great works of art with leading figures of contemporary American culture. Each American Pictures lecture features an eminent writer, thinker, historian, or... |
| 2009_DC_Chaka_090603 | 27 | | Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan Performs at Live! Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza kicks off with the legendary Chaka Khan! Come hear her perform hits like "I'm Every Woman," "Tell Me Something Good" and "Sweet Thing,"
From http://www.itcdc.com/PDFs/rrb-ITC-live-2009-release-final-2009.pdf :
LIVE! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza... |
| 2009_DC_Wildlife_Borders | 26 | | Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Wildlife Without Borders photo show
A Climate For Life: An Exhibition:
No One Doubts that the world environment is under severe stress from pollution, diminishing resources, destruction of habitat, and the extinction of species. Climate change threatens to accelerate and amplify these problems knowing what to do is complicated by the... |
| 2009_DC_Yehoshua_090419 | 130 | | Sixth & I -- A.B. Yehoshua ("Friendly Fire")
Best known as a novelist and playwright, A.B. Yehoshua is among the most widely recognized and celebrated Israeli authors. Described by The New York Times as "a kind of Israeli Faulkner," Yehoshua is the author of numerous novels, including The Lover, Late Divorce, Mr. Mani, and The Liberated Bride.... |
| 2009_DC_PollinR_091101 | 113 | | Sixth & I -- Generations of Generosity Award (1 of 3) -- Pre-event Reception
The Inaugural Irene & Abe Pollin
Generations of Generosity Award
Presented to Arlene & Robert Kogod
The Irene and Abe Pollin Generations of Generosity Award recognizes individuals whose work enriches lives and promotes vibrant Jewish culture.
Arlene and Robert Kogod are the first recipients of the... |
| 2009_DC_PollinC_091101 | 173 | | Sixth & I -- Generations of Generosity Award (2 of 3) -- Ceremony
The Inaugural Irene & Abe Pollin
Generations of Generosity Award
Presented to Arlene & Robert Kogod
The Irene and Abe Pollin Generations of Generosity Award recognizes individuals whose work enriches lives and promotes vibrant Jewish culture.
Arlene and Robert Kogod are the first recipients of the... |
| 2009_DC_PollinD_091101 | 149 | | Sixth & I -- Generations of Generosity Award (3 of 3) -- Desert and Dancing
The Inaugural Irene & Abe Pollin
Generations of Generosity Award
Presented to Arlene & Robert Kogod
The Irene and Abe Pollin Generations of Generosity Award recognizes individuals whose work enriches lives and promotes vibrant Jewish culture.
Arlene and Robert Kogod are the first recipients of the... |
| 2009_DC_Albom_091102 | 79 | | Sixth & I -- Mitch Albom ("Have A Little Faith")
Mitch Albom: Have a Little Faith: A True Story
Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom’s long-awaited return to nonfiction since Tuesdays with Morrie, explores life through a unique journey: Mitch’s search for the right words to eulogize a man of deep faith. The book begins with an unusual request: Albom's... |
| 2009_DC_Annies_090526 | 103 | | Sixth & I -- Steve Luxenberg ("Annie's Ghosts") w/Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward and Steve Luxenberg: Sixth & I’s Who Do You Think You Are? genealogy series continues with Bob Woodward and Washington Post senior editor Steve Luxenberg discussing the process and implications of applying investigative journalism to family history. In Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a... |
| 2009_DC_Sixth_Wall | 90 | | Sixth & I -- Wall of Fame |
| 2009_DC_Stonewall_090910 | 77 | | Sixth & I and DCJCC -- Panel -- Breaking Down a Stonewall: 40 Years of LGBT Jewish Activism (w/Frank Kameny, Anne Kronenberg, Dana Beyer, Robert Raben, and Winnie Stachelberg)
Breaking Down a Stonewall: 40 Years of LGBT Jewish Activism: On June 28, 1969, police raided a gay bar in New York City known as the Stonewall Inn. After years of police harassment, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people decided to fight back. Often cited as the defining moment of the... |
| 2009_DC_Cogan_091112 | 87 | | Sixth & I and FotoWeek DC -- Joshua Cogan ("Soundprints Vol. 1" opening)
"Soundprints Vol. 1": Exhibit opening
Emmy Award-winning photographer Joshua Cogan will show a selection of his work revolving around music. Long fascinated with catching both the energy of music and the feelings that it evokes, Cogan's imagery ranges from roots music and rock to hip hop and... |
| 2009_DC_Burns_090118 | 80 | | Sixth & I and Humanity in Action -- Ken Burns (Visions of Race in America)
Visions of Race in America with Filmmaker Ken Burns: Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns will discuss race in America and show relevant film footage as part of Sixth & I’s weekend of inaugural festivities. Burns has been making films for more than thirty years, producing and directing some of... |
| 2009_DC_Tattoo_091025 | 74 | | Sixth & I and Nextbook -- Ami James (Tattoos & Taboos -- Miami Ink)
Tattoos & Taboos with Ami James of Miami Ink:
For the tattoo-bearing and the tattoo-curious, Sixth & I presents an evening on the controversial topic of Jews getting inked. In light of the controversy as well as the prevalence of tattoos today, two tattooed Jews deeply involved in the world of body... |
| 2009_DC_Deli_091021 | 95 | | Sixth & I and Nextbook -- David Sax ("Save the Deli")
Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen
As a life-long deli obsessive, David Sax was understandably alarmed by the state of Jewish delicatessen -- a cuisine that once sat at the very center of Jewish life had become endangered by assimilation,... |
| 2009_DC_Frank_091005 | 130 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Congressman Barney Frank & Stuart Weisberg
Congressman Barney Frank & Stuart Weisberg: Congressman Barney Frank and author Stuart Weisberg will discuss their highly anticipated political biography, Barney Frank: The Story of America’s Only Left-Handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman. The book covers everything from Frank’s working-class childhood and... |
| 2009_DC_Plouffe_091123 | 92 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- David Plouffe ("The Audacity to Win")
David Plouffe: "The Audacity to Win"
Plouffe not only led the effort that put Barack Obama in the White House, but he also changed the face of politics forever and reenergized the idea of democracy itself. The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory is his story... |
| 2009_DC_Mortenson_091203 | 129 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Greg Mortenson ("Stones Into Schools")
Greg Mortenson - Stones Into Schools: Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003, recounting his efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built... |
| 2009_DC_Foer_091201 | 109 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Jonathan Safran Foer ("Eating Animals")
Jonathan Safran Foer: Eating Animals
Written with the verve readers know from his novels, Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Foer’s first nonfiction book - Eating Animals - grew out of his need to justify dietary decisions to his children. A vegetarian and sometime... |
| 2009_DC_So_Called_091217 | 122 | | Sixth & I and SpeakeasyDC -- My So-Called Jewish Life (2009)
My So-Called Jewish Life:
Spend Chanukah with Sixth & I and SpeakeasyDC, Washington's premier storytelling organization, for a night of funny, poignant, powerful, and peculiar autobiographical stories about all things Jewish, not-so-Jewish, and wanna-be Jewish. Performers in sequence were:
(1) Amy... |
| 2009_DC_Rice_090503 | 167 | | Sixth & I and the Jewish Primary Day School -- Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice JPDS-NC Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Lecture: Perspectives on Peace and War:
In her first return appearance in Washington since leaving the State Department, Condoleezza Rice reflects on her experiences in the Middle East, and her commitment to the education of children as a force against... |
| 2009_DC_Cook_090210 | 73 | | Sixth & I and WPAS -- Barbara Cook
Barbara Cook: Conversations with Legends: Famed as a supreme interpreter of the American songbook, the Tony award-winning singer/actress and American icon comes to Sixth & I to discuss her career. The host for the conversation will be Dwight Blocker Bowers, Curator of American Entertainment History at... |
| 2009_DC_Sarcophagus_090326 | 77 | | Smithsonian Associates & the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus -- Sarcophagus from Palaipafos
Sarcophagus from Palaipafos
Cosponsored with the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus. With Reception Hosted by His Excellency Ambassador Andreas S. Kakouris
In 2006 one of the most important archaeological finds was unearthed in western Cyprus—a richly colored sarcophagus dating back to the 5th... |
| 2009_DC_STN_091023 | 204 | | Smithsonian Teachers' Night (2009) @ Natl Museum of Natural History -- All except the welcoming presentation
Smithsonian Teachers' Night :
Attention all teachers of all subjects and grade levels!
Find new classroom-ready resources, meet Smithsonian educators, and attend demonstrations of school programs and materials at the Smithsonian's annual education expo. Be among the first three thousand educators to... |
| 2009_DC_STN_Welcome_091023 | 57 | | Smithsonian Teachers' Night (2009) @ Natl Museum of Natural History -- ONLY the welcoming presentation
Join Dr. Jill Biden, Dr. G. Wayne Clough, and Ms. Stephanie Norby for a very special welcome and kickoff to Smithsonian Teachers' Night 2009.
Jill Biden has been an educator for the past twenty-nine years and continues to teach English classes at a DC-area community college. She is the wife of Vice... |
| 2009_DC_Carnahan_090421 | 47 | | Treasury Historical Association -- Burrus Carnahan ("Act of Justice")
To Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Abraham Lincoln The Board of Directors of the Treasury Historical Association (THA) invites you to a lecture by Mr. Burrus Carnahan, author of Act of Justice: Lincoln's Emancipation and the Law of War. Event will be held in the Cash Room of the U.S.... |
| 2009_DC_WAF_090124 | 125 | | Washington Architectural Foundation -- Exploring Architecture w/Kids -- White House Neighborhood
Exploring Architecture with Kids: Walking Tour of the White House Neighborhood: The Washington Architectural Foundation is offering a free workshop and outdoor walking tour for kids ages 6 to 13 on Saturday, January 24th. Highlighting the architecture of the White House neighborhood, this is part of a... |
| 2009_DC_Nora_090714 | 33 | | Washington Post -- Meet Nora Roberts
Meet Nora Roberts, #1 New York Times best-selling sensation, during a lunch time Book Talk & Signing hosted by PostPoints.
Nora's books, which include such celebrated titles as Black Hills, Bed of Roses, and Vision in White, have spent a combined 155 weeks at the number one spot on the New York... |
| 2009_DC_WP_Meet_091201 | 13 | | Washington Post Meet and Greet Night (2009)
Get into the holiday spirit at this free evening reception at The Washington Post. Come meet your favorite columnists, reporters and the editors behind your favorite sections. Plus, you can enjoy plenty of holiday cheer, courtesy of area retailers!
Event Features:
*A chance to talk to your favorite... |
| 2009_DC_Duelfer_090220 | 37 | | Wilson Center -- Charles Duelfer ("Hide and Seek")
Book Talk: "Hide and Seek: The Search for Truth in Iraq":
(Author) Charles Duelfer
Former Director, Iraq Survey Group and
Former Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
(Commentator) Robert Litwak:
Director, International Security Studies, Woodrow Wilson Center and
Former Director of... |
| 2009_DC_Sanger_090218 | 44 | | Wilson Center -- David Sanger ("The Inheritance")
Book Launch: The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power, author David Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times and former Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center.
The Wilson Center moderator was Robert S. Litwak.
Lee Hamilton, the President... |
| 2009_DC_Dialogue_091217 | 27 | | Wilson Center -- Dialogue talks to Joseph Sohm
Dialogue host John Milewski interviews Joseph Sohm about his new photographic book, "Visions of America". |
| 2009_DC_Red_Ink_090908 | 33 | | Wilson Center -- Panel ("Black and White and Red Ink All Over: Newspapers In Peril")
"Black and White and Red Ink All Over: Newspapers in Peril, Leonard Downie, Jr., Former Executive Editor, The Washington Post; Allison Silver, Founder, The Washington Independent; Paul Starr, Professor of Sociology, Princeton University; Gabor Steingart, Washington Bureau Chief, Der Spiegel
The Woodrow... |
| 2009_DC_Gatekeepers_090325 | 27 | | Wilson Center -- Patrick Hyder Patterson (Gatekeepers of Christendom?)
The Gatekeepers of Christendom? Religious Politics and the Challenge of Islam in Eastern Europe
Speaker: Patrick Hyder Patterson, Assistant Professor of History, University of California-San Diego.
The Wilson Center moderator was Martin Sletzinger. |
| 2009_DC_Younger_090226 | 61 | | Wilson Center -- Stephen M. Younger ("The Bomb: A New History")
Book Launch: "The Bomb: A New History" by author Stephen M. Younger, former Senior Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Senior Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center.
From his years at Los Alamos and the Nevada Test Site to his meetings with nuclear arms experts in Moscow, former weapons designer... |
| 2009_DC_SLA | 11 | | Work (STAT-USA) -- Special Libraries Association 2009 conference in Washington, DC |
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