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 2012_DC_PageantO_120617 | 64 | | 2012 Miss District of Columbia Pageant (1 of 10) -- Other |
| 2012_DC_PageantPA_120617 | 91 | | 2012 Miss District of Columbia Pageant (10 of 10) -- Post-awards |
| 2012_DC_PageantR_120617 | 126 | | 2012 Miss District of Columbia Pageant (2 of 10) -- Rehearsal |
| 2012_DC_PageantTN_120617 | 108 | | 2012 Miss District of Columbia Pageant (3 of 10) -- Teen competition portion |
| 2012_DC_PageantW_120617 | 35 | | 2012 Miss District of Columbia Pageant (4 of 10) -- Welcome portion |
| 2012_DC_PageantSS_120617 | 86 | | 2012 Miss District of Columbia Pageant (5 of 10) -- Swimsuit portion |
| 2012_DC_PageantI_120617 | 79 | | 2012 Miss District of Columbia Pageant (6 of 10) -- Interview portion |
| 2012_DC_PageantT_120617 | 123 | | 2012 Miss District of Columbia Pageant (7 of 10) -- Talent portion |
| 2012_DC_PageantEW_120617 | 145 | | 2012 Miss District of Columbia Pageant (8 of 10) -- Evening Wear portion |
| 2012_DC_PageantA_120617 | 130 | | 2012 Miss District of Columbia Pageant (9 of 10) -- Awards
Congratulations Allyn Rose, Miss District of Columbia 2012!
Miss DC contestants for 2012:
Rachel de Maree
Jaqueline Garcia
MacKenzie Green
Helen Hua
Haely Jardas
Giovanna Jean-Baptiste
Rachall Lawrence
Casey Valerie Linsey
Chelsea Partridge
Joanna Preston
Anna Alexandra Rojo
Allyn Rose... |
| 2012_DC_CalTort_Party_120417 | 61 | | California Tortilla -- Brand Update Party
Join us to celebrate our Fresh New Look!
Come celebrate California Tortilla's brand update! Bring a guest and enjoy fresh food, signature cocktails and more! |
| 2012_DC_CalTort | 4 | | California Tortilla -- Gallery Place
Bob and Lisa from the Gallery Place store. And then the new owners. |
| 2012_DC_Hays_120207 | 96 | | Capitol Hill History Project -- Cindy Hays (Past and Future of Congressional Cemetery)
Overbeck Lecture: The Past and Future of Congressional Cemetery
On Tuesday, February 7, Cindy Hays will deliver an illustrated Overbeck History Lecture on Congressional Cemetery, its significance to the Capitol Hill community, and its impressive, ongoing restoration by concerned neighbors and friends.... |
| 2012_DC_Morley_120918 | 57 | | Capitol Hill History Project -- Jefferson Morley ("Snow-Storm in August")
The Overbeck History Lecture Series kicks off its new season on September 18th with a gripping account of Washington's first race riot and the criminal trials that followed, prosecuted by the city's politically ambitious district attorney, Francis Scott Key.
Salon Washington correspondent Jefferson... |
| 2012_DC_Boasberg_121120 | 109 | | Capitol Hill History Project -- Tersh Boasberg (experiences as head of DHPRB)
Longtime champion of DC historic preservation Tersh Boasberg will deliver our next Overbeck History Lecture on the evening of Tuesday, November 20, reflecting on his experience as chairman of the District's Historic Preservation Review Board, the DC Zoning Commission, and other leadership roles. A noted... |
| 2012_DC_Cato | 3 | | Cato Institute -- Building |
| 2012_DC_Cato_Clash_120511 | 28 | | Cato Institute -- Lawrence White ("Clash of Economic Ideas') w/Sylvia Nasar
The Clash of Economic Ideas (Cambridge University Press, 2012)
Featuring the author Lawrence H. White, Professor of Economics, George Mason University; with comments by Sylvia Nasar, John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Business Journalism, Columbia University, Author, A Beautiful Mind and Grand... |
| 2012_DC_Le_Droit_Tour_120930 | 9 | | Cultural Tourism DC -- Worthy Ambition: LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail Preview tour
Explore the unique architecture and historical figures of LeDroit Park durning this specail preview of Cultural Tourism DC’s LeDriot Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail, which is currently in development. The neighborhood was developed in 1873 as an exclusive white suburban enclave just beyond the... |
| 2012_DC_AU | 4 | | DC -- American University
Folks prepping for their graduation. |
| 2012_DC_KatzenX_2012A | 117 | | DC -- American University -- Katzen Art Center -- 2012A Exhibition
Pictures from the 2012 Winter exhibition. On view at the American University Museum January 28-March 18, 2012:
* Raoul Middleman: City Limits
* Anil Revri: Faith and Liberation through Abstraction
* Gabarron's Roots
* Regarding Our Faculties: Zoë Charlton, Tim Doud, Deborah Kahn, and Luis... |
| 2012_DC_Katzen_Panel_120128 | 45 | | DC -- American University -- Katzen Art Center -- 2012A Exhibition -- Anil Revri panel
Anil Revri’s paintings function as aids to meditation, while at the same time the process of their creation is itself an act of meditation. They are beautiful, their craft is breathtaking, but their success depends on whether they further us, and the artist, along in the process of our own... |
| 2012_DC_Raoul_120211 | 61 | | DC -- American University -- Katzen Art Center -- 2012A Exhibition -- Gallery Talk with Raoul Middleman
Gallery Talk with Raoul Middleman |
| 2012_DC_KatzenO_120128 | 50 | | DC -- American University -- Katzen Art Center -- 2012A Opening Reception
Several artists were there for this event: Anil Revri, Raoul Middleman, and Tim Doud. |
| 2012_DC_KatzenX_2012B | 130 | | DC -- American University -- Katzen Art Center -- 2012B Exhibition
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April 28 through May 20, 2012
The boundaries between artist, consumer, and curator have officially been blurred. Rather than argue against the presence of personal technology in the gallery, this exhibition explores the interaction between art and social media. Take a picture,... |
| 2012_DC_KatzenX_2012C | 68 | | DC -- American University -- Katzen Art Center -- 2012C Exhibition
Mexico: Expected/Unexpected
June 9 through August 12, 2012
This exhibition of selected works from the Isabel and Agustín Coppel Collection attempts to explore Mexican contemporary art from a point of view that simultaneously underlines the intense dialogue with its canonical history and the... |
| 2012_DC_KatzenX_2012D | 36 | | DC -- American University -- Katzen Art Center -- 2012D Exhibition
Pictures from the 2012 Late Fall exhibition:
* Revelation: Major Paintings by Jules Olitski
* Platforms: Washington Sculpture Group
Revelation: Major Paintings by Jules Olitski
September 15 through December 16
Widely regarded as one of America’s last classic modern painters, Jules Olitski... |
| 2012_DC_Mellon_Aud | 9 | | DC -- Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium |
| 2012_DC_AFRH | 77 | | DC -- Armed Forces Retirement Home (Old Soldiers Home)
Including some of the masonry damage from the earthquake. |
| 2012_DC_AFRH_MDC_120528 | 69 | | DC -- Armed Forces Retirement Home (Old Soldiers Home) -- Memorial Day Ceremony |
| 2012_DC_OAS_Constellations | 51 | | DC -- Art Museum of the Americas -- "Constellations"
CONSTELLATIONS -- Constructivism, Internationalism, and the Inter-American Avant-Garde
An exhibit of the permanent collection. Curated by Abigail McEwen.
June 21 - September 23, 2012
Drawn from the permanent collection of the Art Museum of the Americas, Constellations surveys the dynamic,... |
| 2012_DC_OAS_NY | 22 | | DC -- Art Museum of the Americas -- "New York: Latin American and Spanish artists in New York"
ÑEW YORK: Latin American and Spanish artists in New York
Curated by Paco Cano, Eva Mendoza Chandas and Jodie Dinapoli
February 16 - May 20, 2012
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
Ñew York, featuring works by young, outstanding Latin American and Spanish artists residing in New York City commemorates a long lost... |
| 2012_DC_SIAAI | 22 | | DC -- Arts and Industries Bldg |
| 2012_DC_Portal | 34 | | DC -- Bishop's House -- Christmas Lights |
| 2012_DC_Canal_Park | 7 | | DC -- Canal Park |
| 2012_DC_Candlelight_120513 | 109 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2012) -- Pre-ceremony events
I didn't stick around for the ceremony. It's gotten so big that there's really no way to get close enough to see the stage anymore. |
| 2012_DC_CapHill | 25 | | DC -- Capitol Hill area |
| 2012_DC_CIS | 14 | | DC -- Carnegie Institute for Science |
| 2012_DC_Cherry | 72 | | DC -- Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin (2012) |
| 2012_DC_CNewYr_120129 | 119 | | DC -- Chinese New Year Parade |
| 2012_DC_CBMSO | 166 | | DC -- Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office
You are invited to a special preview of the Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office on April 12th. The April 12th event will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passing of Clara Barton and will recognize the official partnership between the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and the General... |
| 2012_DC_Cleveland_Pk | 6 | | DC -- Cleveland Park area |
| 2012_DC_Columbia_Heights | 12 | | DC -- Columbia Heights area |
| 2012_DC_DOC | 21 | | DC -- Dept of Commerce building
The Ron Brown memorial in detail. Also the holiday display in the Commerce lobby. |
| 2012_DC_Cloud_120920 | 9 | | DC -- DGI -- Government Cloud Computing and Data Center Conference & Expo
Cloud-based services are now included in federal technology plans, and cloud-adoption within the government is moving forward. Also moving forward is The Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative which calls for reducing the number of data centers by 39% by 2015. Government agencies are required to... |
| 2012_DC_WWI | 9 | | DC -- District of Columbia World War I Memorial |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_Abstract | 18 |  | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Abstract Drawings
Abstract DrawingsJune 15, 2012 – January 6, 2013
Abstract Drawings presents a selection of forty-six works on paper from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s permanent collection that are rarely on public display. From simple sketches to highly finished compositions, these works represent the rich... |
| 2012_DC_Video_Games | 111 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Art of Video Games |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_Volck | 34 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Confederate Sketches of Adalbert Volck
The Confederate Sketches of Adalbert Volck
March 30, 2012 through January 21, 2013
The Confederate Sketches of Adalbert Volck is the second in our series of exhibitions marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Having emigrated to the United States in 1848 after Germany’s failed revolution,... |
| 2012_DC_Pollock | 23 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- Jackson Pollock, Memories Arrested in Space
Memories Arrested in Space: a centennial tribute to Jackson Pollock from the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art
January 28, 2012 – May 15, 2012
Exhibited in Washington, D.C. at the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery
Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) is an American icon. Creator of rhythmic and energetic... |
| 2012_DC_Black_List | 11 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Special Exhibits -- The Black List
While photography was allowed in this special exhibit, I couldn't photograph most of the pieces because the reflective glass kept picking up everything around me instead of the piece itself. |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_Pres | 11 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- America's Presidents
I've photographed almost the entire America's Presidents exhibit over time. To see the whole exhibit, you should use ... |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_Bldg | 28 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Building |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_CW | 40 | | 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 ... |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_Folk | 35 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Folk Art |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_Folk_Throne | 31 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Folk Art -- Restoring the Throne of the Third Heaven exhibit |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_Modern | 11 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Modern Art |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_Painting | 23 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Paintings |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_Portrait | 176 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Portraits
Including the Juliette Gordon Low exhibit. I've photographed pretty much the entire portrait exhibit over time. To see the whole exhibit, you should use ... |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_Sculpture | 84 | | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center for Amer Art & Portraiture -- Sculpture
Including The Museum sculpture. |
| 2012_DC_Holiday_Market | 49 | | DC -- Downtown Holiday Market by the Reynolds Center
Including several performances -- the German School's Washington Children’s Choir (Kinderchor) and Lilt (Irish Traditional). |
| 2012_DC_Dupont | 64 | | DC -- Dupont Circle area |
| 2012_DC_EPPV | 20 | | DC -- East Potomac Park -- Views of the Potomac River |
| 2012_DC_GS100 | 59 | | DC -- Edison Place Gallery -- Girl Scout 100 exhibit |
| 2012_DC_Bonham | 82 | | DC -- Edison Place Gallery -- Joe Bonham Project exhibit
The Joe Bonham Project
November 11-30, 2012
The Joe Bonham Project is a cooperative venture of the Society of Illustrators and the International Society of War Artists. The exhibition features fifteen artists, ranging from seasoned combat artists and well known illustrators for major publications to... |
| 2012_DC_Ellipse | 2 | | DC -- Ellipse (by White House) area |
| 2012_DC_Emancipation_LT_120414 | 98 | | DC -- Emancipation Day 150th Anniversary Great Debate @ Lincoln Theatre
On April 14, Centric, in partnership with the Office of Cable Television, celebrates the freeing of slaves in Washington, DC with the DC Emancipation Day 150th Anniversary Great Debate. Nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln freed the enslaved workers and laborers... |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Austria | 25 | | DC -- Embassy of Austria |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Bahrain | 2 | | DC -- Embassy of Bahrain |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Bangladesh | 24 | | DC -- Embassy of Bangladesh
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2012. |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Benin | 31 | | DC -- Embassy of Benin
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2012.
Explore the sophistication of Benin through visual exhibition, dance, and live music. The complimentary local food and drink tasting will give you a taste of this country.
Performers included Angelique Kidjo, vocalist. |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Bolivia | 2 | | DC -- Embassy of Bolivia |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Botswana | 24 | | DC -- Embassy of Botswana
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2012.
Present during the event was Her Excellency Tebelelo Seretse Ambassador of Botswana to the United States. |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Brunei | 42 | | DC -- Embassy of Brunei
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2012.
Present during the event was His Excellency Ambassador Dato Paduka Haji Yusoff bin Haji Abdul Hamid, Ambassador of Brunei to the United States, and his wife. |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Canada | 14 | | DC -- Embassy of Canada (incl Inuit Today exhibit)
Inuit Ullumi: Inuit Today
October 22, 2012 – March 15, 2013
The Embassy of Canada and TD Bank Group are pleased to present a new Embassy gallery exhibit, Inuit Ullumi: Inuit Today, Contemporary Art from TD Bank Group's Inuit Collection.
TD Bank Group assembled an Inuit art collection in 1967, to mark... |
| 2012_DC_Emb_China | 2 | | DC -- Embassy of China |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Croatia | 15 | | DC -- Embassy of Croatia
Part of the EU Open House 2012.
“Hrvatsko veselje” (“Croatian Merriment”) In cooperation with the Croatian National Tourist Board, the Embassy will present the heritage, music, dance, cuisine, and beauties of Croatia, home to seven World Heritage sites, as well as the Dalmatian dog. Croatia is also... |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Denmark | 10 | | DC -- Embassy of Denmark
Part of the EU Open House 2012.
“Denmark: Taking global challenges seriously”. Visit our Embassy to learn about Denmark’s role in the global community. Learn about the Danish bicycle culture and our green energy ambitions; build virtually anything in LEGO, Denmark’s most famous toy; and take a guided... |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Egypt | 29 | | DC -- Embassy of Egypt
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2012. |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Estonia | 16 | | DC -- Embassy of Estonia
Part of the EU Open House 2012.
Visit the Embassy of Estonia and learn more about the “E-country“. Enjoy Estonian folk dance and song festival photo exhibition. |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Ethiopia | 38 | | DC -- Embassy of Ethiopia
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2012.
Discover the hidden treasures of Ethiopia: home of eight amazing World Heritage sites, the cradle of ancient civilization and the origin of humankind. The embassy will showcase the country's diverse cultures, delicious cuisine, music and a photo... |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Ghana | 21 | | DC -- Embassy of Ghana
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2012.
Doing a book-signing was Nana Amuah-Afenyi VI aka King Peggy.
Peggielene Bartels was born in Ghana in 1953 and moved to Washington, D.C., in her early twenties to work at Ghana's embassy. In an interesting twist of fate, she was chosen to be King... |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Britain | 54 | | DC -- Embassy of Great Britain
Part of the EU Open House 2012.
This is GREAT Britain: Culture, Business and Sport. The Embassy will showcase the Ambassador’s Gardens; a bazaar highlighting British business and trade; activities on culture and sport including the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and London 2012 Olympics. Highlights also... |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Greece | 3 | | DC -- Embassy of Greece |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Kenya | 2 | | DC -- Embassy of Kenya |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Latvia | 20 | | DC -- Embassy of Latvia
Part of the EU Open House 2012.
Take a unique opportunity and visit the traveling Exhibit of leading contemporary Latvian painters, including Ieva Iltnere, Miervaldis Polis, Kaspars Brambergs, Harijs Brants and others. Enjoy Latvian folk costumes, Latvian music, and films on the country and culture.... |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Latvia_Art | 14 | | DC -- Embassy of Latvia (Contemporary Latvian Painters Exhibition)
Part of the EU Open House 2012.
Take a unique opportunity and visit the traveling Exhibit of leading contemporary Latvian painters, including Ieva Iltnere, Miervaldis Polis, Kaspars Brambergs, Harijs Brants and others. Enjoy Latvian folk costumes, Latvian music, and films on the country and culture.... |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Lithuania | 14 | | DC -- Embassy of Lithuania |
| 2012_DC_Emb_MexicoCI | 99 | | DC -- Embassy of Mexico -- Mexican Cultural Institution |
| 2012_DC_IACDC_Suitcase | 5 | | DC -- Embassy of Mexico -- Mexican Cultural Institution -- "Mexican Suitcase" film
As part of the Iberoamerican Film Showcase that will take place from January 19th to February 23rd, 2012 at multiple Embassies and Cultural Centers, the Mexican Cultural Institute is pleased to screen:
THE MEXICAN SUITCASE: La Maleta Mexicana @ 4:00 pm
The story of three lost boxes, found in a... |
| 2012_DC_Emb_MexicoCIX | 15 | | DC -- Embassy of Mexico & FotoWeek DC -- Mexican Cultural Institution -- Photo exhibits
"This exhibition represents a year-long collaboration between the two artists, one from Mexico and one an annual visitor to Mexico which with a single photograph sent by Pablo Ortiz Monasterio as a digital file to Muriel Hasbun, who replied by sending back one of her own. This exchange went on for... |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Mozambique | 28 | | DC -- Embassy of Mozambique
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2012.
Present during the event was Her Excellency Amélia Matos Sumbana Ambassador of Mozambique to the United States. |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Nigeria | 31 | | DC -- Embassy of Nigeria
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2012. |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Pakistan | 15 | | DC -- Embassy of Pakistan
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2012.
Experience the numerous diverse cultures and ethnic groups that the society and culture of Pakistan comprises. The comprehensive programs include performing arts showcase, food and drinks as well as vendors on the site. |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Romania | 38 | | DC -- Embassy of Romania
Part of the EU Open House 2012.
Come and visit the Beaux-Arts style embassy built at the beginning of the 20th century and explore Romania through a video tour of both its unspoiled natural treasures and its vibrant cities. Leaflets on Romania’s tourism, traditions, and culture, as well as other... |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Serbia | 17 | | DC -- Embassy of Serbia
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2012. |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Singapore | 3 | | DC -- Embassy of Singapore |
| 2012_DC_Emb_SAfrica | 34 | | DC -- Embassy of South Africa
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2012.
The embassy building itself was being redone and the staff has temporarily been moved into the Intelsat building. |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Sri_Lanka | 11 | | DC -- Embassy of Sri Lanka
Part of Passport DC (Around the World) Open House 2012.
Present during the event was His Excellency Jaliya Wickramasuriya Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States. |
| 2012_DC_Emb_SwedenV | 10 | | DC -- Embassy of Sweden -- View from rooftop terrace
Part of the EU Open House 2012.
Come and visit us for a day of family fun in our Georgetown waterfront location. Sample Swedish treats and enjoy our rooftop lounge as you get a taste of life and trends in Sweden and the European Union. |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Sweden | 34 | | DC -- Embassy of Sweden (House of Sweden)
Part of the EU Open House 2012.
Come and visit us for a day of family fun in our Georgetown waterfront location. Sample Swedish treats and enjoy our rooftop lounge as you get a taste of life and trends in Sweden and the European Union.
Entertainment was provided by Nordic Fiddle Magic. |
| 2012_DC_Emb_UAE | 5 | | DC -- Embassy of United Arab Emirates |
| 2012_DC_Emb_Zimbabwe | 3 | | DC -- Embassy of Zimbabwe |
| 2012_DC_SIHG | 3 | | DC -- Enid A. Haupt Garden |
| 2012_DC_Big_Data_120621 | 36 | | DC -- FCW briefing on Big Data and Government Enterprise
Join Federal Computer Week for this exciting, intensive program to thoroughly understand the emerging challenges, trends, directions, architectures, and solutions for big data and proven analytical strategies. Learn more about how your agency can and will benefit from using highly scalable, real-time... |
| 2012_DC_Telework_120605 | 37 | | DC -- FCW presents Telework Management Strategies
Telework Management Strategies: Mandates, Culture, and Getting the Job Done:
Join your agency executives and colleagues next Tuesday, June 5 to hear how to evaluate and understand your current computing infastructure for telework sustainability, and set realistic internal goals for telework adoption... |
| 2012_DC_Press_120106 | 29 | | DC -- Federal Courthouse -- Harry Thomas Jr. announces plea
Harry Thomas, Jr., DC city council member, had just admitted guilt in a scam that had fleeced the DC government of more than $350,000 intended to help city children. After months of denying everything, he finally caved in, agreeing to resign from office, pay restitution of $353,500 to the DC... |
| 2012_DC_Foggy_Bottom | 5 | | DC -- Foggy Bottom area |
| 2012_DC_FONZ_AM_121105 | 78 | | DC -- FONZ 2012 Annual Meeting |
| 2012_DC_FONZ_American_120830 | 58 | | DC -- FONZ 2012 Event -- American Trail exhibit reception |
| 2012_DC_Zoofari_120517 | 51 | | DC -- FONZ 2012 Zoofari event
ZooFari, the area’s premier food tasting event, features more than 100 of the area’s top restaurants all in the unique setting of the National Zoo. Proceeds benefit the Zoo’s conservation, research, and education programs. |
| 2012_DC_ZoofariC_120517 | 120 | | DC -- FONZ 2012 Zoofari event -- Cake competition
CAPITAL ONE BANK’S SWEET EATS CHALLENGE:
“Top Chef” finalists Spike Mendelsohn and Mike Isabella and other prestigious judges will host as teams of pastry artists create zoo-themed cakes. |
| 2012_DC_Fords_CEL | 142 | | DC -- Ford's Theatre -- Center for Education and Leadership |
| 2012_DC_Fords_Tuskegee | 38 | | DC -- Ford's Theatre -- Center for Education and Leadership -- The Test: Tuskegee Airmen
The Test: The Tuskegee Airmen Project
August 29–October 21, 2012
Special Exhibition in the Center for Education and Leadership
The Test details the training of the first African-American aviators in U.S. Military history and follows their ground-breaking training, deployment and service in World... |
| 2012_DC_Fords_Museum | 239 | | DC -- Ford's Theatre Museum
I'd photographed the exhibit in 2009 when it reopened but, back then, my approach was to type up the text of the signs and then delete the pictures of the signs. Since then, I've changed my way of processing this. |
| 2012_DC_Fords | 42 | | DC -- Ford's Theatre Natl Historic Site
The wreath outside was for the 147th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln being shot here. |
| 2012_DC_Fords_Bricks | 17 | | DC -- Ford's Theatre Natl Historic Site -- Sidewalk bricks
Donor bricks outside of Ford's Theatre. |
| 2012_DC_FOSE | 166 | | DC -- FOSE (Federal Office Systems Expo)
Including keynotes by:
* George J. Mitchell (Former U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace under the Obama Administration, former Senate Majority Leader)
* Dr. Gregory B. Jaczko (Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
* Eric Olson (former Commander of the U.S. Special Operations... |
| 2012_DC_FDR | 2 | | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
During cherry blossoms. |
| 2012_DC_Douglass | 59 | | DC -- Frederick Douglass Natl Historic Site |
| 2012_DC_Occupy_DCFP | 39 | | DC -- Freedom Plaza -- Occupy DC protest
It was a bitterly cold morning. A week previously, after similar actions at McPherson Square, the U.S. Park Police had started compliance checks at the Occupy DC Freedom Plaza location. They're enforcing prohibitons on overnight camping and "biohazards." (The McPherson Square group is a bit different... |
| 2012_DC_Gallery_Place | 45 | | DC -- Gallery Place areas |
| 2012_DC_GAR | 26 | | DC -- GAR Memorial |
| 2012_DC_Mason | 7 | | DC -- George Mason Memorial |
| 2012_DC_Meade | 1 | | DC -- George Meade Memorial |
| 2012_DC_GAHM_ACW | 113 | | DC -- German-American Heritage Museum -- American Civil War w/Thomas Nast and Adalbert Volck exhibit
The American Civil War Seen Through the Eyes of German-American Caricaturists: Thomas Nast and Adalbert Volck
Jun 14, 2012 - Sep 30, 2012 | Washington, DC
The German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA presents a new exhibit that compares the illustrations of two German-American caricaturists:... |
| 2012_DC_GAHM_Christmas_121209 | 98 | | DC -- German-American Heritage Museum -- Christmas celebration
"Oh Thou Joyful Day"
The German-American Heritage Museum invites you to an open house to experience some of the traditional elements of authentic German Christmas at Hockemeyer Hall.
Enjoy traditional German Christmas carols performed by the Washington Saengerbund.
Get a taste of German Christmas... |
| 2012_DC_GAHM_Costumes | 28 | | DC -- German-American Heritage Museum -- Germany and its Costumes exhibit
From the Mountains to the Sea - Germany and its Costumes - Dirndl & Lederhosen:
Many German-American festivals are opportunities to see Dirndl and Lederhosen fashions in all varieties. But it is the dance groups who can verge at the annual Steuben Parade or at many local and regional "Oktoberfests"... |
| 2012_DC_DigGovt_121016 | 52 | | DC -- GovDelivery -- Digital Government: The Transformative Power of Communications
Digital Government: The Transformative Power of Communications:
In May, the White House officially released a new strategy for the Federal government, Digital Government: Building a 21st Century Platform to Better Serve the American People.
The document concludes with a list of 29 "Action... |
| 2012_DC_AAEC_CDM_120914 | 79 | | DC -- GWU -- AAEC -- #!&% Cartoons! -- Cartoon Death Match
Cartoon Death Match: A Field of Memes:
A wild must-see cartoon smackdown, complete with secret celebrity judges. 4 Cartoonists, 3 Judges, 2 Rounds, 1 Epic finale!
Contestants: Mike Peters, Jen Sorensen, Keith Knight, Mark Fiore
Emcee: Todd Zuniga of Literate Death Match Fame
Celebrity Judges:... |
| 2012_DC_AAEC_Misc_120914 | 107 | | DC -- GWU -- AAEC -- #!&% Cartoons! -- Miscellaneous
Artists shown here: Steve Artley, Joe Sutliff, Mike Rhode, Al Goodwyn, Ayman Alghamdi (from Saudi Arabia), Khalid Gueddar (from Morocco), Frank Sesno, Nick Anderson, David Horsey (Los Angeles Times), Bob Krieger (The Province), Ben Sargent, Guy Badeaux (Le Droit, Ottawa, Canada), Carolyn Belefski, Frank... |
| 2012_DC_AAEC_Panel1_120914 | 104 | | DC -- GWU -- AAEC -- #!&% Cartoons! -- Panel 1: Welcome and Great American Political Cartoon
Welcome remarks from AAEC President John Cole and GWU’s Frank Sesno. Followed by
The Great American Political Cartoon: When Cartoonists Ruled the Day!
Speakers: Sandy Northrop and Stephen Hess, authors of “American Political Cartoons, 1754-2010”
#!&%!! "Stop them damn pictures!!” raged the... |
| 2012_DC_AAEC_Panel2_120914 | 37 | | DC -- GWU -- AAEC -- #!&% Cartoons! -- Panel 2: Into the Matrix: Man vs. Machine
Into the Matrix: Man vs. Machine:
Steve Brodner (Brodnersbicycle.com) draws by hand, Nick Anderson of the Houston Chronicle draws by Cintiq.
#!&%!! "Stop them damn pictures!!” raged the infuriated politician, “I don't care what the paper writes about me. My constituents can't read. But, damn it,... |
| 2012_DC_AAEC_Panel3_120914 | 28 | | DC -- GWU -- AAEC -- #!&% Cartoons! -- Panel 3: Cartooning Outside the Box: The Political Cartoon Evolves
Cartooning Outside the Box: The Political Cartoon Evolves:
Panelists: Nick Anderson, Houston Chronicle; Steve Brodner; Mark Fiore, Daily Kos; and Ann Telnaes, The Washington Post
#!&%!! "Stop them damn pictures!!” raged the infuriated politician, “I don't care what the paper writes about me. My... |
| 2012_DC_AAEC_Panel4_120914 | 12 | | DC -- GWU -- AAEC -- #!&% Cartoons! -- Panel 4: Comics Journalism: Cartoonists Are on the Story
Comics Journalism: Cartoonists Are on the Story:
Panelists: Mat Bors, Universal Press Syndicate and Susie Cagle, Cartoon Movement
#!&%!! "Stop them damn pictures!!” raged the infuriated politician, “I don't care what the paper writes about me. My constituents can't read. But, damn it, they can see... |
| 2012_DC_AAEC_Panel5_120914 | 23 | | DC -- GWU -- AAEC -- #!&% Cartoons! -- Panel 5: Man vs. Machine, Round 2
Man vs. Machine, Round 2:
Mike Thompson, Detroit Free Press vs. Nate Beeler, The Columbus Dispatch.
#!&%!! "Stop them damn pictures!!” raged the infuriated politician, “I don't care what the paper writes about me. My constituents can't read. But, damn it, they can see the pictures!" In that case... |
| 2012_DC_AAEC_Panel6_120914 | 19 | | DC -- GWU -- AAEC -- #!&% Cartoons! -- Panel 6: Campaign 2012, The View from Left Field
Campaign 2012, The View from Left Field:
Panelists: Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press; Jen Sorensen, Daily Kos; and Tom Tomorrow, This Modern World
#!&%!! "Stop them damn pictures!!” raged the infuriated politician, “I don't care what the paper writes about me. My constituents can't read.... |
| 2012_DC_AAEC_Panel7_120914 | 64 | | DC -- GWU -- AAEC -- #!&% Cartoons! -- Panel 7: Blown Covers, New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See
Blown Covers, New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See:
Speaker: Francoise Mouly, Art Editor, The New Yorker, Editorial Director, TOON Books
#!&%!! "Stop them damn pictures!!” raged the infuriated politician, “I don't care what the paper writes about me. My constituents can't read. But, damn... |
| 2012_DC_AAEC_Panel8_120914 | 96 | | DC -- GWU -- AAEC -- #!&% Cartoons! -- Panel 8: Campaign 2012, The View from Right Field
Campaign 2012, The View from Right Field:
Panelists: Nate Beeler, The Columbus Dispatch; Chip Bok, bokbluster.com; and Scott Stantis, Chicago Tribune
#!&%!! "Stop them damn pictures!!” raged the infuriated politician, “I don't care what the paper writes about me. My constituents can't read. But,... |
| 2012_DC_SMPA | 38 | | DC -- GWU -- School of Media & Public Affairs |
| 2012_DC_Hill_Center | 15 | | DC -- Hill Center |
| 2012_DC_Hillyer | 7 | | DC -- Hillyer Art Space |
| 2012_DC_SIHIR | 52 | | DC -- Hirshhorn Museum (Inside)
Including the Barbara Kruger: Belief+Doubt exhibit:
Part of an initiative to bring art to new sites within and around the building, this installation by Barbara Kruger will fill the Lower Level lobby and extend into the newly relocated Museum bookstore. Famous for her incisive photomontages, Kruger has... |
| 2012_DC_SIHIR_Weiwei | 75 | | DC -- Hirshhorn Museum (Inside) -- Al Weiwei: According to What exhibit
Ai Weiwei: According to What?
October 7, 2012 to February 24, 2013
Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. Beijing, 1957) is one of China’s most prolific and provocative contemporary artists. He is best known for projects such as his collaboration with architects Herzog & de Meuron on the design of the 2008 Beijing... |
| 2012_DC_SIHIR_Circle | 50 | | DC -- Hirshhorn Museum (Outside) -- Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads sculpture by Al Weiwei
Including the installation of the piece. |
| 2012_DC_SIHIR_Aitken | 45 | | DC -- Hirshhorn Museum (Outside) -- Doug Aitken: Song 1
Doug Aitken: SONG 1
March 22, 2012 to May 13, 2012
Sunset to Midnight
For nearly eight weeks this spring, internationally renowned artist Doug Aitken (American, b. Redondo Beach, California, 1968; lives and works in Los Angeles and New York) will illuminate the entire facade of the Hirshhorn’s iconic... |
| 2012_DC_Howard | 17 | | DC -- Howard University area |
| 2012_DC_IBEW | 11 | | DC -- IBEW headquarters |
| 2012_DC_IDBCC_Culture | 21 | | DC -- IDB Cultural Center -- "Art in Society: The Power of Culture"
Art in Society: The Power of Culture:
IDB displays works of grand masters of painting. Works by Mexico’s Diego Rivera, Andy Warhol of the United States, and Edgar Negret of Colombia are part of an art exhibit organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of... |
| 2012_DC_IDBCC_Uruguay | 26 | | DC -- IDB Cultural Center -- "Contemporary Uruguayan Artists"
IDB Cultural Center presents exhibit “Contemporary Uruguayan Artists”
Showing of works by 13 artists coincides with upcoming IDB annual meeting in Montevideo
The exhibit Contemporary Uruguayan Artists will open March 5 in the Cultural Center Gallery of the Inter-American Development Bank, in... |
| 2012_DC_ISS_120912 | 161 | | DC -- Illinois State Society w/Rod Ross @ Lithuanian Embassy
The Illinois State Society Cordially Invites You To Attend A Reception At The Embassy Of The Republic Of Lithuania
Program:
* Minister Plenipotentiary Rolandas Kazinskas (welcoming remarks)
* Deanna Howes (singing in Lithuanian, Lietuva, Tevyne music)
* Rod Ross (speaking on "Illinois and... |
| 2012_DC_IWP | 33 | | DC -- Institute of World Politics building |
| 2012_DC_SIIG | 21 | | DC -- International Gallery
I thought the Christmas display in the corridor was pretty! |
| 2012_DC_SIIGSC | 12 | | DC -- International Gallery (VSA 11th: "Sustaining/Creating")
Sustaining/Creating: A National Juried Exhibition for Emerging Artists with Disabilities, Ages 16-25
September 11, 2012 - January 13, 2013
This exhibition features the work of 15 emerging artists with disabilities, who present work that illuminates innovative viewpoints on sustainability and... |
| 2012_DC_SIIG_Math_Alive | 21 | | DC -- International Gallery ("Math Alive")
MathAlive:
March 10, 2012 - June 3, 2012 (new opening date)
Through 40 interactives, this exhibition brings to life the real math behind some of the activities children like. Visitors young and old can ride snowboards in 4-D, design and play their own video games, capture their images in 360 degrees,... |
| 2012_DC_SIIG_Jobs | 24 | | DC -- International Gallery ("Patents and Trademarks of Steve Jobs")
The Patents and Trademarks of Steve Jobs: Art and Technology that Changed the World
May 11, 2012 - July 8, 2012 (new closing date)
Learn about the far-reaching impact of Steve Jobs’ entrepreneurship and innovation on our daily lives,and how his patents and trademarks reveal the importance... |
| 2012_DC_Kennedy_Center | 7 | | DC -- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Including preparing for the new "War Horse" opera. |
| 2012_12_02B_Honors | 333 | | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Kennedy Center Honors (2012)
Folks photographed here: Mary Hart, Linda Carter, Cal Ripken Jr., Julie Chen, Les Moonves, Carol Schwartz, Vernon Jordan, Tina Fey, Nancy Pelosi, David Gregory, Leon Panetta, Natalia Makaorva, Dustin Hoffman, Ray Romano, David Letterman, David Rubinstein, Nancy Wilson, Jimmy Page, Jack Black, Tracy... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2012_10_22C_DeGeneres | 85 | | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Mark Twain Prize (2012 -- Ellen DeGeneres)
The 15th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
A lineup of top entertainers including Kristin Chenoweth, Steve Harvey, Sean Hayes, Jimmy Kimmel, John Krasinski, John Leguizamo, Jane Lynch, Jason Mraz, Lily Tomlin, Loudon Wainwright III and others will salute Ellen DeGeneres at the 15th Annual... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2012_DC_Lafayette_Park | 43 | | DC -- Lafayette Park (by White House) area
Including protesters and preparations for the inaugural parade. Interestingly, later that day it was announced that Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi annulled most of an extraordinary Nov. 22 decree that gave him near-absolute power and plunged the country into a deeply divisive political crisis that... |
| 2012_DC_Le_Droit | 122 | | DC -- Le Droit neighborhood |
| 2012_DC_LOC | 59 | | DC -- Library of Congress
Time for the wide angle camera! |
| 2012_DC_LOC_Earth | 22 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Down to Earth exhibit |
| 2012_DC_LOC_Herblock | 20 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Herblock Gallery |
| 2012_DC_LOC_MRR | 34 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Main Reading Room (room itself)
Wide-angle lens time. |
| 2012_DC_LOCVw | 2 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Views from... |
| 2012_DC_LCFD_Animals_120929 | 15 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage Family Day 2012 -- Animals
Family Day 2012 :
Join President Lincoln's Cottage and the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Saturday, September 29th, 2012 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln family's first season at the Soldiers' Home. Bring your family and friends to enjoy the Lincolns'... |
| 2012_DC_LCFD_Bucktails_120929 | 104 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage Family Day 2012 -- Bucktails
Family Day 2012 :
Join President Lincoln's Cottage and the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Saturday, September 29th, 2012 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln family's first season at the Soldiers' Home. Bring your family and friends to enjoy the Lincolns'... |
| 2012_DC_LCFD_Tour_120929 | 26 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage Family Day 2012 -- Cottage Tour
Family Day 2012 :
Join President Lincoln's Cottage and the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Saturday, September 29th, 2012 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln family's first season at the Soldiers' Home. Bring your family and friends to enjoy the Lincolns'... |
| 2012_DC_LCFD_Misc_120929 | 119 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage Family Day 2012 -- Miscellaneous
Family Day 2012 :
Join President Lincoln's Cottage and the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Saturday, September 29th, 2012 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln family's first season at the Soldiers' Home. Bring your family and friends to enjoy the Lincolns'... |
| 2012_DC_LCFD_Photos_120929 | 66 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage Family Day 2012 -- Period Photographer
Family Day 2012 :
Join President Lincoln's Cottage and the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Saturday, September 29th, 2012 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln family's first season at the Soldiers' Home. Bring your family and friends to enjoy the Lincolns'... |
| 2012_DC_LCFD_Gals_120929 | 33 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage Family Day 2012 -- The Gals
Family Day 2012 :
Join President Lincoln's Cottage and the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Saturday, September 29th, 2012 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln family's first season at the Soldiers' Home. Bring your family and friends to enjoy the Lincolns'... |
| 2012_DC_LCFD_Revels_120929 | 39 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage Family Day 2012 -- Washington Revels' Jubilee Voices
Family Day 2012 :
Join President Lincoln's Cottage and the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Saturday, September 29th, 2012 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln family's first season at the Soldiers' Home. Bring your family and friends to enjoy the Lincolns'... |
| 2012_DC_Lincoln_Cottage | 51 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage (at the Armed Forces Retirement Home) |
| 2012_DC_Lincoln_CottageVC | 16 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage (at the Armed Forces Retirement Home) -- Visitor Center |
| 2012_DC_MLK_Mem | 36 | | DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial
Including the first cherry blossoms around the memorial. |
| 2012_DC_SIMLRG | 18 | | DC -- Mary Livingston Ripley Garden |
| 2012_DC_Meritalk_120502 | 53 | | DC -- Meritalk Spring 2012 Telework Exchange Town Hall Meeting
The Federal government is tackling a unique challenge – reduce costs, while supporting a mobile movement and a growing distributed workforce. Join us on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 for the 11th semi-annual Town Hall Meeting to discuss solutions and best practices for addressing the telework/mobility... |
| 2012_DC_Miss_DC_Send_121218 | 380 | | DC -- Miss DC 2012 Allyn Rose Send-Off to Miss America Pageant
Help send Allyn off to Miss America
Come show your support for Allyn at Miss America, get a sneak peek of her competition wardrobe, and recognize the Miss District of Columbia class of 2012!
The celebration will be Tuesday, December 18 from 6-8pm at the Institute of World Politics, 1521 16th Street... |
| 2012_DC_MGC | 25 | | DC -- Mobile Government Conference
Keynote talks by:
* Dawn Meyerriecks, Assistant Director for Acquisition, Technology, and Facilities, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
* Peter Doolan, Group Vice President & Chief Technologist, Oracle Public Software, Oracle USA |
| 2012_DC_Mt_Vernon | 27 | | DC -- Mt Vernon Triangle area |
| 2012_DC_NGMM | 118 | | DC -- National Guard Memorial Museum |
| 2012_DC_Natl_Pres_Ctr | 77 | | DC -- National Presbyterian Church and Center |
| 2012_DC_SIAIR | 227 | | DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum
I'd never actually documented the "America By Air" exhibit so it was time. Also using a wide-angle lens for the first time. |
| 2012_DC_SIAIR_Marines | 97 | | DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- Fly Marines! exhibit
Fly Marines! The Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation: 1912-2012
Honor, Courage, and Commitment are the basic principles embraced by all Marines. Along with a dose of gritty realism, those principles are reflected in the thousands of works of art held by the National Museum of the Marine Corps.... |
| 2012_DC_Archives | 3 | | DC -- Natl Archives
The new store. |
| 2012_DC_Archives_BF | 118 | | DC -- Natl Archives major exhibit -- Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World
“Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World” opens February 10, 2012
Founding father, scientist, diplomat, humorist, philanthropist, entrepreneur, rebellious teen—Benjamin Franklin is one of the most remarkable and influential Americans. Learn more about the many sides of Benjamin Franklin and... |
| 2012_DC_BF_Press_120207 | 37 | | DC -- Natl Archives major exhibit -- Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World press conference
“Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World” explores life of enigmatic, creative genius
WHAT:
A special press only breakfast and “sneak preview” to launch the new National Archives exhibition: Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World.
Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World... |
| 2012_DC_BF_Tour_120207 | 23 | | DC -- Natl Archives major exhibit -- Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World tour |
| 2012_DC_Eman_Proc | 6 | | DC -- Natl Archives major exhibit -- Emancipation Proclamation
150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
The National Archives will commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation with a special display of the original document in the East Rotunda Gallery. The commemoration will include extended viewing hours,... |
| 2012_DC_Eman_Press_121220 | 120 | | DC -- Natl Archives major exhibit -- Emancipation Proclamation press conference
Exclusive Press Preview of the Emancipation Proclamation at the National Archives, the original document for its 150th Anniversary
Special behind-the-scenes press opportunity and photo-op. Photograph/videotape the original Emancipation Proclamation, learn about its history and conservation from the... |
| 2012_DC_Brink | 129 | | DC -- Natl Archives major exhibit -- To the Brink
About “To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis”:
Secretly recorded White House tapes form the centerpiece of this exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Visitors listen in as the President and his advisers work furiously to avert a nuclear war. Original documents,... |
| 2012_DC_Brink_Tour_121010 | 14 | | DC -- Natl Archives major exhibit -- To the Brink exhibition tour
Washington, DC . . . A special press-only preview to launch the new National Archives exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis: “To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis.” The exhibit opens to the public on Friday, October 12, 2012.
“To the Brink” shows Kennedy and his... |
| 2012_DC_Brink_Press_121010 | 52 | | DC -- Natl Archives major exhibit -- To the Brink press conference
Washington, DC . . . A special press-only preview to launch the new National Archives exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis: “To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis.” The exhibit opens to the public on Friday, October 12, 2012.
“To the Brink” shows Kennedy and his... |
| 2012_DC_Building_LEGO | 35 | | DC -- Natl Building Museum -- LEGO exhibit
Including packing it up to remove it. |
| 2012_DC_JStreet_120414 | 112 | | DC -- Natl Cherry Blossom Festival -- Japanese Street Festival (2012)
Sakura Matsuri -- Japanese Street Festival
Enjoy the family-friendly atmosphere of the largest Japanese cultural festival in the United States, featuring food, arts and culture, merchandise, and live traditional and J-Pop performances on four stages, including martial arts demonstrations. |
| 2012_DC_CB_Parade_120414 | 390 | | DC -- Natl Cherry Blossom Festival -- Parade
The 2012 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade® is Saturday, April 14 from 10:00am to 12:30pm, rain or shine. One of DC’s largest spectator events, the energy-filled Parade runs along Constitution Avenue from 7th to 17th streets, NW, and is televised live on ABC7/WJLA-TV and NewsChannel8. The Parade... |
| 2012_DC_NGAAH | 16 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Armand Hammer Collection |
| 2012_DC_NGA_Bldg | 23 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Building
Including workers on the dome. |
| 2012_DC_NGA_French | 11 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Day the French galleries reopened |
| 2012_DC_NGAEW | 28 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- East Wing
Trying out the wide-angle lens. |
| 2012_DC_NGAP | 294 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Paintings
Including the reopening of the French wing. |
| 2012_DC_NGAS | 18 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Sculpture |
| 2012_DC_NGA_Fleeting | 14 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- "Fleeting Structures of Early Modern Europe" exhibit
From the Library: The Fleeting Structures of Early Modern Europe
February 4–July 29, 2012
For centuries, the world has seen its cities enrobed in festive garb for all manner of honorary events. Today, urban centers find themselves revitalized and beautified to host the Olympic Games or celebrate a... |
| 2012_DC_NGA_Furniture | 39 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- "Masterpieces of American Furniture" exhibit
Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830
Opens October 7, 2012, on permanent view
The unveiling of the Kaufman Collection at the National Gallery of Art on the ground floor of the West Building is a landmark moment for the nation's capital, which until this time has... |
| 2012_DC_NGA_Text | 12 | | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- "Text as Inspiration" Exhibit
Text as Inspiration: Artists' Books and Literature
July 30, 2011–January 29, 2012
Artists' books exemplify the creative and inventive abilities of their makers. Working in a visual and tactile format, they transform the book into a total art concept, with poignant, humorous, and clever results.... |
| 2012_DC_NGS | 12 | | DC -- Natl Geographic Society Building -- Explorers Hall |
| 2012_DC_NGS_Titanic | 128 | | DC -- Natl Geographic Society Building -- Explorers Hall -- Titanic: 100 Year Obsession
National Geographic was the first to unveil images of the wreck discovered by National Geographic explorer Robert Ballard in 1985. Take a new look, from its historic beginnings to the latest research, at the ship that has captured the world’s imagination since it sank on April 15, 1912.
Explore an... |
| 2012_DC_Jap_Amer | 10 | | DC -- Natl Japanese-American Monument |
| 2012_DC_Mall | 43 | | DC -- Natl Mall area
Mostly the work being done on the Reflecting Pool between the World War II and Lincoln memorials. |
| 2012_DC_SINMAA | 15 | | DC -- Natl Museum of African American History and Culture |
| 2012_DC_SIAfri | 18 | | DC -- Natl Museum of African Art |
| 2012_DC_SIAH | 62 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center |
| 2012_DC_SIAH_Move | 21 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center -- America on the Move exhibit
Time for a few pictures with the wide angle lens. |
| 2012_DC_SIAH_Stories | 127 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center -- American Stories
Take a journey through time and discover both well-known and less-familiar stories about the American experience in the Museum’s newest signature exhibition: American Stories. In 5,300 square feet, American Stories features an engaging mix of artifacts from the Museum’s vast holdings to tell stories... |
| 2012_DC_SIAH_Changing | 124 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center -- Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863, and the March on Washington, 1963
Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863, and the March on Washington, 1963
December 14, 2012 - September 15, 2013
The National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History commemorate two events that changed the course of the nation: The 1863... |
| 2012_DC_SIAH_Burden | 5 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center -- Glorious Burden exhibit |
| 2012_DC_SIAH_Comp | 64 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center -- National Mall Design Competition
From http://www.nationalmall.org/news/designing-future-national-mall
Designing the Future of the National Mall
By Dr. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel
Monday, April 9, 2012
The Huffington Post
Today, the Trust for the National Mall will introduce the final design concepts for the National Mall... |
| 2012_DC_SIAH_Price | 14 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center -- Price of Freedom exhibit
Time for a few pictures with the wide angle lens. |
| 2012_DC_SIAH_Monticello | 85 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center -- Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello exhibit
Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty
Closed October 14, 2012
This exhibition was organized by the National Museum of African American History and Culture and presented in partnership with the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello.
The exhibition explored slavery and enslaved... |
| 2012_DC_SIAH_TJBible | 16 | | DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center -- Thomas Jefferson's Bible exhibit
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, created by Thomas Jefferson in 1820, is an 84-page assemblage of passages from the first four books of the New Testament. It was the work of Jefferson's own hands and a product of his extraordinary mind. It was a personal exercise in understanding Jesus's moral... |
| 2012_DC_SINH | 67 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History |
| 2012_DC_SINHHO | 1 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Hall of Human Origins |
| 2012_DC_SINHHM | 53 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Hall of Mammals |
| 2012_DC_SINHNB | 48 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Nature's Best International Photography Awards exhibit (2012) |
| 2012_DC_SINHOH | 6 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Sant Ocean Hall |
| 2012_DC_AmerInd | 5 | | DC -- Natl Museum of the American Indian (2012)
Wide-angle lens time. |
| 2012_DC_NMWA | 64 | | DC -- Natl Museum of Women in the Arts |
| 2012_DC_SIPM | 95 | | DC -- Natl Postal Museum |
| 2012_DC_Fire_Ice | 162 | | DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Fire & Ice: Hindenburg and Titanic
Fire & Ice: Hindenburg and Titanic
Open March 22, 2012 to January 6, 2014
The first two lines from Robert Frost’s poem Fire and Ice inspire the exhibition’s title. They are appropriate in view of the natural elements that caused the catastrophes and that so many lives ended because of them.
Some... |
| 2012_DC_WWII | 23 | | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial (2012) |
| 2012_DC_SINZ_Amazonia | 39 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Amazonia |
| 2012_DC_SINZ_BV | 29 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail |
| 2012_DC_SINZ_Art | 29 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Artwork |
| 2012_DC_SINZ_Bear | 3 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears |
| 2012_DC_SINZ_Cat | 30 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
Including the new cheetah cubs. |
| 2012_DC_SINZ_Carousel | 118 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Carousel |
| 2012_DC_SINZ_Const | 2 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects |
| 2012_DC_SINZ_Elephant | 12 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House |
| 2012_DC_SINZ_Invert | 16 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Invertebrates |
| 2012_DC_SINZ_Main | 12 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
Including the ant-eater. |
| 2012_DC_SINZ_Prairie | 5 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs |
| 2012_DC_SINZ_Primate | 7 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates |
| 2012_DC_SINZ_Panda | 10 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Red pandas (2012)
More wide-angle lens stuff. I didn't actually see the giant pandas on this visit. But the red panda was cute! |
| 2012_DC_SINZ_Reptile | 12 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Reptile House |
| 2012_DC_Costco | 16 | | DC -- New York Ave -- Costco store
The new Costco opens on New York Avenue. |
| 2012_DC_NY_Ave | 25 | | DC -- New York Avenue area (NOMA) |
| 2012_DC_NYASP | 6 | | DC -- New York Avenue Sculpture Project |
| 2012_DC_Newseum | 13 | | DC -- Newseum
Including preparing the new names for the commemorative wall. The funny-looking hingy-things are designed to allow the top floor to sway in case of earthquakes. |
| 2012_DC_NewseumV | 39 | | DC -- Newseum -- Views from terrace |
| 2012_DC_OAS_Lost_Worlds | 15 | | DC -- OAS General Secretariat Building -- Terrace Level Gallery -- "Lost Worlds"
LOST WORLDS F Street Gallery Opening
December 5, 2011 – February 24, 2012
This exhibition of photographs presents a powerful visual narrative of the cultures, conflicts and conquests that forged the New World. Covering significant ruins in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America,... |
| 2012_DC_OCC | 90 | | DC -- Old Convention Center (site) / CityCenterDC |
| 2012_DC_Old_PostV | 14 | | DC -- Old Post Office Pavilion -- Views from tower |
| 2012_DC_Party_Animals | 6 | | DC -- Party Animals |
| 2012_DC_PassportDC | 7 | | DC -- Passport DC (Around the World) Open House |
| 2012_DC_Penn | 15 | | DC -- Pennsylvania Avenue area
Including a building that I hadn't seen lit up before. |
| 2012_DC_Petersen_House | 18 | | DC -- Petersen House (House Where Lincoln Died)
Including time for a few pictures with the wide angle lens. |
| 2012_DC_PProse | 8 | | DC -- Politics & Prose |
| 2012_DC_SIRG | 2 | | DC -- Renwick Gallery |
| 2012_DC_RI_Ave | 20 | | DC -- Rhode Island Avenue area |
| 2012_DC_Rock_Creek_Cem | 84 | | DC -- Rock Creek Cemetery
The last remnants of fall colors. |
| 2012_DC_Scottish | 10 | | DC -- Scottish Rite Temple |
| 2012_DC_Sewall_Belmont | 141 | | DC -- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum
Open house day. |
| 2012_DC_Shaw | 34 | | DC -- Shaw neighborhood |
| 2012_DC_Sheridan | 10 | | DC -- Sheridan Circle area |
| 2012_DC_Sherman | 35 | | DC -- Sherman Memorial |
| 2012_DC_Folklife | 19 | | DC -- Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2012)
This was the Tuahine Troupe from University of Hawaii. |
| 2012_DC_Folklife_AIDS | 60 | | DC -- Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2012) -- AIDS quilt |
| 2012_DC_SI_Castle | 10 | | DC -- Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) |
| 2012_DC_SI_Castle_CWP | 39 | | DC -- Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) -- Civil War Photography |
| 2012_DC_SI_Castle_Comp | 24 | | DC -- Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) -- National Mall Design Competition
From http://www.nationalmall.org/news/designing-future-national-mall
Designing the Future of the National Mall
By Dr. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel
Monday, April 9, 2012
The Huffington Post
Today, the Trust for the National Mall will introduce the final design concepts for the National Mall... |
| 2012_DC_Shuttle_Flyby_120417 | 36 | | DC -- Space Shuttle Discovery Fly-By
Space Shuttle Discovery Flies to the Smithsonian
Discovery, the longest-serving orbiter in the space shuttle fleet, departed Kennedy Space Center in Florida around dawn today, and is expected to arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport about 11 a.m. EDT. After a two-day layover at the airport,... |
| 2012_DC_StElizW_CWX | 85 | | DC -- St Elizabeths West -- Construction Watch Tour -- Exterior Shots
Construction Watch Tour: U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters at St. Elizabeths:
When completed in early 2013, the new U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters on the west campus of historic St. Elizabeths will feature an 11-story office building providing nearly 1.2 million square feet of office and support space for... |
| 2012_DC_StElizW_CWI | 36 | | DC -- St Elizabeths West -- Construction Watch Tour -- Interior Shots
Construction Watch Tour: U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters at St. Elizabeths:
When completed in early 2013, the new U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters on the west campus of historic St. Elizabeths will feature an 11-story office building providing nearly 1.2 million square feet of office and support space for... |
| 2012_DC_StElizW_CWG | 30 | | DC -- St Elizabeths West -- Construction Watch Tour -- NBM Tour Group
Construction Watch Tour: U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters at St. Elizabeths:
When completed in early 2013, the new U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters on the west campus of historic St. Elizabeths will feature an 11-story office building providing nearly 1.2 million square feet of office and support space for... |
| 2012_DC_StElizW_CWSS | 88 | | DC -- St Elizabeths West -- Construction Watch Tour -- Presentation slides
Construction Watch Tour: U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters at St. Elizabeths:
When completed in early 2013, the new U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters on the west campus of historic St. Elizabeths will feature an 11-story office building providing nearly 1.2 million square feet of office and support space for... |
| 2012_DC_StElizW_CWV | 44 | | DC -- St Elizabeths West -- Construction Watch Tour -- Views from...
Construction Watch Tour: U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters at St. Elizabeths:
When completed in early 2013, the new U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters on the west campus of historic St. Elizabeths will feature an 11-story office building providing nearly 1.2 million square feet of office and support space for... |
| 2012_DC_Toynbee | 56 | | DC -- Stickmen Robots
Including a design I'd never seen before. Almost all of the previous ones had been either white or orange. |
| 2012_DC_Supreme_Ct | 1 | | DC -- Supreme Court Building |
| 2012_DC_Extra_Mile | 2 | | DC -- The Extra Mile Points of Light Volunteer Pathway
I hadn't seen these two before. |
| 2012_DC_Jeff_Mem | 4 | | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Chorale group during cherry blossom festival. |
| 2012_DC_Tidal | 9 | | DC -- Tidal Basin
Flower beds by the Tidal Basin. |
| 2012_DC_U_Street | 7 | | DC -- U Street Heritage area |
| 2012_DC_Union_Station | 23 | | DC -- Union Station
Including repairing earthquake damage. |
| 2012_DC_Union_StationX | 3 | | DC -- Union Station during Christmas |
| 2012_DC_Soldiers_Cem | 21 | | DC -- United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery |
| 2012_DC_Soldiers_Cem_MDC_120528 | 38 | | DC -- United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery -- Memorial Day Tour and Ceremony |
| 2012_DC_UDC | 20 | | DC -- University of the District of Columbia |
| 2012_DC_USASF | 131 | | DC -- USA Science & Engineering Festival
The USA Science & Engineering Festival hosted by Lockheed Martin will set the stage for attendees to meet some of the biggest celebrities in the science world on April 28-29 in Washington, D.C. Whether you’re a fan of Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, hosts of the Discovery Channel’s hit TV series the... |
| 2012_DC_USASFP | 113 | | DC -- USA Science & Engineering Festival -- Presentations
People shown here:
* Sir Robert Swan (Antarctica 2041),
* Olympic speedskaters,
* Bill Nye,
* Homer Hickam (author of "October Sky"),
* Lisa Randall,
* Eric Christian Olsen and Daniela Ruah (from "NCIS: Los Angeles"),
* Jeffrey Bennett ("Max Goes to Mars"),
* Waleed... |
| 2012_DC_Stargazing_120428 | 53 | | DC -- USA Science & Engineering Festival & Air and Space Museum -- Planetary Radio
Telescopic Observing: Stargazing Party
Join museum astronomy educators for an evening of activities at the National Air and Space Museum including astronomy-themed programming in the Moving Beyond Earth gallery, including a guest appearance by Bill Nye the Science Guy and a live broadcast of Planetary... |
| 2012_DC_Botanic | 105 | | DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden |
| 2012_DC_BotanicX | 122 | | DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden -- Christmas |
| 2012_DC_CapitolV | 2 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Views from... |
| 2012_DC_CapitolX | 10 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree (2012) |
| 2012_DC_CapitolVC | 18 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center |
| 2012_DC_Capitol | 104 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior images)
Including several photos of (unknown) groups. |
| 2012_DC_Capitoli | 163 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior images)
Two special tours -- Capitol and the Congress During the Civil War, and Brumidi Corridors -- where I happened to be the only participant so I was able to photograph more than I would have been able to. |
| 2012_DC_Arboretum | 177 | | DC -- U.S. Natl Arboretum
Fall colors at the National Arboretum |
| 2012_DC_Naval_Center | 21 | | DC -- U.S. Naval Heritage Center |
| 2012_DC_Naval_Memorial | 90 | | DC -- U.S. Navy Memorial
Wide-angle lens time. |
| 2012_DC_VFW | 15 | | DC -- Veterans of Foreign Wars building |
| 2012_DC_WCC | 31 | | DC -- Washington Convention Center |
| 2012_DC_WCCVw | 53 | | DC -- Washington Convention Center -- Views from... |
| 2012_DC_Ballpark | 72 | | DC -- Washington Nationals ballpark -- Game and Stadium |
| 2012_DC_BallparkVw | 47 | | DC -- Washington Nationals ballpark -- Views from the park |
| 2012_DC_WHVC | 34 | | DC -- White House Visitor Center
Including the paintings of Peter Waddell. These are better described on http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha_exhibits/waddell_white-house-past/ |
| 2012_DC_Emancipation_LC_120415 | 194 | | DC Emancipation Day Celebration @ Lincoln Cottage
DC Emancipation Day Celebration - April 15, 2012
This year marks 150 years of emancipation in the District. The enslaved people in Washington, DC were freed nine months before President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation, telegraphing the eventual end of slavery to the rest of... |
| 2012_DC_Budget_120213 | 66 | | Dept of Commerce -- All-hands FY2013 Budget meeting
Secretary John Bryson, Acting Deputy Secretary Rebecca Blank and Department of Commerce bureau heads invite you to participate in an all-hands employee meeting to discuss the Commerce Department’s FY2013 budget, which will be released that day. The Secretary and Deputy Secretary will deliver remarks,... |
| 2012_DC_Smith_120228 | 101 | | Eisenhower Institute -- Jean Edward Smith ("Eisenhower in War and Peace")
The Eisenhower Institute of Gettysburg College cordially invites you to an Author Series Event featuring Jean Edward Smith and his newest book: Eisenhower in War and Peace
Jean Edward Smith, deemed "today’s foremost biographer of formidable figures in American history" by journalist George Will, makes... |
| 2012_DC_Wolves_120315 | 48 | | Env Film Festival @ Austrian Embassy -- "Radioactive Wolves" (w/Klaus Feichtenberger)
RADIOACTIVE WOLVES (Austria, 2011, 50 min.)
After the explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor on April 26, 1986, around 340,000 people were displaced from the exclusion zone of Chernobyl, which stretches from Ukraine into Belarus and Russia. In the absence of humans, a profusion of wild species has... |
| 2012_DC_Fierce_120325 | 96 | | Env Film Festival @ Carnegie Inst -- "Fierce Green Fire" (w/Mark Kitchell, Philip Shabecoff, Barbara Bramble, Lois Gibbs, and Joe Romm)
A FIERCE GREEN FIRE: THE BATTLE FOR A LIVING PLANET (USA, 2012, 110 min.)
Washington, D.C. Premiere “There’s no Hispanic air. There’s no African-American air. There’s air! And if you breathe air – and most people I know do breathe air, then I would consider you an environmentalist,” as one advocate put... |
| 2012_DC_NRUR_120321 | 93 | | Env Film Festival @ Carnegie Inst -- "Natural Resources/Unnatural Results" (w/Stephen Sapienza, Nadja Drost, Amol Mehra, Daniel Baer, and Jon Sawyer)
NATURAL RESOURCES/UNNATURAL RESULTS: ACCESS, EXPLOITATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Films and Panel Discussion to Mark World Water Day
Reception Follows Program
PERU'S GOLD RUSH (Peru, 2011, 9 min.) In the Madre de Dios region of Peru, a virgin rainforest is losing ground to unrestricted wildcat gold... |
| 2012_DC_Shattered_120325 | 38 | | Env Film Festival @ Carnegie Inst -- "Shattered Sky" (w/Sunshine Menezes,Steve Dors, Dan Evans, Larry Schweiger, and Jeff Goodell)
SHATTERED SKY (USA, 2012, 55 min.)
World Premiere Thirty years ago, scientists reported a hole in the ozone layer “the size of North America.” The culprits were man-made chemicals called CFCs, which were prevalent in billions of dollars worth of refrigeration, air conditioning and other products that... |
| 2012_DC_Switch_120313 | 91 | | Env Film Festival @ Carnegie Inst -- "Switch" (w/Harry Lynch)
SWITCH (USA, 2012, 98 min.)
World Premiere What will it really take to go from the energies that built our world to the energies that will shape our future? Our transportation and housing, food and water, communications, light, heat and cooling – our entire modern life depends on energy. For more than... |
| 2012_DC_Green_Tiger_120318 | 37 | | Env Film Festival @ Hill Center -- "Waking the Green Tiger" (w/Gary Marcuse and Judith Shapiro)
WAKING THE GREEN TIGER: A GREEN MOVEMENT RISES IN CHINA (China / Canada, 2011, 78 min.)
Washington, D.C. Premiere An environmental movement takes root when a new environmental law is passed, and for the first time in China’s history, ordinary citizens have the democratic right to speak out and take... |
| 2012_DC_Dust_Bowl_120325 | 112 | | Env Film Festival @ Natl Archives -- "Dust Bowl" (w/Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunfey)
Presented with: Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film
THE DUST BOWL (USA, 2012, 60 min.)
Special Sneak Preview with Clips The worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, “the dust bowl,” caused by the heedless actions of thousands of individual farmers, encouraged by their... |
| 2012_DC_CA_Forever_120318 | 39 | | Env Film Festival @ Natl Museum of Amer History -- David Vassar and Sally Kaplan ("California Forever")
CALIFORNIA FOREVER: THE STORY OF CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS (USA, 2012, 60 min.)
World Premiere The dramatic history and scenic beauty of California State Parks – the largest and most diverse collection of state parks in the nation – is illuminated in this film. From Yosemite, California’s first state... |
| 2012_DC_Place_Land_120318 | 20 | | Env Film Festival @ Natl Museum of Amer History -- "A Place In The Land" (w/Grace Guggenheim and David Donath)
20th Anniversary Environmental Film Festival Retrospective
A PLACE IN THE LAND (USA, 1998, 30 min.)
Protecting Wild Lands
George Marsh, Frederick Billings and Laurence Rockefeller were three influential figures in the history of conservation. Born generations apart, with very different lives, the... |
| 2012_DC_Watershed_120324 | 57 | | Env Film Festival @ Natl Museum of Amer History -- "Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West" (w/Marc Pachter, Mark Decena, James Redford, Sandra Postel, Osvel Hinojosa-Huerta, Edith Santiago, and Robert Redford)
WATERSHED: EXPLORING A NEW WATER ETHIC FOR THE NEW WEST (USA, 2012, 50 min.)
World Premiere “Whiskey is for drinkin’. Water is for fightin’,” says Jeff Ehlert, a fly fishing guide in Rocky Mountain National Park, recalling a well-worn saying heard throughout the Colorado River basin. As the most... |
| 2012_DC_Wild_By_Law_120318 | 13 | | Env Film Festival @ Natl Museum of Amer History -- "Wild By Law" (w/Bill Meadows)
20th Anniversary Environmental Film Festival Retrospective
WILD BY LAW: THE RISE OF ENVIRONMENTALISM AND THE CREATION OF THE WILDERNESS ACT (USA, 1992, 56 min.)
Protecting Wild Lands
More than just the story of a historic struggle to preserve the natural world, this film provides an invaluable... |
| 2012_DC_Wilderness_120318 | 8 | | Env Film Festival @ Natl Museum of Amer History -- "Wilderness Idea" (w/Jeffrey Stine)
20th Anniversary Environmental Film Festival Retrospective
THE WILDERNESS IDEA: JOHN MUIR, GIFFORD PINOCHET AND THE FIRST GREAT BATTLE FOR WILDERNESS (USA, 1990, 56 min.)
Protecting Wild Lands
Should Hetch Hetchy, a valley within Yosemite National Park, be dammed and flooded to form a reservoir for... |
| 2012_DC_Muir_120322 | 43 | | Env Film Festival @ Reynolds Center -- "John Muir in the New World" (w/Catherine Tatge)
JOHN MUIR IN THE NEW WORLD (USA, 2011, 83 min.)
Preservationist, naturalist, author, explorer, activist, scientist and farmer John Muir (1838 – 1914) was all these things and more. Nearly a century after his death, this Scottish American is remembered and revered as the father of the environmental... |
| 2012_DC_CB_Fireworks_120407 | 71 | | Fireworks -- Cherry Blossom Festival fireworks (2012) |
| 2012_DC_Fords_BTS_120220 | 9 | | Ford's Theatre -- Behind-the-Scenes with Split Rock Studios
Behind-the-Scenes with Split Rock Studios:
Join the designers who created the exhibits for the new Center for Education and Leadership and in the Ford’s Theatre Museum. Learn about their process for creating innovative and immersive exhibits. The discussion will include their work on thematic... |
| 2012_DC_Stauffer_120212 | 19 | | Ford's Theatre -- John Stauffer ("Giants")
Author John Stauffer:
In his dual biography Giants, author John Stauffer explores the parallel lives of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, the preeminent self-made men of their time. Stauffer describes their personal and political struggles with a keen understanding of the dilemmas they confronted... |
| 2012_DC_Fords_Wreath_120212 | 20 | | Ford's Theatre -- Lincoln's Birthday Wreath Laying
This was Lincoln's birthday as well as the public opening of the Center for Education and Leadership. There were back-to-back free events scheduled throughout the day. Everything went well as far as I could tell except for it being a bitterly cold day.
Also included are photos of the wreath some... |
| 2012_DC_Fords_Special_120220 | 23 | | Ford's Theatre -- President's Day -- Special Events (Jon Spelman, Tony Horwitz, Chris Matthews, Harold Holzer, and Michael Beschloss)
Several special events:
(1) Paul R. Tetreault, director of Ford's Theatre, in front of the CEL
(2) Jon Spelman, of Tales of the Lincoln:
Explore the myth and legend of Abraham Lincoln with storyteller Jon Spelman. In this fascinating new look at our 16th president, Spelman recounts tales about... |
| 2012_DC_Necessary_120215 | 8 | | Ford's Theatre -- Reception for "Necessary Sacrifices" exhibit |
| 2012_DC_TuskegeeR_120829 | 36 | | Ford's Theatre -- Reception for "Test: The Tuskegee Airmen Project" exhibit
Special Members Only night to see
The Test: A Tuskegee Airman Project exhibition
Hosted by Ford's Theatre Society
Come celebrate the new exhibit with other members and learn more about these heroic men.
You will have special after-hours access to the new Center, where you can explore multiple... |
| 2012_DC_VFT_120212 | 14 | | Ford's Theatre -- Virtual Field-Trip Demonstration
Virtual Field-Trip Demonstration:
Using video-conferencing technology, visitors will interact with Ford’s Theatre teaching artists to demonstrate what is possible on a virtual field trip to Ford’s Theatre, available to interested groups with the appropriate technology from anywhere in the... |
| 2012_DC_FNA_120209 | 31 | | Foundation for the Natl Archives -- Member reception for Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World exhibit |
| 2012_DC_GIFF_IWN_Pre_120516 | 77 | | GI Film Festival @ Canadian Embassy -- International Warrior Night Pre-Event Mingling
Mingling before the screenings for International Warrior Night with Pat Sajak. |
| 2012_DC_GIFF_IWN_Recp_120516 | 130 | | GI Film Festival @ Canadian Embassy -- International Warrior Night Reception
The reception after the International Warrior Night screenings with Pat Sajak.
Among the speakers were Gary Doer, Ambassador of Canada to the United States. |
| 2012_DC_GIFF_IWN_Scr_120516 | 38 | | GI Film Festival @ Canadian Embassy -- International Warrior Night Screening
International Warrior Night with Pat Sajak -- Films included:
Bridges:
Captain Saul Bridges was an American bomber pilot in World War II. Just before the end of the war his plane is shot down over Berlin and he is saved by two children. After the war, he again crashes in Berlin during a supply drop... |
| 2012_DC_GIFF_Reception_120515 | 99 | | GI Film Festival @ Capitol -- Congressional Reception |
| 2012_DC_GIFF_Presentation_120515 | 73 | | GI Film Festival @ Capitol -- Presentation Honoring the Heroes of the Vietnam War
Presentation of the "GI Spirit Award" to Actor Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds). Presentation of "GI Hero Awards" to the men and women of the Vietnam War. Guest Speakers: Reps. Geoff Davis (R-KY) and Loretta Sanchez (D-CA). |
| 2012_DC_GIFF_Harms_Way_120515 | 53 | | GI Film Festival @ Capitol -- "Into Harm's Way" screening |
| 2012_DC_Tannenbaum_121208 | 33 | | Goethe-Institut -- Oh Tannenbaum! Christmas at the Goethe-Institut
Oh Tannenbaum! Christmas at the Goethe-Institut
With the support of Friends of the Goethe-Institut
In conjunction with Downtown’s Holiday Market, the Goethe-Institut will open its doors to the public on this weekend, and offer up a variety of German holiday activities for all ages. Music, food,... |
| 2012_DC_Parks_Passages | 30 | | Goethe-Institut -- Parks & Passages exhibit
Parks & Passages: Inspirations from Berlin for Washington’s Dupont Underground
Rediscovering Berlin
Thursday, 13 September 2012 - Friday, 2 November 2012
Parks & Passages is an investigation of relics, ruins and reconstruction in the capital cities of Berlin and Washington, DC.
This summer,... |
| 2012_DC_Trabant_121110 | 47 | | International Spy Museum -- Fourth Annual Parade of Trabants
Sixth Annual Parade of Trabants:
The ONLY Trabant Rally in the United States!
Where were you when the Wall fell? The Berlin Wall is long gone, but one Cold War icon is still chugging away—the Trabant. Despite their questionable performance and smoky two-stroke engines, these little cars are now... |
| 2012_DC_Metro_Du | 5 | | Metro Station -- Dupont Circle |
| 2012_DC_Taikoza_120331 | 65 | | National Gallery of Art -- Taikoza Drum Performance
Taikoza
Marco Lienhard
Satsuki (Month of May)
Odori (Summer Festival)
Utsu Hachijo (Song from the Island of Hachijo)
Lienhard
Eisa (Okinawan Festival)
Odaiko (Big Drum)
Chichibu Yatai Bayashi (Chichibu Festival Drum Song)
The Musicians:
Founded in 1995 in New York City by members of... |
| 2012_DC_Goodheart_120118 | 23 | | Natl Archives -- Adam Goodheart ("1861: The Civil War Awakening")
1861: The Civil War Awakening:
Adam Goodheart presents a gripping account of how the Civil War began in 1861: The Civil War Awakening. Early in that fateful year, a second American revolution unfolded to free the country of slavery and end paralyzing attempts to compromise over it. A book signing will... |
| 2012_DC_Pitch_120823 | 15 | | Natl Archives -- Anthony Pitch ("Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814")
The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814
In August 1814, British troops completed a 50-mile march to capture the young American capital. In no time, British arsonists set off an inferno whose glow was seen miles away. This attack was one of the defining moments in the coming-of-age of... |
| 2012_DC_McBurney_120510 | 46 | | Natl Archives -- Christian McBurney ("Rhode Island Campaign")
On July 29, 1778, a French naval squadron sailed to the entrance of Narragansett Bay. In The Rhode Island Campaign: The First French and American Operation in the Revolutionary War, Christian McBurney unravels one of the most multifaceted events of the war. A book signing will follow the program.
The... |
| 2012_DC_Gilded_120117 | 37 | | Natl Archives -- Cokie Roberts and Max Byrd ("Gilded Age Washington's Liveliest Hostess")
Gilded Age Washington’s Liveliest Hostess:
Cokie Roberts joins Max Byrd for a discussion of the letters of Clover Adams, wife of Henry Adams. In her magnificent Washington house, Clover held a salon for politicians and writers including Henry James, General Sherman, and Oscar Wilde. Her perceptive... |
| 2012_DC_Rather_120504 | 49 | | Natl Archives -- Dan Rather ("Rather Outspoken") w/Cokie Roberts
Former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather discusses the important moments of his career in his autobiography, including a frank accounting of his dismissal from CBS News and inside stories about the people he has interviewed or worked with over his more than 60 years as a professional journalist. A book... |
| 2012_DC_Waller_120307 | 25 | | Natl Archives -- Douglas Waller ("Wild Bill Donovan")
Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage:
“Wild Bill” Donovan was director of the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and the father of today’s CIA. Douglas Waller has mined government and private archives throughout the United States and England,... |
| 2012_DC_Big_Broadcast_120510 | 55 | | Natl Archives -- Ed Walker and Rob Bamberger (The Big Broadcast)
Go Behind the Scenes of The Big Broadcast at the National Archives on May 10:
In conjunction with its release of the 1940 Federal population census, the National Archives presents Ed Walker, host of WAMU 88.5’s longest-running radio show, The Big Broadcast. Walker, along with Rob Bamberger, host of... |
| 2012_DC_Carlson_120314 | 46 | | Natl Archives -- Elliot Carlson ("Joe Rochefort's War")
Joe Rochefort’s War: The Odyssey of the Codebreaker Who Outwitted Yamamoto at Midway:
Elliot Carlson’s biography of Capt. Joe Rochefort is the first book written about the officer who headed the U.S. Navy’s decrypt unit at Pearl Harbor and broke the Japanese Navy’s code before the Battle of Midway. A... |
| 2012_DC_Baker_121210 | 41 | | Natl Archives -- H. Robert Baker ("Prigg v. Pennsylvania")
Prigg v. Pennsylvania: Slavery, the Supreme Court, and the Ambivalent Constitution
Margaret Morgan’s parents were slaves of John Ashmore, a Maryland mill owner. He never laid claim to Margaret, who married a free black man and moved to Pennsylvania. After his death, his widow sent Edward Prigg to... |
| 2012_DC_Armageddon_121012 | 83 | | Natl Archives -- James Blight and Janet Lang ("The Armageddon Letters")
The Armageddon Letters: Kennedy/Khrushchev/Castro in the Cuban Missile Crisis:
James Blight and Janet Lang discuss their new book, The Armageddon Letters, which takes readers behind the scenes during the October 1962 Cuban missile crisis.
The speakers were introduced by Stacey Bredhoff, Curator, John... |
| 2012_DC_McPherson_121002 | 23 | | Natl Archives -- James McPherson ("War on the Waters")
War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861–1865:
Even though the two navies represented a small percentage of the Union and Confederate fighting forces, they were crucial to the war’s outcome. Civil War historian James M. McPherson recounts the war’s naval campaigns, their leaders, and... |
| 2012_DC_Jackson_120523 | 56 | | Natl Archives -- Joe Jackson ("Atlantic Fever")
Atlantic Fever: Lindbergh, His Competitors, and the Race to Cross the Atlantic
For eight years, a prize of $25,000 for the first successful flight across the Atlantic sat unclaimed until the spring of 1927, when eight aviators suddenly vied for the prize. Joe Jackson discusses this dynamic race to... |
| 2012_DC_Masur_121214 | 63 | | Natl Archives -- Louis P. Masur ("Lincoln's Hundred Days")
Lincoln’s Hundred Days: The Emancipation Proclamation and the War for the Union:
Professor and author Louis P. Masur tells the full story of the critical period between September 22, 1862, when Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, and January 1, 1863, when he signed the final... |
| 2012_DC_NAOscL_120225 | 13 | | Natl Archives -- Margaret Parsons (introducing Live Action Short Film Nominees)
8th Annual Showcase of Academy Award®–Nominated Documentaries and Shorts:
The National Archives Experience hosts the eighth annual free screenings of the Academy Award® nominees in four categories—Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Film.
The... |
| 2012_DC_Updegrove_120420 | 39 | | Natl Archives -- Mark Updegrove ("Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency")
Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency:
Presidential historian Mark Updegrove offers an intimate portrait of LBJ, his presidency, and the turbulent times in which he served. Medicare, Head Start, PBS, NPR, and the Voting Rights act were signed into law by President Johnson—and all are coming under... |
| 2012_DC_Franklin_Meet_120210 | 17 | | Natl Archives -- Meet Benjamin Franklin and Franklin’s Glass Armonica
Meet Benjamin Franklin and Franklin’s Glass Armonica:
Chat with Benjamin Franklin—portrayed by Dean Bennett of the American Historical Theater—about his accomplishments. Listen to Dean Shostak as he plays the armonica, a fascinating musical instrument invented by Franklin that is played by rubbing wet... |
| 2012_DC_Kunstler_120913 | 145 | | Natl Archives -- Mort Künstler ("An Evening with Historical Artist...")
An Evening with Historical Artist Mort Künstler:
When Mort Künstler began his emphasis on Civil War art in the early 1980s, he was already renowned as “the premier historical artist in America.” Künstler and Laurie Norton Moffatt, director of the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA, will engage... |
| 2012_DC_Pres_Club_120427 | 77 | | Natl Archives -- Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy ("The President's Club")
The President’s Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity
Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover established the Presidents Club at Eisenhower’s inauguration. Time magazine editors Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy discuss the secret history of the private relationships among the last 13 presidents. A... |
| 2012_DC_Beyond_120817 | 37 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Beyond the Vote: Post-Suffrage Strategies to Gain Access to Power
Beyond the Vote: Post-Suffrage Strategies to Gain Access to Power
Women’s Equality Day 2012 marks 92 years since women won the right to vote. But many suffragists believed voting was only a means to an end. Page Harrington, Executive Director, Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, moderates a panel including... |
| 2012_DC_Emancipation_NA_120418 | 66 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- DC Emancipation: The Struggle for Freedom, Liberty, Justice and Equality
DC Emancipation: The Struggle for Freedom, Liberty, Justice and Equality
In observance of the 150th anniversary of DC emancipation, John Franklin, director of partnerships and international programs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), will moderate a panel... |
| 2012_DC_Fourteenth_121025 | 61 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Fourteenth Day
The Fourteenth Day: JFK and the Aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis/The Secret White House Tapes
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a panel will discuss JFK’s secret White House recordings, which will be played during the program. Caroline Kennedy will offer opening... |
| 2012_DC_Lincoln_Const_120126 | 53 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Lincoln and the Constitution
Lincoln and the Constitution:
No President faced a more severe Constitutional crisis—or tested the limits of the Constitution more daringly—than Abraham Lincoln. Authors and historians Mark E. Neely, Jr., , and Frank J. Williams—with Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer as moderator—probe issues that still... |
| 2012_DC_Magna_Carta_120216 | 131 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Magna Carta and the Constitution
Magna Carta and the Constitution
To celebrate the return of Magna Carta to the National Archives, we present a discussion on its connection to the American Constitution including its place in the charters of the American colonies, its impact on the era of the Founding Fathers, and its legacy in the... |
| 2012_DC_McNamara_120410 | 64 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- McNamara, Clifford, and the Burdens of Vietnam, 1965–1969
McNamara, Clifford, and the Burdens of Vietnam, 1965–1969
Dr. Erin Mahan, chief historian of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, moderates a panel discussing the roles Robert S. McNamara and Clark M. Clifford played in the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Participating on the panel will be Dr. Harold... |
| 2012_DC_PPF_120426 | 80 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Past, Present, and Future of Congressional and Presidential Campaigns
Past, Present, and Future of Congressional and Presidential Campaigns
How have campaigns evolved over the years and where are they heading? Panelists will discuss fundraising, the changing role of media in campaigns, how primaries and debates have changed, and thoughts and predictions for the future.... |
| 2012_DC_Pixels_121019 | 91 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Preserving Grain, Presenting Pixels
Preserving Grain, Presenting Pixels: Film Preservation and Restoration in the Digital Age:
In 2007, the Academy’s Science and Technology Council released their landmark study, The Digital Dilemma. Five years later, archival institutions and film industry continue to address the “digital dilemma” when... |
| 2012_DC_Lady_Bird_121206 | 102 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Tribute to Lady Bird Johnson
Tribute to Lady Bird Johnson:
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Lady Bird Johnson, a panel will discuss her achievements and contributions. Audio recordings of the Lady Bird Johnson Oral History Project will be played. Mark Updegrove, director of the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential... |
| 2012_DC_McGowan_121108 | 73 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- William G. McGowan Forum ("Communicating the Message")
Eighth Annual McGowan Forum on Communications: Communicating the Message: Election Results and Ramifications:
A panel moderated by journalist Steven V. Roberts will analyze the communications methods used to achieve success in elections. The panelists will discuss election results, how campaigns were... |
| 2012_DC_Leadership_120301 | 128 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Women in Leadership for the First Ladies
5th Annual Forum on Women in Leadership: Women in Leadership for the First Ladies
What changes have taken place in roles, opportunities, and obstacles for women in leadership positions in the White House? NPR news analyst Cokie Roberts moderates a panel including Anita McBride, former Chief of Staff... |
| 2012_DC_Pat_Brown_120320 | 65 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- "California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown"
California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown
The Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film presents a new work about an ordinary man who shaped the future of modern California in the turbulent 1960s—Governor Edmund G. “Pat” Brown, “the Godfather of Modern California.”
Welcoming... |
| 2012_DC_Medal_120110 | 54 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- "Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty"
Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty
December 2011 marked the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln’s creation of the Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor recipients Harvey C. “Barney” Barnum, Jr., Brian Thacker, and others engage in discussion moderated by Gen. Nicholas B. Kehoe,... |
| 2012_DC_Revolutionary_120111 | 74 | | Natl Archives -- Panel -- (r)Evolutionary Parks, the Future of Public Space
(r)Evolutionary Parks—The Future of Public Space
A panel of architects will discuss ways that people use and enjoy public parks. The program is a companion event to the National Mall Design Competition that seeks to redesign three spaces on the National Mall. Presented in partnership with the National... |
| 2012_DC_GRM_120327 | 16 | | Natl Archives -- Public Meeting on Government Records Management
National Archives Holds Public Meeting on Government Records Management
Help the National Archives develop a 21st-century framework for managing government records
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) invites the public, public interest, and vendor/IT communities to an open forum on... |
| 2012_DC_Slotkin_120912 | 21 | | Natl Archives -- Richard Slotkin ("The Long Road to Antietam")
The Long Road to Antietam: How the Civil War Became a Revolution:
In the summer of 1862, Abraham Lincoln decided on a radical change of strategy—one that abandoned hope for a compromise peace and committed the nation to all-out war. The centerpiece of that new strategy was the Emancipation... |
| 2012_DC_Sunshine_120312 | 25 | | Natl Archives -- Sunshine Week ceremony
National Archives OGIS Celebrates “Sunshine Week” with FOIA Display and Program March 12th:
WHAT: Washington, DC. . . In celebration of Sunshine Week, The National Archives Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) will host brief remarks and display of the original Freedom of Information... |
| 2012_DC_NAOscS_120226 | 4 | | Natl Archives -- Susan Clifton (introducing the Documentary Short Subject Nominees)
8th Annual Showcase of Academy Award®–Nominated Documentaries and Shorts:
The National Archives Experience hosts the eighth annual free screenings of the Academy Award® nominees in four categories—Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Film.
The... |
| 2012_DC_Nathans_120120 | 57 | | Natl Archives -- Sydney Nathans ("To Free A Family: The Journey of Mary Walker")
To Free a Family: The Journey of Mary Walker
What was it like for a mother to flee slavery, leaving her children behind? In To Free a Family, Sydney Nathans uses letters and diaries to tell the remarkable story of Mary Walker, who fled her owner in 1848 and spent the next 17 years trying to recover her... |
| 2012_DC_Kidd_120201 | 19 | | Natl Archives -- Thomas S. Kidd ("Patrick Henry")
Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots
Most Americans know Patrick Henry as the fiery speaker whose pronouncement “Give me liberty or give me death!” rallied American rebellion against the British Crown. Yet he seems to retreat into obscurity after bellowing the defiant declaration. Historian Thomas S.... |
| 2012_DC_NAOscA_120225 | 30 | | Natl Archives -- WIFV and Animator's Roundtable members (introducing the Animated Short Film Nominees)
8th Annual Showcase of Academy Award®–Nominated Documentaries and Shorts:
The National Archives Experience hosts the eighth annual free screenings of the Academy Award® nominees in four categories—Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Film.
The... |
| 2012_DC_NAOscT_120226 | 6 | | Natl Archives -- Willie Waffle (introducing "If a Tree Falls")
8th Annual Showcase of Academy Award®–Nominated Documentaries and Shorts:
The National Archives Experience hosts the eighth annual free screenings of the Academy Award® nominees in four categories—Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Film.
The... |
| 2012_DC_NAOscP_120225 | 9 | | Natl Archives -- Willie Waffle (introducing "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory")
8th Annual Showcase of Academy Award®–Nominated Documentaries and Shorts:
The National Archives Experience hosts the eighth annual free screenings of the Academy Award® nominees in four categories—Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Film.
The... |
| 2012_DC_NAOscU_120223 | 14 | | Natl Archives -- Willie Waffle (introducing "Undefeated")
8th Annual Showcase of Academy Award®–Nominated Documentaries and Shorts:
The National Archives Experience hosts the eighth annual free screenings of the Academy Award® nominees in four categories—Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Film.
The... |
| 2012_DC_4Country_120218 | 146 | | Natl Museum of Amer History -- For Country
For Country: Japanese American Soldiers and Citizens & the 70th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066
2012 marks 70 years since the signing of Executive Order 9066, the action that led to the internment of more than 110,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. Learn more about this period in American... |
| 2012_DC_Maxwell_121020 | 27 | | Natl Museum of Amer History -- Ron Maxwell introducing "Gettysburg"
Civil War historian and former NPR film [music] commentator Noah Andre Trudeau leads a pre-screening discussion highlighting historical tidbits and things to look and listen for in this classic Hollywood movie. |
| 2012_DC_Monticello | 41 | | Natl Museum of Natural History -- Monticello, Slavery, and the Hemingses (Annette Gordon-Reed and Michel Martin)
Monticello, Slavery, and the Hemingses: A Conversation Between Annette Gordon-Reed and Michel Martin:
NPR’s Tell Me More host Michel Martin, and Annette Gordon-Reed, Prof. of Law, Harvard University, and Pulitzer Prize-Winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family will discuss the... |
| 2012_DC_BlessN_120414 | 19 | | Naval Heritage Center -- Blessing of the Fleets (2012) -- Indoor events
Celebration - Blessing of the Fleets
Passed down through generations of mariners and navies around the world, the annual Blessing of the Fleets tradition will be held for the 21st consecutive year at the United States Navy Memorial on Saturday, April 14 at 1:00pm. Held on the outdoor plaza, the event... |
| 2012_DC_BlessF_120414 | 153 | | Naval Heritage Center -- Blessing of the Fleets (2012) -- Outdoor ceremony
Celebration - Blessing of the Fleets
Passed down through generations of mariners and navies around the world, the annual Blessing of the Fleets tradition will be held for the 21st consecutive year at the United States Navy Memorial on Saturday, April 14 at 1:00pm. Held on the outdoor plaza, the event... |
| 2012_DC_Ensigns_120414 | 34 | | Naval Heritage Center -- Ceremonial Commissioning of Ensigns |
| 2012_DC_Canstruction | 193 | | NBM -- Washington Architectural Foundation's Canstruction® 2012
Washington Architectural Foundation's Canstruction® 2012
See fantastic structures built entirely out of thousands of canned goods by metropolitan Washington D.C. architecture and construction teams! Canstruction® is a creative design-build competition that benefits the Capital Area Food Bank. Bring... |
| 2012_DC_LEGO_Master_120901 | 35 | | NBM -- LEGO Architecture Tours
LEGO® Architecture Tours
Adam Reed Tucker visits LEGO®Tours at: 12:15, 1:15, 2:15, and 3:15 pm
Meet and talk with LEGO® master Adam Reed Tucker as he leads visitors on 20-minute tours of the LEGO® Architecture: Towering Ambition exhibition during its last weekend at the Museum. |
| 2012_DC_Turner_120815 | 54 | | Newseum -- An Evening with Actress Kathleen Turner
An Evening with Actress Kathleen Turner:
Join us for a special program at the Newseum with Academy Award and Tony Award nominee Kathleen Turner.
Academy Award and Tony Award nominee Kathleen Turner appears in a special evening program at the Newseum to talk about her role as legendary newspaper... |
| 2012_DC_Campaign_121023 | 72 | | Newseum -- Campaign 2012 Coverage (w/Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill, and Candy Crowley)
"Campaign 2012 Coverage: Breaking New Ground" Evening Program:
The Newseum and the Bipartisan Policy Center invite you and a guest to a special program with three groundbreaking journalists: PBS's Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill and CNN's Candy Crowley.
Woodruff and Ifill are the first all-female team to... |
| 2012_DC_Woodward_120613 | 66 | | Newseum -- Conversation with Bob Woodward on the 40th Anniversary of Watergate
Newseum Special Program: A Conversation with Bob Woodward on the 40th Anniversary of Watergate:
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Watergate break-in, the Newseum will present a special evening program with legendary journalist Bob Woodward, who will talk about his role in reporting the scandal for... |
| 2012_DC_Barry_120307 | 56 | | Newseum -- First Amendment Center -- John Barry ("Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul")
The Religious Freedom Education Project and Wesley Theological Seminary invite you to a provocative and timely presentation by award-winning author John M. Barry on his new work Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty
John M. Barry’s latest book,... |
| 2012_DC_Muslims_120118 | 84 | | Newseum -- First Amendment Center -- What is the Truth About Islam and Muslims in America? incl Reception
What is the Truth About Islam and Muslims in America
WASHINGTON — The Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum, Unity Productions Foundation, Wesley Theological Seminary, the Institute for Faith and Politics and the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding will host the timely... |
| 2012_DC_Stelter_120513 | 27 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Brian Stelter (New Media)
Inside Media: Brian Stelter Discusses New Media
New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter talks about his coverage of the Internet and television and how he uses new media to guide his reporting and inform his readers.
Stelter’s appearance coincides with the opening of the Newseum’s HP New Media... |
| 2012_DC_Maraniss_121020 | 39 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/David Maraniss ("Barack Obama: The Story")
Inside Media: David Maraniss:
David Maraniss, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and critically acclaimed biographer, discusses his new book “Barack Obama: The Story,” a multigenerational portrait of President Obama and his American and Kenyan families.
Drawing on four years of research around the... |
| 2012_DC_Tapper_121110 | 72 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Jake Tapper
Inside Media: Jake Tapper: The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor
Jake Tapper, senior White House correspondent for ABC News, discusses his new book “The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor.” The book provides an eye-opening account of the devastating sacrifices made during one of... |
| 2012_DC_Albright_121209 | 63 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Madeleine Albright ("Prague Winter")
Inside Media: Madeleine Albright
“Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948”
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talks about her new book “Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948,” which chronicles her experiences growing up during World War... |
| 2012_DC_Social_Media_121208 | 42 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Neal Augenstein and Andrew Beaujon ("Social Media's Impact")
Inside Media: Social Media's Impact on Journalism
Guest: Neal Augenstein and Andrew Beaujon
From Facebook to Twitter, social media platforms have changed the way news is gathered and disseminated. While journalists use social media, private citizens are also using these methods to contribute to the... |
| 2012_DC_Eyes_121117 | 71 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Nikki Kahn and Bill Clark ("Eyes of History 2012")
Inside Media: "Eyes of History 2012":
Guests: Nikki Kahn and Bill Clark
Washington Post photographer Nikki Kahn and Roll Call photographer Bill Clark, both top winners in the 2012 White House News Photographers Association's "Eyes of History" contest, display their award-winning work and talk about... |
| 2012_DC_Horwitz_120219 | 36 | | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Tony Horwitz ("Midnight Rising")
Inside Media: Tony Horwitz:
John Brown’s secret raid on Harpers Ferry ruptured the union between North and South, but few Americans know the true story of the militant idealists who invaded Virginia before the Civil War.
In the new book “Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil... |
| 2012_DC_NewseumMN_121203 | 79 | | Newseum -- Members' Night -- Artifact viewing
Members' Night with Artifacts "From the Vault"
As a special thank you for your support and to celebrate the holiday season, we’d like to welcome you to the Newseum for Members’ Night. Press Pass members are invited to an exclusive dessert reception featuring the Newseum’s curatorial team and a few of... |
| 2012_DC_FOI_120316 | 193 | | Newseum -- National Freedom of Information Day 2012
8:30 a.m. Welcome:
* Gene Policinski, senior vice president/executive director, First Amendment Center
* James Duff, president and chief executive officer, Freedom Forum
8:45 a.m.
* Introduction: Ron Collins, Harold S. Shefelman Scholar at the University of Washington School of Law
*... |
| 2012_DC_Wins_121001 | 75 | | Newseum -- Special -- Beyond Wins and Losses
Beyond Wins and Losses - A Citizen's Guide to the 2012 Presidential Debates:
This interactive discussion will be between journalists and scholars of political communication, public deliberation and debate what goes on beyond the wins and losses, beyond the snap judgments and easy answers, and offers a... |
| 2012_DC_Deadline_120125 | 52 | | Newseum -- Transcendent -- Private screening of "Deadline"
The Newseum and Transcendent invite you and a guest to a special private screening of Deadline
Join us for the advance screening of Deadline, the story of the murder of an African-American youth in rural Alabama that has gone uninvestigated, unsolved and unpunished for almost 20 years.
Inspired by a... |
| 2012_DC_Eyes_120927 | 138 | | Newseum & Nikon -- Special -- Eyes of History 2012 reception
On behalf of Newseum CEO Jim Duff and Nikon, the exclusive sponsor of "The Eyes of History 2012," you and a guest are invited to join the Newseum and the White House News Photographers Association in celebrating this new exhibit.
Guests are invited to tour the exhibit, visit with winning photographers... |
| 2012_DC_Nikon_121117 | 43 | | Newseum & Nikon -- Special -- Nikon Photo Day at the Newseum
Special Event: Nikon Photo Day at the Newseum
WASHINGTON — Get a behind-the-lens look at the events, issues and people who shaped our world in 2011 from the photojournalists who captured these unforgettable moments.
Among the activities photographed here:
Curator's Corner: Get a close-up look at... |
| 2012_DC_Peace37_120423 | 73 | | Nixon Legacy Forum & Natl Archives -- Waging Peace -- Nixon and Geopolitics in the Middle East
Nixon Legacy Forum: Waging Peace -- Nixon and Geopolitics in the Middle East
Ambassador Dennis Ross, who has served as advisor to six presidents, moderates a panel discussion on the Richard Nixon–Henry Kissinger diplomacy that laid the foundation for the Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt.... |
| 2012_DC_Kalb_121119 | 68 | | NPC -- Kalb Report: "Twilight of Network News" (w/Ted Koppel)
The Twilight of Network News:
A Conversation With Ted Koppel on Democracy and The Press
Monday, November 19, 2012
The Kalb Report: The Twilight of Network News -- A Conversation with Ted Koppel
About the Program:
Ted Koppel, the longest serving news anchor in network history, joins Marvin Kalb... |
| 2012_DC_King_Peggy_120221 | 120 | | NPC -- King Peggy and Eleanor Herman ("King Peggy")
You are cordially invited to the world book launch of King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and How She Changed an African Village on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
Please come to meet a real king, have your photo taken with her,... |
| 2012_DC_OAS_ConstellO_120621 | 76 | | OAS -- "Constellations" opening |
| 2012_DC_Bechdel_120504 | 60 | | Politics & Prose -- Alison Bechdel ("Are You My Mother?")
Alison Bechdel - Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama:
In her acclaimed graphic memoir, Fun Home, Bechdel focused on her father, his secret life, and his death. Now she turns to her talented, emotionally repressed mother, exploring the family psychology and the tentative mother-daughter truce the two... |
| 2012_DC_Fox_Effect_120227 | 66 | | Politics & Prose -- David Brock and Ari Rabin-Havt ("The Fox Effect")
David Brock and Ari Rabin-Havt -- The Fox Effect:
With co-author Ari Rabin-Havt, Brock, founder and CEO of Media Matters for America and author of the political memoir Blinded by the Right, traces changes in Fox News since Roger Ailes became its president in 1996. Using memos and tapes leaked by Fox... |
| 2012_DC_Nasaw_121114 | 44 | | Politics & Prose -- David Nasaw ("The Patriarch")
David Nasaw - The Patriarch:
With unprecedented access to the Joseph P. Kennedy papers, the award-winning biographer of Andrew Carnegie and William Randolph Hearst gets behind the myths and mysteries to tell the truth about this complex man. Kennedy’s boundless ambition led him into myriad business,... |
| 2012_DC_Clift_120524 | 43 | | Politics & Prose -- Eleanor Clift ("Selecting A President")
Eleanor Clift - Selecting A President:
The first in a series of civics primers designed for students, this volume clearly and cogently describes the U.S. presidential electoral system. Clift, political commentator and reporter for television and print media, with Matthew Spieler, a former social policy... |
| 2012_DC_Meacham_121115 | 76 | | Politics & Prose -- Jon Meacham ("Thomas Jefferson")
Jon Meacham - Thomas Jefferson:
Meacham’s Jefferson was an Enlightenment Age renaissance man. President and politician, he was also a visionary and philosopher, an inventor, an architect, a gardener—and much else. In this comprehensive portrait, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Andrew Jackson... |
| 2012_DC_Bowden_121027 | 28 | | Politics & Prose -- Mark Bowden ("The Finish")
Mark Bowden - The Finish:
As he did in Black Hawk Down for the 1993 Mogadishu operation that left eighteen American soldiers dead, Bowden has written a definitive account of the search for and killing of Osama bin Laden. Combining deep knowledge of U.S. special forces, access to government... |
| 2012_DC_Dobbs_121026 | 58 | | Politics & Prose -- Michael Dobbs ("Six Months in 1945")
Michael Dobbs - Six Months in 1945:
Meeting in Yalta in 1945, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin intended to end World War II. As they divided Europe into two spheres of influence, however, they began the next conflict—the Cold War. Dobbs, a former Washington Post foreign correspondent who covered the... |
| 2012_DC_Atkinson_121114 | 9 | | Politics & Prose -- Rick Atkinson ("My Bookstore")
Rick Atkinson - My Bookstore:
Atkinson, D.C.-based author of Day of Battle, An Army at Dawn, and other works, is one of seventy-six contributors to this anthology of essays, odes, and tributes to the special relationship between writers and their local bookstores. Edited by Ronald Rice, a publishing... |
| 2012_DC_Rushdie_121008 | 64 | | Politics & Prose -- Salman Rushdie ("Joseph Anton: A Memoir") @ Lisner Auditorium
Salman Rushdie - Joseph Anton: A Memoir at Lisner Auditorium:
Who is Joseph Anton? From 1989 until the Fatwa against him was rescinded, Salman Rushdie disappeared into a pseudonym he created from the names of two writers he admired: Joseph Conrad and Anton Chekhov. His new memoir is an account of the... |
| 2012_DC_Graham_120312 | 63 | | Politics & Prose -- Senator Bob Graham ("Keys to the Kingdom")
Senator Bob Graham - Keys To The Kingdom
This thriller from the former Florida senator and governor starts with the murder of the 9/11 Congressional Commission co-chair and leads to the uncovering of an international conspiracy involving al-Qaeda and Saudi Arabia. The plot culminates in a race against... |
| 2012_DC_Bair_121027 | 6 | | Politics & Prose -- Sheila Bair ("Bull By the Horns")
Sheila Bair - Bull by the Horns:
While many have weighed in on the causes and lessons of the recent financial crisis, Bair, who was head of the FDIC during the crucial years 2006 to 2011, was one of the first to recognize the full risk of subprime loans. Her book offers an insider’s perspective on the... |
| 2012_DC_Colbert_121116 | 107 | | Politics & Prose -- Stephen Colbert ("America Again")
Stephen Colbert - America Again:
SIGNING ONLY
Colbert’s latest critique finds America no less great for having lost its edge in certain sectors, such as economics and manufacturing—and maybe foreign relations and healthcare. Come meet one of TV’s most astute pundits for a signing of his new book. |
| 2012_DC_Schwarzenegger_121002 | 80 | | Politics & Prose & Washington Post Live -- Arnold Schwarzenegger ("Total Recall") @ Hamilton
In partnership with Politics & Prose, Washington Post Live invites you to join a conversation with Arnold Schwarzenegger at The Hamilton. |
| 2012_DC_SIRG_Birthday_120128 | 83 | | Renwick Gallery -- Family Day -- Happy Birthday, Renwick!
Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the opening of the Renwick Gallery! Enjoy contests, music, hands-on activities, games, gallery talks, crafts, a scavenger hunt through the galleries, and, of course, cake! |
| 2012_DC_SIRG_Holiday_121208 | 48 | | Renwick Gallery -- Family Day -- Holiday Festival (2012)
Ring in the holidays with a Craft Futures themed festival. Get creative with 40 under 40 artist Shawn Smith and create 3D pixel ornaments. Enjoy hot apple cider, winter craft activities, and scavenger hunts while pianist Amy Conley plays season music. |
| 2012_DC_Video_Kojima_120317 | 102 | | Reynolds Center -- Art of Video Games Opening -- Hideo Kojima
A Conversation with Hideo Kojima:
Hideo Kojima is considered one of the most important and innovative video game designers of his generation. Best known for the Metal Gear series, published by Konami, Kojima introduced a new cinematic style of video game that blended narrative, character development,... |
| 2012_DC_Video_Misc_1203 | 169 | | Reynolds Center -- Art of Video Games Opening -- Miscellaneous
Including people waiting outside on opening day and the "Tron" screening. |
| 2012_DC_Video_Bushnell_120316 | 96 | | Reynolds Center -- Art of Video Games Opening -- Nolan Bushnell
Video Games in Retrospect with Nolan Bushnell:
Join us for a fascinating evening with Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and a key player in the growth and popularity of the first video games. Bushnell, who is often considered the father of electronic gaming, will discuss how far video games have come... |
| 2012_DC_Video_Panel_120316 | 63 | | Reynolds Center -- Art of Video Games Opening -- Panel -- The Future
Evolution of Video Games: The Future:
Curator Chris Melissinos moderates a panel predicting what is in store for the future.
Paul Barnett, Mark DeLoura, Ken Levine, and Kellee Santiago.
From Wikipedia:
* Paul Barnett is an English game designer who is currently the Creative Director of BioWare... |
| 2012_DC_Video_Hunicke_120317 | 84 | | Reynolds Center -- Art of Video Games Opening -- Robin Hunicke
It’s All in the Design with Robin Hunicke:
Video game designer Robin Hunicke with thatgamecompany takes you inside the world of game design and discusses the company’s highly anticipated, Journey. |
| 2012_DC_Video_Sternberger_120317 | 62 | | Reynolds Center -- Art of Video Games Opening -- Seth and Michelle Sternberger (8 Bit Weapon) |
| 2012_DC_Video_Exh_120317 | 30 | | Reynolds Center -- Art of Video Games Opening -- The exhibit itself |
| 2012_DC_ECWAA_P_121116 | 176 | | Reynolds Center -- Effects of the Civil War on American Art
Effects of the Civil War on American Art:
An all-day symposium examines the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on American landscape and genre painting, along with the period’s new medium of photography. The American Art Museum’s exhibition and senior curator, Eleanor Harvey, is the keynote... |
| 2012_DC_ECWAA_S_121116 | 90 | | Reynolds Center -- Effects of the Civil War on American Art -- Slide Show
Effects of the Civil War on American Art:
An all-day symposium examines the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on American landscape and genre painting, along with the period’s new medium of photography. The American Art Museum’s exhibition and senior curator, Eleanor Harvey, is the keynote... |
| 2012_DC_1812FD_121103 | 55 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- 1812: A Nation Emerges
“1812: A Nation Emerges” Family Day:
Join us for a fun-filled day of learning for all ages that will include music, hands-on activities and gallery talks in conjunction with the Portrait Gallery’s “1812: A Nation Emerges” exhibition. This program is sponsored in part by the Reinsch Family Education... |
| 2012_DC_Video_FD_120317 | 13 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Art of Video Games Opening |
| 2012_DC_Art_Trails_121110 | 14 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Art Trails
Art Trails Family Day:
Lace up your favorite pair of comfy sneakers as you prepare to explore the galleries of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Pick up a themed scavenger hunt and begin your trek through time, through space, and through art. You'll have to answer questions, solve puzzles, and look... |
| 2012_DC_AsianFD_120506 | 19 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with a day centered on the exhibition “Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter.” The event includes music and dance performances and a range of hands-on activities about portraiture and identity. The Hirshhorn’s Artlab+... |
| 2012_DC_BHMFD_Crafts_120204 | 62 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Black History Month -- Crafts
Black History Month Family Day
One-Time Events Celebrate the start of Black History Month with a day of craft activities and live music for the whole family. Join us for a day of music, dance, a special tour of the related exhibition, and hands-on activities.
Throughout the day: Family books,... |
| 2012_DC_BHMFD_Talent_120204 | 122 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Black History Month -- Talent
Black History Month Family Day
One-Time Events Celebrate the start of Black History Month with a day of craft activities and live music for the whole family. Join us for a day of music, dance, a special tour of the related exhibition, and hands-on activities.
Throughout the day: Family books,... |
| 2012_DC_JAMminFD_120428 | 67 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- JAM-min'
American Art celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM)! Baltimore Jazz Alliance’s Jazz for Kids band presents an introduction to jazz music, with a family-friendly mini-concert including audience participation. Children can also visit a “petting zoo” of musical instruments, where they try out some or all... |
| 2012_DC_Multiprints_120121 | 130 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Multi-Prints Family Day
Press, stamp, and rub to make an artistic impression during this printmaking family day. Artists from George Mason University will demonstrate a variety of printing techniques to kids of all ages, who can then visit our workshop tables to create a print of their own to take home! |
| 2012_DC_PresFD_120218 | 147 | | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2012)
Bring the whole family to celebrate President’s Day by joining the festivities inside the Kogod Courtyard!
The celebration, suited for all ages, will feature art exhibitions, musical performances, hands-on activities, and a talk by Sushmita Mazumdar, author of "Looking for Presidents."
Family Fun... |
| 2012_DC_Marshall_121107 | 142 | | Reynolds Center -- Kerry James Marshall -- Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture with Kerry James Marshall:
Kerry James Marshall is a contemporary American artist whose distinctive body of work engages audiences on issues of black identity. A recipient of the McArthur Foundation’s “genius grant,” he has exhibited extensively at prestigious... |
| 2012_DC_Salatino_120919 | 99 | | Reynolds Center -- Kevin Salatino ("Edward Hopper and the Burden of (Un)Certainty") -- Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture: Kevin Salatino
Kevin Salatino is the Director of Art Collections at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA. He has curated exhibitions on the work of Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, and William Wegman, among many others.... |
| 2012_DC_GSO_120429 | 149 | | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Gamer Symphony Orchestra
Gamer Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland’s Gamer Symphony Orchestra is the first collegiate ensemble of more than 120 instrumentalists and singers exclusively devoted to performing orchestral arrangements of video game music.
* Conductress: Kira Levitzky
* Assistant Conductor: Jacob... |
| 2012_DC_Ater_120427 | 32 | | Reynolds Center -- Renée Ater ("Insight and Inspiration for 20th-Century African American Art")
Insight and Inspiration for 20th-Century African American Art:
Shaped by social and political movements of the 20th century, African American artists often affirmed their experiences, communities, and personal histories in their works. Renée Ater, University of Maryland associate professor of art... |
| 2012_DC_SSHP_121218 | 137 | | Reynolds Center -- Special -- Smithsonian Staff Holiday Party (2012)
Directors photographed during the event include Wayne Clough (secretary of the Smithsonian Institution), Dennis Kelly (head of the National Zoo), Bob Lamb (head of FONZ), and Marc Pachter (former director of the National Portrait Gallery and the Natonal Museum of American History). |
| 2012_DC_Cordery_120314 | 92 | | Reynolds Center -- Stacy Cordery ("Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts")
Stacy Cordery -- "Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts":
Georgia-born Juliette Gordon Low married a British aristocrat who later founded the Boy Scouts. Inspired by her husband's work, she established the Girl Scouts to instill useful skills and moral values in young girls.... |
| 2012_DC_McCoy_120920 | 68 | | Reynolds Center -- Take 5! -- The Donvonte` McCoy Septet: Lee Morgan Retrospective
Take 5! The Donvonte` McCoy Septet: Lee Morgan Retrospective:
As a prolific writer and composer, Lee Morgan has penned many of jazz music’s finest standards. The Sidewinder (his most famous work) was Blue Note Records’ highest chart-topping song. The Donvonte`McCoy Ensemble has put together a premier... |
| 2012_DC_Jordan_120409 | 21 | | Reynolds Center -- Vernon Jordan (Living Self-Portrait)
Join the National Portrait Gallery for an evening event. A living self-portrait with Vernon Jordan, the civil rights leader, activist, lawyer, business executive and influential political figure. Marc Pachter, former Portrait Gallery director and now acting director of the National Museum of American... |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_Tour_120407 | 37 | | Reynolds Center -- Washington College Tour -- Adam Goodheart Civil War tour |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_Tour_120421 | 27 | | Reynolds Center -- Washington College Tour -- ??? Still life etc tour |
| 2012_DC_Groom_120404 | 7 | | Reynolds Center -- Winston Groom ("Ronald Reagan")
Winston Groom signs copies of his children's book Ronald Reagan: Our 40th President. |
| 2012_DC_Morris_120421 | 55 | | Reynolds Center & Washington College -- Edmund Morris (Ronald Reagan)
One of the most Celebrated biographers of our time, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris will speak about a freeze-frame television image (Ronald Reagan at Bergen-Belsen (NBC television sequence, 1985)) that helped inspire his bestselling biography Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan.
The... |
| 2012_DC_Horwitz_120407 | 83 | | Reynolds Center & Washington College -- Tony Horwitz ("Midnight Rising")
Pulitzer Prize-- winning journalist, travel writer, and historian Tony Horwitz has written four bestselling books. His subject is a gripping portrait of abolitionist John Brown in captivity -- a painting that hides as much as it reveals.
The American Pictures series offers a highly original approach... |
| 2012_DC_Pat_Nixon_120405 | 200 | | Richard Nixon Alumni Association & Natl Archives -- Panel -- First Lady Pat Nixon: Ambassador of Goodwill
Nixon Legacy Forum: First Lady Pat Nixon: Ambassador of Goodwill
Pat Nixon traveled to over 75 countries, making her the most-traveled First Lady in history at that time. Special guest Julie Nixon Eisenhower joins Gen. Don Hughes, a military aide who accompanied the Nixons during the vice presidential... |
| 2012_DC_Sacks_121205 | 60 | | Sixth & I -- Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks ("The Great Partnership")
Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks In Conversation with Leon Wieseltier
In The Great Partnership: Science, Religion, and the Search for Meaning, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Great Britain and the Commonwealth Jonathan Sacks argues not only that science and religion are compatible, but... |
| 2012_DC_Balmorhea_121006 | 99 | | Sixth & I -- Concert -- Balmorhea
Balmorhea’s rich and layered music continues to be simultaneously concise and complex, uniting a collection of ideas, textures, and sounds into one genre-defying landscape. Founded by Rob Lowe and Michael Muller in 2006, the six-piece instrumental rock group from Austin, Texas has produced five... |
| 2012_DC_Corea_121111 | 31 | | Sixth & I -- Concert -- Chick Corea & Gary Burton
Chick Corea & Gary Burton -- Hot House Tour
Legendary jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton perform material from their new album Hot House, exploring their unique takes on “standards” by legendary composers Kurt Weill, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Thelonious Monk, Lennon and... |
| 2012_DC_Kimbrough_121006 | 45 | | Sixth & I -- Concert -- Wendell Kimbrough |
| 2012_DC_Ratigan_120201 | 87 | | Sixth & I -- Dylan Ratigan ("Greedy Bastards")
After years of learning about an American decision-making system centered on exploitation and extraction, the host of MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show lost his temper on-air. He received an outpouring of support from frustrated Americans who agreed that our country's principles are on sale to the highest... |
| 2012_DC_Deford_120507 | 50 | | Sixth & I -- Frank Deford ("Over Time") w/Steve Inskeep
Frank Deford In Conversation with NPR’s Morning Edition Host Steve Inskeep
Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter is as wide-ranging as Deford’s remarkable career. He joined Sports Illustrated in 1962, and made his fame with profiles of two teenage up-and-comers: Bill Bradley and Bobby Orr. Since then,... |
| 2012_DC_De_Laurentiis_120331 | 92 | | Sixth & I -- Giada De Laurentiis ("Weeknights with Giada")
The bestselling author and Food Network star comes to DC in celebration of the release of her latest cookbook, Weeknights with Giada: Quick and Simple Recipes to Revamp Dinner. Giada will be interviewed by Bonnie Benwick, interim Food Editor of The Washington Post.
Providing a sneak peek into Giada’s... |
| 2012_DC_Rosin_120911 | 96 | | Sixth & I -- Hanna Rosin ("The End of Man") w/David Plotz
Hanna Rosin In Conversation with (Her Husband and Boss) David Plotz
Men have been the dominant sex since, well, the dawn of mankind. But as Hanna Rosin revealed in her groundbreaking The Atlantic cover story “The End of Men,” this long-held truth is no longer true. By almost every measure, women are no... |
| 2012_DC_Garten_121212 | 88 | | Sixth & I -- Ina Garten ("Barefoot Contessa Foolproof") w/Bonnie Berwick
Ina Garten In Conversation with Bonnie Benwick
The #1 New York Times bestselling cookbook author and Emmy-winning host of Barefoot Contessa on the Food Network offers recipes for effortless entertaining and everyday meals in Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust.
Garten offers... |
| 2012_DC_Rivers_120611 | 23 | | Sixth & I -- Joan Rivers ("I Hate Everyone...")
Joan Rivers is a force of nature with a career spanning more than four decades in the entertainment industry. Rivers is an internationally renowned comedienne, Tony-nominated actress, New York Times bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning television talk show host, playwright, screenwriter, motion... |
| 2012_DC_Irving_120509 | 51 | | Sixth & I -- John Irving ("In One Person")
Marking the first stop on his 7-city book tour, the international bestselling author visits DC to speak about In One Person, his thirteenth novel.
In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. Billy, the bisexual narrator, tells the tragicomic story... |
| 2012_DC_Haggadah_120319 | 69 | | Sixth & I -- Jonathan Safran Foer and Nathan Englander ("New American Haggadah")
Jonathan Safran Foer and Nathan Englander:
Read each year around the seder table, the Haggadah recounts through prayer, song, and ritual the story of Exodus, when Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to wander the desert for forty years before reaching the Promised Land.
Now, Foer has... |
| 2012_DC_MIBlack_120308 | 59 | | Sixth & I -- Michael Ian Black ("You're Not Doing It Right")
Michael Ian Black: “You’re not doing it right.”
Michael Ian Black has been hearing these five words all his life. And now—on the eve of his 40th birthday—the comedian, actor, and bestselling author who brought you Stella and The State is finally beginning to wonder why.
As a husband and father living... |
| 2012_DC_Englander_120213 | 51 | | Sixth & I -- Nathan Englander ("What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank")
Nathan Englander:
The eight stories comprising What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank display a gifted young author grappling with the great questions of modern life.
The title story, inspired by Raymond Carver’s masterpiece, is a provocative portrait of two marriages in which the Holocaust... |
| 2012_DC_Kurzweil_121127 | 68 | | Sixth & I -- Ray Kurzweil ("How to Create a Mind")
Ray Kurzweil:
In How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed, the bold futurist and New York Times bestselling author of the The Singularity Is Near explores the limitless potential of reverse engineering the human brain.
Kurzweil discusses how the brain functions, how the mind emerges... |
| 2012_DC_London_121003 | 49 | | Sixth & I -- Stacy London ("Truth About Style")
With her talent for seeing past disastrous wardrobes to the emotional issues that caused these sartorial crises, style savant Stacy London has transformed the looks and lives of hundreds of guests on What Not to Wear. In The Truth About Style, London turns that expert insight on herself.
Like the women... |
| 2012_DC_Sixth_Wall | 90 | | Sixth & I -- Wall of Fame |
| 2012_DC_Wyclef_120920 | 98 | | Sixth & I -- Wyclef Jean ("Purpose: An Immigrant's Story") w/Michel Martin
Wyclef Jean In Conversation with Michel Martin
Touching on poverty, immigration, religion, father/son relationships, and celebrity, Purpose: An Immigrant’s Story is the multi-platinum musician, producer, and actor’s revelation-filled memoir.
Born and raised in Haiti until moving to New York at age... |
| 2012_DC_Woodward_121112 | 87 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Bob Woodward ("Price of Politics") w/Dana Priest
Bob Woodward in conversation with Dana Priest:
Known since the 1970s for his tenacious reporting, Woodward’s The Price of Politics (Simon & Schuster, $30), shows in full detail how and why today′s major issue is still the economy. With access to key political figures of both parties, Woodward spent... |
| 2012_DC_Rather_120503 | 88 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Dan Rather ("Rather Outspoken")
From Dan Rather, one of the most influential and award-winning journalists of our time, comes Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News, the story of his event-filled career—and his insight on the future of America’s news media.
In this candid autobiography, Rather covers all the important moments of his... |
| 2012_DC_Powell_120529 | 73 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Gen. Colin Powell ("It Worked For Me") w/Robert Siegel
General Colin L. Powell In Conversation with NPR’s All Things Considered Host Robert Siegel
In his new book, It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership, four-star general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell reveals the lessons that have shaped his life and his legendary career in public... |
| 2012_DC_Kantor_120112 | 81 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Jodi Kantor ("The Obamas") w/David Brooks
Jodi Kantor:
When Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he also won a long-running debate with his wife Michelle. Contrary to Michelle’s fears, politics now seemed like a worthwhile, even noble pursuit. Together they planned a White House life that would be as normal and sane as... |
| 2012_DC_Annan_120905 | 100 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Kofi Annan ("Interventions: A Life in War and Peace") w/David Ignatius
Kofi Annan In Conversation with David Ignatius
In Interventions: A Life in War and Peace, the first sub-Saharan African to hold the position of Secretary-General tells the story of his mission through the prism of some of the most consequential crises he confronted—and the way they illustrate the wider... |
| 2012_DC_Albright_120429 | 71 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Madeleine Albright ("Prague Winter")
The Hon. Madeleine Korbel Albright In Conversation with Leon Wieseltier, Literary Editor of The New Republic:
Albright’s family history is inescapably a history of Europe during the Second World War. In Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948, a memoir of her early years, the... |
| 2012_DC_Maddow_120428 | 42 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Rachel Maddow ("Drift")
In Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, the host of the Emmy Award-winning “The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC, argues that we’ve drifted away from America’s original ideals and become a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war, with all the financial and human costs that entails.
Maddow... |
| 2012_DC_ZSmith_121018 | 63 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Zadie Smith ("NW")
Zadie Smith:
The best-selling author’s tragi-comic new novel, NW, follows four Londoners as they try to make adult lives outside of Caldwell, the council estate of their childhood. From private houses to public parks, at work and at play, their London is a complicated place, as beautiful as it is... |
| 2012_DC_Brzezinski1_120129 | 92 | | Sixth & I and Politics & Prose -- Zbigniew Brzezinski ("Strategic Vision") w/Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough
In his latest book, Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power, the former National Security Advisor looks back to the optimism following the fall of the Communist bloc and outlines a strategy by which the United States can reassert that position of strength. His analysis focuses on the... |
| 2012_DC_So_Called_121215 | 162 | | Sixth & I and SpeakeasyDC -- My So-Called Jewish Life (2012)
Sixth & I and SpeakeasyDC present the fourth annual night of funny, poignant, powerful, and peculiar autobiographical stories about all things Jewish, not-so-Jewish, and wanna-be Jewish on the last night of Chanukah.
This year’s stories center on tourism in Israel, classes for interfaith couples,... |
| 2012_DC_Kagan_121213 | 109 | | Sixth & I and the Jewish Primary Day School -- Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan
Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation’s Capital Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Lecture
In addition to his dual roles of defending his country and seeking peace with its neighbors, the late Yitzhak Rabin sought a more just and tolerant Israeli society. To honor this aspect... |
| 2012_DC_STN_120928 | 252 | | Smithsonian Teachers' Night (2012) @ Donald Reynolds Center |
| 2012_DC_Symantec_121107 | 77 | | Symantec Government Technology Summit (w/General Keith B. Alexander, Cornelia Rogall-Grothe, and Ted Koppel)
The 2012 Symantec Government Symposium will include a full morning of break-out sessions, afternoon plenary sessions, two keynotes, and the Cyber Awards presentation. Join us for the post-event reception, across the street from the Convention Center, at the Carnegie Library.
* Welcome and... |
| 2012_DC_BallparkO_120515 | 16 | | US Census Bureau -- CFC event at Nationals Ballpark |
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