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EDITORIAL & DESIGN GROUP EDITOR Anne Kim-Dannibale here’s nothing quite like taking in the classics, whether it’s ART DIRECTOR Dusty Martin CONTRIBUTING WRITER Amy Alipio a play by Shakespeare, an opera by Puccini or a ballet by T CIRCULATION Tchaikovsky. But let’s face it, sometimes these productions CIRCULATION MANAGER Irena Laster

can feel, well, a little too tried and true. In Washington, classical ADVERTISING organizations are injecting a youthful vibe into their programming JAMES G. ELLIOTT CO., INC. #SeizeTheStay EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Pat O’Donnell ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Jeryl Parade I love the bustle with fresh performances and even social events that draw the area’s 860.830.1792, [email protected] of city life, but a young (and young at heart). a space to enjoy French cuisine ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Christopher Dunham Saturday spent in with a great wine selection 203.994.1883, [email protected] & craft cocktails in a vintage attic The next time you head over to the Kennedy Center or Folger MORRIS VISITOR PUBLICATIONS Middleburg, Virginia’s decor, a cosy atmosphere “horse country,” Theatre, look for off -stage gatherings, like meet-the-cast mixers and with intimate ambiance MVP | EXECUTIVE on the vibrant H street corridor with its charming even happy hours and ice cream socials. Just turn to page 8 to fi nd PRESIDENT Donna W. Kessler main street shops CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Dennis Kelly out how D.C.’s cultural landscape is “lit.” VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS Angela E. Allen and restaurants, HEAD OF DIGITAL Richard H. Brashear II can be rejuvenating, This month highlights other productions, too, like festivals DIRECTOR OF CIRCULATION Scott Ferguson especially during and foodie events that take full advantage of the season. As we MVP | CREATIVE crisp November days. CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER Haines Wilkerson wheretraveler.com/ settle into November and fall (my favorite), let us help you plan OPEN BRUNCH EDITOR IN CHIEF Margaret Martin TUESDAY 502 H STREET NE | WASHINGTON, DC 20002 SATURDAY DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Isaac Arjonilla seizethestay your social calendar with our picks for top things to see and do this THRU & Beverly Mandelblatt SUNDAY 202.544.4999 | www.legrenierdc.com SUNDAY CREATIVE COORDINATOR month, plus a roundup of some of our favorite spots MVP | MANUFACTURING & PUBLICATION SERVICES for a spot of tea (page 32)—the perfect way to cap a DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING Donald Horton PUBLICATION SERVICES DIRECTOR Karen Fralick gorgeous autumn day in the nation’s capital. PUBLICATION SERVICES MANAGER Cher Wheeler DIGITAL IMAGING & RETOUCH Erik Lewis

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1 2 3 4 5 WASHINGTON D.C. Get Stylin’ Treat Yourself Give Thanks Feel Festive Keep Cool Just in time for fall, fashion inspo November signals the start of With a new Michelin Guide Festival season brings fun Yes, Washington, D.C., has its hits D.C. with “Rodarte” at the the holiday season, with pumpkin out, D.C. diners have plenty of times for all, whether you’re into rock, pop and indie, but it also National Museum of Women in the spice making everything from reasons to eat food and drink or just want to has deep roots in classic jazz Arts (pictured). candies to candles nice. out this Thanksgiving. get a jump on holiday shopping. and blues.

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Oyster Riot Nov. 16-17 S O Ebbitt Restaurant to slurp November at a Glance award-winning wines. $150. Nov. 17 & 25 All month www.ebbitt.com Michelle Obama Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers “Beetlejuice” Naturally D.C. is one of only The iconic shoes return Through Nov. 18 cities to host the former fi rst T B lady on her nationwide book a demented demon hits the National Theatre stage. Tickets tour. And despite the arena setting, Obama promises an the museum’s slippers intimate chat about the insights are actually mismatched. she shares in her new book, Free. American His- Chuck Brown Band “Becoming.” From $29.50. 8 M, 1 Nov. 21 T C A NW, pm. Capital One Arena, 601 F DC St. NW, 202.628.3200, 202.633.1000, american- 20 capitalonearena.viewlift.com history.si.edu www.pearlstreetwarehouse.com

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7th Street NW, Crystal City, Union Station, Reagan National www.legalseafoods.com 6 WHERE I NOVEMBER 2018 REMEMBER WHEN the Google Art Selfie went viral and everyone was posting what masterpiece they resembled? (Mine was Gauguin’s “Two Breton Girls by the Sea.”) By reaching out in creative ways to younger audiences, Washington’s classical arts organizations hope to generate that same kind of meme-worthy excitement around D.C.’s culture scene. For example, the Kennedy Center has introduced new events focusing on com- edy, hip-hop and contemporary music. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company offers pre-show ice cream socials. And Shakespeare Theatre Company pairs Culture Is #Lit happy-hour drinks at its Forum bar with performances by local musicians, dancers From cast member mixers to craft beer get-togethers, and puppeteers. D.C.’s classical institutions are finding new ways to woo Even opera is mixing it up with millen- Even—or especially—if they’re in the MIXIN' IT UP nials. Washington National Opera’s young virtual world. “By investing more in digital At Folger Theatre’s “Brews the young (and the young at heart). professionals group, BravO, plans a variety marketing and our web and social media and Banter” get-togethers, By Amy Alipio of events to introduce people under 40 presence, we are able to reach new audi- audiences sip craft beer, to the original sopranos. A recent talk ex- ences through a diverse array of chan- mingle with cast members and gain insights into cur- plored the relevance of the #MeToo move- nels,” Burke says. rent productions; (Opposite) ment to Puccini’s “Tosca.” At a party on Arts organizations also know it’s not just The Kennedy Center’s con- board a Potomac cruise boat or a casual the programming and venue that need temporary music program get-together at a Watergate bar, BravO to appeal, but the price. Most performing brings today’s hitmakers, members enjoy the chance to mingle with arts organizations, from the Shakespeare- like Solange Knowles, to young opera artists. focused Folger Theatre to historic Ford’s the historic stage. “The artists might sing an aria actually Theatre, offer discounted tickets for in your face, as opposed to your sitting in patrons under 30, as well as pay-what-you- a dark auditorium and they’re wearing lay- can nights and last-minute, day-of tickets. ers of makeup and wigs,” says the former Travelers to Washington can join D.C.’s president of the BravO council, Coetzee young adult audiences this month at Pretorius. “People who had been afraid of special events such as the Folger Theatre’s opera, who said it’s too stuffy, see it can be “Brews and Banter” evening of craft beers fun, it can be contemporary.” and meet-the-cast opportunities at the One of Washington’s oldest young November 1 performance of “King John”; professional groups is the Washington National Symphony Orchestra’s “Declas- Ballet’s Jeté Society, which holds popular sified: Ben Folds Presents” concert on No- “beerballet&bubbly” events with behind- vember 2, with singer Regina Spektor and the-scenes access to a ballet production tap dancer Caleb Teicher; or Shakespeare rehearsal, followed by drinks and mingling. Theatre Company’s Happenings Happy Classical art forms are also breaking Hour event on November 29, before that out of its classical spaces. NSO in Your night’s showing of “An Inspector Calls.” Neighborhood, for example, brings But with so many top-notch arts offer- free National Symphony Orchestra ings throughout the capital, you don’t chamber performances to churches and really need a special event. Whether night clubs. “We are trying to meet this hula, step, or Logic is your thing, there’s audience where they are,” says Courtney bound to be something to tempt you to a Burke, the Kennedy Center’s director of Washington, D.C., performance hall—no COURTESY FOLGER THEATRE; (OPPOSITE) ©JATI LINDSAY ©JATI (OPPOSITE) THEATRE; FOLGER COURTESY PHOTO CREDIT GOES HERE GOES CREDIT PHOTO marketing analytics and audience insights. matter what your age.

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Cocktails, Br (F-Su). 600 Montgomery St., St.) 571.970.3669 dishes in a warm, wood-ac- MCCORMICK & SCHMICK’S zo, bacon-wrapped dates, beers on tap. Green-friendly 571.312.4117 cented space. Whole-roasted Seafood Famed West Coast Ibérico ham, artisanal chees- interior with wood from an VOLA’S DOCKSIDE GRILL AND vegetables, housemade restaurant with clubby quar- es, churros. Sangria, cava Amish barn. D (Tu-Su), Br (Sa- MOUNT VERNON INN -E LONE pastas, locally sourced fish ters for fresh catches, bass, cocktail, sherries, wines. L, D Su). 1813 Columbia Road NW, Southern Candlelit dining with Seafood Named for the and meat. Cocktail menu, oysters, draft beers, single (daily), Br (Sa-Su). 1837 M St. NW 202.234.6732 George and Martha favorites city’s feisty first woman city Euro-focused wines. D (Tu-Su), malts. Hours vary by site. 202.558.9545 Metro: Dupont like hoecakes, peanut and manager with a hand in the Br (Sa-Su). 524 Eighth St. SE, 1652 K St. NW, 202.861.2233 Circle (South) TAIL UP GOAT chestnut soup, plus cheddar waterfront’s development, a 202.506.2445 Metro: Farragut North; 145 American Up-and-comers burger, duck with apricot casual and friendly spot for National Harbor Blvd., Oxon DUKE’S GROCERY with lauded resumes (Komi, sauce, crab cakes, fried seafood comfort foods. Fish GOOD STUFF EATERY Hill, Md., 301.567.6224; Reston British/American Eclectic East Little Serow) in their own laid- chicken, steaks. Children’s and chips, crab cakes, fried American “Top Chef” con- Town Center, Reston, Va., London-inspired bites with back Michelin-starred spot. menu. Fireplace. Live music chicken with water views. Hi- testant Spike Mendelsohn’s 703.481.6600; 8484 Westpark an ever-changing menu (see Inventive twists on classics: some nights. L (M-F), D (Tu- Tide Lounge for bar bites, fro- specialty burgers, hand-cut Drive, McLean, Va., 703.848.8000; Facebook page for the day’s smoked potato ravioli, lamb Sa), Br (Sa-Su). 3200 Mount zen cocktails, beer, wine. L, D fries, old-fashioned shakes. 2010 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Va., offerings). Sarnie (aka, sand- ribs. D (daily). 1827 Adams Mill Vernon Memorial Parkway, (daily), Br (Sa-Su). 101 N. Union Modern-rustic counter ser- 703.413.6400 Metro: Crystal City wich) varieties like sausage, Road NW, 202.986.9600 703.799.6800 St., 703.935.8890 vice, communal table, cell BLT, spiced lentil and a “proper phone charging stations. L, MORTON’S burger” with Angus beef. ALEXANDRIA, VA. NASIME CAPITOL HILL D (M-Sa); Airport B, L, D (daily). Steaks Handsome spaces for Unconventional curries and CHART HOUSE Japanese Cozy modern dining ACQUA AL 2 303 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, locals and power lunchers seasonal salads. Wine and beer. Seafood On Old Town wa- room on bustling main drag Italian Restaurant of 202.543.8222 Metro: Capitol digging into porterhouse, L (M-F), D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). 1513 terfront with fresh seafood in Old Town, pampering chef-owner Ari Gejdenson South; 2110 Crystal Drive, New York strip, filet mignon, 17th St. NW, 202.733.5623 Metro: and capital views. Crab with high-end tasting menu with recipes like beef fillet Arlington, Va., 703.415.4663 lobster. L (M-F), D (daily). Dupont Circle soup, spiced ahi, snapper highlighting from-scratch with blueberry sauce, grilled Metro: Crystal City 1050 Connecticut Ave. NW, Hemingway, prime rib, Japanese dishes at an afforda- eggplant, parmesan cheese 202.955.5997 Metro: Farragut THE RIGGSBY “hot chocolate” lava cake. ble price. D (daily). 1209 King appetizers plus soups and ROSE’S LUXURY North; 1750 Crystal Drive, American Retro-style digs Beer, wine, whiskeys. Happy St., 703.457.0146 salads. L (Tu-Sa), D (daily). 212 American In a Barracks Row 703.418.1444 Metro: Crystal inside the Carlyle Hotel as hour weekdays. L (M-Sa), D Seventh St. SE, 202.525.4375 “farmhouse,” Michelin-starred, City; 3251 Prospect St. NW, backdrop for James Beard (daily), Br (Su). 1 Cameron St. RT’S RESTAURANT no-reservations spot for 202.342.6258 Award-winner Michael 703.684.5080 Cajun/Creole Neighborhood CAFE BERLIN small plates (pork and lychee Schlow’s elevated classics. spot with character and German & European In salad, clams and white wine) PLUME Roast chicken, tuna tartare, COLUMBIA FIREHOUSE sounds from zydeco to blues. three former town houses, or family-style meals (fried American Ralf Schlegel’s rack of lamb and slow-cooked American Inside the former Known for Jack Daniels shrimp, traditional and light fare: chicken). Upstairs bar (same Michelin-starred restau- salmon. B, L, D (daily), Br 19th-century Columbia Steam alligator stew, gumbos, po- schnitzels, pork medallions, food). D (M-Sa). 717 Eighth St. rant with luxe dishes à la (Sa-Su). 1731 New Hampshire Engine Fire Company, a two- boys, seafood, she-crab goulasch. Housemade tradi- SE, 202.580.8889 Monticello’s gardens inside Ave. NW, 202.787.1500 Metro: tiered brasserie/bar with glass soup and crawfish étouffée. tional cakes and tarts. German elegant Jefferson Hotel. Prix Dupont Circle atrium. Raw bar, small plates Cocktails, beers. L (M-Sa), wines and beers. Popular TED’S BULLETIN fixe, chef’s tasting. Foie gras and “supper” (comfort food, D (daily). 3804 Mount Vernon sidewalk tables in good American Lively spot with terrine, lobster gratin, risotto, SIREN burgers, steaks and chops). L Ave., 703.684.6010 weather. L (M-F), D (daily), Br vintage decor and leather Angus prime filet, bison with Seafood Robert Wiedmaier’s (Tu-F), D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). 109 (Su). 322 Massachusetts Ave. booths. All-day breakfast, blueberry barbecue sauce. handsome, Old World-style S. Saint Asaph St., 703.683.1776 TRADEMARK NE, 202.543.7656 Metro: Union barbecue, chili, “supper” Cozy nooks, 1,300-label wine quarters in Logan Circle for American In the Westin, Station dishes. Pastries like pies and cellar, landscape murals pristine fish. Raw bar, seafood FISH MARKET sophisticated gastropub “pop tarts.” Bar with milk- on silk and fireplace. Free towers, caviar service, whole American Housed in a named for nearby patent CHIKO shakes, malts and cocktails. parking. The Greenhouse for fish, plus wagyu New York two-century-old ship ware- office (see famous inventor Asian DC’s Scott Drewno B, L, D (daily). 505 8th St. SE, light fare, Quill for cocktails. strip, roasted duck. Stylish, house serving seafood photos). British spins on Bass (The Source) and Danny Kim 202.544.8337 Metro: Eastern D (Tu-Sa). 1200 16th St. NW, classic cocktails/wine/beer. favorites including Atlantic Ale fish and chips, beer can (Mandu) joining forces for Market; 1818 14th St. NW, 202.448.3227 Pre-theater menu. Live jazz salmon, snow crab legs, oys- chicken and mac and cheese. Chinese and Korean flavors in 202.265.8337; 11948 Market St., Martin’s Tavern has had the honor of Th-Sa pm. D (daily), Br (Su). ters and whole Maine lobster, Inventive cocktails. Happy cumin lamb stir-fry, pork and Reston, Va.; 2911 District Ave., serving every President from Harry S. DUPONT CIRCLE 1515 Rhode Island Ave. NW, plus pasta, jambalaya, burg- hour punch specials, bar kimchi potstickers, rib eye Fairfax, Va., 571.830.6680 Truman (Booth 6) to George W. Bush ASIA 54 202.521.7171 ers, tacos. Festive Anchor Bar late. B, D (daily), Br (Su). 2080 with rice cakes. Vegetarian, (Table 12). On June 24, 1953, JFK proposed Asian Across from Hotel with 16 high-definition TVs for Jamieson Ave., Alexandria., Va., gluten-free. “Kitchen Counter” DOWNTOWN to Jackie in Booth 3. Palomar, sleek spot with tem- SUSHI TARO sports, happy hour specials. L, 703.253.8640 with views of the action for up EQUINOX RESTAURANT ple-style art for Vietnamese, Japanese Michelin-starred D (M-F), Br (Sa-Su). 105 King St., to four (reserve online). “After American Conscientious, 202.333.7370 www.martinstavern.com Japanese, Chinese and Thai second-story spot with 703.836.5676 Dark” series with guest chefs prize-winning Todd Gray pair- 1264 Wisconsin Ave NW, faves. Sushi bar and happy cherry wood walls and tatami and tasting menus. Check ing wines to crab cakes with Washington, DC 20007 hour specials. L, D (daily). 2122 rooms, kimonoed hostess

14 WHERE I NOVEMBER 2018 15 Food We invite you to SEARCH THE CITY / For more listings, see wheretraveler.com/washington-dc Food our cozy restaurant on Capitol Hill for and exotic sushi (flute fish, live GEORGETOWN ing and imbibing. Dry-aged region. Set-price menu of classics (biscuits with sausage housemade pasta, grilled authentic German scallops) by master chef Nobu CHEZ BILLY SUD USDA prime, American wagyu elegantly prepared season- gravy, fried green tomato scallop bouillabaisse, whole cuisine & beer. Enjoy Yamazaki and team. L (M-F), French Brothers Eric Hilton plus classics with a modern al dishes in four, five or six BLT, gumbo, shrimp and branzino, beef carpaccio. L D (M-Sa). 1503 17th St. NW, and Ian Hilton’s classic bistro. our outdoor patio, twist, like wedge salad dust- courses. Check website for grits). Coffee bar pouring (M-F), D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). 934 202.462.8999 Metro: Dupont Boeuf Bourguignon, steak weather permitting. ed with gorgonzola “snow.” latest prices. No sneakers/ Blanchard’s. Homemade Palmer Alley NW, 202.559.5004 Circle frites, roasted butternut A short walk from Extensive wine list; Timeline sportswear. D (Tu-Sa). 1340 desserts. B, L, D (daily). 627 H St. Metro: Metro Center or Gallery squash soup served in a cozy GERMAN CUISINE Union Station of cocktails from 1670’s 4th St. NE, 202.608.1330 Metro: NW, 202.847.4459 Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown FOGGY BOTTOM/ residence-like space. L (Tu-F), IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL in a brick row house. “Clarified Milk Punch” to 2005’s NoMa-Gallaudet U Pl-Chinatown WEST END D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). 1039 31st St. “5-Spice Penicillin.” D (Tu-Su). JALEO BEEFSTEAK NW, 202.965.2606 322 Massachusetts Ave, NE • Washington, DC 101 MGM National Ave., Oxon PENN QUARTER/ DBGB KITCHEN AND BAR Spanish Tapas (60 hot and American/Vegetarian From 202.543.7656 • cafeberlin-dc.com Hill, Md., 301.971.6060 CHINATOWN French Daniel Boulud’s bus- cold) and paella by José José Andrés, fast-casual FIOLA MARE CHINA CHILCANO tling bistro in CityCenter. Andrés and team. Spanish serving veggie-heavy menu Seafood James Beard Award- NORTHEAST D.C. Asian-Latin Celeb chef José House-cured meats, seafood, wines, sherries. L, D (daily). 480 of bowls (some meat, too). winner Fabio Trabocchi’s ven- LE GRENIER Andrés’s colorful spot mixing burgers, suckling pig. Glass 7th St. NW, 202.628.7949 Metro: Fresh-pressed juices, wine ture by the river. Brinn Sinnott French Homey, yet romantic Peru’s Criollo, Chinese and walls, casual seats in Bar Archives-Navy Memorial ; 7271 and local craft beer, plus sending out oysters, smoked bi-level bistro with an antique Japanese. Pork dumplings, Room, china plates signed by Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, Spindrift sodas. B, L, D (daily). cod, Maine lobster, yellowfin attic setting. Classic fare ele- yellow potatoes in spicy, celeb chef pals. Good spirits, Md., 301.913.0003 ; 2250 800 22nd St. NW, 202.296.1439 tuna carpaccio, appletart, gantly presented: braised beef cream sauce. Shaved ice, French-focus wine list, unique Crystal Drive, Arlington, Va., Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU; Sardinian ricotta doughnuts. stew, snails in parley-garlic sweet custard plus one of the beers. L (M-F), D (daily), Br (Sa- 703.413.8181 1528 Connecticut Ave. NW, Cocktails to mocktails. L (Tu- butter, duck breast, salads, largest pisco collections in Su). 931 H St. NW, 202.695.7660 202.986.7597 Metro: Dupont F), D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). Valet DC’s FIRST AUTHENTIC cheeses, desserts. D (Tu- the U.S. L, D (daily). 418 Seventh Metro: Metro Center or Gallery LEGAL SEA FOODS Circle (North); 4531 Wisconsin (day only) $16. 3050 K St. NW, PERUVIAN RESTAURANT Su), Br (Sa-Su). 502 H St. NE, St. NW, 202.783.0941 Metro: Pl-Chinatown Seafood Famed for its lobster, Ave. NW, 202.244.2529 202.628.0065 202.544.4999 Archives-Navy Memorial raw bar, clam chowder and 1924 I Street, NW FIG & OLIVE an award-winning wine list. CHALIN’S MARTIN’S TAVERN Washington, DC MASSERIA CRIMSON DINER Mediterannean California cool Most locations L & D (daily). Chinese Mandarin, Szechuan American Since 1933, politicos Near Farragut West Italian A glam patio with Southern The Hilton brothers’ meets the South of France 704 7th St. NW, 202.347.0007 and Cantonese dishes by (from JFK to George W. Bush), and Foggy Bottom granite fire pits leading into attractive eatery inside mod- at chic CityCenterDC. Two- Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown; chefs with a “century of Supreme Court justices, spies, Reservations: 202-293-2765 • www.elchalandc.com Nicholas Stefanelli’s Michelin- ern Pod Hotel. Bright space for story space (plus two bars) 2301 Jefferson Davis Highway, experience.” Contemporary celebs and Georgetown starred ode to Italy’s Puglia all-day breakfast and Southern serving dishes like crostini, Arlington, Va., 703.415.1200 takes on traditional cuisine: friends have been saying Metro: Crystal City; Ronald soups, dumplings, seafood “Meet me at Martin’s.” Classic Reagan Washington National pork, duck, beef, noodles. fare: tavern burger, prime AUTHENTIC SZECHUAN, Airport, Terminal C, Arlington, Vegetarian, low-sodium and rib, fish and chips, lobster MANDARIN & Va., 703.413.9810 Metro: Ronald low-fat items. Carryout and risotto, plus daily chef’s spe- CANTONESE CUISINE Eat, Drink, SHAW Reagan Washington National delivery. L, D (daily). 1912 I (Eye) cials. Shaded patio, weather Airport; Tysons Galleria, 2001 A world of fl avors, steps from Chinatown, the St. NW, 202.293.6000 Metro: permitting. Ask to see history International Drive, McLean, Farragut West brochure. L (M-F), D (daily), Br Convention Center and U Street nightlife. Va., 703.827.8900 (Sa-Su). 1264 Wisconsin Ave. Use our free mobile app, DineinShaw, EL CHALAN NW, 202.333.7370 to see over 100 options. MOMOFUKU Peruvian D.C.’s oldest Peruvian www.shawmainstreets.org Asian Prize-winning chef cafe with lomo saltado (filet NATIONAL HARBOR David Chang’s popular NYC strips with fried potato), FISH BY JOSÉ ANDRÉS spot for pork buns, ramen South American-style paella Seafood Beard winner José Dine-in ~ Carry-out ~ Delivery ~ Online Ordering noodles, “bo ssam” whole drawing World Bank crowd. Andrés in glitzy MGM roasted pork shoulder lettuce Touted by Hispanic Magazine National Harbor, with water 1912 I (Eye) St. NW 202.293.6000 wraps ($$$$) with Korean twist. as among top 50 U.S. Latin and city views, ocean-themed www.chalins.com Southern Classics, Made to Order Limited number of reserva- restaurants. L, D (M-Sa). 1924 I artwork. Expansive patio with 1819 7th Street, NW • 202-849-3518 tions accepted through web- (Eye) St. NW, 202.293.2765 Metro: outdoor bar and fountains. www.masondixiebiscuits.com site. L (M-F), D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). Farragut West Live seafood in tanks high- 1090 I St. NW, 202.602.1832 lighting local fare (Maryland Creative Cocktails and RIGHT PROPER Metro: Metro Center or Gallery KAZ SUSHI BISTRO blue crabs, Rappahannock Asian Cuisine BREWING COMPANY Pl-Chinatown Japanese Prized chef Kazuhiro oysters) in global prepara- th “10 New U.S. Breweries to Watch” Okochi’s intimate spot for tions. Tuna tartare, lobster 1501 9 Street, NW OCEANAIRE SEAFOOD ROOM —Bon Appétit seared albacore tuna, pork jambalaya. D (W-M). 7100 202-644-8806 Seafood Swank “oceanliner” belly lettuce wrap, grilled Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, Md., 624 T Street, NW • 202.607.BEER where celebs, power lunchers baby octopus. Tasting menu, 301.971.6050 www.chaplinrestaurantdc.com www.rightproperbrewery.com go for fresh catches. Alaskan bento boxes, sakes. Counter King crab, Coho salmon, SHAW’S TAVERN seats near the knife work. VOLTAGGIO BROTHERS Dover sole. Also crab cakes, L (M-F), D (M-Sa). 1915 I (Eye) St. STEAK HOUSE Gastropub with steaks, oyster bar. Valet $12. L NW, 202.530.5500 Steakhouse Celebrity chef Seasonal Menu: (M-F), D (daily). 1201 F St. NW, ฀� ฀�—Washington ฀ Post Comfort Food, Sandwiches, brothers Michael and Bryan ฀� ฀� ฀ Salads, Flatbread Pizzas, 202.347.2277 Metro: Metro Center Voltaggio’s in ritzy MGM Meat and Fish Entrees SapporSapporo-o-StylStylee Rame Ramenn & & Cock Cocktailtailss National Harbor resort. 808055 V V Street Street, ,NW NW 520 Florida Avenue, NW 202.518.4092 Residence-like digs for din- 20202-2-29299-9-10001000 • • w wwwww.hai.haikakandndc.c.cocomm www.shawstavern.com

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OYAMEL CHERCHER PO BOY JIM BAR & GRILL 791 Wharf St. SW, 202.525.1402 Mexican A José Andrés cocina Ethiopian A friendly, casual Cajun Fun spot for low Metro: Waterfront with ceviche, tacos (mahi restaurant serving popular country favorites, including mahi, baby pig, even cricket), and authentic dishes like doro more than 20 po’boys, from KITH AND KIN FALL GUIDE stuffed poblano, hot and cold we’t (chicken stew) and yebeg traditional shrimp to teriyaki Caribbean “Top Chef” alum antijitos. Margarita with salt we’t (lamb stew). Vegetarian salmon. Late night menu. L and CIA/Hyde Park grad “air,” 50 tequilas. Night owl options, Ethiopian coffee. & D (daily), Br (Su). 1934 9th St. Kwame Onwuachi’s spot for bar menu. L (M-F), D (daily), Spices for sale. L, D (daily). 1334 NW, 202.627.2687 ; 709 H St. NE, African-accented flavors. Br (Sa-Su). 401 Seventh St. NW, Ninth St. NW, 202.299.9703; 4921 202.621.7071 “Torched” mackerel with VISIT 202.628.1005 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda, Md., jollof rice, burger with house- 25+ MUSEUMS 301.652.6500 SAN LORENZO ground patties and jerk-spiced RASIKA RISTORANTE + BAR bacon. B, L, D (daily). The Wharf, & ATTRACTIONS Indian James Beard Award- CORTEZ Italian Massimo Fabbri’s 801 Wharf St. SW, 202.878.8566 winner Vikram Sunderam in Mexican Color-soaked, casual rustic, chic kitchen for explor- Metro: Waterfront a open kitchen with griddle, taco restaurant and rooftop ing the riches of his native SEE barbecue, tandoori, curries. bar channeling California’s Tuscany. Pastas, roasted pork ODYSSEY TOP SHOWS AT (Pre-theater), 100 wines, bar Baja Peninsula with fish ribs, grilled fish of the day, Dining Cruises Glass-enclosed with exotic cocktails. L (M- tacos, elotes (street corn) truffled corn with parmesan, vessel with live band, monu- GREAT VENUES F), D (M-Sa). 633 D St. NW, and tropical drinks (think roasted 3-pound T-bone. mental views. Three-course 202.637.1222 Metro: Archives- slushy Margaritas). D (W-Su), Good selection of cocktails, meals. Two-hour lunch and Navy Memorial Br (Sa-Su). 1905 9th St. NW, beers, Italian wines. D (daily). three-hour dinner departures 202.299.0381 Metro: Shaw- 1316 9th St. NW, 202.588.8954 daily. Boarding one hour ZAYTINYA Howard U before. Holiday and specialty Mediterranean José Andrés’s UNCONVENTIONAL DINER cruises. L, D (daily). 600 Water Santorini-esque spot with THE DABNEY American A two-in-one diner St. SW, 800.306.2469 Metro: a mezze offerings inspired American Jeremiah (cafe for breakfast; dining Waterfront by Greek, Lebanese and Langhorne’s Michelin-starred room for dinner) serving up and Turkish cuisines. Go for rustic digs in hip Blagden classics with nontraditional OSTERIA MORINI the small plates, innovative Alley for open-hearth cook- twists. Chicken parm topped Italian From Michael White, cocktails and the selection of ing, using ingredients from a with Gruyere, chicken pot rustic cuisine of the Emilia- Mediterranean wines. L (daily); rooftop garden. Menu chang- pie poppers. Mid-century Romagna with patio and D (M-Sa); Br (Sa-Su) 701 9th St. es daily. D (Tu-Su). Downstairs, touches with graffiti-like art. water views. Grilled meats, NW, 202.638.0800 Metro: Gallery Dabney Cellar pouring wines Inside Walter E. Washington octopus, housemade pastas. Pl-Chinatown by the glass paired with char- Convention Center. B, L (M-F), Small-batch and sparkling cuterie in a cozy, low-light D (M-Sa). 1207 Ninth St. NW, wines, excellent cocktails. SHAW setting. No reservations. 122 202.847.0122 L (M-F), D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). ARROZ Blagden Alley, 202.450.1015 301 Water St. SE, 202.484.0660 Spanish Celebrity chef Mike Metro: Mt. Vernon Sq WATERFRONT Metro: Navy Yard Isabella’s concept inside CHLOE Marriott Marquis for Spanish KINSHIP Global Lauded local Haidar REQUIN favorites plus flavors of American Chef Eric Ziebold’s Karoum’s first solo endeavor French “Top Chef” celeb Mike Portugal and Morocco Michelin-starred counterpart exploring global flavors with Isabella’s classic bistro fare with fine dining upgrades. to sister Metier. Lobster French a modern sensibility. Cobia (steak frites, roasted chicken), Namesake rice dishes topped toast, grilled Japanese Kuroge crudo, spiced beef hummus, plus small plates (foie gras, with duck breast or soft-shell beef ($$$$), plus whole-roasted roasted potato gnocchi, steak tartare). Crème brûlée. crab. Sangrias on tap, sherry meat, poultry, fish. Extensive whole fish. Chocolate sundae, Bottomless brunch. Mostly cocktails. Extensive wine wine list. D (daily). 1015 Seventh cheese plate. Beer, wine, French wine list. D (daily), Br list. L (M-F), D (daily), Br (Sa- St. NW, 202.737.7700 Metro: Mt. mocktails. L (Tu-F), D (daily), (Sa-Su) at Fairfax location. The Su). 901 Massachusetts Ave. Vernon Sq Br (Sa-Su). 1331 4th St. SE, Wharf, 100 District Square SW, NW, 202.869.3300 Metro: Mt. 202.313.7007 Metro: Navy Yard 202.827.8380 Metro: Waterfront Vernon Sq METIER American In a historic 1907 DEL MAR SPIRIT OF WASHINGTON THE CAPITAL BURGER building, Eric Ziebold’s ex- Seafood James Beard Award- Dining Cruises Four-level American The Capital Grille’s clusive counterpoint to sister winner Fabio Trabocchi’s yacht-style vessel with roof- new sister spot serving up Kinship, accessible via private soaring digs paying homage top lounge with lunch/dinner gourmet burgers (blue elevator. Seven-course tast- to his wife’s Spanish coastal buffet. DJ, dancing, miles of cheese and truffle, French ing menu preceded by hors heritage. Wide-ranging menu views. Two-hour lunch and onion-style) plus snacks d’oeuvres in a salon with fire- from tapas with a seaside spin three-hour dinner departures (kung pao brussels sprouts, place. Jackets for men/reser- to caviar, grilled seafood and daily. Boarding half-hour be- house-made ancho barbecue vations required. D (W-Sa). 1015 family-style paella. Classic fore departure. Call for prices. chips). Also salads, desserts, Seventh St. NW, 202.737.7500 cocktails, mocktails, ciders. 600 Water St. SW, 866.306.2469 children’s menu. L, D (daily). Metro: Mt. Vernon Sq Wine list focused on Spain, Metro: Waterfront

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($3). Guided tours on the hour. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT LIBRARY OF CONGRESS tion of West Basin Drive SW Tu-Sa 10 am-4 pm, Su noon- MEMORIAL World’s largest library with & Independence Ave. SW, FALL GUIDE 4 pm. $10, seniors/college A 7.5-acre landscaped park more than 130 million 888.484.3373 students/military $8, students of waterfalls and tableaux books, manuscripts, objects. (5-17) $3, under 5 free. Self- paying homage to the 32nd Gutenberg Bible, Thomas NATIONAL ARCHIVES guided garden-only tour $3. president. Bronze sculptures Jefferson’s founding collec- The “Charters of Freedom”— 1644 31st St. NW, 202.965.0400 (some by George Segal) tion. “Baseball Americana” Bill of Rights, U.S. Sights SEARCH THE CITY / For more listings, see wheretraveler.com/washington-dc and bas-reliefs depicting exploring the country’s favorite Constitution, Declaration NATIONAL Roosevelt, wife Eleanor and pastime, from its origins to the of Independence. Theater LANDMARKS dog Fala plus scenes from the science of winning, ongoing. with free films. David Arlington National Cemetery ARLINGTON NATIONAL Depression through WWII. M-Sa 8:30 am-4:30 pm. Tours. M. Rubenstein Gallery, CEMETERY West Potomac Park along Basin Free. Jefferson Building, 10 Visitor Orientation Plaza. Union officers commandeered the Arlington, Virginia, property Interred here, thousands of Drive SW, 202.426.6841 Metro: First St. SE, 202.707.8000; James ”Remembering Vietnam,” veterans and government Smithsonian (half a mile) Madison Memorial Building, iconic and recently discov- of Robert E. Lee for the earliest graves at what has become personnel. Changing of 101 Independence Ave. SE, ered records relating to a 624-acre burial ground. Now the land holds the remains of the guards every half hour. JEFFERSON MEMORIAL 202.707.9779 Metro: Capitol 12 critical episodes in the Kennedy gravesites, Tomb At the Tidal Basin, John South Vietnam War; “Records of 340,000 soldiers and civilians, most marked by a simple head- of the Unknowns, Iwo Jima Russell Pope’s neoclassical Rights,” documents and inter- stone. To be buried here the deceased must have served in Memorial, Women in Military marble monument for the MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. active exhibit illustrating how Service for America memorial, third U.S. president and main NATIONAL MEMORIAL Americans have debated cit- the military or government. (Spouses and children also qualify.) Arlington House. Daily 8 am- author of the Declaration Commemorating the life izenship, free speech, voting Many times each day, the sounds of taps and rifle salutes signal 5 pm. Self-guided tours free; of Independence. Rangers and work of the civil rights rights and equal opportunity, bus tour $13.50, seniors (65+) every hour daily 9:30 am- leader. A nearly 30-foot-high both ongoing. Daily 10 am- the ongoing loss of old and young warriors, meanwhile an $10, military/veterans with ID/ 10 pm. Bookstore. Parking statue of King emerging from 5:30 pm (Last admission at children (4-12) $6.75, children (south side). South end of 15th a granite block, the Stone 5 pm). Gift shop. Free. 700 eternal flame keeps the memories of John F. Kennedy, his wife with military $3.75, military in St. SW, 202.426.6841 of Hope, and inscription Pennsylvania Ave. NW (enter and family members alive. On the hill, Lee’s former homestead uniform free. 214 McNair Road, walls bearing his eloquent rotunda on Constitution Arlington, Va., 877.907.8585 words. Northwest corner of Ave. NW), 877.874.7616 Metro: overlooks the city beyond. 877.907.8585, arlingtoncemetery.org Metro: Arlington Cemetery Tidal Basin at the intersec- Archives-Navy Memorial

NATIONAL MALL Planner Pierre L’Enfant’s grand HISTORIC HOMES W St. SE, 202.426.5961 Metro: High-tech Ford Orientation tour 3 pm. Visitor Center M-Sa landscape. All memorials free, DUMBARTON OAKS MUSEUM Anacostia Center and Donald W. 9:30 am-4:30 pm; Su 10:30 am- 24 hours. AND GARDENS Reynolds Museum and 4:30 pm. $15, military $12, U.S. Capitol—Home of the Site of the United Nations 1944 HILLWOOD ESTATE, Education Center, featuring children (6-12) $5. 140 Rock U.S. Congress since 1800 (M-Sa beginnings, a 19th-century MUSEUMS AND GARDENS “Be Washington” interactive Creek Church Road NW, 8:30 am-4:30 pm). See Visitor manse plus Philip Johnson- Cereal heiress Marjorie experience, plus new film 202.829.0436 Centers listings for more info. designed pavilion. Library for Merriweather Post’s mansion with 4-D effects. Check web- 202.226.8000 Metro: Capitol Byzantine, pre-Columbian and gardens, her czarist site for seasonal hours. $20, THE PRESIDENT WOODROW South and garden studies. “Outside/ treasures, jewelry, portraits. seniors $16, children (6-11) $9, WILSON HOUSE Washington Monument— In: Martha Jackson Jarvis at Cafe and gift shop. “Fabergé under 6 free. Discount pack- In the Kalorama neighbor- World’s tallest freestanding ma- Dumbarton Oaks,” the local Rediscovered,” new research ages available. Free parking. hood, 1920s time capsule, sonry structure with elevator artist’s works in multiple media casting fresh light on objects 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial former 28th president’s resi- (closed until 2019). 15th St. NW, displayed in the gardens by the storied design house, Highway, Alexandria, Va., dence after the White House. 202.426.6841 Metro: Smithsonian through Dec. 16. Gift shop. ongoing. Tu-Su 10 am-5 pm. 703.780.2000 Objects owned by or given to Lincoln Memorial—Greek- Museum: Tu-Su 11:30 am- $18 suggested donation, Wilson during his presidency. style temple with statue 5:30 pm. Ten-acre formal gar- seniors $15, college students PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S Occasional vintage game by Daniel Chester French. dens: Tu-Su 2-6 pm. Museum $10, children (6-18) $5, under COTTAGE nights, encouraging period Visitors center. Gift shop. free. Gardens $10, seniors $8, 6 free. Park on site, or take Restored retreat where attire. W-Su 10 am-4 pm. South of Constitution Ave. NW students/children (12 and a cab. Guided, audio and Lincoln drafted the $10, seniors $8, students $5, at 23rd St., 202.426.6841 Metro: under) $5. Arrange in advance printed tours of mansion and Emancipation Proclamation, under 12 free. 2340 S St. NW, Foggy Bottom-GWU (1 mile) for guided tours. 1703 32nd St. gardens plus “special access” site deemed a national mon- 202.387.4062 Korean War Veterans NW, 202.339.6400 tours. 4155 Linnean Ave. NW ument by Bill Clinton in 2000. Memorial—The Pool of (between Upton & Tilden sts.), Tour guides with interactive TUDOR PLACE Remembrance, steel soldiers, FREDERICK DOUGLASS 202.686.5807 tablet technology leading Neoclassical (1816) granite relief. Independence NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE hour-long tours. Education Georgetown mansion, home Ave. & Daniel French Drive SW, Hilltop residence of the MOUNT VERNON center with ongoing free ex- of Martha Washington’s 202.426.6841 Metro: Foggy 19th-century orator and aboli- George Washington’s river- hibits. Guided tours only, res- granddaughter, and 5.5-acre Bottom-GWU (1 mile) tionist, restored to its 1895 ap- side estate, with 14 rooms ervations online. “American gardens. National Historic World War II Memorial— pearance with original objects. furnished per a 1799 inven- By Belief,” displaying the 16th Landmark with largest collec- Neoclassical plaza dedicated By guided tour only. Reserve in tory. The first couple’s tomb, U.S. president’s little-known tion of George Washington’s to 400,000 American lives advance by calling or visiting gardens, a blacksmith shop, immigration policies, ongo- personal items other than at lost. 17th St. NW between

website. Daily 9 am-5 pm. 1411 reconstructed slave cabin. ing. M-Sa first tour 10 am, last Mount Vernon. Garden tours COMMONS CREATIVE CEMETERY/FLICKR, NATIONAL ©ARLINGTON Constitution & Independence

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aves., 202.426.6841 Metro: ahead. Tours Tu-Th 7:30 am- fee for advance tickets). Show NATIONAL ACADEMY OF on patent and trademark Smithsonian (five blocks) 11:30 am, F-Sa 7:30 am- tickets same day at box office SCIENCES systems. Interactive gallery Vietnam Veterans 1:30 pm. See Visitor Centers 8:30 am-5 pm. Advance tickets Organization promoting displaying 500-plus inventors Memorial—Maya Lin’s me- listing for more information. at www.ticketmaster.com or science has exhibitions and and their stories, plus a 1965 morial with more than 58,000 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, call 800.397.7328 ($1.50 fee). 511 Robert Berks’s larger-than- Ford Mustang merged with names of dead or missing 202.456.7041 Metro: McPherson 10th St. NW, 202.347.4833 Metro: life Einstein memorial statue a 2015 model showing how soldiers. Sculptures honoring Sq or Farragut West Metro Center inside. M-F 8:30 am-5 pm. inventions drive technology. soldiers, nurses. Constitution Free. Photo ID required. Group tours upon request. Ave. NW between 21st & 22nd POINTS OF INTEREST FRANCISCAN MONASTERY 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Gift shop. M-F 10 am-5 pm, sts., 202.426.6841 Metro: Foggy BASILICA OF THE NATIONAL Founded in 1899 by 202.334.2000 Sa 11 am-3 pm. Free. 600 Bottom-GWU (1 mile) SHRINE OF THE IMMACULATE Franciscan friars, 42 acres Dulany St., Alexandria, Va., CONCEPTION of woods and landscaped NATIONAL BUILDING 571.272.0095 PENTAGON Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, gardens surrounding turn- MUSEUM U.S. Dept. of Defense HQ and the largest Roman Catholic of-the century, Byzantine- Former U.S. Pension Building NEWSEUM nerve center for command basilica in North America and style church modeled after (1887) showcasing architecture, Venue lauding the First and control. On-site memorial one of 10 largest churches in Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia. engineering, construction Amendment. Sections of the (accessible 24 hours) dedi- the world. Largest collection of Guided tours showing repli- trades and design. “Flickering Berlin Wall and historic front cated to 184 lives lost there contemporary ecclesiastical art cas of the shrines of the Holy Treasures,” a look at Baltimore’s pages from the Civil War, in the 9/11 attack. Tours M-Th in the world. Newly completed Land and Roman-style cata- movie theaters from 1896 to plus 15 theaters and galleries 10 am-4 pm, F noon-4 pm. Trinity Dome Mosaic, with parts combs: M-Sa 10 am-noon and the present through photo- and 130 interactive stations. (No tours on federal holidays). blessed by Pope Francis. Daily 1-3 pm, Su 1-3 pm. Seasonal graphs by award-winning Pulitzer-Prize photo winners, Reserve online at least two 7 am-6 pm. Tours: free audio garden tours. Free. Virtual tour Baltimore Sun photojournalist 9/11 memorial gallery, daily weeks prior. Group tours. or guided M-Sa 9-11 am and online. Gift shop. 1400 Quincy Amy Davis, architectural displays of front pages from Free. Army Navy Drive & Fern 1-3 pm, Su 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 St. NE, 202.526.6800 artifacts and theater objects, every U.S. state. New media St., Arlington, Va., 703.697.1776 pm. Cafeteria, gift store, book opening Nov. 17. “PLAY WORK gallery tracing the digital news Metro: Pentagon shop, undercroft of more than INTERNATIONAL SPY BUILD,” a hands-on block play revolution. “Pictures of the 70 chapels and oratories. 400 MUSEUM area with digital interaction Year,” decades of award- SUPREME COURT Michigan Ave. NE, 202.526.8300 Artifacts like a WWII German allowing visitors to move an winning photos, ongoing. The nation’s highest tribunal. Metro: Brookland-CUA Enigma cipher and an East entire wall of virtual blocks, M-Sa 9 am-5pm, Su 10 am- Justices convene November German camera for seeing ongoing. M-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su 5 pm. $24.95, seniors $19.95, through June in public BELMON-PAL WOMENS through walls. Exhibits on 11 am-5 pm. $10, seniors/stu- children (7-18) $14.95, ages 6 sessions. M-F 9 am-4:30 pm. EQUALITY NATIONAL spy rings of World War II, Cold dents/youth $7. Building tours and under/museum members Free. When court isn’t sitting, MONUMENT War spy games, intel training. daily at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, free. Discounts for military/stu- lectures on the half-hour from Now a feminist museum and “Operation Spy,” guests as- 1:30 pm. Cafe and gift shop. dents with ID. 555 Pennsylvania 9:30 am-3:30 pm. Cafeteria, gift library, Capitol Hill’s oldest suming the role of an agent 401 F St. NW, 202.272.2448 Metro: Ave. NW, 888.639.7386 Metro: shop. Plaza-level entrance facil- house (1798, with parts dating in a one-hour mission inside Judiciary Square Archives-Navy Memorial itates security checks for entry. to 1680), the home of suffra- the museum. “Spy in the First St. NE between Maryland gette Alice Paul, drafter of the City,” guests using a GPS- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ROCK CREEK PARK Ave. & E. Capitol St., 202.479.3030 Equal Rights Amendment. enabled tablet to uncover MUSEUM One of the country’s earliest, Metro: Capitol South Permanent galleries on suf- espionage-related secrets At the Society’s HQ, galleries urban national parks, a 2,000- frage origins and the contem- outside the museum. Hours plus Explorers Hall for exhibits, acre wooded oasis following U.S. HOLOCAUST porary cause. W-Su 9 am- vary. Check website for cur- lectures. “Titanic: The Untold its namesake waterway MEMORIAL MUSEUM 5 pm. Tours 9:30 am, 11 am, rent schedule. $21.95, seniors/ Story,” the recently declassi- through the heart of the city. By architect James Ingo Freed, 2 pm and 3:30 pm. ADA military/intelligence (with ID) fied tale about a secret Cold Shady paved trails drawing America’s only national me- accessible. Gift shop. Free. $15.95, children 7-11 $14.95, War mission and the 1985 bikers, jogger, skaters. Also morial to genocide. More than Entrance on 2nd St. next to under 6 free. Spy store. 800 discovery of the famous ship; tennis courts, golf course, sta- 900 artifacts, 70 video moni- Hart Senate Office Building. F St. NW, 202.393.7798 Metro: “Tomb of Christ,” immersive bles and planetarium/nature tors, four theaters, contempo- 2nd St. NE & Constitution Ave. Gallery Pl-Chinatown 3-D exhibit “transporting” center (W-Su, 9 am-5 pm) with rary art and room for reflec- NE, 202.546.1210 Metro: Union visitors to Jerusalem for an ranger-led tours. Free (fees for tion. Daily 10 am-5:20 pm. Gift Station MADAME TUSSAUDS in-depth look at this sacred some activities). Nature Center shop, cafe and library (M-F Touchable wax figures and structure, both ongoing. Daily and Planetarium, 5200 Glover 10 am-5 pm) Free. 100 Raoul ORS EARE photo opps with The Beatles, 10 am-6 pm. $15, seniors/mil- Road NW, 202.895.6070 Wallenberg Place SW (14th St. Active stage and site of Madonna, Babe Ruth, Stephen itary/students $12, kids (5-12) main entry), 202.488.0400 Metro: Lincoln’s April 14, 1865 assassi- Colbert, the Duke and Duchess $10, under 5 free. 3-D movie U.S. BOTANIC GARDEN Smithsonian nation by John Wilkes Booth. of Cambridge, Marilyn Monroe, $7. Gift shop. 1145 17th St. NW, Just west of the Capitol, Museum artifacts like Lincoln’s Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift. 202.857.7700 Metro: Farragut North America’s oldest bo- THE WHITE HOUSE clothing and Booth’s murder Presidents Gallery with all U.S. North or Farragut West tanic garden. Art Deco-era Presidential residence from weapon, a derringer pistol. presidents plus first ladies. conservatory, jungle area, the time of John Adams. Petersen House museum and Hours vary. Check website for NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL orchid house. Rotating ex- Photo opps from north and high-tech Center for Education updated schedule. $22, children OF FAME AND MUSEUM hibitions. Daily 10 am-5 pm. south gates. Self-guided pub- and Leadership. Theater and (4-12) $17.50. 1025 F St. NW (corner In the U.S. Patent and Free. 100 Maryland Ave. SW, lic tour requests must be sub- museum open daily 9 am- of 10th & F sts.), 866.823.9565 Trademark Office, museum 202.225.8333 Metro: Federal mitted through a member 4:30 pm. Free admission but Metro: Metro Center capturing America’s imagi- Center SW of Congress at least 21 days ticket required (free, but $3 native spirit through exhibits

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U.S. NATIONAL ARBORETUM 6th St. & Independence Ave. SW, ANACOSTIA COMMUNITY NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM A 446-acre site with special- 202.633.2214 Metro: L’Enfant Plaza MUSEUM Former main post office, now Exhibits tracking the natural ty gardens, the former U.S. Devoted to activism, urban museum of artifacts multimedia world since prehistoric time. Capitol columns, Arbor House AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM communities and African- stations and exhibits. “John In the Rotunda, taxidermic Gift Shop and the National AR-A ENER American heritage. “Your Lennon: The Green Album,” the African elephant in a replica Bonsai & Penjing Museum (F-M National Air and Space Community, Your Story: musician’s childhood stamp Angolan habitat. Hall of 10 am-4 pm). Visitor Center Museum’s hangar-like facility Celebrating Five Decades of collection containing more Geology, Gems and Minerals F-M 8 am-4:30 pm. Grounds displaying 160-plus aircraft. the Anacostia Community than 500 stamps, ongoing. (Hope Diamond). Butterfly F-M 8 am-5 pm. Free. Visit by The Enola Gay (first to drop Museum, 1967-2017,” sig- Daily 10 am-5:30 pm. Free. Pavilion ($6, $5.50 seniors, car recommended. 3501 New an atomic bomb) and space nature projects from past Special workshops, welcome $5 children; free, tickets re- York Ave. NE, 202.245.2726 shuttle Discovery. IMAX theat- displays; “A Right to the City,” center, gift shop and post quired). “Outbreak: Epidemics er, flight simulations (fee). exploring the history of D.C.’s office. 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, in a Connected World,” a WASHINGTON HARBOUR Daily 10 am-5:30 pm. Free. changing neighborhoods, 202.633.1000 Metro: Union Station 4,250-sq.-ft. exhibit exploring At the south end of IMAX tickets: $9, seniors $8, both ongoing. Daily 10 am- the causes and struggles to Georgetown, a bustling children (2-12) $7.50. Theater 5 pm. 1901 Fort Place SE, NAONAL OO contain the spread of deadly waterfront zone with a info: 866.868.7774. Parking 202.633.4820 Founded in 1889, a 163-acre zoo diseases around the world, boardwalk, restaurants, D.C.’s ($15) or Fairfax Connector No. with more than 2,000 animals ongoing. Daily 10 am.- largest outdoor ice skating 983 between Dulles Airport THE CASTLE including giant pandas Tian NOW OPEN 5:30 pm. Free. IMAX rink in winter and views of and museum. 14390 Air and The first Smithsonian building Tian and Mei Xiang and their theater ($8, seniors/chil- Key Bridge and the Kennedy Space Museum Parkway, with info center, cafe, James cub Bei Bei. Asia Trail with giant See the photos, hear the stories and experience the iconic moments that dren $6.50). Cafe and gift Center. 202.295.5007 Chantilly, Va., 202.633.1000 Smithson’s crypt and samples sloths. American Trail with sea gripped a nation and marked a major turning point in the Vietnam War. shop. Constitution Ave. at from the collection and ex- otters. Solar-powered carousel 10th St. NW, 202.633.1000 SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN HISTORY MUSEUM hibits. Daily 8:30 am-5:30 pm, ($3). Check website for seasonal Metro: Federal Triangle or INSTITUTION National repository of cultural, Haupt Garden (south side) hours. Free entry; parking Smithsonian AFRICAN AMERICAN scientific and technological daily 6:30 am-dusk. Free. 1000 $22. 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW, HISTORY AND CULTURE heritage. Thomas Jefferson’s Jefferson Drive SW, 202.633.1000 202.673.4888 Metro: Cleveland NEWSEUM.ORG WASHINGTON, D.C. VISITOR CENTERS MUSEUM desk, Julia Child’s kitchen, Metro: Smithsonian Park (downhill to zoo) or Woodley D.C. TOURIST INFORMATION LEED edifice wrapped in restored Dorothy’s ruby Park-Zoo (uphill to zoo) CENTER metal panels evoking a slippers back on view. The Star- At the D.C. Chamber of Yoruban crown and iron- Spangled Banner gallery hold- Commerce, tour advice, bro- work crafted by “invisible” ing the restored flag. Ongoing: chures, city guides and maps. slaves. Harriet Tubman’s “The First Ladies,” gowns and M-F 8:30 am-5:30 pm. Closed hymnal, Emmett Till’s cas- memorabilia from presidencies Disco er the Cradle of the weekends. 506 9th St. NW at E St., ket, Chuck Berry’s Cadillac. past. Daily 10 am-5:30 pm. Free. Emancipation Proclamation 202.347.7201 Metro: Gallery Place Oprah Winfrey Theater, Gift shops, ice cream parlor, Contemplative Court with cafeteria. 14th St. & Constitution “Best Museum off the Mall” ++ ++ + U.S. CAPITOL waterfall. Cafe. Timed-entry Ave. NW, 202.633.1000 Metro: (Washington City Paper 2017, 2018) VISITOR CENTER passes required, released Smithsonian TripAdvisor Hall of Fame Entry to the U.S. Capitol with online the first Wednesday Certificate of Excellence exhibits, artifacts, interactive of the month, three months AMERICAN INDIAN MUSEUM Guided tours daily, kiosks. M-Sa 8:30 am-4:30 pm. in advance. Some same-day Curvilinear building of gold- 362 days a year. Guided one-hour Capitol passes available daily at 1 pm en-hued limestone facing LincolnCottage.com tours (M-Sa 8:50 am-3:20 pm) (Madison Drive entrance). the rising sun in keeping with 202.829.0436 begin with a 13-minute film. Daily 10 am-5:30 pm. Free. Native American traditions. Free. Admission to the House 1400 Constitution Ave. NW, Tribal exhibitions. Interactive PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S COTTAGE or Senate galleries issued by a 844.750.3012 imagiNATIONS Activity Center Entrance at 140 Rock Creek Church Rd NW constituent’s representative with hands-on projects like Washington DC 20011 or senator. Some same-day AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM weaving a giant basket. “Trail passes at the CVC informa- World’s largest collection of of Tears: A Story of Cherokee tion desks. Below the East aircraft and space vehicles Removal,” an unflinching look Plaza of the Capitol between (Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis, at the reality of this disturbing Constitution & Independence Bell X-1). Apollo Lunar Module chapter in American history, aves., 202.226.8000 Metro: and Enterprise studio model from the Cherokee perspective; Capitol South from “Star Trek” TV series. “Americans,” exploring how Learn more about what #FLOTUS1 Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater American Indians are woven brought to Mount Vernon. WHITE HOUSE and Albert Einstein Planetarium into the nation’s identity from VISITOR CENTER daily from 10:30 am. Pulseworks popular culture to street names Interactive exhibits, photos VR Transporter ($), virtual real- and beyond, both ongoing. and videos about the famed ity ride. Daily 10 am-5:30 pm. Daily 10 am-5:30 pm. Free. residence and its occupants. Tours 10:30 am and 1 pm. Groups reserve timed entry. Gift Free. Gift shop. Daily 7:30 am- Free. IMAX and planetarium shops, two theaters, Mitsitam 4 pm. 1450 Pennsylvania shows: $9, seniors $8, children Cafe. 4th St. & Independence Ave. Ave. NW, 202.208.1631 Metro: $7.50. Gift shop. Food court. 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Primrose Tang Clan, Nov. 1; Tenacious D, PEARL STREET WAREHOUSE sailor determined to win the NATIONAL THEATRE The up-and-coming Brookland neighborhood Nov. 7; 6lack, Nov. 11; Young the Intimate space for established love of a betrothed heiress, Landmark playhouse opened Giant, Nov. 16; Steve Martin and and emerging rock, country, Nov. 2-Dec. 23; “Indecent,” in 1835, now with Broadway in Northeast D.C. is sprouting some of the Martin Short, Nov. 17; The Brian folk, soul, bluegrass and R&B Paula Vogel’s behind-the- shows, musicals. “Beetlejuice,” Setzer Orchestra, Nov. 30. 901 acts. American diner fare. Billy F. scenes tale of an explosive the new musical adaptation city’s hippest spots, like this wine bar. Started Wharf St. SW, 202.888.0020 Metro: Gibbons, Nov. 1; Tor Miller, 1923 play, Nov. 23-Dec. 30. of the Tim Burton film about a by husband-and-wife team Sebastian Zutant Waterfront Nov. 6; The Mighty Pines, 1101 6th St. SW, 202.488.3300 raunchy, mischievous demon Nov. 8; Cedric Burnside, Nov. 15; Metro: Waterfront and the goth girl who be- and Lauren Winter, Primrose offers a whimsical BLACK CAT Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics, friends him, through Nov. 18; perch, complete with ostrich-plume chande- Booking indie rockers for the Nov. 18; Chuck Brown Band, FOLGER THEATRE “Beautiful,” the Tony Award- upstairs Mainstage and the Nov. 21; 7Horse, Nov. 29. At Folger Shakespeare Library, winning musical about Carole liers channeling a Parisian vibe. But the real star smaller downstairs Backstage The Wharf, 33 Pearl St. SW, an Elizabethan-style theater King’s life and career, Nov. 27- here is the wine selection, which is eclectic (often local bands). Also DJ 202.380.9620 Metro: Waterfront presenting classic plays and Dec. 30. 1321 Pennsylvania and theme nights, pinball concerts. “King John,” Aaron Ave. NW, 202.628.6161 Metro: with a focus on small and natural producers machines, a bar and a cafe with RECREATION Posner directs this epic power Metro Center vegan options. Pond, Nov. 7; ESCAPE ROOM LIVE struggle surrounding the Bard’s from both France and the States. 3000 12th St. NE, The Joy Formidable, Nov. 10; Teams of players testing earliest king, through Dec. 2. SHAKESPEARE THEATRE 202.248.4558, primrosedc.com Los Campesinos!, Nov. 17; their wits to escape locked 201 E. Capitol St. SE, 202.544.7077 COMPANY Flasher, Nov. 30. 1811 14th St. rooms filled with clues, riddles Metro: Capitol South Led by artistic director NW, 202.667.4490 Metro: U St- and red herrings (in 45 min- Michael Kahn, this company Cardozo utes). Themes from spies to FORD’S THEATRE has two downtown stages for BARS & LOUNGES F-Sa till 3 am. 627 H St. NW, and International Trade tours and roof terrace. 2700 F St. mummies. $28. Reservations Historic venue where Lincoln works by the Bard and other BARMINI 202.847.4444 Center F-Sa at 7:30 pm. $36. NW, 202.467.4600 Metro: Foggy BLUES ALLEY required. 2300 Wisconsin Ave. was assassinated. On-site mu- playwrights. “An Inspector Adjoining his experimental 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Bottom-GWU (free shuttle to/ Tucked in a Georgetown alley, NW, 800.616.4880; 814 King seum opens one hour before Calls,” a well-to-do family is Minibar, celeb chef José MAXWELL PARK 202.312.1555 Metro: Federal from venue) legendary jazz supper club St., 2nd floor, Alexandria, Va., curtain (and for daytime visits). shaken up when a mysterious Andrés’ sleek cocktail spot Wine guru Brent Kroll’s Triangle showcasing artists like Dizzy 800.616.4880; 3345 M St. NW, “A Christmas Carol,” the holi- inspector arrives to investi- with 100-plus original cre- project dedicated to the WOLF TRAP Gillespie and Charlie Byrd since 800.616.4880 day classic about three ghosts gate a murder, Nov. 20- ations and fresh takes on “adventurous imbiber.” More CONCERTS & OPERA America’s only national park 1965. Jonathan Butler, Nov. 1- who take the miserly Ebenezer Dec. 23. Harman, 610 F St. NW, classics. Reservations recom- than 50 wines by the glass, Select shows listed; see venue for the performing arts. Music 4; Roy Hargrove, Nov. 6 -11; SPORTS Scrooge on a journey of trans- 202.547.1122 Metro: Gallery Pl- mended. Tu-Sa from 5:30 pm. stored in four high-tech websites for full schedules. and dance at Filene Center Roberta Gambarini, Nov. 15-18; WASHINGTON CAPITALS formation, Nov. 15-Dec. 30. 511 Chinatown ; Lansburgh, 450 501 9th St. NW, 202.393.4451 temperature-controlled en- with open-air pavilion, lawn for Shelby Blondell, Nov. 27; Stacey At Capital One Arena, D.C.’s 10th St. NW, 202.347.4833 Metro: Seventh St. NW, 202.547.1122 Metro: Archives or Gallery Pl- vironments. Charcuterie plus CAPITAL ONE ARENA picnicking with food brought Kent, Nov. 29-Dec. 2. 1073 Stanley Cup-winning NHL Metro Center Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown Chinatown smoked trout pate, burrata. Penn Quarter/downtown or purchased there. The Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202.337.4141 team powering the puck with Daily 5 pm-close. 1336 Ninth arena for sports (NBA Wizards, Lone Bellow, Nov. 6-7; Ronnie star captain Alex Ovechkin. KENNEDY CENTER SIGNATURE THEATRE COPYCAT CO. St. NW, 202.792.9522 NHL Capitals) and shows. Josh Spector & The Ronettes, Nov. 9- THE HOWARD THEATRE Dallas Stars, Nov. 3; Edmonton A living memorial to John Contemporary plays and On emerging H Street NE, Groban, Nov. 15; Michelle 10; Nicole Atkins, Nov. 14; A 1910 landmark that helped Oilers, Nov. 5; Pittsburgh F. Kennedy. “Anastasia,” the musicals; winner of the 2009 a cozy, dimly lit cocktail bar THE PASSENGER Obama, Nov. 17 & 25; Travis Maggie Rose, Nov. 16; Art launch the careers of Ella Penguins, Nov. 7; Columbus lauded musical version of the Regional Theater Tony Award. where expert mixologists Tom Brown’s popular cocktail Scott, Nov. 29. 601 F St. NW, Garfunkel, Nov. Nov. 18-20. Fitzgerald, Marvin Gaye and Blue Jackets, Nov. 9; Arizona popular films spanning the “Heisenberg,” Tony Award- concoct drinks from the bar in Shaw with a mural in- 202.628.3200 Metro: Gallery Pl- 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, Va., The Supremes. Su gospel Coyotes, Nov. 11; Chicago Russian empire to 1920s Paris, winning playwright Simon menu or according to pa- spired by the namesake Iggy Chinatown 703.255.1900 Metro: West Falls brunch. Seated (supper club- Blackhawks, Nov. 21; Detroit through Nov. 25; Ragamala Stephens’ hit Broadway play trons’ cravings. Also short Pop tune and experts mixing Church (then Metro bus to venue) style) or standing-room shows. Red Wings, Nov. 23; New Jersey Dance Company: Written about a chance encounter menu of Chinese dumplings drinks. M-Th 5 pm-2 am, F 5 KENNEDY CENTER Rosana, Nov. 9; Stephen Devils, Nov. 30. Capital One in Water, Nov. 2-3; “Shear at a London train stop that and skewers. Daily 5pm-2 am. pm-3 am, Sa 3 pm-3 am, Su 2 A living memorial to John F. MUSIC CLUBS Marley, Nov. 17; “Church & Arena, 601 F St. NW, 202.628.3200 Madness,” long-running who- changes the lives of two 1110 H St. NE, 202.241.1952 pm-midnight. 1539 Seventh St. Kennedy. National Symphony Select shows listed; see venue State” Aretha Franklin trib- Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown dunit comedy with audience people, through Nov. 11; “Billy NW, 202.853.3588 Metro: Shaw- Orchestra Declassified: Ben websites for full schedules. ute, Nov. 21. 620 T St. NW, playing detective, ongoing. Elliot,” heartwarming musical CRIMSON VIEW Howard U Folds Presents Regina Spektor 202.803.2899 Metro: Shaw- WASHINGTON REDSKINS Free shows daily (6 pm) on about an 11-year-old boy Rooftop bar inside hip Pod & Caleb Teicher, Nov. 2; NSO 9:30 CLUB Howard U Winner of Super Bowls XVII, Millennium Stage. Also cafe, who dreams of being a ballet Hotel with sweeping views. SHELLY’S BACK ROOM Pops: Katharine McPhee Frequent winner of nightclub XXII and XXVI, D.C.’s NFL team restaurant, gift shops, free dancer, through Jan. 6. 4200 Hanging gardens serving For cigar aficionados, a casual Nov. 9-10; Washington of the year. Visit the Back Bar MADAM’S ORGAN playing at its 79,000-seat stadi- tours and roof terrace. 2700 Campbell Ave., Arlington, Va., as backdrop for prosecco, but elegant tavern with air- National Opera “Silent Night,” early for first entry into shows. Find live music nightly at this um in the Maryland suburbs. F St. NW, 202.467.4600 Metro: 703.820.9771 rosé, cider, beer and cock- ventilation system. Lunch, enemy soldiers during World Cursive, Nov. 2; St. Lucia, Nov. 5- rowdy Adams Morgan bar Atlanta Falcons, Nov. 4; Foggy Bottom-GWU (free shut- tails. Su-Th 5 pm-midnight, dinner and late-night menus War I enjoy peace in No Man’s 6; Midland, Nov. 8; Toro Y Moi, where redheads get a half- Houston Texans, Nov. 18. tle to/from venue) STUDIO THEATRE F-Sa till 1 am. 627 H St. NW, plus premium cigars and rare Land on Christmas Eve, Nov. Nov. 12; Louis the Child, price drink special. Pool tables, FedEx Field, 1600 FedEx Way, Acclaimed venue for bold 202.847.4444 whiskeys. M-Th 11:30 am-2 am, 10-25; NSO: Rachmaninoff Nov. 14-15; Wild Nothing, karaoke and rooftop bar. One Landover, Md., 301.276.6000 MOSAIC THEATER COMPANY plays. “Cry It Out,” comedy F 11:30 am-3 am, Sa noon-3 am, Piano Concerto No. 3, Nov. Nov. 18; Kurt Vile & The Nite Stand (reggae, funk, R&B) Presenting thought-provok- about new parents from CRIMSON WHISKEY BAR Su noon-1 am. 1331 F St. NW, 15-17; The Washington Chorus Violators, Nov. 30. 815 V St. NW, every Monday, Clusterfunk THEATER & DANCE ing works that grapple with vastly different backgrounds Handsome spot inside Pod 202.737.3003 Metro: Metro Center presents Brahm’s “A German 202.265.0930 Metro: U St-Cardozo Tuesday, The Human Country ARENA STAGE social and political issues. bonding over baby monitors hotel for drinks and bites Requiem” and Britten’s “Ballad Jukebox country music Classic and contemporary pro- Based at the Atlas Performing and having it all, Nov. 14- toasting the American South. COMEDY of Heroes,” Nov. 18; NSO THE ANTHEM Wednesday, The Johnny Artis ductions in an architecturally Arts Center. “The Agitators,” Dec. 16. 1501 14th St. NW, Moonshine cocktails along THE CAPITOL STEPS Pops: Walt Disney Animation Concert venue on The Wharf Band Thursday. M-Th, Su 5 pm- striking complex by the water. the 45-year friendship of bril- 202.332.3300 Metro: Dupont with wine, beer, cider. Plus Congressional staffers sati- Studios: A Decade in Concert, waterfront redevelopment for 2 am, F-Sa till 3 am. 2461 18th St. Catwalk Cafe features dishes liant icons, Frederick Douglass Circle (five blocks) chicken liver parfait, jalap- rizing politics and life inside Nov. 23-25. Free shows daily (6 big-name rock/pop and indie NW, 202.667.5370 inspired by current shows. and Susan B. Anthony, eno hushpuppies, burgers, the Beltway. Shows at Ronald pm) on Millennium Stage. Also stars. State-of-the-art sound “Anything Goes,” the Cole through Nov. 25. 1333 H St. NE,

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D.C. Alley Museum NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART/ Days,” the first Sunday of each displays; “A Right to the City,” NATIONAL MUSEUM OF Top-rated restaurant The Dabney, cocktail den EAST BUILDING month. Mezzanine Cafe with exploring the history of D.C.’s AFRICAN ART I.M. Pei-designed museum soups, salads, sandwiches. changing neighborhoods, Sub-Saharan African art: Columbia Room and plenty of other hot spots holds modern and contempo- M-F 11 am-2 pm. New York both ongoing. Daily 10 masks, textiles, regalia, fur- rary American and European Ave. & 13th St. NW, 202.783.5000 am-5 pm. 1901 Fort Place SE, niture, ceramics. “Good As give denizens enough reason to seek out paintings, sculptures, prints Metro: Metro Center 202.633.4820 Gold: Fashioning Senegalese the Shaw neighborhood’s Blagden Alley. But by Matisse, Stella, Warhol Women,” in a redesigned and Picasso. Renovated with THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION ARTHUR M. SACKLER first-floor space, glittering this outdoor “museum” offers one more, with more space, skylight tower The country’s first museum GALLERY collection of the country’s colorful works by local muralists painting the galleries highlighting works by of modern art (1921) provides Recently reopened space jewelry past and present Alexander Calder, Mark Rothko. an intimate setting for a re- featuring a number of newly and how the pieces were historic thoroughfare. Get inspired from works Roof terrace with sculptures nowned collection: Renoir, installed collections. In a used to express complex like Aniekan Udofia’s “Space Is the Place” or get and views of the Capitol. Cézanne, Bonnard, Matisse, dramatic underground notions of beauty, ongoing. Villareal LED passage to West Daumier, Manet, El Greco, building, Asian and Near Daily 10 am-5:30 pm. Gift all the feels in front of LisaMarie Thalhammer’s Building. “Sense of Humor,” Miró, Monet, O’Keeffe and Eastern artworks spanning shop. 950 Independence highlighting comedic works Picasso. Laib Wax Room, 6,000 years. “Japan Modern: Ave. SW, 202.633.4600 Metro: “LOVE Reflections” (pictured). Blagden Alley, at 9th, through the ages from the beeswax-lined niche ac- Photography from the Gloria Smithsonian 10th, M and N sts. NW, dcalleymuseum.org Renaissance to today, through commodating two visitors Katz and Willard Huyck Jan. 6; “Rachel Whiteread,” the at a time by Wolfgang Laib. Collection,” pictures dating NATIONAL PORTRAIT first comprehensive survey of “Nordic Impressions,” repre- from the 1880s to 2015 trac- GALLERY the influential British sculptor’s senting the works of 53 artists ing the development of this Famed visages throughout ALTERNATIVE SPACES um, galleries. Free. Most open Georgetown space with musicians, storytellers. W-Sa work, through Jan. 13. M-Sa spanning 200 years of Nordic medium in the Land of the U.S. history. Only complete ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER daily 10 am-6 pm, Th 10 am- sculpture garden. Tu-Sa noon- noon-6 pm. 1404 P St. NW, 10 am-5 pm, Su 11 am-6 pm. art, through Jan. 13. Tu-Sa 10 Rising Sun, through Jan. 24. collection of presidential Nonprofit with a cafe, theater, 9 pm. Artist-led tours 1 pm. 5 pm. 1675 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202.483.1102 Free. Gift shop and cafes. am-5 pm, Th until 8:30 pm, Su Daily 10 am-5:30 pm. Gift portraits outside the White boutiques, several art gal- 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, 202.337.7970 Constitution Ave. NW between noon-7 pm. Special exhibi- shop. 1050 Independence House. “Unseen: Our Past in leries. Tu-Sa 10 am-7 pm, Su Va., 703.838.4565 ZENITH 3rd & 4th sts., 202.737.4215 Metro: tion, weekend admission: $12. Ave. SW, 202.633.1000 Metro: a New Light, Ken Gonzales- 10 am-3 pm. Some events DTR MODERN GALLERIES Gallery celebrating 40 years Archives/Navy Memorial Permanent collection free Smithsonian Day and Titus Kaphar,” free. 1231 Good Hope Road SE, WASHINGTON CONVENTION In Georgetown, contem- of exhibitions, showing weekdays with suggested highlighting under- and 202.631.6291 CENTER porary and 20th-century whimsical, figurative work NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART/ donation. Gift shop. 21st & Q FREER GALLERY misrepresented minorities in Major fine art collection masters from a privately held in all media, some sited in a WEST BUILDING sts. NW, 202.387.2151 Metro: Recently reopened fea- portraiture; “One Year: 1968, ARLINGTON ARTS CENTER of more than 130 works collection of works by artists sculpture garden in former One of the world’s finest Dupont Circle (North) turing reimagined spaces An American Odyssey,” look- For more than 40 years, a installed throughout like Picasso, Dali, Botero, Mars, swimming pool, where varied collections of American for displaying Eastern and ing back at an important year venue addressing issues center. Free public tours at Warhol, Basquiat, Hirst. Mon.- works create a “wonderland.” and European paintings SMITHSONIAN South Asian and Islamic in history, when the museum promoting social change. 6:30 pm (schedule online). Sat. 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun. noon- W-Sa noon-6 pm or by ap- and sculpture dating from INSTITUTION art in an Italian-style villa. opened, the Civil Rights Act Open studios and solo Reservations required via 7 p.m. 2820 Pennsylvania Ave. pointment. 1429 Iris St. NW, the 13th century, including AMERICAN ART MUSEUM James McNeill Whistler’s was signed and the Vietnam shows. W-Su noon-5 pm. Free. email community@eventsdc. NW, 202.338.0625 202.783.2963 “Ginevra de’ Benci,” this National collections from “The Peacock Room Comes War reached a turning point, 3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, com or phone 202.249.3200. hemisphere’s only da Vinci folk art to LED installations to America” restored to its both ongoing. Daily 11:30 Va., 703.248.6800 Metro: Va. 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, HEMPHILL FINE ARTS ART MUSEUMS painting. “Gordon Parks: and one gallery dedicated original 1908 appearance. am-7 pm. Gift shop, cafe. Square-GMU 202.249.3000 Celebrating 20-plus years AMERICAN UNIVERSITY The New Tide, 1940-1950,” to video and time-based Daily 10 am-5:30 pm. Films, Eighth & F sts. NW, 202.633.1000 showing contemporary and MUSEUM AT THE KATZEN 150 photographs and other artwork. “Between Worlds: gift shop. Jefferson Drive and Metro: Gallery Pl/Chinatown EMBASSY OF AUSTRALIA WASHINGTON SCULPTORS historically significant artists Dramatic building with muse- materials illustrating his influ- The Art of Bill Traylor,” 155 of 12th St. SW, 202.633.1000 Metro: Juried shows of works by GROUP like Caldwell and late “father um and performance spaces ences, Nov. 4-Feb. 18. M-Sa the self-taught artist’s works Smithsonian RENWICK GALLERY artists with Down Under Since 1984, nonprofit group figures” Jacob Kainen and of American University. 10 am-5 pm, Su 11 am-6 pm. illustrating his first-hand view Revamped Second Empire- connections. M-F 10 am-2 pm. with 400 members (artists, Willem de Looper. Tu-Sa Three floors of changing Free. Gift shop, cafés, sculp- of history, from slavery to HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND style museum across from Free. Show photo I.D. Also collectors, curators) high- 10 am-5 pm. 1515 14th St. NW, exhibitions by Washington ture garden. Constitution Ave. Reconstruction and the dawn SCULPTURE GARDEN White House designed by films. 1601 Massachusetts Ave. lighting sculptural works. 202.234.5601 and international artists. NW between 4th & 7th sts., of the Civil Rights Movement, Designed by Gordon James Renwick Jr. in 1859 NW, 202.797.3000 Exhibits at various locations. Tu-Su 11 am-4 pm. Free. Gift 202.737.4215 Metro: Archives/ through March 17. Daily 11:30 Bunshaft, doughnut-shaped and rescued by Jacqueline Check website for details, MARSHA MATEYKA shop and cafe. Ward Circle, Navy Memorial am-7 pm Gift shop. Kogod building holds Joseph H. Kennedy. American fine EMBASSY OF CANADA 202.686.8696 In a Dupont Circle town 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Courtyard with Norman Hirshhorn’s gift collection crafts, plus modern works. In an important Pennsylvania house, contemporary art 202.885.1300 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF Foster-designed canopy, free plus later acquisitions. Works “Disrupting Craft: Renwick Ave. NW structure across from ART GALLERIES since 1983. Representing Jim WOMEN IN THE ARTS Wi-Fi and a cafe until 6:30 pm. by Dubuffet, Picasso, Rothko, Invitational 2018,” four artists National Gallery of Art and ADAH ROSE GALLERY Sanborn, Sam Gilliam, Jae Ko, ARTECHOUSE Pioneering museum dedicat- 8th & F sts. NW, 202.633.1000 Calder, Warhol and current challenging conventional just down the street from the Intimate gallery for contem- Kitty Klaidman, Athena Tacha, Gallery space for for- ed to female artists with 4,500- Metro: Gallery Pl/Chinatown stars. “Sean Scully: Landline,” ideas about craft, opening U.S. Capitol, exhibitions on porary regional art, espe- William T. Wiley and estates ward-thinking computerized, plus works by, among others, the artist’s watercolors, oils Nov. 9; “No Spectators: The the history and fine arts of cially text-based projects. of Nathan Oliveira and Gene immersive art exhibitions. Mary Cassatt, Frida Kahlo and ANACOSTIA COMMUNITY and sculptures transforming Art of Burning Man,” large- Canada. Free. M-F 9 am- Openings often with live Davis. Th 11 am-5 pm, other Daily 10 am-5 pm; 5:30-10 pm Alma Thomas. “Rodarte,” more MUSEUM the museum’s second-level scale works from the annual 5 pm. 501 Pennsylvania Ave. music. Hours vary. Check days by appt. 2012 R St. NW, and 11 pm (ages 21 and over than 90 complete outfits pre- Devoted to activism, urban inner circle galleries, on- boho gathering in Nevada’s NW 202.448.6391 website for latest. 3766 202.328.0088 Metro: Dupont only). $15, seniors/students/ sented as shown on the run- communities and African- going. Daily 10 am-5:30 Black Rock Desert, ongoing. Howard Ave., Kensington, Md., Circle (North) military $12, under 12 $8. way, highlighting the work of American heritage. “Your pm. Sculpture Garden (7:30 Daily 10 am-5:30 pm. Gift TORPEDO FACTORY 301.922.0162 Tickets available online. 1238 the Mulleavy sisters, Nov. 10- Community, Your Story: am-dusk). Tours weekdays at shop. 17th St. & Pennsylvania ART CENTER TRANSFORMER Maryland Ave. SW, no phone Feb. 10. M-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su Celebrating Five Decades of 12:30 and 3:30 pm. Seventh Ave. NW, 202.633.1000 Metro: World War II munitions plant, CROSS MACKENZIE Nonprofit Warhol grantee noon-5 pm. $10, students/sen- the Anacostia Community St. & Independence Ave. SW, Farragut West now three floors of artist stu- Fine art with a focus on project site for collaborat- iors $8, 18 and under free. Free Museum, 1967-2017,” sig- 202.633.1000 Metro: L’Enfant

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