In The City October 2017 Volume CLXXII

Posing for the Camera A selection of some 60 photographs in the Gallery’s collection made possible by Robert B. Menschel are on view in an exhibition that examines how the act of posing for a portrait changed with the invention of the medium. Featured works come from the early 1840s— just after photography was invented—through the 1990s. The exhibition includes pictures Washington’s First and Only Forbes Five-Star, by Lewis Carroll, Edward Weston, Man Ray, Robert Frank, Timothy H. O'Sullivan and AAA Five-Diamond Hotel Brassaï, in addition to photographs by scientists, commercial practitioners and amateurs. National Gallery of Art, West Wing, through Jan 28. Special Points of Interest ENO Wine Bar Renoir and Friends (Closed Mondays) Renoir and Friends: Luncheon of the Boating Party will focus on Wine Enthusiast: 1 of 12 Best Wine Bars for Singles The Phillips Collection’s celebrated Luncheon of the Boating Party Happy Hour Specials, Sunday - Thursday, 5 to 7pm. Artist in residence: Marie B Photos, through Nov 30. (1880-1881) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir and the diverse circle of friends who inspired it. The first exhibition to focus on this singular Bourbon Steak: Burgers over business in the masterwork in more than 20 years, it is comprised of over 40 lounge, $22 (plus tax and gratuity) . carefully chosen works—paintings, drawings, pastels, watercolors, Capital One Arena (Verizon Center) Concerts and photographs from public and private collections around the ♦ Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull, Oct 3. world—that reveal the story of Luncheon of the Boating Party and ♦ Hasley, Oct 9. ♦ Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, Oct 13. the artists and patrons who were instrumental in its creator’s ♦ Guns & Roses, Oct 19. success. The Phillips Collection, Oct 7 through Jan 7.

Smithsonian Craft 2 Wear, National Building Museum, Oct 5, 6 and 7. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Reopens October 14! Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art Velocity Dance Festival at Harman Hall, Oct 6 & 7.

Army Ten-Miler, Oct 8. Devine

Main Reading Room Open House, Library of Congress, Felines: Sobodh Oct 9. Cats of Gupta Margaret Cho at the Warner Theatre, Oct 14. Ancient National Chamber Ensemble, A Night in the Garden Egypt of Spain, Oct 14.

Marine Corps Marathon, Oct 22.

Washington International Horse Show at the Capital Encountering Resound: One Arena (Verizon Center), Oct 24 through 29. the Buddha: Bells of Kennedy Center Art and Practice Ancient ♦ Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Exhibit: The Art of Robert Risko, Oct 2 through 27. Across Asia China ♦ Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Honoring David Letterman, Oct 22. ♦ Leonard Bernstein at 100, through May 2018.

Maryland Renaissance Festival, Crownsville, MD Hillwood Museum Beautiful Blooms: (approximately 1 hour from the hotel), Oct 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, Flowering Plants on 21 and 22. Stamps Ai Weiwei: Trace, Hirshhorn Museum, through Jan 1. Through Jan 1. National Postal Museum, Drawing Justice: The Art of Courtroom Illustrations, Oct 20 through July 14. Library of Congress, through October 28.

Parallax Gap, a visual puzzle at the Renwick Gallery, Autumn Spice Treatment in Our Spa and Fitness Club through Feb 11. Invigorate your senses using the scents of fall with our popular seasonal treatment. Indulge with a Painting Shakespeare, Folger Shakespeare Library, partial body scrub cleansing ritual using a zesty orange scrub, followed by a personalized massage through Feb 11. using a warming and stimulating cinnamon oil to relieve your tension. Add an option scalp treatment using the essence of clove for the ultimate fall treat! See the Spa or Concierge to book this treatment. Theater, Music and Art Theater & Music Theater Warner Theatre The John F. Kennedy Center for the Wilderness, Oct 12 through 15. Shopkins Live, Shop It Up! Oct 3. Performing Arts The Book of Mormon, Oct 24 through Nov 19. Momma’s Boy, Oct 5 through 8. Shear Madness, through Oct 31. Together Live, Oct 12. Ballet Mike Birbiglia, Oct 13. The Washington Ballet, Russian Masters, Oct 4 Youth Night Train 57: A Sensory Friendly Folk Opera, Peppa Pig’s Live Surprise, Oct 15. through 8. Tom Hanks in Conversation, Oct 20. Master Class, Mariinsky Ballet, Oct 16. Oct 4 through 8. Robert Post’s Comedy Theatre for Kids, Oct 21. So You Think You Can Dance, Oct 21. Open Rehearsal, Mariinsky Ballet, Oct 17. Johnny Clegg, Oct 27. Mariinsky Ballet, La Bayadère, Oct 17 - 22. Grey Skies Blue, Oct 25 through 29. Halloween Spooktacular, Oct 29. Michael McDonald, Oct 28. Chamber Music Arena Stage Woolly Mammoth Theatre Leclair, Copeland & Schumann, Oct 8. The Arsonists, through Oct 8. A Chamber Music Celebration by the Numbers, Native Gardens, through Oct 22. Oct 12. The Pajama Game, Oct 27 through Dec 24. Sphinx Virtuosi, Oct 15. Constitution Hall Art Classical Music Harry Styles, Oct 1. American Art Museum National Symphony Orchestra: Dvorák’s Kjarkas 46th Anniversary, Oct 19. The American Art Museum records the American Seventh Symphony/Steinbacher plays Brahms, National Day of Prayer for the First Nations, experience from the colonial period to today. The Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor, Oct 5 through 7. Oct 20. collection includes images from the West, National Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s DC Improv impressionism, WPA murals, folk and Pathétique Symphony, Ohlsson plays Barber, The Time Machine Roast, Oct 4. contemporary art. (In the same building as the Juanjo Mena, conductor, Oct 12 through 15. Roy Wood, Jr., Oct 7 and 8. National Portrait Gallery.) 11:30am to 7pm, 8th Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Jess Hilarious, Oct 11. and F Street, NW Cecilia (Rome) with Martha Argerich, Antonio Matthew Broussard, Oct 12. Freer Gallery of Art and Sackler Gallery Pappano, conductor, Oct 25. Dave Attell, Oct 13 through 15. The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery along with the Freer Comedy Comedy at Lincoln’s Cottage, Oct 17. Gallery are known as the National Museum of Josh Blue, Oct 11. Open Mic Night, Oct 18. Asian Art. These galleries house the nation’s Whoopi Goldberg, Oct 13. Gad Elmaleh, Oct 19 through 21. collections which include furniture, jades, bronzes, The Second City, When Life Gives You Murder Mystery Comedy Show, Oct 25. paintings, ceramics, manuscripts and sculptures Clemens, Oct 19 and 20. Wellred: From Dixie With Love, Oct 26 - 29. from the Mid and Far East. Reopening Oct 14. Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: David Bentzen Ball: Superior Donuts, Oct 28. 10am to 5:30pm Letterman, Oct 20. Folger Theatre On the Mall, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street, SW The Bentzen Ball Comedy Festival: Andrea Anthony and Cleopatra, Oct 10 through Nov 19. Hillwood Museum & Gardens Gibson and Amber Tamblyn, Oct 28. Ford’s Theatre Experience the world of Russian imperial and Dance Death of a Salesman, through Oct 22. French decorative arts displayed in the grand Tap Stars Reunite, Oct 7. Investigation: Detective McDevitt (walking setting conceived by Hillwood’s founder Marjorie Master Class, Matthew Bourne, Oct 9. tour), through Oct 31. Merriweather Post, heir of the Post cereal empire. Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, The Red Keegan Theatre Surrounded by woodlands in the heart of Shoes, Oct 10 through 15. Stones in His Pockets, through Oct 15. Washington, DC, the 25 acre estate boasts a Japanese Connections featuring Kazunori MGM Resort variety of garden pleasures. Kumagai and Yumi Kurosawa, Oct 18. Keith Sweat, Oct 1. Tuesday through Sunday, 10am to 5pm Jerome Robbins - American Dance Genius, Chris Rock, Oct 18 through 20. 4155 Linnean Ave, NW Oct 20 and 21. Brad Garrett and Rita Rudner, Oct 24. National Gallery of Art and Sculpture Jazz Steely Dan, Oct 25. Garden Jason Moran & Q-Tip, Oct 6. Aaron Lewis & Blackberry Smoke, Oct 27. The National Gallery's West Building has art from Thelonious Monk Centennial Celebration: Gary Owen and Dean Cole, Oct 28. the 3rd Century to present times -- a collection of Jason Moran and Kenny Barron, Oct 8. Josh Turner, Oct 29. over 90,000 pieces. In the newly reopened and Renée Fleming VOICES, with Christian Evanescence, Oct 31. enhanced East Wing are 20th-Century works by McBride, Oct 13. National Theatre Miró, Magritte, van Gogh, Picasso and Matisse. NEA Jazz Master: Lee Konitz at 90, Oct 14. Mean Girls, Oct 31 through Dec 3. With its very modern architectural design, by I. M. Carrie Mae Weems: Grace Notes, Oct 20. Ronald Reagan Building Pei the building is a work of art in itself. Monday Dizzy Gillespie Centennial Celebration, Oct 21. The Capitol Steps, through Oct 31. to Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday 11am to 6pm, Ron Carter Trio, Oct 27. On the Mall, 4th through 7th Streets along Shakespeare Theatre Opera Constitution Avenue, NW The Lover and The Collection, through Oct 29. An Evening with Monteverdi, Oct 24. National Museum of Women in the Arts Signature Theatre Popular/World Music This is the only museum dedicated solely to A Little Night Music, through Oct 15 Solange and the Sun Ra Arkestra, Oct 1. female artists. Representing more than 500 An Act of God, Oct 3 through Nov 26. Renée Fleming VOICES, Leslie Odom Jr., Oct women from nearly 30 countries, this museum 14 & 15. Theater J holds 2,000 of the world's most important works of NSO Pops: Pink Martini with China Forbes, Sotto Voce, Oct 3 through 29. art by women. The displays range from the Oct 26 through 28. Studio Theatre Renaissance to Georgia O'Keeffe. Monday to Skeleton Crew, through Oct 8. Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 12 to 5pm, 1250 New York Avenue, NW More Arts, Museums & Sights National Portrait Gallery National Museum of the American United States Holocaust Memorial The Portrait Gallery with its collection of nearly Indian Museum 20,000 pieces portrays men and women who have This collection includes materials not only of This is America’s only national memorial to the made significant contributions to the history, cultural, historical and aesthetic interest, but also Holocaust. The museum features permanent development and culture of the USA. (In the same of spiritual significance. Funerary, religious and exhibit as well as film and temporary exhibits. building as the American Art Museum.) Explore with ceremonial objects associated with living cultures Please allow 3 hours to visit this museum. the Portrait Gallery (Children’s Museum)! Newly are displayed with the approval of appropriate 10am to 5:30pm reopened: American Presidents. 11:30am to 7pm, tribes. On special exhibit: Native Americans in 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW 8th & F Streets, NW our Nation’s Armed Forces, through Jan 2018. The Phillips Collection 10am to 5:30pm, On the Mall, Capital Sights America's first museum of modern art was opened in 4th Street and Independence Avenue, SW 1921 in the home of Duncan Phillips. Discover this Bureau of Engraving and Printing National Zoo Printing site of billions of U. S. dollars! Due to international treasure that is also one of Washington’s Home to approximately 2,000 animals best-loved museums. Closed Mondays, Tuesday to current construction, please inquire about new representing nearly 400 species, of which about a entry points. Monday to Friday 9am to 10:45am Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 11am to 6pm, quarter are endangered; our Zoo provides Thursday 10am to 8:30pm, 21st and Q Streets, NW and 12:30 to 2pm; every 15 minutes for this 40 leadership in animal care, science, education and minute tour. Visitor Center: 8:30am to 3pm. sustainability. Highlights include the giant pandas 14 th and C Streets, SW Museums Mei Xian, Tian Tian and baby Bei Bei plus Library of Congress National Air and Space Museum American bison, Asian elephants in their new home, white-naped cranes, western lowland The three LOC buildings are remarkable public The Air and Space is the largest of the spaces named after Presidents who had a strong Smithsonian museums and one of the most visited gorillas, Sumatran tigers, cheetahs and North Island brown kiwis. connection with the creation of the library . The museums in the world. See airplanes and rockets LOC offers docent led tours of the magnificent from the Wright Brothers’ plane and the Spirit of St. Animals: 9am to 4pm and Grounds: 8am to 5pm 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW Thomas Jefferson Building and discuss the history Louis to Apollo. Touch the moon rock on display, visit of the Library as well as the art and architecture of the IMAX theater or gaze at the stars in the Einstein Natural History Museum this historic building opened in 1897. Planetarium. 10am to 5:30pm Some of the artifacts include, “Phoenix” a life size Monday through Saturday 8:30am to 4:30pm On the Mall, 6th Street and Independence Avenue, model of a North American right whale, prehistoric 101 Independence Avenue, SE SW white shark and the Hope Diamond, a 45.5 carat jewel known in some circles as the eighth wonder Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Udvar-Hazy Center Visit Washington’s newest memorial to a civil The Air and Space Museum Annex houses over 200 of the world. Dinosaur Hall is closed until 2019. On special exhibit: Objects of Wonder, through rights king. Open 24 hours per day. On aircraft and 135 spacecraft. See the Space Independence Avenue, SW at the Tidal Basin Shuttle Enterprise, the Enola Gay, an Air France Dec 2019. 10am to 5:30pm; On the Mall, th between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. Concorde and an IMAX movie. Dulles, VA. 10 Street and Constitution Avenue, NW International Spy Museum The White House 10am to 5:30pm, parking charges apply. Tour reservations can be booked in advance National Museum of African American An intriguing museum that gives visitors access to the largest collection of international espionage through a Congressional office. (Please allow a History and Culture artifacts ever put on public display. Over 600 minimum of 8 weeks.) The new national treasure was established by an Act items are on exhibit, including a WWII German United States Capitol of Congress, making it the 19th Smithsonian Enigma cipher machine, a Soviet era shoe The Capitol building is a symbol of the American Institution. It is the only national museum devoted transmitter, an East German camera capable of people and their government, the meeting place of exclusively to the documentation of African American photographing through walls and a Soviet era the nation’s legislature and an art and history life, art, history and culture. Timed passes are lipstick pistol. Operation Spy, is a hands on museum. Guided tours start at the Capitol Visitor required, please see the Concierge. 10am to 5:30pm interactive spy adventure that requires Center. Free tickets are required and distributed On the Mall, 15th and Constitution Avenue, NW reservations. See the Concierge for VIP entry in advance via the internet. National Museum of African Art tickets, avoid the lines! 10am to 6pm excluding Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 4:30pm The museum’s extensive collection consists of 7,000 Oct 7 & 8: 9am to 7pm. (Last entry to exhibits is Washington Monument African artworks in wood, metal, ceramic, cloth and 2 hours prior to closing.) 8th and F Streets, NW A 555 foot high gleaming obelisk honoring our first ivory. 10am to 5:30pm The Newseum president. Closed until Spring 2019. On the Mall, 950 Independence Avenue, SW The world’s most interactive museum. In its 14 World War II Memorial National Museum of American History galleries, 15 theaters, two broadcast studios and The WWII Memorial is an open air tribute to Documenting our national heritage, this museum a 4-D time travel experience, The Newseum America’s greatest generation. Open 24 hours cares for 17 million artifacts, including the original blends five centuries of news history with cutting per day. On the Mall at 17th Street, NW Star Spangled Banner, Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers and edge technology and innovation. On exhibit: the between Independence & Constitution Avenues George Washington’s field tent. The collection largest collection of Berlin wall sections, a 9/11 includes clothing, coins, food, government, military, exhibit with the mangled antennae from the World ♦ An insider tip: Most sites become less music, sports, etc. On special exhibit: Sounding Trade Center, a chance to be on camera with crowded after 2pm when school groups leave. American Music, ongoing. 10am to 5:30pm breaking news report, the biggest collection of ♦ Museums and galleries are open seven On the Mall, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, Pulitzer prize-winning photos, an interactive days a week unless otherwise noted. NW newsroom and spectacular views of the U. S. Capitol. 9am to 5pm, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Special Events, Sports & Hotel Information Music Sporting Events Dining Blues Alley Jazz Club Washington Nationals at Nat's Park BOURBON STEAK Shows at 8 and 10pm Oct 1 3pm Pittsburgh Pirates “DC’s Best Steakhouse” Oct 1 Terence Blanchard Oct 6 TBD Chicago Cubs — voted by Washingtonian Magazine Oct 2 GMU Jazz Ensemble Oct 7 TBD Chicago Cubs “Best Burger Over $20” — Washington Post Oct 3 Band of Roses Oct 12 TBD Chicago Cubs Lunch: Oct 4 Peter Bernstein, Larry Capital One Arena Monday - Friday 11:30am to 2:30pm Goldings & Bill Washington Capitals Dinner: Stewart Trio Oct 7 7pm Montreal Canadiens Friday 6:00pm to 10:30pm Oct 5 - 8 Chick Corea - Steve Oct 11 7:30pm Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday 6:00pm to 10:30pm Gadd Band Oct 17 7pm Toronto Maple Leafs Sunday - Thursday 6:00pm to 10:00pm Oct 9 Eric Nolan & O’Jays Oct 21 7:30pm Florida Panthers Patio: Oct 10 Loide Monday - Thursday 11:30am to 11:00pm Oct 11 Tedd Baker Quartet Washington Wizards Friday 11:30am to 12:00am Oct 12 - 15 Rachelle Ferrell Oct 2 7pm Guangzhou Lions Saturday 2:30pm to 12:00am Oct 16 Johnny A Oct 6 7pm New York Knicks Sunday 2:30pm to 11:00pm Oct 17 MBowie & The Blast Oct 8 3pm Cleveland Cavaliers Executive Chef, Andrew Adams Oct 18 Cowboys and Oct 18 7pm Philadelphia 76ers Oct 20 7pm Detroit Pistons SEASONS RESTAURANT Frenchman Breakfast: Oct 19 Anthony Walker DC United at RFK Stadium Monday - Friday 6:30am to 11:00am Oct 20 - 22 Najee Oct 22 4pm New York Red Bulls Saturday & Sunday 7:00am to 10:30am Oct 23 Jacque Naylor Quartet Washington Redskins at Fed Ex Field Lunch: Oct 24 Wendy Hicks Oct 15 1pm San Francisco 49ers Saturday Only 10:30am to 2:00pm Oct 25 Jazzy Blu Oct 29 4pm Dallas Cowboys Brunch: Oct 26 - 29 Jane Monheit Nov 12 1pm Minnesota Vikings Sunday Only 10:30am to 2:00pm Oct 30 Roderick Giles Nov 23 8:30pm New York Giants Executive Chef, Douglas Anderson Music Center at Strathmore Dec 17 1pm Arizona Cardinals ENO Oct 5 7:30pm America’s Navy Dec 24 1pm Denver Broncos Tuesday - Thursday 5:00pm to 11:00pm Oct 6 8:15pm BSO: Wagner’s Quest Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium Friday & Saturday 4:00pm to 12:00am Oct 7 8pm The Midtown Men Oct 1 1pm Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday 4:00pm to 11:00pm Oct 8 3pm BSO: Wagner’s Quest Oct 15 1pm Chicago Bears Oct 12 8pm BSO: Cirque Goes Oct 26 8pm Miami Dolphins Broadway Nov 27 8:30pm Houston Texans Fitness Club & Spa Oct 14 8pm National Philharmonic Dec 3 1pm Detroit Lions Use of the Fitness Club and Spa is complimentary Oct 15 3pm National Philharmonic Dec 23 4:30pm Indianapolis Colts to hotel guests. 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