In The City

July 2017 Volume CLXIX

Nicolas Party: sunrise, sunset Sunrises and sunsets are among the few moments in the day when we are reminded that the universe is vast and its measure of time infinite. This perspective, when viewed within a landscape, allows viewers a retreat from the comparatively trivial motions of daily life. By creating a new monumental mural Washington’s First and Only Forbes Five-Star, comprised of such landscapes—some borrowed from the genre’s historical AAA Five-Diamond Hotel repertoire, others culled from his imagination—New York–based Swiss artist Nicolas Party encourages viewers to step back from these frenzied times and Special Points of Interest occupy a far more expansive position. Covering the entire Third Level Happy Birthday America! inner-circle gallery, this site-specific commission takes advantage of the Hirshhorn’s distinctive circular architecture, a form uniquely suited for such ENO Wine Bar Wine Enthusiast: 1 of 12 Best Wine Bars for Singles immersive and surreal environments. Hirshhorn Museum, through Oct 1. Happy Hour Specials, Sunday - Thursday, 5 to 7pm. Artist in residence: Karen Van Allen through July 31.

Celebrate Small Business! Independents Day Georgetown, July 1.

A Capitol Fourth with the National Symphony Orchestra and Fireworks. Celebrate Independence Through Jan 1. Day with a free concert (on the West Front Steps of the Capitol) of patriotic favorites, classical masterworks and more followed by a spectacular fireworks display at HIVE: Summer Block Party Installation approximately 9:10pm, July 4. Soaring to the uppermost reaches of the Museum, Hive is built entirely of more National Independence Day Parade, Constitution than 2,700 wound paper tubes, a construction material that is Avenue between 7 and 17th Streets, NW, July 4. recyclable, lightweight, and renewable. The tubes vary in size from several Hip Hop Theater Festival on the Millennium Stage at inches to 10 feet high and will be interlocked to create three dynamic the Kennedy Center, July 6, 10 and 12. interconnected, domed chambers. Reaching 60 feet tall, the installation’s tall- Baseball’s Greatest Hits: The Music of Our National est dome features an oculus over 10 feet in diameter. The tubes feature a Game, Library of Congress, through July 22. reflective silver exterior and vivid magenta interior, creating a spectacular visu-

Louder Than Words: Rock, Power and Politics at the al contrast with the Museum’s historic nineteenth-century interior and colossal Newseum, through July 31. Corinthian columns. National Building Museum, July 4 through Sept 4.

100 Years of America’s National Park Service at the Inventing Utamaro: A Japanese Masterpiece Rediscovered Natural History Museum, through Aug 31. Inventing Utamaro reunites for the first time in nearly 140 years three works by the Nature’s Best Photography at the National Geographic Museum, through Sept 2017. legendary Japanese ukiyo-e master, Kitagawa Utamaro. Charles Lang Freer, founder of the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art, acquired Moon at Shinagawa in 1903 which is Drawing Justice: The Art of Courtroom Illustrations, part of the Freer's permanent collection. Cherry Blossoms at Yoshiwara, passed Library of Congress, through October 28. through several hands before entering the collection at the Wadsworth Atheneum Ai Weiwei: Trace at Hirshhorn, through Jan 1. Museum in Hartford, Connecticut. Snow at Fukagawa is now held by the Okada

Parallax Gap, a visual puzzle at the Renwick Gallery, Museum of Art in Hakone, Japan, . Sackler Gallery, through July 9. through Feb 11.

Painting Shakespeare, Folger Shakespeare Library, American Visionary: JFK Life and Times through Feb 11. The Smithsonian American Art Museum's presentation of American Visionary: John F. Kennedy's Life and Times is the première event in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum's yearlong, nationwide celebration that commemorates Kennedy's centennial year. American Visionary brings together 77 images that capture the dramatic scope of Kennedy's life. American Art Museum, through Sept 17.

Circus Arts, One the Move, 50 Years / 50 Objects and 50th Anniversary, On the July 4 and July 6 through 9. Theater, Music and Art Theater & Music Georgetown Waterfront Park The John F. Kennedy Center for the Sunset Cinema, Women in Film Art Performing Arts ♦ A League of Their Own, July 11. American Art Museum ♦ Hidden Figures, July 18. The American Art Museum records the American National Symphony Orchestra/ ♦ Brooklyn, July 25. experience from the colonial period to today. The Classical Music ♦ Erin Brockovich, Aug 1. collection includes images from the West, NSO at Wolf Trap, Harry Potter and The ♦ The Devil Wears Prada, Aug 8. impressionism, WPA murals, folk and Sorcerer's Stone, July 7 and 8. Keegan Theatre NSO at Wolf Trap, The Tenors, Steven Reineke, contemporary art. (In the same building as the When We Were Young and Unafraid, through National Portrait Gallery.) 11:30am to 7pm, 8th conductor, July 15. July 8. NSO at Wolf Trap, The Legend of Zelda: and F Street, NW Symphony of the Goddesses, Kelly Corcoran, MGM Resort The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery conductor, July 22. Idina Menzel, July 9. The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery along with the Freer Summer Music Institute Orchestra, July 9 The Who, July 18. Gallery are known as the National Museum of through July 23. Theresa Caputo, Live, July 24 & 25. Asian Art. These galleries house the nation’s Pops! Jane Krakowski & Titus Burgess, July Prince Royce, July 27. collections which include furniture, jades, bronzes, 20. Journey, July 28. paintings, ceramics, manuscripts and sculptures NSO at Wolf Trap, Carmina Burana and Military Bands from the Mid and Far East. The Freer Gallery is Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, Gianadrea Navy, Mondays on the West Capitol Steps, July closed until the autumn of 2017. 10am to 5:30pm Noseda, conductor, July 28. 10, 17, 24 and 31. On the Mall, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street, SW Music and Movement: The NSO and National Navy, Tuesdays at the Navy Memorial, July 4, 11, Hillwood Museum & Gardens Dance Day, July 29. 18 and 25. Experience the world of Russian imperial and Comedy Air Force, Tuesdays on the West Capitol Steps, French decorative arts displayed in the grand The Second City’s Almost Accurate Guide to July 4, 11, 18 and 25. setting conceived by Hillwood’s founder Marjorie America: Divided We Stand, through Aug 13. Air Force, Fridays at the Air Force Memorial, July Merriweather Post, heir of the Post cereal empire. Comedy Underground Stand-Up Showcase, 7, 14, 21 and 28. Surrounded by woodlands in the heart of July 20. Air Force, Saturdays at the National Harbor Washington, DC, the 25 acre estate boasts a How to be Amazing with Michael Ian Black Waterfront, July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. variety of garden pleasures. (podcast), July 20. Marines, Wednesdays on the West Capitol Steps, Tuesday through Sunday, 10am to 5pm Brandon Wardell, July 21. July 5, 12, 19, and 26. 4155 Linnean Ave, NW Puddles Pity Party, July 21. Marines, Fridays at the Marine Barracks, July 7, The Kreeger Museum The Daily Show Correspondents Stand-Up 14, 21, and 28. The Kreeger Museum is the former home of David Tour, July 21. Army, Fridays on the West Capitol Steps, July 7, and Carmen Kreeger that was designed by world Mouth Time Live (podcast), July 21. 14, 21 and 28. renowned architect Philip Johnson. The home Boast Rattle hosted by Kyle Ayres, July 21. Army Twilight Tattoo, Wednesdays at Ft. Myer, showcases a permanent collection of 19th & 20th The Improvised Shakespeare Co., July 22. July 19 and 26. century paintings and sculptures including works Aparna Nancherla, July 22. Ronald Reagan Building by Monet, Rodin, Picasso, Miro, Kandinsky and Louie Anderson, July 22. The Capitol Steps, through Aug 31. others. On special exhibit: Re-Vision: Looking Mortified (podcast), July 22. Shakespeare Theatre anew at the art of Phillip Johnson, through July 29. Night Train with Wyatt Cenac, July 22. The School for Lies, through July 2. Tuesday through Thursday by appointment only. Opera at Wolf Trap A Midsummer Night’s Dream (playing in rep Friday and Saturday 10am to 4pm. Tosca, Grant Gershon, conductor, July 14. with) Coriolanus, through July 1. 2401 Foxhall Road, NW Theater Signature Theatre National Gallery of Art and Sculpture Hedwig and the Angry Inch, through July 2. Jesus Christ Superstar, through July 9. Garden The Sound of Music, through July 16. Sizzlin’ Summer Cabarets, July 5 through 22. The National Gallery's West Building has art from Cabaret, July 11 through Aug 6. Studio Theatre the 3rd Century to present times -- a collection of The King and I, July 18 through 20. Wig Out, July 12 through Aug 6. over 90,000 pieces. In the newly reopened and Popular/World Music/Choral Theater J enhanced East Wing are 20th-Century works by Celebrate Freedom Concert, July 1. Broken Glass, through July 9. Miró, Magritte, van Gogh, Picasso and Matisse. Washington, DC Choral Festival, July 1 and 2. Verizon Center With its very modern architectural design, by I. M. Pei the building is a work of art in itself. Monday Art Garfunkel in Close-Up, July 8. Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott & D.R.A.M., July The Isley Brothers, July 15. 21. to Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday 11am to 6pm, On the Mall, 4th through 7th Streets along The Harrow & the Harvest in Concert, July 31. WWE Raw, July 24. Constitution Avenue, NW Arena Stage Queen & Adam Lambert, July 31. The Originalist, July7 through 30. Warner Theatre National Museum of Women in the Arts This is the only museum dedicated solely to Folger Theatre Bring It! July 12. female artists. Representing more than 500 RSC Live: Anthony and Cleopatra, July 17. Magic Men! July 14. women from nearly 30 countries, this museum Ford’s Theatre War on the Catwalk, July 16. holds 2,000 of the world's most important works of ♦ One Destiny (a one act play) , through early Imomsohard, July 23. art by women. The displays range from the July. Anthony Brown & Group Therapy, July 28. Renaissance to Georgia O'Keeffe. Monday to ♦ Investigation: Detective McDevitt (walking Woolly Mammoth Theatre Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 12 to 5pm, 1250 tour), through Oct 31. An Octoroon, July 18 through 30. New York Avenue, NW More Arts, Museums & Sights National Portrait Gallery National Museum of the American 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)! are displayed with the approval of appropriate See the Concierge for VIP entry passes. 11:30am to 7pm, 8th & F Streets, NW tribes. On special exhibit: Native Americans in 10am to 5:30pm The Phillips Collection our Nation’s Armed Forces, through Jan 2018. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW America's first museum of modern art was opened in 10am to 5:30pm, On the Mall, 1921 in the home of Duncan Phillips. Discover this 4th Street and Independence Avenue, SW Capital Sights international treasure that is also one of Washington’s National Zoo Bureau of Engraving and Printing best-loved museums. On special exhibit Markus Home to approximately 2,000 animals Lüpertz, through Sept 3. Closed Mondays, Tuesday Printing site of billions of U. S. dollars! Same day representing nearly 400 species, of which about a passes will be required and gone by 9am at Raoul to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 11am to 6pm, quarter are endangered; our Zoo provides Thursday 10am to 8:30pm, 21st and Q Streets, NW Wallenberg Place. Special couriers can be hired, leadership in animal care, science, education and see the concierge for details and deadlines. sustainability. Highlights include the giant pandas Monday to Friday: 9am to 6pm, every 15 Museums Mei Xian, Tian Tian and baby Bei Bei plus minutes. Visitor Center: 8:30am to 7pm. National Air and Space Museum* American bison, Asian elephants in their new 14 th and C Streets, SW The Air and Space is the largest of the home, white-naped cranes, western lowland Library of Congress Smithsonian museums and one of the most visited gorillas, Sumatran tigers, cheetahs and North Island brown kiwis. The three LOC buildings are remarkable public museums in the world. See airplanes and rockets spaces named after Presidents who had a strong from the Wright Brothers’ plane and the Spirit of St. Animals: 9am to 6pm and Grounds: 8am to 7pm 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW connection with the creation of the library . The Louis to Apollo. Touch the moon rock on display, visit LOC offers docent led tours of the magnificent the IMAX theater or gaze at the stars in the Einstein Natural History Museum* Thomas Jefferson Building and discuss the history Planetarium. 10am to 5:30pm Some of the artifacts include, “Phoenix” a life size of the Library as well as the art and architecture of On the Mall, 6th Street and Independence Avenue, model of a North American right whale, prehistoric this historic building opened in 1897. SW white shark and the Hope Diamond, a 45.5 carat Monday through Saturday 8:30am to 4:30pm Udvar-Hazy Center* jewel known in some circles as the eighth wonder 101 Independence Avenue, SE 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 Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial aircraft and 135 spacecraft. See the Space Visit Washington’s newest memorial to a civil Shuttle Enterprise, the Enola Gay, an Air France Dec 2019. 10am to 5:30pm; On the Mall, 10 th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW rights king. Open 24 hours per day. On Concorde and an IMAX movie. Dulles, VA. Independence Avenue, SW at the Tidal Basin 10am to 5:30pm, parking charges apply. International Spy Museum between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. National Museum of African American An intriguing museum that gives visitors access to the largest collection of international espionage The White House History and Culture artifacts ever put on public display. Over 600 Tour reservations can be booked in advance The new national treasure was established by an Act items are on exhibit, including a WWII German through a Congressional office. (Please allow a of Congress, making it the 19th Smithsonian Enigma cipher machine, a Soviet era shoe minimum of 8 weeks.) Institution. It is the only national museum devoted transmitter, an East German camera capable of exclusively to the documentation of African American photographing through walls and a Soviet era The Capitol building is a symbol of the American life, art, history and culture. Timed passes are lipstick pistol. Operation Spy, is a hands on people and their government, the meeting place of required, please see the Concierge. 10am to 5:30pm interactive spy adventure that requires the nation’s legislature and an art and history On the Mall, 15th and Constitution Avenue, NW reservations. See the Concierge for VIP entry museum. Guided tours start at the Capitol Visitor National Museum of African Art tickets, avoid the lines! 9am to 7pm (July 4: 9am Center. Free tickets are required and distributed The museum’s extensive collection consists of 7,000 to 6pm). (Last entry to exhibits is 2 hours prior to in advance via the internet. African artworks in wood, metal, ceramic, cloth and closing.) 8th and F Streets, NW Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 4:30pm ivory. 10am to 5:30pm The Newseum On the Mall, 950 Independence Avenue, SW The world’s most interactive museum. In its 14 A 555 foot high gleaming obelisk honoring our first National Museum of American History* galleries, 15 theaters, two broadcast studios and president. Closed until Spring 2019. Documenting our national heritage, this museum a 4-D time travel experience, The Newseum World War II Memorial cares for 17 million artifacts, including the original blends five centuries of news history with cutting The WWII Memorial is an open air tribute to Star Spangled Banner, Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers and edge technology and innovation. On exhibit: the America’s greatest generation. Open 24 hours George Washington’s field tent. The collection largest collection of Berlin wall sections, a 9/11 per day. On the Mall at 17th Street, NW includes clothing, coins, food, government, military, exhibit with the mangled antennae from the World between Independence & Constitution Avenues music, sports, etc. On special exhibit: Sounding Trade Center, a chance to be on camera with ♦ An insider tip: Most sites become less American Music, ongoing. 10am to 5:30pm breaking news report, the biggest collection of crowded after 2pm when school groups leave. On the Mall, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, Pulitzer prize-winning photos, an interactive ♦ Museums and galleries are open seven NW newsroom and spectacular views of the U. S. days a week unless otherwise noted. Capitol. 9am to 5pm, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW *Ask about extended hours. Special Events, Sports & Hotel Information Sporting Events Music Fitness Club & Spa Washington Nationals at Nat's Park Blues Alley Jazz Club Use of the Fitness Club and Spa is July 3 6pm New York Mets Shows at 8 and 10pm complimentary to hotel guests. Each piece of the July 4 11am New York Mets July 1 Azar Lawrence Quartet cardiovascular equipment has its own audio/visual July 5 7pm New York Mets July 3 Eric Felton Jazz system. Dip in the two-lane lap pool or the July 6 & 7 7pm Atlanta Braves July 5 The 512 Experience oversized whirlpool beneath a vaulted ceiling with July 8 4pm Atlanta Braves July 6 - 9 Jean Carne skylights. Eucalyptus scented steam and sauna July 9 1:30pm Atlanta Braves July 10 Robert Mwamba rooms are available for men and women.

July 25 & 26 7pm Milwaukee Brewers July 11 Lila Hood A wide variety of massages, facials and July 27 12pm Milwaukee Brewers July 12 Jay Williams aromatherapy treatments are also available. July 28 & 29 7pm Colorado Rockies July 13 - 16 Marcus Johnson Open daily from 5:30am to 10pm, cardio level July 30 1:30pm Colorado Rockies July 17 Dave Detwiler & available 24/7, room key necessary at all times. Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards The White House Band Spa treatments available daily 9am to 9pm July 1 4pm Tampa Bay Rays July 18 Tribute band to Earth, July 2 1:30pm Tampa Bay Rays Wind & Fire Class Schedule July 14 & 15 7pm Chicago Cubs July 19 Nestor Torres Mondays: Stretch, 11am July 16 1:30pm Chicago Cubs July 20 - 23 Poncho Sanchez Tuesdays: Cardio, 8:45am July 17 - 20 7pm Texas Rangers July 24 Bléz Thursdays: Cardio, 8:45am July 21 & 22 7pm Houston Astros July 25 Antoniuk & Bollenback Fridays: Stretch, 11am July 23 1:30pm Houston Astros July 26 Leron Young Saturdays: Cardio, 8:15am July 27 Loston Harris Trio July 31 7pm Kansas City Royals Health Club Membership Washington Mystics at Verizon Center July 28 - 30 Melba Moore July 31 Carl “C Man” Anderson Join Washington, DC’s most exclusive and July 19 11:30am Atlanta Dream complete Health Club & Spa with incomparable July 28 7pm Connecticut Sun Wolf Trap services and amenities. Open only to members DC United at RFK Stadium Filene Center and hotel guests, the Club provides a complete July 22 7pm Houston Dynamo spa and fitness experience, staffed by highly July 1 8pm The Little Mermaid July 1 & 2 2pm The Little Mermaid trained professionals. For membership July 3 7:30pm John Mellencamp information see any employee at the Spa or call Dining 202-944-2022. July 5 7pm Tadeschi Trucks Band BOURBON STEAK July 6 8pm Natalie Merchant Summer Awakening “DC’s Best Steakhouse” July 7 & 8 8:30pm NSO: Harry Potter & Reveal a summer glow with the seasonal Summer — voted by Washingtonian Magazine Sorcerer’s Stone Awakening Body Treatment. Experience a “Best Burger Over $20” -- Washington Post July 9 8pm Neil Gaiman refreshing and uplifting 80 minute journey Lunch: July 14 8:15pm NSO: Puccini’s Tosca featuring pomegranate and coffee for the ultimate Monday - Friday 11:30am to 2:30pm July 15 8:15pm NSO: The Tenors rejuvenation that will prime your skin for the Dinner: July 18 & 19 8pm Mamma Mia! warmer months. The journey starts with a coffee Friday 6:00pm to 10:30pm July 20 8pm Moody Blues scrub using anti-oxidant rich pomegranate extracts Saturday 6:00pm to 10:30pm July 21 8pm PJ Harvey to protect the skin from aging free radicals and Sunday - Thursday 6:00pm to 10:00pm July 22 8:30pm NSO: Legend of Zelda environmental factors. Freshly ground coffee will Patio: July 23 6:30pm Rebelution uplift, exfoliate and sooth your skin to reduce the Monday - Thursday 11:30am to 11:00pm July 25 8pm Diana Ross appearance of cellulite. Your tension will melt Friday 11:30am to 12:00am July 26 8pm Regina Spektor & away! Saturday 2:30pm to 12:00am Ben Folds Sunday 2:30pm to 11:00pm July 28 8:15pm NSO: Carmina Burana The Four Seasons has gone mobile with a smart SEASONS RESTAURANT July 29 8pm phone app which can be down loaded from the Breakfast: July 30 8pm George Thurgood and app store on either the Apple or Android Monday - Friday 6:30am to 11:00am 38 Special platforms. Check in, order room service, Saturday & Sunday 7:00am to 10:30am The Barns: Wolf Trap Opera concierge and spa services with ease! Lunch: July 1 7:30pm The Touchstone Saturday Only 10:30am to 2:00pm July 8 7:30pm Opera Scenes Brunch: July 9 3pm Opera Soloists Sunday Only 10:30am to 2:00pm

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