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Normal: The Dusseldorf Ripper
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Part of Francophonie Cultural Festival 2010. Based on a true story, this psychological thriller is set in Germany during the 1930s recession (in Czech, English subtitles). Screening held at the Avalon Theatre.
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Daratt
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Part of Francophonie Cultural Festival 2010. Daratt ("dry season") is a poignant and beautiful story of revenge and redemption with an incredibly satisfying, thought-provoking ending. Screening held at the Letelier Theater.
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Les petites vacances a Knokke-Le-Zout
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Part of Francophonie Cultural Festival 2010. Micheline leaves her routine and family behind to go on a road trip to see the sea at Knokke le Zout. Screening held at the Avalon Theatre.
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Bhagavad Gita
Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Gandhi referred to the Bhagavad Gita, the most sacred text of Hinduism, as his handbook on life. Join Graham Schweig as he shares the wisdom found in this important religious text.
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VHS Kahloucha
Monday, March 22, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Part of Francophonie Cultural Festival 2010. Documentary follows artist Kahloucha (Tunisia's Quentin Tarantino), deep in production of his latest film, Tarzan of the Arabs. Screening held at the French Embassy.
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Reading India: Fact and Fiction
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Discover the distinctive, expressive literature by contemporary Indian writers Jhumpa Lahiri, Salman Rushdie, Mahasweta Devi, and Arundhati Roy. English professors Kavita Daiya and Henry Schwarz discuss India’s variety and contradictions.
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Arts of the Indian Subcontinent
Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 10:00 AM
A docent-led tour provides history and commentary on treasures at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art. Join collections staff behind the scenes to see pieces of art that are currently not on view.
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Renaissance and Baroque Art: From Sacred to Secular
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Explore the major artists and monuments of European art and architecture from 1400-1700. Major artists discussed include Brunelleschi, Donatello, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Rubens.
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The Lee Bros.: Explorers of Southern Cuisine
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Matt and Ted Lee are the dynamic, James Beard Award-winning Lee Bros., recognized as gurus of Southern gastronomy by both Paula Deen and Martha Stewart. Find out how to strike a perfect balance: capture Southern tradition for the contemporary table.
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From Palaces to Plein Air: 18th- and 19th-Century Art
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Discover the richness and contrasts of 18th and 19th century art from the flowering of the Rococo, to the stoic sobriety of neoclassicism to the drama of Romanticism, the fervor of a new and bold realism, and the ever popular Impressionists.
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Sous les Bombes/Under the Bombs
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Part of Francophonie Cultural Festival 2010. In this film, set during a cease-fire in the Lebanon-Israel conflict of 2006, a Christian taxi driver brings a nontraditional Shiite woman from Beirut to the heart of the conflict in the country's south.
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American Essays: From Thoreau to Obama
Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Join us for a thoughtful and engaging morning discussion series focusing on important American essays from Thoreau to Obama with popular discussion leader Susan Willens. Coffee and pastries are served.
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Dance the Night Away, Bollywood Style
Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Bollywood dance is a fusion of eastern and western style dances popularized by the Indian movie industry. Tonight, enjoy a performance medley of Bollywood dance with Dhoonya Dance, followed by the opportunity to learn a few of the popular steps.
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India and America: Looking Ahead
Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Her Excellency Meera Shankar, India's distinguished Ambassador in Washington, joins a panel discussion moderated by Ambassador Walter Cutler to discuss current and future relations between the world's two largest democracies.
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Arts of the Indian Subcontinent
Friday, April 9, 2010 at 10:00 AM
A docent-led tour provides history and commentary on treasures at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art. Join collections staff behind the scenes to see pieces of art that are currently not on view.
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Walking the Great Falls Canals of Virginia and Maryland
Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 9:30 AM
Get out and stretch your legs on this spectacular tour that looks at more than 200 years of canal history on both sides of the Potomac River at the Great Falls. Canal historian Karen Gray leads this tour.
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Ruth Reichl Dishes
Monday, April 12, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Ruth Reichl, editor of the comprehensive Gourmet Today Cookbook and the last editor-in-chief of Gourmet Magazine, has written her latest memoir. Looking back from atop the culinary heights, she shares her stories of her earliest inspirations.
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A Musical Journey to Eight Great Cities
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 12:00 PM
In this course highlighted by CD and DVD recordings, opera singer and composer Colleen Fay takes participants on an armchair excursion to eight musical capitals to learn about and listen to the masterpieces that were created in them.
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What's For Lunch?
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 12:00 PM
The executive chefs of three award-winning Washington restaurants discuss and demonstrate various cooking techniques as participants enjoy a 3-course luncheon.
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Eerie Silence: The Search for Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Physicist and cosmologist Paul Davies tells why our approach to searching for extraterrestrial life has been wrong, and why we should enlarge the search. He discusses what contact with aliens would have on religion, politics, and culture.
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Missionary Religions and the Impact of Islam
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Historian Peter Stearns discusses the extraordinary expansion of world religions in the post classical period. Christianity and Islam spread quickly, replacing polytheism and impacting the geographic and religious map in ways that still exist today.
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The Basics of Organizational Storytelling
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 6:30 PM
Thaler Pekar and Svend-Eric Engh, who have worked extensively in the field of organizational storytelling, teach participants the basics, including the elements of an organizational story and how stories can be used to achieve objectives.
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Elizabeth Kostova: Art and Obsession
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Elizabeth Kostova delves into the world of art and psychiatry in her latest novel, The Swan Thieves. In a discussion with NPR's Lynn Neary, she shares the intricate story lines that reach back and forth into history that shaped her story.
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Organizational Storytelling—A Tool for Transforming the Workplace
Friday, April 16, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Experts in the field of organizational storytelling help participants explore how narrative techniques can be used to ignite innovation and change in the workplace for the benefit of the organization, employees, customers, and clients.
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Wheaton Arts: More than 200 Years of Glassmaking in America
Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 7:00 AM
Led by museum education consultant Sheila Pinsker, this trip includes a guided tour of Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center and its behind-the-scenes area, glassmaking demonstrations, and ample free time to explore.
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Caverns of the Shenandoah
Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 7:30 AM
In this in-depth tour of three renowned Virginia caves in the Shenandoah Valley, veteran caver and speleologist Greg Clemmer highlights insights into the discovery of each cave, outstanding historic and geological features, and plenty of anecdotes about today’s caves and cavers.
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1862: Shiloh, Second Bull Run, and Antietam
Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Why were the battles of Shiloh, Second Bull Run, and Antietam pivotal confrontations that ultimately shaped the nature of the conflict between the north and south? Civil War historian Stephen Engle explores the reasons why in this day-long seminar.
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From Traditional to Contemporary: Indian Cuisine on the Move
Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Cookbook author and journalist Monica Bhide and master chef K.N. Vinod demystify Indian food as it is cooked today through spice, chutney, and sauce tastings, demonstrations of traditional cooking techniques, and a sumptuous buffet luncheon.
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John Eaton and Friends
Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Join nationally celebrated pianist, scholar, and humorist, John Eaton, celebrated host of WAMU’s Hot Jazz Saturday Night, Rob Bamberger, and renowned jazz bass maestro, Tommy Cecil as they discuss some of America’s best jazz greats.
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The Broken Mirror: Modern Painting in Late 19th-Century France
Monday, April 19, 2010 at 6:45 PM
In the closing decades of the 19th century, conventional ways of looking at a painting as a “mirror of reality” began to break down. Learn how artists, from Monet and Degas, to Gauguin and Cézanne elevated art to a new level.
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Arts of the Indian Subcontinent
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 10:00 AM
A docent-led tour provides history and commentary on treasures at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art. Join collections staff behind the scenes to see pieces of art that are currently not on view.
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Indian Jungle Safari
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Take a visual safari with travel writer Andrew Evans as he seeks out the elusive tiger and other Indian wildlife in an extraordinary and lesser known part of rural India, the state of Madhya Pradesh.
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Living the Crafted Life: Beyond Stuff
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Everyone sits on a chair, eats off a plate, and drinks out of a glass. Join Smithsonian curator Jane Milosch and 2010 Craft Show artists for a discussion on extraordinary beauty of ordinary objects and the qualities to look for in selecting crafts.
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Mark Twain: Celebrating a Life
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 6:45 PM
It has been 100 years since Mark Twain, the creator of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer passed. Celebrate his life and work with author Daniel Stashower and actor Scott Sedar, and raise a toast to an American original.
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E.O. Wilson’s First Novel: A Magical Story of Nature
Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and biologist E.O. Wilson discusses his first novel, a magical story of nature. Wilson is Pellegrino University Research Professor emeritus and honorary curator in entomology at Harvard University.
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Greg Mortenson: Striving for Peace Through Education
Friday, April 23, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Greg Mortenson, co-founder of the Central Asia Institute and author of Three Cups of Tea, is honored as the 2010 Benjamin Franklin Creativity Laureate. Over 130 schools have been built in Afghanistan and Pakistan because of his work.
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The Pennsylvania Ale Trail: Curious Quaffs from the Keystone State
Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Meet some of Pennsylvania's leading artisanal brewers who talk about the process of creating their beers and enjoy a selection of their flavorful brews in this vicarious cross-state tour held at the Brickskeller.
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Iznik Ceramics in the Ottoman Empire and the World
Monday, April 26, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Scholar Walter Denny discusses the town of Iznik (ancient Nicea) in modern-day Turkey. During the Ottoman Empire, Iznik produced some of the most famous and costly types of ceramics ever produced, for global trade and imperial palaces.
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India by Rail
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Join travel expert Theodore Scull for a train trip around India, complete with history, illustrations, and illuminating—and sometimes unbelievable—anecdotes. From packed commuter trains to palaces on wheels, train travel in India is never dull.
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An Evening with White House Correspondents
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Join us for a lively discussion with five veteran White House correspondents: New York Times' Sheryl Stolberg, CNN's Dan Lothian, NPR’s Don Gonyea, Slate Magazine’s John Dickerson, and U.S. News and World Report's Ken Walsh.
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It’s All Oliver Cromwell’s Fault
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 6:45 PM
This evening seminar shows how the American system of "checks and balances" was designed to prevent a repeat of British Tyranny, especially the British Civil War and Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate. Charles Cushman of George Washington University lectures.
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Authentic Havana: Architecture and Culture, 1517 to 1959
Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 6:45 PM
The extraordinary city of Havana comes alive, with castles, colonnades, plazas, and vibrant layers of eclectic modernism. Award-winning architect and professor, Nicolas Quintana, introduces us to Havana's architecture and culture, from 1517 to 1959.
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Mahatma Gandhi: Warrior of Nonviolence
Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Arthur Herman, New York Times-bestselling historian, looks at the life and work of one of the most fascinating figures of the 20th century—a universal icon and symbol of nonviolence, as well as a man of deep contradictions.
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One Two Three: Jerome Sabbagh Trio
Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Witness imagination, musical competence, and endurance at their peak with the performance of Paris-born saxophonist and composer Jérôme Sabbagh and his trio, featuring the work on their latest release, One Two Three.
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Spring Bird Watching on the Delmarva Peninsula
Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 7:00 AM
Spend a spring weekend visiting some of the best birding hotspots in D.C, Virginia and Maryland. Join study leaders Andy Sprenger and Brent Steury on this species-rich tour that will include birding at Chincoteague Island, E.A. Vaughn Wildlife Management Area, Pocomoke State Forest, and D.C.'s Rock Creek Park.
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The Well-Educated Mind: A Self-Guided Classical Education
Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 9:30 AM
Scholar Susan Wise Bauer offers a road map for a classical education with brief histories of fiction, autobiography, history, and drama, and instructions on how to read each. Examples are offered for each genre. Bauer teaches at the College of William and Mary.
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The Transformation of 1st-Century Rome
Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 6:45 PM
In history, there are times that stand out from others by the confluence of ideas and shifting powers that occur in rapid succession. The first century AD is one of those times. Join Steven Rutledge as he uncovers the story of this pivotal time.
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The Sacred Art of India: The Buddhist and Hindu Traditions
Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Join us for an exploration of India’s Buddhist and Hindu artistic traditions. Often lavish, the temples, sculptures, and images were originally tools for ritual and practice for devotees. Distinctive styles are highlighted in this armchair tour.
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Indian Markets
Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Learn about the different types of rice available, how to buy cumin, and how to tell if okra is fresh. Indian-born food writer, cookbook author, and Washington Post columnist Monica Bhide takes us to explore the aisles of an Indian grocery store.
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Indian Markets
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Learn about the different types of rice available, how to buy cumin, and how to tell if okra is fresh. Indian-born food writer, cookbook author, and Washington Post columnist Monica Bhide takes us to explore the aisles of an Indian grocery store.
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Booth’s Escape Route
Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 8:00 AM
Fleeing Ford's Theatre on the night of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth traveled through Maryland into Virginia, where, a few days later, he was found, shot, and died of his wounds. During this day-long bus tour, Civil War authority Ed Bearss retraces Booth's escape route and reveals the personalities and intrigues surrounding the assassination. Special Itinerary!
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Indian Markets
Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Learn about the different types of rice available, how to buy cumin, and how to tell if okra is fresh. Indian-born food writer, cookbook author, and Washington Post columnist Monica Bhide takes us to explore the aisles of an Indian grocery store.
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Stretch Yourself With Yoga and Ayurveda
Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Join us in an exploration of the popular and ancient Indian sciences of Ayurveda and yoga. Learn how to blend these ancient practices with modern medicine with Carrie Demers, a board certified internist who practices holistic health.
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Not Just Bollywood: A Look at Indian Film
Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Join the Freer and Sackler Galleries’ film programmer Tom Vick and University of Texas at Austin film scholar Lalitha Gopalan for an entertaining multimedia and informative discussion of the world’s largest film industry.
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