Events This Week

I N V I T A T I O N

TARA Oceans Scientific Expedition

Presentation & Screening

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 AT 6:30PM

Dear Friends of La Maison Française, Please see the invitation below for a presentation of the TARA Oceans

Scientific Expedition and a screening of “The Big Bloom” that will take place at La Maison Française on Friday,

February 10 at 6:30 p.m. The research vessel TARA - which provides samples and data to the scientific community

worldwide to learn more about the impact of climate change on ecosystems - is concluding a 30-month voyage.

TARA’s Scientific Director, Dr. Eric Karsenti, will discuss the expedition's discoveries prior to the screening. The

evening will conclude with a wine reception. This event is presented by the Embassy of France’s Office of Science

and Technology, in collaboration with TARA Expeditions. A reservation is required to attend. Please see details

below. We look forward to welcoming you to La Maison Française! Warm regards, Roland Celette Cultural Attaché |

Director of La Maison Française

WHAT: TARA Oceans Scientific Expedition - Presentation & Screening (details below) WHEN: Friday, February 10 at

6:30 p.m. WHERE: La Maison Française, Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW ADMISSION: FREE -

reservation required RESERVATIONS: www.france-science.org/TARA-Oceans-The-Big-Bloom-special.html Parking

available on Reservoir Rd. and across the street at Georgetown University Hospital’s pay lot. Details Tara Oceans is

the very first attempt to make a global study of marine plankton. Marine plankton is the only ecosystem that is almost

continuous over the surface of the Earth. Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the

climate: populations of plankton are affected very rapidly by variations in climate. But in turn, they can influence the

climate by modifying the absorption of carbon. Studying plankton is like taking the pulse of our planet. YouTube Link

(in French): www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uYwwshsA0M

Wine Tastings

Bell Wine & Spirits

1821 M Street NW

Washington, DC 20036

Friday, February 10, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 11, 12:00-3:00 p.m.

Friday, February 17, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 18, 12:00-3:00 p.m.

"Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation"

A Conversation with Ashraf Khalil

February 10, 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Room 505

The Elliott School of International Affairs

George Washington University

1957 E Street NW

Washington, DC 20006

There will be a reception following the event.

RSVP:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFhiSmFLaWpSZF93S1Vmb2o4dUc4YkE6MQ

Ashraf Khalil is a Cairo-based independent journalist who has covered the Middle East for a variety of publications,

including the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and The Economist

Khalil will be discussing his new book, "Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a

Nation".

Jacqueline Levine's The Temptation

(February 10-March 16)

Opening Reception

Friday, February 10, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Flashpoint Gallery

916 G Street NW

(202) 315-1310

Artist Jacqueline Levine's work ranges from the imagery of Hieronymous Bosch's Garden of

Earthly Delights to the distorted scale and perspective in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. The exhibition,

The Temptation, will transform Flashpoint Gallery into an immersive installation. A cast of

characters takes the form of large-scale, figurative sculptures that derive their stylistic influences

from primitivism to pop and surrealism to low-brow.

Flashpoint Gallery is generously supported by The Washington Post Company. Hotel Helix is Flashpoint’s 2011-12 Hotel Partner. Marvin is CuDC’s 2011-12 Wine Partner. American Airlines is the official airline of CuDC.

(February 10 - March 18)

Opening Reception

Friday, February 10, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

DCAC

2438 18th Street NW

This exhibition is the first solo show of Washington DC artist Stephanie Williams and presents drawings and

sculptures that playfully prod the constructs we formulate to understand our world. The show takes its title from

Williams’ exploratory artistic method, in which she uses strangeness to make space for creative questioning.

Her works, ripe with texture and oozing sensuality, invite us into bizarre yet enticing ecological systems.

POSE II and Catherine Koch

Opening Reception

Saturday, February 11, 7:00-11:00 p.m.

The Fridge

Rear Alley

516 1/2 Eighth Street SE

Washington, DC 20003

Free and open to the public.

This exhibit will consist of new paintings on canvas by legendary "concrete-

alchemist" and world-renowned muralist POSE II (aka Maxx Moses), as well as a

select collection of giclé prints of photographs of Mr. Moses' murals by world-

renowned photographer Catherine Koch. Artist workshop and artist talk to be

announced soon.

Exhibit on view through Thursday, February 23, 2012

SELECT EXHIBITION OPENING Saturday, Febraury 11 6:00-8:00pm

1800 L Street NW

WPA announces the opening of SELECT, our 31st annual art auction exhibition. Featuring over 120 original works by established and emerging artists, the exhibition presents a compelling overview of the work being produced in our region. Selected by 8 top curators and WPA's Board of Directors, the works presented range from intimate photographic portraits to bold, abstract expressions of form and color. Click here for participating curators and artists.

OPENING and AWARD

The SELECT opening reception will be Saturday, February 11, 6:00-8:00 p.m. The evening's highlight will be the presentation of the Alice Denney Award for Support of Contemporary Art to Molly Ruppert. The Award was initiated in 2006, is named for the founder of WPA, and is presented annually to an individual who has supported our organization and has made a sustained commitment to the greater DC arts community.

The exhibition will be open to the public free of charge Wednesdays through Saturdays from noon to 6pm, February 15 through March 2.

For more information on SELECT or to purchase gala tickets, please visit our website.

The SELECT opening reception is generously sponsored by Peacock Cafe.

February 2012

Welcome our newest artists at a reception February 10

Meet painter and printmaker George Smith-

Shomari and glass artists Varda Avnisan and Jill

Tanenbaum on Friday, February 10 from 5:00-

8:00 p.m. At the Gallery at Iona, 4125

Albemarle Street NW -- just around the corner

from the Tenleytown Metro station on the red

line.

Live music, good wine and lively conversation.

Free.

Jill Tanenbaum

Food for the reception sponsored by Washington

Home and Community Hospice.

George Smith-

Shomari

Varda Avnisan

2012 Corporate Partners

Iona is deeply grateful to

our corporate partners for

their philanthropy. Without

their generosity, Iona would

not be able to provide

safety net services to

people in need in our

community. Thank you!

Iona's mission is to support people as they experience the challenges and opportunities of aging. We educate, advocate and provide community-based programs and services to help people age well and live well.

4125 Albemarle Street, NW *

Washington, DC 20016

for more information: (202) 895-9448 [option 4]

*Around the block from the Tenleytown Metro stop on the red line.

Limited garage parking available.

Waverly Street Gallery 4600 East-West Highway

Bethesda, MD 20814

(301) 951-9441 Entrance and parking on Waverly Street.

One block from Bethesda Metro station.

23 + 23

Waverly Street Gallery’s 4th Annual

Invitational Show

(February 7-March 3)

Gallery Hours:

Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00-6:00 p.m.

Opening Reception

Friday, February 10, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Waverly Street Gallery presents its February 2012 invitational show. The annual invitational show has proved to be one of the Gallery’s most

exciting and popular events offering a bounty of artistic expression. For the fourth year, the 23 member artists of Waverly Street Gallery

invite 23 other artists to exhibit their work alongside the Gallery artists. 23 + 23 will feature nationally and locally recognized artists working

in almost every medium - painting, sculpture, photography, jewelry, fiber and ceramics. With 46 artists' works on display, a full spectrum of

media and styles will be available for the public to enjoy.

For the quilt lovers among you, a show of thirty-nine quilts by Washington area

masters of the craft inspired by the Joanna S. Rose Red and White Exhibit at

the American Folk Art Museum in New York.

Artist Reception and Gallery Talk -

Saturday, February 11, 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Off Rhode Studio

downstairs at

Art Enables

2204 Rhode Island Avenue NE

Washington, DC 20018

Project 4 Presents:

Georg Kuettinger

(February 11-March 17)

Opening Reception

Saturday, February 11, 6:00-8:30 p.m.

Project 4

1353 U Street NW, 3rd floor

Washington, DC 20009

(202) 232-4340

Project 4 is proud to present a solo exhibition featuring recent work by German

photographer, Georg Kuettinger. This will be Kuettinger’s first solo exhibition in the

United States.

Georg Kuettinger’s large-scale photographs are reflections on the tradition of

landscape photography. At first glance, the photographs appear to be a direct portrayal

of reality; upon further inspection, atypical topography and unnatural perspectives

reveal their customized construction. Accumulating several individual shots of one

location, Kuettinger then reunites them to create a new image. Various angles and

moments in time are meticulously layered, remixed, and compressed into an imagined

possibility of that place.

Presenting the viewer with characteristics of conventional landscape, Kuettinger’s

photos achieve a sense of familiarity and timelessness. Although human existence is

absent from Kuettinger’s work, the viewer is transported into his invented scenes. His

dream-like panoramas create a portrait of the landscape surpassing the limitations of

static space or time. The result is a combination of reality, perception, and imagination.

Georg Kuettinger earned his degree in architecture from the Technical University

Munich in 1999 and turned his focus to photography in 2004. His work has been

presented internationally including shows in Germany, Amsterdam, Korea, and

Belgium. His work has been reviewed in several publications such as SZ-Magazine,

Bite! Magazine, and Arts and Architecture. He currently lives and works in Munich,

Germany.

Please join us for an opening reception with the artist in attendance.

image: detail of Etschal, Italy | inkjet print | 14.8" x 59.1" | ed. of 5

Hours: Wed-Sat 12:00-6:00 pm, during exhibitions and by appointment.

Project 4 is easily accessible by metro. We are located one block west of the green

line U St/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo metro station, 13th Street

exit.

Joyce Y-J Lee: Passages

Matthew Mann: Buddy Pictures

(February 11 - March 10)

Opening Reception

Saturday, February 11, 7:00-9:00 p.m..

Hamiltonian Gallery

1353 U Street NW

Washington, DC 20009

Hamiltonian Gallery is pleased to present two

concurrent solo exhibitions by Hamiltonian Fellows:

Joyce Y-J Lee, Passages - photography and video

installations; Matthew Mann, Buddy Pictures - painting.

Both artists, trained as painters, each lay forward new

bodies of work that continue to explore the tropes of

Renaissance painting applied to their own

contemporary narrative. Although stylistically distinct,

Lee and Mann both convey imaginary dimensions of

space to metaphor the human condition.

Matthew Mann's assemblages of paintings, Buddy Pictures, is a refreshing analysis of painting

as a method of storytelling. Mann's paintings depict scenes fraught with allegory of

archetypal cowboys and vivid yet geographically impossible landscapes. All of these

components create displaced histories that visually coalesce to form a more realistic

mapping of the imagination and our memory. Throughout Mann's paintings, references of

Washington, DC merge with snippets of biblical symbols and historical anecdotes. Mann

collapses compositional perspectives throughout each landscape to offer the viewer new

angles that influence our imagination.

In Passages, the second installment of the Travelogue series, Joyce Y-J Lee presents a

collection of photographic digital prints and video projections that convey the theatrical

nature of light which she documented during her recent travels to The Great Wall of China

and the 2011 Venice Biennale. While traveling, Lee often noticed distinct geometric light

forms that illuminated flat surfaces. Lee equates these light-filled patterns to evanescent

portals to imaginary dimensions of space. On her travels, Lee oftentimes contemplated the

feeling of placeless-ness. Joyce Y-J Lee gained from this journey that light is a universal

medium through which we see. It informs our identity and sense of place. The theory of

phenomenology underpins Lee's intention behind her work and operates within the

immersive environment she has created.

Lee has given a beginning, middle and end to moments collected from disparate points

around the world and through animate video projections and photography, she combines

those moments into one single installation.

HAMILTONIAN GALLERY is a new dynamic space in the

heart of the growing Washington DC contemporary art

district. The gallery focuses on innovative works by

emerging and mid-career artists. In conjunction with

Hamiltonian Artists, the gallery will promote new artists,

aiding in their further development. Through our

dynamic exhibitions and gallery programs, we seek to

broaden the cultural dialogue within our modern community.

We apologize for canceling last Saturday's Artist Talk

by Bill Dorsey due to unforeseen circumstances.

New date of

Closing Reception

Saturday, February 11, 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Please join us this Saturday ( February 11th) for the Closing Reception and Artist Talk for Bill

Dorsey: A Retrospective (1961-2011).

International Visions Gallery

2629 Connecticut Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20008

[GALLERY HOURS] Wednesday - Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. or by appointment

Paintings by Bill Dorsey

"Saucy", oil on canvas. 18"x24"

2005

"Grandma's Hands",

oil on canvas,

24"x24", 1999

The Embassy of the Czech Republic invites you to a reception following the Memorial Service at the Basilica of the

National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, celebrating the life of Václav Havel with distinguished speakers

sharing their memories and the opening of an exhibition by Tomki Němec on February 12, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.

Location: Embassy of the Czech Republic

3900 Spring of Freedom Street NW

Washington, DC 20008

RSVP by Thursday, February 9, 2012

(202) 274-9102 or pol_washington@embassy.mzv.cz

Non-metered parking is available on Spring of Freedom Street or Tilden Street.

Program - Lincoln’s Birthday Open House

February 12, 9:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Ford's Theatre

511 10th Street, NW

Washington, DC, 20004

(202) 347-4833

This free full day of programming begins with a National Park Service wreath laying at 8:45 a.m. in honor of

Lincoln’s birthday. Open house programming at Ford’s Theatre and the Center for Education and Leadership

features an author discussion with John Stauffer (Giants), ranger talks, performances of Papa Day, Tales of the

Lincoln with storyteller Jon Spelman and One Destiny, and special Civil War-era music performed by the

Washington Revels. Visitors are welcome to see the Center’s new exhibits and participate in workshops with the

Education Department.

Tickets are available beginning at 8:30 a.m. on February 12. Free.

70th SEASON OF CONCERTS

Cavatina Duo

Sunday, February 12, 2012

6:30 p.m.

West Building

National Gallery of Art

6th Street &Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20565

Music for guitar and flute by Bach, Piazzolla, and other composers For the convenience of concertgoers, the Garden Cafe remains open until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Concerts at the National Gallery of Art are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-seated basis. For evening performances held in the West Building, seating begins at 6:00 p.m. and concerts start promptly at 6:30 p.m. The entrance to the West Building at Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW remains open until 6:30 p.m. There is no entry or reentry to the building after 6:30.

Islam & Democracy for the 21st Century

February 13, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

6th Floor

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

One Woodrow Wilson Plaza

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20004-3027

RSVP: HAPP@wilsoncenter.org or (202) 691-4166

afternoon talks

Washington History Seminar

Historical Perspectives on International and National Affairs

"Islam & Democracy for the 21st Century"

John O. Voll

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

In their 1996 book, Islam and Democracy, John Esposito and John Voll examined the intersection

of politics and religion in five Islamic countries. They pointed to the emergence of pro-democracy

movements in Islamic societies despite resistance from authoritarian regimes, arguing that to

understand the multiple political trajectories in these countries, commonalities as well as historical

differences among societies must be considered. The events of the Arab Spring and other recent

developments in the politics of Muslim majority countries compel a re-examination. What were the

new political solvents that accelerated change? What are the implications of 21st-century

development for understanding the relationship between Islam and democracy? Does the argument

the authors advanced in 1996—that the term "democr acy" can have multiple interpretations—

remain relevant?

John O. Voll is Professor of Islamic History and Associate Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin

Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University. He is the author, co-

author, or editor of a dozen books, including Asian Islam in the 21st Century, and more than one

hundred articles on Islamic and world history. He is a Past President of the Middle East Studies

Association.

Monday February 13, 4:00 p.m.

Woodrow Wilson Center

6th

Floor Moynihan Boardroom

Ronald Reagan Building

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Federal Triangle Metro Stop

Reservations requested because of limited seating:

HAPP@wilsoncenter.org or 202-691-4166

Photo ID required to enter the building

Monday February 20: No Meeting - Presidents' Day

The seminar is sponsored jointly by the National History Center (an initiative of the American Historical Association) and the Wilson

Center. Wm. Roger Louis and Christian Ostermann are the co-directors. The seminar meets weekly during the academic year,

January to May and September to December. The seminar is grateful for support given by the Society for Historians of American

Foreign Relations.

Distinguished Women in International Affairs: Laura Holgate

Monday, February 13, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Lindner Family Commons, Room 602

George Washington University

The Elliott School of International Affairs

1957 E Street NW

Washington, DC 20006

RSVP at: http://bit.ly/AcFPwx

Laura Holgate, Senior Director, Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism and Threat Reduction, National Security

Council

Sponsored by the Nuclear Policy Talks and the Distinguished Women in International Affairs series, which is

presented with the generous support of Jack and Pam Cumming

Please join the Center for American Progress for a special presentation: "Love Free or Die" February 13, 7:00-9:30 p.m. Landmark E Street Cinema E Street between 10th and 11th Streets NW Washington, DC 20004 RSVP to attend this event Admission is free. Space is extremely limited. RSVP required. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and not guaranteed. Introduction: Jeff Krehely, Director of LGBT Research and Communications Project, Center for American Progress

Distinguished panelists: Bishop Gene Robinson, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress Macky Alston, Director, "Love Free Or Die" Moderator: Alyssa Rosenberg, Culture Blogger, ThinkProgress

"Love Free or Die" is about a man whose two defining passions are in direct conflict: his love for God and for his partner Mark. Gene Robinson is the first openly gay person to become a bishop in the historic traditions of Christendom. His consecration in 2003, to which he wore a bullet-proof vest, caused an international stir, and he has lived with death threats every day since. The film follows Robinson from small town churches in the New Hampshire North Country to Washington’s Lincoln Memorial to London’s Lambeth Palace, as he calls for all to stand for equality—inspiring bishops, priests, and ordinary folk to come out from the shadows and change history. The Center for American Progress presents a special screening of "Love Free or Die," followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session featuring Bishop Gene Robinson, director Macky Alston, and ThinkProgress culture blogger Alyssa Rosenberg. Nearest Metro: Blue, Orange, or Red Line to Metro Center For more information, call (202) 682-1611. This screening is hosted in partnership with AFI SilverDocs, GLAAD, Groundswell, Integrity USA, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the Institute for Welcoming Resources, and St. Thomas Parish.

Catalin Florescu, Inka Parei & Erwin Uhrmann lecture and discussion

Tuesday, February 14 7:30-9:00 p.m.

Embassy of Austria

3524 International Court NW

Washington DC 20008

Admission free, RSVP required: www.acfdc.org/events-registration or (202) 895-6776

Presented as part of the Zeitgeist Series - a Contemporary German-Language Literature Series:

Erwin Uhrmann (Austria), Inka Parei (Germany), and Catalin Dorian Florescu (Switzerland) will read and discuss

their work on an evening dedicated to emerging authors in contemporary German literature.

Catalin Dorian Florescu was born in Romania in 1967. Later, he and his parents escaped Romania and immigrated

to Switzerland where he now lives and works. For his first two novels, Florescu was awarded the Anna-Seghers-

Preis. His most recent novel Jakob beschliesst zu lieben, of which he is going to read some excerpts, was published in

2011 and won the Swiss Book Prize.

Inka Parei was born in Frankfurt am Main in 1967. She studied sociology, political science, sinology and German

studies, and currently lives in Berlin. Parei has been awarded several prizes, including the Hans Erich Nossack Prize

and the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize. Inka Parei will present her latest work Die Kältezentrale.

Erwin Uhrmann, born in 1978, lives in Vienna. He studied political science and communication science in Vienna,

and founded the art-club Kunstwerft. He has published art commentaries for magazines and catalogues, and works

for the privately financed Essl Museum. Erwin Uhrmann will read a passage from his literary debut Der lange

Nachkrieg.

The excerpts will be read in both German and English. The writers will introduce and discuss their work in English.

Norbert Bärlocher, Counselor, Embassy of Switzerland, will guide through the evening. The event will be concluded

with a Valentine’s Day reception with Austrian, German and Swiss delicacies provided by the Goethe-Institut,

Embassy of Switzerland and the American-Austrian Cultural Society.

Please join the Center for American Progress for a special presentation: "The Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis" February 14, 12:00-1:00 p.m.A light lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. Center for American Progress 1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20005

Admission is free.Space is extremely limited. RSVP required. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and not guaranteed.

RSVP to attend this event

Featured author: Ira Shapiro, author, The Last Great Senate Moderated by: John Podesta, Chair, Center for American Progress

The Last Great Senate draws from historical documents, first-hand recollections, and interviews with dozens of former senators, staffers, and Carter administration officials. What emerges is a portrait of a Senate that, for a short period of time, came as close to fulfilling the vision of the Founding Fathers as it ever has in our history.

Throughout the book, author Ira Shapiro brings to life the main characters on

the Senate’s stage—Robert Byrd, Howard Baker, Ted Kennedy, Jacob Javits, Henry Jackson, Ted Stevens, Ed Muskie, Richard Lugar, George McGovern, Bob Dole, and Russell Long. These men—whatever their human foibles—were all passionate and serious about their work and service to the country. Shapiro captures their conversations, debates, beliefs, and machinations, offering a fascinating and illuminating look into how work is really done on Capitol Hill. Please join the Center for American Progress for a discussion on this new book. Copies of The Last Great Senate will be available for purchase at the event.

Nearest Metro: Blue/Orange Line to McPherson Square or Red Line to Metro Center

For more information, call (202) 682-1611.

AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK AND CROSSROADS GPS HOST EXECUTIVE

POWER EVENT

How Does the Executive Branch's Abuse of Power Threaten Our Economy?

The American Action Network and Crossroads GPS invite you to an event titled "How Does the

Executive Branch's Abuse of Power Threaten Our Economy?" to discuss the unprecedented

expansion of executive power during the past three years. This event will feature speeches from

Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, Representative Peter Roskam of Illinois and panel discussions with

former senior government officials and economic experts. RSVP here.

Since 2009, this administration has taken every opportunity to assert control over the economy and

force policy changes without regard for constitutionally prescribed checks and balances. Whether

abusing the regulatory process to impose politically useful changes or ignoring the Constitution with

non-recess "recess appointments," the growing arrogance of the executive branch threatens our

economic prosperity.

The event will starts promptly at 8:45 am with continental breakfast and will include speeches by

Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, Rep. Peter Roskam of Illinois, and former Sen. Norm Coleman of

Minnesota, Chairman of the American Action Network as well as two panel discussions.

Steven J. Law, President of Crossroads GPS and former Deputy Secretary of Labor, will moderate

the first panel: "The Growth of Executive Power Since 2009," and will be joined by panelists former

Attorney General Edwin Meese and former Ambassador C. Boyden Gray. A second panel titled

"The Economic Impact of Overreach" will feature a discussion moderated by American Action

Forum President and former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin with

panelists Randy Johnson of the Chamber of Commerce and economist Diana Furchgott-Roth of the

Manhattan Institute.

WHAT: How Does the Executive Branch's Abuse of Power Threaten Our Economy?

WHEN: Tuesday, February 14, 8:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

WHERE: The W Hotel

515 15th Street NW Altitude Ballroom

RSVP: RSVP here

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The American Action Network is a 501(c)(4) 'action tank' that will create, encourage and promote

center-right policies based on the principles of freedom, limited government, American

exceptionalism, and strong national security. The American Action Network's primary goal is to put

our center-right ideas into action by engaging the hearts and minds of the American people and

spurring them into active participation in our democracy.

Crossroads GPS is a policy and grassroots advocacy organization that is committed to educating,

equipping and mobilizing millions of American citizens to take action on the critical economic and

legislative issues that will shape our nation's future.

IDB Cultural Center 20th anniversary, 1992-2012

The Cultural, Solidarity and Creativity Affairs Division of the Inter-American Development Bank,

through the IDB Cultural Center,

cordially invites you to attend a

CONCERT

with the distinguished Bolivian composer/guitarist

WILLY CLAURE

Tuesday, February 14, 6:30 p.m.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Willy Claure at the IDB Cultural Center

In 1979 Willy Claure began his extensive artistic career playing traditional-popular works as guitarist for the

Grupo Khanata, a contemporary music group in Bolivia; from there he moved on to play with Emma Junaro,

José, Joselo and Marcelo, Los Jairas, William Ernesto Centellas, Jacha Marka, and Savia Nueva. His musical

signature has always been based on a more melodic interpretation of the “cueca”: an authentic dance rhythm

and cultural expression of the Andes region.

In 1990 he presented his first compositions for guitar to the public. In 2001 he earned a degree in Anthropology

with his thesis: "Weddings and the Cueca in the Punata Valley." That same year he gave two concerts

accompanied by the Bolivian National Symphony Orchestra. In 2003 he published his first book of musical

scores, “28 Bolivian Pieces for Guitar,” many of which have become obligatory works for guitar competitions

throughout Bolivia.

In 2004 he presented his most important musical work in the cueca genre called "Alternativa." His new style for

interpreting the cueca was played by seven renowned guitarists in Bolivia: Rodrigo Villegas, César Junaro,

Manuel Monroy, Juan Carlos Cordero, Gabriel Navia, Víctor Hugo Mercado and Glen Vargas.

Willy Claure has released ten albums. Today he resides in Zurich, Switzerland where he works as a solo and

guest artist, and with the Andean musical group, Ruphay. He is visiting the Washington area this month to work

with his music publisher. This will be his only performance in the Washington, DC area.

http://www.willyclaure.com

The program will include his own compositions in addition to works by Violeta Parra and Quiri Escobar.

Inter-American Development Bank

Enrique V. Iglesias Auditorium

1330 New York Avenue NW.

Business casual. 60 minute program without intermission.

Unreserved general admission, 400 seats. Arrive when doors open at 6:00 p.m. for best seats. Free and

open to the public. Photo ID required.

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The Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) and the

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)

cordially invite you to a lecture and discussion on:

Europe in Crisis: Breakdown or Breakthrough in

Turbulent Times?

with

Peer Steinbrück

Former German Minister of Finance and Member of the German Parliament

Tuesday, February 14, 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Venue:

The Whittemore House - Stevenson Room

Women's National Democratic Club

1526 New Hampshire Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20036

(Metro: Dupont Circle)

The stakes for the European Union (EU) could not be higher as the outcome of the current crisis will largely

determine the trajectory of the future of the European integration project. While some frame the developments

simply as a currency and debt crisis, many see the real issue as a crisis of EU institutions and leadership. It is

indisputable, however, that Germany will play a central role in resolving the crisis.

But what exactly is Germany’s role in the framework of European integration? Can Germany, together with its

neighbors, seize the opportunity that has accompanied the crisis and reach a breakthrough for further political

integration? Or will Germany isolate itself and contribute to an erosion of the European project? What are the

lessons that Germany and its European neighbors can learn for the future?

Please join us, as Germany’s former Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück will shed light on the origins and

possible ways out of the so-called "Euro crisis". He will also address the implications that the current

developments have had and will continue to have for the United States and the international financial system.

Please RSVP by replying to fesdc@fesdc.org or call 202-408-5444.

Light refreshments will be served at 5:00 pm.

Peer Steinbrück

Peer Steinbrück has been one of the most influential figures in the German Social Democratic Party (SPD)

for the past decade. He is regarded as one of the strongest challengers for the Chancellery in Germany’s

federal election in 2013. Mr. Steinbrück served as German Federal Minister of Finance in the Grand

Coalition (2005-2009) and was the leading figure in stabilizing the German banking industry during the

financial crisis of 2008. Since 2009, he has been a Member of the German Bundestag for the SPD.

Hear Now: The Best Radio Documentaries from Prix Europa 2011

"Part 2: Delight in Place - Features from the U.K., France, and Germany" listening event

Tuesday, February 14, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Goethe-Institut

812 Seventh Street NW

Washington, DC 20001

No Charge

RSVP: (202)-289-1200, ext. 166 or rsvp@washington.goethe.org

A second session of outstanding radio features from the 2011 Prix Europa competition, held in Berlin’s Haus

des Rundfunks last October. This program focuses on productions with an especially strong sense of place:

Night in Hackney (Francesca Panetta, Hackney Podcast, UK), Bulgarian Gospel (Bojina Panayotova, Pierre

Bariaud, ARTE Radio, France), and My Father and His Beloved Beasts (Julia Schäfer, Deutschlandfunk,

Germany).

Presented by Bill Gilcher in cooperation with Prix Europa and Hear Now!, a collective of radio and audio

producers.

The State of Iraq

Tuesday, February 14, 12:15-2:00 p.m.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20036

RSVP: http://carnegieendowment.org/events/forms/?fa=registration&event=3530

Iraq is facing a new crisis as the government of national unity is under severe strain and sectarian tensions

increase. Ad Melkert, former UN special representative in Iraq, and Carnegie’s Marina Ottaway will discuss the

prospects for a solution to the growing strife. Carnegie’s Karim Sadjadpour will moderate.

The German Embassy in cooperation with Concordia D.C. is proud to present

The LEIPZIG STRING QUARTET

The Leipzig String Quartet which enchanted Washington audiences last year will be back at the United Church.

On the program:

Haydn: Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4

Schubert: Quartet in A minor, Op. 29, No. 1, D. 804, Rosamunde

Mendelssohn Bartoldy: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 44, No. 3

Germany's Leipzig String Quartet has raised applause of critics and audiences worldwide with its wide repertoire

and outstanding musical quality. Formed by string principals of the renowned Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the

Quartet has been called "one of the towering and most versatile quartets of our time" (Neue Zuercher Zeitung) and

applauded by The New York Times for playing "rich, mellow, unadulterated beauty" and a truely "Leipzig

sound,"The group is doubtlessly one of the world's greatest chamber ensembles.

The concert will be followed by a reception.

Come and join us on

February, 14, 7:30 p.m.

United Church

1920 G Street NW

Washington, DC 20006

Admission free, but RSVP requested with first and last name of all guests to concert@wash.diplo.de

"Eat Drink Man Woman"

Wednesday, February 15, 6:00 p.m.

Meyer Auditorium

Freer Gallery of Art

Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW

Seating for films is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Auditorium doors will open approximately

30 minutes before each show.

To introduce Taiwan's food culture and celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, the Taipei Economic and Cultural

Representative Office collaborates with the Freer and Sackler in welcoming foodies and cinema lovers to savor a

free film and feast.

One of Taiwan's top culinary artists, chef Hou Chun-sheng, winner of the 2011 Taipei Beef Noodle Soup

Competition, serves his special beef noodles during a reception at the Freer, followed by a screening of Eat

Drink Man Woman. Chef Hou's beef noodles are a must-eat for international gourmets and the perfect dish to

prepare viewers for Eat Drink Man Woman - Taiwan-born director Ang Lee's food-centered film about an

elderly chef and his family as they experience the trials and joys of life in modern Taiwan. Settle in and enjoy

an evening of homestyle Taiwan food culture! Free and open to the public.

The Russian Spring: Does It Stand a Chance?

Wednesday, February 15, 5:00-6:30 p.m.

George Washington University

Alumni House

1918 F Street NW

RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/Albats

Yevgenia M. Albats, Editor, The New Times

In December, Russia witnessed some of the largest protests against authorities since Vladimir Putin came to

power. In March the country will elect a new president, and while Putin is likely to win, he will govern in a new

country where people are beginning to demand that their leaders be held accountable. This situation creates new

opportunities and dangers for Russia's independent media. In this talk, Yevgenia Albats will discuss what it is like

to publish a journal that offers readers a variety of opinions and investigative reporting on current events in

contemporary Russia. She will also discuss the role of the Internet and social media in changing the political

landscape, in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and in the region.

This event is part of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies' Behind the Headlines Series

Sponsored by the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies

RUMI FORUM

Presents

Turkish Media: Press Freedom in Turkey

Wednesday, February 15, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

Rumi Forum 1150 17th Street NW

Suite 408 Washington, DC 20036

Free and open to the public (registration required) Light lunch will be served

Please Click to RSVP

Salih Memecan acquired his BA and MA in architecture from Middle East Technical university (ODTu) and received his doctorate in architecture from the university of Pennsylvania as a Fulbright scholar. As a cartoonist for the Sabah daily, Memecan draws the cartoon strips Bizimcity and Sizinkiler. Bizimcity's animated version appears on ATV prime-time news programs. Memecan's cartoons are published in various magazines and newspapers abroad. He has had more than 50 books of cartoons published. As the chairman of the board of directors of the Media Association, Memecan directs the association's long-term plans and represents the association at the highest level.

Deniz Ergurel received his BA in communication from the Ege university of Turkey in 1999. He worked as an assistant program director at TV8 and as a producer in NTV between 1999 and 2001. In 2001, Ergurel moved to Mexico to work for a Turkish company as a sales manager in order to develop his professional work experience and his language skills. Between 2001 and 2008 he lived in Mexico, Brasil and USA. In 2008, Ergurel relocated to Turkey and served as an administrative director at a Turkish renewable energy company focused on solar energy. In 2010, he joined the Media Association as the founding Secretary General. His duties include the administration of the association, new project development and international relations. Mr. Ergurel speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese fluently. Since 2011 he works as a freelance journalist on new technologies and social media. His personal interests include digital journalism, photography and new media business models.

Ergun Babahan received his BA in Law from Istanbul university Law Faculty in 1981. After completing his internship in Izmir Bar association, he worked as a freelance lawyer. In 1984 he joined Yeni Asir newspaper as a political news reporter and became the assistant managing editor until 1987

In 1987, Babahan, joined Soz newspaper as the founding staff and started working there as a managing editor. Later on, he worked in Hurriyet newspaper as a news editor for a year.

In 1988, he received a scholarship from John Knight Professional Journalism Program in Stanford university. upon completing the program he started working in Sabah newspaper as an assistant managing editor. However, this only lasted a year, due to the other scholarship that Babahan received from Ford Foundation at university of Maryland at College Park and attended "A Seminar on American Foreign Policy Process"

Relocating to Turkey in 1991, he continued his work in Sabah newspaper as a managing editor and became the managing editor in chief until he joined Yeni Binyil newspaper in 2000 as the founder editor in chief.

In 2002, he became the Ankara Bureau Chief of Aksam newspaper. In August of the same year he re-joined to Sabah newspaper as editor in chief and columnist. Since 2010 he works at Star newspaper and Today's Zaman as a columnist and also as a political commentator at 24 TV.

"Beyond the Nakumatt Generation" and "Les Petites Barrieres" double film screening

Wednesday, February 15, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

World Bank

J Building

18th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW

RSVP: infoshopevents@worldbank.org

MODERATOR

Marcelo Giugale

Sector Director, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, Africa Region, World Bank

Mr. Giugale is the World Bank’s Director of Economic Policy and Poverty Reduction Programs for Africa. An

international development leader, he has more than twenty-five years of experience span the Middle East,

Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Latin-America and Africa, where he led senior-level policy dialogue and over

twenty billion dollars in lending operations across the development spectrum. He has published widely on

economic policy, finance, development economics, business, agriculture and applied econometrics. Notably,

he was the chief editor of collections of policy notes published for the presidential transitions in Mexico (2000),

Colombia (2002), Ecuador (2003), Bolivia (2006) and Peru (2006).

DISCUSSANTS

Paul Brenton

Trade Practice Leader, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, Africa Region, World Bank

Mr. Brenton is the Trade Practice Leader in the Africa Region of the World Bank and is co-editor of the recently

released book De-Fragmenting Africa: Deepening Regional Trade Integration in Goods and Services. Mr.

Brenton joined the Bank in 2002, having been Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Trade Policy Unit at

the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels. Before that he lectured in economics at the University of

Birmingham in the UK.

Nora Dihel

Senior Trade Economist, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, Africa Region, World Bank

Ms. Dihel is Senior Trade Economist in the Africa Region of the World Bank. The main focus of her current

work is on trade in services and regional integration. Prior to joining the World Bank in 2008, Ms. Dihel worked

in the Chief Economist Unit of the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission and the OECD

Trade Directorate. She has published work on the economic impact of services trade policies, regional

integration and South-South linkages.

Matthew Reisman

Lead Analyst for Distribution Services, United States International Trade Commission (USITC)

Mr. Reisman is the Lead Analyst for Distribution Services at the United States International Trade Commission

(USITC). His research focuses on barriers to trade and investment in the retailing industry as well as broader

trends in the global market for distribution services. Over the last three years, he led a team that collected

information on barriers to retail trade in 75 countries. Prior to joining the USITC, Mr. Reisman was an associate

at Nathan Associates Inc. He has advised government officials on trade and investment policy in Southeast

Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.

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About The InfoShop

The InfoShop is the public information center of the World Bank and serves as a forum for substantial debate

on international development. Our extensive events program consists of more than 250 events over the past

two years and has hosted many internationally recognized speakers, including Queen Noor, Francis

Fukuyama, Jeffrey Sachs, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Friedman, Former US Senator Chuck Hagel,

and Carly Fiorina. The InfoShop functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters and provides

internal and external audiences with over 10,000 titles published by the World Bank, international

organizations, and other publishers on development issues.

Juan Mendez (UN Special Rapporteur on Torture) Book

Taking a Stand: The Evolution of Human Rights By Juan E. Méndez with Marjory Wentworth

Please join AIUSA as we host Juan Mendez, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture, for a book signing event

Guest Speaker: Curt Goering, COO, AIUSA

Wednesday, February 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Amnesty International US Washington, DC Office

600 Pennsylvania Avenue SE

Suite 500

Washington, DC 20003

Please RSVP to: maintern5@aiusa.org. The event is free with light refreshment following the presentation.

Maintaining human rights across the globe continues to be a crucial issue. Violence against civilians during

the recent protests throughout the Middle East brings the matter to the forefront of public consciousness

yet again, renewing its urgency. For concerned citizens and organizations around the world, Taking a

Stand: the Evolution of Human Rights by Juan Méndez and Marjory Wentworth is an incisive look

across the most pressing human rights issues of our time, how they have evolved, and how effective

action can be taken to address them.

Syria: What's Next?

The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. presents

Syria: What's Next?

Wednesday, February 15, 12:00-2:00 p.m. SETA Foundation

1025 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 1106

Washington, DC 20036

Speakers:

Steven Heydemann, Senior Adviser for Middle East Initiatives at USIP

Randa Slim, Adjunct Research Fellow, New America Foundation

Aram Nerguizian, Visiting Fellow, Burke Chair in Strategy, CSIS

Erol Cebeci, Executive Director, The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C.

Moderator:

Kadir Ustun, Research Director, The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C.

The twin vetoes by Russia and China on the UNSC draft resolution on Syria, described

as having "no teeth," have analysts pondering what the next stage of the conflict might

be.

Register Now!

Steven Heydemann, Ph.D., serves as Senior Adviser for Middle East Initiatives at USIP.

Heydemann is a political scientist who specializes in the comparative politics and the political

economy of the Middle East, with a particular focus on Syria.

Randa Slim is an adjunct research fellow at the New America Foundation and a scholar at the

Middle East Institute. A former vice president of the International Institute for Sustained

Dialogue, Slim has been a senior program advisor at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a guest

scholar at the United States Institute of Peace, Middle East program director at Resolve Inc, and

a program officer at the Kettering Foundation.

Aram Nerguizian is a visiting fellow with the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at CSIS,

where he conducts research on the Middle East and North Africa. He specializes in security,

politics, and military development in the Middle East, focusing on specialized themes such as the

Lebanese military, U.S. and Iranian strategic competition in the Levant, and challenges to civil-

military relations and force development in post-conflict and divided societies.

Erol Cebeci is the Executive Director of the SETA Foundation at Washington DC. He

completed his undergraduate studies at Istanbul University and received an M.S. degree from

Penn State University, both in Business Administration.

Kadir Ustun is the Research Director of the SETA Foundation at Washington DC. He received

his M.A. degree in History from Bilkent University. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree

in Middle East Studies at Columbia University.

Thank you for your attention and response, we look forward to seeing you at our event.

Dear Mary,

In a TEDx Talk I gave in October, I challenged listeners to swap ideas with five people from

across the political aisle, over coffee or tea. Now, it’s easy for you to take part in that

challenge—over beer and appetizers. That’s right: POGO is hosting another Muckrakers’ Happy

Hour!

Muckrakers' Happy Hour

Thursday, February 16

6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Thunder Grill (inside Union Station)

This is an opportunity for reporters, NGO advocates, and Hill staffers from both political camps

to share a few drinks and exchange tips on their latest investigations. As always, appetizers are

on us, thanks to a grant from the Fund for Constitutional Government specifically for

Muckrakers’ Happy Hours.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Danielle Brian

Executive Director

POGO :: 1100 G Street, NW, Suite 500 :: Washington, DC 20005 :: (202) 347-1122

Middle East Policy Forum: Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Still Possible?

Thursday, February 16, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Lindner Family Commons, Room 602

George Washington University

The Elliott School of International Affairs

1957 E Street NW

Washington, DC 20006

RSVP at: http://tinyurl.com/mepf2-16

Despite twenty years of peace negotiations, persistent obstacles on both sides continue to prevent an Israeli-Palestinian peace

agreement. In addition, the potential international intermediaries are preoccupied with domestic issues: the upcoming presidential

election in the U.S. and the struggle in Europe to aver financial collapse. Without a third-party involvement, can the two parties

(Israel and Palestine) achieve peace alone?

Gershon Baskin is the founder and chairman of the Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information. He will address these topics

and discuss the secret direct back channel of negotiations that he initiated and conducted between the Government of Israel and

Hamas for the release of the kidnapped Israeli soldier, Gilead Schalit, who was held in captivity in the Gaza strip for 5 years and 4

months.

The Middle East Policy Forum is presented with the generous support of ExxonMobil.

Sponsored by Institute for Middle East Studies

Thursday, February 16, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Registration and a buffet lunch will open at 11:30 a.m.

Hudson Institute

Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center

1015 15th Street NW

Suite 600

Washington, DC 20005

RSVP: http://hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=event_registration&event_id=922

Bradley Center events are streamed live online.

Please watch at www.hudson.org/watchlive.

Event Description

“Over the past half-century, think tanks have come to play a central role in policy development – and even in the

surrounding political combat. Over that period, however, the balance between these two functions – policy

development and political combat – has been steadily shifting. Today, while most think tanks continue to serve as

homes for some academic-style scholarship regarding public policy, many have also come to play more active (if

informal) roles in politics. . . . Every incentive – political, financial, and professional – points toward the further

politicization of think tanks.”

So wrote Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Tevi Troy in a recent article in the Winter 2012 issue of National

Affairs, arguing that American think tanks are becoming less incubators of thoughtful policy ideas than political

combat vehicles.

Please join us on February 16th for an engaging panel discussion on this issue, featuring Neera Tanden of the

Center for American Progress; Tevi Troy of Hudson Institute; the Heritage Foundation's Michael Franc; and

Will Marshall of the Progressive Policy Institute. Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow Christopher

DeMuth will moderate the discussion. Lunch will be served.

Required Reading

Tevi Troy, "Devaluing the Think Tank", National Affairs, Winter 2012.

Program and Panel

11:30 a.m.

Registration, lunch buffet

12:00 p.m.

Panel discussion

Michael Franc, Heritage Foundation Vice President for Government Studies

Will Marshall, President and Founder of the Progressive Policy Institute

Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress

Tevi Troy, Hudson Institute Senior Fellow

Christopher DeMuth, Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow and former President of the American Enterprise

Institute (Moderator)

1:10

Question-and-answer session

2:00

Adjournment

You are cordially invited to a Defending Defense series luncheon hosted by

the American Enterprise Institute, the Foreign Policy Initiative, and The Heritage Foundation

on Thursday, February 16th.

Choosing Decline: The Meaning of Obama's Defense Guidance

and Budget

Thursday, February 16

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Registration

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Program

Dirksen Senate Office Building

Room 106

Introduction: Jamie M. Fly, Foreign Policy Initiative

Confirmed Speakers: Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)

Confirmed Speakers: Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA)

Moderator: Former Senator Jim Talent, The Heritage Foundation

Closing Remarks: Thomas Donnelly, American Enterprise Institute

To RSVP, please click here.

The Defending Defense Coalition brings together the American Enterprise Institute, the Foreign Policy Initiative, and The

Heritage Foundation to promote a sound understanding of the U.S. defense budget and the resource requirements necessary

to sustain America's preeminent military position in a dangerous world. At this event, we will discuss the Obama

administration’s FY 2013 defense budget and the broader context behind its new strategic guidance. As the Pentagon looks to

cut $487 billion over the next decade, what capabilities and missions will America sacrifice? Does the budget reflect a strategy

grounded in a true “pivot” to Asia? Is there an underlying strategic logic to the cuts? Please join us on Thursday, February

16th to discuss these issues.

Speaker Biographies

Senator Jon Kyl is currently serving his third term in the United States Senate, after having completed four terms representing

Arizona’s Fourth District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected unanimously by his colleagues in 2008 to serve as

Republican whip, the second highest position in Senate Republican leadership. Senator Kyl serves on the Senate Judiciary

Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. Before his public service, Senator Kyl practiced law at Jennings, Strouss & Salmon in

Phoenix. In 1985, he served as chairman of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. Senator Kyl received both his bachelor’s and law

degrees from the University of Arizona.

Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon represents the 25th District of California in the U.S. House of Representatives. In June

2009, Congressman McKeon was named the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee (HASC) and serves as the

committee's chairman in the 112th Congress. Prior to serving as the lead Republican on HASC, Congressman McKeon was the top

Republican on the Education and the Workforce Committee for close to three years. Before coming to Congress in 1992, he was a

small business owner and served on the William S. Hart Union High School District Board of Trustees and ultimately served as the

first mayor of the City of Santa Clarita. Congressman McKeon is a graduate of Brigham Young University.

Thomas Donnelly, a defense and security policy analyst, is the director of the Center for Defense Studies at the American Enterprise

Institute. He is the coauthor with Frederick W. Kagan of Lessons for a Long War: How America Can Win on New Battlefields.

Among his recent books are Ground Truth: The Future of U.S. Land Power, coauthored with Frederick W. Kagan; Of Men and

Materiel: The Crisis in Military Resources, co-edited with Gary J. Schmitt; The Military We Need; and Operation Iraqi Freedom: A

Strategic Assessment. From 1995 to 1999, he was policy group director and a professional staff member for the House Armed

Services Committee. Mr. Donnelly also served as a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He is a

former editor of Armed Forces Journal, Army Times, and Defense News. He has also worked at Lockheed Martin Corporation as the

director of strategic communications and initiatives and at the Project for the New America Century as the deputy executive director.

He received his B.A. from Ithaca College and his M.I.P.P. from the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Jamie M. Fly is the executive director of the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI). Prior to joining FPI, Mr. Fly served in the Bush

administration at the National Security Council from 2008 to 2009 and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 2005 to 2008.

He was director for Counterproliferation Strategy at the National Security Council, where his portfolio included the Iranian nuclear

program, Syria, missile defense, chemical weapons, proliferation finance, and other counterproliferation issues. In the Office of the

Secretary of Defense, he was an assistant for Transnational Threats Policy. For his work in the Department of Defense, he was

awarded the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service. He blogs regularly at The Weekly Standard

blog and Foreign Policy’s Shadow Government blog and his articles and reviews have been published in Commentary, National

Review, POLITICO, The Weekly Standard, Forbes.com, USNews.com, and National Review Online. He is a member of the

International Institute for Strategic Studies and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He received a B.A. from

American University and an M.A. from Georgetown University.

Former Senator Jim Talent is a distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation, where he specializes in military readiness and

welfare reform issues. He is also a co-chairman of Mercury, a public strategy firm. Senator Talent’s political career began in 1984,

when, at age 28, he was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives. At 32, he was chosen unanimously by colleagues as

minority leader. He served in that role until 1992, when he was elected to Congress representing Missouri’s 2nd District. There, he

was a member of the House Armed Services Committee and chairman of the House Committee on Small Business. After serving

eight years in Congress, Senator Talent won a seat in the U.S. Senate in a special election in 2002. He was a member of the Senate

Armed Services Committee, and chaired the Sea Power Subcommittee for four years. He narrowly lost his bid for a second Senate

term in November 2006. Senator Talent is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis. After graduating Order of the Coif from

University of Chicago Law School, Senator Talent clerked for Judge Richard Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for two years.

About the Foreign Policy Initiative

FPI is a non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. FPI seeks to

promote an active U.S. foreign policy committed to robust support for democratic allies, human rights, a strong American military

equipped to meet the challenges of the 21st century, and strengthening America's global economic competitiveness. The organization

was founded in 2009 and is led by Executive Director Jamie Fly. FPI’s Board of Directors consists of Eric Edelman, Robert Kagan,

William Kristol, and Dan Senor.

The Foreign Policy Initiative

11 Dupont Circle, NW Suite 325

Washington, D.C. 20036

Telephone: (202) 296-3322

African American Women in Global Affairs, Culture, and History

February 16, 6:00-8:30 p.m.

Africare House

440 R Street NW

Black History Month Celebration

Join the Africa Committee to celebrate and honor the achievements of Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Rosa

Whitaker, CEO and President of the Whitaker Group.

Congresswoman Barbara Lee is a forceful and progressive voice in Congress, dedicated to social and economic justice, international peace, and civil and human rights. Click here to learn more about Congresswoman Barbara Lee.

Before launching The Whitaker Group, Rosa Whitaker served as the first ever Assistant US Trade Representative (USTR) for Africa in the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and William J. Clinton. In this capacity, she developed and implemented the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and other bilateral and multilateral trade policy initiatives for Africa.Click here to learn more about Rosa Whitaker.

Space is limited, RSVP is required.

http://unanca.citysoft.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Calendar.showRegistrationForm&eventId=169&nodeID

=1

Dear friends and colleagues:

Hope you are doing well.

Please, find enclosed the invitation to the Opening of the photograph exhibition “Afro descendants, Guanabacoa, Cuba”, next week, in GALA Hispanic Theatre, as part of the Cuban program to celebrate the International Year for Afro descendants, 2011, designated by UNESCO.

We will also present the documentary “I am Tata Nganga”, followed by a Reception.

Thursday, February 16, 6:00 p.m.

GALA Hispanic Theatre

3333 14th Street NW

Washington, DC 20010

After the event, at 8.00 pm, we are all invited to enjoy the play “Anna in the Tropics” by Pulitzer Prize winner and 2009 US artist Nilo Cruz, also at GALA, with tickets at special prices.

Look forward to sharing this opportunity with you.

Our best, sincerely,

Patricia L. Pego Guerra

First Secretary

Cuban Interests Section to Washington, DC.

2630 16 St. NW, Washington, DC. 20009

Opening Reception

February 16, 6:00 p.m.

OAS' Art Museum of the Americas

201 18th Street NW

Copyright © 2012 banished? productions, All rights reserved.

D.C. Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER)

February 16, 6:00-8:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)

Keck Center

500 Fifth Street NW

Room 100

Registration and Photo IDs required

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2752730491?ref=ebtn

Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS) presents D.C. Art and Science Evening

Rendezvous (DASER), a monthly discussion forum on art and science projects in the national capital region.

DASERs provide the public with a snapshot of the cultural environment of the region and foster

interdisciplinary networking. This series is organized in collaboration with Leonardo, the International Society

for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology.

Program

5:30 to 6:00 p.m. Check in

6:00 to 6:10 p.m. Welcoming remarks and community sharing time. Anyone in the

audience currently working within the intersections of art and

science will have 30 seconds to share their work. Please

present your work as a teaser so that those who are

interested can seek you out during social time following the

event.

6:10 to 7:10 p.m. Panelists' presentations (15 minutes each)

Shih Chieh Huang, artist, New York City

Lynne Parenti, curator of fishes and research scientist, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,

Washington, D.C.

Barbara Stauffer, chief of temporary exhibitions,

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Bertram Ulrich, liaison multimedia and curator, Art Program, NASA, Washington, D.C.

7:10 to 7:45 p.m. Discussion

7:45 to 8:30 p.m. Reception

Leonardo fosters collaborative explorations both nationally and internationally by facilitating interdisciplinary

projects and documenting and disseminating information about the intersection of art, science, and technology.

DASER's sister program, LASER, is based in San Francisco.

CAG Georgetown ARTS Show 2012

The talent of Georgetown resident artists will be on view this year at the 3rd Annual Georgetown Art Show

at House of Sweden, 2900 K Street NW, for five days, spanning the President's Day Weekend, from

Thursday, February 16 thru Monday, February 20. Sponsored by the House of Sweden and free to the

public, the show will launch with an opening reception on Thursday, February 16, from 6:00 to 9:00

p.m. CAG's (Citizens Association of Georgetown) unique show of more than 30 Georgetown artists will

include painting, photography, prints, sculpture, 2D and 3D mixed media. While some works will be for

display only, many will be for sale. Show hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ulysses Marshall: The Journey of Hope

(February 16-March 17)

Opening Reception

Friday, February 17, 6:30-9:00 p.m.

International Visions Gallery

2629 Connecticut Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20008

"The Journey of Hope", acrylic and paperdoll on canvas, 36x48

[GALLERY HOURS] Wednesday - Saturday, 11am-6pm or by appointment

Urban Chic

1626 Wisconsin Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20007

EXCAVATE

An Exhibition of New Work by ROSEMARY FEIT COVEY & LAUREL HAUSLER

(February 17-March 14)

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Opening Reception

Friday, February 17, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Morton Fine Art

1781 Florida Ave NW

(at 18th & U Streets)

Washington, DC 20009

Morton Fine Art (MFA) presents Excavate, an exhibition of new work by artists Rosemary Feit

Covey and Laurel Hausler. The exhibition will be on display at Morton Fine Art from February

17th through March 14th, 2012. The opening reception will be held with both artists in

attendance.

Rosemary Feit Covey (Alexandria, VA, b. South Africa, wood engravings, mixed

media): One of the preeminent wood engravers working today, Rosemary Feit Covey's

masterful and emotionally powerful black and white engravings can be found in

prominent museum and library collections around the world. In a career spanning

three decades, she has exhibited internationally and received countless awards for her

wood engravings. Last year her self-appropriated mixed media artworks debuted in her

solo exhibition Death of the Fine Art Print at Morton Fine Art.

Laurel Hausler (Washington, DC, b. USA, paintings):

A Washington, DC native, Laurel Hausler's love of literature, antiquity and the absurd inspire

the stories behind her work. Admired for resisting a self-conscious approach to process, the

artist reveals lines, scratches, rips and gestures on her surfaces that demonstrate her

decision-making process through the work's evolution to its finished state.

About Excavate:

Rosemary Feit Covey and Laurel Hausler have been paired in this two woman exhibition to

highlight their respective artistic processes and approach to subject matter. Rosemary Feit

Covey whittles away the surface of her wood block with extreme precision, utilizing a time-

staking and unforgiving engraving process until her detailed image appears. Laurel Hausler

works in a subtractive process by covering her canvas with multiple layers of paint, wax,

charcoal or found objects and then removes the layers to reveal the subject. Both women

are fearless in their psychological approach to subject matter - raw and depth oriented,

they explore subsurface in the realm of the unconscious, not afraid of the obscure.

About Morton Fine Art (MFA):

Founded as an innovative solution to the changing contemporary art market, Morton Fine

Art (MFA) is collaborates with art collectors and visual artists to inspire fresh ways of

acquiring contemporary art. Firmly committed to the belief that anyone can become an

art collector, MFA's mission is to provide accessibility to museum-quality contemporary art

through a combination of innovative exhibitions and a new generation of art services.

The Miller Center at the University of Virginia invites you to a Presidents Day event in our Washington,

DC office. Three of our outstanding scholars will illuminate historical context for the 2012 election to kick

off our Lessons of 2012 theme for the upcoming year. They will offer historical comparisons to issues

likely to be prominent in this year's race and provide an overview of the wealth of materials related to

presidential history available in our archives.

Join us for fascinating dicussions and a reception:

Monday, February 20, 4:00-6:30 p.m.

Miller Center

801 17th Street NW

Suite 202

Washington, DC 20006

**Space is limited, so please reply to Shirley Burke at sak3u@virginia.edu by Thursday, February

16 if you plan to attend.**

AGENDA

4:00 pm – 4:05 pm WELCOME

Governor Gerald L. Baliles, Director & CEO, Miller Center; Governor of Virginia (1986-1990)

4:05 pm – 4:25 pm THE MODERN PRESIDENCY AND PARTISAN RANCOR

President Obama’s political difficulties have not merely been due to poor leadership or the stubborn

rates of unemployment. In large part, they follow from structural dilemmas that would affect any

president. Modern presidents are caught between two competing responsibilities. First, they assume the

responsibility, rooted in the Progressive and New Deal eras, to transcend partisanship and meet the

profound challenges of managing the welfare and national security states. At the same time, they

confront a polarized climate arising from the cultural struggles of the 1960s that pits Democrats and

Republicans in a battle over what the objectives of government should be – a raw and disruptive party

politics that requires presidents to pronounce party doctrine, raise campaign funds, mobilize grassroots

support, and campaign on behalf of their partisan brethren.

Sid Milkis, White Burkett Miller Professor of Politics and Director of Democracy and Governance Studies,

Miller Center

4:25 pm– 4:45 pm PRESIDENTIAL RECORDINGS

Between 1940 and 1973, six American presidents from both political parties secretly recorded just under

5,000 hours of their meetings and telephone conversations.Using these once-secret presidential

recordings of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, the presentation will reveal episodes in each of the

administrations that touched on the matters of foreign policy that have engaged presidents over the last

two administrations and will likely emerge as concerns during the upcoming presidential campaign.

Marc Selverstone, Associate Professor and Director of Presidential Studies, Miller Center

4:45pm – 5:05 pm WILL THE SUPREMES DECIDE THE 2012 ELECTION? APPLYING HISTORY TO

CURRENT CASES

The US Supreme Court will decide the Obamacare case in the midst of the 2012 presidential race.

Presidential oral histories provide context for this crucial ruling and how the candidates might approach

it, and future Court appointments, in the campaign.

Barbara Perry, Senior Fellow and Associate Professor, Presidential Oral History Program, Miller Center

5:05 pm – 5:20 pm MILLER CENTER ELECTION 2012 RESOURCES

The Miller Center is releasing new materials and has reorganized our existing resources to make them

widely accessible to provide context to the election of 2012.

Michael Greco, Director of Information and Support Services, Miller Center

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm WINE AND CONVERSATION

Security Policy Forum Challenges Ahead: America and the Middle East

Tuesday, February 21, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Lindner Family Commons, Room 602

George Washington University

The Elliott School of International Affairs

1957 E Street NW

RSVP: http://go.gwu.edu/2j

Ambassador Dennis Ross, Counselor, Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Special Assistant to the President

and Senior Director for the Central Region, National Security Council

Sponsored by the Security Policy Forum

What Would You Do?

New America Book Event: Beautiful Souls

From corporate whistleblowing to civil

disobedience, some of the boldest acts of

dissent are carried out not by radicals seeking

to overthrow the system, but by true

believers clinging with unusual fierceness to

their convictions. In his latest book, Eyal

Press tells the dramatic stories of people who

refused to conform when facing a morally

compromising situation. Drawing on his

reporting on a number of case studies and on

groundbreaking research by moral

psychologists and neuroscientists, Press

delves deeply into the psychology of resisting,

especially when doing so poses a great risk.

We invite you to join us in celebrating the

release of Beautiful Souls: Saying No,

Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice

of Conscience in Dark Times hosted by the

New America Foundation.

A reception will immediately follow.

Copies of Beautiful Souls will be available for

purchase.

Featured Speaker

Eyal Press

Author, Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of

Conscience

in Dark Times

2011 Bernard L. Schwartz Fellow, New America Foundation

Moderator

Andrés Martinez

Vice President, New America Foundation

To RSVP for the event, click on the red button or go to the event page:

http://newamerica.net/events/2012/what_would_you_do

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

6:00-8:00 p.m.

ASU Washington Center

1834 Connecticut Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20009

Election Watch 2012, Session 3: When Will the GOP Have a Nominee?

Tuesday, February 21, 8:15-10:00 a.m.

American Enterprise Institute

12th Floor

1150 17th Street NW

Washington, DC 20036

(Two blocks from Farragut North Metro)

Register: http://aei.org/events/2012/02/21/aei-election-watch-2012-session-3/

About This Event

A double-digit win in the Florida primary reaffirms Mitt Romney’s status as the frontrunner in the race for the

Republican presidential nomination. But one hallmark of this campaign season has been its unpredictability. Is

Romney the inevitable nominee? What have we learned about GOP voters thus far? And do Republican

National Committee delegate rules increase the possibility of a brokered convention?

Join AEI’s Election Watch team for a reflection on the races that have already taken place and a look ahead to

the contests to come. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, AEI's Election Watch series is Washington's longest-

running election program for a reason: serious historical commentary and insights that can't be beat.

Agenda

8:15 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - Panelists:

MICHAEL BARONE, AEI

HENRY OLSEN, AEI

NORMAN J. ORNSTEIN, AEI

Moderator:

KARLYN BOWMAN, AEI

10:00 a.m. - Adjournment

Political Islam in the Caucasus

Wednesday, February 22, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20036-2103

RSVP: http://carnegieendowment.org/events/forms/?fa=registration&event=3539

Alexey Malashenko, Hikmet Hadjy-zadeh, Bayram Balci, Geraldine Fagan, Sufiyan Zhemukhov, Sergei Markedonov,

Thomas de Waal

Islam is increasingly becoming a factor in the politics of the wider Caucasus region. In the south, Azerbaijan is

experiencing a growth of religion in politics. Turkey and Iran compete for Islamic influence on their neighbors. In

the North Caucasus, Moscow faces an ongoing insurgency that has many Islamic elements.

Two panels of Carnegie and outside experts will analyze the current trends and likely responses from

governments in the region.

The Phantom of the Broadcast Spectrum Policy Opera

February 22, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

Hudson Institute

1015 15th Street NW

6th Floor

Washington, DC 20005

RSVP: http://hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=event_registration&event_id=921

Presentation by Thomas Hazlett, Professor of Law & Economics, George Mason University

Moderated by Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Hudson Institute

One of the most valuable swaths of underdeveloped spectrum is currently allocated for television broadcasting.

The Federal Communications Commission currently has a plan to reallocate parts of that spectrum for mobile

broadband purposes. The FCC plan is complicated, will require a change of law, and may take many years to

implement. Thomas Hazlett will discuss various means to reallocate broadcast spectrum.

Hazlett is Professor of Law & Economics at George Mason University, where he also serves as Director of the

Information Economy Project. He has written for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal,

Barron's, Slate, and the New York Times, and is a columnist (on technology policy issues) for the Financial

Times. He has previously held faculty appointments at the University of California, Davis, Columbia

University, and the Wharton School, and served as Chief Economist of the Federal Communications

Commission (FCC).

The Pléiades Premiere

Wednesday, February 22, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20229

RSVP at http://pleiadespremiere-esearch.eventbrite.com/?srnk=58

Join us for The Pléiades Premiere! Enjoy cocktails and hors d' oeuvres, catch up with friends and colleagues around

the industry, and discover everything you've ever wanted to know about the Pléiades high-resolution Earth

observation satellite constellation.

Hear industry experts discuss what Pléiades has to offer the high-resolution marketplace View some of the spectacular first images Visit one of our Imagery Lounges to get more details on using Pléiades data for your application

We look forward to seeing you there.

Space is limited, so please register by February 10th.

Contact Astrium GEO-Information Services - North America for event and ticket information.

The Obama Doctrine at Year Three: An Assessment

Wednesday, February 22, 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Lehrman Auditorium

The Heritage Foundation

214 Massachusetts Avenue NE

Washington DC 20002-4999

RSVP: http://www.heritage.org/events/2012/02/obama-doctrine

Even before taking office, President Obama began laying out in his public statements the tenets of a doctrine, that if

enacted, would enable his Administration to remake America as one nation among many, with no singular claim

either to responsibility or exceptionalism. These tenets include a more humble engagement with the world and

more reliance on others as well as treaties and international organizations to deal with global crises and threats to

our security.

Has the Obama Doctrine made America and the world more secure? The President believes so, asserting in his

recent State of the Union Address that “America is back” – even as he has sped up withdrawal of U.S. forces from

Iraq and Afghanistan, leaving them open to terrorist and foreign influence; Iran to whom he extended an “open

hand” is dangerously close to possessing nuclear weapons; and the policy of “leading from behind” has contributed

to making the outcomes of the Arab Spring uprisings uncertain. The U.S. faces increasing resistance to its policies

from Pakistan, China, Russia, and even America’s allies in Europe, who worry about the Administration’s “pivot to

Asia.” Join us as our expert panel analyzes the Obama Doctrine’s effects on American security and grades the

President’s foreign policy performance at Year Three.

More About the Speakers

Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation

Marc A. Thiessen

Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Clifford D. May

President, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Hosted By

Helle Dale

Senior Fellow for Public Diplomacy

Time Shadows: Music

Chinese|German|American Neighborhood Poetry Collaboration Reading

Thursday, February 23, 6:30 p.m.

in English, Chinese, German

Goethe-Institut

812 Seventh Street NW

Washington, DC 20001

RVSP: rsvp@washington.goethe.org

At the Chinatown gate

Over the last 150 years, Washington, DC’s Chinatown has been home to many immigrant groups. Each has

contributed to the vibrancy and diversity of our neighborhood and our city. Three cultures are highlighted in this

annual celebration of poetry and voice.

The 2012 poems focus on the topic "Music", featuring poems by twelve renowned poets.

Chinese:

Xi Murong

Liao Waitang

Song Lin

Yi Lei

American:

Sunil Freeman

Brian Gilmore

Rod Jellema

Fred Joiner

German:

Norbert Hummelt

Hans Raimund

Jutta Richter

Brigitte Struzyck

In cooperation with the Chinatown Community Cultural Center, the Confucius Institute at George Mason

University, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Library.

miss our second leadership seminar “Chilean Mine Rescue” on February 23 at 7pm at

the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington, DC. The panel discussion will be

focused on the role of the United States in the Chilean Rescue of 2010, with very interesting

speakers and the collaboration of Wharton Business School and The Washington Post.

For more details and registration information see the program flyer attached.

Cultural Department

Embassy of Chile

FRIDA KAHLO: HER PHOTOS

The celebrated artist's life revealed through personal photographs

(February 23-March 25)

Opening Reception

Thursday, February 23, 7:00-10:00 p.m.

Terrace Gallery

Artisphere

1101 Wilson Boulevard

Arlington VA 22209

(703) 875-1100

U.S. PREMIERE: Artisphere is the first and only venue in the United States of America to present this

exhibition of photographs revealing moments of this extraordinary figure’s private life.

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)’s extraordinary life and iconic biographical paintings have earned

her international renown in the world of modern art. Upon Kahlo’s death in 1954, more than 6,500 personal

photographs and items belonging to her and husband/artist Diego Rivera were sealed and put in storage. For

more than half a century this great collection of personal memorabilia remained hidden from the public. In 2007

this collection was opened and Mexican photographer and curator Pablo Ortiz Monasterio inventoried and

catalogued 259 images to create the Frida Kahlo: Her Photos exhibition.

These images reveal a little-known side of the artist and lifelong resident of Coyoacán, a Mexico City suburb

and Arlington, Virginia's sister city. The collection of photographs in this exhibition reflect Kahlo’s tastes

and interests, the experiences she shared with those close to her, and her complicated, but also thrilling,

personal life. Viewers get an insider’s look, not only through who was behind the camera, in front of the

lens or the anonymous nature of some of the work but also through the annotated writing found on the back of

many of the photographs.

From family pictures and snapshots taken with lovers to images that reveal relationships with Russian Marxist

revolutionary Leon Trotsky and American photographers Edward Weston, Alfred Stieglitz, artist Georgia

O’Keefe and actress Dolores del Rio, this exhibition provides a glimpse into Kahlo as never seen before.

This exhibition is produced in collaboration with the Frida Kahlo Museum, The Embassy of Mexico, the

Mexican Cultural Institute, Arlington County and with additional support from the Rosslyn Business

Improvement District. It was initially facilitated by the Arlington Sister City Association.

Archives in Wartime: From WWII to the Invasion of Iraq

February 24, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

5th Floor

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

One Woodrow Wilson Plaza

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20004-3027

RSVP: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/rsvp?eid=21746&pid=106

A photo ID is required for entry to the building.

From the first days of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, United States forces seized official government records created

by Saddam Hussein’s regime and exploited them for valuable military intelligence. Millions of pages of these

Iraqi state records were then transferred to the United States for further research. Digital copies were even made

available to scholars, providing a wealth of new insights into the recent history of Iraq and Saddam Hussein’s

regime.

Yet their continued storage and use in the United States remains controversial. The Iraq National Library and

Archive has repeatedly demanded the immediate return of all archival material captured during the war, arguing

that these records are an inalienable part of Iraq’s national heritage. Negotiations have dragged on as it remains

unclear if Iraq is truly ready for these records, which document decades of suppression and abuse, and contain

the names of both informants and targets, perpetrators and victims alike.

The seizure of these Iraqi records is not without precedent, as archives are routinely captured by enemy forces

during wartime. “Archives in Wartime” will feature a panel of expert archivists and historians who will discuss

the current dispute over the Iraqi records within this larger historical context, examining the complex political

questions at stake, as well as the tangled legal, historical, and archival issues which arise when state records are

captured by invading forces.

Event Co-sponsor: Cold War International History Project

Porch Projects Presents: MEGATRON'S DEAD

Porch Projects opens its second year of artist-focused programming with MEGATRON'S DEAD, a

collaborative exhibition by artists Bonner Sale, Samuel Scharf and Zac Willis.

MEGATRON'S DEAD is a multimedia experience honoring the cultural icon Megatron, leader of the

Decepticons. Join the artists, visitors, and other interested parties in celebrating MEGATRON'S life and

achievements while also paying your respects at the character graveyard.

Opening Reception

Saturday, February 25, 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Remembrance speech at 5:00 p.m.

Porch Projects is located in a now-enclosed former sleeping porch off the back of a 1917 row house in the

Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC..

(this is the "address" thety give on the web site)

Email for directions: porchprojectsdc@gmail.com

About the Artists:

Bonner Sale is a Brooklyn based artist who has exhibited his drawings and collages in several venues in

Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD. His work was included in Nudashank Gallery's Wise Guise (2009) and

Stay Tooned at John Fonda Gallery (2011).

Samuel Scharf is a has exhibited his multimedia works throughout the Washington, DC, region. In 2011, his

work was included in Conner Contemporary's annual Academy exhibition and the Arlington Arts Center's

Planning Process. He will receive his MFA from American University this spring.

Zac Willis received his MFA from American University in 2009. He has exhibited his sculpture and

photography in the area, including recent projects at Artspace in Richmond, in Washington Project for the Arts'

Coup d'Espace program, and at Greenpoint Gallery in Brooklyn.

The GeorgeWashington University

invites students, neighbors, faculty, staff, alumni and friends

to hear the stories of long-term residents of the historic

Foggy Bottom Neighborhood in theDistrict of Columbia

at

VOICES

“Celebrating the African American Legacy in Foggy Bottom”

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

6:00-7:00 p.m.

Reception to follow.

The George Washington University

Jack Morton Auditorium

805 21st Street NW

RSVP: http://foggybottomlegacy.eventbrite.com/

You are invited to the

IDAHO STATE SOCIETY'S

"Welcome Back Congress"

Reception

An opportunity to catch up with other Idahoans in the DC area and celebrate the beginning of a new year!

Wednesday, February 29th

Capitol Hill Club

300 1st Street SE

Sponsored by J.R. Simplot Company

Copyright © 2009 The Idaho State Society

The Monthly DC Luncheon: Wednesday, February 29th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Assessing the Economic Impact of the Keystone XL Pipeline by Dr. William W. Wade

We cordially invite you to our February DC Policy Luncheon.

William W. Wade of Energy and Water Economics and the REMI staff will be discussing a methodology

behind an economic analysis of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The proposed pipeline would impact 7 states and

2 Canadian provinces, while indirectly affecting the price of oil. To this methodology, Dr. Wade brings 30

years of experience conducting economic evaluations of policies and decisions bearing on natural resources

and infrastructure. This analysis uses REMI PI+.

The luncheon will be on Wednesday, February 29th, at our DC office, 700 12th Street NW, Suite 700,

Washington, D.C. 20005.

Lunch will be provided at no charge although we ask that you register in advance by emailing Leah Jalbert at

leah@remi.com, calling our office at 413-549-1169, or visiting us online at www.remi.com.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

Chris Brown

Senior Economic Associate

Regional Economic Models, Inc.

700 12th Street, NW

Suite 700

Washington, DC 20005

tel. (202) 904-2490

fax. (202) 904-2491

seminars@remi.com