bmichael events this week 28 january 2011

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Events This Week

Juan Pablo Horcasitas Piano Concert

Playing works by Gluck, Sgambati,Beethoven, Zyman, Prokofiev, Gershwin andWild

Friday, January 28, 6:30 p.m.

Mexican Cultural Institute2829 16th Street NWWashington, DC 20009

Blocks from Columbia Metro Station Streetparking available after 6:30 pm

Admission is free and open to the public.RSVP to [email protected]

Mexican pianist Juan Pablo Horcasitas playedhis debut recital at the age of 9 in MexicoCitys Sala Chopin. Since then, he hasastounded listeners with a superb stylistictone and an extensive repertoire that spansBaroque to Contemporary Latin-Americanmusic.

He has played in major international venuesincluding Carnegie Hall and the Steinway Hallin New York City, the Palacio de Bellas Artesin Mexico City, the Mexican Fine ArtsMuseum Center in Chicago and the BanescoAuditorium in Caracas, and has performed in
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festivals including the Suolahti InternationalMusic Festival in Finland.

Join us for a delightful evening of piano music atthe Mexican Cultural Institute.

"Because When God is Too Busy: Haiti, Me, and the World"

Friday, January 28, 5:00-6:00 p.m .

George Washington University

Lindner Family Commons

Room 602

1957 E Street NW

RSVP: http://bit.ly/fjlJP7

Gina Athena Ulysse, Associate Professor of African-American Studies, Anthropology and Feminist Gender and SexualityStudies, Wesleyan University

How did Haiti - the enfant terrible of the Americas - become the bte noire of the region? This dramatic monologue considers the ways the past occupies the present. Professor Ulysse weaves history, personal narrative, theory and

statistics in spoken word with Vodou chants to reflect and deconstruct childhood memories, social (in)justice, spirituality,and the incessant dehumanization of Haitians. She also offers critical musings on geopolitics along with dispatches from

individuals in post-quake Haiti.

Sponsored by the Institute for Global and International Studies and the Culture in Global Affairs Program

SUSAN CALLOWAY FINE ARTS

Matthew Langley Atmospheres and Imaginary Soundtracks

Opening ReceptionFriday, January 28, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Susan Calloway Fine Arts

1643 Wisconsin Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20007

(202) 965-4601
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Perfect Afternoon

oil on canvas, 50 x 50

Matthew Langley was born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1963 and studied art at VirginiaCommonwealth University and The Corcoran School of Art. While earning his BFA at theCorcoran, he worked closely with Gene Davis, Robert Stackhouse, and other members of the

Washington Color

Langley's gridded paintings focus on the intricate processes of applying and removing paint toand from his canvases. Beginning with a gessoed canvas, he builds several layers of oil paintmixed with a wax-based medium, adding paint with a brush and then selectively taking it away

with a palette knife. The layers of texture and color in these paintings demonstrate Langley'smastery as a colorist and reveal a higher sense of order and harmony. Combining poetic titlesand nonlinear visual narratives, with each work Langley creates a contemplative space thatencourages the viewer to observe, consider, and reflect.

Now based in Brooklyn, New York, Langley's work continues to garner local and nationalattention, recently appearing in publications including Art in America, The Washington Post , The Washington City Paper, Elan Magazine, DCist,and The Bowie Star . He is also part of major nationalcollections including: Ernst and Young, DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities,MacAndrews & Forbes, and The Doris Patz Collection (University of Maryland).

Susan Calloway Fine Arts specializes in contemporary art by local, regional, and international artists,antique American and European oil paintings, and a carefully chosen selection of 17th-19th century prints. The gallery also specializes in conservation framing using archival-quality materials andtechniques, and in traditional French mat decoration. The gallery provides extensive art consulting services for business and residential clients and collaborates with architecture and design trades.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10-5, Sunday and Monday by appointment


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Peaceful Demonstration in Solidarity with our family in Egypt!

Saturday, January 29, 1:00-4:00 p.m.

The Egyptian Embassy3521 International Court NW

Another Demo on Saturday, the 29th at 1:00 pm at the Egyptian Embassy--and march to the White House.

Be sure to bring your signs and flags! Let's all stand together as EGYPTIANS with a united voice!

Let's show solidarity with our brothers and sisters who are so brave to let their voices be heard! Let freedom ring!

...More details to come...SPREAD THE WORD please!

Also...Please bring your cameras with you and take pictures to post on this page! We want to show Egypt and theworld that we are united and won't rest until Egyptians are allowed their rights!

Egyptians are uniting all over the world, see below--let everyone know everywhere to participate:

AUSTRIA:- VIENNA: 28th january ("Stock-am-Eisen-Platz" nhe Stephansplatz 15:30-18:30)

UK:- LONDON: 28th january, 29th january (embassy)

.........BELGIUM:

- BRUSSELS: 29th january (embassy)

GERMANY:- FRANKFURT: 28th January (consulate)

- BERLIN: 28th january (15:00 - 18:00 Sigismundstrae Ecke Stauffenbergstrae), 29th january (embassy)- MNCHEN: 29th January (Marienplatz)

SWITZERLAND:- GENEVA: 28th january (UN - human rights building 12:00-14:00)

FRANCE:- PARIS: 29th january (embassy)

SPAIN:- MADRID: 26th january (Atocha 19:00h)

- BARCELONA, 26th january (17:30 Jardinets de Grcia)

ITALY:- ROME: 31 january (embassy)

DENMARK:- COPENHAGEN: 29th january (embassy)

USA:- LOS ANGELES: 29th january (Egyptian Consulate at 4929 WILSHIRE BLVD)

- SAN FRANSISCO: 26th january (Market St & Montgomery St)- NEW YORK: 29th january (at the UN)

- Washington DC: January 29th (1:00 pm at the Egyptian Embassy, then march to the White House)


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AUSTRALIA:

- SYDNEY: (Sydney Town Hall 483 George Street 12:00-15:00)

"BIOMORPHIC" The Solo Show of Gigi Bio

Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 7:00pm - 11:00pm

Art Whino Gallery

Venue Address:

122 Waterfront St.

National Harbor, MD 20745

United States

Phone: 301-567-8210

See map: Google Maps

www.artwhino.com

The word "Biomorphic" is a term commonly referred as organic, abstract shapes derived from biology orliving organisms. The word, "bio", means life; and "morphic", meaning transformation. In an art sense, it

is a focus on the power of natural life and use of organic shapes & line work. As a person and artist, it wasonly natural for me to be inspired by life, with great emphasis on transition. Living in New York, I see lifein an urban state of mind capturing the world in 360 degree hyper views. Everyday, I am surrounded by

culture, bustling streets, speeding traffic to buildings being torn & built back up in an instant.

My view of the world is a product of the past colliding with the present. I aim to expose the emotionalside of the city streets pushing the final image to abstraction & constructing a new view of the world.

Each piece represents a world full of ambition, energy and movement. I aim to recreate the worldthrough multiple perspectives captured in various time frames. My artwork is greatly inspired by the

world, but hidden between the layers is a narrative of life. My art is a prism of life, beauty andtransformation.

I expose the beautiful complexities of being human.

Life is Art.Show end date: February 16th

About the Artist

Gigi Bio was born on July 9, 1978 in Oakland, California. Ever since childhood, she was an creative beingwith aspirations for art, photography & design. In 2000, she graduated with an AA in Fine Art & Fashion

Design from Florida Community College at Jacksonville. In 2003, Gigi graduated with a BFA in FashionDesign at Savannah College of Art & Design. She is a creative designer who specializes in fashionillustration, women's wear, accessory and embroidery design. In addition to her fashion career, she is an

artist specializing in digital photo collages mainly inspired by the city streets, architecture, graffiti and life.Currently, she is a freelance fashion designer, art & fashion director and visual artist.

Her work was featured in exhibits and publications for "Street or Studio - The History of UrbanPhotography" at Tate Modern in London, UK and "Click - The Changing Faces of Brooklyn" at

Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, NY. In 2010, her work was published in Slice Magazine Spring / Summer 2010 Issue 6: Metropolis. Most recently, she had her first solo show presented by WhiteTrain called "Utopia" at DIS Micro Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. She is affiliated with Galerie Geraldine

Zberro in Paris, France, Art Whino Gallery in Washington DC and White Train in NYC.

She lives, breathes & creates in Brooklyn, New York.

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"BIOMORPHIC" The Solo Show of Gigi Bio

Opening ReceptionSaturday, January 29, 7:00-11:00 p.m.

Art Whino Gallery122 Waterfront Street

National Harbor, MD 20745Free and open to the public

The word "Biomorphic" is a term commonly referred as organic, abstract shapes derived from

biology or living organisms. The word, "bio", means life; and "morphic", meaning transformation.In an art sense, it is a focus on the power of natural life and use of organic shapes & line work. Asa person and artist, it was only natural for me to be inspired by life, with great emphasis ontransition. Living in New York, I see life in an urban state of mind capturing the world in 360


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degree hyper views. Everyday, I am surrounded by culture, bustling streets, speeding traffic tobuildings being torn & built back up in an instant.

My view of the world is a product of the past colliding with the present. I aim to expose theemotional side of the city streets pushing the final image to abstraction & constructing a new viewof the world. Each piece represents a world full of ambition, energy and movement. I aim torecreate the world through multiple perspectives captured in various time frames. My artwork isgreatly inspired by the world, but hidden between the layers is a narrative of life. My art is a prismof life, beauty and transformation.

I expose the beautiful complexities of being human.

Life is Art.

Show end date: February 16

About the Artist

Gigi Bio was born on July 9, 1978 in Oakland, California. Ever since childhood, she was an creativebeing with aspirations for art, photography & design. In 2000, she graduated with an AA in Fine Art& Fashion Design from Florida Community College at Jacksonville. In 2003, Gigi graduated with aBFA in Fashion Design at Savannah College of Art & Design. She is a creative designer whospecializes in fashion illustration, women's wear, accessory and embroidery design. In addition toher fashion career, she is an artist specializing in digital photo collages mainly inspired by the citystreets, architecture, graffiti and life. Currently, she is a freelance fashion designer, art & fashiondirector and visual artist.

Her work was featured in exhibits and publications for "Street or Studio - The History of UrbanPhotography" at Tate Modern in London, UK and "Click - The Changing Faces of Brooklyn" atBrooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, NY. In 2010, her work was published in Slice Magazine Spring /Summer 2010 Issue 6: Metropolis. Most recently, she had her first solo show presented by WhiteTrain called "Utopia" at DIS Micro Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. She is affiliated with Galerie GeraldineZberro in Paris, France, Art Whino Gallery in Washington DC and White Train in NYC.

She lives, breathes & creates in Brooklyn, New York.


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French wines from winemakers we know. 1828 18th Street NW

Washington, DC 20009 (202) 506-4215

Mon-Thu 4-9pm | Fri 2-10pm | Sat noon-10pm

Saturday Tasting: Single Varietals

FREE

Saturday January 29, 3:00-6:00 p.m.

On Saturday we'll be pouring 5 red wines from the Alsace, the Loire Valley, theLanguedoc, and Chianti - each made from a single type of grape :

Pinot Noir : MURE (Alsace)

Gamay : MARIONNET (Loire)Grenache : FOULAQUIER (Languedoc)


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Syrah : CONSOLATION (Languedoc)

Sangiovese : POGGERINO (Chianti) _______________

Starting February 1st

v alentine's d ay s ale

galateo

COUME DEL MAS | $27 | Red dessert wine from Banyuls.

chataignier ALBERT SOUNIT | $19 | A sparkling ros from Burgundy.

garnacho

DOMAINE DE CABASSE | $21 | A rich, red blend from the Rhne.

10% OFF

when you buy two or more

Rag and Bone Designs rickey cocktail receptionSaturday, January 29, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Lost Boys

1033 31st Street NWLost Boys will host an event featuring exclusive designs from Rag and Bone and theclassic highball cocktail The Rickey. One-of-a-kind Rag and Bone dress shirtsand suit jackets, handmade by Brooklyn-based tailor Duke Gambert willbe available in limited quantities. Celebrate the arrival of these GQ -coveted pieces, see what all the buzz is about, and grab an old fashioned

Rickey to toast these expertly tailored fits.

The Corner Store


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Connecting Neighbors Through The Arts

Gallery Opening

"Binding Threads" Saturday January 29, 5:00-

8:00 p.m.

The Corner Store

900 South Carolina Avenue

SE Washington DC

20003(202) 544-5807

7 African American artists find common

ground through painting, metal, and

light. Thomas Allen, Photographer;

Gwendolyn Aqui-Brooks, Mixed Media

Folk Artist; Helen Elliott, Enamel Artist;Sandy Gobar, Painter; Nicole Glaude,

Painter; Lewis Green, Painter and

Charles Sessions, Photographer.

View by appointment through Monday

February 21st

Gallery Event


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Yoko K.: Open Electronic Music Laboratory

Saturday, January 29, 6:00 p.m.

Irvine Contemporary

1412 14th Street NW

Washington, DC 20005Phone: (202) 332-8767

Electronic musician, Yoko K. will present an open laboratory performance of her new work spir at IrvineContemporary on January 29. The performance combines sensory rewiring listening experiments and directaudience participation.

In her last gallery appearance for accompanying the live painting with Alexa Meade, Yoko K set up anelectronic music input device designed for the audience members to play. With her new experimental piece,

spir , she will continue to explore the interactive relationship between the performer and the audience. Youare cordially invited to attend the live performance and participate in creating the musical environment.

Yoko K, performing in New York, October, 2010.Photo: Irvine.

Program:

6:00pm seating6:15pm sensory rewire experiment 16:25pm live performance spir 6:30pm Q&A / discussion6:50pm sensory rewire experiment 27:00pm program concludes

About the artist Yoko K is an electronic music composer and performer based in Washington, DC. Born in Japan, she beganclassical piano at the age of 3, and also learned saxophone and clarinet and began vocal training for jazz inhigh school. After following the music innovations in underground club culture, she began working withelectronic composition and digital production, both as a solo performer and with her ensemble, Aphrodizia.Most significantly, she is one of the few contemporary female musicians who not only composes her ownmusic, but has also learned all the software tools to compose, mix, produce, and engineer her own recordingsand performances. She recently gave a presentation on the hybrid form of music that she terms "OrganicElectronica" at TEDxPotomac (May 2010) (video link ). Yoko K has recently finished the compositions for a newalbum which will soon be released (musician's info ).
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Intersection, 2010, painted wood sculpture, 66 x 38 x 6 inches

DICKSON CARROLL

NEW WORKJanuary 29 - March 5, 2011

Please join us for an opening reception

Saturday, January 29, 5:00-7:00 p.m Addison/Ripley Fine Art

1670 Wisconsin Avenue NW


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There is no one who makes more distinctive three dimensional forms than Dickson Carroll. Addison/Ripleyis pleased and proud to have represented this visionary artist for more than two decades. This new exhibition,

which celebrates form, color and function in all the overlapping complexity of carved and manipulated wood andin the readily identifiable palette which is solely Carroll's, is as pleasing to look at as it is accomplished in itsexecution.

This exhibit, featuring a series of abstract wall pieces, incorporating mirrors, brings together the architectand artist, the craftsman and dreamer. These bright fantasies are concrete, engaging and provide food forthought. Carroll, in whichever scale he works, provides us, the viewers, with a Through the Looking Glassglimpse at the possibilities of his world.

Marine, 2008, painted wood sculpture, 12 x 15 x 5 inches


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First Sample Day of 2011

Sample day is back after a holiday hiatus. You know the routine by now- simplyshow up for a fine selection of chocolate and a superb selection of Spanishwines, courtesy of Tradewinds Specialty Imports. Come check out theirrecommendations for Valentine's Day.

Saturday, January 29, 3:00-6:00 p.m. Biagio Chocolate1904 18th Street NW Washington,DC 20009 (202) 328-1506 Complimentary - no RSVP needed

What is Sample Day? It is a monthly event that has been wildly successful with our customers. We will haveover a dozen varieties of some of the world's best chocolate available for tasting throughout the afternoon.Sample day is held in Studio B, the tasting room/gallery behind Biagio Fine Chocolate.

Currently on display in Studio B - Photographs by Preston Z. AdamsJanuary 19 - February 6, 2011

The Kennedy Legacy

Saturday, January 29, 2:00 p.m.

Atrium


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Kennedy Center

Believe the Kennedy legacy is timeless? Sit in on a panel of journalists and policy makers to discuss the enduringimpact of President Kennedy's office. Also, view a screening of the film "John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightening, Day

of Drums."

Dockside Open House

Sunday, January 30, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Southwest Waterfront 6th & Water Streets SW

(three blocks from Waterfront Metro Green line station)

Call (866) 302-2469 or reserve online .

Cost: Free, RSVP is required by January 20

Entertainment Cruises is hosting a complimentary dockside open house to showcase their wedding optionsavailable on the Spirit of Washington, the Odyssey, or the Capital Elite. The event will give couples the opportunityto tour the three vessels and meet with Entertainment Cruises preferred vendors and Wedding Specialists. Guests

will be able to sample cuisine from the Odyssey and the Capital Elite while enjoying complimentary champagneand entertainment.

69th SEASON OF CONCERTS

Victor Goldberg, pianist

Sunday, January 30, 6:30 p.m. National Gallery of Art 4th Street & Constitution Avenue NWWashington, DC 20565 Music by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Scriabin

For the convenience of concertgoers, the Garden Cafe remains openuntil 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Concerts at the National Gallery of Art arefree and open to the public on a first-come, first-seated basis.

For evening performances held in the West Building, seating begins at6:00 p.m. and concerts start promptly at 6:30 p.m. The entrance to theWest Building at Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW remains openuntil 6:30 p.m.
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Designers, Vendors & Artist Sale

Event Date:Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 5:30pm - 8:00pm

THEARC Theatre

Venue Address:

1901 Mississippi Ave SE


United States

See map: Google Maps

Emore'J Couture is hosting a Designers, Vendors & Artist Sale. This Expo will provide reasonably lowprices of various fashions of Clothing, Jewelry, Custom Made Jewelry, Artwork (Paintings), Etc. Its

Very Simple.. You Love It.. You Buy It!...

!!!SUPER LOW PRICES!!!!

Date Of Event: Jan 30, 2011 Sunday

Time Of Event: 5:30pm-8pm

Location Of Event: Thearc Theater1901 Mississippi Ave, S.EWashington, D.C 20020

*Vintage Dresses, Vintage Accessories & Bedazzled Jewelry*Mens Apparel Sizes (XL, XXL )

* Winter Coats, Jeans, Hats & Shoes Starting At $5.00 & Up

*EVERYTHING MUST GO, COME OUT & SUPPORT THE VENDORS*

Cash For Everything.. Reasonable Prices.. Everything Must Go. Holiday Sale.

This always had a reception afterwards in the past, but no mention this year....

"The Communist War Against the Catholic Church: New Evidence from the Past, Lessons for theFuture"The Tenth Annual William E. Simon Lecture

Monday, January 31, 2011 6:30-9:00 p.m. The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036

In the course of writing the second and final volume of his magisterial biography of Pope John Paul II, EPPCDistinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel had unprecedented access to many Soviet-era documents thathelped him chronicle John Paul's struggle against the dark forces of communism.


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In his tenth annual William E. Simon Lecture, using this research as a departure point, Mr. Weigel will reflecton a dramatic -- and too little understood -- chapter in 20th century history: the decades-long war waged by theKGB, the Polish secret police, and the East German Stasi against the Church and the Vatican itself.

More than just a Cold War retrospective, Mr. Weigel's lecture gleans lessons from the past in order to bringclarity to a new century with new challenges in which there is no less at stake.

This event is open only to registered guests. If you would like more information about the lecture, or torequest to be added to the registration list, please contact Mr. Stephen White at [email protected] or byphone at (202) 715-3512.

In Observance of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day

"A Pause in the Holocaust" & "The Tree of Life"Monday, January 31, 6:30 p.m.Embassy of Italy3000 Whitehaven Street NWWashington, DC 20008RSVP: http://www.iicwashington.esteri.it/IIC_Washington/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=298

A PAUSE IN THE HOLOCAUST

France/Italy, 2010, video, documentary52 minutesEnglish, French and Italian with English subtitlesDirector: Andr Waksman

In the summer of 1943, thousands of Jewish refugees in Italian-occupied southern France enjoyed a rare respite frompersecution.

Their unusual protector, the occupying Italian Army, temporarily shielded local and foreign Jews despite pressure from theGermans and the French Vichy administration. In the Alpine village of Saint Martin Vesubie, life was briefly renewed asJews went to synagogues, schools and cafes, and Yiddish was heard as often as French.

With the invasion of Nazi troops in September, the lull was broken as Jews fled with the retreating Italian Army over themountains to find shelter. Waksman, whose family survived the Holocaust in southern France, lovingly reconstructs thislittle-known and fascinating piece of history.

THE TREE OF LIFE USA, 2008, video, documentary76 minutesEnglish and Italian with English subtitlesDirector: Hava Volterra

A woman from Los Angeles tries to come to terms with her father's death bytraveling to Italy, the land of his birth, to trace the roots of his family tree.

With the help of her feisty 82 year old aunt, her fathers sister, she travelsrelentlessly from city to city, digging through ancient manuscripts and

interviewing a wide range of quirky scholars, to piece together the fascinatingstory of her Italian Jewish ancestors.

As the woman continues her journey, her aunt begins to come to terms with her own past, and plans a journey to find andthank the family who hid her and the woman's father during WWII.
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"What Policymakers, The Public, The Press, and Parents Need to Know about Economics... in 90 Minutes orLess"

Tuesday, February 1, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Lunch will be provided at 11:45 a.m. The forum begins promptly at noon.

Urban Institute2100 M Street NW

5th Floor

http://www.urban.org/events/FirstTuesdays/rsvp.cfm

Panelists:

Greg Ip, U.S. economics editor, The Economist ; author, The Little Book of Economics: How the Economy Works in the Real World Donald Marron, director, Tax Policy Center; former member, White House Council of Economic Advisers; editor, 30- Second Economics: The 50 Most Thought-Provoking Economic Theories, Each Explained in Half a Minute Robert Reischauer, president, Urban Institute; former director, Congressional Budget Office (moderator)Diane Lim Rogers, chief economist, Concord Coalition; former chief economist, House Budget Committee; blogger,EconomistMom.comEugene Steuerle, Institute fellow, Urban Institute; former deputy assistant secretary of the treasury for tax analysis;author, Contemporary U.S. Tax Policy

Everybody has something to say about economics - and a lot of it is outdated, out of bounds, even outrageous.

To help those making economic decisions - all of us, really - five outstanding scholars and scribes will distill the essenceof their field in less time than it takes to watch Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps . Theyll cover what you need to know now-- from the theories that explain economic fundamentals to the taxes that fuel government programs, from the hum andhiccups of the American economic engine to the bottom line on how government uses your dollars.

"Latin America's Changing Political Landscape"

featuring

Michael Shifter, Javier Corrales, Christopher Sabatini, and Miriam Kornblith

Moderated by

Diego Abente-Brun

Wednesday, February 2, 12:00-2:00 p.m.

lunch served from 12:00-12:15 p.m.

National Endowment for Democracy1025 F Street NW

Suite 800

Washington, DC 20004RSVP: [email protected]

Based on a cluster of articles that appeared in the January 2011 Journal of Democracy , this event will featurepresentations by the authors of two pieces in the cluster: Latin America: A Surge to the Center, by Michael Shifter, and
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A Setback for Chavez, by Javier Corrales. The first piece will serve as the basis for an exp loration of the new politicaltrends in the region and the consequences for inter-American relations. The second will offer an opportunity to revisitdebate about authoritarianism and democracy in Venezuela. Miriam Kornblith and Chris Sabatini will offer comments.

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Date: Thursday, February 3 , 2011 at 6:30 PM

The IDB Cultural Center

presents the DC debut

of the young Costa Rican pianist

Pablo Esquivel Thursday, January 27, 6:30 p.m.

Free and open to the public. Inter-American Development Bank

Enrique V. Iglesias Conference Center Auditorium

1330 New York Avenue NW

(202) 623-3558

One block from Metro Center, 13 th Street exit. Photo ID required. Attire is business casual.

Young people 8 years and older are welcome. Seating is unreserved general admission, 350 seats.

Program: Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum, The Little Shepherd and Golliwoggs Cakewalk by Claude Debussy ; Nocturne #20 in C sharp minor, Op. posth . and Waltz #10, Op. 69 posth .by Frdric Chopin ; Sonata #5, Op.10, Movements I-III by Ludwig van Beethoven , and La pena negra by Costa Rican composer BenjaminGutirrez .

Pianist Pablo Esquivel was born in Costa Rica in 1999, and began his musical studies at age 7 in San Jos atthe Instituto Superior de Artes where he won a New Genius award in 2008. In 2009 he won Second Prize atthe Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition, resulting in a concert at New Yorks KosciuskoCenter. In February 2010 he was named a winner at the American Protg Competition and performed at WeillRecital Hall. In San Jos he has performed at the National Theater, and the Salon Dorado of the Museum of Costa Rican Art, and was invited by former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias to give a recital and share histalent at TED. In May last year he received an award from the Costa Rican Institute of Hispanic Culture, and inSeptember he was admitted to the highly competitive Pre-College Program at the Juilliard School in New York

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Th is event is presented in honor of Costa Rica, a member nation of the IDB, and in alignment with the IDBswork in youth development and culture. There are 200 million people under the age of 30 in Latin America and

the Caribbean, and the IDB is making great effort to provide them a better future.

Artists from around the world...

Adriana Radulescu

Irene Weinz

Vasiliki Pavli

Artist Opening Reception

Thursday, February 3, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Poppy

3235 P Street NW

Meet three amazingly talented artists. AdrianaRadulescu , a Romanian born creator of sculpture,small and large. Irene Weinz , originated fromColombia and has traveled the world as we know it and the world we don't know.Vasiliki Pavli , a Greek artist,explores movement from the blue sea, river water sowhite, and dark volcanic rock.

Artists' Bios:

Born in Bucharest, Romania,Adriana Radulescu has spent her yearsstudying and practicing architecture. However, she has now turned her attention to jewelry design. "Many architects are compelled to create jewelryas in both crafts the transformation of materials is exciting and beautiful. I findin creating a piece of jewelry the perfect symbiosis of mind, brain, eye andhand. My jewelry reflects curiosity and amazement for natural shapes andmaterials, and the love for creating complex connections."

Irene Weinz , born in Bogota, Colombia, lived in the Caribbean, Africa, theMiddle East and Papua New Guinea, and spent most of her life along coastalareas where she taught scuba diving. "Sketching and taking photographscreated a habit of meticulous observation of the ocean, people and places.Long beach walks, and collecting art and every day objects wherever I gohas developed a love for forms, and patinas that only hands and time canmaster."

Vasiliki Pavl i, originated from Athens, Greece. "I spent my childhood inMethana a volcanic peninsula. From my grandfather and my parents, Ilearned how to care for plants, flowers and appreciate Nature in my daily life. At the University of Athens, I studied Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology"
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"Bringing Human Rights Home: The Application of the European Convention in Russian Courts"Featuring

Dr. Anton Burkov, Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow

With comments by

Dr. William Pomeranz, Deputy Director, Kennan Institute Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Thursday, February 3, 12:00 2:00 p.m.Lunch served 12:00 12:30 p.m.

National Endowment for Democracy

1025 F Street NW

Suite 800


RSVP: [email protected]

The recent conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky underscores serious weaknesses in Russias rule of law, a problemPresident Dmitry Medvedev has characterized as legal nihilism and put at the forefront of the public age nda uponcoming to power in 2008. Despite this discouraging development, there are indications that limited progress is beingmade within the Russian Federations vast legal system. These include ratification of the European Convention for theProtection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and participation in the European Court of Human Rights.Though Russian courts still do not consistently and competently apply the Convention in their judgments, Russianlawyers, particularly staff attorneys at NGOs, have begun successfully using the Convention when advocating for theirclients in doing so, they seek to bring human rights home and to transform the Russian legal system. What are the keyobstacles to legal protection of human rights in Russia and how might the Convention be used as a force for the rule oflaw? What can be done to strengthen the efforts of lawyers and NGOs working to bring human rights home? Russian

lawyer Dr. Anton Burkov, who has brought numerous cases before Russian courts based on the Convention andEuropean court case law, will explore these questions and discuss the future of human rights-oriented law in Russia. Dr.William Pomeranz will provide comments.

Biographies

Dr. Anton Burkov is a lawyer based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. An advocate of human rights, he has litigated cases inRussian courts, including the Supreme and Constitutional courts, and currently serves as a legal representative in anumber of cases before the European Court of Human Rights. In 2001, he received the highest legal prize in Russia, theFEMIDA Award, for contributions toward the creation of a democratic society and the development of state legal

institutions. An expert on the Russian legal system, he has authored numerous publications, including Convent ion for theProtection of Human Rights in Russian Courts (2010). He is a graduate of the University of Essex, where he was aChevening Scholar, and the University of Cambridge, where he was a TNK-BP Kapitza Scholar. During his fellowship, Dr.Burkov is investigating the principles that the European Convention can contribute to Russian legislation and legalpractice.

Dr. William E. Pomeranz is the deputy director of the Kennan Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center forScholars.
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Here Be Dragons

Governing a Technologically Uncertain Future

Maps in the old days often included depictions of sea dragons or lions toconnote unknown or dangerous terrain. Unfortunately, when it comes to afuture that will be altered in unimaginable ways by emerging technologies,society and government cannot simply lay down a "Here Be Dragons"marker with a fanciful illustration to signal that most of us have no clue.

How does a democratic society both nurture and regulate -- and find theright balance between those two imperatives -- fast-evolving technologiespoised to radically alter life?

Synthetic biology, with its potential to engineer and manipulate livingorganisms, and the Internet, which continues to alter how we live andrelate to each other, offer two compelling cases in point.

Future Tense is convening at Google DC a number of leading scientists,Internet thinkers, governance experts and science fiction writers tograpple with the challenge of governing an unchartered future.

Agenda: Thursday, February 3 8:30 am - Registration and Breakfast

9:00 am - Welcome

Andrs Martinez Co-Director, Future Tense InitiativeDirector, Schwartz Fellows Program, New America Foundation

9:05 am - Synthetic Biology 101: Can't we make the Dragons? Andrew Hessel Co-Chair, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Singularity UniversityFounding Director, Pink Army Cooperative

9:35 am - The Promise and Perils of Synthetic Biology Today George Church Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical SchoolDirector, Center for Computational Genetics

Dan Sarewitz Associate Director, Center for Nanotechnology in Society, Arizona State UniversityCo-Director of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes

Robert Sawyer Author, Flashforward, Mindscan, and Factoring Humanity

Moderator Robert WrightFuture Tense Fellow, New America FoundationAuthor, Nonzero, The Moral Animal, and The Evolution of God

10:50 am - Groping for the Online Master Switch: The Elusive Quest to Govern the Internet

Bruce Gottlieb General Counsel, Atlantic Media CompanyFormer Chief Counsel to the Chairman, FCC

Thursday, February 3, 20118:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Friday, February 4, 20119:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Google DC1101 New York Avenue NW



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11:20 am - Connecting the Genes and the Bytes

Bruce Gottlieb General Counsel, Atlantic Media CompanyFormer Chief Counsel to the Chairman, FCC

Andrew Hessel Co-Chair, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Singularity UniversityFounding Director, Pink Army Cooperative

Moderator Jacob Weisberg Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Slate Group

12:00 pm - Break

12:15 pm - Lunch: Can Technology Policy be Democratic? George Church Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical SchoolDirector, Center for Computational Genetics

Michael Crow President, Arizona State University

Neal Stephenson Author, Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash , and Zodiac

Moderator Jacob Weisberg Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Slate Group

1:30 pm - Bio, the Hollywood Treatment

Brian Malow Science Comedian

Video Correspondent, Time.com

Robert Sawyer Author, Flashforward, Mindscan, and Factoring Humanity

2:00 pm - Can Washington Keep Up With the Next Big Thing?

Larry Downes Fellow, Center for Internet & Society, Stanford Law SchoolAuthor, The Laws of Disruption: Harnessing the New Forces that Govern Business and Life in the Digital Age

Gary Marchant Lincoln Professor of Emerging Technologies, Law and Ethics, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona StateUniversitySenior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability

Jim Thomas Research Program Manager and Writer, ETC Group

Moderator Brink Lindsey Senior Scholar in Research and Policy, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

3:15 pm - Coffee Break

3:30 pm - The Curious Case of Wikileaks

Don E. Kash Professor Emeritus, School of Public Policy, George Mason University

Rebecca MacKinnon Senior Schwartz Fellow, New America FoundationCo-Founder, Global Voices Online

Bruce Sterling Author, Schismatrix, Distraction, and The Caryatids Professor, Internet Studies and Science Fiction, European Graduate School

Moderator Robert Wright

Future Tense Fellow, New America FoundationAuthor, Nonzero, The Moral Animal, and The Evolution of God


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4:45 pm - Brian Malow's Footnotes

5:00 pm - Adjourn for the Day

Agenda: Friday, February 4th

9:00 am - Stranger than Fiction: Technology's Challenge for Storytellers Sascha Meinrath Director, Open Technology Initiative, New America Foundation

Neal Stephenson Author, Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash, and Zodiac

10:00 am - The Dragons Online: The Internet's Coming Surprises Alan Davidson Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, Google

Tim Wu Future Tense Fellow, New America FoundationProfessor, Columbia Law SchoolAuthor, The Master Switch: the Rise and Fall of Information Empires

Moderator Andrs Martinez Co-Director, Future Tense InitiativeDirector, Schwartz Fellows Program, New America Foundation

11:00 am - Will Synthetic Biology End Human History? Drew Endy Synthetic Biologist, Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University

Francis Fukuyama Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

Moderator Michael Specter Staff Writer, The New Yorker Author, Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives

12:15 pm - Break

12:30 pm - Lunch: Public Beneficence in the Pursuit of Science Steve Coll President, New America Foundation

Amy Gutmann President, University of PennsylvaniaChair, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

1:30 pm - Adjourn

To RSVP for the event, click on the red button or go to the event page: http://www.newamerica.net/events/2011/here_be_dragons

For questions, contact Stephanie Gunter at (202) 596-3367 or [email protected] .

Future Tense is a partnership of Arizona State University, the New America Foundation and Slate magazine.

"An Evening with Karel Hasler"

a specia l event featuring a performance of Karel Haslers songs, a documentary movie about his life: The
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Immortal Balladeer of Prague , and a discussion with his son, Thomas Hasler

February 3, 7:00 p.m.

Embassy of the Czech Republic

3900 Spring of Freedom Street NW


Wine and light refreshments will be served after the screening.

RSVP: [email protected] by February 2, 2011

The embassy is presenting this event in cooperation with the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, Washington,DC Chapter.

The event is part of the project Democracy and Human Rights: Lessons from the Past for the Current Czech Foreign Policy , organized by the Embassy of the Czech Republic from January through June 2011

About the film The Immortal Balladeer of Prague

This 62-minute documentary captures the search of the Czech-American journalist, Thomas Hasler from Baltimore, for hisfamous father Karel Hasler, the legend of Czech music, theatre and cinema. In 2006, Thomas visits the Czech Republic to

trace the life of the father he never met.

Story and production: Thomas Hasler, Josef Lustig, Arnost Lustig, Marek Jicha

Directors: Josef Lustig and Marek Jicha

About Karel Hasler

Karel Hasler was an artist of the highest order. For over ten years, he was a member of Pragues National Theatre. Healso managed the Havel family-owned Lucerna Cabaret, wrote plays, operettas and acted in vaudevilles and a variety ofshows. His seditious songs incited the Czechs to rebel against Austria- Hungarys imperial rule, and, after the birth of theCzechoslovak Republic, Haslers songs targeted those who betrayed the democratic ideal. With the advent of the talkies,Hasler became a prominent film music composer, director, screenwriter and actor. After the 1939 German occupation ofBohemia and Moravia, Karel Hasler, a member of the underground movement, was arrested by the Gestapo in 1941, andbrutally murdered in the Mauthausen concentration camp. The SS poured ice-cold water over him and left him outside in


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December frost to freeze into an ice statue. Through Haslers songs, archival footage and rare witnesses, thedocumentary reveals Hasler to be a grand persona of 20th century Czech history. By murdering Karel Hasler, the GermanNazis killed Czech culture for the six years of the occupation. By filming Haslers life and work, the documentary attemptsto resurrect the immortal balladeer.

Czech Republic and Human Rights

Based on her own historic experience, the Czech Republic holds human rights and democracy very dear. Calling upon theinternational community to follow suit, the Czech Republic is a staunch advocate of respect for human rights anddemocracy in various places in the world where these are under threat. The numerous activities in this field, where theCzech Republic is involved, are portrayed in the Embassys project Democracy and Human Rights: Lessons from the Past for the Current Czech Foreign Policy . The various events put together within this project include exhibitions,conferences, documentary and feature film screenings, and lectures focusing namely on the countrys totalitarian past, itscurrent human-rights-promotion priorities and, topically, on the rights of women and children.

Hillyer Art Space February Exhibitions

Jessika Tarr: MonstrousFebruary 4-25, 2011


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Emerging from the dark yet whimsical world of children's literature, Jessika Tarr's exhibition Monstrous featuresworks that are both narrative and theatrical. Just as German story books combine dark and provocative themes withseemingly innocent illustrations, her works contain a tension between content and style. While overtly signifying fear

itself, much of her imagery alludes to the subconscious and collective fantastical, exploring the aesthetics of surrealism and dreams.

Helen Glazer: Clouds InFormation February 4-25, 2011

For the past five years, Glazer's work has been heavily influenced by chaos and complexity theories' perspectives on

the unpredictability of natural phenomena. As her latest Clouds series (on view from February 4th 2011 to February

24th 2011 at Hillyer Art Space) demonstrates, the artistic process is analogous to the dynamical systems posited bychaos and complexity theories - that is, an artwork takes shape within particular conditions of time, place, medium

and the artist's own hand, finally unfolding as these unpredictable forces interact. Under Helen Glazer's hand, cloudsreveal themselves as intricately textured three-dimensional forms arising from the complex rhythms of flowing

currents of air and from the artists' own consciousness. They gesture and take on a poetic resonance. They morphinto unexpected, almost otherworldly forms that would be difficult to invent. Clouds jarringly reminds the viewer that

stability is an illusion, and that the reality we live in is being replaced moment by moment.

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First Friday Exhibition Opening

Friday, February 4, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Hillyer Art Space

9 Hillyer Court NW Washington, DC 20008(202) 338-0680

First Friday Openings are a collaborative effort to strengthen arts and culture in the beautiful, multi-culturalneighborhood that is Dupont Circle. On the First Friday of every month galleries in our community open their doors tomultitudes of art enthusiasts from all walks of life for simultaneous openings. We encourage all to join us for ouropenings and to circulate between our neighboring galleries, which host an ever-changing array of styles and media.

Gallery Hours: 10am - 5pm Monday, 10am - 7pm Tuesday - Friday, 11am - 4pm Saturday.

Otherwise by appointment

International Arts & Artists (IA&A) is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing cross-cultural understanding and exposure to the arts internationally.IA&A's services include a Traveling Exhibition Service, the Hillyer Art Space gallery, the Design Studio, the Cultural Exchange Program, and Membership


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Services for artists and the arts-interested public.

Upcoming Shows and Events at Studio Gallery

EXHIBITIONS: February 2 - February 26, 2011

First Friday Reception: February 4, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Artist Reception: Saturday February 5, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Studio Gallery 2108 R Street NW (202) 232-8734

Solo Show: Impressions: Deserts and Landscapes Steve Fleming

This show captures the sublime colors, rugged texturesand ancient profiles of the Kalahari desert and interprets

the power, movement and contrasts of the landscape.

Duo Show: Metafisica Trix Kuijper

Duo Show: Threaded Seascapes Elena Stamberg


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"DRIVE BY"

(February 5 - March 5)

Opening Reception

Saturday, February 5, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Artist talk at 8:15 p.m.

Project 4 Gallery

1353 U Street NW, 3 rd Floor


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Conveniently located two blocks from the U Street/African-Amer Civil War

Memorial/Cardozo Metro Station on the Green Line

*Image Credit: Artist: Zlatko Cosic, Title: CCTV East, Year: 2010, Medium: Video

DRIVE BY

February 5 - March 5, 2011

The show Drive By at Project 4 Gallery features five artists, whose drawings,

paintings, collages, and video art offer unexpected insight into the common scenes

we observe while moving through the structures of an urban and suburban

landscape. People play a periphery role in the artwork and are frequently absent

altogether. The material objects that encapsulate our urban lifestyle take on subtle

psychological, emotional, and spiritual characteristics. Mundane landscapes and

ordinary object are transformed by the artist into quiet reflections of the intangible

structures that form the individual experience in a Western culture. The featured

artists Kim Beck, Martyn Blundell, Zlatko Cosic, Sarah McKenzie, Michael A.

Salter, and Gregory Thielker take different approaches to explore what we miss

when driving by seemly unimportant landscapes, too trivial for our conscious

recognition or attention.

Drive By will be on view at Project 4 Gallery, 1353 U Street NW, Suite 302,

Washington, DC 20009. The exhibition runs February 5 to March 5, 2011 with an

opening reception on Saturday, February 5, 6:30 pm - 9:30pm. Project 4 is open

Wednesday to Saturday 12 pm - 6 pm and by appointment.

About Us

Project 4 Gallery presents an international exhibition schedule of contemporary artand design with a focus on one-person shows and thematic exhibitions by mid-career and emerging artists. The gallery also invites guest curators to hostexhibitions that emphasize trends in contemporary art and design.

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Reception & Cultural Program

Saturday, February 5, 2:30-5:30 p.m.

UDC Auditorium


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4200 Connecticut Avenue NW

RSVP TODAY

[email protected] / [email protected]

Crystal CoutureTuesday, February 1-Saturday, February 5, 6:00-10:00 p.m.

1750 Crystal DriveArlinton, VA

free

This year we will be Exotic and Elegant to Everything Everyday. The event will feature a cash bar, body painting,hair and makeup makeovers, henna, DJ entertainment, runway shows, and more. There will be 20 or moreboutiques featured every evening and many will be selling their clothes right off the runway at great event prices.

Inflated: How Money and Debt Built the American Dream(Wiley, 2010)BOOK FORUM

Tuesday, February 8, 12:00 p.m.Luncheon to FollowThe Cato Institute
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1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW


Featuring the author Christopher Whalen, Institutional Risk Analytics; with comments by Dean Baker, Center forEconomic and Policy Research; and Alex Pollock, American Enterprise Institute; moderated by Mark Calabria, Cato

Institute.

Pepcos Edison Place Gallery

hosts

Karabakh on My Mind

Paintings by Leyla Rzayeva and Yavar Rzayev February 8-18

Opening ReceptionTuesday, February 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Pepcos Edison Place Gallery 702 8 th Street, NW

Washington, DC (202) 872-3396

Edison Place Gallery is Pepco Holdings, Inc. space dedicated to non-profit arts organizations. Our mission is to sponsor diverse, high quality exhibitions on behalf of the community we serve.


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Artemis G. Kirk, University Librarian

and the Georgetown University Library Associates

cordially invite you to

THE SCIENCE OF CHOCOLATE

featuring Peter W. Blommer (C85), Stephen J. Blommer (C89), and RosePotts of the Blommer Chocolate Company.

Thursday, February 10, 6:00 p.m.

Copley Formal Lounge, Copley Hall

Georgetown University

The Blommer Chocolate Company, founded in 1939, is the largest processor of ingredient chocolate andcocoa-related products in North America, with five manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Canada.Georgetown Universitys Blommer Science Library, which opened in 1962, bears the name of Henry J.Blommer (C26).

Join us to hear about the science of chocolate from Blommer Chocolate Company President and Chief

Operating Officer Peter W. Blommer (C85); Vice President of Operations Stephen J. Blommer (C89); and

Corporate Manager of Sensory and Product Guidance Rose Potts .

RSVP by February 8 to www.library.georgetown.edu/rsvp or (202) 687-7446

Join FABULOUS Inc. & FORD COUTURE

for an evening of Fashion and complimentaryChampagne.

Thursday, February 10, 6:00 p.m.Zen Bistro and Wine Bar1301 South Joyce Street

Arlington, VA 22202

FABULOUS Inc . will present a line of Career Dressesdesigned by Body Types.
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Free Seminar about Body Types

Free Gift and Fabulous time !

FORD COUTURE features women's swim suits and women's and men's couture graphic T-shirts.

bmichael events this week 28 january 2011

Documents