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Black History Month Events

National Geographic Museum

Feb. 2 - May 1, 2011. The museum presents "America I Am: The African American Imprint," a touring exhibition

celebrating more than 500 years of African American contributions to the United States. The exhibit presents pivotal

moments in courage, conviction and creativity through 200 rare historic objects, documents, photographs, and

multimedia.

National Archives

Celebrate Black History Month in February with special films, public programs, and lectures. These programs are open

to the public and will be held at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC and at the National Archives at

College Park, Maryland.

Anacostia Community Museum

Throughout the year, the Smithsonian Institutions museum of African American history and culture offers exhibitions,

educational programs, workshops, lectures, film screenings and other special events that interpret black history from

the 1800s to the present.

George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate

Throughout the month of February Mount Vernon will honor the slaves who lived and worked at George Washington's

estate with a daily 12 p.m. wreathlaying at the Slave Memorial. On Saturdays and Sundays in February, visitors learn

about life as a slave with Silla and Slammin' Joe, two of Washington's slaves, at the recently-opened slave cabin. Tom

Davis, an enslaved brickmaker, presents his perspective on Saturdays and Sundays in the greenhouse at 2:30 p.m.,

3:00 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. The Marquis de Lafayette talks about his efforts to end slavery in the Greenhouse on

Sundays at 3:00 p.m. All Black History Month events are included in the regular admission price to the estate.

Abraham Lincoln Birthday Observance

February 12, 2011 at noon.Lincoln Memorial,23rd & Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC. Honor Abraham

Lincoln at a Presidential wreath laying ceremony and a dramatic reading of the "Gettysburg Address." For more

information, call (202) 619-7222.

African American Civil War Memorial and Museum

This Washington, DC site honors and examines the African American's heroic struggle for freedom and civil rights. The

memorial is the only one in the United States to honor Colored Troops (USCT) who served in the Civil War. The

museum uses photographs, documents and state of the art audio visual equipment to educate visitors about this

important part of American history.

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

February 12, 2011, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1411 W St. SE, Washington, DC. Frederick Douglass birthday will be

celebrated with music, presentations, programs on the history of Anacostia, childrens activities, and lots of talk about

the books he wrote, the books he read, and how reading and writing can change the world.

Black History Month at the Navy MemorialThroughout February, the Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center honors African-American sailors throughout

history with special film screenings, artwork, and lectures.

Black History Month Cruise Aboard the Spirit of Washington

February 19, 2011. Take an educational and entertaining lunch cruise to remember those who have influenced

African-American culture. Crossing all genres from Jazz to R&B to pop, the cruise will showcase the variety of music

which has paved the way for todays popular musicians. A DJ will provide live entertainment in tribute to notable

African-American artists such as Duke Ellington, Marvine Gaye, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis and Diana Ross. The

cruise boards at 11:00 a.m. and cruises from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cost is $40.90 per person.

Old Town Alexandria

The National Register of Historic Places lists several historic sites in Alexandria, Virginia as locations where AfricanAmericans lived, worked and worshiped during the period 1790 through 1951. Take a tour of these sites and learn

about this important part of our regional history.
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Film Screening and Discussion: Freedom Riders, a film by Stanley Nelson for The

American Experience February 9, Carmichael Auditorium, First Floor, Center.

Join civil rights and original Freedom Riders Diane Nash, Jim Zwerg (who was brutally

beaten in Montgomery, AL after arriving on the Greyhound bus), and the Reverend James

Lawson, along with filmmaker Stanley Nelson and scholar Ray Arsenault for a discussion

and screening of Nelsons film Freedom Riders.

The film is the first feature-length documentary to tell the story of civil rights activists

who risked death by defying the Jim Crow laws in 1961. The film features testimony from

the Riders, state and federal government officials, and journalists who witnessed the

rides.

Freedom Riders is scheduled to air on PBS as part of the channels American

Experience series in May to commemorate the 50th anniversary. (Click here for PBS'

"Freedom Riders" site, a finalist for the SXSW Interactive Award.)

Join the Student Sit-Ins

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in February (except Sunday February 6), Second Floor,East Wing

Audiences can take part in a training session at the historic lunch counter from the FW

Woolworth store in Greensboro, NC. Visitors will meet Samuel P. Leonard, a civil rights

activist in 1960, just after the Greensboro sit-in began. This 20-minute program is based

on an actual 1960s training manual.

Sing Out! Songs of Freedom

Thursday, February 17 and 24; Friday, February 18 and 25, Carmichael Auditorium, First

Floor, Center. Tickets are required, and can be obtained at ResidentAssociates.org

Explore the pivotal year of 1960 alongside civil rights activists, through first-person

characterization, original dialogue, archival music and song. Audiences have the

opportunity to learn the songs and sing along with the Freedom Fighters.

Greensboro Talks

Saturdays (except Saturday, February 5) and Sunday, February 6, Second Floor, East

Wing

See a section of the Woolworths lunch counter where the Student Sit-In Movementbegan on February 1, 1960, and hear the (15-20-minute) story of the four young men who

sparked the movement to desegregate the lunch counter.
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Book Talk: An Example for All the Land: Emancipation and the Struggle over Equality in

Washington, DC, February 8, National Archives,Jefferson Room, Special Events

entrance, Constitution Avenue at 7th Street, NW, 1-86-NARA-NARA.

Kate Masur, author of An Example for All the Land (University of North Carolina Press),

discusses Washington during the post-Civil War Reconstruction period. DC became a

laboratory for experimentation about racial equality as black Washingtonians demanded

respect, equal access to employment, public services, and the right to vote. A book

signing follows the program; the book is available at a discount from the Archives Shop.

Who : Barnes and Noble

What: Black History Month Story TimeWhen: Starting February 1st

, every Tuesday

Where: 555 12th St NW Washington, DC 20004

Cost: Free

Website:http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3082336

Washington, DC 20004

Who: Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC)

What: The Return of Blak Muzik: What We've Been Missing

When: Saturday February 19th

8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Where: 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20020

Cost: $25-$30

Website:http://www.thearcdc.org/events/return-blak-musik-what-weve-been-missing-0

Who: The Virginia Black History Month AssociationWhat: The 11th Annual Virginia Black History Month Formal Dinner

When: Saturday, Feb 26 5:00 p.m.

Where: Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center 2371 Carl D Silver Pky, Fredericksburg, VA, 22401

Cost: Adults - $70.00 , children - $25.00, VIP - $125.00

Website:www.quanticobhmcommittee.com
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85th Annual Black History Month

2011 Luncheon and Featured Authors' Event

2011 National Black History Theme:

African Americans and the Civil War

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Authors' Event starts: 10:30 am

Doors open: 12:15 pm

Luncheon starts: 12:30 pm

The Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel

999 9th Street, NW | Washington, DC 20001

202.898.9000 |www.renaissancehotels.com

Founders of Black History Month
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Events This Week


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"The Art of Marsha Steiger: Rhythm and Balance Series"

featuring a series of abstract wall-mounted acrylic sulptures

(February 11-April 10)

Opening Reception

Friday, February 11, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Performance by the Josh Walker Jazz Quartet at 7:30 p.m.

Levine School of Music

2801 Upton Street NW

(202) 686-8000

WEEKEND SPARKLER SUPERTASTINGS!

CORK MARKET

WEEKEND SUPERTASTINGS

Cork Market

1805 14th Street NW

TASTE PERFECT VALENTINE'S DAY SPARKLERS ALL WEEKENDLONG

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

DOUG MOHR - Doug from Country Vintner pours delicious


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Champagne to celebrate Valentine's Day!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 3:00-6:00 p.m.

ED ADDISS - Ed pours French sparklers that are affordable

sparkling wines to pour for your Valentine. These are beautiful

and complex wines that are wonderful for celebrating the day!

BRENNAN DOWNEY ~ Brennan pours fabulous Italian sparklers from fun,spirited Prosecco to serious Spumante, these are perfect alternatives toChampagne!

These tastings are complimentary, guests must be 21 or over to taste.Guests will enjoy discounts on all tasting wines.

Baked & Wired: Poetry Series & Free Coffee Giveaway at Apple Store

Baked & Wired (1052 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW) will host the Ruthless Grip PoetrySeries: Midnight in Decemberon Friday, February 11 at 8 p.m. The series is based off ofthe 3:15 Experiment, which involved several poets all writing at midnight every day for the

month of December 2010. The writers will share their works from this experiment during

the February 11 reading. To celebrate the launch of the new Verizon iPhone on Thursday,February 10 at 7 a.m., Baked & Wired will hand out free coffee to the first 200 guests atthe Georgetown Apple Store (1229 Wisconsin Avenue, NW).

Baked & Wired,1052 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, will host the Ruthless Grip Poetry Series:

Midnight in Decemberon Friday, February 11 at 8:00 p.m. The series is based off of the 3:15

Experiment, which involved several poets all writing at midnight every day for the month of

December 2010. The writers will share their works from this experiment during the February

11 reading.

SOME (So Others Might Eat) Eighth Annual Junior Gala

Event Date:

Friday, February 11, 2011 - 8:00pm

Cost

Price:


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$85.00

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Venue Address:

500 17th Street NW


United States

See map: Google Maps

www.corcoran.org

Please join SOME (So Others Might Eat) for the Eighth Annual Junior Gala at the Corcoran Gallery ofArt.

The Junior Gala is a wonderful evening of cocktails, live music and dancing for young professionals(see photos of last year's event here).

Proceeds will be used for Marguerite's Place, a new community center being built by SOME for thefamilies living in apartments at SOME's Chespapeake and Barnaby Street programs.

Tickets: $85 ($170 per couple) and up at http://www.some.org/events_jrgala.html

Featuring Live Music by the Blue Tips Rhythm Review.

Open Bar & Hors doeuvres.

ATTIRE: Black Tie Optional

AFTER PARTY: George, 3251 Prospect St, start time: 12am. For every SOMEjr Gala guest to go tothe after party, George will contribute $5 to So Others Might Eat!
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A Night for the Right: From CPAC With Love

Event Date:

Friday, February 11, 2011 - 9:00pm - 11:00pm

RSVP:

George

Venue Address:

3251 Prospect Street NW


United States


www.georgeofdc.com

The Conservative Political Action Convention (CPAC) is upon us!

On Friday night, DC Young Republicans have joined the host committee for the CivicForumPAC's "ANight for the Right: From CPAC With Love."

This event received unprecedented media attention last year (something about piatas...) and we'reexpecting an even better event this year.

This is certain to be one of CPAC's biggest and best parties!

Tickets: $50 (covers premium open bar and live dance band).
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Events at the GalleryFebruary at Gallery West

Gallery West Presents

14th Annual National Juried Show

February 9 - March 6, 2011

Artists Reception and Awards Presentation:

Saturday, February 12, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

2nd Thursday Pre-Show Reception:

Thursday, February 10, 5:00-9:00 p.m.

Gallery West

1213 King Street

Alexandria, Virginia 22314

Gallery West is pleased to present our 14th Annual National Juried Show. Out of the 172

artists that applied, 67 artists were accepted and will have 102 pieces of art in our galleryfor February. From Alexandria, Virginia to La Honda, California this exhibit represents theexciting things that artists of all media and from all over the country are creating. Wealways look forward to this dynamic display of creativity.


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The Juror - Lenny Campello

This year's juror, F. Lennox Campello, studied art at the University of Washington Schoolof Art in Seattle.

Lenny opened the Fraser Gallery in Washington, DC in 1996, together with the

photographer Catriona Fraser, and opened a second gallery in Bethesda, Maryland in

2002. In 2006 he ended his ten year co-ownership of the Fraser Gallery. He has curatedand juried many shows in the Washington D.C. area.

In addition to numerous galleries, his work has been exhibited at museums in Scotland,Brazil, California, France, Ohio, Louisiana, and Tennessee.

Lenny is a regularly published art critic of regional prominence and is one of the Internet'sleading arts bloggers. Since 2003 his visual arts blog, Daily Campello Art News, is one of

the web's first art blogs and currently has nearly 20,000 weekly readers.

Contents Copyright 2010 Gallery West.

All rights reserved. Images and text are Copright 2010 by their respective artists.

No part of this site may be reproduced, in whole or part, without the express written consent of the copyright holder.

Cut it for a Cause Campaign at Bella Salon

Event Date:

Saturday, February 12, 2011 (All day)

Bella Bethesda Salon

Venue Address:

4733 Elm Street, 2nd Floor

Bethesda, MD 20814

United States



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With Valentines Day right around the corner, Bella Bethesda has its sights on sharing the love withthose less fortunate and will kick off its Cut It For a Cause campaign on February 12. This yearmarks the fourth annual celebration of the week-long event to benefit Locks of Love. The salon

welcomes those who are able to give at least 10 inches of hair, to visit the salon throughout the weekto make their donation and in exchange receive a complimentary cut and blow dry. Those interestedin helping a child in need, but arent yet ready to donate can still participate (and receive a free cut!)

by visiting the salon to sign the pledge board and donate later this year.

http://www.bellabethesda.com/

Kate Betts' "Everyday Icon: Michelle Obama and the Power of Style"Book Launch


Level Two

Saks Fifth Avenue

5555 Wisconsin Avenue

Chevy Chase, MD 20815

(301) 657-9000

Join Kate Betts for cocktails and a celebration of her book launch, Everyday Icon: Michelle Obama and the Power of

Style.
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Rosemary will be signing her book!


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Savings up to 60% off throughout the store!!!

Not valid on trunk show items. Can not be combined with other sales or promotions, previouspurchases, or layaways. All sales final...

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Art Films

National Gallery of Art

East Building Concourse, Auditorium

4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW

"Killer of Sheep" and "When It Rains"

Sunday, February 13, 2:00 p.m.

With director Charles Burnett in person

One of only a few contemporary filmmakers to be honored with a MacArthur Fellowship and the Paul Robeson

Award for outstanding life achievement, American independent Charles Burnett introduces Killer of Sheep, his

inventive cine-poem of urban life in Los Angeles' Watts neighborhood during the 1970s. With its minimal budget,

nonprofessional cast, and finely honed script, Burnett's film was honored with an early nomination to the National

Film Registry. (Charles Burnett, 1977, 35 mm, 81 minutes)

Preceding the feature is When It Rains, one man's affecting crusade through Watts to save a young mother fromeviction. "Each person he sees registers like a separate solo in a twelve-bar blues"Jonathan Rosenbaum.

(Charles Burnett, 1995, 12 minutes)

"Les Lutins du Court-Mtrage: Festival of New French Shorts"


A selection of new French short films is filled with surprise, suspense, humor, and beauty. Four works, presented in

original format, are shown as part of the Lutins du Court-Mtrage festival organized together with L'Alliance

Franaise de Washington. Titles include The North Road (La Route du Nord), Another's Reason (La Raison de

l'Autre), The Best Place (L'Endroit Ideal), and The Herd (La Harde). (Approximately 105 minutes)

"Lou Harrison: A World of Music"

Saturday, February 26, 4:00 p.m.

World premiere - Director Eva Soltes in person

Music pioneer, writer, and activist Lou Harrison (19172003), an early experimenter with alternate tunings and

intricate mergings of Western and Eastern styles, has been a legend of the American music scene since the 1950s.

The culmination of two decades of research and documentation, Lou Harrison: A World of Music features rare

footage, personal recordings, and informal conversations with Harrison, as well as extended passages of his

hauntingly beautiful scores. The director leads a post-screening dialogue. Presented in association with Post-
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Classical Ensemble, The George Washington University, and the forum Sublime Confluence: The Music of Lou

Harrison. (Eva Soltes, 2010, HD-Cam, 90 minutes)

Pre-Oscar Night Scavenger Hunt

American Red Cross headquarters

17th and D Streets NW

Sunday, February 13, 2:00-5:00 p.m.

The snow date will be February 20

Film buffs who know movie scenes from the nation's capital shown in major motion pictures have the chance to win two VIP

tickets to a night filled with glamour, excitement and entertainment: Oscar Night America 2011 in Washington DC. Second

and third place winners will receive special prizes to commemorate the night as well.

To kick-off the fourth annual Oscar Night America, the American Red Cross in the National Capital Region and the DC Office of

Motion Picture and Television Development are joining forces to host a scavenger hunt. Participants will gather at American

Red Cross headquarters receive instructions and clues that will guide them to several locations around the city where famous

films have been shot.

Please register to participate in the scavenger hunt. This is a event is free to the public.

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It's time to celebrate Homebody's 5th

birthday!

Please join us on Saturday, February 12 from

6:00-9:00 p.m. to check out our new

collections, see old friends and raise a toast!

Homebody

715 8th Street SE
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(202) 544-8445

ANNUAL SMALL WORKS SHOW

MARKING INTERNATIONAL VISIONS'

14TH ANNIVERSARY

FEBRUARY 10 - MARCH 12, 2011

As part of the celebration, 38ARTISTS will be featured, including David C. Driskell,

Wadsworth Jarrell, April Harrison, Helen Zughaib, Betty Press, Sam Gilliam, James

Phillips and many, many more!

The international artists hail from 15 different countries, including Uganda, Nigeria,Ukraine, Brazil, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Haiti and Aboriginal Australia - and many pieces are

at special ANNIVERSARY PRICING!


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celebrate with us at our

ANNIVERSARYRECEPTION

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12

6:30-9:00 p.m.

Image: Jambo Muzungu by Fred Mutebi (Uganda), woodcut

INTERNATIONAL VISIONS GALLERY

2629 Connecticut Avenue NW


(202) 234-5112

See you at the opening,

Tim DavisFounder and Director

GALLERY HOURS

Wednesday - Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. or by appointment


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DEBT

Simon Gouverneur and Andy Moon Wilson

through Saturday, February 12, 2011

Prosecco & PBR Closing


Curator's Office1515 14th Street NWSuite 201Washington, DC 20005

(202) 387-1008

Image Above:

Andy Moon Wilson, Untitled, colored pencil on paper, 10" x 10", 2010


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Gallery hours during exhibitions:Wed-Sat 12:00-6:00 p.m. and by appointment

Darwin Day Event - Breakfast & Talk

by Fred Edwords: Beyond the BareBones: What Human Evolution Meansto You

Sunday, February 13, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Jewish Primary Day School

6045 16th Street NW

Washington DC 20011

Please join the Washington DC Area Coalition of Reason

and Machar for a Darwin Day event. There will becontinental breakfast and schmoozing, and then apresentation sponsored by Machar Adult Education -Beyond the Bare Bones: What Human Evolution Means to

You by Fred Edwords, National Director, United Coalition ofReason and former President of the American HumanistAssociation.The Center for Inquiry DC is a member organization of theWashington Coalition of Reason. This is a great opportunityfor us to get to know others in the Washington DC AreaCoalition of Reason and celebrate Darwin Day!The study of human evolution isn't merely an academic exercise in looking backward.

It tells us who we are and the sorts of things we do. Hence it informs our present and

future. Fred Edwords is a member of the Broader Social Impacts Committee of the

new Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum--an exhibitthat goes beyond the fossils to show what human evolution means.

We meet at the Jewish Primary Day School, 6045 16th Street NW, Washington DC20011 - north of Military Road and south of Walter Reed Hospital. On Sundaymornings there is parking in front on 16th Street (where there is a steep set of stairs

to climb) and street parking behind the building with two back door entrances too.

Accessibility is best from the small back parking lot, but be aware that it fills up.

Please save those spots for those who need them.

IMPORTANT:RSVP [email protected] February 5.

About CFI DC

Mission StatementThe mission of Center for Inquiry DC is to foster a secular society based on science,
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values.

Center for Inquiry

621 Pennsylvania Avenue SE

Washington, D.C. 20003

(202) 546-2330

No Rules Theatre Company presents

TOUCH

by Toni Press-Coffman

At the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street NE

A heartbreaking portrait of what it takes to rebuild your life in the wake of personal tragedy.Come see the play the New York Times called, a gripping, heart-wrenching, tender drama

whose scenes shift seamlessly, character to character, past to present.

VisitTouchDCand use discount code: WB20 Special $20 tickets for matinee performances this weekend!

Saturday, February 12 at 2:00 PM Sunday, February 13 at 2:00 PM
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Linda M. Vitello

Marketing & PR Manager

Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center

NOVA, Alexandria Campus

3001 North Beauregard Street

Alexandria VA 22311

(703) 845-6156

69th SEASON OF CONCERTS Marcus Thompson, violistJudith Gordon, pianist


National Gallery of Art4th Street & Constitution Avenue NWWashington, DC 20565.


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Music by J.S. Bach, Enescu, Lee, and SchumannPresented in honor of African American History MonthFor 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 at

6:00 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. There is no entry or reentry to the building after 6:30p.m.
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"CASH 4 GOLD" Hosted by:

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Formore information on (Blueberry Art Gallery), contact Shawn Myers and Randall Blackburn of

(RBGems) at 703.894.8854

New Book Discussion:

"The National Security Enterprise: Navigating the Labyrinth"

Monday, February 14, 12:00-2:00 p.m.

Sixth Floor Moynihan Board Room

Woodrow Wilson International Center for ScholarsRonald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

One Woodrow Wilson Plaza

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20004-3027

Lunch will be provided

RSVP:

http://wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_rsvp&event_id=649038

Harvey Rishikof, Chair, Department of National Security Strategy and Professor of Law and National Security Studies,

National War College; Roger George, National War College and Georgetown University

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

National History Center

Washington History Seminar

Historical Perspectives on International and National Affairs

Churchills Cold War Revisited

Klaus Larres

YALE UNIVERSITY , JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY/SAISand THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER

Monday February 14, 4:00 p.m.

Woodrow Wilson Center
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4th Floor Conference Room

Ronald Reagan Building


Reservations requested because of limited space:

Miriam Cunningham 202-544-2422, ext. 103 [email protected]

"Making Friends While No One Is Looking: The Role of Sub-national Actors in Reconciliationin East Asia and Europe"

Monday, February 14, 2011

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Root Room

1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW


RSVP:http://www.aicgs.org/eventlist/view.aspx?ID=332&top_parent=156

9:00-9:15 a.m. - Introduction

Lily Gardner Feldman, AICGS

9:15-10:45 a.m. - Panel One: Reconciliation in East Asia and Europe: Where Are We Now?

Speakers: Andrew Horvat, Stanford Program in Kyoto

Vladimr Handl, Institute of International Relations, Prague

Lily Gardner Feldman, AICGS

Moderator: Michael Brenner, Ludwig Maximilians Universitt

Reconciliation between Japan and its East Asian neighbors has been rather problematic in the past.For decades Japan refused to apologize for any atrocities committed before and during World War

Two and even after apologies have been issued, South Korea

and China have doubted their sincerity and depth while some Japanese citizens have protested anyapology as unnecessary and unpatriotic. The historical frictions continue to flare up today as the mostrecent incident between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islets shows. Progress, however,

has been made on the sub-national level, especially in the relationship between South Korea andJapan. Where do reconciliation efforts between Japan, South Korea, and China currently stand?What is the role of the government or are these efforts largely driven by sub-national groups and

actors? What is the role of exchange programs in fostering reconciliation in general? What are theachievements in Germanys foreign policy of reconciliation that might be useful as East Asian

countries develop exchanges?

10:45-11:00 a.m. - Coffee Break
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11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Panel Two: Youth Exchanges and Sister City Programs: Educating the Next

Generation By Crossing the Historical Divide?

Speakers: Toshihiro Menju, Japan Center for International Exchange

Dieter Bingen, Deutsches Polen Institut

Stefan Seidendorf, Deutsch-Franzsisches Institut

Moderator: Kirsten Verclas, AICGS

Youth exchanges have been an important tool for Germanys reconciliation with its neighbors.Instituted soon after the end of World War Two, these exchanges have enabled new generations tolearn about historical responsibilities and increase awareness about their neighboring countries and

former victims of Nazism. The idea of sister cities, in which cities establish formal twinningagreements with other, often similar, cities in other countries, has also been one of the mechanisms

of reconciliation between Germany and former victims. This cooperation can range from the symbolic

to the very practical and usually includes exchange programs between the cities and municipalities.Japan, China, and South Korea have increased their exchange programs in recent years and their

cities are also participating in some twinning programs. How can youth exchanges and twinningprograms increase reconciliation? What are the hallmarks of successful exchanges and what

conditions have to be in place to make them successful? What can Japan and other East Asiancountries learn from the German example? Who is organizing and financing the youth exchanges?

What is the role of the respective governments and societal actors?

12:30-2:00 p.m. - Luncheon Keynote

Speaker: Yoshibumi Wakamiya, Asahi Shimbun

2:00-3:30 p.m. - Panel Three: Media Exchanges: Providing Understanding Across Borders?

Speakers: Peter Theiner, Robert Bosch Stiftung

Chiho Sawada, Stanford University

Alexandra Sakaki, Universitt Duisburg-Essen

Moderator: Elizabeth Cole, United States Institute of Peace

Germany and France founded the television channel

Artein 1990, intended to bring French and German citizens closer on a cultural level and promote cultural

integration throughout Europe. Exchange programs for French and German journalists have also flourished

over the last decades. Similar activities occur between Japan and some of its neighbors albeit with much less

frequency and intensity. What kinds of media cooperations and exchanges have been successful? What can

successful endeavors such as Arte teach about reconciliation? What is the role of new media in reconciliation?

Is there a multiplier effect of media cooperation and how can it be measured? How do practitioners evaluatethese exchanges?

3:30-4:30 p.m. - Final Comments: American Perspectives

Speakers: Mike Mochizuki, George Washington University

J.J. Suh, SAIS/Johns Hopkins University (invited)Moderator: Lily Gardner Feldman, AICGS


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CUISINE CONTRA

An Exquisite Evening of Creative Food + Drink + Art + Music

Featuring the Culinary Genius of Chef Mike Isabella

Valentine's Day Monday, February 14

6:30 to 10:30 PM

Secret location to be revealed on February 14.

Details and tickets availableHERE.

PINK PANEL @ THE FRIDGE

FRESH PRODUCE: First Annual Festival of Live Art

Wednesday, February 16

7:30 to 9:30 PM

@ The Fridge

516 8th Street, SE, Rear Alley

Panelists:

Melissa Fisher, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Georgetown University

B Stanley, Director of DC Arts Center and performer

David London, Performance Magician and Gallery Manager of The Fridge

Philippa Hughes, Moderator

Fresh Produce Festival of Live Art kicks off this weekend with a bang!

Friday night: Variety show performed to a live Bluebrain concert! Join magicians, mimes, stilt-walkers,

dancers, and more as we welcome in a month of performance!

Saturday night: Poet Sonya Renee Taylor along with Beltway Poetry Slam Poets Sarah Lawson,

Jonathan Tucker and Chris August.

Sunday: "Threshold to Supper Table," and have the opportunity to play with your food in a participatory

performance that consists of a shared meal that functions as a score for action and sound. The menu

includes Elongated Baguettes, Herbed Bean Pate, Sweet Goat Spread,Gerry's Meat Balls and Lemon

Blueberry Petit Fours.
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Sunday night: Local Diva's of Delight, The Sweater Set, will be offering a Sunday Night Ukulele Lessons

to teach you some basic songs to play in their Valentines Day Concert!

More information and advance tickets can be found atwww.TheFridgeDC.com/FreshProduce

DISCOUNT for Pink Line Project fans!

Huun Huur Tu show at Artisphere

Saturday, February 5

8pm

Buy ticketsHERE.

$5 discount code: PLP2511More info about the bandHERE.

Huun Huur Tu is from Tuva (former Soviet republic) and perform a form of folk singing.

Their most recent album is a collaboration with electronic musician and producer Carmen Rizzo

(Coldplay, Paul Oakenfold, Seal)

DON'T FORGET!

Submit your proposal to The Awesome FoundationHERE.

CHECK OUT THESE GREAT ART CHAT ARTICLES!

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The Embassy of the Republic of Hungary

2950 Spring of Freedom Street NW


Members of the wine trade and press are welcome to join us for a complimentary tasting

featuring the highly-regarded Wines of Hungary; Tokaj and Beyond. This is a uniqueopportunity to taste varieties such as Furmit and Kekfrankos as well as the rare, highly-

rated Tokaji wines that made the area known throughout the world.

Representatives from Hungary and Adventure Wine educators will be present to showcase

these exceptional wines and answer any questions you may have about this esteemed region.

**This Trade Tasting is complimentaryto all members of the wine trade, press, restaurants,

retailers and educators.**

To RSVP, please email:[email protected] call 240-483-1275 to register.

"Landscapes in Transition II"

colorful large-scale woodcut prints by Alexandria artist Eve Stockton.

(January 27-April 28)

Wine and Cheese Reception

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

Artist Talk at 6:00 p.m.

Heurich Gallery

505 Ninth Street NW

(202) 223-1626

Degrees of Difficulty: Can American Higher Education Regain Its Edge?

Tuesday, February 15, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

American Enterprise Institute

1150 17th Street NW


Register:http://www.aei.org/event/100346

Over the past two years, policymakers and advocates have laid out ambitious goals for American higher education.

Ranging from President Obama's desire for the United States to be once again the most educated country in the world, to

the Gates Foundation's effort to double the number of low-income individuals with a postsecondary degree, this bold

agenda for boosting college completion rates has garnered considerable attention. Yet these goals raise serious

questions about the policy changes necessary to accomplish them and the obstacles that may stand in the way. To

identify the challenges and opportunities that surround the push to make American higher education more productive, AEI

commissioned new research from eleven of the country's leading thinkers on postsecondary policy. At this event, led by

AEI's Andrew P. Kelly and Mark Schneider, presenters and discussants will explore what we know about raising degree
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completion rates, the policy issues that currently hinder progress, and what can be learned from state-level reform

strategies.

Agenda

8:30 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - Introduction:

MARK SCHNEIDER, American Institutes for Research and AEI

9:10 a.m. - Panel I: Where Do We Stand and How Can We Improve?

Presenters:

MATTHEW CHINGOS, Harvard University

ARTHUR HAUPTMAN, Public Policy Consultant

Discussants:

DEWAYNE MATTHEWS, Lumina Foundation

TRAVIS REINDL, National Governors Association

Moderator:

ANDREW P. KELLY, AEI

10:50 a.m. - Panel II: The Performance and Potential of Sub-baccalaureate Programs

Presenters:

THOMAS BAILEY, Columbia University

BRIAN BOSWORTH, Future Works

DIANE AUER JONES, Career Education Corporation

Discussant:

SARA GOLDRICK-RAB, University of Wisconsin

Moderator:


12:30 p.m. - Luncheon

1:15 p.m. - Panel III: Identifying Policy Problems and Solutions

Presenters:

ERIC BETTINGER, Stanford University

ANGELA BOATMAN, Harvard Graduate School of Education

JOSIPA ROKSA, University of Virginia

Discussant:

SUSAN DYNARSKI, University of Michigan

Moderator:


3:05 p.m. - Panel IV: Reform Lessons from the States

Presenters:

ELAINE BAKER, Community College of DenverGERI MALANDRA, Kaplan University

RICHARD PETRICK, Ohio Board of Regents

Discussant:

GEORGE PERNSTEINER, Oregon University System

Moderator:

ANDREW P. KELLY, AEI

4:35 p.m. - Concluding Remarks:

EDUARDO OCHOA, US Department of Education

5:00 p.m. - Adjournment and Reception


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"The Turkish-Iranian Relationship: Too Close for Comfort?"

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

Lehrman Auditorium

Heritage Foundation

214 Massachusetts Avenue NE

Register:http://www.heritage.org/Events/2011/02/Turkish-Iranian-Relations

Turkey is a key ally of the United States and an important member of the NATO alliance. Ankara is also a strategic

gateway to the Middle East and an influential regional player. In recent years though, Ankaras foreign policy as set

by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has increasingly diverged from U.S. interests on a broad set of

issues. Nowhere has this been more visible than vis--vis Iran. Questions are being asked whether Turkey will be a

reliable ally in containing Irans growing military power, Tehrans illicit nuclear program and its growing

malevolent political influence.

The North Korean Diaspora in Northeast Asia"

February 15, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

One Woodrow Wilson Plaza


Washington, DC 20004-3027

A photo ID is required for entry to RR building

Apichai Shipper, Visiting Scholar, University of California, Los Angeles; Hazel Smith,Professor, Cranfield University,

U.K.; Suzanne Scholte,President, Defense Forum Foundation

North Koreans living abroad face more than the usual challenges of expatriate individuals and communities. What

are the special circumstances and challenges to integration that North Koreans living in South Korea face? How

have refugees from the political oppression and starvation of the North fared when they have fled across the

border to China? What is the status of North Korean associations in Japan? Do any or all of these groups have anybroader significance for the societies in which they now reside? And will any of these groups play any part in

politics between North Korea and its neighbors?
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UPCOMING EVENTThe Palestine Center invites you to a briefing

The Palestine Papers: Fallout

with

Khaled Elgindy

Visiting Fellow, Brookings InstitutionNoura Erakat

Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University

Mark PerryJournalist and Author

Tuesday, February 15, 12:30-2:00 p.m.The Palestine Center

2425 Virginia Avenue NW


Click here to RSVP now!

Leaked documents pertaining to Israeli-Palestiniannegotiations which include the proceedings and

discussions from behind closed door meetings at the

highest levels caused an uproar across the Arab world.Panelists will discuss the contents of these leaks, the

coverage by Al Jazeera and the Guardian and whateffect they may have on the Palestinian Authority and

the future of negotiations.

Khaled Elgindy is a Visiting Fellow with the Saban

Center for Middle East Policy at the BrookingsInstitution. He most recently served as an advisor to

the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah on permanentstatus negotiations with Israel from 2004 to 2009, and

was a key participant in the recent round ofnegotiations launched at Annapolis in November 2007.

Prior to that, Mr. Elgindy held various political and

policy-related positions in Washington, DC including asa Professional Staff member on the HouseInternational Relations Committee in 2002 and as a

Policy Analyst for the U.S Commission on InternationalReligious Freedom from 2000 to 2002.

Noura Erakat is a Palestinian human rights attorney

and activist. She is currently an adjunct professor of

The Jerusalem Fundfor Education and

Community Development is a 501(c)(3)

non-profit organization based in

Washington, DC that does educational

and humanitarian work on behalf of

Palestinians, particularly those living in

the Occupied Territory and surrounding

refugee camps.

The Palestine Center is an independent

think-tank committed to communicating

reliable and timely information about the

Palestinian political experience to

American policy-makers, journalists,

students and the general public.

Established in 1991, it is the educational

program of the Jerusalem Fund forEducation and Community Development.
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international human rights law in the Middle East atGeorgetown University and is the US-based Legal

Advocacy Coordinator for Badil Center for PalestinianRefugee and Residency Rights. Most recently sheserved as Legal Counsel for a Congressional

Subcommittee in the House of Representatives,chaired by Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich. Ms.

Erakat has appeared on Foxs The O Reilly Factor,

NBCs Politically Incorrect, MSNBC, and Al-JazeeraArabic and English.Mark Perry is a journalist and author. He is the former

co-Director of the Washington, D.C., London and

Beirut-based Conflicts Forum and former Washingtoncorrespondent for The Palestine Report. Mr. Perry isthe author of eight books, including the recently

released Talking To Terrorists. He is a regularcontributor to Asia Times and Foreign Policyand afrequent guest commentator on Al Jazeera.

"Children of the Enlightenment: The Ideological Origins of Black Agency and Activism"

Wednesday, February 16, 7:00 p.m.

American History Museum

Carmichael Auditorium, 1st Floor

14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW

Free; first come, first served

A dramatic reading of Frederick Douglasss speech What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? by actor Roger

Guenveur Smith opens this evening's program. Then distinguished scholars Lonnie Bunch and Rex Ellis of the

National Museum of African American History and Culture and Dr. Clement Price of Rutgers University explore the

complexity of relationships between free blacks and whites in the antebellum United States and the various

motivations of both groups to end slavery.

OAS Film Series: "Enemies of the People"(Cambodia)

Wednesday,February 16, 7:00-8:30 p.m.

West End Cinema

2301 M Street NW

Please RSVP at:http://tinyurl.com/4ahndfu

After you RSVP, we will email you an electronic ticket. Please RSVP as soon as possible so we can buy yourticket, as the tickets are selling fast and West End Cinema is planning for a sold-out show.

OAS will sponsor a group trip to West End Cinema to watch a powerful documentary on Cambodia, Enemies of the

People, as a part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.

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D.C. Art & Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER)

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

500 Fifth Street NW

Room 100

[email protected] call 202-334-2415 to make a reservationPhoto IDs required

Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS) is partnering with Leonardo, theInternational Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology, to present D.C. Art and Science Evening

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

region. DASERs will provide the public with a snapshot of the cultural environment of the region and willfoster interdisciplinary networking.

February 16 Program

5:30 to 6:00 p.m. Refreshments, check in, and socializing

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

Vote in over 100 categories for the Best of D.C.! You decide who will be the Best Food and Drink, Best Arts

and Entertainment, Best Goods and Services, and Best People and Places.

Free appetizers and drink specials!

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

Tony & Joe's Seafood Place

Georgetown's Washington Harbour

3000 K Street NW


(202) 944-4545

Must be over 21 with valid I.D. to attend.
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Please join the Center for American Progress for a specialresentation:

Ending Hunger with State Food Action Plans

February 16, 12:00-1:15 p.m.

light lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m.

Center for American Progress1333 H Street NW, 10th FloorWashington, DC 20005

dmission is free. Space is extremely limited. RSVPrequired. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basisand not guaranteed.

RSVP to attend this event

Welcoming remarks:Melissa Boteach, Manager, Half in Ten Campaign

Paper presentation:Joel Berg, Executive Director, New York City Coalition AgainstHunger

Featured panelists:Jason Elchert , Deputy Director, Ohio Association of SecondHarvest FoodbanksRosemary King Johnston, Executive Director, MarylandGovernor's Office for ChildrenSheri Steisel, Director of Human Services Policy, NationalConference of State LegislaturesJosh Wachs, Chief Strategy Officer, Share Our Strength

Moderated by:Joy Moses, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress

State governments have a significant stake in reducing hunger,food insecurity, and obesity. Together, these interrelatedproblems significantly reduce the productivity of a state'sworkforce and increase states' share of health-related costs.Moreover, states have a significant role to play in reducinghunger and obesity as administrators of a number of federallyfunded nutritional safety-net programs.

Yet, very few states have comprehensive strategies to effectivelytackle this complex and interconnected web of interests. Thisparticular event will focus on how states can use Food ActionPlans to achieve the best possible outcomes for low-income

families while also benefiting other consumers, boosting privateindustry, and spurring economic development.

Given the fiscal challenges currently facing states, heavyemphasis will be placed on the smart use of existing federal
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resources. Also, model food-planning efforts can informapproaches aimed at other antipoverty goals. This event willfeature a new paper authored by Joel Berg and Joy Moses.

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

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


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"Impact Evaluation in Practice"

Wednesday, February 16, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

J1-050 Auditorium

World Bank J Building

18th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW

light lunch will be served

RSVP:[email protected]

The Liberation of Kuwait: Reflections

Ambassador Edward "Skip" Gnehm, Jr., Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs, GW; former U.S.

Ambassador to Kuwait, Australia, and Jordan


George Washington University

Elliott School of International Affairs

Harry Harding Auditorium, Room 213

1957 E Street NW

From 5:00-6:00 p.m., there will be a reception and exhibit viewing on the second floor of the Gelman Library, 2130

H Street NW.

Ambassador Gnehm will be in attendance, and transportation between the Elliott School and the Gelman Library will be

available from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

This event is GW's 2011 Annual Kuwait Chair Lecture. Marking the 20th anniversary of Operation: Desert Storm and the

U.S. campaign to liberate Kuwait, Ambassador Edward Gnehm will draw upon his personal experience as U.S.

Ambassador to Kuwait to present his reflections on the event.

Please RSVP (for lecture) at:http://tinyurl.com/KuwaitChairLecture

Sponsored by the Middle East Policy Forum, which is presented with the generous support of ExxonMobil, and Gelman

Library

Thursday Date Nights

Event Date:

Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Corcoran Gallery of ArtVenue Address:
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500 17th Street NW


United States

www.corcoran.org

Treat your date on a romantic evening at the Corcoran any Thursday in February for Thursday DateNights!

Enjoy two-for-one gallery admission between 5 - 9pm and Cafe specials featuring "Champagne &

Kisses," which includes two glasses of champagne and chocolate covered strawberries or a cheeseand fruit plate ($15).

Print this coupon and present it to the front desk upon admission to receive the Thursday Date Nightsspecial.

Experts to Discuss Famed Mathematician and Philosopher Alfred North Whitehead and a Rare Piece of

Correspondence at Symposium

A rare, six-page letter written by Alfred North Whitehead, one of the major philosophers and mathematicians of the

20th century, will be the subject of a half-day symposium at the Library of Congress. The letter was recently

donated to the Library and will be housed in the Manuscript Division.

The symposium will focus on the historical context of the letter and on Whitehead and his intellectual focus in a

number of fields. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, in Room

119 on the first floor in the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street SE.

Sponsored by the Librarys John W. Kluge Center and the Manuscript Division, the symposium is free and open to

the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. The letter and a transcript will be on display.

Whitehead (1861-1947) was a British mathematician, logician and philosopher best known for his work inmathematical logic and the philosophy of science. In collaboration with Bertrand Russell, he authored the

landmark three-volume "Principia Mathematica" (1910), and contributed significantly to 20th-century logic,

philosophy of science and metaphysics.
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New Artists, New Art

(February 17-March 13)

featuring Ryan McCoy, Shaun Richards, Jordan Bruns, Zach Sherif,

Amy Genser, Shawna Moore, Clyde Fowler, Tom Burkett

and Michelle Peterson-Albandoz

Opening Reception


Long View Gallery1234 Ninth Street NW


RSVP

By Monday, February 14

[email protected] (202) 232-4788

Since re-opening in October of 2009, Long View Gallery has expanded its artist list to

include talents from across the United States. This month we choose to celebrate the

works of several standout new artists showing with Long View Gallery including Ryan

McCoy, Shaun Richards, Jordan Bruns, Zach Sherif, Tom Burkett, Amy Genser, Shawna

Moore, Michelle Peterson-Albandoz, and Clyde Fowler. In addition to highlighting the

incredible work by each of these artists, several of Long View Gallerys favorites will be

showing new and exciting pieces as a preview of what is to come. Join us, and many of the

artists, at the opening reception to see the exciting new things happening at Long View
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Gallery!

RUMI FORUM

Presents

"Supporting and Encouraging Communities to

Become Involved in School Reform"

By Dr. Kenneth Bedell


Rumi Forum1150 17th Street NW

Suite 408


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

Please Click to RSVP

In his State of the Union address President Obama said, "You see, we know what is possible from our children

when reform is not just a top-down mandate, but the work of local teachers and principals, school boards and

communities." Dr. Bedell will discuss ways that the Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership Center at the

Department of Education supports and encourages communities to become involved in school reform.
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Ken Bedell is a Senior Advisor in the Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership Center at the Department of

Education. He is ordained in The United Methodist Church and led congregations for 16 years in New York,

Maryland, and Ohio. He has taught at the junior high, high school, college and theological schools level. As a

volunteer with the Mennonite Central Committee he taught high school in Swaziland. In his capacity as executive

secretary of the International Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges and Universities Ken visited schools and

colleges in Argentine, Brazil, Korea, Mozambique, Kenya, and Zimbabwe. His is the author of five books and

numerous articles and scholarly papers. His book entitled, "Different Ships-Same Boat," on ethics was publishedby the World Association for Christian Communication. After receiving his PhD in sociology he became active in

the Religious Research Association where he served on the executive committee. He is married to the former

Kathryn Hale. They have two grown daughters, Charity Pelletier and Sarah Cook and four grandchildren.

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

Printmaker Liz Wolf

Printmaker Liz Wolf joins us as the Artist in Residence

until May 6. An exhibition of her work and thesculpture of special guest artist Hermann Burger is now

open in the Gallery at Iona Monday - Friday from

9 am - 5 pm.

Meet the Artists Reception


Iona Senior Services

4125 Albemarle Street NW

one block from Tenleytown Metro

Live music... good food, drink and conversation... hot art!

Two Figures,

HermannBurger

Angel Girl with Typewriter,Lithograph and monoprint

Liz Wolf


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GW's School of Media and Public Affairs

and

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

present

"After the Vote: Challenges and Opportunities for a Two-

State Sudan"


George Washington University

Elliott School of International Affairs

1957 E Street NW

Lindner Family Commons (Room 602)


RSVP:

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Sudan has experienced great internal turmoil for the past several years. In January, the country held a historic referendumto decide whether Sudan should split into two separate countries. An informed panel on foreign policy and public affairs

will explore what will happen next.

In Association with the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication

Your exclusive invitation to meet a true powerhouse of design for the very first time on a Trend Talk Tour in the

US


BoConcept Georgetown

3342 M Street NW
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Danish-born Morten Georgsen has been a driving force behind countless BoConcept designs since 1992 and is thrilled to

make a special visit to the US for this one-of-a-kind Trend Talk Tour. Guests will have an opportunity to meet Morten and

attend a presentation focusing on design trends from around the world, the inspiration and process behind some of

Morten's most iconic designs and get an inside take on what we can expect to see from the world of design over the years

to come. The presentation will be followed by a Q & A session, where guests can truly get an insight into this fascinating

designer.

Duvel is a proud sponsor of the Trend Talk Tour and guests will enjoy samplings of their distinctive Golden Strong Ale

during the event. Complimentary appetizers will also be served. All guests in attendance will be presented with a

BoConcept gift bag as a memento of the occasion and be entered for a chance to win an iconic Imola chair in a

fabric/leather of their choice.

Space for this fantastic event is limited and seating will be allocated on a 'first serve' basis - so don't hesitate to email your

RSVP today [email protected] secure your spot!

Secrets of Great UX Documentation

Feb 17, 2011

7:00 PM

AARP

601 E Street, NW


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Event Details: Documentation is a cornerstone of the web design process.

It helps move the design process forward, capturing decisions made or

requirements learned. It allows the team to move onto the next set of

decisions. Great documentation establishes a...Read more

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Violence, Criminality, and the Erosion of the Democratic State in Latin America


(Lunch served 12:0012:30 p.m.)

National Endowment for Democracy1025 F Street NW

Suite 800


RSVP :[email protected]

Featuring Dr. Arturo Alvarado, Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow

With comments by Dr. Cynthia Arnson, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Moderated by Dr. Diego Abente, International Forum for Democratic Studies

Increasing trends of violence and criminality in fledgling Latin American democracies raise serious questions about the

quality of democratic institutions and citizenship in the region. Violence, and particularly organized crime, not only limits

opportunities for citizens to exercise civil and political rights, it also erodes these states ability to provide for the rule of

law. Fundamentally, it undermines these states ability to wield an effective monopoly on use of force, in some cases

resulting in deal-making between elected regimes and paramilitaries, mafias, and gangs. As a result, elected governments

have become more vulnerable to threats and incentives from illegal actors and less responsive to the interests of their

electoral constituencies. Focusing on survival at all costs, the ruling political elites have little incentive to increase military

and police control, resulting in such high levels of societal insecurity that citizens are led to contract private security forcesand broker their own deals with paramilitary and other criminal groups.

Examining the relation between violence and democracy in Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia,

Dr. Arturo Alvarado will explore how democracy in each country has managed to remain resilient despite these states

inability to control criminal uses of force. He will assess the implications of current trends for policymakers approaches to

peacemaking, the rule of law, and democratization. Dr. Cynthia Arnson will provide comments.

Biographies

Dr. Arturo Alvarado Mendoza is professor in the department of sociology at El Colegio de Mxico. He previously taught at

Universit Sorbonne-Nouvelle Paris III and Brown University. He has been a visiting fellow at the Program on Human

Rights and Justice at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for

Scholars. He is also a founder of Democracia, Derechos Humanos, y Seguridad, an NGO based in Mexico City. An expert

on the rule of law in Mexico, Dr. Alvarado has held consulting positions with the United Nations Development Programme

and the UN Crime Prevention Unit. He has authored numerous publications, including Towards National Security:

Domestic Security and National Security in Mexico in the 21st Century(2010). During his fellowship, Dr. Alvarado plans to

examine the role of violence in state formation in Latin America. Using Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia as case studies, he

will investigate whether the rise of endemic violence in Latin America is challenging the consolidation of these democratic

regimes.

Dr. Cynthia Arnson is the director of the Latin America Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
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Opera Reading: Reading Lolita in Tehran

UMD School of Music

NEW OPERA READING PERFORMANCE

Reading Lolita in Tehran, An opera based on the book by Azar Nafisi

Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi's bestselling book, comes to the stage in this new opera by UMD doctoral

student Elisabeth Mehl Greene, with a libretto by the composer and Mitra Motlagh.

Based on Nafisi's experiences secretly teaching Western literature to a group of female students after the Iranian

Revolution, the work reveals the grim realities of revolutionary Iran but also illuminates the power of literature to

provide universal insights into the human condition.

Performed in English.

FREEFriday, February 18, 7:30 PM

Joseph and Alma Gil

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