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    Events This WeekIn connection with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication,

    the Embassy of Sweden and DC Host Committee cordially invite you to a

    Film Screening

    Friday, August 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

    Embassy of SwedenHouse of Sweden

    2900 K Street NW

    Washington DC, 20007

    RSVP: [email protected]

    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
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    ANIMEZING 2011

    ShogakukanYomiuri-TVUNIVERSAL MUSICSho-ProTohoTMS. Under license to FUNimationR

    Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved

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    Friday, August 26, 6:30 p.m.

    Japananese Information and

    Culture Center

    1150 18th Street NW

    Washington, DC 20036

    (202) 238-6900

    A phantom thief is on the loose, and his explosive capers are

    knocking out lights all over town! His target? A priceless

    Russian heirloom people are dying to get their hands on. Pint-sized gumshoe Conan Edogawa is on the case, but there's more

    to this mystery than meets the eye. Nothing is what it seems:

    the good guys seem bad, the bad guys seem good, and not even

    the boy detective knows who to trust. There's no room for error

    when life and limb are on the line, and Conan's going to need

    help if he wants to unmask the Last Wizard of the Century!

    Based on the award-winning Detective Conan manga and

    anime series, Cased Closed: The Last Wizard of the Century is

    an action-packed mystery the whole family will enjoy solvingtogether.

    Japanese with English subtitles.

    Rated TV-PG: suitable for ages 8 and older.

    95 min, 1999. Directed by Kenji Kodama.

    This event is free and open to the public. Please note that

    seating is limited and registration does not guarantee guests a

    seat. Registered guests will be seated first. Open seats will begiven to guests on standby when the program begins.

    Register Now!

    Korean Cinema Series

    Take Off

    Welcome to the Korean

    Cultural Center's new email!

    We'll continue to update you

    on our events at your regularaddress. As we refine our

    email announcements

    newsletter, please feel free to

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    / Gukga Daepyo

    Friday, August 26, 6:30 p.m.

    When South Korea was bidding to host the 2002 Winter

    Olympics, the challenge was great-including building a ski

    jump team from scratch in order to remain credible. Take

    Off, inspired by a true story, follows an unlikely team of

    misfits and their coach as they strive to be taken seriously.

    The team eventually competes in the 1998 Winter Olympics

    in Nagano, Japan, but if they are to have even a chance at

    greatness, they must first overcome their own differences

    and unite as a team. Written and directed by Yong-hwa Kim,

    Take Off was a huge box office success in Korea in 2009,winning over audiences with its combination of humor,

    indomitable team spirit, and thrilling ski jump

    cinematography. It was filmed in Pyeongchang, South

    Korea, which was recently announced as the host of the

    2018 Winter Olympics--the first Olympic Games to be held in

    Korea since the landmark 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics.

    Doors open at 6:00 pm for a light Korean reception. The screening(137 minutes) will begin at 6:30 pm. This event is part of the KoreanCultural Center's Korean Cinema Series, presenting free monthlyfilm screenings. All films are presented in Korean with Englishsubtitles.

    provide your feedback by

    replying to this email.

    Korean Cultural Center

    Embassy of the

    Republic of Korea2370 Massachusetts Avenue

    NW

    Washington, DC 20008

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    Light Korean reception at 6:00 p.m.

    RSVP Required; Guests welcome

    Seating is First Come First Served

    Click Here to RSVP Online

    The Korean Cultural Center at the Embassy of the Republic of

    Korea, also known as KORUS House, is dedicated to promoting

    Korean culture and strengthening Korea-US ties through a variety

    of exhibitions, presentations, educational programs, partnerships,and support for local events in the Capital area. Please stop by to

    visit--our door is always open to all who want to learn about Korea.

    KORUS House is open to the public Monday -Friday, 9 am to noon

    and 1:30 to 5:30 pm.

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    Special Event:

    Art meets Fashion

    Fashion meets Art

    Friday, August 26

    6:00-8:00 p.m.

    at International Visions Gallery &

    Carbon Fashion Boutique

    International Visions

    Gallery is joining forces

    with the Sustainable

    Chic fashion boutique,

    Carbon, for the Artisan

    Series kick off reception

    and the first sidewalkrunway show to grace

    the streets of

    Connecticut Avenue.

    Located across the

    street from the Adams

    Morgan - Woodly Park

    metro stop, a stylish

    runway between

    International Visions and

    Carbon will be created to show the latest fashions of Carbon's

    Auralis Studio Designs

    DC, MD and

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    cutting edge designers with models walking with original works

    from our fine arts gallery collection.

    This spectacular event will kick off our Super Hot Summer Sale

    and the second annual Artisan Series inspired by RushPhilanthropic Arts Foundation, sponsored by Bombay Sapphire.

    Stay tuned for upcoming Artisan Series events at local restaurants

    and venues in the DC area this September and October.

    International Visions Gallery

    2629 Connecticut Avenue NW

    Washington, DC 20008

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

    "24 Hours Berlin: A Day in the Life" marathon screening

    Saturday, August 27, 6:00 a.m.-Sunday, August 28, 6:00 a.m.

    Goethe Institut

    812 Seventh Street NW

    Washington, DC 20001

    Free

    RSVP:(202) 289-1200, ext. [email protected]

    Germany, 2008,Director: Volker Heise,Producer: Thomas Kufus,Editors: Wolfram Kohler, Annette Muff,

    Christina Preussker, Valrie Smith & Rudi Zieglmeier

    A day in the life of a city and its inhabitants filmed by 80 different camera teams on a single day, Friday,

    September 5, 2008, then edited and broadcast one year later, for 24 hours, without interruption, starting at 6 amon Saturday, September 5, 2009.

    Bring your sleeping bag and pillow and join us for part or all of this amazing 24-hour portrait of the city ofBerlin. Take part in our prize drawing every two hours. Breakfast foods will be provided; Berlin-style snacks

    will be available for purchase at lunch and dinner time.

    Shown by special arrangement with zero one 24 Film and Rundfunk Radio Berlin-Brandenburg.

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    Investing in the Future

    of Women

    How two local organizations, Oikocredit USA and EWI use microfinance and entrepreneurship to promote

    justice, create jobs and opportunity for women

    A Conversation with Women Entrepreneurs and

    a Marketplace of Art and Handmade Goods by Women

    August 27, 4:30-7:00 p.m.Convergence

    1801 N. Quaker LaneAlexandria, VA 22302

    Program starts at 5:15 p.m.

    Light refreshments will be served including Divine Chocolate,

    an Oikocredit fair trade project partner supporting cooperative farmers in Ghana.

    Free of Charge. Register Today

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    Oikocredit - Cocovico: Women's Empowerment and Entrepreneurship

    Join in for a conversation with Sharlene Brown, National Director of Oikocredit USA and Marga Fripp,Executive Director and Founder

    of Empowered Women International (EWI) about the power of small loans and micro-enterprisedevelopment to fight poverty and empower women.

    Hear the Stories of EWI Entrepreneurs

    Paulette MpoumaCreator of the Africa Memory Board Game (Afriqu'enjeux)

    Winner of the EWI Entrepreneur in Residence Fellowship, 2011-2012

    Sushmita Mazumdar

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    August Schedule of Events

    Artist Tribute 2Continues through August 27

    Grand Finale Block Party, Saturday, August 27, 6:00- ?

    rtist Tribute 2, our concluding exhibition on 14th Street, continues through August 27 with a grand finalecelebration and party.

    Shepard Fairey, Gaia, Melissa Ichiuji, Hedieh Ilchi, Akemi Maegawa,Sebastian Martorana, Alexa Meade, Susana Raab, Kerry Skarbakka, Oliver Vernon

    Irvine Contemporary1412 14th Street NW

    Washington, DC 20005

    (202) 332-8767

    Image above: Hedieh Ilchi, The Time Will Glide Away..., 2011. Acrylic, gouache and collage on Mylar. Detail.

    Digging Deeper: Water, Women, and Conflict

    August 29, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

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    5th Floor

    Woodrow Wilson Center

    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

    One Woodrow Wilson Plaza

    1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

    Washington, DC 20004-3027

    No RSVP listed

    Around the world, poor women are responsible for finding water for their families and farms. Women and girls

    procuring water in conflict zones are frequently victims of violence. USAID and the Wilson Center are seeking to

    deepen the understanding of the root causes of conflict and the practical connections between gender-based

    vulnerability, water access, and conflict-affected areas. Join us as three experts share insights from field work and

    research on water access in conflict-affected areas and ways to build peace and stability through water projects.

    Event Speakers List:

    Carla Koppell, Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, USAID

    Dennis Warner, Senior Technical Advisor for Water and Sanitation, Catholic Relief Services

    Sandra Ruckstuhl, Senior Social Scientist, Group W Inc.

    New Directions in Social Demography, Social Epidemiology, and the Sociology of Aging

    August 29-30

    NAS' Keck Center

    500 Fifth Street NW

    Washington, DC 20001

    RSVP:[email protected](202) 334-1923

    Agenda:

    (Subject to Change)

    Monday, August 29, 12:30-5:00 p.m.

    12:30 p.m. - Working Lunch will be available in the meeting room.

    12:30-12:45 p.m. - Welcome

    Goals of the meeting

    Linda Waite, University of Chicago

    Barney Cohen, National Research Council

    12:45-1:00 p.m. - Sponsor Perspective on the Statement of Task

    Richard Suzman, National Institute on Aging

    1:00-2:00 p.m. - Background Paper 1. Demography

    Melissa Hardy, Penn State University

    2:00-3:00 p.m. - Background Paper 2. Social and Economic Contexts and Policy of Aging

    Jacqueline Angel, University of Texas

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    3:00-3:15 p.m. - Break

    3:15-4:45 p.m. - Theme (1) Biology

    Presenter: Tara Grunewald, UCLA

    Discussion leaders: Maxine Weinstein, Georgetown UniversityNicholas Christakis, Harvard University

    Tuesday, August 30, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

    8:30-9:00 a.m. - Welcome back and recap

    Linda Waite, University of Chicago

    9:00-10:30 a.m. - Theme (2). Contexts and Environment

    Presenter: Christopher Browning, Ohio State University

    Discussion leader: Claude Fischer, University of California at Berkeley

    10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

    Theme (3). Institutions and Policies

    Presenter: Phyllis Moen, University of Minnesota

    Discussion leader: Mark Hayward, University of Texas

    12:00-12:45 p.m. - Lunch

    12:45-2:15 p.m. - Theme (4). Interventions and Evaluations

    Presenter: Leonard Syme, University of California at Berkeley

    Discussion leader: Abby King, Stanford University

    2:15-3:30 p.m. - Theme (5) Linking Multiple Levels, Integrated Systems

    Presenter: Michael Shanahan, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDiscussion leader: John Cacioppo, University of Chicago

    3:30-3:45 p.m. - Break

    3:45- 5:00 p.m.

    Theme (6) Theorization, Conceptualization, Measurement

    Discussion leaders: Nicholas Christakis, Harvard University

    Hillard Kaplan, University of New Mexico

    Judith Seltzer, UCLA

    5:00 p.m. - Adjourn

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    Containment and DiversionThomas Burkett

    (September 1-October 2)

    Opening Reception

    Thursday, September 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

    Catering provided by Windows Catering

    Long View Gallery

    1234 Ninth Street NW

    Washington, DC 20001

    RSVP [email protected] August 30th

    Long View Gallery is pleased to announce Containment and Diversion, featuring approximately 15 mixed media works on paper by

    Washington-based artist Thomas Burkett. This marks the first solo show of Burketts young career. Thomas work explores topics

    currently headlining news stories around the country. Wide spread water shortages in much of the south caused by the breakdown of

    manmade containment and diversion equipment, exemplifies his belief in our inability to exact control over nature.

    Growing up in the grandeur of the Western United States, Thomas Burkett gleaned an impression of invincibility and an air of

    confidence that abundant land resources is a right of passage. Now, as an outside observer, he realizes his utopian West is both a

    place of grandeur and illusion. An urban identity now confronts his notion of abundance with the reality of a water crisis and a

    realization that we have settled in an environment that challenges our subversive tactics of control. Determined to examine our control

    of water, the work in Containment and Diversion portrays the damming, diverting, and polluting of water - lifes most vital substance.

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    New Work by Sabrina Cabada

    Friday, September 2, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

    Fall Properties

    212-A N. West Street

    Falls Church, VA 22046

    Greetings!

    Please join me and Fall Properties in an exhibition of New Work. Enjoy wine and

    light fare at an opening reception for the artist.

    Fall Properties and this exhibit is part of a Falls Church monthly event, First Friday in

    Falls Church. There are several other artsy happenings within walking distance.

    I hope that you are able to attend.

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    I would like to thank all of my friends, family, amazing clients and collectors, who

    have supported me and my endeavors through the years.

    10% of Sabrina Cabada art sales will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure

    Sabrina

    The Unexpected Patriot: How an Ordinary American Mother Is Bringing Terrorists to Justice

    Thursday, September 1, 12:00-1:00 p.m.

    Lehrman Auditorium

    The Heritage Foundation

    214 Massachusetts Avenue NE

    Washington DC 20002-4999

    RSVP:http://www.heritage.org/Events/2011/09/Unexpected-Patriot

    Speaker

    Shannen Rossmiller

    Hosted by John Hilboldt, Director, Lectures & Seminars

    After 9/11, when the nation was still in shock over the unprecedented attack on U.S. soil, Shannen Rossmillera mother of three in rural Montana and municipal court judgewas formulating a plan. Soon she was devouring

    literature on Islamic culture, teaching herself Arabic, and preparing to infiltrate the central nervous system of

    global terror: online networks. Her efforts succeeded beyond imagination. Posing as an Islamic terrorist underdozens of screen aliases, she joined forces with the FBI and started trolling jihadist chat rooms, striking up

    conversations at 3 a.m. with men as far away as Pakistan, and amassing evidence against an array of suspected

    terrorists both at home and abroad. Her work laid the foundation for the online searches so crucial to law

    enforcements fight against terror today.

    Rossmillers husband, Randy, uncovered her double life aftera chat room terrorist wiped out the family

    computer and reports rolled in that the Rossmillers were being targeted for reprisal. Undeterred, she started

    working with the FBI on sting operations, involving everything from jihadist cells to weapons caches to bombplots, and bringing many of her targets to justice, as well as pioneering the digital entrapment tactics that are at

    the forefront of todays war on terror. Her work has led to the founding a new field of espionage known ascyber-counterintelligence, and she continues to work closely with the FBI to find and prosecute terrorists.

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    Hillyer Art Space September Exhibitions

    First Friday Exhibition OpeningFriday, September 2, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

    Hillyer Art Space

    9 Hillyer Court NW

    Washington, DC 20008

    First Friday Openingsare a collaborative effort to strengthen arts and culture in the

    beautiful, multi-cultural neighborhood that is Dupont Circle. On the First Friday of every

    month galleries in our community open their doors to multitudes of art enthusiasts from

    all walks of life for simultaneous openings. We encourage all to join us for our openings

    and to circulate between our neighboring galleries, which host an ever-changing array of

    styles and media.

    Solomon Wondimu: SKIN: America in Black & White

    (September 2-30)

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    Born and raised in Ethiopia, Solomon Wondimu has been working on Human Skin ColorProject for the past five years. Wondimu questions the distinct classifications of peopleas "Black" or "White" which describes an opposition that does not actually exist in nature.In creating his works Wondimu uses a palette of 3,000 different colors he has collectedfrom skin-color swatches representing the multi-coloredness of individuals and people.

    Going beyond the physical attributes of SKIN, Wonidmu's work is also about the conflictbetween the eye and the perceiving mind over the color of human skin. The eye sees itsworld without bias; however, the mind takes that information from the eye andtranslates it into social, political and religious master signifiers in order to furtheragendas, particularly subjugation of the Other. Wondimu's work describes and exposesthis conflict as it exists in both the micro and macro levels.

    Alison Sigethy: Sanctuary

    (September 2-30)

    Commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Alison Sigethy's Sanctuary attempts to

    bring the viewer closer to achieving inner peace by taking them on a journey inside the

    human body. Sigethy's belief in the power of the inner self, a place where one can truly

    find peace, healing and forgiveness, has been the foundation in creating this work.

    In Sanctuary, the body is represented by two multi-piece sculptures,each portraying a

    different internal system. Breath, six large glass panels with undulating fabric and

    shadows, represents the respiratory system. Life, four bubble tubes filled with intricate

    glass components, represents the cardiovascular system. Both sculptures incorporate

    sound and movement as an essential part of the experience.

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    International Arts & Artists

    9 Hillyer Court NW

    Washington, DC 20008

    (202) 338-0680

    Gallery Hours:

    Monday,12:00-5:00 p.m.

    Tuesday-Friday, 12:00-6:00 p.m.Saturday, 12:00-5:00 p.m.

    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 Services for artists and the arts-interested public.

    Book Launch:

    Playing with Fire: Pakistan at War with Itself

    September 7, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

    5th Floor

    Woodrow Wilson Center

    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

    One Woodrow Wilson Plaza1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

    Washington, DC 20004-3027

    No RSVP listed

    Speaker: Pamela Constable

    From the book publisher: In Playing with Fire, acclaimed journalist Pamela Constable peels back layers ofcontradiction and confusion to reveal the true face of modern Pakistan. . . . Constable takes us on a panoramic tour

    of contemporary Pakistan, exploring the fears and frustrations, dreams and beliefs, that animate the lives of

    ordinary citizens . . . From the opulent, insular salons of the elite to the brick quarries where soot-covered workers

    sell their kidneys to get out of debt, this is a haunting portrait of a society riven by inequality and corruption, and

    increasingly divided by competing versions of Islam.

    About the speaker: Pamela Constable, a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center in 2010, serves as a

    South Asia correspondent for the Washington Post. She has been covering South Asia since 1999, and spent four

    years as the Posts bureau chief for the region, stationed in New Delhi and Kabul. Earlier, she spent nine years asthe Latin America correspondent for the Boston Globe, and served as journalist-in-residence at the Pew

    International Journalism Program at Johns Hopkins Universitys School of Advanced International Studies.

    Constable is the author of the 2004 bookFragments of Grace: My Search for Meaning in the Strife of South Asia,

    which reflects on her experiences covering South Asia.

    TEN YEARS AFTER 9/11

    (August 23-September 30)

    Opening Reception

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    September 8, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

    Pepco Edison Place Gallery

    702 8th Street NW

    (202) 872-3396

    Michael B Platt The Journey

    "Ten Years After 9/11"is an exhibition featuring the work of thirty-nine international artists

    commemorating the tenth anniversary of the event of September 11, 2001.

    Co-curators Helen Frederick and William Dunlap were determined to create a venue for artists to

    show work made in response to and in the wake of the cataclysmic events of 9/11. "It's not that

    artists were any more or less effected by the events of 9/11 than anyone else," says WilliamDunlap. "The difference is that they respond by making concrete objects that want to be seen."

    As Frederick and Dunlap explain, they curated the artists not specific artworks. In that light,

    "Ten Years After 9/11"gives voice to artists from Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Russia, Ireland, Germany

    and the United States, each bringing their personal perspectives and unique viewpoints to the

    cultural conversation. According to Frederick the exhibition explores how a rupture has been

    recorded, filtered, transformed and translated into powerful works of art over the past ten

    years.

    "Ten Years After 9/11"opens to the public on August 23rd with a reception Thursday September8, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Pepco Edison Place Gallery, 702 Eighth Street, NW. On September 11

    at 4 p.m. Kurt Steger's Burden Boat Projectwill engage the public in a water-cleansing

    ceremony in the Kogod Courtyard between the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian

    American Art Museum, 750 9th Street, NW. Recording /Responding to Loss and Recovery, a

    special panel discussion with participating artists moderated by Helen Frederick, takes place at

    The Pepco Edison Place Gallery on Tuesday September 13, 6-8 p.m.

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    Kurt Steger Burden Boat WDC

    The artists invited to exhibit are: Saadi Al Kaabi, Ahmed Alkarkhi, Shahla Arbabi, Ken Ashton,Billy Colbert, Combat Papermakers/Drew Cameron, Brian Counihan, Frank Hallam Day, Joan

    Danziger, Alexander Djikia, Bill Dunlap, William Dunlap, Michael D. Fay, Helen Frederick, Chawky

    Frenn, Ann Glover, Alison Hall, Pinkney Herbert, Victor Juhasz, Jeffrey Kent, Bridget Sue

    Lambert, Adam Lister, Despina Meimaroglou, Michael Pestel, Matt Pinney, Michael B. Platt,

    Phyllis Plattner, Annette Polan, Raoul Middleman, David Richardson, Patrick Sargent, Brian

    Sentman, Peter Sowiski, Kurt Steger, Erwin Thamm, Leonid Tishkov, Sean Watkins, Sue

    Wrbican, Workingman's Collective.

    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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    "The Great Recession and Import Protection: The Role of Temporary Trade Barriers"

    Thursday, September 8, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

    Light refreshments will be served

    Auditorium J1-050

    World Bank J Building

    18th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW

    Washington, DC 20006

    [email protected]

    For more information, see attached announcement or visithttp://worldbank.org/infoshop/events

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    TEN YEARS AFTER 9/11:

    THE CHANGING TERRORIST THREAT

    American University Washington College of Law

    4801 Massachusetts Avenue NW

    Washington, DC 20016

    Ten years after the tragic events of September 11, the United

    States' national security landscape continues to evolve. To counter

    the rapidly changing domestic, international, and non-state actor

    threats faced by the nation, the national security law community

    must be constantly looking forward to what the country might face

    next.

    Please join the Program on Law & Government and the American

    University National Security Law Brief for what is sure to be a

    thought-provoking discussion.

    12:00pm-1:00pm: Keynote Speaker

    MICHAEL LEITER, Former Director of the National

    Counterterrorism Center (from 2007-2011)

    1:00pm-2:30pm: Combating the Ever-Changing Terrorist

    Threat: Legal & Policy Issues

    Panelists:

    LISA MONACO, Assistant Attorney General for the National

    Security Division, Department of Justice

    IVAN FONG, General Counsel of the Department of Homeland

    Security

    PROFESSOR KENNETH ANDERSON, American University

    Washington College of Law

    PROFESSOR STEPHEN VLADECK, American University

    Washington College of Law

    Moderator:

    PROFESSOR DANIEL MARCUS, American University

    Washington College of Law

    Buffet lunch to be served.

    September 2011

    08REGISTER NOW

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    The Honor of Your Presence is Requested

    by

    The Federation of Friends of the DC Public Library

    and

    Books Plus Bookstore

    at A Special Preview of the Annual Citywide Fall Book Sale

    Thursday, September 8, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

    The Great HallMartin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

    901 G Street NW

    Music, complimentary libations and hors doeuvres

    Remarks by special guest Council Member Tommy Wells

    New Chair of the DC Council Committee on Libraries

    This Preview Event is open only to Friends of the DC Public Library

    and their friends.(Friends may join or renew at the door.)

    RSVP appreciated by Tuesday, September 6

    (202) [email protected]

    Fashion's Night Out

    September 8, 4:00-7:00 p.m.

    Saks Fifth AvenueTysons Galleria

    McLean VA 22102

    RSVP:(703) 269-1206

    Once a year, the entire fashion world goes out for a nationwide late night of style, makeovers, music and more.

    Join Saks Fifth Avenue Tysons Galleria, DCmagazine, March of Dimes, the Office of Minority Health andA Healthy

    Baby Begins with You celebrity spokeswomen Tonya Lewis Lee to celebrate the beauty of healthy living.

    Shop the newest fall collections and bid on unique experiences and rare items. Saks Fifth Avenue is proud to

    donate 10% of the evening sales and all auction proceeds to March of Dimes.

    Sample gourmet goodies as top chefs prepare folate-filled food live.

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    Liberty and Tolerance in an Age of Religious ConflictFriday,September 9, 9:15 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

    Georgetown University

    Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs

    3307 M Street NW

    Suite 200

    RSVP:http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/rsvp?id=liberty-and-tolerance-in-an-age-of-religious-

    conflict

    Religious liberty and tolerance are among the most central global issues facing us today. Too often scholars haveapproached them solely as philosophical questions or abstract universal imperatives, obscuring their meaning and

    significance within specific religious traditions. Any effort to deepen appreciation for religious liberty and

    tolerance while excluding religious voices is bound to fail. In conjunction with Calvin College, the Berkley Center is

    convening scholars and practitioners from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim backgrounds to examine and compare

    resources supportive of religious freedom and tolerance within their own traditions. The participants are among

    the contributors to a forthcoming book,Abrahams Children: Liberty and Tolerance in an Age of Religious Conflict.

    The conference, made possible through the generous support of the John Templeton Foundation, will conclude

    with an interfaith service in commemoration of September 11, 2001.

    Each of the panels will address the following questions:

    1. Historically, how has your tradition been exploited by opponents of religious liberty and tolerance? Does such

    exploitation persist, and why?

    2. What are the major resources within your tradition supportive of religious liberty and tolerance? What do they

    add to dominant secular human rights discourse?

    3. How can interfaith dialogue and activism advance the liberty and tolerance agenda? What dangers and pitfalls do

    you see along the way?

    Schedule

    Friday, September 9

    9:15-10:45 a.m. Muslim Perspectives

    Zainab Al-Suwaij, Rana Husseini, Hedieh Mirahmadi, Aziz Abu Sarah

    11:00am-12:30pm Jewish Perspectives

    Arik Ascherman, Nurit Peled-Elhanan, Leah Shakdiel

    12:45-2:00 Lunch and Keynote Address

    Hedieh Mirahmadi

    2:30pm-4:00pm Christian PerspectivesZiya Meral, Kelly James Clark, Hanna Siniora, Nicholas Wotterstorf

    4:00pm-5:00pm Keynote Address

    Nurit Peled-Elhanan

    5:00pm Reception

    Saturday, September 10

    Interfaith Dinner and Discussion, 6 PM: Fairfax, VirginiaPlease direct all questions regarding this event [email protected]

    Sunday, September 11

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    National Cathedral, 9 AM

    Please direct all questions regarding this event [email protected]

    Washington Printmakers GalleryTwo new exhibitions on view starting next week:

    Drawn to Print

    Drawings and prints by gallery artists

    9/11 Tenth Anniversary: Artists' Reactions

    A selection of prints by WPG artists that were created in response to thisworld-changing event. This exhibition is held in conjunction with the

    9/11 Arts Project.Exhibitions run August 31-September 25Opening Reception for both Exhibitions:

    Saturday, September 10, 1:00-4:00 p.m.

    Washington Printmakers Gallery

    Pyramid Atlantic Art Center

    8230 Georgia Avenue, 2nd Floor

    Silver Spring, MD 20910

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    Directions:

    By metro: Take the Red line to the Silver Spring stop. From the station, follow Wayne Ave to Georgia Ave. From Wayne Ave and

    Georgia, the red Pyramid Atlantic building is 2 blocks to the right, on the right-hand side of Georgia at Ripley Street.

    Driving: The red Pyramid Atlantic building is on the South Bound (West) side of Georgia Avenue at Ripley Street, 2 blocks south of

    Wayne Avenue. A small parking lot in front of Pyramid Atlantic offers free parking, and there are several public garages within walking

    distance.

    The Ambassador of the Czech Republic and Mrs. Petr Gandalovic, in remembrance of the 10th Anniversary of the Victims

    of September 11th, invite you to a special concert of Tre Mezzi, featuring mezzo sopranos Shawnee Bel l, Kehembe

    Eichelberger, and Sylvia Twine, accompanied by pianist Everett P. Williams, performing works by Antonin Dvorak, HenryBurleigh, and Duke Ellington.

    The event is also a part of the Mutual Inspirations Festival 2011 - Antonin Dvorak. For additional information about the

    festival and Tre Mezzi, please visitwww.mutualinspirations.org/events/tre-mezzi/.

    Sunday, September 11, 5:00 p.m.

    Embassy of the Czech Republic

    3900 Spring of Freedom Street NW

    Washington, DC 20008

    RSVP:(202) [email protected].

    Business Attire

    Admission is free.

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    Fall Exhibitions

    (September 9-October 23)

    Charlie Risselada, Main Gallery

    Large poured paintings by Maryland artist are based on topographical imagery of the Chesapeake Bay

    watershed.

    Rachel Rotenberg, Library Gallery

    Sculpture

    Linda Bernard and Roslyn Logsdon, Resident Artist Gallery

    Windows, Fiber and Ceramics

    Opening Reception

    September 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

    Montpelier Arts Center9652 Muirkirk Road

    Laurel, MD 20708

    (301) 377-7800

    Art @ Paolo's

    "Lucky 13 - II" ( detail ) by Fabiano Amin

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    (September 4-October 9)

    Meet the Artists Reception

    Tuesday, September 13, 6:00- 8:00 p.m

    Paolo's

    1303 Wisconsin Avenue NW

    Washington, DC 20007

    I have never been there, but everybody says they serve lunch at these noon talks

    Confronting Terror: 9/11 and the Future of American National Security

    Tuesday, September 13, 12:00-1:00 p.m.

    Lehrman Auditorium

    The Heritage Foundation

    214 Massachusetts Avenue NE

    Washington DC 20002-4999

    RSVP:http://www.heritage.org/Events/2011/09/Confronting-Terror

    Speakers

    John Yoo, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and former Deputy Assistant Attorney

    General, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice

    Nadine Strossen, Professor of Law, New York Law School, and former President, American Civil Liberties Union

    Hosted by Edwin Meese, III Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow in Public Policy and Chairman of the Center forLegal and Judicial Studies

    The 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks is an appropriate time for reflection, both as to

    what the nation endured as a result of the attacks as well as whether the response has been appropriate. In

    addition to providing their reflections on the 9/11 tragedy and its aftermath, distinguished legal scholars John Yoo,

    Nadine Strossen, and Ed Meese will discuss their own and others contributions to Confronting Terror, a unique

    collection of essays from principled supporters and critics of the law and policy of the war on terrorism.

    Edited by Dean Reuter and John Yoo, Confronting Terrorsets the stage for a reasoned and robust discussion of the

    future with a collection of provocative essays examining the meaning of 9/11. Other authors include former

    Attorneys General John Ashcroft and Michael Mukasey, federal Circuit Judges Laurence Silberman and Raymond

    Randolph, Richard Epstein, Alan Dershowitz, Johnathan Turley, and Bob Barr. The contributors present stark

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    differences of opinion on issues such as the Presidents authority to detain, the assertion of state secrets, the limits

    of surveillance, the use of unmanned drones and targeted killing, the treatment and interrogation of detainees, the

    Patriot Act, and the peculiar nature of our foe. More surprising, perhaps, are the areas of agreement, particularly

    the fact that the policies of two very different Presidents are remarkably the same. In presenting these contrasting

    views, the editors and contributors hope to clarify the debate, both for our society and for those responsible for

    waging the war.

    You are cordially invited to a special lecture with

    Ambassador Akbar Ahmed

    Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies and Professor of International Relations, American University

    Advisory Board member, IWP's Center for Culture and Security

    on the topic of

    Poetry in Islamic Culture

    and his new book,

    Suspended Somewhere Between: A Book of Verse

    Thusday, September 29, 4:30 -6:30 p.m.

    The Institute of World Politics

    1521 16th Street NW

    Washington, DC 20036

    Please RSVP [email protected]

    Ambassador Akbar Ahmed is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies and professor of International Relationsat American University in Washington, D.C. From 1999 to 2000, Dr. Ahmed was the Pakistani High

    Commissioner (Ambassador) to the United Kingdom. He has also held many other senior positions in Pakistan.

    His many award-winning books includeDiscovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim History and Society,

    Postmodernism and Islam: Predicament and Promise, Islam Today: A Short Introduction to the Muslim World,

    Jinnah Quartet, Journey into Islam, and, most recently,Journey into America: The Challenge of Islam.

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