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ENO Wine Bar (Closed Mondays)

Wine Enthusiast: 1 of 12 Best Wine Bars for Singles Happy Hour Specials, Sunday - Thursday, 5 to 7pm. Artist in residence: Marie B Photos, through Nov 30. Bourbon Steak: Burgers over business in the lounge, $22 (plus tax and gratuity).

18th Annual Thanksgiving on the Mayflower!

The Four Seasons Hotel salutes our public servants on this Day of Thanks by providing a gourmet dinner. Step out side the hotel to say hello and join us for a cup of hot cider. Thanksgiving Day.

Capital One Arena Concerts ♦ Imagine Dragons, Nov 5. ♦ Janet Jackson, Nov 16. ♦ Lady Gaga, Nov 19. ♦ Dead & Company, Nov 21. ♦ The Great XSCAPE Tour, Nov 26. ♦ Jay-Z x 4:44 with Vic Mensa, Nov 29. Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company (comedy) at the Six and I Historic Synagogue, Nov 12. Wonder Women! Explore images of powerful women, real and fictional at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, through Nov 17. Fragonard: The Fantasy Figures, National Gallery of Art, West Building, through Dec 3. Lumia: Thomas Wilfred and the Art of Light, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, through Jan 7. Parallax Gap, a visual puzzle at the Renwick Gallery, through Feb 11. Painting Shakespeare, Folger Shakespeare Library, through Feb 11.

Newseum’s Special Exhibits ♦ 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winning Editorial Cartoons

of Jim Morin. ♦ Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery. ♦ Creating Camelot.

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Hillwood Museum

Through Jan 1.

Renoir and Friends Renoir and Friends: Luncheon of the Boating Party focuses on The Phillips Collection’s celebrated Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880-1881) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir and the diverse circle of friends who inspired it. The first exhibition to focus on this singular masterwork in more than 20 years, it is comprised of over 40 carefully chosen works—paintings, drawings, pastels, watercolors, and photographs from public and private collections around the world—that reveal the story of Luncheon of the Boating Party and the artists and patrons who were instrumental in its creator’s success. The Phillips Collection, through Jan 7.

Beautiful Blooms: Flowering Plants on

Stamps National Postal Museum,

through July 14.

Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry This landmark exhibition examines the artistic exchanges among Johannes Vermeer and his contemporaries from the mid-1650s to around 1680, when they reached the height of their technical ability and mastery of genre painting, or depictions of daily life. The exhibition brings together nearly 70 works by Vermeer and his fellow painters, including Gerard ter Borch, Gerrit Dou, Pieter de Hooch, Gabriel Metsu, Frans van Mieris, Caspar Netscher and Jan Steen, who lived in various towns throughout the Dutch Republic. Juxtaposing paintings related by theme, motif and composition, the exhibition explores how these artists inspired, rivaled, surpassed and pushed each other to greater artistic achievement. The exhibition features 10 paintings by Vermeer, many of which have not been seen in the United States since 1996. National Gallery of Art, West Building, through Jan 21.

© Johannes Vermeer, The Lacemaker, c. 1670–1671, oil on canvas on panel, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France.

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Jackson Pollock’s “Mural” A special installation in the Gallery’s East Building features Mural (see headline graphic above [1943]) by Jackson Pollock, on loan from the University of Iowa Museum of Art. Originally commissioned by Peggy Guggenheim for her New York City townhouse, the early painting is Pollock’s largest work at nearly 20 feet long, and represents a major turning point in the seminal artist’s career and style. Also on view are paintings and works on paper by Pollock from the Gallery’s collection. National Gallery of Art, East Building, Nov 19 through Oct 28.

Trace A collaborative artist project, Ai Weiwei: Trace features the East Coast debut of the monumental installation, which portrays individuals from around the world whom the artist and various human rights groups consider to be activists, prisoners of conscience and advocates of free speech. Each of these 176 portraits comprises thousands of plastic LEGO® bricks, assembled by hand and laid out on the floor. The work foregrounds Ai Weiwei’s own experiences of incarceration, interrogation and surveillance. In 2011, he was detained by the Chinese government for eighty-one days and then prohibited from traveling abroad until 2015. Hirshhorn Museum, through Jan 1.

Theater, Music and Art Theater & Music

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Ballet Modern Ballet, Work, Nov 9. The Nutcracker, Nov 22 through 26.

Chamber Music Nikolai Lugansky, piano, Nov 1. Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, Nov 7. Verona Quartet, Nov 10. Leila Josefowicz, Nov 11. Pyeong Chang Music Festival in Celebration of the 2018 Winter Olympics, Nov 20.

Classical Music NSO: Bernstein/Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, Leonard Slatkin, conductor, Nov 2 - 4. NSO: Gianandrea Noseda conducts Beethoven’s, Eroica, Nov 9 through 11. NSO Salutes the Military: A Veteran’s Day Concert, Nov 10. The Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, conductor, Nov 12. NSO: Gershwin’s An American in Paris, Nov 16 through 19. Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, Nov 18. NSO: Yuja Wang plays Prokofiev/Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Nov 30 through Dec 2.

Comedy Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Nov 17. Al Madrigal, Nov 18.

Dance Master Class: Camille A Brown, Nov 27.

Jazz Django Festival All-Stars, Nov 6. Discovery Artist: Christian Sands, Nov 18. Renée Fleming VOICES, Angélique Kidjo, Nov 30.

Opera Master Class with Francesca Zambello, Nov 2. Alcina, Nov 4 through 19. (Nov 18, Young artists in lead performances.) Renée Fleming VOICES, Barbara Hannigan & Reinbert de Leeuw, Nov 14.

Popular/World Music Renée Fleming VOICES, Cynthia Erivo, Nov 4. NY Festival of Song: The Passion of Leonard Bernstein, Nov 5. The Isley Brothers, Nov 5. Mason Bates’s KC Jukebox: Mouse on Mars, Nov 15.

Theater The Book of Mormon, through Nov 19. Shear Madness, through Nov 30. Gobsmacked! Nov 24 through 26.

Vocal/Choral The Washington Chorus, Bernstein and Belshazzar, Nov 8.

Youth Me...Jane: The Dreams and Adventures of Jane Goodall, Nov 15 through Dec 13.

NSO Pops: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Nov 24 through 26.

Arena Stage The Pajama Game, through Dec 24. Nina Simone: Four Women, Nov 10 - Dec 24.

Constitution Hall Straight No Chaser, Nov 2. John Mulaney, Nov 3 through 5. John Prine & Dan Auerbach, Nov 10. Kirk Franklin & Ledisi, Nov 25.

DC Improv Comedy Boot Camp Graduation, Nov 1. Adam Ferrara, Nov 2 through 4. Comedy at Lincoln’s Cottage, Nov 7. Andy Zaltzman, Nov 8. Bill Bellamy, Nov 9 through 12. Happy Hour Trivia, Nov 9. Stand-Up Class Graduation, Nov 15. Iliza Shlesinger, Nov 16 through 18. Rockin’ Mic Night, Nov 19. Donnell Rawlings, Nov 24 through 26. The Time Machine Roast, Nov 29. Open Mic Night, Nov 30.

Folger Theatre Anthony and Cleopatra, through Nov 19.

Ford’s Theatre A Christmas Carol, Nov 16 through Dec 31.

Keegan Theatre Top Girls, Nov 4 through Dec 2.

MGM Resort Tori Amos, Nov 3. Marlon Wayans, Nov 18. Legendary Nights II, Nov 22. Mariah Carey, Nov 24.

Mosaic Theater Vicuna & The American Epilogue, through Dec 3.

National Theatre Mean Girls, through Dec 3.

Ronald Reagan Building The Capitol Steps, through Nov 30.

Shakespeare Theatre Twelfth Night, Nov 14 through Dec 20.

Signature Theatre An Act of God, through Nov 26. Crazy for You, Nov 7 through Jan 14.

Studio Theatre Curve of Departure, Nov 29 through Jan 7.

Theater J The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Nov 29 through Dec 31.

Warner Theatre Nick Offerman, Nov 3. Alton Brown, Nov 4. Kidz Bop, “Best Time Ever” Tour, Nov 5. Can He Do That? Podcast by Allison Michaels with Bob Woodward, Nov 7. John Cleese with screening of Monty Pyton & the Holy Grail, Nov 9. Two Can Ply That Game, Nov 10 - 12.

Neil de Grasse Tyson: The Search for Life in the Universe, Nov 14. Tank x Leela James, Nov 15. John’s Peer Pressure Comedy Tour, Nov 16. Joe Biden: American Promise Tour, Nov 17. Ron White, Nov 18. Chaka Khan, Nov 24. Brian Setzer Orchestra (Christmas), Nov 25.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Nothing to Lose (But Our Chains), Nov 11 through Dec 31.

Art American Art Museum The American Art Museum records the American experience from the colonial period to today. The collection includes images from the West, impressionism, WPA murals, folk and contemporary art. (In the same building as the National Portrait Gallery.) 11:30am to 7pm, 8th and F Street, NW

Freer Gallery of Art and Sackler Gallery The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery along with the Freer Gallery are known as the National Museum of Asian Art. These galleries house the nation’s collections which include furniture, jades, bronzes, paintings, ceramics, manuscripts and sculptures from the Mid and Far East. 10am to 5:30pm On the Mall, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street, SW

Hillwood Museum & Gardens Experience the world of Russian imperial and French decorative arts displayed in the grand setting conceived by Hillwood’s founder Marjorie Merriweather Post, heir of the Post cereal empire. Surrounded by woodlands in the heart of Washington, DC, the 25 acre estate boasts a variety of garden pleasures. Tuesday through Sunday, 10am to 5pm 4155 Linnean Ave, NW

National Gallery of Art and Sculpture Garden The National Gallery's West Building has art from the 3rd Century to present times -- a collection of over 90,000 pieces. In the newly reopened and enhanced East Wing are 20th-Century works by Miró, Magritte, van Gogh, Picasso and Matisse. With its very modern architectural design, by I. M. Pei the building is a work of art in itself. Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday 11am to 6pm, On the Mall, 4th through 7th Streets along Constitution Avenue, NW

National Museum of Women in the Arts This is the only museum dedicated solely to female artists. Representing more than 500 women from nearly 30 countries, this museum holds 2,000 of the world's most important works of art by women. The displays range from the Renaissance to Georgia O'Keeffe. On special exhibit: Magnetic Fields, through Jan 21. Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 12 to 5pm, 1250 New York Avenue, NW

National Portrait Gallery The Portrait Gallery with its collection of nearly 20,000 pieces portrays men and women who have made significant contributions to the history, development and culture of the USA. (In the same building as the American Art Museum.) Explore! with the Portrait Gallery (dedicated to children) and Newly reopened: American Presidents. 11:30am to 7pm, 8th & F Streets, NW

The Phillips Collection America's first museum of modern art was opened in 1921 in the home of Duncan Phillips. Discover this international treasure that is also one of Washington’s best-loved museums. On special exhibit: Art and Wellness, Creative Aging, through Dec 3. Closed Mondays, Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 11am to 6pm, Thursday 10am to 8:30pm, 21st and Q Streets, NW

Museums National Air and Space Museum The Air and Space is the largest of the Smithsonian museums and one of the most visited museums in the world. See airplanes and rockets from the Wright Brothers’ plane and the Spirit of St. Louis to Apollo. Touch the moon rock on display, visit the IMAX theater or gaze at the stars in the Einstein Planetarium. 10am to 5:30pm On the Mall, 6th Street and Independence Avenue, SW

Udvar-Hazy Center The Air and Space Museum Annex houses over 200 aircraft and 135 spacecraft. See the Space Shuttle Enterprise, the Enola Gay, an Air France Concorde and an IMAX movie. Dulles, VA. 10am to 5:30pm, parking charges apply.

National Museum of African American History and Culture The new national treasure was established by an Act of Congress, making it the 19th Smithsonian Institution. It is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, art, history and culture. Timed passes are required, please see the Concierge. 10am to 5:30pm On the Mall, 15th and Constitution Avenue, NW

National Museum of African Art The museum’s extensive collection consists of 7,000 African artworks in wood, metal, ceramic, cloth and ivory. 10am to 5:30pm On the Mall, 950 Independence Avenue, SW

National Museum of American History Documenting our national heritage, this museum cares for 17 million artifacts, including the original Star Spangled Banner, Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers and George Washington’s field tent. The collection includes clothing, coins, food, government, military, music, sports, etc. On special exhibit: Sounding American Music, ongoing. 10am to 5:30pm On the Mall, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW

National Museum of the American Indian This collection includes materials not only of cultural, historical and aesthetic interest, but also of spiritual significance. Funerary, religious and ceremonial objects associated with living cultures are displayed with the approval of appropriate tribes. On special exhibit: Native Americans in our Nation’s Armed Forces, through Jan 2018. 10am to 5:30pm, On the Mall, 4th Street and Independence Avenue, SW

National Zoo Home to approximately 2,000 animals representing nearly 400 species, of which about a quarter are endangered; our Zoo provides leadership in animal care, science, education and sustainability. Highlights include the giant pandas Mei Xian, Tian Tian and baby Bei Bei plus American bison, Asian elephants in their new home, white-naped cranes, western lowland gorillas, Sumatran tigers, cheetahs and North Island brown kiwis. Animals: 9am to 4pm and Grounds: 8am to 5pm 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Natural History Museum Some of the artifacts include, “Phoenix” a life size model of a North American right whale, prehistoric white shark and the Hope Diamond, a 45.5 carat jewel known in some circles as the eighth wonder of the world. Dinosaur Hall is closed until 2019. On special exhibit: Objects of Wonder, through Dec 2019. 10am to 5:30pm; On the Mall, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW

International Spy Museum An intriguing museum that gives visitors access to the largest collection of international espionage artifacts ever put on public display. Over 600 items are on exhibit, including a WWII German Enigma cipher machine, a Soviet era shoe transmitter, an East German camera capable of photographing through walls and a Soviet era lipstick pistol. Operation Spy, is a hands on interactive spy adventure that requires reservations. See the Concierge for VIP entry tickets, avoid the lines! 10am to 6pm excluding Nov 4 and 22: 9am to 6pm and Nov 24 and 25: 9am to 7pm. (Last entry to exhibits is 2 hours prior to closing.) 8th and F Streets, NW

The Newseum The world’s most interactive museum. In its 14 galleries, 15 theaters, two broadcast studios and a 4-D time travel experience, The Newseum blends five centuries of news history with cutting edge technology and innovation. On exhibit: the largest collection of Berlin wall sections, a 9/11 exhibit with the mangled antennae from the World Trade Center, a chance to be on camera with breaking news report, the biggest collection of Pulitzer prize-winning photos, an interactive newsroom and spectacular views of the U. S. Capitol. 9am to 5pm, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum This is America’s only national memorial to the Holocaust. The museum features permanent exhibit as well as film and temporary exhibits. Please allow 3 hours to visit this museum. 10am to 5:30pm 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW

Capital Sights Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing site of billions of U. S. dollars! Due to current construction, please inquire about new entry points. Monday to Friday 9am to 10:45am and 12:30 to 2pm; every 15 minutes for this 40 minute tour. Visitor Center: 8:30am to 3pm. 14th and C Streets, SW

Library of Congress The three LOC buildings are remarkable public spaces named after Presidents who had a strong connection with the creation of the library. The LOC offers docent led tours of the magnificent Thomas Jefferson Building and discuss the history of the Library as well as the art and architecture of this historic building opened in 1897. Monday through Saturday 8:30am to 4:30pm 101 Independence Avenue, SE

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Visit Washington’s newest memorial to a civil rights king. Open 24 hours per day. On Independence Avenue, SW at the Tidal Basin between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials.

The White House Tour reservations can be booked in advance through a Congressional office. (Please allow a minimum of 8 weeks.)

United States Capitol The Capitol building is a symbol of the American people and their government, the meeting place of the nation’s legislature and an art and history museum. Guided tours start at the Capitol Visitor Center. Free tickets are required and distributed in advance via the internet. Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 4:30pm

Washington Monument A 555 foot high gleaming obelisk honoring our first president. Closed until Spring 2019.

World War II Memorial The WWII Memorial is an open air tribute to America’s greatest generation. Open 24 hours per day. On the Mall at 17th Street, NW between Independence & Constitution Avenues ♦ An insider tip: Most sites become less crowded after 2pm when school groups leave. ♦ Museums and galleries are open seven days a week unless otherwise noted.

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Georgetown U Men’s Basketball Nov 12 12pm Jacksonville Nov 15 7pm Mount St. Mary’s Nov 18 12pm Maryland Eastern Shore Nov 28 8:30pm Maine

Washington Redskins at Fed Ex Field Nov 12 1pm Minnesota Vikings Nov 23 8:30pm New York Giants Dec 17 1pm Arizona Cardinals Dec 24 1pm Denver Broncos

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Nov 1 Eric Essex Move Trio Nov 2 - 5 Jonathan Butler Nov 6 Lao Tizer Quartet Nov 7 - 12 Roy Hargrove Nov 13 Jazzmeia Horn Nov 14 One for Pops: The JoGo EP Nov 15 Chelsey Green Nov 16 - 19 Roberta Gambarini Nov 20 Gunhild Carling Nov 21 Kandace Springs Nov 22 Kia Bennett: Tribute to Sade Nov 24 - 26 Alex Bugnon Nov 27 Braxton Cook Nov 28 Merlon Devine Nov 29 Lorree K. Slye Nov 30 - Dec 3 Arturo Sandoval

Music Center at Strathmore Nov 5 4pm Joshua Bell Nov 7 8pm Yasmin Levy and The Klezmatics Nov 9 8pm BSO and Pinchas Zuckerman: Bach Nov 10 8pm Black Violin Nov 11 8pm National Philharmonic: Bach & Bachianas Nov 12 4pm Irma Thomson with Members of Preservation Hall Jazz and Blind Boys of Alabama Nov 17 8pm DakhaBrakha Nov 18 8pm BSO: André Watts Nov 19 8pm A Night with Janis Joplin

Wolf Trap: Barns Nov 1 8pm Bernhoft Nov 5 3pm Attacca Quartet Nov 8 8pm JD Souther Nov 10 8pm Red Baraat Nov 11 3 & 8pm George Winston Nov 13 & 14 8pm Herb Alpert and Lani Hall Nov 15 8pm Justin Townes Earle Nov 16 8pm California Guitar Trio Nov 17 8pm Quebe Sisters Nov 18 8pm An Evening of Indian Dance Nov 19 2pm John Eaton Nov 25 8pm Songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David Nov 28 & 29 8pm David Crosby

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ENO Tuesday - Thursday 5:00pm to 11:00pm Friday & Saturday 4:00pm to 12:00am Sunday 4:00pm to 11:00pm

Fitness Club & Spa Use of the Fitness Club and Spa is complimentary to hotel guests. Each piece of the cardiovascular equipment has its own audio/visual system. Dip in the two-lane lap pool or the oversized whirlpool beneath a vaulted ceiling with skylights. Eucalyptus scented steam and sauna rooms are available for men and women. A wide variety of massages, facials and aromatherapy treatments are also available. Open daily from 5:30am to 10pm, cardio level available 24/7, room key necessary at all times. Spa treatments available daily 9am to 9pm

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