Trinity Benefit Concert Series
November 13
Trinity Benefit Concert Series presents Triptych, including Sonya Hayes, Violin, Charlie Powers, cello, John McCrary, piano. Enjoy the music of Turina, Beethoven, and Dvorak as this talented trio with national and international credits brings you an evening of beautiful music. Free-will offering. Reception to follow. Concert to benefit ALIVE! Alexandrians InVolved Ecumenically is a nonprofit organization of volunteers from over 40 religious congregations and the community working together to help those in need...
Master Gardener Open House
November 12
Virginia Cooperative Extension and Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia will hold an Open House on Thursday, November 12th, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.. at the Fairlington Community Center, for gardeners in Arlington and Alexandria interested in the Master Gardener Training Class in 2010. Residents who want to improve their gardening skills, enhance their knowledge and, most importantly, share what they have learned with others through volunteer work should reserve their place in the 2009 Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program quickly...
Economy of Scale
November 7 - December 23, 2009
Hemphill Fine Arts opens Economy of Scale, a group photography exhibition, on November 7, 2009. A public reception will be held on Wednesday, November 11, from 6:30–8:30pm. The exhibition will remain on view through December 23, 2009. The phrase “economy of scale” refers to a reduction in unit cost as the scale of production increases to match or predict rising consumption. In the strictest sense, this could only apply to photographic prints if dealers and photographers lowered the price per print of a particular image as demand increased. Thus far, this has not been the case...
Upcoming and Ongoing Events at the Workhouse Art Center
Fall 2009 Schedule
The First Anniversary Celebration Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition will take place on September 2-November 28. The event will include an outdoor, juried sculpture exhibit from September 2nd-November 28th. From October 21 - November 20 and
exhibition on Poetic Art will take place to benefit the Yellow Ribbon Fund, a nonprofit organization created in early 2005 to assist our wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan, and their families, while they recuperate at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center. On October 14 – November 21, 2009 The Workhouse Arts Center proudly presents Enamel: A Contemporary Perspective...
King of the Road 5K Run/1 Mile Walk /Kid’s Fun Run
November 15
On Sunday, November 15th, join hundreds of local runners for TLC’s 5th Annual King of the Road 5K Run/1 Mile Walk/Kid’s Fun Run in Rockville, Maryland. Proceeds from this charity road race benefit TLC—The Treatment and Learning Centers, a local, non-profit organization that serves children and adults with disabilities. The race starts and ends at TLC’s Katherine Thomas School and winds through the Shady Grove Life Sciences Complex. The Kid’s Fun Run starts at 8:30 a.m. 5K Starts at 9 a.m...
Eclipse Chamber Orchestra
2009-2010 Season
The 2009-2010 Eclipse Chamber Orchestra season kicks off on Sunday, November 8 with a program featuring Wagner, Stravinsky, and Strauss. This season, Eclipse will present three subscription concerts in Alexandria at the George Washington Masonic Memorial as well as two Brandenburg Festival concerts in Washington at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church. The Season Opening Concert will take place on November 8, 2009 at 3:00 PM and music Director Sylvia Alimena will lead the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra in a concert dedicated to the memory of longtime ECO supporter Keith B. Moore...
Education Program On Caring for Individuals with Mental Illness
Begins November 12
Free for family members, partners and significant others of individuals with Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Manic Depression, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Co-Occurring Brain Disorders and Addictive Disorders. A series of 12 weekly classes structured to help caregivers understand and support individuals with serious mental illness while maintaining their own well-being...
Annapolis Chorale Lights Musical Fireworks
November 13-14
Expect the grand and beautiful sound of a large chorus singing when The Annapolis Chorale and Annapolis Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of J. Ernest Green, present "Musical Fireworks," the first classics concerts of the 37th season on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14, at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. The Annapolis Chamber Orchestra sets the tone for these majestic and explosive concerts with Handel’s “Music for the Royal Fireworks.” Then, the 170 voices of the Annapolis Chorale ring through the hall as they sing Anton Dvorak’s “Te Deum...”
Torpedo Factory FotoWeek DC Events and Exhibitions
November 4 – November 19
Torpedo Factory celebrates FotoWeek DC with Lectures, Tag Team Portfolio Reviews, and Exhibitions. Friday November 13 features a lecture by Kathleen Ewing, a gallery owner and fine art dealer. Ewing presents “The Fine Art of Collecting Photography: How things have changed and what is in the future”, a lecture appealing to photographers and collectors alike. Ewing will discuss collecting photography in this exciting and rapidly changing environment. On Thursday, November 19, 7 PM Chan Chao will present a lecture on photography. Chan Chao is a DC-based photographer...
FotoWeek DC Exhibition
November 6 – December 27, 2009
For this year’s FotoWeek DC 2009 Festival, Zenith Gallery has teamed up with Skynear and Company as the perfect venue to present the work of Washington art photographers in a home-like setting, surrounded by an eclectic mix of contemporary and classical furnishings. Dedicated to architecture and landscapes, Lenscape2, features Colin Winterbottom’s signature monument and panoramic themes, taken while experimenting with low-tech plastic cameras, and Sofia Gawer-Fische’s images of angels, guardians and statuary at Recoleta Cemetery, the most famous and oldest graveyard in Buenos Aires...
The Business Side of the Arts: Behind the Scenes
November 17
West End Business Association of the City of Alexandria and Friends of the Torpedo Factory Art Center Present “The Business Side of the Arts: Behind the Scenes” on Tuesday, November 17, 6:30 PM. The event will take place at the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Speakers with years of experience in the local arts community will discuss the benefit of forging partnerships with the business community, offer insights into submitting successful grant applications, and provide tips on increasing public attendance at arts venues and events...
Maryland Food Bank Launches Ravens Virtual Food Drive
Through November 22
The Baltimore Ravens and the Maryland Food Bank announced today the launch of the Ravens Virtual Food Drive as part of the Ravens November Collection efforts. The Ravens November Collection efforts have several components this year, including food collections at 18 area Maryland Shoppers Food and Pharmacy stores and two opportunities to win tickets to the November 22, 2009, Ravens vs. Colts game at M&T Stadium. Staff and volunteers from the Maryland Food Bank will also be present at the November 22nd Colts game collecting food from ticket holders and fans...
Hero Helpers Dinner and Dance
November 7
Hero Helpers of South County presents a Dinner and Dance on November 7 at the Deale Elks Lodge to benefit the wounded troops at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Barbecue chicken and rib dinners will be served from 5-7 p.m.,
dancing to the awesome sounds of Sweetwater Band from 7-11 p.m.,
cash bar from 4 p.m.-midnight, plus a raffle, silent auction and numerous door prizes...
Free Cancer Prevention and Survival Cooking Class
November 12
Participants will learn how proper diet can help them prevent and survive cancer.
The Cancer Project, a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing cancer prevention through education and research, is offering a free cooking class designed to help Washington residents prevent and survive cancer through proper diet and nutrition. “The single easiest and best thing most of us can do to prevent cancer or its recurrence is to eat right,” says Jennifer Reilly, R.D., a senior nutritionist for The Cancer Project. “More than a third of all cancer deaths in this country are due to poor diet.” The Rx for better health? It’s a low-fat vegetarian diet...
Framing the Economic Downturn
November 10 - December 11, 2009
Washington Project for the Arts presents Framing the Economic Downturn (FED), an exhibition of photography and video selected by the acclaimed documentary photographer, Jim Hubbard. Featuring works by WPA members and invited artists, this exhibition "explores the human drama and its various visual forms against the backdrop of the current and former economic meltdowns that have left millions of our fellow Americans outside the American dream and framed through the lens," says Hubbard...
The Music Man
November 13 - 22
Mount Vernon Community Children's Theatre presents The Music Man November 13 - 22 at Carl Sandburg Middle School auditorium. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday Matinee performances start at 3:00 p.m. The play features fast-talking salesman Harold Hill convinces the town of River City, Iowa that their youngsters will be doomed forever unless they adopt his revolutionary music program...
Keeping Cats Indoors
There are more than 80 million pet cats in the U.S., the majority of which roam outside at least part of the time. In addition, millions more stray and feral cats roam our cities, suburbs, and rural areas. Scientists estimate that free-roaming cats kill at least 500 million birds and hundreds of millions more small mammals, reptiles and amphibians each year. Cat predation is an added stress to wildlife populations already struggling to survive habitat loss, pollution, pesticides, and other human impacts...
Paul D. and Carrie H. Wickre Memorial Concert Series
November 6
Paul D. and Carrie H. Wickre Memorial Concert Series will present Michael Unger, concert organist, in recital on Friday, November 6 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held at Saint Luke Lutheran Church in Silver Spring. Michael Unger is the winner of the 2008 American Guild of Organists National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance...
Mamma Mia!
November 24-29
Seen by over 40 million people around the world, Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical Mamma Mia! is celebrating seven sold out years at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway and is currently playing a record-breaking engagement on its National Tour in the United States. The original West End production has played more than 4,000 performances, and international tour has played in in more than 40 foreign cites, and the blockbuster feature film adaptation, produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman is the most successful movie musical of all time...
38th Bi-Annual Messiah Sing-Along
November 29
For 38 years, Dr. J. Reilly Lewis, organist and choirmaster at Clarendon United States Methodist Church, has provided a bi-annual community Messiah Sing-Along at Christmas and Easter. This is believed to be one of the first and longest running Messiah Sings presenting the complete oratorio in the DC area. On November 29, 2009, Dr Lewis will lead full orchestra, harpsichord, organ, guest soloists, and the audience in Part One of George Frideric Handel's Messiah...
Lee Blessing's Fortinbras
November 13-14, 20-21
Mahan Theatre Friday and Saturday Evenings at 8:00 PM. $10 for public, with a special rate of $8 for groups of 10 or more. Tickets available at the door or by calling 410-293-8497. Parking available at Navy Marine Corps Stadium with complimentary shuttle or by walking through Gate 1 to Maryland Avenue...
Marlboro Gallery
October-November 12
This annual exhibition reveals the diverse interests and proficiency of the multi-talented faculty at Prince George's Community College. Dedicated to the art-making process, as well as teaching, the art faculty produces professional art and exhibits extensively locally, nationally, and internationally in various media including ceramics, computer graphics, drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture. Some works are for sale...
The Shelter Pet Project
According to The Humane Society of the United States and Maddie's Fund, of the eight million pets that enter animal shelters and rescue groups every year, approximately three million of these healthy animals and treatable pets are euthanized due to a lack of adoption. The Advertising Council, The Humane Society of the United States and Maddie's Fund are pleased to bring you new radio PSAs as part of "The Shelter Pet Project" campaign. The radio PSAs feature Sassy, a scarcastic dog who, through humor dispels the stereotypes associated with shelter pets...
Kennan Institute
Fall Calendar, November 9-30
The Kennan Institute offers a series of seminars through the month of November, 2009. On November 2, Tatian Tairova-Yakovleva presents a discussion on "Re-Fighting the Northern War: The Celebration of the Battle of Poltava in Russia." On November 16, Nicholas Thompson presents a book discussion on "The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War..."
Saint Thomas More Cathedral Concerts
2009-2010 Season
Concerts presented in the acoustically splendid setting of St. Thomas More Cathedral. Receptions at the conclusion of each event, where guests and performers are encouraged to interact. Concerts include Festival of Praise, Lessons and Carols, The City Choir of Washington, and Organ Duo Recital...
Call Mr. Robeson
November 19-29
Written and performed by British Nigerian actor/singer, Tayo Aluko, Call Mr. Robeson is a roller coaster journey through Robeson’s remarkable and eventful life, and highlights how his radical activism caused him to be disowned and disremembered, even by the leaders and descendants of the civil rights movement. It features some of his famous songs and speeches, including a dramatic rendition of Ol’ Man River and a spectacularly defiant testimony in front of the Senate House Un-American Activities Committee...
Three Torpedo Factory artists show new work to benefit local community organization ALIVE!
November 12-15, 2009
Old Town Alexandria, VA - Torpedo Factory artists Marsha Staiger, Ann Barbieri, and Gloria Logan show their latest paintings and collages in a special sale to benefit ALIVE!, a local community organization helping those in need in Alexandria. During this four day show ten percent of sales will be donated to ALIVE! ALIVE! (ALexandrians InVolved Ecumenically) is a nonprofit organization of volunteers from over 40 religious congregations and the community working together to help those in need in Alexandria, Virginia...
Workshop: "How to Help a Grieving Child"
November 7, 2009
Haven of Northern Virginia is offering a free workshop, “How to Help a Grieving Child,” on Saturday, November 7, 2009 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM. The workshop offers an opportunity for parents and other caregivers to learn skills needed to help a child who has suffered the loss of a loved one. Children, ages 5 to 12, are welcome for a separate children’s workshop...
Holiday Shopping for a Great Cause
November 15, 2009
“Many Facets,” a coalition of local artisans, will host its 4th Annual Holiday Gift Boutique to benefit SEEC, a nonprofit agency helping men and women with developmental disabilities live meaningful lives in our community. More than 20 exhibitors will offer an eclectic array of quality, affordable crafts and specialty items such as jewelry, baskets from Rwanda, handbags, greeting cards, children’s clothing and accessories, items from The Herb Cottage, and much more..
Our water. Our community. Our decision
November 4, 2009
The Smarter Growth Alliance for Charles County (SGACC) will be hosting a public forum “Our water. Our community. Our decision.” on Wednesday, November 4th, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm, at the La Plata Campus of College of Southern Maryland, Building BI, Room 113, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. Have your questions answered, express your ideas, and learn about the County’s growth plans as well as the role a healthy watershed plays in our local environment, our local economy and our quality of life...
Washington Project for the Arts presents the Coup d'Espace series, Influence=Convergence
November 6 - 25, 2009
Washington, DC - Washington Project for the Arts presents the fifth installment of Coup d'Espace, a program that invites WPA member artists to stage their own exhibitions and programming in our Dupont Circle office space. For our November Coup, member artists Joan Belmar and Minna Newman Nathanson will use the space to mount a joint exhibition, Influence = Convergence...
Veterans Day Free Lessons and Public Skate
November 11, 2009
Free skating lessons will be offered on November 11, 2009. Offerings include 15-minute classes beginning at 11:00 am; skaters will be put in classes on a first-come, first served basis; rental skates are included; practice time provided after each lesson; loaner helmets are available. Open to ages 5yrs and up. 11:00 – 11:45 am...
Del Ray Dozen Invitational Photography Show
November 6-29, 2009
Alexandria, VA. (October 11, 2009) - Del Ray Artisans (DRA) members will present an exhibition of photography at the DRA gallery, in the Nicholas A. Colasanto Center at 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA. The opening reception will be at the gallery on Friday, November 6 from 7 pm–10:00 pm. This event is free, handicapped accessible and open to the public. The show runs from November 6th through November 29th, 2009...
Heads or Tails
November 6 - 27
MOCA DC's November show returns by popular demand for a fifth year of playfulness and joie de vivre, but this time with an intimate twist. Art will come to life on the evening of November 6 as the models stand beside the finished works, giving patrons a backstage pass to the process of artistic creation. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. on Nov. 6, and is free and open to the public...
Cross-Currents: Trends in Contemporary Art Media
October 13 - November 6, 2009
The Sarah Silberman Art Gallery is an educational resource of the Rockville Campus Art Department. Its primary function is to augment, enhance, and promote the teaching and understanding of art through a diverse program of changing exhibitions, benefiting Montgomery College and the public...
Race Against the Odds, a Team Alexis 5K for Pediatric Brain Cancer Research
November 8, 2009
The Cure Starts Now, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to finding a cure for the most difficult of childhood brain cancers, is sponsoring a race on November 8 at Bluemont Park in Arlington. The race, which is for both runners and walkers and includes a kids' fun run, is to raise awareness and money for research into a cure for brainstem glioma, an inoperable and incurable cancer that strikes randomly at the heart of childhood...
The exhibit, Power: Word and Image serves as a cornerstone for the gallery’s participation in FotoWeek DC – a Washington area arts festival.
A new salon-style series exploring Alexandria’s heritage and culture with talks by artists, writers, and historians in the stylish yet comfortable salon of the Morrison House. This charming setting provides an ideal backdrop for members of the public to participate in an open and lively conversation with artists, authors, and archaeologists from the nationally acclaimed Torpedo Factory Art Center.
Columbia Orchestra Features BSO Concertmaster Jonathan Carney and The Rite of Spring
2009-2010 Season
The Columbia Orchestra proudly announces its 2009-2010 season, which will include four Classical Concerts, a Symphonic Pops program, and a Young People's Concert. Each of these programs will be held at the Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School. Music Director Jason Love will open the season on Saturday, October 17th with Beethoven's Egmont Overture...
Grief Workshop "Coping with the Holidays"
November 18th, 2009
Gilchrist Hospice Care will offer a holiday workshop to people who feel they need extra support in preparing for and coping with the holidays. They provide helpful information and suggestions about how to plan for these significant days...
Grief Workshop "Using Writing as a Healing Tool"
November 12, 2009
Gilchrist Hospice Care's Howard County is sponsoring a grief workshop titled "Using Writing as a Healing Tool." The purpose of the workshop is to help participants to overcome their grief through easy-to-do writing opportunities. No writing experience is necessary...
Prince George's County Publick Playhouse
Fall 2009 Season
Prince George's County Publick Playhouse offers a diverse and entertaining assortment of plays for the Fall 2009 Season. Waiting for Godot, the Samuel Beckett masterpiece, will be presented on October 31 and November 1. The play was first performed in 2007 and dazzles with the darkness of a moral emergency and the humor of the human condition...
Dye, Stitch, Join
November 10-December 5, 2009
Waverly Street Gallery is pleased to present an exploration of the teapot form by artist Laura Peery. With references to clothing construction and furniture upholstery, these pots are colorful and whimsical, more sculpture than utilitarian, and many tell a story...
G.M.U Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA
Bob Dylan And His Band
Grief Support Group For Adults with Parental Loss
Through November 7, 2009
Gilchrist Hospice Care-Howard County is sponsoring an Adults with Parental Loss Grief Support Group for adults who have recently experienced the death of one or both parents and would like to receive help working through their grief...
Fall Solos 2009
Through November 7, 2009
Arlington Arts Center presents Fall Solos 2009, featuring the artwork of Christian Benefiel, Jenn Figg, Cynthia Hron, David Page, Roxana Perez-Mendez and Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum...
Masks and Mysteries
November 6 and 7, 2009
The Lexus Classic Series presents Masks and Mysteries in celebration of Edgar Allen Poe's Bicentennial as Elizabeth Hainen, Principal Harpist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, joins the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra for Caplet's elegantly chilling masterpiece based upon Poe's "The Masque of Red Death."...
World Music and Dance Series
Fall 2009
Susquehanna Folk presents the World Music and Dance Series this fall. On October 10 the series features a Bulgarian Music and Dance Workshop followed by a Dance Party later that evening. On October 15, the series presents Lee Otterholt in Lancaster...
Arlington’s David M. Brown Planetarium presents The Explorers of Mauna Kea
Through Sunday, November 15, 2009
Honoring 400 years of telescopic discovery, Arlington’s David M. Brown Planetarium presents “The Explorers of Mauna Kea.” The presentation explains the story of modern-day scientists extending their view of the universe to unimaginably distant and unfathomable places...
Imagination Stage
Fall 2009
Imagination Stage produces theater and arts directed towards engaging young people as well as providing an enjoyable evening for people of all ages. Fall 2009 features Ferdinand the Bull and Disney's Mulan...
Music in McLean
Fall 2009-2010
Music in McLean presents twenty one concerts this season. Sponsored by Saint Luke Concert Series, the concerts feature choirs, orchestras, piano, opera, and more. There are many different events to choose from and something for everyone in the family to enjoy...
Third Wednesday At One
Saint Luke Concert Series 2009-2010
Saint Luke Concert Series offers a chance to experience lunchtime in a new way. Performances by leading artists will lift your spirit and send you back to work renewed and refreshed. These free mini-concerts feature chamber ensembles and solo organists whose music is enhanced by the wonderfully balanced acoustics of Saint Luke Church...
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s
Fall 2009
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents their schedule for the Fall 2009 Season. Events include a showing of Shaolin Warriors on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (JMSH). This is a special event added to the 2009-2010 season. This theatrical production demonstrates the skill, movement and imagery of Kung Fu...
Prince George's Little Theatre Turns 50!
Fall 2009 Calendar
Prince George's Little Theatre celebrates its 50th Anniversary. PGLT produces four shows a year, a mix of comedies, dramas, and musicals...
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Calendar of Events September-December
The Smithsonian National Postal Museum offers a wide variety of activities including workshops for all ages, film events, family events, and lectures. Each month features unique and interactive activities for the whole family to enjoy...
The Theatre at Washington, Virginia
2009 Fall Schedule
The Theatre at Washington, Virginia offers a series of fine entertainment for tasteful viewing pleasure. Includes the popular play by William Shakespeare "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" as well as music ranging from Classical Piano to Celtic music...
Through Dec 9, 2009
The Embassy of the Czech Republic will feature award-winning films...
2009
FitFamily is a free nutrition and wellness program for families of overweight and obese children run by Children's National Medical Center...
Through Dec 12, 2009
The Workhouse studio artists will keep their doors open after hours on the 2nd Saturday of each month...
Mentoring Today serves youth who are returning from incarceration and reintegrating into the DC community. The aim of Mentoring Today is to empower DC’s at-risk youth to recognize their dreams and live their aspirations. Mentors are the key to our program...
Housing Counseling Services presents "Money Matters: A Free Credit and Money Management Workshop." The workshop will provide information about credit reports, credit scores, how to repair and dispute credit errors, tips on saving money, and information on consumer protection. The workshop takes place on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
