January 29, 2015
Why just celebrate love (and wine) on one day? Join Via Umbria for an extended Valentine's Day weekend where the celebration continues on Sunday. Birthday boy Bill Menard turns 55, so you know it will be a party!
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Join acclaimed Umbrian winemaker
Roberto Di Filippo for an intimate and delicious dinner featuring the biodynamic wines of Di Filippo and Plani Arche at your private table.
With presentations throughout the evening, Roberto will draw you in with stories about his life in Umbria, the role of food and wine in his culture and, of course, a deeper understanding of his wines and how they pair with different foods. It’s part dinner, part theater, and all wine.
Come February 15 at 6:30 pm for a very special four-course dinner curated by Roberto Di Filippo.
The cost is $125 per person with wine included. Reservations are required. Call Via Umbria at 202.333.3904 to make your reservation or for further information.
Via Umbria is located at 1525 Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown.
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January 28, 2015
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The Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) is holding a community meeting on February 2rd from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the House of Sweden to discuss plans to improve Georgetown.
Marking the first year of progress, the BID will celebrate achievements and invite the community to get involved in initiatives to improve the historic neighborhood.
House of Sweden is located at 2900 K Street in Georgetown.
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January 26, 2015
Led by Artistic Director Robert Battle, "America's cultural ambassador to the world" returns for its annual engagement for more captivating new works and enduring classics, including Alvin Ailey's signature masterpiece Revelations.
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater will be performing in the Opera House of The Kennedy Center from Tuesday, February 3 to Sunday, February 8, 2015.
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The Kennedy Center is located at 2700 F Street NW. Tel: 202.467.4600
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January 25, 2015
From February 6 to March 7, 2015, visit Susan Calloway Fine Arts Gallery for a mini vacation with painter Carl Bretzke.. Opening reception is February 6 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
Anytime/Anywhere - A Modern Landscape features the artworks of award-winning oil painter Carl Bretzke. The exhibition focuses on Bretzke's modernist sensibility in the plein air world - showcasing Bretzke's use of traditional methods of direct painting with an emphasis on atypical subject matter. Bretzke's compelling nocturne, street and scenic landscapes originate from his surrounding mid-western landscape where his paintings are often executed on location. The scenes themselves, although somewhat serene, are energized by Bretzke's use of color and strong focal points. Reflective surfaces and dark lighting resonate a sense of mystery, while the inclusion of cars, familiar edifices and strong use of light and shadow create a sense of universality.
(Photo by: Carl Bretzke)
Winter Sunset Near Farmers Market
Bretzke's work has been exhibited extensively in Minnesota and California, including the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Bretzke, trained under notable landscape painter Joseph Paquet, and holds the distinction in 2014 alone of winning First Place in the PleinAir Salon competition, First Place in the Aspen Plein Air Salon competition, and First Place Plein Air Salon April/May Edition.
Susan Calloway Fine Arts Gallery is located at 1643 Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown. Tel: 202.965.4601
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January 22, 2015
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Designed by hand, delivered by hand, Fabio and his stellar team create exquisite floral arrangements especially for you.
Let Ultra Violet, Georgetown's favorite florist, turn a romantic holiday ... or any day into a magical celebration!
Order today.
Ultra Violet Flowers is located at 1218 31st Street. Tel: 202.333.3002
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January 18, 2015
The March on Washington Film Festival has joined the #SelmaForStudents project to send public school students in Washington, D.C. to see Ava Duvernay’s Selma, the historical drama based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches.
This unprecedented effort has brought together D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) and business and non-profit leaders to ensure students have the chance to see this important film.
D.C. students in 8th through 12th grade can bring their student ID to the following theaters and receive a free ticket to the film:
- AMC Loews Georgetown 14
- AMC Magic Johnson Capital Center
- Regal Bowie Stadium 14
- Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14
- AMC Mazza Gallerie
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January 12, 2015
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center will host famed photographer William Wegman Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm for “William Wegman: Out of the Box,” a solo exhibition of 22 framed photographs featuring his most recognizable subject matter: Weimaraner dogs.
(Photo by: William Wegman)
Wegman’s visit is sponsored by Georgetown Lombardi’s Arts & Humanities Program, which promotes an optimum life experience for patients, family members, and caregivers with activities, resources, education, and environments that encourage a creative and constructive response to illness.
Earlier in the day, Wegman will visit with children in the Georgetown Lombardi pediatric oncology unit to read from his new book “Flo & Wendell Explore.”
Wegman will present five photographs as a gift to the center dedicated to breast cancer survivor Emily Helck, who works with Wegman.
Several of Wegman’s books will be for sale at the event (to be signed by the artist) with proceeds benefiting the Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program. All photographs in the exhibition are available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Arts and Humanities Program.
Georgetown Lombardi Atrium is located at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd. NW, Entrance 1.
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January 7, 2015
The bi-annual celebration of the thriving DC culinary scene starts Monday, January 19 and continues through Sunday, January 25 when over 240 of the region’s finest dining destinations will offer a three-course prix-fixe dinner ($35.15) and/or three-course prix-fixe lunch ($20.15) menu for diners to explore and enjoy.
New this year, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) is enticing restaurant-goers to get social with their Restaurant Week experiences with a 7 Days / 7 Winners social media contest. Diners are encouraged to snap and post envy inspiring pictures to their Instagram accounts while out at participating restaurants. Diners who follow RAMW on Instagram (@RAMWdc), use the hashtag #DMVRW and tag the participating restaurant will automatically be eligible to win a number of fantastic prizes including roller derby tickets, brunch gift certificates, cookbooks and a grand prize of two tickets to the 33rd annual RAMMY Awards and Gala, taking place on Sunday, June 7 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Winter Restaurant Week sponsor True Aussie Lamb is also hosting a photography contest for diners this year. Diners that upload a picture of a participating restaurant’s featured Australian lamb dish to Instagram using the hashtag #AussieLambDC will be eligible to win exciting prizes. Arlington’s Moroccan Mediterranean hotspot, Mazagan Restaurant, the Atlas District’s Smith Commons and Graffiato in Penn Quarter are among participating restaurants offering True Aussie lamb dishes on their Restaurant Week menus.
Area chefs have assembled exclusive menus of all types of cuisine. First time participants include Chef Jose Andres’s latest addition to DC’s Penn Quarter, China Chilcano, Chef Jeff Black’s newest addition in Maryland, Republic, and Chef Tim Ma’s eclectic Water & Wall in Northern Virginia. Even outstanding staples in Northern Virginia like the innovative Trummer’s on Main will offer dinner menus this Restaurant Week. Chef Wolfgang Puck’s Asian-fusion restaurant, The Source, is offering both lunch and dinner menus for the first time during the promotion, as is the already popular seafood and steak house, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle.
Diners need not worry about the hassle of looking for parking near their desired dining destinations thanks to Restaurant Week’s new partner, Parking Panda. The preferred parking reservation service will allow diners to have a parking spot waiting upon arrival of the visiting restaurant simply by making a parking reservation when booking a table on the Restaurant Week website.
For more details on Winter Restaurant Week’s social media contests, participants, menus and reservations via OpenTable, please visit RAMW’s dedicated Restaurant Week website here.
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January 5, 2015
From January 9 through August 10, 2015, The Phillips Collection is hosting an exhibition of the paintings of Jacob Lawrence. Among the best-known 20th century African-American , Lawrence gained national recognition with his 60-panel Migration Series, painted on cardboard.
Produced between 1954 and 1956, Jacob Lawrence’s Struggle series illustrates scenes from American history, chronicling events from the Revolutionary War through the great westward expansion of 1817. This exhibition, which brings together 12 panels from the private collection of Harvey and Harvey-Ann Ross, presents a rare glimpse into the artist’s narrative invention at mid-century while considering the significance of his Struggle series.
The Phillips Collection is located at 1600 21st Street NW.
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