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Wander Wisconsin Weekend
Georgetown’s independent businesses are the heart and soul of the neighborhood. Visit them Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30, 2018 for special discounts and events along Wisconsin Avenue, including historic walking tours, live music, and additional activities.
Attendees will receive a passport with a list of all participating businesses and their weekend specials.
Receive a stamp in each participating store you visit, and collect six stamps to be entered into a raffle for several gift cards to local businesses.
Visit Georgetown Main Street for more.
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International Couture Collection at French Embassy Sept. 23
Closing out DC Fashion Week is the 29th International Couture Collections Showcase on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at La Maison Francaise. This is one of the most unique fashion events in the tri-state area. Take a trip around the globe, but make it fashion.
Witness designers from different countries all over the world on the DC Fashion Week runway. Participating designers include Corjor International, Ellen London, Sierra Mitchell, ModCloth and the Molato Project. This year, the finale show will be held at the stunning Embassy of France in Washington D.C. from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Tickets for DC Fashion Week are available here.
Valid ID require. No parking inside the embassy. No large bags or helmets.
DC Fashion Week is a non-profit partnership of independent fashion designers, producers, and models dedicated to increasing the economic development of all things fashion in the DC/metropolitan area. DCFW – much like the city it represents – uniquely embodies the cultural convergence of not only the U.S. but also that of the world, thereby establishing Washington, D.C. as the center of international fashion.
La Maison de Francaise is located at 4101 Reservoir Road, NW.
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19th Annual Spirit of Georgetown Oct. 11
You are cordially invited to attend the 19th Annual Spirit of Georgetown on Thursday, October 11, 2018 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
This year’s event honors Rev. John Graham.
Join co-chairs Sara Stone-Psihas and James Blue to celebrate the Georgetown Ministry Center’s 31 years of tireless service to our homeless neighbors by purchasing a ticket today.
To ensure your participation on the Benefits Committee is noted on the event program, your response is appreciated no later than October 1. Please make a bigger impact by forwarding to friends and family.
Please mail check to Georgetown Ministry Center, 1041 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington DC 20007
Please contact Liza Ballantine at GMC: spirit@gmcgt.org or 917.257.3762 for more information.
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Brews, Booze & Bites at Tudor Place Sept. 22
Join Tudor Place for heritage food and drink, outdoor music and games, and ties to local history at Brews, Booze & Bites on Saturday, September 22, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm.
Purveyors of artisonal and local food, drinks, and desserts will be on hand to celebrate at the historic Georgetown estate.
- a full menu of sips and tastings in the historic garden
- guided Outdoor Edibles garden tour (1:30 pm and 2:30 pm)
- exclusive open house of the historic mansion (2:30 pm to 4:00 pm)
- traditional American lawn games and
- free keepsake tasting glass
The menu includes a side of history with every satisfying bite or sip, highlighting local history, foodways, and Tudor Place tie-ins for everything from barbecue to beer, wine, whiskey and spirits.
Returning this year, the Foggy Bottom Whomp Stompers will be entertaining all with live Prohibition-era jazz.
Brews, Booze & Bites is an outdoor event and will take place rain or shine.
Tickets for Tudor Place members $35, non-members $45. Discounts for 6 or more.
Admission is for everyone, but identification will be required for those participating in the tastings.
Tudor Place is located at 1644 31st Street in Georgetown.
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NEW DATE: Stroud Foundation’s 5th Annual 'Hoedown' in Georgetown Oct. 27
Brooke and Stephane Carnot will once again host a western themed “Hoedown” at their home in Georgetown on October 27, 2018 from 7:30 to 11:30 pm for dinner and danceing. This special event benefits the Stroud Foundation, named for Mrs. Carnot’s late father, pediatrician Dr. Frank Stroud.
The Stroud Foundation is a tax exempt public charity established in 2008 dedicated to improving the lives of children with learning differences and their families in the DC area with a particular focus on children with ADD/ADHD. The Stroud Foundation was established to honor the memory of Washington DC’s beloved pediatrician Dr. Frank Stroud. Dr. Stroud cared for tens of thousands of children but he was particularly devoted to children with learning differences and their families. He consulted with Psychologists and Psychiatrists who specialized in Learning Disabilities, including ADD and ADHD; he consulted with schools, their nurses and teachers on behalf of the children he treated; and he advocated for children who needed someone that believed in them. He often said, “No child wants to fail.”
Purchase your tickets here.
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Georgetown Village to Host Presentation on Climate Change Sept. 26
Climate and climate change are hot topics of conversation, especially when temperatures soar and weather extremes occur with ever increasing frequency.
On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 Georgetown Village charter member Dr. Hans G. Kaper will discuss climate and climate change and why we should care about this including possible socioeconomic consequences. The presentation will take place at St. John’s Church at 3240 O Street in Georgetown starting at 6:00 pm.
Dr. Kaper is an applied mathematician who studies current climate events from the perspective of past climates. Our climate has changed over time, sometimes quite dramatically, so what is special about today’s climate? While there is almost unanimous agreement in the scientific community that Earth’s climate is changing faster than in pre-industrial times, the public finds it difficult to accept this judgment, and some people remain skeptic. Scientists face a conundrum: How to convince the public that climate change is real, that it is caused by human activities, and that it is happening now.
The presentation is free and open to the public. Please call the Georgetown Village office at 202.999.8988 to reserve your space. Refreshments will be served.
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Hervé Maury and His Beasts Now at Ligne Roset
"The animals that are here always look at us and are very surprised," says Hervé Maury with a twinkle in his eye. Endowing animal characters with complexity and humor, he celebrates all manner of bestiary, including insects, giraffes, koi fish, and mice.
(Photo by: Judith Beermann)
Hervé Maury
This construction worker-turned-artist has brought his whimsical subjects to Ligne Roset. Maury's show at the Chicago showroom last year was so successful that the collaboration with the French modern interior design and furnishings company resumed Thursday evening at a reception in their recently opened Wharf DC location.
(Photo by: Judith Beermann)
Ligne Roset at Wharf DC
From Montmartre, where he was born, to Paris and now in Marseilles, the artist creates paintings full-time for exhibitions around the world.
(Photo by: Judith Beermann)
Sara Mokhtari with La Belle et la Bete
In 2006, his "Big Beasts" polar bear series adorned the windows of Hermès boutiques.
(Photo by: Judith Beermann)
Hervé Maury and Sophie Caporossi, Batignolles in DC
Twenty years ago, after moving and wanting to decorate a new apartment, Maury couldn't find any appealing animal-themed art so he created his own, starting with a series of charming dog paintings. Family and friends soon discovered his talent and the artist was born.
(Photo by: Judith Beermann)
Hervé Maury
He begins his works with sand and a palette of pigments on brown paper and linen canvas, followed by gouache, India ink and sometimes charcoal. What remains constant, thanks to the the sand, is a natural tone, with the animals seeming to emerge from the earth.
(Photo by: Hervé Maury)
A natural connection to all of his subjects belies the fact Maury is a pet-free artist. "No, I don't have a dog. Never have." Maury explains. Have to wonder what his creatures, with their round, piercing eyes, and often bewildered expressions think about that.
(Photo by: Judith Beermann)
Ligne Roset at Wharf DC
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'Dawoud Bey: The Birmingham Project' at NGA
Starting September 12, 2018, on view at the National Gallery of Art is the recent acquisition of four large-scale photographs and one video from Dawoud Bey's most important series, "The Birmingham Project."
For more than 40 years photographer Dawoud Bey (b. 1953) has portrayed American youth and those from marginalized communities with an unusual degree of sensitivity and complexity. This deeply felt and conceptually rich monument to the victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963 coincides with the 55th anniversary of this tragedy. The exhibition focuses on Bey's representation of the past through the lens of the present, pushing the boundaries of portraiture and engaging ongoing national issues of racism, violence against African Americans, and terrorism in churches.
In four diptychs Bey pairs two life-size portraits representing the victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing and related violence in Birmingham that Sunday in 1963: one portrait of a young person the same age as one of the victims, and another of an adult 50 years older—the child's age had he or she survived. Alongside these photographs, the exhibition features Bey's video 9.15.63. This split-screen projection juxtaposes, on the right, a recreation of the drive to the 16th Street Baptist Church, shot from the window of a moving vehicle looking up at trees and the roofs of houses from the vantage point of a young child. On the left, slow pans move through everyday spaces—some familiar (a beauty parlor and barbershop), some politically charged (a lunch counter and schoolroom), as they might have appeared that Sunday morning. Devoid of people, these views poeticize the innocent, mundane existences ripped apart by violence.
A short film of approximately eight minutes is screened in the project room in the West Building and also will be available on the exhibition's webpage. Featuring an interview with Bey, the film will provide valuable context for understanding the series in light of Bey's broader interests in portraiture and American history. It explores how the artist became interested in the topic, how he arrived at the final formulation of his series in diptych portraits and a video, and what he learned on his repeated trips to Birmingham over seven years of research. Finally, the film addresses the links between Bey's work in Birmingham and his current long-term project on the Underground Railroad.
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'Pas de Deux' at Susan Calloway Fine Arts Gallery
Pas de Deux will be Judith Vivell and Jim Perry's first joint exhibition at Susan Calloway Fine Arts. Perry's sweeping geometric forms echo Judith's broad brush strokes and the arcs and curves of her compositions. The title, Pas de Deux – a synchronized dance between two people- acknowledges this dynamic relationship, as the individual works provoke a dialogue and visual exchange throughout the show.
This exhibition is at Susan Calloway Fine Arts Gallery from September 8 through October 6, 2018. Opening reception is September 8 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
Jim Perry received a BA in sculpture from Bard College, where he studied with sculptor Jake Grossberg and painters Murray Reich and Jim Sullivan. He began his sculpture career in the early 1970s in New York City where he exhibited extensively, and in 1975 was included in the Whitney Biennial. In addition to his work as an artist, Jim had a 28-year career as a graphics editor at The New York Times. He left The Times in 2008 to return to making sculpture full time.
Judith Vivell was born in California, attended the University of California at Berkeley where she received her BA in Art History. In 1971 she received a Master’s degree in painting from Hunter College, where she studied with Ray Parker. For the first part of her career Vivell was an abstractionist, working with mixed media, but always tethered to the real world. Then, in 2000, she began working in a fully figurative style. This most recent body of work marks a return to that early abstractionist style, with a focus on monumentality through form.
Susan Calloway Fine Arts Gallery is located at 1643 Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown.
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A Great Deal on Peaches, Peaches and More Peaches at Rose Park Wednesday!
Fill a big bag of peaches for only $30 from Quaker Valley at the Rose Park Farmers Market for the next several Wednesdays. "We have too many peaches!" they told me at Sunday's Market. I went home with pounds and pounds of peaches on Sunday from them at the Dupont Circle Fresh Farm Market, and had many grateful friends and neighbors as a result!
Rose Park Farmers Market, open from 3:00 to 7:00 pm Wednesdays, is located at 1401-1429 26th Streets in Georgetown
What to do with all those peaches? Freeze slices for peach smoothies all year long. And lots, lots more!
Katherine's Summertime Peach Crisp with Roasted Nuts, Dried Fruit & Ginger
Fresh Kale and Summer Peach Salad with Toasted Almonds and Balsamic Vinaigrette
Creamy Summer Peach Fruit Smoothie
Swedish Waffles with Vanilla Bean Yogurt and Fresh Summertime Peaches
Creamy Peach and Ginger Surprise
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