Culture Capital is a program of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, a nonprofit organization serving Metro DC’s arts & culture community and the public for over 30 years.
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Summer Outdoor Concert
7:00pm
"The high-energy Latin dance music of Edwin Ortiz y su Orquesta La Romana has been a staple of the D.C. salsa scene for 20 years, bringing the hard-charging percussive rhythms of salsa dura to the people. Come ready to give yourself over to the beat" and if you don't feel like dancing, be sure to bring a blanket or chair to sit on.
Film Series
Two films Native Land, preceded by The Forgotten Village
2:30pm
2:30pm
Native Land, (Paul Strand and Leo Hurwitz, 1942, 35 mm, 80 minutes) and The Forgotten Village, John Steinbeck's first work as screenwriter (Herbert Kline, 1941, 35 mm, 67 minutes) screen as part of the Recovered Treasure: UCLA's Annual Festival of Preservation series. Read more about the films here.
East Building Concourse, Auditorium
Metro: Judiciary Square, closest to East Building
Saturday, August 6th
Art Opening
Join juror Robert K. Newman, owner and director of the Old Print Shop in New York, NY, and others for the opening reception of WPG's 14th Annual National Small Works exhibition.
Metro: Silver Spring
Film Series + Music Accompaniment
L'Arpte preceded by Le Chapeau de Madame
with Andrew Simpson on piano
with Andrew Simpson on piano
2:00pm
National Gallery of Art
East Building Concourse, Auditorium
Metro: Judiciary Square, closest to East Building
Film Series
4:30pm
"A Cecil B. DeMille milestone rarely revived, The Crusades compensates for its famously flamboyant historical analysis with a wonderfully absurdist Hollywood abandon--hundreds of sword-wielding extras amid lavish pre-Code costumes and set pieces.:" (Cecil B. DeMille, 1935, 35 mm, 125 minutes)
East Building Concourse, Auditorium
Metro: Judiciary Square, closest to East Building
Sunday, August 7th
Film Series + Music Accompaniment
Le Manoir de la Peur preceded by La Main
with Andrew Simpson on piano
with Andrew Simpson on piano
4:30pm
Silent films with piano accompaniment, Manoir de la Peur (The Manor House of Fear from Alfred Machin and Henry Wulschleger for Films Alfred Machin, 1927, 35 mm, 72 minutes and Gendarmes in La Main (The Hand) from Édouard-Émile Violet for Les Films Lucifer, 1920, 35 mm, 19 minutes. Read more about the films here.
National Gallery of Art
East Building Concourse, Auditorium
Metro: Judiciary Square, closest to East Building
Lecture Series
2:00pm
Talk given by Diane Arkin, lecturer, in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Italian Republic.
East Building Concourse, Auditorium
Metro: Judiciary Square, closest to East Building
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