A Cultural Nexus of Embassy Events in DC

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Events List

Check out the following international embassy and cultural events happening from Monday, January 15^th - Sunday, January 21^st .

Monday, January 15^th, 2024

1. The People’s Holiday: The Many Dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (11AM - 4PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Student artists from the Cinematic Arts & Media Production Department at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts will perform original work that reimagines and reinterprets the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

   • Host Organization: African American History and Culture Museum

2. Let Freedom Ring Celebration Performance (6PM - 7PM) (FREE!) 🎵 

   • Description: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Georgetown University celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a free, ticketed musical tribute, the Let Freedom Ring Celebration.

   • Host Organization: Kennedy Center for Performing Arts

Tuesday, January 16^th, 2024

1. Climate Extremes: What's the Forecast for Invasive Species? (7PM - 8PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: In this talk, Dr. Andy Chang reveals how climate change and extreme weather like droughts and floods are changing the seascape for invaders.

   • Host Organization: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

2. Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture Book Talk (7PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: From coffee shops to city grids to TikTok feeds the world round, algorithmic recommendations dictate our experiences. The algorithm is present in the neon signs and exposed brick of an Internet cafe in Nairobi, and the skeletal, modern furniture of an Airbnb in Portland.

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose Bookstore

Wednesday, January 17^th, 2024 

1.  D-DAY and the Liberation of France (7PM - 8:30PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Introduced by the Ambassador of France to the United States, Laurent Bili, the presentation and discussion will focus on D-Day in Normandy, but also on the landing in Provence and the liberation of Paris.

   • Host Organization: Embassy of France

2. SIS Book Launch: Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action (6PM - 7:30PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: Join us at American University for the launch of Professor Dana Fisher's new book, "Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action."

   • Host Organization: School of International Service (SIS)

3. The Dissident: Alex Navalny: Profile of a Political Prisoner Book Talk (7PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: The Dissident is the story of how one fearless man, offended by the dishonesty and criminality of the Russian political system, mounted a relentless opposition movement and became President Vladimir Putin's most formidable rival--so despised that the Russian leader makes a point of never uttering Navalny's name.

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose

4. Bias in Nuclear Security Implementation (9:30AM - 11AM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Join for an expert discussion on new solutions to identify threats and strengthen security culture in the United States.

   • Host Organization: The Stimson Center

5.  Warheads and Windmills Book Talk (6PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: Join us to learn more about global nuclear disarmament, fossil fuel divestment, and how we survive these existential threats to humanity.

   • Host Organization: Busboys and Poets

Thursday, January 18^th , 2024

1. How Women's Rights Compare Across the Middle East (12PM - 1:30PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Join for a discussion on the progress women have made across five countries in the Middle East in terms of education, employment and more.

   • Host Organization: The Stimson Center

2. María Luisa Pacheco: Exhibit Tour w/Curators Olga Herrera & Adriana Ospina (12PM - 1PM) (FREE!) 🖼️ 

   • Description: This exhibition reframes the life and oeuvre of one of the most significant abstract women artists of the Americas in the second half of the twentieth century.

   • Host Organization: Art Museum of the Americas (AMA)

3. Third Thursday (5PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 🖼️ 

   • Description: Explore the galleries after-hours and for free with spotlight talks from Phillips Educators.

   • Host Organization: The Phillips Collection

4. Fame Film Screening (7:30PM - 10PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: Alan Parker’s teen musical drama, made in1980, follows the lives of students at New York City’s High School of the Performing Arts as they tackle the demanding environment and the issues young students face.

   • Host Organization: Library of Congress (LOC)

5. The Storm We Made Book Talk (7PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara's family is in terrible danger: her fifteen-year-old son, Abel, has disappeared, and her youngest daughter, Jasmin, is confined in a basement to prevent being pressed into service at the comfort stations. Her eldest daughter Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by drunk Japanese soldiers, becomes angrier by the day.

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose

Friday, January 19^th, 2024

1.  The Western Balkans in the Next Decade (10AM - 11:30AM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Join the New Lines Institute for a panel on politics, security, and regional cooperation in the Western Balkans over the next decade.

   • Host Organization: New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy

2. Music, Feminism and Black Ancestry with Natalie Greffel and Queen Esther (6PM - 7:30PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Dive into Natalie Greffel's poetic Jazz lecture, exploring Black diasporic traditions in a rich musical journey.

   • Host Organization: The Goethe-Institut Washington

3. Chuck Prophet with Stephanie Finch Performance (6PM - 7PM) (FREE!) 🎵 

   • Description: Since his neo-psychedelic Green On Red days, Chuck Prophet has been turning out country, folk, blues, and Brill Building classicism. Stephanie Finch is an accomplished singer-songwriter and keyboardist in her own right, having carved a niche in the music world with her soulful performances and versatile talents.

   • Host Organization: Kennedy Center for Performing Arts

4. American Girls: One Woman's Journey into the Islamic State and Her Sister's Fight to Bring Her Home Book Talk (7PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: Fascinating, resonant, and moving, American Girls is an unforgettable journey--from small-town Arkansas to Raqqa, from domestic abuse to a militant terrorist organization--all told through the extraordinary story of two close, complicated sisters.

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose Bookstore

5. The Op-Ed Novel: A Literary History of Post-Franco Spain Book Talk (7PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: A lively guide to the terroir of contemporary Spanish literature, The Op-Ed Novel offers a bird's-eye view of both the post-Franco intellectual climate and the changing role of the novelist in public life.

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose Bookstore

Saturday, January 20^th , 2024

1. Sunny Day at National Museum of Women In The Arts (12PM - 2PM) (FREE!) 🖼️ 

   • Description: Get ready for a sun-kissed extravaganza at the National Museum of Women In The Arts, where we'll celebrate the brilliance of female artists

   • Host Organization: National Museum of Women In The Arts

2. Ciné-Guerrillas: Scenes from the Labudović Reels (2PM - 4PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: In this film, Serbian “artivist” and filmmaker Mila Turajlić follows Labudović’s work in Algeria through intimate interviews with him and Algerian revolutionary contemporaries, as well as through his original newsreel footage, which she matches with excerpts from his diary

   • Host Organization: National Gallery of Art

3. Africa Descent & Diaspora Networking Connection (5PM - 8PM) ($28.52)

   • Description: Join us for another exciting event that celebrates the rich heritage of Africa and its diaspora! The Africa Descent & Diaspora Networking Connection is a one-of-a-kind gathering where you can connect with like-minded individuals, share experiences, and build valuable relationships.

   • Host Organization: LoomFit and others

4. Kingsley Flood Performance (6PM - 7PM) (FREE!) 🎵 

   • Description: Kingsley Flood is a Boston and Washington, D.C.–based band with a “Billy Bragg-like folk-punk sound” (The Washington Post) and “signature high energy” (Rolling Stone). NPR says Kingsely Flood is “a band that seems to understand where inspiration can lead.”

   • Host Organization: Kennedy Center for Performing Arts

5.  Cuarteto Latinoamericano Performance (7:30PM - 8:30PM) ($48) 🎵 

   • Description: Featuring well-known favorites by Carlos Gardel and Piazzolla as well as contemporary works written for the quartet, this distinguished ensemble’s program demonstrates what Chamber Music Magazine described as the “technical flair and musical imagination listeners have come to expect.”

   • Host Organization: Dumbarton Arts & Education

Sunday, January 21^st, 2024

1. The Arts in Washington with Phillips Collection Director Jonathan Binstock (2PM - 3PM) (FREE!) 🖼️ 

   • Description: Join us for a live conversation with Phillips Collection Director Jonathan Binstock about the art scene in Washington.

   • Host Organization: Jackson Arts Center

2. Community Bombazo: Puerto Rican Bomba for All! (4PM - 4:45PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Join us in this live bombazo! Practice what you have learned and get the full Puerto Rican bomba experience!

   • Host Organization: Semilla Cultural

3. Global Sounds on the Hill Performance (4:30PM - 6PM) ($20) 🎵 

   • Description: Boston-based fiddle player and songwriter Maura Shawn Scanlin is gaining notoriety among the Celtic and Acoustic music scenes across the country. Come enjoy her performance!

   • Host Organization: Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital

4. Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City Book Talk (5PM - 6PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: This comprehensive account reveals the adaptations to its geographic setting that have been a constant feature of living on water from Venice's origins to the present.

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose Bookstore

5. Ray Nayler - The Tusks of Extinction Book Talk (6PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: "Moscow has resurrected the mammoth. But someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out again. Dr. Damira Khismatullina, an expert in elephant behavior, was brutally murdered trying to defend the world's last elephants from the brutal ivory trade. Now, her digitized consciousness has been downloaded into the mind of a mammoth.

   • Host Organization: Lost City Bookstore

Looking Ahead! 👀 

1. Amazonia: A BioCreativity Hub Exhibition Opening (Tuesday, January 23^rd , 4PM - 6:30PM) (FREE!) 🖼️ 

   • Description: Discover the Amazon through the creative lens of contemporary artists.

   • Host Organization: Inter-American Development Bank

2. Coro Carlos Chávez DC Auditions (Wednesday, January 24^th and Thursday January 25^th , 7PM - 9PM) (Free to audition)

   • Description: The Carlos Chávez Choir is created to promote choral music from Mexico and Latin America in all musical styles. We invite you to audition to be part of the " Carlos Chávez Choir of the ICM in DC " under the direction of maestro Antonio Espinal.

   • Host Organization: Mexican Cultural Institute

3. "1000 Hues Revisited" by Hernán Murno (Thursday, January 25^th , 6PM - 8PM) 🖼️ 

   • Description: The natural beauty of Argentina and ever-changing scenes, both in urban and rural areas, inspired Hernán Murno to create this series of paintings. The artworks aren't intended to be precise replicas of what he has seen. Instead, he prioritize colors, textures, shapes, and reflections over achieving a hyper-realistic portrayal of the subject.

   • Host Organization: Embassy of Argentina

4. French Embassy La Galette des Rois (Friday, January 26^th , 6:30PM - 10PM) ($103.22+)

   • Description: Travel to French soil and celebrate with us two of the most important French traditions. No plane ticket required!

   • Host Organization: International Club of DC

5. Animation First DC Film Festival (Sunday, January 28^th , 2PM - 6PM) (Free for kids, $11.54 for general admission) 📽️ 

   • Description: Villa Albertine DC is excited to celebrate the first edition of Animation First Festival in Washington on January 28.

   • Host Organization: Villa Albertine Washington DC

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