Love in the Embassy Lane of DC Events

Events List

Check out the following international embassy and cultural events happening from Monday, February 5^th - Sunday, February 11^th . 

Monday, February 5^th, 2024

1. How to Deter China Economically with Representative Frank Lucas (10AM - 11AM) (FREE!)

   • Description: The Chinese Communist Party’s rise poses the greatest economic, political, and national security threat to face the United States in a generation. How can Congress deter China’s military and economic aggression?

   • Host Organization: Hudson Institute

2. Behind the Scenes Tour (10:30AM - 12PM) ($35)

   • Description: Discover the Cathedral’s hidden stories on the behind-the-scenes tour as you marvel at the building’s artistry and engineering. Journey through stone stairwells and passageways to see stained glass windows up close and magnificent views.

   • Host Organization: Washington National Cathedral

3. Drawing Deena Book Talk (10:30AM - 11:30AM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: Deena dreams of being an artist and painting masterpieces.  But her parents want her to study for a money-making career.  Deena discovers a way that her art can help the family clothing business, but will this be enough to convince Deena’s mother to allow her to follow her dreams?  

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose Bookstore

4. International Movie Night: Scarlet (2022) (5PM - 7PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: Loosely based on Scarlet Sails, a 1923 novel by Alexander Grin. This 2022 French drama film is about a girl who grows up to become a lonely woman who dreams of greater possibilities. Reckoning with her future, she soon gets swept away by a rakish young pilot who literally falls from the sky.

   • Host Organization: Georgetown Neighborhood Library and DC Public Library

5. Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti Book Talk (7PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: Based on years of on-the-ground reporting in Haiti and interviews with politicians in the US and Haiti, independent aid contractors, UN officials, and Haitians who struggle for their lives, homes, and families, Aid State is a conscience-searing book of witness.

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose Bookstore

Tuesday, February 6^th, 2024

1. From Commitments to Impact (9AM - 10:30AM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Since the mid-2010s, progress in reducing food insecurity and improving diet quality has stalled. Multiple shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, have exacerbated the situation and put Sustainable Development Goal 2 on Zero Hunger further out of reach.

   • Host Organization: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2. City Spies: Mission Manhattan Book Talk (10:30AM - 11:30AM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: After a young climate activist is threatened at a rally in Venice, the City Spies jump into action in their latest adventure. Following a trail that leads them from Europe to the greatest city on earth, aka New York, each member of this young MI6 team must use their unique skills and their cutting-edge technology to catch the perpetrators on a high-speed chase that leads though and under the stacks of the New York Public Library.  

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose Bookstore

3. American Roots with Nick McCullough (5:30PM - 8PM) ($12 for members, $22 for adults and non-members)

   • Book Description: Follow the journey across the U.S. and take a closer look at gardens that designer Nick McCullough captured on his quest to celebrate the American garden in his new book American Roots.

   • Host Organization: Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens

4. ALPHA TRIANGULI | Entering Zero Gravity Performance (7PM - 9:30PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Dive into the jazz universe of Alpha Trianguli and join us for a concert of four young Austrian musicians presenting their debut album.

   • Host Organization: Embassy of Austria/ Austrian Cultural Forum (ACF)

5. Film Screening: "Sibel" and Q&A with Çağla Zencirci & Guillaume Giovanetti (7PM - 9PM) ($6.27 - $11.54) 📽️ 

   • Description: 25-year-old Sibel lives with her father and sister in a remote village in the mountains of Turkey's Black Sea region. She is mute and communicates by using the ancient whistled language of their region.

   • Host Organization: French Embassy/Villa Albertine

Wednesday, February 7^th, 2024 

1. Lunch & Learn with Stephen Rickard: Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy (12:15PM - 1:15PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: HRI invites Georgetown Law students to network with HRI Distinguished Fellow Stephen Rickard.

   • Host Organization: Human Rights Institute at Georgetown Law

2. Malaysiakini and the Power of Independent Media in Malaysia (12:30PM - 2PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: Malaysiakini and the Power of Independent Media in Malaysia, chronicles the success of Malaysia’s only truly independent media outlet. Founded in 1999 by Steven Gan and Premesh Chandran, Malaysiakini was one of many online portals that sprung up in the wake of Reformasi, a period of public protests sparked by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad’s 1998 firing of his deputy Anwar Ibrahim.

   • Host Organization: Elliott School of International Affairs

3. Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra Performance (6PM - 7PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Members of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra emerge from the orchestra pit and take their place on the Millennium Stage to share the rich and varied chamber music repertoire. Each musician plays a solo part and the interaction among them creates an astonishing range of sounds and emotions.

   • Host Organization: Kennedy Center for Performing Arts

4. Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons Book Talk (7PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: Nuclear weapons are, today, as important as they were during the Cold War, and some experts say we could be as close to a nuclear catastrophe now as we were at the height of that conflict. Despite that, conversations about these bombs generally often happen in past tense.

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose Bookstore

5. 20 Days in Mariupol Film Screening (8PM - 10PM) ($14.50 for adults) 📽️ 

   • Description: After nearly a decade covering international conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, for The Associated Press, 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL is Mstyslav Chernov’s first feature film. The film draws on Chernov’s daily news dispatches and personal footage of his own country at war. It offers a vivid, harrowing account of civilians caught in the siege, as well as a window into what it’s like to report from a conflict zone, and the impact of such journalism around the globe.

   • Host Organization: Avalon Theatre

Thursday, February 8^th, 2024

1. “In The Life of a Building Our Moment is Brief” Lecture (4PM - 5:30PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Join an in-depth presentation on one of the most influential Black architects of the 20th century, J. Max Bond Jr. (1935–2009).

   • Host Organization: National Gallery of Art

2. 1898 Revisions Poetry Night (5PM - 7PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Presented in conjunction with our exhibition “1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions,” this event centers poets with connections to the lands that the United States claimed sovereignty or influence over in the late 19th century. These artists will explore the history and impact of U.S. imperialism from their distinct social, political and cultural perspectives.

   • Host Organization: National Portrait Gallery

3. Luciano - Bob Marley Birthday Celebration Tribute (8PM - 10PM) ($39.50)

   • Description: Born on the paradise island of Jamaica, as a youth he was heavily influenced and drawn to Bob Marley’s positive “One Love Movement”. As he got older and embarked on his own professional singing career, Luciano himself began to influence the lives of others around the world with his own spiritual interpretation of the movement.

   • Host Organization: Howard Theatre/Embassy of Jamaica

4. Jazz Night at St. Vincent (7PM - 9PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Come mingle and meet members of the Jete Society as we gear up for The Washington Ballet's Jazz Icons at the Kennedy Center.

   • Host Organization: The Jeté Society of the Washington Ballet

5. J-Film | 3ft Ball and Souls (6:30PM - 8:30PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: On an online message board, four strangers have decided to end their lives together. They keep their identities a secret and forbid any conversation or inquiry about their decision. On the chosen day, the strangers begin to gather to detonate a colossal 3ft sphere of fireworks.

   • Host Organization: Japanese Information and Cultural Center (JICC)

Friday, February 9^th, 2024

1. Free Tour of President James Monroe's Executive Mansion (11:15PM - 12:15PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Visit a period Federal mansion and see many rooms not regularly opened to the public.

   • Host Organization: The Arts Club of Washington

2. Friday Music Series: Lucas Ashby Brain Trust (12:30PM - 1:45PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Brazilian-American multi-instrumentalist and composer Lucas Ashby brings to his projects a background in rhythms and melodies from South America, West Africa, India, Eastern Europe, American Jazz, & Hip Hop.

   • Host Organization: Georgetown University Dept. of Performing Arts

3. A Night in Havana Dance (7PM - 10PM) ($28.52)

   • Description: Experience a Night in Havana to the sounds of a Latin band performing music for a night of dancing and socializing with salsa lessons offered at the beginning.

   • Host Organization: International Club of DC

4. Why Surrealism Matters with Mark Polizzotti (7PM - 8:30PM) ($7.18 for members, $12.51 for non-members) 📕 

   • Book Description: Why does Surrealism continue to fascinate us a century after André Breton’s Manifesto of Surrealism? How do we encounter Surrealism today? Mark Polizzotti vibrantly reframes the Surrealist movement in contemporary terms and offers insight into why it continues to inspire makers and consumers of art, literature, and culture.

   • Host Organization: Alliance Française de Washington, DC (AFDC)

5. Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis Book Talk (7PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here is an odyssey of struggle and resilience. With astonishing nuance and detail, Blitzer tells an epic story about the people whose lives ebb and flow across the border, and in doing so, he delves into the heart of American life itself. This vital and remarkable story has shaped the nation's turbulent politics and culture in countless ways--and will almost certainly determine its future.

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose Bookstore

Saturday, February 10^th, 2024

1. Lunar New Year Family Celebration (11:30AM - 3PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Join us for our annual celebration showcasing the ways different Asian cultures ring in the Lunar New Year. Attendees will enjoy dance and music performances, crafts, traditional Chinese and Korean art demonstrations, photo booths, face painting (for children 12 and under, while supplies last), family-friendly activities, and the showstopping lion dance.

   • Host Organization: Smithsonian American Art Museum

2. Lunar New Year Family Festival (11AM - 4PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Celebrate the year of the dragon at the National Postal Museum's Lunar New Year Family Festival! The event will offer fun for all ages.

   • Host Organization: Smithsonian National Postal Museum

3. Mardi Gras at The Wharf Celebration (3PM - 7PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Watch the parade on Wharf Street, dance to live music, grab a hurricane from the District Pier Bar, and party on!

   • Host Organization: The Wharf DC

4. Year of the Dragon: Ladies Tea Dance (4PM - 9PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Join us at Kiki for an unforgettable afternoon of fun and dancing at the Ladies Tea Dance! Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with an event packed with energy and excitement.

   • Host Organization: Private organizer

5. Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra: The Legacy of Max Roach Performance (7PM - 9:30PM) ($25 for members, $30 for non-members)

   • Description: Under the artistic direction of maestro Charlie Young, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra has celebrated some of the greatest jazz music throughout its 33-year history as one of the crown jewels of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The 2023–2024 SJMO season adds new excitement and luster to that musical tradition.

   • Host Organization: National Museum of American History

Sunday, February 11^th, 2024

1. Yoga + Crystal Bowl Sound Bath (9AM - 10AM) ($35.88)

   • Description: Join us for yoga at DC's National Building Museum, featuring an all-level yoga flow led by instructor Beth Wolfe, accompanied by a sound bath led by Mel of Beyond Yoga, a yoga teacher certified in crystal alchemy sound healing.

   • Host Organization: National Building Museum

2. The Sitkovetsky Trio Performance (3PM - 5PM) ($46+)

   • Description: The Sitkovetsky Trio has established itself as an exceptional piano trio with sensational performances in the foremost concert halls around the world.

   • Host Organization: Wolf Trap

3. DC Chinese New Year Parade (2PM - 5PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: The 2024 Annual Chinese Lunar New Year parade is organized by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC (CCBA) in partnership with the DC Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA).

   • Host Organization: MOAPIA and CCBA

Looking Ahead! 👀 

1. Sofya Gulyak Piano Concert (Tuesday, February 13^th) (7:30PM - 9PM) ($16.82 - $27.37)

   • Description: Villa Albertine DC is delighted to host Sofya Gulyak, winner of the Leeds, Kapell, Busoni, Helsinki, and Isang Yun international piano competitions, for an exceptional performance featuring a diverse program encompassing masterpieces from prominent French and European composers.

   • Host Organization: Embassy of France/Villa Albertine DC

2. 4x4=16 | Brazil / Pertenencia & Pertinencia (Thursday, February 15^th ) (5PM - 6:30PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Join AIA|DC's Design Excellence Committee for a film screening and panel discussion highlighting the profound contributions of South American women architects in the world of creativity, design, and diversity.

   • Host Organization: Embassy of Brazil

3. J-Film | Photograph of Memories (Thursday, February 15^th ) (6:30PM - 8:30PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: Yuko returns to her hometown to attend her grandmother’s funeral. Frustrated with her grandmother’s blurry funerary portrait, she starts a service to take photos of the elderly in preparation for the death. After a tough beginning, she forges connections with the community and immortalizes not just people’s last days but the vibrant tapestry of lives well-lived.

   • Host Organization: Japan Information and Cultural Center (JICC)

4. "The Five Missing Rings" Performance (Friday, February 16^th, 6:30PM - 8:30PM) (Saturday, February 17^th, 4PM - 6PM) ($16.82 - $32.64)

   • Description: Join us for this family show by successful French author Marc Wolters in the exciting world of the Olympic Games!

   • Host Organization: Villa Albertine Washington DC/ Embassy of France

5. Embassy of Austria Masquerade Ball (Friday, February 16^th ) (7PM - 11:45PM) ($84.21 - $147.21)

   • Description: Don your most festive Karneval outfits, costumes, or masquerade and ring in this joyous season with the Austrian spirit as they are celebrating simultaneously throughout Vienna, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Wachau.

   • Host Organization: Embassy Experiences

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