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Events List

Check out the following international embassy and cultural events happening from Monday, March 11^th - Sunday, March 17^th . 

Monday, March 11^th, 2024

1. JICC Extended Gallery Hours | Recapturing Happiness (5PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 🎨 

   • Description: Swing by the JICC during extended gallery hours to see our current exhibition, Recapturing Happiness: The Enduring Spirit of Ishinomaki.

   • Host Organization: Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC)

2. Musicology Club A Life of Duke Ellington - Terry Teachout (6PM - 7:30PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: Part book club and part listening club, this group will discuss famous composer's lives and works. This is the Guided Listening meeting.

   • Host Organization: DC Public Library

3. Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Performance (8PM - 10PM) ($35+ - $110+) 🎵 

   • Description: The exceptional artistry of the Rotterdam Philharmonic comes to Washington D.C. for the first time in more than two decades. 

   • Host Organization: Kennedy Center/Washington Performing Arts

Tuesday, March 12^th, 2024

1. Animezing! | Lonely Castle in the Mirror Film Screening (6:30PM - 8:30PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: Animezing! returns to the JICC with Lonely Castle in the Mirror, a heartfelt drama about the pains of growing up and the unlikely bonds that bring people together.

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

2. Stephanie Dray, Becoming Madam Secretary Book Talk (7PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: East City Bookshop welcomes Stephanie Dray to discuss her new novel, Becoming Madam Secretary, in conversation with Nancy Altman, the president of Social Security Works.

   • Host Organization: East City Bookshop

Wednesday, March 13^th, 2024 

1. Mothra vs Godzilla Film Screening (2PM - 3:30PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: Now that Godzilla is stomping through movie theaters once again, why not check out one of the most highly regarded films in the series? Godzilla faces off against the benevolent insect monster-god Mothra in this clash of the titans, a crossover battle between two of Toho Studios’ most popular monsters—and the last in which Godzilla figures as a malevolent villain rather than a fearsome hero.

   • Host Organization: National Museum of Asian Art  

2. "Manhunt": From Page to Film Screening (7PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: Join us for an early screening of the first episode of “Manhunt,” Apple’s upcoming seven-part true crime limited series. The screening will feature a panel discussion with the series' stars and executive producers in the Coolidge Auditorium on March 13 at 7 p.m.

   • Host Organization: Library of Congress (LOC)

3. Royal Audience : 70 Years, 13 Presidents-- One Queen's Special Relationship with America Book Talk (7PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: From the moment she first enchanted the world as a youthful princess, Queen Elizabeth II found a unique place in American hearts—and she also played an unprecedented role in forging transatlantic ties. Over her seventy-year reign, she developed extraordinary and varied personal bonds with thirteen U.S. presidents—Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, both Bush Sr. and Jr., Clinton, Obama, Trump, and Biden—that other diplomats and leaders could only dream of.

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose Bookstore

4. Concert: Ernán López-Nussa Lekszycki (7:30PM - 8:30PM) ($16.82 for student admission, $27.37 for general admission) 🎵 

   • Description: Experience the extraordinary talent of the renowned pianist, jazz composer and director Ernán López-Nussa.

   • Host Organization: Villa Albertine Washington DC

Thursday, March 14^th, 2024

1. Building Sustainable Peace in North Africa (1PM - 2:30PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: The event will feature relevant subject matter experts from the NAI, Congress, and NGOs as panel speakers to discuss peace in North Africa.

   • Host Organization: Johns Hopkins SAIS Foreign Policy Institute (FPI)

2. Ramón y Cajal by Brais Rodríguez (6:30PM - 9PM) (FREE!) 🎨 

   • Description: Opening of the sixth edition of Not Your Regular Wall, presenting Spanish artist Brais Rodríguez proposal “Ramón y Cajal".

   • Host Organization: SPAIN Arts and Culture

3. Embassy Series Quarter Performance (6:30PM - 9PM) ($75 for individuals under 21 years old, $150 for adults) 🎵 

   • Description: Join us for a performance with guest artists Margarita Loukachkina on the piano and Matthew Maffit on the viola at the Embassy of Hungary!

   • Host Organization: Embassy of Hungary

4. I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together Book Talk (7PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: “I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together” is an enthralling portrait of what it means to be true to yourself, to learn to forgive, and to be an artist.

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose Bookstore

5. The Commitments (20th Century-Fox, 1991) Film Screening (7:30PM - 10PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: Set in the poorest parts of North Dublin, director Alan Parker (Mississippi Burning, Evita, Angela’s Ashes) presents the unlikely story of a group of Irish youths with nothing left to lose who hang all their hopes of success on forming a band. 

   • Host Organization: Library of Congress

Friday, March 15^th, 2024

1. Artisan in Residence Talk: Tibetan Lima Bronze Casting with Dawa Dakpa (12PM - 1:30PM) (FREE!) 🎨 

   • Description: Artisan Dawa Dakpa will discuss the techniques and cultural significance of Lima Bronze casting, metal chasing, and engraving in Tibet.

   • Host Organization: National Museum of Asian Art

2. Francophone Embassies Walking Tour (3PM - 4:30PM) ($28.52 for members of AFDC, $39.19 for general admission with non-members)

   • Description: Learn more about the world of Francophonie on a walking tour across embassies on Massachusetts Ave and in Kalorama Historic Neighborhood!

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

3. Pink Tie Party (7PM - 11PM) ($250+) 🌸 

   • Description: Mark your calendar to kick-off spring at the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s Pink Tie Party on the evening of March 15, 2024,  presented by Union Station Washington D.C. and Design Cuisine. We invite you to experience the sites and bites of global locations as we kick-off spring at the historic Union Station Washington D.C.

   • Host Organization: National Cherry Blossom Festival

4. 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem Book Talk (7PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: In his first international release since the award-winning, best-selling The Boat, Nam Le delivers a shot across the bow with a book-length poem that honors every convention of diasporic literature--in a virtuosic array of forms and registers--before shattering the form itself.

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose Bookstore

Saturday, March 16^th, 2024

1. Leprechaun Axe Throwing St. Patty's Weekend Party (Saturday March, 16th, 12PM - Sunday, March 17th, 1AM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Celebrate St.Patrick's Day Weekend with Green Beer, Green Tea Shots, Leprechaun Axe Throwing, Tasty Food, Chill Vibes, LIVE music & more!

   • Host Organization: Kick Axe Throwing DC

2. Ireland at the Wharf Celebration (12PM - 6PM) (FREE!) 🎉 

   • Description: The Wharf and Kirwan's Irish Pub are bringing the luck of the Irish to the waterfront with our free Ireland at The Wharf festival.

   • Host Organization: The Wharf DC

3. Experimental Documentary Now: Wendy Ewald and Ramell Ross Film Screening (12PM - 1PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: In conjunction with the exhibition “Dorothea Lange: Seeing People”, join us for a conversation moderated by National Gallery curator Philip Brookman with artist educators Wendy Ewald and RaMell Ross about the work of American photographer Dorothea Lange

   • Host Organization: National Gallery of Art

4. Cleo – If I Could Turn Back Time Film Screening (6PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: 'Cleo – If I Could Turn Back Time'; movie night for kids and parents at the Goethe-Institut Washington on March 16 at 6 pm.

   • Host Organization: Goethe-Institut and ICWA

5. Quatuor Van Kuijk Performance (7:30PM - 9PM) ($48+) 🎵 

   • Description: It’s not quite April in Paris, but March at Dumbarton ushers in the Quatuor Van Kuijk with a musical fête.

   • Host Organization: Dumbarton Arts & Education

Sunday, March 17^th, 2024

1. Profs & Pints DC: Ireland 101 (2PM - 4PM) ($16.89)

   • Description: Profs and Pints DC presents: “Ireland 101,” a Saint Patrick’s Day introduction to the Emerald Isle’s language, poetry, stories, and songs, with Seán Ó Coistealbha, Fulbright foreign language teaching assistant at Catholic University, and former chief executive officer of a non-governmental organization providing human-resource development in Ireland’s Irish-speaking regions.

   • Host Organization: Profs and Pints DC

2. Love Letter Film Screening (2PM - 3:40PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: Released a year after the American occupation of Japan ended, Kinuyo Tanaka’s directorial debut explores the professional and personal conflicts of Reikichi (Masayuki Mori), a repatriated veteran who searches for his lost love (Yoshiko Kuga) while translating romantic letters from Japanese women to American GIs.

   • Host Organization: National Gallery of Art

3. AFROFUTURISM: A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation (5PM - 7PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: Join us to learn about the power of Afrofuturism to reclaim the past and reimagine Black futures with this Smithsonian companion book!

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose Bookstore

4. German-Jewish Dialogue in the 21st Century Film Screening (5PM - 7PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: Action for Reconciliation Service for Peace (ARSP) invites you to a film screening & discussion about sharing stories and building bridges.

   • Host Organization: Goethe-Institut Washington

Looking Ahead! 👀 

1. Paif! The Show (Wednesday, March 20^th, 7:30PM - 9:30PM) ($65+) 🎵 

   • Description: With more than 600 performances in over 50 countries, and a million tickets sold, Piaf! The Show is the biggest french success in the world since 2015!

   • Host Organization: Embassy of France

2. Night Gallery Opening at the Korean Cultural Center (Thursday, March 21^st, 6PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 🎨 

   • Description: Join us for our inaugural exhibition of 2024, and get the chance to engage in dialogue with featured artists!

   • Host Organization: Korean Cultural Center Washington DC (KCCDC)

3. Wales v. Finland UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifier Watch Party (Thursday, March 21^st, 3:45PM - 6:45PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Join the Welsh Government in North America & The Embassy of Finland in Washington, DC to watch the Wales v Finland Euros 2024 Playoff match!

   • Host Organization: Across The Pond

4. WCO Concert Cycle II with the Denyce Graves Foundation (Saturday, March 23^rd, 7:30PM - 9PM) ($10 for students with ID, $20 for genera admission) 🎵 

   • Description: This concert cycle promises to be a special event featuring talented young artists from The Denyce Graves Foundation Shared Voices program.

   • Host Organization: Washington Chamber Orchestra

5. Melodies of Georgetown Performance (Sunday, March 24^th, 4PM - 5:30PM) (FREE!) 🎵 

   • Description: The Washington International Young Artists Music Series offers a significant public service music event, for patrons of Classical music.

   • Host Organization: Georgetown University Dept. of Performing Arts

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