Events List

Check out the following international embassy and cultural events happening from Monday, April 1^st - Sunday, April 7^th . 

Monday, April 1^st, 2024

1. Challenging the Concept of “Naturally Formed Land” Under UNCLOS Lecture (1PM - 2PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: This lecture proposes that it is erroneous to conceptualize “naturally formed land” as “man-made land” under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

   • Host Organization: GW International & Comparative Law Program

2.  International Movie Film Screening Night: Leonor Will Never Die (5PM - 7PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description:  Fiction and reality blur when Leonor, a retired filmmaker, falls into a coma after a television land on her head, compelling her to become the action hero of her unfinished screenplay.

   • Host Organization: DC Public Library/Georgetown Neighborhood Library

3. Profs & Pints DC: Understanding D.C.’s War Memorials (6PM - 8:30PM) ($16.89)

   • Description: Profs and Pints DC presents: “Understanding D.C.’s War Memorials,” a guide to the backstories and deeper meanings of iconic sites on the National Mall, with Christopher Hamner, associate professor of history at George Mason University and author of Enduring Battle: American Soldiers in Three Wars, 1776-1945.

   • Host Organization: Profs & Pints DC

Tuesday, April 2^nd, 2024

1. The Taming of Scarcity and the Problems of Plenty Lecture (12PM - 1:15PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Join Professor Gavin in conversation with Professor Brands, Dean Steinberg, and Professor Mukhopadhyay on problems of plenty and scarcity.

   • Host Organization: John Hopkins University

2. The Global Energy Outlook 2024: Peaks or Plateaus Lecture (3PM - 5:30PM) (FREE!)

   • Description:  An in-depth panel discussion on some of the potential long-term outlooks for energy markets and the global energy system.

   • Host Organization: Resource for the Future (RFF)

3. Jordi Savall & Hespèrion XXI Performance (8PM - 10PM) (FREE!) 🎵 

   • Description: Prepare yourself for a sacred and history-immersed musical experience. Spaniard Jordi Savall, a world-renowned viol player, conductor, and musical scholar, has devoted his career to reviving and interpreting the vast repertoire of early music.

   • Host Organization: Library of Congress (LOC)

Wednesday, April 3^rd, 2024 

1. Discussion with Uzbek Ambassador Furqat Sidiqov (10AM - 11:30AM) (FREE!)

   • Description: The Caspian Policy Center is proud to host Ambassador Furqat Sidiqov, the Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the United States for an interview.

   • Host Organization: Caspian Policy Center (CPC)

2.  Compasso d’Oro Career Award (Exhibition Reservations) (3PM - 4PM) (FREE!) 🎨 

   • Description:  An exhibition dedicated to outstanding Italian designers through the lens of the Associazione Design Industriale.

   • Host Organization: Italian Cultural Institute (IIC)

3. "La Ciencia de los Detalles" (6:30PM - 8:30PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Join us for a lecture regarding scientific dialogue and society.

   • Host Organization: Embassy of Argentina

4. Flame of Resistance and Thirst for Liberation Performance (7:30PM - 9:30PM) ($11.54 for student admission with student ID, $22.09 for general admission) 🎵 

   • Description: Experience electrifying live performance with Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel, Clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein and Cellist Daniel Levitov.

   • Host Organization: Embassy of France

Thursday, April 4^th, 2024

1. Live! at the Library: "You Are Here" Launch and Mary Oliver Event with Ada Limón (7PM - 8:30PM) (FREE!) 📖 

   • Book Description: The kickoff event for the U.S. Poet Laureate’s signature project, including the publication of the new anthology “You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World,” and the kickoff of the Library’s annual Mary Oliver Memorial Event.

   • Host Organization: Library of Congress (LOC)

2. Book Talk: Everyone Who is Gone is Here (6PM - 8:30PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description:  Join us for a discussion of history, tragedy, service, hope & action to meet the needs of immigrants in our time with author Jon Blitzer.

   • Host Organization: La Clínica del Pueblo

3. Live! at the Library: Elton John and Bernie Taupin Dance Party (5PM - 9PM) (FREE!) 💃 

   • Description: Join us for an evening of fun and dancing as we celebrate the lives and musical achievements of Elton John and his long-time songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin.

   • Host Organization: Library of Congress (LOC)

4. Foreign Correspondent: Dream or Nightmare? Freedom in the US and Germany  (6PM - 8PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: The American Council on Germany and the Goethe-Institut invite you to a series of discussions throughout the United States highlighting how German and American journalists based in the United States currently see political and social developments in Germany, the United States, and internationally.

   • Host Organization: Goethe-Institut Washington

5. 6^th Annual Security Challenges in Latin America Forum (8:30AM - 7PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Join our event on Environmental Protection: Land Use in the Amazon Basin and Marine Conservation, featuring three panels and keynote address.

   • Host Organization: Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and other organizations.

Friday, April 5^th, 2024

1. A Night of Fine Wine: An Immersive Wine Tasting Experience (6PM - 9PM) ($113.89 for general admission) 🍷 🎵 

   • Description: Join us for a wine tasting on Friday, April 5th at the Embassy of France and explore the diversity of France's many wine regions!

   • Host Organization: French Embassy

2.  Night Gallery Opening at the Korean Cultural Center (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

3. Liviu Prunaru, Violin & Chih-Yi Chen, Piano Performance (7PM - 10PM) ($161.90) 🎵 

   • Description: Join us for some amazing performances at the Embassy of Romania.

   • Host Organization: The Embassy Series

4. Milonga with Cuarteto Rotterdam Performance (8PM - 11PM) ($45) 🎵 

   • Description: Celebrate the 2024 DC Tango Festival with an evening of live tango music by the talented Cuarteto Rotterdam from Berlin, Germany.

   • Host Organization: Embassy of Argentina

5. TEKE::TEKE Performance (7:30PM - 10:30PM) ($20) 🎵 

   • Description: After building their sound through careful assembly of countless splinters of Japanese folk, psychedelia, Brazilian surf rock, and other far-flung touchstones, the Montreal-based seven-piece indulged in and learned from stretching out in free-floating experimentation on the road.

   • Host Organization: DC9 Nightclub

Saturday, April 6^th, 2024

1. The Lure of Japan in 19th Century European and American Art Lecture (12PM - 1PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: There was huge admiration for all things Japanese in the second half of the nineteenth century both in Europe and America. In this talk, senior lecturer, David Gariff, explores the late nineteenth-century vogue for “japonisme” in the art of Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, James McNeill Whistler, William Merritt Chase, and others.

   • Host Organization: National Gallery of Art

2. Petalpooza (1PM - 9PM) (FREE!) 🌸 

   • Description:  Celebrate spring at Petalpalooza, for a full day of live music and engaging activities!

   • Host Organization: National Cherry Blossom Festival

3. GALA Hispanic Theatre- The Artist Film Screening (4PM - 7PM) (FREE!) 🎥 

   • Description: Celebrate Tivoli's 100th Anniversary with a FREE screening of the classic black-and-white silent film "The Artist" at Gala Hispanic Theatre!

   • Host Organization: GALA Hispanic Theatre

4. Kimonos and Cocktails on 17th Street (5PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 🌸 

   • Description: A celebration of Cherry Blossoms and honoring one of Japan’s most iconic garments!

   • Host Organization: Dupont Circle Historic Main Streets

5. Embassy Gala: Black Tie Fiesta at the MCI (8:15PM - 11:45PM) ($136.71)💃 

   • Description: A celebration on Mexican soil without ever boarding a plane!

   • Host Organization: Embassy Experiences

Sunday, April 7^th, 2024

1. Jazz and Blossoms (12PM - 7:30PM) (FREE!) 🌸 

   • Description: Jazz & Blossoms returns to Franklin Park on Sunday, April 7th, from 12:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Dive into the rhythm of spring as Franklin Park transforms into a vibrant oasis of beauty and nature in the city with a musical backdrop, celebrating the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

   • Host Organization: National Cherry Blossom Festival

2.  Afternoon Tea in Dupont Circle Park (12PM - 5PM) (FREE!) 🌸 

   • Description:  Tea has a long, rich history in Japanese culture with a variety of tea rituals and traditions, where every object and movement matter. While the ways people have enjoyed their tea has changed over time, Japan continues to have a strong connection to tea culture today.

   • Host Organization: National Cherry Blossom Festival

3. Girls of the Night Film Screening (2PM - 4PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: With Girls of the Night, director Kinuyo Tanaka reunited with screenwriter Sumie Tanaka to explore the reformation of prostitutes.

   • Host Organization: National Gallery of Art

4. István Szabó: Filmmaker of Existential Choices Book Talk (5PM - 6PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: István Szabó is one of the few Hungarian filmmakers to have earned a major international reputation over the past half century. This thoughtful and original book is the first examination of Szabó's contribution to contemporary thought, engaging the troubled history of Europe in the 20th and 21st centuries.

   • Host Organization: Politics and Prose Bookstore

5. Food and Film: Special Ramadan Screening | Mandoob (a.k.a. Night Courier) (5:15PM - 8:30PM) (FREE!) 📽️ 

   • Description: Ali Kalthami’s debut feature is a darkly comedic thriller set in a surprising milieu: Saudi Arabia’s nocturnal underworld of gangsters, strugglers, and partiers. After Fahad Nassir (a riveting Mohammed Aldokhi) abruptly quits his call center day job in a rage, he struggles to make ends meet and raise money for his ailing father as a nighttime delivery driver (mandoob is Arabic for “courier”).

   • Host Organization: National Gallery of Art

Looking Ahead! 👀 

1. A Conversation on Modern Leadership with Dr Kirstin Ferguson Lecture (Monday, April 8^th, 5:30PM - 8PM) ($45)

   • Description: Globally recognized thought leader, best-selling author, leadership guru, Kirstin Ferguson headlines our next Australian Women in DC event.

   • Host Organization: Australian Women in DC (AWDC)

2. Spain: A Brave New World for Women in the Arts with the NMWA (Monday, April 8^th, 6:30PM - 8:30PM) (FREE!) 🎨 

   • Description: Join us for an enlightening exploration of the evolving landscape of women in the arts with a conversation moderated by Vesela Sretenović, academic and curator, on the occasion of the Women to Watch exhibition currently taking place at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, NMWA, Washington, DC.

   • Host Organization: SPAIN Arts and Culture

3. Washington: Emile Gueorguiev Naoumoff, Piano Solo Performance (Tuesday, April 9^th, 7:30PM - 9:30PM) ($35) 🎵 

   • Description: This program reflects on her incredible relationships with her professor Gabriel Fauré, her classmate and colleague Maurice Ravel, and her last student Emile Naoumoff. It also celebrates the 100th anniversary of Fauré’s death, by proposing Naoumoff’s solo piano transcription of the composer’s Requiem.

   • Host Organization: Embassy of France

4. Marie Gamillscheg Book Reading (Wednesday, April 10^th, 7PM - 9:30PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: Get to know Austrian author Marie Gamillscheg and her new book "Aufruhr der Meerestiere".

   • Host Organization: Austrian Cultural Forum (ACF)

5. Mariana Quinteros Tango Performance (Thursday, April 11^th, 8PM - 10PM) ($45) 🎵 

   • Description: Latin Grammy nominee, Mariana Quinteros, sings tangos from her latest recording.

   • Host Organization: Embassy of Argentina/Pan-American Symphonic Orchestra

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