Summer's Coming Soon With These International Events ☀️

Events List

Check out the following international embassy and cultural events happening from Monday, May 20^th - Sunday, May 26^th .

Monday, May 20^th, 2024

1. Motwani Jadeja US-India Dialogue Series | Strategic Synergies: India-US Tech Lecture (11AM - 12PM) (FREE!) 🇮🇳 

   • Description: Join Hudson for a discussion on what role technology will play in deepening the US-India relationship.

   • Host Organization: Hudson Institute

2. Nothing to See Here but Olympic Gold: The Cold War's Goodwill Tours of Black Athletes Lecture (12PM - 2PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Join us to discuss this history and what it means for athlete activism and contemporary sporting geopolitics.

   • Host Organization: Great Game Lab at Arizona State University

3. Chuck Redd Performance (7PM - 8:30PM, 9PM - 10:30PM) ($32) 🎵 

   • Description: Chuck Redd is well known internationally as a performer on drums and vibraphone. Chuck began recording and touring the globe when he joined the Charlie Byrd Trio at the age of 21.

   • Host Organization: Blues Alley/Embassy of Brazil

Tuesday, May 21^st, 2024

1. La Longue Marche Performance (6PM - 10PM) ($20) 🎵 

   • Description: In this light and lively comedy, a motley group of hikers, experienced or beginners, with very different objectives: forget the worries of everyday life, enjoy nature, maintain their physical shape... or abandon their sons in the forest!

   • Host Organization: Resources USA Inc. - 501(c)(3)/French Embassy

2. Speaker Event with the Swedish Embassy’s Trade and Economic Policy Team (5:30PM - 7PM) (FREE!) 🇸🇪 

   • Description: Join SACC-DC for a chat with the Swedish Embassy’s trade and economic policy team.

   • Host Organization: Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce (SACC-DC)

3. Performance: Aula de Flamenco (6:30PM - 8:45PM) (FREE!) 💃 

   • Description: Come enjoy a live flamenco discussion and performance with amazing artists! Doors open at 6 p.m.

   • Host Organization: IDB Staff Association Art Gallery

4. The Uniqueness of Medieval Spain: Faith in Focus Series Lecture (6:30PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📚️ 

   • Description: Join Lev Weitz, Assistant Professor and Director of the Islamic World Studies Program at The Catholic University of America, as he examines the uniqueness of Medieval Spain.

   • Host Organization: Northeast Neighborhood Library

5. Samba Prime Performance (7PM - 8:30PM, 9PM - 10:30PM) ($32) 🎵 

   • Description: Driven by the experience and determination of its musicians, the swing band Prime debuted in 2018 and quickly became one of the main concert venues in Bahia.  Samba Prime features eclectic vocalists Jan Tchuco and Uda, the originality of Sandro do Cavaco, in addition to the striking timbres of multi-instrumentalist Ueslei Fera.

   • Host Organization: Blues Alley/Embassy of Brazil

Wednesday, May 22^nd, 2024

1. La Longue Marche Performance (6PM - 10PM) ($20) 🎵 

   • Description: In this light and lively comedy, a motley group of hikers, experienced or beginners, with very different objectives: forget the worries of everyday life, enjoy nature, maintain their physical shape... or abandon their sons in the forest!

   • Host Organization: Resources USA Inc. - 501(c)(3)/French Embassy

2. Donovan Discussions Presented by Arena Institute in Partnership with ISOA (6PM - 10PM) ($40)

   • Description: An evening of thought-provoking conversations that bridge government, industry, academia, and NGO silos.

   • Host Organization: Arena Institute

3. The Jazzmen Book Discussion (6PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Book Description: THE JAZZMEN is the story of three revolutionary American musicians, the maestro jazzmen who orchestrated the chords that throb at the soul of twentieth-century America.

   • Host Organization: Busboys and Poets

4. U.S-North Korea Relations: Nuclear Deterrence & Diplomacy Lecture (6PM - 8PM) (FREE!)

   • Description: Please join Sejong Society for a policy discussion on U.S-North Korea relations in partnership with the East-West Center.

   • Host Organization: Sejong Society of Washington, D.C.

5. Elin Performance (7PM - 8:30PM, 9PM - 10:30PM) ($42) 🎵 

   • Description: Elin pays tribute to Flora Purim, legendary Brazilian singer featured on Chick Corea’s albums “Return to Forever” and “Light As a Feather”. Elin was honored to share the stage with Flora Purim and Airto Moreira (her husband and drummer/percussionist) for six consecutive nights at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in NYC (Jazz at Lincoln Center) closing the show for them each night.

   • Host Organization: Blues Alley/ Embassy of Brazil

Thursday, May 23^rd, 2024

1. The History and Future of State Secrecy Lecture (6PM - 8PM) (FREE!) 🇩🇪 

   • Description: Please join us for the first lecture in our Spring 2024 series "Knowledge in the Shadows: Intelligence, Hidden Pasts, and Historians in the U.S. and Germany".

   • Host Organization: German Historical Institute Washington

2. Brazilian Concerts at the Bicentennial: Children’s Citizen Quintet (7:30PM - 8:30PM) (FREE!) 🎵 

   • Description: Orquestra Criança Cidadã (Children’s Citizen Orchestra) is a Brazilian social project that has been changing the lives of hundreds of children and teenagers through musical education.

   • Host Organization: Kennedy Center for Performing Arts/Embassy of Brazil

3. Concert & French Wine Reception at the Embassy of France (7PM - 9:30PM) ($70.20) 🍷 🎵 

   • Description: Join us for a delightful French Embassy concert followed by a wine reception featuring the Washington National Opera Cafritz Young Artists.

   • Host Organization: International Club of DC

4. The Role of Women in the Creation of la Côte d’Azur Lecture (7PM - 9PM) ($7.18 for members of AFDC, $12.51 for non-members of AFDC)

   • Description: Join us for a discussion with Madeleine Deschamps at the Alliance Française and enjoy an illustrated lecture of the Art de Vivre and Society in the early Twentieth Century on Thursday, May 23rd at 7:00 PM.

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

5. Speaking of Memory: Reading the Classics in a Post-Modern World Lecture (7PM - 8:30PM) (FREE!) 🇬🇷 

   • Description: A very important and publicly debated problem is the role of the classics in helping us understand the world we live in today.  Two related issues are the phenomenon of collective memory and how it has been understood in the ancient and modern world, and the role of literature and the arts in preserving, critiquing, and transmitting our shared culture.

   • Host Organization: The Society for the Preservation of the Greek Heritage

Friday, May 24^th, 2024

1. Bearing Witness Exhibit (3PM - 4PM) (FREE!) 🎨 

   • Description: A photo exhibition on 40 years of conflicts around the World covered from the frontlines (by appointment only)

   • Host Organization: Italian Cultural Institute (IIC)

2. Book Presentation: Diabetes Cookbook for Dummies (6:30PM - 8PM) ($17.85) 📕 

   • Description: Come join us to learn about preventing and transforming diabetes through Italian Mediterranean traditions!

   • Host Organization: Italian Cultural Society of Washington D.C.

3. Duduka Da Fonseca Performance (7PM - 8:30PM, 9PM - 10:30PM) 🎵 ($47)

   • Description: Born in Rio de Janeiro, Duduka Da Fonseca is a 4-time GRAMMY® Award Nominee Drummer. He has appeared on over 250 albums alongside American Jazz icons as well as Brazilian Jazz Icons, including 25 albums as a leader/co-leader, making him one of the most recorded Brazilian drummers in this idiom.

   • Host Organization: Blues Alley/Embassy of Brazil

Saturday, May 25^th, 2024

1. “Amazonia: A BioCreativity Hub” Performance by Brazilian Artist Uýra (11AM - 12:30PM) (FREE!) 🎵 

   • Description: Join us on Sat, May 25 at 11 AM for a powerful art performance addressing nature’s resurgence by Brazilian trans-indigenous artist Uýra!

   • Host Organization: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

2. Honor the WASP (Women in Aviation 2024) (8:30AM - 12PM) (FREE!) ✈️ 

   • Description: Let's celebrate the incredible achievements of Women in Aviation at our event "Honor the WASP" in 2024!

   • Host Organization: Women in Aviation International - Capital Region Chapter

3. DC Arab American Culture Festival (4PM - 9PM) ($25 - $35)

   • Description: Join us for the 2nd annual Arab American Culture Festival on May 25th, hosted by Quartertonez Music and Malikat Al Dabke. This vibrant celebration of Arab/MENA heritage and community features an eclectic mix of vendors and performers from across the Arab world.

   • Host Organization: Quartertonez Music

4. Brazilian Concerts at the Bicentennial: Hamilton de Holanda and Chris Potter Performance (7:30PM - 9PM) (FREE!) 🎵 

   • Description: Hamilton de Holanda is a Brazilian bandolinist and three-time Latin Grammy winner. Chris Potter is an American jazz saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Choro music and jazz merge to create a fascinating blend of Brazilian and American musical traditions!

   • Host Organization: Kennedy Center for Performing Arts/ Embassy of Brazil

Sunday, May 26^th, 2024

1. Sapphic Book Club: Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-jin (5PM - 6PM) (FREE!) 📕 

   • Description: When a widowed, aging mother allows Green, her thirty-something daughter, to move into her apartment, all she wants for her is a stable and quiet existence like her own. Ideally, a steady income and, most importantly, a good husband with whom to start a family.

   • Host Organization: Solid State Bookstoore

Looking Ahead! 👀 

1. Bearing Witness Photo Exhibition (Tuesday, May 28^th, 3PM - 4PM) (FREE!) 🎨 

   • Description: A photo exhibition on 40 years of conflicts around the World covered from the frontlines (by appointment only).

   • Host Organization: Italian Cultural Institute

2. Giacomo Puccini's La Fanciulla del West Performance (Tuesday, May 28^th, 6:30PM - 8PM) ($25+ - $250+) 🎵 

   • Description: In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Passing of Giacomo Puccini, please join us for this incredible performance!

   • Host Organization: The Embassy of France/The Washington Opera Society

3. Spanish Music Young Talents: Lucía Fumero Performance (Thursday, May 30^th, 6:30PM - 8:30PM) (FREE!) 🎵 

   • Description: Spanish pianist and jazz singer, Lucía Fumero, will perform at the Spanish Cultural Center alongside Spanish guitarist, Nico Roig.

   • Host Organization: Cultural Office of Spain

4. 2024 Fiesta Asia Street Fair (Saturday, June 1^st, 11:00AM - 7PM) (FREE!) 🎉 

   • Description: This event got rescheduled due to the inclement weather on Saturday, May 18th. Check out the 2024 Fiesta Asia Street Fair with no rain hopefully!

   • Host Organization: Fiesta Asia Street Festival

5. 37^th Festival Argentino Cultural Festival (Saturday, June 1^st, 3:30PM - 10:30PM) ($15 for children, advanced purchase ticket is $25, and $35 for on the day purchase) 🇦🇷 

   • Description: 37th Spectacular Integral Annual Show of Tango, Dances, Folklore, Rock & Pop. Top Artists coming Direct from Argentina annually & artists from the USA! The Festival will honor the legendary footballer Marco Antonio Etcheverry in a special event at the stage. Diversity Diplomacy Matters!

   • Host Organization: Kenmore Theatre

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