2008 Woodie Awards
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The Scene
Exhibit Calander
8/30/07
From the Russian American Kids Circus to biting theatrical satire, here are just a few of the many theater and exhibition openings happening in the coming month.
Monday, August 27
The Unmentionables
Woolly Mammoth Theater Company
641 D St. N.W.
Woolly Mammoth's season kicks off with this satire by Bruce Norris. The Unmentionables chronicles the work of "a motley collection of do-gooder Americans" stirring up trouble in a small African village. The show runs through Sept. 23, and tickets and show times can be found at www.woollymammoth.net.
Friday, Sept. 7
Chance video-dances, presented by Transformer Gallery
The Warehouse
1017 Seventh St. N.W.
Transformer Gallery will present a series of short films about dance throughout September. The films, directed by Jane Jerardi, will all be projected on the sides of buildings around the District (with the Warehouse as the first location). See www.transformergallery.com for information on show times.
Saturday, Sept. 8
Open House Arts Festival
Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
2700 F St. N.W.
This free event promises underground circus performers from noon to 7 p.m. For those daunted by the Russian American Kids Circus, be sure to check out performances by Ben Kweller and the National Symphony Orchestra.
Tuesday, Sept. 11
"A Quest for Fabulous: Thirty Years of Collecting: 1977-2007"
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
4155 Linnean Ave. N.W.
The exhibition marks Hillwood's 30 years as a museum. The former home of Post cereal-heiress and avid art collector Marjorie Merriweather Post, the exhibition will feature many previously unseen works of Russian imperial and French decorative art on display in Hillwood's Dacha-styled one-room Russian summer home. Bonus: tours of the gardens start the same day. Tickets to the museum are $7 for students, and the hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 14
Monday, August 27
The Unmentionables
Woolly Mammoth Theater Company
641 D St. N.W.
Woolly Mammoth's season kicks off with this satire by Bruce Norris. The Unmentionables chronicles the work of "a motley collection of do-gooder Americans" stirring up trouble in a small African village. The show runs through Sept. 23, and tickets and show times can be found at www.woollymammoth.net.
Friday, Sept. 7
Chance video-dances, presented by Transformer Gallery
The Warehouse
1017 Seventh St. N.W.
Transformer Gallery will present a series of short films about dance throughout September. The films, directed by Jane Jerardi, will all be projected on the sides of buildings around the District (with the Warehouse as the first location). See www.transformergallery.com for information on show times.
Saturday, Sept. 8
Open House Arts Festival
Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
2700 F St. N.W.
This free event promises underground circus performers from noon to 7 p.m. For those daunted by the Russian American Kids Circus, be sure to check out performances by Ben Kweller and the National Symphony Orchestra.
Tuesday, Sept. 11
"A Quest for Fabulous: Thirty Years of Collecting: 1977-2007"
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
4155 Linnean Ave. N.W.
The exhibition marks Hillwood's 30 years as a museum. The former home of Post cereal-heiress and avid art collector Marjorie Merriweather Post, the exhibition will feature many previously unseen works of Russian imperial and French decorative art on display in Hillwood's Dacha-styled one-room Russian summer home. Bonus: tours of the gardens start the same day. Tickets to the museum are $7 for students, and the hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 14
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