Monday, Oct. 22
Selected Short Films on Afghanistan 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Goethe-Institut, 812 Seventh St. N.W. METRO: Gallery Place-Chinatown (red, green and yellow lines) INFO: Films include "The Path to Follow," "Three Dots" and "Kabul Cinema." Admission is $6. CONTACT: For more information, e-mail info@washington.goethe.org.
Tuesday, Oct. 23
Exhibition Tour: Art of the Indian Subcontinent and Himalayas 1:15 p.m. WHERE: Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson Drive at 12th Street S.W. METRO: Smithsonian (blue and orange lines) INFO: View sculpture, painting and drawings from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. Admission is free. CONTACT: For more information, call 202-357-1729.
Wednesday, Oct. 24
Washington National Opera "Insight Series" 6 p.m. WHERE: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Intersection of New Hampshire Avenue, Virginia Avenue and Rock Creek Parkway N.W. METRO: Foggy Bottom (blue and orange lines) INFO: The Washington National Opera lecture series presents "Don Giovanni," an opera by Mozart about the famous womanizer who is given one last chance to repent. Admission is free. CONTACT: For more information, call 202-467-4600.
Thursday, Oct. 25
Music at MidDay: Songs for the Lord Mayor's Table 12:15-12:45 p.m. WHERE: National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle N.W. METRO: McPherson Square (blue and orange lines) INFO: Enjoy a free lunchtime concert by Cornelia Frazier, who will sing songs by Henry Purcell, George Handel and William Walton. CONTACT: For more information, call 202-232-0323.
Friday, Oct. 26
Film: "Village People Roadshow" 7 p.m. WHERE: Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson Drive at 12th Street S.W. METRO: Smithsonian (blue and orange lines) INFO: The film by documentary filmmaker Amir Muhammad shows aging guerilla fighters from Malaysia's exiled communist party who live in the jungle in Thailand. Admission is free. CONTACT: 202-357-2700.
Saturday, Oct. 27
Day of the Dead Celebration 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. WHERE: National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street and Independence Avenue N.W. METRO: L'Enfant Plaza (blue, orange, green and yellow lines) INFO: The event, which continues Sunday, features craft demonstrations, food demonstrations, hands-on family activities and the Los Quetzales Mexican Dance Ensemble. Admission is free. CONTACT: For more information, call 202-633-1000.
Sunday, Oct. 28
Walking Tour: Capital Hauntings 7:30-9:30 p.m. WHERE: Meet at the White House exit of the McPherson Square Metro METRO: McPherson Square (blue and orange lines) INFO: Join this tour to find out why the area around Lafayette Park was the site of the most turbulent events in the city's history. Tickets are $10. CONTACT: For more information, call 202-484-1565.
