Weekend Round Up March 7, 2013


Jazz Piano Concert

March 7th, 2013 at 05:30 PM | Admission Free | churchoffice@firstuccdc.org | Tel: 202-628-4317 | Event Website

First Thursdays features Tim Whalen in a solo piano Jazz Concert. A highly versatile musician, Whalen has written & played with outstanding musicians in many different musical venues in the US, Japan & Europe. He writes music for everything from jazz trios to orchestras and plays with the likes of David “Fathead” Newman, Ambrose Akinmusire, Jon Hendricks, Vic Juris, Richard Davis, Dennis Irwin, Barry Ries, Clyde Stubblefield, Jackie Allen, Ben Sidran, Jorge Drexler & Marcus Belgrave.

Address

First Congregational United Church of Christ; 945 G St. NW (Near Metro Center Subway Stop)

Hickey Freeman, Yoana Baraschi & Allen Edmonds Trunk Show!

March 9th, 2013 at 10:00 AM | Free! | admin@otimwilliams.com | Tel: 2028022882 | Event Website

Join Everard’s Clothing as the latest collections from American designers Allen Edmonds, Yoana Baraschi and Hickey Freeman are unveiled. RSVP or simply pop in for this much anticipated Georgetown event.

Address

1802 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC 20007

FREE Remodeling & Design Seminar

March 9th, 2013 at 10:00 AM | Free | dana@hopkinsandporter.com | Tel: 301-840-9121 X 17 | Event Website

Come join us in a relaxing atmosphere with a complimentary lunch to follow as you have a one on one time with our experts here at Hopkins & Porter. Get your questions answered and your concerns addressed.

Ways to Open Up Your Floor Plan to Fit Today’s Lifestyle

Your Checklist for a Successful Remodeling Project

How to Let the Light In

Kitchens & Baths: The Important Details

Additions – Affordable Solutions with Style

Address

12944-C Travilah Rd., #204, Potomac, MD 20854.

“A Taste of Puglia”

March 10th, 2013 at 05:00 PM | $65 Per Person | specialevents.aldentedc@gmail.com | Tel: 202-244-2223 | Event Website

Join Roberto Donna and Silvestro Conte of “Your Italia” Al Dente Sunday, March 10, 2013 5PM Prosecco & Hors d’Oeuvres, 6PM Dinner. Dinner is $65 a person. Please reserve, limited seating: specialevents.aldentedc@gmail.com

Wines served this evening are available for purchase at
MacArthur Beverages, with a special discount.

4877 MacArthur Blvd., NW Washington, DC 20007

Address

Al Dente

3201 New Mexico Ave. NW Washington, DC 20016

Washington Bach Consort presents “Honor and Remembrance”

March 10th, 2013 at 03:00 PM | Tickets $23-$65, Students 18 and younger $10, Pay Your Age 18-38 | contact@bachconsort.org | Tel: 202.429.2121 | Event Website

Rich sonority, sublime harmony, & complex instrumentation characterize this program that includes a deeply-felt funeral ode written to honor a beloved queen, & Schütz’s Exequien, a tribute to a friend & patron & one of the major works of the German choral repertoire before Bach. Bach looks back to the past w/ his arrangement of a motet originally attributed to his colleague Kuhnau, & the mood of reflection is carried over in the most introspective & beautiful of the Brandenburg concertos.

Address

National Presbyterian Church; 4101 Nebraska Avenue, NW

Organ Stops and their Origin

March 11th, 2013 at 07:30 PM | Free | musicinmclean@gmail.com | Tel: 703-356-0670 | Event Website

Tom Marshall and Ruth van Baak Griffioen, from the College of William & Mary, present European renaissance instruments that are used as stop knob names on pipe organs. Audiences will experience a variety of wind, brass, and reed and string instruments including gemshorn, viola da gamba, cornetto, cromorne, cornamuse, rauschpfeife, and recorders ranging from six inches to six feet. Sponsored by the American Guild of Organists

Address

Saint Luke Catholic Church; 7001 Georgetown Pike; McLean, VA 22101

Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital

March 12th, 2013 at 12:00 PM | FREE | helen@envirofilmfest.org | Tel: 202-342-2564 | Event Website

The 21st annual Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, March 12 through 24, presents 190 documentary, archival, experimental and children’s films selected to provide fresh perspectives on environmental issues. The vital role of rivers and watersheds in the global environment is a special theme of the 2013 Festival, which features cinematic work from 50 countries and 110 D.C., U.S. and world premieres. Some 196 filmmakers and special guests will discuss their work at the Festival.

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