Calendar

February 2010

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Feb. 19-March 7
Intersections: A New American Arts Festival
The Atlas Performing Arts Center, on H Street, is presenting three weekends of multi-disciplinary arts that celebrate diversity and community. Discover commonalities among artists and audiences of diverse races, ages and cultures, while celebrating H Street’s history as a cultural crossroads. For more information visit www.intersectionsdc.org.

Feb. 23-April 4
Sweeney Todd will be opening at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA. This haunting classic, with a continually growing cult status, will be the company’s third production of the show in its 20-year history. The show captures the threat and thrill of this great Stephen Sondheim show. Tickets start at $30 and performances run Wednesday through Saturday at varying times. For More information visit www.sig-online.org.

Feb. 27
ARTrageous: American Art Museum’s Annual Gala
Spend an evening at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and support family and public programs. Wear your most fabulous ARTcessories and dress to impress at this fashion-forward event. Tickets to the gala reception are $150 and include live music in the Kogod Courtyard, a dinner buffet, hors d’oeuvres, dancing, and an open bar. For more details and to purchase tickets visit americanart.si.edu/support/benefit/

Feb. 27-28
Highlights from the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar
The National Gallery of Art, salutes the Flaherty Seminar: the annual critical forum for filmmakers, artists, students, and scholars. The museum presents two days of films that were shown as part of the annual gathering in New York. Saturday features five short films, “Kristallnacht,” which is dedicated to the memory of Anne Frank. Movie times vary. For more information, visit www.nga.gov/programs/film.

March 3
The Moscow String Quartet will be performing at the Garden Café in the National Gallery of Art at 12 p.m. This classical ensemble will be performing music by Gubaidulina and other composers. For more information call 202-789-3030.

March 3
Capital Wine Festival
Every Wednesday through March 19, The Fairfax Hotel at Embassy Row will be home to the Capital Wine Festival, weekly evenings of dinners by Chef Daniel Bruce featuring world class wineries. All wine dinners will be hosted by the selected vineyard’s winemaker or the proprietor. Ticket prices range between $85 and $145, depending on the evening and event. For more information visit www.capitalwinefestival.com.

Through March 5
Warhol: Photographs Selected from the GWU Permanent Collection
George Washington University has received 152 images from the Andy Warhol Foundation as part of its Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program. Sixteen have gone on view in the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, alongside works by other artists of Warhol’s era. At their best, Warhol’s photos give a fine sense of the artist’s mind and eye at work. Open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more visit www.gwu.edu.

March 6-7
Chocolate Lovers Festival Come to Old Town Fairfax, VA for the annual chocolate lovers festival. Among the events planned are the “Taste of Chocolate,” with chocolate vendors offering their goods to taste and purchase; the “Chocolate Challenge,” an arts extravaganza where the medium is chocolate, and the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, featuring chocolate chip pancakes. Event times vary between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. For more information visit www.chocolatefestival.net.

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