Bmichael Events This Week 3 March 2011

Events This Week
Kids First
Book Event and Wine Reception
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
5:00-6:00 p.m.
New America Foundation
1899 L Street NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Please join the New America Foundation in a conversation with David L. Kirp, author of Kids First: Five Big
Ideas for Transforming Children's Lives and America's Future. Kirp's new book, which follows his acclaimed
work, The Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kids-First Politics, advances five big cradle-
to-college initiatives that can change the arc of all children's lives: strong support for parents; high-quality
early education; linking schools and communities to improve what both offer children; giving all
youngsters access to a caring and stable adult mentor; and providing kids a nest egg to help pay for
college or kick-start a career.
Featured Speaker
David L. Kirp
Professor of Public Policy, University of California-Berkeley
Author, Kids First: Five Big Ideas for Transforming Children's Lives and America's Future
Moderator
Lisa Guernsey
Director, Early Education Initiative
New America Foundation
To RSVP for the event, click on the red button or go to the event page:
http://www.newamerica.net/events/2011/kids_first
NAACP DC Political Action
Effective political action is part and parcel to protecting civil rights and advancing the cause of social justice.
The positive potential in engaging voters and influencing decision makers to craft good public policy is undeniable.
Government must be held accountable. To do this, citizens must be educated and empowered. If citizens are not
educated they cannot deftly engage elected officials, and hold legislators accountable when they take action that is
discriminatory or otherwise not in best interest of their constituents. If citizens are not empowered through training,
GOTV efforts, and the like: the potent tool of the ballot may not be fully employed. It is by such methods that the
Political Action Committee of the NAACP, DC Branch will support the national vision of the NAACP to "ensure the
political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination." I
invite you to join us.
Sincerely,
Brandon Andrews
Chairman
NAACP Political Action Committee, DC Branch
Upcoming Events
Political Action Committee Meeting - March 2nd, 2011: 1000 U Street NW 7pm
NAACP DC Branch General Body Meeting - March 10th, 2011: 1251 Saratoga Avenue NE 7pm
Tweetup
March Committee Meeting

The March 2011 meeting of the NAACP Political Action
Committee, DC Branch will be held at 7pm on March 2nd, 2011 at the
DC Branch office: 1000 U Street NW. In this meeting we will address
organizational concerns for the committee and have DC Vote and
other civic organizations in the district discuss the way ahead for DC
Vote/DC Statehood in the 112th Congress. We will also discuss the
April at large DC City Council seat special election, coordinating
GOTV efforts, and plans for the year.
NAACP DC Branch General
Body Meeting
The March 2011 General Body Meeting of the NAACP DC
Branch will focus on Political Action. Hilary O. Shelton -
NAACP Washington Bureau Director and Senior Vice
President for Advocacy - will discuss the 112th Congress.
We will engage representatives from DC DNC, DC GOP,
and DC Vote on political imperatives for 2011. This
meeting will be held on March 10th, 20011 at Israel
Baptist Church - 1251 Saratoga Avenue Northeast
Washington D.C. - at 7pm.
Hilary O. Shelton:
Hilary 0. Shelton, presently serves as the Director to the NAACP's
Washington Bureau / Senior Vice President for Advocacy and
Policy. The Washington Bureau is the Federal legislative and
national public policy division of the over 500,000- member, 2,200-
membership unit, national civil rights organization. In this capacity,
Hilary is responsible for advocating the federal public policy issue agenda to the U.S. Government.
About NAACP Political Action Committee, DC Branch

The NAACP Political Action Committee, DC Branch will support the national mission of the NAACP "to
ensure political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-
based discrimination" through:
- A series of voter education forums addressing DC Vote and ward specific issues.
- Issue focused political action tweetups.
- Local DC and Federal advocacy days, facilitating meetings with elected officials.
- GOTV, voter registration and poll transportation.
- Partnering with local and national civic organizations to identify and address pertinent issues.
- Supporting local and national legislative efforts aligned with the mission of the NAACP.
- Informing the electorate of candidate views, to hold elected officials accountable.
- Engaging in effective political action through a variety of means.
Join NAACP DC Branch
About The Chairman:
In January 2011 Brandon Andrews was asked to chair the Political Action Committee of the NAACP, DC
Branch. Brandon is a legislative staffer in the United States Senate. He is a project manager for Greater DC Cares, the
largest volunteer organization in the national capital region. He holds a B.A. in Government from Oral Roberts
University, is pursuing a Master of Public Policy from the George Washington University, and has studied at the US
Naval War College.
@bmichaelandrews
More info about the sponsors:
Monarch Magazine is dedicated to reflecting affluent, African American professionals and their lifestyles. Created as a
source of enpowerment, an innovative resource that provides encouragement, knowledge and pride, Monarch is designed
to embody the thoughts, vision and intellect of today's black urban professional. Monarch Magazine is the forum that
brings its readers a vibrant and intelligent mix of business and style. http://www.monarchmagazine.com
MonaVie has quickly become a leader in the health and wellness industry. By providing an avenue for better health and
financial well-being though its premium quality nutritional products and rewarding opportunity, MonaVie offers a timely
solution to today's challenges. http://www.monavie.com
Instructions Apparel was founded to meet the needs of men trying to make their mark in the corporate world. Often times,
desirable items are far too expensive, it's hard to find a shirt and tie at one location or bargain shoppping rarely produces
well fitted shirts and ties. Instructinos Apparel addresses each of these issues by offering stylish shirts and ties at
affordable prices. http://www.theartofdressingwell.com
DC Fit Week is a free week in March geared toward bringing excitement and awareness to physical activity as a means to
stimulate weight loss. By doing this, it will motivate and empower active social adults with the knowledge to lead healthier
lives and to provide a support network of like-minded professional people. Our plan is to give access to the people of the
DC area the key information in regards to physical, mental and financial health. http://www.dcfitweek.com
Wilhem Latchoumia, piano
Thursday, March 3, 2011 from 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

La Maison Française at the Embassy of France
4101 Reservoir Road NW
Washington, DC 20007Admission:
A wine reception to meet the artist will follow the concert.
Free; however, a reservation is required: http://contemp-03-mar-2011.eventbrite.com/
A limited amount of free parking within the Embassy of France will be available on a first come, first served basis.
Wilhem Latchoumia, piano
Les écritures nouvelles" (the new writings)
Originally from Lyon, pianist Wilhem Latchoumia has given recitals and participated at some of the top contemporary
music festivals around the world. Latchoumia has worked with such composers as Pierre Boulez, Gilbert Amy, Michael
Jarrell, Jonathan Harvey, Frédéric Pattar, Frédéric Kahn, Karl Naegelen, José Manuel Lopez-Lopez and Pierre
Jodlowski.
Program
"His playing has a very physical energy that is transmitted to the audience like a charge of adrenaline." – Le Parisien
Henry Cowell – Three Irish Legends

Pierre Boulez – 3rd Sonata
Gérard Pesson – Light has no arms to take us (waltz)
Henry Cowell – Fairy Bells
Kaija Saariaho – Prelude & Ballade
Henry Cowell – Banshee - Eolian arp - Anger Dance
Pierre Jodlowski – White Series, for piano and sounds fixed
Pierre Jodlowski – Black Series, thriller for piano and sounds fixed
Presentation
Originally from Lyon, pianist Wilhem Latchoumia has given recitals at the Musée d’Orsay and the Cité de la musique
in Paris. He has participated at some of the top contemporary music festivals around the world, including the
Gubbio Summer Festival (Italy), the Young Euro Classic Festival (Berlin), the Xeraciòn Festival (Spain), the Beijing
Modern Music Festival (China) and the Encuentros Festival of Argentina. In addition he has given recitals in
Lebanon, Turkey, Estonia, Russia and Poland. Latchoumia has worked with such composers as Pierre Boulez,
Gilbert Amy, Michael Jarrell, Jonathan Harvey, Frédéric Pattar, Frédéric Kahn, Karl Naegelen, José Manuel Lopez-
Lopez and Pierre Jodlowski.
Back on My Feet’s Orientation 2.0

Thursday, March 3, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Metro Center Marriott
999 Ninth Street NW
Take part in an evening of further education on the issues of addiction, recovery & homelessness. Q&A session
following the presentations - open invitation to BOMF resident and non-resident members, supporters, family and
friends
Register:
http://dc.backonmyfeet.org/rsvp-for-orientation-20.html
Schools for Misrule: Legal Academia and an Overlawyered America

(Encounter Books, 2011)
BOOK FORUM
Thursday, March 3, 4:00 p.m.
Reception To Follow
The Cato Institute

1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Featuring the author Walter Olson, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; with comments by Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg,
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; moderated by Roger Pilon, Vice President for
Legal Affairs, Cato Institute.
Purchase book
The ideas that emanate from the nation's law schools in one generation often wind up shaping law and national
policy in the next. But as Cato senior fellow Walter Olson argues in this new book, for more than four decades the
nation's law schools have been a hatchery of bad ideas, from tort and contract theories to class actions,
environmental law, racial reparations, the recasting of domestic policy differences as questions of international
human rights, and more. Yet the common theme is to confer power and status on the schools' own graduates and
faculty, as law pervades ever wider areas of life. The pipe dream of training up philosopher-monarchs, Olson says,
distracts law schools from their genuinely useful function of training competent, ethical, and suitably humble
practitioners of the law.
Cato events, unless otherwise noted, are free of charge. To register for this event, please email
events@cato.org or call (202) 789-5229 by noon, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Please arrive early. Seating
is limited and not guaranteed.
The Karabakh Foundation is proud to cosponsor
"Composers of the Caucasus: Continuum

Ensemble" with the Smithsonian Freer Gallery
March 3, 7:30 p.m.
Freer Gallery
Meyer Auditorium
Washington, D.C. February 28, 2011 The Karabakh Foundation is pleased to join with the Smithsonian
Freer Gallery in presenting the world-renowned Continuum Ensemble on Thursday, March 3, 2011, at
7:30 pm. The New York-based ensemble performs works from throughout the Caucasus and surrounding
region, including works by noted composers of Azerbaijani, Georgian, Armenian and other backgrounds.
Karabakh Foundation Board Chair Adil Baguirov noted, "The Karabakh Foundation's cosponsorship of
the Continuum Ensemble at the Smithsonian Institution exemplifies many of the Foundation's aims.
American concertgoers no doubt will find inspiration in the beauty and range of music from this region.
From that moment of revelation, participants we hope will seek to learn more about Caucasus
cultures. That's where the Foundation comes in--as a provider of cultural exhibitions and programs that
build bridges between peoples."
The Continuum Ensemble has performed at music festivals in Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Indonesia,
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan and has won the prestigious Siemens international prize
for distinguished service to music and four ASCAP/Chamber Music America Awards for Adventuresome
Programming.
Tickets available free of charge through the Freer Gallery's Web site here.
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About the Karabakh Foundation
The Karabakh Foundation seeks to increase awareness and understanding in the United States of the
cultural heritage and traditions of the country of Azerbaijan, the Caucasus area, and the Karabakh region
of Azerbaijan. While coalescing significant artistic and scholarly talent, the Foundation is nurturing a new
generation of artists and scholars toward important accomplishments.
The Foundation serves as a dynamic facilitator and clearinghouse raising the public profile of Azerbaijan,
its Karabakh region, and the Caucasus region in general. Main activities include preserving and
disseminating cultural content via archival collecting, public programs, publications, exhibitions, speaking
forums, international collaborations, scholarly exchange, artistic sponsorship, and related venues.
Foundation support comes primarily from Khazar University, the first private university in Azerbaijan and
one of the country’s leading institutions of higher learning.
La Embajada del Uruguay
en el marco del Bicentenario del inicio del proceso emancipador de nuestro país
tiene el agrado de invitar a usted

a la conferencia ofrecida por el reconocido historiador y politólogo uruguayo
GERARDO CAETANO
“ El Uruguay en el Bicentenario de las revoluciones. Historia y perspectiva”
Sala de las Artes
1913 I (Eye) Street NW
Jueves, 3 de marzo, 6:30 p.m.
Se ofrecerá un brindis al finalizar la conferencia
La conferencia será dictada en español

RSVP: 202-331-1313 /cultural@uruwashi.org
The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies is pleased to invite you to a discussion on
German Foreign Policy and the Jewish Community

with
Prof. Dr. Michael Brenner

DAAD/AICGS Fellow

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies
RGL Conference Room

Suite 700
a light luncheon will be served.
Register:
http://www.aicgs.org/eventregistration/add.aspx
In 1949, John J. McCloy, the U.S. Military Governor (and later High Commissioner) in Germany, stated at a conference in
Heidelberg on the future of the Jews in Germany that the successful integration of Jews in a democratic Germany served
as a litmus test for the new Bundesrepublik: "What this [the Jewish] community will be, how it forms itself, how it becomes
a part and how it merges with the new Germany, will, I believe be watched very closely and very carefully by the entire
world. It will, in my judgment, be one of the real touchstones and the test of Germany's progress towards the light." More
than fifty years later Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer touched on a similar theme when he said: "An important
measurement of our capacity to be an open and tolerant society is the presence of Jewish communities in Germany. The
question of whether Jews feel safe in our country speaks to the basic issue of the credibility of our democracy." Every
German government has understood that the existence of a Jewish community in Germany was essential to positive
international recognition. Thus, from the 1950s on, the Central Council of Jews in Germany and individual representatives
of the Jewish community became part of the overall attempts to show the world that Germany was making efforts towards
reconciliation and honoring its past. This lecture will analyze the role the Jewish past and the small contemporary Jewish
community played in the foreign policy of the two German states before 1989, and to a smaller extent of unified Germany.
Prof. Dr. Michael Brenner is Professor of Jewish History and Culture at the University of Munich and is currently a
DAAD/AICGS Fellow. He taught previously at Indiana University and Brandeis University and was visiting professor at the
universities of Stanford, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, Budapest, Haifa, Paris, and Lucerne. In 2007/08 he served as the Ina
Levine Invitational Scholar of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. He is the International Vice-
President of the Leo Baeck Institute and a member of the Bavarian Academy of Arts and Sciences. Among his book
publications are A Short History of The Jews (Princeton UP 2010, German 2008, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish
translations), Prophets of the Past: Interpreters of Jewish History (Princeton UP 2010, German 2006), Zionism: A Brief
History (2003, German 2002, Italian and Korean translations), The Renaissance of Jewish Culture in Weimar Germany
(1996, German and Hebrew translations), and After the Holocaust: Rebuilding Jewish Lives in Postwar Germany (1997,
German 1995). He is co-author of the four-volume German-Jewish History in Modern Times (1996-98).
Center for Global Development presents
Getting Better: Why Global Development Is Succeeding

and How We Can Improve the World Even More
Featuring
Charles Kenny, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
With introductory remarks by

Nancy Birdsall, President, Center for Global Development

Reception to follow
Center for Global Development

Third Floor
(Please bring photo identification)
RSVP HERE
Few doubt the conventional wisdom that the world is going to hell in a hand basket. Development contrarian Charles
Kenny is out to prove the Cassandras wrong with his new book Getting Better: Why Global Development is
Succeeding – And How We Can Improve the World Even More. Kenny argues that the 21st Century is the best of
times in terms of health, education, political freedoms and access to infrastructure and new technologies, and that even
the poorest have benefited. Though life for many people is still very difficult, improvements have spread far and can
spread even further. Cast aside your worries—or bring them along!—and join us for what is sure to be a lively discussion
and celebration of Kenny’s new book and his controversial optimistic vision of the future.
Charles Kenny is a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development and a Schwartz Fellow at the New America
Foundation. He is on leave from the World Bank where he is a senior economist. Kenny is a contributing editor at Foreign
Policy, and has written for Time, Washington Monthly, the South China Morning Post, and the Globalist, as well as
numerous academic journals. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Trina Turk...Clothing, Jewelry, and
Fabrics...Oh My!
NAACP Image Awards Viewing
Party
DC Branch
NAACP
NAACP Image Awards Viewing
Party
Sponsored By:
FOX NEWS CORPORATION
Join the NAACP DC Branch as we host the viewing of the

42nd NAACP Image Awards. Your contribution supports our NAACP
youth programs.
Friday, March 4, 2011

Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.
1600 I Street, NW
7:00-10:00pm
(Near Farragut North Metro Station, Free Parking is Available in
MPAA Garage)
Appetizers Will Be Served!

Ticket Price: $25
TICKETS CAN NOT BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR! ALL

TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ON OUR WEBSITE OR
FROM THE DC BRANCH OFFICE.
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE SOON!
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP) is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights
of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is
the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its more than half-million adult
and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier
advocates for civil rights in their communities and monitors of equal opportunity in the
public and private sectors.
© 2008 NAACP
Free Cachaca Tasting and Demo
Friday, March 4, 4:00-5:45 p.m.
Cafe Atlantico
405 8th Street NW
(202) 393-0812
Carnaval Weekend at Cafe Atlantico kicks off on Friday, March 4th with a complimentary tasting of the Brazilian
spirit cachaça. Cachaça, pronounced (ka-SHAH-sa), is the national spirit of Brazil and the secret behind the famous
Brazilian cocktail, the caipirinha. It is made from fresh-pressed cane juice that is fermented and distilled and is a
product made exclusively in Brazil. The public is invited to enjoy samples from two of Brazil’s best known cachaça
producers, LEBLON® and Novo Fogo, makers of a unique aged cachaça. In addition, Zezeh Zax from dance troupe
ZezehBrazil and host of “Sounds of Brazil” on 89.3 FM will be on site to discuss samba, the dance that is the heart
and soul of Carnaval, as will representatives from the Ballet Teatro Internacional, who will educate guests on
capoeira, the captivating and mysterious Brazilian martial art.
In this year of our Bicentennial,
the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
invites you to the discussion and screening of the social film
LA CLASE
A film by José Antonio Varela
English subtitles
Friday March 4, 6:30 p.m.
Bolivarian Hall
Embassy of Venezuela
Washington DC, 20008
RSVP: cultura@venezuela-us.org
A girl called Tita is a promising young violinist, who lives in a poor neighborhood in Caracas.
Being part of a symphony orchestra gives her the greatest satisfaction, but staying there is
not easy: her family and her neighborhood do not match with the life of a musician. She
has the opportunity to escape to a new and different world, but the development of
historical events of the Country puts her in a final crossroads.
Discussion follows after the screening and will be moderated by the DCM of the Embassy of
the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Angelo Rivero Santos
Friday, March 4 starting at 6:30 PM, join the Colon Cancer Alliance and fashion designer Carmen Marc Volvo
for the Dress in Blue Day Fashion Show Cocktail Party & Runway Show at Neiman Marcus at Tyson’s
Galleria, 2255 International Dr., McLean, VA. Get a sneek peak of Carmen’s Spring 2011 collection, meet the
designer and enjoy a book signing
Free
Register:
http://support.ccalliance.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=100303
Washington Studio School proudly presents
Atelier Exhibit & Reception

Stunning Works of Atelier Artists
on view in our gallery February 16-March 18
Artists' Reception

Washington Studio School
2129 S Street NW
(202) 234-3030
Meet the artists. Discuss their works. Light refreshment. RSVP kindly appreciated.
admin@washingtonstudioschool.org or (202) 234-3030
Jill Bateman, Mimi Coxson, Phyllis Dillinger, Laurel Dugan, Brenda Fox, Mary Freedman, Gail Goodman, Peggy Greene, Pat Kraniotis,
Sally Levie, Karen Lohr, Michele Lurie, Jill Phillips, Carol Rubin, Phyllis Ruffer, Suzanne Shwetz, Wendy Smith, Lynne Van Dyke
First Friday March Opening
Hillyer Art Space
9 Hillyer Court NW
(202) 338-0680
First Friday Openings are a collaborative effort to strengthen arts and culture in the beautiful, multi-
cultural neighborhood that is Dupont Circle. On the First Friday of every month galleries in our community
open their doors to multitudes of art enthusiasts from all walks of life for simultaneous openings. We
encourage all to join us for our openings and to circulate between our neighboring galleries, which host an
ever-changing array of styles and media.
Hillyer Art Space March Exhibitions
Karin Birch: Meaning in Abeyance

March 4-25
Working with materials that are intrinsically seductive, sensuously attractive and easily
made beautiful, has led Karin Birch to vigilantly ruminate on meaning, on how art
requires more than surface appeal to engage the emotions and the mind. Material alone
may mesmerize for a moment, and visualized time caught by hand-work is captivating,
but there must ultimately be fertile ground for deeper and more meaningful experience.
Her varied materials allow her to synthesize the naturalness and fluidity of paint with
the patterned regularity of textiles, resulting in a depth of aesthetic complexity absent
in a simple painting or textile piece. Her work proceeds from slowness, from observing,
imagining, and from a fascination with pattern and line.
Karin Birch has been investigating hand embroidery as a contemporary art medium since
1988. Her extremely detailed and ordered hand stitching is combined with a loose,
accidental approach to painting to create abstract compositions of color, texture,
movement and depth, often inspired by landscape and the intention of mapping
emotional terrain. Ms. Birch's work has exhibited internationally in Ireland and, through
the Arts in Embassies Program of the State Department, in US Embassies in Brunei,
Ghana, Sri Lanka, Burundi, and Sierra Leone. Her work is in the permanent collections of
the Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art, the Boston Museum of Fine
Art, and the United States Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Sacha Ingber: Remnants, Traces, and High Maintenance

March 4-25
Physical placement of objects and organisms in the world often appears random,
unpredictable. Sacha Ingber's work investigates the driving forces and logic, or lack
thereof, behind the organization of these things. Things both living and inanimate,
microscopic and massive. She is driven by a belief in the inherent seductive materiality
of objects. Her work hovers in a space between object, still life, architecture, and
model. It manifests as a vivid fragment of an object or as an architectural structure that
wants to exist in a specific place. The materials and artifacts within the work are
sometimes found and unaltered-bringing with them a distinct history-or highly
manipulated, transformed into something other.
Ingber was born in 1987 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was raised in Washington DC and in
2009 earned her BA in Art and a double major in Psychology from Vassar College in
Poughkeepsie, NY. Upon graduating she received the Lewis Rubenstein Award and Artist
Grant for excellence in Studio Art. Since then, she has worked as a production assistant
for New York based artist Tom Sachs, and has participated in several group and solo
exhibitions in the United States. She has completed month long residencies at Catwalk,
in Catskill NY, and received a partial fellowship and artist grant to attend the Vermont
Studio Center. She recently attended the Summer Studio Program in Sculpture and
Extended Media at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond VA. Sacha currently
lives and works in Washington DC.
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Members' Show
March 4-25
This months Members' Show is curated by photographer Tom Wolff and features
work by Hillyer Art Space's talented member artists in our exclusive Members' Gallery.
Congratulations to Jose Piedra, Lauren Kotkin, Paul Reuther, Lauren Shea Little,
Monica Bose, Marina Reiter, and Richard Starr.
International Arts & Artists (IA&A) is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing cross-cultural understanding and exposure to
the arts internationally. IA&A's services include a Traveling Exhibition Service, the Hillyer Art Space gallery, the Design Studio, the
Cultural Exchange Program, and Membership Services for artists and the arts-interested public.
"Cartograph"
by Gerard Lange
works in mixed media collage and excerpts from artist's journals
Opening Reception
March 4, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
The Gallery at Vivid Solutions
2208 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE
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"Try A Little Tenderness As Painful As It Seems"

by Ben Skinner
curated by The Jealous Curator
Ben Skinner is an emerging Canadian contemporary artist. The artist's work is heavily text-based,
and ranges from site intervention to installations and lighting to wall-based. His work has been in
several group shows in Canada and the US, and this is his first solo exhibition.
Opening Reception
March 4, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Honfleur Art Gallery
1241 Good Hope Road SE
THE WIPAC OPENING PIANO CONCERT SERIES PART I

proudly presenting
Viscount Thurston
First Prize Winner of WIPAC 2010 Festival of Music and the 8th Washington International Piano
Competition
Saturday, March 5, 1:30 p.m.

The Kosciuszko Foundation
2025 O Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
Champagne reception before concert and informal tea reception after the concert
ADMISSION IS FREE
Donations welcome and membership to the Kosciuszko Foundation and WIPAC encouraged
RSVP necessary, please email wipac@verizon.net or thekfdc@gmail.com
Michele Cormier's "Surfaces" and Betsy Forster's "Inspiration"

(March 2-27)
Opening Reception

Touchstone Gallery
901 New York Avenue NW
(202) 347-2787
Touchstone Gallery is having two great solo shows in March, Michele Cormier's "Surfaces" and Betsy Forster's
"Inspiration."
Betsy Forster receives the inspiration for her work from nature. She has a tremendous love for and feels a great
spiritual connection with nature. As with a number of northern romantic painters, Forster seeks the supernatural
in the natural. From cracking sidewalks to weathered façades, Michele Cormier captures the deterioration of urban
surfaces over time. Erosion, decay and traffic take their toll. What was once a blank canvas becomes a landscape of
the inevitable urban condition.
Upcoming Shows and Events at Studio Gallery
EXHIBITIONS: March 2 - March 26, 2011
Receptions
Saturday, March 19, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Studio Gallery
2108 R Street NW
Solo Show
Iwan Bagus
Iwan Bagus shares his inward journey of memories,

realities, and myths. Conceptual, obsessive, and passionate,
his exhibition evokes questions of home, existence, and
identity.
Duo Show: La Serenissima - Views of Venice Duo Show: Mostly Grey
Elizabeth Grusin-Howe Peter Karp
Collegium Cantorum, under the direction of Timothy Kendall and Elizabeth Pontiff, will present Anonymous 24:
a concert of medieval chant and (mostly) sacred polyphony, featuring music from El Llibre Vermell de
Montserrat, the "Worcester Fragments", Codex Calixtinus, Codex Las Huelgas, and other sources, as well as
the beautiful Mass of Barcelona.

St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church
5450 Massachusetts Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20816
Sunday, March 6, 3:30 p.m.

St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church
727 5th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001-7771
A voluntary contribution of $20 is suggested, but ADMISSION IS FREE.
The concert is inappropriate for small children; school-age children are welcome.
Civil War Sesquicentennial Lecture:
Black, Copper, & Bright: The District of Columbia's Black Civil War Regiment
Historical Society of Washington DC
801 K Street NW
Washington DC 20001
No RSVP required. FREE
Join author and historian C.R. Gibbs as he presents the gripping yet little known story of the First Regiment,U.S.
Colored Troops, organized in the nation's capital in the spring and summer of 1863. The first regiment of black
soldiers from the middle Atlantic states, the unit was also known as the First District Colored Infantry and
participated in bitter fighting in Virginia and North Carolina. The regimental chaplain was the legendary Rev.
Henry McNeal Turner whose AME church stood at the foot of Capitol Hill on the site of what is now the Rayburn
House Office Building. The "Fighting First" as he called it was also the first group of black soldiers ever invited to
the White House.
C.R. Gibbs will also be signing copies of his book after his presentation. "Black, Copper, & Bright" is the first book
ever written on this unit whose service and sacrifice did so much to help bring honor, respect, and a new political
era to African Americans in the District of Columbia.
Opening Reception
The Evolve Urban Arts Project is pleased to announce Like

Nowhere I've Been: Landscapes de un Sueño featuring
photographer Mark Parascandola and visual artist John M. Adams.
The exhibition examines how these two DC-based artists create
and document artificial, man-made landscapes conceived from
elements of modern day visual and cultural reality.
A link to the full press release is below
Saturday, March 5, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Evolve Property Management

Pierce School Loft
1375 Maryland Avenue NE
A unique tasting menu and beverages will be paired with selected works. The Opening Reception will
include a live performance by musician and Evolve resident, Tim Schumann.
(To hear a music sample, click on the banner above.)
Gallery Hours
Like Nowhere I've Been: Landscapes de un Sueño runs through April 23, 2011. Our gallery
hours are:
Monday through Thursday: 1-5pm
Friday: 1-7pm
Saturday: 11am-2pm
Other times are always available by appointment.
Full Press Release
Evolve Urban Arts Project Overview / Directions to the Gallery / Evolve Property Management
Washington International Piano Arts Council (WIPAC)
Opening Piano Concert
Spring Series 2011
In cooperation with
followed by informal tea reception
2025 O Street NW
“Spring Piano Concert” is one of the many events presented by Washington International Piano Arts Council (WIPAC)
during the course of the year. This is the first concert in collaboration with The Kosciuszko Foundation, now holding
office in the capital city in newly refurbished center for the arts formerly American Center for Polish Culture.
Champagne reception before the concert and viewing of the center with its art collection, piano concert and informal
tea reception after the concert.
Business attire
Open free to the public, first come first served
Donations welcome and membership to Kosciuszko and WIPAC encouraged
Patrons and Donors Memberships available by invitation with program recognition
USE OF FUNDS: Donations will benefit WIPAC International Piano Competition to be held in July 20-24, 2011 in
partnership with The George Washington University Music Department and the Embassies of France, Mexico and
Poland.
Program
Johann S. Bach Toccata in D minor, BWV913
Franz Schubert Sonata in A major, D. 664
Intermission
Fryderyk Chopin Barcarolle in F# major, Op. 60
Fantasy in F minor, Op, 49
Sergei Rachmaninoff Prelude in G major, Op. 32, No. 5
Etude-tableau in D minor, Op. 39, No. 8
Prelude in D major, Op. 23, No. 4
Etude-tableau in D major, Op. 39, No. 9
Powerful as a drama and as an expression for Middle East Peace

YOU ARE INVITED
To an advanced Staged Play Reading of
VOICES SPEAK TO US
by
David L. McWellan
Nine actors use historical narratives to present a drama of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. From the turn of
the 20th century until the present, Israelis and Palestinians confront one another with thoughts and
emotions.
Personal dialogue, poem and song combine into a theatrical format; with a beginning, middle, and end. The
drama escalates to a climax and then to characters understanding the crisis and its impact on their lives
Cleveland Park Library

3310 Connecticut Avenue NW
No admission charge
Close to Cleveland Park Metro Station –Red Line
For additional information:
(240) -506-6043
Washington Printmakers Gallery

Reflections Past and Present
Prints by Lila Oliver Asher
Exhibition Runs March 2-27
Opening Reception
Washington Printmakers Gallery
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
8230 Georgia Avenue, 2nd Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910

(301) 273-3660
Ms. Asher has been a DC area printmaker for over 60 years. Professor
Emeritus from Howard University, her work is included in the collections
of National Museum of American Art (Washington, DC), Corcoran Gallery
of Art, the Embassy of the U.S. in Tel Aviv, Israel and Mexico City,
Mexico, among others.
WPG Receptions made possible through the generous support of Barefoot Wine.
Directions:
By metro: Take the Red line to the Silver Spring stop. From the station, follow Wayne Ave to Georgia Ave.
From Wayne Ave and Georgia, the red Pyramid Atlantic building is 2 blocks to the right, on the right-hand
side of Georgia at Ripley Street.
Driving: The red Pyramid Atlantic building is on the South Bound (West) side of Georgia Avenue at Ripley
Street, 2 blocks south of Wayne Avenue. A small parking lot in front of Pyramid Atlantic offers free parking,
and there are several public garages within walking distance.
"Landscapes: Big and Small"
Ellen Sinel, Georgia Gassikas, Bruce Franzen
(March 3 - March 30)
Champagne Open House
Saturday, March 5, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Gallery 555dc
555 12th Street NW
(202) 393-1409
Press red button at 12th Street entrance
Gallery is in lobby.
T.G. Masaryk Birthday Celebration
Sunday, March 6, 3:00 p.m.

Embassy of the Czech Republic
3900 Spring of Freedom Street NW
Washington, DC 20008.
Refreshments will be served after the program.

RSVP by March 4 to (202) 274-9105 or czech_events@yahoo.com.
The Embassy of the Czech Republic would like to invite you to the celebration of the 161st anniversary of the birth of T.G.
Masaryk, organized by the Slavic-American Sokol with the support of the Washington Chapter of the Czechoslovak
Society of Arts and Sciences.
The event pays homage to the first president of Czechoslovakia, a man who played such a significant role in our history.
The program includes:
Keynote speaker – Dr. Zdenek David of the Wilson Center.
Ukrainian violinist, Solomia Gorokhivska, will perform selected works by Antonin Dvorak.
Ruth Trevarrow / Bare Bones

March 3 through April 10, 2011
Opening Reception
Sunday, March 6, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Athenaeum
201 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 548-0035
free
Painter Ruth Trevarrow dares us to see the lush beauty in bare bones, with a collection of powerful
shapes and lines distilled from skeletal remains.
Above: Deer Skull with Bullet Hole, 2010, 7 x 5", ink on hard board
We invite you to join us Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 12 to 4 pm, and Saturday from 1 to 4 pm. The Athenaeum is
closed on holidays. Admission is free.
The NVFAA is partially supported by funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Alexandria
Commission for the Arts. The NVFAA is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Canada's Network in the United States

On the occasion of International Women's Day
the Embassy of Canada

in partnership with
invites you and a guest to share in a panel discussion and film screening about
the resilience of women in conflict areas
featuring acclaimed Afghan-Canadian filmmaker

Nelofer Pazira
on
Monday, March 7, 2011
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion: “Culture and Conflict”
Panelist: Nelofer Pazira, Afghan-Canadian author, filmmaker, and journalist
Panelist: Cindy Dyer, Vice-President, Human Rights, Vital Voices Global Partnership
Moderator: Jackie Northam, Foreign Affairs Correspondent, National Public Radio
* Followed by a cocktail and refreshments
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Screening of Act of Dishonour (trailer)
Nelofer Pazira’s latest film, and Q&A
moderated by Alyse Nelson, President and CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership
* Followed by a networking reception
Embassy of Canada
501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC
Please click here to RSVP to one or both events
Space is limited.
Please RSVP by noon on Thursday, March 3, 2011.
"Is It Time to Revisit Skill and Family-Based Immigration"
Monday, March 7, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m
Lunch will be provided at 11:45 a.m. The forum begins promptly at noon.
Urban Institute
2100 M Street NW
5th Floor
RSVP: http://www.urban.org/events/other2/rsvp.cfm
Panelists:
Michael Fix, senior vice president and director of studies, Migration Policy Institute
Harry Holzer, Institute fellow, Urban Institute; professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
Neil Irwin, economics reporter, Washington Post (moderator)
Pia Orrenius, senior economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; author, Beside the Golden Door: U.S. Immigration
Reform in a New Era of Globalization
Esther Olavarria, deputy assistant secretary for policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Foreign-born workers, spanning all skill levels, are a significant part of the U.S. workforce. But in the midst of a weak
economy beset by many pockets of double-digit unemployment, some policymakers are concerned that low-skilled
immigrants take jobs away from their native-born counterparts. Others contend the United States is losing its competitive
edge by limiting the entrance of high-skilled foreign workers. Panelists will consider such questions as
What is the skill mix of recent immigrant workers?
How many low-, medium-, and high-skilled workers would be beneficial for U.S. labor markets and particular sectors of the
economy?
Who gains or loses from influxes of immigrant labor at different skill levels?
What should determine the appropriate mix of employer-based and family unification visas?
How should their distribution be reconfigured in the future?
Join us for a conversation about immigrants, work, skills, and long-term economic growth.
Chinese National Identity and National Identity Gaps in East Asia

Co-sponsored by the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
March 8, 4:00-5:15 p.m.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
Allow time for routine security procedures. A photo ID is required for entry.
No RSVP info provided.
Embassy of the Republic of Poland
cordially invites to
a lecture
Hypatia of Alexandria
the Lady Philosopher of Late Hellenism
by Professor Maria Dzielska
followed by a commentary
by Professor Juliana Geran Pilon
Tuesday, March 8, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Embassy of the Republic of Poland
2640 16th Street NW
RSVP to: washington.culture@msz.gov.pl

JDCDimensions Presents....
"MAKING THE CROOKED STRAIGHT"
A 30-minute HBO documentary about a doctor who changes lives in Ethiopia
Featuring: A discussion with Dr. Rick Hodes, Medical Director for the
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in Ethiopia, following the screening.
Tuesday, March 8, 7:00pm

at E Street Cinema
RSVP: http://makingthecrookedstraightdc.eventbrite.com/
Chairs: Adam Angel, Daniel Kapner, Benjamin Swig
Light refreshments will be provided.

Limited space available.
In association with Federation of Greater Washington.
JDC is primarily funded through The Jewish Federations of North America. Key JDC funders also include:
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, World Jewish Relief (UK), UIA Federations Canada, the
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, and the Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Charitable
Foundation.
Wine tasting of Domaine Rouge-Bleu, Organic Southern Rhone Vineyard.
The winemaker, Jean-Marc Espinasse will be pouring his wines.
Tuesday, March 8, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

(202) 363 4265
A winemaker's dinner is scheduled after at
Dino
Reserve your seats at dean@dino-dc.com

"Energy Policy: Above All, Do No Harm"
Tuesday, March 8, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Wohlstetter Conference Center
12th Floor
American Enterprise Institute

1150 17th Street NW
Register: http://www.aei.org/event/100368
Now that a new Congress has been sworn in, what's next on the horizon for energy policy? John Rowe, Exelon’s
chairman and CEO, submits that modern energy policy should focus on long-term, economically rational solutions.
Congress must allow market forces to work and embrace our country's abundant supply of domestic natural gas. This will
allow the United States to transition to a clean-energy future--minimizing the burden on consumers, taxpayers, and the
federal budget--and will position America to better compete in the world. At this AEI event, Rowe will deliver a keynote
address describing an economic approach to energy policy for the 112th Congress.
Agenda
10:15 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast
10:30 a.m. - Introduction: Christopher Demuth, AEI
Speaker: John Rowe, Exelon Corporation
Question and Answer
11:30 a.m. - Adjournment
Health Care Hercules: Will Growing Provider Power Choke Reforms?

Wednesday, March 9, 8:45-10:30 a.m.
Urban Institute
2100 M Street NW
5th Floor
Breakfast will be provided at 8:45 a.m.
The forum begins promptly at 9:00.
RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1374562353
Panelists:
Robert Berenson, Institute fellow, Health Policy Center, Urban Institute; vice chair, Medicare Payment
Advisory Commission
Robert Leibenluft, partner, Hogan Lovells; former assistant director for health care, Bureau of
Competition, Federal Trade Commission
Robert Murray, executive director, Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission
Jordan Rau, correspondent, Kaiser Health News (moderator)
Steven Wartman, president and CEO, Association of Academic Health Centers; former dean, School of
Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Research suggests that hospitals and physician groups, particularly through mergers, acquisitions, and
consolidations, are growing ever stronger in their hometowns and beyond. Their increasing power leads to
higher payment rates and premiums and could stifle efforts to contain costs and improve quality of care
and efficiency.
Why and how are health care providers gaining market power in their negotiations with health plans?
What should be done -- or not -- to address imbalances? Is there a role for antitrust policy and
enforcement? What lessons are to be gleaned from Maryland’s unique rate-setting system? Are there
hidden public benefits, through education and research, that come with bulked-up market strength?
From Larry and Erma
The East-West Center in Washington and the Georgetown University Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies
invite you to an Asia Pacific Security Seminar:
"Why Southeast Asia Will Be the Cockpit of 21st Century Geopolitics"
Featuring:
Dr. Michael Wesley, Executive Director, Lowy Institute for International Policy
Wednesday, March 9, 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Lunch will be served.
East-West Center in Washington
Second Floor Conference Room
1819 L Street NW
This event is free and open to the public.
RSVP: www.eastwestcenter.org/go/155.
Kindly send your reply by March 8. Please note that seating is limited.
Hey everyone,
It's been a little while since the last Parley update, but we haven't forgotten you- we've just been hard at work
dreaming up things new and unusual for your creative enjoyment.
The next event we have planned is a new installment of One-Hour Magazine, at Studio Gallery in Dupont
Circle. This one will be on Wednesday, March 9th, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. In the words of Justin Smith, One-
Hour Magazine ringleader and editor:
The first issue of One-Hour Magazine was a lot of things: boundary-busting, inspiring, fun- and over
way too soon. We created while the sand ran through the hourglass and watched as art
spontaneously emerged. We also learned a few important lessons- most importantly, that with time as
the sole constraint, the results are wonderful and multivalent, but difficult to digitize. For the second
issue of One-Hour Magazine we'll be imposing a few new formal creative constraints, to ensure that
the results will be more readily digitizable, and thus sharable with the world at large.
As anyone who was present for the last installment of One-Hour Magazine will attest, making things is fun- and
making things with friends is even better. Tickets are free, but they did run out last time, so make sure to get
yours early, here.
Greening the Way: New Technology Helps Mexico Keep Climate Change Commitments
Mexican Cultural Institute
2829 16th Street NW
For more information about the event, please contact SID-Washington at (202) 884-8590 or
email events@sidw.org.
Schedule of events:
5:00-6:00 p.m. Welcoming Reception
6:00-7:30 p.m. Panel Discussion
7:30-8:30 p.m. Closing Reception
(Light dinner will be served)
Please join us for an exciting talk-show style panel discussion about how developing countries are using
innovative technology to track their progress in mitigating climate change. As the first developing country
to track and report reductions of greenhouse gas emissions through an on-line reporting system, Mexico is
meeting its pledge to fight climate change. The experts will discuss Mexico's Special Program on Climate
Change, which includes 105 mitigation and adaptation objectives. Twenty federal agencies are working to
reduce emissions by 51 billion metric tons of CO2 per year by 2012.
Through the USAID-funded Mexico Competitiveness Program, Abt Associates Inc. supported Mexico's
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in coming up with a custom made online information
system, that allows users to report progress and calculate emissions reduction impacts. Abt technical
experts designed a reliable and user-friendly system adapted to Mexico's needs.
Panelists:
Juan C. Mata Sandoval, Director General of Climate Change Policy at the Ministry of Environment and
Natural Resources, Government of Mexico
Santiago Enriquez, Director of Environmental Management, USAID Mexico Competitiveness Program
Andrew Stoeckle, Vice President, Principal Associate, Abt Associates Inc.
Moderator:
Michèle Laird, Project Director for the Mexico Competitiveness Program and Principal Associate, Abt
Associates Inc.
"A Room of Our Own"
(March 1 – April 1)
Opening Reception

Pepco’s Edison Place Gallery
702 8th Street NW
(202) 872-3396
free and open to the public
Does gender define art? Traditionally, recognition and gallery space have been harder to come by for women
compared to their male counterparts. “A Room Of Our Own,” a photography exhibit, proves talent is not the root of
the discrepancy.
Sponsored by The Art League in Alexandria, VA in honor of Women’s History Month, “A Room Of Our Own”
features more than 50 outstanding images created by the 18 members of f11, A Women’s Photography
Collective. “The images are as rich and varied as the methods used to make them, reflecting the different
perceptions, styles and processes of f11’s members,” stated Rose O’Donnell, Gallery Director for The Art
League.
Russia's Cold War: From the October Revolution to the Fall of the Wall
Co-Sponsored by the Wilson Center's Cold War International History Project and Kennan Institute
March 10, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
5th Floor Conference Room
RSVP: http://wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_rsvp&event_id=651738
In his latest book entitled Russia's Cold War: From the October Revolution to the Fall of the Wall, Jonathan
Haslam makes the case that the Cold War was not stable, but was characterized by constant wars, near-wars,
and political upheavals on both sides.
Drawing on a vast range of recently released archives in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany,
Russia, and Eastern Europe, Haslam offers a thorough analysis of East-West relations from 1917 to 1989.
Russia's Cold War: From the October Revolution to the Fall of the Wall presents an excellent account of politics and
decision making at the highest levels of Soviet power: how Soviet leaders saw political and military events, what
they were trying to accomplish and their miscalculations. Russia's Cold War: From the October Revolution to the Fall
of the Wall attempts to fill a significant gap in our understanding of the most important geopolitical rivalry of the
twentieth century.
Morton Fine Art
1781 Florida Avenue NW
(at 18th & U Sts)

(202) 390-5118
"Solidarity with Solidarity: Western European Trade Unions and the Polish Crisis, 1980-1982"
March 11, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

5th Floor Conference Room
No RSVP info provided.
The Polish crisis in the early 1980s provoked a great deal of reaction in the West. Not only governments, but social
movements were also touched by the establishment of the Independent Trade Union Solidarnosc in the summer of
1980, the proclamation of martial law in December 1981, and Solidarnosc's underground activity in the
subsequent years. In many countries, campaigns were set up in order to spread information, raise funds, and
provide the Polish opposition with humanitarian relief and technical assistance. Labor movements especially
stepped into the limelight. A number of Western European unions were concerned about the new international
tension following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the new hard-line policy of the U.S. and saw Solidarnosc as
a political instrument of clerical and neo-conservative cold warriors.
Photograph courtesy of Jason Schmidt
JULIA VON EICHEL

NEW WORK
March 12 - April 23
Please join Addison/Ripley Fine Art
and the artist for an

Opening Reception
1670 Wisconsin Avenue NW
(202) 338-5180
An elegant minimalism defines Julia von Eichel's work, a spare beauty that masks its visionary complexity.
While the artist is steeped in the natural world and deeply influenced by it, the works are intimate maps of her
internal self.
An element of chance drives this series. von Eichel spills acrylic onto mylar, manipulates it with a blowdryer,
carves the shapes into pieces and sews them into plexiglass - a tangle of dynamism and risk. The evident
control and meticulous attention to detail create a meditative air. The work combines a duality of highly
deliberate chaos and careful orchestration, a severe palette, and a refined sensibility. Along with the large,
boxed constructions, small watercolor and ink drawings make up this second exhibition of von Eichel's work at
Addison/Ripley Fine Art, all accomplished in her Brooklyn studio. Ranging from intimate to monumental, von
Eichel's most recent body of work demands close inspection for its intricate architecture and subtle surfaces.
During the last ten years, the artist's work has been widely exhibited in New York, Massachusetts and Oregon,
including an exhibition at the the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA. An exhibition curated by Lisa Freiman is
scheduled for the Indianapolis Museum in 2012.
Swirling Pink, 2008, acrylic on mylar and string, pencil and pen on paper, 30 x 22 inches
Skeletal, 2008, acrylic on mylar, plexi-glass, and string, 40 x 32 inches
Saturday March 12
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Gallery Opening
Thom Goertel
Suspension & Alignment
View by appointment through April 4th
Free Event
The Corner Store

900 South Carolina Avenue SE
Georgetown University
The Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies
invites you to
Ensuring Democracy through Written & Unwritten Constitutions
By Christopher Gallavin, PhD
With significant domestic upheaval in numerous African and Middle Eastern states the spotlight will soon turn
on the ability of a state to ensure democratic governance under the rule of law through the implementation of
constitutional protections. I contend that despite ensuring the transparent division of government, the
formalistic protection of human rights and enshrining of a country’s ideals and vision, the single most effective
protection against tyrannical government is the establishment of a politically independent judiciary. Drawing
on elements of the current debate between parliamentary sovereignty versus constitutional supremacy in New
Zealand and the United Kingdom I will, in this paper, attempt to draw links between a strong judiciary and
effective democratic government.
Christopher Gallavin, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law at Canterbury University in New Zealand.
Dr. Gallavin is teaching at Georgetown University as a Fulbright Scholar for the Spring 2011 semester.
Wednesday, March 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Georgetown University
ICC Room # 550
37th & O Streets NW
Please RSVP to canz@georgetown.edu - Reception to follow
March 14 – April 22, 2011
Opening Reception
Sitar Arts Center

1700 Kalorama Road NW Suite 101
Join us to see Josh Gibson’s vibrant images of Washington DC and Paris, France
that explore the unusual and the usual from an unusual perspective.
Josh has been involved with Sitar Arts center for over ten years as a supporter,
a board member, the husband of a former staff member, the parent of an Early
Childhood student and now as an artist. Josh has committed to donating 100%
of his proceeds from the exhibit to Sitar Arts Center!
RSVP to Loretta Thompson

loretta@sitarartscenter.org
(202) 797-2145 x117
Artist Statement
I have been taking photographs all my life, but have only recently started to
do so with an active artistic intent. My particular interest is to take photos of
unusual subjects, or of the usual subjects from an unusual, whimsical or
humorous perspective. The majority of my photos feature Washington and
Paris, two cities I am proud to have called home. In November of 2008, my
photographs were exhibited for the first time in a show at Tryst Coffeehouse
in Adams Morgan.
– Josh Gibson
“10 Years of Celebrating Kids, Arts and Community”
Chesapeake Color
A special show and sale of works by
Stephen Day
to benefit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Opening Reception
Susan Calloway Fine Arts
1643 Wisconsin Avenue NW
(202) 965-4601
Chesapeake Glow II
oil on canvas
48 x 36
In Stephen Day's abstract-realist seascapes, color--and in some cases texture--are the media
and the message. Day's considerable domestic and international travel provides a continuous
flow of subject matter, which he views through his semi-realist lens. Day's recent work focuses
largely on the Chesapeake Bay and the abstract fusion of sky, land, and water.
Chesapeake Color is on view March 16-26.
During the reception for Chesapeake Color, Susan Calloway Fine Arts will be pleased to
donate 35% of proceeds from sales of Day's Chesapeake Bay paintings to the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation.
Susan Calloway Fine Arts specializes in contemporary art by local, regional, and international artists,
antique American and European oil paintings, and a carefully chosen selection of 17th-19th century
prints. The gallery also specializes in conservation framing using archival-quality materials and
techniques, and in traditional French mat decoration. The gallery provides extensive art consulting
services for business and residential clients and collaborates with architecture and design trades.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10-5, Sunday and Monday by appointment
Bourgeois Radicals: The NAACP and the Struggle for Colonial Liberation, 1941-1960
lectures begins at 6:30 p.m.
refreshments will be served from 6:00-6:30 p.m.

German Historical Institute
1607 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Washington DC 20009
RSVP: (202) 387-3355 or events@ghi-dc.org

Speaker: Carol Anderson (Emory University)
African American civil rights activists early on conceived of their struggle for racial equality as part of a larger
struggle against colonialism in Africa, Asia, and South America. This lecture series brings together scholars from
both sides of the Atlantic to reflect on this booming field of African America history and to shed light on how both
African Americans' quest for equality and the responses to it transcended the borders of the United States.
Focusing on new actors and geographic regions, the series will offer a more comprehensive perspective on the civil
rights movement.
In 1993, shortly after his release from Robben Island, future President of South Africa Nelson Mandela addressed
the NAACP annual convention. Mandela told the Association members, who "had contributed everything from $20
bills to $1,000 checks in a fund-raiser for the ANC", that "‘We have come as a component part of the historic
coalition of organizations, to which the NAACP and the ANC belong that has fought for the emancipation of black
people everywhere.'"
Indeed, many of the strategies that brought about the collapse of apartheid - the isolation of South Africa in the UN,
boycotts, divestment, and media attention focused on the brutality of white supremacy - were designed by a
transnational team of activists in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
One of the first sustained skirmishes occurred when South Africa, swimming against the tide of colonial and racial
history, attempted in 1946 to annex the adjacent international mandate of South West Africa (current-day
Namibia). Pretoria was confident of UN approval for such an unprecedented move. Yet, into the breach -and into
the United Nations - stepped an unlikely duo, the Reverend Michael Scott and the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, to stop the absorption of 350,000 Africans into a white supremacist state.
This seemingly odd couple, a maverick, communist-leaning Anglican minister and a staid, staunchly anti-
communist bureaucratic organization, launched a skillful assault in the UN by linking the destructiveness of
colonialism with white supremacist domestic rule. Within the span of five hard-fought years, the NAACP and Scott,
wielding one human rights charter after the next, had carved out the political space in the UN for non-
governmental organizations to debunk the myth of the white man's burden and to challenge the legitimacy of
apartheid.
In her talk, Professor Anderson will explore the intersection of domestic and international history, recapturing the
vision and the actions of the black political center in the anti-colonial and global freedom movements.
About:
Carol Anderson is an Associate Professor of African American Studies. She received A.B. degrees in Political Science
and History and an M.A. in Political Science/International Relations from Miami University. She earned her Ph.D. in
History from Ohio State University.

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Professor of Public Policy, University of California-Berkeley

Director, Early Education Initiative

New America Foundation

NAACP DC Political Action

March Committee Meeting

About NAACP Political Action Committee, DC Branch

Join NAACP DC Branch

About The Chairman:

Wilhem Latchoumia, piano

Thursday, March 3, 2011 from 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Henry Cowell – Three Irish Legends

Back on My Feet’s Orientation 2.0

Schools for Misrule: Legal Academia and an Overlawyered America

The Cato Institute

The Karabakh Foundation is proud to cosponsor

"Composers of the Caucasus: Continuum

March 3, 7:30 p.m.

tiene el agrado de invitar a usted

“ El Uruguay en el Bicentenario de las revoluciones. Historia y perspectiva”

Sala de las Artes

1913 I (Eye) Street NW

Jueves, 3 de marzo, 6:30 p.m.

Se ofrecerá un brindis al finalizar la conferencia

La conferencia será dictada en español

German Foreign Policy and the Jewish Community

Prof. Dr. Michael Brenner

Thursday, March 3, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

RGL Conference Room

a light luncheon will be served.

Center for Global Development presents

Getting Better: Why Global Development Is Succeeding

With introductory remarks by

Thursday, March 3, 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Center for Global Development

Join the NAACP DC Branch as we host the viewing of the

Friday, March 4, 2011

Appetizers Will Be Served!

TICKETS CAN NOT BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR! ALL

TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE SOON!

Free Cachaca Tasting and Demo

Friday, March 4, 4:00-5:45 p.m.

Washington Studio School proudly presents

Atelier Exhibit & Reception

on view in our gallery February 16-March 18

Friday, March 4, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

admin@washingtonstudioschool.org or (202) 234-3030

Hillyer Art Space

Hillyer Art Space March Exhibitions

Karin Birch: Meaning in Abeyance

Sacha Ingber: Remnants, Traces, and High Maintenance

"Try A Little Tenderness As Painful As It Seems"

THE WIPAC OPENING PIANO CONCERT SERIES PART I

Saturday, March 5, 1:30 p.m.

RSVP necessary, please email wipac@verizon.net or thekfdc@gmail.com

Michele Cormier's "Surfaces" and Betsy Forster's "Inspiration"

Friday, March 4, 6:00-8:30 p.m.

Upcoming Shows and Events at Studio Gallery

EXHIBITIONS: March 2 - March 26, 2011

Iwan Bagus shares his inward journey of memories,

Saturday, March 5, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 6, 3:30 p.m.

A voluntary contribution of $20 is suggested, but ADMISSION IS FREE.