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December 18, 2009

The Arts

Call	AFI Silver Presents: Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. This is the heart-warming story of Ma Otter and her son who both secretly enter a talent contest to win money for each other's C… AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. (Performance - Movies). 301-495-6720
10:00 am- 6:00 pm	Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor. Nearly 2,000 years ago, thousands of life-size clay figures were buried in massive underground pits to accompany China's first e… National Geographic Museum. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 202-857-8637
10:00 am- 4:00 pm	Near and Far: Paintings by The Washington Society for Landscape Painting. Since 1913, members of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters have gathered to paint in the countryside and enjoy the comp… The Mansion at Strathmore. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 301-581-5192
10:00 am- 4:00 pm	76th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature. Since 1913, members of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters have gathered to paint in the countryside and enjoy the comp… The Mansion at Strathmore. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 301-581-5192
11:00 am- 6:00 pm	Cole Sternberg's Exhibition, "and those who were dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music". Accompanied by an exhibition catalog, published by Western Canon and featuring a preface by Claudio Grossman, Chair of the U.N.… American University Museum. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 202-885-1300
12:00 pm- 12:15 pm	Spotlight Tours. Tours focus one painting each day. The Phillips Collection. (Arts - Gallery Walk). 202-387-2151
12:15 pm- 1:00 pm	Organ Recital Series. Hear the majesty of the church's 7000-pipe, five-keyboard Moller organ in 30 minute recitals of some of the most thrilling, subl… National City Christian Church. (Performance - Musical). 202-232-0323
3:30 pm	Dianne Reeves. Performing live. Terrace Theater. (Arts - Concerts). 202-467-4600
6:00 pm	Millennium Stage. Different performing and visual artists are featured each night. Free admission. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (Performance - Interactive Theater). 202-467-4600
6:00 pm- 9:00 pm	Georgetown Gallery Gaze. Celebrate Georgetown's art community with an array of artists and artisans at the first monthly art walk. Washington, D.C. Metro Area. (Arts - Gallery Walk). 202-290-1377
6:00 pm- 9:00 pm	Georgetown Gallery Gaze. Celebrate Georgetown's art community with an array of artists and artisans during a monthly art walk. Georgetown Gallery Gaze. (Arts - Gallery Walk). 202-290-1377
7:00 pm	Farley Granger. Farley Granger is a Washington D.C. group playing a brand of classic roots rock that would have fit in comfortably on the FM dia… McGinty's Public House. (Arts - Concerts). 301-587-1270
7:30 pm	Capitol Steps. Former Congressional employees perform satirical skits and songs every Friday and Saturday in the Amphitheater. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. (Performance - Show Comedy). 202-312-1300
7:30 pm	August: Osage County. Performed live. Eisenhower Theater. (Performance - Musical). 202-467-4600
8:00 pm	Dream Girls. Performing live. Hippodrome Theatre. (Arts - Concerts). 410-752-4200
8:00 pm	The Fantasticks at Arena Stage . The memorable score by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt enlivens the heart of this passionate musical that charmed Off-Broadway for… Arena Stage at the Lincoln Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 202-488-3300
8:00 pm	Handel's Messiah. Performed live. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (Arts - Concerts). 202-467-4600
11:00 pm	Belly Dance Shows in Adams Morgan. Enjoy professional, beautiful belly dance performances, delicious Middle Eastern / Mediterranean food, and premium hookah flavo… Tangier Restaurant and Hookah Lounge. (Performance - Dance). 202-797-0778

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Call	Christmas on the Potomac. Nightly indoor snowfalls and holiday-themed fountain show, musical performances, the Potomac Express Train Village, an ice skati… Gaylord National Resort. (Festival - Holiday Event / Party). 877-352-3629
Call	ICE. Enter a fantastic winter wonderland unlike anything you've ever seen. The year's coldest event will warm visitors' hearts as the… Gaylord National Resort. (Festival - Holiday Event / Party). 877-352-3629
11:30 am- 5:30 pm	Wine Tasting. Explore the grounds, see how wine is made and enjoy free samples in the Tasting Room. Veramar Vineyard. (Festival - Wine Tasting). 540-955-5510
4:00 pm	Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Presented live. Verizon Center. (Festival - Holiday Event / Party). 202-628-3200
4:00 pm	Chanukah on the Ellipse 2009. The Maccabees' 2,000 year-old victory over the Syrians, and the miracle of the lamp that burned for 8 days on 1 day's oil, is co… White House Ellipse Visitor Pavilion. (Festival - Holiday Event / Party). 202-332-5600
7:00 pm	Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Presented live. Verizon Center. (Festival - Holiday Event / Party). 202-628-3200
7:30 pm	A Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens' classic Christmas story is performed live on stage. Ford's Theatre. (Festival - Holiday Event / Party). 202-347-4833

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