It Is an Art-Filled Weekend in the DMV
It will be a great weekend to get out and enjoy all the activities going on in the DMV with temperatures expected to be in the mid-70s with no rain in the seven-day forecast. Take in art at Art All Night or Destination D.C., celebrate the Hispanic culture at Fiesta D.C.’s parade and festival or see on of the many new exhibit openings happening this weekend.
The Largo Town Center station will be closed with buses replacing trains between Morgan Boulevard and Largo Town Center. Silver and Ble Line trains will operate every 24 minutes. Blue Line trains will also single track between Arlington Cemetery and Pentagon City. Red Line trains will single track between Friendship Heights and Medical Center with trains running every 16 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont and additional trains running every 8 minutes between Farragut North and Silver Spring from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Orange Line trains single track at West Falls Church, with trains running every 12 minutes on Saturdy and every 24 minutes on Sunday. Yellow Line trains single track between Pentagon City and L’Enfant Plaza with trains running every 24 minutes. Yellow Trains run between Huntington and Mount Vernon Square ONLY. Green Line trains will operate on a regular weekend schedule.
Art All Night
Art All Night is an all-night arts festival, which is spread over eight D.C. Main Street neighborhoods. Painting, photography, sculpture, crafts, fashion, music, dance, theater, silent discos, film and poetry will be showcased in both public and private spaces, indoors and outdoors. In Congress Heights, experience the art of Chocolate City on a journey through sound, movement, magic, and taste showcasing more than 200 of the city’s finest artists in more than 20 venues. Deanwood Heights goes old school with tributes to art and entertainment from the 60s and 70s. Minnesota Avenue has a celebratory evening full of art, dance, music, poetry, photography and interactive activities showcasing a tapestry of talents. Stroll through Dupont Circle’s art galleries, embassies and retailers. Some special locations will be open to discover fine art and entertainment. The historic H Street corridor hosts a feast for the senses, inviting guests to immerse and experience stimulating artistic endeavors and diverse creativity. North Capitol showcases a melting pot of local artists and old and new culture with art, dance, film, music and installations. The streets of North Capitol and Bloomingdale will be lined with live painting demonstrations and muralists. Learn the “Art of a Drink” and vibe to the best jazz musicians on Black Broadway, dance to your own drum at a silent dance party or join Mundo Verde’s students in an acoustic performance. In Shaw, where Art All Night DC started in 2011, enjoy live music, dance, painting, body painting, photography, film, fashion and DIY activities like a parade, art market, fire dancers, dance parties, new murals, projections and free glow-in-the-dark giveaways. And in Tenleytown, more than 90 artists and performing groups present diverse visual arts, live music, international dance, a poetry slam and family-friendly interactive art experiences at 14 venues. The East Side Shuttle will stop at Deanwood Heights, Minnesota Avenue and the H Street/Oklahoma Streetcar stop to visit all their neighborhoods have to offer from 5 p.m.-midnight.
Sept. 29 from 7 p.m.-3 a.m. in Congress Heights, Deanwood, Dupont Circle, H Street, Minnesota Avenue, North Capitol, Shaw and Tenleytown. Admission is FREE!
New York Avenue Sculpture Project: Betsabeé Romero
The New York Avenue Sculpture Project is the only public art space to feature rotating installations of modern works by female artists in the District. Beginning Friday, it will feature four sculptures by Betsabeé Romero, a Mexico City-based artist who uses carved and painted tires in totemic structures to address issues such as the environment and migration. Using a process similar to tattooing, she carves figures and intricate patterns into the sidewalls and treads of the tires, then fills in the motifs with gleaming metallic paint. Romero’s sculptures will also be the first in the project’s history to use interior lighting, creating an ethereal glow. A free community day Friday features brunch refreshments from 10 a.m.-noon and welcome remarks at 11:30 a.m., both in the Great Hall, followed by a lecture by Romero at noon in the Performance Hall.
Sept. 28-Sept. 20, 2020 outside the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor
The Smithsonian American Art Museum presents Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor, the first major retrospective of an artist born into slavery with this fascinating look into Traylor’s work. Born in Alabama in 1853, Traylor lived through enslavement, the Civil War, Emancipation, Reconstruction, Jim Crow laws and the Great Migration. He painted and drew striking pieces that covered a gamut of subjects, from the political to the racial to the powerful, delivering a stunning interpretation of African American life. You will be able to view 155 of Traylor’s most important paintings and drawings in this exhibit.
Sept. 28-Mar. 17 from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Oktoberfest
The annual Oktoberfest celebration at this NoMa beer garden is a three-day affair with live music by the traditional German band Die Drei each afternoon and a mix of German and local seasonal beers. Special events include the Bavarian Olympics from 4-7 p.m. Saturday with yodeling and stein-holding competitions, and Sunday’s Dogtoberfest with a costume contest and toy drive benefiting local animal shelters. There is also authentic food available from Café Berlin.
Sept. 28 from 3 p.m.-midnight, Sept. 29 from noon-midnight and Sept. 30 from noon-10 p.m. at Wunder Garden, 1101First St. NE. Admission is FREE!
Truckeroo
Truckeroo brings local food trucks to The Bullpen near Nationals Park to dish up everything from barbeque to crepes to premium, hand-scooped ice cream. About a dozen wheeled food sellers show up, and there are picnic tables and shade to keep things cool. This week’s event, the final of 2018, includes BBQ Bus, D.C. Empanadas, D.C. Slices, Due south, Crepe Love, Korean BBQ Taco Box, Millie’s, Orange Cow, People’s Bao, Peruvian Brothers, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Roro’s Lebanese, Say Cheese!, Tacos Matadores and Tapas Truck. There will also be games, cold beverages and live music by the D.C. Transit Band and the Alan Scott Band.
Sept. 28 from 4-11 p.m. at The Bullpen, 1299 Half St. SE. Admission is FREE!
Dimensions D.C.
This Friday and Saturday, head to Northeast D.C. for a fully immersive experiential art and music experience. Dimensions D.C. has tasked nine local artists and musicians with creating large-scale three-dimensional exhibits that reimagine the event’s industrial setting and prompt unique interactions from visitors. Capping off both evenings of the two-day event is a performance from Karma Fields, the world’s first artificial intelligence DJ, who merges technology and art through innovative audio-visual performances.
Sept. 28 from 5 p.m.-3 a.m. and Sept. 29 from noon-3 a.m. at 2046 West Virginia Ave. NE. Tickets are $25 for both the exhibits, Karma Fields and after party either night or $10 on Saturday for exhibits only until 7 p.m.
TWB Welcomes
The Washington Ballet and its artistic director, Julie Kent, invite acclaimed dance artists from around the world to celebrate a new season and the wonder of their craft during TWB Welcomes. Among the performers are Katherine Barkman, principal dancer with Ballet Manilla; DMV native Connor Walsh, principal with the Houston Ballet; Stella Abera, principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre; and Marcelo Gomes, from principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. There are two programs and each performance includes a different mix of performers. Both programs include Tarantella, Seven Sonatas Pas de Deux and Swan Lake Act III Pas de Deux. Program A also features Serenade and Bolero, while Program B features Les Sylphides and Somberisimo.
Sept. 28 at 8 p.m., Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $25-$160.
The Last American Hammer
This is the final weekend to see The Last American Hammer from UrbanArias. Malcom Negley, a conspiracy theorist who espouses his findings on YouTube, is secluded in a basement of a rural Toby jug museum on a vacant American Main Street awaiting the FBI. He has a theory about the “original” 13th Amendment, which negates the authority of the government, and corresponding justice. He occupies the museum because it is the only place left in the failed town to receive federal funds for the upkeep of a rare 17th century British pitcher known as “Sir Oswyn.” But only Agent Reyes, a young rookie agent pays him any attention. Malcom explains that the town’s only major source of employment – a hammer manufacturer – has gone under, leaving the residents lost. He is armed with “the Last American Hammer” to roll off the plant’s line and intends to hold a proxy trail against the U.S. Government using Toby jugs as physical sand-ins for a court. When his strongest piece of evidence is unveiled, the story takes on an entirely new element.
Sept. 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. Tickets are $25-$45.
The Comedy of Errors
Mistaken identities are at the center of The Comedy of Errors. The Shakespearean farce is kicked off by confusion over two sets of twins who bear the same name. The blunders double, triple and cube until chaos reigns and everyone is pretty sure that everyone else is completely insane. Servants can’t find their masters, wives overlook husbands and sons can’t remember their fathers. Shakespeare Theatre Company and director Alan Paul will stage this classic with all of the hilarity and pure glee that it deserves.
Through Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (except Sept. 30), 7 p.m. Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday at Lansburgh Theatre, 450 Seventh St. NW. Tickets are $44-$118.
Japan Modern
Two new exhibits focusing on modern Japan open this weekend at the Freer|Sackler this weekend. In the first, Japan Modern: Prints in the Age of Photography highlights traditional woodblock printmaking that was the norm in Japan until the mid-19th century until photography became prominent. Printmakers were forced to innovate in order to stay relevant. Additionally, a new government, a powerful earthquake and a world war also contributed to the major upheaval that these artists faced. how printmakers dealt with such radical change from the late-19th to mid-20th century, and in turn, elevated and evolved an art form to reflect the times. The second, Japan Modern: Photography from the Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck Collection, highlights influential photographers of the 20th century in all their glory. See jaw-dropping landscapes and hard-hitting portraits of postwar Japan. The photographs are both rural and urban, serving as social commentary in some cases and deeply personal meditations in others. Photobooks and films will also be included.
Sept. 29 through Jan. 21 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily at the Freer|Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival
At the tip of City Dock in Annapolis is the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial, which depicts the author of Roots reading and educating children on the spot where his enslaved ancestor arrived in America in 1767. The annual Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival celebrates connections to Africa and the Caribbean with African dance performances; funk, jazz and gospel musicians on three stages; family activities; actors portraying historic figures such as Frederick Douglass; Zumba, karate, drumming and soul food cooking demonstrations; and food and craft vendors. There is free parking at the Calvert Street Garage, 19 St. John’s St., Annapolis, with shuttle buses providing transportation to the City Dock.
Sept. 28 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Susan Campbell Park at Annapolis City Dock, 1 Dock St., Annapolis. Admission is FREE!
Barracks Row Fall Festival
Now in its 17th year, the Barracks Row Fall Festival has something for everyone. For kids, there will be skateboard demonstrations, a magician, a donkey parade and a petting zoo with baby animals. And for the hungry and thirsty, some of the restaurants along Barracks Row will be outside selling food and Belga Café will host a beer garden from noon-5 p.m. in the 500 block of Eighth Street. After that, you will be ready to arm wrestle with the D.C. Rollergirls. Entertainment includes Irish dancers, the Marine Corps Brass Quintet, the Bullfrog Band, the Capitol Hill Chorale, a military chefs cookoff, Batala, performing Jack Russell terriers, the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, Chesty the Marine Corps bull dog mascot and more. There will also be tours of the Home of the Commandants from noon-4 p.m. and Marine Barracks Washington beginning at the Main Gate at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 4 p.m.
Sept. 29 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. along Barracks Row on Eighth Street SE between E and I Streets. Admission is FREE!
Dardanella
Inspired by the Prohibition Era and The Great Gatsby, the Washington National Cathedral hosts Dardanella, a roaring 20s lawn party, for the third consecutive year. Expect to see flapper dresses, bowties, boater hats and other remnants of the bygone era. Try your hand at the Charleston or take an on-site dance lesson while a 12-piece orchestra provides the soundtrack. You can also play lawn games like croquet, chess or bocce, take an old-time photo and enjoy food and cocktails. There will also be carnival acts and vintage vendors, if you don’t have any period dress. The event is family-friendly.
Sept. 29 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Tickets are $55-$115. Children 14 and younger are FREE!
Fiesta D.C.
The annual celebration of Latino culture was originally scheduled for Sept. 15-16, but was rescheduled due to the threat of Hurricane Florence. Fiesta D.C. includes a parade and a festival on back-to-back days, both held in the heart of D.C. Saturday’s Parade of Nations features Native Latino dance troupes and other local groups. Sunday’s festival will gather thousands with a beauty pageant, live musical and dance performances, plenty of food and much, much more.
Sept 29 (parade) from 1-5:30 p.m. at Constitution Avenue NW between Seventh and 14th Streets and Sept. 30 (festival) from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. along Constitution Avenue NW between Ninth and 14th Streets. Admission is FREE!
Opera in the Outfield
Opera in the Outfield from the Washington National Opera brings The Barber of Seville to Nationals Park for an evening at the ballpark unlike any other. Gates open at 5 p.m. for pre-opera activities, which will include an instrument meet-and-greet, a costume shop, performances by local artists, a screening of Rabbit of Seville starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, arts and crafts, face painting, coloring, games and prizes. The opera begins promptly at 7 p.m. Guest wishing to sit in the outfield must get a wristband after entering the park. Only fabric blankets are allowed on the field. No plastic or canvas materials, chairs or strollers are permitted on the grass. The stands will also be open for seating.
Sept. 29 at 5 p.m. at Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. Admission tis FREE!
Turkish Festival
The 15th annual Turkish Festival wraps up Turkish Heritage Month with a celebration of authentic cuisine, music, dancing and crafts. There will also be arts, crafts and games for the kids and a Turkish coffeehouse with fortune telling.
Sept. 30 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. along Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 12th and 14th Streets. Admission is FREE!
Ongoing events
1968: Civil Rights at 50 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 2 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is $21.21 for adults, $16.96 for seniors 65 and older, and $12.71 for children ages 7-18 in advance or $24.95, $19.95 and $14.95, respectively, at the door.
Alexander Hamilton: Soldier, Secretary, Icon from 10a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Mar. 3 at the National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Admission is FREE!
The American Revolution: A World War from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through July 9 at the National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Americans from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through 2022 at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Baseball Americana from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday through June at the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Admission is FREE!
Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through Mar. 10 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Born Yesterday at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 21 at Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. Tickets are $20-$62.
Botanical Art Worldwide: America’s Flora from 10 a.m-5 p.m. daily through Oct. 15 at the U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Bound to Amaze: Inside a Book-Colleting Career from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through Nov. 25 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 and older and students, and FREE for youth 18 and younger.
Community Policing in the Nation’s Capital from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 15 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors 60 and older, students with valid ID and youth ages 3-17 Children are FREE!
Corot: Women from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 31 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Daguerreotypes: Five Decades of Collecting from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through June 2 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Dawoud Bey: The Birmingham Project from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Mar. 17 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Diane Arbus: A Box of Ten Photographs from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Jan. 21 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Oct. 20 at the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Admission is FREE!
Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice across Asia from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Nov. 29, 2020 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Evicted from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through May 19 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Admission is FREE!
Fabergé Rediscovered from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday through Jan. 13 at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for college student, $5 for children 6-18 and FREE for children younger than 6. Adults and seniors get $3 off weekdays and $1 off on weekends when purchased online.
Fridays at the Fountain from 5-9 p.m. Fridays through Oct. 19 at the Crystal City Water Park, 1601 Crystal Drive, Arlington. Admission is FREE!
A Glimpse of Ancient Yemen from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Aug. 18 at the Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Gloria at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 7 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D St. NW. Tickets are $20-$69.
Heisenberg at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday through Nov. 11 at Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. Tickets are $40-$89.
If I Forget at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 7 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 14 at Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. Tickets are $20-$104.
Intersections: Richard Tuttle from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Thursday and noon-6:30 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 30 at the Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. Admission is $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors 62 and older. Children 18 and younger are FREE!
Investigating Where We Live from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through mid-January at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors 60 and older, students with valid ID and youth ages 3-17 at the door. Children are FREE!
Let’s Get It Right: Work Incentive Posters from the 1920s from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Jan. 6 at the National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Mark Bradford: Pickett’s Charge from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Nov. 12 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Maryland Renaissance Festival from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. weekends and Labor Day through Oct. 21 at 1821 Crownsville Road, Annapolis. Tickets are $26 for adults, $22 for seniors 62 and older and $11 for children ages 7-15. Children 6 and younger are FREE!
Mural from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 11 a.m-6 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 28 at the National Gallery of Art East Building, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 21 at the Renwick Gallery, Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW. Admission is FREE!
One Year: 1968, An America Odyssey from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through May 19 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Outbreak from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through 2021 at the National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! The Pianist of Willesden Lane at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $44-$74.
Pictures of the Year: 75 Years of the World’s Best Photography from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 20 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets are $24.95 for adults, $19.95 for seniors 65 and older, $14.95 for your 7-18 and free for children 6 and younger.
Playball and the National Pastime from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday through Apr. 30 at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Building 76, 736 Sicard St. SE. Admission is FREE!
Portraits of the World: Switzerland from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Nov. 12 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Postmen of the Skies: Celebrating 100 Years of Airmail Service from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through May 27 at the National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Admission is FREE!
Rachel Whiteread from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 13 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Recent Acquisitions from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Nov. 4 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Remembering Vietnam from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 6, at the National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Represent: Hip-Hop Photography from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through May 5 at the National Museum of African American History & Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE. Timed tickets are required on weekends and for groups of 10 or more.
Sean Scully: Landline from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Feb. 3 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Secret Cities from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Mar. 3 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors 60 or older, students with ID and children 3-17. Children younger than 3 are FREE!
Sense of Humor from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 6 at the National Gallery of Art, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Shaping Clay in Ancient Iran from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through September 2019 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
South Pacific at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 7 at Olney Theatre, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney. Tickets are $42-$84.
Subodh Gupta: Terminal from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through 2020 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Tino Seghal: This You from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Oct. 14 at the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Jan. 6 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Turn Me Loose at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday through Oct. 21 at Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. Tickets are $76-$115.
UnSeen: Our Past in a New Light, Ken Gonzales-Day and Titus Kaphar from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Jan. 6 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
War on Our Doorsteps from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday through Nov. 3 at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum, 437 Seventh St. NW. Tickets are $9.50 for adults, $8.50 for seniors 60 and older and military, and $7 for students.
Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through June 2019 at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE. Timed passes will not be required weekdays in September, only on weekends.
Water, Wind and Waves: Marine Painting from the Dutch Golden Age from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Nov. 25 at the National Gallery of Art, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Welcome to the New World from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Spring 2019 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets are $24.95 for adults, $19.95 for seniors 65 years and older, $14.95 for youth from 7-18 at the door with a 15 percent discount when purchased online. Children 6 and younger are FREE!.
What Absence Is Made Of from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through the summer of 2019 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
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