Have Summer Fun in the Sun This Weekend
It is officially the first weekend of summer and the longest days of the year. Make the most of that daylight at the many events, including the Smithsonian’s Saturday Solstice, when the museums celebrate until midnight. It looks like the weather will cooperate too with no chance of rain in the forecast and temperatures in the mid- to upper-80s.
Major Metro disruptions continue this weekend with all six Blue and Yellow Line stations south of Reagan National Airport including Braddock Road, King Street, Van Dorn Street, Franconia-Springfield, Eisenhower Avenue and Huntington closed through Sept. 8. The Wiehle-Reston East station will also be closed. On the Blue Line, shuttle buses will operate between Franconia-Springfield, Van Dorn Street, King Street and National Airport, but not Braddock Road. There will be also be an express shuttle between Franconia-Springfield and the Pentagon Station. On the Yellow Line, buses will operate between Huntington, Eisenhower Avenue, King Street, Braddock Road and Crystal City, but not National Airport. There will also be an express bus between Huntington and Pentagon. Blue and Yellow Line trains on the remainder of the route will run on regular weekend schedules, with Blue Line trains run between Reagan National Airport and New Carrollton. Yellow Line trains now running to and from Greenbelt. Red Line trains single track between Friendship Heights and Medical Center after 10 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Trains will run every 6-7 minutes between Shady Grove and Silver Spring from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. and every 16 minutes after 10 p.m. Silver Line Trains single track between Morgan Boulevard and Addison Road, but will run on a regular weekend schedule. Green Line trains single track between Naylor Road and Anacostia, with trains every 24 minutes. Orange Line trains operate on a regular weekend schedule.
Solstice Saturday
Saturday, the Smithsonian marks the first Saturday of summer — Solstice Saturday — by staying open late and hosting parties, programs and performances. Many Smithsonian museums will be open until midnight welcoming visitors to the free festivities. Some of the events include using the Air and Space Museum’s historic 16-inch reflector telescope to discover the secrets of Jupiter from 9:30-11:30 p.m. at the Solstice Summer Party; using solar telescopes at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly to observe the sun from noon-3 p.m.; celebrating music at the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum exploring hip-hops influence on American society, innovation, culture and arts wit life performances, DJs, workshops and dance parties; Celebrate the Sun! with an afternoon of Andean music, Bolivian dancing and family friendly activities like making your own Andean fan or foil pendant celebrating the Great Inka Road inside the American Indian Museum, when from 7-9:30 p.m. the celebration moves outside to the Welcome Plaza for the Solstice Illuminated Dance Party with a DJ, refreshments, fun and food from Peruvian Brothers and the museum’s Mitsitam Café, with all galleries open throughout the evening; or be a party animal at the National Zoo with a kid-friendly dance party with a DJ, free temporary tattoos and costume characters from 6-8 p.m., with the music continuing from 8-10 p.m. for the adults with snacks and drinks throughout the event. See the full schedule online.
June 22 from 10 am.-midnight at the various Smithsonian museums. Admission is FREE!
Illegal to Be You: Gay History Beyond Stonewall
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City, the National Museum of American History displays objects on its Artifact Walls that illuminate the LGBTQ experience both before, during and after the time period of Stonewall. Illegal to Be You: Gay History Beyond Stonewall features items from the museum’s collections that put the histories of the drag queens, students, homeless youth and others who were there within a larger and longer experience of being gay.
June 21 ongoing from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Seriously Funny: From the Desk of The Daily Show
Explore the impact that The Daily Show with Jon Stewart had on modern political satire and discourse in Seriously Funny: From the Dest of The Daily Show with Jon Steward, one of the museum’s final exhibits before it closes at the end of the year. More than 50 artifacts are on display, including Stewart’s desk from The Daily Show. There will also be a Newseum-produced film that goes behind the scenes of
June 21-Dec. 31 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is $12.71-$21.21 in online or $14.95-$24.95 at the door.
By the People Festival
The By the People Festival attracts some of the modern art world’s top talents, who display works spanning various forms of media, including a billboard art installation on a barge that will float on the Potomac and Anacostia rivers making stops at Georgetown, the Capitol Riverfront and Anacostia during the course of the festival. The free festival also features collaborations with Smithsonian museums (including late-night access during Solstice Saturday), as well as points of interest throughout the neighborhoods.
Through June 23 at various times citywide including the Smithsonian’s Ars and Industries Building and Union Market. Admission is FREE!
AFI Docs Film Festival
The American Film Institute’s international film festival presents diverse documentaries ranging in topics from national politics, education and health to music, sports and culture. Considered one of the leading documentary festivals in the country, the AFI Docs Film Festival is an annual summer celebration of the power of storytelling in film. Highlights include docs on David Crosby, Linda Ronstadt and Miles Davis and screenings of classic films such as Law and Order andTongues Untied. The closing night film is Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Moly Ivins, which will be shown at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Navy Memorial’s Burke Theater and will feature a Q&A with director Janice Engle. The film tells the story of Molly Ivins, six feet of Texas trouble who took on “good old boy” corruption wherever she found it. You can check out the entire schedule online.
June 19-23 at various times at the AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, E Street cinema, 555 11th St. NW and other theaters in D.C. Tickets are $15.
Blackbeard
Take to the high seas with the most infamous pirate of all-time in this raucous play from the creators of The Witches of Eastwick. Blackbeard has learned he’s wanted by the British army, so he takes his crew of marauders on an incredible journey across the world to find and raise an undead army from the bottom of the sea. Staged entirely on a pirate ship and featuring plenty of comedy and indelible songs, this Signature Theatre production will be a summer highlight.
June 18-July 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday (except June 25), 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (except June 22) and 7 p.m. Sunday at Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. Tickets are $40-$98.
Falsettos
This is the last weekend to see the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical Falsettos from William Finn and James Lapine in an all-new production from Lincoln Center Theater. The story focuses on Marvin, a charming but neurotic gay man, as well as his wife, lover, about-to-be-Bar-Mitzvahed son, psychiatrist and lesbian friends next door. This poignant story shows the incredible possibilities of the modern family through crisp dialogue and fantastic songs.
June 21-23 at 8 p.m. and June 22-23 at 2 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $49-$139.
Well Ray
The main street in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood turns into an open-air workout studio during the annual Well Ray health-focused festival. Take your yoga mat and participate in free classes led by local instructors who specialize in Pilates, yoga, CrossFit, cycle, barre and dance. Kids will have their own workshops too, with parkour and high-intensity training classes geared toward little ones. The event is expected to draw 75 vendors, from acupuncturists to therapists to nutritionists.
June 22 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. along Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray. Admission is FREE!
The Warmth of Other Suns
Based on the exhibition The Restless Earth, which was shown at the Triennale in Milan in 2017, The Warmth of Other Suns presents historical and contemporary pieces by 75 historical and modern global artists whose work poses urgent questions about the experience and perceptions of migration and the current global refugee crisis. Through videos, paintings, images and installations, visitors will encounter migration and refugee experiences from throughout history and all over the world.
June 22-Sept. 22 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 5-8:30 p.m. Thursday and noon-6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors and children 18 and younger are FREE!
National Capital Barbecue Battle
The smell of barbecue will waft through downtown all weekend, thanks to the 27th annual National Capital Barbecue Battle. Tens of thousands of brisket fans are expected at this family-friendly summer festival, where stands serve barbecue and grilled food samples, and restaurants from across the country set up shop, too. Listen to 30 reggae, jazz, blues, R&B, go-go and rock bands on three stages, including the Spin Doctors from 5:45-7 p.m. Sunday, Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest from 2:15-3:15 p.m. on Saturday and barbecue legends compete in cooking contests. Special attractions include Johnsonville’s Big Taste “World’s Largest” Grill, the Oscar Mayer WienerMobile and the Planters NUTmobile. There will be free samples, mostly from national brands, but you will have to buy the barbecue.
June 22 from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and June 23 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. along Pennsylvania Avenue NW between Third and Seventh Streets. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the gate for adults; children ages 12 and younger are FREE!
Heurich House 125th Birthday Backyard Bash
In honor of its 125th anniversary, the Heurich House Museum is kicking it back 25 years to 1994 with this themed birthday bash in its backyard. Expect 90s-themed party favors, brews, a birthday cake and songs pulled straight from the Top 40 in ’94 playing on the boombox. There will also be self-guided tours of the house. Make sure to dress for the occasion in your favorite 90s threads and bring along a lawn chair for chillin’.
June 22 from 1-4 p.m. |at Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. Tickets are $12.50.
Taste the Philippines: D.C. Filipino Food Festival
Some of Washington’s best chefs will put their spin on Filipino cuisine at Taste the Philippines: D.C. Filipino Food Festival at the Wharf. That includes the team from Kaliwa, located in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood, along with chefs from Daikaya and Tiger Fork. Farther-flung restaurants such as Rockville’s Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly, Baltimore’s Ekiben and Chicago’s Oriole will also be in attendance. Pick up a pack of tasting tickets and stay for such family-friendly afternoon activities as martial arts demos, Filipino cultural performances, live music, activities for kids and giveaways.
June 22 from 2-6 p.m. on The Wharf’s district Pier, 101 District Square SW. Admission is FREE, tasting tickets are $5.50 (individual) to $44 (pack of 11).
Portside in Old Town Summer Festival
If you haven’t taken a trip into Old Town Alexandria recently, Saturday’s Portside in Old Town Summer Festival will be your best time to see the new things and places that dot the waterfront. The city has revamped its Waterfront Park to host more activities throughout the year, and for this summer kickoff, that includes the addition of a pop-up beer garden courtesy of Port City Brewing Co. There will be live music all day with the Ethiopian jazz stylings of Feedel Band (4:15 p.m.) and bumping brass tunes from Black Masala (6:45 p.m.). You will also be able to buy local food, try hands-on arts and history activities, and experience some activities for all ages, including classic lawn games and a public art installation.
June 22 from 2-8 p.m. at Waterfront Park, 1 King St., Alexandria. Admission is FREE!
Community Weekend
Explore Japanese culture and animals in Japanese art with activities for all ages at the National Gallery of Art’s Community Weekend. On Saturday, the museum will stay open late for a special evening program featuring sake tasting, DIY zodiac buttons, manga drawing, sudoku, haikus and a live scoring of Japanese short films by Shaolin Jazz. On Sunday, the East Building comes alive with origami lessons, classical Japanese dance and folktales from Japan. Both days feature taiko drumming, kimono fashion shows, a DJ and oragami.
June 22 from 5-8 p.m. and June 23 from 11 am-5 p.m. at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Astronomy Festival on the National Mall
Hofstra University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy hosts its annual Astronomy Festival on the National Mall in front of the Smithsonian Castle. It will feature solar, optical and radio telescope observations, hands-on activities, demonstrations, hand-outs, videos, a planetarium show under a 25-foot blow up dome, and a chance to mingle with astronomers. Using the 25 telescopes set up on the Mall, visitors can view close-up views of Jupiter and its moons, Saturn and its rings, colorful double stars and star clusters. Before dusk, you can view sunspots with the help of specially filtered telescopes.
June 22 from 6-11 p.m. at the Smithsonian Castle, 1000 Jefferson Drive SW. Admission is FREE!
Ongoing events
6.13.89: The Cancelling of the Mapplethorpe Exhibition from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-6 p.m Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 9 at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, 500 17th St. NW. Admission is FREE!
All Work, No Pay from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through February 2020 at the National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
America; It’s Complicated at 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday (except July 4) and July 1, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday through Aug. 11 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $49-$59.
American Myths & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Oct. 14 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Animals, Collected from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.6 p.m. Sunday through Spring 2020 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $7-$10.
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!
Artists Respond: American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965-1975 from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Aug. 18 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Baseball Americana from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday through July 27 at the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Admission is FREE!
Byhalia, Mississippi at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through July 7 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $25-$89.
Capital Harvest on the Plaza from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays through Nov. 22 at the Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Capitol Riverfront Friday Night Concert Series from 7-9 p.m. through Aug. 30 at Yards Park, 355 Water Street SE. Admission is FREE!
Celebrating New American Gardens from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Oct. 15 at the U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Describe the Night at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday through June 23 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. Tickets are $20-$89.
DinoRoars from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Aug. 31 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. 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!
Enrico David: Gradations of Slow Release from 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. daily through Sept. 2 at the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue SW and Seventh Street SW. Admission is FREE!
Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live Show at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday through Aug. 31 in the Smithsonian’s National Zoo Visitor Center’s National Zoo Theater, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children ages 2-12 and children younger than 2 are FREE!
Eye to I: Self-Portraits from 1900 to Today from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Aug. 18 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Flickering Treasures from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 14 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors ages 60 and older, youth ages 3-17 and students. Children 2 and younger are FREE!
Farragut Fridays from 9 a.m.-5p.m. through Sept. 20 at Farragut Square, 17th and K Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Game Change: Elephants from Prey to Preservation from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Feb. 1, at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Gardens Across America from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Oct. 1 at the U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 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!
Good as Gold: Fashioning Senegalese Women from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Sept. 29 at the National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Helen Zubhaib: Migrations from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Tuesday and Sunday through July 28 at the Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 S St. NW. Tickets are $5-$10 at the door. Children younger than 12 are FREE!
Hello, Dolly! at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through July 7 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $49-$159.
Hoops from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 5 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for youth ages 3-17, students with ID and seniors ages 60 and older.
Infinite Space from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 5-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 5:30-11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Sept. 2 at Artechouse, 1238 Maryland Ave. SW. Tickets are $8-$16 online and $10-$20 at the door.
In Mid-Sentence from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Mar. 8 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Jazz in the Garden from 5-8:30 p.m. through Aug. 23 at the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden, Sixth and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
The Life of Animals in Japanese Art from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Aug. 19 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Manifesto: Art x Agency from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Jan. 5 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue and Seventh Street SW. Admission is FREE!
Mid-Century Master: The Photography of Alfred Eisentaedt from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday through Jan. 12 at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for senior citizens, $10 for college students, $5 for children ages 6-18 and children younger than 6 are FREE!
It’s Hip to Be Square: The Mint Family from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Nov. 31 at the U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
More is More: Multiples from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 22 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for people 65 and older and students, and children 18 and younger are FREE!
Nature’s Best Photography from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through September at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue 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!
Portraits of the World: Korea from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Nov. 17 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Queens of Egypt from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Sept. 2 at the National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St. NW. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, students and military, $10 for children 5-12 and children younger than 5 are FREE!
Recent Acquisitions from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Nov. 3 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Jan. 3, 2021, at the National Archives, 701 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Ripcord at 8 p.m Tuesday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through July 6 at Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW. Tickets are $20-$50.
Rirkrit Tiravanija: Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow, and Green, from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through July 24 at the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue and 7th Street SW. Admission is FREE!
Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 31 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets are $12.71-$21.21 online or $14.95-$24.95 at the door.
Sculpture Down to Scale: Models for Public Art at Federal Buildings, 1974-1985 from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through June 6, 2020, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Sea Monsters Unearthed, Life in Angola’s Ancient Seas from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through 2020 at the National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Section 14: The Other Palm Springs, California from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through January at the National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avnue SW. Admission is FREE!
Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday through September 2020 at the Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Admission is FREE!
Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Oct. 20 at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Shaping Clay in Ancient Iran from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through September at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Smorgasburg D.C. from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays through October at Tingey Plaza, 200 Tingey St. SE. Admission is FREE!
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!
Superheroes from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Sept. 2 at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Tiffany Chung: Vietnam, Past Is Prologue from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Sept. 2 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
The Way of the Kami from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Nov. 1 at the Freer Gallery of Art, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is 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!
Whistler in Watercolor from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Oct. 6 at Freer Gallery of Art, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Women of Progress: Early Camera Portraits from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through May 31 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
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