Jazz at the American Art Gallery

20Nov09

Jazz! I went to the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Take Five! event.  Every third Thursday from 5-7 pm, the museum hosts a different jazz ensemble in the indoor courtyard connecting the American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery.  This month, the Brad Linde Ensemble, a 10-piece band devoted to the bebop style of jazz, entertained.  [...]

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Art and Tapas in Georgetown

08Nov09

My friend, Laurie, joined me for an evening of firsts in Georgetown on Friday that excluded all the predictable neighborhood attractions.  This meant no Third Edition, no walks along the waterfront, and no ironic shirt collars. I went to my first art gallery opening at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).  Despite the abundance of [...]

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