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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019cultural landscapes through contemporary
and historical works by 75 artists from
around the globe. 1600 21st St. NW.
phillipscollection.org.
RENWICK GALLERY “Michael Sherrill:
Retrospective,” through Jan. 5. An
exhibition of more than 75 early works by
the artist, including sculptures of glass,
metal and clay, teapots and functional
vessels. “Ginny Ruffner: Reforestation of the
Imagination,” through Jan. 5. An exhibition
of glass sculptures of tree stumps that
visitors view via augmented reality
technology that digitally superimposes two
distinct landscapes over the sculptures: one
that is barren and empty, the other in which
plants grow from the stumps. 17th Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
americanart.si.edu.
SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
“American Myth and Memory: David
Levinthal Photographs,” through Oct. 14. An
exhibition of works by the photographer that
includes iconic and mythic imagery, such as
baseball players, toy cowboys and Barbie
dolls, that influenced postwar American
society. Eighth and F streets NW.
americanart.si.edu.
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF
NATURAL HISTORY “David H. Koch Hall of
Fossils: Deep Time,” indefinitely. The new
31,000-square-foot fossil hall features 700
fossil specimens including early reptiles,
mammals and insects, an Alaskan palm
tree, a woolly mammoth, a diplodocus and a
Tyrannosaurus rex. 10th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW.
naturalhistory.si.edu.
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
MUSEUM “One Thousand and Seventy-
Eight Blue Skies,” through April 25. An
exhibition of images of the sky above every
known Nazi concentration camp across
Europe taken by photographer Anton
Kusters between 2012 and 2017. Each
photograph is stamped with the camp’s
GPS coordinates and the number of victims
at the camp. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl. SW.
ushmm.org.
U.S. BOTANIC GARDEN “Celebrating New
American Gardens,” through Oct. 15. New
public gardens are exhibited that celebrate
American gardens created or renovated
within the past five years. “Gardens Across
America,” through Oct. 1. An exhibition of
the stories and collections of 21 gardens
across the United States that show diversity
of both plants and communities.
100 Maryland Ave. SW. usbg.gov.
VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
“Cosmologies from the Tree of Life: Art from
the African American South,” through
Nov. 17. An exhibition of multimedia works
of American modernism with African
aesthetic legacies, including paintings,
sculptures and quilts. 200 N. Boulevard,
Richmond. vmfa.museum.
WALTERS ART MUSEUM “Time and Place,”
through March 1. An exhibition of
photographic works by artists Antonio
McAfee and Jay Gould that examine labor
and class issues. 600 N. Charles St.,
Baltimore. thewalters.org.tour of a tomb in the Valley of the Queens.
1145 17th St. NW. nationalgeographic.org.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN
AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
Ongoing exhibitions focusing on diverse
historical subjects including the
transatlantic slave trade, the civil rights
movement, the history of African American
music and other cultural expressions, visual
arts, theater, sports and military history.
14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.
nmaahc.si.edu.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART “I
Am... Contemporary Women Artists of
Africa,” through July 5. An exhibition of
works by 28 female artists that
demonstrate a contemporary feminism,
covering subjects such as faith, racism,
identity, community, politics and the
environment. 950 Independence Ave. SW.
africa.si.edu.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN
HISTORY “Everyday Luxury: Silk Quilts from
the National Collection,” through January. A
selection of parlor throws, or quilts that
were designed for viewing only, from the
museum’s collection of late 19th century
silk quilts is exhibited. 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW.
americanhistory.si.edu.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN
INDIAN “Section 14: The Other Palm
Springs, California,” through January. An
exhibition concerning a land battle from the
1940s to 1960s, over a square-mile tract in
downtown Palm Springs, Calif., that forms
the center of the Agua Caliente Indian
Reservation. Fourth Street and
Independence Avenue SW.
americanindian.si.edu.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE
ARTS “More is More: Multiples,” through
Sept. 22. Artists offer cultural and social
commentary through works known as
multiples — series of identical artworks — in
various mediums, including ceramics,
textiles, toys and clothing. 1250 New York
Ave. NW. nmwa.org.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY “Women of
Progress: Early Camera Portraits,” through
May 31. An exhibition of ambrotypes and
daguerreotypes from the 1840s and 1850s
featuring portraits of iconic feminists Lucy
Stone and Margaret Fuller, author Harriet
Beecher Stowe and abolitionist Lucretia
Mott. Eighth and F streets NW. npg.si.edu.
NEWSEUM “Rise Up: Stonewall and the
LGBTQ Rights Movement,” through Dec. 31.
An exhibition marking the 50th anniversary
of the June 1969 police raid of the
Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich
Village, a protest of which is credited with
launching the LGBTQ civil rights movement
in the United States. 555 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW. newseum.org.
PHILLIPS COLLECTION “The Warmth of
Other Suns: Stories of Global
Displacement,” through Sept. 22. A look at
perceptions and experiences of migration,
the global refugee crisis and changingEXHIBITS FROM 1622nd St NW. 202-293-1887.
dccomedyloft.com. Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
$15.
DENIZENS COMEDY NIGHT Live comedy
with Gordon Baker-Bone and Friends; first
beer is free with admission. Denizens
Brewing Company, 1115 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring. 301-557-9818.
comedycraftbeer.com. Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
$25.
MIKE CANNON The comedian has
appeared on Gotham Comedy Live, Fox and
MTV. DC Comedy Loft and Bier Baron
Tavern, 1523 22nd St NW, Washington, D.C.,- 202-293-1887. dccomedyloft.com.
Friday at 8 p.m. Through Sept. 7. $15.
DANCE
BEN LEVINE / EXTREME LENGTHS
Produced by Ben Levine, “I made this dance
and nobody cares but you” is a series of
performances experienced by a single
audience member at a time. Dance Place,
3225 Eighth St. NE. 202-269-1600.
danceplace.org. Friday at 7 p.m. Through
Sunday. $15-$30.and choreographed by Matt Cole. Theater J,
1529 16th St. NW. 202-777-3210. Through
Sept. 29. $34-$64.COMEDY
AFFION CROCKETT Actor, rapper, comedian
and director Affion Crockett makes his
Comedy Loft debut. DC Comedy Loft and
Bier Baron Tavern, 1523 22nd St NW. 202-
293-1887. dccomedyloft.com. Friday at 7:30
p.m. Through Sunday. $23.
AN EVENING WITH LESLIE JONES The
comedian, who recently announced that she
won’t be returning to “Saturday Night Live,”
performs two sets. Warner Theatre, 513
13th St. NW. 202-783-4000.
warnertheatredc.com. Tuesday at 7 and
10 p.m. $37.
CHRIS HARDWICK Stand-up comedy from
the “@midnight” and AMC host. The DC
Improv Comedy Club, 1140 Connecticut Ave.
NW. 202-296-7008. dcimprov.com. Friday at
7:30 p.m. Through Sept. 7. $30.
DAN LAMORTE Dan LaMorte has appeared
on Gotham Comedy Live, NBC, and Fox. DC
Comedy Loft and Bier Baron Tavern, 1523Tysons. cirquedusoleil.com. Through
Sept. 29. $49-$150.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN Young Evan Hansen
pens a letter and a lie that snowballs into
something worse in this award-winning
show by Steven Levenson with a score by
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The Kennedy
Center, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org. Through Sunday. $79-
$175.
DISNEY’S ALADDIN From the producer of
“The Lion King” comes the stage production
of the Disney favorite. The Kennedy Center,
2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600. kennedy-
center.org. Through Saturday. $39-$179.
FABULATION OR, THE RE-EDUCATION OF
UNDINE Once rich and successful, Undine
finds herself broke and pregnant after her
husband steals her money in this play by
Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur Genius Award
winner Lynn Nottage. Atlas Performing Arts
Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993.
atlasarts.org. Through Sept. 22. $20-$65.
LOVE SICK A new musical with Middle
Eastern songs that tells the story of a young
wife, who learns that she has a secret
admirer. Directed by Christopher RenshawONGOING
1 HENRY IV Shakespeare’s coming-of-age
history play stars award-winning actor
Edward Gero as Falstaff. Folger Theatre, 201
East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077.
folger.edu/theatre. Through Oct. 13. $27-
$85.
ASSASSINS A Sondheim vaudeville that
goes through the mind of nine assassins,
including John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey
Oswald, and imagines what they would do to
inspire one another to pull the trigger or
change their life-altering decisions.
Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave.,
Arlington. 703-820-9771. signature-
theatre.org. Through Sept. 29. $66-$110.
CABARET Kander and Ebb’s Tony Award-
winning musical set in 1929 finds a writer,
who arrives in Berlin for work, but gets
distracted by an affair with performer Sally
Bowles. Olney Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-
Sandy Spring Rd., Olney. 301-924-3400.
olneytheatre.org. Through Oct. 6. $37-$99.
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL VOLTA The theatrical
and acrobatic show, directed by Jean
Guibert, is on the theme of sports and
competition. Tysons II, 8025 Galleria Dr.,OPENINGS
FAIRVIEW Jackie Sibblies Drury’s play won
the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Woolly
Mammoth Theatre, 641 D St. NW. 202-393-
- woollymammoth.net. Opening Monday
at 8 p.m. $37-$59.
SOUVENIR “Souvenir” tells the story of
Florence Foster Jenkins, a famous society
eccentric known for her “singing,” through
the eyes of her accompanist, Cosme
McMoon. Horowitz Center, 10901 Little
Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. 443-518- - repstage.org /. Opening Saturday at
8 p.m. $35-$40.
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME
Heidi Schreck’s one-woman-show was a
finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in drama this
year. The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW.
202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org. Opening
Wednesday at 8 p.m. $49-$169.
On Stage/On Exhibit
ALSO PLAYING
Prices are for the entire run of the
show; individual shows may vary.MALEKEH NAYINY/FREER GALLERY OF ART AND ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY“Observation,” a photo by Malekeh Nayiny, is part of the “My Iran:
Six Women Photographers” at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
through Feb. 9. Photographs in the exhibit show life within and
outside the country, including personal photo albums, photos of
street protests and studies of Iranians displaced to London.