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Welcome to Intercultural Calendar
of Geotrees.Com
Intercultural Events and Activities Across the National Capital Region
Founded March 5, 2001
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WELCOME, AND INTRODUCTION
OUR MISSION
Such knowledge embraces the many ways in which we create civilization and the future.
Geotrees' mission is to welcome and to help share such knowledge, in the interest of communication, understanding, transformation, and peace.
A HOME FOR THE HUMAN FAMILY
As we share knowledge, understanding can arise with which we can build transformation and peace in the world. The Intercultural Calendar supports this process by listing as wide a selection of local intercultural activities as possible. TOP
AN INTERCULTURAL SMORGASBORD FOR THE HUMAN FAMILY TABLE
Calendar listings are given in ascending chronological order. New material is usually added within 24 hours of its arrival at Geotrees.
THE INFORMATION IN EACH LISTING
If you are new to the Intercultural Calendar, we recommend that you browse the calendar listings to see typical keywords, and learn how the calendar is organized. TOP
PHASES OF THE MOON
SPELLING CONVENTIONS
Please search for "theater," "center," and "program," and not "theatre," "centre," or "programme." (Email addresses and URLs are, of course, exceptions.) In vain will you search the pages of Geotrees.Com for the monstrosities "tix," "pix," "thru," "Xmas," and, of course, the use of "911" to represent the recent terrorist attacks. Sources' wording is included in quotes, and usually verbatim. TOP
FOR DETAILS ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS
YOUR POSTINGS ARE WELCOME
We invite relevant items from all sources, from schools and neighborhood clubs to global institutions, and look forward to welcoming yours. Do you, your students, your teachers, club, congregation, etc. have an intercultural or historical event or activity to post? Please send it to us at calendar@geotrees.com or use the calendar page's self-sending Internal Mailer. A glance at any month's entries will let you see the great range of topics and cultures that we support - a range that we're always ready to expand. TOP
CONTENT GUIDELINES
Welcome to calendar and catalog alike are controversial, obscure, unpopular, smallscale, or other low visibility activities that contribute to our knowledge and understanding. Activities with strong, mutually opposed views are often found on "the Tree." TOP
SENDING YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS
EDITING
We do edit for spelling, capitalization, grammar, and usage based on the Chicago and GPO manuals. We may also edit for length and organization of ideas, and may contact or return difficult pieces to correspondents for clarification.
Lengthy notices may be excerpted for the calendar. When the originals are of special value, they may be placed into the Files section for download. See the Home Page for details. TOP
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: METRO RAIL AND BUS
Accessibility: Metrorail is accessible to handicapped people, but as of May 2002 many of the elevators have come under lengthy repair, or simply fail to work. We recommend that you know your stops and times, and contact Metro, in advance of your visit.
Late Night Service: Late service by bus is not available in certain areas. Always check availability in advance. Visit system map and Metro RideGuide at these links:
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OCTOBER 13, WEDNESDAY
Join a varied and thoughtful audience for this important event.
TIME and PLACE: 8:30 PM at Politics and Prose Books, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Do you wish more information? Please call (202) 364-1919.
SOURCE: Politics and Prose Books.
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OCTOBER 17, SUNDAY
Experience the sights, sounds, and tastes of fall. Watch as the miller harnesses the power of the waterwheel and gears to turn the millstones for the last grind of the season. Sample delicious breads, cookies, muffins, and grits made from our stone-ground products and wash them all down with fresh apple cider that you press yourself. Kids will enjoy shelling corn, playing old-fashioned games, and making a craft. The Fairfax Symphony German Band will perform from 1:00 to 2:00 PM. Admission is $5 for adults, and $3 for children and seniors.
The mill historic site is open daily, except Tuesdays, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM year 'round. Individual and group tours are offered hourly. Call the mill or visit GeoLinks for more information.
TIME and PLACE: Noon to 4:00 PM at the Colvin Run Mill, Great Falls, Virginia, just off Route 7. Do you wish more information? Please call (703) PL-9-2771, or visit the website at
www.colvinrunmill.org.
SOURCE: The Colvin Run Mill and the 13th Virginia Balladiers.
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OCTOBER 24, SUNDAY
Enjoy an afternoon of Hallowe'en music, stories, crafts, and sweet treats. The Fairfax Symphony Brass Quintet will perform a children's concert from 1:00 to 2:00 PM. And after the concert, storyteller Gary Lloyd will entertain with seasonal tales, kids can make a craft, and we'll light the bonfire for roasting marshmallows and making 's'mores.'" Admission is $4 .
The mill historic site is open daily, except Tuesdays, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM year 'round. Individual and group tours are offered hourly. Call the mill or visit GeoLinks for more information.
TIME and PLACE: 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the Colvin Run Mill, Great Falls, Virginia, just off Route 7. Do you wish more information? Please call (703) PL-9-2771, or visit the website at
www.colvinrunmill.org.
SOURCE: The Colvin Run Mill and the 13th Virginia Balladiers.
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OCTOBER 27, WEDNESDAY
7:00 PM
To RSVP and receive location details contact Enver:
**DCIC Salons are smaller events generally located in homes throughout the DC metro area and hosted by DCIC members. RSVPs are required to attend these events as attendance is limited due to space.
Do you wish additional information? Please call 703-521-0850.
SOURCE: Tony Young and the DC International Connection.
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OCTOBER 28, THURSDAY through 30, SATURDAY
The "All Roads" Film Festival is an exciting multi-media event incorporating film, live music, and art, where audience members can immerse themselves in an entertaining and deeply personal cultural experience. The "All Roads" Film Project is a dynamic and compelling National Geographic initiative supporting filmmaking by and about indigenous groups and minority cultures.
Themes include:
In addition to a wide variety of films, the festival features artisans from around the world selling work unique to their cultures and communities. There will also be a small exhibit of featured works from the "All Roads" Indigenous Photographers program. The Art Market and exhibit are open to all visitors, and run for the length of the festival. The festival also features a presentation of world music videos and a live performance from Gokh-Bi, a Senegalese group whose musical stylings combine traditional sounds with contemporary Western "grooves."
TIME and PLACE: National Geographic Headquarters, 17th and M Sts. NW. Do you wish more information? Please call (202) 857-7700 for tickets, or visit the website at
www.nationalgeographic.com/nglive.
SOURCE: The National Geographic Society.
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OCT0BER 29, FRIDAY through 31, SUNDAY
"'Lasta' is a very organic story about the immigrant experience. It deals with real people and real situations and the context of where they are in their lives. Everything you do right now is a step towards what you are going to do tomorrow. I want people to put themselves in the place of these characters, and be exhilarated!"
* director, producers, actors, and Lasta Sound band members will be at the premiere, followed by a mini-reception
Do you wish additional information? For press information and interviews contact: Ada at ABabino@aol.com / (202)232-4729; 800-750-3665; or at this URL:
www.journeytolasta.com/.
SOURCE: ABabino@aol.com and the OurWPFW Discussion List.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
Beyond Timbuktu, the most remote festival in the world, "Festival in
the Desert" celebrates the arts and culture of the Tuareg people, the
legendary nomads of northern Mali. Tinariwen fuses Stratocaster
guitars, traditional rhythms and haunting vocals to create a sound
that is both wholly new and unmistakably ancient. Topping the world
music charts in England and other parts of Europe, Tinariwen embarks
on its first US Tour. 8:00 PM at Lisner Auditorium.
Tickets: $25, $20; GW Students $15.
Available at the Lisner Auditorium Box Office; Ticketmaster Outlets,
Phonecharge (301) 808-6900 and online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Do you wish additional information? Please call Lisner Auditorium at (202) 994-6800 or visit their site at www.lisner.org
SOURCE: Burcu Uzer.
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Father Drinan has been a leading promoter of human rights in his grand career as law dean, congressman, and now professor of law at Georgetown. Here he discusses the difficulties in guaranteeing and promoting respect for the diversity of religious practices, both in this country and around the world.
TIME and PLACE: 6:00 PM at Politics and Prose Books, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Do you wish more information? Please call (202) 364-1919.
SOURCE: Politics and Prose Books.
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OCTOBER 31, SUNDAY
Upakar, the Indo-American Community Foundation, is holding a benefit program, "The World Music Concert," featuring Grammy nominee Dr. L. Shankar and Gingger on vocals and double violins and Ustad Zakir Hussain on tabla. Accompanists are Sivamani on drums and percussion and Chris Opperman on keyboard.
Time: 5 p.m. Where: Lisner Auditorium, The George Washington University.
Tickets: Sold through TicketMaster. For details, please go to www.upakar.org.
Proceeds will help Upakar continue its scholarships for needy Indo-American college students across the United States. Shankar has worked on many soundtracks including "Jacob's Ladder," "Jennifer 8," "Robin Hood," and the Grammy winner "The Last Temptation of Christ," in which he co-wrote 13 of the tracks with Peter Gabriel. In 2004, Shankar and Gingger composed, produced and performed vocals and double violins on Mel Gibson's "The Passion Of The Christ," along with composers Jack Lenz and John Debney.
Do you wish additional information? Please visit the website at www.upakar.org.
SOURCE: Asian Fortune Magazine.
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NOVEMBER 1, MONDAY
Washington Post theater critic Peter Marks will discuss this subject with playwright Michael Frayn. At 5:30 PM at the DC JCC, 1529 16th St. NW. Free of charge, but reservations are required.
SOURCE: The Current Newspapers.
The Goethe-Institute will screen this film, about a man who predicts Hitler's election victory in 1933. Admission is $5; $3 for students. Showing at 6:30 PM at the Institut, 812 7th St. NW.
Do you wish additional information? Please call (202) 289-1200.
SOURCE: The Current Newspapers.
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NOVEMBER 3, WEDNESDAY
The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will offer a meditation class at no charge, beginning at 6:30 PM. At the Center, 1426 21st St. NW.
Do you wish additional information? Please call (202) 331-2122.
SOURCE: The Current Newspapers.
Two films in this series will be featured: "Masked Spirits of Myor Diaple" and "Yoruba Performance." Free of charge, at 7:00 PM in the lecture hall of the National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW.
Do you wish additional information? Please call (202) 633-4600.
SOURCE: The Current Newspapers.
The Czech Embassy will screen this feature film about two friends driving from one Bohemian village to another. At 7:30 PM, free of charge, at the Czech Embassy, 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW.
Do you wish additional information? Please call (202) 274-9100, xt 3413.
SOURCE: The Current Newspapers.
As part of the Series, poets Luis Alberto Ambroggio, Naomi Ayala, Rei Berroa, Robert L. Giron, Consuelo Hernandez, and Gladys Ilarregui will read from their works, in English and in Spanish. This event will take place at 6:30 PM, free of charge, at the MLK Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW.
Do you wish additional information? Please call (202) 727-1183.
SOURCE: The Current Newspapers.
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NOVEMBER 4, THURSDAY
Thomas Berg, co-director of the Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law, and Public Policy at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, will discuss this subject free of charge at 7:00 PM in the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, 3900 Harewood Rd. NE.
Do you wish additional information? Please call (202) 635-5480.
SOURCE: The Current Newspapers.
A museum staff member will discuss the history of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and the museum's conservation project for the flag. Free of charge, at 11:00 AM Thursdays through November 18 at the National Museum of American History, 14th St. at Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-357-2700.
Do you wish additional information? Please call (202) 357-2700.
SOURCE: The National Museum of American History.
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NOVEMBER 5, FRIDAY
Mr. Lieven contends that U.S. foreign policy since 9/11 has been shaped by the contradictory nature of American nationalism. He argues that a mixture of idealism and chauvinism drives us to espouse liberty and democracy, but that U.S. credibility is imperiled by the nation's fervor to impose our political, social, and economic imperatives upon the rest of the world.
TIME and PLACE: 7:00 PM at Politics and Prose Books, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Do you wish more information? Please call (202) 364-1919.
SOURCE: Politics and Prose Books.
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NOVEMBER 5 through 7, FRIDAY through SUNDAY
Do you wish to explore new realms of vision, imagination, perception, and the heart? Nothing will allow you to stretch and expand quite like the anime of Japan, and the increasingly popular anime con offers you a concentrated and highly varied exposure. Nekocon, now in its seventh year, offers such an experience.
An anime con will normally, if that's the right word, offer:
Nekocon will begin on Friday, the 5th, and run through Sunday, the 7th. (Some fans will arrive on Thursday or stay until Monday, thus extending the experience.) You can register for any, or for all, of the three days. The location is the Chesapeake Convention Center, in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Do you wish additional information? Please visit their website at this URL:
SOURCE: The Funabashi Health Center Alumni Club, Reston, Virginia Chapter.
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NOVEMBER 10, WEDNESDAY
Timothy Garton Ash, known for his brilliant essays on the fall of communism, explains why Washington can never rule alone in todayıs interconnected world, and why the new, enlarged Europe can only realize its aspirations in a larger, transatlantic community.
TIME and PLACE: 7:00 PM at Politics and Prose Books, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Do you wish more information? Please call (202) 364-1919.
SOURCE: Politics and Prose Books.
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NOVEMBER 12, FRIDAY
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NOVEMBER 19, FRIDAY
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NOVEMBER 26, FRIDAY
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DECEMBER 5, SUNDAY
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DECEMBER 12, SUNDAY
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DECEMBER 18, SATURDAY
Inspired By and Dedicated To the Example of St. Joseph College/International School, Yokohama, Japan
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