Monday, Sept. 12- Saturday, Sept. 24
Kennedy Center Prelude Festival John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St. NW, Foggy Bottom Metro $15 - $35 (202) 467-4600 See the best of Washington's performing arts before the season begins.
Monday, Sept. 12
German-Israeli Dialogue Films Goethe Institut's Goethe Forum 6:30 p.m. 814 7th St. NW, $6 (202) 289-1200
Anna Faroqhi will discuss her film "House and Desert," a German filmmaker's look at Israel, following the screening of her film and Israeli filmmakers Solo Avital and Adam Horowitz's "Art Liberates," which looks at German, American and Israeli artists in Berlin and their views on the legacy of Nazism and the Holocaust.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
Poetry Coffeehouse Grace Church 7:30 p.m. 1041 Wisconsin Ave. (between M and K Streets) (202) 333-7100 Enjoy free Starbucks coffee dessert, along with great poetry. Featuring Rod Jellema.
Abstract Expressionism: Artists and Their Techniques National Gallery of Art Between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Metro: Smithsonian, Judiciary Square or Archives/Navy Memorial. (202) 737-4215 Permanent collection gallery talk given by Jay Krueger, senior conservator of modern paintings. Meet at the East Building Art Information Desk.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
The Most Haunted Houses Walking Tour Farragut West Metro Station (17th St. exit) $15 6:30 p.m. Take a tour through the homes of some famous Washingtonians such as President Andrew Jackson and Henry Adams. Tour will end at The Octagon, which is considered the most haunted home in the city.
Thursday, Sept. 15
TEXTures: Word and Symbol in Contemporary African Art National Museum of African Art 950 Independence Ave., SW, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (202) 357-4600 This is the last day to see the works of six contemporary artists in an exhibition that highlights the visual aspects of the written word in both African and Western cultures.
Sunday, Sept. 18
"Gross Indecency" The H Street Playhouse 1365 H St. NW 1-800-494-8497 Thurs. - Sat. at 8 p.m., Sat. and Sun. at 2 p.m. See the last week of this play chronicling the final days of Oscar Wilde's battle with Victorian England.
