Monday, Feb. 16 Ford's Theatre open house 9 a.m.-5 p.m. WHERE: Ford's Theatre, 511 10th St. N.W. METRO: Metro Center (red, orange and blue lines) INFO: Plays and National Park Service ranger-led talks will celebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth. COST: Free CONTACT: For more information and the schedule of events, call 202-347-4833 or visit www.nps.gov/foth/index.htm.
Tuesday, Feb. 17 Meet the artist: Ori Gersht 7 p.m. WHERE: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue and Seventh Street S.W. METRO: L'Enfant Plaza (green, yellow, orange and blue lines) INFO: Artist Ori Gersht will speak about his multimedia creations. COST: Free CONTACT: Call 202-364-5676 for more information.
Wednesday, Feb. 18 "Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement" 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily WHERE: S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. METRO: Smithsonian (orange and blue lines) INFO: Photographs from 1956 through 1968 cover events from bus boycotts to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. COST: Free CONTACT: For more information, call 202-633-1000.
Thursday, Feb. 19 D.C. Restaurant Week Hours and location vary, Feb. 16-22 INFO: Nearly 180 restaurants around D.C. offer multi-course meals. For a list of restaurants and locations, visit www.washington.org/restaurantwk. COST: $20.09 for a three-course lunch, $35.09 for a three-course dinner CONTACT: Visit www.opentable.com/promo.aspx?pid=68&ref=298&m=9 to make reservations.
Friday, Feb. 20 "The Winter's Tale" 8 p.m. WHERE: Folger Theatre, 201 E. Capitol St. METRO: Capitol South (orange and blue lines) INFO: This Shakespearean romance features King Leontes, who suspects his wife of infidelity. COST: $25-$55 CONTACT: For more information, visit folger.edu/woSummary.cfm?woid=464 or call 202-544-7077.
Saturday, Feb. 21 "Orchids Through Darwin's Eyes" 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. WHERE: National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue METRO: Federal Triangle (orange and blue lines) INFO: Spruce up Saturday's gloomy forecasted weather by exploring the colorful world of orchids as Darwin saw it. COST: Free CONTACT: Call 202-633-1000 or visit www.mnh.si.edu for more information.
