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Contra Dance
Friday, January 11, 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Presenter: Friday Night Dancers Location: Spanish Ballroom Admission: $10 / Free age 17 and under Contact Email: info@fridaynightdance.org http://www.fridaynightdance.org/
The Friday Night Dancers present Contra dancing, as well as some square dances and waltzes. Contra dance lesson from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. followed by the called dance to live music from 8:30 to 11:30 pm. Beginners are always welcome and a partner is not necessary!
Tonight Ann Fallon calls to the Glen Echo Open Band.
For a calendar view of all the January dances, visit the January "Month-at-a-Glance Calendar."
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SilverWorks Studio & Gallery
Ongoing
Monday through Sunday - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Presenter: SilverWorks Studio & Gallery Location: SilverWorks Studio Admission: Free Contact Phone: (301) 634-2228 http://www.silverworksglenechopark.com
SilverWorks Studio & Gallery is a working silversmith studio and includes an ongoing exhibition, as well as sales, of the work of artist-in-residence Blair Anderson.
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Recovered Memory: New York & Paris 1960-1980
December 14, 2018 - January 20, 2019
Saturdays, 1 to 4pm and Sundays, 1 to 7pm
Reception, Gallery Talk, Book Signing: Friday, December 14, 6 to 8pm
Presenter: Photoworks Location: Photoworks Gallery - First Floor Arcade Building Contact Phone: (301) 634-2274 http://www.glenechophotoworks.org
The Photoworks Gallery is proud to host the first solo exhibition of work from Frank Van Riper's bestselling latest book, Recovered Memory: New York & Paris 1960-1980. The exhibition opens Friday evening December 14, 6 to 8pm and also will be accompanied by a lecture and book-signing. The show runs through January 20, 2019.
Recovered Memory: New York & Paris 1960-1980 is a meditation on time and place: before the internet and 24/7 news; when one could visit the Eiffel Tower without seeing police and automatic weapons, when a ride on the New York subway cost 15 cents, when the smell of fresh-baked baguettes wafted over nearly every Parisian neighborhood, and when the Coney Island parachute ride still thrilled thousands. Van Riper's striking black and white photographs, coupled with his eloquent text, capture the 20th-century romance and grit of New York more than half a century ago, and Paris, some forty years ago. It was a time when the pace of life was slower and somehow less threatening, people talked to each other instead of texting on their iPhones, and you literally had to stop and smell the coffee or freshly baked bagel.
Veteran photographer, author and journalist Frank Van Riper has been a Photoworks faculty for more than a dozen years. His award-winning career in journalism began in 1967 at the New York Daily News where for 20 years he served as a White House correspondent, national political correspondent and Washington Bureau news editor. After that, he was the photography columnist of the Washington Post for 19 years.
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Ingrained: Sculpture and Furniture in Wood
January 5 to 27, 2019
Saturdays & Sundays, 12pm to 6pm
Opening Reception, Saturday, January 12, 4 to 6pm
Presenter: Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture Location: Popcorn Gallery Admission: Free Contact Email: info@glenechopark.org Contact Phone: 301-634-2222 http://glenechopark.org/exhibitions
The Glen Echo Park Partnership is pleased to present Ingrained: Sculpture and Furniture in Wood. This exhibition celebrates the ways wood as a medium lends itself to diverse interpretations as both sculptural and functional forms. Three artists bring their own perspectives as they explore the beauty of wood. Alex Kasten’s wall-hung and sculptural forms explore transformation and reinvention, while Davrill Nash’s furniture lends a simple elegance to wooden forms. Lynda Smith-Bugge’s sculptures reveal interior strength, spirit and timelessness, emerging from their rough-hewn original exteriors.
Opening Reception
Saturday, January 12, 4 to 6pm
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Depths of Strength: Klaudia Levin and Cherie M. Redlinger
January 5 to 27, 2019
Saturdays & Sundays, 12pm to 6pm
Opening Reception, Saturday, January 12, 4 to 6pm
Presenter: Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture Location: Stone Tower Gallery Admission: Free Contact Email: info@glenechopark.org Contact Phone: 301-634-2222 http://glenechopark.org/exhibitions
Depths of Strength is a collaboration between two artists, Cherie M. Redlinger and Klaudia Levin. Redlinger is a printmaker and Levin is a sculptor. The yin and yang of positive and negative space brings strength to their work. In this exhibition, two artists come together from different mediums to find one voice.
Opening Reception
Saturday, January 12, 4 to 6pm
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Somewhere Over the Sea: Pottery by Eunkyung Han
January 5 to 26, 2019
Mondays through Saturdays, 10am to 6pm
Opening Reception, Saturday, January 12, 4 to 6pm
Presenter: Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture Location: Park View Gallery Admission: Free Contact Email: info@glenechopark.org Contact Phone: 301-634-2222
The Glen Echo Park Partnership is pleased to present Somewhere Over the Sea, showcasing ceramic work by 2018 Labor Day Art Show’s Park View Artist Awardee Eunkyung Han. Han, originally from South Korea, started working in pottery as a hobby after moving to the United States and found inspiration with an influential teacher at Harvard’s ceramics studio who cultivated her enthusiasm for the art. After a several-year hiatus, she relocated to Maryland and continued her pottery career at Glen Echo Pottery. Han always admired the curved line of architect Antoni Gaudi, who said, “La línea recta es del hombre, la curva pertenece a Dios.” [The straight line belongs to man and the curved line to God.] Han incorporates her own beautiful curves in her recent work, and she is inspired by intriguing natural objects.
Opening Reception
Saturday, January 12, 4 to 6pm
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Glassworks
Ongoing
Saturdays - 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Presenter: Glassworks Location: Caretaker's Cottage Admission: Free Contact Phone: (301) 634-2280 http://www.glenechoglassworks.com
Glassworks was the Washington DC area's first glass school. Classes are taught year-round for both new and advanced students. During open studio hours view artists and work and purchase beautiful hand-blown glass.
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Art Glass Center at Glen Echo
Ongoing
Friday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Presenter: Art Glass Center at Glen Echo Location: Art Glass Center http://www.artglasscenteratglenecho.org
The Art Glass Center gallery's ongoing exhibitions feature the work of resident artists Diane Cabe, Christine Hekimian, Michele Rubin, Bev and Zayde Sleph, and Janet Wittenberg. Sculpture, vessels, functional art, and jewelry are also for sale. Classes are taught year-round for both new and advanced students.
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Glen Echo Park Aquarium
Ongoing
Fall & Winter (September through March):
Monday-Thursday: Closed
Friday-Sunday, 11am to 4pm
Spring (March through May):
Monday-Thursday: Closed
Friday-Sunday: 11am to 4pm
Storytime Fridays at 11:30am
Summer (June through August):
Monday & Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday-Sunday, 11am to 4pm
Presenter: Glen Echo Park Aquarium Location: Glen Echo Park Aquarium Admission: $7 general public; $5 military and seniors; FREE for Children under 2 Contact Phone: 301-955-6256 http://glenechopark.org/aquarium
Come visit the Glen Echo Park Aquarium. There are different water creatures, a pirate ship, interactive games, and a touch tank!
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Saturday Art Explorers
Ongoing
Saturday - 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Presenter: Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture Recommended Ages: Kids under 10 years old Location: Candy Corner Admission: $5 per parent/child pair, or $8 for two children with adult Contact Phone: (301) 634-2228 http://glenechopark.org/artexplorers
Every Saturday morning drop in at the Candy Corner for some art activites. Most activites take around 30 minutes and change from week to week. No pre-registration required.
Presented by the Glen Echo Park Partnership with generous support of The Primary Day School.
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Swing Dance
Saturday, January 12, 8:00 pm - midnight
Presenter: Flying Feet Enterprises Recommended Ages: All ages welcome Location: Spanish Ballroom Admission: $20 / $15 with valid student ID Contact Email: dance@flyingfeet.org http://www.flyingfeet.org
Flying Feet Enterprises presents a swing dance with live music in the historic Spanish Ballroom. Enjoy a beginner swing dance lesson at 8:00 pm (included in the admission), followed by dancing until midnight. No partner or prior experience needed.
Tonight's band is the Seth Kibel Quintet, featuring Flo Anito.
For a calendar view of all the January dances, visit the January "Month-at-a-Glance Calendar."
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