Events This Week

Divided Colors: Abstract Views from the Land of Fire by Abol Bahador (January 25-February 4)

Opening Reception January 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Pepcos Edison Place Gallery 702 8th Street NW Washington, DC 20001 (202) 457-1450

40% of proceeds from paintings sold at this exhibition will be donated to the Karabakh Foundation.

German Colonialism and the Concept of Transnational History Organized by Hartmut Berghoff, Clelia Caruso and Uwe Spiekermann (GHI) In 1897 Chancellor von Blow claimed "einen Platz an der Sonne" (a place in the sun) attempting to justify the recent and, as it turned out, comparatively short-lived German imperial ambitions. By the end of World War I, Germans colonial endeavors were already a thing of the past. The former German colonies quickly merged into other European empires and German society was hardly influenced by the brief imperial episode - or so it seemed. Following the lead of recent scholarship on transnationalism the lecture series "The Aftermath of German Colonialism" reopens the case. Historians from Germany and the United States will explore whether and to what extent imperialism shaped Germany and its former colonies and possibly continues to do so.

Does the German Colonial Empire Strike Back? The Afterlives of German Colonialism January 26, 2012, Lecture and Panel Discussion Speaker: Andreas Eckert (Humboldt-Universitt zu Berlin) Panelists: Hartmut Berghoff (Chair, GHI), Martin Andjaba (Ambassador of Namibia, Washington, DC), Cyprian Fisiy (World Bank), Steve McDonald (Woodrow Wilson Center), Armin Owzar (University of California, San Diego)

lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. refreshments will be served 6:00-6:30 p.m. German Historical Institute 1607 New Hampshire Avenue NW RSVP: (202) 387-3355 or events@ghi-dc.org

In cooperation with the University of California, San Diego and University of California, Irvine, and Fritz Thyssen Foundation.

Turning the Right Corner: Ensuring Development Through a Low-Carbon Transport Sector Thursday, January 26, 12:00-1:30 p.m. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036-2103 RSVP: http://carnegieendowment.org/events/forms/?fa=registration&event=3511

The World Bank will unveil the conclusions of its new report, Turning the Right Corner: Ensuring Development Through A Low-Carbon Transport Sector, which argues that in addition to protecting the environment, efficient transport systems advance development objectives. The report examines the intersection of transport, growth, and carbon emissions, including the differences in transportation sectors in developed and developing countries, options for pricing transportation, and the need for broad sector reform. Andreas Kopp of the World Bank and Carnegies Daniel Sperling will discuss the policy implications of the new report. David Burwell will moderate.

High-Five-Year Anniversary Party Thursday, January 26, 6:00-9:00 p.m. David All Group 722 12th Street NW Third Floor, Washington

Join the DAG team and family as we celebrate our fifth-year anniversary with a party on Jan. 26, 2012, at our flagship office in Washington, D.C. At our biggest party yet, well spin beats, serve tasty food and enjoy delicious, signature cocktails. Party-goers will leave with DAG swag and smiles. As always, your attendance will help support one of our favorite local causes. When you check-in on Facebook or Foursquare, we'll make a $5 donation to the Washington Humane Society. Pups are an important part of DAG's work environment and culture, and we want you to join us in helping those pets who need a home. RSVP today to join us for DAGs "High-Five-Year Anniversary Party" and bring a +1 (or more) with you. If you have any questions about attending, email Meghann Olshefski at meghann@davidallgroup.com.

Film Screening - Through the Eye of the Needle - The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz by Nina Shapiro-Perl January 26, 7:00 p.m. The Embassy of the Republic of Poland 2640 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20009 RSVP REQUIRED: witold.dzielski@msz.gov.pl In "Through the Eye of the Needle The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz, Esther tells her story in interviews originally recorded by filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan in 1997, accompanied by beautiful images of her artwork. The film also includes interviews with Esther's daughters, a noted folklorist, and clinical psychologists. Through these reflections, the film explores the toll of suffering and the capacity of the human heart to heal. And it reminds us that genocide and acts of baseless hatred are still with us, and that Esther's story, and those like hers, compel us to build a just and peaceful world for all. Through the Eye of the Needle premiered in December 2011 at the Washington Jewish Film Festival, where it received the Audience Favorite Documentary award. The event will feature a commentary by BERNICE STEINHARDT and NINA SHAPIRO-PERL SPACE IS LIMITED. RSVP REQUIRED: witold.dzielski@msz.gov.pl

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PRI and Eagle Publishing Invite you to a Cocktail Reception To Celebrate the Release of Sally C. Pipes New Book The Pipes Plan: The Top Ten Ways to Dismantle and Replace ObamaCare Published by Regnery Publishing Special Remarks from Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, II

Thursday, January 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Eagle Publishing, Inc. One Massachusetts Avenue NW Sixth Floor Washington, DC 20001

Rebuilding Legacy Cities Book Launch https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=p4beo7gab&oeidk=a07e5gj8xlc53ac38b2 Thursday January 26, 5:00-7:30 p.m. The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW Saul/Zilkha Room Washington, DC 20036 AGENDA 5:00 p.m. Welcome David Mortimer President, The American Assembly 5:05 p.m. Overview Paul Brophy 5:15 p.m. Legacy Cities and the Nation Henry Cisneros 5:30 p.m. Panel Discussion Moderator: Alan Mallach Lavea Brachman Hunter Morrison Daniel Kildee

6:15 p.m. Q & A Concluding Remarks

Romney and the Rest: Is the Race Over?

AEI Election Watch 2012, Session 2

Thursday, January 26, 2012 8:30 10:00 AM

AEI, Twelfth Floor 1150 Seventeenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Two blocks from Farragut North Metro This event will be livestreamed.

Participants: MICHAEL BARONE, AEI KARLYN BOWMAN, AEI HENRY OLSEN, AEI NORMAN J. ORNSTEIN, AEI

The first primaries of the 2012 campaign are now in the history books, and Mitt Romney's strong performances have the former Massachusetts governor smiling. But what do the upcoming contests hold for Romney and the other GOP presidential hopefuls? Can Romney close the deal in the weeks to come? Who will be next to exit the race? And can either Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich emerge as a conservative alternative to Romney? Join AEI's Election Watch team for a reflection on the races that have already taken place and a look ahead to the contests to come. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, AEI's Election Watch series is Washington's longest-running election program for a reason: serious historical commentary and insights that can't be beat.

RSVP to attend this event. Watch live online if you cannot attend in person.

For more information, please contact Jennifer Marsico at jennifer.marsico@aei.org.

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 1150 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20036

"Framing Time" Meet the Artist & Photography Book Signing Thuirsday, January 26, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Toro Mata - The Art of Peru 2410 18th Street NW Washington, DC 20009

Russia's Strategy in the Middle East Thursday, January 26, 12:15-2:00 p.m. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036-2103 RSVP: http://carnegieendowment.org/events/forms/?fa=registration&event=3523

Russias approach to the Middle East is at a turning pointthe changes associated with the Arab Spring continue to destabilize regimes and alliances, Iran appears to be moving ahead with its nuclear program in defiance of Russia and the West, and Israel, once a bulwark against Russian influence in the region, is now pursuing closer ties with the Kremlin.

Haaretzs Natasha Mozgovaya and a panel of Carnegie experts will analyze the political and security landscape. What is Russias likely strategy in the Middle East and North Africa? How does the Kremlin fit into the foreign policies of the region's key states? How is Moscows support for some regional uprisings (and not others) seen by Muslims inside Russia and in the former Soviet neighborhood?

Free food! Free voting! City Paper's Best of DC 2012 Voting Party Thursday, January 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Carmine's 425 7th Street NW RSVP on our Facebook page! You are invited to help decide who will be the Best Food and Drink, Best Arts and Entertainment, Best Goods and Services, Best People and Places, and over 100 other Best of D.C. categories! Enjoy free appetizers and drink specials while you help decide who will be the best in 2012! Must be over 21 with a valid I.D. to attend.

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All Student Juried Exhibition (January 25-February 5) Opening Reception Thursday, January 26, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Gallery 31 Corcoran College of Art & Design 500 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20006

James Lawler Duggan, Untitled 1, gicle on paper. The All Student Juried Exhibition, featuring work by 20 Corcoran undergraduate, graduate, and Continuing Education students, will be on view in Gallery 31. The exhibition presents multimedia and multi-disciplinary works, as representative of the College's diverse population. This year's guest juror, Jackie Ionita, Corcoran alumna and the director of the Hamiltonian Gallery in Washington, D.C. Artists featured in the All Student Juried Exhibition include, Joey Alzamora, Sharlaine Anapu, Uliana Bazar, Paul Bothwell, Celia Bowker, Amy Breesman, James Lawler Duggan, John Edmonds, Dakota Fine, Keah Fryar, Dan Gray, Jeff Herrity, MJ Kelly, Rene Madrano, Veronica Melendez, Carolyn Millstein, Allister Moon, Jiwon Paik, Whitney Waller, and Irene Weinz.

Beyond the Individual Mandate: Why ObamaCare Must Be Repealed Thursday, January 26, 12:00-1:30 p.m. Lehrman Auditorium The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE Washington DC 20002-4999 RSVP: http://www.heritage.org/events/2012/01/obamacare?utm_source=DC+Linktank&utm_campaign=c49ca8 bfbe-DC_Linktank_Weekly_Events-01_22x_012&utm_medium=email

With the Supreme Court set to hear challenges to the federal health care law, much attention is rightly focused on the constitutionality of the individual mandate. But there is much more to be concerned about in the massive health care overhaul law. The law creates a maze of bureaucratic regulation, will burden taxpayers and businesses with unknown costs, and impacts every aspect of the health care economy. Join us as three noted health reform authorities examine the continuing debate on ObamaCare, the impact and consequences of these policies, and an alternative path to improve health care for America.

More About the Speakers Sally C. Pipes President and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Research Institute, and author of The Pipes Plan: The Top 10 Ways to Dismantle and Replace ObamaCare

Michael D. Tanner Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, and author of Bad Medicine: A Guide to the Real Costs and Consequences of the Health Care Law Grace-Marie Turner President, The Galen Institute, and a co-author of Why ObamaCare Is Wrong for America

Hosted By

Nina Owcharenko Director, Health Policy Studies

Responding to Islam: Lessons from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Karl Barth, and Bishop George Bell Thursday, January 26, 12:00 p.m. Family Research Council 801 G Street NW Washington, DC 20001 RSVP: http://www.frc.org/eventregistration/responding-to-islam-lessons-from-dietrich-bonhoeffer-karlbarth-and-bishop-george-bell?utm_source=DC+Linktank&utm_campaign=c49ca8bfbeDC_Linktank_Weekly_Events-01_22x_012&utm_medium=email

Featuring Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo, International Director, The Barnabas Fund

Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Karl Barth. Bishop George Bell. Dismissed, derided, and in one case even martyred, each of these Christian leaders took a stand against the threat of Nazism. Today, a similar threat faces Christians in the US, across Europe, and much more dramatically throughout the Muslim world. Radical Islam's jihadist ideology does not peacefully coexist with Christianity. And Christian leaders--both political and pastoral--should know more about the threats they face. Join us at noon on Thursday, January 26th as author, pastor, and human rights advocate Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo explains the threat of radical Islam and offers a clear and Christian response. Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo is director of the Institute for the Study of Islam and Christianity, a Christian research institute specializing in the status of Christian minorities in the Muslim world. He is also international director of the Barnabas Fund. Dr. Sookhdeo is a prolific lecturer and author who holds a Ph.D. from London University's School of Oriental and African Studies and a D.D. from Western Seminary, Oregon, USA. In 2001, Dr. Sookhdeo was awarded the Coventry Cathedral International Prize for Peace and Reconciliation, and in 1990, he was given the Templeton Project Trust prize for progress in religion. The main ministry of the Barnabas Fund is to send financial support to projects which help Christians where they suffer discrimination, oppression and persecution as a consequence of their faith. The projects aim to strengthen Christian individuals, churches and their communities by providing material and spiritual support in response to needs identified by local Christian leaders. Join us for lunch on Thursday, January 26th to find out how today's Christians can follow the faithful examples of Bonhoeffer, Barth, and Bell.

Jean Monnet: Unconventional Statesman January 26, 4:00-5:30 p.m. 5th Floor Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004-3027 RSVP: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/rsvp?eid=21088&pid=106

How did Jean Monnet, an entrepreneurial internationalist who never held an elective office, never joined a political party, and never developed any significant popular following in his native France, become one of the most influential European statesmen of the twentieth century? How did he conceive of, and become instrumental in achieving, European integration? Sherrill Brown Wells, professorial lecturer in history and international affairs at The George Washington University will discuss her latest book, a political biography, entitled Jean Monnet: Unconventional Statesman which addresses these questions and sheds light on the role of European and American leaders in establishing peace in war-ravaged Europe in the aftermath of World War II. Joining Wells on the panel is Thomas Alan Schwartz, professor of history at Vanderbilt University. Christian F. Ostermann, director of the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program and European Studies will chair the event. Event Co-sponsors:
European Studies Cold War International History Project

Event Invitation
How to Prevent War in the Gulf: While Stopping Iran from Getting the Bomb

Thursday, January 26, 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Featuring:

Dr. Afshon Ostovar

Middle East Analyst, CNA Strategic Studies

Matthew Kroenig
Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Alireza Nader
Senior International Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation

In an effort to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, the United States and European Union have warned the Iranian regime of prospective sanctions that would deal a devastating blow to their energy sector. Tehran's retaliatory threat to close the Strait of Hormuz has inflamed tensions in the Gulf with an escalating war of words. Join CNP President Scott Bates and an expert panel to discuss the implications of this recent dispute and next steps for the Obama Administration to pursue nuclear deterrence while keeping the peace in the Gulf.

Lunch will be served

Center for National Policy

1 Massachusetts Avenue NW Suite 333 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 682-1800 Nearest Metro: Union Station

COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING

Join us at Potenza for a weekly tasting and enjoy a variety of amazing new wines, paired with our artisanal cheeses.

Potenza Wine 15th & H Streets NW

Thursday, January 26, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Lots o Fun with Cameron Hughes Wines

Flying Winemaker Chardonnay Lot 169 Napa Merlot Lot 247 Napa Cabernet

WINE SPECIAL
Peroni 6 packs on sale for $7.99!

Information Sharing: Adapting and Improving an Expanded ISE January 26, 9:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Center for Strategic and International Studies B1 Conference Room 1800 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 If you would like to attend, please RSVP to HS-CT@CSIS.org In 2004 the U.S. Congress passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which established the Information Sharing Environment (ISE) to facilitate the exchange of terrorism-related information across the U.S. security apparatus. Since that time, the United States has greatly improved and expanded its information sharing infrastructure. Yet despite marked progress, the United States still faces significant information sharing challenges. As recent incidents have shown, rapid changes in information sharing practices, procedures and technology have had ramifications for both security and privacy. As the ISE and government information sharing efforts mature, technology, cultural, policy and legal mechanisms will have to continue to evolve and be strengthened to meet these challenges. Please join the CSIS Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program for a full-day conference to discuss the challenges of and future for expanded information sharing.

AGENDA 9:009:30 am - Registration and Breakfast

9:3010:30 a,m, - Information Sharing, ISE, and the Way Forward Keynote address by James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence

10:3010:45 am - Break
10:4511:45 a.m. - Information Sharing and the Future of the ISE Kshemendra Paul, Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment David Shedd, Deputy Director, Defense Intelligence Agency Moderated by Rick Ozzie Nelson, Director of the CSIS Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program

11:45 am12:00 pm - Break

12:001:00 pm - Strengthening and Expanding the Culture of Information Sharing Corin Stone, Deputy Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Policy and Strategy, Office of the Director of National Intelligence Aaron Kustermann, Chief of Intelligence, Illinois State Police Melissa Smislova, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Analysis, Department of Homeland Security Mark Giuliano, Executive Assistant Director, National Security Branch, Federal Bureau of Investigation (Invited) Moderated by Josh Kussman, CSIS non-resident Senior Associate and Senior Vice President, The Sentinel HS Group, LLC. 1:001:30 pm - Lunch

1:302:30 pm - Efficiency, Scope, and Privacy in an Expanded Information Sharing Architecture Michael Howell, Deputy Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment Dan Chenok, Vice President for Technology Strategy and Senior Fellow, Center for Business and Government, IBM Global Business Services Clark Smith, Director, Information Sharing and Intelligence Enterprise Division, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security

Wesley Wilson, Group Chief, Information Integration Group, Directorate of Intelligence, National Counterterrorism Center Moderated by Evan Wolff, CSIS non-resident Senior Associate and Partner, Hunton & Williams

2:302:45 pm - Break
2:453:45 - Advancing Policy and Legal Operational Frameworks for Expanded Information Sharing Kathleen Turco, Associate Administrator, Office of Governmentwide Policy, U.S. General Services Administration Karen Evans, former Administrator, E-Government and Information Technology, Office of Management and Budget Alex Joel, Civil Liberties Protection Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence Moderated by Adam Isles, CSIS non-resident Senior Associate and Director, Strategy & Policy Consulting, Raytheon Homeland Security

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ANIMEZING 2012

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Friday, January 27, 6:30 p.m.

Where:Japan Information and Culture Center 1150 18th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 An epic sci-fi adventure nearly a decade in the making, Steamboy marked the ambitious return of Katsuhiro Otomo, director of the groundbreaking animated feature Akira.

Set in Victorian England against a visually striking fusion of past and future, Steamboy introduces us to the Steams: three generations of inventors perched on the precipice of a technological breakthrough. When the youngest of them, a gadget-happy boy named Ray, receives a mysterious metal ball capable of harnessing enough energy to power an entire nation, he soon finds himself at the center of an international war. In the wrong hands, the device could become a devastating weapon. Will Ray find the courage to use it to save his family and his home from destruction? Japanese with English subtitles. Rated PG-13. 126 min, 2004. Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. This event is free and open to the public. Please note that seating is limited and registration does not guarantee guests a seat. Registered guests will be seated first. Open seats will be given to guests on standby when the program begins.

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LECTURE Fariba Hachtroudi: Arab Spring, Iranian Theocracy and the Status of Women in the Muslim World FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 AT 7:00 PM
Dear Friends of La Maison Franaise, On Friday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m., La Maison Franaise will host a lecture titled "Arab Spring, Iranian Theocracy and the Status of Women in the Muslim World" with writer Fariba Hachtroudi. Born in Tehran, resident in France since 1964, Fariba Hachtroudi is the daughter of a leading Iranian intellectual. She is an archaeologist by training, a longtime human rights activist (president of the Mohsen Hachtroudi Association), freelance journalist and author. Her novel Iran, les rives du sang, won the French Human Rights Prize for Literature in 2000. WHAT: Fariba Hachtroudi: Arab Spring, Iranian Theocracy and the Status of Women in the Muslim World WHEN: Friday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m. WHERE: La Maison Franaise, Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW ADMISSION: FREE - reservation required RESERVATIONS: http://conference27jan2012.eventbrite.com/ Parking is available on Reservoir Road and across the street at Georgetown University Hospitals pay lot.

================== DETAILS ================== Born in Tehran, Fariba Hachtroudi is an archaeologist by training, a long-time human rights activist (president and founder of MoHa,the Mohsen Hachtroudi Association, founded in 1995), freelance journalist, writer, and novelist. The humanitarian association she founded focuses on education and secularism and helps Iranian refugees. Hachtroudi has written both novels and essays. Her novel Iran, Les rives du Sang, was the 2000 winner of the French Human Rights Prize for Literature. The Twelfth Imams a Woman? is the first of her novels to be translated into English

WASHINGTON REALISM
(January 27March 30)

Scott G. Brooks Manon Cleary Rebecca Davenport Fred Folsom Martin Kotler Kevin MacDonald Gregory Thielker Joe White Trevor Young Opening Reception Friday, January 27, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Carroll Square Gallery 975 F Street NW Washington DC 20004 Washington Realism gathers representational paintings by local and regional artists who paint what the eye can see." Each artist in the exhibition approaches a challenge that has persisted in painting for more than 3,000 years that of realistically representing people and places what we might call our perpetual reach for realism. Realism as a modern artistic movement developed in opposition to the romanticism dominating 19th century French painting. It coincided with the advent of photography, which solidified a concept of the everyday as subject matter. As similar as we believe our ideas of reality might be, each painting in the show attests to how varied reality is from one artist to another, as well as from one observer to another. Yet, the show possesses a collective viewpoint. Contrary to the political drama and imagery projected by mass media to those outside our nations capital, these artists choose to eschew the glitz and glam and depict the everyday.

Gallery open during business hours MondayFriday, 8:00am6:00pm

Rebecca Davenport, Pink Hat, 2009, oil on canvas, 30 x 20

Winter Contemporary Show

The Old Print Gallery is pleased to announce their newest gallery exhibit, their Winter Contemporary Show, showing from Friday, January 27 until March, 10. Over 20 different artists who use printmaking as their primary medium for artistic expression were selected for this show. The prints chosen for the show resonate the skill and intention, and reflect the current eclecticism of contemporary printmaking. Highlights include prints by New York artists Takumune Ishiguro and Robert Birmelin, and D.C. artists Jenny Freestone and Nikolas Schiller.

Opening Reception Friday, January 27, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Old Print Gallery 1220 31st Street NW (202) 965-1818 Free wine and light refreshments will be served and attendees will get a chance to preview the new show.

KAY JACKSON
THINKING INSIDE THE BOX
JANUARY 27 - MARCH 3, 2012

Opening Reception Friday, January 27 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Addison/Ripley Fine Art 1670 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, DC 20007

Appropriately titled, "Thinking Inside The Box", the recent work on exhibit by Kay Jackson at Addison/Ripley Fine Art demonstrates the artist's technical mastery and conceptual reach in her delicately wrought, elaborate, small-scale boxes and richly layered canvases. Celebrating an unabashed delight in the beauty of nature and, at the same time, providing a cautionary note on its fragility, this artist combines a sensitive interpretation with an unequivocal call for responsibility for the in which world we live.

Jackson, an artist based in Washington, D.C., has built a distinguished artistic career with an international following. During the last twenty years she has focused on environmental issues and endangered species as inspiration for canvases created with old master painting techniques and gold leaf. Her artwork is in the permanent collections of the National Academy of Sciences, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the U.S. Department of State where she also lends paintings to the Art in the Embassies Program. A recent showing at the Luther Brady Gallery at George Washington University brought together many of the works in this exhibition and another, at the School of International Service at American University focused on environmental issues.

IMAGE INFORMATION: top: Tree of Life, 2011, gold leaf, watercolor & graphite on gessoed wood, 10 x 8 x 2 inches middle: Global View Clock Opus III, 2003, oil with gold & copper leaf on panel, 16 x 15 inches lower: Cloud Map Opus II, 2010, oil with gold leaf on canvas, 44 x 48 inches

University of Maryland's Dean's Lecture: Noam Chomsky Friday, January 27, 7:00 p.m. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center University of Maryland University Boulevard and Stadium Drive College Park, MD (301) 405-2787 Free

Greek Poet Odysseas Elytis and the Hispanic World Friday, January 27, 6:30 p.m. Library of Congress West Dining Room, sixth floor James Madison Building 101 Independence Avenue SE Free and open to the public

This event commemorates the centennial of Elytis birth. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Poetry and Literature Center, the Hispanic Division and the European Division at the Library of Congress, as well as the Embassy of Greece and the National Endowment of the Arts.

Surrealist poet Odysseas Elytis, the leading Greek poet of his generation and a Nobel Prize winner, influenced Hispanic literature in the late 1930s and in the 1940s. Poets Pedro Serrano and Rei Berroa will discuss the Nobel laureates importance in a presentation "Odysseas Elytis and the Hispanic World"

Elytis was born Odysseas Alepoudelis in Heraklion, Crete, on Nov. 2, 1911, and died in Athens in 1996. He is the author of 16 books of poetry in Greek, seven of which have been published in English. His most notable titles include "Prosanatolizmi" (Orientations), published in 1936, and "To Axion Esti" (Worthy It Is), published in 1959. Elytis also translated Federico Garca Lorcas "Romancero Gitano" (Gypsy Ballads) into Greek.

In 1979, Elytis became the second Greek poet to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. The first was George Seferis in 1963. The Nobel committee gave the award to Elytis "for his poetry, which, against the background of Greek tradition, depicts with sensuous strength and intellectual clear-sightedness modern mans struggle for freedom and creativeness."

Serrano is a Mexican poet, translator and editor. He edits the poetry website Peridico de Poesa, and has edited the anthology "La generacin del cordero: Antologa de la poesa actual en las Islas Britnicas" (The Lamb Generation), which features translations of contemporary British poets. Serrano teaches literature at the National Autonomous University. His honors include a Guggenheim fellowship.

Berroa, born in the Dominican Republic, is a poet and a professor of Spanish literature at George Mason University. He is the author of four books of poetry, including "Libro de los fragmentos" (Book of Fragments), and he is the recipient of multiple honors, including the International Poetry Award of Trieste in 2001 and a "Medaille de Vermeil" from the Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters of Paris in 2009.

The Woodland Jamon Collection Presents: "WE LOVE YOU GRACE" An Art Exhibition featuring original Art & Fashion Illustration by Artist/Designer Rodney Jamon Woodland. Inspired by the Legendary "Grace Jones" with special performances by Grace Jones (Darnelle Washington: Elle Woods on FACEBOOK) and Comedian Sampson (www.youtube.com/sampson247) January 27, 6:00-9:30 p.m.) 1746 V Street NW Washington, DC 20009 For more info contact: TheWoodlandJamonCollection@gmail.com Free entry, music, light refreshments & moderately priced art!!

Sample Day

Saturday, January 28, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Cocova 1904 18th Street NW Washington, DC 20009

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The District of Columbias Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services has teamed up with Safeway to present a series of Community Wellness and Safety Fairs at Safeway stores across the District. The first fair will be at the Georgetown Social Safeway on 1855 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Saturday, January 28. The fair will begin at 10 am, and feature a brief program with Kenneth Ellerbe, District Fire and EMS Chief; Greg TenEyck, Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations for Safeways Eastern Division, along with other Safeway officials; and City officials, to be named, at 11 am.

New York Society of Etchers Invitational

"Flying Fish in Blue" by Stephen A. Fredericks

Exhibition runs January 4-28 "Birth of the American Artist Printmaker" Lecture by Stephen A. Fredericks: Closing Reception immediately follows Saturday, January 28, 1:30 p.m. Washington Printmakers Gallery Pyramid Atlantic Art Center 8230 Georgia Avenue, 2nd Floor Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 273-3660

Join us for a free seminar: "Inspiring Ideas for Your Kitchen and Bath" Saturday, January 28, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery 13890 Lowe Street Chantilly, VA A catered lunch will be provided. RSVP: CaseDesign.com/seminars or (202) 556-2273

70th SEASON OF CONCERTS Men in Blaque Alexander Frey, organist

Saturday, January 28, 2012 West Building, East Garden Court National Gallery of Art 6th Street & Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20565 A festival of French music from the 1870s Presented in honor of the reopening of the Nineteenth-Century French Galleries Men in Blaque: 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Alexander Frey, organist: 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Chinese New Year Parade Sunday, January 29, 2:00 p.m. Sixth and I Streets NW

The organizers of the Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown have said that theyre aiming to make this years parade bigger and better than ever before. Expect dragon dancers, fireworks and more. This year's Chinese New Year Parade in DC's Chinatown features more than a dozen local Chinese organizations.

The Center for International Media Assistance at the National Endowment for Democracy and Internews invite you to a panel discussion on

Can Media Development Make Aid More Effective?

Featuring: Daniel Kaufmann Brookings Institution Mark Nelson World Bank Institute Tara Susman-Pea Internews With remarks by: Mark Frohardt Internews Moderated by: Sina Odugbemi World Bank

Monday, January 30, 12:00-2:00p.m. (Lunch served from 12:00-12:30 p.m.) National Endowment for Democracy 1025 F Street NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20004

REGISTER

The events of the Arab Spring highlighted the potential of digital and traditional media to transform political structures. Government officials and citizens across the region and around the world closely watched the role of technology in the protests, while advocates of independent media felt that the events affirmed the power of information and its fundamental role in developing democratic states. Still, policymakers rarely recognize independent media as a critical component in fostering democracy and development. Moreover, they continue to question the international development community about whether aid to developing nations has worked. With the revolutionary power of media catching the worlds attention, it is a good time to examine the evidence on media, technology, and development. Do media matter? How effective has donor support to media been? What is the relationship of the media

sector to economic development and good governance? How can stakeholders advance policy discussions on aid effectiveness to include independent media assistance? About the participants: Daniel Kaufmann is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he carries out policy analysis and applied research on international economic development, governance, regulation, and corruption. Previously, he served as a director at the World Bank Institute, where he pioneered new approaches to measure and analyze governance and corruption, helping countries formulate action programs. At the World Bank, Kaufmann also held senior positions focused on finance, regulation, and anti-corruption, as well as on capacity building for Latin America. He served as lead economist for economies in transition and earlier in his career was a senior economist in Africa. In the early 1990s, Kaufmann was the first chief of mission of the World Bank to Ukraine, and then a visiting scholar at Harvard University. Kaufmann is also a member of the Global Agenda Council at the World Economic Forum, as well as a member of advisory boards at Revenue Watch Institute, Transparency International, and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. A Chilean national, he earned his master's and doctorate degrees in economics at Harvard, and a bachelor's degree in economics and statistics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Mark Nelson is lead specialist focusing on capacity development and aid effectiveness at the World Bank Institute (WBI). He has been involved in media development issues at the World Bank since 1996, when he helped launch a series of programs to support newly independent media in Central and Eastern Europe. Prior to working at WBI, Nelson spent more than a decade as a European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, based in Brussels, Berlin, and Paris. He covered the negotiations leading to the Maastricht Treaty, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the war in Bosnia. While on leave from the Wall Street Journal from 1992-1993, Nelson was a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, where he co-directed a major study on U.S.-European relations and wrote extensively on the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, among other subjects, for newspapers and scholarly journals. Tara Susman-Pea is the director of research for Internews' Media Map Project, a study examining the impact of media development assistance worldwide, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Before joining Internews in 2010, she worked in the audience insight and research department at National Public Radio, where she managed the online listener panel and qualitative research initiatives. A cultural anthropologist, Susman-Pea's experience in commercial market research focused on branding, product and service development, and communication strategy. Her past clients have included companies from the media, technology, health, food, fashion, and automotive industries. Mark Frohardt is executive director for the Internews Center for Innovation and Learning, where he focuses on gathering and sharing expertise on humanitarian media to ensure that local media can communicate better with disaster-affected communities. Since joining Internews in 1999, Frohardt has provided important leadership as vice president for Africa, and health and humanitarian media, and continues his work promoting and implementing life-saving information systems in areas that are affected by natural disasters, armed conflict and social upheaval. For twenty years prior to joining Internews, Frohardt worked on humanitarian issues on the Thai-Cambodian border, Sudan, Somalia, northern Iraq, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Rwanda. About the moderator: Sina Odugbemi is a consultant at the World Bank's external affairs operational communication department, and has more than 25 years of experience in journalism, law, and development. From 2006 to 2011, he headed the Communication for Governance & Accountability Program, or CommGAP, which was funded by the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID). Prior to that, he was the program manager and adviser for information and communication for development at DFID. Odugbemi earned his bachelor's degree in English and law from the University of Ibadan and master's degree in legal and political philosophy and doctorate in laws from the University College London.

U.S. Leadership in the 21st Century

The Elliott School of International Affairs and the Security Policy Forum are pleased to present

Jake Sullivan
Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

6:30-7:00 p.m. Reception 7:00-8:00 p.m. Lecture Elliott School of International Affairs Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 1957 E Street NW Washington, DC 20006 Jake Sullivan is the director of policy planning at the United States Department of State and deputy chief of staff to Secretary of State Clinton. Prior to assuming his post as director in February 2011, Mr. Sullivan had served as deputy chief of staff for policy since January 2009. He also served as deputy policy director on then-Senator Clinton's presidential campaign, and as a member of the debate preparation team for then-Senator Obama's general election debates. Mr. Sullivan previously served as chief counsel and senior policy advisor to Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, his home state. Trained as a lawyer, he worked as an associate at the Minneapolis law firm of Faegre & Benson and as an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas Law School. Mr. Sullivan served as a clerk for Judge Guido Calabresi of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and for Justice Stephen Breyer of the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Sullivan served in research posts for Leslie Gelb during Gelb's tenure as president of the Council on Foreign Relations and for Strobe Talbott during Mr. Talbott's time at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization. He also worked as a reporter and researcher at Time Magazine in London. Mr. Sullivan graduated from Yale College with a degree in political science and international studies. He earned an M.Phil. in International Relations from Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship, where he served as managing editor of the Oxford International Review. He earned a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was an articles editor of the Yale Law Journal. RSVP at go.gwu.edu/sullivan

Washington History Seminar Historical Perspectives on International and National Affairs

"Roosevelt and Churchill"

Warren Kimball
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

Warren Kimball edited Churchill & Roosevelt: The Complete Correspondence, published by Princeton University Press in 1984. He will reflect on the problems he faced in compiling letters and other communications, on research in the pre-computer age, and on his thoughts about the two men and their policies at the time. How have his interpretations and perspectives shifted or not? What is the ultimate value of such correspondence? He will give his present assessment of Roosevelt and Churchill, and will inquire into what virtually have become unpopular concepts of "leadership" and "great men in history."

Warren Kimball is the Robert Treat Professor at Rutgers University. He has also written Forged in War (1995) as well as books on the Morgenthau Plan and the origins of Lend-Lease. He has published over 50 essays on Churchill, Roosevelt, and the era of the Second World War. He was Pitt Professor at Cambridge University 1987-88, and is an academic adviser to The Churchill Center.
Monday January 30, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Woodrow Wilson Center 6th Floor Moynihan Boardroom

Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Reservations requested because of limited seating: HAPP@wilsoncenter.org or 202-691-4166

Contemporary Dance ExpositionCorps

The Austrian Cultural Forum is pleased to announce the upcoming performance Exposition Corps by outstanding Austrian choreographer and dancer Saskia Hlbling at the Austrian Embassy. With this solo she is pursuing the analysis of the subjectivity of the body itself. The body exhibition investigates dermal layers, cells of memory, while reflecting on physical identity. A short introduction will be provided by American dance critic George Jackson who will also moderate a discussion with Saskia after the show.
Saskia Hlbling created more than 20 pieces with her ensemble DANS.KIAS since its foundation in 1995. She is proud holder of the Prix dAuteur du Conseil Gnral de la Seine-Saint Denis/Bagnolet for Do Your Desires Still Burn and the Austrian Dance Production Prize for Other Feature. Besides her own choreographies, she has worked repeatedly with other prominent artists such as Benot Lachambre or Laurent Goldring. Wednesday February 1, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Embassy of Austria 3524 International Court NW Washington, DC Free of charge, RSVP requested under www.acfdc.org/events-registration or (202) 895-6776 20008

Please join Hudson Institute's Center on Economics of the Internet for an address on UN internet regulation by Ambassador David Gross.

Here We Go Again:Another Storm Brewing Over Potential UN Regulation of the Internet February 1, 12:00-1:30 p.m. Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center Hudson Institute 1015 15th Street NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 RSVP: http://www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=event_registration&event_id=908

Foreign Relations of the United States Series: SALT I, 19691972 February 2, 3:30-5:00 p.m. 5th Floor Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004-3027 RSVP: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/rsvp?eid=19720&pid=294 Please bring an identification card with a photograph (e.g. driver's license, work ID, or university ID) as part of the building's security procedures.

The Nuclear Proliferation International History Project in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State's Office of the Historian presents a panel discussion on the latest volume in the Foreign Relations of the United States Series, 19691976, Volume XXXII, SALT I, 19691972. Speakers will include: Erin Mahan, chief historian of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Michael Krepon, co-founder and senior associate at Stimson. The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks produced a series of comprehensive arms control agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union that for the first time limited the deployment of ballistic missiles and antiballistic missile systems. Commonly referred to as SALT I, the agreements were signed by President Richard Nixon and the General Secretary of the Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev at the Moscow Summit in May 1972. This volume documents the negotiations leading up to the agreement, the internal deliberations among U.S. policy makers, and reveals the play of political and national security considerations that factored into U.S. negotiating positions and policy decisions. Tim McDonnell, program associate in the Wilson Center's Nuclear Proliferation International History Project will chair the event.

gute aussichten: new german photography 2011/2012 exhibition (February 2- April 27)

Opening Reception Thursday, February 2, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Goethe Institut 812 Seventh Street NW Washington, DC 20001 RSVP: (202) 289-1200, ext. 165 or rsvp@washington.goethe.org

Germanys most renowned competition for young photographers Spiegel

Works by seven winners of gute aussichten 2011/2012, the eighth annual German competition for graduate photography students, come to Washington on the exhibitions worldwide tour. Featuring Sebastian Lang, SaraLena Maierhofer, Johannes Post, Luise Schrder, Miriam Schwedt, Julia Unkel and Franziska Zacharias. gute aussichten presents a unique and far-ranging synopsis in terms of both the content and style of the works created by young photographers in Germany during the past 12 months. Individual image series are distinguished by their highly diverse aesthetic, formal and conceptual approaches, providing an insight into the multifaceted themes that form the focus of young artists interests today. In this years selection of winners, edits proves to be a unifying link. According to curator Josefine Raab, last years trend for treating the medium of photography both experimentally and playfully and lacking coercion also continued this year. The photographic legacy of schools influenced by the image has led young photographers to an imaginative exploration and expansion of their instrument repertoire. The construction of images, as ever, remains a major theme, with the total staging of image worlds moving into the foreground by using various means. The analysis of the political, societal, social and cultural themes of our time continues to be virulent and has pushed the topics of narrative self determination and self-positioning into the background.

The Georgetown Center on National Security and the Law

Cordially invites you to a critical discussion of a newly-published book by the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice:

"The Law of Counterterrorism"

Authors John Altenburg, Jr. former Fellow, International Assessment and Security Center Author of "Military Commissions Jeffrey Breinholt National Security Division, Department of Justice Author of "The Revolution of Substantive Criminal Counterterrorism Law: "Material Support" and its Philosophical Underpinnings" W. George Jameson former Director, Office of Policy & Coordination, CIA Author of "Intelligence and the Law: Introduction to the Legal and Policy Framework Governing Intelligence Community Counterterrorism Efforts"

Commentators Jennifer Daskal Fellow, Georgetown Center on National Security and the Law Stephen Vladeck Professor, American University Washington College of Law

Moderated by Marty Lederman Associate Professor, Georgetown University Law Center

Thursday, February 2, 3:15 p.m.

Hart Auditorium Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Avenue NW Washington, DC 20002

Reception to Follow RSVP to rsvp2@law.georgetown.edu

Artemis G. Kirk, University Librarian, Georgetown University, Thomas B. Wall, University Librarian, Boston College and the Georgetown University Library Associates

cordially invite you to the

Annual Casey-McIlvane Lecture

JESUIT FOOT SOLDIERS OF SCIENCE

featuring

Professor Kathryn M. Olesko

Georgetown Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Arts in German and East European Studies

Highlighting the Special Collections of Georgetown University and Boston College

Thursday, February 2, 2012 Reception 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.; Program 6:30 p.m. Copley Formal Lounge, Copley Hall Georgetown University

RSVP by January 30 to library.georgetown.edu/rsvp or 202-687-7446

Kathryn M. Olesko was educated in physics and mathematics as an undergraduate and then turned to history of science, European intellectual history and German history for her doctorate. Before coming to Georgetown, she taught at Clarkson University. She has held visiting positions at Cornell and Princeton, and was a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for History of Science in Berlin. She is Past Editor of Osiris and Past Associate Editor of Isis, the two major American journals for the history of science. Her awards include fellowships from the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the German Academic Exchange Service, The Huntington Library, and Georgetown University. Her main research interest is the history of science and technology in western civilization since the seventeenth century, especially science and technology in Germany, science pedagogy, rationality in daily life, and quantification and measurement in science and daily life.

The Casey-McIlvane Endowed Library Lecture Fund was established in memory of Francis L. Casey, Jr., C50, L53, and in honor of the Reverend Donald W. McIlvane, F46 through the generous joint gift of Nancy McIlvane Del Genio, F82 and the late Roseanne McIlvane Casey, S79.

The Georgetown University Library Associates are a group of Georgetown alumni, parents and friends dedicated to helping the Library shape the creation of knowledge, conserve culture for posterity and transform learning and research.

Illustration: Photograph of Francis Tondorf, S.J. at the Observatory. From the Georgetown University Librarys Special Collections Research Center.

IN SEARCH OF ACCOUNTABILITY: JUSTICE AFTER NUREMBERG

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 7:00 p.m.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20008
Artifacts in the Museum's collection from the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg.
Donated by Elizabeth Durkee, IBM Corporation, Sheila C. Johnson, Peter Klappert, Edward Vebell, and Mira Wallerstein. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, photo by Lisa Masson.

This event is free and open to the public but reservations are required. RSVP by January 30 at www.ushmm.org/events/feb2. Panelists Harold Koh Legal Adviser, US Department of State David Schefffer Former US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, author of All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals William Shawcross Author of Justice and the Enemy: From the Nuremberg Trials to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Moderator Michael Abramowitz Director, Committee on Conscience, US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Since the Nuremberg trials of 194546, the worlds democracies have struggled to establish a legal

Co-presented by

infrastructure to hold accountable those responsible for genocide, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity. Are the mechanisms they created up to the task today? Is justice finally being delivered to the perpetrators of wartime atrocities? What strategies will nations require to deal with a new generation of stateless violent extremists? Join our panel of leaders in the fields of international justice and diplomacy as they explore these questions and assess whether a lasting system of accountability for the most serious crimes is finally coming into place. This program is made possible in part by the generous support of the Helena Rubinstein Fund.

Opportunities and Disappointments of the "Look North" Policy: Indian Strategies for Central Asia Thursday, February 2, 12:00-1:45 p.m. George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 1957 E Street NW RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/looknorth Marlene Laruelle, Research Professor of International Affairs, GW Sebastien Peyrouse, Senior Research Scholar, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University The rise of "regioness" is an important aspect of globalization, implying a potential geopolitical pluralism. Like other emerging powers, India calls into question the "eurocentrism" of international relations and suggests that foreign policy is impacted by the cultures of international actors. It projects its normative power and strategic culture into different regions, including Central Asia. With the expected American withdrawal from Afghanistan, Pakistan's increasing fragility, and China's growing power in the post-Soviet space, Central Asia-South Asia relations have become key to understanding the future of the Eurasian continent. But so far India has not been able to achieve the objectives that it defined in its "Look North" policy, caught in a dilemma between its would-be cultural capital and very concrete geopolitical disadvantages. Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies' Faculty Forum Series

CONFERENCE
"Diego Rivera in New York" conference February 2, 6:30 p.m. Mexican Cultural Institute 2829 16th Street NW Washington, DC, 20009 Free RSVP: RSVP@instituteofmexicodc.org

Join us for this fascinating conference by Leah Dickerman, Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art and the organizer of the Museums current exhibition Diego Rivera: Murals for the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition features pieces that Rivera made in the winter of 19311932 when The Museum of Modern Art inaugurated a major exhibition his work. Rivera, a forty five year old, openly Communist, Mexican artist, may have seemed an unlikely choice for the young Museum's second only retrospective, but the show was wildly popular. Rivera's international celebrity was based on his fame as a muralist. But murals, by definition fixed on site, were impossible to transport. In order to solve this problem, the Museum brought Rivera to New York from Mexico six weeks before the opening, and installed him in a makeshift studio space in an empty gallery. There he produced eight "portable" murals (freestanding fresco panels) which were featured in the show. Five of these monumental works are now on view at the MoMAs exhibition, along with working drawings and related material. This eye-opening discussion will focus on Rivera's extraordinary commission for MoMA, as well as his ill-fated mural for Rockefeller Center. Together these projects provide a compelling perspective on the intersection of art making and radical politics in the 1930s.

What is Social Justice Philanthropy? February 2, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be served. Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center Hudson Institute 1015 15th Street NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 RSVP: http://www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=event_registration&event_id=910 "Social justice grantmakers aim to go one step beyond teaching a man to fish, to borrow an old saying. They ask why so few people in this mans community can afford to own a fishing pole; why the county incinerator is being sited in his neighbourhood, befouling his pond rather than that of his wealthier townsmen; and why hes being taught to fish when hes more likely to earn a living wage as an accountant or engineer. So wrote Albert Ruesga, President and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, in an effort to answer the question: what is social justice philanthropy? He notes that it draws on a number of traditions: the effort to combat structural injustice, to enforce universal human rights, to insure equal distribution of resources, to empower disenfranchised individuals and communities, and several others. We have asked a panel of experts to tackle this question, taking their bearings from Ruesgas reflections on the question in the articles below. The panel will include Albert Ruesga of the Greater New Orleans Foundation; Christine Doby of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation; Thomasina H. Williams, formerly of the Ford Foundation; and University of Texas Professor Peter Frumkin. Hudson Institute Senior Fellow William Schambra will moderate the discussion. Program and Panel
11:30 a.m. - Registration, lunch buffet

12:00 p.m. - Welcome by Hudson Institute Senior Fellow William Schambra 12:10 p.m. - Panel discussion Christine Doby, Program Officer at the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Peter Frumkin, Professor of Public Affairs at the University of Texas Albert Ruesga, President and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Foundation Thomasina Williams, Former Program Officer at the Ford Foundation 1:10 p.m. - Question-and-answer session 2:00 p.m. - Adjournment

GFI Group

presents the

Quarterly Economic Roundtable Series - 4th Quarter with

Martin Regalia, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

February 2, 2011 Registration & Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 a.m. Program: 9:00-10:30 a.m. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Washington, DC 20006

Register today!
GFI Group and The National Chamber Foundation (NCF) are hosting the fourth event of a series of quarterly economic briefings led by Martin Regalia, Ph.D., Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Regalia will deliver a keynote address based on GDP data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce from the previous quarter, before leading a panel of chief economists representing crucial sectors of the economy. The goal of these briefings will be to offer the business community better insight into the impact of policies on their industries as well as to offer solutions to potentially negative effects.

Other confirmed speakers include: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Ph.D.,President, American Action Forum David Crowe, Ph.D., Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, National Association of Home Builders Michael Gooch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, GFI Group, Inc.

Legislative employees should consult with the House and Senate ethics office, as appropriate, to determine whether there would be any prohibition on their attendance at this event. Executive branch employees should obtain written permission to attend this event from their designated agency ethics office and should fax or email a copy of the permission to Caroline Paik at cpaik@uschamber.com or by fax at (202) 463-3129 prior to the event.

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Foundry Feb Four

New Member Show (February 1-26)
presenting work by Linda Button, drawings and oil

Lesley Clarke, acrylics Peter Loge, assemblage Edward Bear Miller, oil

Opening Reception Friday, February 3, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Paintings by Linda Button explore the visual eloquence of Window Dressing through drawings and oil paintings that feature the multiple realities of mannequins and the reflections of pedestrians, architecture, sky, and bits of flora

Painter Lesley Clarke uses acrylics and found objects in complex abstract works focusing on emotion and conflict. Born and raised in Scotland, Lesleys work invites the viewer into the larger experience of both the work and its construction.

Peter Loge works in assemblage, bringing together found objects and images to represent an idea of an object or emotion, rather than the object or emotion itself. Peters work shows reflection of the world as we imagine it to be.

Edward Bear Miller is an emerging artist whose recent oil paintings explore a range of subjects: mudes, portraits, cityscapes, the mountainous Adirondacks, and the parks and waterways of his native Washignton, DC. Miller applies his paint rapidly and generously, producing bold, clear images that break down into gracefully abstract brushwork as the viewer steps forward.

Dancing in the Dark

by Linda Button

Rust Belt
by Lesley Clarke

10:15 Saturday Night

by Peter Loge

Rock Creek in March

by Edward Bear Miller

February Members' Show

In addition to the Feb Four show in the main gallery, Foundry's Gallery 2 features member artists work that has not been shown before at the Foundry. For an exciting array of work that changes monthly exhibited by a group of talented artists, please be sure to visit Foundry Gallery regularly. All work is for sale.

HOURS: Wed-Sun 12 - 6 pm

550 Challenge:
World Borderless by February 3, 2018

Friday, February 3, 2012 3:30-5:00 p.m.

The 550 Challenge - the world borderless by February 3, 2018 - promotes the expansion of Internet access to include everyone on earth by the 550th anniversary of Johannes Guttenberg's death. Gutenberg, who invented modern book printing, died on February 3, 1468 before the printing press got credit for ending the Dark Age and setting in motion 200 years of accelerated progress in art, literature, and learning known as the Renaissance.

New America Foundation 1899 L Street NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 Book-signing event to follow.

The 550 Challenge seeks to realize the promise of the Internet as the basis for a Communication Renaissance. It will promote efforts to bridge the gap between government institutions designed in the context of a physical geography and the virtual, borderless nature of the Internet. The challenge of connecting everyone on earth to the Internet requires overcoming a long list of issues already engaging public and private sector initiatives. While there is no shortage of obstacles, it is not impossible.

Join us for a panel discussion, hosted by the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative, which formulates policy and regulatory reforms to support open architectures and open source innovations in addition to facilitating the development and implementation of open technologies and communications networks. After the panel, we invite you to an hour-long book signing event for leading Internet and human rights activist Rebecca MacKinnon's new book Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom.

Meet us via Twitter (@550Updates) and get the conversation started with #550.

Click here to read more about the 550 Challenge.

Featured Speakers Shalini Venturelli Professor, American University Rebecca MacKinnon (@rmack) Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, New America Foundation John Perry Barlow (@jpbarlow) Co-founder, EFF Moderator Daniel Berninger Founder, 550 Challenge To RSVP for the event, click on the red button or go to the event page: http://newamerica.net/events/2012/550_challenge

For questions, contact Stephanie Gunter at New America at (202) 596-3367 or gunter@newamerica.net.

Exhibition In cooperation with Conner Contemporary Art Die Vettern: Wir packen in unseren Koffer / Packing our suitcase...

The art quartet DIE VETTERN (engl.: the cousins) was founded in 2009 by the visual artists Lina Vargas De La Hoz, Iris Christine Aue, Evi Leuchtgelb, and Christina Aistleitner. The four women were former classmates at the University of Performing Arts in Linz and friends with a curiosity for each others techniques. All of them are winners of various scholarships and/or prices. At the moment, the art quartet is working on a joint project entitled Packing our suitcase (Wir packen in unseren Koffer). This project is dedicated to the analysis of the everyday cultures that are prevalent in the cities of Linz, Vienna, and Washington, D.C. Christa Aistleitner was born in 1971 in Freistadt/Austria and lives and works in Tragwein. She defines the goal of her work as the offering of a new perspective on existing structures and phenomena. Iris Christine Aue was born in Vienna in 1983 and still lives and works there. She studied Art in Linz and Oslo. Evi Leuchtgelb was born in St. Plten/Austria; she lives and works in Dunkelsteinerwald, Austria. Her work can be described as a mixture of photography, installation of art objects, (inter)action, and video material. Lina P. Vargas de la Hoz was born in Cartagena, Columbia and pursued her studies in Washington, DC and Linz, Austria. The main motif of her work is the concept of space located somewhere between our perception and our subjective interpretation of it.

Opening Reception Saturday, February 4, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Conner Contemporary Art 1358 Florida Avenue NE Washington DC 20002 Admission free, no RSVP required

Bill Dorsey: A Retrospective

(1961-2011)

Closing Reception & Artist Talk: Saturday, February 4, 4:00-6:00 p.m. The exhibit will run from : January 14 - February 11, 2012
*Please note date of Closing Reception has been changed.

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International Visions Gallery 2629 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC 20008

[GALLERY HOURS] Wednesday - Saturday, 11am-6pm or by appointment

Salon Contra: Jacqueline Levine Creative Culture: Art Promoting Youth Empowerment February 6, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Artist Jacqueline Levine will kick off this Kickstarter campaign at Salon Contra. A successful campaign will fund her effort to help youth create art that promotes individuality and confidence through bold color and character. RSVP at info@pinklineproject.com. We will send the venue address to all who RSVP.

Obsolete Law: Does Government Need a Spring Cleaning? Common Good and the Bipartisan Policy Center invite you to attend a morning forum on the problem of obsolete law on Tuesday, February 7 in Washington, DC. The forum will include a moderated discussion with: Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) Followed by a discussion with experts, including: E. Donald Elliott, Yale Law School Richard R. Buery, Jr., The Childrens Aid Society

William A. Galston, The Brookings Institution Philip K. Howard, Common Good Maya MacGuineas, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget James R. Maxeiner, University of Baltimore School of Law Ryan McConaghy, Third Way Alan B. Morrison, The George Washington University Law School As government officials and candidates in the 2012 election talk about ways to cut government spending, trim deficits, create jobs, control healthcare costs, and improve education and infrastructure, the role played by obsolete law needs to be addressed. Forum participants will discuss how laws, regulations, and mandates from years past prevent officials and everyday Americans from making choices for today. Panelists will also consider proposals for reform, including sunset provisions. Tuesday, February 7, 2012 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM Discussion begins promptly at 9:00 AM. A continental breakfast will be provided. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 To RSVP, please e-mail your name, position, affiliation, and contact information to rsvp@commongood.org.

This event is the first in a Common Good series titled: Start Over 2012: A Bipartisan Forum Series

Singapore Conference Wednesday, February 8, 9:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Center for Strategic and International Studies 1800 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 RSVP: https://econnect.csis.org/imispublic/Core/Events/eventdetails.aspx?iKey=2011_205&TemplateType=A

The CSIS Southeast Asia program is pleased to invite you to participate in a Singapore Conference on February 8, 2012, with a select and high level group of experts and senior policy officials at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The conference will bring together several ministers from Singapores new cabinet and other Singaporean and U.S. Officials, thought leaders, business executives, and journalists to discuss a range of

issues from the political changes taking place in Singapore to cooperation between our countries on regional and global priorities. The Singapore Conference will focus on five key themes:

1. Assessing Singapores politics and foreign policy 2. Strengthening trade partnerships and constructing a framework for growth in the Asia-Pacific 3. Bolstering security cooperation in Asia 4. Educational partnerships and preparing students for the 21st Century economy 5. Defining a strategic cooperation for the 21st century

The conference is organized at a vital moment for both the United States and Singapore. The center of gravity for American foreign policy, national security, and economic interests are being realigned and shifting towards Asia. The United States is thinking more strategically about the Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia in particular. Singapore has been a vital partner of the United States with extensive linkages from trade and investment, sustainable environmental policy, to security and political ties. American officials, business leaders, and civil society leaders and the new Singaporean leadership value this opportunity to discuss these issues, and the conference has been designed to meet that need. I hope that you will be able to join us and provide you insights and input to enrich this important and timely discussion. Please note that all of the keynote speeches will be on the record. However, the panel discussions that follow will adhere to Chatham House Rule. Agenda: 8:30 a.m. - Registration of Participants 9:00 a.m. - Welcoming Remarks Ernest Bower, Senior Adviser & Director for Southeast Asia, CSIS The Hon. Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador, Embassy of Singapore 9:15 a.m. - New Directions: Singapore Politics and Foreign Policy Moderator: Ernest Bower, Senior Advisor & Director for Southeast Asia Keynote Speech: Minister K. Shanmugam, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Singapore Panel Discussion and Q&A Speakers: Ashok Mirpuri Singapore, Ambassador to Indonesia Janadas Devan, Director of Institute of Policy Studies Stanley Roth, Vice-President, International Government Relations, Boeing Stapleton Roy, Former US Ambassador to Singapore & Director of Kissinger Institute for Chinese-US studies, Woodrow Wilson International Center 11:00 a.m. - Strengthening the Trade Partnership: Recovery through Growth in the Asia-Pacific Moderator: Carla Hills, CEO, Hills and Co Introductory Comments:

Minister S. Iswaran, 2nd Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore Panel Discussion and Q&A Speakers: The Hon. Charlene Barshefsky, Chair, International Trade, Investment and Market Access Practice, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Jeffrey J. Schott, Senior Fellow, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics Ng How Yue, Second Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore Ong Ye Kung, Deputy Secretary-General, National Trade Union Congress, Singapore 12:30 p.m. - Luncheon: Building Security Partnerships in Asia Moderator: Dr. Michael Green, Japan Chair, CSIS Keynote speech: Chee Wee Kiong, Second Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore Panel Discussion and Q&A Speakers: The Hon. Richard Armitage, Former Deputy Secretary of State Dennis Blair, Former Director of National Intelligence and former Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Command BG Gary Ang, Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Defence, Singapore Barry Desker, Dean of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University Major-General (NS) Ng Chee Khern, Director of the Security and Intelligence Division (SID), Singapore 2:00 p.m. - Partnerships in Education: Preparing Students for a 21st Century Economy Introductory Comments: Minister Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Education, Singapore Joanne Weiss (invited), Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary, United States Department of Education Panel Discussion and Q&A Speakers: Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University Jessica Kehayes (invited), Director of Education and Chief of Staff Education Department, Asia Society Susan Fuhrman (invited), President of Teachers College, Columbia University and President of the National Academy of Education Tan Ching Yee, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Singapore 3:30 p.m. - Coffee Break 4:00 p.m. - Defining a 21st Century Strategic Partnership Moderator: Anne-Marie Slaughter, Professor of Politics and International AffairsWoodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Princeton University Peter Ho, Senior Advisor, Centre for Strategic Futures & Senior Fellow, Civil Service College Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary for East Asian & Pacific Affairs U.S. Department of State Discussion and Q & A 5:30 p.m. - Reception

Power, Inc. The Epic Rivalry Between Big Business and Government and the Reckoning that Lies Ahead Wednesday, February 8, 5:00-6:30 p.m. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036-2103 RSVP: http://carnegieendowment.org/events/forms/?fa=registration&event=3513

Foreign Policy magazine and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace will host the launch of David Rothkopfs newest book, Power, Inc. The Epic Rivalry Between Big Business and Governmentand the Reckoning that Lies Ahead. Rothkopf will present his book, which traces the changing relationship between public and private power and looks at the implications of the rise of great private actors and the weakening of many states.

A panel discussion will follow with Robert Hormats, undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy, and the environment; and Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Quest (Penguin Press, 2011) and The Commanding Heights (Free Press, 2002). Ed Luce, Washington columnist and commentator for the Financial Times, will moderate.

Lecture & Book signing, "LOST Washington, DC" by Author John DeFerrari Thursday, February 9, 6:00 p.m. Dumbarton House 2715 Q Street NW Free

Come listen to author John DeFerrari discuss his recently published book LOST Washington, D.C. based on his blog, the Streets of Washington. Mr. DeFerrari will also talk specifically about one of the stories in his book - the Key Mansion in Georgetown, home of Francis Scott Key. LOST Washington, D.C. was published by The History Press in Fall 2011. The Washington Post review noted that "books such as DeFerrari's push us to look up from our devices and enter a past that is not virtual, but part of a living city." DeFerrari's talk will be followed by a question and answer session and book signing. For assurance of having your own book that evening, advance purchase is available. Books will be available for purchase during the evening if not pre-sold out. Reservations and book sales at eventbrite.com suggested. For additional information, Programs@DumbartonHouse.org, or 202-337-2288

OCCASIONS, INC. SOCIAL HOUR BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012 5:00-8:00 p.m. 901 Restaurant & Bar 901 9th Street NW RSVP: http://oisocialhour.eventbrite.com/

Join the Occasions, Inc. & OI Travel Collection team on February 9, 2012 for an evening of networking with some of the DC area's top business professionals.
Bring plenty of business cards!

RSVP HERE

Waverly Street Gallery 4600 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 951-9441
Entrance and parking on Waverly Street. One block from Bethesda Metro station.

23 + 23
Waverly Street Gallerys 4th Annual Invitational Show
(February 7-March 3) Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00-6:00 p.m.

Opening Reception Friday, February 10, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Waverly Street Gallery presents its February 2012 invitational show. The annual invitational show has proved to be exciting and popular events offering a bounty of artistic expression. For the fourth year, the 23 member artists of invite 23 other artists to exhibit their work alongside the Gallery artists. 23 + 23 will feature nationally and locally in almost every medium - painting, sculpture, photography, jewelry, fiber and ceramics. With 46 artists' works on media and styles will be available for the public to enjoy.

The Miller Center at the University of Virginia invites you to a Presidents Day event in our Washington, DC office. Three of our outstanding scholars will illuminate historical context for the 2012 election to kick off our Lessons of 2012 theme for the upcoming year. They will offer historical comparisons to issues likely to be prominent in this year's race and provide an overview of the wealth of materials related to presidential history available in our archives.

Join us for fascinating dicussions and a reception:

Monday, February 20, 4:00-6:30 p.m. Miller Center 801 17th Street NW Suite 202 Washington, DC 20006

**Space is limited, so please reply to Shirley Burke at sak3u@virginia.edu by Thursday, February 16 if you plan to attend.**

AGENDA 4:00 pm 4:05 pm WELCOME Governor Gerald L. Baliles, Director & CEO, Miller Center; Governor of Virginia (1986-1990) 4:05 pm 4:25 pm THE MODERN PRESIDENCY AND PARTISAN RANCOR President Obamas political difficulties have not merely been due to poor leadership or the stubborn rates of unemployment. In large part, they follow from structural dilemmas that would affect any president. Modern presidents are caught between two competing responsibilities. First, they assume the responsibility, rooted in the Progressive and New Deal eras, to transcend partisanship and meet the

profound challenges of managing the welfare and national security states. At the same time, they confront a polarized climate arising from the cultural struggles of the 1960s that pits Democrats and Republicans in a battle over what the objectives of government should be a raw and disruptive party politics that requires presidents to pronounce party doctrine, raise campaign funds, mobilize grassroots support, and campaign on behalf of their partisan brethren. Sid Milkis, White Burkett Miller Professor of Politics and Director of Democracy and Governance Studies, Miller Center

4:25 pm 4:45 pm PRESIDENTIAL RECORDINGS Between 1940 and 1973, six American presidents from both political parties secretly recorded just under 5,000 hours of their meetings and telephone conversations.Using these once-secret presidential recordings of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, the presentation will reveal episodes in each of the administrations that touched on the matters of foreign policy that have engaged presidents over the last two administrations and will likely emerge as concerns during the upcoming presidential campaign. Marc Selverstone, Associate Professor and Director of Presidential Studies, Miller Center 4:45pm 5:05 pm WILL THE SUPREMES DECIDE THE 2012 ELECTION? APPLYING HISTORY TO CURRENT CASES The US Supreme Court will decide the Obamacare case in the midst of the 2012 presidential race. Presidential oral histories provide context for this crucial ruling and how the candidates might approach it, and future Court appointments, in the campaign. Barbara Perry, Senior Fellow and Associate Professor, Presidential Oral History Program, Miller Center 5:05 pm 5:20 pm MILLER CENTER ELECTION 2012 RESOURCES The Miller Center is releasing new materials and has reorganized our existing resources to make them widely accessible to provide context to the election of 2012. Michael Greco, Director of Information and Support Services, Miller Center

5:30 pm 6:30 pm WINE AND CONVERSATION

POSE II and Catherine Koch Opening Reception Saturday, February 11, 7:00-11:00 p.m. The Fridge Rear Alley 516 1/2 Eighth Street SE Washington, DC 20003 Free and open to the public. This exhibit will consist of new paintings on canvas by legendary "concretealchemist" and world-renowned muralist POSE II (aka Maxx Moses), as well as a select collection of gicl prints of photographs of Mr. Moses' murals by worldrenowned photographer Catherine Koch. Artist workshop and artist talk to be announced soon. Exhibit on view through Thursday, February 23, 2012