Events This Week

The European-American Business Council & The Institute of World Politics cordially invite you to our EABC + IWP European Ambassador Speaker Series 2012 Ambassador Rene Jones-Bos Ambassador of the Netherlands to the USA Wednesday, March 14, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Institute of World Politics 1521 16th Street NW Washington DC 20009 RSVP: kbridges@iwp.edu

Agenda 4:30 p.m. Welcome by IWP President Lenczowski Introduction by Ambassador Louise Oliver (IWP) Ambassadorial Lecture - Ambassador Jones-Bos 5:00 p.m. Questions From Guests (Chatham House Rule) 5:30 p.m. Closing Comment By Ambassador Oliver Adjourn to Reception

New Developments in International Water Law by Edith Brown Weiss, Francis Cabell Brown Professor of International Law, Georgetown University Wednesday, March 14, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Mortara Building Georgetown University 36th and N Streets NW Washington, DC 20057 Light refreshments provided RSVP: http://brownweiss.eventbrite.com/

The National Womens History Museum and United States Studies of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars invite you to a lecture in the series The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Womens History
What Do Sex and Laundry Have to Do With It? Thinking About Daily Life as a Source of Historical Change

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Lecture, 4:00-5:30 p.m. - Flom Auditorium, 6th Floor Reception, 5:30-6:00 p.m. - Sixth Floor Dining Room Woodrow Wilson Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 This event is free and open to the public. RSVP: swinston@nwhm.org Please allow time to go through building security. Photo ID required.

It's starting to feel like ros season! This Friday we're trying a brand new one: Punch Drunk Ros from Oregon. This wine is made by a cool negociant named Mouton Noir; we'll also try their Code Noir Merlot.

COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTINGS

Join ZWK for happy hour and enjoy our weekly pick of amazing new wines paired with our artisanal cheeses. Zola Wine & Kitchen 505 Ninth Street NW Wednesday, March 14, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Rhne-Style Wines!

Chateau d'Angeles Blanc Onix Priorat Yangarra Cadenzia

Friday, March 16th, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Taste New Wines with Chris of International Cellars!

Amalie Robert Chardonnay Punch Drunk Ros Pietra Santa Merlot Code Noir Merlot

Cultural Development Corporation invites you and a guest to the Opening Night of Tattooed Potato and Spotlight Comunicaciones'

The Nightmare Dreamer

Directed by John-Michael MacDonald Design by Colin Dieck Ensemble: Sara Barker, Genna Davidson, Josh Drew, Gwen Grastorf, John Milosich, Michael Rodriguez and Randy Snight Presented by the Mead Theatre Lab Program Friday, March 16, 8:00 p.m. Reception to Follow Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint 916 G Street NW Washington, DC 20001 RSVP by March 14 to (202) 315-1321 or rsvp@culturaldc.org
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Suppose you had nightmares, terrible nightmares, every night, night after night. Exhausted and distraught, where could you turn for rest, for relief, for release? Suppose there was someone who could lie by your side and dream your nightmare for you, so you could have sweet dreams and deep sleep. That someone is the Nightmare Dreamer. More information may be found at flashpointdc.org.
The Mead Theatre Lab Program at Flashpoint, a Cultural Development Corporation project, is generously sponsored by Jaylee Mead. Additional support is provided by The Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts, the Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, the Mary & Daniel Loughran Foundation and The Weissberg Foundation. Funding for Flashpoint is provided by The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, The Kresge Foundation, the MARPAT Foundation, the Eugene & Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and Prince Charitable Trusts. Marvin is CuDCs 2011-12 Wine Partner. American Airlines is the official airline of CuDC.

Chair giveaway details: HouseBeautiful.com/Green Color it Green Party Thursday, March 15, 6 to 8 p.m. Room & Board Washington, D.C. store 1840 14th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20009 202.729.8300 Get directions RSVP here

Le Maroc sur la route des pices With Fatma Hal, the Queen of Moroccan cuisine in France. Thursday, March 15, 7:00 p.m. La Maison Franaise Embassy of France 4101 Reservoir Road NW A reception sponsored by the Embassy of Morocco will follow the presentation. Free RSVP: http://moroccancuisine-eorg.eventbrite.com/ Fatema Hal studied Arabic Literature and Ethnology. In 1984 she opened her Moroccan Cuisine restaurant in Paris. Since times immemorial, culinary secrets of Moroccan cuisine have always been transmitted verbally from mother to daughter. For twenty years Fatema dedicated her life to collect these traditional recipes. But for Fatema, cooking

does not limit itself to recipes; cooking is the symbol of the fusion of cultures and of many encounters. Fatema tirelessly explored the multiple influences that are at the heart of her countrys cuisine. Throughout its history, Morocco was a crossroad of civilizations: Berber, African, Arabo-Andalucian, Jewish, European and even Chinese On the Spice Road, - just like on the Silk Road-, men from all over the world crossed paths. With spices, cooking becomes alchemy. Entering the world of spices feels like going on an extraordinary adventure (). One needs to know how to measure the mixes, a flavor must respect a balance of tastes, a flavor must melt into a dish without disappearing, she writes in her first book Les Saveurs et les Gestes. What I like in cooking is making people dream and retrieve the meaning of travel. The art of cooking is also the art of communicating, of meeting people. One can safely say that Fatema Hal is somehow an ambassador of Moroccan culture.

Google D.C. Talks and The Milken Institute present:

How the ideas economy is fueling the global economy

...and how it could be doing much more
Innovate or die has become an unofficial mantra of the twenty-first century. Each day, nations, corporations, and individuals are transformed by innovative thinking. It has the power to solve some of the worlds greatest challenges (think: jobs, energy, poverty) and transform the global economy. But even innovation has its limits. Google and The Milken Institute are happy to host former U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra, and The Economists Vijay Vaitheeswaran whose new book, Need, Speed and Greed delves into innovation and its potential. The conversation will be moderated CNBC contributor Tony Fratto. The talk will be followed by snacks, drinks, and a book signing.

When: Thursday, March 15 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Please RSVP

Where: Google DC Office 1101 New York Avenue, NW 2nd Floor Entrance on Eye Street Washington, DC 20005 map link

Silk Painting
Artist: Mabel Cabezas Exhibit: Mar. 15 - Apr. 17 Venue: WBFN Conference Room, J2-034 Opening Reception: Thursday, March 15, 4:00-6:00 p.m. I took my first silk painting course in Geneva, 15 years ago. Silk painting is a versatile technique that I love because it gives space to improvisation. My passion for painting has taken me to a new stage: researching on American pre-Columbian culture and interpreting it through my medium. WBFN Members, immediate relations, spouses and partners of long term consultants are welcome to exhibit their creations in the WBFN Gallery. For more information, contact WBFN.

Civic Education and Democratic Change in Afghanistan: The Story of the Kabul-based Marefat High School a luncheon presentation featuring Aziz Royesh, Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow with comments by Clare Lockhart, Institute for State Effectiveness Thursday, March 15, 12:00-2:00 p.m. (Lunch served 12:0012:30 p.m.) National Endowment for Democracy 1025 F Street NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20004 RSVP: http://afghanistanschool.eventbrite.com/ The headlines from Afghanistan are often filled with stories of violence and despair, making it all too easy to lose sight of the positive changes that have taken place in the last decade. Though seldom featured in the news, there is a New Afghanistan, where a nascent civil society and emerging civic norms are helping build a brighter future. Education, particularly civic education, is playing an important role in the emergence of a more active and engaged citizenry. The Kabul-based Marefat High School is helping mold this new generation of Afghans to uphold the values and principles of a democratic society, especially as it relates to equality, tolerance, and human rights, including womens issues. Marefats unique civic education classes and initiatives, such as a Student Parliament and Student Council of Discipline and Order, enable students to practice democracy within the school. Marefats adult education classes and active engagement with parents engender support from the community, enabling the school to effectively face the challenges posed by groups opposed to the schooling of Afghans. In his presentation, Mr.

Aziz Royesh will trace Marefats evolution over the past decade and explain how its utilization of homegrown resources has allowed the school to succeed within a context of limited funding and a constricted political environment. By sharing his experience, Mr. Royesh aims to encourage a more nuanced understanding of the developments taking place in his home country. Ms. Clare Lockhart will provide comments. About the Speakers: Mr. Aziz Royesh is the founding director of the Kabul-based Marefat High School, where he teaches courses on civic education, humanism, Quranic interpretation, Dari, and English. A former mujahedeen fighter during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Mr. Royesh has devoted the past fifteen years to promoting democratic change in his country by publishing articles and pamphlets on human rights, and by establishing a modern school renowned for its emphasis on community building through civic education, participatory learning, and critical thinking. As part of his public engagement, Mr. Royesh has served as campaign manager for candidates in Afghanistans 2004 presidential and 2005 parliamentary elections and has advocated for amendments to the countrys 2009 Shiite personal law. Ms. Clare Lockhart is co-founder of the Institute for State Effectiveness and director of the Market-Building Program at the Aspen Institute.

Ambassador Beazley invites you to the First Presentation of the 2012 Speakers Series

with

Professor Chris McAuliffe

University of Melbourne
Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University

The Game of Nationhood:Art, Sport & Politics in the Federation

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Thursday 15 March 6.30 pm Embassy of Australia 1601 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC 20036

Reception to follow

Sport is an Australian obsession, entwined with ideas about climate, leisure, egalitarianism and national identity. Art, while not an Australian obsession, has often depicted sport as an icon of national character. But how are these three elements art, sport, nation linked historically? An exploration of art works from the Federation era will reveal the surprising role that art and sport played in shaping ideas about Australian nationhood in the late nineteenth century.

RSVP essential - 202.797.3255 or email Media.US@dfat.gov.au Photo ID required for admission

RFF Academic Seminar Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Developing Countries: Economic, Fiscal, and Environmental Impacts Thursday, March 15, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Resources for the Future 7th Floor Conference Room 1616 P Street NW Washington, DC 20036 Refreshments will be provided. RSVP: khill@rff.org

Presenter Joseph Aldy, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Abstract In 2008, fossil fuel subsidies in the developing world exceeded $500 billion. These subsidies distort the allocation of resources that results in excessive petroleum, gas, and coal consumption; weakens incentives for non-fossil technology innovation and deployment; increases conventional air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions; lowers economic output; imposes significant fiscal burdens; and contributes to the volatility of global energy markets. This paper uses petroleum product subsidy data to estimate price elasticities that in turn can be used to assess the impacts of subsidy elimination. In addition, I estimate the impacts of subsidy reform on sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide emissions, as well as the potential impact of kerosene price rationalization on charcoal and wood fuel consumption. Finally, this paper estimates a negative relationship between fossil fuel subsidy expenditures and government spending on health and education.

Religious Freedom and Extremism: Lessons from the Arab Spring

Featuring Dennis Ross, Stephen Hadley, and Elliot Abrams

RSVP Here
Friday, March 16, 2012 10:15am - 3:30pm Copley Hall Formal Lounge Georgetown University

The success of the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi parties in the recent Egyptian elections highlights the complex relationship between religious freedom, religious extremism, and democracy in the region. Democratization has meant freedom for Islamic groups to participate in the political life of the new Egypt. At the same time, the success of Salafi parties and ongoing tensions with the military threaten the viability of the fledgling democratic institutions that might guarantee religious freedom, religious pluralism, and civil peace in the new Egypt. In Egypt and elsewhere, what is the relationship between religious freedom and religious extremism, defined as religious political engagement hostile to constitutional democracy and open to the use of violence? Can religious freedom limit religious extremism? How should US foreign policy seek to promote democratic institutions and regimes of religious freedom that best counter religious extremism in practice? For more details on this event, please see our event page here.

Schedule 10:15-10:30am: Welcome 10:30am-12:00pm: Panel 1, How Repression Breeds Religious Extremism - and How Religious Freedom Does the Opposite Panelists: Johanna Kristin Birnir, Brian Grim, and Mohammed Hafez 12:00-12:30pm: Lunch 12:30 - 2:00pm: Keynote Discussion, Religious Freedom, Religious Extremsim,

and the Arab Spring: Bush and Obama Administration Perspectives Participants: Elliott Abrams, Stephen Hadley, and Dennis Ross 2:15-3:30pm: Panel 2, Fostering Religious Freedom & Curbing Religious Extremism in the Arab Spring - Lessons for US Policy Panelists: Jillian Schwedler, Samer Shehata, and Samuel Tadros

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The IDB Cultural Center joins the DC Environmental Film Festival

to screen the U.S. premiere of
A USEFUL LIFE (La Vida til)
(Uruguay, 2010, 35mm, 63 mins, black and white)

The quality of life in an urban setting is an important environmental issue, and if we want we can always escape to more beautiful times and places at the movies. What happens in Montevideo when the art house cinema is closed? What happens anywhere cultural institutions lose their funding?
After twenty-five years, Cinemateca Uruguayas most devoted employee, Jorge (real-life Uruguayan critic Jorge Jellinek), still finds his inspiration in caring for the films and audiences that grace the seats and screen of his beloved art house cinema. But when dwindling attendance and diminishing support force the theater to close its doors, Jorge is sent into a world he knows only through the lens of artand suddenly forced to discover a new passion that transcends his once-celluloid reality. Stylishly framed in black-and-white with brilliantly understated performances, Federico Veirojs sly and loving homage to the soul of cinema is a universally appealing gem and knowing charmer about life after the movies. Featured in the Global Lens 2011 film series, the film is set in analog Montevideo, in the not-too-distant past.

In Spanish with English subtitles. Directed by Federico Veiroj. Uruguays Official Entry for the 83rd Academy Awards, Best Foreign Language Film.

Friday, March 16, 6:30 p.m.

Enrique V. Iglesias Conference Center Inter-American Development Bank

1330 New York Avenue NW This event is free and open to the public Photo ID required. Seating is unreserved general admission. This presentation is part of the IDB's tribute to Uruguay, site of the 2012 IDB Annual Meeting. After the event, visit the IDB Art Gallery now showing Contemporary Uruguayan Artists.

16.4 an exhibition of photographic slideshows realized by the students of the French International School in Washington Friday, March 16, 7:30 p.m. Letlelier Theatre 3251 Prospect Street NW Upper Courtyard Washington DC 20007 Free to the public

During this evening, the students of the French International School of Washington will present an exhibition of their photographic slideshows, which they have worked in a workshop directed by Anne-Lise Large, professor of philosophy and photographer.

Preparing for Deployment of Small Modular Reactors Friday, March 16, 8:30-11:00 a.m. Washington Marriott at Metro Center Salon D 775 12th Street NW RSVP: http://events.bipartisanpolicy.org/Events/NewContact.aspx?eventid={D40FC8DC-0863-E111-9BC3001CC4AAEA7E} Small modular reactors (SMRs) have received considerable attention in recent years from the policy and technology communities in the U.S. and internationally. Join BPC for an expert briefing on promising domestic and foreign SMR technologies, as well as a discussion of the business and technical case for SMR deployment and the possible role of government support for commercialization.

Agenda 8:30 a.m. - Breakfast Available

9:00-9:15 a.m. - Welcome and Introduction Senator Pete Domenici BPC Senior Fellow Co-chair, BPC Nuclear Initiative 9:15-9:45 a.m. - Keynote Address Pete Lyons, Ph.D. Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy 9:45-10:05 a.m. - Presentation Mike Fowler Director, Advanced Technology, Clean Air Task Force 10:05-11:00 a.m. - Panel Discussion Warren "Pete" Miller, Ph.D. (moderator) Co-chair, BPC Nuclear Initiative Former Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy Michael R. Johnson Director, Office of New Reactors U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission William R. McCollum Chief Operating Officer Tennessee Valley Authority Victor H. Reis, Ph.D. (invited) Senior Advisor, Office of the Undersecretary for Science US. Department of Energy

Policy Luncheon Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party A discussion with Author Geoffrey Kabaservice Friday, March 16, 12:00-1:40 p.m. Registration and a Buffet Lunch will open at 11:50 a.m. Committee for Economic Development 2000 L Street NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 RSVP: https://app.e2ma.net/app2/survey/1351457/201009613/52db9b8984/7778340624/207477189/23150 3365/

As the 2012 elections approach, the Republican Party is rocketing rightward away from the center of public opinion. Republicans in Congress threaten to shut down the government and force a U.S. debt default. Tea Party activists mount primary challenges against Republican officeholders who appear to exhibit too much pragmatism or independence. Moderation and compromise are dirty words in the Republican presidential debates. The GOP, it seems, has suddenly become a party of ideological purity. Join us for a discussion on the current debate on the direction of hte Republican Party and the outlook for moderates in the GOP.

About the Author Geoffrey Kabaservice is the author of the National Book Award-nominated The Guardians: Kingman Brewster, His Circle, and the Rise of the Liberal Establishment. He has written for numerous national publications and has been an assistant professor of history at Yale University. He lives outside Washington DC. About Rule and Ruin In Rule and Ruin, Geoffrey Kabaservice reveals that the moderate Republicans' downfall began not with the rise of the Tea Party but about the time of President Dwight Eisenhower's farewell address. Even in the 1960s, when leftwing radicalism and right-wing backlash commanded headlines, Republican moderates and progressives formed a powerful movement, supporting pro-civil rights politicians like Nelson Rockefeller and William Scranton, battling big-government liberals and conservative extremists alike. But the Republican civil war ended with the overthrow of the moderate ideas, heroes, and causes that had comprised the core of the GOP since its formation. In hindsight, it is today's conservatives who are "Republicans in Name Only."

Writing with passionate sympathy for a bygone tradition of moderation, Kabaservice recaptures a time when fiscal restraint was matched with social engagement; when a cohort of leading Republicans opposed the Vietnam war; when George Romney--father of Mitt Romney--conducted a nationwide tour of American poverty, from Appalachia to Watts, calling on society to "listen to the voices from the ghetto." Rule and Ruin is an epic, deeply researched history that reorients our understanding of our political past and present. Today, moderates are marginalized in the GOP and progressives are all but nonexistent. In this insightful and elegantly argued book, Kabaservice contends that their decline has left Republicans less capable of governing responsibly, with dire consequences for all Americans. Program 12:00 p.m. - Registration, lunch buffet 12:15 p.m. - Welcome 12:20 p.m. - Discussion with Geoffrey Kabaservice, Author of Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party 1:15 p.m. - Question-and-answer session 1:40 p.m. - Adjournment

Luis Silva
"The Foxs Tail"
March 17 - May 5, 2012

Opening Reception Saturday, March 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. G Fine Art 1350 Florida Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002

Lion eats gazelle, Wolf eats lamb. Fox eats chicken. Chicken eats worm. Even worm eats lion. That is the order of things.

But what if things were not this way. What if lion loved gazelle, wolf loved lamb, fox loved chicken, chicken loved worm and even worm loved lion? There is a brotherhood of man and yet man can be a beast. Wouldnt it also make sense that beast could be a man? A fraternity of animal. A place where gazelle was free to gazelle, because it no longer feared lion. Or lamb was free to lamb because it no longer feared wolf. Or chicken was free to chicken because it not longer feared fox. But what if chicken yearned to be more than chicken? And there you have it. The fable begins. Both the writing and the paintings wander through the spaces and gaps provided by fiction and order, in search of imagination, the real, belief and the thread that binds them.

The writing makes use of fairy tale, dream, myth, allegorical novella, moral play and magic realism. The journey propels the viewer/reader from forest to field masquerading with imagination, wit, resourcefulness and big hearts through loneliness, homesickness, discovery and joy.

The paintings make the viewer feel the delight of infusing thought into material. Silva takes obvious pleasure in the process and history of the two dimensional object. The intermingling of drawing and painting the use of the space, the consideration of the supports the decision to have natural linen as a ground, the modeled paint circulating among the decorative and the abstract toying with tradition and novelty and above all, choice.

Luis Silva received his BA from Harvard University and his MFA from Columbia University. He is Associate Professor at American University. Although born in Portugal, he grew up in the United

States and currently lives in the Washington, DC area. This is his third solo exhibition at G Fine Art.

Evolve Urban Arts Project proudly presents "Texture, Line and Color" Paintings by Beth Cartland through March 23rd, 2012

Meet the Artist

Saturday, March 17, 2:004:00 p.m. Admission: FREE

Evolve Urban Arts Gallery Pierce School Lofts 1375 Maryland Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002

About the Evolve Urban Arts Project

The Evolve Urban Arts Project enriches the lives of residents, neighbors in the H Street Community, and Washington, DC at large by providing free exhibition space to artists based in the metropolitan area. About Evolve The Evolve Urban Arts Project is sponsored by Evolve Property Management, LLC, a local, full service property management comany based out of Capitol Hill. Evolve manages single and multiple-family rental properties as well as condominium, cooperative and tenant associations throughout Washington, DC. For more information visit evolveDC.com.

Copyright 2012 Evolve Property Management, LLC, All rights reserved.

THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION AND THE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL

The Kosciuszko Foundation 2025 O Street NW Washington, DC

Invite You to

(202) 785-2320

OPENING PIANO CONCERT 2012 SPRING SERIES PART I

Proudly Presenting

Krassimira Jordan
Pianist Proffesor of Music at Bylor University Ms. Jordan is a graduate of Sofia Conservatory of Music, Moscow Conservatory, and Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. She is a winner of Alfred Casella, Clara Haskil, Alessandro Casa Grande, and Rio de Janeiro International Piano Competitions. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1989, and has recorded an album entitled "Famous Pianoworks by Franz Liszt."

"A formidable player with a dazzling energy and driving spirit." --The New York Times

Saturday, March 17, 1:30 p.m. Kosciuszko Foundation 2025 O Street NW Washington, DC 20036 Informal tea reception follows

Zenith Gallery

est. 1978

Celebrating 34 Years in the Nation's Capital

Zenith Gallery Salon

Presents

"In Loving Memory"

34th Anniversary Exhibition

March 17, 2012 - April 28, 2012

MEET THE ARTISTS RECEPTION SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 4:00 - 8:00 PM Zenith Gallery Salon 1429 Iris Street NW Washington DC 20012 (just off 16th Street) Open Saturday's 12-6, or by appointment

Zenith Gallery artists contribute with art and heart to create this exhibition, In Loving Memory. dedicated in loving tribute to Judith Keyserling. Ten percent of the sales will go to the Zenith Community Arts Foundation, a fund in honor of Judith Keyserling, to continue the programs she had worked on for the last 6 years.

ARTISTS:
Kim Abraham, Fabiano Amin, Rosetta D'Berardinis, Harmon Biddle, Deborah Brisker Burk, Renee duRocher, David Glick, Ken & Julie Girardini, Margery E. Goldberg, Diane Britton Dunham, Stephen Hansen, Christine Hayman, Phil Hazard, David Hubbard , Robert C. Jackson, Shelley Laffal, Carol Levin, Lou Kaplan, Katie Dell Kaufman, Peter Kephart, Joan Konkel, Chris Malone, Anne Marchand, Joey Manlapaz, Michela Mansuino, Michelle Marcello, Donna McCullough, Bill Mead, Davis Morton, Carol Newmyer, Joan Samworth, Ron Schwerin, Sica, Ellen Sinel, Karen Starika, Paula Stern, Bradley Stevens, Charles Taube, Paul Martin Wolff, Marcie Wolf-Hubbard, Kenneth Wyner, Joyce Zipperer and more.

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Don't miss this exhibit!

Ulysses Marshall: The Journey of Hope

February 16 - March 23, 2012

(extended date)

Artist Talk & Closing Reception Saturday, March 17, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
International Visions Gallery 2629 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC 20008

"The Journey of Hope" by Ulysses Marshall, acrylic and paperdoll on canvas, 36x48

Ulysses Marshall was featured in the Washington Post Friday, March 9, 2012 in the Style Section. You can read the article online by clicking here!

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

Sarah Knobel + Jenny Mullins March 17 - April 14, 2012 Opening Reception Saturday, March 17, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Hamiltonian Gallery 1353 U Street NW Washington, DC 20009

Hamiltonian Gallery is pleased to present two concurrent solo exhibitions of new works by Hamiltonian Fellows Jenny Mullins and Sarah Knobel, opening on Saturday, March 17, 2012. Jenny Mullins: Mullins explores themes of consumerism and American identity in her newest series of paintings, titled Gold for the Price of Silver. Her monolithic and intensely detailed images incorporate traditional drawing and collage techniques to recreate contorted scenes from the works of nineteenth century French sculpture Antoine-Louis Barye. Equal parts eye candy and repulsion, the images question the ideal of the American lifestyle.

Sarah Knobel: Sarah Knobel's new body of work includes photography, video and animation, which all coalesce to examine the need or desire to find purpose in our daily lives. Between self-help books, prescriptive meditation, and obsessively repetitive habits, oftentimes, the rituals and procedures that are provided by our rhizome culture dislodge us from intuition. In this work, Knobel continues her exploration of the idea of individuality, cultural assumptions, and ways we connect and relate to the world under fabricated structures.

. HAMILTONIAN GALLERY is a new dynamic space in the heart of the growing Washington DC contemporary art district. The gallery focuses on innovative works by emerging and mid-career artists. In conjunction with Hamiltonian Artists, the gallery will promote new artists, aiding in their further development. Through our dynamic exhibitions and gallery programs, we seek to broaden the cultural dialogue within our modern community.

Opening Reception March 17 6:00-8:00 p.m. Open Studio DC 1348 Florida Avenue NE (1/2 block above 14th & H Streets)

Congress & the Politics of Trade Monday, March 19, 4:00-6:00 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=22784&pid=102

Event Co-sponsors: Program on America and the Global Economy International Security Studies

Event Speakers President Barack Obama indicated in his State of the Union address Jan. 24 that trade will be an important item on his policy agenda this year, with export promotion at the top of his list. The President indicates his National Export Initiative to double U.S. exports by the end of 2013 is on track, though much remains to be done to expand American manufacturing capacity and competitiveness. The other priority items mentioned in his speech are implementing the Free Trade Agreements with Columbia, South Korea and Panama approved by Congress last year, enacting Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Russia, and enacting authority for fast-track consideration of presidential government reorganization plansthe first of which would consolidate various trade functions and agencies in a reconfigured (and presumably renamed) Department of Commerce. Not mentioned in the speech were the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement which is also a top administration trade priority, and the WTO Doha Round of talks which appear to be moribund. Given the shortened election-year session of Congress, it is questionable just how much of the Presidents trade agenda Congress will be willing or able to swallow. Further complicating the picture will be the presidential election campaign and what role trade issues may play in the national debate. This panel will explore the intersection presidential and congressional politics as they play-out against the Presidents trade agenda.

Myanmar in Transition: New Dynamics between ASEAN and Yangon Monday, March 19, 20102 12:00-12:30 p.m. Lunch 12:30-2:00 p.m. Presentation and Discussion George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 1957 E Street NW RSVP: http://go.gwu.edu/MyanmarMarch19 Amitav Acharya, Professor of International Relations, American University David Steinberg, Distinguished Professor, Georgetown University Discussant Christina Fink, Professor of Practice of International Affairs, GW

Moderator Deepa Ollapally, Associate Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies Although the situation remains highly uncertain, the pace with which Myanmar has rolled out reforms in the last few months has taken many long-time Myanmar watchers and policymakers in Southeast Asia, Washington, and elsewhere by surprise. This panel of three Myanmar and ASEAN experts will examine the new dynamics in the relationship between ASEAN and Burma, as well as suggest specific policies that influential external actors like ASEAN and the United States, may use to engage the regime in Yangon. Sponsored by The Sigur Center for Asian Studies, The Rising Powers Initiative

Megacities, Global Security, and the Map of the Future Tuesday, March 20, 3:00-5:00 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 No RSVP info given Event Co-sponsor: Comparative Urban Studies Project By 2025, 27 cities will have populations greater than ten million and over six hundred cities will have populations greater than one million. Specific megacities, intimately connected to globalization, are posing huge security challenges now, writes Peter Liotta in his recent work, The Real Population Bomb: Megacities, Global Security & The Map of the Future. Cities play an increasingly important political, social, and economic role in the world, attracting investment, ideas, and people in a process amplified by globalization.

Violence, Nonviolence, and the Palestinian National Movement A Conversation with Wendy Pearlman Tuesday, March 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E Street NW RSVP: http://go.gwu.edu/2h Wendy Pearlman, Crown Junior Chair in Middle East Studies and Assistant Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University Ms. Pearlman will be discussing her new book, Violence, Nonviolence, and the Palestinian National Movement

Sponsored by the Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) and the Institute for Middle East Studies

Thirteenth Annual Roger Revelle Commemorative Lecture "Tsunamis: Are We Underestimating the Risk?" by Dr. Eddie Bernard Tuesday, March 20, 5:30 p.m. Baird Auditorium National Museum of Natural History 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW

The lecture is free and open to the public. Reception to follow. RSVP: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/829886/Thirteenth-Annual-Roger-RevelleCommemorative-Lecture

Innovations in Inclusiveness and Accountability: How the ADB Ensures Responsible Development Investment in Asia Wednesday, March 21, 12:00-1:30 p.m. Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E Street NW Lunch will be provided. RSVP: pisa@gwu.edu Ann Quon, Principal Director, External Relations Department, Asian Development Bank Allessandro A. Pio, Resident Director General, North American Representative Office Sean Roberts, Associate Professor of Practice of International Affairs; Director, International Development Studies Program, GW

Moderator: Linda J. Yarr, Director, PISA In an era of public mistrust of many major financial institutions, learn how the Asian Development Bank is increasing accountability and transparency in its lending practices: The Public Communications Policy of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a living document that guides the institution's efforts to be transparent and accountable to the people it serves. The revised Accountability Mechanism provides an avenue for affected people to seek redress when policy violations in ADB operations cause them harm. These policies recognize that transparency and accountability are essential to development effectiveness. ADB's vision of Asia and the Pacific free of poverty cannot be achieved unless ADB is aware of its stakeholders' needs and, conversely, they understand and support ADB's role and operations in the region. Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia

The Race Goes On

AEI Election Watch 2012, Session 4

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

American Enterprise Institute 12th Floor 1150 17th 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

Super Tuesday offered mixed results in the fight for the GOP presidential nomination, with Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum

and Newt Gingrich each claiming at least one victory. Romneys wins, especially in Ohio, keep him at the front of the field, but do Santorum's wins in Oklahoma, Tennessee and North Dakota firmly establish him as the conservative alternative to Romney? And what does the future hold for Newt Gingrich? 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.

Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting presents five short films examining the impact of natural resources extraction on the environment, indigenous populations, public health and corporate responsibility. Please join us for Natural Resources/Unnatural Results: Access, Exploitation and Accountability as part of the 2012 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital. Wednesday, March 21, 6:00 p.m. Carnegie Institution for Science Elihu Root Auditorium 1530 P Street NW Washington, DC 20009

Reception follows program. Free and open to the public. RSVP: http://dceffpulitzercenter.eventbrite.com/?ref=enivte&invite=MTc4OTA3Ny9qamFjb2Jzb25Ac3RvaWJlcmFuZGFz c29jaWF0ZXMuY29tLzE%3D&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=invitenew &utm_term=eventpage

Filmmakers, journalists, policymakers and NGO watchdogs join together to explore these issues in a panel discussion in tandem with the film screenings. Films and topics in the program: PERUS GOLD RUSH: WEALTH AND WOES (Peru, 2011, 9 min.) In the Madre de Dios region of Peru, a pristine virgin rainforest is losing ground to unrestricted wildcat gold mining. (Filmmaker Stephen Sapienza will also screen excerpts from his current Pulitzer Center project on water and sanitation in West Africa, focused on issues of accountability and sustainability.) Produced for PBS NewsHour by Emmy Award Winner Stephen Sapienza. GUERRILLA MINING IN GUIANAS MIDST (French Guiana, 2011, 5 min.) Soaring gold prices have lured Brazilians to illegal gold mines in the deep jungle of French Guiana. French police have waged a sporadic, largely unsuccessful effort to shut them down. Produced for Harpers by Narayan Mahon. THE DARK SIDE OF COLUMBIAS GOLD RUSH (Colombia, 2011, 4 min.) Colombia's gold rush pits local subsistence miners against large corporate interests, criminal gangs and the police. Produced for GlobalPost by Nadja Drost.

GHANA: OIL BOOM, FISHING FEARS (Ghana, 2011, 4 min.) The traditional fishing village of Abuesi, in western Ghana, awaits with trepidation the possible repercussions for their community of oil discoveries just offshore. Produced for iWatch by Christiane Badgley.

THE PENAN OF BORNEO (Malaysia, 2011, 4 min.) The Penan people are little in stature, little in number and little in the eyes of the government. Former nomads, they are now on the frontline of an uphill struggle to save the last unprotected rainforest of Sarawak from rapidly expanding palm oil plantations. Produced by James Whitlow Delano. Discussion follows screenings, with filmmakers Stephen Sapienza and Nadja Drost, Amol Mehra, Coordinator of the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable, and Daniel Baer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, US State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Moderated by Jon Sawyer, Executive Director, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

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Boosting the American Economy: Lessons to be Learned from U.S.Israeli Trade and Investment
Wednesday, March 21, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch will be provided.

Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center Hudson Institute 1015 15th Street NW 6th Floor Washington, DC 20005 As governments worldwide are seeking ways to create jobs, promote exports, and expand their economies, there are important lessons to be learned from the history and current practice of U.S.-Israeli trade and investment in technology. The field has produced an astounding amount of innovation, new technology, and success for a long list of U.S. and Israeli companies. Although the United States has been a top innovator for decades, one recent study estimates that its rate of progress in becoming a new, knowledge-based innovation economy is slower than all the other thirty nine countries/regions that were evaluated. A troubling sign is that patents issued to American applicants have dropped recently while those issued to foreign applicants continue to increase. In contrast, Israel has been accelerating its progress as an innovation-based economy over the last fifteen years. Israel has attracted more than twice as much venture capital investment per person than the United States and thirty times more than Europea remarkable feat considering it is a 63-year-old country of only 7.5 million, surrounded by hostile neighbors and with few natural resources. As an innovation hub, Israel has become a premiere destination for American companies. Over a hundred U.S. firms have opened R&D operations in Israel and many more have acquired companies in a variety of industrial sectors, serving as a key catalyst for Israel's own innovation boom. The U.S.-Israeli commercial relationship is a growth engine for the economies of both countriescreating jobs and enabling companies to innovate, build, and create new products that transform industries and society. Panelists:

Greg Slater, Director, Global Trade and Competition Policy, Intel Corporation Eitan Yudilevich, President, BIRD Foundation Victor Mizrahi, Principal of Mizrahi Enterprises; former President of Semrock, Inc. and former Chief Scientist of Ciena Corporation Joshua Kram, Head, U.S.-Israeli Business Initiative, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Douglas Feith (moderator), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

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Violence, Nonviolence and the Palestinian National Movement

with Dr. Wendy Pearlman Crown Junior Chair in Middle East Studies, Northwestern University Thursday, March 22, 12:30-2:00 p.m. The Palestine Center 2425 Virginia Avenue NW Washington, DC 20037 Click here to RSVP now! Dr. Wendy Pearlman shows that much of the reasoning behind the use of violent and nonviolent methods in nationalist movements lies very much in the movements themselves, through her book Violence, Nonviolence and the Palestinian National Movement. Pearlman reveals multiple patterns across one hundred years in the Palestinian national movement, with comparisons to South Africa and Northern Ireland. To those who ask why there is no Palestinian Gandhi, Pearlman demonstrates that nonviolence is not simply a matter of leadership. Nor is violence attributable only to religion, emotions, or stark instrumentality. Instead, a movement's organizational structure mediates the strategies that it employs. By taking readers on a journey from civil disobedience to suicide bombings, this book offers fresh insight into the dynamics of conflict and mobilization. Dr. Wendy Pearlman is the Crown Junior Chair in Middle East Studies and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. Her first book, Occupied Voices: Stories of Everyday Life from the Second Intifada (Nation Books, 2003), was a Boston Globe and Washington Post bestseller. She has published articles in International Security and Journal of Palestine Studies, with articles forthcoming in Security Studies, Studies in Comparative International Development, and Journal of Conflict Resolution among others. Since 2011, she has spoken about the Middle East uprisings on AlJazeera, the BBC and other local and national radio and TV outlets. The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC that does educational and humanitarian work on behalf of Palestinians, particularly those living in the Occupied Territory and surrounding refugee camps. The Palestine Center is an independent think-tank committed to communicating reliable and timely information about the Palestinian political experience to American policymakers, journalists, students and the general public. Established in 1991, it is the educational program of the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development.

Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan Thursday, March 22, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 RSVP: http://carnegieendowment.org/events/forms/?fa=registration&event=3581

As the United States prepares to withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan by 2014, many questions about the state of the U.S relationship with Afghanistan and Pakistan remain unanswered. In his new book, Pakistan on the Brink, best-selling author Ahmed Rashid lays out Americas options with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the post-Bin Laden years. Rashid will discuss these options, the future of the region, and offer a way forward for all three countries. Carnegies George Perkovich will moderate.

IFES EVENT

Season of Change? Russia's Recent Elections and Their Effect on Democracy in Eurasia

March 22, 12:00-2:00 p.m. International Foudation for Electoral Systems 1850 K Street NW Fifth Floor Washington, DC 20006

As countries in Eurasia head toward key elections in 2012, many are wondering how the recent vote in Russia which involved thousands of local observers and a disparate opposition refusing to accept the election's legitimacy will impact its neighbors.

Please join us for a conversation on how Russia's unprecedented opposition movement will affect its path to democracy and what repercussions the elections may have for fragile democracies in the region. Among the issues covered will be:

Who is the Russian opposition, what are their actions, and how much stamina do they have? How will the Russian election experience impact elections taking place in Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia later this year? What are the implications of these developments for U.S. foreign policy?

Featured speakers: Ambassador James F. Collins, Director, Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace E. Wayne Merry, Senior Fellow for Europe and Asia, American Foreign Policy Council

Moderated by Anthony C. Bowyer, IFES Program Manager for Europe and Asia.

Lunch will be served. Please RSVP by registering online.

Edison Foundation is holding a conference and reception at Newseum for "Powering the People" registration form at http://www.edisonfoundation.net/iee/newsevents/Pages/registration.aspx

Congressional Reception & Innovation Alley Exhibits. March 22, 2012 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Newseum 6th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue NW

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Indian Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities

An Address by Amb. Nirupama Rao
Thursday, March 22, 12:45 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch will be served. Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center Hudson Institute 1015 15th Street NW 6th Floor Washington, DC 20005 Just as the second half of the 20th century was characterized by Americas Atlantic partnership, the India-U.S. relationship will be a defining feature of the 21st century. From the 1990s, succeeding Indian and American administrations have emphasized the multidimensional nature of the relationship and especially its strategic aspect. With a rapidly growing economy, military modernization, and a prominent geo-strategic location, India can play a key role not only in its neighborhood but globally. Yet Indian leaders have traditionally preferred a status quo oriented policy. As India is building closer ties with countries in East and South East Asia, re-emphasizing its ties with the Gulf Middle East, and increasing its economic ties with Africa, will it be more willing to play a bigger role? To answer these questions and more, Hudson Institute is honored to host the Indian Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Nirupama Rao, on Thursday, March 22, 2012. Ambassador Rao has had a distinguished career in the Indian Foreign Service spanning over three decades. She has served as Indian Ambassador to Bolivia, China, Peru, and Sri Lanka. After China, she was appointed Foreign Secretary, serving a two-year term. In September 2011 Ambassador Rao took over as Indias Ambassador to the United States. Ambassador Rao was previously in Washington in the capacity of Minister for Press and Cultural Affairs at the Indian Embassy from 1993 until 1995. She was a Fellow at the Center for International Affairs (now the Weatherhead Center) at Harvard University in the early 1990s. She was also a Distinguished International Executive in Residence at the University of Maryland Click here to register for this event.

from 1999 until 2000. Hudson Institute President and CEO Kenneth Weinstein will introduce Ambassador Rao. Hillel Fradkin, Senior Fellow and Director of Hudsons Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World, will moderate the Q&A session.

Seminar on Sustainable Public Procurement March 22, 2:00-4:30 p.m. Royal Netherlands Embassy 4200 Linnean Avenue NW Reception to follow from 4:30-7:00 p.m. Please RSVP before March 15, 2012 to was-ea@minbuza.nl From national governments to local administrations, from international organizations to companies: sustainable procurement is increasingly recognized as an important topic. But where sustainable procurement is high on the agenda, in many cases the concrete implementation of sustainable procurement is still in its infancy. This seminar will bring together practitioners and scholars of sustainable procurement to discuss best-practices and lessons learned. The seminar aims to contribute to policy challenges on sustainable procurement in International Financial Institutions such as the World Bank Group, Inter-American Development Bank and other organizations.

Opening Remarks: Her Excellency Rene Jones-Bos, Ambassador of the Netherlands to the United States Presentations by practitioners: Peter Laser, Executive Director International Business Development,KARL STORZ / Representative, German Healthcare Partnership Jonathan Rifkin, Procurement Analyst and Green Purchasing Coordinator, Office of Contracting and Procurement, District of Colombia Gerwin Schweitzer, Environmental Advisor, Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, The Netherlands (Invited) Panelists: Paul Bermingham, Director, Operations Services, Operations Policy and Country Services, The World Bank Group Nancy Gillis, Director, Federal Supply Chain Emissions PMO, U.S. General Services Administration Christiaan Poortman, Senior Advisor, Transparency International Philips Electronics (Invited)

DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER) March 22, 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) Keck Center 500 Fifth Street NW Room 100 Washington, DC 20001 Registration and Photo IDs required

RSVP: http://dasermarch22.eventbrite.com/?ref=ebtn

Join Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS) at the D.C. Art and Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER), a monthly discussion forum on art and science projects in the national capital region and beyond. DASERs provide a snapshot of the cultural environment of the region and foster interdisciplinary networking. This month, the discussion focuses on the intersection of visual culture and evolution. This series is organized in collaboration with Leonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology. Program
6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Check in 7:00 to 7:10 p.m. Welcoming remarks and community sharing time. Anyone in the audience currently working within the intersections of art and science will have 30 seconds to share their work. Please present your work as a teaser so that those who are interested can seek you out during social time following the event. 7:10 to 8:10 p.m. Panelists' presentations (15 minutes each) Gerald Borgia, professor, Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park Nathaniel Comfort, associate professor, Institute of the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Ellen Levy, New York City-based artist and educator David Rothenberg, professor of philosophy, Department of Humanities, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark 8:10 to 8:45 p.m. Discussion 8:45 to 9:30 p.m. Reception

DASER fosters community and discussion around the intersection of disciplines. The thoughts and opinions expressed in the DASER events are those of the panelists and speakers and do not necessarily reflect the positions neither of the National Academy of Sciences nor of Leonardo.

Leonardo fosters collaborative explorations both nationally and internationally by facilitating interdisciplinary projects and documenting and disseminating information about the intersection of art, science, and technology. DASER's sister program, LASER, is based in San Francisco.

The Middle East Policy Forum is pleased to present

The 2012 Annual Kuwait Chair Lecture: Gulf Monarchies: Facing Change
with

Ambassador Edward W. "Skip" Gnehm, Jr.

Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs, GWU Popular protests toppled regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya and launched persistant challenges to established regimes elsewhere in 2011. In contrast, the Gulf monarchies -excepting Bahrain -- maintained relative stability and control. Although the Gulf monarchies appear immune to political upheaval, changing domestic conditions and growing political dissent present real challenges to ruling monarchs. This lecture will focus on the changing political environments in the Gulf monarchies, examining domestic issues as well as regional challenges confronting these regimes in light of the transformational Arab protests of 2011.

Thursday, March 22, 2012 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Elliott School of International Affairs Harry Harding Auditorium, Room 213 1957 E Street NW Washington, DC 20006 RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/mepf3-22-2012

The Middle East Policy Forum is presented with the generous support of ExxonMobil.

CAPITOL HILL BRIEFING Cybersecurity: Will Federal Regulation Help?" Friday, March 23, 12:00 p.m. (Lunch Included) 2203 Rayburn House Office Building Cato events on Capitol Hill are free of charge and open to the public. RSVP: http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=9060 Featuring Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies, Cato Institute; Jerry Brito, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University; Ryan Radia, Associate Director of Technology Studies, Competitive Enterprise Institute; moderated by Laura Odato, Manager of Government Affairs, Cato Institute.

With the Senate poised to consider comprehensive "cybersecurity" legislation this month, a bevy of questions need answers. Although it is difficult to secure computers, networks, and data, are government spending and regulation the answer? Are the cybersecurity threats touted in Washington real or trumped up? Should legal protections for privacy and other values give way in the name of "information sharing" with the Department of Homeland Security? Join us for a discussion with technology policy experts about cybersecurity's challenges and the approaches taken in current legislation.

Calder Brannock's Adventure Residency Program Headquarters

(March 23 - April 27) Opening Reception Friday, March 23, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Flashpoint Gallery 916 G Street NW (202) 315-1310

Flashpoint Gallery will play home base for artist Calder Brannocks Adventure Residency Program Headquarters. The project builds upon Brannocks earlier project, Camper Contemporary, a mobile art gallery fashioned from a vintage camper. Brannock will expand upon Camper Contemporarys Adventure projects, organizing artists and audience members to take trips to produce artworks based on shared experiences. Visitors will be encouraged to borrow objects from the gallery in order to create self-guided personal adventures.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday Saturday, 12:00-6:00 p.m. or by appointment. Flashpoint Gallery is generously supported by The Washington Post Company. Hotel Helix is Flashpoints 2011-12 Hotel Partner. Marvin is CuDCs 2011-12 Wine Partner. American Airlines is the official airline of CuDC.

NAHRO President's Reception Friday, March 23, 5:30-7:00 p.m. 101 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3109417351

To honor the NAHRO leadership, celebrate the 2012 Housing America Campaign with partner organizations, and kick off this years Legislative Conference. Please join President Martens and the NAHRO staff for a reception overlooking the U.S. Capitol.

Japan Spring Opening Day Celebration Saturday, March 24, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Freer Gallery of Art Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW Sackler Gallery 1050 Independence Avenue SW Free.

Celebrate the arrival of Japan Spring on the National Mall! From 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., enjoy Edo period music, create cherry blossom origami, and snack on bento boxes and tea, available for purchase in the Sackler pavilion. A Hokusai-inspired family activity and a demonstration of the dramatic art of kabuki begin at 2 pm. Also on view are two exhibitions of Japanese masterworks: Hokusai: 36 Views of Mount Fuji and Masters of Mercy: Buddha's Amazing Disciples.
Japanese cuisine provided by Kushi restaurant.