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Repeating Patterns in Crocheted and Tatted Lace
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday,
September 3, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Drawing Light and How the Masters Did It
Session 5 of 5
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Online Studio Arts Course
September 4
Wednesday
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Slow Stitch Fabric Journal
Session 4 of 4
Wednesday,
September 4, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
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Online Studio Arts Course
Surrealism: From France to Latin America
Wednesday,
September 4, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Drawing Light and How the Masters Did It in Color
Session 5 of 5
Wednesday,
September 4, 2024 -
1:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Alternate Pens for Mark Making and Calligraphy
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday,
September 4, 2024 -
6:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Taking Better Photos
Session 3 of 3
Wednesday,
September 4, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
Daily Life in Tudor London
Wednesday,
September 4, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Portrait Drawing
Session 4 of 4
Wednesday,
September 4, 2024 -
7:00 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
September 5
Thursday
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Musical Miniatures: The Perfect Magic of Shorter Works
Thursday,
September 5, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m. ET
Online Course
1:00 p.m.
Sketching Turner: Expressing Atmosphere and Skies in Watercolor
Session 2 of 2
Thursday,
September 5, 2024 -
1:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Photographing Industrial Items
Thursday,
September 5, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Plant-based Cooking: A Harvest of Recipes
Thursday,
September 5, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
A Filmmaker's Journey to the Amazon with Céline Cousteau
Thursday,
September 5, 2024 -
7:00 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
September 6
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New Deal Projects Walking Tour
Friday,
September 6, 2024 -
9:30 a.m.
to 11:45 a.m. ET
In-Person Tour
12:00 p.m.
Underwater Volcanoes
Friday,
September 6, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
The Hirshhorn at 50
Friday,
September 6, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 1:15 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
September 7
Saturday
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From
David Copperfield
to
Demon Copperhead
: A Modern Rewriting of Charles Dickens
Saturday,
September 7, 2024 -
10:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. ET
Online Seminar
11:00 a.m.
Freestyle Embroidery Basics
Saturday,
September 7, 2024 -
11:00 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Workshop
Smartphone Photography
Saturday,
September 7, 2024 -
11:00 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
The Cyanotype: Hands-On History of Photography
Saturday,
September 7, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Dissecting Design with Abstract Collage - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Saturday,
September 7, 2024 -
1:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m. ET
In-Person Studio Arts Course
September 8
Sunday
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Historic Chestertown with a Cruise on the Schooner
Sultana
Sunday,
September 8, 2024 -
7:45 a.m.
to 6:30 p.m. ET
In-Person Tour
10:15 a.m.
Intermediate Oil Painting - In Person
Session 5 of 5
Sunday,
September 8, 2024 -
10:15 a.m.
to 1:15 p.m. ET
In-Person Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Painting with Wool - In Person
Sunday,
September 8, 2024 -
10:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. ET
In-Person Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 5 of 5
Sunday,
September 8, 2024 -
2:30 p.m.
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In-Person Studio Arts Course
September 9
Monday
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A Nation in the Balance: Lincoln and the 1864 Presidential Election
Monday,
September 9, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
Music as Medicine
Monday,
September 9, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
The Geology of Shenandoah National Park
Monday,
September 9, 2024 -
7:00 p.m.
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Online Lecture
September 10
Tuesday
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Repeating Patterns in Crocheted and Tatted Lace
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday,
September 10, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
Greek Vase-Painting: Gods and Humans
Tuesday,
September 10, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Drawing Light and How the Masters Did It
Session 6 of 6
Tuesday,
September 10, 2024 -
1:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Palladio and the Villa Culture of the Veneto
Tuesday,
September 10, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
The Webb Space Telescope
Tuesday,
September 10, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
September 11
Wednesday
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12:00 p.m.
The Many Faces of the
Mona Lisa
Wednesday,
September 11, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 1:15 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Drawing Light and How the Masters Did It in Color
Session 6 of 6
Wednesday,
September 11, 2024 -
1:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Alternate Pens for Mark Making and Calligraphy
Session 3 of 3
Wednesday,
September 11, 2024 -
6:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
The Troubles: The Past and Future of Northern Ireland
Wednesday,
September 11, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
September 12
Thursday
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12:00 p.m.
Musical Miniatures: The Perfect Magic of Shorter Works
Session 2 of 2
Thursday,
September 12, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m. ET
Online Course
Spices 101: Cardamom
Thursday,
September 12, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 1:15 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Sketching Turner: Expressing Atmosphere and Skies in Watercolor
Session 3 of 3
Thursday,
September 12, 2024 -
1:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
4:00 p.m.
America's Main Street: The White House and Pennsylvania Avenue
Thursday,
September 12, 2024 -
4:00 p.m.
to 6:00 p.m. ET
In-Person Tour
6:30 p.m.
Photographing Industrial Items
Session 2 of 2
Thursday,
September 12, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
How We Healed the Earth … and How We Can Do It Again
Thursday,
September 12, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:15 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
September 13
Friday
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9:30 a.m.
New Deal Projects Walking Tour
Friday,
September 13, 2024 -
9:30 a.m.
to 11:45 a.m. ET
In-Person Tour
10:00 a.m.
America's Main Street: The White House and Pennsylvania Avenue
Friday,
September 13, 2024 -
10:00 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m. ET
In-Person Tour
Vermeer: In Praise of the Ordinary
Friday,
September 13, 2024 -
10:00 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. ET
Online Seminar
6:45 p.m.
Social Networks and the Wondrous Complexity of Animal Societies
Friday,
September 13, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:15 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
September 14
Saturday
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10:00 a.m.
The Sketchbook Habit: The Art of Everyday Life
Session 3 of 3
Saturday,
September 14, 2024 -
10:00 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
10:15 a.m.
Museum Discoveries: Drawing Sculptures at the Hirshhorn - In Person
Saturday,
September 14, 2024 -
10:15 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. ET
In-Person Studio Arts Workshop
11:00 a.m.
Smartphone Photography
Session 2 of 2
Saturday,
September 14, 2024 -
11:00 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
The Cyanotype: Hands-On History of Photography
Session 2 of 2
Saturday,
September 14, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m. ET
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Dissecting Design with Abstract Collage - In Person
Session 5 of 5
Saturday,
September 14, 2024 -
1:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m. ET
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Theodore Roosevelt's North Dakota: Badlands, Bison, and the Making of a Conservationist
Saturday,
September 14,
2024 - 6:00 p.m.,
to Wednesday,
September 18,
2024 - 12:00 p.m. ET
In-Person Overnight Tour
September 15
Sunday
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10:00 a.m.
America's Main Street: The White House and Pennsylvania Avenue
Sunday,
September 15, 2024 -
10:00 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m. ET
In-Person Tour
10:15 a.m.
Intermediate Oil Painting - In Person
Session 6 of 6
Sunday,
September 15, 2024 -
10:15 a.m.
to 1:15 p.m. ET
In-Person Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Painting with Wool - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Sunday,
September 15, 2024 -
10:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. ET
In-Person Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 6 of 6
Sunday,
September 15, 2024 -
2:30 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m. ET
In-Person Studio Arts Course
September 16
Monday
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6:45 p.m.
Feasting with Royalty: Dinner with Alexander the Great
Monday,
September 16, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
Online Course
Making the Presidency: The Leadership and Legacy of John Adams
Monday,
September 16, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Longwood Gardens: Still Growing
Monday,
September 16, 2024 -
7:00 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
September 17
Tuesday
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10:00 a.m.
The Holding Bowl: A Reflective Writing Workshop
Tuesday,
September 17, 2024 -
10:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:30 p.m.
How Steven Spielberg and George Lucas Changed the Movies
Tuesday,
September 17, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 7:45 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
Lafayette: The Hero of Two Worlds Revisited
Tuesday,
September 17, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
September 18
Wednesday
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12:00 p.m.
Audubon Redrawn: A New Look at the Artist and
The Birds of America
Wednesday,
September 18, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:30 p.m.
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo: A Creative Partnership
Wednesday,
September 18, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Why We Love Football with Joe Posnanski
Wednesday,
September 18, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:15 p.m. ET
In-Person Lecture
September 19
Thursday
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12:00 p.m.
Musical Miniatures: The Perfect Magic of Shorter Works
Session 3 of 3
Thursday,
September 19, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m. ET
Online Course
Camille Pissarro: Faithful Impressionist
Thursday,
September 19, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:30 p.m.
Savonarola: The Moral Dictator of Florence
Thursday,
September 19, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 7:45 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
The Quest for Cosmic Life
Thursday,
September 19, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Ancient Sparta: A Template for Authoritarianism
Thursday,
September 19, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
September 20
Friday
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12:00 p.m.
Renaissance Rivalries: The Artistic Feuds of Rome
Friday,
September 20, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
Frank Lloyd Wright and the UNESCO World Heritage List
Friday,
September 20, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:00 p.m.
Virginia Is for Wine Lovers
Friday,
September 20, 2024 -
6:00 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
September 21
Saturday
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10:00 a.m.
Ancient Israel and Its Neighbors: A Biblical Connection
Saturday,
September 21, 2024 -
10:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. ET
Online Seminar
September 22
Sunday
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September 23
Monday
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12:00 p.m.
The Evolution of Washington's Southwest Waterfront
Monday,
September 23, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:30 p.m.
Operation Husky: Target Sicily
Monday,
September 23, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Amsterdam in the 17th Century: The Golden Age from Tulip Mania to the New World
Monday,
September 23, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:15 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
Spotlight on DC's Stages: Exploring the New Theater Season
Monday,
September 23, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:15 p.m. ET
In-Person Lecture
September 24
Tuesday
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6:30 p.m.
The Shakers: Pursuing “a New Heaven and a New Earth”
Tuesday,
September 24, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
How the 1950s Changed American Life
Tuesday,
September 24, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:15 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
September 25
Wednesday
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12:00 p.m.
Lost and Found: A Rediscovered Masterpiece Blooms at the National Gallery of Art
Wednesday,
September 25, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 1:15 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:30 p.m.
Early American Elections and the Origins of Party Politics: How We Got Here from There
Wednesday,
September 25, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 7:45 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Thinking About Philosophers: Contemplating Hobbes
Wednesday,
September 25, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:15 p.m. ET
Online Course
September 26
Thursday
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12:00 p.m.
How to Think Like an Economist: What Great Economists Can Teach Us
Thursday,
September 26, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 1:15 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
Musical Miniatures: The Perfect Magic of Shorter Works
Session 4 of 4
Thursday,
September 26, 2024 -
12:00 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m. ET
Online Course
6:30 p.m.
The Women of the Wars of the Roses
Thursday,
September 26, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Under the Dome: Politics, Crisis, and Architecture at the United States Capitol
Thursday,
September 26, 2024 -
7:00 p.m.
to 8:15 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
September 27
Friday
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9:30 a.m.
New Deal Projects Walking Tour
Friday,
September 27, 2024 -
9:30 a.m.
to 11:45 a.m. ET
In-Person Tour
September 28
Saturday
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9:00 a.m.
Go Behind the Curtain: A Day with DC-area Theater Makers
Saturday,
September 28, 2024 -
9:00 a.m.
to 6:30 p.m. ET
In-Person Tour
10:00 a.m.
The Road to Revolution, America, 1763–1776
Saturday,
September 28, 2024 -
10:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. ET
Online Seminar
September 29
Sunday
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7:15 a.m.
Exploring Frank Lloyd Wright: Fallingwater, Kentuck Knob, and Polymath Park
Sunday,
September 29,
2024 - 7:15 a.m.,
to Monday,
September 30,
2024 - 5:30 p.m. ET
In-Person Overnight Tour
10:00 a.m.
City of Colors: Inkmaking Workshop - In Person
Sunday,
September 29, 2024 -
10:00 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. ET
In-Person Studio Arts Workshop
2:15 p.m.
How To Be a Color Wizard: Discover the Magic of Natural Color - In Person
Sunday,
September 29, 2024 -
2:15 p.m.
to 3:45 p.m. ET
In-Person Studio Arts Workshop
September 30
Monday
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6:30 p.m.
Alexander von Humboldt and American Democracy
Monday,
September 30, 2024 -
6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Witches in the Grimms' Fairy Tales
Monday,
September 30, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:15 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
Scandal and Crime in Victorian Britain
Monday,
September 30, 2024 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
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