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Events
Thursday February 16, 2012
Start: 02/16/2012 6:30 pm
Rabbi Aaron Miller from the Washington Hebrew Congregation and Imam Mohamed Magid from the All Dulles Area Muslim Society and the Islamic Society of North America will provide a comparative view of significant stories that appear in both the Torah
and the Quran.
This event will be held at Hogan Lovells, LLP, 555 Thirteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20004, and is located near the Metro Center stop. Please RSVP your attendance at jewsandmuslimsdc@gmail.com.
Saturday February 25, 2012
Start: 02/25/2012 10:00 am
Listening, Hearing, and Living Series: Journey of the Universe with Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim at the National Cathedral on February 25th beginning at 10 am.
For more information go to:
http://www.nationalcathedral.org/events/COR20120225.shtml
Sunday March 04, 2012
Start: 03/04/2012 11:00 am
End: 03/04/2012 5:00 pm
family event
Sunday, March 4, 11 am-5 pm
Freer and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC
Dance, play, and feast your way into the Persian New Year with free attractions for all ages, including Haft Sin table displays, "fire" jumping, art activities, board games and a scavenger hunt, Persian stories with Xanthe Gresham, and traditional Persian food for sale by Moby Dick House of Kabob. DJs from Radio Javan and the Nomad Dancers also perform, along with vocalist Monika Jalili (free tickets required).
Made possible by a generous grant from Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar.
Image Credit: Nomad Dancers performance at the Philadelphia Museum of Art; photo by Michael Whalen (2011).
Performances: Free tickets are required for performances and other selected events in the Meyer Auditorium. Up to four tickets per person can be reserved (for a service fee of $2.75 per ticket and $1.25 per order) beginning 10:00 a.m. the second Monday before the event. Contact Ticketmaster at (202) 397-7328, (410) 547-7328, or (703) 573-7328; at www.ticketmaster.com; or at Ticketmaster walk-up locations.
In Person: Two tickets per person are also distributed (for no service fee) at the Meyer Auditorium beginning one hour before showtime, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Metro Access: Blue and Orange Lines at the Smithsonian Metro Stop on the National Mall in Washington DC
Smithsonian: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery | 1050 Independence Avenue SW | Washington | DC | 20560
