Editor’s Picks: 5 events and performances not to miss
DIOGO MAINARDI
Billed as a memoir like no other, The Fall focuses on a father trying to come to terms with a completely avoidable medical mishap that left his son Tito with Cerebral Palsy. Diogo Mainardi’s book explores the art and history of Venice, the city where Tito was born, charting the trajectory of the Western world and how the past shaped their present. Monday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. Kramerbooks, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. Call 202-387-1400 or visit kramers.com.
AS YOU LIKE IT
Internationally acclaimed Shakespearean director Michael Attenborough makes his debut in D.C. with a Shakespeare Theatre Company production of this frothy Shakespearean comedy, complete with a girl disguised as a boy and the source for some of the Bard’s most famous phrases, from “all the world’s a stage” to “too much of a good thing.” Zoe Waites, Adina Verson and Derek Smith lead the large cast. Now to Dec. 7. Lansburgh Theatre, 450 7th St. NW. Tickets are $20 to $110. Call 202-547-1122 or visit shakespearetheatre.org.
JUSTIN RITCHIE’S LGBT SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE
“Make Them Hear You” is the name of this open-mike night, intended to highlight the talents of local gay singer-songwriters, hosted by local artist, musician and actor Justin Ritchie. A pianist will be on hand, or participants are welcome to bring their own instrument for accompaniment. Friday, Nov. 7, at 8:30 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. Tickets are $10. Call 202-399-7993 or visit atlasarts.org.
MODERN SCULPTURE: DIALOGUES IN THREE DIMENSIONS
While its galleries are closed for renovation and expansion, the National Gallery of Art has set up throughout its East Building a special installation of modern sculpture from its renowned holdings. And three times a week, the gallery offers a new 60-minute guided tour highlighting these works, allowing patrons to engage with each other in open-ended discussions about, in addition to the guide pointing out connections between, the works on view, from Alexander Calder’s monumental mobile Untitled from 1976 to Andy Goldsworthy’s decade-old Roof. The relationship between I.M. Pei’s East Building and John Russell Pop’s West Building is also examined. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, at 1:30 p.m. National Gallery of Art East Building Information Desk, 3rd Street at Constitution Avenue NW. Call 202-737-4215 or visit nga.gov.
FOOD: OUR GLOBAL KITCHEN
National Geographic imports this exhibition from New York’s American Museum of Natural History exploring the complex and intricate farm-to-fork food system, with sections devoted to growing, transporting, cooking, eating, tasting and celebrating. To Feb. 22. National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St. NW. Tickets are $11. Call 202-857-7588 or visit ngmuseum.org.
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