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Sports columnist Christine Brennan will be featured in Saturday's Inside Media event at the Newseum. Photo courtesy of the Newseum.
Monday:
>> At 7 p.m., Politics and Prose hosts author Craig M. Mullaney for a book talk on The Unforgiving Minute, a memorial which "gives a vivid picture of the realities of combat and the lasting psychological effects of war."
>> At 7:30 p.m., the Baileys Crossroads Borders hosts best-selling author Jodi Picoult promoting her recent book, Handle With Care.
Tuesday:
>> Tonight at 6:30 p.m., the Corcoran is holding a book signing with sociologist Sarah Thornton. Her book, Seven Days in the Art World, "uncovers the truth behind some of the art world’s most splashy events, exclusive institutions, and influential power centers ... with razor-sharp observations and over 250 in-depth interviews." $20.
Wednesday:
>> At 10:30 a.m., the Anacostia Community Museum is hosting UDC history professor Sandra Jowers-Barber for a lecture titled D.C.'s Deaf Community and Gallaudet University: The Struggle: for Access to Equal Education. She will delve "into the history of African American deaf presence at Gallaudet University, the racially motivated removal of these students in 1905, and the successful 1952 legal challenge that ended the policy of refusing to educate the students within the District of Columbia." Call 202-633-4844 to reserve your spot.
>> At 6 p.m. in the American Indian Museum's Rasmuson Theater will be Spotlight on Native Women: Hattie Kauffman. The Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS's The Early Show is the first Native American journalist to report on a national broadcast, and she'll be discussing her experiences with author Liz Hill.
>> Or, at 6:45 p.m., head to the S. Dillon Ripley Center for a lecture and book signing with military historian Edward Bonekemper titled, Six Turning Points of the Civil War. $40.
>> Join author, philosopher and ethicist Peter Singer at Politics and Prose at 7 p.m. tonight. He'll be discussing his book, The Life You Can Save, which "offers a seven-point plan for [ending poverty], one built on a combination of personal philanthropy, local activism, and political awareness."
>> If you like to mix your drinking with more serious topics, head to the New America Foundation from 6 to 7:30 p.m. tonight for a discussion and wine reception titled, Seeing the Elephant: Understanding Globalization from Trunk to Tail, in which author Peter Marber "discusses his book and outlines the steps the United States should take in order to remain a leading player in this critical economic climate."
Thursday:
>> As part of Touchstone Gallery's Treasure Postcard Project opening tonight, they are holding a panel discussion titled, Rejuvenating Communities with Creativity: A Dialogue Around Arts Therapy, Socio-economic and Gender Specific Development at 6:45 p.m. Panelists include Paula Howie, Yildiz Yagci, Paula Terry and Joy Ford Austin.
>> Two more visual art options tonight are at the Smithsonians. The American Art Museum's McEvoy Auditorium will host a discussion with video and film artist Leslie Thornton, and the Hirshhorn's Ring Auditorium will have Skystone Foundation President Richard Andrews in conversation with light and space artist James Turrell about the Roden Crater project. Both are at 7 p.m. and free.
>> Or, at 7 p.m., head to the S. Dillon Ripley Center for a lecture on Cambodia, Past and Present with scholar Michael Coe. $40.
>> Also at 7 p.m. is Gaza and The Right of Return: Ziad Abbas Speaking Tour at the K Street Busboys.
Friday:
>> Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream author Tanya Lee Stone will be at Politics and Prose this morning at 10:30 a.m. and tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. to discuss her book aimed at young teens, which discusses how "NASA ... fought to keep women and minorities out of the space program" and the 1961 story of 13 qualified women who were turned down by the agency.
>> The Newseum also has a free event today (with museum admission) from 8:30 a.m. to noon: The 11th annual National FOI Day Conference, themed "Freedom and Information: Looking Back and Looking Forward." Space is limited, send an e-mail to ahampton [at] freedomforum.org or call 202/292-6288 to register, and be sure to provide your name, title, affiliation and contact information.
Saturday:
>> Today's $120 all-day seminar at the S. Dillon Ripley Center is Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs and runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Scholar Michael Coe will focus on the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Toltec, and Aztec civilizations which "extended over non-Maya Mesoamerica."
>> If you're looking for something a bit less costly, head to the Anacostia Museum for the free Divine Delights: Dishes of Church Ladies. Author Brenda Rhodes Miller will "lead a discussion on how church ladies hold their families, churches, and communities together with their caring and nurturing ways." The event will also include "fellowship and recipe swapping," so come prepared. Reservations are required and were due by the 7th, but try calling 202-633-4875 or sending an e-mail to jctolson [at] si.edu if you really want to go.
>> Today's 2:30 p.m. Inside Media event at the Newseum is titled Girls in the Game and features sports columnist and commentator Christine Brennan, who will discuss "the evolution of sports and sports reporting in the decades after Title IX."
Sunday:
>> The Newseum is holding a second 2:30 p.m. Inside Media event today. This one's titled Our Water Quality, and will feature Emmy and Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Hedrick Smith. He'll be discussing his new documentary, Poisoned Waters.
Next Monday:
>> At 7 p.m. tonight, the 14th Street Busboys is celebrating the first release from Busboys and Poets Press, with author E. Ethelbert Miller and his book, The Fifth Inning, "a combination of baseball and the blues." Free in the Langston Room.
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