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We reported last year that local arts venue Warehouse was forced to start closing down its 7th Street NW location due to skyrocketing property taxes. The bar and music venue closed last summer, but the rest of the space will continue to run through the Fringe Festival in July. In the meantime, they want to hear from you about how to improve their space when they finally move, and have set up a series of Wednesday night public conversations to hear what you have to say. On January 9, they'll discuss the theater; January 16, they'll cover the art gallery; and on January 23 they'll discuss the future of the music venue. All three meetings are at 7 p.m. at Warehouse.

>> The holiday gift season is officially here, which means we're going to start seeing a little more emphasis on the latter half of "arts and crafts" around the city, when the search for the perfect present for Aunt Sallie ends with you standing in front of a pile of handmade tea kettle cozies. You might want to start with the high quality stuff, and get to the Washington Craft Show this weekend at the...

>> New this Thursday is "Mary Swift's Washington: The Arts Scene, 1975-2000" at Flashpoint. The exhibit features work by photographer Mary Swift, managing editor and photographer-in-
residence of The Washington Review.

This week's art events include exhibits inspired by the Cherry Blossom Festival, the monthly Bethesda Art Walk, and much more. Keep reading for DCist's picks -- and let us know what yours are!

>> The National Gallery has just opened the first major U.S. exhibition of art by Gerard ter Borch, one of the finest -- but unrecognized -- Dutch painters from the 17th century. (ter Borch's "The Suitor's Visit" is at right.) Also new at the NGA is "Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings: Recent Acquisitions," featuring works on paper that the museum has acquired within the last five years. Highlights include etchings by Rembrandt and drawings by Georgia O'Keeffe.