 Parrot Talk photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Resident Associates Program. |
DCist’s guide to lectures and discussions in the D.C. area
Monday:
>> Unfortunately, tonight’s and tomorrow night’s 7 p.m. Annie Liebowitz lectures and book signings at the Corcoran and Sixth and I respectively are sold out, but perhaps if you head over there and look sad enough, someone will give you an extra ticket. Or, if you just want your book signed, Politics and Prose suggests you call (202) 364-1919.
>> Tonight at 6 p.m., former U.S. Congressman Robert Mrazek will be at the Navy Memorial to discuss and read from his book, A Dawn Like Thunder, which tells the story of an American naval air squadron which “helped change the course of history at the epic World War II battles of Midway and Guadalcanal.”
>> Or, head to the 14th Street Busboys for an author event with Jonathan Curiel at 6 p.m. He’ll be discussing and signing his book, Al’ America :Travels Through America’s Arab and Islamic Roots.
Tuesday:
>> History and journalism buffs will want to be at the S. Dillon Ripley Center Tuesday night at 7 p.m. for an event titled, The Front Page of the “New York Times”: An Insider’s Look. The NYT’s executive editor Bill Keller will be joined by diplomatic correspondent Helene Cooper, economics columnist David Leonhardt, and Washington Bureau Chief Dean Baquet to discuss how “for most of this paper’s history, the news workday has been defined by the launching, refining, winnowing, and arranging of those few articles that will represent the editors’ best reckoning of what mattered most yesterday.” The New York Times: The Complete Front Pages 1851-2008 will be available for signing after the discussion. $25.
Wednesday:
>> Tonight at 6:45 p.m., African Grey Parrots Toby and Pepper will be at the National Zoo for Parrot Talk: When Being a Birdbrain Is a Compliment (also speaking will be human-parrot communication expert Irene Pepperberg and neuroscientist Richard Restak). The web site notes a location change and possible waiting list; call the registration office at (202) 633-3030 if you want to attend. $20.
>> Or, head to the Smithsonian American Art Museum at 6 p.m. for a gallery talk with fellow Holly Markovitz, who will give a tour of Frank Gohlkes photographic work at the museum. Meet in the F Street lobby.
>> Option three tonight is a conversation with Association of South Ossetian Women for Democracy and Human Rights founder Lira Tskhovrebova at 6 p.m. at the K Street Busboys. Tskhovrebova will be joined by journalist Lana Parastaeva, and they will be discussing their “first-hand account of the [Russian-Georgian] war and its implications for the future of the Caucasus.”
