CITY GUIDE
Washington, D.C.
Happy
Birthday,
America!
A great way to spend
the Fourth
In town for July 4th? Head over to the U.S.
Capitol to commemorate America’s birthday
with the biggest, best birthday bash of the
year as “A Capitol Fourth” celebrates our
nation with its 30th annual concert. Some
ave
Date
DOWNTOWN
the
What Does It
Mean to Be
Human?
Ongoing
The Smithsonian
National Museum of
Natural History opens
a new exhibition hall
dedicated to the discovery and understanding
of human origins.
humanorigins.si.edu
NORTH WEST D.C.
My Third Leg:
Woodrow
Wilson’s
Walking Sticks
Through Aug. 15
This historical exhibition shows over 30 of
President Wilson’s most
prized walking sticks,
including elaborate
examples of American
folk art.
woodrowwilsonhouse.org
of the country’s best-known musicians are
slated to perform (including Smokey Robinson and Lang Lang), Jimmy Smits serves as
host and, as always, the festivities include a
fireworks display. This multiple-award-win-ning event will be broadcast live on PBS from
8 to 9: 30 p.m. (check local listings), simulcast
on National Public Radio and to our troops
around the world on the American Forces
Network. The show ends with a rousing rendition of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, complete
with live cannon fire provided by the United
States Army Presidential Salute Battery, an
audience favorite and “A Capitol Fourth” tradition. West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. pbs.org/
capitolfourth/ concert.html.
The National
Museum of African
American History and Culture
hosts the exhibition “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real
Thing: How the
Apollo Theater
The Real Thing,
Baby
Shaped American
Entertainment.”
The exhibition
is the first of its
kind, focusing on
the history of the
fabled Harlem
theater—from
its origins as a
DOWNTOWN
Robert Ryman:
Variations &
Improvisations
Through Sept. 12
The Phillips Collection
honors Robert Ryman
on his 80th birthday by
featuring his art work.
phillipscollection.org
DOWNTOWN
Telling Stories:
Norman
Rockwell from
the Collections
of George Lucas
and Steven
Spielberg
Opens July 2
George Lucas and
Steven Spielberg share
their collection in this
exhibit at the Smithsonian. americanart.si.edu
“segregated burlesque hall” to
its emergence as
the epicenter of
American popular
culture. The exhibit
celebrates the
music of James
Brown and Bill
“Bojangles” Robinson, as well as Ella
Fitzgerald’s “
Amateur Night” debut
at the age of 17,
The Jackson Five’s
breakthrough performance, featuring a 9-year-old
Michael Jackson,
and the legend
of The Supremes.
Through Aug. 29.
nmaahc.si.edu.
The Supremes at the Apollo Theater.
DOWNTOWN
KidSpy Summer
Day Camp
July 26—July- 30
Kids can spend a fun
week learning from real
spies and participating
in top-secret spy
missions. Phone
registration only for
this program; to
register: call 202-654-
0932 or 202-654-0930;
spymuseum.org
