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HISTORY	Docent-Led Clubhouse Tour	22 Nov	11:15 AM	LEARN MORECLOSE
Event Overview: Docent Led Clubhouse Tours Fridays 11:15 am - 12:00 pm Free and open to the public Since its founding in 1916, the Arts Club of Washington has called 2017 I Street, N.W. “home.” Join us on a guided tour of the historic clubhouse to learn more about the Arts Club, its activities and the distinguished men and women who have been members. We will also discuss some of the fabled residents of the two mansions the Club now occupies, including President James Monroe and his First Lady Elizabeth, and Civil War General Robert MacFeely. Stay after the tour for a free 45-minute chamber music recital. Please note that attendance is limited to 12 persons due to small spaces visited on the tour, thus an RSVP is required to guarantee participation. Walk-in participants will be accommodated when possible. Tour is not ADA accessible. Groups: Contact us to book your tour Tuesdays - Fridays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. View details TICKETS: RSVP: $ 0 RSVP View details

The Art's Club's gracious entrance hall

A HOME FOR THE ARTS IN A UNIQUE WASHINGTON HOUSE

Since its founding in 1916, the Arts Club of Washington has promoted and celebrated the visual, performing, and literary arts in the nation’s capital. Arts Club members come from a wide range of artistic disciplines and professional backgrounds, joined by their shared enjoyment and appreciation of the arts.

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BECOME A MEMBER—AND PART OF THE TRADITION

The Arts Club of Washington has long held a distinctive profile among Washington’s clubs. Founded in 1916 by a group of prominent local artists and modeled on New York’s National Arts Club and the Chelsea Arts Club in London, the Arts Club was the very first in the city to have women in leadership roles and as members from its very start. Its arts-focused, innovative, and bohemian character provided a unique contrast to the city’s more traditional, all-male private clubs.

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The Arts Club is both a private membership organization and a 501(c)3 nonprofit, and public programming spotlighting the full range of the arts is a significant part of the club’s activities. The club welcomes visitors to four gallery spaces; free weekly concerts; events focusing on writing, dance, and theatre; and studio classes in visual arts. Much of the public programming is free.

The club draws much of its character and tradition from its home, the center of which is an historic Federal-era mansion that once served as the residence of James Monroe—and for a time, as his official presidential residence.

The club’s mission also includes promoting the importance of historic preservation through the ongoing restoration and preservation of the club’s headquarters, which encompasses significant 19th-century structures designated as a National Historic Landmark (the James Monroe House) and on the National Register of Historic Places (the General Robert MacFeely House).

The creative and generous spirit of those founders endures in the warm, welcoming, and lively organization that is today’s Arts Club of Washington. We welcome people who engage in the arts (both professionally and for the love of it), or simply enjoy and support the arts, to consider the many benefits of membership and to join us as the Arts Club continues to make Washington history.

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HISTORY	Docent-Led Clubhouse Tour	22 Nov	11:15 AM	LEARN MORECLOSE
Event Overview: Docent Led Clubhouse Tours Fridays 11:15 am - 12:00 pm Free and open to the public Since its founding in 1916, the Arts Club of Washington has called 2017 I Street, N.W. “home.” Join us on a guided tour of the historic clubhouse to learn more about the Arts Club, its activities and the distinguished men and women who have been members. We will also discuss some of the fabled residents of the two mansions the Club now occupies, including President James Monroe and his First Lady Elizabeth, and Civil War General Robert MacFeely. Stay after the tour for a free 45-minute chamber music recital. Please note that attendance is limited to 12 persons due to small spaces visited on the tour, thus an RSVP is required to guarantee participation. Walk-in participants will be accommodated when possible. Tour is not ADA accessible. Groups: Contact us to book your tour Tuesdays - Fridays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. View details TICKETS: RSVP: $ 0 RSVP View details


MUSIC	The Friday Noon Concert Series	22 Nov	12:00 PM	LEARN MORECLOSE
Event Overview: The Friday Noon Concert Series Erin Ridge & Amanda Densmoor, sopranos Emily Baltzer, piano Friday, November 22, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP required (limited seating available) Program ¡Amor, se apárte! An afternoon of Spanish songs & duets Chanson Espagnole - Claude Debussy Erin Ridge & Amanda Densmoor Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios - Joaquin Rodrigo Amanda Densmoor I. Con qué la lavaré? II. Vos me matásteis III. De dondé venis, amore? IV. De los álamos vengo, madre La gallina - Pauline Viardot Erin Ridge & Amanda Densmoor Canciones Amatorias - Enrique Granados Erin Ridge VII. No lloréis, ojuelos VI. Lloraba la niña I. Mira que soy niña IV. Gracia mia El fandango del diablo - Pauline Viardot Erin Ridge & Amanda Densmoor About the Artists: Erin Ridge is an American multidisciplinary artist making a name for herself in the opera industry as both a stage director and a lyric soprano. This fall, Ridge is thrilled to have taken home 1st place in the American International Czech & Slovak Voice Competition and be named a finalist for Mildred Miller International Voice Competition as well as a semi-finalist in the Camille Coloratura and Marcella Sembrich international vocal competitions. This spring Ridge will be joining the Trinity Chamber Orchestra as the soloist for Mahler’s 4th Symphony. Her love of art song has led to two recitals so far this year: The Last Rose of Summer - presented at the Cardella Salon Series, and In Search of the Silent Land - a one woman show about the journey of meditation produced during her residency with The Apiary. Ridge performs regularly across the DC area with groups including Washington National Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Washington Concert Opera, Annapolis Opera, and Opera Baltimore. Ridge holds degrees in opera performance from Vanderbilt University and the University of Maryland. Indonesian-American soprano Amanda Densmoor has delighted audiences across the United States and Southeast Asia. The 2024/2025 season will see her debut with Aula Simfonia Jakarta in Jakarta, Indonesia, as the Soprano II soloist in Mendelssohn’s Elijah and a return to Annapolis Opera as Girl/1st Trio Member in Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti. Recently, Amanda was seen as Papagena in Die Zauberflöte and as one of the bridesmaids in Le nozze di Figaro with Annapolis Opera, as the soprano soloist in Carmina Burana with the Manassas Ballet Theatre, and as Bella/Juliette in Bel Cantanti Opera’s Franz Lehár Operetta Gala. With the Maryland Opera Studio, Amanda performed the roles of the Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte) and Valentina Scarcella (Later the Same Evening), and covered Dalinda (Ariodante) and Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro). Other roles include Servilia (La clemenza di Tito), Nella (Gianni Schicchi), Suor Genovieffa (Suor Angelica), Patience (Patience), Counsel (Trial by Jury), Second Woman (Dido and Aeneas), and Kate (The Pirates of Penzance). As a concert soloist, Amanda has sung solos in Carissimi’s Jephte, Haydn’s Missa in Angustiis, Fauré’s Requiem, and Mozart’s Requiem. Amanda is passionate about new music, and has premiered the roles of Mother in Joseph C. Phillip Jr.’s Four Freedoms, and Meera in Omar Najmi’s This Is Not That Dawn. Emily Baltzer is a D.C. based pianist, coach, and music director, comfortable in both opera and musical theater settings. Emily’s 2023-2024 season features her continued work with IN Series Opera, where she is the Head of Music; Music Director for the Ader Emerging Artists at Charlottesville Opera; assistant conductor and chorus master at Charlottesville Opera; and coaching faculty at the WNO Opera Institute. Her commitment to vocal arts has taken her throughout the US, working with companies including Utah Festival Opera, Dallas Opera, Portland Opera (OR), and Red River Lyric Opera. Emily holds a Master of Music in Collaborative Piano from the University of North Texas, with a minor in early music, where she worked as the teaching assistant to the opera departments; she also holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from University of Northwestern-St. Paul. This project is supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. View details TICKETS: ACW Member - free: $ 0 Non-Member - free: $ 0 RSVP View details


MUSIC	The Classical Arts Society of Washington	22 Nov	6:30 PM	LEARN MORECLOSE
Event Overview: Classical Arts Society of Washington presents Ghosts of Beethoven: Spectres of Shakespearean Yore Friday, November 22, 2024 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Members $50 (use RSVP button) Non-Members $55 BUY TICKET NOW! Beethoven’s “Ghost” Trio for piano and strings, Op. 70 No. 2, realizes so many hallmarks of what makes this composer so cherished, even in modern times. Stark contrasts are apparent from the first seconds of the work, and juxtapositions of rambunctious joy and sublime soaring melody abound in the outer movements. However, the “Ghost” and true essence of the piece lies in its center movement, betraying and fully expressing the full gamut of inner conflict lying in the center of the man who composed it, and quite possibly contained deep within all who appreciate it. PROGRAM TO INCLUDE Beethoven - Piano Trio Op. 70 No. 1, “Ghost” 6:30 pm - Reception with wine and hors d'oeuvres before concert 7:00 pm - Concert start 9:30 pm - Event end PLEASE NOTE The price of your ticket includes hors d’oeuvres and drinks from the open wine and beer bar. Classical Arts Society of Washington: https://classicalartssociety.org/ Discounted parking after 6 pm at 2001 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. View details TICKETS: ACW Member $50 - RSVP: $ 0 RSVP View details