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LITERATURE	LITERARY COMMITTEE READING: A Literary Guide to Washington, DC	17 Jul	7:00 PM	LEARN MORECLOSE
Event Overview: FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (RSVP required) A Reading at the Arts Club of Washington: A LITERARY GUIDE TO WASHINGTON, DC Walking in the Footsteps of American Writers from Francis Scott Key to Zora Neale Hurston *Kim Roberts* Join us for an evening of literature at the Arts Club of Washington, as we celebrate Kim Roberts's "A Literary Guide to Washington, D.C." And before the presentation, take a history tour of the Club building, led by Club President Judith Viggers Nordin. The site of a thriving literary tradition, Washington, DC, has been the home to many of our nation’s most acclaimed writers. The Arts Club Monroe House has been a party to it as home at one time for journalist, novelist and historian Henry Adams in the mid-1800s. This nugget of history is one of a wealth of finds we will hear of this evening from Kim Roberts, author of A LITERARY GUIDE TO WASHINGTON, DC. In this, her latest book, Kim offers a guide to the city’s rich literary history. Part walking tour, part anthology, her tales touch on the lives of DC writers such as Hasty-Pudding poet Joel Barlow and “Star-Spangled Banner” lyricist Francis Scott Key, and Civil War and Reconstruction-era writers Charlotte Forten Grimké and James Weldon Johnson. Kim wraps up her tour with World War I and the Jazz Age, which brought to the city writers at the forefront of modernism, including the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Sinclair Lewis. The book’s stimulating tours cover downtown, the LeDroit Park and Shaw neighborhoods, Lafayette Square, and the historic U Street district, bringing the history of the city to life in surprising ways. Books will be available for sale and signing. This event is free and open to the public, with a cash bar reception (open bar for members). For questions or information, contact ACW Literary chairperson Michael Whelan (whelangrouprcn@gmail.com). RSVP REQUIRED 6:30 pm - Reception 6:40 pm - Optional Historical Tour of the Club building 7:10 pm - Lecture and Discussion 8:15 pm - Reception with Author View details TICKETS: RSVP: $ 0 RSVP View details

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LITERATURE	LITERARY COMMITTEE READING: A Literary Guide to Washington, DC	17 Jul	7:00 PM	LEARN MORECLOSE
Event Overview: FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (RSVP required) A Reading at the Arts Club of Washington: A LITERARY GUIDE TO WASHINGTON, DC Walking in the Footsteps of American Writers from Francis Scott Key to Zora Neale Hurston *Kim Roberts* Join us for an evening of literature at the Arts Club of Washington, as we celebrate Kim Roberts's "A Literary Guide to Washington, D.C." And before the presentation, take a history tour of the Club building, led by Club President Judith Viggers Nordin. The site of a thriving literary tradition, Washington, DC, has been the home to many of our nation’s most acclaimed writers. The Arts Club Monroe House has been a party to it as home at one time for journalist, novelist and historian Henry Adams in the mid-1800s. This nugget of history is one of a wealth of finds we will hear of this evening from Kim Roberts, author of A LITERARY GUIDE TO WASHINGTON, DC. In this, her latest book, Kim offers a guide to the city’s rich literary history. Part walking tour, part anthology, her tales touch on the lives of DC writers such as Hasty-Pudding poet Joel Barlow and “Star-Spangled Banner” lyricist Francis Scott Key, and Civil War and Reconstruction-era writers Charlotte Forten Grimké and James Weldon Johnson. Kim wraps up her tour with World War I and the Jazz Age, which brought to the city writers at the forefront of modernism, including the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Sinclair Lewis. The book’s stimulating tours cover downtown, the LeDroit Park and Shaw neighborhoods, Lafayette Square, and the historic U Street district, bringing the history of the city to life in surprising ways. Books will be available for sale and signing. This event is free and open to the public, with a cash bar reception (open bar for members). For questions or information, contact ACW Literary chairperson Michael Whelan (whelangrouprcn@gmail.com). RSVP REQUIRED 6:30 pm - Reception 6:40 pm - Optional Historical Tour of the Club building 7:10 pm - Lecture and Discussion 8:15 pm - Reception with Author View details TICKETS: RSVP: $ 0 RSVP View details


CINEMA	CINEMA LUNCH: Japanese Cinema	19 Jul	12:00 PM	LEARN MORECLOSE
Event Overview: OPEN TO MEMBERS AND GUESTS ONLY CINEMA LUNCH: "Yasujiro Ozu, Japanese Film & Japanese Society" $20 per person Please join the Arts Club Cinematography Committee for Dr. Ken Moskowitz's Cinema Lunch talk on Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu’s cinematic style and themes, with an overview of Japanese film genres related to Japanese society, aesthetics, sports and other fields. Learn what makes Ozu a giant of Japanese and world cinema. Currently Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Temple University, Japan Campus in Tokyo, Dr. Moskowitz is a former film critic, marketing director for The Arlington Players, and Arts Club non-resident member. Until retirement in 2015, he served in a number of positions in Japan during a 30-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service as a public diplomacy specialist, including Director of the American Center in Tokyo, and is the author of "Adaptation in Bulgaria" (Penny-a-Page Press). He holds degrees from Swarthmore College, Brown University, and the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts of Bulgaria. He lives in Yokohama. Screening from 12 noon-12:30 pm, followed by a Two-Course lunch hosted by the Arts Club Cinema Committee. Registration required View details TICKETS: MEMBER (no prepayment): $ 0 RSVP View details


DINNER	CLOSING CLUB DINNER	27 Jul	6:30 PM	LEARN MORECLOSE
Event Overview: OPEN TO MEMBERS & GUESTS ONLY $ 60 per person (dinner & program) CLUB DINNER Musical Program To Be Announced Members are invited to join other members and guests to an artistic evening with a cocktail reception, artistic program and seated dinner. This event will concludes the artistic season before our summer hiatus. Business Dress View details TICKETS: MEMBER (no prepayment): $ 0 RSVP View details

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A LITERARY GUIDE TO WASHINGTON, DC

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A LITERARY GUIDE TO WASHINGTON, DC

Walking in the Footsteps of American Writers from Francis Scott Key to Zora Neale Hurston

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