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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.
LEARN MOREBECOME 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.
LEARN MOREThe 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.
UPCOMING EVENTS
DINNER | DINING: Lunch | 18 May | 12:00 PM | LEARN MORECLOSE |
Event Overview:DINING
Lunch
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Lunch seating - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
OPEN TO MEMBERS & GUESTS
$30 per person Per the District of Columbia health guidelines seating is limited. Tables are set 6ft apart for safe social distancing. Disposable utensils are available on request. All equipment is sanitized before each use. Advance reservation required. Mask are required inside the club except while eating or drinking. Enjoy a gourmet meal in the beautiful Arts Club dining rooms or outside on the patio (weather permitting) with a special three-course menu set by Chef, Patrick, offering a small seasonal a-la-carte selection. Lunch price includes non-alcoholic beverages, coffee & tea. Menu Appetizer Artisan Mixed Greens & Arugula Salad Cherry Tomato, Crumbled Feta, Beets, Pumpkin Seeds, Balsamic Vinaigrette or Chunky Vegetable Soup
Entrée Roasted Frenched Chicken Breast, Mushroom Marsala Sauce Mash Potatoes, Fresh Market Vegetables or Pan Seared Salmon Filet, Lemon Tomato Capers Butter Sauce Mash Potatoes, Fresh Market Vegetables or Blended Wild Rice Pilaf, Grilled Asparagus, Cremini Mushrooms Fresh Market Vegetables, Basil Oil
Dessert Warm Chocolate Lava Cake Sabayon Sauce Fresh Mix Berries Lemon Sorbet Coffee & Tea Dress Code: Casual RSVP required no later than the previous day before by 5 pm Same day cancellations and no-shows are charged a 50% cancellation fee. *Carry-Out Order: call (202) 331-7282 ext 3 or email admin@artsclubofwashington.org
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DINNER | DINING: Lunch, Dinner & Carry-out | 19 May | 12:00 PM | LEARN MORECLOSE |
Event Overview:DINING
Lunch, Dinner & Carry-Out
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Lunch seating - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Dinner seating - 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Carry-out pick up - 12:00 pm to 7:30 pm OPEN TO MEMBERS & GUESTS Lunch & Carry-Out $30 per person Dinner $50 per person Per the District of Columbia health emergency guidelines seating is limited and tables are set 6ft apart for safe social distancing. Disposable utensils are available on request. All equipment is sanitized before each use. Advance reservation required. Mask are required inside the club except while eating or drinking. Enjoy a gourmet meal in the beautiful Arts Club dining rooms or outside on the patio (weather permitting) with a special three-course menu set by Chef, Patrick, offering a small seasonal a-la-carte selection. For carry-out orders please call or email your order*. Lunch price includes non-alcoholic beverages, coffee & tea. Dinner price includes open bar and wine service, coffee & tea. Menu
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Dress Code: Casual RSVP required no later than the previous day before by 5 pm Same day cancellations and no-shows are charged a 50% cancellation fee. *Carry-Out Order: call (202) 331-7282 ext 3 or email admin@artsclubofwashington.org
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LITERATURE | SHORT STORY READING "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin | 20 May | 1:00 PM | LEARN MORECLOSE |
Event Overview:The Arts Club at Home:Short Story Round-Robin Live Reading and DiscussionKate Chopin:"The Story of an Hour"
Thursday, May 20, 2021, at 1:00 pm
OPEN TO MEMBERS - FREE The Literature Committee invites you to join us for the next installment in the short story reading-and-discussion series to be held Thursday, May 20, at 1:00 p.m.--"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin, author of The Awakening and widely recognized as one of the leading writers of her time. Featuring a female protagonist who feels liberation at the news of her husband's death, "The Story of an Hour" was controversial by American standards of the 1890s. Join us for the reading and discussion and find out why. Participants will take turns reading the story aloud, in round-robin fashion, and discuss it afterward. Literature Committee member and librarian Bill Turner will facilitate. You won't want to miss this one.A Zoom link to join the meeting will be sent to participants before the event. A Zoom link for this event will be sent once you register and when the event begins.
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