Catch "Dancing Through Life: The Dorothy Toy Story" and "Race: The Al Young Story" -- two films by Rick Quan, an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster. You'll find the screening at the Xfinity Store in Chinatown. It's free, but register in advance.
Hop on the free 30-minute tram tour to see animals in their natural habitats. Check the weather before you go: Tours are cancelled for thunderstorms, heavy rain or heat indexes over 100 degrees.
The Potomac Riverkeeper Network is hosting several boating trips along the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers through summer. Trips range from culturally based tours, fishing trips and overnight paddles. Register in advance; costs vary.
The classic (and typically messy) Dupont bar crawl is getting a red, white and blue coat of paint ahead of Independence Day. The Front Page, Mad Hatter and Sign of the Whale are among participants. Check out Groupon for discounted tickets.
Maybe you've heard of raw water. Well, you'll find something similar in natural wine and you'll get a chance to try it this weekend. Tickets cost $45 and come with four tastings.
Bring your own beach towel or lawn chair for this kickback at an old brewmaster's castle. Tickets start at $20 in advance and come with one Aslin beer.
Through the doors of the National Portrait Gallery, you'll find a trip back to one of America's most tumultuous years, featuring 30 objects -- including photographs, paintings and magazines -- that that tell the story of a year that changed the course of history. This exhibition will be open until May 19, 2019.
If you love Oprah, you'll love the exhibit devoted to her at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
The exhibit "Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture" debuted last week and will remain open until June 2019. Here's a look at what you'll find:
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These are the chairs from "The Oprah Winfrey Show" set.
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The exhibit opens by placing Oprah in historical context, with a whole room of photos and artifacts on the civil rights movement, women's movement and the media landscape in Oprah's early days.
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This huge bow was on a car Oprah gave away on the "You get a car!" show in 2004.
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On the day Oprah gave away hundreds of cars, each person in the audience was given a small gift box to open. They thought one person would find car keys inside. But keys like these — with a special Oprah keychain — were in every single box.
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This is the suit Oprah wore for the 2004 car giveaway.
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Oprah at a Miss Fire Prevention contest in Nashville in 1971. She was the first black contestant to win. She told the judges she wanted to become a TV journalist like Barbara Walters. She later said she hadn't prepared that answer; it came to her in the moment.
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Oprah wrote this journal entry at midnight on Sept. 8, 1986, hours before her show debuted in national syndication. "I keep wondering how my life will change," she wrote.
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An ad for TV news Oprah was on in Nashville in 1975.
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Oprah bought these Stuart Weitzman heels for $750 to wear on her first "Tonight Show" appearance, in 1985.
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Oprah was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on Jan. 29, 1954. The exhibit looks at the world as she grew up.
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Oprah wore these size 10 Calvin Klein jeans when she announced on the air in 1988 that she had lost 67 pounds. She pulled out onto the stage a red wagon full of 67 pounds of animal fat. To lose the weight, she ate no solid food for four months.
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Oprah's childhood diary, circa 1970.
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Oprah's high school student ID card in 1967.
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This is Oprah's high school scrapbook, circa 1971. On this page, she wrote about "My First Jobs" and "The Influentials" in her life.
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Oprah reading the news on WVOL-AM radio in Nashville, circa 1973.
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An ad for Oprah as evening news anchor in Nashville in 1975.
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The exhibit seeks to explain and explore what a cultural phenomenon Oprah's show was for decades, said Lonnie G. Bunch III, the museum's founding director. "I thought it was really important to find ways to help people understand how central African-American culture is to all of us. And I thought, who better than Oprah Winfrey? Here is somebody that all American listen to and find fascinating. The issues that she's raised really shaped us as a country," he said.
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This tote bag promoted Oprah's show in 1980.
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This room of the exhibit pays tribute to black women who Oprah said paved the way for her.
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The exhibit tracks Oprah's development into a national star.
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This is the desk Oprah used at Harpo Studios in Chicago. If you look closely, you can see a photo of her longtime partner Stedman Graham.
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Here's another view of Oprah's desk. On the right are notecards that simply say "OPRAH" at the top in capital letters.
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Here are on the chairs on Oprah's set.
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Oprah started her own company and became a billionaire.
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On the left are some of the chairs Oprah's audience sat in.
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Oprah for vice president? Here's a novelty pin with the suggestion.
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Oprah wore this Vera Wang gown at the Legends Ball in 2005.
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Oprah used this card to prepare for an interview with Tom Cruise in 2008 at his home in Telluride, Colorado.
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Oprah began donating to humanitarian causes in South Africa in 1980. This was a uniform at the boarding school for girls that she opened in 2007.
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A wall in the exhibit lists every episode of Oprah's show. It ran for 25 seasons, from Sept. 8, 1986 to May 25, 2011. They made 4,561 episodes.
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President Barack Obama awarded Oprah the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. "In her story, we are reminded that no dream can be deferred when we refuse to let life's obstacles keep us down," he said.
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This was Oprah's script for the finale of her show. Go here to see video from inside the exhibit.
Jazz in the Garden Friday, 5 p.m., National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Joshua Bayer Jazz is set to bring swing and bop sounds to one of D.C.'s favorite outdoor concerts.
Artists' collectives are coming together to showcase D.C.'s art culture. This exhibit opens at 6 p.m. Friday; you can visit through Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
A one-of-a-kind experience from Paris has made its way to the District. Through June 30, art lovers have the chance to dance, celebrate and immerse themselves in the wonders of light.
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Say goodbye to the cherry blossoms and immerse yourself in light! "Naked Eyes," brought to you by Nonotak Studio, is an art exhibit that lets visitors connect with sound, light and space.
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This is the Paris-based duo's first solo exhibition in the United States. They are known for using custom-made technology to create geometric illustrations and illusions.
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"Naked Eyes" is compromised of four installations.
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"Naked Eyes" is in celebration of the International Day of Light, May 16. The day commemorates the anniversary of the first successful operation of the laser in 1960, by physicist and engineer Theodore Maiman.
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"This is the first time we merge video projection and static light fixtures together, and we are thrilled by this new challenge,” Nonotak Studio said in a statement.
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The installation "Coma" features programmed moving headlights.
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Visitors are encouraged to sit and move within the installations. BASELINE, pictured above, is a horizontal LED light installation paired with sound and video projection on the walls.
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"Zero Point One" is next-level. This particular installation uses the thinnest light source through a fiber-optic grid and is powered by lasers, creating a floating, 3D illusion.
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Each "Zero Point One" line is controlled individually.
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Go here for ticket information. Note: The exhibit is encouraged for ages 12+ and is not recommended for people with light or photo sensitivity.
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ARTECHOUSE is located between the Smithsonian and L’Enfant Plaza Metro stations at 1238 Maryland Ave. SW in D.C. Tag @NBCWashington in your pics when you visit!
