Feb 2016b - Four Seasons

IN THE CITY
February 2016
Volume CLXII
Washington’s First and Only Forbes Five-Star,
AAA Five-Diamond Hotel
Special Points of Interest
The Four Seasons has gone mobile with a smart
phone app which can be down loaded from the app
store on either the Apple or Android platforms.
Check in, order room service, concierge and spa
services with ease!
ENO Wine Bar
Wine Enthusiast: 1 of 12 Best Wine Bars for Singles
Happy Hour Specials, Sunday - Thursday, 5 to 7pm.
Artist in residence: Cedric Baker, through Mar 31.
Verizon Center
Muse Drones World Tour, Feb 1.
Disney on Ice, Treasure Trove, Feb 10 through 14.
Carrie Underwood in concert, Feb 25.
Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the
Paul G. Allen Family Collection, at the Phillips
Collection, Feb 6 through May 8.
National Chamber Ensemble, Valentine’s Day
Concert, Armenian Musical Treasures, Feb 13.
China Through the Lens of John Thompson (18681872), The GWU Museum and The Textile Museum,
through Feb 14.
Guided Tour of Ford’s Theatre, Feb 21.
Jewish Film Festival, Feb 24 through Mar 6.
New York City: A Portrait Through Stamp Art at the
Postal Museum, through Mar 13.
Pristine Seas: The Ocean’s Last Wild Places, at the
National Geographic Museum, through March 27.
Salon Style: French Portraits from the Collection
Presenting works at the salon marked success for artists in 18th-century France.
The famed artist Élisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun was among the first women to
exhibit at the event, yet she was by no means the only one. This exhibition
visualizes the world of the art salon and reveals how French women artists
inspired each other, as well as male artists who noted their great success.
National Museum of Women in the Arts, through May 22.
Wonder
The Renwick Gallery—the first building in the United States built expressly as an art museum
reopened its doors after a major, two year renovation. To celebrate, the entire museum was
transformed into an immersive artwork with their debut exhibition, Wonder. Nine leading
contemporary artists—Jennifer Angus, Chakaia Booker, Gabriel Dawe, Tara Donovan, Patrick
Dougherty, Janet Echelman, John Grade, Maya Lin and Leo Villareal—each took over a different
gallery in the building, creating site-specific installations inspired by the Renwick. Together, these
installations have turned the building into a larger-than-life work of art. Renwick Gallery, ongoing.
Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World
Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World presents 50 works
that survey the development of Hellenistic art as it spread from Greece
throughout the Mediterranean between the fourth and first centuries BC.
Through the medium of bronze, artists were able to capture the dynamic realism,
expression and detail that characterized the new artistic goals of the period.
Power and Pathos brings together works from world-renowned archaeological
museums in Austria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Georgia, Great Britain, Greece,
Italy, Spain and the United States. The exhibition presents a unique opportunity
to witness the importance of bronze in the ancient world, when it became the
preferred medium for portrait sculpture. National Gallery of Art, West Building,
through March 20.
Marvelous Objects: Surrealist Sculpture from
Paris to New York
The first major museum exhibition devoted to a comprehensive view of
the movement’s three-dimensional works brings together more than 100
works created by more than 20 artists from France, Spain, Belgium,
Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain and the United States from the
1920s to the 1950s. Hirshhorn Museum, through Feb 15.
Theater & Music
Theater and Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts
National Symphony Orchestra
Atlas Performing Arts Center
Nu Sass Productions, Stone Tape Party,
through Feb 7.
Broadway Today with Jeremy Jordan and Betsy I Shall Not Hate, through Feb 14.
Carmen in Havana, Feb 7.
Wolfe, Feb 26 and 27.
Let’s Remix the Classix! (family concert), Feb 28. Aaron Diehl Trio, Feb 11.
Gay Men’s Chorus, Feb 12 & 13.
Theater
The Promised Land, Feb 16.
Shear Madness, through Feb 29.
Intersections Festival, (please see the concierge
Ballet
for complete listing), Feb 26 and 27.
Ballet 360º,The Crown of Classical Dancing:
Constitution Hall
Heroes from the Middle Ages, Feb 20.
Wilco, Feb 7.
Open Rehearsal: Mariinsky Ballet, Feb 23.
Valentine’s Soul Jam, Feb 12.
Mariinsky Ballet: Petipa’s Raymonda, Feb 23
Mike Epps, Feb 13.
through 28.
Bryan Adams, Feb 17.
The Washington Ballet: Director’s Cut, Feb 24 2 Cellos, Feb 21.
through 28.
Folger Theatre
Ballet 360º, City Ballet and the Sylph, A
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, through Mar 6.
Resilient Romance, Feb 27.
Ford’s
Theatre
Master Class: New York City Ballet, Feb 29.
The
Glass
Menagerie, through Feb 21.
Chamber Music
Daniel Lebhardt, piano, Feb 23.
Calder Quartet, Feb 28.
Dance
Master Class: Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater, Feb 1.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Feb 2
through 7.
Master Class: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of
Taiwan, Feb 10.
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Feb 12
and 13.
Shen Yun: Experience a Divine Culture, Feb 16
through 21.
Jazz
Improv
Brent Morin, Feb 3 through 6.
Deon Cole, Feb 5.
Christian Finnegan, Feb 11 through 14.
Ms. Pat, Feb 18 through 21.
Brandon T. Jackson, Feb 26 through 28.
Keegan Theatre
Picasso at the Lapin Agile, through Feb 13.
Ronald Reagan Building
The Capitol Steps, every Friday and Saturday,
through June 26.
Shakespeare Theatre
The Critic/The Real Inspector Hound, through
Feb 14.
Othello, Feb 23 through Mar 27.
Mack Avenue Super Band, Feb 5.
Matthew Whitaker, Feb 12.
Signature Theatre
The Whitaker Family Band, Feb 13.
Georgie: the Life and Death of George Rose,
Joe Lovano Village Rhythms Band, Feb 19 & 20. through Feb 7.
Chris Botti, Feb 20.
Road Show, Feb 16 through Mar 13.
Opera
Opera Lafayette: Chabrier’s Une Éducation
Manquée (An Incomplete Education), Feb 2 & 3.
Metropolitan Opera, Middle Atlantic Region
Auditions, Feb 7.
Washington National Opera: Lost in the Stars,
Feb 12 through 20.
Il Volo, Feb 19.
Washington National Opera: Leah Crocetto in
Recital, Feb 26.
Source Theatre
Equus, through Feb 14.
Studio Theatre
Between Riverside and Crazy, through Feb 28.
Constellations, Feb 10 through Mar 6.
Theater J
Art
American Art Museum
The American Art Museum records the American
experience from the colonial period to today. The
collection includes images from the West,
impressionism, WPA murals, folk and
contemporary art.
On special exhibit:
Crosscurrents: Modern Art from the Sam Rose
and Julia Walters Collection, through Apr 10. (In
the same building as the National Portrait Gallery.)
11:30am to 7pm
8th and F Street, NW
The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery along with the Freer
Gallery are known as the National Museum of
Asian Art. These galleries house the nation’s
collections which include furniture, jades, bronzes,
paintings, ceramics, manuscripts and sculptures
from the Mid and Far East. Please note, the Freer
Gallery will be closed until the summer of 2017.
10am to 5:30pm
On the Mall, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street, SW
Hillwood Museum & Gardens
Experience the world of Russian imperial and
French decorative arts displayed in the grand
setting conceived by Hillwood’s founder Marjorie
Merriweather Post, heir of the Post cereal empire.
Surrounded by woodlands in the heart of
Washington, DC, the 25 acre estate boasts a
variety of garden pleasures.
Tuesday through Sunday, 10am to 5pm
4155 Linnean Ave, NW
The Kreeger Museum
The Kreeger Museum is the former home of David
and Carmen Kreeger that was designed by world
renowned architect Philip Johnson. The home
showcases a permanent collection of 19th & 20th
century paintings and sculptures including works
by Monet, Rodin, Picasso, Miro, Kandinsky and
others.
Tuesday through Thursday by appointment only.
Friday and Saturday 10am to 4pm.
2401 Foxhall Road, NW
National Gallery of Art and Sculpture
Garden
The National Gallery's West Building has art from
the 3rd Century to present times -- a collection of
over 90,000 pieces. Only the atrium of the East
Warner Theatre
Building is open. All galleries are closed and are
William Shatner, Feb 4.
expected to open Autumn 2016. The Calder
Star
Trek:
The
Ultimate
Voyage,
Feb
13.
Young Audience
mobile is on display and the building, by I. M. Pei is
Oh,
Hello
with
Nick
Kroll
and
John
Mulaney,
OLIVÉRio: A Brazilian Twist, through Feb 21.
a work of art in itself.
Feb
14
and
15.
Chinese New Year, Family Day Activities, Feb 6.
Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm
David
Cross:
Making
America
Great
Again,
Feb
NSO Family Concert Series, Let’s Remix the
Sunday 11am to 6pm
19.
Classix! Feb 28.
On the Mall, 4th through 7th Streets along
Invincible: A Glorious Tribute to Michael
Arena Stage
Constitution Avenue, NW
Jackson, Feb 20.
Sweat, through Feb 21.
Tedeschi Trucks Band, Feb 25 through 27.
The City of Conversation, through Mar 6.
The Sisters Rosensweig, through Feb 21.
Woolly Mammoth
Guards at the Taj, through Feb 28.
More
Arts, Museums & Sights
National Museum of Women in the Arts
This is the only museum dedicated solely to female
artists. Representing more than 500 women from
nearly 30 countries, this museum holds 2,000 of the
world's most important works of art by women. The
displays range from the Renaissance to Georgia
O'Keeffe. On special exhibit: Woman in Art, Craft
and Design, Midcentury to Today, through Feb 28.
Sunday 12 to 5pm, Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm
1250 New York Avenue, NW
National Portrait Gallery
The Portrait Gallery with its collection of nearly
20,000 pieces portrays men and women who have
made significant contributions to the history,
development and culture of the USA. (In the same
building as the American Art Museum.) On special
exhibit: Four Female Supreme Court Justices, a
life-size portrait, through Oct 31. 11:30am to 7pm,
8th & F St. NW
The Phillips Collection
America's first museum of modern art was opened in
1921 in the home of Duncan Phillips. Discover this
international treasure that is also one of Washington’s
best-loved museums.
Closed Mondays, Tuesday to Saturday 10am to
5pm,
Sunday 11am to 6pm, Thursday 10am to 8:30pm
21st and Q Streets, NW
National Museum of the American
Indian
United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum
This collection includes materials not only of
cultural, historical and aesthetic interest, but also
of spiritual significance. Funerary, religious and
ceremonial objects associated with living cultures
are displayed with the approval of appropriate
tribes. 10am to 5:30pm, On the Mall,
4th Street and Independence Avenue, SW
This is America’s only national memorial to the
Holocaust. The museum features permanent
exhibit as well as film and temporary exhibits.
Please allow 3 hours to visit this museum.
10am to 5:30pm
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
National Zoo
Home to approximately 2,000 animals
representing nearly 400 species, of which about a
quarter are endangered; our Zoo provides
leadership in animal care, science, education and
sustainability. Highlights include the giant pandas
Mei Xian, Tian Tian, their toddler Bao Bao and
new baby Bei Bei plus American bison, Asian
elephants in their new home, white-naped cranes,
western lowland gorillas, Sumatran tigers,
cheetahs, and North Island brown kiwis.
Animal exhibits: 9am to 4pm, Grounds: 8am to
5pm, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Natural History Museum
Some of the artifacts include, “Phoenix” a life size
model of a North American right whale, prehistoric
white shark, and the Hope Diamond, a 45.5 carat
jewel known in some circles as the eighth wonder
of the world, in its new publicly chosen setting.
The dinosaur hall is closed until 2019.
10am to 5:30pm
On the Mall, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue,
National Air and Space Museum
The Air and Space is the largest of the NW
Smithsonian museums and one of the most visited International Spy Museum
museums in the world. See airplanes and rockets An intriguing museum that gives visitors access to
from the Wright Brothers’ plane and the Spirit of St. the largest collection of international espionage
Louis to Apollo. Touch the moon rock on display, visit artifacts ever put on public display. Over 600
the IMAX theater or gaze at the stars in the Einstein items are on exhibit, including a WWII German
Enigma cipher machine, a Soviet era shoe
Planetarium. 10am to 5:30pm
th
On the Mall, 6 Street and Independence Avenue, transmitter, an East German camera capable of
photographing through walls and a Soviet era
SW
lipstick pistol. Operation Spy, is a hands on
Udvar-Hazy Center
The Air and Space Museum Annex houses over 200 interactive spy adventure that requires
aircraft and 135 spacecraft.
See the Space reservations.
Shuttle Enterprise, the Enola Gay, an Air France Feb 1 - 12 and Feb 16 - Mar 11: 10am to 6pm;
Feb 13 & 14: 9am to 7pm; and Feb 15: 9am to
Concorde and an IMAX movie. Dulles, VA.
6pm. (Last entry to exhibits is 2 hours prior to
10am to 5:30pm, parking charges apply.
closing.) 8th and F Streets, NW
Museums
National Museum of African Art
National Museum of American History
Documenting our national heritage, this museum
cares for 17 million artifacts, including the original
Star Spangled Banner, Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers and
George Washington’s field tent. The collection
includes clothing, coins, food, government, military,
music, sports, etc. 10am to 5:30pm
On the Mall, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue,
NW
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing site of billions of U. S. dollars! This tour is
in high demand. Same day passes are required
and gone by 9am with the line forming at the
Visitor Entrance on 14th Street. Tours: Monday
to Friday 9 to 10:45am and 12:30 to 2pm, Visitor
Center: 8:30am to 3pm. 14th and C Streets, SW
Library of Congress
The three LOC buildings are remarkable public
spaces named after Presidents who had a strong
connection with the creation of the library. The
LOC offers docent led tours of the magnificent
Thomas Jefferson Building and discuss the history
of the Library as well as the art and architecture of
this historic building opened in 1897.
Monday through Saturday 8:30am to 4:30pm
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Visit Washington’s newest memorial to a civil
rights king. Open 24 hours per day. On
Independence Avenue, SW at the Tidal Basin
between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials.
The White House
Tour reservations can be booked in advance
through a Congressional office. (Please allow a
minimum of 8 weeks.)
United States Capitol
The Capitol building is a symbol of the American
people and their government, the meeting place of
the nation’s legislature and an art and history
museum. Guided tours start at the Capitol Visitor
Center. Free tickets are required and distributed
in advance via the internet.
Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 4:30pm
Washington Monument
Ascend to the top of this 555 foot high gleaming
obelisk honoring our first president. Tickets
The world’s most interactive museum. In its 14 required and given out on a first come first serve
galleries, 15 theaters, two broadcast studios and basis, special couriers can be hired, see the
a 4-D time travel experience, The Newseum Concierge for details and deadlines. 9am to 5pm
blends five centuries of news history with cutting World War II Memorial
edge technology and innovation. On exhibit: the The WWII Memorial is an open air tribute to
largest collection of Berlin wall sections, a 9/11 America’s greatest generation. Open 24 hours
exhibit with the mangled antennae from the World per day. On the Mall at 17th Street, NW
Trade Center, a chance to be on camera with between Independence & Constitution Avenues
breaking news report, the biggest collection of ♦ An insider tip: Most sites become less
Pulitzer prize-winning photos, an interactive crowded after 2pm when school groups leave.
newsroom and spectacular views of the U. S. ♦ Museums and galleries are open seven
Capitol.
days a week unless otherwise noted.
9am to 5pm, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
The Newseum
The museum’s extensive collection consists of 7,000
African artworks in wood, metal, ceramic, cloth and
ivory. 10am to 5:30pm
On the Mall, 950 Independence Ave, SW
Capital Sights
Special Events, Sports & Hotel Information
Sporting Events
Washington Capitals at Verizon Center
Feb 2
Feb 4
Feb 7
Feb 16
Feb 20
Feb 22
Feb 24
Feb 26
7:30pm
7:30pm
12pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
Florida Panthers
New York Islanders
Philadelphia Flyers
Los Angeles Kings
New Jersey Devils
Arizona Coyotes
Montreal Canadiens
Minnesota Wild
Washington Wizards at Verizon Center
Feb 3
8pm
Feb 5
Feb 19
Feb 23
7pm
7pm
7pm
Feb 28
1pm
Golden State
Warriors
Philadelphia 76ers
Detroit Pistons
New Orleans
Pelicans
Cleveland Cavaliers
Georgetown U Men’s Basketball
Feb 8
Feb 17
Feb 20
Feb 27
7pm
9pm
12pm
12pm
St. John’s
Seton Hall
Xavier
Butler
Dining
SEASONS RESTAURANT
Breakfast:
Monday - Friday
6:30am to 11:00am
Saturday & Sunday
7:00am to 10:30am
Lunch:
Saturday Only
10:30am to 2:00pm
Brunch:
Sunday Only
10:30am to 2:00pm
Executive Chef, Doug Anderson
BOURBON STEAK
Lunch:
Monday - Friday
11:30am to 2:30pm
Dinner:
Friday
6:00pm to 10:30pm
Saturday
6:00pm to 10:30pm
Sunday - Thursday 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Executive Chef, Joe Palma
Feb 2
Feb 3
Feb 4
Feb 5 & 6
Feb 8
Feb 9
Feb 10
Feb 11 - 14
Feb 15
Feb 16
Feb 18 - 21
Feb 22
Feb 23
Feb 24
Feb 25 - 28
Fitness Club & Spa
Blues Alley Jazz Club
Use of the Fitness Club and Spa is
complimentary to hotel guests. Each piece of
the cardiovascular equipment has its own audio/
visual system. Dip in the two-lane lap pool or the
oversized whirlpool beneath a vaulted ceiling
with skylights. Eucalyptus scented steam and
sauna rooms are available for men and women.
Shows at 8 and 10pm
Snuhgie
Sunshine Anderson
Oweleo (Lysette Titi)
JOI
Jacqui Naylor
Irene Jalenti
Johnny A
Marion Meadows
Jazzy Blu
Michelle Walker
Kim Waters
Cristian Perez Quintet
Tinsley Ellis
Angela Stribling
Roy Ayers
The Birchmere
Feb 4
Feb 5 & 6
Feb 8 & 9
Feb 10
Feb 11
Feb 15
Feb 18
Feb 20 & 21
Feb 23
Feb 28
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
Stanley Clark Band
Arlo Guthrie
Tommy Emmanuel
El DeBarge
Phil Vassar
Tanya Tucker
Marshall Tucker Band
Jeffrey Osborne
Robert Cray Band
Mark Russell
Music Center at Strathmore
Feb 3
Feb 4
Feb 6
Feb 7
Feb 13
Feb 14
Feb 18
Feb 20
Feb 21
Feb 24
Feb 26
Feb 27
Feb 28
ENO
Wine Enthusiast:
“1 of 12 Best Wine Bars for Singles”
Monday - Thursday 5:00pm to 11:00pm
Friday & Saturday
4:00pm to 12:00am
Sunday
4:00pm to 11:00pm
Music
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Arlo Guthrie
Baltimore Symphony
Mozart Symphony
Mozart Symphony
Joshua Bell
Alan Cumming
Sutton Foster
Vivaldi’s Gloria
Vivaldi’s Gloria
András Schiff
Baltimore Symphony
Dariush
Baltimore Symphony
Wolf Trap - Barns
8pm
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7:30pm
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Richard Thomas
Solas
Eric Burdon
Voces8
Bill Frisell
Marcia Ball
Graham Nash
Jones Family Singers
Kevin Griffin
Hapa
1964 Tribute
Marty Stuart
Itamar Zorman
John Eaton
Herb Alpert & Lani Hall
A wide variety of massages, facials and
aromatherapy treatments are also available.
Open daily from 5:30am to 10pm, cardio level
available 24/7, room key necessary at all times.
Spa treatments available daily 9am to 9pm
“We were so well taken care of, so pampered,
we floated out of your door on a cloud.” 7/15/14
Celebrate February with two specialty
Valentine's treatments.
Love Your Skin with Carita! Carita Custom
Facial (50 minutes)
Adapted to all skin types, this facial is
customized for your particular needs. The
treatment begins with a facial massage using
lymph drainage techniques followed by manual
exfoliation using the legendary 'Carita
Renovateur' to refine your skin tone. Custom
products that hydrate signs of tiredness, even
out complexion and and refine the skins texture
are applied leaving you looking radiant and
restored.
Fleur De Rose, Body Butter Wrap (50 minutes)
This treatment involves a full body scrub to allow
your skin to soak in all the moisture. A scrub
using Moroccan Oil's Fleur De Rose Buff will suit
your mood and a gentle massage will apply the
Fleur De Rose Body Butter to leave you feeling
thoroughly hydrated, silky smooth with a light
hint of rose scent.
Please bring this newsletter to the Spa
to take advantage of this offer!
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