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District of Culpability: Story League at Arts Club of Washington:

Arts Club Of Washington
2017 I St NW
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012
7:00pm – 8:30pm | $5

Story League Presents:
District of Culpability: “We Are the Problem”

Story Leaguers and members of the Arts Club of Washington present stories about our own misdeeds in the nation’s capital.

Featuring:
SANDRA BEASLEY
TONI FORD
JUSTIN HEFTER
DEREK HILLS
DIANE IVEY
YEV KIRPICHEVSKY
KRISTIN DAY LEHNER
ROBERT SACHELI

Produced by Natalie E. Illum, Jason Pittman, and SM Shrake

Tickets: $5 Cash at the Door

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‘Gobbling for Goods’ THOMAS CIRCLE- FREE BIKE RACE

Circle Deli
1 Thomas Circle Northwest
Saturday, November 17th, 2012
2:00pm – 5:00pm | FREE!

This is an open bike race for all. All good bought will benefit “BREAD FOR THE CITY.” This is a super-fast scavenger hunt on a bike that requires SMARTS,BACKPACK, LOCK and $. You will be briefed on the NORMS at the start. You will be given a manifest and a list of Grocery stores and goods you must purchase at those stores. You must keep your receipts to prove purchases. The fastest rider who can hit all grocery stores and gobble up the goods and return to finish with all goods and receipts will receive a bunch off free bike swag from multiple sponsors. There will also be a prize for best COSTUME. All goods bought will be donated to BREAD FOR THE CITY. After race we will hit up a local bar and had out prizes and have re-cap race talk.

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Ellen Richardson, a graphic designer and Pleasant Plains resident, created the blog, Listed District. Listed District offers daily DC Craigslist findings of everything from Mid-Century and Industrial furniture, to bikes and the utterly strange.  Every week Ellen is going to share a roundup of some Phenomenal Finds with PoPville.

Just in time for the holidays – vintage cameras that may, or may not actually work! Either way, old cameras are fun and can turn out some pretty amazing photos. So have fun with it…and Happy Hunting!

Mitra Sumara + DJs Titanes de la Cumbia:

Tropicalia
2001 14th St. NW
Thursday, November 15th, 2012
9:00pm – 1:30am | FREE!

Mitra Sumara (the sound of pre-Revolutionary Iran-vibrant pop and funk music of 60s/70s Iran)
9PM
FREE SHOW!
with Titanes de la Cumbia: Dj G-Flux (Mexico) + Sonido Martines (Bolivia)

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Stories on Stage: Episode Two–Dystopian Men:

The District Of Columbia Arts Center
2438 18th St. NW
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
7:30pm – 9:00pm | $3

Stories on Stage, a new series that features actors reading selections from recent editions of Barrelhouse magazine, returns to the DC Arts Center on Wednesday, November 14. The second episode focuses on men in dire straits.

In “After the Zombies” by Matt Willmott, a young man struggles from the after effects of an alleged zombie attack. In his attempt to move on, he begins a romantic relationship, all while suspecting an uprising of the undead.

The main character in Matt Bell’s “BeautyForever” tries to make ends meet by participating in experimental drug trials, one of which allows him to see only the beauty in all that surrounds him. The pill gives him a new lease on life until his wife becomes pregnant while under its influence.

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Azar Nafisi in Conversation with Jacki Lyden:

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street Northwest
Saturday, November 10th, 2012
2:30pm – 3:30pm | FREE!

Azar Nafisi in an onstage conversation with Jacki Lyden discussing her novel Reading Lolita in Tehran.

Azar Nafisi is best known as the author of the national bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran, which electrified its readers with a compassionate and often harrowing portrait of the Islamic revolution in Iran and how it affected one university professor and her students. Earning high acclaim and an enthusiastic readership, Reading Lolita in Tehran is an incisive exploration of the transformative powers of fiction in a world of tyranny.

She will be interviewed by NPR’s Jacki Lyden. Longtime listeners recognize Jacki Lyden’s voice from her frequent work as a host on NPR. As a journalist who has been with NPR since 1979, Lyden regards herself first and foremost as a storyteller and looks for the distinctive human voice in a huge range of national and international stories.

The DC Public Library celebrates the joy of reading with Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi during its DC Reads citywide reading program from Oct. 15 to Nov. 15. You can find more information on our DC Reads page.

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‘A Separation’ Film Screening this Saturday at the Mount Pleasant Library:

Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Library
3160 16th Street NW
Saturday, November 10th, 2012
3:00pm – 5:00pm | FREE!

As part of our season of DC Reads programming related to Azar Nafisis memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran, the Mount Pleasant Branch will be screening two movies exploring life in contemporary Iran.

The second one, screening this Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm, is A Separation, winner of multiple international awards, including last years Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language film. A Separation explores the difficult decision faced by a married couple: whether to leave Iran in hopes of giving their son a better chance at life, or stay and look after the deteriorating health of a parent who has Alzheimers disease.

Please join us this Saturday, November 10th @ 3:00pm in the meeting room on the main floor of the Mount Pleasant Library for this wonderful film!

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Mexican Embassy’s FotoweekDC Exhibitions Opening Party:

The Mexican Cultural Institute
2829 16th St NW
Friday, November 9th, 2012
6:30pm – 8:30pm | FREE!

Come join the Mexican Cultural Institute and the Embassy of Spain for a joint opening event celebrating Fotoweek DC. The Mexican Cultural Institute will feature three photo exhibitions, from Luces y Sombras: Fourteen Travelers in Mexico, Photos from the Bank of America Collection which follows American photographers in Mexico throughout the 20th century, to Visions of Mexico: The Photography of Hugo Brehme and its accompanying exhibit La Frontera: Artists on the US-Mexican Border from Stefan Falke.

The Embassy of Spain adds two riveting exhibits to this event–The Spanish National Photography Prize: Connections and Confrontations, which collects for the first time the winners of the prestigious national award, and Transitional Bodies, a photography exhibition featuring works from 17 Iberoamerican countries, organized by the Iberoamerican Embassies in Washington DC.

The event will feature live latin jazz music, projections, a wine reception, and connected walkways between the institutions. Please RSVP to [email protected]. More information: http://instituteofmexicodc.org/opening.php

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Photo by PoPville flickr user mosley.brian

From a press release:

Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), joined by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a member of the committee, today announced the first-ever congressionally requested study of the Height Act of 1910, which Issa and Norton requested at a July hearing. In a letter in October, Chairman Issa requested that the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) and the District of Columbia government conduct a joint study on whether the limitations on building heights in the District enacted by Congress in 1910 continue to serve the interests of the federal and District governments. The study, which is slated to begin in December and conclude by September 2013, will examine alternative building heights throughout the city, while ensuring that the horizontality and prominence of the city’s monumental core are preserved.

“Congress has a clear and appropriate interest in preserving both historic characteristics of our nation’s capital and ensuring that longstanding rules and regulations still pass the test of common sense,” said Chairman Issa. “As time has elapsed and opportunities for economic growth in our nation’s capital continue to present themselves, this study will help Congress and local leaders evaluate the case for expanding existing boundaries for vertical growth.”

“The committee’s hearing on the Height Act has opened an entirely new way to see our city and its possibilities,” Norton said. “However, our committee wisely decided that the first study since the Height Act was passed in 1910 is necessary. This study is just the beginning of what will be a complete public process examining the economic and aesthetic consequences of changing a law that has stood for more than 100 years.”

The study will include a number of opportunities for public participation and public meetings.

iPhone-ography: For Beginners:

Hillyer Art Space
9 Hillyer Ct NW
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
7:00pm – 9:00pm | $15

Want to learn how to take pictures with your iPhone like a pro? In this one night workshop youll have the chance to learn the best apps for iPhone photography, how to use them to the fullest and to have a professional iPhoneographer critique your photos!

Students will begin the evening in the gallery discussing the basics of iPhoneography. All star iPhoneographer and founder of InsantDC, James Campbell will advise and educate students through the sea of iPhone photography apps discussing the practicality and use of the top rated ones. After the brief introduction, students will then head out onto the bustling streets of Dupont Circle to capture enticing and energetic images while simultaneously uploading them to a group Tumblr page. Following the photo shoot, students will return to the gallery for an informal critique of their photographs taken on the street.

This one night workshop will open your mind to the endless possibilities of iPhone photography allowing you to capture gallery ready images with one simple touch! Sign up today, space is limited to 30 attendees. iPhone required!

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Photo of Nuns voting by PoPville flickr user ekelly80

Dear PoPville,

Yesterday, after waiting in line nearly three hours at Van Ness Elementary in SE DC, the young woman in front of me was turned away for not having proper ID. Apparently she brought her passport and that was deemed insufficient.

Do you or your readers know if this is consistent with DC law? I felt sorry for her being turned away after waiting in line for nearly three hours.

DC Board of Elections and Ethics says:

Registered voters do not need to present proof of residence to vote, however some polling places require ID to enter the facility. It is therefore encouraged that you take some form of identification with you to vote.

If you will be registering during the early voting period or at the polls on Election Day, you will need to provide proof of residence in order to register and vote a special ballot. If you are a first-time voter who registered by mail and did not provide proof of residence when registering, you will need to show proof of residence in order to cast a regular ballot.

Acceptable forms of proof of residence include the following (must include the name and address of the voter):

Copy of current and valid photo identification
Copy of a current utility bill (does not include cell phone)
Bank statement
Government check
Paycheck
Or other government document that shows your name and address