February 2025 Study Break Guide
Ulysses Quartet and Guitarist Ben Verdery @ National Gallery of Art
Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025, 3:00-4:30 p.m.
The Ulysses Quartet joins guitarist Ben Verdery in a program of American composers, including two by the performers themselves, as well as works by Leonard Bernstein and Jimi Hendrix. Admission is free, registration is required.
National Symphony Orchestra @ Millennium Stage
Date: Friday, February 7, 2025, 6 p.m.
Join musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra who will perform works for string quartet by Shostakovich, Pärt, and Mendelssohn. Free, reservations optional. Discover program information and make an optional reservation.
Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad @ NMAAHC
Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025, 12-1:30 p.m.
Join Professor Andrew K. Diemer for a lecture based on his book, Vigilance: The Life of Wiliiam Still, Father of the Underground Railroad. Tickets are free and can be obtained here. To livestream the lecture, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6s5__N1agc
Celebrate Black Art & History on Screen @ National Gallery of Art
Dates: Saturdays and Sundays in February
This series highlights art and history as told on screen by Black artists, and includes new film restorations, recent documentaries, and experimental short films by Black filmmakers. Check out the schedule and free registration to learn more.
Tricia Hersey: We Will Rest! @ NMAAHC
Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7-8 p.m.
Join bestselling author Tricia Hersey for an immersive reading from her new book, We Will Rest! The Art of Escape. This collection of meditations and poetry is inspired by hymnals, prayerbooks, and abolitionist pamphlets which taps into community care techniques as a radical form of rest. Free tickets are available.
March of the Penguins – 20th Anniversary Screening @ Avalon Theatre
Date: Saturday, February 22, 10:30 a.m.
Watch March of the Penguins again as though it’s the first time! The Avalon Theatre (5612 Connecticut Ave. NW., Washington, DC. 20015) is hosting a 20th-anniversary screening of this beautiful documentary that tracks emperor penguins journeying through extreme weather in Antarctica. Tickets are $10.85 and available for sale on the Avalon’s website.
Alicia Waller & The Excursion @ Millennium Stage
Date: Saturday, February 22, 6 p.m.
Alicia Waller and her ensemble will perform selections from her acclaimed EP, Some Hidden Treasure, and material from her highly anticipated debut album, Louder Then. Admission is free with an optional online reservation.
25th Anniversary of the Arlington Artists Alliance Member Juried Exhibition
Date: Through March 9, 2025
The Arlington Arts Alliance presents a juried show featuring artworks by its members. This event is free and takes place at the Alliance Gallery, 2700 Clarendon Blvd Suite R330, Arlington. (Convenient to Clarendon Metro.)
JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum
Date: Through March 23, 2025
JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience explores 100 years of Jewish cartoons, comics, and graphic novels. Visitors will discover the Jewish origins of iconic comic book superheroes from the 1930s to the 1960s. The exhibit also includes the development of cartoons in Yiddish and Modern Hebrew and spotlights contemporary graphic novels from around the world with Jewish themes. Admission is free.
