Arts & Entertainment
National Geographic Hosts Lectures, Live Concerts and More
This fall season Silver Spring residents can enjoy compelling films and live concerts in November.
National Geographic Live is back and will be filled with plenty of events to choose from. Beginning Sept. 14 and running through December, National Geographic will host world-renowned photographers, travel writers, scholars, and Nobel Prize winners.
All programs will take place in the Grosvenor Auditorium at 1600 M St.
NW, Washington, DC (unless otherwise noted).
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BIRDS OF PARADISE: EXTREME, BIZARRE, EXTRAORDINARY
Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 pm
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$20
ADVENTURES IN THE TREETOPS
Saturday, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m.
Adults: $16 /Children 12 & under: $12
Event & exhibit Adults: $20/ Children 12 & under: $16
Purchase tickets on filmfestdc.org.
N/APAINTED BODIES OF AFRICA
Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m.
This exhibit explores the art of using the skin as a canvas, a practice performed to attract the opposite sex, including accessing the spirit world.
NG member: $18/5-pt series: $85
Public: $20/ 5-pt series: $95
KIDS EURO FESTIVAL: THE FLYING MACHINE
Saturday, Nov. 10 at 1 p.m.
The Flying Machine, starring Heather Graham, is the first film ever to combine 3-D, stop-motion animation, and live action. Reservation required.Free
GUERILLA GEOGRAPHY
Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m.
REMARKABLE JOURNEY: A CONVERSATION WITH PETER MATTHIESSEN
Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Peter Matthiessen, a co-founder of the Paris Review, was described by Stephen Jay Gould as "our greatest modern nature writer in the lyrical tradition."NG member: $18/3-pt series: $51
Public: $20/ 3-pt series: $57
EMPERORS OF THE ICE
Friday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Paul Nicklen talks about his experience of travelling beneath the Antarctic ice for a feature story on emperor penguins.NG member: $18/5-pt series: $85
Public: $20 /5-pt series: $95
MEET THE PENGUINS
Saturday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m.
Explore the world of emperor penguins with the work of Paul Nicklen, one of National Geographic’s best wildlife photographers
Adults: $16/ Children 12 & under: $12
RETURN TO PITCARIN ISLAND
Monday, Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Explore pristine reefs formed by pale blue rose-like corals and watched schools of sharks with Enric Sala and Michael Fay, Nat Geo Explorers-in-Residence.NG member: $18/ 3-pt series: $51
Public: $20/ 3-pt series: $57
DESERT AIR: THE WORLD’S DESERTS FROM ABOVe
Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Meet George Steinmetz who is one of National Geographic’s top expedition aerial photographers. He will share stories and images of vast and surreal landscapes.NG member: $18/5-pt series: $85
Public: $20/5-pt series: $95
BETWEEN RISE AND FALL: THE ART OF MAYA CIVILIZATION
Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Meet William Saturno, an archaeologist, who has sought clues to the mysteries of the Mayan culture and making discoveries into the murals of San Bartolo.NG member: $18/ 3-pt series: $51
Public: $20/ 3-pt series: $57
LOCUST SWARMS AND OZONE HOLES
Friday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.
NG member: $20/3-pt series: $57
Public: $22/ 3-pt series: $63
Note: Tickets can be purchased online at www.nglive.org, by telephone at (202) 857-7700, or in person at the National Geographic ticket office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Free parking is available in the National Geographic underground garage for all programs that begin after 6 p.m.
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