Sunday, November 11th
Afternoon - Literary Event - Fairfax, VA
A Literary Taste with Local Authors
2:00pm
The Jewish Book Festival closes this year with a new event that brings audiences up close and personal with a dozen or so local authors, who will be on hand to discuss, sign, and sell their books.
Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia (JCCNV)
Metro: Vienna, see metro trip-planner for best bus access from metro
Afternoon - Literary Reading - Bethesda, MD
Poetry & Prose
2:00pm
2:00pm
Marjorie Hudson reads from her recent collection of short fiction, Accidental Birds of the Carolinas and poet Melanie McCabe reads from History of the Body. Followed by a reception and book signing.
The Writer's Center
The Writer's Center
Metro: Bethesda
Late Afternoon - Film Screening
À bient ôt, j'espère immerses the viewer in a 1960s-style protest through dialogue with workers in the midst of a strike at a textile plant in the city of Besançon. (1968, DigiBeta, French with subtitles, 39 min) In Case of the Grinning Cat, Marker illustrates a more recent sort of political consciousness by investigating a wave of graffiti murals around Paris--drawings of an oddly toothy cat, which first appeared following September 11, 2001. (2004, DigiBeta, French with subtitles, 58 min) In the short by Guillaume-en-Egypte, Marker's beloved pet cat and alter ego, enjoying the mellow rhythms of a piano sonata by Federico Mompou. (1990, DigiBeta, 3 mi)
National Gallery of Art
East Building Concourse, Auditorium
East Building Concourse, Auditorium
Metro: Judiciary Sq, closest to East Building
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