Lunchtime Tour of the Conservatory
Monday, January 12, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: U.S. Botanic Gardens
Take a lunchtime tour with a knowledgeable guide who will connect the exotic plant world to your everyday life. You might see bananas and coffee ripening on the tree or learn about the next big breakthrough in medicinal plant research.

Discussion - Deutsch am Mittag: The American Election and the Forthcoming German Election
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Location: Goethe-Institut
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Join the Goethe-Institut for a lunchtime gathering of those interested in hearing and speaking German. Participants can bring their lunch and join in the ensuing conversation. Today's special guest: Dr. Dieter Dettke.

Theater: Dai (Enough)
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - Sunday, January 18, 2009
Location: The Studio Theatre
A CNN reporter is drawn into the dramas of a broad cross-section of both Israeli society and new visitors from afar, as a rich cacophony of dialects and viewpoints are channeled through Bahr’s ability to bring humor to even the most tension-filled surroundings.

Situated between Lafayette Square and Georgetown, Foggy Bottom is home of the world-famous J. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the George Washington University. In this historic neighborhood you'll find rides on the Potomac River and biking/walking paths in beautiful Rock Creek Park.

Southwest
Located on the Potomac waterfront, historic Southwest is alive with river-view restaurants, a colorful Fish Wharf and plenty of boating activity. Neighborhood landmarks, featuring Washington's earliest row houses and notable Federal-homes, add a touch of Old Southwest to today's unique street layout and housing arrangements, the vision of post-World War II urban planners.

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