An exhibition featuring works interpreting and reflecting the state of world affairs, particularly the Resist movements that have been springing up in protest.
Featured works, touching on everything from threats to democracy, scientific progress, women’s issues and international relations, are on display at the gallery as well as at six area Busboys and Poets locations.
Zenith Gallery owner Margery Goldberg was one of three jurors for the show, as well as freelance exhibition expert Carol Rhodes Dyson and progressive pollster Celinda Lake. They selected works by artists from around the country, including Doba Afolabi, Robin Bell, Ivanete Blanco, William Buchanan, Jessica Damen, Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, Philip Hazard, Gregory Hein, Sally Kauffman, Katharine Owens, Andrew Wohl, and Curtis Woody.
On display through September 1 at Zenith Gallery, 1429 Iris St. NW. Call 202-783-2963 or visit zenithgallery.com.
Billy Forrest: no spin zone and pussy grabberPreston Sampson: Resist (L) and Rachael Bohlander: Persist
Steph Tolev -- The Canadian comic behind Netflix's Filth Queen barrels through brash, unfiltered, intensely physical stand-up (9/19)
Matt Rogers -- The gay Las Culturistas co-host unwraps a brand-new holiday comedy show with his signature blend of pop-culture fixation and gleeful excess (12/16)
THE ALDEN THEATRE
McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Ave.
McLean, Va.
703-790-0123
mcleancenter.org
The Vanishing -- George Sluizer's chilling 1988 Dutch thriller about a man's obsessive search for the girlfriend who disappeared without a trace (10/8, 10/21)
Tea with the Dames -- The 2018 documentary brings Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright, and Maggie Smith together for tea, memories, and candid reflections on their extraordinary careers (10/22)
Be Kind Rewind -- Michel Gondry's 2008 comedy about video-store clerks who accidentally erase their inventory and remake every movie themselves on a budget of nothing (11/4)
Bathtubs Over Broadway -- The 2018 documentary uncovers the bizarre, forgotten world of lavish corporate musicals commissioned by America's biggest companies (11/19)
The Joyfully Jolly Jamboree -- Broadway puppet director Joshua Holden channels vintage television specials into a whimsical holiday mashup of handcrafted puppets, original songs, choreography, faux commercials, and a sing-along (12/12)
Doktor Kaboom: Under Pressure! -- Interactive science experiments and comedy turn the physics of pressure into lessons about mental and emotional resilience (1/28)
Passing Strange -- Spike Lee's 2009 film captures singer-songwriter Stew's Tony-winning rock musical about a young Black artist's search for identity, authenticity, and "the real" (2/11)
AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM
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