What we’re about
Come into the ArtHouse ! Meet with local film and arts lovers to watch indie, foreign and classic films! We'll also attend art gallery openings, theater performances, Embassy evenings, museums, author readings and interesting concerts. And more often than not, there will be a reception! The idea will be to keep the price down and participation and conversation up!
We'll go wherever art house films are screened in town--museums, cultural institutions, embassies, local film festivals, as well as arthouse film meccas like the Goethe Institute, AFI Silver Theater and Landmark Theaters. We'll attend galleries you may not know and museums on special days. We're also connected to the theater world so we'll be seeing some of those shows.
Please be sure to read the group's attendance policy on the message board or "About Us" section. Also, note that the Art House meetup is a group for ACTIVE members fully engaged and interested in attending outings. Inactive members who have not logged into the site for 6 months or more are automatically removed to ensure the integrity of the group.
Members are asked to donate $1 per meetup they attend to help cover the Meetup.com fees ($72 per 6 months). You can make this 'suggested donation' online via Paypal or in person to your organizer. Your contribution is much appreciated!
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Another Concert on Roof of House of Sweden - Ticket Purchase RequiredHouse of Sweden, Washington, DC
Again you can't beat this riverfront, rooftop venue on a nice night!
Join us for a concert with Swedish duo Symbio, regarded as one of the most prominent new bands from the Swedish Folk & World music scene. With their strong stage presence, original compositions, and a magical interplay of hurdy-gurdy and accordion – the duo surprises their audience and take them on a moving and dreamy musical journey.
Doors open at 6:30 pm, bar will be available. Show starts at 7:00 pmTickets are $10 and can be purchased here. (Just RSVP-ing here on Meetup is not enough.)
About Symbio
Johannes Geworkian Hellman on hurdy-gurdy and Lars Emil Öjeberget on accordion and kickbox - the duo creates a playful dialogue full of joyful energy, subtleties and virtuosity, where two becomes more than the sum of its parts. This is musical storytelling at its finest, told by heartfelt storytellers through soaring melodies, rich soundscapes, irresistible grooves and finely tuned musical communication.
The duo was awarded as ”Best Newcomer of the Year” at the Swedish Folk & World Music awards in 2016, and received the”Scholarship for young music ensembles” from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in the same year. Since the release of their debut album ”Phoresy” (2016) they have been touring extensively in Sweden and 20 different European countries. Their second album ”Rising” was released in September 2018 and has been highly acclaimed by international critics. In 2019 the duo was chosen by the Swedish National radio to represent Sweden at the EBU Radio Folk Festival at Rudolstadt Festival, Germany. Symbio is chosen as official showcase artist at the Folk Alliance International USA 2020 – the world ́s largest gathering of folk & roots music industry. In summer 2022 the duo will release their third album.
Learn more here: https://symbiomusic.com
- Uruguayan Film and Reception at AFI Latin American Film FestivalAFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring, MD
A Loose End (A Cabo Suelto) looks like a fun film with a post-screening reception sponsored by the Embassy of Uruguay that will be great for socializing. You can buy tickets here. (Another film the day before caught my eye, from Mexico - Corina - also with a reception.)
Special Features: Centerpiece Screening | North American Premiere |
In this comic caper from Uruguayan filmmaker Daniel Hendler (THE MONEYCHANGER), Santiago, a corporal in Argentina’s police force, flees from his fellow officers to Uruguay. There, donning his now-frayed uniform, Santiago ekes out a living posing as a food inspector, sampling the dairy products and sausages from the regional food halls to survive while keeping his true identity a secret. The kindness of the strangers around him — including a woman who may prove to be the love of his life — further nourish Santiago, giving him hope for a new life in this charming and gentle film about community, connections and cheese.Official Selection, 2025 Venice and San Sebastián film festivals. DIR/SCR Daniel Hendler; PROD Micaela Solé. Uruguay/Argentina/Spain, 2025, color, 95 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Run Time: 95 Minutes - Great Theater! PWYC for Enemy of the People. You Need to Buy Tickets OnlineDC JCC Goldman Theater/J, Washington, DC
Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding Adaptation and recent Broadway sensation, Amy Herzog’s work unearths the relevance of Ibsen’s tale for our time, weighing the cost of standing up to power when pressured into silence. Theater J has done some wonderful work under the new artistic director.
We saw an all-star reading of this recently - very powerful and timely!
CLICK HERE to buy tickets. Scroll down and click on Oct. 29. It will allow you to select your seats and then a price (as low as $5 as you proceed through).Ibsen’s tale highlights the reverberating power of citizens who go against the status quo to do what’s right by their community. The story raises powerful questions around the importance of keeping society healthy over economic gain, integrity within influence, and the personal cost of speaking up.
The story follows a small-town doctor who considers himself a proud, upstanding member of his close-knit community. When he discovers a catastrophe that risks the lives of everyone in town, he raises the alarm. But he is shaken to his core when those in power, including his own brother, try not only to silence him, but to destroy him.
