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Washington, DC History & Culture
A non-profit community organization.
Experience the History and Culture of Washington, DC - and the world!
Washington, DC History & Culture
A non-profit community organization.
Experience the History and Culture of Washington, DC - and the world!
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Italian Renaissance Art at National Gallery of Art - In-Person Tour (FREE)
Italian Renaissance Art at National Gallery of Art - Guided In-Person Walking Tour Hosted by Deirdre
Sunday, June 14, 2026
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
National Gallery of Art
6th and Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20565
https://www.meetup.com/DCHistoryAndCulture/events
Please note that this is a live in-person guided walking tour of the Italian Renaissance Art Exhibit at National Gallery of Art.
***
Right here, in the heart of Washington, DC, is one of the most magnificent collections of Italian Renaissance Art outside of Italy. Some of us may have even visited some of the galleries once or twice when family was in town but may not have fully understood how revolutionary these artists were.
Our guide will be Deirdre, a member of the non-profit community organization Washington DC History & Culture. While not an art historian, her approach to this project is show what Art was in the Middle Ages and the huge leap that occurred during this brief period of time known as the Renaissance.
The tour will take about one hour allowing time at the end for questions.
This program is presented by the non-profit community organization Washington, DC History & Culture:
Experience the history and culture of Washington, DC - and the world!
***
Registration: FREE and all are welcome including children and groups. As this is a very limited space event, please keep your RSVP up-to-date if you're no longer able to attend.
Weather: The event is inside the National Gallery of Art.
Total Walking Distance: We will be standing/walking for an hour. There is some benches in the various galleries but it is limited.
Photography/Recording. Photography is generally permitted. Please stay at least two feet away from all artwork, and of course, do not touch.
Metro: Archives (Yellow and Green lines)
Parking: There is street parking, but it is limited.
Meeting Point: We will meet at 10:30 am in the Rotunda. Look for Deirdre. She will be wearing a green dress. Note: we recommend arriving at 10:00 am when the Museum opens to have enough time to get through security.
Additional Questions: Anything that can’t be answered by the above event description, Google, or common sense please let us know.
Upcoming events
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In Search of Mozart - Music & Film History Livestream
·OnlineOnlineIn Search of Mozart - Music & Film History Livestream Hosted by Robert Kelleman
Let’s meetup and celebrate Mozart’s 270th birthday (January 27, 1756) belated with an encore two-part music and film history program.
Part 1 will be a full screening of the excellent documentary In Search of Mozart, 2006.
Part 2 will be a full screening of the iconic film Amadeus, 1984, with Tom Hulce in the title role.The two films will be shown separately, at different times, but with the same Zoom link, join us for either or both.
During and after the program you’re invited to discuss the films with your fellow music lovers via Zoom.
In Search of Mozart - Documentary
An unmissable biography narrated by Juliet Stevenson and featuring interviews and performances with over 70 of the greatest exponents of Mozart’s music. A valuable addition to any music lovers education.
Produced in association with the world’s leading orchestras, opera houses and musicians. Told through a 25,000 mile journey along every route Mozart followed; IN SEARCH OF MOZART is a detective story that travels to the heart of old Europe… and the heart of genius itself.
The most comprehensive and illuminating film about Mozart that you are likely to see... A remarkable achievement... Strikingly original... The result is gloriously entertaining as well as revelatory. One reason for that is Grabsky's camerawork. I know far too little about cinematic techniques to explain how he does it - but somehow, by focusing so closely on face and fingers, he manages to convey the intensity of the musical experience more grippingly than anything I have seen on film or television... --The Times
No more important, or beautifully filmed documentary about Mozart's life and music has emerged than Phil Grabsky's 'In Search of Mozart' ... What emerges is a far more accurate, complete and endearingly human portrait of Mozart than any documentary has ever painted. If all you know of him are the glossy lies disseminated by Amadeus, don't miss In Search of Mozart. It's a must see for tyros and cognoscenti alike... --Chicago TribuneFilm Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35FXTojOtswWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age resulted in more than 800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as pinnacles of the symphonic, concertante, chamber, opera, and choral repertoires. Mozart is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music, with his music admired for its "melodic beauty, its formal elegance and its richness of harmony and texture".
Born in Salzburg, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. At age five, he was already competent on keyboard and violin, had begun to compose, and performed before European royalty. His father, Leopold Mozart, took him on a grand tour of Europe and then three trips to Italy. At 17, he was a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position. Mozart's fruitless journey in search of employment led him to Paris, Mannheim, Munich, and eventually back to Salzburg. He died at the age of 35.***
Zoom Connection Link
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Passcode: 482534
Dial by your location
• +1 253 205 0468 USConnecting a few minutes early is recommended.
If you experience any technical issues please restart your Zoom session and/or your device.
When all else fails please follow the directions.***
Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Washington, DC History & Culture and Texas History & Culture.
Washington, DC History & Culture
A non-profit community organization.
Experience the history and culture of Washington, DC - and the world!YouTube Previously Recorded Programs:
http://www.Youtube.com/c/WashingtonDCHistoryCultureDonations Support Our Non-Profit Community Programs - Thank You!
PayPal: DCHistoryAndCulture@gmail.com
Venmo: @DCHistoryAndCulture
GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/d29491c0We look forward to seeing you. Thanks!
Robert Kelleman
rkelleman@yahoo.com
202-821-6325 (text only)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkelleman/213 attendees
Amadeus - Music & Film History Livestream
·OnlineOnlineAmadeus - Music & Film History Livestream Hosted by Robert Kelleman
Let’s meetup and celebrate Mozart’s 270th birthday (January 27, 1756) belated with an encore two-part music history program.
Part 1 will be a full screening of the excellent documentary In Search of Mozart, 2006.
Part 2 will be a full screening of the iconic film Amadeus, 1984, with Tom Hulce in the title role.The two films will be shown separately, at different times, but with the same Zoom link, join us for either or both.
During and after the program you’re invited to discuss the films with your fellow music lovers via Zoom.
Amadeus is a 1984 American period drama film directed by Miloš Forman. Peter Shaffer adapted it from his 1979 stage play, inspired by Alexander Pushkin's 1830 play Mozart and Salieri. Shaffer described it as a "fantasia on [a real-life] theme", as it imagines a rivalry between two 18th-century Vienna composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) and Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham). Salieri struggles to reconcile his professional admiration and jealous hatred for Mozart, and resolves to ruin Mozart's career as his form of vengeance against God.
Amadeus received its world premiere in Los Angeles on September 6, 1984. It was released by Orion Pictures thirteen days later to widespread critical acclaim and box office success, grossing over $90 million. It was nominated for 53 awards and won 40, including 8 Academy Awards (including Best Picture), four BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards (including Best Motion Picture – Drama). Abraham and Hulce were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, with Abraham winning. In 1998, the American Film Institute ranked it 53rd on its 100 Years... 100 Movies list. In 2019, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".Film Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQV9yySOmhsWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age resulted in more than 800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as pinnacles of the symphonic, concertante, chamber, opera, and choral repertoires. Mozart is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music, with his music admired for its "melodic beauty, its formal elegance and its richness of harmony and texture".
Born in Salzburg, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. At age five, he was already competent on keyboard and violin, had begun to compose, and performed before European royalty. His father, Leopold Mozart, took him on a grand tour of Europe and then three trips to Italy. At 17, he was a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position. Mozart's fruitless journey in search of employment led him to Paris, Mannheim, Munich, and eventually back to Salzburg. He died at the age of 35.***
Zoom Connection Link
Click (or Copy and Paste) and Follow the Instructions:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81764605670?pwd=NmxDYThSSDh6QzdkUXJjZTBzelBaQT09
Meeting ID: 817 6460 5670
Passcode: 482534
Dial by your location
• +1 253 205 0468 USConnecting a few minutes early is recommended.
If you experience any technical issues please restart your Zoom session and/or your device.
When all else fails please follow the directions.***
Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Washington, DC History & Culture and Texas History & Culture.
Washington, DC History & Culture
A non-profit community organization.
Experience the history and culture of Washington, DC - and the world!YouTube Previously Recorded Programs:
http://www.Youtube.com/c/WashingtonDCHistoryCultureDonations Support Our Non-Profit Community Programs - Thank You!
PayPal: DCHistoryAndCulture@gmail.com
Venmo: @DCHistoryAndCulture
GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/d29491c0We look forward to seeing you. Thanks!
Robert Kelleman
rkelleman@yahoo.com
202-821-6325 (text only)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkelleman/164 attendeesItalian Renaissance Art at National Gallery of Art - In-Person Tour (FREE)
National Gallery of Art, 201 6th St NW, Washington, DC, USItalian Renaissance Art at National Gallery of Art - Guided In-Person Walking Tour Hosted by Deirdre
Sunday, June 14, 2026
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
National Gallery of Art
6th and Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20565
https://www.meetup.com/DCHistoryAndCulture/eventsPlease note that this is a live in-person guided walking tour of the Italian Renaissance Art Exhibit at National Gallery of Art.
***
Right here, in the heart of Washington, DC, is one of the most magnificent collections of Italian Renaissance Art outside of Italy. Some of us may have even visited some of the galleries once or twice when family was in town but may not have fully understood how revolutionary these artists were.
Our guide will be Deirdre, a member of the non-profit community organization Washington DC History & Culture. While not an art historian, her approach to this project is show what Art was in the Middle Ages and the huge leap that occurred during this brief period of time known as the Renaissance.
The tour will take about one hour allowing time at the end for questions.
This program is presented by the non-profit community organization Washington, DC History & Culture:
Experience the history and culture of Washington, DC - and the world!***
Registration: FREE and all are welcome including children and groups. As this is a very limited space event, please keep your RSVP up-to-date if you're no longer able to attend.
Weather: The event is inside the National Gallery of Art.
Total Walking Distance: We will be standing/walking for an hour. There is some benches in the various galleries but it is limited.
Photography/Recording. Photography is generally permitted. Please stay at least two feet away from all artwork, and of course, do not touch.
Metro: Archives (Yellow and Green lines)
Parking: There is street parking, but it is limited.
Meeting Point: We will meet at 10:30 am in the Rotunda. Look for Deirdre. She will be wearing a green dress. Note: we recommend arriving at 10:00 am when the Museum opens to have enough time to get through security.
Additional Questions: Anything that can’t be answered by the above event description, Google, or common sense please let us know.
85 attendees
Tina Turner - Music History Livestream
·OnlineOnlineTina Turner - Music History Livestream - Hosted by Robert Kelleman
Let’s listen to and watch great music by Tina Turner, including hit songs like “Proud Mary” and “What’s Love Got To Do With It."
Did you know that it was 50 years ago this summer, 4th of July weekend 1976, in Downtown Dallas, Texas, that Tina famously fled her abusive husband Ike Turner at the Statler Dallas Hilton (1914 Commerce St.) and found refuge at the Ramada Inn, now the (1011 S. Akard St.)?
Tina Turner Escapes Ike - What’s Love Got To Do With It Movie Scene (viewer discretion is advised)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT3S-9srAn8This was a personal and professional turning point for Tina as she found happiness and success as a solo artist.
Music History Livestreams present noteworthy songs and a biographical overview of our featured artists along with the historical and cultural context of their music.
During and after our program you'll have the opportunity to discuss the songs with your fellow music lovers via Zoom.Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 - May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, actress and author. Dubbed the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she broke both racial and gender barriers in rock music and became a prominent figure in popular culture. Known for her vocal prowess and stage presence, Turner is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 100 million records worldwide.
Turner rose to prominence in the 1960s as the lead vocalist of the husband-wife duo Ike & Tina Turner, known for their explosive live performances with the Ikettes and Kings of Rhythm. After enduring marital abuse, she ended her personal and professional relationship with Ike Turner in the 1970s and embarked on a solo career. Following the 1983 international hit "Let's Stay Together", she made a comeback with her multi-platinum fifth solo album, Private Dancer (1984). The single "What's Love Got to Do with It" won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1985 and became Turner's only number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Her worldwide chart success continued with the Top 10 singles "Better Be Good to Me", "Private Dancer", "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)", "Typical Male", and "I Don't Wanna Fight".
Turner's Break Every Rule World Tour became the highest-grossing tour by a female artist of the 1980s and set a Guinness World Record for the then-largest paying audience in a concert (180,000). Her success as a live performer continued with the Wildest Dreams Tour (the first tour by a woman to earn $100 million) and the Twenty Four Seven Tour (the highest-grossing tour of 2000). In 2009, she retired from performing after completing the Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour. As an actress, Turner appeared in the feature films Tommy (1975), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) and Last Action Hero (1993). Her life was dramatized in the biographical film What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), which was based on her autobiography I, Tina: My Life Story (1986). She was also the subject of the jukebox musical Tina (2018) and the documentary film Tina (2021).
Turner received 12 Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and three Grammy Hall of Fame inductions. Rolling Stone ranked her among the greatest artists and greatest singers of all time. She was the first black artist and first woman to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone and was the first female black artist to win an MTV Award. Turner has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Ike Turner in 1991 and was later inducted as a solo artist in 2021. Turner was also a 2005 recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. In 2013, Turner relinquished her U.S. citizenship and became a citizen of Switzerland. She resided there until her death in Küsnacht in 2023.Tina Turner
What’s Love Got To Do With It -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGpFcHTxjZs&list=RDoGpFcHTxjZs&start_radio=1State of Shock - Live Aid Duet with Mick Jagger -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wyuwJP-u9Q&list=RD9wyuwJP-u9Q&start_radio=1***
Zoom Connection Link
Click (or Copy and Paste) and Follow the Instructions:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81764605670?pwd=NmxDYThSSDh6QzdkUXJjZTBzelBaQT09
Meeting ID: 817 6460 5670
Passcode: 482534
Dial by your location
• +1 253 205 0468 USConnecting a few minutes early is recommended.
If you experience any technical issues please restart your Zoom session and/or your device.
When all else fails please follow the directions.***
Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Washington, DC History & Culture and Texas History & Culture.
Washington, DC History & Culture
A non-profit community organization.
Experience the history and culture of Washington, DC - and the world!YouTube Previously Recorded Programs:
http://www.Youtube.com/c/WashingtonDCHistoryCultureDonations Support Our Non-Profit Community Programs - Thank You!
PayPal: DCHistoryAndCulture@gmail.com
Venmo: @DCHistoryAndCulture
GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/d29491c0We look forward to seeing you. Thanks!
Robert Kelleman
rkelleman@yahoo.com
202-821-6325 (text only)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkelleman/241 attendees
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