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Who's taking you out on-the-town? Learn more about your Around Town guides.

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» Janis Goodman

» Tim Gordon

» Trey Graham

» Jane Horwitz

» Nelson Pressley

» E. Dawn Samuel

» Peter Winant

Around Town on TV 26

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    • Around Town is your guide for what-to-do and where-to-go in Greater Washington. Join the circle of prominent art, theatre and film critics for their latest reviews, or take a guided tour through some of our areas most fascinating destinations.

    Around Town features are broadcast on TV 26 between programs, throughout the week, as well as nightly prior to the 7:00 pm program and weeknights prior to the Charlie Rose program.


    Current Reviews
    Jim Henson's Fantastic World
    at the Smithsonian International Gallery thru October 5
    Best Bet, Jennice Fuentes (1:28)
    Raphael's Bindo Altoviti
    at the National Gallery of Art
    Best Bet, Janis Goodman (2:00)
    Africa Rifting: Lines of Fire, Namibia/Brazil
    at the National Museum of African Art
    Best Bet, Janis Goodman (1:30)
    Now Thrive the Armorers: Arms and Armor in Shakespeare
    at the Folger Shakespeare Library thru September 9
    Best Bet, Janis Goodman (1:28)
    The Great American Epic: Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series
    at The Phillips Collection thru October 26
    Best Bet, Peter Winant (1:28)
    Martin Puryear
    at the National Gallery of Art thru September 28
    Review by Janis Goodman and Peter Winant (2:11)
    Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul
    at the National Gallery of Art thru September 7
    Review by Janis Goodman and Peter Winant (2:11)
    Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist
    at Smithsonian American Art Museum thru August 3
    Best Bet, Peter Winant (1:30)
    Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future
    at the National Building Museum thru August 23
    Review by Janis Goodman and Peter Winant (2:14)
    Diebenkorn in New Mexico
    at The Phillips Collection thru September 7
    Review by Janis Goodman and Peter Winant (2:12)
    El Anatsui: Gawu
    at National Museum of African Art thru September 2
    Review by Janis Goodman and Peter Winant (2:12)
    Blue
    at the Textile Museum thru September 18
    Review by Janis Goodman and Peter Winant (2:11)
    Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture
    at the National Portrait Gallery thru October 26
    Review by Janis Goodman and Peter Winant (2:16)
    Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
    at the National Portrait Gallery/American Art Museum
    Best Bet, Janis Goodman (1:36)
    Western Motel by Edward Hopper
    At the National Gallery of Art
    Best Bet, Peter Winant (1:30)
    Garden
    At the Hirshhorn Museum
    Best Bet, Peter Winant (1:38)
    Video Flag by Nam June Paik
    At the Hirshhorn Museum
    Best Bet, Peter Winant (1:35)
    Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia
    At the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, extended thru 2010
    Best Bet, Janis Goodman (1:29)
    Dumbarton 'Buffalo' Bridge
    In Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.
    Best Bet, Janis Goodman (1:37)
    Typewriter Eraser, Scale X
    At the National Gallery Sculpture Garden
    Best Bet, Janis Goodman (1:35)
    Adams Memorial
    At Rock Creek Cemetery
    Best Bet, Peter Winant (1:40)
    Luncheon of the Boating Party
    At the Phillips Collection
    Best Bet, Janis Goodman (1:30)
    Man Controlling Trade
    At the Federal Trade Commission
    Best Bet, Peter Winant (1:34)
    The Burghers of Calais
    At the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
    Best Bet, Peter Winant (1:29)
    Achelous and Hercules
    At the American Art Museum
    Best Bet, Peter Winant (1:30)
    The Peacock Room
    At the Freer Gallery of Art
    Best Bet, Janis Goodman (1:30)
    American Art Museum (Reopening)
    Open daily 11:30 am - 7 pm
    Best Bet, Bill Dunlap (1:31)
    Palace of Wonders
    At the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
    Review by Janis Goodman and Bill Dunlap (2:21)
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