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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT September <strong>23</strong>, 20<strong>05</strong> ART EXHIBIT HONORING WOMEN’S CANCER JOURNEY COMES TO UNION STATION Union Station, Washington, D.C. will mark the next stop for a distinctive art exhibit, Lilly Oncology on Canvas: Expressions of a Woman’s Cancer Journey. <strong>The</strong> exhibit has been traveling the world for nine months. <strong>The</strong> exhibition, showcasing hundreds of pieces of art created by those touched by cancer, coincides with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month® (October). It includes entries from several greater-D.C.-area residents. Oncology on Canvas began as an international art competition for women diagnosed with cancer, their family, friends, and healthcare providers. <strong>The</strong> competition invited them to use art to express their struggles and successes in battling this disease. Oncology on Canvas attracted more than 400 submissions from <strong>23</strong> countries and culminated in a showing at London’s Royal College of Art in December 2004, marking the beginning of the world tour. <strong>The</strong> exhibit which runs from September 26 through October 16, 20<strong>05</strong> can be viewed in the West Hall of Union Station located at 50 Massachusetts Avenue N.E., Washington, D.C. (Admission is free.) Oncology on Canvas is presented by Eli Lilly and Company, a world leader in cancer research and treatment, in partnership with the Maryland-based National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship and the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University. Eli Lilly and Company originally created the competition to recognize women diagnosed with cancer who have used art as a powerful emotional outlet, and to inspire others toward self-discovery and self-expression. To view samples of the artwork from the Exhibition please log onto www.lillyoncology.com and click on the Oncology on Canvas logo. Photo by Neo Ntsoma <strong>The</strong> National Geographic All Roads Film Festival returns to Washington, D.C., Thursday, Sept. 29, through Sunday, Oct. 2, 20<strong>05</strong>. This second annual multimedia event will feature cutting-edge film, videos, live music, photography and art by indigenous and minority-culture artists from around the world. Works screened at the festival will include feature films, documentaries, music videos, shorts and animation. Program highlights include “Women Hold Up Half the Sky,” featuring the works of women filmmakers, and “A Short Trip Around the World,” a collection of shorts from various countries. Films making their D.C. premiere include the South African film “Beyond Freedom,” Bolivian film ”<strong>The</strong> Devil’s Miner” and the Kazakhstani feature “<strong>The</strong> Hunter.” 2ND ANNUAL ALL ROADS FILM FEST In addition to the film screenings, the All Roads Film Festival will feature the following FREE events: FRIDAY, SEPT. 30, 9:00P.M. • A music video program followed by a concert with the acclaimed musical sensation Sidestepper. Event will be held in outside courtyard, weather permitting. Advanced reservations required. SATURDAY, OCT. 1, 12:00P.M. & 2:30P.M. • An artists panel discussion presented with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, followed by a photography panel discussion presented with the support of Manfrotto. THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 THROUGH SUNDAY, OCT. 2 • An exhibit featuring the works of Mexican photographer Marcela Taboada, Brazilian Andre Cypriano, Indian Sudharak Olwe and South Africa’s Neo Ntsoma. SATURDAY, OCT. 1 THROUGH SUNDAY, OCT. 2 • An art market featuring arts and crafts from more than 10 countries and regions around the world. <strong>The</strong> festival schedule is available online at www.nationalgeographic. com/allroads. National Geographic is located at 1600 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. For more information, contact Alexandra Nicholson, (202) 857- 5838, anichols@ngs.org Tickets are available through National Geographic Live! at www.nationalgeographic.com/nglive or by calling 202-857-7700. CALL FOR CHOREOGRAHPERS JANE FRANKLIN DANCE announces a call for choreographers for a special one-time performance on Saturday, January 7, 2006, at 8:00pm at Gunston <strong>The</strong>ater One in Arlington, Virginia. This performance marks the culmination of the day-long Dance Sampler, a diverse array of workshops for dancers of all ages & experience, also held at Gunston <strong>The</strong>ater One. Selected choreographers will be asked to teach a one hour workshop in their area of expertise during the one-day festival. To apply, send a VHS tape or DVD of your completed work, or work-in-progress, a brief description of a proposed workshop, a $25 submission fee, and a self-addressed stamped envelope for return of materials to: Jane Franklin Dance, 3700 S Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington VA 22206. Submission deadline is October 1, 20<strong>05</strong>. Selected choreographers receive a $125 stipend. Submission of experimental and premier works in any dance style is encouraged. For additional information call (703) 298-3<strong>23</strong>5. Workshops planned for the Dance Sampler include “Anti- Leotard Beginners”, a young dancers workshop for ages 7–14 (a sampling of the Young Dancers Project), and Adult/Child One-on-One partnering with a JFD company member. For additional information, call (703) 298-3<strong>23</strong>5 or online at www. janefranklin.com. CASTING CALL AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY FOR FEATURE FILM <strong>The</strong>re will be an Open Casting Call for actors, actress and extras for an urban action film Saturday, September 24, 20<strong>05</strong> from 11AM until 4PM at the Howard University Blackburn <strong>The</strong>ater, Rooms 148 & 150 and also the Forum. <strong>The</strong> production is for Temporary Dreams which will be shot (on weekends) in Maryland & DC during Oct.–Nov. (Open title credits available.) Seeking all ages/races. Mail your headshot/ photo and resume to: B&K Productions, 253 Harry S Truman Drive #11, Largo, MD 20774. For more information call 240- 417-2017 or email to bruceodams@ hotmail.com. Visit us on the web at www.metroherald.com 16 THE METRO HERALD
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