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Filmfest DC 2019
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

Filmfest DC 2019

The 33rd edition of the Washington, D.C. International Film Festival presents a selection of 80 films representing 45 countries, including 6 movies from Spain.

Apr 26 – May 3, 2019

Digital 21 live
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Digital 21 live

Spanish artist Digital 21 returns to Washington, D.C., for an evening of electronic music and visual art at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain.

Apr 23, 2019

Segundo de Chomón Live Music
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Segundo de Chomón Live Music

Spanish bassoonist John Falcone, students and faculty of the University of Maryland join forces to create freely improvised classical music and accompaniments for the screening of historic films by the legendary director Segundo de Chomón.

Apr 17, 2019

El Desencanto
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

El Desencanto

The Embassy of Spain, along with writer Aaron Shulman, host a screening of the 1976 Spanish cult classic documentary “El Desencanto,” directed by Jaime Chávarri.

Apr 15, 2019

Pablo Sáinz Villegas 2019 U.S. Tour in Fairfax
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Pablo Sáinz Villegas 2019 U.S. Tour in Fairfax

Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas returns to the U.S. to present “Americano,” a program that traces the history of the guitar in the Americas.

Apr 12, 2019

David Russel at the Marlow Guitar Series
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

David Russel at the Marlow Guitar Series

World-renowned artist David Russell returns to the Marlow Series for the fifth time to perform a concert of classical guitar.

Mar 30, 2019

La Paloma at the Wall
  • Performing arts
  • Washington, D.C.

La Paloma at the Wall

“La Verbena de la Paloma,” one of the most famous Spanish zarzuelas, is given new life in this version set at Friendship Park, on the Tijuana side of the border between Mexico and the United States.

Mar 23 – Mar 31, 2019

Sebastián Chames in concert
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Sebastián Chames in concert

Spanish Jazz pianist and composer Sebastián Chames presents his new album “Reminiscing the Unknown Masters” with an outstanding line-up: Warren Wolf on vibraphone, Greg Tardy on tenor saxophone, Herman Burney on bass, and Lenny Robinson on drums.

Mar 21, 2019

The Story of H by Marina Perezagua in Washington, D.C.
  • Literature
  • Washington, D.C.

The Story of H by Marina Perezagua in Washington, D.C.

Spanish writer Marina Perezagua presents her new book, “The Story of H,” a quixotic twenty-first century quest around the world to discover what makes us human.

Mar 20, 2019

Is Spanish Gender Fair?
  • Sketching the future
  • Washington, D.C.

Is Spanish Gender Fair?

This colloquium in Spanish on language, gender, and inclusion explores the current issues regarding feminist language planning and gender-fair language use in Spain.

Mar 19, 2019

Ibero-American Film Showcase 2019
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

Ibero-American Film Showcase 2019

SPAIN arts & culture presents “Los exiliados románticos” as part of the Ibero-American Film Showcase 2019 running March 19–April 11.

Mar 19 – Apr 9, 2019

Joan Llorach: Modern Populisms and Social Division
  • Sketching the future
  • Washington, D.C.

Joan Llorach: Modern Populisms and Social Division

Catalan author Joan Llorach gives a lecture entitled “How Modern Populisms Promise to Solve Economic Grievances but End Up Delivering Social Division.”

Mar 14, 2019

Diego Guerrero in concert at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spainsold out
  • Performing arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Diego Guerrero in concert at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain

Diego Guerrero, one of Spain’s rising young Flamenco artists, presents his new album, “Vengo Caminando.”

Mar 11, 2019

Picasso by Cornelia Cody
  • Kids
  • Washington, D.C.

Picasso by Cornelia Cody

This new production explores the mysteries behind the life and work of the creative genius through the eyes of an inquisitive child.

Mar 9 – Mar 23, 2019

The Spanish Craze by Richard Kagan
  • Heritage
  • Washington, D.C.

The Spanish Craze by Richard Kagan

Professor Richard L. Kagan presents his new book, followed by a conversation with Suzanne Schadl, chief of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.

Mar 7, 2019

Adam Levin: 21st Century Spanish Guitar
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Adam Levin: 21st Century Spanish Guitar Canceled

Virtuoso classical guitarist Adam Levin performs newly commissioned works from the decade-long project called “21st Century Spanish Guitar” at Montgomery College.

Mar 4, 2019