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Hinds at 9:30 Club
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Hinds at 9:30 Club

The all-female Madrid-based band Hinds is back in Washington, D.C.

Oct 29, 2016

Hilary Hahn performs Antón García Abril
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Hilary Hahn performs Antón García Abril

Hilary Hahn performs classical favorites alongside three new partitas by Spanish composer Antón García Abril.

Oct 28, 2016

The Orchid at #fivefilms4Freedom in DC
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

The Orchid at #fivefilms4Freedom in DC

Screening of short film “The Orchid” directed by Ferran Navarro-Beltrán, as part of #fiveFilms4Freedom, the world’s first and largest digital LGBT film festival.

Oct 27, 2016

Conversations in Culture: Eating up Don Quixote
  • Culinary Arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Conversations in Culture: Eating up Don Quixote

An evening of reading and feasting on Cervantes’ masterpiece, reproduced for the occasion on a fully edible format by chef Firo Vázquez.

Oct 27, 2016

Objects of Desire: The Films of Luis Buñuel
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

Objects of Desire: The Films of Luis Buñuel

This retrospective includes more than 20 of Buñuel’s most accomplished films, both canonical screen classics and underappreciated rarities.

Oct 27 – Nov 23, 2016

Adam Levin: Masters of Spanish Guitar
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Adam Levin: Masters of Spanish Guitar

Acclaimed American guitarist Adam Levin presents an evening of classical guitar music featuring some of Spain’s most gifted composers alive today.

Oct 22, 2016

The Life and Work of Miguel de Cervantes
  • Literature
  • Washington, D.C.

The Life and Work of Miguel de Cervantes

The Library of Congress celebrates Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra with the lecture entitled “The Life and Work of Miguel de Cervantes” by professor Hernán Sánchez Martínez.

Oct 21, 2016

Don Quijote de Cine
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

Don Quijote de Cine

“Don Quijote de Cine” compiles five film adaptations of the classic Miguel de Cervantes novel commemorating the 400th anniversary of Cervantes’ death.

Oct 20 – Dec 15, 2016

Letargo at Reel Affirmations Film Festival
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

Letargo at Reel Affirmations Film Festival

Screening of short film “Letargo” by Spanish director Xavier Miralles at Reel Affirmations Film Festival, Washington, D.C.’s International LGBT Film Festival.

Oct 15, 2016

Scattered Orchestra at What’s Going On: Voices of Shaw
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Scattered Orchestra at What’s Going On: Voices of Shaw

An original concept by the Spanish collaborative mmmm… performed by Bohemian Caverns Orchestra, as part of the festival “What’s Going On: Voices of Shaw.”

Oct 11, 2016

Jameson Notodofilmfest
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

Jameson Notodofilmfest

Jameson Notodofilmfest comes to the United States for the first time with an exclusive session screening of the winners from the 14th edition of the festival.

Oct 7, 2016

The Overflow of Productivity Logic
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

The Overflow of Productivity Logic

The exhibition features selected works of modern and contemporary art from the Coppel Collection, including Spanish artists Cristina Lucas and Santiago Sierra.

Oct 6 – Jan 7, 2017

Noche Iberoamericana 2016
  • Urban Culture
  • Washington, D.C.

Noche Iberoamericana 2016

The Ibero-American Cultural Attachés Association (AACIA) presents Noche Iberoamericana: don’t miss a night of food, music, art, and more.

Oct 5, 2016

Oscar Peñas: Puente Aereo
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Oscar Peñas: Puente Aereo

The duo of Oscar Peñas and Frank Carlberg blends the precision of classical music and the energy of jazz.

Sep 30, 2016

Cristina Iglesias at No Man's Land: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Cristina Iglesias at No Man's Land: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection

Featuring work by 37 artists from 15 countries, including Spanish artists Cristina Iglesias, NMWA’s presentation imagines a visual conversation between women artists new to the Rubell Family Collection and those whose works they began collecting decades ago.

Sep 30 – Jan 8, 2017

Celebrating Cervantes: A Day of Scholarship and Celebration in Honor of Miguel de Cervantes
  • Literature
  • Washington, D.C.

Celebrating Cervantes: A Day of Scholarship and Celebration in Honor of Miguel de Cervantes

A presentation of Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos, readings from the works of Cervantes and a concert to celebrate the great Spanish author.

Sep 29, 2016