EVENTS Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial ENTERTAINMENT Get the most up-to-date picture of what’s going on at washington.org/events . Girlhood (It’s Complicated) Ends Jan. 2022 | National Museum of American History ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now Ends Aug. 8, 2021 American Art Museum Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight Ends Oct. 3, 2021 | National Museum of the American Indian DMV Black Restaurant Week Nov. 8-15 | Citywide U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Late November to early January West Lawn of U.S. Capitol ZooLights Nov. 27–Jan. 1, 2021 (except Dec. 24, 25 & 31) National Zoological Park Presidential Inauguration Jan. 20, 2021 | West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Black History Month Feb. 1-28, 2021 | Citywide Chinese New Year Feb. 12-26, 2021 | Citywide The New Woman Behind the Camera Feb. 14–May 31, 2021 National Gallery of Art OFFICIAL EVENTS, EXHIBITS & Commemorate African American history, culture and cuisine in DC, perform an act of service or attend any number of events this February. BLACK HISTORY MONTH • Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture addresses countless aspects of the African American experience, from slavery to the Civil Rights Movement to cultural contrtibutions. • Support Black restaurants, from • Head to the National Mall to pay historic diners like Ben’s Chili Bowl on U Street NW – once known as “Black Broadway” – to Kith/Kin , a hotter-than-hot Afro-Caribbean restaurant helmed by Chef Kwame Onwuachi. homage to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at his memorial, and see where he delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library , which celebrates Dr. King’s life and boasts sweeping rooftop views of the city and a ground-fl oor patio cafe. 14 VISITORS GUIDE • Marvel at the newly reopened
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