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May 9, 2014 Bisnow
Monday, May 12, 8:00 AM, LUNGevity Foundation’s Breathe Deep DC Golf Classic at the Army Navy Country Club, 1700 Army Navy Dr. Arlington. Join the fight against lung cancer. Lunch, program and 18 holes, info.

Friday, May 9

6:00 PM, Washington Tennis & Education Foundation’s Tennis Ball at The Ritz-Carlton, 1150 22nd St. NW. Honors tennis great James Blake. cocktails, dinner, silent and live auctions. $500, info.

6:00 - 8:00 PM, Anna Beck Trunk Show at South Moon Under, 2700 Clarendon Blvd. Arlington. Swag bags, giveaways, mini manicures, braid bar, light bites, info.

7:00 - 11:59 PM, Música y Sueños, a fiesta benefitting the Spanish Catholic Center at National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. $65/single or $110/couple. Lesson, tango performance, cocktails, and tapas, info.

5:00 – 9:00 PM, Ques X Art & Networking at Greater Reston Arts Center, 12001 Market St. #103 Reston, VA. Network with the artists. Free, info.

Saturday, May 10

6:00 PM, WPAS Gala and Auction at Marriott Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Rd. NW. South African singer/songwriter Vusi Malasela. $1,600, info.

7:00 PM, 34th Annual PEN/Faulkner Award Ceremony at the Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol St. SE. $100, ceremony and buffet dinner, info.

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, A Journey to Italy at The Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven Street NW. Day of full immersion, including: music, performances, activities and art displays. Free, info.

Monday, May 19 - Sunday, May, 25, GI Film Festival, Sundance for the Troops, returns to DC with 56 film screenings and premieres, celebrity meet-and-greets, red carpet soirees, and exclusive embassy and Capitol Hill events. $50 average price, info.

Saturday, May 10

6:00 - 9:00 PM, 2nd Saturday Art Walk at The Workhouse Arts Center, 9518 Workhouse Way Lorton, VA. Featured artists and studio exhibitions. Free, info.

7:00 PM, CityDance’sDREAMscape, 1215 U St. NW. Performances: contemporary/classic ballet, tap and hip hop artists from around the country. Benefits its DREAM program, $25-$38, info.

5:00 - 10:00 PM, Side Yards at The Yards, 355 Water St. SE. Sideshow extravaganza: contortionists, fire breathers, magicians, jugglers, sword swallowers and more. Free, rsvp.

7:30 AM, Komen Global Race for the Cure on the National Mall, 700 Independence Ave. SW. $40, single, register.

2:30 - 7:00 PM, Eurovision Song Contest: LIVE Broadcast & Garden Party at Embassy of Denmark, 3200 Whitehaven St. NW. $15, info.

6:00 - 10:00 PM, Men Against Breast Cancer's Celebrating All Women for Mother's Day at L2 Lounge, 3315 Cady's Alley NW. Cocktails, mini-manis and more. $15, info.

Sunday, May 11

1:00 PM, Discussion and Signing with the Carla Furstenberg Cohen Literary Prize winners; 5:00 PM, with author Nicole Mary Kelby on Pink Suit at Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW. Free, info.

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