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Guilt & Pleasure Health-themed Salon
Monday, June 2
7:00 p.m.
 'Tis
the season to Salon. Care to bridge your pulse with a
thinky evening of conversation about the intersection of
health and identity?
 A
salon as in: A periodic gathering of people for
socializing and intellectual stimulation, normally held
at one person’s home. Join fellow conversationalists for
wine and cheese coupled with great conversation centered
on articles from the Health issue of Guilt & Pleasure
magazine. This program is for young professionals in
their 20s and 30s. Please
R.S.V.P.
Nelson Polsby Congressional
Conversation
Thursday, June 5
7:30 p.m.
 The
inaugural Nelson Polsby Congressional Conversation will
be hosted by Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise
Institute and feature Representatives Barney Frank and
Tom Davis. It will be a candid conversation bet ween
prominent congressional leaders of opposing political
interests on finding ways to build bridges, find
solutions and govern effectively in a highly partisan
environment. The Polsby series aims to honor the late
Berkeley congressional scholar Nelson Polsby by enabling
substantive discussion between politically opposed
leaders. Polsby was noted for his ecumenical approach to
divisive political issues and his efforts over many
decades to expand our understanding of political
institutions and to make them work better. The Polsby
series is co-sponsored by FORA.tv, The New Republic,
Politics & Prose and Sixth & I. This event is free.
Please R.S.V.P.
here.
Lewis Black
Tuesday, June 10
7:30 p.m.
 T he
comedian and Daily Show contributor aims his ferocious
wit at religion and politics. From Hebrew school and his
bar mitzvah, to college in the sixties where he sees
parallels between religious rapture and drug-induced
visions, Black has reached some conclusions. He reserves
his most stinging attacks for politicians who hide their
hypocrisy in piety.
The cost of the event, co-sponsored with Politics &
 Prose
and DC Comedy Fest, is $6 or get two (2) free tickets
with the purchase of his new book, Me of Little Faith
($24.95) at Politics & Prose. Please purchase your
ticket/book in advance by calling Politics & Prose at
202/364-1919 or visiting their
website. DC Comedy fest will be held August 7-9,
2008. To learn more, click
here.
The Ethics of
Political Leadership with David Gregory and Rabbi Joseph
Telushkin
Thursday, June 12
7:30 p.m.
   Tired
of scandals, gossip, secrets? Wondering how to raise the
bar in the nation’s capital and beyond? Join us for a
fabulous evening of conversation led by David Gregory,
NBC Chief Correspondent to the White House, and Rabbi
Joseph Telushkin, a Jewish scholar and author of
international acclaim, as we ask the ethical questions
that matter most and that shape political leadership
during this year of political consequence and
transformation. This is a free event sponsored by The
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington.
A Conversation with Daniel
Libeskind
Wednesday, June 18
7:00 p.m.
 Chelsea
School and Sixth & I present this conversation with
internationally renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, who
will discuss the ways in which architecture can memorialize
— and reshape — human experience. As the son of Holocaust
survivors and the nephew of one of the heroes of the Warsaw
Ghetto Uprising, Libeskind is clearly influenced by his
Jewish background. In a Jewish Currents interview,
Libeskind explained, “I myself grew up as a Jew in postwar
Poland under quite anti-Semitic circumstances. Certainly
that museum [Jewish Museum, Berlin] is speaking, both
backwards and forwards, to many issues that are part of my
Jewish sensibility.” Among other projects, Libeskind
designed the Jewish museums in Berlin and Copenhagen, and
the Denver Art Museum. In 2003, he won the competition for
the master plan to rebuild the World Trade Center site.
Following the
conversation, which includes an open forum for question and
answers, there will be a book signing. Tickets are $25 and
can be purchased
here. Discounted tickets
for young professionals under 30 are $15 and can be
purchased
here. For group prices, send an
e-mail or call
202/408-3100.
Wine and Champagne Reception
with Daniel Libeskind
Wednesday, June 18
6:00 p.m.
Take advantage of this special
opportunity to meet Daniel Libeskind. Enjoy intimate
conversation before being escorted to reserved seats for the
discussion. Tickets are $100 and include admittance to the
conversation. Purchase tickets
here.
For more information, contact Michelle Weiner by
e-mail
or at 202/408-3100.
Robert F. Kennedy: Perspective on his Legacy
Thursday, June 19
7:00 p.m.
 In
1968, Senator Robert Kennedy embarked on a historic campaign
for the presidency of the United States. The issues he
embraced inspired many who knew him, as well as subsequent
generations of political and policy activists. The tragic
end of that campaign has haunted commentators and historians
with the questions of what might have been. Join us for a
panel discussion that will look back over 40 years to
examine what he meant to his generation— those who loved him
and those who opposed him— as well as how the story of his
life still speaks to us today. We will also address how his
message relates to issues relevant to the Jewish tradition.
Panelists include Professor Peter Edelman, who served as
Legislative Assistant to Senator Robert Kennedy and was
Issues Director for Senator Edward M. Kennedy's Presidential
campaign in 1980; Haynes Johnson, a reporter and editor for
the Washington Post for nearly 40 years, who broke
the story of Robert Kennedy’s decision to run for President;
and, Jeff Shesol, author of Mutual Contempt, a book
on Kennedy and Johnson. The panel will be moderated by Ira
Forman, Research Director for the Solomon Project. This
event is co-sponsored by Sixth & I and the Solomon Project.
The cost of the event is $6. Tickets can be purchased in
advance
here.
Salman Rushdie
Monday, June 30
7:00 p.m.
This event is sold out; however, a limited number of
unused tickets may be available for purchase at the door on
the night of the event. A waiting list will be taken after
doors open.
  The
Guardian calls Rushdie’s new novel “a wonderful tale, full
of follies and enchantments.” The master of magic realism
weaves the sensibilities of East and West, of history and
fable, in a story that combines the realm of Mughal Emperor
Akbar the Great with the Florence of the Medicis and
Machiavelli.
The cost of the event, co-sponsored with Politics & Prose,
is $6, or get two free tickets with the purchase of his new
book, The Enchantress of Florence ($26) at Politics &
Prose. Please purchase your ticket/book in advance by
calling Politics &
Prose at 202/364-1919 or visiting its
website. PLEASE NOTE: There was a misprint on
our
June postcard and this event will indeed be held on Monday,
June 30.
An Evening with Afghan Ambassador to the United States Said
T. Jawad and Mrs. Shamim Jawad
Thursday, July 17
7:00 p.m.
 This
summer, Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National
Museum, Kabul will enchant visitors to the National
Gallery of Art with visions of antiquity never before seen
in the U.S. As part of Washington, DC’s Silk Road
Celebration, Sixth & I will host a thought-provoking
conversation between Pulitzer-prize winning author Steve
Coll, Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the U.S. Said Jawad and
Mrs. Shamim Jawad. The evening’s discussion will encompass
Afghanistan’s larger significance as an ancient civilization
and culture, the conflicts at the heart of the region’s
recent troubles and the evolving situation of women in the
country.
Ambassador Said Jawad has been Afghanistan’s representative
in Washington for the last several years. He returned to
Afghanistan four months after 9/11 to assist in the
country’s state-building process. He will be joined onstage
by his wife Shamim, founder of the Ayenda Foundation, A
Children’s Initiative, which is building an orphanage and
learning center in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Province.
Steve Coll has more than two decades' experience both in,
and outside of, Afghanistan as a foreign correspondent and
senior editor at The Washington Post, and currently
serves as the President & CEO of New America Foundation.
This event is co-sponsored with the Embassy of Afghanistan.
Tickets are $6 and can be purchased
here or by calling the Sixth & I Box Office at
202/408-3100.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Wednesday, July 30
7:00 p.m.
  “For
our daughters and our granddaughters, now the sky is the
limit,” said Nancy Pelosi, after being sworn in
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Speaker of the House. In her new book, she shares the
insights gained from her life: from the kitchen of her San
Francisco home to the Congress of the United States. This is
a ticketed event co-sponsored with Politics & Prose.
Admission is $23.95, which includes the book and 2 tickets
to the book talk. Please purchase tickets in advance by
calling Politics & Prose at 202/364-1919.
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Hailed
by the British press as "the new Amy Winehouse," this
English soul and jazz singer will grace the stage at Sixth &
I for an intimate performance. Opener: Laura Burhenn of
Georgie James.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $17 at the door. Advance
tickets can be purchased
Monday,
June 23
Meet
the director, Adam Hootnick, and view a screening of the
powerful story of a generation on the front lines of a
nation's battle against itself. During the Gaza withdrawal
in the summer of 2005, three young Israelis were forced from
their homes, two soldiers were sent to evict them, and one
activist tried to help her country avoid a war. Follow the
first-hand account of these 6 young Israelis on the front
lines of a battle where there was no enemy. Reception to
follow film and director’s talk. Co-sponsored with
Birthright Israel NEXT. This event is FREE – please RSVP
From
sports to pop culture, geography to movies, science to
politics, we’ll test your knowledge of it all at our
monthly trivia night. The cost is $10/person or $40/team
(5 people) and includes all you can eat (light snacks)
and drink
(beer, wine and soda) and a chance to win some
great prizes. RSVP by
calling 202/408-3100 or sending an
with
B’nai B’rith. 6th in the City: For young professionals
in their 20s and 30s.