Best of DC 2013: Culture, History, and Current Events

Chinese activist artist Ai Weiwei had both his own show and was part of the the Damage Control exhibit at the Hirshhorn Galley in 2013

Favorite Major Art Exhibit

• Judy - Ai Weiwei @The Hirshhorn
• Me - Damage Control(@The Hirshhorn

Favorite Smaller Art Exhibit

• Judy- Hello: my name is @The Fridge
• Me -One Man'sTrash @The Torpedo Factory

Favorite Exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery

• Judy - Armed Conflict  
• Me - Ellen Harvey's An Alien's Guide to the Ruins of DC 

Favorite Art Museum

• Judy - American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery
• Me - The Hirshhorn

Favorite Artist Talk

• Judy - Yoko Ono(@The Hirshhorn)
• Me - Ray Chapman (@The Hirshhorn)

Favorite Outdoor Arts Festival

• Judy - Arlington Arts Festival
• Me - Arlington Arts Festival

Favorite Historical Re-creation

• Judy - The 1963 March on Washington
• Me - The 1963 March on Washington

Favorite Book Talk about JFK and the 50th anniversary of his death in Dallas

• Judy - Richard Beltzer at the National Press Club speaking about Hit List
• Me - Jeff Greenfield at Politics and Prose speaking about If Kennedy Lived

Most Meaningful Protest Rally We Participated In

• Judy - Forward on Climate
• Me - No War in Syria

Favorite Museum of 2013

• Judy - Museum of the American Indian
• Me - The Newseum

Favorite Historical Exhibit

• Judy - Armed Conflict @The Corcoran Gallery
• Me - The Civil War in American @The Library of Congress

Favorite Historical Talk

• Judy - Holocaust Survivor Gerde Weissmann Klein @The National Archives
• Me - Robert McNeil and Jim Lehrer on their coverage of the JFK assassination @The Newseum

Favorite Exhibit at the Newseum

• Judy - JFK: 3 Shots Were Fired
• Me - Make Some Noise: Students and the Civil Rights Movement

Favorite News Speaker at the Newseum

• Judy - Judy Woodruff
• Me - Robert McNeil and Jim Lehrer

Favorite Political Speaker at the Newseum

• Judy - Congressman John Lewis
• Me - Congressman John Lewis

Favorite Book Talk at Politics and Prose

• Judy - Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan 
• Me - Insane City by Dave Barry 

Favorite Book Talk Not at Politics and Prose

• Judy - The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan @The National Archives
• Me - David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell @ The Historic 6th and I Synagogue

Favorite Book Talk at the National Book Festival

• Judy - Christopher Buckley
• Me - Brad Meltzer

Favorite Book Talk about a Rock Memoir

• Judy - Linda Ronstadt @The National Book Festival
• Me - Graham Nash @The Library of Congress

Favorite Annual Event (Serious)

• Judy - Embassy Tour sponsored by Cultural Tourism DC
• Me - The National Book Festival on the National Mall

Favorite Annual Event (Just for Fun)

• Judy - The Halloween DC Drag Race
• Me - The Halloween DC Drag Race

Best Cultural Discovery of 2013

• Judy - The Mansion on O Street
• Me - The Mansion on O Street

Favorite Think Tank for Programs

• Judy - Cato Institute
• Me - New American Foundation