Hatchet staff writer Margaret Kahn highlights the top culture events around the District.
All week: Jerusalem 3D
The filmmakers of this visually stunning love letter to modern and ancient Jerusalem were granted unprecedented access to capture typically off-limits corners of the city, like religious rituals of all three Abrahamic faiths who call the city home. Even if you aren’t immediately drawn to the subject, the film is narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, who is essentially an impossible man to dislike.
Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater, National Museum of Natural History 10th St. and Constitution Ave, NW. 11:10 pm, 1:50 pm, 3:20 pm. Tickets $9
Through Saturday: Adrift: Laila Abdul-Hadi Jadallah
Palestinian American photographer Laila Abdul-Hadi Jadallah latest exhibit centers around rich landscapes of Morocco and Turkey she created using in-camera multiple exposures. While this gallery is off the beaten path, Jadallah’s unique medium on what could have an average subject is well worth the trek.
The Gallery at Vivid Solutions, 1241 Good Hope Rd. SE. Tuesday – Friday noon to 5 p.m. ,Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 5: Yuna
Fashion forward Malaysian singer Yuna is a chart-topping and hijab-wearing phenomenon in her native country, and she’s just beginning to make waves in the U.S. as she tours for her latest album, ‘Nocturnal,’ which features her Lorde-like voice over R&B beats and slow melodies. Catch her before she gets big!
U Street Music Hall, 1115 U St. NW. 7 p.m. Tickets: $15
Saturday, Feb. 8: B. J. Novak – One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories
Everyone’s favorite office temp comes to D.C. to read from his new collection of short stories. Novak is a serial overachiever. As if achieving success as a screenwriter, standup comedian, director and actor wasn’t enough, he’s now dipping his toes into the literary world to (naturally) hilarious results. The collection of 64 four-page stories has already garnered rave reviews, so arrive early to get a coveted seat and ready to laugh aloud. Novak’s book trailer, featuring ‘Office’ costar Mindy Kaling should help get you in the mood while you wait.
Politics & Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave., N.W. 6 p.m.
