Plan Ahead
Noteworthy events over the next few weeks
March 13 National Zoo Bird House opens
The National Zoo’s Bird House is set to reopen after a six-year, $69 million makeover that transformed the historic 1928 building into a habitat for North American shorebirds, waterfowl and songbirds. Hear the birds chirp and sing as you explore aviaries meant to re-create habitats like the Delaware Bay or a tropical coffee plantation, and watch birds fly free without cages. There’s also an observatory where you can learn how Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center staff track the movements of wild birds. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu. Free; timed tickets required.
March 18-May 14 ‘Pour, Tear, Carve’
The 65 pieces chosen from the Phillips Collection’s permanent collection for the museum’s “Pour, Tear, Carve” exhibition offer a deepdive exploration of how artists select and manipulate their materials. You’ll see still lifes from Georges Braque incorporating sand, works from Dindga Mccannon made with torn fabrics, and art from Leo Villareal using LED lighting. The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org. $10-$16; free for visitors 18 and younger. Timed tickets required.
March 29-30 Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras: ‘Alma’
Over a 30-year career as a dancer and choreographer, Sara Baras has earned multiple awards, including Spain’s National Dance Award and the 2020 Olivier Award for outstanding achievement in dance — and the unofficial title of “Flamenco Queen.” See her fancy footwork and regal costumes during “Alma,” Baras’s first show at the Kennedy Center since 2015, which shows off flamenco techniques fused with modern interpretations from Baras. 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater, 2700 F St. NW. kennedy-center.org. $25-$89.
March 31-April 2 Cherokee Days Festival
The National Museum of the American Indian hosts three Cherokee tribes during a three-day festival happening throughout the museum. Learn about the cultural traditions and history of the Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians through pottery demonstrations; music and dance performances; and presentations on topics like storytelling, woodcarving, basket weaving and traditional games. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. americanindian.si.edu. Free.
April 7 ‘The Dr. Seuss Experience’
Check out a big stack of Dr. Seuss books from the library before taking the kids to the “Dr. Seuss Experience” in Tysons Corner Center, an immersive pop-up that re-creates nine life-size scenes from the imagination of the beloved children’s author. For example, kids can walk among towering pink Dr. Seuss-ian clovers while listening for the Who from “Horton Hears a Who!” The attraction has toured North America since 2019, but children in the DMV will be the first visitors to experience the pop-up’s 1,300square-foot Stars Upon Thars Sneetches Mirror Maze. Tickets for weekends are selling out fast. Through June 30. Tysons Corner Center, 1961 Chain Bridge Rd., Tysons. washingtondc.experienceseuss.com. $27.20-$37.