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March 11 7:00 pm. Riversdale House Mansion. Fighting Old Nep: The Food Culture of Enslaved Afro-Marylanders. Michael Twitty, Director of Interpretation for the Maneare Foundations. Free, made possible by the Maryland Humanities Countil. 4811 Riverdale Rd., Riverdale Park, MD 20737. 301-864-0420/
March 16. 2:30 pm. Avalon Theater, Washington, DC. All This Tea. World renowned tea expert David Lee Hoffman travels to remote regions of China in search of the finest handmaid tea in the world. Part of the DC Environmental Film Festival. For tickets/reservation/info 202-342-2564. www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org.
March 16. 4:45 pm. Avalon Theater, Washington, D.C. Cooking With Brass. (Cuisine en Fanfare). Somewhere in Normandy, the chance meeting between a brass band and 2 cooks. Part of the DC Environmental Film Festival. See above for further information.
March 16. 4:45 pm. Avalon Theater, Washington, D.C. The Price of Sugar. Thousands of impoverished Haitians are lured to neighboring Dominican Republic with the promise of good jobs, then put to work on sugar plantations in a modern-day version of slave labor. Part of the DC Environmental Film Festival. See March 16, 2:30 pm. For further information.
March 17. 12:00 noon. Mumford Room, Madison Building of the Library of Congress. Jennifer 8. Lee will discus her recent book The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food. 202-707-2138.
March 17. 7:00 pm. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I Street, N.W. Jennifer 8. Lee discusses her recent book. Lee, a New York Times journalist, traveled around the U.S. investigating America’s infatuation with Chinese food. As a Chinese American, she was able to reach inside the kitchens and homes of the Chinese families that run the restaurants. A discussion and tasting of local Chinese food sponsored by Politics and Prose. Ticketed event. Two tickets come with the purchase of the book at P&Pm or cost $6 each. 202-364-1919. www.politics-prose.com.
March 18/ 1:00 pm. Riversdale House Mansion. Julia Child: America’s Favorite Chef. This play, co-hosted by the Riversdale Historical Society and Campus Club of the University of Maryland, is part of the Maryland Humanities Council America by Food: Community Conversations program. In this costumed living history presentation, Mary Ann Jung portrays Julia Child There is no admission fee, but reservations are required. RSVP Alice Tyler (301) 935-5279 or Barbara Glover (301) 927-4182 by March 11. 4811 Riverdale Rd., Riverdale Park, MD 20737. www.pgparks.com/places/eleganthistoric/riversdale_events.html#events.
March 19 7:00 pm. Embassy of the Czech Republic. The Fridge. A man forgets to close the door of the fridge, leading to climate change inside. Vegetaqbles start sprouting daisies and cute little chicks sprout from eggs. Part of the DC Environmental Film Festival. See March 16, 2:30 pm for further information.
March 21 12:00 noon. Charles Sumner School. A program as part of the DC Environmental Film Festival on Solar Cooking. Hotpot Solar Oven Revolution, an interview with Louise Meyer on the need for solar cooking, the development of the Hot Pot Solar oven and its use in Mexico. Sun Cookers; Margaret Owino, Director of Sunny Solutions, visits trained solar cooks in impoverished areas of Kenya. Institutional Solar Scheffler Dishes in India and Icneer Ecocenter, Valsad, the building, installation and use of world’s largest solar cooking systems are shown in the film. See March 16, 2:30 pm for further information.
March 28. 9:00 – 3:30 pm. George Mason University, Fairfax Virginia. All Manner of Useful Goods: Household Necessities and Craftsmanship in Early America, 1750-1850. Craftsmanship and hand-crafted objects necessary to the daily running of a household. Presentations, costumed interpretations and tabletop exhibits examine types of trades, how they operated and economic factors impacting American craft; the processes of ceramic and metal production; and utilitarian household goods of redware and stoneware, iron, copper and base metals, cooperage, basketry and other items. Cost $65. Must register by March 21. For information and registration forms, email susan.clark@fairfaxcounty.gov or phone Museum Collections at 703-631-1429.
March 28. 12:00 noon. Civil War Rations: A Test of Endurance. Dr. James I. Robertson Jr. with Chef Billie Raper. Holiday Inn University, 900 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA. Cost: $30 (tax & gratuity included, plus donation to Peacock-Harper). Sponsored by the Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends Group. www.culinarycollection.org.
May 23. 9:30 am. The Romance of Virginia Ham: History and Production with Sam W. Edwards, III, owner of Edwards’ Virginia Hams, producer of higher renowned Virginia hams. Edwards’ Virginia Hams, 11455 Rolfe Highway, Surry, VA. Sponsored by the Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends Group. There is also an optional dinner on Friday night and an optional lunch on Saturday. Pre-registrations required. Deadline April 22. Sponsored by the Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends Group. www.culinarycollection.org.