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MUSEUMS

OPENINGS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

Folger Shakespeare Library

201 E. Capitol St. SE. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 202/544-7077, www.folger.edu

• "History in the Making: How Early Modern England Imagined Its Past." Exploring how the Tudor rulers of Renaissance England reinvented the past to justify their right to the English throne. Folger Great Hall. Jan. 24-May 17.

Gadsby's Tavern Museum

134 N. Royal St., Alexandria. 703/838-4242, www.gadsbystavern.org

• Thursday beginners' classes in 18th-century dance in preparation for the Feb. 16 Birthnight Ball. Dance master Corky Palmer leads. Singles or couples welcome. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Jan. 17 and 24 and Feb. 7. $12 per class, $30 per series. Reservations at 703/838-4242.

Katzen Arts Center

American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Admission free. 202/885-1300.