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Gathering: National Portrait Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gather with alumni, parents, and friends in Washington, D.C., for a self-guided group visit to the National Portrait Gallery&#8217;s acclaimed exhibition, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/npg.si.edu\/exhibition\/photographic-memory-fifty-years-collecting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photographic Memory: Fifty Years of Collecting<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ll explore five decades of iconic portraiture together in the galleries, then gather nearby for a casual post-tour social with complimentary hors d&#8217;oeuvres and a cash bar<sup><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-light-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Schedule &amp; Locations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>5:45\u20137pm | Self-Guided Tour<\/strong><br><em>National Portrait Gallery<\/em><br><em>NW 8th St &amp; G St, Washington, D.C. 20001 <\/em><br>(Group meets at the F Street Lobby main entrance)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7:30\u20139:30pm | Post-Tour Social<\/strong><br><em>Carmine\u2019s Italian Restaurant \u2013 Washington, D.C.<br>425 7th Street NW <br>Washington, D.C. 20004<\/em><br>(Includes a tasty selection of Italian food and drinks)<a href=\"https:\/\/3.basecamp.com\/4125643\/buckets\/10108769\/boosts\/new?boost%5Bboostable_gid%5D=Z2lkOi8vYmMzL1JlY29yZGluZy8xMDQ1OTg4MjU0NA\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"register\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let us know you are coming!<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-slate-integrations-event-embed bates-slate-integration-event-embed _hide-event-date _hide-event-location _hide-event-description\" id=\"form_9c83a557-62ad-499c-9819-1552b55a763e\" data-eventid=\"9c83a557-62ad-499c-9819-1552b55a763e\" data-embedtype=\"simple\">Loading&#8230;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-light-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get in Touch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not getting invitations for events in your neighborhood? 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