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Wednesday, May 21
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Wild Zappers!
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for all ages) Come under the spell of this all-male, all-deaf dance group with impeccable rhythm. Can you feel the beat with them? They groove to the good vibrations in this high-energy performance of hip-hop, disco, and other dance styles. Good thing they teach you how to applaud for deaf people -- once you start, you won't stop!
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee: Self-Guided Tour
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Take a self-guided tour of the works in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats most Wednesdays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 3-3:30 PM
Behind-the-Scenes Program
Lunder Conservation Center Activity |
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A museum conservator explains how artworks in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery collections are cleaned, conserved, and stabilized.
Note: Register in person at the Luce Foundation Center information desk before 3 PM.
Free, but registration required; see Note
Repeats every Wednesday
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd floor, west, Lunder Conservation Center
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| 6 PM
The Big Sleep
American Classics: Film Noir |
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(114 min., 1946, directed by Howard Hawks) A cynical private eye (Humphrey Bogart) investigates the gambling debts of a wealthy general's daughter (Lauren Bacall) and finds himself tangled up in blackmail, deception, and violence.
Free; first come, first served
Last in series
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| 6:45-9 PM
Easter Island: Myths and Reality
Illustrated Lecture, with light reception |
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Once home to a lost and enigmatic Polynesian culture, Easter Island, located off the coast of Chile, is today an important archaeological site. Tonight, the island's longtime resident archaeologist Claudio Cristino (associate professor of anthropology, University of Chile) discusses the most popular theories that have tried to solve the island's mysteries. The program concludes with a reception featuring Chilean cheeses and wines.
$40, general; $30, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: American Indian Museum, Rasmuson Theater ***New Location***
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Elizabeth I's Perilous Path to the Throne
Illustrated Lecture, with book signing |
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Queen Elizabeth I's greatness was shaped in no small measure by her turbulent childhood and youth. British historian and author Alison Weir explores Elizabeth's life and relationships before her accession to the throne -- years when she came perilously close to the scaffold more than once. Drawing on a wealth of original source material, Weir traces the development of Elizabeth's complex character and describes the challenges she faced and the conflicts in which she was involved. Book signing follows.
$35, general; $25, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Hirshhorn Museum, Ring Auditorium ***New Location***
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| Last update: May 16, 2008, 09:00 |
