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Thursday, June 12
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Rocknoceros Returns
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 2-6) Shake, rattle and roll! Kids and grown ups will both get down in this blast of a musical show. The joint is jumpin'-- and the audience will be too!
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats June 13
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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: American Craft & Folk Art
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Hear about some of the artwork housed in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and learn about American art and culture from professors and graduate students from the Masters in the History of Decorative Arts (HDA) program, which is offered by the Smithsonian Associates in partnership with Corcoran College of Art Design. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats Thursdays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 5:30 PM
Aaron Douglas
Gallery Talk |
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Virginia Mecklenburg (senior curator) leads a tour of some of Harlem Renaissance artist Aaron Douglas's bold paintings and artfully designed book covers.
Free
Related Exhibition: Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the G St. lobby
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| 6 PM
Brakhage & Viola
Film Series |
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Note: These films are unrated. Material may not be suited for all audiences.
This program features films by Stan Brakhage and Bill Viola, two recognized masters of their medium. Their innovative use of material, technique, and technology to create highly personal and spiritual art has brought them international acclaim.
The following films by Stan Brakhage are screened:
• The Wonder Ring (1955)
• Window Water Baby Moving (1959)
• Mothlight (1963)
• The Riddle of Lumen (1972)
Along with Bill Viola's Four Songs (1976, appr. 75 min.): Junkyard Levitation, Songs of Innocence, The Space Between the Teeth, and Truth Through Mass Individuation
Free, first come, first served
Series continues June 26
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| Last update: May 16, 2008, 09:01 |
