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Friday, June 13
10:15 & 11:30 AM
Family Performance Rocknoceros Returns
Discovery Theater Performance
(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)
Last day
The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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12 Noon
Performance Bill Miller
Meet the Musicians
Visitors have an opportunity to meet Bill Miller, who talks about his music, culture, and other interests and pursuits in a relaxed, informal setting.
Free
See related performance at 5:30 PM today
National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Outdoor Ampitheater (rain location: Potomac Atrium)
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1:30 PM
Demonstration Art + Coffee: David Beck's Movie Palace or Museum
Luce Foundation Center Activity
Peek into one of David Beck's sculptures: Movie Palace features characters in action -- eating popcorn, smooching, and watching King Kong on the big screen. Museum was commissioned by the museum and reflects -- in exquisite miniature -- the neoclassical architecture of the building, from the 1840s when it was the U.S. Patent Office to the present day. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats Fridays
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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5:30 PM
Performance Indigenous and Bill Miller
Indian Summer Showcase 2008 Performance
The blues band Indigenous, founded in the 1990s by guitarist Mato Nanji (Nakota), performs with singer/songwriter Bill Miller (Mohican). Mato's style and skills as a guitarist have earned him comparisons to Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and Stevie Ray Vaughn. His latest recording Chasing the Sun rose to number two on Billboard's "Top Blues Albums" list.
Free
Series continues June 27
National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Outdoor Welcome Plaza (rain location: Potomac Atrium)
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6:30-10 PM, Live music and cash bar; 6:30-9:30 PM, Dinner
Cusine Performance Smithsonian Jazz Cafe: Karen Gray with Buck Hill
Friday Evening Music & Dining Event
As part of this ongoing Friday evening event, the museum offers music by Washington's top jazz musicians and an a la carte dinner. This evening, Karen Gray (vocals) performs with Buck Hill (saxophone), Wayne Wilentz (piano), Jim McIntyre (bass), and Pete Chauvette (drums).
Notes:
• Tickets are available at the door or in advance by calling The Smithsonian Associates at 202-633-8801 or visiting online at www.smithsonianjazzcafe.org.
• Cash bar and dinner (starting at $11) not included in the cover charge.
• Smithsonian Jazz Cafe is a joint program produced by The Smithsonian Associates, Smithsonian Folkways, the National Museum of Natural History, and the National Museum of American History.
$12 cover charge; also see Note
Continues Fridays through June 27
National Museum of Natural History
Location: Atrium Cafe (enter Constitution Ave.)
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Tour, 6:45 PM; Concert, 7:30 PM
Performance Kunqu, Classical Chinese Music-Theater
Performance, with preconcert tour
This evening transport yourself to 15th-century China through performances by outstanding Kunqu artists Ji Zhenhau, Liang Guyin, Liu Yilong, and Wen Yuhang in scenes from classical Chinese Kunqu theater. Note: Advance tickets (up to 4 per person) available through Ticketmaster (a handling fee is applied) beginning June 2 at www.ticketmaster.com or 202-397-7328. Same-day tickets (up to 2 per person) available at the museum one hour before the event on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free, but tickets required; see Note
Repeats June 14 at 2 PM
Related Exhibition: Arts of China
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer Gallery, Meyer Auditorium (enter Independence Ave.)
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