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Thursday, July 3
10:15 & 11:30 AM
Family Performance Tappers with Attitude
Discovery Theater Performance
(for all ages) These teen tap dancers have plenty of attitude and even more talent. When they get their groove on, we will truly be dancing with the stars ... of tomorrow!
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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11 AM-5:30 PM
Performance Family 42nd Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Annual Event
The Smithsonian's annual Folklife Festival brings together hundreds of performers, artists, storytellers, craftspeople, cooks, and workers to explain, demonstrate, and celebrate their cultural traditions. This year's themes include:

Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon: Situated in the eastern Himalayas and bordered by China and India, Bhutan is an agrarian society where approximately 95% of its people practice traditional farming. To celebrate their special approach to life in the 21st century, more than 100 Bhutanese artists, dancers, craftspeople, cooks, carpenters, farmers, weavers, and representatives of monastic life demonstrate their living traditions that define and sustain their culture.

NASA: Fifty Years and Beyond: To showcase the role NASA has played in broadening the horizons of American science and culture, a cross-section of its 18,000 employees and 40,000 contractors -- astronomers, astronauts, astrophysicists, educators, and engineers -- provide living presentations; hands-on educational activities; demonstrations of skills, techniques, and knowledge; narrative "oral history" sessions; and exhibits that explore the agency's spirit of innovation, discovery, and service.

Texas: A Celebration of Music, Food, and Wine: The Lone Star State shares its proud history and contemporary traditions through its music, dance, and food. Hear presentations of Texas blues, swing, country and western, gospel, and tejano music; see demonstrations of wine making; and enjoy diverse culinary traditions from barbeque to Vietnamese specialties.

Sponsored by the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Program.
Free
Repeats July 4-6

Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: National Mall near Smithsonian Museums
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12 Noon
Performance Music in Bhutan
Performance
Join Bhutanese singers and instrumentalists to learn about music in the Himalayas. Discover how their traditional collective songs play a role in farming, weaving, carpentry, and building homes. Part of the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats July 6
See related 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival programs
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler Pavilion
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3 PM
Performance Masked Dances of the Monastery
Performance
Learn more about Bhutanese masked dancers and their costumes through close-up interactions with Buddhist monks and their interpreters. Part of the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats July 6
See related 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival programs
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler Pavilion
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