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Thursday, September 18
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| 10:15 & 11:30 AM
Meet the Museum: Reel Live Puppets!
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 2-5) Learn how puppets come alive in person and on screen in this interactive show about imagination and the "reel world."
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Sept. 19
Related Exhibition: Jim Henson's Fantastic World
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, International Gallery
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| 5-8 PM
Take Five!
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Kick back and unwind with great art, live jazz, and cool drinks in the Kogod Courtyard, where food and beverages are available for purchase. This evening, vocalist Sandra Y. Johnson and her quartet perform classical jazz and blues standards that are sure to ignite the soul and lift the spirits.
Free
Continues monthly, generally on the 3rd Thursday of the month
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Kogod Courtyard
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| 6-6:30 PM
Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Face-to-Face Portrait Talk: Arts & Letters at NPG! |
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The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker.
Today, researcher Warren Perry talks about the portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald by David Silvette.
Free
Continues every Thursday evening
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: Meet at F Street Lobby
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| 6:45-9 PM
Ancient Greek Music: Songs of Many Spheres
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Musicologist John Franklin (assistant professor of classics, University of Vermont) gives an overview of the various kinds of ancient Greek music and explains how it has changed over time. Then the Ensemble De Organographia performs selected works, transcribed from original papyri and other period sources.
$45, general; $35, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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