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Thursday, October 2
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| 10:15 & 11:30 AM
African Roots, Latino Soul
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 6-13) A vibrant montage of images and characters, this warm, passionate play explores what it means to be Latino, Black, and proud growing up in the heart of the American melting pot. Written with the Young Playwrights' Theater, this show offers insight into the challenges -- and triumphs -- experienced by today's multicultural youth. Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.
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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| 6-6:30 PM
Portrait of Robert Kennedy
Face-to-Face Portrait Talk: Red scare! |
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The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker.
Today, historian Sid Hart talks about the portrait of Robert Kennedy by Gardner Cox.
Free
Continues every Thursday evening
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: Meet at F Street Lobby
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| 6:30-7:30 PM
Invisible: Abbott Thayer
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(2008, 60 min., produced by Pamela Peabody) This film examines artist Abbot Thayer's life and his efforts to design camouflage to safeguard Allied troops during World War I. Narrated by actress Jane Alexander.
Free; first come, first served
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| Tour, 6:45 PM; Concert, 7:30 PM (enter Independence Ave.)
Between Tides: Music from Japan
Bill and Mary Meyer Concert Series, with preconcert tour |
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An international quartet -- Kathryn Woodard, piano; Masayo Ishigure, koto; Theresa Salomon, violin; and Ariane Lallemand, cello -- combines Japanese and Western instruments to perform early 20th-century works by Yamada and Michio as well as compositions by Sawai, Ishii, Satoh, Mayazumi, and Takemitsu from later in the century.
Note: Free tickets (up to 4 per person) can be reserved in advance through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 202-397-7328 or 800-551-7328 beginning at 10 AM two Mondays before the event. A handling fee is applied. Tickets (up to 2 per person) will also be available at the auditorium door 1 hour before the event begins on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free, but tickets required; see Note
Series continues October 29
Related Exhibition: Arts of Japan
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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| 6:45-9 PM
People of the North: The Inuit Culture Through Art and Film
Lecture, with film clips |
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This evening, scholar George Scheper (faculty associate, Johns Hopkins University) uses clips from documentaries and feature-length films to explain the intricacies of the Inuit and the hunting cultures of the polar ice fields and subarctic Northern forests.
$40, general; $30, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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| 6:45-8:45 PM
Coping with Loss and Embracing Change
Lecture |
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Everyone has experienced some form of loss, be it the loss of a job, a medical crisis, or the end of a relationship. This evening, associate professor Jelena Kecmanovic (Argosy University) provides adaptive processes that can help deal with loss.
$40, general; $30, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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| 7 PM ***Cancelled***
Philippe Cousteau: The Right Choices for Our Planet
Lecture, private viewing of The Sant Ocean Hall & reception |
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Philippe Cousteau -- grandson on underwater explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and son of marine biologist Philippe Cousteau Sr. -- celebrates the opening of the Natural History Museum's new Ocean Hall by talking about his family, his experiences, and his mission. He uses film clips from his father's films and his own television adventures to reinforce his message that every individual has a responsibility to protect our environment. A private viewing of the exhibition and a light reception follow.
$45, general; $40, members; call 202-633-3030
Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Natural History, Baird Aud., (enter at Constitution Ave.)
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In the Loop
Independent Film Series |
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Note: Unless otherwise noted, programs run approximately 80 minutes. Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.
LOOP is a festival of cutting edge media art held annually in Barcelona. LOOP director Maria Nacanor presents this year's highlights.
Free; first come, first served
Series continues October 16 and November 13
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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| Last update: November 3, 2008, 08:42 |
