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Wednesday, October 8
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| 12 Noon-12:15 PM
Turn that Plane! Wing Warping and Ailerons
Ask an Expert Lecture |
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Tom Crouch, Aeronautics Division, discusses how to turn an airplane using wing warping and ailerons.
Free
Continues most Wednesdays
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Meet at the Museum Seal
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| 7 PM
Red Heroine
Silent Film, with live accompaniment |
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(1929, 94 min., silent, bandw, video, China) Made at the height of the martial arts craze in 1920s Shanghai, this lively tale about the rise of a woman warrior features a characteristic blend of pulp and mystical derring-do. Musical accompaniment by Devil Music Ensemble.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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| 7 PM
Reel Portraits: The Maltese Falcon
Film and Discussion |
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(1941, 101 min., b/w, directed by John Huston) Based on the 1930 Dashiell Hammett novel, this 1941 film noir classic stars Humphrey Bogart as detective Sam Spade, who must cut through a web of deceit, greed, and murder to obtain a priceless statuette of a falcon. Portrait Gallery historian David Ward introduces the film.
Free; first come, first served
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: McEvoy Auditorium
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