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Wednesday, October 29
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| 12 Noon-12:15 PM
SpaceShipOne -- Skirting the Edge of Space and then Hanging
from our Ceiling: Ask an Expert Lecture |
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Samantha Snell, Garber Facility, discusses SpaceShipOne, which skirted the edge of space and now hangs from the museum's ceiling.
Free
Continues most Wednesdays
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Meet at the Museum Seal
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| 12 Noon-4 PM
The Scientist Is In
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Stationed within the exhibition, a museum or NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more.
Free
Continues every Wednesday
Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: 1st Floor, Center, in the exhibition
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| 5:30 PM
O'Keeffe and Adams
Gallery Talk |
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Eleanor Harvey (chief curator) leads a tour of the related exhibition and reveals the beauty of America's southwestern landscape.
Free, first come, first served
Related Exhibition: Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in G St. lobby
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| 6 PM
Breakfast At Tiffany's
American Classics: Page to Screen Film Series |
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(1961, 114 min., directed by Blake Edwards) In this Oscar-winning film adapted from Truman Capote's 1958 novella, writer Paul Varjak (George Peppard) moves into an apartment in New York and becomes fascinated with his neighbor Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn).
Free; first come, first served
Series continues Nov. 19
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| 7 PM
In Search of Dracula, King of Vampires
Lecture, with film clips and book signing |
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Author Leslie S. Klinger traces the evolution of the vampire with a focus on Bram Stoker's Dracula. Using film clips, recordings, contemporary travel books, and Stoker's notes for the narrative and the original manuscript, he reveals the secrets, inconsistencies, and falsehoods in Stoker's work. Book signing follows.
$25, general; $20, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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| 7 PM ***New Date***
Jacques Pepin on More Great Food, His Way
Lecture, with video clips and book signing |
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In this special evening, chef Jacques Pepin is interviewed by Joe Yonan, editor of the Washington Post food section, about his extraordinary culinary career. Then, along with video clips of his new PBS series, More Fast Food My Way, Pepin provides commentary about his characteristic innovative, uncomplicated, and delicious cuisine. Book signing follows.
$28, general; $18, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Natural History Museum, Baird Auditorium ***New Location***
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| 7:30 PM (enter Independence Ave.)
Jupitor Quartet
Bill and Mary Meyer Concert Series |
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The most recent winners of the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award graduated together from the New England Conservatory of Music and have already performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. They are currently the quartet-in-residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The Jupiter Quartet performs Haydn's op. 77, no. 2; Beethoven's op. 59, no. 2; Shostakovich's op. 18; and Gubaidulina's Quartet no. 2.
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
Last program
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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