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Thursday, December 4
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Seasons of Light
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 5-10) Celebrate the warmth of holidays of light -- Devali, Sankta Lucia, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Christmas, and First Nations tradition of the Winter Solstice -- in this special program with audience interaction for all!
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Dec. 5, 8-13, 15-19, & 22-23
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 12 Noon-12:15 PM
Meet our Museum
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A museum staff member shares stories about some of the objects in the museum's collections and discusses the museum's work to collect, preserve, research, interpret, and present our nation's history.
Free
Repeats most Thursdays
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National Museum of American History
Location: American History Museum Check at the Welcome Center for location
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Images of the American Indian, 1600-2000
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The following noted scholars discuss images of Native Americans created between 1600 and 2000: Nancy Anderson, Ned Blackhawk, Philip Deloria, Leah Dilworth, Kate Flint, Michael Gaudio, Katherine Manthorne, Jolene Rickard, Paul Chaat Smith, and William Truettner. Reception follows.
Free
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: American Indian Museum 1st Level, Rasmuson Theater
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| 4 PM
Amazigh Jewelry and Artistry from North Africa
Lecture, with book signing |
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Art historian Cynthia Becker discusses ornate jewelry, embroidered textiles, brightly colored carpets, and intricate tattoos of the Imazighen, formerly known as the Berbers.
Free
Related Exhibition: Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography
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National Museum of African Art
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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| 6-6:30 PM
Men of the Moment: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Face-to-Face Portrait Talk |
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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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the prohibition's repeal.
Free
Continues most Thursday evening
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet at F Street Lobby
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| Tour, 6:45 PM; Concert, 7:30 PM: (enter Independence Ave.)
Balinese Music and Dance: Gamelan Mitra Kusuma
Performance, with preconcert tour |
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Experience the distinctive sounds of a Balinese gamelan orchestra and dramatic dances from the island's Hindu-Balinese traditions as the Washington area's own Gamelan Mitra Kusuma (Flowering Friendship) performs a program of classic and contemporary repertoire. Guest artists I Gusti Ngurah Kertayuda, I Made Lasmawan, and Luh Made Dwi Wahyuni joins gamelan director I Nyoman Suadin for this event.
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
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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| 6:45-9 PM
Patrick's Sacred Mountain: Croagh Patrick and Ireland's
Pilgrimage Tradition: Lecture |
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The mountain of Croagh Patrick in Western Ireland has been regarded as religiously significant since at least the 6th century A.D.; a church built at its peak is still in use today. This evening, Irish archaeologist Michael Gibbons places the mountain in its wider Irish and European context, discusses the mythology surrounding it, and shows how archaeological investigations have both clarified and distorted the picture of Croagh Patrick left by written and oral evidence.
$35, general; $25, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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Subject Matters
Lecture, with book signing |
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How does an artist turn a blank canvas into a final painting? What is the artistic process? For more than 50 years, artist Wolf Kahn has been working to solve problems faced by visual artists. As a former student of the abstract expressionist painter Hans Hofmann, he continues to reinvent the process of painting. This evening, he discusses how he uses colors, media, and brushwork to realize a final artwork. Book signing follows.
Free
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| 7 PM ***Cancelled***
Exploring the World with Smithsonian Channel: Ho Ho Who? In
Search of Santa Claus: Film & Discussion |
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As part of this ongoing film series presented in collaboration with Smithsonian Channel, each film will spotlight people, places, and ideas, followed by commentary and discussion led by a guest lecturer. This evening's film provides the truth about Saint Nick.
$15, general; $12, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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Puerto Rican Films of DIVEDCO: Juan sin Seso and Modesta
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The Smithsonian Latino Center presents two short films from Puerto Rico that reflect the political, social, and economic changes taking place on the island during the 1950s and 1960s.
• Juan sin Seso (1959, in Spanish with English subtitles) This humorously didactic short film warns against the dangers of consumerism.
• Modesta (1956, in Spanish with English subtitles) This short film is a comical but poignant declaration (and negotiation) of women's rights on the interior of the island of Puerto Rico.
Free
See related lecture Dec. 12
Related Exhibition: Posters from DIVEDCO of Puerto Rico (at the Ripley Center)
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Ring Auditorium
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