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Thursday, April 3
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Lynn Olander: Meridian Jewelry and Design
Trunk Sale |
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Meet jewelry designer Lynn Olander and enjoy shopping from a wonderful selection of handmade sterling silver or vermeil pieces. Her radiant new designs, created especially for cherry blossom time, add affordable elegance to your spring fashions.
Repeats April 4-6
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler Gallery Shop
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| 10:15 & 11:30 AM
That's Not Magic, It's Science!
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 6-12) Mike Offutt is a "mad scientist" and Presidential Award winner and his experiments are bigger, bolder, and better than ever. This rock `n' roll science guy demonstrates the basic tenets of science while making us ask, "Hey, how'd he do that?" You can't help but laugh and learn!
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: Natural History Museum, Baird Auditorium
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee: American Craft & Folk Art
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Hear about some of the artwork housed in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and learn about American art and culture from professors and graduate students from the Masters in the History of Decorative Arts (HDA) program, which is offered by the Smithsonian Associates in partnership with Corcoran College of Art Design. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats most Thursdays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 4 PM
Elaine Pagels Reflects on the Gospel of Judas
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When the so-called Gospel of Judas was published by the National Geographic Society in April 2006, it was immediately heralded as a major biblical discovery. Today, Elaine Pagels (professor of religion, Princeton) reflects on this text and considers how the text provides a window into understanding how some of the early Christians viewed Jesus' death. Book signing follows.
$30, general admission; $20, member; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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| 6 PM
Dan Graham's Rock My Religion
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(1982-84, 60 min.) Dan Graham's video collage of text, film footage, and performance examines the cultural phenomenon of rock `n' roll music and the connections between religion and rock music in American culture.
Free, first come, first served
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| 6:45 PM
U.S.-China Relations: Looking Ahead
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Perhaps no international relationship is more promising, or challenging, than the one between the United States and the People's Republic of China. This evening, His Excellency Zhou Wenzhong (China's distinguished ambassador to the United States), the Honorable Charlene Barshefsky (former U.S. trade representative), and the Honorable J. Stapleton Roy (former U.S. Ambassador to China, Singapore, and Indonesia) discuss a broad array of issues -- from trade and finance to regional and global security -- that will be of vital importance to both countries and to the entire world. The Honorable Walter L. Cutler (former U.S. Ambassador) moderates.
$28, general admission; $18, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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| 8 PM
Andy Warhol
Lecture with film clips |
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Callie Angell, a curator who has devoted her career to the research and restoration of the Pop master's moving-image work, discusses the artist, accompanied by a selection of early Warhol films with a special emphasis on Sleep (1963).
Free; first come, first served
See related program on April 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving Image
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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