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Friday, April 11
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| 10 AM-6 PM
26th Smithsonian Craft Show
Annual Event |
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Don't miss this once-a-year, popular Smithsonian event. Limited-edition, one-of-a-kind crafts in 12 different media -- basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood -- created by 120 talented artists are exhibited and are for sale. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Women's Committee. Note: No strollers allowed.
$15, general; $12, SI Associates/Seniors/Military/Students
Continues April 12-13
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: National Building Museum, F St., between 4th & 5th Sts, NW
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| 10:15 & 11:30 AM
Seasons of Life
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 5-10) Explore spring holidays from around the world that celebrate new life, rebirth, and the return of warmth to the earth: May Day (with its May pole), Easter (and the older holiday Oestre), Pesach (Passover), Nowruz (Persian New Year), and Buddha's birthday. Sing, dance, and learn about customs from around the world.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats April 15-16
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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| 11 AM-5 PM
Robert Mumford: Spring Comes to Washington
Book Signing |
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Robert Mumford signs copies of his book Spring Comes to Washington.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Ground Floor, outside Museum Store
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| 12 Noon ***New Location***
Edo Live: Shinnai Narrative Song and Puppetry
Lecture and Demonstration |
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In this lecture-demonstration, learn about the Shinnai narrative song and puppetry.
Free; first come, first served
Related performance April 12
Related Exhibition: Patterned Feathers, Piercing Eyes
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler Pavilion
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| 12:30 PM
In Conversation with Evelyn Hankins
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Artist and curatorial research associate Ryan Hill organized the weekly gallery talks and introduces each program. In today's gallery talk, Evelyn Hankins (associate curator of modern art) discusses works from the collection.
Free
Continues most Fridays
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Meet at information desk
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee: David Beck's Movie Palace or Museum
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Peek into one of David Beck's sculptures: Movie Palace features characters in action -- eating popcorn, smooching, and watching King Kong on the big screen. Museum was commissioned by the museum and reflects -- in exquisite miniature -- the neoclassical architecture of the building, from the 1840s when it was the U.S. Patent Office to the present day. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats most Fridays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 6 PM
Historically Accurate Oil Painters' Ground Reconstructions
Lecture |
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In this technical talk designed for a conservation audience, Leslie Carlyle (head of conservation, Tate, London) discusses ground reconstructions and her work with the Hart Project 2002-5. Six ground types found on paintings by Vincent Van Gogh were selected for reconstruction to investigate absorbent, semiabsorbent, and nonabsorbent grounds. She also talks about a complex recipe for an oil ground dated 1871 from the Winsor and Newton archive and analytical techniques used in this project. Cosponsored with the American Art Museum.
Free; first come, first served
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| 6:30-10 PM, Live music and cash bar; 6:30-9:30 PM, Dinner
Smithsonian Jazz Cafe: Sheryl Bailey
Friday Evening Music & Dining Event |
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As part of this ongoing Friday evening event, the museum offers music by Washington's top jazz musicians and an a la carte dinner. This evening, Sheryl Bailey (guitar) performs with James King (bass) and Aaron Walker (drums).
Notes:
• Tickets are available at the door or in advance by calling The Smithsonian Associates at 202-633-8801 or visiting online at www.smithsonianjazzcafe.org.
• Cash bar and dinner (starting at $11) not included in the cover charge.
• Smithsonian Jazz Cafe is a joint program produced by The Smithsonian Associates, Smithsonian Folkways, the National Museum of Natural History, and the National Museum of American History.
$12 cover charge; also see Note
Continues most Fridays
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Atrium Cafe (enter Constitution Ave.)
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