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Sunday, April 13
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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
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: National Building Museum, F St., between 4th & 5th Sts, NW
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| 1-3 PM
Japanese Parasol
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Discover images of cherry blossoms in the related exhibition in the Sackler Gallery, then paint your own parasol under the cherry tree beside the moon gate pool in the Haupt Garden.
Free; first come, first served
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Related Exhibition: Patterned Feathers, Piercing Eyes (in Sackler Gallery)
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Haupt Garden (rain location: Sackler Pavilion)
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee: Guided Tour
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Discover the treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during a guided tour. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats most Saturdays and Sundays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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Treasures 2008
Gallery Tour and Talk |
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A curator/museum staff/guest speaker leads a tour of this exhibition.
Free
Related Exhibition: Treasures, part II
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National Museum of African Art
Location: Meet at information desk
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Church Rock Academy Elementary School Steel Drum Band
Performance ***Postponed to June 8** |
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Free
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: 1st Level, Potomac Atrium
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| 2 PM
Driving with My Wife's Lover
Korean Film Festival DC 2008 |
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Note: This film is intended for mature audiences.
(2006, 92 min., directed by Kim Tae-sik, Korean with English subtitles) When a mild-mannered man discovers his wife is cheating on him with a taxi driver from Seoul, he hires this adversary for a long trip so he can confront the man. What follows is a plot full of surprising twists and turns as the two men forge an unlikely bond.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Series continues April 18, 20, 25, & 27, and in May
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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| 2-5 PM
ArtLab for Teens
5-Week Studio Program |
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(for ages 13-18) In this intensive 5-week program, aspiring young artists have an opportunity to interact with peers, artists, and curators, and respond to objects from the collection. Students from local schools, grades 9-12, may apply. No previous art experience is necessary, and all materials are provided by the Hirshhorn. Note: Students must have registered for all 5 sessions beginning with the April 6 session and have met application requirement. Apply online at artlab.si.edu. For more information, call 202-633-3382 or e-mail hmsgeducation@si.edu.
Free, but limited space; register by March 28, see Note
Continues April 20 & 27, and May 4
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: ArtLab (enter through Sculpture Garden)
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Corkey Hay DeSimone: Cherry Blossom Friends
Book Signing |
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Corkey Hay DeSimone signs copies of her children's book Cherry Blossom Friends.
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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On Stage: Steinway Series
Performance |
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The Smithsonian Chamber Players Trio -- Audrey Andrist (piano), James Stern (violin), and Kenneth Slowik (cello) -- perform two great 19th-century piano trios by Johannes Brahms and Johann Nepomuk Hummel.
Free; tickets distributed in G St. lobby 1 hour in advance
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| Last update: May 1, 2008, 15:58 |
