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Thursday, April 17
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Ecosystems Alive
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 8-12) In this live-animal show, Jennifer Pennington (expert from Reptiles Alive!) introduces visitors to a black rat snake, a bearded dragon, a snapping turtle, and a boa constrictor and explains how these creatures thrive and survive in their environments. Learn some earth-friendly lessons about the impact of pollution, the necessity of conservation, and the importance of our planet's ecosystems. Celebrates Earth Day.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats April 18 & 19
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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Keith Bear
Music and Storytelling Performance |
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Keith Bear (Mandan) plays music on flutes he carved himself and tells stories about the morning star, moon, and sun.
Free
Repeats April 18
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: 1st Level, Rasmuson Theater
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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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| 6 PM, Pre-lecture Activities; 8 PM: Lecture
Confirming the Connection: Energetic Particles and Storms from
the Sun: Exploring Space Lecture Series |
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• 6:00 PM: Informal educational programming
• 7:00 PM: Free screening of of 3D Sun
• 7:30 PM: Meet the Lecturer
• 8:00 PM: Lecture: Professor Mary K. Hudson (Dartmouth College) explains how solar storms called "Coronal Mass Ejections" (CMEs) were identified as a cause of disruptions in space weather and discusses the effects of solar activity on the Earth and its environment.
Note: For tickets, visit the Web at www.nasm.si.edu/events/lectures/ticketsform.cfm or call 202-633-2398.
Free, but ticket required; see Note
Series continues May 15 and June 17
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
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The Hip Hop Jazz Connection
"Face to Face" Portrait Talk |
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The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery curator or historian or guest speaker.
Poet and archivist Reuben Hasse talks about Thelonius Monk's compositions and improvisational style and connect it to today's hip-hop music while visitors view Monk's portrait by Boris Chaliapin.
Free
Continues most Thursday evening
Related Exhibition: RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: Meet at F Street Lobby
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| 6:45 PM
Wildlife of China: Endangered Treasures
Illustrated Lecture |
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Sichuan province, well known as the home of the giant panda, also hosts an abundant variety of other wildlife in the pandas' remote mountainous habitat. In an illustrated lecture, wildlife ecologist William J. McShea (research scientist, National Zoo's Conservation and Reseach Center) relates his explorations and the results of his large-mammal surveys across the national and provincial Sichuan reserves.
$20, general; $15, member; youth, $13; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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Jazz Legend Sonny Rollins
Performance, with discussion |
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Known for his wide-ranging style and virtuosic technique, Sonny Rollins is one of the all-time great jazz tenor saxophonists. Now in his eighth decade, Rollins is playing with astonishing power and invention. This evening he talks with veteran radio host and producer Dick Golden about his vibrant career. Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month.
Note: Washington Project for the Arts (WPAS) members and subscribers also receive the member discount.
$30, general admission; $20, member; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Location on ticket
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Up and Out, 1998
Independent Film Series |
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Note: Unless otherwise noted, programs run approximately 80 minutes. Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.
(1998, 107 min.) In Up and Out, cross-media artist Christian Marclay created a genre-blowing cinematic "happening." This mash-up film combines images from Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow-Up (1966) and the soundtrack of Brian de Palma's Blow Out (1981).
Free; first come, first served
Last in series
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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