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Thursday, June 5
1:30 PM
Special Tour Art + Coffee
Luce Foundation Center Activity
Discover the treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during a tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats Wednesday through Sunday
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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6-6:30 PM
Special Tour Lecture Portrait of Sherwood Anderson by Edward Steichen
"Face to Face" Portrait Talk
The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker.
Researcher Warren Perry talks about the portrait of Sherwood Anderson by Edward Steichen.
Free
Continues most Thursday evenings
Related Exhibition: Edward Steichen: Portraits
National Portrait Gallery
Location: Meet at F Street Lobby
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7 PM ***New Time***
Film Summer Camp: It Came From Beneath the Sea
Independent Film Series
Note: Scholar David Wilt introduces this film. Unless otherwise noted, programs run approximately 80 minutes. Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.
(1955, directed by Robert Gordon) Atomic radiation has caused the mutation of an enormous octopus lurking off the West Coast in this slow-building, sci-fi thriller. The denizens of Telegraph Hill and the Presidio are quaking, and it remains to be seen if the monster will leave his heart in San Francisco.
Free; first come, first served
Series continues June 12 & 29
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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7 PM See Note
Cusine Lecture Dinner with Socrates: Feasting in Ancient Greece
Lecture, with reception ***Sold Out***
In this entertaining and tasty evening at the Embassy of Greece, culinary historian Francine Segan shares the tales of the foods, etiquette, and dining customs of ancient Greece, including the philosophers' writings on wine, health, and even dinner party seating. Note: Ticket and photo ID required.
$80, general; $60, members; call 202-633-3030

Resident Associate Program
Location: Embassy of Greece, 2217 Massachusetts Ave., NW
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