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Friday, June 6
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| 12:30 PM
In Conversation with Sam Durant
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Los Angeles-based artist Sam Durant discusses his work with curatorial research associate Ryan Hill.
Free
Continues most Fridays
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Meet at information desk
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| 1 PM
Cherokee National Youth Choir
Performance |
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The Cherokee National Youth Choir -- a group of 50 middle and high school students from northeastern Oklahoma communities -- performs. The Choir was founded in 2000 by Principal Chief Chad Smith as a way to keep children involved in Cherokee language and culture.
Free
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Potomac Atrium
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Discover the treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during a tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea. On Fridays, enjoy a special tour of one of David Beck's sculptures: Movie Palace or Museum.
Free
Repeats Wednesday through Sunday
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 6-8:30 PM
The Accordion Kings: The Story of Colombian Vallenato Music
Film Premiere and Concert |
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• 6-7:30 PM: Film: The Accordion Kings: The Story of Colombian Vallenato Music (2008): A documentary film about vallenato, the soulful music of Colombia's Caribbean coast. A QandA follows.
• 7:30-8:30 PM: Concert: The musicians featured in the film -- Jose Vasquez, Orangel "Pangue" Maestre, Ivo Diaz, and Daniel Castilla -- perform a special concert of musica vallenata.Co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Latino Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, and the Embassy of Colombia.
Free
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: Natural History Museum, Baird Auditorium
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| 6:30-10 PM, Live music and cash bar; 6:30-9:30 PM, Dinner
Smithsonian Jazz Cafe: The Statesmen of Jazz
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, the Statesmen of Jazz perform: Warren Vache (cornet), John Allred (trombone), Tardo Hammer (piano), Nicki Parrott (bass), and Leroy Williams (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 Fridays through June 27
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Atrium Cafe (enter Constitution Ave.)
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| 7 PM
Dragon Gate Inn
King Hu: Inspired by Taiwan Film Series |
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(1967, 111 min., Mandarin with English subtitles, directed by King Hu) This film's astonishing fight sequences, which were inspired by the rhythms of Beijing Opera, set a new standard for the genre, and its heroine, a no-nonsense fighter capable of dispatching dozens of enemies with her sword, spawned legions of imitators.
Free, tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Series continues June 8
Related Exhibition: Yellow Mountain: China's Ever-Changing Landscape (at Sackler)
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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| Last update: June 2, 2008, 08:53 |
