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Thursday, June 19
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Spin Me a Shadow, Tell Me a Tale
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 4-8) Come into the shadows and see the light as The Shadow Puppet Workshop weaves together folktales from near and far. Join Daniel Barash in this interactive program and learn how everyone can be a shadow puppeteer. See you in the land of shadows!
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats June 20
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings |
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Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.
• 12 Noon: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment. • 1:30 PM: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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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.
Free
Repeats Wednesday through Sunday
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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The Celebration of the "Raven Canoe"
Presentation Ceremony |
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Celebrate the arrival of the "Raven Canoe," a beautifully carved 26-foot-long Tlingit dug-out canoe hand crafted for the new Ocean Hall (opening in September) by master carver Douglas Chilton of Juneau, Alaska. Speakers include Stephen Loring (Dept. of Anthropology), Dan Rogers (Dept. of Anthropology), Chris McNeil (President and CEO, Sealaska Corporation), Rosita Worl (President, Sealaska Heritage Institute), Clarence Jackson (Tlingit Elder and Spokesman, Clan Leader of the Tsaagweidi Clan of Kake), Eric Hollinger (Dept. of Anthropology), and Aron Crowell (Arctic Studies Center, Anchorage).
Free
Related Exhibition: Ocean Hall
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Baird Auditorium (enter Constitution Ave.)
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Take Five!
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Kick back and unwind with great art, live jazz, and cool drinks in the Kogod Courtyard, where food and beverages are available for purchase. Today, composer Matt Grason and his band present a selection of modern jazz with a cool twist.
Free
Continues monthly, generally on the 3rd Thursday of the month
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Kogod Courtyard
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Portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt by Zaida Ben-Yusuf
"Face to Face" Portrait Talk |
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The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker.
Associate curator of photographs Frank Goodyear talks about the portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt by Zaida Ben-Yusuf.
Free
Continues most Thursday evenings
Related Exhibition: Zaida Ben-Yusuf: New York Portrait Photographer
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: Meet at F Street Lobby
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| 6:30-8:30 PM (Museum remains open until 8:30 PM this evening)
Afro-Latin Dance Night: Sambart Dancers
Art Night Performance |
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Enjoy Afro-Latin Dance Night with the Sambart Dancers from Brazil and Panama.
Free; first come, first served
Art Night continues July 17
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National Museum of African Art
Location: Pavilion
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| 6:45 PM
Fateful Rivals: Gandhi and Churchill
Illustrated Lecture, with book signing |
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Although universally recognized icons of 20th-century leadership, Winston Churchill and Mohandas Gandhi were bitter rivals on the issue of India's future. In this lecture, historian Arthur Herman highlights crucial episodes in which the lives and careers of these two formidable statesmen became intertwined. Book signing follows.
$20, general; $15, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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Isaac Julien
Meet the Artist Lecture Series |
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One of Britain's foremost artists, filmmaker Isaac Julien discusses his work and career, including Fantome Creole (2005), a four-screen investigation of character, cinema, and landscape. The film is part of the Hirshhorn's collection and on view in the related exhibition.
Free; first come, first served
Series continues June 26
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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| 7:30 PM
Musical Journey on a Summer's Eve
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Award-winning young Chinese pianist Xiayin Wang performs a variety of classical, Asian, and contemporary Asian American compositions, including works by Chopin, Ravel, and James Hong, as well as the Washington, DC, premier of "My Wounded Head (dreams of moths)," which was written for her by composer Marc Chan. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program.
Free; first come, first served
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: Freer Gallery, Meyer Auditorium
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