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Chris Jones: Out of Orbit
Book Signing |
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Chris Jones signs copies of his book Out of Orbit: The Incredible True Story of Three Astronauts Who Were Hundreds of Miles Above Earth When They Lost Their Ride Home.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Outside Museum Store
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The Magic Mountain: Taiwanese Puppet Theater
Performance, with preconcert tour |
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Master Taiwanese puppeteer Liao Wen-ho and his Glove Puppet Theater perform original scenes from the classic Journey to the West, in which a Buddhist monk and his retinue of animal friends cross the mysterious mountains of western China, where they encounter giants, demons, monsters, and a village celebration.
Free; first come, first served
Last program
Related Exhibition: Yellow Mountain: China's Ever-Changing Landscape
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler, Sublevel 1
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Yojimbo
Tatsuya Nakadai: Icon of Japanese Cinema Series |
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(1961, 110 min., bandw, Japanese with English subtitles, directed by Akira Kurosawa) Nakadai stars as a pistol-waving killer opposite Toshiro Mifune's scheming yojimbo (bodyguard) in this Kurosawa classic. To introduce and discuss the film are actor Tatsuya Nakadai and author Teruyo Nogami, two icons of Japanese cinema, with Japanese film specialist Michael Jeck hosting the program. Following the screening, Nogami, who was a script supervisor for Kurosawa, signs copies of her book Waiting on the Weather: Making Movies with Akira Kurosawa.
Free, tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Series continues June 27 & 29
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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Monkey King's Journey
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Make a monkey king stick puppet to take home in the ImaginAsia classroom before enjoying a puppet performance of Journey to the West at 2 PM today at the Sackler Gallery (sublevel 1). Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Continues with new theme in July
See related Taiwanese Puppet Theater at 2 PM today
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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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.
Free
Repeats Wednesday through Sunday
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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Sculptural Paper Jewelry
Summer Workshop |
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(for ages 16 and up) Jewelry designer and artist Dana Ayanna Greaves leads participants through the process of creating sculptural paper jewelry, including a brooch and earrings.
Note: For reservations, call 202-633-8490, e-mail saamprograms@si.edu, or visit the Web at americanart.si.edu/visit/calendar.cfml.
$30 materials fee; for reservations, see Note
Last day
Related Exhibition: Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Grand Salon
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Stephen H. King: The Passion That Left the Ground
Book Signing |
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Stephen H. King signs copies of his book The Passion That Left the Ground.
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Outside Museum Store
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| 2 PM
Zaida Ben-Yusuf: New York Portrait Photographer
Gallery Tour, with book signing |
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Tour the exhibition Zaida Ben-Yusuf: New York Portrait Photographer with the curator of the exhibition Frank Goodyear and learn how he helped recover the art of this pioneering photographer. Book signing by Dr. Goodyear of the catalogue that accompanies the exhibition follows.
Free
Related Exhibition: Zaida Ben-Yusuf: New York Portrait Photographer
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: Meet at exhibition entrance, 2nd Floor, G St. side
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| Last update: July 1, 2008, 08:44 |
