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Wednesday, October 29
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| 12 Noon-12:15 PM
SpaceShipOne -- Skirting the Edge of Space and then Hanging
from our Ceiling: Ask an Expert Lecture |
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Samantha Snell, Garber Facility, discusses SpaceShipOne, which skirted the edge of space and now hangs from the museum's ceiling.
Free
Continues most Wednesdays
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Meet at the Museum Seal
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| 6 PM
Breakfast At Tiffany's
American Classics: Page to Screen Film Series |
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(1961, 114 min., directed by Blake Edwards) In this Oscar-winning film adapted from Truman Capote's 1958 novella, writer Paul Varjak (George Peppard) moves into an apartment in New York and becomes fascinated with his neighbor Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn).
Free; first come, first served
Series continues Nov. 19
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| 7:30 PM (enter Independence Ave.)
Jupitor Quartet
Bill and Mary Meyer Concert Series |
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The most recent winners of the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award graduated together from the New England Conservatory of Music and have already performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. They are currently the quartet-in-residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The Jupiter Quartet performs Haydn's op. 77, no. 2; Beethoven's op. 59, no. 2; Shostakovich's op. 18; and Gubaidulina's Quartet no. 2.
Note: Free tickets (up to 4 per person) can be reserved in advance through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 202-397-7328 or 800-551-7328 beginning at 10 AM two Mondays before the event. A handling fee is applied. Tickets (up to 2 per person) will also be available at the auditorium door 1 hour before the event begins on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free, but tickets required; see Note
Last program
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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| Last update: September 5, 2008, 14:59 |
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