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Monday, November 17
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| 6:30 PM
What Is American Food?
Food Event |
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Andrew Smith, editor of The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink, discusses the ingredients, flavors, and dishes that define American cuisine and describes how urbanization, industrialization, and globalization have shaped what we eat today. Then enjoy a menu specially prepared by executive chef Bobby Varua.
$150, general; $115, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: 701 Restaurant, 701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
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| 7 PM
Brando Himself
Cultures in Motion Performance |
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This piece -- a compilation of Brando's own quotations -- creates an intimate portrayal of the iconic star in his own words, revealing one of the most complex figures of American film history and features actor Edward Gero as Brando and the Portrait Gallery's Jewell Robinson as his interviewer.
Note: For reservations, call 202-633-8520 or e-mail NPGPublicPrograms@si.edu.
Free, but seating limited; for reservations, see Note
Repeats December 1
Related Exhibition: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| 7 PM
Anita Shreve: The Writing Life
Lecture, with book signing |
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This evening, Anita Shreve, popular American novelist and author of 13 books, discusses the influences on her work, her experiences, and the creative writing process. 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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