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| 9 AM-3 PM See Note ***New Time***
Maurice Ravel: Genius of "la Belle Epoque"
Performances and Luncheon |
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Ambassador Pierre Vimont welcomes participants to his beautiful embassy to learn about and experience the musical genius of Ravel. Led by concert pianist, author, and music lecturer Cecilia Dunoyer, the day's lectures are highlighted by numerous live performances along with recordings that delineate the composer's virtuosity. Participants enjoy a luncheon of French specialties.
Note: No door sales. Photo ID required for entrance.
$155, general admission; $120, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Rd., NW
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| 10:15 AM, 11:30 AM, & 1 PM
Meet the Museum: Kodomono-Hi: Children's Day
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 6-10) Celebrate Japanese Children's Day and the promise of youth with a performance by the Kodomo Dance Theater -- a troupe of talented young dancers in traditional kimono dress led by Shizumi Shigeto Manale (director/choreographer). Each child in the audience receives a hand-made origami crane from one of the dancers. After the performance, visit the galleries to examine intricate images of Japanese art; docent facilitators are on hand and gallery guides are provided. Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: Freer Gallery, Meyer Auditorium
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| 12 Noon-1:30 PM
My Dear President
Author Talk, with book signing and tour |
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Share unguarded first family moments with Dr. Gerard Gawalt (Library of Congress curator of the papers of presidential families). After the talk, he signs copies of his book My Dear President: Letters Between Presidents and Their Wives. Then Daniel Piazza (assistant curator) leads a tour of the Black Harding Stamp Collection -- stamps issued after the death of President Warren G. Harding -- on view in the Philatelic Gallery.
Free
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National Postal Museum
Location: Discovery Center
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In Conversation with Athena Tacha
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Artist and curatorial research associate Ryan Hill organized the weekly gallery talks and introduces each program. In today's talk, artist Athena Tacha discusses works in the exhibition Currents: Recent Acquisitions.
Free
Continues most Fridays
Related Exhibition: Currents: Recent Acquisitions
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Meet at information desk
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee: David Beck's Movie Palace or Museum
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Peek into one of David Beck's sculptures: Movie Palace features characters in action -- eating popcorn, smooching, and watching King Kong on the big screen. Museum was commissioned by the museum and reflects -- in exquisite miniature -- the neoclassical architecture of the building, from the 1840s when it was the U.S. Patent Office to the present day. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats most Fridays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 6:30-10 PM, Live music and cash bar; 6:30-9:30 PM, Dinner
Smithsonian Jazz Cafe: The Kenny Rittenhouse Quintet
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 Kenny Rittenhouse Quintet performs. Rittenhouse (trumpet) is a dazzling instrumentalist and dynamic composer of straight-ahead jazz.
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 most Fridays through June 27 (except May 23, closed)
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Atrium Cafe (enter Constitution Ave.)
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| 7 PM
The Marines Who Never Returned
Korean Film Festival DC 2008 |
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(1962, 110 min., directed by Lee Man-hee, Korean with English subtitles) Lee had the full assistance of the Korean army while he was filming the harrowing battle scenes, but his ability to convey intimate moments of camaraderie and friendship is what elevates this Korean War film above the average war movie.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Series continues May 4, 11, 16, & 18
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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| 7:30 PM
Daystar Dance Company
Performance *** Cancelled *** |
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Founded in 1980 by artistic director Rosalie Jones (Pembina Chippewa), the Daystar Dance Company was the first dance company in the U.S. created with only Native performers and specializing in the portrayal of stories of Indian America. This evening, she presents her latest production of No Home But the Heart.
$25, general admission; $20, members; call 202-633-3030
Repeats May 3
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Resident Associate Program
Location: American Indian Museum, Rasmuson Theater
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| Last update: May 8, 2008, 08:47 |
