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Tuesday, May 6
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| 10:15 & 11:30 AM
American Rice
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 6-10) Three Asian kids -- a savvy urban music lover, a hyper-intelligent overachiever, and a shy newcomer who draws like a dream -- yearn to find their voice and their place in the talent show at school. In their struggle to be both Asian and American, they show us how to embrace our roots and showcase our strengths, while reclaiming our individuality and pride. Blending hip-hop, art, language, and audience participation, this imaginative story speaks to all new Americans finding their way in today's world. 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)
Repeats May 7-9, 13-14, & 16
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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| 12 Noon-1:30 PM
Mary Kay Ricks: Escape on the Pearl
Book Signing |
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Mary Kay Ricks signs copies of her book Escape on the Pearl.
Books available for sale in Museum Book Store
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: Reynolds Center, outside Museum Store
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| 3-4:30 PM
Sketching: Draw and Discover -- Archives of American Art
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Join a discussion about artists' sketches and explore sketchbooks from the Archives of American Art, then spend time sketching some of the more than 3,300 artworks on display. Note: Bring a small sketchbook and pencils.
Free
Repeats 1st Tuesday of each month
See other Tuesday Sketching: Draw and Discover programs
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd Floor, Luce Foundation Center
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| 6:30 PM
Supporting and Promoting the Arts East of the River
Panel Discussion |
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This panel focuses on the development of the arts east of the Anacostia River -- past, present, and future initiatives -- and funding issues. Participants include: Joy Ford Austin (executive director, Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.); Kenneth Carroll (DC Writers Corps); Amy Cavanaugh Royce (director, Honfleur Gallery); Maurice Shorter (music promoter and manager); Gertrude J. Saleh (executive director of fundraising and development, Serenity Players, Inc.); Randall Holloway (Ward 7 Arts Collaborative); Jerry L. Eisley (founder, Washington Arts Group); and Katrina Toews (director, Washington Ballet @ THEARC). Moderating the program is museum director Camille Akeju.
Free; for reservations, call 202-633-4875
Related Exhibition: East of the River: Continuity and Change
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: 1901 Fort Place, SE
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| 6:45-9 PM
Grant and Lee: A New Perspective
Illustrated Lecture, with book signing |
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Part of the myth of the Lost Cause is the belief that Ulysses S. Grant was the greatest general of the Civil War and that Robert E. Lee was overrated. These are some of the startling conclusions of Civil War historian Edward Bonekemper, who presents a "war-long" comparison of these two famous generals in this evening seminar. Book signing follows.
$35, general admission; $25, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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| 6:45-8:45 PM
Building the Great Gothic Cathedrals: Romance and Reality
Illustrated Lecture |
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In popular literature, authors weave fictional tales of treachery, love, and architectural splendor around the construction of the great Gothic cathedrals in Europe. Using illustrations of Chartres and other great cathedrals as examples, art historian Judy Scott Feldman reveals the historical realities of these beautiful places of worship.
$40, general admission; $30, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Navy Memorial, Pennsylvania Ave., NW
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