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Wednesday, May 7
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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 8-9, 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
Poetry from Inuit Greenland
Poetry Reading/Performance with book signing |
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Three Inuit poets read and discuss their works: Jessie Kleemann, a well-known Greenlandic artist and poet who combines performance, dance, and poetry; Magssannguaq Qujaukitsoq, a young polar-Inuit poet; and Aqqaluk Lynge, who is known for his international work in human rights for aboriginal peoples. After the program, Aqqaluk Lynge signs copies of the first English-language edition of his book For the Honour and the Glory, a collection of poems that speak to the anxiety and joy of being an aboriginal in the contemporary world.
Free
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Rasmuson Theater ***New Location***
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee: Self-Guided Tour
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Take a self-guided tour of the works in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats most Wednesdays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 3-3:30 PM
Behind-the-Scenes Program
Lunder Conservation Center Activity |
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A museum conservator explains how artworks in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery collections are cleaned, conserved, and stabilized.
Note: Register in person at the Luce Foundation Center information desk before 3 PM.
Free, but registration required; see Note
Repeats every Wednesday
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd floor, west, Lunder Conservation Center
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| 6 PM
Double Indemnity
American Classics: Film Noir |
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(1944, 107 min., directed by Billy Wilder) A seductive housewife (Barbara Stanwyck) convinces an insurance agent (Fred MacMurray) to murder her husband so that they can collect the insurance premiums.
Free; first come, first served
Series continues May 21
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| 6:45 PM
Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark: Masters of Mystery
Lecture, with book signing |
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Mystery runs in this family, which boasts two authors of the mystery suspense writing genre -- Mary Higgins Clark and daughter Carol Higgins Clark. In an interview with Bill Thompson, host of Metro Radio Network's Eye on Books, the duo reveal a few of their trade secrets but not too many. Book signing follows.
$28, general admission; $18, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center ***New Location***
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| 7 PM
Lives in the Balance: Human Health and Nature
Lecture, with book signing |
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The Earth's biodiversity -- the rich variety of life on our planet -- is threatened by human activity and is disappearing at an alarming rate. In a program introduced by Cristian Samper, acting secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, physician Eric Chivian (director of the Center for Health and Global Environment, Harvard Medical School) and biologist Edward O. Wilson (professor emeritus, Harvard) present the compelling case that we can no longer see ourselves as separate from the natural world or immune to the consequences of its degradation. Book signing follows.
$20, general admission; $15, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Natural History Museum, Baird Aud. (enter Constitution Ave.)
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| 7:30 PM
Amazonia Indigena: A View from the Villages
Film Festival, with discussion |
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This festival showcases award-winning videos by indigenous filmmakers from the Amazon of Brazil. Today's films are followed by a discussion with directors Vincent Carelli and Bebito Piako. Note: These films may depict nudity. • We Gather as a Family (1993, 32 min., directed by Vincent Carelli; in Portuguese, Gaviao, and Kraho with English subtitles) A cultural exchange takes place between the Gaviao (or Parakateje) of Para and their "relatives," the Kraho of Tocantins. The two chiefs discuss cultural issues and seal a pact of friendship between their groups.
• A Gente Luta mas Come Fruta/We Struggle but We Eat Fruit (2006, 40 min., directed by Bebito Piako (Ashaninka) and Isaac Piako (Ashaninka); in Ashaninka with English subtitles) The Ashaninka from the Apiwtxa village on Amonia river near the Peruvian border are working to protect their way of life and recover lands encroached on by loggers. Note: Washington, DC, premiere.
Free; first come, first served
Continues May 8-11
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Marriott Hotel, 1401 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA
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