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Wednesday, June 18
10:15 & 11:30 AM
Family Performance The Roar of the Chinese Lion
Discovery Theater Performance
(for all ages) Leo, the giant golden parade lion, dances in the aisles and pounces onstage to devour the special lettuce that makes him sleep. With three Chinese acrobatic dancers inside, he brings good luck for all.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: Natural History Museum, Baird Auditorium
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1:30 PM
Special Tour Art + Coffee: Self-Guided Tour
Luce Foundation Center Activity
Take a self-guided tour of the works in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Every Wednesday
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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1:30-5 PM
Workshop Sculptural Paper Jewelry
Summer Workshop
(for ages 16 and up) Jewelry designer and artist Dana Ayanna Greaves leads participants through the process of creating sculptural paper jewelry, including a brooch and earrings.
Note: For reservations, call 202-633-8490, e-mail saamprograms@si.edu, or visit the Web at americanart.si.edu/visit/calendar.cfml.
$30 materials fee; for reservations, see Note
Repeats June 22
Related Exhibition: Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry
Renwick Gallery
Location: Grand Salon
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3-3:30 PM
Lecture Behind-the-Scenes Program
Lunder Conservation Center Activity
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
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd floor, west, Lunder Conservation Center
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6 PM
Film Langston Hughes
Film
(2003, 60 min.) Bruce Schwartz's 2-part work on Langston Hughes begins with the film version of Hughes's coming-of-age story, Salvation, and concludes with a short documentary featuring interviews with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker and renowned Hughes biographer Arnold Rampersad, who discuss the poet laureate of Harlem.
Free, first come, first served
Related Exhibition: Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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