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Thursday, June 26
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| 11 AM-5:30 PM
42nd Smithsonian Folklife Festival: June 25-29 & July 2-6
Annual Event |
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The Smithsonian's annual Folklife Festival brings together hundreds of performers, artists, storytellers, craftspeople, cooks, and workers to explain, demonstrate, and celebrate their cultural traditions. This year's themes include: • Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon
• NASA: Fifty Years and Beyond
• Texas: A Celebration of Music, Food, and Wine
Free
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: National Mall near Smithsonian Museums
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| 12:30-12:45 PM ***New Date***
Lost: Survival Gear for an Emergency that Never Happened
Ask an Expert |
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Allan Needell, Space History Division, discusses survival gear for an emergency that never happened.
Free
Continues 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Meet at the SR-71 Blackbird
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee: American Craft & Folk Art
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Hear about some of the artwork housed in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and learn about American art and culture from professors and graduate students from the Masters in the History of Decorative Arts (HDA) program, which is offered by the Smithsonian Associates in partnership with Corcoran College of Art Design. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats Thursdays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 2 PM
Travelers and Magicians
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(2003, 108 min., Dzongkha with English subtitles, directed by Khyentse Norbu) In celebration of the Folklife Festival's focus on the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, the Freer Gallery of Art presents this cinematic fable by Khyentse Norbu, Bhutan's most famous director and one of Himalayan Buddhism's most revered lamas. The film's star Tshewang Dendup and celebrated musician Sonam Dorji answer questions after the screening.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Repeats July 2
See related 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival programs
Related Exhibition: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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| 6 PM
Brakhage & Viola
Film Series |
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Note: This film is unrated. Material may not be suited for all audiences.
This program features the following film by Bill Viola, a recognized master of his medium. His innovative use of material, technique, and technology to create highly personal and spiritual art has brought him international acclaim.
The Passing (1991, 54 min.) examines the intricacies of the mind's conscious and subconscious and weaves together elements of dreams and everyday life. Viola places himself at the very center of this highly personal exploration, which alters time and space so that the artist can present his vision of birth, life, and death.
Free, first come, first served
Series continues in July
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| 6:30-8:30 PM
The Anniversary by Ham Tran
The Vietnamese American Experience on Film |
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The Anniversary (2004, 28 min.) This film by award-winning filmmaker Ham Tran is about two brothers separated by the Vietnam War. It is Tran's first film and his UCLA graduate school thesis project. After the screening, he is joined by professor Linda Trihn Vo (chair, Asian American Studies School, University of California, Irvine) and Dr. Bich Nguyen (linguistics expert) to discuss the Vietnamese American experience on film, past, present, and future. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program.
Free; first come, first served
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Lecture Hall
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