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Friday, June 27
11 AM-5:30 PM
Performance Family 42nd Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Annual Event
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: Situated in the eastern Himalayas and bordered by China and India, Bhutan is an agrarian society where approximately 95% of its people practice traditional farming. To celebrate their special approach to life in the 21st century, more than 100 Bhutanese artists, dancers, craftspeople, cooks, carpenters, farmers, weavers, and representatives of monastic life demonstrate their living traditions that define and sustain their culture.

NASA: Fifty Years and Beyond: To showcase the role NASA has played in broadening the horizons of American science and culture, a cross-section of its 18,000 employees and 40,000 contractors -- astronomers, astronauts, astrophysicists, educators, and engineers -- provide living presentations; hands-on educational activities; demonstrations of skills, techniques, and knowledge; narrative "oral history" sessions; and exhibits that explore the agency's spirit of innovation, discovery, and service.

Texas: A Celebration of Music, Food, and Wine: The Lone Star State shares its proud history and contemporary traditions through its music, dance, and food. Hear presentations of Texas blues, swing, country and western, gospel, and tejano music; see demonstrations of wine making; and enjoy diverse culinary traditions from barbeque to Vietnamese specialties. Sponsored by the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Program.
Free
Repeats June 28-29 & July 2-6

Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: National Mall near Smithsonian Museums
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12 Noon
Performance Kuyayky
Meet the Musicians
Visitors have an opportunity to meet the performers of Kuyayky, who talk about their music, culture, and other interests and pursuits in a relaxed, informal setting.
Free
See related performance at 5:30 PM
National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Outdoor Ampitheater (rain location: Potomac Atrium)
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12 Noon
Performance Music in Bhutan
Performance
Join Bhutanese singers and instrumentalists to learn about music in the Himalayas. Discover how their traditional collective songs play a role in farming, weaving, carpentry, and building homes. Part of the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats June 28 and July 3 & 6
See related 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival programs
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler Pavilion
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1:30 PM
Demonstration Art + Coffee: David Beck's Movie Palace or Museum
Luce Foundation Center Activity
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 Fridays
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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3 PM
Performance Masked Dances of the Monastery
Performance
Learn more about Bhutanese masked dancers and their costumes through close-up interactions with Buddhist monks and their interpreters. Part of the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats June 28 and July 3 & 6
See related 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival programs
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler Pavilion
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5:30 PM
Performance Kuyayky
Indian Summer Showcase 2008 Performance
Kuyayky ("to love" in the Quechua language) is a group of five young musicians who understand the importance of cultural awareness as a way to maintain and foster the social, political, cultural, and economic development of humanity. Through their music, they work to contribute to the understanding of cultural diversity as a key to human development and peace.
Free
Series continues July 11
National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Outdoor Welcome Plaza (rain location: Potomac Atrium)
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6:30-10 PM, Live music and cash bar; 6:30-9:30 PM, Dinner
Cusine Performance Smithsonian Jazz Cafe: The Winard Harper Sextet
Friday Evening Music & Dining Event
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, Winard Harper (drums) performs with his sextet.
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
Last performance before going on summer hiatus
National Museum of Natural History
Location: Atrium Cafe (enter Constitution Ave.)
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7 PM
Film Untamed
Tatsuya Nakadai: Icon of Japanese Cinema Series
(1957, 120 min., bandw, Japanese with English subtitles, directed by Mikeo Naruse) In this adaptation of Shusei Tokuda's 1915 novel Akakure, Hideko Takamine plays an independent woman who defies her family's expectations that she enter an arranged marriage.
Free, tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Series continues June 29
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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