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Sunday, February 8
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Black History Month
Family Festival |
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Celebrate Black History Month with a day of kalimba music, art activities, free Discovery Theater performances, self-guided tours of the National Museum of African American History and Culture's exhibition Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968, and a panel discussion of the history of the Shaw neighborhood. Today's celebration is based on the theme "Living in Many Worlds," which expores the dynamic intersection of family, history, and cultural identity. Co-sponsored by the Anacostia Community Museum, Discovery Theater, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, and Smithsonian Heritage Months Steering Committee.
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater, Room 3111
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| 1-3 PM
Catlin for Kids
Family Day, with book signing |
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Enjoy an afternoon with George Catlin in his Indian Gallery. Meet Susanna Reich, who signs copies and reads excerpts from her recently published book, Painting the Wild Frontier: The Art and Adventures of George Catlin. Then create artworks and play games inspired by Catlin's works and watch a Native American musical performance.
Free
Related Exhibition: George Catlin's Indian Gallery
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Renwick Gallery Grand Salon
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Taking Shape
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the related exhibition, then create your own miniature banana-leaf boat filled with tiny clay jars and travel down the rivers of Southeast Asia in search of adventure and trade.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats February 21, 22, & 28, March 1
Related Exhibition: Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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| 2 PM
Iranian Film Festival 2009: Loose Rope
Film |
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(2008, 82 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Mehrshad Karkhani, Iran) Two young rural men who work at the animals market in Tehran have only twenty-four hours to take a large cow from downtown to the northern part of the city -- or else their jobs and futures are at stake. The spectators follow their obligatory journey with the rope, which is tied around the cow.
Note: Due to high demands for tickets, assigned seating is in effect for this series. Up to two (2) free tickets per person are distributed 1 hour before.
Free, see Note for ticket information
Film festival continues Feb. 13, 15, 20, & 22
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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| 2:15 PM, Pre-Concert Lecture; 3 PM, Concert
On Stage: Steinway Series: Left Bank Concert Society
Performance, with lecture |
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After a brief lecture, the Left Bank Concert Society -- David Salness and Sally McLain (violins), Katherine Murdock (viola), and Evelyn Elsing (cello) -- accompanied by Chris Gekker (trumpet) and Santiago Rodriguez (piano), performs a provocative combination of new music and classic masterpieces, including works by Eric Ewazen, Bla Bartk, Gyrgy Ligeti, and Dmitry Shostakovich.
Free; tickets distributed in G St. lobby 1 hour in advance
Series continues 2nd Sunday of each month
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| Last update: January 15, 2009, 08:44 |
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