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Wednesday, February 25
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How Old Is a Hero? ***Cancelled***
Children's Program |
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(for ages 6-11) In this play, meet the youngest heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine, the first black student to graduate from an integrated high school; Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus before Rosa Parks did; and Ruby Bridges, who won equal rights before she could read. Share their compelling experiences and be inspired by the courage and hope of children. Features archival Civil Rights recordings. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Feb. 26
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 11 AM and 7 PM
Black Orpheus
Video |
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(1959, 107 min., directed by Marcel Camus, in Portuguese with English subtitles) This video is based on the Greek Orpheus-Eurydice legend, but updated with an all-black cast, played against the colorful background of Carnival in Brazil. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free; for information, call 202-633-4844
Related Exhibition: Jubilee: African American Celebration
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE
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| 12 Noon-12:15 PM
A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words: Archival Photography in
"America by Air": Ask an Expert |
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Melissa Keiser, Archives Division, discusses archival photography in the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Wednesdays
Related Exhibition: America By Air
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Meet at the Museum Seal, Milestones of Flight (Gallery 100)
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| Tour, 6:45 PM; Concert, 7:30 PM: (enter Independence Ave.)
Hafiz in the West: Martin Bruns and Jan Philip Schulze
Performance, with preconcert tour |
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In 1812 the translation into German of poems by the 14th-century Persian mystic Hafiz sparked a wave of interest among poets and composers throughout the West. Martin Bruns, one of Europe's most versatile vocalists, lends his operatic baritone to songs inspired by Hafiz's haunting intimate poetry. This recital of works by Schubert, Brahms, Hugo Wolf, Adolf Jensen, and Viktor Ullmann provides unique insights into the influence of Hafiz's Persian poetry on European composers centuries later. Accompanied by Jan Philip Schulze on piano.
Note: Free tickets (up to 4 per person) can be reserved in advance through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 202-397-7328 or 800-551-7328 beginning at 10 AM two Mondays before the event. A handling fee is applied. Tickets (up to 2 per person) will also be available at the auditorium door 1 hour before the event begins on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free, but tickets required; see Note
Related Exhibition: Arts of the Islamic World
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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