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Friday, January 16
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Iranian Film Festival 2009: Three Women
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(2008, 94 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Manijeh Hekmat, Iran) A dispute over an ancient carpet propels a grandmother, mother, and daughter into realms of mystery and mysticism. 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
Repeats Jan. 18, festival continues Jan. 23 & 25, and in Feb.
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium Add to Outlook/iCal
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Wednesday, January 21
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Future of New Art Technologies
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How do you conserve an mp3? New technologies -- televisions, videos, DVDs, and mp3s -- are used by many artists in multimedia installations, but they are among the greatest challenges facing the field of conservation. Dr. Glenn Wharton (media conservator at Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and research scholar at New York University's Conservation Center and Museum Studies programs) discusses MoMA's conservation program for time-based media, which is on the cutting edge of new research and developments in the field. Cosponsored with the National Portrait Gallery.
Free
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.) Add to Outlook/iCal
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Renewing America's Promise: Special Inauguration Tour
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, a docent leads a tour highlighting works with an inaugural theme.
Free
Last day
Related Exhibition: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet behind the F St. information desk Add to Outlook/iCal
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Thursday, January 22
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Selected Short Works
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(60 min.) The museum screens a selection of short films from its collection: Running Outburst (1975) by Charlemagne Palestine Three Transitions (1973) by Peter Campus Swamp (1971) by Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman (1978-79) by Dara Birnbaum Beach Boys/Geto Boys (2004) by Cory Arcangel Female Sensibility (1973) by Lynda Benglis Walking Forward-Running Past (1971) by John Baldessari
Free
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.) Add to Outlook/iCal
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What's New at the Portrait Gallery: Adelyn, Ash Wednesday,
New Orleans, Louisiana: Face-to-Face Portrait Talk |
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The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker. Today, curator of painting and sculpture Brandon Fortune talks about the portrait Adelyn, Ash Wednesday, New Orleans, Louisiana by Alec Soth in the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Thursday evenings
Related Exhibition: Portraiture Now: Feature Photography
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Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet at F Street Lobby Add to Outlook/iCal
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Marine Corps Operations in World War II: Fact and Mythology
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As powerful as the memory of the Pacific War has been for the nation, it is even more so for the Marine Corps. The stories of the Pacific amphibious landings remain central to the entire ethos of the Corps today, its heroes, mythology, and even its principles of leadership. This evening, Aaron B. O'Connell (assistant professor of history, U.S. Naval Academy) explains the campaign and discusses its long-term effects on the Marine Corps.
$25, general; $20, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor) Add to Outlook/iCal
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Friday, January 23
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Iranian Film Festival 2009: Head Wind
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(2008, 65 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, Iran) This documentary takes a searing look inside the Islamic Republic and its losing battle for control over the flow of information that enters the country from the outside world. The film touches on one of the major post-revolution issues by examining Iran's underground satellite, Internet, and DVD culture. 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
Repeats Jan. 25, festival continues in Feb.
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium Add to Outlook/iCal
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Tuesday, January 27
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Mario Livio: Understanding the Mysteries of Our Physical World
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For centuries, mathematicians have been uncannily accurate at describing and predicting the physical world that physicists have later discovered. Why is this so? This evening, Mario Livio (senior astrophysicist, Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute) explores this question by taking a fresh look at cosmology, religion, and cognitive science, beginning with ancient Greeks to the scientists of today. Book signing follows.
$25, general; $15, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor) Add to Outlook/iCal
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Wednesday, January 28
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President-Elect Abraham Lincoln: Determination and Leadership
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This evening, Harold Holzer, co-chairman of the U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and author of over 30 books on Lincoln and the Civil War, discusses the four months between Lincoln's election and inauguration when he made the decision that no compromise would be made on slavery or secession of slave holding states -- even at the cost of an inevitable Civil War. Holzer's new book, Lincoln, President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-61, is available for signing after the program.
$25, general; $15, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium (enter at Jefferson Dr. or Independence Ave.) Add to Outlook/iCal
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Thursday, January 29
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What's New at the Portrait Gallery: Michael J. Fox
Face-to-Face Portrait Talk |
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The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker. Today, curator of photographs Ann Shumard talks about the portrait of Michael J. Fox by Steve Pyke in the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Thursday evenings
Related Exhibition: Portraiture Now: Feature Photography
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Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet at F Street Lobby Add to Outlook/iCal
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America's Strategic Bombing Campaign
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The American strategic bombing campaigns against Germany and Japan between 1942 and 1945 were some of the most destructive and consequential undertakings in the history of warfare. The campaigns consumed an enormous share of American economic and military resources, and represented a watershed in the devastating methods and effects of modern industrial warfare. This evening, Marcus Jones (professor of history, U.S. Naval Academy) discusses the effectiveness of these strategic bombing campaigns.
$25, general; $20, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor) Add to Outlook/iCal
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Stories in the Dirt, Stories in the Air: Conversations with
Frank Gohlke: Illustrated Lecture with book signing |
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Landscape photographer Frank Gohlke reads selections from his catalogue essay Stories in the Dirt, Stories in the Air; shares his thoughts on the American landscape; and shows how his photographs capture the effects of human interaction with nature. Afterwards, Toby Jurovics (curator of photography) moderates a discussion with the artist, who takes questions from the audience. Book signing and reception follow.
Free
Related Exhibition: Accommodating Nature: The Photographs of Frank Gohlke
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.) Add to Outlook/iCal
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Friday, January 30
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Comedian Drew Lacapa
Native Expressions III Performance |
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For the third year, The Smithsonian Associates and the National Museum of the American Indian offer the rare opportunity to experience the craft of comedy with a Native twist. This evening, Andrew "Drew" Lacapa (Apache, Hopi, Tewa) combines Native folktales and contemporary humor with an Indian flair. Lacapa's physical antics, enhanced with costumes, create a unique portrait of contemporary America's indigenous people.
$20, general; $15, Resident & NMAI members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: American Indian Museum Potomac Atrium e(use Maryland Ave. entrance) Add to Outlook/iCal
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Saturday, January 31
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The Emerson String Quartet
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The Emerson String Quartet, renowned internationally for its groundbreaking chamber music performances, consists of violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer (alternating in first chair position), violist Lawrence Dutton, and cellist David Finckel. This evening, they perform Dvorak's "Cypresses", Part I; Haydn's String Quartet in C Major, Op 74, No. 1; Dvorak's "Cypresses", Part II; Haydn's String Quartet in F Major, Op. 74, No.2; Dvorak's "Cypresses", Part III; Haydn's String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 74, No. 3 ("The Rider"). Note: Music selections are subject to last-minute change.
$63, general admission; $51, member; call 202-633-3030
Continues in March
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Natural History Museum Baird Auditorium Add to Outlook/iCal
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The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Performance |
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In its 32nd season performing masterpieces from the mid-16th century to the 20th century, the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society performs this evening Mozart's Quartet in B-flat Major, K589; Mendelssohn's Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80; and Beethoven's Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 ("The Harp"). The Society's artistic director Kenneth Slowik continues his popular pre-concert lectures, discussing the life and times of the featured composers one hour before the program.
$31, general admission; $25, member; call 202-633-3030
Repeats Feb. 1
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Renwick Gallery Pennsylvania Ave. & 17th St., Grand Salon Add to Outlook/iCal
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The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati
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In its 32nd season performing masterpieces from the mid-16th century to the 20th century, the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society performs this evening Mozart's Quartet in B-flat Major, K589; Mendelssohn's Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80; and Beethoven's Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 ("The Harp"). The Society's artistic director Kenneth Slowik continues his popular pre-concert lectures, discussing the life and times of the featured composers one hour before the program.
$31, general admission; $25, member; call 202-633-3030
Continues in May
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Renwick Gallery Pennsylvania Ave. & 17th St., Grand Salon Add to Outlook/iCal
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Wednesday, February 4
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At the Elbows of My Elders: One Family's Journey Toward Civil
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In this illustrated reading, author Gail Milissa Grant recounts the battles fought by her father, a lawyer and civil rights activist in St. Louis; her family's operation of a funeral home; and their earlier work on the railroad and on pleasure boats that plied the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
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African American History Museum
Location: Smithsonian Castle The Commons Add to Outlook/iCal
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Thursday, February 5
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Special Sneak Preview
African Diaspora Film Festival |
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Note: Films are recommended for mature audiences. A moderated discussion follows. See this special sneak preview with director Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and musical performance from the diaspora with the Ricky Patton Ensemble.
Free; registration required, call 633-4633 or espositof@si.edu
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2 Add to Outlook/iCal
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A Portrait of Porgy
Cultures in Motion Performance |
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This musical narrative is based on the life of Todd Duncan, who was the first actor to portray Porgy in George Gershwin's folk opera Porgy and Bess. Cosponsored with the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Note: For reservations, call 202-633-8520 or e-mail NPGPublicPrograms@si.edu.
Free, but seating limited; for reservations, see Note
Repeats Feb. 6 & 7
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Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.) Add to Outlook/iCal
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Meet the Artists: Aime Mpane and Antonio Ole
Gallery Tour and Talk |
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Visiting artists Aime Mpane and Antonio Ole discuss their work and site-specific installations in the related exhibition.
Free
Related Exhibition: Artists in Dialogue
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Sublevel 1 Add to Outlook/iCal
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Iranian Film Festival 2009: Loose Rope
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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
Repeats Feb. 8, festival continues Feb. 13, 15, 20, & 22
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
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Saturday, February 7
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Iraqi Jazz Fusions: Amir ElSaffar's Two Rivers
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Iraqi American jazz artist Amir ElSaffar leads this cross-cultural quintet in a performance of Two Rivers, an original work inspired by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the composer's Iraqi and American heritage, and the common ground between American jazz and Iraqi classical music. He performs on trumpet and santur with Rudresh Mahanthappa, saxophone; Nasheet Waits, drums; Carlo DeRosa, bass; and Zaafir Tawil, oud, violin, and dumbek. 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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Freer and Sackler Galleries
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Thursday, February 12
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Native Writers: Drew Hayden Taylor
Lecture, with book signing |
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(for adults) Contemporary storyteller Drew Hayden Taylor (Ojibway, Curve Lake First Nations) is a novelist, journalist, playwright, and filmmaker. This evening, to celebrate Valentine's Day, he reads from and discusses his book Me Sexy, about Native sexuality. Beverages and desserts are available for purchase. Book signing follows. Note: For tickets, see the Web at www.nmai.si.edu/eventreservation/default.aspx.
Free, but tickets required; see Note
See related program tomorrow
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 1st Level, Mitsitam Cafe (enter from Maryland Ave.) Add to Outlook/iCal
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Art:21 at SAAM: Stories
Documentary Film Series |
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Note: This film is unrated and may not be suitable for all audiences.
(60 min.) This documentary, from the award-winning series Art in the Twenty-First Century, features behind-the-scenes conversations with contemporary artists Charles Atlas, Kara Walker, Kiki Smith, Do-Ho Suh, and Trenton Doyle Hancock in their studios, homes, and communities.
Free
Last in series
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.) Add to Outlook/iCal
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A Dios Momo (Goodbye Momo)
African Diaspora Film Festival |
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Note: Film is recommended for mature audiences. A moderated discussion follows. (2005, 100 min., Spanish with English subtitles, directed by Leonardo Ricagni, Uruguay) Obdulio is an 11-year-old Afro-Uruguayan street boy who lives with his grandmother and sells newspapers for a living. He's not interested in going to school until he finds out that the night watchman of the newspaper's office is a charismatic magical "Maestro" who not only introduces him to the world of literacy but also teaches him the real meaning of life through the lyrics of the "Murgas" (Carnival Pierrots) during the mythical nights of the irreverent and provocative Uruguayan carnival.
Free; registration required, call 633-4633 or espositof@si.edu
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2 Add to Outlook/iCal
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Friday, February 13
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Iranian Film Festival 2009: Over There
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(2008, 75 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Abdolreza Kahani, Iran) This black-and-white film follows ten days in the lives of Payman and Leila, a young couple in the middle of a marital meltdown. Payman has only ten days left to return to the United States to renew his green card, but he cannot exit the country until he legally leaves his wife with five hundred gold coins. 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
Repeats Feb. 15, festival continues Feb. 20 & 22
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
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Sunday, February 15
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Masterworks of Five Centuries
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Performance |
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The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society celebrates its 32nd season with an appropriately eclectic repast, balancing familiar masterworks with undeservedly neglected pieces. This evening, The Smithsonian Chamber Players -- Ian Swensen and Marilyn McDonald (violins); Douglas McNabney (viola); and Kenneth Slowik (violoncello and fortepiano) -- perform A Schubertiade: String Trio in B-flat Major, D471; Sonata in A Minor, D385; Quartet in G Major, D887. The Society's artistic director Kenneth Slowik continues his popular pre-concert lectures, discussing the life and times of the featured composers one hour before the program.
$26, general; $22, member; call 202-633-3030
Series continues March 15, & April 5, and May 17
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Location: Renwick Gallery, Grand Salon Add to Outlook/iCal
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Thursday, February 19
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Take Five!: Night and Day Quintet
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Kick back and unwind with great art, live jazz, and cool drinks in the Kogod Courtyard, where light fare and beverages are available for purchase. This evening, the Night and Day Quintet, led by Rene Tannenbaum (vocals) and Michael Suser (keyboard), performs a delightful mix of swing, soul, and blues.
Free
Continues monthly, generally on the 3rd Thursday of the month
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Kogod Courtyard Add to Outlook/iCal
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Annual Day of Remembrance: The Japanese American Experience in
Print: Lectures |
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To mark the 67th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's signing of Executive Order 9066, which led to the imprisonment of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II, three distinguished writers talk about their recent books highlighting the Japanese American experience. Dr. Franklin Odo (director, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program) moderates.
David Mura presents his debut novel Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire, about a self-proclaimed itinerant historian who must delve into his own family's past -- populated by both a 442nd survivor with a Purple Heart and a No-No Boy -- to understand how his parents' youthful experiences shaped not only their lives, but also the lives of subsequent generations.
Kiyo Sato discusses her award-winning memoir Dandelion Through the Crack: The Sato Family Quest for the American Dream, which tells the story of a Japanese American family from California who survives the Great Depression only to live through the challenges of being imprisoned at Poston Relocation Camp during World War II.
Shirley Castelnuovo discusses Soldiers of Conscience: Japanese American Military Resisters in World War II, which tells the story of men who were deployed in a segregated battalion in the U.S. Army to clean up property that had been damaged during training missions in the United States. The men were assigned to this unit after protesting the mass imprisonment of their Japanese American families during WWII.
Cedrick Shimo, one of the resisters in Soldiers of Conscience, who also wrote the foreword to the book, will also participate.
Free; first come, first served
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Location: American Indian Museum Rasmuson Theater Add to Outlook/iCal
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Musicians from Marlboro II
Performance, with preconcert tour |
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Young musicians from around the world who have participated in the Marlboro Music Festival join longtime Marlboro cellist Peter Stumpf in Haydn's Quartet, op. 64, no. 6; Brahms's Clarinet Quintet, op. 115; and Kodaly's Duo for Violin and Cello. Filling out the ensemble are Augustin Hadelich and Karina Canellakis, violin; Sebastian Krunnies, cello; and Romie de Guise-Langolois, clarinet. 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: Surface Beauty: American Art and Freer's Aesthetic Vision
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium Add to Outlook/iCal
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Cousines
African Diaspora Film Festival |
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Note: Film is recommended for mature audiences. A moderated discussion follows with special guest. (2006, 97 min., Creole/French with English subtitles, directed by Richard Senecal, Haiti) In this drama, Jessica (Jessica Geneus) lives a quiet life in Port-au-Prince but becomes homeless when her father, who lives in the U.S., dies. Without resources, will she be able to resist the temptation of several suitors, one of whom is played by Jimmy Jean-Louis -- featured among the cast of the television phenomenon Heroes?
Free; registration required, call 633-4633 or espositof@si.edu
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2 Add to Outlook/iCal
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Friday, February 20
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Iranian Film Festival 2009: Santouri: The Music Man
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(2007, 106 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Dariush Mehrjui, Iran) Dariush Mehrjui's latest work focuses on Ali, a popular young singer and musician, who struggles with heroin addiction. 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
Repeats Feb. 22
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
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Wednesday, February 25
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Hafiz in the West: Martin Bruns and Jan Philip Schulze
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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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Freer and Sackler Galleries
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Accommodating Nature
Gallery Talk |
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Toby Jurovics (curator of photography) leads a tour on the exhibition of Frank Gohlke's photographs that capture the forces of the natural world by exploring the tension between man and his surroundings.
Free
Related Exhibition: Accommodating Nature: The Photographs of Frank Gohlke
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet in the F St. lobby Add to Outlook/iCal
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Winslow Homer's Use of Color Theory
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Winslow Homer called his tattered copy of The Principles of Harmony and Contrast in Colours (translation 1872) by French chemist and color theorist Michel-Eugene Chevreul (1786-1889) his "Bible." Homer referred to it for nearly 50 years as he applied the theory of the mutual effect of colors to his paintings. Judith Walsh (associate professor, Art Conservation Department, Buffalo State College) uses many of Homer's most beloved paintings and watercolors to illustrate Chevreul's color theory.
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.) Add to Outlook/iCal
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Donald Kuspit on Louise Bourgeois
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"The Phallic Woman: Conflict and Fragmentation in Louise Bourgeois's Conception of the Female Body": Donald Kuspit (University Distinguished Professor, Art History and Philosophy, State University of New York at Stony Brook and contributing editor at Artforum) discusses the tensions between the phallic and the womanly in Bourgeois's work and interprets the artist's understanding of the nature of the female body and the character of female selfhood.
Free; first come, first served
Related Exhibition: Louise Bourgeois
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Ring Auditorium Add to Outlook/iCal
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ARTrageous!
Annual Benefit Event |
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Spend a fabulous evening in the new Kogod Courtyard! The evening features an opportunity to meet artists from across the country, a buffet dinner reception, live music, dancing, and mingling in the galleries. Proceeds benefit the museum's public and educational programs. Note: For prices and tickets, call 202-633-4550 or e-mail SAAMDevelopment@si.edu.
Fee; for tickets, see Note
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Kogod Courtyard Add to Outlook/iCal
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Friday, March 6
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| 6:30 PM
Join President Lincoln for His Second Inaugural Dinner
Food Event, with talk and performance |
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Did you know that Lincoln stayed at the Willard before his first inauguration? This evening, as part of a city-wide celebration to commemorate Lincoln's 200th birthday, the Willard's executive chef re-creates selections from Lincoln's second inaugural dinner, which was held on March 6, 1865. Before dinner, enjoy a glass of sherry, while Harry Rubenstein, curator at the National Museum of American History, gives a short presentation on Lincoln. After dinner, Lincoln re-enactor James Getty portrays the incumbent president.
$165, general; $130, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Willard InterContinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Add to Outlook/iCal
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Wednesday, March 11
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| 6 PM
The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage by Mark Daniel Epstein
Lecture, with book signing |
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As part of the celebration to honor Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, Mark Daniel Epstein discusses his book The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage. Book signing follows.
Free
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.) Add to Outlook/iCal
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Sunday, March 15
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| 6:30 PM, pre-concert discussion; 7:30 PM, concert
Masterworks of Five Centuries
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Performance |
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The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society celebrates its 32nd season with an appropriately eclectic repast, balancing familiar masterworks with undeservedly neglected pieces. This evening, The Esterhazy Machine -- Steven Dann (violin and viola); Myron Lutzke (violoncello); and Kenneth Slowik (baryton and fortepiano) -- perform Joseph Haydn's Trios for the Esterhazys. The Society's artistic director Kenneth Slowik continues his popular pre-concert lectures, discussing the life and times of the featured composers one hour before the program.
$26, general; $22, member; call 202-633-3030
Series continues April 5, and May 17
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Renwick Gallery, Grand Salon Add to Outlook/iCal
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Sunday, April 5
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| 6:30 PM, pre-concert discussion; 7:30 PM, concert
Masterworks of Five Centuries
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Performance |
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The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society celebrates its 32nd season with an appropriately eclectic repast, balancing familiar masterworks with undeservedly neglected pieces. This evening, The Smithsonian Chamber Players -- Mark Fewer and Michi Wiancko, (violins); Steven Dann and Katherine Murdock (violas); and Kenneth Slowik (violoncello) -- perform Berwald's String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Bartok's String Quartet No. 3, and Mendelssohn's Quintet in A Major, Op. 18. The Society's artistic director Kenneth Slowik continues his popular pre-concert lectures, discussing the life and times of the featured composers one hour before the program.
$26, general; $22, member; call 202-633-3030
Series continues May 17
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Renwick Gallery 17th St. & Pennsylania Ave., Grand Salon Add to Outlook/iCal
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