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Monday, June 16
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| 6:45-9 PM
Hong Kong: City Between Worlds
Illustrated Lecture, with book signing |
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Leo Ou-fan Lee (professor of humanities, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and professor emeritus, Harvard University) knows Hong Kong, his hometown, like the back of his hand. This evening, he offers an insider's view of the city perched the on fault line between China and the West -- from its first days as a trading port to its current status as a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. Book signing follows.
$40, general; $30, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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| 7 PM
Portraits of Lincoln: April 1865: Days of Hope, Days of Sorrow
Cultures in Motion Performance |
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Acclaimed bestselling author Jay Winik spins a magical evening as he tells the fateful story of April 1865 through the vivid, poignant, and often heart-rending words of the people -- Lincoln, Lee, Grant, freed slaves, and others -- who were most central to the Civil War's tumultuous conclusion. He takes us to the crucial decisions and events that made April 1865 the month that truly saved America. Cosponsored with the Ford's Theatre. Note: For reservations, call 202-633-8520 or e-mail NPGPublicPrograms@si.edu.
Free, but seating limited; for reservations, see Note
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: McEvoy Auditorium
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