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Tuesday, July 22
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The Franzini Family Science Circus
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 5-12) Professor Franzini and Lippo the Clown lead an action-packed show about gravity, inertia, circular motion, air pressure, and balance -- with the help of hula hoops, umbrellas, balls, cigar boxes, balloons, and Rosie, the scientifically trained wonder dog. The show is wild and wacky (and just a tiny bit educational).
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats July 23-25
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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| 11 AM-12 Noon
Dance with Sylvia Soumah
Children's Workshop |
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(for ages 5 and up) Sylvia Soumah of Coyaba Dance Theater introduces children to traditional and contemporary West African dance.
Free; but registration required, call 202-633-4640
Repeats July 24
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National Museum of African Art
Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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| 12 Noon & 1:15 PM
Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings |
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Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.
• 12 Noon: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion. • 1:15 PM: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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| 3 PM
Local Color
Gallery Talk |
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A museum docent discusses the innovative Washington artists featured in this exhibition and the vibrant paintings they created.
Free
Repeats July 30
Related Exhibition: Local Color: Washington Painting at Mid-Century
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 7 PM
Colonel Frederick D. Gregory
Lecture |
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Retired Air Force Colonel Frederick D. Gregory is the first African American to command a space shuttle mission and serve as a military test pilot and acting administrator of NASA. He discusses the challenges and lessons learned from attending a newly integrated Anacostia High School and his memories of the East of the River community.
Free; but reservations required, call 202-633-4844
Related Exhibition: East of the River: Continuity and Change
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: 1901 Fort Place, SE
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