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Native Landscape: Ladybug Releases
Demonstration |
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Watch staff release ladybugs into the museum's landscape while learning how this agricultural technique is an eco-friendly way to control pests.
Free
Repeats August 8 & 27
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Native Croplands, on the museum's south side
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| 10:15 & 11:30 AM
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)
Last day
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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| 12 Noon
Jamie Coon
Meet the Musicians |
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Visitors have an opportunity to meet musicians Jamie Coon, Rafael Barajas, and Eric Sampson, who talk about their music, culture, and other interests and pursuits in a relaxed, informal setting.
Free
See related performance at 5:30 PM
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Outdoor Ampitheater (rain location: Potomac Atrium)
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| 12:30 PM
In Conversation with Rodney McMillian
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Los Angeles-based artist and Smithsonian research fellow Rodney McMillian discusses his work and research with curatorial research associate Ryan Hill.
Free
Continues most Fridays
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Meet at information desk
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| 5:30 PM
Jamie Coon
Indian Summer Showcase 2008 Performance |
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Raised in Oklahoma, Jamie Coon (Creek/Seminole) is a graduate of the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California, where she received the Outstanding Student of the Year award. With guitarists Rafael Barajas and Eric Sampson, she blends soulful rhythms to pop melodies.
Free
Series continues August 8
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Outdoor Welcome Plaza (rain location: Potomac Atrium)
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| 7 PM
Exodus
13th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival |
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(2007, 94 min., Cantonese with English subtitles, directed by Pang Ho-cheung) This thriller begins with a Hong Kong police detective interrogating a Peeping Tom under arrest for spying on a women's rest room. He claims, however, that he was eavesdropping on a vast conspiracy to rid the planet of men. Pang keeps the viewer guessing right up to the end: Are women really conspiring to rid the world of the less-necessary gender, or has the detective been hoodwinked?
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Repeats July 27. Festival continues in August.
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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Treasures of Hungary ***Cancelled***
2-Day Seminar |
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In today's Hungary, one finds constant reminders of a largely vanished Europe residing within a modern society. The program this evening begins with a reception at the sleek, modern Embassy of Hungary, with a discussion of the Embassy building and grounds and the Embassy's well known statue of Col. Michael Kovats, a Hungarian-born American Revolutionary War hero. Hungarian food and wines are offered throughout the evening. Note: No door sales. Ticket and photo ID required for entrance.
$135, general; $100, members; call 202-633-3030
Continues July 26
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Embassy of Hungary, 3910 Shoemaker St., NW, see Note
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| Last update: August 1, 2008, 08:57 |
