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Sunday, August 10
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| 11 AM-1 PM & 2-4 PM
Native Boatbuilding Traditions: Chippewa Birch Bark Canoe
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Two canoe builders -- a master and an apprentice -- from the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa demonstrate and discuss the process of birch bark canoe building while constructing a full-size birch bark canoe.
Free
Repeats daily through Aug. 21
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Potomac Atrium
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| 12 Noon-4 PM
Robert F. Dorr: Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
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Robert F. Dorr sign copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats Aug. 23, 24, & 31 and Aug. 30 at Mall museum
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Outside Museum Store
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| 2 PM
Shaolin Soccer
13th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival |
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(2001, 87 min., Cantonese with English subtitles, directed by Stephen Chow) Stephen Chow both directs and stars in this special effects-filled farce, playing a down-on-his-luck goofball who just happens to be trained in the Shaolin school of martial arts. This training gives him and his fellow monks extraordinary abilities that come in handy in their soccer showdown with "Team Evil."
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Festival continues Aug. 15, 17, 22, & 24
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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| 2-5 PM
Tim Bradley: Paleo Bugs
Book Signing |
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Tim Bradley signs copies of his book Paleo Bugs.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Outside Main Museum Store
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| 3 PM
On Stage: Steinway Series
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Kathryn Master (flute), accompanied by Rebecca Wilt (piano), performs 20th-century compositions, including works by Aaron Copland, Francis Poulenc, and Sergei Prokofiev. Master has performed as a soloist with the Contemporary Music Ensemble, the Butler Symphony, and the American Wind Symphony.
Free; tickets distributed in G St. lobby 1 hour in advance
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| Last update: August 27, 2008, 12:43 |
