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Thursday, August 21
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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
Last day
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Potomac Atrium
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| 12 Noon & 1:30 PM
Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings |
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Note: Programs are unrated and may contain adult content.
• 12 Noon: 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. • 1:30 PM: 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.
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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| 2:15 PM
Portraits Alive!
Tour, with Performances |
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This theatrical tour offers an innovative journey that breathes life into the people featured in paintings, prints, and photographs in the National Portrait Gallery. Visitors stop at 11 different portraits throughout the museum and watch Teen Ambassadors perform brief biographical narratives featuring such people as Charlie Chaplin, Dorothy Dandridge, Jean Grae, Coretta Scott King, and Buster Keaton. The dramatic interpretations are written and performed by teens who have participated in a 10-week youth program at the Portrait Gallery that fuses the disciplines of history and theater.
Free; first come, first served
Series continues August 22
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: Meet at F Street lobby
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| 5-8 PM
Take Five!
Performance |
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Kick back and unwind with great art, live jazz, and cool drinks in the Kogod Courtyard, where food and beverages are available for purchase. Today, John Jensen and his band perform classics from the Great American Songbook with an edgy flair, as well as standard and original compositions. Jensen is a featured soloist with the United States Navy Band Commodores.
Free
Continues monthly, generally on the 3rd Thursday of the month
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Kogod Courtyard
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| 6-9 PM (rain or shine)
Annual Brew at the Zoo ***Sold Out***
FONZ Young Professionals Event |
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(ages 21 and up; photo ID required) Join FONZ Young Professionals for the 4th annual Brew at the Zoo. Sample a variety of handcrafted beers from more than 20 local and European breweries, enjoy hors d'oeuvres from area restaurants, and groove to live music. Proceeds benefit a variety of Zoo conservation projects.
$55, general admission; $40, FONZ members; call 202-633-3026
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National Zoo
Location: On and near Lion/Tiger Hill ***New Location***
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