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Sunday, September 21
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Smithsonian Trunk Show of Jewelry & Wearable Art
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If you missed the spring craft show at the Smithsonian, here's another opportunity to take home something unique for someone special or for yourself. At the Smithsonian Trunk Show, thirty artists, each previously juried into a Smithsonian Craft Show, exhibit and sell their latest one-of-a-kind handcrafted design work in jewelry, accessories, and clothing. This event is produced by the Smithsonian Women's Committee to benefit education, outreach, and research projects within the Smithsonian Institution.
$5; call 202-633-5006
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: National Building Museum, 401 F St., NW (Judiciary Sq. Metro)
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| 11 AM-4 PM
Native Writers: American Indian Places
Discussion with reception, book signing, and tours |
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Come celebrate the 4th anniversary of the museum in Washington, D.C., with the following activities:
• 11 AM: Habitat/Landscape Tour with museum educators Renee Gokey and Jose Montano (meet in Potomac Atrium).
• 12 Noon: Film: Alcatraz Is Not An Island (2000, 60 min.), a documentary recounting the 1969-71 occupation of Alcatraz Island by American Indian activists (Rasmuson Theater).
• 1 PM: Architecture Tour with architect Duane Blue Spruce (Laguna and San Juan Pueblo) (meet in Potomac Atrium).
• 1:30 PM: Film: In The Light of Reverence (2000, 70 min.), a documentary about Native communities' struggles to preserve lands of spiritual significance, including Devil's Tower, the Four Corners, and Mount Shasta (Rasmuson Theater).
• 3 PM: Book Discussion with contributors to American Indian Places: A Historical Guidebook, which features 366 places in the United States that are significant to Native people and open to the public. Introduced by Kevin Gover (museum director) and moderated by Roger G. Kennedy (former director, National Park Service) (Outdoor Amphitheater; rain location: Potomac Atrium).
• 4 PM: Book Signing and Reception (Potomac Atrium).
Free
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: 1st Level, Rasmuson Theater, Potomac, Outdoor Amphitheater
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| 11 AM-5 PM (rain or shine)
Fiesta Musical
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with this family-oriented festival featuring regional music, dance performances, traditional arts and crafts for sale, and a Latin American food court. There are interactive educational activities for children and animal feedings and encounters highlighting animals native to Latin America. Zoo scientists discuss field research being conducted in Latin American countries.
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National Zoo
Location: Throughout the Zoo
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| 2 PM
The Short Films of Apichatpong Weerasethekul
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The Freer presents a selection of short films by Apichatpong Weerasethekul, the Thai director of such acclaimed features as Syndromes and a Century, Tropical Malady, and Blissfully Yours. For forthcoming film descriptions and schedule, see Web site http://www.asia.si.edu/events/films.asp.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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