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Friday, September 26
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| 10:15 & 11:30 AM
Meet the Museum: Munching Along the Asia Trail
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 5-10) Find out what tempts the appetites of your favorite Asia Trail residents. Join Chef FONZ as he whips up the animals' favorite dishes, including fruit and flower salad, juicy steak, and a few snacks that will certainly surprise you. Then, follow the trail to find a special animal in need of a treat.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
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Related Exhibition: National Zoo's Asia Trail
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: National Zoo, Visitor Center Auditorium
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| 12:30 PM
Currents: New Acquisitions
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Conceptual artist Alberto Gaitan talks about the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Fridays
Related Exhibition: Currents: New Acquisitions
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Meet at information desk
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| 2-3 PM
Z is for Zeppelin
Illustrated Lecture |
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Cheryl Ganz (chief curator of philately) discusses airship aerial globetrotters of the early 1900s and the stamps and mail they flew. Afterwards, she speaks about original objects in the related exhibition.
Free
Related Exhibition: Alphabetilately
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National Postal Museum
Location: Discovery Room
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| 3-4 PM
Chuck and Jan Rosenak: Navajo Folk Art
Book Signing |
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Chuck and Jan Rosenak sign copies of their book Navajo Folk Art.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Outside Museum Store
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| 6:30 PM
Opposites Attract
Lecture |
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In an entertaining and thought-provoking exchange, Eleanor Harvey (chief curator) and Toby Jurovics (curator of photography) explore the works of Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams and the fascinating relationship between these two iconic American artists.
Free, first come, first served
Related Exhibition: Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| 6:30 PM and 9 PM
The Second City: Pratfall of Civilization
Performance |
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Second City, the infamous comedic crew from Chicago, returns to the Smithsonian. Tonight's revue is an up-to-the-minute satire plucked directly from the day's headlines, coupled with material from the company's vast history of hilarity.
$25, general; $20, members; $15, students; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Voice of America, Auditorium, 330 Independence Ave., SW
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| 7 PM
Good Morning, Luang Prabang
Film |
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(2008, 99 min., Lao with English subtitles, codirected by Anousone Sirisakda and Sakchai Deenan, Laos/Thailand) This film -- the first feature made in Laos in more than three decades -- tells the story of a Lao-Australian photographer who, on assignment in Laos, connects with his cultural roots as he falls in love with his beautiful tour guide.
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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