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Friday, May 30
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| 12:30 PM
Al Miner on Dan Graham
Friday Gallery Talk ***New Date*** |
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Artist and curatorial research associate Ryan Hill organized the weekly gallery talks and introduces each program. In today's talk, curatorial assistant Al Miner discusses Dan Graham's Sculpture Garden commission.
Free
Continues most Fridays
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Meet at information desk
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| 1-3 PM
Victory Mail
Family Day |
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During World War II, letters to and from American armed forces overseas got a lot smaller: they were "miniaturized" onto microfilm and developed on location. Come learn how this Victory Mail (V-Mail for short) boosted morale and lightened cargo loads. Follow a V-Mail letter from start to finish, pilot a paper plane, and learn about life during World War II. This is a great opportunity to share family memories across generations.
Free
Related Exhibition: Victory Mail
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National Postal Museum
Location: Atrium
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee: David Beck's Movie Palace or Museum
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Peek into one of David Beck's sculptures: Movie Palace features characters in action -- eating popcorn, smooching, and watching King Kong on the big screen. Museum was commissioned by the museum and reflects -- in exquisite miniature -- the neoclassical architecture of the building, from the 1840s when it was the U.S. Patent Office to the present day. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats most Fridays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 6:30-10 PM, Live music and cash bar; 6:30-9:30 PM, Dinner
Smithsonian Jazz Cafe: Latin Jazz Night: Afro Bob Alliance
Friday Evening Music & Dining Event |
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As part of this ongoing Friday evening event, the museum offers music by Washington's top jazz musicians and an a la carte dinner. This evening, the seven-piece Afro Bop Alliance performs Afro-Cuban and Caribbean jazz with special guest Dave Samuels (vibraphone).
Notes:
• Tickets are available at the door or in advance by calling The Smithsonian Associates at 202-633-8801 or visiting online at www.smithsonianjazzcafe.org.
• Cash bar and dinner (starting at $11) not included in the cover charge.
• Smithsonian Jazz Cafe is a joint program produced by The Smithsonian Associates, Smithsonian Folkways, the National Museum of Natural History, and the National Museum of American History.
$12 cover charge; also see Note
Continues Fridays through June 27
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Atrium Cafe (enter Constitution Ave.)
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| 7 PM
Reel Portraits: The Fighting Lady
Documentary Film and Discussion |
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(1945, 61 min., directed by Edward Steichen, narrated by Robert Taylor) In this Oscar-winning documentary film, set sail with Admiral William "Bull" Halsey aboard the USS Yorkstown (CV-10) through the Panama Canal and experience the assaults on Marcus, Kawjalein, Truk, and Tinnian to the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Discussion follows with Jack Green from the Naval Historical Center.
Free; first come, first served. Auditorium doors open 6:30 PM.
Related Exhibition: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: McEvoy Auditorium
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