Washington Events June 21, 2008
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| Author Events 341581 | Meet Susan StockdaleAuthor and illustrator Susan Stockdale reads her newest book, Fabulous Fishes, which uses simple, rhyming text to introduce children to fish, familiar and exotic. A book signing follows. Advance registration is required. 703.241.8281 6/21/08 Ages: 3-6 Time: 11am Cost: Free |
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| Concerts 342818 | Summer Concert Series: US Navy CommodoresBring blankets, chairs, and a picnic dinner for a free concert under the starts. Catch the big band jazz sounds of the US Navy Commodores. 301.528.2260 http://www.blackrockcenter.org 6/21/08 Ages: All Ages Time: 7pm Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 52236 | America on the MoveTake a journey though the history of the United States - a history shaped by transportation. The exhibition uses multimedia technology and historical artifacts to create period settings around times and places where transportation changed American lives and landscapes. Among the over 300 objects are a 1950s Chicago Transit Authority car; a 199-ton, 92-foot-long Southern Railway locomotive, the 1401; and a 1903 Winton, the first car driven across the United States. 202.633.1000 http://americanhistory.si.edu Ongoing Daily 11/22/03 - 1/11/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 376391 | Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in DCFrom Reconstruction to the second half of the 20th century, baseball, the great American pastime, was played in Washington, DC, on segregated fields. The exhibition looks at the phenomenal popularity and community draw of this sport when played by African Americans. Featured are such personalities as Josh Gibson and "Buck" Leonard, star players of the Homestead Grays. The show also highlights community teams that gave rise to the various amateur, collegiate, and semipro black baseball teams and leagues. 202.383.1850 http://www.historydc.org Ongoing Daily 5/18/08 - 10/5/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 376392 | Riots Are The Language of the UnheardA multimedia exhibit consisting of photographs, video footage, and artifacts investigating the grievances that led to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. riots, the efforts to address those grievances, the riots, and their ripple effects. 202.383.1850 http://www.historydc.org Ongoing Daily 6/1/08 - 12/15/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 10-19 Time: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 376394 | An Illustrated History: the Negro Baseball LeaguesThrough photographs and memorabilia, this traveling exhibit presents a timeline of the history of blacks in baseball. 202.383.1850 http://www.historydc.org Ongoing Daily 5/18/08 - 10/5/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 370437 | East of the River: Continuity and ChangeA documentation and exhibition project that looks at the community life of neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River on the occasion of the Anacostia Community Museum's 40th anniversary. The exhibit insightfully explores the development of Washington communities east of the Anacostia River from a provocative yet universal perspective - the struggle over land: who owns it, who controls it, who profits from it, and how residents determine their own destiny. The timeline covers the region's Native American beginning through the present and into possible futures. 202.633.4844 http://anacostia.si.edu Ongoing Daily 9/15/07 - 11/9/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 7-18 Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 343351 | TxtStyles/Fashioning IdentityTextiles are powerful communicators of status, gender and accomplishments in Africa. The exhibit's extraordinary costumes and textiles of the African continent range from ensembles to wrappers to wall hangings to chain mail and accessories/hats. 202.633.4636 http://www.nmafa.si.edu Ongoing Daily 6/11/08 - 12/8/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 342030 | G-Men and JournalistsG-Men and Journalists: Top News Stories of the FBI's First Century explores the role of the media in shaping the bureau's image and the sometimes cooperative, sometimes combative relationship between the press and the FBI. The exhibition features approximately 200 artifacts drawn from the FBI evidence vaults and the collections of other museums, reporters, law-enforcement professionals, private collectors and the Newseum. 888.639.7386 http://www.newseum.org Ongoing Daily 6/20/08 - 6/20/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: 9am-5pm Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 338350 | China's Forgotten Fleet: Voyages of Zheng HeNearly a century before Columbus arrived in the Americas, a massive Chinese armada commanded by Admiral Zheng He set sail on the first of seven epic voyages. China's Forgotten Fleet: Voyages of Zheng He tells the story of these little-known journeys and cultural exchanges through objects, maps, and ship models (including a 10-foot-long replica of a baochuan or treasure ship) from the National Museum in China and the Quanzhou Maritime Museum. Visitors travel in the fleet's path to five ports - Malacca, Sri Lanka, the Malabar Coast of India, the Arabian Peninsula, and Malindi in East Africa - and learn about Chinese navigation and shipbuilding methods. 202.857.7588 http://www.nat... hic.com/museum Ongoing Daily 6/11/08 - 9/7/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 338351 | Shaolin: Temple of ZenOver the past eight years, photographer Justin Guariglia won the trust of the notoriously secretive warrior monks of the Shaolin Temple, a unique Chinese Buddhist sect dedicated to preserving a form of kung fu referred to as the "vehicle of Zen." Shaolin: Temple of Zen features images and video from Guariglia documenting these individuals, who consider themselves the keepers and masters of their centuries-old art forms in their original setting, a 1,500-year-old Buddhist temple. 202.857.7588 http://www.nat... hic.com/museum Ongoing Daily 6/11/08 - 9/7/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 333136 | Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from KabulThe exhibit Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul presents over 200 extraordinary artifacts unearthed in modern Afghanistan from a vault under the Presidential Palace in 2004. Ranging in date from 2200 BC to AD 200, the objects present a rich mosaic of Afghanistan's cultural heritage and are drawn from four archaeological sites. Maps illustrate the locations of some 1,500 archaeological sites, ancient cities, the routes known as the Silk Road, and regions that relate to the artifacts. A documentary film narrated by celebrated Afghan-American author, Khaled Hosseini, explores ancient Afghan culture, the history of these collections and their dramatic rediscovery. http://www.nga.gov Ongoing Daily 5/25/08 - 9/7/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 332222 | Eero Saarinen: Shaping the FutureFamous for his simple, sweeping, and arching shapes, Saarinen changed the face of domestic and industrial design in the United States by creating some of the world's most innovative and widely recognized structures. From the 630-foot-tall, stainless steel St. Louis Gateway Arch along the Mississippi River to the swooping concrete vaults at the TWA Terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport, Saarinen helped build an international image of the United States at the height of the Cold War. The museum presents the first major retrospective of Saarinen's work, incuding full-scale building models, never-before seen drawings, furniture, photographs, films, and other artifacts. 202.272.2448 http://www.nbm.org Ongoing Daily 5/3/08 - 8/23/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 6-18 Time: During museum hours Cost: Free; donations accepted |
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| Exhibits 330761 | Aaron Douglas: African-American ModernistThe exhibit brings together more than eighty rarely seen works by the artist, one of the most influential visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance, including paintings, prints, drawings, and illustrations. Douglas combined angular cubist rhythms, seductive art deco style, and traditional African and African-American imagery to develop his own unique visual vocabulary, which was part of a rich interchange between the visual arts, music, dance, literature, and politics. 202.633.1000 http://americanart.si.edu Ongoing Daily 5/9/08 - 8/3/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-18 Time: During museum hours Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 327972 | The American Evolution: A History through ArtA display of nearly 200 objects from the Corcoran Gallery of Art's collection of American art, the exhibit focuses on five overarching themes that have shaped American culture: Money, Land, Politics, Cultural Exchange, and The Modern World. 202.639.1770 http://www.corcoran.org Ongoing Daily 4/2/08 - 7/27/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 321616 | Telling Their StoriesThe exhibit Telling Their Stories: 19th-Century Samplers and Silk Embroideries examines the artistry of early American stitching as well as delves into the family history of the creators of these needle arts. The DAR Museum exhibition highlights nearly 80 examples of samplers and silk embroideries and also provides information about the girls who created them and the women they became. 202.628.1776 http://www.dar.org/museum Ongoing Daily 4/11/08 - 8/30/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-18 Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 320199 | Treasures 2008Treasures 2008 consists of 74 works of ivory dating from between the 15th and 20th centuries, and ranging from small personal objects - including snuff containers, jewelry and implements - to large emblems of wealth, political leadership and spiritual authority, like tusks and staffs. 202.633.4600 http://www.nmafa.si.edu Ongoing Daily 4/17/08 - 8/24/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 315360 | BLUEBLUE explores the creation and meaning of the color blue on textiles produced across time and place, with particular emphasis on contemporary artists' use of natural indigo dyes. The exhibition features blue textiles ranging from Greco-Roman and pre-Columbian tunic fragments to installations by internationally renowned artists. Hiroyuki Shindo, a Japanese artist who grows and processes his own indigo to produce innovatively patterned textiles, as well as Maria Eugenia Davila and Eduardo Portillo, who raise silkworms and dye threads with natural dyes in Venezuela, highlight the ways that artists around the world are embracing this ancient dye to create works that speak to their own experience. 202.667.0441 http://www.textilemuseum.org Ongoing Daily 4/4/08 - 9/18/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 308540 | A Camera, Two Kids, and a CamelFeaturing more than 30 images from award-winning National Geographic photographer Annie Griffiths Belt, the exhibit showcases the highlights of Belt's career, including assignments that took her into a roaring North Dakota blizzard; into the desert by camel with Bedouins; and into Israel, where she dressed as a boy to gain access to a male-only Jewish holiday called Lag b'Omer. Complementing the images are four personal stories drawn from Belt's new book, A Camera, Two Kids, and a Camel: My Journey in Photographs, that give visitors a closer look into Belt's life and travels with her two kids in tow! 202.857.7588 http://www.nat... hic.com/museum Ongoing Daily 3/18/08 - 9/14/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 306153 | RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary PortraitureImages of hip hop stars are as pervasive as the music itself, and the exhibit features the work of artists - including photos, paintings, poetry, and murals - who have explored this phenomenon. 202.275.2617 http://www.npg.si.edu Ongoing Daily 2/8/08 - 10/26/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 291211 | El Anatsui: GawaEl Anatsui, a native of Ghana who has been living in Nigeria since 1975, has experimented throughout the years with a variety of media, including wood, ceramics, and paint. Most recently, he has focused on discarded metal objects, hundreds or even thousands of which are joined together to create remarkable works of art that celebrate Africa's rich artistic and cultural heritage. El Anatsui: Gawa features such objects as wrappers from flattened metal liquor bottles, tops from food tins, and other discarded metals that are tied together to resemble metallic weavings that simultaneously reflect the tradition of Ghanaian strip cloths and the abstraction of modernist paintings. 202.633.4600 http://www.nmafa.si.edu Ongoing Daily 3/12/08 - 9/7/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 260763 | One Life: Katharine HepburnOne Life: Katharine Hepburn includes her four Oscar statues - the most won by anyone for best actress; images from her life and career; and a video kiosk that plays clips from a selection of her films, interviews, and television. 202.275.2617 http://www.npg.si.edu Ongoing Daily 11/2/07 - 9/28/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 75002 | Space: A Journey to Our FutureThe travelling exhibit highlights current projects in space exploration - satellites, space telescopes, living in space - and provides a glimpse into future human space travel. Twenty-first century interactive displays and state-of-the-art video and audio technology bring the story to life. 202.633.1000 http://www.nasm.si.edu Ongoing Daily 6/14/08 - 1/11/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free |
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| Fairs & Festivals 336944 | Safeway's National Capital Barbecue BattleWatch as barbecue teams and restaurants from around the country compete to win over $25,000 in cash & prizes and the title of National Pork BBQ Champion. Enjoy over 30 bands and 3 stages of continuous music, cooking demonstrations, and activities all weekend long. For the kids there are free rides and games, including basketball games, flight and race car simulators, climbing wall, and much more interactive fun! Benefiting the Metropolitan Police Boys & Girls Clubs, and DC Doubledutch. Held along Pennsylvania Ave, NW, between 9th & 14th Streets. 301.860.0630 http://www.bbqusa.us Ongoing Daily 6/21/08 - 6/22/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Sat 11am-9pm; Sun 11am-7:30pm Cost: Adults $10; Children (6-12) $5, (5 and under) free |
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| Fairs & Festivals 315765 | Pirate Fest '08Get your fill of cutthroats, scallywags, sea-farin' scoundrels, and thieves. Music, food vendors, costume contest, a treasure hunt, and more for pirates and land lubbers alike! Rain or shine. 301.952.8010 http://www.pgp... lls_intro.html 6/21/08 Ages: All Ages Time: 10am-4pm Cost: $5 |
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| Farms & Gardens 343472 | Family Day: One Planet - Ours!Families are invited to participate in a wide variety of programs, including creating a pollinator and being a part of the pollinator play, helping create a straw bale house, discovering how to cook with sunshine, observing live bees in their hive, creating a hand-held wind turbine, and meeting experts in the field of sustainability. Bring plastic bags to recycle and receive a reusable shopping bag. 202.225.8333 http://www.usbg.gov 6/21/08 Ages: All Ages Time: 10am-4:30pm Cost: Free |
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| Films 344764 | Movies Under the Stars: Night at the Museum (PG)Start your summer with an old-fashioned drive-in movie (in the mall parking lot), see Night at the Museum (PG) on a 40-foot screen. Watch from the comfort of your car or bring a lawn chair and sit up front. Come early and enjoy the pre-show, which includes food, festivities, and free giveaways! 301.840.5840 http://www.shoplakeforest.com 6/21/08 Ages: All Ages Time: Pre-Show 5:30pm; Movie 9pm Cost: Free |
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| Films 335789 | Animation Celebration!NMAI's annual Animation Celebration! presents delightful, short animations for young and old alike, including such films as Maq and the Spirit of the Woods, The Race, Raccoon and Crawfish, and more. 202.633.1000 http://www.nmai.si.edu Ongoing Daily 6/1/08 - 6/30/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: 12:30pm & 3:30pm Cost: Free |
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| Films 158479 | Kidtoon FilmsAnimated, G-rated movies for kids every Saturday and Sunday morning. The featured movie changes monthly. 703.502.4060 http://www.nat... /kid_toons.asp Ongoing Each Sat, Sun 10/7/06 - 12/31/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 0-12 Time: 10am Cost: $3.50 |
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| Holiday Seasonal 338246 | Running Scared, Running FreeThe spirit of Juneteenth is honored with a special presentation of Running Scared, Running Free, an inspiring, and at times harrowing, story set in the year 1850. Three separate stories of a quick-witted runaway slave, a "conductor" of a safe house on the Underground Railroad, and a ruthless bounty hunter are dramatically intertwined in an award-winning, suspenseful play. 703.838.4356 http://www.alexblackhistory.org Ongoing Daily 6/20/08 - 6/22/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 10-18 Time: fri 8pm; Sat 2pm & 8pm; Sun 2pm Cost: $10 |
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| Nature & Outdoors 341983 | Native Peoples Along Rock CreekExplore the Rock Creek Valley with a park ranger and discover how the land and its resources were utilized by past cultures. Meet at Peirce Barn, 2401 Tilden Street, NW (Tilden Street and Beach Drive). 202.895.6070 http://www.nps.gov/rocr 6/21/08 Ages: 7-18 Time: 12n Cost: Free |
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| Nature & Outdoors 341998 | Milkhouse Ford HikeJoin a park ranger for a one-and-a-half mile hike to the Milkhouse Ford and discover the diverse natural and cultural resources that surround the historic water crossing. Boots are recommended. 202.895.6239 http://www.nps.gov/rocr 6/21/08 Ages: 7-18 Time: 2pm Cost: Free |
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