| Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2020 This year the Smithsonian Folklife Festival theme is Beyond the Mall! From Wednesday, June 24 to Sunday, July 5, join daily online events that explore the role of culture in facing today's challenges. The Smithsonian Folklife Festival programming features artisans and experts from the United Arab Emirates, northeast Brazil, the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, and the Smithsonian Conservation Commons. In addition to art and culture, many of the sessions will explore how communities draw upon cultural practices to address and adapt to environmental challenges. These events are free and open to the public. |    | |   |  | | | |  | | |  |  | | Friday, June 26
Exhibit -- Up Close: Shakespeare's First Folio
Folger Shakespeare Library Event -- Live Chat with Grant Specialists
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Event -- Tudor Tots: Dance
Tudor Place Saturday, June 27
Tour -- Virtual Tours
The Mansion on O Street Tour -- Monuments and Memorials
Washington Photo Safari Event -- Sounds Like Home: Mobile Music Skill Share Recording
Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum Sunday, June 28
Exhibit -- Delita Martin: Calling Down the Spirits
National Museum of Women in the Arts Exhibit -- The Women of NASA
National Women's History Museum Exhibit -- Byzantine Coins
Dumbarton Oaks Monday, June 29
Tour -- Monastery and Garden
Franciscan Monastery Exhibit -- Bone Hall
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Event -- Reconstructing Hope: Black Religions in the Age of Black Lives Matter
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Tuesday, June 30
Event -- Virtual Workshop: Learn About the Gettysburg Address
Ford's Theatre Concert -- Lift Every Voice and Sing
The Kennedy Center Event -- Virtual Family Game Night
President Lincoln's Cottage Event -- Women's Suffrage Series: Erin D. Chapman
President Woodrow Wilson House Wednesday, July 1
Exhibit -- Women on Stamps
Smithsonian National Postal Museum Tour -- The Dead Tell The Best Stories
Historic Congressional Cemetery Thursday, July 2 Exhibit -- A New Moon Rises
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Exhibit -- Stories in Miniature
U.S. Department of the Interior Museum Concert -- A Second of July Celebation of the Women's Suffrage Centennial
The American Revolution Institute
  
Newsletter for June 26 to July 2, 2020. Find more events on our calendar, which presents the latest information on the District's most exciting cultural activities. It's all at your fingertips. To view our full calendar, visit our website. | | The Zenith Gallery has been open since 1978, and showcases a range of artwork pieces. The gallery has connections with artists and collectors throughout America. The gallery's newest exhibit, Women Sculptors Bringing Balance with Humor, offers art that will uplift spirits. Presenting artists Jan Kirsh, Barbara Kobylinska and Cindy Winnick turn objects into something humorous. Delight in the unexpected as these three women sculpt shapes by exaggerating forms and figure.
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Online Book Talk with Loubna Hassanieh With the Embassy of Lebanon, on Friday, June 26 the Alliance Française of Washington, DC presents Dr. Loubna Hassanieh's debut novel Where Will My Heart Beat? This online event will be held via web teleconferencing platform Zoom. The event is free, but registration is required and donations are appreciated. Born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, during the times of civil wars, Dr. Hassanieh's book is a creative look at relationships and the mystery of life. |  | | | |
American Roots Music with Mojo Parker On Tuesday, June 30 at 5:30 pm, the U.S. Botanic Garden presents a free, online concert with vocalist and guitarist Daniel 'Mojo' Parker. Parker has made waves in Virginia playing blues, folk, funk and soul. He performs with the acoustic duo, Parker & Gray, winners of the 2016 Central Virginia Blues Society Challenge. Mojo's acoustic music and electric sound create a groove-based soul-rock concoction that is heartfelt and entertaining. |  | | | | | Musical Snapshots!: Pianist Nathan Lee See the next generation of talented young Korean musicians with Musical Snapshots! Presented by the Korean Cultural Center in partnership with Young Concert Artists (YCA), this online program introduces rising Korean stars of classical music in videos that combine interviews and performances. Musical Snapshots engages performers and music lovers with a new artist every two weeks. On June 30 at 4:00 pm, hear talented pianist Nathan Lee, winner of the 2016 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. |  | |  | | | | | | Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence
Take a journey with the National Archives to find out how the Declaration of Independence came to be. The National Archives is the home of the original Declaration of Independence. This Thursday, July 2 at 1:00 pm, hear John Adams share his thoughts about government as Congress prepared to adopt the Declaration. The July 2 event is the third step in the virtual journey. View this event online at the National Archives Facebook page. |  | | | |
Picture Books of the Past: Reading An Old Master Painting This Museum of the Bible exhibition features more than 60 Old Master paintings from the Museum & Gallery at Bob Jones University. The exhibition displays how the church used pictures to convey biblical stories and instruction. During a time when the Bible was available to only a few, visual arts were used to teach and inspire those who could not read. Paintings by artists like Tintoretto, Dolci, and Murillo are included in the show. The exhibit is on display through September 30.
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The Art of Looking
National Gallery of Art |  | July 6
Abe's Youth: Shaping the Future President
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Newsletter for June 26 to July 2, 2020 
