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I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII THURSDAY 1 “GRANNY’S APPALACHIAN TALES,” the Good Life Theater uses hand, rod and shadow puppets, live music and live actors to tell folk tales from the Appalachian tradition, plus a singalong with Granny on the mandolin. 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. Thursday-Friday, Discovery Theater at S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. $6; ages 2-16, $5; 1 and younger, free. 202-633-8700. SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL, this year’s theme: “Asian Pacific Americans: Local Lives, Global Ties,” featuring Haitian artisans and musicians and the many cultures of Mexico; art exhibits; performances by musicians, dancers and storytellers; and craft
demonstrations. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Monday. Concerts start at 5:30 p.m. daily, National Mall, between Fourth and Seventh streets. Free. 202-633-1000 or
www.folklife.si. edu.
“IMAGINASIA: PRAYERS IN THE WIND,” for children with an adult, “In the Realm of the Buddha” exhibit, including creating painted copies of Buddhist symbols. 2 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Free. 202-633-1000. RIVERFRONT FARMERS MARKET, vegetables and fruit, breads and other baked goods, herbs, spices, pickles, olive oil, jams, honey, flowers, prepared foods and more. 3-7 p.m. Thursdays through November, Capitol Riverfront Market, 1111 New Jersey Ave. SE. 202-465-7093 or www.
capitolriverfront.org. WHITE HOUSE AREA FARMERS MARKET, farm products, cheese and baked goods. 3-7 p.m. Thursdays, through Nov. 18, Freshfarm Market, Vermont Avenue NW between H and I streets. 202-362-8889 or www.
freshfarmmarkets.org. FUNK AND SOUL MUSIC BY CAZHMIERE, take a blanket or lawn chair. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Square Park, 17th and K streets NW. Free. 202-463-3400. TEREEMAH MITHA DANCE RECITAL, a pioneering South Asian American
TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gregory Peck, left, and Philip Alford in the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which will be shown Thursday at Canal Park.
company originally from Pakistan. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600. UPTON SINCLAIR PORTRAIT TALK, researcher Warren Perry discusses the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. 6 p.m., National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000. JAZZ ON JACKSON PLACE, Argentinean composer and pianist Fernando Otero, light hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer served. 6:30-8:30 p.m., Decatur House, 748 Jackson Pl. NW. $25. 202-218-4332. “COMPLETELY HOLLYWOOD (ABRIDGED),” a comedy featuring movie clichés performed by the Reduced Shakespeare Company. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and most Sundays, through July 11; 5 p.m. Sunday, Kennedy Center, Terrace Theater, 2700 F St. NW. $39-$45. 202-467-4600.
WORDLESS SHAKESPEARE
PERFORMANCE, Synetic Theater performs “Othello,” a story of love destroyed by jealousy. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Kennedy Center, Family Theater, 2700 F St. NW. $30-$55. 202-467-4600. “MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION,” Elizabeth Ashley and the Shakespeare Theatre Company perform George Bernard Shaw’s once-banned play about a woman who learns that her family’s wealth comes from a chain of brothels. 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, through July 11, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. July 11,. No performance Sunday, Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. $10-$82. 202-547-1122 or
www.shakespearetheatre.org. “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD,” a film adaptation of the Harper Lee novel about racism in a Depression-era small southern town, starring Gregory Peck with Robert Duvall in his first screen appearance; take a
blanket or lawn chair, come early for hoop jams, trivia and more. 8:45 p.m., Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. Free. 202-465-7093 or www.
capitolriverfront.org.
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“A MATTER OF SIZE,” Sharon Maymon and Erez Tadmor’s story of four overweight friends who are disenchanted with dieting and discover the world of sumo, in Hebrew and Japanese with English subtitles. Call for showtimes; Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. $10.50. 202-966-6000 or www.
theavalon.org. FOURTH OF JULY ICE CREAM SOCIAL, a tour of the mansion with more than 150 artifacts from George and Martha Washington, children’s games and crafts, ice cream sundaes and more; each visitor will receive a copy of Washington’s 1775 letter to his wife. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tudor Place, 1644 31st St. NW. Age 1-15, $12; accompanying adults, $8. 202-965-0400.
DEREK MILLER OUTDOOR CONCERTS, the guitarist, singer and songwriter performs blues and rock by musicians featured in the exhibit “Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture.” Noon and 5 p.m., National Museum of the American Indian, Potomac Atrium, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-633-1000. “AGNES MARTIN: WITH MY BACK TO THE WORLD,” Mary Lance’s 2002 film portrait that combines archival footage, private conversation and the Canadian American abstractionist’s paintings from her 50-year career. 12:30 p.m., National Gallery of Art, East Building, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-842-6799. MUSEUM JAZZ CONCERT, hot salsa by Bio Ritmo. 5-8:30 p.m., National Gallery of Art, Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-289-3360.
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H STREET FARMERS MARKET, cheese, yogurt, organic meat and meat from grass-fed animals, fruit, vegetables, eggs, pastries, sorbets, ice cream and flowers. 9 a.m.-noon, H Street FreshFarm Market, 600 block of H Street NE. 202-362-8889 or
www.freshfarmmarket.org. WALKING TOUR OF MR. NOURSE’S GEORGETOWN, guide Dwane Starlin leads a meandering one-hour walk through circa 1800 “East Village” streets and discusses how the first Dumbarton House resident viewed the neighborhood from his Cedar Hill home; wear comfortable shoes, children 3 and younger must be in a stroller. 10 a.m., meet at Q and 27th
streets NW. $10 registration required. 202-337-2288. BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS, a history reenactor portraying Mary Pickersgill, the seamstress who sewed the Star-Spangled Banner in 1813, talks with museum visitors, enlists their help in assembling a huge garrison flag and discusses its history. 10:30 a.m., 12:30, 2 and 3:30 p.m., National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-633-1000. LIBRARY SCRABBLE, for all ages, Randy Taylor demonstrates how to improve spelling, reading and memory skills by playing Scrabble. 1 p.m. Saturdays, Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. Free. 202-541-6025. U.S. AIR FORCE BAND JAZZ CONCERT, the Airmen of Note perform big-band classics from the 1940s by Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in celebration of the opening of “Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell From the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.” 1-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Kogod Courtyard, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000 or 202-767-5658. “THERE ARE LITTLE KINGDOMS,” Kevin Barry’s play about a day in the life of an Irish town. 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Church Street Theater, 1742 Church St. NW. $25; students and seniors, $20. 703-892-0202. J.S. BACH FESTIVAL RECITAL, organist Francine Maté, soprano SooYoung Kim Chrisfield and cellist Charlie Powers. 3 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Suggested donation, $15. 202-333-7100 or
www.gracedc.org. HAWAIIAN DANCE, ARTS, MUSIC, students from Halau O’Aulani demonstrate the culture of Hawaii. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600. CLASSICAL MUSIC RECITAL, organist Marvin Mills, two sopranos, a violinist and a saxophonist perform works by Villa-Lobos, Rachmaninoff, Bingham, Stravinsky, Bernstein and others in a preview of Sunday’s start of the American Guild of Organists national convention. 7:30 p.m., Foundry United Methodist Church, 1500 16th St. NW. Free. 202-332-4010 or www.
ago2010.org.
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CATHEDRAL CONCERT, Public Radio International’s Michael Barone
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