America Now: JFK 100

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Saturday, June 24, 2017 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm
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Celebrate JFK's 100th birthday with FREE performances and activities in the Kogod Courtyard! As part of the nationwide commemoration of John F. Kennedy's centennial birthday, SAAM is presenting performances that speak to Kennedy’s ideals of courage, freedom, justice, service and gratitude. Dancers from The Washington Ballet will perform WHO WHEN WHY, a newly commissioned work by choreographer Mimmo Miccolis inspired by JFK’s famous quote “If not us, who? If not now, when?”

What else is happening?
•Listen and look: Take in a multimedia show of live music, poetry, and visuals by DC locals Liner Notes—inspired by 1960s music and culture
•Strike a pose: Don't pass up a chance to grab a photo with wax figures of JFK and First Lady Jackie Kennedy from Madame Tussauds DC
•Leave your mark: What does JFK mean to you? Post a message for all to see on our interactive message board
•Make a memory: Snap a pic to share with friends in the 60s-themed photo booth
•Break for art: Explore the galleries with your eyes open wide on a museum-wide scavenger hunt
•Sip and bite: Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase from the museum’s Courtyard Café


Performance Schedule
4:15 p.m. The Washington Ballet WHO WHEN WHY
4:45 p.m. Second performance of WHO WHEN WHY
5:30 to 7:00 p.m Liner Notes

FREE admission
Kogod Courtyard
Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th & F Streets NW, Washington, DC

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America Now is a three-museum collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of American History and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and is made possible by the generous support of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Family Foundation. The Washington Post is the media sponsor for America Now.

Be sure to catch other events at the National Portrait Gallery (June 17) and the National Museum of American History (July 1)! More information → https://americanow.si.edu/