Take part in interactive activities for all ages, from music making to tai chi.
Asian Games: Backgammon and Go
Sunday, October 15, 2017, 11 AM – 5 PM
Meet local players and learn the rules of backgammon, a board game originating in ancient Persia, and Go, a strategy game originally played in ancient China.
Event Location: National Mall
Cost: Free
Interactive Activity: Smithsonian Gardens Plant Passport
Sunday, October 15, 2017, 11 AM – 5 PM
Be transported as you discover plants from around the world.
Venue: Smithsonian Gardens
Event Location: Haupt Garden
Cost: Free
Tai Chi for All Ages
Sunday, October 15, 2017, 11 AM
Enjoy a tai chi class for all ages and levels of experience, led by Stephan Berwick of True Tai Chi. Sponsored by the DC Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art
Event Location: Freer plaza
Cost: Free
Storytelling across Asia
Sunday, October 15, 2017, 1:30 PM
Professional storyteller Xanthe Gresham brings to life classic tales from Iraq, India, and the Himalayas.
1:30 pm: Ganesh
The “Lord of the Little People” and a lover of children, Ganesh is the god of fresh starts. These Indian stories herald the Freer|Sackler’s reopening weekend! Expect participation and the Ganges in full flow.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center
Event Location: Ripley Center, Discovery Theater
Cost: Free
Continues: Sunday, October 15, 3 and 4:30 pm
Drum Circle with Silkroad Ensemble
Sunday, October 15, 2017, 2:30 PM
Silkroad Ensemble percussionists Shane Shanahan and Haruka Fujii lead a dynamic drum circle exploring rhythms from around the world. No experience necessary!
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art
Event Location: Freer plaza
Cost: Free
Storytelling across Asia
Sunday, October 15, 2017, 3 PM
Professional storyteller Xanthe Gresham brings to life classic tales from Iraq, India, and the Himalayas.
3 pm: Nangsa Obum
With the help of her young son and despite a desperate marriage, an eleventh-century Tibetan nun who is “as beautiful as a rainbow” achieves her passionate desire—enlightenment. This story is rarely told and utterly inspiring.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center
Event Location: Ripley Center, Discovery Theater
Cost: Free
Continues: Sunday, October 15, 4:30 pm
Storytelling across Asia
Sunday, October 15, 2017, 4:30 PM
Professional storyteller Xanthe Gresham brings to life classic tales from Iraq, India, and the Himalayas.
4:30 pm: Gilgamesh and Enkidu
The first quest story ever written down, the five thousand-year-old Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh is irrepressibly exciting, filled with wild men, goddess girls, forest monsters, and more.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center
Event Location: Ripley Center, Discovery Theater
Cost: Free