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X-WR-CALNAME:Grand Reopening 3-Day Family Festival and Ribbon-Cutting 
	Ceremony in Washington DC at National Museum of American History - Eve
	ntful
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SUMMARY:Grand Reopening  3-Day Family Festival and Ribbon-Cutting Cere
	mony
DESCRIPTION: American History Museum Ribbon Cutting: Outside Mall entr
	ance\; Festival: Inside museum  The museum celebrates its grand reopen
	ing with three days of festivities.• 8:30-10 AM: Official Ribbon-Cutti
	ng Ceremony: Outside near the Mall entrance (Rain location: 1st floor\
	, Constitution Ave. lobby) -- 8:30 AM: Museum director Brent Glass\, S
	mithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough\, and other special guests offici
	ally reopen the Museum. - Performances by the Children's Chorus of Was
	hington and the Federal City Brass Band - A 20-minute aerial demonstra
	tion by the U.S. Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team and the firing o
	f an authentic War of 1812 cannon -- 9:10 AM: A reading of the Gettysb
	urg Address by General Colin L. Powell (US Army\, Retired). - Ribbon C
	utting follows. Afterwards\, follow a procession of historical charact
	ers into the building. • 10 AM-7 PM: Grand Reopening Festival: Hear pe
	rformances of jazz\, blues\, Latin music\, 19th-century string band mu
	sic\, "freedom songs" of the Civil Rights Movement\, and military musi
	c. Meet actors impersonating Mary Pickersgill\, who made the Star-Span
	gled Banner in 1813\; take part in the sit-ins of the Civil Rights Mov
	ement\; hear an address by George Washington\; and assist Ft. McHenry 
	Honor Guard to fold a 30 x 42-foot replica of the Star-Spangled Banner
	. Have your photo taken with George Washington\, R2D2\, and other hist
	orical characters in front of the Museum's iconic landmark objects. Ex
	amine everyday objects for clues about the people who made and used th
	em and explore the experience of various Americans -- such as soldiers
	 -- throughout history at artifact and destination carts. And there's 
	much more! Come celebrate the National Museum of American History's re
	opening with us!Schedule of today's activities available at the 2nd fl
	oor Welcome Center or the 1st floor Information Desk.Free Rain locatio
	n for Ribbon Cutting\, see Note Continues Nov. 22 & 23 See related Pho
	tographic Light Show this evening\, 5-10 PM
LOCATION:National Museum of American History @ 1350 Constitution Avenu
	e NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20004 United States
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