Worid Music Programs 



Weekends in May 

 1 :00pm and 3:00pm 



Program Highlights include: 



a May 6 and 7 



1 :00pm — Chinese Music Society of North America demonstrates 



instruments from the Chinese orchestra 

 3:00pm — Shanta tells African stories and plays African instruments 



nMay13and14 



1 :00pm — Douglas Ewart plays Japanese bamboo flute 



3:00pm — Darlene Blackburn demonstrates African dance 



a May 20 and 21 



1 :00pm — Chicago Beau plays blues harmonica 



3:00pm — Fan Wei-Tsi demonstrates the sheng, a Chinese zither 



n May 27 and 28 



1 :00pm — Musa Mosley demonstrates African drumming 



3:00pm — Librado Salazar plays classical guitar 



The World Music Program is supported by the Kenneth and Harle 



Montgomery Fund and a CityArts grant from the Chicago Office of 



Fine Arts, Department of Cultural Affairs. 



Weekend Programs 



Each Saturday and Sunday you are invited to explore the world 

 of natural history at Field Museum. Free tours, demonstrations, 

 and films related to ongoing exhibits at the Museum are 

 designed for families and adults. Listed below are some of the 

 numerous activities offered each weel<end. Check the activity 

 listing upon arrival for the complete schedule and program 

 locations. The programs are partially supported by a grant from 

 the Illinois Art Council. 



May 



May 

 6,20 



May 

 20 



1 :30pm "Tibet Today" ar\6 Tour of Collection. 

 See Lhasa and other towns now open to tourists, and 

 examine important Buddhist sites during this slide 

 lecture and tour 



12:30pm "Museum Safari." 

 A trek through the four corners of the Museum to 

 see the seven continents. See antiquities from the 

 Amazon and an Egyptian tomb, big game from 

 Africa, and seals from the Arctic. 



1 :30pm "Tibet Today and A Faitli in Exile. " 

 This slide lecture focuses upon Tibetan refugees 

 in India: Dharmsala, Darjeeling, and Sikkim, and 

 includes slides of the dedication ceremony of a 

 Himalayan Buddhist chorten by His Holiness the 

 Dalai Lama. 



These programs are free with Museum admission and tickets 

 are not required. 



Darlene Blackburn 



