"Rhapsody in Glue" Essayist and author Daniel Pinkwater takes 

 listeners on a journey back to childhood and model 

 airplanes. (RS) 



"International Poetry Forum" Poets Sandra Gilbert and Karl 



Shapiro, read and talk about their award-winning work. (RAP) 



"Directions: Ilya Kabakov" Discussion with this conceptual 



artist, considered by his peers to be the most important 

 contemporary Soviet artist working today, whose avant-garde 

 projects draw increasing attention in the West. (HMSG) 



"A La Mode Chez Nous: French Folk Culture in Two Worlds" 



Discussions with people from provincial France and French 

 communities in North America at the 1989 Folklife Festival. 

 (OFP) 



"How to Be a Green Consumer" Author and Smithsonian lecturer 



Joel Makower suggests simple steps to help the environment 

 and keep the planet green. (RAP) 



"Angela Davis: Then and Now" Activist and scholar Davis traces 

 her life from her youth as a forcible participant in the 

 civil rights movement to her current status as full 

 professor at San Francisco State University. (RAP) 



"Pro Musicis" Highlights from a concert featuring horn virtuoso 

 Richard Todd. (RAP) 



"Earth Day and Beyond: Where Do We Go from Here?" Highlights 



from a symposium of scholars and scientists discussing the 

 environmental crisis of the '90s and the future of our 

 planet. (NMNH) 



"Probing the Information Age" Highlights from exhibition 



exploring how information technology has influenced our 

 society over the last 50 years. (NMAH) 



"Fusing Mind and Computer" Science writer and industrial 

 consultant Richard Friedhoff explains important new 

 techniques in computer visualization and how they are 

 advancing the frontiers of art and science. (RAP) 



"Very Special Arts" A look behind the scenes at Very Special 



Arts' Young Playwright's Competition at the Kennedy Center, 

 tracing all stages of a new play concerning the disabled. 

 (RS) 



"Pro Musicis" Highlights from a concert featuring young virtuoso 

 pianist Gary Steigerwalt. (RAP) 



"My Shining Half Hour" Margaret Whiting and other cabaret 

 singers salute Mabel Mercer. (NMAH) 



"Dams, Development, and American Indians" When large government 

 dams are built, people living in the river areas, frequently 

 Native Americans, are dramatically affected. Key tribal 

 leaders talk of their experiences. (NMAH) 



"Yes, Yes, Nonet!" Bill Kirchner, a 1990 Jazztimes Critics' Poll 

 Winner as Best Emerging Jazz Arranger, brings his nine- 

 member orchestra to Baird Auditorium. (RAP) 



"25 Years of RAP" Director Janet Solinger reviews past successes 

 and looks ahead for the Smithsonian's Resident Associate 

 Program. (RAP) 



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