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"Art Beat" With Stephanie Kaye - Wednesday, November 4, 2009

November 4, 2009
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(November 5-6) DISFARMER Puppets tend to be pretty outgoing, but a troupe at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Centerin College Park, Maryland, portrays the life of a hermit artist tomorrow and Friday at 8p.m. This table-top puppetry performance re-creates the life of reclusive portrait photographer Mike Disfarmer, providing an adult glimpse of a true outsider, with charming puppetry, funny script and banjo score.

(November 5) SCIENCE CAFE Science Cafe encourages audiences to "uncover the unseen" tomorrow night at the Koshland Science Museum from 6:30 to 8 p.m. From creating pipe organs out of soda bottles to designing four-dimensional objects, NASA's Dan Goods leads an informal discussion while exploring the intersection between art and science during this happy hour event.

Goods is part of a team commissioned to create a data-driven sculpture as the centerpiece artwork for a new extension at the San Jose airport. Join Goods as he shares examples of his work and leads an informal discussion about integrating art and science.

(November 5) DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA The Duke Ellington Orchestra meets at The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda tomorrow night at 8 p.m., as America's contribution to world music takes center stage. The band performs legendary jazz standards led by Barry Lee Hall.

Arts & Culture

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China Builds Museums ... But Will The Visitors Come?

China is on a spree to build world-class museums and has opened about 100 of them annually in recent years. Two of the biggest opened on the same day last fall on opposite banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River. But filling these museums — with both art and visitors — is proving more challenging.

Food

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Nutrition Group Says Chocolate Milk Is OK, No Need For Aspartame

The nation's largest group of nutritionists is urging the FDA to reject the dairy industry's petition to change the definition of milk. The petition aims to allow aspartame or other alternatives to be used to sweeten milk in an effort to boost consumption in schools.

Politics

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IRS Official In Charge Of Nonprofits Declines To Testify

Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division dealing with nonprofits seeking tax-exempt status, will not testify on Wednesday despite a congressional subpoena, her attorney says. She is accused of closely scrutinizing conservative groups that sought tax-exempt status.

Technology

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Microsoft Reveals New Xbox One Game System

Microsoft unveiled its new Xbox One Tuesday, displaying a device that takes new steps in game consoles' journey into becoming all-purpose entertainment and communication devices. The new console replaces the Xbox 360, which has been on the market for more than seven years.

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