Welcome to the DCAAN community calendar! Below you will find events and programs with accessibility services in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Please note, the system automatically gives an end time of one hour after the start time. Please contact the organization hosting the event for true end times.
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Events in April–August 2024
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- Virtual Art Signs: Artful Conversations in ASL
Virtual Art Signs: Artful Conversations in ASL Virtual Art Signs: Artful Conversations in ASL
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May 24, 2024Curious about American art? Join us for a 30-minute virtual conversation about selected works from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection. This program is presented in American Sign Language (ASL) with voice interpretation for hearing participants.
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- Smithsonian Folklife Festival and 1 other event
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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June 26, 2024The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information.
Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources
The National MallWashington, DCFeatured Concert: Hālau o Kekuhi Featured Concert: Hālau o Kekuhi
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June 26, 2024This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
The esteemed Hālau O Kekuhi classical dance school elevates Native Hawaiian knowledge and practice through hula and oli (chant). In this performance, they portray the Native Hawaiian saga of Pele, the goddess of volcanoes, and her younger sister, Hiʻiakaikapoliopele, a goddess of regeneration and hula.
Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.
https://festival.si.edu/accessibility
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- Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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June 27, 2024The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information.
Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources
The National MallWashington, DC -
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival and 2 other events
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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June 28, 2024The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information.
Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources
The National MallWashington, DCFeatured Concert: Pasatono Orquesta Featured Concert: Pasatono Orquesta
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June 28, 2024This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Pasatono Orquesta is dedicated to studying and sharing the Mixtec music of Guerrero, Puebla, and Oaxaca, Mexico, especially the music of village bands, while innovating on their inherited repertoire with modern arrangements and influences.
Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.
https://festival.si.edu/accessibility
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Rasmuson AuditoriumFirst Beats: Indigenous Hip-Hop First Beats: Indigenous Hip-Hop
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June 28, 2024This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Artists from North and South America challenge popular perceptions of “Native music” and hip-hop. The show features brothers Doc Native and Spencer Battiest (Seminole/Choctaw) from the Seminole Nation in Florida, and Mapuche rapper Waikil with guitarist Ketrafe from Santiago, Chile.
Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.
https://festival.si.edu/accessibility
The National MallWashington, DC -
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival and 2 other events
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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June 29, 2024The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information.
Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources
The National MallWashington, DCFeatured Concert: Sara Curruchich Featured Concert: Sara Curruchich
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June 29, 2024This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Singer-songwriter Sara Curruchich is the first Indigenous Guatemalan artist to sing in Kaqchikel for an international audience. Her songs blend elements of rock, folk, and Maya Kaqchikel traditional music, with marimba, bass, and percussion accompaniment for this performance.
Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.
https://festival.si.edu/accessibility
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Rasmuson AuditoriumFeatured Concert: Pamyua Featured Concert: Pamyua
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June 29, 2024This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Described as “Inuit soul,” Pamyua is rooted in Inuit music, dance, and tradition, dynamically reinterpreted with contemporary style by members from Alaska and Greenland.
Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.
https://festival.si.edu/accessibility
The National MallWashington, DC -
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival and 2 other events
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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June 30, 2024The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information.
Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources
The National MallWashington, DCFeatured Concert: Nadia Larcher Featured Concert: Nadia Larcher
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June 30, 2024This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Based in Buenos Aires, Nadia Larcher (Diaguita Calchaquí) fuses her Indigenous Argentine roots with modern Latin music through strings, percussion, and her distinctive voice.
Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.
https://festival.si.edu/accessibility
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Rasmuson AuditoriumFeatured Concert: Sara Curruchich Featured Concert: Sara Curruchich
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June 30, 2024This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Singer-songwriter Sara Curruchich is the first Indigenous Guatemalan artist to sing in Kaqchikel for an international audience. Her songs blend elements of rock, folk, and Maya Kaqchikel traditional music, with marimba, bass, and percussion accompaniment for this performance.
Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.
https://festival.si.edu/accessibility
The National MallWashington, DC -
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival and 1 other event
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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July 1, 2024The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information.
Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources
The National MallWashington, DCFeatured Concert: Sons of Membertou Featured Concert: Sons of Membertou
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July 1, 2024This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Representing First Nations in Nova Scotia, Canada, Sons of Membertou present Mi’kmaw music traditions through drum repertoire and the Mi’kmaw language. This concert publicly kicks off a collaboration with the group that will culminate in a future Smithsonian Folkways album.
Presented with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and the Embassy of Canada to the United States to mark Canada Day.
Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.
https://festival.si.edu/accessibility
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- Virtual America InSight: Verbal Description Tours
Virtual America InSight: Verbal Description Tours Virtual America InSight: Verbal Description Tours
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July 11, 2024Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a docent-led virtual tour designed for participants who are blind or have low vision. Discover highlights from the collection through rich verbal descriptions that invoke a multisensory experience.
Location: Online via Zoom
Free | Registration required
Smithsonian American Art Museum Virtual Event
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