Event Title: “Some
Enlightened Evening” – Annual Gala of the Smithsonian’s
Freer and Sackler Galleries
Date: Thursday,
October 17, 2013
Time: 6:30
PM – midnight
Location: Arthur
M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20560 (Valet Parking)
Event Description: Join
diplomats, philanthropists, artists, celebrities, and yoga
luminaries at the Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries
to celebrate the unveiling of “Yoga: The Art of
Transformation,” the world’s first exhibition on the art of
yoga. A sumptuous affair of exceptional art complemented by
fine cuisine, the evening will feature a performance by
Grammy-nominated vocalist Chandrika Tandon, followed by
Transcendance, a young patrons’ soiree hosted by the Silk
Road Society.
Attire: Black-
tie or Asian fancy
Gala Chairs: Dame
Jillian Sackler, DBE; Hilaria and Alec Baldwin; Chandrika
Tandon
Under the distinguished patronage of: Her
Excellency Nirupama Rao, Ambassador of India to the United
States
Tables available at:
$10,000, $25,000, and $50,000
Tickets available at:
$1,000 and $2,500
Event Contact & To Inquire About Tickets: Visit asia.si.edu/events/galas or
contact Mary Fox at fsgala@si.edu.
About the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler
Gallery, the Smithsonian’s museums of Asian art: The Arthur
M. Sackler Gallery, located at 1050 Independence Avenue
S.W., and the adjacent Freer Gallery of Art, located at 12th
Street and Independence Avenue S.W., are on the National
Mall in Washington, D.C. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
every day (closed Dec. 25), and admission is free. The
galleries are located near the Smithsonian Metrorail station
on the Blue and Orange lines. For more information about the
Freer and Sackler galleries and their exhibitions, programs
and other events, the public may visit www.asia.si.edu.
For general Smithsonian information, the public may call (202)
633-1000.
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