Summer festivals ‘Asia After Dark’, ‘Asia Trash’, ‘Soviet Cinema’ at Smithsonian

May 30, 6:14 PMDC Art Travel ExaminerMarsha Dubrow

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"Tears of the Black Tiger" film in "Asia Trash" series at Freer Gallery.  ©Photofest.

Let the summer begin at the Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries. 

The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery launches its new "Asia After Dark" program June 4, an evening of art, dance, and food tastings. The creative fun includes performances by the Silk Road Dance Company, food samplings from local Asian restaurants Mie N Yu and Johnny’s Kabob, Persian electronic music by DJ Delbar of RadioJavan.com, and tours of the Sackler's exhibitions.  

"Asia After Dark", from 6:30-11:30 pm, is a ticketed event for individuals over 21. Tickets, which include one free drink, can be purchased at the door for $18, cash only. “Asia After Dark” will be presented again on September 3.

The adjoining Freer Gallery of Art offers "Asia Trash", which the Freer terms “the grossest summertime film series” on Thursdays from July 30-August 20 at 7 p.m. The series celebrates some of Asia's finest cult movies including "Versus" about Yakuza gangsters, zombies, and an escaped convict still shackled to a severed hand. “This film is a must see for connoisseurs of good, trashy fun,” the Freer said in a release.

For more info: Freer and Sackler Galleries, www.asia. si.edu, on The Mall in Washington, DC. Visitor information.