New Smithsonian Exhibit

While I'm not in Washington, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History recently debuted its newest exhibit on to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Apollo Theatre. It's entited "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment," and celebrates the impact of the Theatre on American culture and how African American culture shaped the country. The exhibit has a number of films, images, costumes, music scores, playbills, instruments, etc. Some of the items on display include, Sammy Davis, Jr.'s childhood tap shoes; dresses worn by Ella Fitzgerald and The Supremes; Elvis Costello's spectacles; Michael Jackson's fedora. The exhibit will be displayed for a limited time until 8/29/10...right before the new semester begins! Check it out if you have the time, I hear it's definietly worth seeing!