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Wednesday 13 June 2018
DC unveils special exhibits as 'Hamilton' comes to town

By ASHRAF KHALIL the Smithsonian's National through next year.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Postal Museum. The Library of Congress is
blockbuster musical "Ham- The Postal Museum has unveiling its own Hamilton
ilton" is finally coming to already launched an ex- display, drawing on its col-
the nation's capital, and hibit, "Alexander Hamilton: lection of more than 12,000
the city is preparing in ways Soldier, Secretary, Icon," of Hamilton's papers and
that only Washington can. that includes mail, portraits, documents. Much of it will
Lin-Manuel Miranda's and postage and revenue have direct connections
genre-bending historical stamps reflective of Ham- and references that fans of
musical about the life of Al- ilton's life and career. But the musical will recognize,
exander Hamilton is starting the real prize of the exhibit according to curator Julie
a three-month run at the are the two flintlock pis- Miller. Miranda based his
Kennedy Center on Tues- tols made of walnut, brass musical on a 2004 biogra-
day. and gold that were used in phy, "Alexander Hamilton"
Hamilton didn't actual- Alexander Hamilton exhibit called "Alexander Hamilton: Soldier, the July 11, 1804, duel with by Ron Chernow, which
Secretary, Icon," that include mail, portraits, and postage and
ly spend much of his life revenue stamps reflective of Hamilton's life and career. Vice President Aaron Burr, drew from much of the
or professional career in Associated Press which resulted in Hamilton's same material.
Washington. The U.S. capi- death. Miller said the exhibit in-
tal was in Philadelphia However, the myriad muse- "D.C. seems like the sort of The pistols are on loan from cludes a letter from Ham-
when he served as the na- ums of modern Washington town that's tailor-made for the private collection of ilton to his wife, Elizabeth
tion's first treasury secretary, have been preparing spe- this sort of wonky, nerding JPMorgan Chase & Co. Schuyler, in which he refers
and the federal govern- cialized exhibits designed out over a former secre- They will only be on display to her as "the best of wives
ment didn't move to Wash- to appeal to tourists and tary of the Treasury," said through June 24, although and best of women" — a
ington until 1800, four years locals who can't get the Daniel Piazza, chief cura- the museum's larger Ham- line quoted verbatim in the
before his death. tunes out of their heads. tor of stamp collections at ilton exhibit will continue musical.q

U2 dedicates song to Anthony Bourdain at Apollo show

By JOHN CARUCCI Theater in Harlem. The band ripped through
NEW YORK (AP) — U2 Bono spoke of losing a its 90 minute set, covering
frontman Bono honored "lot of inspiring, useful 18 songs, and maintaining
the late Anthony people" over the past few enough energy to keep
Bourdain toward the end years "who gave up on many of the nearly 1,500
of the band's special their own life" alluding to on their feet for most of
performance at the Apollo the apparent suicides of the night. On the floor, fans
waved their arms and sang
along from the first chorus
of opener, "I Will Follow" to
the last encore of "Love Is
Bigger Than Anything in Its
Way."
Never afraid to play songs
from a new album, four
came from "Experience."
Singer Bono of U2 performs during a concert at the Apollo
Theater hosted by SiriusXM on Monday, June 11, 2018, in New But they also included
York. standards like "Pride (In the
Associated Press Name of Love)," ''Vertigo,"
and "Desire."
musicians Chris Cornell and found dead in 1997 of an They also dusted off a few
Chester Bennington, as well apparent suicide. gems that have not been
as fashion designer Kate The 61-year old Bourdain heard yet on the tour,
Spade. was found dead of an including "Angel of Harlem,"
"And now this great apparent suicide last week the band's homage to Billie
storyteller, who I'm sure has in France. Holliday. For that one, and
stories he couldn't tell us. As for the performance, a few others, the Sun Ra
So for Anthony Bourdain, the band took a break Arkestra backed them up.
and his friends and family from their Experience and Other songs marking their
this is a song inspired by Innocence arena tour to first tour appearance
a great, great, great play a special one-night included, 'When Love
friend of ours. His name show at the legendary Comes to Down," ''Every
is Michael Hutchence," theater for Sirius XM, Breaking Wave," and "Out
Bono said Monday night subscribers. The invite-only of Control" from "Boy," the
before launching into an show had a star-studded band's 1980 debut album.
impassioned version of guest list, including Harry Though the concert was
"Stuck in a Moment You Belafonte, tennis legend only for a select crowd
Can't Get Out Of." John McEnroe, rocker Jon of primarily SiriusXM
The Grammy-winning song Bon Jovi, E-Street band subscribers, U2 fans can
about suicide was written guitarist "Little Steven" Van hear it on the band's
by the band after INXS Zandt, and New England SiriusXM channel on
singer Hutchence was Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Wednesday.q