Rocker Patti returning for Smithsonian gig

Published January 3, 2008 5:00am ET



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Fresh off a well-received gig at the 9:30 Club last week, counterculture icon Patti Smith is returning to town for a benefit for the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art on Feb. 1.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and “poet laureate of punk” will perform an unplugged-style solo set of songs and poems in the auditorium of the Smithsonian’s Reynolds Center in Penn Quarter. The event will also promote the Archives’ new book, “With Love: Artists’ Letters and Illustrated Notes.”

“What fans are going to experience will be a very intimate performance of songs and readings, different than what they may see at her concerts,” said Carolina Furukrona, the Archives’ director of development.

Tickets are available at 202-633-8768 or at aaa.si.edu.