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The Nation Prepared for Every Good Work: Humanitarian
Assistance and Disaster Response: Symposium |
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A panel of speakers from Navy Medicine, the Global Emerging Infectious Systems (GEIS) Response Program, and The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences explore how the United States responds to disaster with humanitarian assistance. They share how the government and industry have cared for those who are suffering and explain how this generosity shapes the values and world view of public servants. The speakers hope to inspire "an audacity of hope" so we remain true to our American calling to be prepared for every good work in every moment of human need.
Note: To register, visit the Web at www.thechiefinformationgroup.com/conference/smithsonian/0109/index.htm or call 202-633-7469.
Free; but registration required; see Note
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Lecture Hall
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| 12 Noon-12:30 PM
Meet our Museum
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A museum staff member shares stories about some of the objects in the museum's collections and discusses the museum's work to collect, preserve, research, interpret, and present our nation's history. Question-and-answer session follows.
Free
Repeats most Thursdays
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum 2nd Floor, Center
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| 2 PM
Inauguration
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To celebrate the 2009 presidential inauguration, a docent leads a tour highlighting works with an inaugural theme.
Free
Repeats Jan. 16, 17, 18, & 21; times vary
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet behind the F St. information desk
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| 5-8 PM
Take Five!: Brother Ray Band
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Kick back and unwind with great art, live jazz, and cool drinks in the Kogod Courtyard, where light fare and beverages are available for purchase. This evening, the Brother Ray Band, led by Eric Byrd, performs a tribute to the music and sound of Ray Charles.
Free
Continues monthly, generally on the 3rd Thursday of the month
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Kogod Courtyard
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| 6-6:30 PM
What's New at the Portrait Gallery: Ryan McGinley
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The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker.
Today, assistant curator of photographs Frank Goodyear talks about Ryan McGinley's self-portrait in the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Thursday evenings
Related Exhibition: Portraiture Now: Feature Photography
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Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet at F Street Lobby
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| 6:45-8:45 PM
Elijah's Violin: Folk Tales in Jewish Culture
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Jewish stories possess all the elements of the folklore genre -- from traveling to an enchanted world to seeking a lifelong quest -- and are as imaginative as the Arabian Nights. This evening, master storyteller and scholar Howard Schwartz (professor of English, University of Missouri-St. Louis) tells and discusses examples of the four most popular types of Jewish stories: fairy tales, folktales, supernatural tales, and mystical tales. Book signing follows.
$35, general; $25, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor)
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The Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Although the emergence of naval aviation served as the U.S. Navy's principal weapon in winning the battles of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf, which in turn played a critical role in winning the war in the Pacific, these battles also stirred controversy. This evening Cmdr. C.C. Felker (military professor, U.S. Naval Academy) offers a fascinating look into these events.
$25, general; $20, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor)
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Latinos and Civil Rights: Changing Face of America
Lecture: Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Program |
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Baldemar Velasquez (founder and president, Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), AFL-CIO) is the keynote speaker for the 24th annual commemorative event. Performing at the event is Mexican folklore singer and musician Rudy Arrendondo. Cosponsored with the Smithsonian Latino Center in conjunction with its on-line exhibition Los Tesoros Mexicanos del Smithsonian (Mexican Treasures of the Smithsonian).
Note: For information, contact 202-633-4875 or ACMinfo@si.edu.
Free, but see Note
Related Exhibition: Mexican Treasures of the Smithsonian (on-line exhibition)
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Natural History Museum Baird Auditorium (enter Constitution Ave. side)
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Friday, January 16
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Renewing America's Promise: Yoko Ono's Wish Tree
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, visitors are invited to write wishes for the future and attach them to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree. Also, docents are available during the day to discuss works in the galleries.
Free
Repeats Jan. 17-20
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden
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| 10:15 AM & 11:30 AM
Wild Zappers ***Cancelled***
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(for all ages) This internationally acclaimed all-deaf, all-male hip hop dance troupe get bigger and better, with more dances, more sign language, and more excitement.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 11 AM
Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride , written by Pam Munoz Ryan, before trying your hand at an art activity.
Free
Repeats most Fridays & Saturdays in January, times vary
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Pioneers of Flight, 2nd Floor, Center, Gallery 208
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| 12:30 PM
Strange Bodies
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Note: Topic and speaker subject to last-minute change.
D.C.-area art collector Robert Lehrman talks about the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Fridays
Related Exhibition: Strange Bodies: Figurative Works from the Hirshhorn Collection
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Meet at information desk
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| 2 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Special Inauguration Tour
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, a docent leads a tour highlighting works with an inaugural theme.
Free
Repeats Jan. 17, 18, & 21; times vary
Related Exhibition: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet behind the F St. information desk
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| 7 PM
Iranian Film Festival 2009: Three Women
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(2008, 94 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Manijeh Hekmat, Iran) A dispute over an ancient carpet propels a grandmother, mother, and daughter into realms of mystery and mysticism.
Note: Due to high demands for tickets, assigned seating is in effect for this series. Up to two (2) free tickets per person are distributed 1 hour before.
Free, see Note for ticket information
Repeats Jan. 18, festival continues Jan. 23 & 25, and in Feb.
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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Saturday, January 17
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Renewing America's Promise
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, roving actors portray American presidents from throughout the nation's history. Other activities include musical performances and gallery interpreters to explain the exhibitions.
• 11:30 AM: In Process... songs of the Civil Rights movement (1st floor, center)
• 12:30 PM: Federal City Brass Band, Civil War-era band music (1st floor, center)
• 1-3 PM: Elizabeth Brownstein signs copies of her book Lincoln's Other White House: The Untold Story of the Man and His Presidency (2nd floor, outside Mall Museum Store).
• 2:00 PM: In Process... songs of the Civil Rights movement (1st floor, center)
• 3:00 PM: Spark!Lab: Benjamin Franklin's electrical experiments (1st floor)
• 3:30 PM: Federal City Brass Band, Civil War-era band music (1st floor, center)
Free
Repeats Jan. 18 & 19
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum Throughout the museum
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Yoko Ono's Wish Tree
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, visitors are invited to write wishes for the future and attach them to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree. Also, docents are available during the day to discuss works in the galleries.
Free
Repeats Jan. 18-20
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden
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Renewing America's Promise: Out of Many: Multi-Cultural Event
Inaugural Activities: 3-Day Family Festival |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum offers a 3-day festival Out of Many featuring music, dance, and storytelling from a variety of cultural traditions, including American Indian, African and African American, Asian and Asian Pacific American, Central and South American, and European American.
• 10:15-10:45 AM: To open the festival, museum director Kevin Gover and U.S. Mint director Ed Moy unveil the 2009 Native American $1 coin, which features an image of Sacagawea and an image of a Native woman planting the "three sisters" -- corn, beans, and squash. A Native hand-drum and song performance opens and closes the program (Potomac Atrium).
11 AM-2:30 PM: Coin Exchange: The U.S. Mint will exchange paper currency for the new 2009 Native American $1 coin at the Real Change Exchange truck (parked on Maryland Ave., near main entrance).
• 11 AM-4:30 PM: Festival: Stop by the Welcome Center for a printed schedule.
Free
Continues Jan. 18 & 19
Related Exhibition: A Century Ago ... "They Came as Sovereign Leaders"
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 1st Level, Potomac & Rasmuson; 3rd Level, Resource Center
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| 11 AM-4 PM
Mark James: Christopher's Little Airplane & Coloring Book
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Mark James signs copies of his children's books Christopher's Little Airplane and Christopher's Little Coloring Book.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Outside Museum Store
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| 11 AM-4 PM
Curtis Robinson & George Norfleet: Pilot's Journey
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Curtis Robinson and George Norfleet sign copies of their book Pilot's Journey.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats Jan. 19 at Air and Space on the Mall
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Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Outside Museum Store
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Renewing America's Promise
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum is offering free shuttle bus service (see below) from the National Mall for visitors to enjoy its exhibitions and programs. The exhibitions on view include Jubilee: African American Celebrations and Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia. Public programs include the following:
• 11 AM-1 PM: Deborah Willis and Kevin Merida read and sign copies of their book Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs, which is available for purchase.
• 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM: Griot/Master Storyteller Baba-C and Tomorrow's Voices offer a program on how America's promise for African Americans has been renewed, on their journey from emancipation to equality. Visitors are encouraged to participate in an interactive poetry session featuring the poetry of Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and original works by other literary voices.
Shuttle Schedule:
• Shuttle bus departs from the Smithsonian Castle on the Mall (1000 Jefferson Dr., SW) at 10 AM, 12 Noon, and 2 PM.
• Shuttle bus departs museum to return to the Castle at 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3:30 PM.
Free
Continues Jan. 18 & 19
See related book signings Jan. 19 & 20 at American History
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1st Floor
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Renewing America's Promise: Inauguration Celebration
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, have a ball with presidential activities for the whole family. Become "stamp collector in chief" and design a presidential stamp!
Free
Related Exhibition: Abraham Lincoln Certified Plate Proofs
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Postal Museum
Location: Postal Museum Atrium
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| 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride , written by Pam Munoz Ryan, before trying your hand at an art activity.
Free
Repeats most Fridays & Saturdays in January, times vary
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Pioneers of Flight, 2nd Floor, Center, Gallery 208
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| 12 Noon-2 PM (ages 10-14); 3-5 PM (ages 5-10)
Facing History: Be the Artist
Youth Arts Program |
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(for ages 5-10 or ages 10-14, accompanied by an adult; see above for times) This series of two-hour art classes are designed for youth to better understand the work of women artists whose portraits are featured in the exhibition Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Portraits. Registered participants take a guided tour of the exhibition and then create their own pieces based on ideas from sculptor Marisol, known for her unique style in the 1960s.
Free, but space limited; to register, call 202-633-8501
Last program
Related Exhibition: Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Portraits
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Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Education Center, 1st Floor, Room E151
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| 12 Noon-2 PM
Rick Latoff: Washington by Storm
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Rick Latoff signs copies of his book Washington by Storm.
Books available for sale
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: Smithsonian Museum Store at Reagan National Airport
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| 12:30 PM, 2 PM, & 4 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Special Inauguration Tours
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, a docent leads a tour highlighting works with an inaugural theme.
Free
Repeats Jan. 18 & 21; times vary
Related Exhibition: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet behind the F St. information desk
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Native Writers: William Hensley
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Former Alaskan State Senator William Iggiagruk Hensley (Inupiaq) reads from and discusses his autobiography Fifty Miles from Tomorrow. This book recounts his life from his early years growing up in the fishing, hunting, and trapping village of Kotzebue, Alaska, to his work as a leader and tireless advocate for Native Alaskan rights. Reception and book signing follow.
Free
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum Rasmuson Theater
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Down by the Sea Shore
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) More than a hundred years ago American artist Dwight William Tryon used pastels to capture the many moods of the sea. Today, Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto takes black-and-white photographs that meld sea and sky. Discover their works in the Sackler Gallery, and then draw with pastels and charcoal in the classroom to create your own seascape to take home.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats January 18, 24, & 25
Related Exhibition: Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Sunday, January 18
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Renewing America's Promise
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, roving actors portray American presidents from throughout the nation's history. Other activities include musical performances and gallery interpreters to explain the exhibitions.
• 11:30 AM: In Process... songs of the Civil Rights movement (1st floor, center)
• 12:30 PM: Federal City Brass Band, Civil War-era band music (1st floor, center)
• 1-3 PM: Jim Bendat signs copies of his book Democracy's Big Day: The Inauguration of our President, 1789-2009 (2nd floor, outside Mall museum store).
• 2:00 PM: In Process... songs of the Civil Rights movement (1st floor, center)
• 3:00 PM: Spark!Lab: Benjamin Franklin's electrical experiments (1st floor)
• 3:30 PM: Federal City Brass Band, Civil War-era band music (1st floor, center)
Free
Repeats Jan. 19
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum Throughout the museum
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| 10 AM-5 PM
Renewing America's Promise
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum is offering free shuttle bus service (see below) from the National Mall for visitors to enjoy its exhibitions and programs. The exhibitions on view include Jubilee: African American Celebrations and Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia.
Shuttle Schedule:
• Shuttle bus departs from the Smithsonian Castle on the Mall (1000 Jefferson Dr., SW) at 10 AM, 12 Noon, and 2 PM.
• Shuttle bus departs museum to return to the Castle at 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3:30 PM.
Free
Continues Jan. 19
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1st Floor
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Celebrate Asia in America
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum features artist workshops for children and families, performances, and stories of Asian and Asian American celebratory traditions. Also a printed brochure of these programs is available at either museum's information desk.
• Freer Gallery, north corridor: Rare viewing of Portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt (1908) by American artist Gari Melcher, along with an autographed letter from President Roosevelt to museum founder Charles Lang Freer. • 11 AM (Freer, Peacock Room): Leyland's Butler: The Story of Whistler's Peacock Room, performance tour by Jonathan Watkins • 12 Noon (Sackler, sublevel 1): Sharing the Light: Asian Tales of Wisdom Storytelling, performance by Eth-Noh-Tec • 2 PM (Sackler, sublevel 1): Seeds of Hope: Dance performance by the Shizumi and Kodomo Dance Troupe • 3 PM (Freer, meet at information desk): Gift to the Nation: American Art and Charles Lang Freer's Aesthetic Vision, tour by Josephine Rodgers, art historian • 4 PM (Sackler, sublevel 1): Joy of Siam: Dance performance by the Somapa Thai Dance Company
Free
Continues Jan. 19 & 20
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Throughout both museums
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Yoko Ono's Wish Tree
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, visitors are invited to write wishes for the future and attach them to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree. Also, docents are available during the day to discuss works in the galleries.
Free
Repeats Jan. 19-20
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden
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Renewing America's Promise: Presidential Films
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the Smithsonian screens popular Hollywood films featuring fictional stories woven around the presidency, the White House, and national leadership.
• 10:00 AM: JFK (189 min., 1991, directed by Oliver Stone) New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison is highly suspicious of the official story presented by the FBI to explain JFK's assassination. When he takes it upon himself to investigate, he unearths a deadly conspiracy. Starring Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, and Kevin Bacon.
• 1:30 PM: The American President (114 min., 1005, directed by Rob Reiner) Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shephard falls in love with lobbyist Sydney Helen Wade. His relationship with Wade opens the door for his prime political opponent, Senator Bob Rumson, to launch an attack on the President's character, threatening his all but certain re-election. Starring Michael Douglas, Annette Benning, and Richard Dreyfuss.
• 4:00 PM: Dr. Strangelove (93 min., 1964, directed by Stanley Kubrick) At the height of the Cold War, Air Force General Jack D. Ripper is convinced of a Communist plot to conquer the Free World. Will the bombers be stopped in time, or will General Jack Ripper succeed in destroying the World? Starring Peter Sellars and George C. Scott.
Free
Repeats Jan. 19
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Ripley Center
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor)
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Renewing America's Promise: Out of Many: Multi-Cultural Event
Inaugural Activities: 3-Day Family Festival |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum offers a 3-day festival Out of Many featuring music, dance, and storytelling from a variety of cultural traditions, including American Indian, African and African American, Asian and Asian Pacific American, Central and South American, and European American. Stop by the Welcome Center for a printed schedule.
Free
Continues Jan. 19
Related Exhibition: A Century Ago ... "They Came as Sovereign Leaders"
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 1st Level, Potomac & Rasmuson; 3rd Level, Resource Center
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| 12 Noon-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Celebrate African Music & Film
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum offers the following programs:
• Treasure Hunt: Visitors can take part in a treasure hunt through the museum's exhibitions to find an array of leadership arts from across the African continent. Pick up self-guided activity at the information desk.
• 12 Noon-2 PM: Screening of the film Hip Hop Colony, a documentary that takes an intimate look at hip hop while establishing its ties to Kenya (Lecture Hall).
• 2-4 PM: DJ Adrian Loving performs a mix of African percussion and hip hop (Mezzanine).
• 4-5 PM: Dr. Mark Auslander (Brandeis University) discusses African kingship ceremonies in a lecture entitled "Leadership is People: African Celebrations of a New Leader" (Lecture Hall).
Free
Continues Jan. 19
Related Exhibition: African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Throughout the museum
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| 12:30 PM, 2 PM, & 4 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Special Inauguration Tours
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, a docent leads a tour highlighting works with an inaugural theme.
Free
Repeats Jan. 21 at 6 PM
Related Exhibition: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet behind the F St. information desk
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| 12 Noon-4 PM
Robert F. Dorr: Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
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Robert F. Dorr signs copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats Jan. 19, 24, 25, & 31
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Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Outside Museum Store
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Down by the Sea Shore
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) More than a hundred years ago American artist Dwight William Tryon used pastels to capture the many moods of the sea. Today, Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto takes black-and-white photographs that meld sea and sky. Discover their works in the Sackler Gallery, and then draw with pastels and charcoal in the classroom to create your own seascape to take home.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats January 24 & 25
Related Exhibition: Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Iranian Film Festival 2009: Three Women
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(2008, 94 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Manijeh Hekmat, Iran) A dispute over an ancient carpet propels a grandmother, mother, and daughter into realms of mystery and mysticism.
Note: Due to high demands for tickets, assigned seating is in effect for this series. Up to two (2) free tickets per person are distributed 1 hour before.
Free, see Note for ticket information
Film festival continues Jan. 23 & 25, and in Feb.
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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Renewing America's Promise: Giving Voice to Hope
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and the National Museum of African American History and Culture offer storytelling performances addressing the journeys taken by African Americans and the meaning and importance of hope in this historic moment of our nation. Featured performers are Onawumi Jean Moss and Mitch Capel.
Free
Repeats Jan. 19
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: Smithsonian Castle The Commons
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Renewing America's Promise: First Inaugural College Debates
Inaugural Activities: Three Collegiate Debates |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, six college debate teams, in three 75-minute debates, argue the priorities of the new Obama administration. Presented by the National Museum of African American History and Culture in cooperation with the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
• 9-9:30 AM: Introductory Remarks
• 9:30 AM: Energy and Climate Change: Michigan State University vs. Wake Forest University: These two schools represent the pinnacle of intercollegiate debate, both having won the National Debate Tournament (NDT) -- America's most historic and prestigious national debate championship -- in the last three years.
• 11:30 AM: Health Care and the Economy: University of Mary Washington vs. the University of Southern California: These two institutions have long traditions of excellence in intercollegiate debate.
• 2 PM: Foreign Policy: Fayetteville State University vs. Voorhees College These two HBCUs are committed to making debate education central to their educational mission. This debate marks the 100th anniversary of the first intercollegiate debates between HBCUs.
• 3:30-4 PM: Closing Remarks
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African American History Museum
Location: Natural History Museum Baird Auditorium
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Renewing America's Promise
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, roving actors portray American presidents from throughout the nation's history. Other activities include gallery interpreters to explain the exhibitions and performances that highlight music and speeches of the Civil Rights movement to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
• 11:30 AM: In Process... songs of the Civil Rights movement (1st floor, center)
• 12:30 PM: Federal City Brass Band, Civil War-era band music (1st floor, center)
• 1-3 PM: Deborah Willis sign copies of her book Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs (2nd floor, outside Mall museum store).
• 2:00 PM: In Process... songs of the Civil Rights movement (1st floor, center)
• 3:00 PM: Spark!Lab: Benjamin Franklin's electrical experiments (1st floor)
• 3:30 PM: Federal City Brass Band, Civil War-era band music (1st floor, center)
Free
Continues Jan. 20
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum Throughout the museum
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Renewing America's Promise
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum is offering free shuttle bus service (see below) from the National Mall for visitors to enjoy its exhibitions and programs. The exhibitions on view include Jubilee: African American Celebrations and Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia.
Shuttle Schedule:
• Shuttle bus departs from the Smithsonian Castle on the Mall (1000 Jefferson Dr., SW) at 10 AM, 12 Noon, and 2 PM.
• Shuttle bus departs museum to return to the Castle at 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3:30 PM.
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1st Floor
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Renewing America's Promise: Celebrate Asia in America
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum features artist workshops for children and families, performances, and stories of Asian and Asian American celebratory traditions. Also a printed brochure of these programs is available at either museum's information desk.
• Freer Gallery, north corridor: Rare viewing of Portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt (1908) by American artist Gari Melcher, along with an autographed letter from President Roosevelt to museum founder Charles Lang Freer. • 12 Noon (Freer, Meyer Auditorium): Persia Meets Flamenco: The Roya Ensemble Music by Roya Bahrami, santur; Ricardo Marlow, flamenco guitar; Steve Bloom, percussion • 1 and 3 PM (Freer, meet at information desk): Gift to the Nation: American Art and Charles Lang Freer's Aesthetic Vision, tour by Josephine Rodgers, art historian • 1 and 2:30 PM (Sackler, sublevel 1): Sticky Rice and the Chinese New Year: Storytelling by Linda Fang • 2 PM (Freer, Meyer Auditorium): Sounds of the Chinese Zither: Music by Bing Xia and the Washington Guzheng Society • 2-4 PM (Sackler, sublevel 2, ImaginAsia classroom 2): Join the Band!: Asian Music Workshop with Bill Jenkins • 3-5 PM (Sackler, sublevel 2, ImaginAsia classroom 1): I Dream, I Promise, I Wish: Make a Storybook to Celebrate You, ImaginAsia family workshop with Sushmita Mazumdar • 4 PM (Freer, Meyer Auditorium): Indian Bamboo Flutes: Music by John Wubbenhorst, bansuri; Samarat Kakkeri, tabla • 4:30 PM (Sackler, sublevel 1): Invocation to Ganesh: Removing Obstacles for a New Beginning, dance by Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh and Company
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Continues Jan. 20
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Throughout both museums
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Renewing America's Promise: Yoko Ono's Wish Tree
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, visitors are invited to write wishes for the future and attach them to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree. Also, docents are available during the day to discuss works in the galleries.
Free
Repeats Jan. 20
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden
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Renewing America's Promise: Presidential Films
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the Smithsonian screens popular Hollywood films featuring fictional stories woven around the presidency, the White House, and national leadership.
• 10 AM: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (129 min., 1939, directed by Frank Capra) Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, discovers many of the shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a National Boys' Camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss. Starring James Stewart.
• 1 PM: All the President's Men (138 min., 1976, directed by Alan Pakula) Enactment of the work of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who uncovered the dirty tricks campaign and the cover-up of the White House's involvement in the Watergate break in. Starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford.
• 4 PM: My Fellow Americans (101 min., 1996, directed by Peter Segal) Kramer and Douglas, two former presidents from opposite ends of the political spectrum, become reluctant allies when they become the target of a conspirator in President Haney's administration. Starring Jack Lemmon, James Garner, and Dan Aykroyd.
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Ripley Center
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor)
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Renewing America's Promise: Out of Many: Multi-Cultural Event
Inaugural Activities: 3-Day Family Festival |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum offers a 3-day festival Out of Many featuring music, dance, and storytelling from a variety of cultural traditions, including American Indian, African and African American, Asian and Asian Pacific American, Central and South American, and European American. Stop by the Welcome Center for a printed schedule.
Free
Last day
Related Exhibition: A Century Ago ... "They Came as Sovereign Leaders"
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 1st Level, Potomac & Rasmuson; 3rd Level, Resource Center
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Curtis Robinson & George Norfleet: Pilot's Journey
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Curtis Robinson and George Norfleet sign copies of their book Pilot's Journey.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Outside Museum Store
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Robert Mumford: Spring Comes to Washington
Book Signing |
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Robert Mumford signs copies of his book Spring Comes to Washington.
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Natural History Museum
Location: Natural History Museum Ground Floor, Outside Main Museum Store
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| 11 AM-3 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Open House & Exhibition Tours
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the National Museum of African American History and Culture features the following:
• 11 AM-3 PM: Open House
• 1 PM-2 PM: Guided Tours of Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968 and After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy
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Ripley Center
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor)
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Renewing America's Promise: Celebrate African Music & Film
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum offers the following programs:
• Treasure Hunt: Visitors can take part in a treasure hunt through the museum's exhibitions to find an array of leadership arts from across the African continent. Pick up self-guided activity at the information desk.
• 12 Noon-2 PM: Screening of the film Africa Underground: Democracy in Dakar (Lecture Hall).
• 2-3:15 PM: Hip hop artist Anna Mwalahgo and Afro-Floetry will perform in the pavilion and debut her new Obama song.
Free
Last day
Related Exhibition: African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Throughout the museum
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Robert F. Dorr: Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
Book Signing |
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Robert F. Dorr signs copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats Jan. 24, 25, & 31
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Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Outside Museum Store
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Renewing America's Promise: Giving Voice to Hope
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and the National Museum of African American History and Culture offer storytelling performances addressing the journeys taken by African Americans and the meaning and importance of hope in this historic moment of our nation. Featured performers are Onawumi Jean Moss and Mitch Capel.
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: Smithsonian Castle The Commons
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Renewing America's Promise
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum opens at 8 AM today featuring special exhibitions and programs:
• 10 and 11 AM and
1:30 and 2:30 PM: Inaugural Moments: These programs highlight historical inaugural anecdotes, memorable excerpts from speeches, and inaugural poetry by historical poet laureates (1st floor, Center).
• 10:30 AM-3 PM: The National Museum of African American History and Culture distributes memory book materials and provides information on the gathering of oral history (2nd floor, East Wing).
• 1-3 PM: Deborah Willis signs copies of her book Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs (2nd floor, outside Mall Museum Store).
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum Throughout the museum
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Celebrate Asia in America
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum features artist workshops for children and families, performances, and stories of Asian and Asian American celebratory traditions. Also a printed brochure of these programs is available at either museum's information desk.
• Freer Gallery, north corridor: Rare viewing of Portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt (1908) by American artist Gari Melcher, along with an autographed letter from President Roosevelt to museum founder Charles Lang Freer. • 1:30, 2:30, and 4 PM (Freer, Peacock Room): Leyland's Butler: The Story of Whistler's Peacock Room, performance tour by Jonathan Watkins • 2-4 PM (Sackler, sublevel 2, ImaginAsia classroom 2): Join the Band!: Asian Music Workshop with Bill Jenkins • 3-5 PM (Sackler, sublevel 2, ImaginAsia classroom 1): I Dream, I Promise, I Wish: Make a Storybook to Celebrate You, ImaginAsia family workshop with Sushmita Mazumdar
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Throughout both museums
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Yoko Ono's Wish Tree
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, visitors are invited to write wishes for the future and attach them to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree. Also, docents are available during the day to discuss works in the galleries.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Shepard Fairey's Artwork
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum unveils today Shepard Fairey's large-scale, mixed media stenciled collage of Barack Obama with the word "hope" appearing below. The portrait came to symbolize the historic presidential campaign of Barack Obama.
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Related Exhibition: New Arrivals
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Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture 1st Floor
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"Hok-noth-da?" Listen! I have a story to tell
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(for ages 5-9) A Native staff member reads books by or about Native Americans. "Hok-noth-da?" means "Did you hear?" in the Shawnee language.
Free
Continues in February
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 3rd Level, Resource Center
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| 6 PM
Future of New Art Technologies
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How do you conserve an mp3? New technologies -- televisions, videos, DVDs, and mp3s -- are used by many artists in multimedia installations, but they are among the greatest challenges facing the field of conservation. Dr. Glenn Wharton (media conservator at Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and research scholar at New York University's Conservation Center and Museum Studies programs) discusses MoMA's conservation program for time-based media, which is on the cutting edge of new research and developments in the field. Cosponsored with the National Portrait Gallery.
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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Renewing America's Promise: Special Inauguration Tour
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, a docent leads a tour highlighting works with an inaugural theme.
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Last day
Related Exhibition: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet behind the F St. information desk
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Meet the Museum: Starry, Starry Night
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(for ages 2-7) Wacky Professor Van Gogh Go catapults young audiences on an incredible journey through space. This imaginative introduction to star gazing includes star stories and constellations brought to life by Stone Lion Puppet Theatre's unique hand and rod puppets. After the performance, you can check out the rockets and planes by just looking up.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members. Advance tickets only; no same-day sales.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Jan. 23
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Discovery Theater
Location: Air and Space Museum Meet at the information desk
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Botany Prints Over Time
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The Cullman Library in the National Museum of Natural History holds the Smithsonian's collection of rare books in anthropology and the natural sciences, including several hundred rare volumes about early botany, which is a field renowned for the beauty of its illustrations. With a special focus on orchids, curator Leslie Overstreet talks about the technologies of making and publishing botanical prints, while highlighting extraordinary woodcuts of 16th-century herbals, magnificent hand-colored botanical engravings from the 1700s and 1800s, and colorful 21st-century digital photography in the large-format "Botanica magnifica."
Free, but tickets required; call 202-633-3030
Repeats Feb. 11
Related Exhibition: Orchids through Darwin's Eyes: 15th Annual Orchid Show
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Natural History Museum See ticket for location
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Meet our Museum
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A museum staff member shares stories about some of the objects in the museum's collections and discusses the museum's work to collect, preserve, research, interpret, and present our nation's history. Question-and-answer session follows.
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Repeats most Thursdays
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum 2nd Floor, Center
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Enterprise: Sister Ship of Columbia
Ask an Expert |
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Valerie Neal, Space History Division, discusses the space shuttle Enterprise, the sister ship of Columbia.
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Continues 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month
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Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Meet at the SR-71 Blackbird
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Selected Short Works
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(60 min.) The museum screens a selection of short films from its collection:
• Running Outburst (1975) by Charlemagne Palestine
• Three Transitions (1973) by Peter Campus
• Swamp (1971) by Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson
• Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman (1978-79) by Dara Birnbaum
• Beach Boys/Geto Boys (2004) by Cory Arcangel
• Female Sensibility (1973) by Lynda Benglis
• Walking Forward-Running Past (1971) by John Baldessari
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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What's New at the Portrait Gallery: Adelyn, Ash Wednesday,
New Orleans, Louisiana: Face-to-Face Portrait Talk |
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The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker.
Today, curator of painting and sculpture Brandon Fortune talks about the portrait Adelyn, Ash Wednesday, New Orleans, Louisiana by Alec Soth in the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Thursday evenings
Related Exhibition: Portraiture Now: Feature Photography
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Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet at F Street Lobby
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Marine Corps Operations in World War II: Fact and Mythology
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As powerful as the memory of the Pacific War has been for the nation, it is even more so for the Marine Corps. The stories of the Pacific amphibious landings remain central to the entire ethos of the Corps today, its heroes, mythology, and even its principles of leadership. This evening, Aaron B. O'Connell (assistant professor of history, U.S. Naval Academy) explains the campaign and discusses its long-term effects on the Marine Corps.
$25, general; $20, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor)
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Meet the Museum: Starry, Starry Night
Children's Program |
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(for ages 2-7) Wacky Professor Van Gogh Go catapults young audiences on an incredible journey through space. This imaginative introduction to star gazing includes star stories and constellations brought to life by Stone Lion Puppet Theatre's unique hand and rod puppets. After the performance, you can check out the rockets and planes by just looking up.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members. Advance tickets only; no same-day sales.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
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Discovery Theater
Location: Air and Space Museum Meet at the information desk
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| 12:30 PM
Strange Bodies
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Note: Topic and speaker subject to last-minute change.
Associate curator Kristen Hileman talks about the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Fridays
Related Exhibition: Strange Bodies: Figurative Works from the Hirshhorn Collection
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Meet at information desk
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Iranian Film Festival 2009: Head Wind
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(2008, 65 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, Iran) This documentary takes a searing look inside the Islamic Republic and its losing battle for control over the flow of information that enters the country from the outside world. The film touches on one of the major post-revolution issues by examining Iran's underground satellite, Internet, and DVD culture.
Note: Due to high demands for tickets, assigned seating is in effect for this series. Up to two (2) free tickets per person are distributed 1 hour before.
Free, see Note for ticket information
Repeats Jan. 25, festival continues in Feb.
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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Understanding Sacred Texts from Taoism to Christianity
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In this seminar, Graham Schweig (associate professor of religion, Christopher Newport University) examines and discusses famous and lesser known passages from various religions that continue to provide comfort and reveal new ways of seeing the world.
$120, general; $85, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor)
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Tibetan Jackets and Gifts and More!
3-Day Special Sale |
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Before the Sackler Shop closes in February for renovation, save 10% off all merchandise in the Freer and Sackler Shops, including handcrafted Tibetan jackets, crafts, and toys! These unique handicrafts are created by Tibetan artisans from the Dropenling Handicraft Development Center in Tibet, a non-profit organization helping to improve the livelihood of the artisan community.
Continues January 25 & 26
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer and Sackler Shops
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Aging...What's It All About?
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We all want to age well. The dream for most people is to enjoy robust health and independence, remain physically active, and continue to make contributions to their families and communities during their "second 50" years; however, there is a lot of conflicting advice on how to accomplish this. The day will cover cutting-edge research on the cellular and genetic aspects of aging; brain aging and maintaining cognitive function; family and social relationships that affect aging and retirement; and the factors that threaten health and longevity.
$120, general; $85, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor)
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Winter Storytelling
2-Day Family Festival |
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Enjoy traditional and contemporary storytelling from a variety of Native communities. Listen, watch, and learn how to tell stories -- not only with words, but with string, dance, and art.
Free
Continues January 25
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum Throughout the museum
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Stamp Collecting A-Z
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(for ages 10 and up) Learn the basics of philately and create your own stamp collection with guidance from museum experts. This program offers an good opportunity for beginning and intermediate collectors to learn new skills, meet other collectors, and view the related exhibition.
Note: To register, call 202-633-5533 or e-mail blascoe@si.edu.
Free, but registration required; see Note
Related Exhibition: Alphabetilately: An Alphabet of Philately
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Postal Museum
Location: Postal Museum Discovery Center
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Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride , written by Pam Munoz Ryan, before trying your hand at an art activity.
Free
Repeats most Fridays & Saturdays in January, times vary
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Pioneers of Flight, 2nd Floor, Center, Gallery 208
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SAAM I Am: Happy Chinese New Year!
Family Day |
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The heart of Chinatown is the perfect place to celebrate the Chinese New Year -- this year is the Year of the Ox. Enjoy the famous Lion Dance parade, performances by the Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe, and traditional martial arts experts. Learn the art of calligraphy and make red paper lanterns to bring yourself good luck in the New Year!
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Kogod Courtyard
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Highland Beach on the Chesapeake Bay: First African American
Chartered Town in the State of Maryland; Discussion |
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Jay Langston (city commissioner) discusses the history of Highland Beach in Maryland, the oldest African American summer resort founded in the summer of 1893 by Charles Douglass, son of Frederick Douglass. Book sale and signing follow.
Free; but reservations required, call 202-633-4844
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE
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Sue Pyatt: Call Me Madame President and President Amanda
Book Signing |
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Sue Pyatt signs copies of her children's books Call Me Madame President and President Amanda.
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Location: American History Museum 2nd Floor, Outside Mall Museum Store
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African in Motion: Lesole Dance Company
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The company highlights the unique qualities of modern and Afro-fusion style dance and educates audiences about the history and movement of popular South African dances.
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, sublevel 2
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Robert F. Dorr: Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
Book Signing |
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Robert F. Dorr signs copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats Jan. 25 & 31
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Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Outside Museum Store
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Down by the Sea Shore
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) More than a hundred years ago American artist Dwight William Tryon used pastels to capture the many moods of the sea. Today, Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto takes black-and-white photographs that meld sea and sky. Discover their works in the Sackler Gallery, and then draw with pastels and charcoal in the classroom to create your own seascape to take home.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats January 25
Related Exhibition: Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Tibetan Jackets and Gifts and More!
3-Day Special Sale |
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Continues January 26
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer and Sackler Shops
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Winter Storytelling
2-Day Family Festival |
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Enjoy traditional and contemporary storytelling from a variety of Native communities. Listen, watch, and learn how to tell stories -- not only with words, but with string, dance, and art.
Free
Last day
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum Throughout the museum
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Robert F. Dorr: Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
Book Signing |
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Robert F. Dorr signs copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats Jan. 31
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Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Outside Museum Store
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Down by the Sea Shore
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) More than a hundred years ago American artist Dwight William Tryon used pastels to capture the many moods of the sea. Today, Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto takes black-and-white photographs that meld sea and sky. Discover their works in the Sackler Gallery, and then draw with pastels and charcoal in the classroom to create your own seascape to take home.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Last program. Continues with new theme next month
Related Exhibition: Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Iranian Film Festival 2009: Head Wind
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(2008, 65 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, Iran) This documentary takes a searing look inside the Islamic Republic and its losing battle for control over the flow of information that enters the country from the outside world. The film touches on one of the major post-revolution issues by examining Iran's underground satellite, Internet, and DVD culture.
Note: Due to high demands for tickets, assigned seating is in effect for this series. Up to two (2) free tickets per person are distributed 1 hour before.
Free, see Note for ticket information
Film festival continues Feb. 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, & 22
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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Art and War
James Renwick Alliance Lecture |
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A teapot may not seem like the conventional place to find a political message or social commentary, but ceramic artist and sculptor Richard Notkin is able to transform this seemingly traditional form to communicate his viewpoints to the world. This afternoon, he elaborates on his 40-year commentary in clay. Sponsored by the James Renwick Alliance.
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Renwick Gallery Grand Salon
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Monday, January 26
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Tibetan Jackets and Gifts and More!
3-Day Special Sale |
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Before the Sackler Shop closes in February for renovation, save 10% off all merchandise in the Freer and Sackler Shops, including handcrafted Tibetan jackets, crafts, and toys! These unique handicrafts are created by Tibetan artisans from the Dropenling Handicraft Development Center in Tibet, a non-profit organization helping to improve the livelihood of the artisan community.
Last day
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer and Sackler Shops
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Tuesday, January 27
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Mario Livio: Understanding the Mysteries of Our Physical World
Lecture, with book signing |
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For centuries, mathematicians have been uncannily accurate at describing and predicting the physical world that physicists have later discovered. Why is this so? This evening, Mario Livio (senior astrophysicist, Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute) explores this question by taking a fresh look at cosmology, religion, and cognitive science, beginning with ancient Greeks to the scientists of today. Book signing follows.
$25, general; $15, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor)
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Wednesday, January 28
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President-Elect Abraham Lincoln: Determination and Leadership
Lecture, with book signing |
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This evening, Harold Holzer, co-chairman of the U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and author of over 30 books on Lincoln and the Civil War, discusses the four months between Lincoln's election and inauguration when he made the decision that no compromise would be made on slavery or secession of slave holding states -- even at the cost of an inevitable Civil War. Holzer's new book, Lincoln, President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-61, is available for signing after the program.
$25, general; $15, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium (enter at Jefferson Dr. or Independence Ave.)
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Thursday, January 29
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Meet our Museum
Lecture |
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A museum staff member shares stories about some of the objects in the museum's collections and discusses the museum's work to collect, preserve, research, interpret, and present our nation's history. Question-and-answer session follows.
Free
Repeats most Thursdays
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum 2nd Floor, Center
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What's New at the Portrait Gallery: Michael J. Fox
Face-to-Face Portrait Talk |
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The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker.
Today, curator of photographs Ann Shumard talks about the portrait of Michael J. Fox by Steve Pyke in the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Thursday evenings
Related Exhibition: Portraiture Now: Feature Photography
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Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet at F Street Lobby
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America's Strategic Bombing Campaign
Lecture |
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The American strategic bombing campaigns against Germany and Japan between 1942 and 1945 were some of the most destructive and consequential undertakings in the history of warfare. The campaigns consumed an enormous share of American economic and military resources, and represented a watershed in the devastating methods and effects of modern industrial warfare. This evening, Marcus Jones (professor of history, U.S. Naval Academy) discusses the effectiveness of these strategic bombing campaigns.
$25, general; $20, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor)
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Stories in the Dirt, Stories in the Air: Conversations with
Frank Gohlke: Illustrated Lecture with book signing |
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Landscape photographer Frank Gohlke reads selections from his catalogue essay Stories in the Dirt, Stories in the Air; shares his thoughts on the American landscape; and shows how his photographs capture the effects of human interaction with nature. Afterwards, Toby Jurovics (curator of photography) moderates a discussion with the artist, who takes questions from the audience. Book signing and reception follow.
Free
Related Exhibition: Accommodating Nature: The Photographs of Frank Gohlke
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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Friday, January 30
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Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride , written by Pam Munoz Ryan, before trying your hand at an art activity.
Free
Repeats January 31, 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Pioneers of Flight, 2nd Floor, Center, Gallery 208
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A Scattering of Pearls: Architecture of the Gold Road and the
Mali-Spain Diaspora: Lecture |
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In 1324 King Mansa Musa of Mali invited Al-Saheli, a son of the Granada Spice and Perfume Guild head, to become his court architect. Distinguished historian Suzanne Preston Blier examines this remarkable patron-architect relationship, the subsequent buildings, and the larger history of the north-south exchange during the centuries of the trans-Saharan gold trade.
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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Ori Gersht
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Note: Topic and speaker subject to last-minute change.
Curatorial research associate Ryan Hill talks about the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Fridays
Related Exhibition: Black Box: Ori Gersht
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Meet at information desk
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Comedian Drew Lacapa
Native Expressions III Performance |
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For the third year, The Smithsonian Associates and the National Museum of the American Indian offer the rare opportunity to experience the craft of comedy with a Native twist. This evening, Andrew "Drew" Lacapa (Apache, Hopi, Tewa) combines Native folktales and contemporary humor with an Indian flair. Lacapa's physical antics, enhanced with costumes, create a unique portrait of contemporary America's indigenous people.
$20, general; $15, Resident & NMAI members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: American Indian Museum Potomac Atrium e(use Maryland Ave. entrance)
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Saturday, January 31
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A Turkish Odyssey
All-Day Seminar |
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Anatolia's colorful history has left a windfall of cultural riches -- ancient ruins, ornate Byzantine churches, elegant mosques, and splendid Ottoman palaces. In this illustrated seminar, Serif Yenen (president, Federation of Turkish Tourist Guide Associations) highlights the history of ancient Turkey by way of some of its hidden gems.
$120, general; $85, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor)
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The Past on the Page: Writing from History
All-Day Seminar, with book signing |
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In this practical workshop, writer and historian Tony Perrottet discusses how to bring the past to life in a way that is fresh, vivid, and relevant. He discusses how to find and most effectively use original and secondary sources to create both fiction and nonfiction works. Practical nuts and bolts of the literary marketplace are discussed, including composing winning magazine proposals, dealing with editors, formulating book proposals, and creating outlines. Book signing follows.
$120, general; $85, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor)
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| 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride , written by Pam Munoz Ryan, before trying your hand at an art activity.
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Looking at Earth, 1st Floor, East Wing, Gallery 110
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Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Ball with the Victorian Dance Ensemble
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Back by popular demand, the Victorian Dance Ensemble once again re-creates Lincoln's second inaugural ball -- one of the most memorable inaugural events to take place in the museum's historic building. Dressed in period costumes and trained in the prevailing cultural traditions, the Ensemble takes us back in time to a period marked by grace and elegance.
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Kogod Courtyard
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| 12 Noon-4 PM
Robert F. Dorr: Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
Book Signing |
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Robert F. Dorr signs copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Outside Museum Store
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The Emerson String Quartet
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The Emerson String Quartet, renowned internationally for its groundbreaking chamber music performances, consists of violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer (alternating in first chair position), violist Lawrence Dutton, and cellist David Finckel. This evening, they perform Dvorak's "Cypresses", Part I; Haydn's String Quartet in C Major, Op 74, No. 1; Dvorak's "Cypresses", Part II; Haydn's String Quartet in F Major, Op. 74, No.2; Dvorak's "Cypresses", Part III; Haydn's String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 74, No. 3 ("The Rider").
Note: Music selections are subject to last-minute change.
$63, general admission; $51, member; call 202-633-3030
Continues in March
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Natural History Museum Baird Auditorium
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The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Performance |
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In its 32nd season performing masterpieces from the mid-16th century to the 20th century, the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society performs this evening Mozart's Quartet in B-flat Major, K589; Mendelssohn's Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80; and Beethoven's Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 ("The Harp"). The Society's artistic director Kenneth Slowik continues his popular pre-concert lectures, discussing the life and times of the featured composers one hour before the program.
$31, general admission; $25, member; call 202-633-3030
Repeats Feb. 1
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Renwick Gallery Pennsylvania Ave. & 17th St., Grand Salon
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Art a la Cart Day
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(for ages 7-12) How do you hold an artist's palette? Does bronze feel grainy or silky, warm or cool? Try hands-on activities at four interactive carts to find out and to explore such subjects as sculpture and folk art.
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Repeats 1st Sunday of each month
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Throughout the museum; maps available at both info desks
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| 6:30 PM, pre-concert discussion; 7:30 PM, concert
The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Performance |
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In its 32nd season performing masterpieces from the mid-16th century to the 20th century, the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society performs this evening Mozart's Quartet in B-flat Major, K589; Mendelssohn's Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80; and Beethoven's Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 ("The Harp"). The Society's artistic director Kenneth Slowik continues his popular pre-concert lectures, discussing the life and times of the featured composers one hour before the program.
$31, general admission; $25, member; call 202-633-3030
Continues in May
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Renwick Gallery Pennsylvania Ave. & 17th St., Grand Salon
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Are You Ready, My Sister?
Children's Program |
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(for ages 5-11) The Underground Railway Theater Company, one of the nation's finest puppet companies, presents the story of Harriet Tubman, the "conductor" who led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad. The story is told using a giant patchwork quilt; as the plot unfolds, each square of the quilt comes to life with exquisite shadow-puppets and beautiful painted back-lit scenery. This show includes audience participation and live music based on spirituals of the slave era. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
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Discovery Theater
Location: Natural History Museum Baird Auditorium
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"Hok-noth-da?" Listen! I have a story to tell
Children's Program |
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(for ages 5-9) A Native staff member reads books by or about Native Americans. "Hok-noth-da?" means "Did you hear?" in the Shawnee language.
Free
Continues February 18
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 3rd Level, Resource Center
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| 12 Noon-12:15 PM
Nuclear Winter: The Minuteman III ICBM
Ask an Expert |
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Tom Lassman, Space History Division, discusses the Minuteman III ICBM and nuclear winter.
Free
Continues most Wednesdays
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Meet at the Museum Seal, Milestones of Flight (Gallery 100)
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| 6:30 PM
At the Elbows of My Elders: One Family's Journey Toward Civil
Rights: Author's Talk |
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In this illustrated reading, author Gail Milissa Grant recounts the battles fought by her father, a lawyer and civil rights activist in St. Louis; her family's operation of a funeral home; and their earlier work on the railroad and on pleasure boats that plied the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
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African American History Museum
Location: Smithsonian Castle The Commons
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Going the Distance
Children's Program |
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(for ages 6-11) Soaring music and the exhilaration of world-class sports inspire us all to greatness in this vivid portrayal of the lives of Jesse Owens and Wilma Rudolph. These Olympic champions overcame such obstacles as childhood illness, infirmity, and poverty to become the world's fastest man and fastest woman. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 12 Noon-12:30 PM
Meet our Museum
Lecture |
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A museum staff member shares stories about some of the objects in the museum's collections and discusses the museum's work to collect, preserve, research, interpret, and present our nation's history. Question-and-answer session follows.
Free
Repeats most Thursdays
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum 2nd Floor, Center
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Special Sneak Preview
African Diaspora Film Festival |
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Note: Films are recommended for mature audiences. A moderated discussion follows.
See this special sneak preview with director Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and musical performance from the diaspora with the Ricky Patton Ensemble.
Free; registration required, call 633-4633 or espositof@si.edu
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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A Portrait of Porgy
Cultures in Motion Performance |
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This musical narrative is based on the life of Todd Duncan, who was the first actor to portray Porgy in George Gershwin's folk opera Porgy and Bess. Cosponsored with the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Note: For reservations, call 202-633-8520 or e-mail NPGPublicPrograms@si.edu.
Free, but seating limited; for reservations, see Note
Repeats Feb. 6 & 7
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Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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Meet the Museum: Buh Rabbit & Friends
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(for ages 4-8) Play and sing along with the stories and songs of the Gullah people from the Georgia Sea Islands. This cultural program transports audiences to the rice plantations during slavery with the humorous teaching stories of Buh (Br'er) Rabbit and friends. After the show, see gourd animal masks, sea-grass baskets, and other artifacts of the Gullah people from the collection of the American History Museum. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Feb. 13, 20, & 27
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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Hirshhorn Collections
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Note: Topic and speaker subject to last-minute change.
Grey Gundaker (professor, American Studies and Anthropology, College of William and Mary) talks about the collections at the Hirshhorn.
Free
Continues most Fridays
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Meet at information desk
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Meet the Artists: Aime Mpane and Antonio Ole
Gallery Tour and Talk |
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Visiting artists Aime Mpane and Antonio Ole discuss their work and site-specific installations in the related exhibition.
Free
Related Exhibition: Artists in Dialogue
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Sublevel 1
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Iranian Film Festival 2009: Loose Rope
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(2008, 82 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Mehrshad Karkhani, Iran) Two young rural men who work at the animals market in Tehran have only twenty-four hours to take a large cow from downtown to the northern part of the city -- or else their jobs and futures are at stake. The spectators follow their obligatory journey with the rope, which is tied around the cow.
Note: Due to high demands for tickets, assigned seating is in effect for this series. Up to two (2) free tickets per person are distributed 1 hour before.
Free, see Note for ticket information
Repeats Feb. 8, festival continues Feb. 13, 15, 20, & 22
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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African Americans at Play
Lecture |
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Philip J. Merrill (noted collector, educator, and former Antiques Roadshow appraiser) presents examples of toys and games and discusses the history and social significance of African Americans at play. Families are encouraged to come, participate, and have fun.
Free; but reservations required, call 202-633-4844
Related Exhibition: Jubilee: African American Celebration
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE
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The Orphan Boy
Let's Read About Africa |
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(for ages 5-10) This program introduces young audiences to Africa through children's literature by award-winning authors. The Orphan Boy by Tololwa M. Mollel is a Maasai tale of a missing star. Art activity follows.
Free
Continues next month
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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Nobody Owns the Sky
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Nobody Owns the Sky, a story about Bessie Coleman -- the first African American to receive a pilot's license -- written by Reeve Lindberg. Then try your hand at an art activity. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
Repeats Fridays at 11 AM; Saturdays at 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum America by Air, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 102
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Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails and Tales
Family Festival |
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As part of the celebration to honor Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, hear author Tom Wheeler tell the untold story of how Lincoln taught himself to use the telegraph, a new electronic device that helped him win the Civil War. While adults are being entertained, children (ages 7-13) listen to the story of Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers and learn what advice Mr. Lincoln took from 11-year-old Grace Bedell in a letter she wrote to him that influenced his presidential campaign. Afterwards, children are encouraged to write their own letters to the president, design a presidential stamp, and enjoy other fun Abe activities.
Note: To register, call 202-633-5533 or e-mail blasco@si.edu.
Free, but reservations required; see Note
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Postal Museum
Location: Postal Museum Discovery Room
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Sharon Katz & The Peace Train
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Nelson Mandela's "cultural ambassadors" present uplifting messages of unity through South African music and dance.
Free
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Sublevel 1
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Free Within Ourselves: African American Art
Black History Month Special Tour |
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To celebrate Black History Month, a docent leads a tour to explore the personal and cultural experiences of African American artists represented in the museum's collection, including Lois Mailou Jones, Allan Rohan Crite, William H. Johnson, James Hampton, and Robert Duncanson.
Free
Repeats Feb. 12 & 26 at 12:30 PM and Feb. 21 & 28 at 2 PM
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet behind the F St. information desk
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Taking Shape
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the related exhibition, then create your own miniature banana-leaf boat filled with tiny clay jars and travel down the rivers of Southeast Asia in search of adventure and trade.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats February 8, 21, 22, & 28, March 1
Related Exhibition: Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Iraqi Jazz Fusions: Amir ElSaffar's Two Rivers
Performance, with preconcert tour |
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Iraqi American jazz artist Amir ElSaffar leads this cross-cultural quintet in a performance of Two Rivers, an original work inspired by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the composer's Iraqi and American heritage, and the common ground between American jazz and Iraqi classical music. He performs on trumpet and santur with Rudresh Mahanthappa, saxophone; Nasheet Waits, drums; Carlo DeRosa, bass; and Zaafir Tawil, oud, violin, and dumbek.
Note: Free tickets (up to 4 per person) can be reserved in advance through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 202-397-7328 or 800-551-7328 beginning at 10 AM two Mondays before the event. A handling fee is applied. Tickets (up to 2 per person) will also be available at the auditorium door 1 hour before the event begins on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free, but tickets required; see Note
Related Exhibition: Arts of the Islamic World
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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Sunday, February 8
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Black History Month
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Celebrate Black History Month with a day of kalimba music, art activities, free Discovery Theater performances, self-guided tours of the National Museum of African American History and Culture's exhibition Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968, and a panel discussion of the history of the Shaw neighborhood. Today's celebration is based on the theme "Living in Many Worlds," which expores the dynamic intersection of family, history, and cultural identity. Co-sponsored by the Anacostia Community Museum, Discovery Theater, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, and Smithsonian Heritage Months Steering Committee.
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater, Room 3111
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Catlin for Kids
Family Day, with book signing |
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Enjoy an afternoon with George Catlin in his Indian Gallery. Meet Susanna Reich, who signs copies and reads excerpts from her recently published book, Painting the Wild Frontier: The Art and Adventures of George Catlin. Then create artworks and play games inspired by Catlin's works and watch a Native American musical performance.
Free
Related Exhibition: George Catlin's Indian Gallery
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Renwick Gallery Grand Salon
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Taking Shape
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the related exhibition, then create your own miniature banana-leaf boat filled with tiny clay jars and travel down the rivers of Southeast Asia in search of adventure and trade.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats February 21, 22, & 28, March 1
Related Exhibition: Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Iranian Film Festival 2009: Loose Rope
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(2008, 82 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Mehrshad Karkhani, Iran) Two young rural men who work at the animals market in Tehran have only twenty-four hours to take a large cow from downtown to the northern part of the city -- or else their jobs and futures are at stake. The spectators follow their obligatory journey with the rope, which is tied around the cow.
Note: Due to high demands for tickets, assigned seating is in effect for this series. Up to two (2) free tickets per person are distributed 1 hour before.
Free, see Note for ticket information
Film festival continues Feb. 13, 15, 20, & 22
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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On Stage: Steinway Series: Left Bank Concert Society
Performance, with lecture |
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After a brief lecture, the Left Bank Concert Society -- David Salness and Sally McLain (violins), Katherine Murdock (viola), and Evelyn Elsing (cello) -- accompanied by Chris Gekker (trumpet) and Santiago Rodriguez (piano), performs a provocative combination of new music and classic masterpieces, including works by Eric Ewazen, Bla Bartk, Gyrgy Ligeti, and Dmitry Shostakovich.
Free; tickets distributed in G St. lobby 1 hour in advance
Series continues 2nd Sunday of each month
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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Tuesday, February 10
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Valentine Cards
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Visitors of all ages can create hand-crafted Valentine cards to send to loved ones. Beautiful materials, cancelled stamps, and Valentine sentiments are provided for assembling unique cards for family and friends.
Free
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Postal Museum
Location: Postal Museum Atrium
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Wednesday, February 11
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Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Black History Month
Lecture |
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Join historian and author C.R. Gibbs and learn how the oldest, most widespread, and most important celebration of African American history and culture began. In addition, Gibbs offers intriguing insights into the seldom discussed life and work of Dr. Woodson and his continuing battle for equality on behalf of himself and others in Jim Crow-era Washington, D.C. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free; but reservations required, call 202-633-4844
Related Exhibition: Jubilee: African American Celebration
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE
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Thursday, February 12
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Meet our Museum
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A museum staff member shares stories about some of the objects in the museum's collections and discusses the museum's work to collect, preserve, research, interpret, and present our nation's history. Question-and-answer session follows.
Free
Repeats most Thursdays
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum 2nd Floor, Center
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Native Writers: Drew Hayden Taylor
Lecture, with book signing |
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(for teens and older) Contemporary storyteller Drew Hayden Taylor (Ojibway, Curve Lake First Nations) is a novelist, journalist, playwright, and filmmaker. Today, he reads from and discusses his gothic novel for teens A Night Wanderer and other new releases. Book signing follow.
Free
See related adult program this evening and program tomorrow
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum Rasmuson Theater
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| 12 Noon-3 PM
Darwin Anniversary
Symposium |
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February 12, 2009, marks the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and the 150th year since the publication of his influential work On the Origin of Species. To recognize Darwin's scientific accomplishments, including his observations on plant and animal life, distinguished experts discuss a variety of topics from historical perspectives of Darwin to evolution and medicine. Presented in conjunction with the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health.
Free
Related Exhibition: Orchids through Darwin's Eyes: 15th Annual Orchid Show
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Natural History Museum
Location: Natural History Museum Ground Floor, Baird Auditorium
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| 12 Noon
Studio Furniture of the Renwick Gallery
Lecture, with book signing |
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Furniture historian Oscar Fitzgerald traces the history of the gallery's extensive furniture collection and highlights some of its gems while discussing his recent publication, Studio Furniture of the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Book signing follows.
Free
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Renwick Gallery Grand Salon
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| 12:30-12:45 PM
The Grumman Ag-Cat
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Dorothy Cochrane, Aeronautics Division, discusses the Grumman Ag-Cat, first aircraft specifically designed by a major aircraft company for agricultural aviation or crop dusting -- the aerial application of chemical, fertilizer. and seed.
Free
Continues 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month
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Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Meet at the SR-71 Blackbird
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Free Within Ourselves: African American Art
Black History Month Special Tour |
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To celebrate Black History Month, a docent leads a tour to explore the personal and cultural experiences of African American artists represented in the museum's collection, including Lois Mailou Jones, Allan Rohan Crite, William H. Johnson, James Hampton, and Robert Duncanson.
Free
Repeats Feb. 26 at 12:30 and Feb. 21 & 28 at 2:30
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet behind the F St. information desk
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| 5:30 PM
Native Writers: Drew Hayden Taylor
Lecture, with book signing |
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(for adults) Contemporary storyteller Drew Hayden Taylor (Ojibway, Curve Lake First Nations) is a novelist, journalist, playwright, and filmmaker. This evening, to celebrate Valentine's Day, he reads from and discusses his book Me Sexy, about Native sexuality. Beverages and desserts are available for purchase. Book signing follows.
Note: Ticketing information TBA.
Free, but tickets required; see Note (TBA)
See related program tomorrow
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 1st Level, Mitsitam Cafe (enter from Maryland Ave.)
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Art:21 at SAAM: Stories
Documentary Film Series |
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Note: This film is unrated and may not be suitable for all audiences.
(60 min.) This documentary, from the award-winning series Art in the Twenty-First Century, features behind-the-scenes conversations with contemporary artists Charles Atlas, Kara Walker, Kiki Smith, Do-Ho Suh, and Trenton Doyle Hancock in their studios, homes, and communities.
Free
Last in series
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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A Dios Momo (Goodbye Momo)
African Diaspora Film Festival |
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Note: Film is recommended for mature audiences. A moderated discussion follows.
(2005, 100 min., Spanish with English subtitles, directed by Leonardo Ricagni, Uruguay) Obdulio is an 11-year-old Afro-Uruguayan street boy who lives with his grandmother and sells newspapers for a living. He's not interested in going to school until he finds out that the night watchman of the newspaper's office is a charismatic magical "Maestro" who not only introduces him to the world of literacy but also teaches him the real meaning of life through the lyrics of the "Murgas" (Carnival Pierrots) during the mythical nights of the irreverent and provocative Uruguayan carnival.
Free; registration required, call 633-4633 or espositof@si.edu
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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Friday, February 13
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Meet the Museum: Buh Rabbit & Friends
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(for ages 4-8) Play and sing along with the stories and songs of the Gullah people from the Georgia Sea Islands. This cultural program transports audiences to the rice plantations during slavery with the humorous teaching stories of Buh (Br'er) Rabbit and friends. After the show, see gourd animal masks, sea-grass baskets, and other artifacts of the Gullah people from the collection of the American History Museum. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Feb. 20 & 27
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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Nobody Owns the Sky
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Nobody Owns the Sky, a story about Bessie Coleman -- the first African American to receive a pilot's license -- written by Reeve Lindberg. Then try your hand at an art activity. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
Repeats Fridays at 11 AM; Saturdays at 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum America by Air, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 102
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Drew Hayden Taylor: Toronto at Dreamer's Rock
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(for middle-school age and older) Contemporary storyteller Drew Hayden Taylor (Ojibway, Curve Lake First Nations) reads from his play Toronto at Dreamer's Rock, a moving portrayal of a teenage boy who is torn between the traditions of his people, which he only vaguely understands, and the lure of modern life. The boy has a magical encounter with two members of his tribe -- one from 400 years in the past and one from the future -- who make him aware of how little he has thought about what it means to be Indian.
Free; first come, first served
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum Rasmuson Theater
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| 12:30 PM
Directions: Terence Gower
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Note: Topic and speaker subject to last-minute change.
Curator Anne Ellegood talks about the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Fridays
Related Exhibition: Directions: Terence Gower
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Meet at information desk
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| 7 PM
Iranian Film Festival 2009: Over There
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(2008, 75 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Abdolreza Kahani, Iran) This black-and-white film follows ten days in the lives of Payman and Leila, a young couple in the middle of a marital meltdown. Payman has only ten days left to return to the United States to renew his green card, but he cannot exit the country until he legally leaves his wife with five hundred gold coins.
Note: Due to high demands for tickets, assigned seating is in effect for this series. Up to two (2) free tickets per person are distributed 1 hour before.
Free, see Note for ticket information
Repeats Feb. 15, festival continues Feb. 20 & 22
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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Saturday, February 14
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African American Pioneers in Aviation
Family Day |
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Discover the many great achievements made by African American men and women who pioneered the skies and strove to overcome the challenges of segregation in the mid-1900s. Talk with local Tuskegee Airmen, the famous African American pioneers in the skies, and learn how they achieved great success through determination and perseverance. Through storytelling, tours, and hands-on activities, learn about Bessie Coleman, the first African American to receive a pilot's license. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Throughout the museum
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| 10:30 AM-4:30 PM
The Power of Chocolate
2-Day Family Festival |
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Celebrate Valentine's Day with chocolate! This colorful celebration of culture features music, dance, art, science, and food. Enjoy performances by Peruvian scissor dancers and demonstrations by Guatemalan gourd artists, watch food demonstrations while listening to Bolivian cacao growers discuss chocolate production, and try hands-on activities. Also learn about the healing, scientific, and medicinal properties of chocolate and about the cultures and communities that cultivate this valuable crop.
Free
Repeats Feb. 15
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum Throughout the museum
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| 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Nobody Owns the Sky
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Nobody Owns the Sky, a story about Bessie Coleman -- the first African American to receive a pilot's license -- written by Reeve Lindberg. Then try your hand at an art activity. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
Repeats Fridays at 11 AM; Saturdays at 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Early Flight, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 107
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| 11:30 AM-5 PM
Presidential Family Fun
Family Day |
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Learn how American presidents through history had fun. Fife-and-drum music, period dance, dramatic storytelling, Victorian valentines, an interactive self-guide, and several special guests are just some of the special activities scheduled for this Presidents' Day holiday weekend. In the Luce Foundation Center from 12 Noon to 5 PM, watch Zilly Rosen create a portrait A New Birth of Freedom out of cupcakes; when she is done, help de-install the piece by sampling a cupcake! Co-sponsored with the National Portrait Gallery.
Free
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Kogod Courtyard and Luce Foundation Center
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In Any Language Love
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(for all ages) Enjoy a slide show of images of love in Asian art. Learn how to create a Valentine using the collagraphic printing technique for the cover and print "love" in different Asian languages inside.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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| 1-4 PM
Arts & Science: Butterfly Birthday Celebration
Family Program |
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Feel the flutter! Celebrate the first anniversary of the exhibit Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution with special arts and crafts activities for children of all ages. Meet museum educators and learn about metamorphosis, native butterfly species of our region, and how to create your own butterfly garden.
Free
Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution
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Natural History Museum
Location: Natural History Museum Ground Floor & 2nd Floor, within related exhibition
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Africa in Motion: Gesel Mason Performance Projects
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Gesel Mason performs excerpts of her award-winning solo project No Boundaries: Dancing the Visions of Contemporary Black Choreographers, a collaboration with leading contemporary African American choreographers that celebrates the diversity of work by, for, and about African Americans.
Free
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, sublevel 2
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Sunday, February 15
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The Power of Chocolate
2-Day Family Festival |
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Celebrate Valentine's Day with chocolate! This colorful celebration of culture features music, dance, art, science, and food. Enjoy performances by Peruvian scissor dancers and demonstrations by Guatemalan gourd artists, watch food demonstrations while listening to Bolivian cacao growers discuss chocolate production, and try hands-on activities. Also learn about the healing, scientific, and medicinal properties of chocolate and about the cultures and communities that cultivate this valuable crop.
Free
Last day
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum Throughout the museum
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| 2 PM
Iranian Film Festival 2009: Over There
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(2008, 75 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Abdolreza Kahani, Iran) This black-and-white film follows ten days in the lives of Payman and Leila, a young couple in the middle of a marital meltdown. Payman has only ten days left to return to the United States to renew his green card, but he cannot exit the country until he legally leaves his wife with five hundred gold coins.
Note: Due to high demands for tickets, assigned seating is in effect for this series. Up to two (2) free tickets per person are distributed 1 hour before.
Free, see Note for ticket information
Film festival continues Feb. 20 & 22
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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| 6:30 PM, pre-concert discussion; 7:30 PM, concert
Masterworks of Five Centuries
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Performance |
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The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society celebrates its 32nd season with an appropriately eclectic repast, balancing familiar masterworks with undeservedly neglected pieces. This evening, The Smithsonian Chamber Players -- Ian Swensen and Marilyn McDonald (violins); Douglas McNabney (viola); and Kenneth Slowik (violoncello and fortepiano) -- perform A Schubertiade: String Trio in B-flat Major, D471; Sonata in A Minor, D385; Quartet in G Major, D887. The Society's artistic director Kenneth Slowik continues his popular pre-concert lectures, discussing the life and times of the featured composers one hour before the program.
$26, general; $22, member; call 202-633-3030
Series continues March 15, & April 5, and May 17
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Renwick Gallery, Grand Salon
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One Life: The Mask of Lincoln
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In today's symposium in conjunction to the related exhibition, One Life: The Mask of Lincoln, museum curator and chair David Ward and guest speakers examine various aspects of Lincoln and his times on the following topics:
• David C. Ward, National Portrait Gallery, "Lincoln's Self-Fashioning"
• Alexander Nemerovz, Yale University, "Lincoln in Washington: The Aesthetic Moment"
• Michael E. McGerr, Indiana University, "Lincoln and American Nationalism"
Marcia Brennan, Rice University, "Lincoln, Death, and Spirit Photography"
Free
Related Exhibition: One Life: The Mask of Lincoln
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Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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How Old Is a Hero?
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(for ages 6-11) In this play, meet the youngest heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine, the first black student to graduate from an integrated high school; Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus before Rosa Parks did; and Ruby Bridges, who won equal rights before she could read. Share their compelling experiences and be inspired by the courage and hope of children. Features archival Civil Rights recordings. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Feb. 19
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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"Hok-noth-da?" Listen! I have a story to tell
Children's Program |
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(for ages 5-9) A Native staff member reads books by or about Native Americans. "Hok-noth-da?" means "Did you hear?" in the Shawnee language.
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 3rd Level, Resource Center
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| 12 Noon-12:15 PM
Eugene Bullard: The First African American Military Pilot
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Dom Pisano, Aeronautics Division, discusses Eugene Bullard, the first African American military pilot. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
Continues most Wednesdays
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Meet at the Museum Seal, Milestones of Flight (Gallery 100)
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How Old Is a Hero?
Children's Program |
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(for ages 6-11) In this play, meet the youngest heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine, the first black student to graduate from an integrated high school; Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus before Rosa Parks did; and Ruby Bridges, who won equal rights before she could read. Share their compelling experiences and be inspired by the courage and hope of children. Features archival Civil Rights recordings. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Last day
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 12 Noon-12:30 PM
Meet our Museum
Lecture |
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A museum staff member shares stories about some of the objects in the museum's collections and discusses the museum's work to collect, preserve, research, interpret, and present our nation's history. Question-and-answer session follows.
Free
Repeats most Thursdays
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum 2nd Floor, Center
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| 5-8 PM
Take Five!: Night and Day Quintet
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Kick back and unwind with great art, live jazz, and cool drinks in the Kogod Courtyard, where light fare and beverages are available for purchase. This evening, the Night and Day Quintet, led by Rene Tannenbaum (vocals) and Michael Suser (piano), performs a delightful mix of swing, soul, and blues.
Free
Continues monthly, generally on the 3rd Thursday of the month
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Kogod Courtyard
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Annual Day of Remembrance: The Japanese American Experience in
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To mark the 67th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's signing of Executive Order 9066, which led to the imprisonment of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II, three distinguished writers talk about their recent books highlighting the Japanese American experience. Dr. Franklin Odo (director, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program) moderates.
• David Mura presents his debut novel Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire, about a self-proclaimed itinerant historian who must delve into his own family's past -- populated by both a 442nd survivor with a Purple Heart and a No-No Boy -- to understand how his parents' youthful experiences shaped not only their lives, but also the lives of subsequent generations.
• Kiyo Sato discusses her award-winning memoir Dandelion Through the Crack: The Sato Family Quest for the American Dream, which tells the story of a Japanese American family from California who survives the Great Depression only to live through the challenges of being imprisoned at Poston Relocation Camp during World War II.
• Shirley Castelnuovo discusses Soldiers of Conscience: Japanese American Military Resisters in World War II, which tells the story of men who were deployed in a segregated battalion in the U.S. Army to clean up property that had been damaged during training missions in the United States. The men were assigned to this unit after protesting the mass imprisonment of their Japanese American families during WWII.
• Cedrick Shimo, one of the resisters in Soldiers of Conscience, who also wrote the foreword to the book, will also participate.
Free; first come, first served
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Location: American Indian Museum Rasmuson Theater
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Musicians from Marlboro II
Performance, with preconcert tour |
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Young musicians from around the world who have participated in the Marlboro Music Festival join longtime Marlboro cellist Peter Stumpf in Haydn's Quartet, op. 64, no. 6; Brahms's Clarinet Quintet, op. 115; and Kodaly's Duo for Violin and Cello. Filling out the ensemble are Augustin Hadelich and Karina Canellakis, violin; Sebastian Krunnies, cello; and Romie de Guise-Langolois, clarinet.
Note: Free tickets (up to 4 per person) can be reserved in advance through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 202-397-7328 or 800-551-7328 beginning at 10 AM two Mondays before the event. A handling fee is applied. Tickets (up to 2 per person) will also be available at the auditorium door 1 hour before the event begins on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free, but tickets required; see Note
Related Exhibition: Surface Beauty: American Art and Freer's Aesthetic Vision
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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Cousines
African Diaspora Film Festival |
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Note: Film is recommended for mature audiences. A moderated discussion follows with special guest.
(2006, 97 min., Creole/French with English subtitles, directed by Richard Senecal, Haiti) In this drama, Jessica (Jessica Geneus) lives a quiet life in Port-au-Prince but becomes homeless when her father, who lives in the U.S., dies. Without resources, will she be able to resist the temptation of several suitors, one of whom is played by Jimmy Jean-Louis -- featured among the cast of the television phenomenon Heroes?
Free; registration required, call 633-4633 or espositof@si.edu
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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Friday, February 20
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Special Book Sale
4-Day Sale |
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While the Sackler Shop is closed for renovation, stock up on your fireside reading with 10% off all books in the Freer Conference Room as well as all merchandise in the Freer Shop.
Continues February 21-23
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Freer Shop and Conference Room
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| 10:15 AM & 11:30 AM
Meet the Museum: Buh Rabbit & Friends
Children's Program |
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(for ages 4-8) Play and sing along with the stories and songs of the Gullah people from the Georgia Sea Islands. This cultural program transports audiences to the rice plantations during slavery with the humorous teaching stories of Buh (Br'er) Rabbit and friends. After the show, see gourd animal masks, sea-grass baskets, and other artifacts of the Gullah people from the collection of the American History Museum. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Feb. 27
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 10:30 AM & 12 Noon
Native Storytelling: The ECHO Project
Performances |
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Native artists from Alaska, Hawai'i, and Massachusetts perform an original piece infused with oral tradition, dance, and music of each of their regions. The piece considers how our cultures and foodways have changed over time and the effects those changes have had on our lives.
The ECHO (Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations) Project is a performing arts collaboration. ECHO's 2009 Performing Arts Festival addresses food as survival, community builder, cultural marker, and source of comfort.
Note: For reservations for school groups, call 202-633-6644 or 202-633-6751 (TTY).
Free
Repeats Feb. 21
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 1st Level, Rasmuson Theater
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| 11 AM
Nobody Owns the Sky
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Nobody Owns the Sky, a story about Bessie Coleman -- the first African American to receive a pilot's license -- written by Reeve Lindberg. Then try your hand at an art activity. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
Repeats Fridays at 11 AM; Saturdays at 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum America by Air, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 102
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| 12:30 PM
Strange Bodies
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Note: Topic and speaker subject to last-minute change.
Glenn Harper (editor, Sculpture magazine, publication of the International Sculpture Center) talks about the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Fridays
Related Exhibition: Strange Bodies: Figurative Works from the Hirshhorn Collection
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Meet at information desk
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| 7 PM
Iranian Film Festival 2009: Santouri: The Music Man
Film |
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(2007, 106 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Dariush Mehrjui, Iran) Dariush Mehrjui's latest work focuses on Ali, a popular young singer and musician, who struggles with heroin addiction.
Note: Due to high demands for tickets, assigned seating is in effect for this series. Up to two (2) free tickets per person are distributed 1 hour before.
Free, see Note for ticket information
Repeats Feb. 22
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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Saturday, February 21
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African American Pioneers in Aviation
Family Day |
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Discover the many great achievements made by African American men and women who pioneered the skies and strove to overcome the challenges of segregation in the mid-1900s. Talk with local Tuskegee Airmen, the famous African American pioneers in the skies, and learn how they achieved great success through determination and perseverance. Meet U.S. Air Force Academy alumni pilots. Enjoy music, book signings, hands-on activities, and story time for young children. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
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Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Throughout the museum
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Special Book Sale
4-Day Sale |
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While the Sackler Shop is closed for renovation, stock up on your fireside reading with 10% off all books in the Freer Conference Room as well as all merchandise in the Freer Shop.
Continues February 22-23
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Freer Shop and Conference Room
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| 10:30 AM-2:30 PM
Mardi Gras Carnival--Art and Music Festival
Family Program |
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Come celebrate Mardi Gras and Carnival with a guided tour of the Jubilee exhibition, musical selections from carnival, costuming, mask making, storytelling, and a variety of art activities. Be sure to come early and get your face painted.
Free; for information, call 202-633-4844
Related Exhibition: Jubilee: African American Celebration
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE
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| 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Nobody Owns the Sky
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Nobody Owns the Sky, a story about Bessie Coleman -- the first African American to receive a pilot's license -- written by Reeve Lindberg. Then try your hand at an art activity. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
Repeats Fridays at 11 AM; Saturdays at 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum America by Air, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 102
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| 12 Noon
Native Storytelling: The ECHO Project
Performance |
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Native artists from Alaska, Hawai'i, and Massachusetts perform an original piece infused with oral tradition, dance, and music of each of their regions. The piece considers how our cultures and foodways have changed over time and the effects those changes have had on our lives.
The ECHO (Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations) Project is a performing arts collaboration. ECHO's 2009 Performing Arts Festival addresses food as survival, community builder, cultural marker, and source of comfort.
Note: For reservations for school groups, call 202-633-6644 or 202-633-6751 (TTY).
Free
Last day
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 1st Level, Rasmuson Theater
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| 1-4 PM
Black History Month Celebration
Family Festival |
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Find out about jobs performed by African Americans in the postal service in the past and today! Sort mail in a Railway Post Office, meet real postal inspectors from the United States Postal Inspection Service, and learn about organizations that fought segregation. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
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Postal Museum
Location: Postal Museum Atrium
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| 2 PM
Free Within Ourselves: African American Art
Black History Month Special Tour |
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To celebrate Black History Month, a docent leads a tour to explore the personal and cultural experiences of African American artists represented in the museum's collection, including Lois Mailou Jones, Allan Rohan Crite, William H. Johnson, James Hampton, and Robert Duncanson.
Free
Repeats Feb. 26 at 12:30 PM and Feb. 28 at 2 PM
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet behind the F St. information desk
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| 2 PM
Taking Shape
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the related exhibition, then create your own miniature banana-leaf boat filled with tiny clay jars and travel down the rivers of Southeast Asia in search of adventure and trade.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats February 22 & 28, March 1
Related Exhibition: Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Sunday, February 22
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Special Book Sale
4-Day Sale |
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While the Sackler Shop is closed for renovation, stock up on your fireside reading with 10% off all books in the Freer Conference Room as well as all merchandise in the Freer Shop.
Continues February 23
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Freer Shop and Conference Room
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Taking Shape
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the related exhibition, then create your own miniature banana-leaf boat filled with tiny clay jars and travel down the rivers of Southeast Asia in search of adventure and trade.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats February 28 & March 1
Related Exhibition: Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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| 2 PM
Iranian Film Festival 2009: Santouri: The Music Man
Film |
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(2007, 106 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Dariush Mehrjui, Iran) Dariush Mehrjui's latest work focuses on Ali, a popular young singer and musician, who struggles with heroin addiction.
Note: Due to high demands for tickets, assigned seating is in effect for this series. Up to two (2) free tickets per person are distributed 1 hour before.
Free, see Note for ticket information
Last program
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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Monday, February 23
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Special Book Sale
4-Day Sale |
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While the Sackler Shop is closed for renovation, stock up on your fireside reading with 10% off all books in the Freer Conference Room as well as all merchandise in the Freer Shop.
Last day
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Freer Shop and Conference Room
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How Old Is a Hero? ***Cancelled***
Children's Program |
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(for ages 6-11) In this play, meet the youngest heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine, the first black student to graduate from an integrated high school; Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus before Rosa Parks did; and Ruby Bridges, who won equal rights before she could read. Share their compelling experiences and be inspired by the courage and hope of children. Features archival Civil Rights recordings. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Feb. 26
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 11 AM and 7 PM
Black Orpheus
Video |
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(1959, 107 min., directed by Marcel Camus, in Portuguese with English subtitles) This video is based on the Greek Orpheus-Eurydice legend, but updated with an all-black cast, played against the colorful background of Carnival in Brazil. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free; for information, call 202-633-4844
Related Exhibition: Jubilee: African American Celebration
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE
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| 12 Noon-12:15 PM
A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words: Archival Photography in
"America by Air": Ask an Expert |
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Melissa Keiser, Archives Division, discusses archival photography in the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Wednesdays
Related Exhibition: America By Air
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Meet at the Museum Seal, Milestones of Flight (Gallery 100)
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Hafiz in the West: Martin Bruns and Jan Philip Schulze
Performance, with preconcert tour |
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In 1812 the translation into German of poems by the 14th-century Persian mystic Hafiz sparked a wave of interest among poets and composers throughout the West. Martin Bruns, one of Europe's most versatile vocalists, lends his operatic baritone to songs inspired by Hafiz's haunting intimate poetry. This recital of works by Schubert, Brahms, Hugo Wolf, Adolf Jensen, and Viktor Ullmann provides unique insights into the influence of Hafiz's Persian poetry on European composers centuries later. Accompanied by Jan Philip Schulze on piano.
Note: Free tickets (up to 4 per person) can be reserved in advance through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 202-397-7328 or 800-551-7328 beginning at 10 AM two Mondays before the event. A handling fee is applied. Tickets (up to 2 per person) will also be available at the auditorium door 1 hour before the event begins on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free, but tickets required; see Note
Related Exhibition: Arts of the Islamic World
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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How Old Is a Hero? ***Cancelled***
Children's Program |
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(for ages 6-11) In this play, meet the youngest heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine, the first black student to graduate from an integrated high school; Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus before Rosa Parks did; and Ruby Bridges, who won equal rights before she could read. Share their compelling experiences and be inspired by the courage and hope of children. Features archival Civil Rights recordings. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Last day
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 12 Noon-12:30 PM
Meet our Museum
Lecture |
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A museum staff member shares stories about some of the objects in the museum's collections and discusses the museum's work to collect, preserve, research, interpret, and present our nation's history. Question-and-answer session follows.
Free
Repeats most Thursdays
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum 2nd Floor, Center
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| 12:30-12:45 PM
The Mercury Capsule Phone Booth
Ask an Expert |
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Margaret Weitekamp, Space History Division, discusses the Mercury capsule phone booth, a telephone booth shaped like the Mercury capsule.
Free
Continues 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month
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Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Meet at the SR-71 Blackbird
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| 12:30 PM
Free Within Ourselves: African American Art
Black History Month Special Tour |
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To celebrate Black History Month, a docent leads a tour to explore the personal and cultural experiences of African American artists represented in the museum's collection, including Lois Mailou Jones, Allan Rohan Crite, William H. Johnson, James Hampton, and Robert Duncanson.
Free
Repeats Feb. 28 at 2:30
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet behind the F St. information desk
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| 6 PM
Gohlke
Gallery Talk |
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Toby Jurovics (curator of photography) leads a tour on the exhibition of Frank Gohlke's photographs that capture the forces of the natural world by exploring the tension between man and his surroundings.
Free
Related Exhibition: Accommodating Nature: The Photographs of Frank Gohlke
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet in the F St. lobby
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Winslow Homer's Use of Color Theory
Lecture |
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Winslow Homer called his tattered copy of The Principles of Harmony and Contrast in Colours (translation 1872) by French chemist and color theorist Michel-Eugene Chevreul (1786-1889) his "Bible." Homer referred to it for nearly 50 years as he applied the theory of the mutual effect of colors to his paintings. Judith Walsh (associate professor, Art Conservation Department, Buffalo State College) uses many of Homer's most beloved paintings and watercolors to illustrate Chevreul's color theory.
Free
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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Donald Kuspit on Louise Bourgeois
Lecture |
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"The Phallic Woman: Conflict and Fragmentation in Louise Bourgeois's Conception of the Female Body": Donald Kuspit (University Distinguished Professor, Art History and Philosophy, State University of New York at Stony Brook and contributing editor at Artforum) discusses the tensions between the phallic and the womanly in Bourgeois's work and interprets the artist's understanding of the nature of the female body and the character of female selfhood.
Free; first come, first served
Related Exhibition: Louise Bourgeois
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Ring Auditorium
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ARTrageous!
Annual Benefit Event |
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Spend a fabulous evening in the new Kogod Courtyard! The evening features an opportunity to meet artists from across the country, a buffet dinner reception, live music, dancing, and mingling in the galleries. Proceeds benefit the museum's public and educational programs.
Note: For prices and tickets, call 202-633-4550 or e-mail SAAMDevelopment@si.edu.
Fee; for tickets, see Note
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Kogod Courtyard
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Friday, February 27
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Meet the Museum: Buh Rabbit & Friends
Children's Program |
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(for ages 4-8) Play and sing along with the stories and songs of the Gullah people from the Georgia Sea Islands. This cultural program transports audiences to the rice plantations during slavery with the humorous teaching stories of Buh (Br'er) Rabbit and friends. After the show, see gourd animal masks, sea-grass baskets, and other artifacts of the Gullah people from the collection of the American History Museum. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Last day
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 10:30 AM
Today's Barry Farm Community
Lecture |
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Community historian Kalem Umrani provides a profile of Barry Farm in Anacostia and describes citizens' concerns for this area before discussing the impact of the New Communities Project on Barry Farm Dwelling and the efforts by citizens to participate in shaping the character of the new development. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free; but reservations required, call 202-633-4844
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE
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| 11 AM
Nobody Owns the Sky
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Nobody Owns the Sky, a story about Bessie Coleman -- the first African American to receive a pilot's license -- written by Reeve Lindberg. Then try your hand at an art activity. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
Repeats Sat., Feb. 28, at 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum America by Air, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 102
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| 12 Noon
Reconstructing the History of Ethiopia's Famed Site of
Lalibela: Lecture |
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Leading Ethiopian art historian Marilyn Heldman discusses Lalibela, the world-famed pilgrimage site composed of churches carved from the living rock in the mountains of Lasta.
Free
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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| 12:30 PM
Louise Bourgeois
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Note: Topic and speaker subject to last-minute change.
D.C.-area artist Cara Ober talks about the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Fridays
Related Exhibition: Louise Bourgeois
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Meet at information desk
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Orchid
Family Festival |
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Enjoy the beauty and diversity of orchids and learn more about these wonderful plants. Adults can talk with orchid specialists and watch potting demonstrations. Kids can pot orchids to take home, learn about pollination, get temporary orchid tattoos, and much more. Co-sponsored by the Smithsonian's Horticulture Services Division and the U.S. Botanic Garden.
Free
Related Exhibition: Orchids through Darwin's Eyes
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Natural History Museum
Location: Natural History Museum Ground Floor and 1st Floor, within the related exhibition
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| 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Nobody Owns the Sky
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Nobody Owns the Sky, a story about Bessie Coleman -- the first African American to receive a pilot's license -- written by Reeve Lindberg. Then try your hand at an art activity. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum America by Air, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 102
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Kirikou and the Sorceress
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(for ages 7+) (1998, 71 min., directed by Michel Ocelot, France) This award-winning animated film recounts a West African folktale about a newborn boy who saves his village from the curse of the evil sorceress Karaba.
Free
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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| 2 PM
Free Within Ourselves: African American Art
Black History Month Special Tour |
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To celebrate Black History Month, a docent leads a tour to explore the personal and cultural experiences of African American artists represented in the museum's collection, including Lois Mailou Jones, Allan Rohan Crite, William H. Johnson, James Hampton, and Robert Duncanson.
Free
Last day
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet behind the F St. information desk
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| 2 PM
Taking Shape
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the related exhibition, then create your own miniature banana-leaf boat filled with tiny clay jars and travel down the rivers of Southeast Asia in search of adventure and trade.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats March 1
Related Exhibition: Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Taking Shape
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the related exhibition, then create your own miniature banana-leaf boat filled with tiny clay jars and travel down the rivers of Southeast Asia in search of adventure and trade.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Last program. Continues with new theme next month.
Related Exhibition: Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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| 2 PM (enter Independence Ave.)
Prism Saxaphone Quartet with the Music from China Ensemble
Performance |
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This Washington premiere of fascinating new works blends soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones with Chinese strings and percussion. Music by Chen Yi and Grammy Award-winning composer Zhou Long is featured.
Note: Free tickets (up to 4 per person) can be reserved in advance through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 202-397-7328 or 800-551-7328 beginning at 10 AM two Mondays before the event. A handling fee is applied. Tickets (up to 2 per person) will also be available at the auditorium door 1 hour before the event begins on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free, but tickets required; see Note
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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Directions: Terence Gower
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Architect Diane Cho talks about the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Fridays
Related Exhibition: Directions: Terence Gower
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Meet at information desk
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Join President Lincoln for His Second Inaugural Dinner
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Did you know that Lincoln stayed at the Willard before his first inauguration? This evening, as part of a city-wide celebration to commemorate Lincoln's 200th birthday, the Willard's executive chef re-creates selections from Lincoln's second inaugural dinner, which was held on March 6, 1865. Before dinner, enjoy a glass of sherry, while Harry Rubenstein, curator at the National Museum of American History, gives a short presentation on Lincoln. After dinner, Lincoln re-enactor James Getty portrays the incumbent president.
$165, general; $130, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Willard InterContinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
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Saturday, March 7
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Stepping Out
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Learn about the roots and development of "stepping," a unique form of African American expression that is performed today by fraternities, sororities, churches, schools, military units, and other social groups, all displaying distinctive styles of marching. Those attending are invited to share their stepping experience.
Free; for information, call 202-633-4844
See related video at 2 PM today
Related Exhibition: Jubilee: African American Celebration
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE
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Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War
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As part of the celebration to honor Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, Eliot Landau discusses the related exhibition that combines philately, ephemera, and artifacts in an engaging exploration of Lincoln's presidency, the Civil War, and Black History. Reception follows.
Free
Related Exhibition: Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War (on view March 6-8)
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Postal Museum
Location: Postal Museum Discovery Room
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Stomp the Yard
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(2007, 114 min., directed by Sylvain White, rated PG-13) DJ, an underground street dancer, enters college and becomes adept at "stepping," a form of marching performed by college fraternities.
Free; for reservation, call 202-633-4844
See related program at 12 Noon today
Related Exhibition: Jubilee: African American Celebration
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE
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Sunday, March 8
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Mr. Lincoln at Harpers Ferry and Antietam
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During one of his most important trips out of Washington during the war, President Lincoln traveled to Harpers Ferry and Antietam to visit the Army of the Potomac during the first week of October 1862. Many of the sights of Lincoln's time remain at both Antietam and Harpers Ferry. You can see them and learn about them on this full-day study tour with historian Ed Bearss. Visit sites where Lincoln viewed the troops, assessed the political and military situation, and reflected on what his preliminary emancipation proclamation portended. Lunch is included.
$163, general; $117, members: call 202-633-3030
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Wednesday, March 11
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D.C.'s Deaf Community and Gallaudet University: The Struggle
for Access to Equal Education: Lecture |
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Sandra Jowers-Barber (assistant professor of history, University of the District of Columbia) offers insights into the history of African American deaf presence at Gallaudet University, the racially motivated removal of these students in 1905, and the successful 1952 legal challenge that ended the policy of refusing to educate the students within the District of Columbia.
Free; for reservations, call 202-633-4844
Related Exhibition: Jubilee: African American Celebration
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE
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| 6 PM
The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage by Mark Daniel Epstein
Lecture, with book signing |
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As part of the celebration to honor Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, Mark Daniel Epstein discusses his book The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage. Book signing follows.
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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Sunday, March 15
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Masterworks of Five Centuries
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Performance |
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The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society celebrates its 32nd season with an appropriately eclectic repast, balancing familiar masterworks with undeservedly neglected pieces. This evening, The Esterhazy Machine -- Steven Dann (violin and viola); Myron Lutzke (violoncello); and Kenneth Slowik (baryton and fortepiano) -- perform Joseph Haydn's Trios for the Esterhazys. The Society's artistic director Kenneth Slowik continues his popular pre-concert lectures, discussing the life and times of the featured composers one hour before the program.
$26, general; $22, member; call 202-633-3030
Series continues April 5, and May 17
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Location: Renwick Gallery, Grand Salon
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Friday, March 20
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Directions: Terence Gower
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Note: Topic and speaker subject to last-minute change.
Curatorial assistant Al Miner talks about the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Fridays
Related Exhibition: Directions: Terence Gower
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Meet at information desk
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Saturday, March 21
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Create a Quilted Holiday Door Hanging
Workshop |
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In celebration of National Quilt Month, join quilt maker Maria R. Goodwin and construct a holiday hanging for the door with fusible fabric, inspired by the Jubilee exhibition. No sewing experience needed. Enrollment is limited.
Registration and $10 fee due by March 13, call 202-633-4868
Related Exhibition: Jubilee: African American Celebration
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE
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Saturday, March 28
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Rising above Limitations - The Spirit of African American
Women Inventors: Lecture |
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Patricia Carter Sluby (a registered patent agent and author) brings the eye of a patent examiner to the record of African American female ingenuity from the earliest known to the present, chronicling the trials and suffering and then the success that women inventors experienced during modern times.
Free; for reservations, call 202-633-4844
Related Exhibition: Jubilee: African American Celebration
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE
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Sunday, March 29
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Mr. Lincoln's November 1863 Trip to Gettysburg
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Invited to make a few remarks at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery, President Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg on Nov. 18, 1863. Although he spent less than 24 hours in Gettysburg, this turned out to be one of the most important trips he would make. In that short time he gave his historic speech, the Gettysburg Address, consisting of fewer than 280 words and delivered in a little over 2 minutes. This full-day program with Civil War historian Ed Bearss during the bicentennial year of Lincoln's birth lets you walk in the footsteps of the Great Emancipator during his hours in Gettysburg. Lunch is included.
$171, general; $125, members: call 202-633-3030
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Location: See ticket
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Sunday, April 5
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Masterworks of Five Centuries
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Performance |
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The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society celebrates its 32nd season with an appropriately eclectic repast, balancing familiar masterworks with undeservedly neglected pieces. This evening, The Smithsonian Chamber Players -- Mark Fewer and Michi Wiancko, (violins); Steven Dann and Katherine Murdock (violas); and Kenneth Slowik (violoncello) -- perform Berwald's String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Bartok's String Quartet No. 3, and Mendelssohn's Quintet in A Major, Op. 18. The Society's artistic director Kenneth Slowik continues his popular pre-concert lectures, discussing the life and times of the featured composers one hour before the program.
$26, general; $22, member; call 202-633-3030
Series continues May 17
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Renwick Gallery 17th St. & Pennsylania Ave., Grand Salon
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Saturday, April 11
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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
2-Hour Walking Tour |
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One hundred forty-three years after President Lincoln was assassinated, take a walk that commemorates one of the saddest moments in American history. From the White House, where Lincoln gave his last speech, to the posh Lafayette Square homes of the army major who struggled with the assassin and the secretary of state who was stabbed by a co-conspirator, the walk continues to the replica of the church where Lincoln worshipped. Author Anthony S. Pitch leads this two-hour anecdotal history walk based on his new book, They Have Killed Papa Dead! The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
$31, general; $23, members: call 202-633-3030
Repeats April 26
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