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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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National Museum of American History
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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| Opening Ceremony: 10:15 AM; Festival: 11 AM-4:30 PM
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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National Museum of the American Indian
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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National 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
Book Signing |
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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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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Outside Museum Store
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| 11 AM-1 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. 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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National 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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National 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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National 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
Book Signing |
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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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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet behind the F St. information desk
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| 2 PM
Native Writers: William Hensley
Lecture, with book signing |
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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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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: American Indian Museum Rasmuson Theater
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| 2 PM
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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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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| Last update: January 15, 2009, 08:44 |
