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Saturday, February 7
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African Americans at Play
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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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| 11 AM-12 Noon
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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National Museum of African Art
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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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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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum America by Air, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 102
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| 1-2:30 PM
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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National Postal Museum
Location: Postal Museum Discovery Room
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| 2 PM
Sharon Katz & The Peace Train
Performance |
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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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National Museum of African Art
Location: African Art Museum Sublevel 1
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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. 12 & 26 at 12:30 PM and Feb. 21 & 28 at 2 PM
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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
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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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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| Tour, 6:45 PM; Concert, 7:30 PM: (enter Independence Ave.)
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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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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