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Thursday, January 15
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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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National Museum of American History
Location: American History Museum 2nd Floor, Center
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| 2 PM
Inauguration
Special Tour |
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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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Smithsonian 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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Smithsonian 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
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, 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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National 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
Lecture, with book signing |
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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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| 6:45-8:45 PM
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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