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Saturday, January 31
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| 9:30 AM-4:30 PM
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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| 10 AM-4:30 PM
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.
Free
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Looking at Earth, 1st Floor, East Wing, Gallery 110
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| 12 Noon, 2 PM, & 4 PM
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.
Free
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Smithsonian 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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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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| 6 PM
The Emerson String Quartet
Performance |
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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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| 7 PM, pre-concert discussion; 8 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
Repeats Feb. 1
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Renwick Gallery Pennsylvania Ave. & 17th St., Grand Salon
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