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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.
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National 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.
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Repeats Feb. 15
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National Museum of the American Indian
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.
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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 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.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Kogod Courtyard and Luce Foundation Center
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| 12 Noon-4 PM
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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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
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.
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Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Natural History Museum Ground Floor & 2nd Floor, within related exhibition
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| 2 PM
Africa in Motion: Gesel Mason Performance Projects
Performance ***Cancelled*** |
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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.
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National Museum of African Art
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, sublevel 2
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