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February  1   Tricky Old Buh Rabbit Friday,  February  1 , 10:15 am, 11:30 am, and 1 pm Discovery Theater, S. Dillon Ripley Center Tickets required. Call 202.633.8700. February  1   Smithsonian Jazz Café: Maurice Hines Friday,  February  1 , 6:30 - 10 pm National Museum of Natural History There is a $12 cover charge. February  1  -  February 29   Shared Experience: Telling Our Stories Friday,  February  1  -  Friday,  February 29 , 12:30 and 3:30 pm National Museum of the American Indian, Rasmuson Theater February  2   Mardi Gras Family Day Saturday,  February  2 , 10 am - 2 pm Anacostia Community Museum For more information, call 202.633.4870. February  2   African Drumming Saturday,  February  2 , 1:30 pm National Museum of African Art February  2   500 Years Later Saturday,  February  2 , 2 pm National Museum of African Art February  3   Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits Sunday,  February  3 , 2 pm National Portrait Gallery February  3   The Continuing Importance of Black History Month Sunday,  February  3 , 3 pm Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery February  3   African American Artists in the Smithsonian American Art Museum Sunday,  February  3 , immediately following the lecture Smithsonian American Art Museum February  4   Walk-In Tour: Free Within Ourselves: African American Artists Monday,  February  4 , 12:30 pm Smithsonian American Art Museum February  5  -  February 6   Lions of Industry: Mothers of Invention Tuesday,  February  5  -  Wednesday,  February 6 , 10:15 and 11:30 am Discovery Theater, S. Dillon Ripley Center Tickets required. Call 202.633.8700. February  6   Air and Space Museum Talks Wednesday,  February  6 , 12 noon National Air and Space Museum February  8   Tricky Old Buh Rabbit Friday,  February  8 , 10:15 and 11:30 am Discovery Theater, S. Dillon Ripley Center Tickets required. Call 202.633.8700. February  8   Big Band Works of Quincy Jones Friday,  February  8 , 7:30 pm National Museum of Natural History Tickets required. Call 202.633.3030. February  9   African American Pioneers Family Days Saturday,  February  9 , 10 am - 3 pm National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center February  9   Portrait Story Drop-In Family Program: Let Your Motto Be Resistance Saturday,  February  9 , 12 noon - 4 pm National Portrait Gallery, Education Center For more information, call 202.633.8501. February  9   Tricky Old Buh Rabbit Friday,  February  9 , 12 noon Discovery Theater, S. Dillon Ripley Center Tickets required. Call 202.633.8700. February  9   Yoruba Crowns Workshop Saturday,  February  9 , 12 noon - 3 pm National Museum of African Art Recommended for ages 7 and up. February  9   Family Program: SAAM I Am! Friday,  February  9 , 1 pm Smithsonian American Art Museum February  9   African Drumming Saturday,  February  9 , 1:30 pm National Museum of African Art February  11   Walk-In Tour: Free Within Ourselves: African American Artists Monday,  February  11 , 12:30 pm Smithsonian American Art Museum February  12  -  February 13   Lions of Industry, Mothers of Invention Tuesday,  February  12  -  Wednesday,  February 13 , 10:15 and 11:30 am Discovery Theater, S. Dillon Ripley Center Tickets required. Call 202.633.8700. February  13   Remembering the Museum Wednesday,  February  13 , 10:30 am Anacostia Community Museum For reservations, call 202.633.4870 by February 7. February  13   Air and Space Museum Talks Wednesday,  February  13 , 12 noon National Air and Space Museum February  13   Ron Welburn Wednesday,  February  13 , 12 noon and 6:30 pm National Museum of the American Indian, Rasmuson Theater February  15   Listen to the Drumbeat! The Art Speaks Friday,  February  15 , 10:15 am, 11 am, 11:45 am, and 12:30 pm National Museum of African Art Reservations required. Call 202.633.8700. February  16   African Drumming Saturday,  February  16 , 1:30 pm National Musem of African Art February  16   Dance from Africa Saturday,  February  16 , 2 pm National Museum of African Art February  19  -  February 22   Lions of Industry, Mothers of Invention Tuesday,  February  19  -  Friday,  February 22 , 10:15 and 11:30 am Discovery Theater, S. Dillon Ripley Center Tickets required. Call 202.633.8700. February  21   Spoken Connection: An Afro-Puerto Rican Workshop to Explore Worlds and Words Thursday,  February  21 , 9:30 - 11:30 am National Museum of Natural History For reservations, call Emily Key at 202.633.1268. February  21   Walk-In Tour: Free within Ourselves: African American Artists Thursday,  February  21 , 12:30 pm Smithsonian American Art Museum Meet at the F Street Information Desk. February  21   Celebrating the Poetry of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican Diaspora Thursday,  February  21 , 7 pm Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. For reservations, call 202.633.1240. February  23   African American Pioneers Family Days Saturday,  February  23 , 10 am - 3 pm National Air and Space Museum, National Mall February  23   Anacostia Pops Up Saturday,  February  23 , 10 am Anacostia Community Museum For more information and reservations, call 202.633.4870 by February 19. February  23   Rastafari Festival Saturday,  February  23 , 11 - 4 pm National Museum of Natural History February  23   Ask It! Do It! Youth Art Studio Series Saturday,  February  23 , 12 noon - 2pm National Portrait Gallery, Education Center Space is limited. Call 202.633.8501 to register. February  23   Black History Family Day: Creative Communities Impact the World Saturday,  February  23 , 12:30 - 3:30 pm National Postal Museum February  27   Air and Space Museum Talks Thursday,  February  27 , 12 noon National Air and Space Museum February  28   Walk-In Tour: Free Within Ourselves: African American Artists Thursday,  February  28 , 12:30 pm Smithsonian American Art Museum Meet at the F Street Information Desk.