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Saturday, May 24
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The Scurlock Studio Records Collection -- Who Were We During
the Jazz Age When Gatsby "Lived"?: Literary Program |
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(for teens to adults) This program examines images of Washington, D.C.'s, African American life through the lens of photographer Addison Scurlock and compares that view with the New York of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. Cosponsored with American History Museum's Archives Center and The Big Read-D.C. project.
Free; for reservations, call 202-633-4868
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: 1901 Fort Place, SE
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| 11 AM & 1:30 PM
Why Explore?
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children with activity |
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Enjoy a reading of Why Explore?, written by Susan Lendroth, and create a post card from space.
Free
Repeats Saturday, May 31
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Welcome Center, 1st Floor, Center, Gallery 108 *New Location*
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| 12 Noon-5 PM
Memorial Day Honor Gourd Dance
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The Black Creek Gourd Society of Window Rock, Arizona, presents a special gourd dance in honor of Memorial Day.
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Potomac Atrium
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| 1-4 PM
Sumi-e Ink
Spring Workshop |
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(for ages 16 and up) Local artist Jamaliah Morais demonstrates the tools and freestyle techniques used in sumi-e ink brush painting based on the style of Chiura Obata, as seen in the related exhibition. Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Note: Reservations required by May 16; call 202-633-8490 or e-mail saamprograms@si.edu.
$50 materials fee; for reservations, see Note
Related Exhibition: Obata's Yosemite
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Kogod Courtyard
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Snakes -- Local & Exotic ***Postponed; new date TBA***
Naturalist Center Lecture Series |
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(for ages 10 and up) Snakes are marvels of adaptation; they fascinate all of us, even those of us who find them frightening. George Zug (emeritus research zoologist and former curator of herpetology) offers an introduction to snake anatomy and biology of local and foreign snakes and comments on snake-human interactions. He and Carl Ernst (George Mason University) recently published the book Snakes: Smithsonian Answer Book.
Free
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Naturalist Center, 741 Miller Dr., SE, Leesburg, VA
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| 1-4 PM
Ross Simpson: Stealth Down
Book Signing |
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Ross Simpson signs copies of his book Stealth Down.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: Air and Space Museum, outside Museum Store
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Robert F. Dorr: Air Force One
Book Signing |
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Robert F. Dorr signs copies of his book Air Force One.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats at Air and Space on May 31
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: Udvar-Hazy Center, outside Museum Store
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee: Guided Tour
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Discover the treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during a guided tour. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats most Saturdays and Sundays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 2:30 PM
Rediscovering the Lost Amazon
Illustrated Lecture |
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Dr. John Kress (curator of botany) offers an on-screen tour of ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes's photographs of the Amazon region of Colombia during the 1940s and 1950s, which are on view in the related exhibition. Kress was a student of Schultes and today provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the exhibit was created and how Schultes was an influence on his own career as a botanist and explorer.
Free
Related Exhibition: The Lost Amazon: Exploring Plants and Understanding Cultures
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Ground Floor, Baird Auditorium
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| 3 PM
Wellesley Widows -- Dressed to Kill Since 1949
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The 15-voice Wellesley Widows, one of the nation's oldest women's collegiate a cappella ensembles, performs popular music from the 1930's to the present, including songs by Paul Simon, Backstreet Boys, and The Supremes. Hailing from Wellesley College, the group has been carrying on a tradition of fine musical entertainment to audiences all over the United States.
Free
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Kogod Courtyard
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