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Wednesday, December 3
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| 10:15 AM, 11:30 AM, & 1 PM
Seasons of Light
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 5-10) Celebrate the warmth of holidays of light -- Devali, Sankta Lucia, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Christmas, and First Nations tradition of the Winter Solstice -- in this special program with audience interaction for all!
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Dec. 4-5, 8-13, 15-19, & 22-23
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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| 11 AM
"Hok-noth-da?" Listen! I have a story to tell
Children's Program |
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(for ages 5-9) A Native staff member reads books by or about Native Americans. "Hok-noth-da?" means "Did you hear?" in the Shawnee language.
Free
Repeats Dec. 17
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: American Indian Museum 3rd Level, Resource Center
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| 12 Noon-12:15 PM
Apollo Mission Patches -- Decoded!
Ask an Expert Lecture |
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Bob Craddock, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, decodes Apollo mission patches.
Free
Continues most Wednesdays
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Meet at the Museum Seal
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| 12 Noon-4 PM
The Scientist Is In
Ask an Expert |
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Stationed within the exhibition, a museum or NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more.
Free
Continues most Wednesdays
Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Natural History Museum 1st Floor, Center, in the exhibition
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| 6 PM
Art:21 at SAAM: Identity
Documentary Film Series |
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Note: This film is unrated and may not be suitable for all audiences.
(60 min.) This documentary, from the award-winning series Art in the Twenty-First Century, features behind-the-scenes conversations with contemporary artists William Wegman, Bruce Nauman, Kerry James Marshall, Maya Lin, and Louise Bourgeois in their studios, homes, and communities.
Free
Series continues Jan. 14 & Feb. 12
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| 6:45-9 PM
Oedipus: From King to Complex
Lecture ***Cancelled*** |
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This evening, Frederick Winter (former professor of classics, Brooklyn College) and Jelena Kecmanovic (associate professor, clinical psychology, Argosy University) juxtapose the classical Greek and the Freudian visions of Oedipus and examine his transition from king to complex.
$40, general; $30, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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| Last update: December 3, 2008, 08:53 |
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